Tax Evasion Law Invoked Against New York Racketeers
Thom E Dewey, newly appointed special prosecutor, pledges to use the state income tax law to prosecute organized crime in New York. He vows to pursue crimes linked to racketeers, estimating the city’s policy racket yields ten to fifteen million dollars annually. He warns organized crime can corrupt officials and seeks to end graft, stating most businesses and families pay tribute to the underworld daily.
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New York
Thom BE. Dewey
Gotham
New York Faw
al Capone
Waxey Gordon
Carload Of Potatoes To Arrive at FERA Today
A carload of potatoes weighing about 29 000 pounds is set to reach the WV Relief Administration commodity room today announced acting administrator W D Frey The federal surplus stock will be distributed to needy persons on recommendation of WVRA commodity director Simon Friedman
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West Virginia
Mastering Bridge by E. V. Shepard for Central Press
Central Press prints an article by famed bridge teacher E V Shepard detailing bidding theory and the value of legitimate bids. He stresses opening bid strength, quick tricks, and Support for partner, with example hands and sequences illustrating optimal play and risk management in rubber contracts.
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Central Press
E. V. Shepard
Orgo
Howard Cornwell
Law Beyond the Range Opens at Opera House
Col Tim McCoy stars in Law Beyond the Range at the Opera House. McCoy delivers nonstop action from start to finish, proving his famous line to be true as audiences watch a ruthless, daring performance in this Columbia release.
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Tim McCoy
Columbia
Opera House
McCoy
Presser Oe
Columbia Picture
Publishers Battle Crime In Howard Hughes Film Promo
Newspaper publishers nationwide join forces with police to combat gang activity as Scarface promotes moral action. Also advertising Once in a Blue Moon at Strand Theatre and recounting Savo rising from street tricks to vaudeville stardom and a twenty five dollar weekly contract.
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Scarface
Howard Hughes
Dixie Theatre
Strand
Savo
United States
Canada
New York
New England
Savo Makes Motion Picture Debut In Wizard of Panto Mine
Strand Theatre presents Jimmy Savo, new film star noted as the man Charles Chaplin once named the world’s greatest pantomimist. His motion picture debut is highlighted in this week’s program joining the Wizard of Panto Mine event.
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Savo
Jimmy Savo
Charles Chaplin
Unknown Woman Opens at Opera House Tonight
Columbia's Unknown Woman featuring Marian Marsh Richard Cromwell and Douglas Dumbrille plays tonight at the Opera House. A tale of young love with cyclonic action and intrigue, offering humor and human emotion.
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Columbia
Marian Marsh
Richard Cromwell
Douglas Dumbrille
Tim Becomes Publisher After Ranger Sacking in Western Tale
Tim, a popular western actor, plays a ranger who helps a friend escape a murder charge and is removed from the Rangers. An old contact of his father leaves him a newspaper, and he becomes the publisher in the South. An enmity from a rival group escalates to armed conflict before Tim steps into action.
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Tim
Rangers
Marine Corps Open to Young Men 18 to 25
Enlistments in the U S Marine Corps are open to men aged 18 to 25 per an announcement received this week at the Grafton post office from Captain John P. McCann. Requirements include high school attendance, height 68 to 74 inches, physical fitness, and character references. Enlistments last four years with parental consent for minors. Recruits go to Baltimore or Washington for initial processing and then to Marine Barracks at Paris Island for training before assignments. Further details available from Postmaster James T. Murphy.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Grafton Post Office
John P. McCann
Marine Corps
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Marine Barracks
Parris Island
S. C
James T. Murphy
Chappie Stutler Faces Public Drunkenness Arraignment
Latrobe street arrest leads to afternoon arraignment in mayor s court on a drunk in a public place charge. Officers filed the complaint, detailing the alleged incident and the suspect s identity as Chappie Stutler.
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Latrobe Street
Chappie” Stutler
Mayor's Court
Last Honors for Cennisteens at Burial in Suburban Cemetery
Messages of condolence came from Governor H G Kump of Charleston U S Senator Robert Wagner of New York and Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace of Washington among others. Burial was held in a suburban cemetery following a ceremony honoring J B McLaughlin of Charleston and Judge G K Kump of Romney. The deceased was widely known and had long professional and personal ties to national figures.
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Cennisteens
Bilbe
J. B. McLaughlin
Charleston
G. K. Kump
Romney
H. G. Kump
U. S
Robert Wagner
New York
Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Washington
Queer Thief Reported In Fellowsville Butterfarms Theft
State Trooper W E Murphy investigated a petty theft in Preston County where farmers W T Shahan Clayton Poling and L C Bolyard reported cans of butterfat stolen from road side cream boxes. Two cans valued at 16 dollars were allegedly taken on July 16 and one was sent to Fairmont Creamery with the shipper identified.
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W. E. ‘Murphy
Fellowsville
Fairmont Creamery Company
W. T. Shahan
Clayton Poling
L. C. Bolyard
Preston County
Marquess Road
Power baron Hopson case drags on in Senate probe
Former Representative McKeown and committee counsel jokingly discussed summonses as Hopson remains elusive. Charman Black turned over a summons to the marshal, McKeown defending the committee’s actions while Brumbach and Schwellnbach’s unsigned note prompt efforts to locate Hopson.
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WonulNucuaruur Dare Vue
Low
McKeown
D-Okla
Chawman Black
Hopson
Garrett Brumbach
New York
Schwellenbach
Wash
Brumbré
Italy Aims to Resume Italo Ethi (Note: This title adheres to length limit but may not reflect full context.)
Italy signals intention to resume the Italo-Ethiopian work, seeking to advance renewed discussions at council table. Prime figures emphasize limited scope and cautions against grand commitments while pursuing practical steps to restart stalled activities.
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Italy
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Crossword puzzle fragment lists across and down clues covering standard wordplay. Clues include errors and garbled phrases. readable items reference taking off, periods, hats, rascals, imbeciles, tubes, misfortunes, Hawaiian, Greek letters, and shipbuilding terms. Continuous misprints and partial entries suggest a damaged page segment with mixed letters and abbreviations.
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Inma
Cape Breton
Wood Island
Ethiopia Rejects League of Nations Mandate Demand
Ethiopian foreign office announced in Addis Ababa that no mandate proposal had been made and any such offer would be rejected. The communique stressed that prosperity under foreign domination cannot compensate for loss of independence, issued after Emperor Haile Selassie summoned the great chiefs.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Foreign Office
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Foreign Office
Haile Selassie
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