Probers Warned Against Gifts in Telephone Inquiry
The communications commission ordered all staff involved in the AT&T probe to reject any favors from company officials or employees. The Senate lobby committee also examined Representative Patton's finances and a mysterious newspaper wrapped package tied to his dealings.
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Washington
the Communications Commission Today
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Senate Lobby Committee
Pat
Tex
United States
Patton
John W. Carpenter
Texas Power Company
E. V. Sell
Carpenter
Wheeler Segars Claimed By Death
Wheeler Segars aged 45 died this morning at six at his Danville route one residence. Survived by wife four daughters Mrs Harris Mrs Garrett Creasie and Mabel Segars four sons Lloyd T J Gurnie and Ralph Segars three sisters. Body at Drinkard and Howell's prepared for burial. funeral Sunday at Johnson's Chapel at two led by Rev Archer with pallbearers James Cooper George Sanford Willard Self Otis Collins Charlie Johnson Emmett Cooper.
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Wheeler Segars
Danville
G. Harris
J. D. Garrett
Creasie
Mabel Segars
Lloyd
T. J
Gurnie
Ralph Segars
Drinkard and
Johnson’s Chapel
Rev. Archer
James Cooper
George Sanford
Williard Self
Otis Collins
Charlie Johnson
Emmett Cooper
Markets at a Glance July 27 New York Stock Summary
Stocks firm with steels and motors higher while utilities edge up. Rail shares moderate gains and foreign exchanges quiet with guilders supported. Cotton barely steady amid weekend liquidation and selling by locals. Coffee and sugar closed with SaTORGOa higher on sympathy. Cattle receipts slim. hogs steady with top at 10.70.
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New York
It Will Cost You Plenty To Hire Brains Of These Men
A New York report from July 27 notes 1934 compensation of top executives exceeded 100000 annually. T. J. Watson led with around 1800000 total for 11 men, followed by Charles Schwab G G Crawford and others earning well over 100000 yearly. Several names and firms ( Bethlehem Steel Coca Cola Montgomery Ward U S Rubber Standard Oil ) appear with multiyear earnings.
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New York
NEA
S—C
SEC Ae
T. J. Watson
Csmes W
Gifford
Ameri- Telephone & Oat Dani Ootine
Best & Co
Francis B. Davis, Jr
Woodruff
Coca-Cola Co
W. A. Fairburn
Avery
ae _ Fairburn
Diamond Match Co
Montgomery-Ward
Howe
Levin Conn
Qwens-Tinois
America
Brother of Local Woman Is Killed at Mississippi Plantation
Mrs. M. G. Wimberly returned from Walls Mississippi after attending the funeral of her brother Charles Gordon Taylor who was crushed to death beneath a tractor on his Mound Wood plantation. The disk barrow struck him and cleats pierced his body including the heart. He leaves a widow a daughter Vivienne and a large family including his mother Mrs Ida Overdeer Taylor of Memphis and several siblings. A Bridgeport native, Taylor lived in Memphis from 1916 then Ripley Tennessee and owned the Mississippi plantation for two years. He was a Mason.
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M. G. Wimberly
Walls
Miss
Charles Gordon Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Vivienne
Ida Overdeer Taylor
Mound Wood Plantation
Mississippi
Formal Monarch Seeks 60 Percent Vote for Greek Crown
ATHENS July 27 AP Former King George believes a 60 percent vote in the plebiscite on restoring the monarchy would mandate his return. Mayor Kotzias of Athens, who met the former king, said discussions in Paris and London suggested France and Italy would welcome a restoration.
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Athens
George
Kotzias
Don
Paris
London
France
Italy
Decision criticized in Portland on court NRA ruling
A Yale law dean Charles Edward Clark criticized a Supreme Court decision as limited to the chickens in Brooklyn, voicing the concern in Portland Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Brooklyn
Qcharles
Edward Clark
Yale Unniversity Law School
Shirley Temple’s Parents at Spotlight in Winchell's Column
Mr and Mrs George Temple are described as the famous child star Shirley Temple's parents. Walter Winchell contributes a column in today's Daily issue prompting readers to check the editorial page for discussion of the matter.
