Police Auction of Unclaimed Goods Set Friday Morning
The annual sale conducted by J. M. Bacon, auctioneer, will offer clothing, luggage, a six shooter belt, tools, medical items, 111 automobile tires, and more from the police and detective department. Eight automobiles will also be auctioned at the stock pavilion in the basement of detective headquarters. The event precedes the illustrated feature on Jungle adventures and a preview in The American Weekly.
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J. M. Bacon
Police and Detective Department
Trinity
Ruiz
Lower Bridge Toll Boosts Bike Sales in Sausalito
In Sausalito California cyclists may cross the Golden Gate Bridge for five years at the same price as pedestrians. Commuters plan to pedal twice daily across the span, choosing the cheaper option over a streetcar or owning a car. The toll route covers about 12 miles round trip, priced at 10 cents daily.
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Sausalito
Calif. Tech
Golden Gate Bridge
Deal
Tall House
San Francisco
Toll House
Sah Francisco
Congress Eyes Massive National Flood Control Plan
Washington February 3 Congress kept mood reler nevds at the top of its agenda today and considered a vast program to control rebellious rivers. Senator Robinson advocate a national system of levees floodways reservoirs and cutoff to be built over years. House relief appropriation of 790 million sought before WPA funds run out. Red Cross chairman Grayson said fund nears 17.5 million. WPA official Williams noted conditions not as bad as expected though rains could worsen Mississippi situation. Dozens of flood control plans awaited report from special committee and the water resources study for a unified system.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Onator Hobinson
Teadher
Senate
Roosvelt
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Aubrey Willams
WPA
Red
Mississippi
Right to better living rests on industrial efficiency
A 1937 essay argues workers' living standards depend on productive efficiency and creative accounting. Merle Thorpe and Don Davis urge industry to expand wealth to raise living conditions, while Kenner of New York’s Better Business Bureau champions voluntary reform and factual scrutiny to restore public confidence.
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Danyright
Universal Service
New York
Merle Thorpe
America
Don Davis
Gentrel Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
Dustry
J. J. Kenner
Better Business Bureau of
New York City
Kenner
Japanese to Build Foreigners Cars
Tokyo reports the bureau of tourist industry plans deluxe first class cars for foreign visitors. Officials say antiquated lavatories and lack of dressing rooms on trains prompt the effort. The project includes special cars and more picturesque station buildings at major tourist resorts.
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Tokio
Bureau of Tourist Industry
Foreigners Relinquish Nationality to Become Chinese Citizens
A Nanking government report shows 13 foreign individuals, including an American, a Filipino, a British national, five Germans, a French, a Polish person, and twenty one Russian women, plus nineteen Russian and one Israeli man, released over the past year.
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Nanking
Feb
Amerin Dean
Greman
Production Boss for Prisoner of Zenda Joins Selznick Studio
Hunorwuuv known as Ted Butcher, after 11 years as a key figure in film, becomes production manager at Selznick International. He will supervise The Prisoner of Zenda with star Ronald Colman in Salenwick International’s project.
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Hunorwuuv
E. Ww
Ted” Butcher
Selznick International Studio
Henry Gineberg
Salenwick Internationel
Butcher
Ronald Colman
The Lights Teach Sa Driving Signals For Safer Streets
Open Forum rally urges educational articles and diagrams on signaling crossing streets left or right turns and driving through school theater and church zones. Warns of common wrong turns, skidding turns, and pedestrian conflicts. Calls for responsible driving and clearer public guidance. Ray Leonard signs off.
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San Antonio
Yokela
Dev
Parents Blamed for Erring Girls
A letter from Robert W. Thompson argues that young women’s troubles stem from parental neglect and unsafe environments. He cites saloons, drink service, and lack of concern as triggers, claiming society overreacts only after incidents occur.
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Theight
Robert W. Thompson
Extraordinary Wooing of a Wife in Court Allegations
A sensational anecdote from The American Weekly recounts a comedian’s alleged serious romance with another man’s wife. The tale reads like a courtbound vendetta and reflects dramatic entertainment journalism of the era.
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American Weekly
How To Relieve Your Headache In A Harry Hei
An old ad claims a product named BC or similar promises rapid relief from headaches neuralgia muscular pains and nervous tension. It markets the remedy as non opiate with wide availability in 10 cent and 23 cent sizes and even targets menstrual discomfort with claimed comfort within minutes. The copy uses sensational phrasing and asserts broad effectiveness across multiple conditions.
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Baltimore
Ros
Chrysler
AL ¥.C
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Open Forum
RAY Leonard
Joske
Bargain Center
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