Improvement Seen By Couzens Rail Critics
Senator James Couzens of Michigan, a vocal critic of railroad management and advocate of government ownership, says American railroads are improving and ready to lower freight rates. He notes better earnings reflect reforms, stresses consolidation of strong lines, and calls transportation facilities essential to national prosperity. He sent a questionnaire to railroad executives to gauge views on legislation.
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A.O. Hayward
Washington
James Couzens
Michigan
Las Congress
Couzens
Tehall
Senate
Cousens
Threat reports to blow up new Waldo Street house
Mrs. Mary Dudek of Waldo Street complained to police that someone threatened to blow up the new house she was landing in that district.
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Mary Dudek
Waldo Strue
Somone
Reverend Junkin to preach at Clenmore School
Rev Junkin pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church will conduct services at Clanimore school house Withington avenue near Hill crest at 3990 Sunday afternoon. The service is open to residents of the district and anyone interested. It is hoped to organize a Sunday school.
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OM. Junkin, Pascor
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Clanimore School House
Withington Avenue
Hillcrest
Radio Jokes and Arkansas Guests Spark a Lively Night
A northern reader recalls summer boarders from Arkansas, the couple’s humor over dinner, and a double take on radio broadcasts. The speaker jokes about early rising and frogs, notes the wife’s dullness, and muses on jazz and vaudeville tunes heard via radio broadcasts before concluding with a quip about his own stage ambitions.
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Arkansas
Min
Anny
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
Canna Walska Plans American Opera Comeback
Polish singer Canna Walska wife of Harold F McCormick intends another bid for American opera and grand stage success leaving Paris for New York on the liner Olympic July 11. Friends report she fears postponements or cancellations of her planned operatic debut as she renews efforts to win favor on concert and opera circuits in the United States.
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Frederick BR. Agbott
Paris
Mme. Ganne Wialska
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
United States
Walter Straram
New York
Walska
America
Mme
Waiska
Vox Loaredaa
Plebus
Little Talk On Thrift Educates Public Mind
A column stresses thrift education to curb large annual financial losses from fraud. It cites rising public costs and urges schools churches and media to teach prudent money management as a lasting remedy rather than intermittent efforts.
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Schamea
National Education Association
Oakland
Cal
Harding Seeks Exit From Shipping Career aims
President Harding remains hopeful a war could free the government from the shipping business. Edward P. Ley, new chairman of the US Shipping Board, spoke of a government operated system. The president reiterated focus on rebuilding a merchant marine, noting many nations oppose American maritime expansion.
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International News Service
Washington
Harding
United States Shipping Board
Edward P.ley
Chicago
D. Lasker
Peni
Fisy
Seas America
Revere Oil Subsidiaries Named In Fraud Order
Washington June 16 Ten Revere Oil subsidiaries from Fort Worth Texas named in a fraud order by the Postal Department. The firms tied to a merger scheme led to widespread losses and involved entities such as Kosse Gusher Syndicate numbers 1 and 2 Gusher Lease Pool and Royalty Company Inc. Receivers now hold wells and repayment to investors is underway. Dixie Royalty Company remains excluded from the action.
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Washington
Gusher Loase Pool
Blue Sky Bill Signed By Governor Harrisburg
Pinchot signed the fuel off tax bill the Clark blue sky measure and the Smith bill reorg anizing the State Banking Department. The Clark blue sky measure requires dealers and salesmen of securities to be licensed by the State Banking Department. The act becomes effective August 1.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Smith
Clark “Blue Aly
Ars
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