Court Orders New Trials in Oil Case
The U S circuit court of appeals reversed the Madison Wisconsin oil trial convictions of five individuals and 12 corporations and remanded for new trials. The ruling hinged on the proper framing of restraint on interstate commerce and jury scope. Defendants named include R H McElroy Jr Charles V Arnott H T Ashton P E Lakin and Robert E McDowell. The action follows prior dismissals and new trials in the sprawling Sherman act prosecution. The government plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Chicago
Madison
Wis
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Midwest
J. Earl Major
William M. Sparks
Otto Kerner
Maier
Sparks
Wisconsin
R. H. McElroy, Jr
The
Pure Oil Co
Charles V. Arnott
New York
Socony Vacuum Oil Co
H. T. Ashton
St. Louis
Socony Vacuum
P. E. Lakin
Shell Petroleum Corp
Robert E. McDowell
Tulsa
Okla
Midcontinent Oil Co
Patrick T. Stone
Stone
Washington
Thurman Arnold
United States Supreme Court
Inez Robb Pays Dime But Can't See Any Martians
A newspaper spoof in which Inez Robb heckles a professor about a Mars telescope. The bit mocks visual proof of Martians and jokes about canals and WPA signs on a bank.
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Inez Robb
New York
INS
Mars
Annie
New Jersey
Senate approves farm tenant bill stalled in House
The Senate backed a $350 million farm tenant program invoking federal housing principles to promote tenant purchase of farms, but the House agricultural committee pigeonholed it until the next Congress.
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Washington
INS
Federal Housing Administration
House Agricultural Committee
Congress
New Zealand Snow Falls Across Country Marking 140 Years
Snow covered New Zealand for the first time in 140 years, reaching the Bay of Islands. Auckland saw a light fall while southern districts faced snowbound roads and heavy sheep losses. Dunedin remained cut off except by sea as streets froze.
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Auckland
N. Z
New Zealand
Bay of Islands
Morocco
North Africa
Dunedin
Lightning Strikes Poseyville Siren Triggering Alarm
A Poseyville Indiana fire siren at the town hall was hit by lightning on Thursday causing a full alarm. Hundreds rushed out in a downpour only to learn the siren was damaged and no fire was present.
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Poseyville, Ind
Poseyville
William A Mackay muralist and war camoufleur dies
William Andrew Mackay a 63 year old mural painter and former dollar a year man who helped camouflage the American merchant fleet during the war died of a heart attack in an uptown subway station.
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New York
William Andrew Mackay
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening to Late Night
A dense, station by station rundown lists 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. program slots across WMT KFJB WGN WSUI WHO WOIC and others. Entries include music orchestras host shows news broadcasts sports reports and variety programs with numerous named acts and programs across Iowa stations.
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WMT
Drake University
Hollywood
KFJB
WOC
WOR
WGN
WSUI
Gre
Unemployment Aker
E Bee
Moline
Griff Williams
Orch
Harlie Barnett
Rite
Bits
Dick Jurgens
Johnny
Richard Himber
Enric Madriguera
WOOC
Bunny Berrigan
Phil Spitalny
Joe Reichman
Charlie Agnew
Harry Owens
Joe Marsala
Sonny James
Phil Levant
WJKJB
Wwoc
WOI
Ness
N.Y
June Baker
U. S. Army Band
WHO
Columbia
Weather
WMI
Kidaies
We —News
Iowa
Iowa P. T. —Courtney’s Giearn Meters. Wsui
Homemaker’s Forum
Seventh World Poultry Cannor
WSDUI
Arnold Grimm
KFJ
WAC
Price America
Don Roth
Inaburen
Voice of Iowa
Ariety
Tural Conservation
Merrymakers Smith
Roy Eldridge
Paul Organavy
FHA
Berlin
Krus
Maurice Reese
Paul la Val
KPJB
WCOC
Joe Aresie
Red Norvo
Tommycker
Havens
Step Brothers
KFPJB
WPA
Gene Erwin
Voice of the Playground
Washington
KIB Twil
Chicago Cubs
Ralph Ginsburgh
Jan Savitt
Estes GN
Captain Herne
Morning Radio Schedule and Anchor List
A fragmented radio timetable lists hourly segments from stations WMT WHO KFJB WOC WOI and WGN with names such as Bob, Martha, Pete’s Mountaineers and the Boone Family. It notes various programs including Farm News Musical Clock and Morning Parade with scattered garbled phrases and song names.
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WMT
Bob
WGN
Joe Fisher
KFJB
WOC
Boone
WOI
WOOI
Lem
Martha
Jerry
Pete
Beseepee Gesueny
Wwoc
Iowa WPA Supervisors to Take Oath of Allegiance
Des Moines AP Iowa WPA authorities say about 1200 supervisory employees in the state must take an oath to the U S Constitution by August 1 or risk termination. Most are foremen and timekeepers and a similar oath will later apply to all project workers. Central and state office staff had already been required to take the oath.
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Des Moines
Iowa
WPA
John Doe
United States
Central Office
State Office
Food Stamp Plan For Sioux City
Representative Vincent Harrington said the federal surplus commodities corporation will set up its food stamp plan in Sioux City within four to five weeks. Milo Perkins FSCC president told him the plan would be established there, a project Harrington has pursued.
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Washington
Vincent Harrington
Iowa
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Sioux City
Milo Perkins
FSCC
Harrington
American trucks ordered by Soviet large export deal
The Automatic Transportation Co of Chicago said the Russian government placed a 250000 dollar order for 78 electrical industrial trucks and 156 batteries for automatic vehicles. Officials called it the biggest single order in the industry since the war.
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Soviet
Chicago
The
Automatic Transportation Co., of
Autumn Driest Season in United States
Autumn remains the driest season across the United States, with widespread aridity noted in many regions. Weather patterns show reduced rainfall and higher evaporation rates affecting agriculture and water resources.
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United States
Allamakee Courthouse Equipment Is Ordered
The Klipto Loose Leaf company of Mason City won the courthouse fixtures bid for Allamakee County at 10,836.90 dollars. Other bidders included Watson Manufacturing of Jamestown New York at 13,493 and Fisher Company of Charles City at 14,350. Pratt Electrical of Algona secured the electrical fixtures contract for 1,620 dollars.
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Waukon
Klipto Loose Leaf Company
Mason City
Allamakee County
Watson Manufacturing Company
Jamestown
N. Y
Fisher Company
Charles City
Democrat Printing Company
Pratt Electrical Company
Algona
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Manhattan
SALE
Bee Ee
Ray Collins
Wsuit
Armstrong
All Cartwright
Dorsa
Cinderella
Mary Armour
Cayells
Allamakee
Val
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