Roosevelt and Young Confer On World Economic Problems
Hyde Park July 23 Governor Roosevelt met for an hour and a half with Owen D Young noted war debt expert and finance leader. They discussed foreign and domestic affairs and the nation’s relation to global economic issues while a window scene showed Young smoking a pipe as they talked about facts trends and needs in industry and finance.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Owen PD
Young
Hudson River
Special School Tax Authority in State Education Districts
Portions outline that special school taxes require action by the general assembly or the people. The assembly may limit local levies and has not abolished districts or conferred removal power. Local officials may draft budgets for eight months high schools and for elementary schools with extended terms, with approval limited by tax authorities and state board rules.
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General Assembly
State Board of Equalization
Now Is The Time To Swat The Racketeer
New York Police Commissioner Ed Mulrooney urges public action against racketeers in a wartime style campaign. He cites reduced racketeering revenue and crime prosecutions while praising citizen tips and police protection programs.
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Pal Harison
New York
Edward P. Mulrooney
State Crime Commission
New York Board of Trade
Police Department
Mulrooney
T'On
Edward P. Murooney
Youthful Triangle Love Affair Leads To Double Tragedy
In Chicago a 21 year old Herbert Southern killed 17 year old Mildred Char then shot Harold Peterson before turning the gun on himself. Southern died today after the shooting last night as police sought his parents in St. Louis.
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Chicago
Herbert Southern
Mildred Char
Harold Peterson
Souther
Peterson
St. Louis
Wilmington Club Owner Convicted For Assault On Waitress
J. N. Bryant owner of the Wilmington Piedmont League club was convicted in recorder's court of assault on Adrienne Bailey a cafe waitress. He was fined and costs 50 and 60 days suspended if he enters a state hospital for six weeks. he appealed claiming motives tied to stopping her from attending games without paying.
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Wilmington
J. N. Bryant
Recorder’s Court
Adrienne Bailey
Bryant
Rattlesnakes Thrive Eating Warm Blooded Prey
Rattlesnakes dine entirely on warm blooded creatures, including mice gophers and rats, the article notes.
Two Girls and Two Men Linked in Midnight Drinking Party Deaths
Two young women Loise Prigge and Francis Polikowski died after a midnight drinking party described to officers by two married men Reuben Kruger and Jesse Salley Both men are held without charge in Wabasha County Jail The inquest date is set for Tuesday Authorities note trace alcohol only in the victims organs and say the deaths appear accidental An anonymous letter from Winona questions the coroner verdict and involves Ames Stevens a University of Minnesota co ed found shot near the river site The letter prompts a postal inquiry and University officials cite mental strain as a factor
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Zumbro River
Wabasha
Reuben Kruger
Jesse Salley
Plainview
Loise Prigge
Francis Polikowski
Rochester
Alfred A. Burkhardt
Burkhardt
Ames Stevens
Melrose
Mass
University of Minnesota
Miss Stevens
Winona
Wabash
Nationwide business gains spark factory reopenings and hires
The Associated Press reports favorable trends across the country with the Iowa Pearl Button Company resuming full capacity and granting a five percent wage rise and five day work week. J G Brill Company orders for 40 electric street cars and buses are valued around six hundred thousand dollars for Indianapolis Railway. National Tire and Rubber plans a quick restart in East Palestine after years closed. Diamond Match in Springfield reopens after two weeks shutdown. Monarch Mills in South Carolina to implement a four day week after seven weeks idle. Clothiers Exchange head predicts about 10 000 clothing jobs solid this two weeks, with 7 500 already part time. Carloads for week ending July 15 reach six hundred four thousand nine hundred nine, up eighty seven thousand one hundred forty four from prior week. Good year Rubber to reopen Middleton plant August one employing 150 to 200 workers.
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Associated Press
Mascastle
Iowa
Iowa Pearl Button Company
Philadelphia
J. G. Brill Company
Indianapolis Railway, Inc
Indianapolis
Palestine
Ohio
National Tire and Rubber Company
Springfield
Mass
Diamond Match Company
Union
U S. C
Monarch Mills
South Carolina
Monarch
Ottaway and Lockhart
Rochester
N. Y
Max Holtz
The
Clothiers Exchange
Washington
Middleton
Conn
Goodyear Rubber Company
Ancient Skeletons Found in Upper Sandusky Road Project
Parts of five skeletons believed to be Indians were uncovered by workers on a road project in Upper Sandusky. An old British bayonet and deer horn fragments were found. Wyan dot county was once an Indian camping ground from which the name Wyandot derives.
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Upper
Sandusky
Wyandot County
Students Rally to Preserve University of Washington Grounds
Seattle report notes co eds and husky male students along with Lions and Kiwanis members and other groups joined a campus cleanup. They used hoes rakes and hoses to keep the university verdure despite sharp upkeep cuts approved by the Board of Regents.
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Seattle
Husky
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
University of Washington
Board of Regents
Missing Libby Holman Case Tangles Officials In Death Probe
The Twin City Sentinel reports Solicitor Carlisle Higgins’ office is not handling the homicide inquiry into Libby Holman’s husband Reynolds. A coroner’s jury found a bullet wound killed Reynolds, with Sheriff Scott and his office bearing the action per North Carolina law. J. E. McMichael meets daily with Scott amid extensive clues and theories. Scott declined comment on a Roanoke trip that yielded no value.
