Red Cross Relief Efforts Highlight Flood Response
A summary shows the Red Cross managed relief during the Ohio Mississippi Valley floods with 182 counties serviced and 328 county offices under eight regional hubs. It aided 1,062,000 people through rescue, shelter, food, clothing and medical help, oversaw 5,400 boats, 300 hospitals and 3,600 nurses, and coordinated with federal agencies to prevent duplication of effort. The report credits 56 years of disaster relief experience and notes 97,000 families, 436,000 people, received aid across multiple categories.
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Ohio- Mississippi Valley
National Red Cross
Washington, D. c
United States
Washington
Cary T. Grayson
The
Last Step Passenger Station Echoes Odd Name
Porter explains the nickname Fish-Hook station comes from being the end of the line, revealing a humorously practical origin.
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Porter
Toothache Echoes in Classroom Exchange
A tense classroom moment unfolds as a student explains a toothache during an instruction scene. The exchange centers on Heyton and the teacher with emphasis on the unusual request and the student's immediate discomfort.
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Heyton
Baton Rouge to Pen dleton Bridge links Texas and Louisiana
The Sabine River bridge at Pendleton was dedicated linking Texas Highway 21 to Louisiana. Leaders from both states promoted traffic safety through education engineering and enforcement while noting rising industrial demand and power needs in Baton Rouge and across the region.
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Austin
Louisiana
Texas
Sabine
Pendleton
Sam Houston
St. Denis
Leche
State Highway Commission
Mexico City
Washington, D. C
America
E” of Education
C. J. Rutland
Louisiana's $36 Million Drive Attracts New Industry
A year into Louisiana's industrialization program the All-South Development Council reports $36,000,000 in new plant investment under tax exemption contracts, creating over 17,000 jobs and adding about $25,000,000 yearly to payrolls. Governor Leche led sales efforts and praised the state's leadership in the South's push for economic parity. The program, approved Nov 2, 1936, is overseen by a State Board of Commerce and Industry chaired by A. B. Patterson.
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Public Safety Department
Highway Department
Julian Montgomery
Texas
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Dallas
All-South Development Council
Richard W. Leche
State Board of Commerce and Industry
A. B. Patterson
New Orleans Financial Leader
Agricultural Agency to Pay 1.5 Million to Stock Potatoes
Washington notes the Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced Saturday it would pay 1.5 million dollars to feed and stock potatoes, as part of farm relief measures.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Potatoes to feed stock aim to raise prices
Growers in eight states receive about 1.5 million dollars to feed surplus potatoes to livestock in a plan to lift potato prices. Payments of 15 cents a bushel on U S No 2 or better grade are offered. The AAA expects to divert about 10 million bushels of this year's large crop from the regular market. The crop is about 47 million bushels larger than last year and about 25 million more than the 1928 32 average.
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AAA
Sara Jane Gillis Seeks Doll at 111 on Christmas
Sara Jane Gillis asks Santa for a doll this Christmas as she will turn 111 on Christmas Day. The Houston resident is noted as the oldest inmate of the facility and a local curiosity for her milestone age and holiday wish.
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Sara Jane
Houston
Sara Jane Gillis
Santa Claus
Christmas Wish Revealed by County Home Inmate
A return to the county home for the aged after a hospital stay saw a resident tell reporters her Christmas wish. She spoke plainly about what she hoped to receive for the holiday, sharing a personal note with those present.
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County Home For
Mass inoculation urged to stamp out pneumonia
Nine medical experts met with Dr. Thomas Parran Jr. to consider a nationwide program to inoculate Americans against pneumonia. Baltimore bacteriologist Dr. Lloyd R. Felton noted the serum already used to protect 300000 Civilian Conservation Corps members. England also campaigns against films showing animal suffering.
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Washington
Thomas Parran Jr
United States Public Health Service
Lloyd R. Felton
Baltimore
Civilian Conservation Corps
Felton
Stop When the Red Light Flashes A Moral Lesson
A parent and daughter discuss traffic signals as a metaphor for conscience and life. The father urges stopping at red lights as a guide to avoid danger and shame, while hoping the daughter will heed the red light of conscience and proceed only when the green light signals safety.
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Bradford Knapp
Texas Tech
A. & M. College
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