States debate repeal drive as voters head to polls
In California and West Virginia campaigning sharpens as voters prepare to decide repeal of the prohibition amendment. Supporters and opponents claim contrasting gains, while Indiana plans its convention vote with 246 pledged for repeal and 63 against.
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West Virginia
Washington
M'Bride
F. Scott McBride
Superin
Anti-Saloon League
Jouett Shouse
Association Against Ohe
Dr. McBride
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Vets
Alabama
Arkansas
Indiana
When Will Telephone Rates Be Reduced Say Rogers
Editor, The Light, Open Forum: William E. Rogers asks when telephone rates will drop and if the past high charges were mere political fodder. He notes the silence of newspapers on the issue and labels it a case of stung brain.
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the Light
William E. Rogers
Editor Letter Attacks Home Loan Banks and Poll Tax Fate
A subscriber denounces the Home Loan bank setup under Mr Hoover and warns that Roosevelt’s terms may still bar poor homeowners. Also praised is Carter for snubbing Ferguson at a breakfast incident. The writer argues poll taxes should be repealed and Texans deserve reform led by capable, thrifty locals. Reverend Henry Grady of Luling, Texas, adds his stance on political change.
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Hoover
Home Loan Bank
Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Texas
Jim
Henry Grady Luling
Woman S Murder Baffles Officers In Chicago Porch Slaying
Police investigate the murder of Mary Morrison thirty on her front porch while talking to her nineteen year old son. A vehicle with a man and small boy passed by as bullets struck the victim. The crime scene and suspect details remain unclear.
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Chicago
Bat
Wiig Wystery
Mary Morrison
Front Wingeh
Anat
Bulgaria Uses Troops in Drive Against Gunmen
Military sweep across Bulgaria after martial law detentions dampened travel and commerce. Diplomats stayed indoors, tourists confined to hotels, and traffic halted as 120 people without IDs were detained and large caches of weapons including 600 pistols and 200 rifles seized.
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Sofia
Ongana
Bulgaria
Seventy Beings Killed in Sumatra Seaport Earthquake
A severe earthquake struck South Hencoolen, a west coast Sumatra seaport, killing sixty seven people. Malayaas residents suffered heavy damage while Kota Agung reported nine deaths and about forty injuries as nearly three hundred houses collapsed. The quake was also felt at Pa ? Sembang and Lumpung.
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Batavia
Java
Hencoolen
Sumatra
Kota Agung
Pa“Sembang
Lumpung
Kote Agung
One Dead and Another Wounded in Texan Hold-Up
In Hot Springs Arkansas on June 26 W. P. Westmoreland of Houston halted by two gunmen who demanded money. He fired back killing Nolan Brady of Conway Arkansas and wounding Clem Holman of Mimeo Oklahoma.
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Hot Springs
Ark
W. P. Westmoreland
Houston
Nolan Brady
Conway
Clem Holman
Mimeko
Okla
Westmoreland
Brady
Holman
Prison Doors Open for Kenneth Buck
Barnstable Mass June 26 Prison doors at Boston opened today for Kenneth Buck under a 24 year sentence for the kidnaping of Margaret Peggy McMath. He was convicted Saturday night. The same jury that found him guilty returned an acquittal for his brother Cyril, tried on a similar charge. The state charged Cyril was the contact man in negotiations between the girl's parents and her abductors.
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Masa
Boston
Kenneth Buck
Margaret
Peggy
McMath
Kenneth
Cyril
Elrl
Nixon’s Nixoderm Advertising Claim for Skin Irritations
An old fashion ad promotes Nixoderm claiming quick relief for external skin irritations. It urges purchase at drug stores with a guarantee and a refund if not satisfied.
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Bommers Drug
Ve. Nixon
Chesterfield cigarettes blend three tobaccos for milder taste
The text explains that some cigarettes use only one tobacco type while Chesterfield uses three domestic tobaccos plus Turkish seasoning. They are seasoned, blended, and cross blended to create a milder, better tasting cigarette with character.
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