Hoover reports large ransom payments from kidnapings
Director J. Edgar Hoover outlined recoveries totaling $230146.65 from major kidnappings, noting two $200000 ransoms for Urschel and Bremer. He described how funds were spent on vice and luxury, and traced scattered sums recovered in Oklahoma City Texas Minnesota and Kansas locations tied to the cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Harkinson
Washington
J. Folgay Hoover
Hoover
Urschel
Bremer
H. P. McElroy
Kansas City
Mary
Walter McGee
McFlroy
McGee
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Coleman
Texas
Harvey J. Bailey
Shannon
Paradise
Clara Feldman
Minnesota
President’s veto concerns and wartime service debate
The text discusses political stance on tax and spending measures, wartime service versus civilian contributions, and debates about veteran motives. It references the President’s veto message, Congress, and opinions on providing relief to those with depression, plus mentions Henry Ford raising wages and its impact on workers and spending power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nin Jenders
Menes
Fortunatels
Inos
Khowledge
War talk in Europe over Memel and Austria fears
The article discusses German anxiety over Memel and Austria as potential flashpoints, with a Soviet threat behind Memel and Italy suspected of opposition to Germany. It notes Germany's large rearming program and the cautious stance of Britain and France regarding Austrian interference, while Mussolini and Hitler reportedly grow apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Lithuania
Memel
Austria
Germany
Hitler
John Simon
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Italy
Soviet
Russia
National Socialists
Reich
France
Stresa
Dollfuss
Mussolini
Wilhelmstrasse
Foreign Office
Soviet Russia
Tyrol
Das Schwarze Korps
Kellogg’s Art Bran touted as natural bulk aid
An advice notice promotes Kellogg’s Art Bran as a natural source of dietary bulk and vitamins to ease constipation. It claims gentle effect, higher bulk than leafy greens, and suitability for regular use with meals, milk, or cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Wreck Initiation Ceremony Postponed for Amarillo Dates
The 40 and 8 wreck initiation ceremony planned by Voiture 689 American Legion and Chef de Gare Howard Anderson was postponed. The rites will take place at a later date during the annual Fifth Division convention in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voiture 689
American Legion
Chef de Gare
Howard Anderson
Amarillo
Relief rolls dip below one million for first time in months
Austin May 24 AUSTIN UP Resident relief rolls fell to 927 340 in April as transfers to rural rehabilitation rose from 11 819 to 18 441. General relief dropped from 253 890 in March to 228 042 in April a net decline of 22 927. Expenditures rose to 5 671 884 with administration costing 53 077. Seventeen more relief projects costing 44 476 will employ 445 people including a 6 342 grant for Brown County to hire 17 in a canning program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Adam R. Johnson
Brown County
Mrs Betty Frost sues husband for aggravated assault
Betty Frost filed in county court alleging her husband August Frost struck her. He was jailed and arraigned before Judge J N Riggs with bond set at 250 dollars on aggravated assault, while a separate theft charge is pending. Fish hooks are used as money by island natives off the Alaska coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Frost
August Frost
J. N. Riggs
Alaskan
Sinclair bungalow type opens on canyon highway Amarillo
A new gas station on the canyon highway south edge of Amarillo is formally opened by Sinclair Refining Co. Vaden Brothers lease the station from Sinclair with Sam H. Vaden as manager. The facility features a spacious service area and a separate crankcase and greasing department along with a manager’s living quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon Highway
Sinclair Refining Company
Vaden Brothers
Sinclair
Sixth Avenue
McMasters Street
Sinclair Company
Sam H. Vaden
Six Texas Conservation Sites Located in CCC Expansion
Temple report states six of eight new CCC camps in the district will be built at Bartlett Corsicana Wolfe City Schulenburg Waco and Kenedy. The sites compare favorably with the small efficiency apartment. L D Edwards represents Sinclair here. A new Sinclair service station on the paving south from Fillmore Street and 36th Avenue, built by J C McDaniels, will operate under a 10 year lease with Sinclair Refining Company. Roy Rose and Wade Westbay work as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Edwards
Sinclair Company
Fillmore Street
36Th Avenue
J. C. McDaniels
Sinclair Refining Company
Roy Rose
Wade Westbay
Inspection Sites at Paris and Manor Noted
Proved by Capt. B. R. Galbraith and Capt. Ed Waden. Sites at Paris and Manor were being inspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Galbraith
Ed Waden
Paris
Manor
Miss Davidson Returns From Lubbock Convention
Miss Jewell Davidson returned today from Lubbock where she attended the state convention of tax collectors and assessors. she traveled with Mrs Davidson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davidson
Miss Jewell Davidson
Lubbock
Thedford's Black-Draught Laxative Popular Across Ages
Thousands say they prefer Thedford's Black Draught when a laxative is needed. Mr. Henson Temple of Smitalde, Mississippi, reports using it since 1885 for reliable relief and household ease. The remedy is praised as simple and dependable for families far from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
Jthedford
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Edgar Hoover
Henry Ford
Detroit
NRA
Frank Presbrey
Mr. Presbrey
Father Coughlin
New York
Feather Coughlin
John Francis Neylan
San Francisco
New York City
Penney’s
Vaden Bros
36Th & Fillmore
Opaline
Sinclair Opaline Motor Oils
Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oils
Wwrwini
Rayor Ae
Louk
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