Film firms cited under trust law
The government filed a Sherman act complaint in New York federal court seeking dissolution of alleged combinations in restraint of trade in the motion picture industry. Eight major firms plus 25 subsidiaries and 182 individuals are named, with about 65 percent of the nation's films controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal District Court
Motion Picture Industy
Associated Concerns
Washington
Cummings
Justice Department
Moving Pictures
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Loew's Inc
Irving Trust Company
Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Universals Corporation
United Artists Corporation
Paramount
Loew’s
Keith - Orpheum
Warner Mothers
Twentieth Century
Ox Film
Irish Eyes Seniting Pooling Stars and Feature Players
Cummings criticizes block booking and control by major film firms claiming 80 to 90 percent of quality features are controlled by the defendants. He argues independents must accept all pictures and unfavorable dates, limiting local choice and prompting possible congressional action if antitrust laws fail.
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Cummings
Congress
Tax Appeals Hearing Attended by County Officials
Douglas county commissioners Chris Schaake Earl Black and James Brass joined Topeka attendees T R Gerhart county clerk Charles Springer county attorney and Mildred LeSner county auditor at a tax appeals hearing before the state tax commission. The Journal-World was requested to be sent to a summer vacation address.
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Chris Schaake
Earl Black
James Brass
Douglas
T. R. Gerhart
Charles Springer
Mildred LeSner
Topeka
State Tax Commission
Commerce angle may give trouble for wage hour law
Washington July 200 news service reports the inter state commerce question will be decided by courts not the wage hour administrator as business queries rise. The wage hour act takes effect October 24 requiring most interstate businesses to pay at least 26 cents an hour and cap work at 44 hours weekly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wagehour
Elmer F. Andrews
Stolen Bicycles Reported by Mrs Cordelia Mitchell
Mrs Cordelia Mitchell reports to the sheriff that two bicycles were taken from her Elm street home after 1130 last night. A black Goodrich and a red American Flyer were stolen.
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Cordelia Mitchell
Elm Street
CANDIDATES FOCUS ON KANSAS FRONT IN SENATE RACE
Clyde Reed denounces the New Deal spending program as a crutch while campaigning for the Republican nomination for U S senator in Kansas. Reed urges a broad attack on wealth and income maldistribution and criticizes the program as only masking the root causes. A group of 26 Wichita ministers endorses Gerald Winrod amid a feud with other ministers over accusations of religious bigotry.
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Clyde Reed
Winrod— McGugin
Barnett
Topeka
National
Clyde M. Reed
United States
Reed
Wichita
Gerald 5
Winrod
Budget and Financial Notes From The Lawrence Daily
Financial items and budget updates reported by The Lawrence Daily. Key figures, approvals, and local fiscal actions summarized with emphasis on public spending and municipal accounting developments.
William C Winrod Backed by Local Christian Group in Budget Debate
A Douglas County Kansas budget document shows support for Gerald B. Winrod by organized Christian forces in the city. A statement declares Winrod a patriotic American and upright Christian, with years of constructive social effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald B. Winrod
Rev
J. Wil
Kansans Hear Campaign Attacks in Republican Gubernatorial Race
In campaign stops across Kansas, Ratner assailed Governor Haxman for partisan administration while McGugin defended Barnett case ties and called for accountability. Bostrom notes Winrod sermons in 46 Kansas churches across 14 denominations as Ratner and peers campaign in Sedan, Cedarvale, Ark City, Winfield, Wichita, Wyandotte, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liam Bostrom
Senate
Winrod
Kansas
Payne H. Ratner
Mound City
Walter A. Haxman
Ratner
Harold McGugin
Lyndon
Huxman
Walter Keith
Coffeyville
Haxman’s
Barnett
McGugin
Federal District Court
Jackson Barnett
Interior Department
Harding
Reed
PWA
WPA
Carl Newcomer
Wichita
Sedgwick
Charles W. Thompson
Wyandotte County
Sedan
Cedarvale
Arkansas City
Winfield
Melvern
Waverly
Lebo
LeRoy
Burlington
Government stock farm renames horse once titled Hitler
In Manila on July 20 the government stock farm changed a horse name after the German consul complained about the name Hitler. Horse was among sale lots and was renamed Hedjaz following a directive from Dr. Vicente Ferriols of the animal industry bureau.
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Manila
Hitler
Vicente Ferriols
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ferriols
Hedjaz
Sixth Junket Tonight William Campbell to Explain Dioramas
The sixth in a series of junkets will be held tonight to explore diorama making. William Campbell will lead the session and explain the process, providing attendees with hands on demonstrations and insights into constructing three dimensional displays.
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William Campbell
Diorama Exhibit To Be Demonstrated At University
William Campbell a WPA museum project supervisor will speak at 8 15 tonight in Robinson gymnasium about making model dioramas. He will show six fully crafted Lawrence made dioramas claimed authentic in detail, similar to Bernard Frazier’s piece in Dyche museum.
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Mer
University
Robinson Gymnasium
William Campbell
Department of Design
WPA
Campbell
Lawrence
Bernard Frazier
Dyche Museum
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Emil W. Heck
F. “J. Jahns
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Wt. St
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Elmer Hartman
13Th & Mass
Building Homes
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