Hoover seeks new prohibition chief amid delays and Senate opposition
President Hoover wrestles with selecting a successor to Mabel Willebrandt as prohibition chief. Ten candidates are named, but Senate resistance and dry lobby pressure complicate confirmation. The appointee will oversee prosecutions, prisons, narcotics, revenue cases, and a $10 million prison program. The nomination waits until the farm board is confirmed.
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Lawrence Sullivan
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
White House
Mitchell
Senate
Justice Department
Congress
Capitol Hill
Farm Board
Oil Head's Daughter Named in Reno Divorce Suit
Mrs Mildred Curtis Woodruff daughter of Charles G Black president of Standard Oil New York is named in a Reno divorce suit by Kenneth Crane Woodruff filed there. An answer and cross complaint allege cruelty the couple married October 22 1921 at Elizabeth New Jersey no children. Trial set for Thursday.
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United Press
Reno
Nev
Mildred Curtis Woodruff
Charles G. Black
Standard Oil Company of New York
Kenneth Crane Woodruff
Woodruff
Standard Oil Company
Elizabeth, N. J
Lawyer Walter Kingsland Dies in Paris at 79
Walter Freder ick Kingsland a former New York lawyer and Union League Club member died in Paris on Monday night at 79. He had lived in Paris for years and his son Walter Jr. married Princess Marie Louise of Orleans last December. Bonnie McCarroll, a noted rodeo rider, died in Pendleton Oregon from injuries suffered in the Pendleton round-up bucking contest last month after being thrown from her horse.
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Walter Kingsland
New York
United Press Paris
Walter Frederick Kingsland
Union League Club
Paris
Walter Jr
Marie Louise of
Orleans
United Press
Pendleton
Ore
Bonnie McCarroll
Edith Nourse Rogers presides as Speaker pro tem in House
Massachusetts Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers becomes the first woman to preside over a full House session. She serves as Speaker pro tem for four minutes, marking a historic moment in Congress.
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House of Representatives
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Chamber
Peril to life highest in U S says expert
Dr Louis L Dublin of Metropolitan Life Insurance cites the National Safety Congress noting the United States led in fatal accidents with 78 per 100000 in 1927 and 1928 totals surpassing prior records. Auto crashes caused about a third of deaths with 27500 in 1928 and 950000 serious injuries. Rural areas rise faster than cities in fatalities.
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United States
Louis L. Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
National Safety Congress
England
Wales
Scotland
Sweden
France
Germany
Dublin
Kissproof Lipstick Promises All Day Wear
A vintage ad touts Kissproof Lipstick as a modern waterproof product that lasts all day with just one morning application. It claims full natural color, minimal touchups, and a permanent look that withstands use with teacups and cigarettes. Available at toilet counters.
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U. S
OIL Head
Aed
Akin “Alte
Oxford
Jersey
Quittec
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Wm. H. Block Co
Big B
College
Cuticura
Malden
Mass
Round the World
South America
Mediterranean
Egypt
Holy Land
West Indies
And
Caribbean Sea
Richard A. Kurtz
Travel Bureau
Indianapolis
East Market St
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