Wealthy Americans Gift About 6 Million in July Says SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission reports July gifts by wealthy individuals totaled about 6 million. Andrew W. Mellon gave 46,000 shares of six percent preferred stock in Pittsburgh Coal worth 1.84 million, with further holdings and indirect ownership noted. Other major gifts include Hanna Harvey 70,000 shares of M A Hanna stock, Edward Cornell 3,100 IBM and 2,500 Woolworth shares, and Mary Louise Bok 31,000 Curtis preferred stock plus 374,000 in Curtis common.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Hanna Harvey
Mark Hanna
McKinley
M. A. Hanna Company
Edward Cornell
New York City
F. W. Woolworth
Mary Louise Bok
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Curtis Publishing Company
Queen Astrid Honored in Sorrow at Brussels Palace
Crowds lined royal route and wept as Queen Astrid’s coffin arrived from Lucerne for a royal funeral in Brussels. Drums rolled and buglers played Aux Champs as mourners gathered behind black crepe and shuttered windows. Funeral next Tuesday is planned for 11 A M.
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Edouard Traus
Brussels
Royal
Astrid
Switzerland
Albert
Aux Champs
Lucerne
Landon Backed by Kansas Republicans as 1936 Contender
Kansas GOP leaders declare Governor Alf Landon a logical 1936 presidential candidate. State Chairman Will T. Beck cites his proven executive ability and a balanced budget as key reasons for support. Representative Lambertson Frank Carlson echo backing and praise Landon’s prior campaign work. Landon remains quiet, focusing on governorship.
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Ovid A. Martin
Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas Prairies
Kansas
Will T. Beck
Landon
Beck
Springfield
William P. Lamberton
Frank Carlson
Amelia Earhart Lands Plane in Bendix Race Stop
Amelia Earhart landed at Municipal Airport Kansas City after a 1340 mile Los Angeles to Cleveland Bendix flight stop taking on fuel before continuing to Cleveland in the 1935 Bendix air race. Benny Howard of Chicago led the day’s arrivals in the cross nation spectacle. Cecil Allen was killed in a Bendix Derby crash near Van Nuys.
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Cleveland
Benny Howard
Chicago
Howard
Mr. Mullligan
Los Angeles
Kansas City
U.P
Amelia Earhart
Municipal
Cecil Allen
trans-Pacific Flier
Allen
Oklahoma
van Nuys
Union Air Terminal
Guffey Coal Bill Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the Guffey bill creating a soft coal price fixing program under federal supervision. Proponents say it secures fair wages and steady income for miners, with support from United Mine Workers and some producers despite constitutional protests.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Guffey
United Mine Workers
Congress
House
R Roosevelt
One Hundred Miles Of Giant Redwoods Beckon Drive
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 30 Northern California offers a drive along perfect roads through giant redwood forests. The article notes redwoods are ancient and vast, calling them majesty beyond other wonders, with lines about their age relative to Christ and Socrates.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific
Mohammed
Mecca
Earth
Redwood Highway
North
Christ
Socrates
Suspect Nabbed After Boy Finds Cash In Bank Robbery
In Midland a six year old boy found 3500 in cash today triggering the arrest of a 28 year old suspect. Officers held the man in Midland and prepared to file charges at Bartow where the robbery occurred Wednesday noon. The suspect refused comment.
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Midland
Bartow
Real bullets replace toys in Mussolini war drills on Austrian frontier
Italian artillery and machine guns fired real shells at advancing troops during frontier maneuvers as leaders discussed Libya while the army, under Mussolini’s governor, tested combat realism. Railways halted for war needs. Ethiopia likewise blocks freight transport to secure troops. Britain awaits a full analysis of the U.S. neutrality act and a Washington embassy report.
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Andrue
Bolzano
Italy
Haile Selassie Troops Train Amid Ethiopian Crisis
Reported drills show Haile Selassie using selected troops as leaders reason about ar tilery fire and panic among soldiers. Mussolini and Italo Balbo attended exercises as Britain France and Greece seek guidance from the American state department on embargo scope and League of Nations policy.
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State Department
Britain
Capone Hit With 120000 Tax on Beer Profits
Al Capone is assessed 120000 by the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid taxes on 20000 barrels of prohibition beer. The treasury will pursue collection by civil proceedings, signaling renewed efforts to locate assets from Capone tied to his bootlegging era. New Roofs John Maynard Lbr Co.
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Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Treasury
Department of Justice
Norther in August Stuns Texas and floods Las Cruces
A August norther swept across Texas dropping temperatures dramatically from highs near 101 to the 50s in places like Lubbock and Paris. Las Cruces, New Mexico, faced severe flooding from cloudbursts with water depths reportedly reaching four feet.
