Film Firms Face Antitrust Suit Aimed at Breakup
Attorney General Cummings filed a civil anti trust suit in New York seeking to divest eight major film studios of theater ownership and control of production distribution and exhibition The case targets Paramount Loews Warner Bros 20th Century Fox Columbia Universal and United Artists with 132 officers named and subpoenas ordered for appearance within 20 days The government alleges major firms hold about 65 percent of production from story to screen and that independents suffer discrimination.
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Cummings
Federal District Court
Southern District of
New York
Henry W. Goddard
Thurman W. Arnold
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
Universal] Corporation
United Artists Corporation
Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Wy Ud
Death Clause action targets Utilities Power & Light
The SEC under the Public Utility Holding Company Act will hold a Washington hearing on August 8 to decide steps for Utilities Power & Light to operate as a single integrated public utility system. It may require shedding interests in its 45 subsidiaries as part of a restructuring under bankruptcy law.
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Utility Holding Company Act
Federal Securities Commission
William QO. Douglas
Washington
Utilities Power & Light Corporation
Douglas
Utilities Power & Light
Chicago
Soviet Japan Dispute Escalates Over Strategic Territory
Ongoing quarrel between Soviet Union and Japan over a disputed junction of Manchukuo, Siberia and Korea prompts public threats. Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov leads Soviet diplomacy in tense conferences.
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Oviet
Russia
Japan
Manchukuo
Siberia
Korea
Maxim Litvinov
Pick-a-back Flight Crosses Atlantic From Ireland to New York
The top section of the British pick-a-back sea plane separated from the main hull about a thousand feet above Foynes Ireland. It sped across the North Atlantic at moderate speed without mishap, passing Botwood Newfoundland en route to Montreal where refueling occurred before reaching New York. Total time from Foynes to Montreal was 20 hours 20 minutes.
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Ercury
Main
Foynes
Ireland
North Atlantic
Botwood
Newfoundland
Montreal
St. Lawrence
New York
Madden Accused of Secret Talks Beside Weirton Case
Warren Madden, chairman of the national labor relations board, was charged with secret Washington talks last December with C I O officials about the Weirton Steel hearing at Steubenville Ohio. Allegations claim C I O organizers met Madden then Pressman while subpoenas and remarks during evidence circulated amid the case.
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Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Weirton Steel Company
Steubenville
Ohio
Clyde A. Armstrong
Steel Company
Weirton
Edward Grandison Smith
E. F. Reed
Armstrong
Kenneth Coe
Madden
Lee Pressman
Labor Board
Donald Wakefield Smith
Martial Law Declared as Iowa Strike Grips Maytag Plant
Governor Krachel imposes martial law in Neweton near the Maytag plant after a street battle between labor factions. National Guardsmen surround the area as pickets clash and workers attempt to return to the factory. In North Chicago, Steel Workers pickets are routed by deputy sheriffs with tear gas and ten are found guilty of contempt of court.
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Overnor Kraschel
Iowa
Newton
Maytag Washing Machine Company
National
Two Noted Labor Leader and Author Die in 194? Deaths
Charles P. Howard, president of the International Typographical Union and C. I. O. secretary, died in his sleep in Colorado Springs at fifty eight. He lost reelection to C. M. Baker last May and would have left office Sept. 1. Owen Wister, author of The Virginian and other novels, died at his summer home in North Kingston, Rhode Island, at seventy eight.
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Bables Howard
International Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
Colo
Howard
C. M. Baker
San Francisco
Owen Wister
North
Kingston
R. I
British Monarchs visit Paris to reinforce alliance
George VI and Queen Elizabeth traveled to Paris for a four day state visit seen as a key show of unity with France against growing dictatorships. Talks between Viscount Halifax Edouard Daladier and Georges Bonnet shaped high level diplomacy while France showcased a 50,000 strong parade and war machines before the royal party and Lebrun. The visit culminated with lavish entertainment at Versailles.
