New York Banks Grow Bigger Amid Public Interest
New York’s largest banks extend their scale with a two and a half billion dollar figure at Chase and two billion at Guaranty Trust, while Bank of America N T and S A leads with California reach and 475 branches. The trend shows consolidation as major banks absorb smaller rivals in big cities, with profits rising in 1985 despite low interest rates. Public letters urge fair mortgage practices and a nationwide banking education to restore faith in the financial system.
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New York
Bicpest
Chase
Guaranty ‘Trust
Nelsonal Gity
Flillatey
A. P. Giannini
Bank of America N.T
Galifornia
Chicago
Wall Street
Avines
Savings Bank
Henkers
Mates
Husk
Dees
Park
Carter's Little Liver Pills Brand Soothe Digestive Woes
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills for quick relief from greasy indigestion and headaches. It claims the pills aid digestion by activating bile flow and pancreatic juice, promising renewed energy and comfort after meals.
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C. Garter
Advertising Club to Install New Officers
Advertising Club to Install New Officers reports Royal G. James elected President Robert Walker Vice President and Leroy Swartzkogl Treasurer. Directors named William Broey hausen Katesman Harold London Shoroton Hall Arthur Biard J G Pionegan Ben Berne. Election held Tuesday at the Ginter hall?
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Royal G. James
Robert Walker
Leroy Swartzkogl
William Broeyhausen
Katesman
Herold London
Shoroton Hall
Arthur
Biard
J. G. Pionegan
Ben
Berne
Ginter Haiel
Sleeping Husband Granted Divorce
Barry D. Jones won a divorce in Atlanticity, WJ, after his wife Venalda left him two years earlier because she tired of watching him sleep. He testified he must wake at 4 a.m. for his bakery wagon route, and she said she could not sit and grow old watching a bread man sleep.
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Atlanticity
Barry D. Jones
Jones
Sherkis
Venalda
Davies Sails for Moscow Post
Joseph E. Davies, newly appointed ambassador to Russia, sailed from New York today aboard the German liner Europa with Mrs. Davies to assume his post in Moscow. He declined to comment on his instructions and plans. Reports said new missiles and Russian webs to the United States were anticipated.
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New Moscow Post
New York
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Davies
Muscovy
United States
Bank deposits rise across Texas end year totals show gains
Texans see broader bank deposits as 19 Cameron Hidalgo Willacy and Starr counties report combined deposits of 12.49 million, up 1.49 million. Houston leads with 248.50 million and Dallas at 256.05 million, each up about 23 million in six months. Fort Worth 95.07 million, Corpus Christi 14.06 million, Galveston 43.79 million, Austin 26.77 million, reflecting improved financial conditions statewide.
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Dallas
Law
Ing
Houston
Fort Worth
Sorpus Christy
Galveston
Austin
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Starr
Thief Returns to Scene After Robbery in Washington
In Washington Georgia on a January day a robbery occurred at a residence of Rea l Sears Amason who found a thief still inside. The intruder tried to comfort the victim by leaving a cryptic note and the stolen money, later replaced, with a cryptic message.
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Washington, Ga
Sears Amason
Rackets in New York City Exposed by Attorney General
A string of elaborate rackets is outlined involving restaurant, real estate, and automobile fraud in New York. Attorney General John J. Bennett notes a tough year ahead as the bureau targets vice, race touting, and staged accidents. The piece recounts schemes selling imagined injuries, fake diagnoses, and deceitful insurance claims, detailing methods and boldness of criminals.
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New York
Jan
Baying
Sandicaper
Law Professsion Overcrowding Prompted By Bar Association
The American Bar Association delegates in Columbus heard that the law profession is seriously overcrowded. Justice J B Day of the Nebraska Supreme Court urged raising standards for admission to law schools and practice rather than simply limiting entrants. He warned that half of law school graduates cannot begin practice, urging higher standards for admission and teaching.
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Columbus
Ohio
Yan
House of Delegates
American Bar Association
J. B. Day
Abraska Supreme Court
Association
Justice Day
Passport Issued to San Antonio Dog Biz Boy Sails to Riga
New York January 6 The first dog to receive a passport sailed today with his master for Riga Latvia. Biz Boy a black and white bulldog born in San Antonio September 6 1934 travels with consular official Setcher Warren who is being transferred from Nicaragua. The passport issued by the state department bears a picture of Biz Boy and notes his birthplace.
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San Antonio
New York
Riga
Latvia
Biz Boy
Setcher Warren
Nicaragua
Department of ‘State
Big Hog
Queen Bears Wedding GST Sparks Dutch German March
Confusion at Juliana wedding events as German resentment flares over songs and flags. Queen Helmina helps bridesmaids Elizabeth and Sieglindé Zu Libue amid costs and diplomatic sensitivities. Dr. Van Anrooy notes a nonpolitical stance on Deutschland Uber Alles while political hymns are barred.
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Hagor
Jan
Helmina
Holland
Juliana
Mazi
Razi
Elizabeth
Sieglindé Zu Libue
Sophie
Saze
Weimar
Eiseriach
Proom
Bernhard Zu Linpe Biesterfeld
Tech
Juliena
Peter van Anrooy
Horst Wesel
Germany
Pilot Accommodates Isolated Caretaker
In Williams Arizona a caretaker at Isolated Maine landing field ran low on cigarettes and kept his spirits by signaling a nearby T W A transport plane. Pilot Johnraves received the appeal and a crew member delivered two cartons of cigarettes on the next flight to the remote mountain field seventy hundred feet above sea level and twenty miles from the nearest town.
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Williams
Ariz
Maine
Johnraves
Maine Field
Windsor and Wallis May Visit in Cuba
Vienna reports that Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Simpson may take an extended honeymoon in Cuba. Manuel Bermudaz Pintro of Havana, a Cuban figure, invites the couple to his estate after a possible marriage. The duke is said to be considering the invitation and has discussed it with Mrs. Simpson by phone.
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Vienna
Windsor
Waaliis Simpson
Manuel Bermudaz Pintro
Havana
Plane Under Water Near San Pablo Bay Rescue Underway
Divers and Coast Guard work to reach a partially submerged army bomber nine miles north of Hamilton Field California. The wreck is believed to be the twenty second and twenty third wartime crash in 22 days. Bodies are sought for Reserve Lieutenant Werner E Knieren and Pvt Hartley Roberts.
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Hamilton Feld
Calif
Hescuers
Slucey
San Pablo’ Bay
Army Field
Dny
Werheré E Knigren
Hartley Roberts
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard
Knierlem
Roberts
Expansion of Relief Sought in Oklahoma
Senator Ebner Thomas of Oklahoma urged D B Trent regional director for Oklahoma and Texas to expand and expedite relief to the state's needy. Local committees say they cannot cope with the situation and cite red tape and multiplicity of agencies hindering satisfactory services.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Jan. B—i
Ebner Thomas
Oklahomon
D. B. Trent
Texas
Thonyig
Thivart
Three Bridge Workers Fall 90 Feet in Gust Collapse
Three men survived a 90 foot fall when scaffolding collapsed on the south tower of the San Francisco bridge under construction. They clung to the toppled scaffold and landed on the roof of a building nearby. No fatalities reported during the multi million dollar suspension span construction.
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San Francisco
Jan
Golisn Gate Bridge
Spanish Port
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