Bank Assets and Bank Failures Reported in June 1933
Treasury figures show 4902 banks bid for open status with total resources of $20.8 billion in June. By end of June 1933, 85 national banks remained closed or restricted, with assets about $1.44 billion, as efforts continued to reopen institutions and unlock deposits totaling roughly $1.03 trillion.
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Washington
Ty. G
Treasury
Natian
Comptroller of the Currency
Temir
Seven Drownings Off Jersey Coast in Atlantic Gale
Atlantic City reports seven fishermen drowned when a northeaster hit the Jersey coast tossing calm seas into a deadly surge. Rescue efforts saved others as captains and crew were listed as missing or dead, with weather officials noting a rare Gulf-disturbance kickback behind the storm.
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Atlantic City
Jersey
Atstgor
Cape May
Theodore van Sant
Louis Willams
Margate
Harry Fe. Schmidt
Camden
Gharles McArthur
South Orange
New York Electric Costs Reduced
Metropolitan New York cheered as a public service commission ordered a six percent cut in electric rates effective September 1 for a year, indicating a potential saving of up to eight million nine hundred thousand dollars for consumers.
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New York
Public Service
Covington Park Upgrade Plan Presented by Amith
Harvey P. Amith, an architect, told county commissioners that Covington park would get Public Works federal aid for improvements including a bathhouse swimming pool dance and recreation halls and concession stands. The project costs are about 40 000 with 15 000 funded by the federal government and the rest loaned by the county to be repaid from free concessions estimated to bring in revenue.
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Harvey P. Amith
Monlay
Covington Park
Train Statistics Show Mixed Grain Supply Changes
New York, Aug 21. The visible supply of American grain changes include wheat up 2,044,000 bushels, rye up 500,000, oats up 2,152,000, barley up 399,000, and corn down 1,642,000 bushels as reported in the daily statistics.
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New York
French Notes on Love to United Troops War Bond
Washington Aug 21 The State Department published a war notes series revealing a sharp French demand over marriages of American troops to French women. Jules Jusserand complained that soldiers might misrepresent themselves, risking court martial, while US officials and Wilson weighed necessary affidavits. The exchange also covers German POW abuse and gas warfare accusations, with both sides vowing to uphold poison gas bans in ongoing hostilities.
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Washington, D. C
Osi
State Department
Germany
M. Jules Jusserand
Lansing
Pershing
Presiden Wilson
Berlin
United States
Lise Polson
State de Parlment
Zionists Urged to Wage Bitter War on Germans
PRAHA Aug 21 The Jewish Revisionist leader Vladimir Jabotinsky urged Zionists to aggressively oppose Germany. He called to harm the enemy and destroy him politically, supporting all forces to isolate Germany from the civilized world. The statement followed a Revisionist conference ahead of the eighteenth world congress.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Jewish ‘Telegraphic Agency
Vindliniy Jabotinsky
Jewish Revisionist
Zionist Congress
Germany
Yabotinsky
Ponetess
Border Auto Ring Found in Laredo Investigation
In Laredo on August 1 authorities from the United States and Mexico investigated an auto theft ring moving stolen cars from the U.S. to Mexico. More than fifty vehicles stolen in various states were recovered at Monterey and nearby towns. Assistant District Attorney Philip Kazen and Highway Patrol official Ser Brant Hohotsah disclosed results after returning from Monterey. Home arrests had been made, with further details withheld while the probe continues to run down ring members and recover additional cars.
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Laredo
United States
Mexico
Monterey
Otter Cites
Philip Kazen
Brant Hohotsah
Paitnl
Roosevelt Sits for His Portrait at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt, at his Hyde Park home, sat for the official portrait to be hung in the White House beside predecessors. Artist Mrs Emmett of Salisbury began the work and aims to finish by early next year, coordinating with the president’s schedule.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Tung
White House
Emmett, Rand
Salisbury
Cenn
Amigd
Missing Chicago Girl Found Slain
Chicago police concluded a three day search with the discovery of 19 year old Mary Pelslak’s unclothed body in a basement. Her husband by marriage, 49 year old Charles Denges, hanged himself there after beating and strangling her to death on Friday. Police believe Denges acted alone in the fatal crime and died in remorse.
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Chicago
Mary Pelslak
Charles Denges
Denges
Pelshak
Vallee Unhurt in Automobile Crash near Greenwood
Bridgeville Delaware August 21 Rudy Vallee singer and orchestra leader escaped injury and Miss Alice Faye dancer with his orchestra suffered a cut over the right eye and body bruises after their automobile skidded during a heavy rainstorm near Greenwood.
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Bridgeville
Del
Rudy Vallee
Orchestra
Teader
Alice Faye
Wnday
Greenwood
Texas Oil Hearings Postponed by Texas Railroad Commission
Austin August 21 An INS report states Texas oil hearings before the railroad commission were postponed in May pending further study at the NBA oil code and its relation to the industry. Houston area gas and air rate issues were also postponed to August 3 pending new actions.
