Michigan Banks Proclaimed Eight Day Holiday by Governor
Detroit February 14 AP Governor William A Comstock proclaimed an eight day banking holiday in Michigan ending February 21 with banks reopening February 23 after a Detroit financial crisis centered on Union Guardian Trust Co. The move, agreed after an all night banker’s conference, aims to avert broader collapses and allow time for negotiations. A plan to permit small withdrawals during the holiday was discussed as banks maintain skeleton staffs. Henry Ford reportedly refused to subordinate his 7.5 million on deposit to small depositors.
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Detroit
William A. Comstock
Michigan
Washington
Comstock
Lansing
Union Guardian Trust Co
Mich
Rudolph E. Reichart
Henry Ford
Union Guardian Trust Company
F Knox Elected President Of Scouts
John Blankenburger, 32, pleaded guilty in Kansas City to taking part in the December 28 Bank of Lone Jack robbery and received a fifteen year sentence. The Boy Scout Council banquet lauded four troops earning Grade A certificates and praised Scoutmasters for building better citizens.
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I. EB
Glinkiman
B. Malone
R. FE. Ricketts
Wm. F. Nox
Frank E. Atwood
J. F. Brenneisen
T. F. Tucker
N. R. Beagle
Cg, Moerschel
Wm. H. ‘Tellman
Carl F. Schultz
Robert E. Ricketts
Hanquet
Ricketts
F. E. Ross
Ross
Rickets
Jefferson City
Kansas City
John Blankenburger
Lone Jack
Penitenar
Arkansas Increases Kidnaping Penalty
The Arkansas Senate approved a bill 23 to 2 raising kidnapping penalties to as high as 89 years, expanding the crime to include abductions by criminals of peace officers bank employees and others during a crime while preserving 3 to 21 year ranges for minor offenses.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Senate
Tuck Named to Penal Board by Governor Guy Park
Clyde Edwin Tuck, long-time Becker crony, is appointed by Governor Guy Park to the state prison board. The announcement follows Becker’s sharp opposition to Edward H. Winter in the November governor race. Tuck will serve without assignment alongside four other announced members.
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C.E. Tuck
Guy Park
Charlie” Becker
Clyde Edwin Tuck
Guy 5
State Penal Board
Tuck
Becker
Edward H. Winter
Winter
Long
Stephen B. Hunter
Cape Girardeau
George D. Bryant
Marshall
Parala
J. Sinders
Diamond
Newton County
Paul Vu
Renz
Tracy
Platte County
Tuck and
Reng
Boxer Ernie Schaaf Dies After Carnera Fight Dispute
The obituary reports Ernie Schaaf dies after training for the Carnera bout. Details show a dispute over his health gauge, Schaaf refusing to have the match postponed, and his devotion as a devout Catholic. Jack Sharkey recalls the final blow and Schaaf’s frail state as he collapsed.
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Schaaf
Seeer Sheveralwesws
Elizabeth
N.J
Denver
Battling Sir
Jack Sharkey
Aston
Boston
Buckley
Sharkey
Schaal
Spirited Highway Probe Hearings End in Clashes
Last night the Senate Committee Investigating the Highway Department heard tense exchanges between Samuel B. McPheeters of St. Louis a Democratic member and Attorney General Roy McKittrick over a contract with Missouri Gravel Co. McPheeters defended Cutler, said records will show how every dollar was spent, and acknowledged some disagreements with Cutler while noting the department kept secret funds.
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Samuel B. McPheeters
St. Louis
State Highway Commmission
Roy Mackittrick
Senate
Highway Department
McKittrick
McPheeters
Severs
MecKittrick
Missouri Gravel Co
Cutler
Carl W. Brown
Ferguson
Washington
American Association of Highway Officials
Martin A. Lewis
Maryville
McKit
666 Liquid Tablets Salve Then Cure List
An old style remedy note touts 666 liquid tablets and a salve claimed to treat colds headaches and neuralgia within hours and malaria in days. It markets 666 salve for head colds and similar ailments with speedy remedies and broad claims.
New Police Board Takes Office Today In St Louis
The new St. Louis police board chaired by William L. Igoe took office after swearing in. The four new members are Igoe Albert Bond Lambert George T Priest and John J Phelan Major Victor J Miller is ex officio fifth member and the only Republican on the board.
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ST. Louis
Igoe
Albert Bond Lambert
George T. Priest
John J. Phelan
Victor J. Miller
Kansas to Probe Highway Department Pickup
Kansas lawmakers across chambers agreed on investigating and auditing the State Highway Department and Commission but differed on scope and funding. The Senate bill would allow Governor Landon to appoint a Highway director with a tiebreaking vote on the six member commission, split evenly between Republicans and Democrats. The Senate committee opened discussion on the House‑passed Buzick audit resolution, with the chair favoring an adverse report.
