Standard Oil Sued For Violating Oil Code In Premium Contest
The United States government filed suit in the District of Columbia against Standard Oil Company of New Jersey for violating the oil code by running a Boys' Club Contest and distributing coupons to children who trade them for prizes. The case seeks an injunction and cites radio promotions and interstate commerce in petroleum products. The filing, led by Oil Administrator Ickes, targets practices across multiple states including New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Hearing is set for January 30.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Ickes
Oil Administration
Standard
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Opposition Hints to Roosevelt Dollar Reform
Washington reports hint at organized Republican opposition to the Roosevelt dollar with lower gold content while the federal reserve board backs government takeover of monetary gold. Senate Republicans call for adequate hearings as Democrats foresee early enactment. Reconstruction Corp stops abroad gold purchases and turns assets to the treasury. Governor Black releases a December 29 letter urging Congress to act on transferring gold control to the government.
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Washington
Jan
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Eugene Black
Reserve Board
Reconstruction Corporation
Treasury
Black
Reserve Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation halts foreign gold purchases
R F C ceases gold buys abroad at noon yesterday. Jesse H. Jones says foreign purchases initiated before noon yesterday will be completed and domestic newly mined gold certificates issued before midnight last night will be honored. Treasury to take over R F C gold under future arrangements. price terms unclear.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Jones
Corporation
Large-Scale Soil Conservation Work Launched Today
High officials of the U S Soil Erosion Service begin field work on a 100,000 acre watershed. Three CCC camps will be established and actual ground work starts with the opening of spring cooperation pledged of immense value to the territory.
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U. S. Soil Erosion Service
CCC
Guilford
Randolph
Forsyth County
United States Soil Erosion Service
Department of the Interior
W. J. McAnally
C. S. Grayson
State Department of Conservation and Development
Winston
McAnally
Dr. McAnally
Joe F. Hoffman, Jr
Guilford County
Randolph Mills
Grayson 6O
High Point
John B. Blair
Lowdermilk
Grayson
Blair
Hoffman
Clark
R. Y. Winters
Agricultural Experiment Station
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
W. L. Ward
Randolph County
J. J. Wagoner
J.S. Holmes
State Forester
R. T. Amos
C., A. Lewis
Federal suits target big alcohol firms in alcohol diversion drive
Washington reports a massive new anti diversion campaign by Attorney General Kings aiming at large corporations alleged to move industrial alcohol into beverage use. Cases filed against Forest Paint and Varnish, United Alcohol, and others may total tens of millions, with secrecy and coded communications noted.
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Washington
Kings
King Alcohol
Ugh District Attorney's
Ridden Company
Forest Paint and Varnish Company
Cleveland
Indus
Little Coleman Boy Laid To Last Rest
Funeral services for Bobby ayne Coleman three weeks old of Mr and Mrs Lester Coleman were held at their home at 713 Park Street Sun afternoon at 2 oclock conducted by Rev O L of Pilgrim Holiness church. The Holiness choir sang On He Cometh and Asleep in Jesus. Flowers were carried by Misses Bodenheimer Edith Hor and Aleas Wood. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Bobbyayne Coleman
Lester Colen
Park Street
O. L
Pilgrim Holiness Arch
Holiness Church
Jesus
Th Bodenheimer
Edith Hor
Aleas Wood
Oakwood Cemetery
Colleges Wake Up To Professional Style Of Football
A California Sunday report praises the fledgling college game adopting pro rules and speed, noting aggressive, injury prone play that thrills crowds. The piece urges colleges to modernize and improve operation to avoid losing doors to professional football.
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Beverly Hills
Cel
California
Democrats appoint jury to probe patronage fuss
A 12 member House Democratic jury was chosen to collect patronage complaints within the party. The caucus, demanded by 26 members, voted nearly unanimously to report findings and cooperate with President Roosevelt to improve relief program efficiency while criticizing alleged inefficiency in some agency personnel.
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Washington
House Democrats
Roosevelt
Officials cite code on premiums as applied to all firms
The acting board and special attorneys for the attorney general say the prohibition against giving premiums in the code applies equally to big and small companies. Interior oil officials note the code provisions were written at Standard Oil’s insistence.