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Texas
Austin
INS
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
NBA
Cade
Trom Hsne
DAR to Seek Gold in Homes in Washington DC Aug 21
A senated for hidden gain is contemplated by the 150,000 Daughters of the American Revolution. The national headquarters has urged a full housecleaning to root out broken rings and bits of Bald criments to be matted down for the presentation and clasps for a book to contain the names of contributors to Constitution ball. Liberal members have addressed Roosevelt criticizing Governor Gore for unfamiliar with custom.
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Washington, D. C
Johnson to Write Code
Johnson reports on organizing drives to inspect employers for wage increases and new hires. Forty four codes approved across fourteen industries including cotton textiles, lumber, oil, and steel, with over one hundred operating under temporary agreements. Twenty one hearings on permanent codes planned in ten days as oil and steel sectors begin key committee and pricing changes.
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Roosevelt
Tron and Steel Institute
Man Accused of Theft Conspiracy Bonds Self
R. K. McGregor, one of three men indicted for conspiring to rob W. W. McAllister, president of the San Antonio Building and Loan, was released Monday on a $500 recognizance bond after being allowed to sign for himself. Willis, another defendant, was acquitted recently, while T. H. Davee remains on bond. the district attorney has not announced dispositions on Davee or McGregor’s cases.
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R.K. McGregor
W. W. McAllister
San Antonio Building and Loan Association
Hruce
Willis
T. H. Davee
Wherry
Davee
Mo= Gregor
Legion Head Appeals Support for Government Jobs Plan
Hollis Johnson national commander of the American Legion urged citizens to back the government program restoring normal conditions for workers. He spoke at the Wisconsin department convention urging decency and collective effort to end chaos and help the nation recover.
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Legion
U. 8
Janesville
Wis
Hollis Johnson
American Legion
Johnson
Wisconsin Department
The
Women Strikers Clash With Police In Rain Outside Plant
Philadelphia August 21 day of unrest as women strikers armed with umbrellas fought police outside the Eclipse Shirt company plant in North Philadelphia. One striker was wounded in the wrist and four others were arrested as umbrellas were used as clubs and officers chased protesters through the rain.
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Philadelphia
Eclipse Shirt Company
Counterfeit Case Looms After Sunday Arrest
Federal charges expected Tuesday in the counterfeit currency case. A man arrested by city detectives Sunday with $250 in counterfeit bills and silver in possession. Detectives Frank Moora and Ed Amacher detained the suspect who had just arrived from El Paso. Police report notes the counterfeit money was crudely produced.
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Cly
Frank Moora
Ed Amacher
el Paso
Palics
Lytle Officials Attend Court of Progress in Chongo
N A Bling superintendent of Lytle high school and H H Pilgrim president of the School Board left last night for Chongo to attend the Court of Progress and Oriya wage meetings.
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LYTLE
N. A. Bling
We Lytle High School
H. Pilgrim
Chongo
Lindbergh Aids Ocean Flier to Salvage His Ship
In Reykjavik Teeland Augat Col Charles A Tindberghted aided a young British pilot Tod Grierson in salvaging parts from a wrecked plane after an aborted takeoff for Greenland. Grierson, unhurt, left for New York via Teeland and the Orkney and Faroe Islands. a wave wrecked the craft during the attempt.
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Lindbergh
Ocean Flier
Reykjavik
Tweland
Charles A. Tindbergtr
Edo Mie
Hurid le
Tod Grierson
Yeeleruay
Gresnland
Griereon
Migland
Texas Oil Storage Problem Studied in Austin
InAustin on August 1 the Texas railroad commission heard testimony on oil storage conditions. The commission considers how much oil is not held in storage and how much can reasonably be stored without physical waste. Also under review is an application to lower intrastate pipeline rates.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Kidnappers of Doctor Beck Flee Before Train Crash
Aug 21 two men kidnapped Dr E L Beck a wealthy surgeon in Texas racing car escaped when Beck ripped his blindfold and jumped just before a train struck the car. Fingerprints from the car provided the only clues to the abductors' identity.
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Tbaarbkana
Atk
L. Beck
Indy
Beck
Dr. Beck
Dr. Brel
Jewish-Royalist Clash in France Over Vacation Camp Plan
In Serch-sur-Mer, France, Jews and Royalists fought in a half hour melee at a church yesterday sparked by objections to Jews raising funds for a children's vacation camp. About 109 people clashed with one another and police intervened.
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Serch-Sur-Mer
France
Two to Face Kidnap Charge in Fort Worth
Fort Worth authorities prepared to charge a 23 year old man and a 22 year old woman with abducting J. H. Slade son of a Texas rancher, stealing his automobile and clothing. A third man escaped as officers closed in at a residence, and Slade identified a suspect on a street corner Saturday night. Police recovered the woman and another man after the suspect confessed and led officers to the scene. The fleeing man eluded capture despite a police shoot at him.
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Fort Worth
J. H. Slade
Alarilla
Slade
Pr Headquarters
Clcaped
Pollee
Keep Off The Accident List Warns Of Fatal Risks
Fragmentary notice warns that reckless driving and blown tires can lead to deadly outcomes. It urges using safe tires and avoiding gambling with road safety, portraying a blunt public safety message about preventable deaths.
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