Famous Lawyer Steuer Dies at 69 in N H Hotel
New York report says Max D. Steuer died of a heart attack at a Jackson New Hampshire hotel while vacationing. A famed trial attorney known for charging high fees, he was 69 and his funeral was planned in New York. He rose from a tailor shop to Columbia Law School graduate with honors. He was involved in the Triangle Shirtwaist case and testified in the James J. Hines trial. He defended and opposed notable figures and tangled with Franklin D. Roosevelt in major banking inquiries.
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New York
Max D. Steuer
Jackson
N. H
Austria
Steuer
Tammany Hall
James J. Hines
Tammany
Hines
Arthur
Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer
Lower East Side
City College of New York
Columbia Law School
Triangle
Max
Boo Hoo) Hoff
Philadelphia
Bridgie Webber
Herman Rosenthal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tonga Islanders Name Moons After Yams In Food Cycle
The moons of Tonga islanders are named by yam crop growth stages, reflecting their main staple. Names include terms like "little yams" and "putting forth living shoots" to denote seasonal progress and harvest readiness.
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Tonga
South Seas
Happy relief from backache with Doan's Pills
The ad explains kidneys as waste filters and ties backache to poor kidney function. It promotes Doan's Pills as a trusted remedy used by millions for over 40 years to help the kidneys flush out poisons and restore energy.
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Dean
Doan
War Today explores talk of Anglo American alliance
The piece notes British denials of plans for a military alliance with the United States while tracing Churchill’s long push for closer ties. It discusses Monroe Doctrine implications, Canada defense, Far East diplomacy, and Hore-Belisha’s union idea, with references to Churchill and public reaction.
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Dewitt Mackenzie
Associated Press
Foreign Office
London
England
United States
Churchill
Alfred Duff-Cooper
Canada
Far East
Japan
Hore-Belisha
America
Willkie Criticized as Wall Street Boy by Wickard
President Roosevelt nominee Claude R. Wickard labeled Wendell Willkie a Wall Street boy aiming to do well on the farm. Wickard noted Willkie’s farms may be in AAA programs while Wallace floated Maine campaign plans and a Des Moines acceptance speech looms.
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Washington
Claude R. Wickard
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Wall Street
Wickard
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Carroll County
Indiana
Willkie
Elwood
Maine
Des Moines
Bankhead
Chicago
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Ban
Jones
C. B. Huttle
S. S. Kresge Company
Senate
Kresge
Gillette
Iowa
Tuttle
Byrnes
South Carolina
Shoes Spur Historic Snake Skin Imports to England
Record shows England imported large quantities of snake skins driven by the fashion for snake skin shoes. South America shipped 4,000,000 skins, Africa 2,000,000, and India 1,250,000 to England.
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England
South America
Africa
India
Complete plan on food stamps in Ouachita Parish
E N Thompson announces early inauguration of the food stamp plan in Ouachita Parish. The program aims to inject about a half million dollars in new business for wholesale and retail dealers via blue stamps for surplus commodities. Thompson credits parish officials and appeals for Twin Cities financial aid to launch operations.
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Quachita Parish
E. N. Thompson
Chamber of Commerce Wholesale and Jobbers Committee
Thompson
Twin Cities
Judge Fines Reckless Driver and Revokes Permit
Justice Ellen C. Folkes imposes a $10 fine and costs in a reckless driving case and revokes the defendant's driving permit for six months. The defendant lacks a permit in this state, but the judge instructs to attempt obtaining one and moves to the next case.
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Richmond
Ellen C. Folkes
British Leader Lord Strickland Dies at 79 in Malta
Lord Strickland the former Maltese prime minister died at 79 in Malta after a three day illness. The British peer was the first Baron Strickland and Count Della Catina and once clashed with the pope over church authority. He served as governor of several colonies and was Malta's prime minister from 1927 to 1932. More than 400 American manufacturers are listed with the Munitions Control Board as potential war implement makers.
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Valletta
Malta
Lord Strickland
Baron Strickland
Della Catina
Council of Government
Leeward Islands
Tasmania
Western Australia
Norfolk Island
New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
The
Munitions Control Board
Walker Seen as Possible Farley Successor
Frank C. Walker, former head of the National Emergency Council, is discussed as a likely successor to James A. Farley as postmaster general. He runs East Coast theaters, formerly practiced law in New York after leaving Montana, and served as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in 1932. He is a close Roosevelt ally.
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Washington
Frank C. Walker
National Emergency Council
James A. Farley
Walker
New York
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Horse life stages from foal to stallion mare
Explains horse life cycle from birth to adult forms. Foals are newborns of either sex. A colt grows into a stallion, a filly becomes a mare, or a gelding is castrated after maturation.
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Donald Meek
John Carradine
Henry Hull
J. Edward Bromberg
Jackie Cooper
Gene Tierney
Paramount Theater
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British Commonwealth of Nations
George the
Fiddlers
Boston Harbor
Rim Capital At All
Farley
Hallowen
Iecckieeo
Cel
Jam Holloway & Thompson Store
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