Oil Companies Indicted Over Gasoline Price Fixing
Madison Aug 4 AP The government moved to serve warrants on 23 major oil firms and 61 others charged in a Sherman act indictment with conspiring to raise and fix interstate gasoline prices. The case ties two buying programs in Texas and Oklahoma to rising retail prices across several states, aided by two trade journals. More than 100 witnesses questioned. probe began after complaints by the National Oil Marketers association.
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Gift of God baby case returns in Kahoka trial
Kahoka Mo Aug 4 AP Residents brace for second trial of Nellie Tipton Muench of St Louis and three co defendants on charges of conspiring to take unlawful possession of Anna Ware's infant son. Trial follows earlier mistrial and sensational testimony involving St Louis society figures and a bid to pin paternity on Dr Pitzman.
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Observers Fear Spanish Crisis Deepens Across Front
Reports from Madrid and surrounding fronts describe intensified fighting as Spain’s leftist government fights fascist uprisings. In Guadarramas battles, rooftops in the Sierra and siege lines grow deadly while foreign powers weigh intervention and a Tangier rumor links Gen Franco with German officers.
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Crash Revives Driver Near Lehigh
Ira Smith, a local farmer, lost consciousness while driving his automobile and crashed into a tree. The shock revived him on the spot without any injuries reported.
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51 Acre Wheat Field Yields 400 Bushels Per Acre at Gibbon
A 51 acre field on the Ivan Miller farm near Gibbon Nebraska produced over 400 bushels per acre in a surprising wheat yield. The report places the world tin supply origins across multiple countries including Federated Malay States Bolivia China India Siam the Congo South Africa Nigeria Austria and Alaska.
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Landon Returns Home to Cast Ballot in Kansas Primary
Gov. Alf Landon arrives in Independence, Kansas, for a modest hometown event after touring drought affected regions. He plans a luncheon and outdoor dinner with civic leaders, and travels with adviser William Allen White.
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Boy builds life with four hundred china dogs
HARLINGEN Tex AP a boy named W B Lewis mourned a pet dog as a child now grows up with four hundred china dogs he cherishes them and says he will never lose them these porcelain canines fill his home with memory and care
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Labor row settlement move gains strength in AFL insurrection trial
Washington August 4 A F L leaders consider suspending rebels led by John L Lewis to avert a split in organized labor Petitions from local unions counsel and officers sway council members toward suspension while rejecting acquittal A compromise could allow Craft vs Industrial Union issues to be settled at November Tampa convention Lewis defense to be argued if allowed Florida supplies 10 percent of US cypress lumber for building purposes
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Fdic Plans to Merge 10 Banks Amid Crisis Reforms
Washington Aug 4 The FDIC announced plans to merge more than 100 banks to bolster the financial system as part of a restructuring. Chairman Leo T Crowley reported a net profit of 6.5 million since Jan 1 1935 after expenses and 99 12 percent payout to depositors in 61 failed banks.
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Hollywood Briefs Spotlight on Stars and Scout Sponsors
Francis Lederer sponsors a Hollywood Boy Scout troop while the Gleasons celebrate 30 years of marriage. Barbara Stanwyck began work as a tele phone operator at 13, and JeanArthur earned spending money posing for photographers. Fred Whalen, once the world champion trick billiards player, now acts on film. Leslie Fenton and Ann Dvorak run their boat Polaris with little crew. Joel McCrea Gary Cooper stand tallest at six feet three. Jean Parker lands a 200 pound shark catch with proofs. Charley Grapewin crafts inlaid wood portraits of friends.
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Urges Landon to Give Stand on Labor
Norman Thomas writes from Kansas City criticizing state labor conditions as a blot on Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma and urging federal regulation. He notes militia picket limits at two per mine hinder peaceful protest and ties the issue to Landon on the Republican ticket. Rope treated with rubber is produced by a British process.
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Colorado flood hits Wallenburg area with missing persons
In Wallenburg Colorado volunteers search for missing as rain swollen Cucharas River caused about 500000 dollars in damage. Barricades surround evacuated houses while two cars reportedly overturned in the flood. Hotels and flood refugees fill the town, an audience panics at a theater, and several people are slightly hurt.
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Explosions in body cells fuel human energy claims
Prominent Cleveland surgeon George W. Crile argues that cellular explosions generate bodily energy, a theory presented in his discussions on physiology and human vitality.
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