Hopson Representative Hosted Party with White House Attendee
Bernard B. Robinson utility lobbyist testified before the senate lobby committee that he gave a cocktail party at the F Street club attended by Marvin McIntyre White House secretary and L V Robert assistant secretary of the treasury and Senator Tydings of Maryland. The event reportedly celebrated a young woman’s engagement and Robinson said he did not invite Tydings.
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Senate Lobby Committee
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Senator Tydings
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Associated Gas and Electric System
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Gibson
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Tydings
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Bruce Kremer
Democratic National
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Senate
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Black
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Gridley
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Denver Post
Hopson and Officials Sued to Reclaim Over Million in Lobbying Costs
In New York on August 22 AP reports a stockholders' suit seeks more than 1 million from H. C. Hopson, vice president and treasurer, John S. Mange, president, and eight other officers and directors. The suit demands reimbursement of lobbying expenses spent against the administration's utility legislation.
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H. C. Hopson
John S. Mange
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Supreme Court
Florida man killed in crash near Ridgeland on produce truck
C B White of Eustis Florida died when his car crashed into the rear of a produce truck six miles south of Ridgefield. Four other Florida men were injured in the collision reported by AP on August 22.
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Italian consul in Ethiopia shot during hunting trip
Baron Muzzi Falconi the Italian consul at Debre Marcos was hospitalized in Addis Ababa with two gunshot wounds to the chest. Ethiopian government said he was wounded in an accident during a hunting trip in the wilds.
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Addis Ababa
Baron Muzzi Falconi
Debre Marcos
New England Protest Over Textile Report
George C. Clarke announces a New England chamber committee will meet to protest a cabinet textile report he calls prejudiced and unfriendly. He urges repeal of the processing tax and trade barriers against cotton textiles from Japan to avert economic loss.
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Pawtucket
R. 1
George C. Clarke
Chamber of Commerce
New England
Cabinet Committee
New
South
Japan
Paralysis cases rise in five states
Infants and children in Virginia Massachusetts New York Michigan and Kentucky saw increases in infantile paralysis last week. Public Health Service reports total cases nationwide reached 539 across the country.
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Virginia
Massachusetts
New York
Michigan
Kentucky
Public Health Service
Clipper Resumes Return Flight From Midway Island
Pan American Clipper Seaplane resumes its return experimental flight to the mainland departing Midway Island at 5 27 A M local time for Honolulu. The flight leaves Midway heading toward Hawaii as part of its testing program.
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Pan American Airways
Hoenolulu
British cabinet hardens stance on war crisis with Italy
London reports an emergency cabinet meeting pledging strong league action against Italy and Ethiopia, seeking sanctions via the League of Nations while pursuing peaceful settlement through Geneva. A temporary arms ban remains, to be reviewed but kept to pressure Italy, with no policy change in the covenants.
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Ethiopia
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Great Britain
Oklahoma bids farewell to Wiley Post in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City announces a state capitol rotunda tribute for Wiley Post, paired with noon funeral services at First Baptist Church. Gov Marland and dignitaries lead the ceremony as military planes salute, with Post to be buried at Fairlawn cemetery pending widow’s decision on final resting place. Roosevelt sends a general officer to attend.
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State Capitol
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Will Rogers
Alaska
First Baptist Church
Post
Capitol
National Guard
Fairlawn
Senator's Widow Died Penniless in Capital Rooming House
Washington report states Mrs. Lillian Pritchard widow of late Senator Jeter Pritchard of North Carolina died in July in a capital rooming house with less than 100 dollars in personal effects and little cash. Her jewelry was with a pawnbroker and debts exceed 500 dollars, per a petition for administration filed by attorney George H. McNell.
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Washington
Lillian Pritchard
Jeter Pritchard
North Caroline
District Court
Simian Revolt at Buck's Zoo Shocks Long Island
Massapequa N Y Aug 22 monkey rebellion at Frank Buck's zoo spreads with 178 simians marching off their quarters. Forty five captured four dead from wires and a rail car incident. One captured in Babylon 14 miles away. Buck plans to bring 2000 more monkeys.
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N. Y
Frank Buck
Long Island
Sunrise Highway
Capone
Babylon
Buck
Vigilante raid in Sonoma County targets alleged communists
In Santa Rosa a mob of 300 tarred and feathered two men named Jack Green and Solomon Nitsburg after an all night hunt for agitators. Ed Wolf George Ford and Meyer were beaten and ordered to leave the county as gunfire and tear gas marked the operation near Two Rocks.
