Law Aims to Beautify New Jersey Roads via Billboard Tax
Garden Club of America and allied groups support a billboard tax law in New Jersey aimed at clearing obtrusive signs from scenic routes. The measure, effective since January 1, faces opposition as advertisers seek a Connecticut-like amendment. A Newark mass meeting at Sayre Hall YWCA will discuss the law and potential changes.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Newark
N. J
Sayre Hall
Card Party At Church Ends With Many Prizes
Ladies of the church held a winter bee and card party with many useful and valuable prizes awarded. A men’s sponsored party is planned for Tuesday evening January 27. Several local residents and visitors enjoyed gatherings and hospitalities at Hotel Jack andGeorge Washington Hotel while others traveled or rest at home due to illnesses.
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Albert Simmons
Samuel F. Kenney
Stephens City
County
Kenney
Viola Genella
Emily Genella
Roy «Micely
Harrisburg
George Moss
Silver Run
George Logan
Woodstock
George Conner
James Burner
Quinter Baker
Dorothy
Ruth Simmons
Civic Ao
George Washington
Russell Cather
Harry Russell
Shirkey
Phil H. Gold
Civic League Milk Fund
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
North Braddock Street
Edward Rost
New York City
George Washington Hotel
Dan River Mills President Calls Strike Inconvenient
H R Fitzgerald president of the Dan River and Riverside Cotton Mills told stockholders the union strike caused little inconvenience to the company. He criticized strike tactics as lawless and intimidation and denounced depraved conduct attributed to some groups.
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Danville
H.R. Fitzgerald
Dan River and Riverside
Fitzgerald
Federal Council of Churches
Wall Street Signals End of Worst Depression Phase
Wall Street traders sensed the worst of the business slump over as markets steadied. Despite new offerings totaling about 75 million dollars, listed bonds rose while stocks remained dull and cautious. Call money climbed to 1 1/2 percent.
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New York
Wall Street
President Hoover to Speak on Red Cross Drought Relief
President Hoover accepted an invitation to participate in a drought relief broadcast from the White House. The program, aired tonight from 9 to 10 eastern time, supports a Red Cross drive to raise 10 million dollars for relief in drought stricken areas with speakers including Coolidge Smith Rogers and Payne.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
American Red Cross Today
Red Cross
National Broadcasting Company
White House
Ohiles
Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Will Rogers
John Barton Payne
Archbishop of Canterbury Ordered to Rest Three Months
Archibishop of Canterbury suffers neuralgia worsened by overwork and is told by physicians to rest for at least three months to recover.
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Canterbury
Chicago Grain Prices Dip on Prohibition Report
Chicago board prices show corn easing while other grains mostly hold. July wheat slips about 1 percent as dry weather rumors persist in winter wheat regions. Oats and rye near unchanged with light trading. March and May quotes listed for wheat corn oats and rye.
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Wickersham
Chicago Board of Trade
McFadden to Lead Bank Inquiry Panel
Representative Louis T. McFadden of Pennsylvania, chairperson of the House Banking and Currency Committee, has appointed a subcommittee to investigate chain, group, and branch banking practices.
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Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
House Banking and Currency Committee
Suit to regain diesel engine and machinery in Virginia case
In Frederick County Virginia a suit by Morsey and Orse Company against Eastern Silica and Chemical Corporation seeks repossession of a diesel engine and related machinery sold under a secured title arrangement. Defendants must appear within ten days of publication and are to receive notice by mail. publication is in the Evening Star Winchester with posting at the courthouse.
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Eastern Silica & Chemical Corporation
Virginia
Evening Star
Winchester
W. Baker
T. Russell Cather
Protege Threatens Master Over January Offer
A security firm report records a Protege threatening a master in a dispute over a special January offer. The incident centers on alleged coercive pressure tied to promotional terms. No injuries reported.
Time's Changes In Cromwell's Era Travel Speeds
A historical comparison notes the English ambassador to Sweden took 14 days to travel from Gothenburg to Stockholm about 282 miles during Cromwell's time. Modern fast express trains cover the same distance in approximately S hours and 43 minutes, showing dramatic speed gains.
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Oliver Cromwell
Sweden
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Minstrels and films enthrall audience at local theater
Van Arnam's Minstrels closed their engagement with lively burnt cork stage acts led by Billy Henderson. The evening also featured a strong film program headlined by Constance Bennett in Sin Takes a Lover, a tale of a secretary lured by a wealthy lawyer and a Paris honeymoon that reshapes fortunes.
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van Arnam
Billy Henderson
Constance Bennett
Paris
Nie Eet
Marines in World War Era Viewpoint and Duties
A fragment reflecting on Marines as soldiers who face regular combat exposure, noting they are trained similarly to others but experience frequent firefights even in lulls of war. The tone hints at wartime duty expectations and the unique peril Marines face compared to typical infantry.
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