Mellon’s Aluminum Firm Targeted in Sherman Act Suit
Attorney General Cummings announced the Department of Justice has filed in New York a suit to dissolve the Aluminum Company of America controlling Mellon and 36 officers and directors plus 25 affiliated entities. The action cites price fixing and monopoly, with Mulberry family members named, amid rising 1935 36 earnings and an asserted stock per share jump. Senator Byrd critiques Roosevelt plan and urges merging agencies for savings. Senator Lewis reports nations offered to ship billions in food and goods to the United States to settle war debts.</S>
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Federal District Court
New York
Aluminum Company of America
Treasury
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Richard K. Mellon
Jennie King Mellon
Sarah Mellon Scaife
David K. Bruce
Ailsa Mellon Bruce
Virgin Ingot
Robert H. Jackson
Department
Anti-Trust
United States
James Hamilton
Lewis
Illinois
State Department
Government Employees Barred from Stock Speculation
A letter to H. B. Mitchell, president of the civil service commission, and President Roosevelt prohibits government officials and employees from speculative trading in stocks. No official reason given, but rumors allege insiders in the New Deal profit from tips on White House actions.
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White House
Washington
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Treasury
March unemployment drops 305000 as output rises
Secretary Perkins reports March unemployment fell by 305000 while weekly payrolls rose 15.1 million dollars over February in manufacturing. Most new jobs were in manufacturing and retail trade, with relief-roll figures not tracked. Roosevelt intervenes to avert New York freight-handler strike, appointing an emergency board. A second item notes Senator Byrd proposing housing unit consolidation.
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Madame Perkins
New York
Roosevelt
New York City
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Congress
Treasury
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
House
Tennessee Senator Nathan L. Bachman Dies in Washington
U S senator Nathan L. Bachman of Tennessee died in Washington from heart disease at fifty eight. Appointed in 1933 to succeed Cordell Hull, he backed Roosevelt programs and the Tennessee Valley Authority. He is survived by his widow and a daughter Mrs. Thomas A. McCoy of Asheville, W. C.
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Tennessee
Athan L. Bachman
United States
Washington
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Cordell Hull
Thomas A. McCoy
Asheville
W. C
Franco Moves Toward One Party Rule in Spain
Spain's Franco has merged rightist factions to form a single authoritarian state and threatens to bar other parties as monarchy restoration discussions surface. The article notes support from Carlist and Bourbon monarchists for Prince Juan as future king if monarchy returns.
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Alfonso XIII
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Bilbao
Harriman Nomination To Senate For Roosevelt Aide
Mrs Florence Jaffray Harriman of Washington is named as a nominee connected to the Roosevelt administration as a senate candidate or associate. The text is garbled but indicates involvement in a nomination linked to Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Florence Jaffray Harriman
Washington
Belgium Britain and France seek united front against Mussolini
The pact links Belgium to Belgium undertakes to rearm and defend its frontiers while observing its obligations. Spaak Clive and La Roche signed in Brussels. England France move toward closer cooperation for a Mediterranean front and with Germany. Mussolini held talks with Schuschnigg in Venice about Austria and Nazi expansion.
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Locarno
Belgium
Brussels
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Robert Clive
Jules Laroche
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France
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Mediterranean
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Schuschnigg
Austria
Venice
Duce
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt budget message calls for relief fund of 1.5 billion
President Roosevelt told Congress he projects a 418 million deficit excluding 400 million debt retirement payments and urges a 1.5 billion relief appropriation with a push for strict economy. He signals tax review and a likely new tax bill while criticizing favored spending groups.
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White House
House
Representative Vinson
Kentucky
Agriculture Department
Senate
Charming crochet doilies pattern from The Sewing Circle
An old pattern describes luxurious two to three sizes doilies for table settings. It notes mercerized cotton, pattern 5768 with full instructions and illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept in New York for the pattern and include name and address.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Fruit Salad Style Dessert Plate
Fruit salad recipe outlines placing lettuce on plates, topping with pineapple slice, banana, figs, orange and pears. Add a maraschino cherry or pomegranate seed, then whipped cream or fruit juice dressing. Includes copyright line and advertising slogan.
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WNN Service
Gas Adierika Advertisement Claims Quick Relief
An old fashioned advertisement touts Adierika as a full bowel cleanser addressing upper and lower bowels. It promises relief from gas, sour stomach, headaches, and nervousness, claiming the product reduces bacteria and colon bacteria while offering a thorough cleansing.
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Adierika
H. L. Shoub
New York
Drugaists
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