FACES BIG TASK ON VALUATIONS
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces revising billions in property valuations after a Supreme Court ruling upholding the St. Louis and O'Fallon railroad challenge. Congress, the commission, and rail experts weigh potential litigation and new laws while expecting no sharp rail-rate increases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Buttons Lead To Arrest Of Bandit In Detroit
Detroit on May 21 reports a taxi driver, Raymond Watkins, recovered two stolen buttons and $7 after a hold up by two men. He later identified and helped arrest Charles Rogers, 20, the alleged robber. The incident ties the buttons to the morning theft and serves as key evidence.
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International News Service
Detroit
Charles Rogers
Raymond Watkins
Watkins
Gangland Peace Pact aims to unite Scarface rivals under Torrio
Chicago May 21 United Press reports the fourteen points of a gangland peace pact to dissolve Capone's overlordship and form a single syndicate led by Johnny Torrio. The plan gives the executive committee sole right to use machine guns for punishments and bans weapon carrying by others. Torrio would head the syndicate with annual proceeds estimated at 15 to 16 million dollars from racing tracks, gambling, liquor, and other activities.
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Robert T. Loughran
United Press
Chicago
Scarface al” Capone
Johnny Torrio
Capone
Torrio
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Joe Aiella
George “Bugs” Moran
Hawthorne Dog Track
Fairview Dog Track
Thornton Dog Track
Cicero Gaming
Chicago Gaming
Vice
Beer
Unione Siciliano
Friendly Nod Triggers Arrest of Notorious Bandit
In Detroit on May 21 Ralph McLachlan was arrested after a friendly nod in a burlesque show. He was identified by Eugene Gagnier of Riverside Ontario police, a former factory coworker, as the hunted man sought in two countries. McLachlan confessed to the charges after police inquiry.
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International News Service
Detroit
Ralph McLachlan
McLachlan
Riverside, Ont
Eugene Gagnier
Gagnier
City grapples with dog licensing as owner density rises
Lively notes a high dog per person ratio in the city, roughly one canine for every 137 residents. He plans closer monitoring for unlicensed dogs to improve enforcement and curb the lax licensing average.
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Lively
Realtors to Discuss Amarillo’s Greatest Need at Luncheon
Amarillo realtors will give two minute talks on “Amarillo's Greatest Need” at a noon luncheon at the Amarillo hotel. Directors of City Development and city officials will attend. C P Atwood says the aim is to list citizens’ views on the city's needs and invite all businessmen to participate.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Realtors
Board of City Development
C. P. Atwood
Death by own action Decrease In German Schools
Berlin May 21 Personal crisis reports among German school pupils due to fear of rigid examinations are down after the war but crises among youths who have left school rise alarmingly. Dr Karl Heinrich Becker Prussian minister of culture cites statistics showing pupil crises fell from 72 84 yearly before the war to 46 58 after the war.
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Berlin
Karl‘ Heinrich Becker
Germany
Becker
Alpine Club Meets at Rogers Pass Camp May 21
The Alpine Club of Canada announces an annual camp at Rogers Pass in the Selkirk Range from July 15 to 30. Membership eligibility includes ascent of a true Alpine glacier peak at least 2,500 feet above timber line or notable contributions in mountain lore in literature art or science. Rogers Pass lies near Glacier British Columbia on the CPR main line at the western opening of Connaught Tunnel, one of North America's longest railroad tunnels.
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Banff
Alta
Alpine Club of Canada
Rogers Pass
Selkirk Range
Canadian Pacific Rockies
Glacier
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Connaught Tunnel
North America
Fights Last Night News Snippets From The Week
A collection of brief items from New York and nearby towns. Reports include ship to shore wireless telephone tests by ITT, golf antics with a frog in Greenwich, Flo Ziegfeld comments on Eddie Cantor, a parking fine in York Pennsylvania, and a bold milk wagon driver who fought off two would be robbers.
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Steven
Amarillo
Panhandle
Associated Press
New
New York
Flo Ziegfeld
Eddie Cantor
Byron
William Curtin
William
Automobile bed trend for children’s furniture in Chicago
The Chicago market showcases a new dreamland bed resembling an automobile to lure children to sleep amid radio lullabies. Other items include skyscraper clothes presses, miniature theater shoe storage, and aviator post decor. Local notices announce births and new positions at Amarillo colleges and businesses, plus a Vernon High School commencement address by Judge S. A. L. Morgan.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Land of Nod
American Furniture Mart
Morris
Lindbergh
Amarillo Seed Company
Virginia Gifford
Amarillo News Company
L. L. Hoyt
Custer City
Oklahoma
Career Moves and Birth Announcements In Town
Miss Trene McGolden accepts a position with Amarillo Plate Glass Company. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Davis announce the birth of a baby boy on May 18 at 604 North Grant. Mrs. Betty Holtzclaw takes a job with Brown Cracker and Candy Company. Miss Ruth Lloyd starts a position with the Business Men's Association.
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John Mitchell
East Eighth Street
Nolen Dye
Elmwood
Oklahoma
Amarillo Business College
Floyd Studer
Nashville
Memphis
Mississippi
Elsie Alford
Trene McGolden
Amarillo Plate Glass Company
Virgil Davis
N. Grant
Betty Holtzclaw
Brown Cracker & Candy Company
Ruth Lloyd
Palmolive Soap Beauty Regimen Cited Worldwide
A 2 minute complexion treatment using Palmolive Soap and warm water is endorsed by beauty experts worldwide. Repeat two minute massage each morning and night then rinse with icy water to achieve a schoolgirl complexion. Palmolive is among the top selling soaps in France and in 48 countries.
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France
America
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Oosen
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Adams Street
Betty Joe
Cahé
Fontaine
Brussels
Helen Weidabush
M. Fontaine
Queen of the
Brabante
Flanders
Jesavon Palmolive
Rue
Ste. Gudute
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Vienna
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Pessi
Fongaine
Helen
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