Haircut Lures Outlawed by Detroit Barbers Union
DETROIT barbers union bans free samples and gimmicks used to lure children to shops. A union spokesman says promotions like free bubble gum and rides cause unsafe attractions and words the measure aims to curb such tactics. The drawing held to decide on the ban drew about 2000 possible winners from Detroit area shops.
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Barbers Union
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Dad
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Standardization Spurs Railcar Production and Costs
The piece notes rising costs pressuring railroads amid growing competition and a shift to standardized box cars gondolas and hoppers. It cites the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and Pullman plants in Butler Pennsylvania as milestones with 70 000th standardized covered hopper and 87 000th gondola produced. President A W Schroeder praises standard hoppers for uniform pricing timely delivery and no retooling.
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Wcay
Minneapolis &St. Louis
Pullman
Eutler, Pa
A. W. Schroeder
Japs Hand Yank 15-Year Jail Term
An American soldier Pvt Randall B. Boyles, 24, from Kenton Delaware, received 15 years in prison in Japan for robbing and murdering a Buddhist priest. He assaulted the priest last December, threw his unconscious body into Lake Biwa, and the victim drowned. The judge cited Boyles’s penitent attitude and sympathy money for the widow as reasons for a lighter sentence.
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Japan
Randall B. Boyles
Kenton
Del
Lake Biwa
Toshio Yanagida
Boyles
Money
French Jet Airliner Ends Lengthy Tour
The French Caravelle jet completed a 15,000 mile transcontinental tour and landed at an American airport after a 1 hour 53 minute leg from Chicago. The 500 mph twin jet toured 17 cities in 11 states and the District of Columbia before returning to France in June.
Lost pigeon found by W. C. Souston in Houston
A crippled raving pigeon found near No 10 N 2th is claimed to belong to someone. The finder, W. C. Souston, urges the owner to call Houston to reclaim the bird, described as a fine companion with a leg issue.
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W. C. Souston
Houston
Moby Dick 21 Dies in Quarters on Board Brank Zan
Aboard the Brank Zan a passenger named Moby Dick, 21, died in his quarters yesterday. The death occurred under unclear circumstances near the ship’s stern as crew try to determine a cause and notify customs authorities.
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Moby Dick
Ciy
Graham Crusade Draws Big Crowd By Graham Followers
In New York City a widespread effort called Operation Andrew brings friends to Billy Graham crusade meetings at Madison Square Garden. Businessmen and housewives invite neighbors by phone and in person, with notable figures among guests. Sixty nine people reportedly accepted Christ last night, raising total decisions to nineteen thousand five hundred forty five.
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George Cornell
New York
Manhattan
Execu
Tive
Jack L. Lewis
Graham
Tye
Ince
Christ
Morris Townsend
John Reed — Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden Corp
Mbert C. Wedemeyer
Far East
Perle Messa
Diana Barrymore
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Brooklyn
Sun Proves Too Much For Heroic Smoke-Eater
In New York City Francis Smith aged 49 collapsed while recving a ceremony at City Hall after recently rescuing a woman from a blazing tenement. Mayor Wagner pinned two medals on Smith for his bravery as firefighters praised his heroism.
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New York
Francis Smith
City Hall
Smith
Robert F. Wagner
Shock kills robbed victim over missing money in Tokyo
A 70 year old Tokyo man died of shock after attempting to pay for a new supply and discovering 200000 yen missing. The missing money was later found inside the lining of the victim's trousers, having slipped through a hole in his pocket.
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