Oil dealers accuse price fixing and oppose Ickes
A Southeastern Oil Dealers group claims price fixing makes gasoline nearly prohibitive and protests Secretary Ickes replacing recovery administrator Johnson. Resolutions from the Southeast division of the Independent Petroleum Association of America cover Alabama Georgia and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ickes
General Huen Johnson
Southeastern Division
Petroleum Association of America
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Johnson
Belgian Congo Elephants Rated More Satisfactory Than Tractors
A quirky claim from a colonial-era piece suggests elephants in the Belgian Congo deliver superior service to motor tractors, implying greater reliability or usefulness in local contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Bob Weston and Joan Waring Plan Immediate Marriage
In Havana and New York their romance deepens as Bob rejects Barbara’s schemes and returns to Joan. He contemplates marriage now that misunderstandings fade, while Joan, recovering from loneliness, shares a tearful reunion and signals agreement to wed. Mrs. Waring weighs in the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Havana
Bob
Pat
Barbara
Swanky New York notables and parties noted in society page
In New York society circles, the story of a disgruntled butler delaying a wedding by absconding with the attire of the groom unfolds. The feature highlights figures like Cab Calloway and Paul Whiteman, plus collectors and reformers such as Mrs Brown and Mrs Townsend, detailing ongoing club scenes and civic efforts.
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New York
Tong Island
Eugene O'Neil
Jack Renault
Georges Carpentier
Lita Gray Chaplin
Mae West
Charles Miller
Frank Merlin
Calloway
Harlem
Cotton Club
Lenox Avenue
Rits
Paris
Frank
Broadway
Paul Whiteman
Lew Cody
California
Cody
Whiteman
Health officer J C Twitty dies in Rutherfordton
Rutherfordton was the home of J C Twitty 64 health officer for Rutherford County who died from heart trouble at his residence. A separate snippet notes Mrs Randolph Waring announcing the marriage of her daughter Joan to Mr Robert Weston of New York.
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Bob
Barbara
Mr. Weston
Dan Maxwell
Joan Waring
Cap
Joan
Havana
Pat
Barney
Park Avenue
Miss Warng
Memphis
Rutherfordton
J. C. Twitty
Rutherford County
Pers
Randolph Waring
Robert Weston
New York
Freshmen Face Sophomores in Rat Rules Tug of War
In College Park Maryland Paint Branch Creek becomes the line of battle as freshmen and sophomores prepare a tug of war to settle rat rules. If freshmen win they escape the rules. if sophomores prevail, newcomers must follow rules until Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Paint Branch
University x Maryland
No Man's Land
Freshman hazing sparks paddlings at university event
The report notes freshmen were treated as gentlemen while a sophomore derisively called them spiritless amoebas. A sequence of paddleings and duckings followed amid hazing concerns. A tug-of-war was postponed due to bad weather. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved moving 800000 feet of hydrogen to Miami and Akron for Graf Zeppelin’s Century of Progress resupply flight.
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Miami
Akron
Graf Zeppelin
Century of Progress
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Eric
New York Harbor
Goodby
Sue Willis
Dan
Sara
Bill
Oan
Bob Weston
Mrs. Waring
Benny
About
By Paul Harrison
John Nicholas Brown
Sunday Supplement
Beatrice Townsend
Evangeline Adams
Arthur Clafling
Outdoor
North State Telephone Co
Noxzema
National Market CO
North Main
Pork Chops
Sauer Kraut
Loz
Tess
By Glenn Hendrix
Daddy
Philco
Ae At
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