Reformatory Scrutiny Aims at Dr Van Waters Case
Eleanor Roosevelt notes calm hearings in Boston on the Framingham Reformatory dispute involving Dr Miriam Van Waters. Readers debate whether law breaking occurred and whether rehabilitation ideals justify hiring a reformer with a prison record. Public hearings may reveal actual legal breaches and policy implications.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Hyde Park
New York City
Lewis Thompson
Red Bank
Boston
Miriam van Waters
Framingham Reformatory
Miriam Clark Nichols
Boston Evening America
Beacon Hill
Massachusetts
van Waters
Democratic Party
The
Shearings
Treasury Vault Overflowing With Unclaimed Trinkets
Treasury officials describe a flood of unclaimed items like a 10 karat collar button hair pins cuff button a rusty revolver and a lady’s handbag found in state department and other custody. Among older relics a 1865 Louisiana bond bundle captured by Gen Sherman is stored with a value cited at 4 476 980 and a yellow fever hero medal awaits its owner.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
State Department
Secretary of the Treasury
John ‘W. Snyder
W. R. Julian
United States
Yokohama
Japan
Louisiana
New Orleans
Shreveport
Philip Sherman
Tropics
Amazing GEO-MINERAL claimraze product sells relief line
A vivid advertisement touts GEO-MINERAL as a purifying remedy for kidneys bowels and toxins. It promises pain relief from arthritis and rheumatism with a guaranteed refund if not 100 percent satisfied. Bottles priced at 58 dollars are promoted with bold warnings and testimonials.
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Earth
Nature
Roosevelt
Georgia
Greece
Hughes Cash Aids United Artists Film Plans
Howard Hughes to invest 600 000 dollars in films produced for United Artists. United Artists board in New York ratified the deal, with Hughes taking over for his RKO company The Outlaw featuring Jane Russell Vendetta and Mad Wednesday. The Harold Lloyd project formerly The Sin of Harold Did Alebeck is also connected. A separate note discusses the synthetic fuel problem in the petroleum industry.
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Hughes
United Artist
Hollywood
Howard Hughes
United Artists
New York
RKO
Jane Russell
Harold Lloyd
Harold Did Alebeck
Teddy the sheep killing dog executed in Ulens Uuve NY
In Ulens Uuve NY Teddy a popular big black mongrel dog linked to a series of sheep killings was executed after evidence including cast, hairs, and a large pack of dogs matched him. Rev John Cross defended Teddy though authorities ordered destruction.
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Ulen Uuve
Teddy
St. Patrick's
John Cross
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Father Cross
Question on U growth and UN role in world peace
Hal Martin presents a discussion on whether the UN is failing and the path ahead. The piece notes gradual cooperation among nations except Russia, with public opinion favoring broader labor group inclusion and cautious optimism about peace efforts and negotiations.
National poll shows broad support for extending Social Security
A Princeton Institute survey finds public backing for expanding Social Security to include farmers government workers professionals and domestic servants with farmers showing the least enthusiasm. The poll echoes Truman's plan to broaden coverage and raise benefits noting one third of workers are currently uncovered and average old age payments are about 25 dollars monthly.
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Russia
Palestine
Indonesia
Tual
Institute
American Inst
Princeton
Congress
Truman
Jeu m
Som ‘Questoned
UN Opinions Edge War Outlook in Palestine Discussion
Local residents, including Mrs Ford Turner and others on Harrison, Hayden, and Naches streets, comment on the UN's role. They weigh progress, cooperation, and the risk of renewed conflict as Palestine shows signs of armistice while major powers maneuver.
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Ford Turner
Honist
Harrison
Palestine
Faye Riddlespurger
West
England
Der
Bill Car Dealer For Bank Robbery
A federal grand jury indicted Ollie Otto Prince, 44, a Corsi cana used car dealer, for the First State Bank of Rice Navarro County robbery on August 11, involving over 4000 dollars. Arraignment set Friday in federal court and trial tentatively for February 28. Prince was free on bond for about two months and also faces a separate Hill County Malone State Bank robbery in a Waco federal case.
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Bill
Dallas
Ollie Otto Prince
Corsicana
First State Bank of Rice
Navarro County
T. Whitfield Davidson
Prince
Waco
Malone State Bank
Hill County
Fine Suspended For Bow Over Cotton Bowl
A Denton divinity student named Jack Allison Gray, 17, was fined $50 for flying low over the Cotton Bowl during the New Year’s Day football camp. The fine was suspended after he claimed he did not know the Dallas city ordinance barred flights below 2500 feet and that he complied with CAA rules. Police officer H C Kockos arrested him.
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Dallas
Denton Divinity
Jack
Allison Gray
Corporation Court
Profit at English Airport Shows December Gain
Reported by Carl Knupp, manager to the city commission the English Airport earned a profit of four thousand dollars in December. Total revenues reached twelve thousand four hundred sixty seven dollars with expenses eight thousand sixty six dollars leaving a net profit of four thousand dollars.
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Carl Knupp
Foreigners and tolerance spark a depot chat
Slim Hartm’s crack about foreigners is challenged by Doc Sherman who reminds him that all are foreigners to someone. They discuss America built by tolerance for diverse people and tastes from dance to radio to beer, highlighting shared freedoms rather than exclusion.
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Slim Hartm
Slim
Doc Sherman
America
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