Gadgeteers Exhibit Odd Gadgets at Inventors Congress
CHICAGO June 22 P A quartet of gadgeteers presented a strange mix of items at the fourteenth annual National Inventors Congress attracting 790 investors and 3 500 manufacturers and distributors. Highlights included a lullaby bassinet a disposable diaper design a hen a nest that separates egg layers and a pneumatic ladder. Inventors described many ideas as nuts yet noted those ideas fuel invention and progress.
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Chicago
National Inventors’ Congress
Chiago
Biddy
Albert G. Burns
Oakland
Calif
Congress
Ada Lions Kiwanis host Dr Griggs on democracy talk
Dr Edward Howard Griggs spoke to Ada Kiwanis and Ada Lions in a joint session stressing democracy as a patient path to better governance. He urged constitutional support, leadership training, and citizen involvement at East Central State Teachers College.
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Edward Howard Griggs
Ada Kiwanis
Ada Lions Clubs
Neld
Griggs
Ada
East Central State Teachers College
The
Lions and Kiwanis
Griges
Plato
Gladstone
A. Linscheid
C. H. Miller
Kiwanis Club
Harry Lundgaard
Lions Club
Claude V. Thompson
W. H. Mundy
E. A. Canada
Jerry Gwin
Frank Spencer
Gilman Mackin
Henry Eischeid
Lester Cummings
Big corporate size linked to profits varies by year
Roosevelt's proposed graduated corporate tax prompts study of profits versus firm size. Crum of Harvard and the National Bureau find profits rise with asset size in low mood years, but smaller firms may top net worth returns in good years. Utilities foods tobacco and chemicals stayed profitable at the bottom.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
National Bureau of Economic Research
W. L. Crum
Harvard University
Prof. Crum
Marland Delays Homestead Plan In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Marland postponed his homestead financing petition to await a conference with W S Key of the Works Progress Administration. He plans independent housing legislation and is seeking legal advice on a graduated land tax. The rural rehabilitation division is being shifted to a new resettlement unit, with state cooperation requested.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
W. S. Key
Works Progress Administrator
Tax Commission
Veterans of Industry
Mac Q. Williamson
FERA
Carl C. Taylor
Washington
Oklahoma
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Local classifieds highlight value deals and smart buys promising solid returns for readers seeking budget efficiency. Ads emphasize affordable products, practical savings, and practical investments for households and small budgets.
Embassy in Mexico bombers shock capital
In Mexico City on June 24, a dynamite and caps bomb was hurled from a speeding car into the U S embassy garden, shattering windows and cutting a wall. Ambass ador Daniels private office was damaged. authorities guard the site as police trace a clue and seek those responsible.
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Mexico
D. F
United States
Josephus Daniels
Ceniceros
Republican river flood hits Nebraska before election
Nebraska faces another flood along the Republican River. GOP notables are described as philosophic as the event looms near the upcoming election.
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Nebraska
Seven Lakes Formed in Oklahoma CCC Plan Expands
Seven lakes are being formed in Oklahoma with CCC camp help and more are planned. Oklahoma leads the nation in Izaak Walton chapters and ranks second in membership with 1 847. Governor Marland and national league president George W Wood will speak at the convention banquet. Bait and fly casting contests and a pistol shooting event are slated for the afternoon. Officers will be elected and the 193% convention city chosen at tomorrow’s session.
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Shawnee
Seven Lakes
Oklahoma
CCC
G. K. Sutherland
Izaak Walton League
W. E. Schooler
Hugo
Marland
George W. Wood
Waterloo
National League
E. W. Hadley
Hot Springs
Ark
Former SEC investigator held in $27,500 bribery plot
William A. Raybell a 41 year old Pelham New York resident and ex investigator for the federal securities and exchange commission was arrested by United States Commissioner J Edward Jones on a bribery charge. Jones said Raybell offered to fix things for 27500 and to tip on points of the commission case. Local authorities waived prosecution for federal action.
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New York
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
William A. Raybell
Pelham
N.Y
United States
J. Edward Jones
Raybell
Jones
Searsdale
New Deal
The
Securities Commission
Commission
Mussolini Seeks Radical Solution to Ethiopian Issue
Italian sources report Premier Mussolini plans a complete solution involving Ethiopia’s expulsion from the League, Italian occupation, and a protectorate. Eden visit discussions cover the Italo Ethiopian dispute, Anglo-German naval pact, and a potential European air accord, with no partial concessions expected.