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Cal
Jack Green
Solomon Nitsburg
Ed Wolf
George Ford
Meyer
Nitsburg
Two Rocks
Green
Nurburg
Sonoma County
San Francisco
Private service held for Rogers
In Los Angeles on August 22 a private funeral for Will Rogers was held for his relatives and associates including Roosevelt's representatives, Admiral Tarrant, and Commander Jones. Public memorials awaited at the Hollywood Bowl and Beverly Hills Church as motion picture studios marked the era.
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Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Roosevelt
William T. Tarrant
Herbert A. Jones
Hollywood Bowl
Community Presbyterian Church
Beverly Hills
Motion Picture
Rogers
Raskob Sets Out Economic Prescription for Surpluses
John J. Raskob urges cutting building costs and taxes to spur prosperity and believes heavy industry can accelerate like lighter commerce. He notes his roles at GM and DuPont and declines to forecast near term market moves, while identifying key factors blocking economic recovery.
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John J. Raskob
General Motors Corp
Democratic National Committee
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Oracle
Raskob
Lexington Man Found Dead in Home
Mervin Brown aged 47 a farmer and dairyman near Lexington was found dead of a shotgun wound in his head at his home early today. Officers ruled it a death by own action. Relatives said he had been despondent over failing to fully recover from injuries from years ago in a highway incident.
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Mervin Brown
William Lawrence
Larry) Hogan
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Old Fort
Hogan
Charlies
Ida Reel Hogan
Mary Jones
Thomas
Frances
Wilma Hogan
Charles Hogan
Irene Lydie
Thelda Burgan
Mildred Morgan
Marion
Bethlehem Church
Sechrest Funeral Home
Two Dead in Newark Lottery Gang Gun Battle
A gun battle at Newark headquarters of a lottery gang left two men dead Vincent Capra and Elia Constanzo both 40s to 40s and three others Jerome Bevinetto 41 Joseph Troia 25 and Antonio Sansaro 39 wounded all in critical condition at City hospital. Police pursued three armed suspects in a black sedan with stolen plates issued to Christian Schiemer Union City.
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No. J
Vincent Capra
Elia Constanzo
Jerome Bevinetto
Joseph Troia
Antonio Sansaro
City Hospital
Christian Schiemer
Union City
Atolen
Textile report faults aid for cotton industry and wage gaps
Washington reports four cabinet members urged a neutral study group after a 200 page textile report failed to solve industry ills. The panel backed extending the processing tax, curbing Japanese imports by negotiation, and studying regional wage differentials alongside broader economic development. Hogan, longtime hosiery strike leader, dies after meningitis.
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New England
Edith Nourse Rogers
Rmass
Conney
D-Mass
Rep. Martin
R-Mass
South
International Labor Office
Byrnes
AAA
First Tropical Storm Reported Off Bermuda Drift
Jacksonville August 22. Summer's first tropical storm of North American waters roared 700 miles off northwest Florida toward Bermuda. The U S Weather Bureau said it is now a hurricane with winds over 75 mph and no threat to the United States. center expected near or west of Bermuda within 24 to 86 hours. Senior Meteorologist Walter J Bennett described it as a real hurricane with wide gale force winds surrounding the center.
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Fla
Florida
Bermuda
United States Weather Bureau
United States
Walter J. Bennett
Vote On Bonus Opening Day Of Congress Decided Upon
Washington Aug 22 The Patman 2 billion dollar bonus inflation bill faces a bet on opening day of the next session after 217 signatures aimed to move it from the Ways and Means Committee to the floor. Under rules, voting cannot occur this session and the measure would await Congress reconvening, with the petition remaining on the calendar. The bill would issue over 2 billion dollars in currency to veterans for their adjusted compensation certificates.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Patman
Three New Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported
Three new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state board of health today matching yesterday. The new patients live in Franklin and Harnett counties and in the city of Wilmington.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Franklin
Harnett
Wilmington
Ehringhaus Comments on Cotton Tax Absorption
Boston reports the North Carolina governor John C B Ehringhaus responding to a textile committee's report on cotton textiles. He declines to oppose retaining the cotton processing tax, saying it would likely be passed to consumers. He alludes to New England wage protest contrasts.
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Boston
John C. B. Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Inet
Cotton Textiles
Ehhringhaus
New England
Weather Forecast for North and South Carolina Coast
Partly cloudy conditions with showers along the coast and cooler air, especially in the northeast. North winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift to north on Friday, with southeast and south winds over the north portion and fresh northerly winds over the north portion later. Overall, partly overcast conditions tonight and Friday with possible local showers near Jacksonville.
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Hatteras
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