Radio Conference Proposes Tightened Law on Stations
The Fourth National Radio conference backs a new law giving the secretary of commerce power to license, regulate, and potentially discontinue stations to reduce congestion. Proposals include preserving free speech, avoiding public-utility status, and ensuring public benefit. wartime authority, appeals, and nonmonopoly protections are sought.
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Washington
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
James N Jones Named Director of Prohibition
DAY DIRECTOR James N Jones, formerly assistant prohibition commissioner, has been elevated to the newly created post of director of prohibition. He takes charge of the Washington unit under Lincoln Co Andrews, assistant secretary of the treasury. Roy A Haynes remains prohibition commissioner but will give up administrative duties.
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James N. Jones
Prohibition
Mr. Jones
Washington
Lincoln Co. Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
Roy A. Haynes
Making a Long Evening
A clipped note from Klods Hans Conenhagen asks for advance notice if breakfast should be kept waiting after an evening at the club. The message implies a social arrangement or hospitality expectation tied to attendance and timing.
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Klods Hans
Conenhagen
Keeps Him Guessing
A witty line notes that a wise girl never reveals how much she cares or keeps a man certain of her feelings. The remark appears in a Portland Express context, reflecting humorous social advice.
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Portland
Express
Not All Like Solitude
A reflective line notes that those who seek solitude are strong in defense but fail to persuade the sociable, highlighting differing social temperaments and the limits of quiet resolve.
Author of The Face Upon the Floor Dies at 82
Hugh Antoine D Arcy author of The Face Upon the Floor and The Face Upon the Barroom Floor died of heart disease in Lenox hospital at eighty two. He wrote many poems and songs and his barroom floor poem gained him lasting fame through translations.
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New York
Hugh Antoine D'Arcy
Lenox Hospital
D'Arcy
Rum Gang War Flare as Chicago Boss Is Shot
Violence erupts in Chicago as Sam Amatuna, rival to the Genna leadership, is wounded by a gunshot through the spine amid a secretive return of Johnny Torrio. The shooting marks a renewed bid for control in the underworld.
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Chicago
Johnny Torrio
Sam
Samoots
Amatuna
Genna Brothers
Rockefeller Honeymooners Return From Abroad
David Meriwether Mil ton and Abby Rockefeller return to New York aboard the Leviathan after a five months honeymoon abroad. They plan to make their home here.
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Rockefeller
New York
David Meriwether Milton
Abby Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Bulgarian Commission Estimates Loss After Greek Invasion
A Bulgarian commission estimates the damage from the Greek invasion at 310000 dollars in Petrich and ten surrounding villages as Bulgaria seeks indemnity.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Petrich
Gould Mismanaged Estate in Gould Accounting Case
New York judge James A. OGorman, as referee, ruled that the late George Gould mismanaged the $82,000,000 estate of his father in the Gould accounting case.
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Gould
New York
James A. O'’Gorman
George Gould
Electric brick stacker aids construction force
An inventive machine now stacks bricks and handles work that previously required 42 men. The device automates lifting and organizing brick courses, promising faster wall building and reduced labor costs for construction projects.
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Parley
Turk
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
B. G. Smith
Dist. Mgr. Public Service Co. of
No. Ill
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
Ill
Calumet Concrete Construction Co
West
115Th ST
ATLAS
Michigan Ave
Pullman
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Silvertown Cord
Commander Cord
Goodrich
Prompt Tire and Battery Service
Mobile Oil
Veedol Oil
Texaco Oils and Gas
GLOBE
G. J. Vulcanizing & Battery Shop
Garret Jacobsma
Washington Ave
Dolton
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