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George VI
Elizabeth
England
Paris
Great Britain
France
Britain
Viscount Halifax
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
George
Lebrun
Rome
Hitler
Palace of Versailles
C I O blacklist marks 40 congressmen for fall defeat
John L. Lewis framed a blacklist given by E L Oliver of Labor's Non Partisan League listing more than 40 congress members and several Democratic rules committee members for opposition in the fall elections. Oliver said wage hour bill stands mainly behind the action, with many opposing Roosevelt administration reforms and court packing. Included are Rep E E Cox Rep Howard W Smith Rep Lawrence Lewis and Senators Tydings Adams Lonergan.
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Congress
John L. Lewis
E. L. Oliver
Labor
League
Committee For Industrial Organization
Oliver
John L
Supreme Court
Democratic Rules Committee
Rep
E. E. Cox
Georgia
House
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
James Roosevelt
Thomas G
Tommy the Cork
Wheat Allotment Issued By AAA Chief Tolley
R Tolley, AAA administrator, announced a national wheat allotment not to exceed 55 million acres for fall and spring planting. The measure stems from a 967 million bushel forecast on 80 million seeded acres, signed by M L Wilson acting secretary of agriculture. State allotment figures for 1939 are shown against 1928 and 1928-37 averages for major producing states, including Pennsylvania Oklahoma Texas Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana North Dakota Oregon Washington.
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R. Tolley
AAA
M. L. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Secret Atlantic hop by Corrigan in lone old plane
P Corrigan a California motor expert defied the air commerce bureau by taking off from Floyd Bennett Field New York without permit to fly to Ireland. He landed at Baldonnel after 28 hours 13 minutes in a single motor Curtiss Robin lacking nav radio or parachute. He claimed a wrong compass caused the west east route and laughed off missing papers and passport. This marked the sixth west east solo Atlantic crossing while Mollison and Beryl Markham succeeded in the reverse direction.
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Ocean Provser
P. Corrigan
California
Air Commerce Bureau
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Baldonnel
Ireland
Corrigan
Dublin
Mollison
Beryl Markham
Americans Crave Fancy Groceries Reflecting Shifting Diets
Government reports show Americans spent over 50 thousand dollars on fancy foods last year as domestic farmers introduced more imports like persimmons mushrooms avocados and prickly pears. Mass buying lowered prices expanding access to spices swordfish sturgeon anchovies truffles lentils lupines and pate de foie gras at neighborhood grocers and delis.
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New York
United States
Main Street
Park Avenue
First Panhandle apartment houses unearthed in Texas
Archaeologists at West Texas State Teachers College report the discovery of the earliest apartment like dwellings in the Panhandle near Amarillo on Antelope Creek. The 40 room ruin shows thick 18 inch walls and thatched roofs built with cottonwood logs. Evidence suggests a Plains tribes culture with Pueblo ties and a diet of buffalo deer bison antelope and crops like corn beans squash and tomatoes.
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Panhandle
Receding Chins Corrected by Ramus Resection Technique
Dr James R Cameron of Temple University dental school described ramus resection at a seventy fifth anniversary program. The operation shortens the lower jaw and moves it forward or backward up to a half inch then wires the teeth until the bones knit, for correcting jaw alignment.
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Philadelphia
Temple University Dental School
James R. Cameron
Cameron
Friendship quilt made from autographs of all states
Mrs Eleanor Stech completed a 48 block friendship quilt featuring the autograph and address of a woman from each state. It took seven years to secure all signatures, with exchanges required even for Arizona, including gifts such as gladioli bulbs and baby items.
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Cleveland
Eleanor Stéch
Lights of New York rambles and ruminations vignette reel
A mosaic of New York street scenes and characters. Tricksters on Forty second street manipulate games while a mounted cop watches. Vivid vignettes include a beggar woman and a wealthy son, a baritone trio at Piccadilly Circus, and city life from Times Square to Broadway. Rockefellers and officials figure in the city’s fundraising drive.
