LSU Inquiry Widens Into Million Dollar Scandal
Baton Rouge reports indicate Louisiana State University’s supposed million dollar scandal may involve additional accomplices of fugitive former president James Monroe Smith. A grand jury probes officers' records, while Gov. Earl Long says university finances were doctored and FBI scrutiny continues.
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Systematic veld burning planned for Kruger Park
Widespread bush fires in Kruger National Park attributed to tourist carelessness prompt South African authorities to begin a controlled burning program every two years to mitigate future fires.
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Bittner Charges Mine Collusion in Unemployment Claims
United Mine Workers leader Van A. Bittner accused coal operators and the state unemployment compensation department of collusion in hearings over miners' jobless benefit appeals during the bituminous shutdown. He said operators’ lawyers directly represented the department, while Jesse V. Sullivan of the West Virginia Coal Association defended the department’s role.
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Unemployment Insurance Stance Amid Miner Lockout Debate
In land Pennsylvania and Tennessee the statement notes that unemployment insurance was granted to the miners during the lockout while contrasting that with the coal operators' attorneys handling the case for the state government.
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Alderman’s Platonic Love Claim Highlighted in Court
In Los Angeles a witness described Alderman’s association with Dorothy Lamour as platonic while Alderman sues Ruth Etting for alienation of affection. Martin Seliger testified he scored music for Alderman during work with Lamour Page and others. A former bartender testified Alderman and Lamour embraced at Melrose grotto. Lamour denied it in New York.
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Hollywood
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London Protest Over Raleigh Statue Vacuum Sparks Outcry
Londoners protest the absence of a statue for Sir Walter Raleigh while Offenburg, Germany, has unveiled a statue of the famed English seaman and explorer. Local demonstrators argue the omission diminishes national heritage as residents note the German memorial.
Judicial sale on coal lands of Morton estate in Kanawha
Special Commissioner will offer at ten o'clock A M July 15 1939 at the East front door of the Kanawha County Courthouse the coal rights in several tracts in Poca District Kanawha County West Virginia formerly owned by D Holmes Morton and conveyed to Joseph Moore and his wife. Cash terms and detailed acreage listed. Also notices about estate claims and supplier bids from state agencies.
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D. Holmes Morton
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Poca
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Charleston
Gray Named Head of New Bituminous Coal Division
Secretary Ickes appointed Howard A. Gray to head the new bituminous coal division of the Interior Department, effective July 1. The division absorbs functions of the former bituminous coal commission, which was dismantled under Roosevelt’s reorganization plan. Gray, 60, a native of Alton Illinois, previously served as assistant public works administrator.
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Howard A. Gray
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Gray
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Til
Sweden 1938 crop value excluding sugar beets
Sweden reported total agricultural output valued at 261 million 485 thousand dollars in 1938, excluding sugar beets. The figure reflects the value of crops raised nationwide during that year.
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Niece Convicted Of 60 000 Theft in New York
A jury found Mrs. Lillian Schrein guilty on two counts of forgery and one of grand larceny for $60,000 taken from 71-year-old Broadway figure Martin Beck. The defense had claimed the money were gifts from a man to his mistress. Sentencing set for July 7.
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Bluestone Reservoir Funds Approved in Large Appropriation
A $2,000,000 Bluestone reservoir project in Bluestone West Virginia is among items in a $385,188,514 appropriation bill signed by the president. Funds cover war department non military activities such as flood control and river and harbor improvements. Two Huntington West Virginia projects receive $1,403,000 and $450,000 respectively.
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Bluestone
W. Va
War Department
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Verdict Delivers Severe Prison Term for Mrs Schrein
The jury assessed a maximum penalty of thirty years in prison. Mrs Schrein, 38 and mother of three, faced the verdict stoically while her husband Bertram, the central figure in the trial, stood as the defendant during the proceedings.
Beck trial recounts forged checks and alleged affair
Beck denied Mrs. Schrein's long affair claim and disputed her testimony about his advances. The jury found Schrein forged a $1,375 check in Beck's wife Louise's name, committed forgery in an unauthorized sale of Beck's securities, and that a second $1,000 check payment was larceny.
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