Tenn. and N. C. Start Congress Fight for Park
North Carolina and Tennessee push bills to create a Southern Appalachian National Park in their mountains while Virginia faces a potential battle. Representatives Reed Weaver Bullwinkle push commissions to study sites and costs as federal policy on land acquisition looms. Virginia lawmakers plan a Washington conference with Interior officials to outline aid.
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Washington
North Carolina
Tennessee
Great Smokey Mountain Range
Reed
Weaver
Asheville
A. L. Bullwinkle
Gastonia
N. C
Grey Rock
Virginia
Southern Appalachian National Park Commission
Blue Ridge
D. P. Wine
Harrisonburg
G.F. Pollock
Luray
Secretary of Interior
Swanson
Glass
Harrison
Equal Treatment In Debt Funding Is Insisted Upon
The United States and Great Britain are urged to demand equal treatment as France considers reopening talks on its debt settlement with Britain. Treasury officials expect a U S settlement when France settles with England and note France has already held talks with Secretary Mellon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frague
Great Britain
London
Treasury
United States
France
England
Mellon
Pope Condemns Soviet Rule at Consistory in Rome
Pope Pius XII denounces the Russian Soviet government in a consistory. he praises the Holy Name Societies congress in Washington where President Coolidge spoke on religious freedom. the pontiff says relief efforts for Russians will continue at home and abroad, without endorsing the Soviet system.
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Associated Press
Rome
Piug
Holy Father
Congress of Holy Name Societies
Washington
Coolidge
United States
Russia
Pontifical Relief
Lions Club Adjusts Charter Night and Schedule
The Lions Club decided to move charter night from December 30 to January 9 to accommodate District Governor Leon T. Seawell of Norfolk. They also canceled the next Tuesday meeting due to Christmas proximity and set the next gathering at George Washington Hotel on December 30. Walter R. Wot and F. R. Blair attended and spoke to an approving audience. Supt. H. S. Duffey wrote President Larrick about a joint Lions Kiwanis Rotary event honoring Mr. Irwin with talks at noon and at Handley Schools.
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Leon T. Seawell
Norfolk
George Washington Hotel
Walter R. Wot
F. R. Blair
Supt
H. S. Duffey
Handley
Larrick
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary
Irwin
Hughes Welcomes Japanese Envoy In An Unusual Way
Secretary Hughes issued a formal statement welcoming Tsunio Matsudaira as the new Japanese ambassador in Washington. The action signals a bid to cement friendship amid concerns over American Japanese relations and aims to start an era of cordial ties between Washington and Tokio.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tsunio Matsudaira
Tokio
Public Sale of Valuable Frederick County Land in Virginia
Trustees will sell at public auction on Wednesday December 17 1924 at 11 a m in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia a 212 acre tract in eastern Frederick County near Clarke County line with dwelling and out buildings. Terms: one third cash day of sale and two equal deferred payments secured by purchaser bonds bearing date with sale and paid over one and two years with semiannual interest, secured by deed of trust and a certificate of insurance on buildings.
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Frederick County
Dee Books
County Court House
Winchester
Clarke County
Winchestr
Armel Ginn
Price
Malinda C. Kitchen
Herbert
Larrick
Three Hurt As Fire Chief’s Auto Skids In Staunton
Three people were injured when the Fire Chief’s automobile skidded on a wet street while trying to dodge a boy riding a bicycle toward the fast-moving car. Edw. Hildebrand 15 suffered facial and scalp injuries, Miss Nellie Tanksley 25 hip and ankle injuries, and Dorsey Hisey an ankle injury.
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Staunton
P. H. Weiner
Central Avenue
Edw. Hildebrand
C. G. Hildebrand
Nellie Tauksley
Dorsey Hisey
Augusta National Bank
Hildebrand
Hildebrand Boy
Mrs. Hisey
Miss Tanksley
Insect Outbreak Countsmeasured in Wisconsin Alfalfa Field
An article notes a pest survey in Wisconsin alfalfa reporting a total harmful insect count of 11 934 from one acre. The piece references species and impact but the readable fragments emphasize numeric counts and regional context.
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Wisconsin
North Carolina Claims Superior Roads for National Park Site
Officials reject Raleigh dispatch arguing North Carolina would provide better access to the proposed national park. A Carolina committee claimed the state would cooperate more with the government and fund land purchases, while Virginia supporters defend equal road quality and access via the Valley Pike and Lee Highway.
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North Carolina
Appalachian Park Committee
Washington
National Park
Virginia
Raleigh
Carolina
Assembly
Andoah Valley
Congressional Committee
Tennessee- South Carolina
Polar Winter Grips Mountain States Amid Record Cold
Montana Wyoming remain in a brutal storm grip while Colorado New Mexico north Arizona and Utah thaw from days of bitter cold. Lewistown Montana hits 30 degrees below zero as a woman dies frozen in Shelby. Hunters near Livingston escape freezing with probable amputations. Casper Wyoming records 48 below zero as the coldest spot.
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Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Lewistow
Mont
Shelby
Yellowstone National Park
Livingston
Casper
United States
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