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Forty-second Street
Times Square
New York
New Amsterdam
Forty-third
Broadway
Fiftieth and
Morton Downey
Downey
Forty-fourth Street
Will Hays
Motion Pictures
Fay Emerson
George Putnam
San Diego
Adrian Bollini
Piccadilly Circus
William von Hoffman
Fifth Avenue
Herald Square
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Greater New York Fund
Research Gunners Mark 800 Whales in Antarctic
The Royal Research ship William Scoreby returned after seven months in the Antarctic Ocean marking 800 whales. Over four years the tally reaches 3,000. Marking was done by firing stainless steel tubes into the whales from 12 gauge guns to study migration.
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Antarctic
London
Royal
William Scoreby
Bullet Recovered From Tree After 122 Years
A .50 caliber bullet fired in 1816 into a sapling oak in Alameda California has been recovered from the heart of a mammoth tree after the trunk was cut down. Ring counting dated the shot to 122 years ago.
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Alameda
Calif
Star Dust memory lane recalls Hollywood dynasties and aging stars
The column muses on Ellen Powell and Sue Victor linking with young men as old stars fade. It recalls Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Florence Vidor and Jascha Heifetz, and notes Janet Gaynor’s early careers alongside new Martha Raye Bob Burns comedy Tropic Holiday revealing meta references to A Star Is Born.
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Ellen Powell
Sue Victor
Buddy Armstrong
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Sue Vidor
Florence Vidor
Jascha Heifetz
Sue
King Victor
Nancy
Janet Gaynor
Martha Raye
Bob Burns
Bob
Fredric March
Gaynor-March
Grace Moore Sparks Return to Paris for Louise Remake
Grace Moore leaves for Paris to film both French and English versions of Louise after her Columbia contract ended. Nancy Kelly, age seventeen, lands the heroine in Splinter Fleet and arrives with prior stage and radio experience. Zanuck secured Kelly after her Susan and God success, bringing her back to film.
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Columbia
Grace Moore
Paris
United States
Nancy Kelly
Hollywood
Nancy
East
Gertrude Lawrence
Susan and
God
New York
Darry] Zanuck
Swing Band Chance Encounter Leads to New Member
In Texas last year Benny Goodman invited a cornet player to join after a short audition. The hopeful, Henry James, said he served in the Salvation Army band and has been with Goodman’s group since.
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Benny Goodman
Texas
Goodman
Jess Stacey
Buddy
Salvation Army Band
Henry James
Odds and Ends Notes on Weight Loss and Film Figures
Gossip column items note Jack Dukie trimming weight and George Raft seeking diet cuts. The Chinese government allegedly offered Edward Norris money to fly for them while Ann Sheridan’s husband. Fred Allen heads to Maine after a radio season, vowing fans won’t locate him this year. Mention recalls Three Smart Girls and a planned sequel with Deanna Durbin.
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Jack Dukie
George Raft
Ann “Sheridan
Edward Norris
Fred Allen
Maine
Portland
Hoffa
Deanna Durbin
Union
Lesson on Samson Power and Weakness
July 31 lesson text from Judges 14 5 6 15 11 14 16 15 21 focuses on a man who wasted his strength. Golden text from Ephesians 6 10 urges strength in the Lord. explores physical might versus moral weakness and questions who is truly strong.
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Samson
Delilah
God
J. M. Lang
Samson’s Rise and Fall A Moral Study of Failure
The piece moralizes on Samson as a cautionary tale of promised strength soured by moral weakness. It examines physical prowess, spiritual decline, and ultimate downfall, noting how unrepented sin leads to death and despair despite early divine favor. It cites Hebrews recognition yet laments unresolved failure and broken purpose.
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Samson
God
Israel
Scripture Quote From Proverbs Cites Confidence in God
A biblical excerpt urges readers not to fear sudden danger or desolation. It emphasizes trusting the Lord for protection and steadiness, promising God will guard and preserve the faithful.
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Vincent Meyer
Johnson County
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Donald Meyer
Western Newspaper Union
Film Companies
Atty. Gen. Cummings
Shigemizu
Moscow
Charles P. Howard
C.I
H. R. Tolley
Grocer
Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
Chambers Street
Mark Twain
Municipal Subway
City Hall Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Children of Stars
Cornetist
Virginia Vale
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D.ean
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Wilbur M. Smith
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