Anti trust probe links 1940 campaign and monopoly fears
Washington June 27 AP The anti trust inquiry expands to a wide scope for the 1940 presidential race. It will probe effectiveness of current laws, needed federal authority, and whether licensing should supplement or replace antitrust rules. The study covers mergers, interlocking holdings, investment trusts, bank holdings, trade associations, patent laws and taxes, all tied to price fixing and competition suppression.
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Washington
Justice Department and Trade Commission
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Woodrow Wilson
Friendship monument seals Swedish American ties
President Roosevelt addressed Crown Prince Gustaf and Finnish Foreign Minister Rudolf Holsti at the dedication, stressing enduring friendship between Sweden and America. He recalled 1638 Delaware colonization, praised Finland’s timely payments, and called the monument a symbol of close, lasting goodwill between the two nations.
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Gustaf V
Sweden
America
Roosevelt
Delaware
Finland
Rudolf Holsti
Rail workers pledge strike over wage cut in New York
Two thousand railway workers and delegates representing 26 000 other railroad employees on 12 roads vowed to strike rather than accept a 5 percent wage reduction. The meeting adopted resolutions protesting the proposed cut and urging action.
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New York
LaGuardia Talks Rail Peace Amid Possible Wage Cut Standoff
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia addressed a group of 21 railroad unions condemning management and executive salaries while signaling a strike containment stance. He doubted a wage cut would occur as tensions rise over rail labor changes.
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Fiorello LaGuardia
Forgery Suspect In Gun Fight With Gops
Muriel Downs a 30 year old wanted in Hickory County on a forgery charge engaged officers in a gun battle at 4 am near Fris toe in Benton County as officers attempted to arrest him. He fled on foot into nearby woodlands as a posse of about 20 officers led by Hickory County Sheriff Charles Benedict searched the area. Downs is also wanted in California on federal charges and had been missing from his Cross Timbers home. No one was hurt in the exchange of shots.
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Springfield
Muriel Downs
Hickory County
Fristoe
Benton County
California
Cross Timbers
Republicans Seek Conservative Democrat to Oust Thomas
GOP leaders in Birmingham rate anti administration Democrats as potential allies but insist Republican core remains intact. Chairman Hamilton argues conservatives should join, while urging Roosevelt not to purge the party. He criticizes presidential interference in primaries and hints at party finance concerns.
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Ator Elbert G. Thomas
Thomas
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Tossing Hat Into Ring A Spanish Custom Recalled
Washington June 27 AP in a light feature notes the phrase I have thrown my hat into the ring hints an old Spanish bullfight custom of casting hats into the arena. It lists variations of the saying and cites Roosevelt Garner campaign hats as examples. An anecdote recounts a Japanese ambassador tossing his hat into Chesapeake Bay in solidarity.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Library of Congress
Roosevelt
Garner
Chesapeake Bay
CWOS Radio Schedule June 28 Station CWOS
Radio listings show a full day schedule with programs from farm services news and birthdays to market updates, musical interludes, and sports, featuring hosts Johnnie Boone and Zeke Manners, segments from Griesedieck Brothers and Stag Beer, and a Browns vs Kelloggs game lineup.
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Security Sam
Missouri State
Encyclopedia of the Seruges-Gubbleman Lumber Co
Newe Central Trust Co
Griesedieck Bros
Mona Hess
Zeke Manners
St. Louis Browns
Chicago
Kelloggs
Ganre
Whopper Club
Hyde Park
Bob Wiley
Orchestra
Tin Pan Alley
Gypsy Fortunes
Hoarding Blamed for Mill Token Shortage
State to buy back surplus one mill tokens at a premium as shortages grow in small towns. Sales tax office barons warn many firms hoard, banks ordered to report surplus tokens. Dime stores and picture shows hardest hit. Kansas City merchants report piles of unused tokens found in a store basement. Public notices and radio schedule noted in the article.
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Bates
Kansas City
Columbia
Business urged to aid in the upswing
Secretary Roper told a conference of the International Association of Display Men in Washington on June 27 that business must act now to participate in the rising economic momentum. He stated the government has removed barriers through constructive legislation to support private initiative and foster a cooperative relationship to sustain the upswing.
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Washington
APY
Roper
International Association of Display Men
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Highway 50
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the Maries
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Sunkist
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Yukon Club
Ann Page
Look Ann
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Sultana Peanut Butter
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Sor
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A & P Food Stores
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Ture
Gops
Gop
CWOS
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Red's
Sons of the Pionee
Tex
Shorty
Mus'ceal Gems Wison
Kwos
the Bank
Jefferson City
Exchange National
Syeet
Federal Reserve System
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Phil A. Ontometrist
Jallmeyer
Central Dairy
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Slackstone
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