Editorial on Robinson-Patman act and price policy
Editorial argues enforcement of the Robinson-Patman act amid price-cutting by big department stores after a May Supreme Court ruling. It notes Miller-Tydings amendments and loopholes, warns small retailers face mixed protections, and touches on FTC enforcement. Includes cultural quips about Australia’s rabbits and a moving California mountain.
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New York City
Supreme Court
Miller-Tydings
New York
Washington
Third Avenue
Macy’s
Gimbel’s
Robinson Patman
Federal Trade Commission
Success Secrets From Elmer Wheeler on Kraus Blades
Otto Kraus, executive vice-president of two large razor firms, credits his later triumph to promoting his blades under a personal brand. From 1824 to 1940 he built a manufacturing base and later used newspaper ads and street samplers to raise visibility. Monthly production rose from two million to about 75 million blades after branding.
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Otto Kraus
Kraus
Wheeler
America
Krees
Have A Laugh By Boyce House Richmond Pear?son
Hobson, famous for sinking the Merrimac to bottle up the enemy fleet, toured a wall while pretty girls kissed him. A paper verse praised him as the hero who gave the girls a merry smack. In Hot Springs Arkansas donkeys for hire were seen and vacation tax had his picture made aboard. A friend quipped about the image asking who is that on your back.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
Sosin
Happy Hollow
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Defense
Marshell
Bradley
Hickenlooper
Wiley
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
MacArthur
Senator Knowland
Truman
Dista
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ferguson
Marshall
Brewster
Hickerlooped
Bradisy
Koza
Henry McLemore
Tom Pittsburgh
Cen Come McLemore
Mellons
Florida
New York Times
Times
The
New Jersey
Baytown Sea Baytown Sea Inc. staff and rates notice
The Baytown Sea Inc. at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas lists staff including editor publisher Syd S Gould advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson office manager WenYreT Edwards and managing editor. Subscription rates show a monthly one dollar and twelve dollars yearly with various multi month plans and advance payment required. National representative Texas Daily Press League. Second class matter at Baytown post office under the act of Congress of March 3 1870.
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Baytown Sea, Inc
Pearce and
Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred
Armed Services
Texas Daily Press League
Bay Own
Postoffice
Congress
Circle at Decker Market Texas will slow traffic
Sun Slants by Fred Hartman reports city and county officials plan to slow traffic at the Decker Drive Market Street Texas intersection as work proceeds on a traffic circle. They expect to open the circle after completion within a month and may install signals later to manage the added load from nearby projects.
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Ore
Evo
Decker Drive
Market
Texas
Lee Drive
Middleton
May
42Ma
Broséwey
Lucy
Weingarten
Lee Derive
Debaters Clash Over Morals and Divorce
A Town Meeting of the Air discussion features Dr Bernard Iddings Beil and Dr Thomas W Smith debating whether American morals are in decline. Smith argues modern divorce can reflect better choices, while Beil urges values taught in schools homes and church to counter moral erosion.
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Hye
Bernard Iddings Beil
Chicago
Thomas W. Smith
DR. Smith
Tam
Senators Split Four Ways On MacArthur Probe
Washington observers report a four way split among the 26 senators on the MacArthur investigation. The GOP factions range from unreserved opposition to administration policies to strong support for firing MacArthur, with Democrats largely aligned behind Taft, Byrd closer to the president, and several undecided. The committee aims for multiple reports, including a majority, minority, and splinter dissents, as they examine testimony and decision processes surrounding MacArthur’s ouster.
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Robert S. Allen
Washington
MacArthur
Supreme Court
Allen
Lstter
GOP
Walter George
Georgie
Harry Byard
Virginia
White House
Byrd
Taft
Truman
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Ower Brewster
Maine
William Knowland
California
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Bourke Hickentopper
Iowa
Harry Cain
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusets
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Ralph Flanders
Vermon
Geerelly
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Charles Tobey
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Richard Russel
Georgia
Acheson
Russell
Reviewing Stand: Economize In These Times
Henry McLemore laments high living costs and shares thrift tips in a personal column. He recounts encounters with wealthy pretenders and friends who downplay expenses while clutching outdated habits. The piece sketches a frugal mindset amid economic strain and public figures in midcentury life.
Try And Stop Me John Valentine and the Times savings tale
A shaggy humanities anecdote about John Valentine, Walter Hill, and a rich client over a rare book. A New York Times subscription debate leads to a thrifty cab ride and a $10 total that supposedly saves the paper price, provoking a reader’s note on loyalty and value.
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John Valentine
Chicago
Walter Hill
Walter
Hill
Along Broadway Roz Russell Comedian on a Comeback
New York gossip column highlights Rosalind Russell discussing film choices and a shift to comedy after years in drama. She recalls tests for a TV show, the impact of rejection, and how laughter fuels her work. Russell names colleagues like Jimmy Stewart and Ilka Chase while noting industry pressures and future projects.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Rosalind Russell
Ben Turpin
Russell
Miss Russel
Jimmy Stewart
Rex Harons
Waterbury
Holly Wood
Ilka Chase
Hunt Strombe
Strombers
This Day In History June 12 Anniversary Note
A garbled entry recalls June 12 events with references to Gras Major Rosin Olds tenant Jack Richardson and a jet flight from California toward Washington. It mentions a 1g hour 35 minute duration and a dramatic shoot scene aboard a plane.
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Gras
Rosin Olds
Jack Richardson
California
Washington
Knowledge Grab Bag and Historical Figures
A mixed set of trivia questions and biographical fragments covers topics from astronomy to politics. It includes queries on radio weather, amethyst color, the iron Duke, hemispheric water areas, living ex-vice presidents, and a series of biographical notes about artists, actors, and public figures with scattered dates and origins.
Looking Backward Five Years Ago And Byrnes Gk Sread Prices
A garbled note recalls five years past events and local notices. Mentions Harriet Richards Goets, Mr and Mrs, a nursing school graduate, and a Bayon Road address. Includes scattered fragments of ads, hospital notes, and names like Culpepper.
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Byrnes
Richards
Franker
Mir
Sehoo
Nursington
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