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Topeka
Kas
State Highway Department
Commission
House
Senate
AI. M. Landon
Guy T. Helvering
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Claude Bradney
Buzick
Bradney
Roosevelt Returns From Fishing Cruise
President-elect Roosevelt heads back to Nassau from a ten day Bahama sailing vacation. A message from Vincent Astor’s yacht owner, via Marvin McIntyre, reports Roosevelt will stay a few hours in Nassau before continuing.
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Miami
Fri
Roosevelt
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Marvin H. McIntyre
Vincent Astor
Illness Briefly Halts San Francisco Musical Show
A musical revue in San Francisco paused after about half an hour when star Barbara Stanwyck fell ill. The stage announcement halted the performance, and Miss Stanwyck returned to her hotel room with no doctor summoned, according to theater management.
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San Francisco
Barbara Stanwyck
Bill cuts auto license fees reported by House panel
The House roads and highways committee reported a bill to cut passenger car registration fees by about 20 percent, setting a 40 cent per 100 pound rate. A companion Senate bill faces no action yet, with an estimated $2 million annual savings claimed for motorists. Other measures were tabled or killed, including a 33 1 3 percent reduction plan and a plan to abolish the game and fish department in favor of a commission.
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House Roads and Highways Committee
Weber
Kansas City
Joffee
Senate Roads and Highways Committee
Mitchell
Game and Fish Department
House Game and Fish Committee
Ansel I. Moore
Carter County
Guy Guy B. Park
House Municipal Corporations Committee
pRep. McGhee
Greene County
Senate
Private Corporations Committee
State Public Service Commission
Carthage Voters Boost Population To 10 963
Carthage Missouri announced by Charles E Ralston special enumerator that the city’s population reached 10 963 up 1 227 since the 1930 census. In New York the AP also noted a drop in the visible supply of grains with wheat down 1 686 000 bushels corn 427 000 oats 40 000 rye 13 000 and barley 9 000.
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Carthage
Charles E. Ralston
Henry 8. Caulfield
New York
Two Capital City Visitors In Wreck
M. E. Gillion Monet contractor and Donald Pray 36 big construction superintendent were hospitalized after Gillion's new 16 cylinder sedan skidded off Highway 66 near Phillipsburg. Pray in critical condition with multiple leg fractures and possible amputation. Gillion had a dislocated shoulder and other injuries. They had visited Jefferson City yesterday for an appointment with the State Highway Commission.
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Springfield
M. E. Gillion
Monet
Donald Pray
Pray
Gillion
Phillipsburg
Highway 66
Gilioy
Jefferson City
State Highway Commission
Four Defendants Freed in Ala Moana Assault Case
In Honolulu Feb 14 AP report states the Ala Moana assault case against five men of mixed blood is closed in territorial courts. Circuit Judge Charles Davis Jr ordered the discharge of four living defendants Hen Ahakuelo Henry Chang Horace Ida and David Takai after the prosecu tion moved to discontinue the case via nolle prosequi.
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Honolulu
Thalia Massie
Charles Davis l
Nolle
Hen Ahakuelo
Henry Chang
Horace Ida
David Takai
Huey Long Calls Brother a Liar in Senate Hearing
New Orleans February 14 AP Senator Huey P Long branded his brother Earl Long a liar after Earl testified that Huey had received 10000 from Harry Abel, a claim linked to the newer interests. The committee’s counsel pressed Earl on whether Abel passed money for state legislation, Earl replied yes citing his brother’s knowledge.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Earl Long
Earl
Huey Long
Harry Abel
Samuel T. Ansell
Senate
John H. Overton
Abel
Senator Long
Long
Robert B. Howell
Why Use a Bladder Physic for Relief and Sleep
An ad touts Bukets bladder physic to purge impurities and acids causing irritations that trigger nocturnal urination, urgency, burning and aches. It claims pleasant bladder cleansing like castor oil for the bowels, offers a 25c test box with money-back guarantee after four days if unrevealed, and cites Fischer Tolson and Brandenberger Drug Co. as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer Drug Co
Tolson Drug Co
Brandenberger Drug Co
Titus Church Board Expresses Confidence in Pastor
JOPLIN Mo Feb 14 AP State Senator Cliff Titus remained a member of the Joplin Ministerial Alliance after a motion to oust him. The church board telegram stated they expressed their fullest confidence in the pastor’s sincerity and integrity in his vote, though not all members necessarily agreed with the action regarding the beer hill.
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Joplin, Mo
Cliff ‘Ttus
Joplin
Beer Hill
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T. H. Cutler
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