Cummings Opens War on the Racketeers
Attorney General Cummings announced a federal drive against racketeering directed by Joseph B. Keenan to target expert minds behind gangland profits. The plan aims to break the network across the nation, while the United States Flag Association launches a parallel campaign to educate youth and expose crime with state and local support.
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Goats Rescued After Smoke In Cambridge Fire Rescue
Six goats pulled from a Cambridge fire were revived after exposure to smoke. Responders Patrokien Jenn Falvey and David Walsh applied police approved resuscitation techniques, and the goat regained consciousness about 20 minutes later, remaining stable.
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Governor Reviews Harrisburg Encampments and Guard Pay Cuts
The National Guard camps at Mt Gretna and Indiantown Gap prepare to receive 860 officers and 13,000 enlisted for annual field training. The governor notes health benefits, seasonal pay changes, and state funding actions to cover reduced federal per diem rates. Contracts exceed 85 thousand dollars for subsistence and supplies. artillery units train with the 28th Division at Mount Gretna and Indiantown Gap.
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Fountain of Youth? Eddie Nugent Keeps 20 in Mind
Hollywood veteran Eddie Nugent, long active in stock companies and later film work, claims acting as a juvenile role helps him stay youthful. Now in his late twenties, he plays a high school boy in Cecil B. DeMille's This Day and Age and predicts remaining youthful for years by the mindset and grooming of his performance. Nugent grew up on stage and in vaudeville, later moving to Los Angeles to work as an actor, stunt man, and writer, with a diverse career that includes opera singing and vaudeville skits.
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Twenty Years Ago News Highlights From Journal Files 1993
Twenty years ago July 8 1993 highlights include Hy Andrews elected cashier of the National Bank of Carry to replace the late Clarence J. Smith. Chester Lynch badly burned jumping into ashes near Blue Jay West Virginia. New arc lights improved lighting on principal city streets. An intruder failed to enter Mrs. Mahoney on East Church Street. Mrs. Sarah Miner of Erie wounded by a gunshot believed accidental. her son implicated. John Birtles formerly of Corry dies in Bradford from heat stroke. Maloney and Lathrop pitcher wins. Corry High Stars and Municipal Club lose. Dr. Arthur Christie and family from Washington DC visiting. Ruth and Gladys Amon from Minneapolis visiting grandmother Mrs. Poster. LaPaxe boys fished at Horn’s Siding. Sharley Kinley and son Fred at Clymer. The era notes a screen juvenile cast and casting director discussion.
Washington diplomats fret over dollar stability in overalls
United Press dispatch describes Washington diplomats fearing dollar instability may force them to wear overalls. anecdotes include London suits, high prices for Scotch and French wines, and embassies rationing spirits. Ethiopian delegation led by Aras Dest Demlu to visit Roosevelt. Frances Perkins possibly acting president if cabinet absent. The scene hints at 1933 America with a casual politics tone.
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Parkway Proposal Backed by Mayor Curley for City Parkway
A $400000 parkway project from Hanover Street to Old North Church is proposed by Mayor James M. Curley modeled after Havana's Prado. The plan aims to link major city areas with a scenic route and may influence local traffic and development.
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Hutchins Leads Roosevelt Plan To Seek 10 Million Jobs
Frederick C. Othman reports University of Chicago president Robert Maynard Hutchins is named chairman of a federal advisory board to help Roosevelt’s reconstruction program place up to 10 million unemployed men and women. The plan envisions closer cooperation between federal and state employment agencies and a streamlined system to match labor with jobs nationwide. Hutchins, famed for his educational reforms, is pictured as active, decisive, and supportive of federal machinery to shift labor to available positions.
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Paris styles and frill gowns by Lucien Lelong
Paris July 5 fashion notes describe shoulder frills and vibrant trims forming dramatic gowns. Lucien Lelong uses candy striped virbon and Roman striped faille with chiffon to create large shoulder loops and ruffled hems. The princess line and low décolletage enhance the gown’s silhouette from hip to knee.
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Church Library Initiated For Methodist Circuits
The Department of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church has organized a circulating library for Methodist churches nationwide. It will provide modern texts on missions including biographies and historical works to readers in all parts of the country.
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