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Andrue Berding
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Tr Duce
League
Venezia Palace
Il Duce
Eden
Germany
Britain
Italy
France
United States
Ogaden
Emile Selassie
Eric Drummond
William Strang
Foreign Office
Venezzia Palace
Senate Munitions Committee Demands Tight Shipbuilder Controls
The Senate Munitions Committee called a four point program to curb private shipbuilder profits and potential collusion in navy construction. It urged banning bid collusion, safeguarding US patents, capping profits at five to ten percent, and requiring lobbyist disclosure. Moreover it warned of excessive private influence on defense needs and warned that private yards often cost more than government yards.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
R-Nd
Mace
Navy Department
Broker Details Negotiated Price For Raybell Case
A broker recalls Raybell first asking for 50000 dollars but on a Friday night visit to the Jones home settled on 27500 dollars and returned to collect a 250 dollar down payment.
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Raybell
Jones
Keep Children Out of Meters Warns City Meter Reader
Charley Stone, a city meter reader, urges keeping babies and children away from water meter boxes amid a rise in black widow spiders with red hourglass markings. He captured a dozen spiders and destroyed egg cases, noting a potential bite risk to children.
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Charley Stone
Charley
Stone
Turn Morris Cer to County Officers
Bill Morris who used the alias Joe Smith when caught pouring stolen gasoline into his car was moved from the city jail to the county jail. He awaits arraignment on petty larceny charges. Police report he gave Texarkana Arkansas as his home, later admitting Arkansas residency after initial claims of Gladewater Texas.
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Bill Morris
Joe Smith
Morris
Texarkana
Ark
N. Mississippi
Gladewater
Texas
Ada
Arkansas
Hunters Beware Pigeon Hunt Backfires in Central Park
Newcomers from Italy, Frank Canova and his son James, admitted hunting pigeons in Central Park four months after arriving. James used a slingshot to shoot four birds found in a burlap bag when police intervened. They pleaded guilty to state conservation and city park ordinance violations and were held for sentence.
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New York
Frank Canova
James
Italy
Central Park
Seed to aid growth areas in dusted regions announced
The seed conservation committee has transferred over 600 000 pounds of hegari and dwarf mile seed to the soil conservation service for strip planting in dust blown sections of Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. The seed will be distributed to cooperating farmers who agree to plant vacant acres and maintain high stubble to protect land from wind erosion.
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Washington
Seed Conservation Committee
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
South Dakota
Congress
AAA
Soil Conservation Service of
United States Department of Agriculture
Grouth
Konawa Man Die a By Hanging Se le Konawa
J W Burton a well known farmer two miles north of Konawa was found hanging in his home last night the result of his own act His wife died by her own hand over two years ago He lived alone with two sons in Maud and San Antonio Texas The scene indicates he hanged himself after cutting his throat failed and neighbors note his fine reputation and sadness in the community.
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Konawa
J. W. Burton
Maud
San Antonio
Texas
Civil Service Posts Open for Competitive Exams
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open examinations for government posts including forest service editors and editors in chief, Farm Credit Administration loan registrar, and government printing office bindery operatives. Closing dates July 1 and July 15. Most states have received fewer than their apportioned appointments.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Loan
Tax program eyed to extend nuisance taxes and new levies
Washington leaders proposed a three way tax package to add inheritance and gift taxes, higher top rates on vast incomes, and a graduated corporate tax. The plan would replace the flat 133 di vision and could let nuisance taxes lapse briefly. A committee meeting was set to discuss the measure.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Democrats
Burns
Senate
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Teacher Duncan attends extra curricular City Judge session
St Louis Raymond Duncan a Granite City high school teacher joined an after class session in City Judge proceedings. The event underscores civic engagement among local educators.
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St. Louis
Raymond Duncan
Granite City, Ill
Duncan
Wheat moves in greater volume at Enid market
Enid reports 58 cars of wheat moving into the market today, far above Monday’s eight car total. Combines gain traction in northwest Oklahoma as farmers thresh wet grain, with prices up to 65 cents for well dry tested wheat and protein figures running below average.
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Enid
Oklahoma
Colonel Downs Stays at OMA in Claremore
Oklahoma City June 25. Walter E. Downs reelected to another year as president of the Oklahoma Military Academy at Claremore. Board of regents meeting approved the continuation, with Governor Marland noting faculty appointments to be decided by the remaining members. John W. Bales and Krit Logsdon of Tulsa are named for faculty decisions.
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Oklahoma City
Walter E. Downs
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremore
Board of Regents
Marland
John W. Bales
Krit Logsdon
Tulsa
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Sele
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George G. West
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