Roosevelt directs Tammany graft probe as 1932 prospect looms
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt assumes control of the New York graft inquiry into Tammany Hall with Republican attorney general Hamilton Ward conducting the investigation. The move could affect his 1932 presidential chances and may alter party splits in New York.
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United Press
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Hamilton Ward
Tammany
South
Alfred E. Smith
Church drive launched to save marriage in Oxford conference
At a modern churchmen's conference in Oxford on August 21, Dr. H D A Major Dr W F Geikie Cobb and Dr Douglas White urged action to rescue marriage from decline. Cobb called for cleaner, more human divorce while Major pushed church training for marriage and eugenic considerations. White questioned double standards and argued divorce may be preferable to separation.
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United Preas
Oxford
England
Charles Gore
Anglican Communion
Lambeth
H. D. A. Major
W. F. Geikie Cobb
Douglas White
Cobb
St. Ethelburgas
Bishops Gate
London
Dr. Major
White
Archbishop's Commission On Sex Relations
Police Guard Winnings From Race Track Bets Despite Crackdown
Evansville Indiana police guard money taken from Dade Park race track gambling as part of a robbery insurance policy. Police chief Bell says officers protect the funds on the way to a bank while the campaign against betting continues.
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Evansville
Times
Ind
Dade Park
Bell
Temple to Be Dedicated in Michigan City
Sinai temple the new Jewish place of worship in Michigan City Ind will be dedicated Sunday with Dr T Scharnfarber officiating.
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Times
Michigan City
Ind
Sinai Temple
Dr. T. Scharnfarber
Real Giant Orphans Visit Riverside Park Picnic
Several hundred Indianapolis orphans enjoyed a park outing hosted by the Elks at Riverside Park. Sergeant George Craig, a tall 6 foot 6 inch traffic policeman weighing 225 pounds, befriended the children as they enjoyed free rides and a big picnic dinner.
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Riverside Park
the Elks
George Craig
Indianapolis
Two Die In Union Row In Chicago Gun Battle
Bernard Ruberry aged 35 died after a gun fight tied to plumbers union troubles. Charles Mulcahy a nationally known labor leader, 44, was killed instantly at the Lane Technical High School site by the same assailants who wounded Ruberry.
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United Press
Chicago
Bernard Ruberry
Ruberry
Charles Mulcahy
New Lane Technical High School
Mulcahy
True Story of Spies in U.S. Unfolds For Commission
The German spy system's secret operations in the United States before and during World War I are laid bare before the German American mixed claims commission. The panel, nearing eight years of work, will settle claims up to about 1 billion dollars for sabotage to factories railroads ships and munitions plants from 1915 to 1918.
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Scrippa-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Washington
Mixed Claims Commission
Germany
Reward Offered for Wife and Auto Missing Near Munford
Munford Tennessee August 21. C B Bemery offers 50 reward for return of his wife and car. He says he wants the car back, calls it a good one, and adds that whoever finds the car may also find his wife. He jokes the heat may have driven her to dislike the farm.
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United Press
Munford
Tenn
C. B. Bemery
Machinery Arrival for Guide Lamp Plant Move to Anderson
Four carloads of machinery arrived today for installation in the new Guide Lamp Corp. plant at Anderson, where the unit is being moved from Cleveland, Ohio.
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Anderson
Ind
Guide Lamp Corporation
Cleveland
Hollywood
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