Aerials Aid Submarine Hunt and Geological Survey
During World War I aircraft located submarines unseen from ships. Geologists report aviation helps map hard to locate formations. The July issue of Aeronautics notes a lost California ledge visible from air. Aerial photography records oil and gas data and supports tests and geology. In Mexican Revolution times aerial work continued despite turmoil. Northeast Louisiana uses aviation in cotton dusting and minerals may follow.
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California
Governor Long Criticized Over Handling of Standard Oil Plant Move
The piece blames Governor Long for forcing Standard Oil’s planned Baton Rouge hydrogenation plant to relocate to Bayway New Jersey, costing Louisiana over 3 million dollars and hindering state development. It argues the governor’s hostility to a major industry risks further damage unless the legislature resists his power.
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Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Bayway
New Jersey
House
Senate
Debated flags and myths in Leif Ericson statue gift plan
Congress mulls gifting Iceland a Leif Erikson statue to mark Iceland's parliament centennial while split over who first discovered America. Debate cites Icelandic, Irish, Italian and Spanish claims, noting Columbus has the clearest historical record and originality.
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Senate
House
Iceland
Leif Ericson
Congress of the
United States
Ericson
America
O'Connor
la Guardia
Christopher Columbus
Wet Contradictions in Prohibition Debate
Opponents claim prohibition fails by showing rampant drinking and crime while supporters cite reductions in public drunkenness. The article argues assessing prohibition is complex with mixed results across cities and phases, noting unknown lives saved and ongoing infractions.
Right Angles by Alexander Cairns on the theatre as beauty
The piece extols beauty as the theatre’s sole objective, praising stage design, dancing, music, and vocal expression. It likens lighting, sets, and rhythm to art that elevates the senses, with a nod to Dr. Fosdick on the need for time exposure to beauty.
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Alexander Cairns
Paradise
Harry Emerson Fosdick
the Ganges
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wickersham Summoned to Return to Public Service
Washington Day Book notes that for the second time George W. Wickersham was urged by a president to quit private practice and serve in public life. Taft appointed him attorney general to enforce the Sherman anti trust act, facing sharp criticism over four years. Taft later called him the pride of his administration and urged the new president to appoint a similarly capable attorney general.
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Washington
George W. Wickersham
United States
William Howard Taft
Wickersham
Department of Justice
Taft
White House
Hoover
George Wickersham
Vermont Avenue
Wickersham Chosen to Lead Hoover Law Enforcement Task
President Hoover selects George Wickersham to chair a new law enforcement commission. At the Justice Department in Washington, colleagues praise his judicial temperament, lifelong study, and courteous leadership that earned him respect from subordinates.
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Wickersham
Hoover
Department of Justice
Department
Wickersham Life Of Duty In Public Service
The record details George Wickersham a longtime attorney general who often argued before the supreme court and valued personal representation in cases. It notes his English Quaker ancestry, early education at Lehigh and Harvard, law practice in Philadelphia and New York, cabinet service under Taft, roles with Wilson’s industrial conference and codification committee, New York government reorganization work, and trusteeships at the University of Pennsylvania and the Carnegie Institute.
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Wickersham
Supreme Court
Lehigh University
Harvard
Philadelphia
New York
Taft
Wilson
Industrial Conference Board
University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Institute
Snook defends murder claim amid family love rationale
The Ohio State professor Dr. James H. Snook confesses killing Theora Hix to protect his family. Critics note the contradiction since the affair began years earlier, while others urge attention to a Windsor Detroit bridge and a Brooklyn Eagle quip about pipelines.
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James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Miss Hix
Rattlesnake Encounter Prompts City Worker’s Narrow Escape
A Monroe City chain gang worker recalls stepping beside a blackberry patch to pick fruit when a rattler struck fear. He jumped aside as the snake rattled near his foot, narrowly escaping a bite, and recounts the incident with humor and caution.
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Monroe News-Star
DeSiard
City Water and Light Bills Forecast Stir Market Turmoil
Financial briefs describe a lull in enthusiasm as the new month begins with traders expecting bad news. Later notes warn of unusual city hall activity and a rumored merger denial, then activity tied to upcoming quarterly water bills. Bulls and bears shift as markets brace for July 1 water charges.
Daily NY banks carry fifteen million in transit every day
New York report notes banks move about 15 million dollars daily in coin and currency, excluding Sundays. Guards ride armored trucks with tear gas and machine guns ready to respond to any attack, deterring gangsters from attempting a hold-up.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Armored guards secure Million-Dollar Fed Bank Shipment
Morning routine at the Federal Reserve on Maiden Lane shows three guards and a conductor handling a potential million-dollar currency transfer. A lookout and machine gun guard may be deployed for large jobs as the armored car moves from the bank to its destination under tight protection.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Maiden Lane
Wall Street
Armored Truck Fleet Secures Bank Payrolls and Deposits
The Federal Reserve cash runs rely on 76 armored cars with 400 guards, each car insured for 8 million and crews bonded to the same amount. Daily payrolls of 250 dollars to millions are moved, with weapons and rigorous vetting. The fleet’s peak moves include 4 billion in cash and bullion and the Chase National Bank relocation.