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Pampa
Panhandle
Lubbock
Paris
Sherman
Dallas
Palestine
Shreveport
Abilene
San Angela
Waco
Longview
Fort Worth
Corsicana
Offic
San Antonio
Las Cruces
N. M
Whimseys and Odd Tales From Across the Nation
A miscellany of brief items from August reports: William Ister allegedly swapped shoes for whiskey during a stop at Gasconade Missouri and was arrested by Union Station police. Allen W. Lewis, 80, and his 78-year-old wife celebrate 60 years of marriage with a marriage advice quip. Kirksville officials offer free August marriages amid higher fees. Former Arizona judge Sterven Abby, barefoot on arrest, explains his bench recall. Silverton plans a postponed strip golf event due to lack of audience. James Braddock’s taxi mishap and quick reflexes noted in Dallas. A 22-chick pheasant brood is observed near Slippery Rock. A hospital arm set is delayed due to a mongrel pup needing care. In Houston, Thomas Barrett, 18, naps through court while mother testifies about a hatchet threat.
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ST. Louis
William Ister
Ister
Gasconade
Union Station
Chicago
Sterven Abby
Arizona Superior Court
Frank M. Padden
Abby
Americans Held in China in Espionage Ring Case
Four foreigners were detained in Hankow after Chinese authorities railed in suspected espionage ring activity. One man named Joseph Walden, reportedly sentenced to 15 years in Hupeh high court, claimed to be a Frenchman. The U.S. consulate provided a statement on the arrests.
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China
Joseph Walden
Hupeh
Walden
United States
Hopkins Sees $4 Billion Job Drive In Full Swing
U S administrator Harry L Hopkins said the $4 billion employment program should run in full by September 15. He directed direct relief funds to 33 states for the first half of August, cut Alabama and Wyoming from relief, and withheld September money from nine states where needs are not yet determined. program aims to curb dole as more people find work.
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Washington
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Alabama
Wyoming
New Mexico
Texas
Forecast for Amarillo and environs cool to warm weekend
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fall tonight then partly cloudy and warmer Saturday. West Texas should be partly cloudy and unsettled with possible showers tonight and Saturday, cooler tonight in the southeast and warmer north and west on Saturday. New Mexico remains unsettled with possible showers and thunderstorms in the north and east. Temperature extremes up to 1 o'clock today range from 57 to 65.
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H. T. Coleman
Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
Fingerprint Comparison Sought Between Flushing Boy and Lindbergh Baby
A Flushing New York boy aged five and a half may have fingerprints compared with the Lindbergh baby as part of ongoing inquiry. C. Lloyd Fischer, Hauptmann’s chief counsel, said June would return to New York with a copy of the boy’s prints in his possession. New Jersey police said Lindbergh baby prints are available for comparison. The boy’s existence was disclosed after a conference among Fischer Vincent A. Marco and Mrs Emma Gloecker, sister of Hauptmann, noting the boy’s resemblance and history.
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Hollywood
Flushing
N. Y
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
C. Lloyd Pischer
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
New York
New Jersey
Fischer
Vincent A. Marco
Emma Gloecker
Woo
Advise Solons to Spend Less in Coming Budget
Congressmen told the government must slacken spending and balance the budget if possible. Chairman Buchanan of the House appropriations committee presented revised 10 073 370 543 dollar appropriations for the just closed session. He cited unemployment and economic slowdown and defended high totals as needed for emergencies and relief.
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Washington
Buchanan
House Appropriations Committee
Congressional
Reconstruction Corporation
Texan
Famous Indian Entertainers on KGNC Daily
Two renowned Indian radio performers Chief Big Bear and Princess White Beaver appear on Tri-State Fair programs aired daily on KGNC from 5 30 to 5 45 P M except Sundays. The shows feature singing instrumental music and dialogue to boost interest in the exposition running September 14 to 21, arranged by Wilbur Hawk and O Fe Ted Taylor.
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Chief Big Bear
Princess White Beaver
KGNC
Wilbur
Hawk
Fair Association
O. Fe Ted Taylor
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Kwitcherkikkin
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate, Inc. International
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Addis Ababa
London
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Italo Balbo
General Balbo
Ethiopia
League of Nations Council
Haly
Eritea
New Roofs
John Maynard Lbr Co
Norther
The
Associated Press
Beaumont
Houston
Austin
San Angelo
Allen W. Lewis
Kirksville
Alvan Brassimid
Silverton. Ore. Arig
Silverton Country Club
James J. Braddock
Jimmie
Slippery Rock
JJ. A. Castor
City Hospital
Marty Appiano
Appiano
Thomas Barrett
Barrett
Hankow
Long-Bell Lbr, Co
Lindbergh Baby
Solons
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