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Twin City Sentinel Today
Carlisle Higgins
Libby HollTian
Higgins
North Carolina
Scott
Reynolds
J. E. McMichael
Roanoke
Holman Refuses Comment On Libby Reynolds Absence
Alfred Holman father of Libby Holman Reynolds denies reports of his daughter being absent from home and says he has nothing to say on the matter. The remark follows rumors surrounding the torch singer widow of Smith Reynolds and heir to tobacco millions.
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Cincinnati
Alfred Holman
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Tobacco
Roosevelt Plays With Money In East Boosts Prohibition Platform
Roosevelt moves to consolidate support in the east as prohibition and finance issues dominate the campaign. He schedules a speech in New Jersey with Mayor Frank Hague, aims at reconciling with Al Smith, and signals potential backing from Herbert Lehman. He also meets with Owen D. Young Bernard M. Baruch and E. M. House to address economic and farm rail concerns.
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Roosevelt
New Jersey
Sea Girl
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Alfred E Smith
Joseph B. Bly
Massachusetts
Chicago
Albany
Herbert H. Lehman
al Smith
Smith
Owen D. Young
Bernard M. Baruch
Col. E. M. House
Danish War Department Bans Military Bands
The Danish war department has banished military bands citing discipline and morale concerns. The measure affects all military ensembles and aims to standardize ceremonial practices nationwide.
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Danish War Department
Betty Boop’s Mae Questel and Cookie Barrows Voice Old Cartoons
In New York, Mae Questel is the on screen model for Betty Boop and voices the character. Cookie Barrows provides wide range of sound effects used in early animated cartoons and radio.
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New York
Savoy Plaza
Bronx
Betty Boop
Mae Questel
Betty
Mae
Max Fleischer
Tnkwell
Helen Kane
Miss Questel
Radio Boys
Sound Pictures
Fleischer
Cookie Barrows
Barrows
Kilauea
Hollywood
Sherman
Mr. Fleischer
Rudy Vallee
Red-haired Roundup Set for Taft August 14
A unique annual roundup of red-haired girls boys men and women will be held in Taft Oregon on August 14.
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Taft, Ore
Plans Formed For Local Women Tennis League In High Point
Representatives from High Point neighborhood courts met at the YWCA to organize a Ladies' Tennis League. Clubs included High Point Hospital Sechrest Funeral Home Guilford General Hospital and more. Intercourt play to begin August 1 with a 2 of 3 set format and substituted players.
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High Point
High Point Hospital
H. L. Brockman
Boulevard
Claire Schalecter
Sechrest Funeral Home
Frances Taylor
College Drive
Country Club
T. Bryan
Greenway Drive
Elva Small
Swe
Lindsay Street
Guilford General Hospital
Sechrest Court
Johnson Street
Texas Now Leans 10 Resubmission
Early returns in the Texas Democratic primary show Governor Sterling leading with 7,343 votes, Miriam Ferguson second with 6,589, Tom F. Hunter 4,417, and M. H. Wolfe 584. The first Texas election bureau tally lists 9,459 votes for submission versus 2,625 against, including about 6,000 Harris County votes.
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Dallas
Texas
Ross
Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Lone Star
Ferguson
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
M. H
Garner Couple Cast Votes in Texas Primary
In Uvalde Texas Speaker and Mrs John Nance Garner stood in line for about 30 minutes to participate in the state democratic primary election.
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Uvalde
Texas
John Nance Garner
Rose Thorn Incidents Reported as Knife Attack
Malden Massachusetts Miss Dorothea M Casey told police she was stabbed by a phantom knife wielder on a street car with the knife point breaking in her thigh. A police surgeon found the wound was caused by a large rose thorn and not a blade.
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Rose Thorn
Malden
Mass
Dorothea M. Casey
Old Pawnee Village Found Near Fairbury
An ancient Pawnee village possibly dating 500 to 800 years ago was found on George L. Lape’s farm seven miles southeast of Fairbury Nebraska. Blackman, curator at a Lincoln historical society museum, has been studying the ruins.
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Fairbury
Neb
George L. Lape
Blackman
A Historical Society
Lincoln
Refined Yucca Fiber Explored as German Cotton Substitute
Refined fiber from the yucca plant could serve as a cotton substitute in Germany. The potential material offers a natural option for textile production amid supply considerations and industry research.
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Germany
Carolina Power 10 Reduce Rates Across North Carolina
The Carolina Power and Light Company, under the State Corporation Commission, cuts street lighting rates for 83 North Carolina communities. Average installation costs drop about 11 percent with three year contracts required. Raleigh will save about 4 500 and 2 500 more from contract charges. Asheville expected to follow.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Carolina Power and Light Company
State Corporation Commission
Asheville
Carolina Company
Stanley Winborne
Mama Bear Rescues Cub in Oregon Stream
In Baker Oregon a mother bear reclaimed her cub after Clarence Merritt briefly held it while fishing. Merritt dropped his rod and fled as the mother bear closed in, the stream’s roar masking the confrontation. He did not recover the cub during the escape.
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Baker
Ore
Clarence Merritt
Merritt
Home Run Totals by Leagues Over Four Years
The National League hit 2748 home runs while the American League totaled 2328 during the past four years. The disparity shows NL power leads AL in total long balls across this period.
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