Crusaders to War Against Gangsters
New York May 9 The Crusaders a nationwide organization of 71 250 000 militants will launch a campaign against rackets and gangsters in cooperation with Hearst newspapers. The plan includes mass meetings with notable speakers like Dr Mather Abbott and Gene Tunney. Fred G Clark chief vows to recruit thousands of young men ages 14 to 21 into a junior division.
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Weair
Mather Abbott
Lawrenceville School
Gene Tunney
Reamohe Ihgue
Fred G. Clark
Crusaders seek unity with youth for decency drive
Edinburg reports hot checks probe as Hidalgo county grand jury investigates complaints from farmers who say cash buyers in the Rio Grande valley passed bad checks. County Attorney Sid L. Hardin says more bad checks were issued than a box car could haul away.
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Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County
Grand Jury
Sid L. Hardin
Man Falls From Roof of NY Building He Owned
New York on May 9 reports Jacob Kummer 58 died after falling from the roof of his own apartment building. Relatives cited tax worries unpaid rents and vacancies as factors. Police found the body with pockets turned inside out.
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New York
Jacob Kummer
Eastman Warns Rail Labor Loss From Reform Plan
Joseph B. Eastman Interstate Commerce Commissioner told a Senate committee that rail reform will involve loss of employment for railroad laborers but preserving waste and inefficiency is not justified. He suggested economies in operation and service may reduce labor and rail carriers will need to cut rates. He argued avoiding waste protects workers and fair wages in the long run.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Senate
Eastman
Repeal Still an Issue Urged by Prohibition Leader
Mrs. John Sheppard, a member of the New York state alcoholic beverage control board and state chairman of the women's organization, urged associates to constantly remind the public that modifying the Volstead act to permit beer does not replace repeal. She stressed ongoing push for repeal despite beer allowance. The remarks were reported from New York on May 9.
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New York
John &. Sheppard
New York State
Alcoholic “Beverage Control Board
Women's Organization
Nazi Sees Doom of Jewish Actors
Berlin May 9 Dr Joseph Goebbels Nazi minister of public enlightenment foresees the theater as one field where the Hitler government need not remove Jews He predicts public pressure will drive them out and urges investing in the future with San Antonio real estate through light classified ads.
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Berlin
Joseph Goebels
Public Enlightenment
San Antonio
War Declared on Labor Racketeers in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly and State's Attorney Thomas J. Court ney pledge a final struggle against labor racketeers after a conference with organized labor leaders in the mayor's office and at his home. The action follows a city hall meeting aimed at stopping racketeering activities.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Thomas J. Courtney
Fireman Sentenced for Slaying Wife
George D. Reed a Detroit fireman was sentenced to life at Marquette prison with hard labor and solitary confinement within 12 hours of confessing to killing his former wife Ruth. Reed said she hounded him for alimony.
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Ann Arbor
Mid
George D. Reed
Detroit
Noted House Unchanged In Indianapolis Memoir Site
The house of a thousand candles linked to Meredith Nicholson will not become a mortuary. A real estate company withdrew its petition, and the conversion was not approved.
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Indianapolis
Meredith Nicholson
Lnet
Minnesota Farm Body Joins National Holiday Strike
Minnesota members of the National Farmers Holiday Association vote to join a general farm strike starting next Saturday. Their slogan proclaims Stay at home, buy nothing, sell nothing.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
Minn
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
General Farm
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