Judge Wilson Rejects Mail Fraud Indictment In Fort Worth Case
Federal Judge James C. Wilson criticized a 1934 mail fraud indictment against eight defendants led by Fort Worth figure John E. Hamilton. He denied removing Hamilton to St Louis for trial, calling the indictment scrambled and beyond the mail fraud statute. The ruling questions the government's scope in regulating medical credentials. Also notes two shots and four birds record by Ohio hunters Wesley Bowers and John Cristofer.
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Fort Worth
St. Louis
James C. Wilson
John E. Hamilton
Hamilton
Prohibition
Wilson
Toledo
Ohio
Wesley Bowers
Lima
John Cristofer
Tiffin
Broadway and Hollywood’s 1935 boom scene
The 1935 movie year features high budget productions like Mutiny on the Bounty and Captain Blood, with new stars such as Lily Pons Eleanor Powell and Fred MacMurray rising. Broadway sees fresh hits and revived Shakespeare, with actors like Katharine Cornell and Leslie Howard delivering landmark performances.
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Herbert Yahrael
Associated Press
John Smith
Broadway
Main Street
Hollywood
New York
David Copperfield
China Seas
Becky Sharp
Green Pastures
Captain Blood
Anthony Adverse
Lily Pons
Grand Opera
Comedienne
Eleanor Powell
Fred MacMurray
Henry Fonda
Robert Taylor
Olivia de Haviland
Peeter Lorre
Edward Arnold
Nino Martini
Mme
Frnestine Schumanen-Heink
Guiding Your Child and Credit Lessons from Family Purchases
An article by Alice Clarissa Richmond argues that children learn credit habits by watching parents charge items. It suggests early lessons in money, exchange, and responsibility through practical examples such as charging a suit for the child and reviewing the bill and payment.
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Tually
Alice Clarissa Richmond
Pont
Amoskeag Company Seeks Reorganization After Bankruptcy Claim
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester New Hampshire declared itself insolvent and asked permission to reorganize The giant mill cited a burdensome capital structure and heavy debt service that impaired credit and made continuing operations unprofitable The Boston report notes the firm has run profits totaling more than 50 million dollars over nearly 30 years.
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Boston
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. H
London WPA Fiber Promises Textile Revolution
A new fiber called WPA news fiber, developed from three parent plants, is expected to enter markets soon. While capable of cultivation in England the crop may thrive better in Canada’s climate.
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London
WPA News
England
Agronomist Downplays Cotton Belt Hurt to Corn
Dr. A. G. Black of the USDA argues corn farmers in the Midwest need not fear cotton belt competition. He notes corn earns less than cotton, crop habits change slowly, and southern corn conversion would mainly improve farmers’ diet while cottonseed curtailment raises lard competition.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
A. G. Black
Bureau of Agricuural Economics
AAA
Black
South
Washington university house mother named for cooperative men
Seattle dispatch notes Mrs. William MacGregor as the sole house mother and social advisor for the University of Washington Students' Cooperative Association. She serves as chaperon and resides at one of the six cooperative men's houses.
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Seattle
U.P
University of Washington
William MacGregor
Students’ Co-operative Association
Control of Cotton Belt Deemed Beneficial by VP
8T Louis December 25 vice president M W Green of the St Louis Southwestern Railroad testified before U S District Judge C B Davis that Southern Pacific control of the Cotton Belt has been beneficial and increased traffic. He rebutted bondholders' claim that SP, owning 87 percent of Cotton Belt stock, deliberately failed to influence traffic.
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Louis
F. W. Green
St. Louis
Christmas Candy Torpedo Accident Injures Miner in Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas on December 5 coal miner John Vallion of Panama Oklahoma chewed a Christmas candy that concealed a small torpedo. The explosion injured his mouth and he was taken to hospital. A handwriting expert later estimated the odds of two people writing exactly alike at one in sixty eight billion.
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Fort Smith
Ark
John Vallion
Panama
Okla
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Zoe Akins
Edith Wharton
Parnell
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Helen Jerome
Jane Austen
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Philip Merivale
Gladys Cooper
Walter Hampden
Hamlet
Richard NT
Leslie Howard
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Jillian Hellman
Lawrence Riley
Clifford Odet
John Cecil Holm
Gladys George
Florence McGee
Elisabeth Bergner
Europe
Melville Cooper
Laburnum Grove
Hunsley’ S Inc
the Panhandle
Hunsley Paint Mfg. CO
Panhandle
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Clark Realty CO
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Chesnutt
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W. D. Smiley
Cashier
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Jno. Wheatley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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