Bickel names AEN greatest news figures
Karl A. Bickel of United Press lists the ten greatest world news figures in The American Magazine. Hoover and King George II with the Prince of Wales are second, Lindbergh third, Mussolini fourth, Ramsay MacDonald fifth, Lloyd George sixth, Ford seventh, Edison eighth, Owen D. Young ninth. He notes Lindbergh dominates front-page space for three years and cites changing public tastes away from sports figures and sensational crime toward gender relations and romance.
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U S Radio Hearing As A Lumberman Civics Leader
U S Radio Hearing portrays a lumberman known for civic involvement who was elected mayor in 1928 after serving on the city council. The note highlights his path from council member to mayor and his public service interests.
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Newspaper evolution cites rising financial and aviation coverage
Bickel notes a shift from cheap crime to finance and aviation as dominant news subjects. Postwar global credit moved to New York, boosting financial reporting by about 100 percent over a decade. European and Latin American news rise, racing and aviation gain prominence, reflecting broad economic and scientific changes shaping papers.
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Assault trial at Lufkin nears end state date
United Press reports the Lufkin assault trial moved toward closing as three men facing charges testified. Chariton White denied the crime claiming he accompanied Bob Lester and Dee Brown to the widow’s house to set up a date. He said the woman did not cry out until Lester and Brown entered.
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Neff Named Chairman of Railroad Commission
Former Governor Pat M Neff of Waco was elected chairman of the State Railroad Commission by the body yesterday afternoon Neff had been appointed a member by Governor Moody to replace the late Clarence Gilmore The chair designation had been delayed due to Lon A Smiths illness
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Funeral for Beaumont Mayor Today in Texas
Beaumont Texas December 20 funeral services were planned for Leroy W. King 64 mayor of Beaumont who died after several months of illness he was a widely known figure across Texas John Doe?
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Four Perfect Bridge Hands at Youngstown Party
Four perfect bridge hands were dealt at a Dig Ten Club party in Youngstown. Attesting witnesses say cards were shuffled and dealt by the regular rules. Howard Sutton, a Penn-Ohio Electric Co. engineer and Ohio State graduate, received 13 diamonds and laid down his cards. W J MecCarthy, a dentist, had all the clubs. M W Jacobs, a shoe merchant, held all the hearts, and his partner Paul Dingledy, an Illinois engineering graduate, took all the spades.
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Swift Acts Swiftly in Maidstone Robbery Case
Justice Swift sentenced George Watson to three months hard labor and 18 lashes with the cat for robbing a girl in Maidstone. The court condemned the act as ferocious cruelty and ordered punishment to reflect the pain inflicted.
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Negro drinks bet wins then dies on liquor in Arkansas
El Dorado Arkansas report says Tom Falcon, a Black man, wagered his weekly wages to drink a quart of liquor without stopping, then walk a block and return without falling. He won the challenge but died a few minutes later. Detectable health warnings and race language reflect era specifics.
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Coroner Rules Acute Alcoholism Caused Death
A coroner ruled that the man’s death resulted from acute alcoholism after collapse. the incident left him unable to collect his water. The ruling emphasizes alcohol-related health risk as the cause of death.
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