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Federal Reserve Bank
W. R. Huntington
Trucking Corporation
Federal Reserve
Chase National Bank
Local social notes and rural crop concerns in parish
Guests and hosts in Alexandria and West Side circles include Mr and Mrs R C Jarreau, Mr and Mrs G A Petrie, Dr R W Faulk and families. Cards honor Mrs R L Morris departing for Colorado. Visitors Mr Moses Wolff and Mr Eugene Wolff of Bastrop arrive. T W Wilson of Homer touring. Oat crop loss blamed on smut fungus. infection spreads via seed with 2 to 10 percent impact. formalin seed treatment at three cents per acre every three years could eradicate losses.
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R. C. Jarreau
G. A. Petrie
R. W. Faulk
Alexandria
George Landwher
R. L. Morris
Colorado
W. M. Perker
West Side
J. Y. Wade
Ruth Wade
St. Louis
Leon Cohn
Moses Wolff
Eugene Wolff
Bastrop
T. W. Wilson
Homer
City
Embroidery Club
E. S. Eby
Side Street Stardom: Mooré Brothers Workroom Drama
Hollywood reports the Mooré brothers Tom Owen and Matt progressing on the new film Side Street directed by Mal H. Clair. The brothers joke about family involvement while heat and lights on set test performances and temper flares briefly over stage accents.
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Dorothy Herzog
Premier Syndicate
Hollywood
Mooré Boys
Mal H. Clair
Tom
Owen
Matt
Kathryn Perry
Wim
Wiger
Moore Brothers
Tam
Bears Near Holly Wood Pull Gary Cooper Into Hunt
Gary Cooper hears of bears in the hills near Hollywood and roams with Andy Lawlor who hopes to join a bear hunt. They seek approval from Buddy Leigh ton to take a few days off while preparing for film work on The Virginian and Magnolia with Buddy Rogers and Mary Brian.
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Gary Cooper
Hollywood
Gary
Andy Lawlor
Andy
Cooper
Magnolia
Buddy Rogers
Mary Brian
Radio Program Listings by Associated Press
A detailed Saturday June 29 log lists station calls and programs across the nation. Entries include WABC New York 860 6:30 The Romancers and The Nit Wits with multiple affiliate stations. WEAF New York 660 5:18 Universal Safety Series. regional Chicago WBBM and WGN schedules. Western chain stations KGO KOA KSL and others, detailing evening and late night music, drama, and talk shows across multiple networks.
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Associated Press
WABC
New York
Romancers
WADC
WKRC
WGHP
WBB
WOWO
KMBC
KOIL
WSPD
WCCO
Wits
WFBM
KMOX
WHK
WMAQ
WKBC
National Forum
Washington
WBBM
Sheedy
WGY
WWJ
WSAI
KSTP
WOR
KPRC
KSD
WAPI
WSM
WFJC
Phil Spitalny
WKY
Nathaniel Shilkret
WTAM
WWLS
WDAF
WSMB
WMC
WSB
WBAP
WOAL
WSAL
B. A. Rolfe
Dance Orchestra
WGN
WFJG
WIOD
WHAS
WDAI
WJZ
Julius Klein
KDKA
KOA
KSL
WLS
WREN
KWK
WFAA
Pickard Family
Kdka Wren
Lls
WJIR
KYW
Chicago
Dixie
WWABC
Chicago Orchestras
Orchestra
WENR
Farmer Rush
WLIB
Fulvio Plasencia
WEAF
Wjiz & Weaf
Amos and
Andy
Northwest Tabernacle
WLW
Cincinnati
Orch
Singing School
Mansfield and
Lee
Melodies
Polly
Anna
Gene
Cleveland
Des Moines
WCX
WJR
Detroit
Amos
Ft. Wayne
Emmaus Lutheran Church
KFAB
Lincoln
KJIR
Minneapolis
Willie and
Lillie
Steve League
Amos-Andy
KVOO
Tulsa
Randall’s Orchestra
Klein
KGO
Shilkret Orchestra
KFI
Spain
Kkomo Kgo
KHQ
Temple of the Air
KOMO
KGW
KFI1
KPO
KJR
Seattle
KGA Kex
KMTR
KDYL
KLZ
Appleburys
KYA
Zandra
Frollo
Kdyl Klz
Maybe I'm Wrong John P Medeu
A fragmented column presents quips about optimism and reform, pairing a line about a woman’s gaze fading with a joke on reformers. It notes a lighthearted tone and shifts to oddities such as a deep sea diver drowned in a bathtub, hinting at an assortment of humorous and macabre items.
Studio intrusion interrupts Leighton conference scene
A chaotic scene unfolds as stormers burst into Mr. Leighton’s office during a meeting. Gary worries Andy will join him on a bear hunt while conferees react with silence and laughter.
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Mr. Leighton
Gary
Andy
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