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Tive Board
Interior Department
Standard Company
Hevia Becomes Cuba President Amid Turmoil
Carlos Hevia, 38, sworn in as Cuba president at 11:15 AM with about 200 witnesses as unrest continues. Hevia, an Annapolis graduate and agriculture secretary, inherits Grau San Martin’s troubles and a volatile political climate including two bomb blasts and army rifts. A coup over the Cuban Electric Company deepens the crisis as new leadership takes hold.
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Havana
Carlos Hevia
Cuba
Juan Federico Edelmann
Supreme Court
Hevia
Ramon Grau San Martin
United States Naval Academy
Cabanas
Naval Academy
Gray San Martin
Grau
Carlos Mendieta
Cuban Electric Company
Outlaw Clyde Barrow Freezes Prison Guard Ambush
Two guards at Eastham state prison farm were wounded by a machine gunner identified as Clyde Barrow as he freed his ally Raymond Hamilton and four other convicts. Bonnie Parker may have aided. Barrow fled in a parked sedan. a statewide manhunt followed with roads under heavy guard.
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Huntsvilla
Tex
Eastham State
Clyde Barrow
Raymond Hamilton
Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Major Crowson
Olen Bozeman
Crowson
Bozeman
Hamilton
C. L. Mitchell
Huntsville
Waid
Henry Methvin
Joe Palmer
W. H. Bytnee
J. B. French
Dallas
What would happen to John Doe's $10 under devaluation plans
The article explains that immediate effects on a ten dollar bill would be minimal. A dollar's gold backing would shrink but the note remains exchangeable for ten one dollar bills or equivalent. Prices may rise temporarily, with longer term potential for price stability or inflation depending on credit expansion and bond retirement. The devaluation could generate government profits and influence foreign exchange, potentially boosting wheat exports if pounds strengthen.
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J. R. Bracket
Washington
John Doe
Roosevelt
Doe
Mr. Doe
John
Last Rites Held For William A Kimbell
Funeral services for William A. Kimbell were held at his home on West Lexington Avenue Sun day morning at 10 30 conducted by Dr W A Lambeth and Rev Tom A Sykes. J Gurney Briggs sang Shadows. Pallbearers were James Boggs Albert Sink F F Briggs Sterling Boggs Earley Boggs and J B Kelly. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
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William A. Kimbell
West
Lexington Avenue
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
J. Gurney Briggs
James Boggs
Albert Sink
F. F. Briggs
Sterling Boggs
Earley Boggs
J. B. Kelly
H. H. Fouts
W. W. Frye
Ruth Hales
Claudean Kirkman
Alpha Bowman
Oakwood Cemetery
Barclay Named Captain of North Carolina Eleven
George T. Barclay of Natrona Pennsylvania was elected captain of the 1934 North Carolina football team. The junior guard in the school of commerce earned AP third All American honors after the previous season.
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Chapel Hill
George T. Barclay
Natrona
University of North Carolina
School of Commerce
Barclay
Associated Press
Government Action on Emergency Housing Corp Ruled Unconstitutional
Comptroller General J P McCarl ruled the Emergency Housing Corporation setup unconstitutional halting all its activities. The ruling pauses government efforts tied to the agency and its ongoing projects.
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Washington
J. P. McCarl
Giant Soil Erosion Program launches in Deep River watershed
A nationwide Soil Erosion Demonstration Program begins field surveys across 100000 acres in Guilford and 4000 acres in Forsyth. The plan, led by the U S Soil Erosion Service, aims to halt erosion, create model farms, employ 600 men, and run five years with free equipment to cooperating landowners.
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R. A. Winston
U. S. Soil Erosion Service
W. C. Lowdermilk
Forsyth County
Polecat Creek
Randleman
Ennoree
Greenville
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Winston
Arrests of Huey Long Aids in New Orleans Raid
C S Barnes Orleans Parish registrar of voters and ten Huey Long aides were detained for ten hours after a midnight raid on the registration office. Habeas corpus released them, but Judge Gleason kept Barnes ousted and deputies in charge. Barnes sought mandamus to overturn the order, which the court denied.
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New Orleans
C. S. Barnes
Parish of Orleans
Huey P. Long
Frank T. Echezabal
Barnes
Walter L. Gleason
Hugh Wilkinson
Senator Long
Oliver P. Carriere
George Reyer
Gleason
State Supreme Court
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Reich
Lost Air Fleet
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