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George Temple
Shirley Temple
Walter Winchell
the Daily
Tax program expanded to cover lower incomes in bill revision
Washington July 27 AP A tentative decision by the House Ways and Means Committee to broaden the Roosevelt tax bill would raise levies on incomes as low as 50 000 a year. The change would increase projected revenue to 40 50 million from individuals and adjust inheritance and gift taxes with a top rate of 75 percent on income over 10 million.
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Washington
House
Ways, and Means
Democrats
Representative Hill
Wash
Agrarian Rebels Scattered After Siege at Matamoros
Agrarian rebels who besieged Matamoros for four days ended the stand after federal assurances of victory. Leaders were told by Interior Minister Gilvano Carba Gonzales that the political controversy would be settled within four days and the siege lifted last night.
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Matamoros
Tamaulipas
Gilvano Carba Gonzales
Interior
Sinking of Movie Barge Takes Life in Pacific Film Shoot
Hollywood reports the sinking of a movie barge off San Miguel Island during a sea saga shoot. 26 aboard, 55 on board, 1 drowned assistant cameraman Robert Glenn Strong. Rescue by convoy boats. no charges of negligence. Clark Gable and others not present.
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Hollywood
Calif
San Miguel Island
Pandora
Santa Barbara
Robert Glenn Strong
James Havens
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Strong
Havens
Percy Heckendorf
Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Franchot Tone
Dreesome
Adams
Valy Willing to Meet League But With Reservations
A July 31 session is set to discuss the Ethiopian crisis with the League of Nations. Italy signals willingness to attend the extraordinary council meeting, while Ethiopia seeks arbitration excluding frontier treaty provisions and insists on Ethiopian arbitrators.
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VALY
Associated Press
Italy
Domise
Imposse
Portrait of FDR Sparks Political Shakeup in Orleans Club
In Orleans the wall portrait of FDR in a political club sparked a rift as Mayor T Semmes Walmsley and ward leaders clashed over aligning with Senator Huey P Long. The dispute surfaced during a meeting with former Walmsley aide Romaguera and other regulars, with actions expected Monday.
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Worleans
Regu
T. Semmes Walms
Huey P. Long
Sation
Romaguera
Walmsley
Els
America Needed For Peace Plans
The fragment notes a call for collective peace efforts and nonpartisan action by British economists amid debates on isolation and U S involvement in peace plans.
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America
Bone Dry Salon Made A Member By Bartenders
The report notes a humorous scene involving Senator William H. King of Utah in Washington on July 7. He jokes about a "bone dry" senate and being chair of the senate district committee, saying he will not avail himself of opportunities.
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Bone Dry Salon
Washington
Senate
William H. King
Utah
Ee Ge
Senate District Committee
German Press Demands Apology Over Bremen Flag Incident
German papers demand diplomatic intervention and an apology from Washington after a New York incident where the German flag was torn from the Bremen’s stern. Some sources accuse police of knowing in advance of a planned attack by a so called communist mob.
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Berlin
New
Bremen
New York
West 47Th Street
Com
Berlin police chief vows state led fight against Jewry
Count Von Helldorf announced that the state would conduct the fight against Jews and that individual anti Jewish actions were forbidden. The decree offered few details on Nazi anti Semitic measures beyond promising they would proceed in “another way” and noted party offices’ agreement.
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A. D. Stefferud
Associated Press
Berlin
Count von Helldorf
Nex
von Helldorf
Provoco
Refrom
New York
Bremen
Fingerprint program expands in county jail records
County officers note fingerprints taken from prisoners in the county jail over the past weeks bolster identification methods. The new practice, aimed at improving accuracy, has begun to influence how detainees are processed and tracked within the system.
Seven Hurt in Bee Line Collision Near Flint
Seven persons injured in a crash involving four cars and a truck on the Bee Line near Flint around 5 PM. Injured include Mr. and Mrs. Vandiver, Miss Odelig diver, and others listed with Cullman connections. location at 1206 Third appears in lingering OCR.
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Flint
W. T. Vandiver
Misa Odelig Diver
Cullman
Mea
W. Vandiver
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Stern
Mystery Box
Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
G. G. Crawford
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
New Jersey
Delaware
Crawford
Jones& Laughlin Steel Corporation
U. S. Rubber, Co
B. G
Seubert
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
LeBoutillier
C. G. Taylor
Shirley
Thompson
E. V. Champion
Springdale
Ben Thurman
Jerry
Japan
Birmingham
Decatur
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