Absence of City Attorney T. D. Cobbs Prompts Bond Area Loan
Officials reveal City Attorney T D Cobbs traveled to New York to confer on financing options after a dispute over pledging unsecured assets to back wages for fire and police. Commissioners approved a 151400 payment for farm expenses, while the council borrowed 150000 from local banks to cover December payrolls and other costs amid questions about authority and loan conditions. Cobbs stated the city has authority to borrow and pledge unsecured assets. Mayor Quin and Cobbs offered varying explanations of the absence ahead of the decision.
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Kansas City Bishop Thomas Lillis Dies at 77
Kansas City December 23 Bishop Thomas Lillis 77 head of the Kansas City diocese since 1913 died early today at his residence He celebrated his golden anniversary in the priest hood three years ago and was appointed by the pope assistant at pontifical throne
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Thomas ¥. Lillis
Catholic Church
Lillis
Pontifical Throne
ObT MOORE TO END SERVICE
Technical Sgt. John Henry Moore, 46, veterinary service, will retire December 31 after more than 30 years of service that took him worldwide. Enlisted October 19, 1909 at Columbus Barracks Ohio, served in the Philippines Siberia and across the United States. He recalls Vladivostok summers 110 and winters 63 below, with three days of billets and heavy clothing to endure freezing. He enjoyed two tours at Fort Douglas Utah. After retirement he will live at 5100 Monterey Street with wife Amalia Koch Moore and split time between San Antonio and a Cotulla area farm.
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Columbus Barracks
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Cotulla
News Carrier Dies in Elevator Trap
Denton grave tragedy as 15 year old Earl Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hudson, is killed while preparing newspaper deliveries in an office building when a rising elevator crushes his head. The accident occurred as barriers and workers were entering the shaft area.
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Denton
Earl Hudson
Hudson
R. A. Hudson
Roosevelt son ranked ahead of Gary Cooper in fan mail
Hollywood report from Samuel Goldwyn details James Roosevelt, president's son and Goldwyn vice president, receiving 382 fan letters in a single morning, surpassing Gary Cooper. Of 20 letters sampled, 18 defend the president’s son taking a film job, while 2 criticize Roosevelt’s new studio affiliation.
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Hollywood
Dec
James Roosevelt
Gary Coopers
Samuel Goldwyn Studio
Goldwyn
Roosevelt
Gary Cooper
Dimity
Barrow Yule Still Boing On Barrow Alaska
Barrow Alaska reports ongoing Christmas festivities lasting through Dec. 24 with Eskimo observances, feasts, gift giving, a sports carnival, a 22 mile dog race, and a chaotic free-for-all football game played by grandfathers mothers and babies.
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Barrow
Alaska
Fifty Years of Marriage Celebrated by Texan Couple
At New Year’s, Mr and Mrs George Alley of McAllen will honor their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The couple wed in Huron South Dakota fifty years ago and have lived in Texas for two years, with Mr Fish’s parents visiting San Antonio to mark the milestone.
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Waverly Avenue
Fish
George W. Alley
McAllen
San Antonio
Mae
Huron
South Dakota
Texan
Paris Duel Refusal Sparks Boulevards Controversy
Paris in uproar over a duel offer between Henri de Kerillis and journalist Per Nand de Brinon not fought. Seconds, writer Pierre Benoit and Francois de Tessan, draft a communique as De Kerillis declines to duel. The dispute stems from De Kerillis’s article accusing press bought by Hitler agents and naming “Count B” and the ambassador.
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Pernand de Brinon
Daladier
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de Brinon
Pierre Benoit
French Academy
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Monsieur de Kerillis
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Hitler
Count B
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Solon proposes curb on union organizers interstate travel
Representative Hoffman of Michigan proposed a law to bar interstate transportation of union organizers and pickets to engage in labor disputes. He frames it as a companion to the anti strikebreaker transportation law and vows deputies can meet lawless force with a lawful dose.
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Hoffman
Republican
Michigan
C. I.0
Barkley on WPA boards and relief eligibility
Senator Barkley of Kentucky said that nonpartisan county relief boards selected by WPA could handle complaints from relief applicants without new legislation. He noted final eligibility determinations would shift, with certifying agents and local officials remaining involved in hiring and review processes.
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Washington
Benator Barkley
Kentucky
WPA
Barkley
Witness identified in Coster Musica case in New York
A supposed key witness in the Coster Musica intrigue was identified as A J Vitale a deceased Brooklyn insurance broker who had claimed he was swindled out of 20000 by Coster Musica, amid blackmail accusations by Walter Cragg and others. The trio Cragg Joseph Branding and Mary Branding faced charges under the Lindbergh law for extortion in interstate commerce.
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Donald Coster-Mu‘sica
Nan
Coster-Musica
Mel Besson
Robbins Drug Firm
A. J. Vitale
Brooklyn
Walter H. Cregg
Cragg
Michael F Longho
Philip Musica
Vitale
Musica
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Joseph Branding
Mary
Cragen
Branding
Auditing Changes Sought After McKesson and Robbins Scandal
New York December 29 The American Institute of Accountants begins a review of auditing procedures in response to the McKesson and Robbins case. F Donald Coster Musica president of the firm killed himself on December 16 after disclosures of an apparent eighteen million dollar overstatement of assets. Regular audits failed to reveal the irregularities.
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New York
McKesson and Robbins Drug Corporation
American Institute of Accountants
Donald Coster-Musica
Coster-Musica
1938 Construction Above 1937 Figure
New York report shows engineering construction in 1938 reached 2.7919 billion dollars, a 14.5 percent rise from 1927. Public construction totaled 1.9013 billion, up 51 percent from the prior year, while private awards stood at 0. or 0.76 billion, down 28 percent from 1937.
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New York
French film fraud case shocks Paris stockholders
Four men linked to Pathe Film face charges of embezzlement totaling 340 million francs with warrants for fraud and conspiracy. Names include Bernard Taneti zapf once dubbed czar of the film industry, Jean Cerf, Alexander Joannides, and attorney Caron. Investigation followed stockholders’ complaints after 1928 when Tanenzapt took control from Charles Pathe. Estimates of potential losses reach tens of millions of francs.
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Pathe Film Company
Bernard Tanetizapf
Natan
Pathe Cinema Company
iJean Cerf
Alexander Joannides
Caron
Charles Pathe
Aroup
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