Prohibition Chief Seeks 25 Percent Force Increase
Amos W. Woodcock, director of prohibition, plans to ask Congress for a 25 percent rise in personnel from 2000 to about 2500. James M. Doran also seeks more staff as part of a joint enforcement push against large scale liquor violations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Prohibition
Congress
James M. Doran
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol of the Treasury
Woodcock
Justice Department
Doran
Plains Exhibit Truck Leaves for Missouri
The Panhandle Plains of Texas begins its exhibit tour with three composite displays. Truck No 1 departs Amarillo for Carthage Missouri to appear at the Ozark Valley Fair starting August 4. Exhibit manager H M Luna coordinates with Ferguson, Kennemer, Goodwin, and others after training with railways and immigration officials.
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Amarillo
Carthage
West Sixth Avenue
Howard A. Ferguson
Carl Kennemer
Itasca
Texas
O. A. Goodwin
Little Rock
Execution Not Accidental Is Court Ruling
Federal Judge Woodward ruled in the Diamonds versus New York Life that death by execution is not accidental. The Gary Ind. couple sought $10,000 on their son Harry's accident policy after he was executed for murder at Michigan City penitentiary. The judge held the felonious act caused the death, not natural causes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Woodward
Joseph Diamond
Gary
Ind
New York Life Insurance Company
Harry
Michigan City
Diamond
Kiss Proves Costly When Car Turns Over
A Stockton court judgment awards Julian Williamson 11883 for injuries after a car rollover involving J. A. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Lucrecia McConnell. Williamson testified the accident followed Fitzgerald accepting McConnell's invitation to kiss her during the ride.
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Associated Press
Stockton
Cal
J. A. Fitzgerald
Lucretia McConnell
Julian Williamson
Fitzgerald
Film actress not addict, says agent
Federal warrants to search three Mary Nolan apartments were returned with a recommendation to drop the case. Inspector de Spain said Nolan is not a narcotic addict after examining her following treatment for sunburn and noting no needle marks. The affidavits alleged addiction by former nurses but Nolan claimed blackmail threats to force payment. Nolan later pursued acting success in Hollywood after her days with the Ziegfeld Follies and a romance with Frank Tinney.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mary Nolan
Imogene Wilson
Ziegfeld Follies
United States
David Head
Vincent H. de Spain
de Spain
Miss Nolan
Carolyn Clark
Claire Anderson
Frank Tinney
Hollywood
Young Matron Shot to Death by Husband in Birmingham
Mrs Louise Wood a 20 year old matron was shot to death by her estranged husband who then killed himself. The murder occurred in front of her mother Mrs Marjorie Halls home in a fashionable Birmingham district. Wood had been separated for about a week and filed for divorce yesterday. He was manager of a local tire store.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Louise Wood
Two Freeman Children Drown at Sweetwater Lake
In Coleman on Aug 1 Mary Ada Freeman 11 and William Holland Freeman 18 children of J. R. Freeman of Sweetwater drowned at the old city lake during a swimming party. They had been visiting with their uncle Will Riley.
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Associated Press
Coleman
Mary Ada Freeman
William Holland Freeman
J. R. Freeman
Sweetwater
Old City
Will Riley
Mary Kathryn Ryan Called Wichita After Grandmother's Death
Mary Kathryn Ryan of 1023 West Fifteenth Street has been called to Wichita Kansas due to the death of her grandmother Mrs John D Cleary who died Wednesday Funeral services will be held Saturday.
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Mary Kathryn Ryan
West Fifteenth Street
Wichita
Kans
John D. Cleary
North Woods Best Revived in Wisconsin Region
In cool pine forests of Wisconsin Minnesota and Upper Michigan visitors find renewed zest with late summer and early fall. Game fish bite and sports shine amid mellow days and restful nights. Ample hotel accommodations at popular rates and bargain train service via Chicago and Northwestern Ry. For map folders contact G. S. Donaldson, Gen’s Agent Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
G. S. Donaldson
Kennedy Bldg
Tulsa
Okla
Screenwriter Queries Fame and Film World
Dan Moody debates state action while discussing Fort Worth torch slayers and a movie star. Anne Winter pushes his career and Continental Pictures as they talk about Frederick Atwood and the demand for a strong story.
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United Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Roy Hawthorne
Fort Worth
Hollywood Dreams Meet Hard Realities In The Casting Line
Anne Winter learns that Central Casting registers almost 18 000 extras while only about 840 are needed daily and the average wage is a mere 13 cents per day. Dan praises her talent while she longs to succeed on her own terms and insists on proving herself to her father. They toast and dance as the night continues.
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Anne
Atwood
Continental
Anne Winter
Rorimer
Central Casting
Paul Collier
Collier
Dan
Hollywood
Dan Rorimer
Kicks at Hollywood Over Casting Bureau Contact
A tense exchange reveals a star hopeful demanding control as he jokes about Hollywood and asks if Central Casting Bureau is kept in touch with. he vows to phone daily and insists he will get his chances.
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Hollywood
Central Casting Bureau
White King Granulated Soap Advertises Delicate Laundry Care
An advertisement touts White King Granulated Soap as a vegetable and nut oil soap free of coarse animal fats. It promises quick rich suds and thorough cleansing in lukewarm water, claiming one teaspoon per basin suffices and that it protects fine fabrics and hands, sold by grocers nationwide.
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Plains
Missouri
North Woods
Price Memorial College
P. O. Box
Rose Muir
Star
E. C. Houghton
Miss Rose Muir
Miss Muir
R. H. Muir
Polk Street
Panhandle
Sion
Continental Pictures
Moving Picture
Frederick Atwood
Hills Bros
Libby
Abby
M‘neill
Bear Brown Cracker Co. Bldg
N. Taylor
America
Lena
Premier Malt Sales Co
Michigan Ave
Blue Ribbon Malt Extract Americas
Pool’s Milk
Pool
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