State Liquor Control Law Seen as Success by Board
At a Virginia conference between the governor and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, changes in the law were discussed and possible recommendations noted. Virginians hope for an equitable system as bootlegging declines and liquor quality improves under the board’s management led by Heth Tyler, MacBullington, and M. C. Frazier.
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Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Virnia
Bridge County
Virginia House of Delegates
Moore
Heth Tyler
R. MacBullington
M. C. Frazier
Crop Prospects Improve in New York Apple Districts
New York apple districts report better prospects than a year ago due to increased moisture and above normal tree growth. Scab infestation has risen and some insect damage has been noted as growers assess the season.
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New York
Crop prospects update shows uneven fruit yields statewide
The report notes lighter peach tonnage in the west and poor pear crops with many trees failing to set fruit, Bartletts likely short and overall pear crop possibly the poorest since 1931. Grape harvest expected to be heavier than last year amid reduced winter loss and better growing conditions.
Flashy Sports and Odd Crimes From Busy Week
In Summerville a fat women's race was mocked as the pleasingly plump ladies' event with no entries. Dallas thieves stole only a bra and $6 from a car of swimmers, while a Brooklyn Queens gang case mocked clever method names. In Chicago a Spitz dog bitten by Wetzel led to a birth of two pups while confined in a police cell.
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Boston
Jefferson Club
Summerville
Dallas
Tex
New York
John Mang
Brooklyn-Queens
Mang
Chicago
Jacob Wetzel
City records lowest municipal loan rate in the nation
Springfield Massachusetts city officials boasting a historic low loan rate after City Treasurer George W. Rice secured a $50,000 loan from a Boston bank at 0.15 percent. The move is described as the lowest rate achieved by a municipality anywhere in the country.
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Springfield
Mass
George W. Rice
Boston
Knife attack at Chicago nightclub leaves man wounded
During a Chicago nightclub act, a dispute at a prominent table escalated as four men and a woman argued, leading one man to hurl knives at another. Joe Clymas was struck in the chest by a blade. his brother Al had been throwing knives at him for five years and did not wear a protective vest.
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Chicago
Anther
Joe Clymas
Joe
Army recruiting notice lists vacancies in multiple units
The U S Army Recruiting Office reports Chester M Hockmai of Front Royal for coast artillery in Panama, George R Nicholson of Montpelier Station and Marshall B Nicholson of Grimes, and James E Nesselrodt of RFC No 2 in infantry in Hawaii. More vacancies exist in these departments per the office.
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U. S. Army
Chester M. Hockmai
Front Royal
Coast Artillery
Panama
George R. Nicholson
Montpelier
Marshall B. Nicholson
Grimes
James E. Nesselrodt
Infantry
Hawaii
President's Fees Attempt To Change New Tax Plans
Washington editors anticipate lawmakers will push to amend Roosevelt's tax plan with several proposed changes. The discussion centers on how fees would be altered under the president's new fiscal framework.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt tax plan faces house resistance and delays
The White House faces opposition as talks on a broad tax program stall in the House Ways and Means Committee. Calls for a general sales tax, tariffs, and repealing nuisance taxes are debated while Republicans reject binding limits. Rep. Jenkins of Ohio did not even know the committee vote aimed to limit hearings and the tax bill to the President's outlined measures.
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White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Rep. Jenkins
Ohio
University of Missouri grounds span over eight hundred acres
Campus grounds at the University of Missouri cover more than 800 acres, illustrating its expansive campus footprint and surrounding facilities within the university system.
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University of Missouri
Auto Lot Offers Vintage Cars At Great Prices
A dealer lists several early 20th century autos including a 1929 Ford Tudor and a 1927 Oakland Coach sold as is. Each car is pitched as worth nearly double its asking price, urging quick action before stock moves.
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