Wholesale Murder Racketeers Target Los Angeles Tombstones
A 1933 era column reports on a New York racketeering plot tied to Los Angeles tombstone makers. District Attorney Foley prosecutes alleged murder for insurance schemes, with six to seven men under arrest and others sought. Victims include a drowned, intoxicated girl and a fireman, with plots involving arson, poisoning, and a taxi death. The piece frames the case as a shocking cross country crime wave and notes ongoing grand jury investigations.
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Damon Crayright
New York
Sory
Texas
Los Angeles
Lombstone Makers
California
Tombstone
Lemurl J. Foley
Bronx
Rocketeer
Foley
America
Runyon
Universal Servier
Vsay
Rackeleey
Atorney Foley
Amos
Ty Foley
Poe
Drun
Rube
Sucre
Wi Chiedzo
Jong Agu
John McGoonly
Superion Court
Grand Jorgo
Rhavend
Leview Tian Kid Obe
Jumps Out of Bed Rheumatic Pains Vanish Quickly
A garbled ad claims a miracle cure for rheumatic pains, urging quick relief from bed to activity. It touts a mysterious package and asserts guaranteed results with minimal effort, targeting general readers seeking fast pain relief from a drugstore product.
Get Rid of Athlete's Foot the Easy Way
An ad style notice promotes Resinel to treat athlete's foot with hot water soaking and slow lathering. It urges applying Resined ointment and a toning wash, claiming rapid relief. It mentions Resined ointment, soap, and a free sample alongside a grooming routine and cautions against using other products.
Two U S Airmen Held by Mexico After Incident Near Laredo
Two U S Airmen Joli Puryea and Harold McCleay were detained by Mexican authorities at Nueva Lareda on charges tied to an aeroplane incident near the Don Martha area. Reports say the damaged craft was found near the Don Martha fork and the men were taken into custody by Mexican police in the border region.
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U.S
Mexico
Waredo
Joli Puryea
Harold McCleay
Toms
Nueva Lareda
Avepiane
Merans
Geneeri
Nueva Tareda
Waal Agen
Martha
Levee Breaks Flood Arkansas Missouri Border Farm Lands
In Memphis on May 22, a muddy flood swept across the northeast Arkansas southeast Missouri border, forcing farm families and stock from homes and crops behind weakened defenses. The St Fran river system breached the area near Bettig and Paragould, opening at least 14 gaps and flooding about fifty thousand acres.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkahgas
Missouri
Tr Snd
Walter
St. Fran
Paragould
Delay Alpine Ranchers Repatriated Under Mexican Escort
May 22 report states Arthur Hannold and John Rollins, Texas ranchers once held captive by Mexican bandits, travel toward the border under Mexican soldiers' escort after a weather delay. The 139 mile journey to Ocampo, Mexico was extended as rains hampered progress. They last saw Vicente追 and horses were reportedly stolen further along the trail near the Rio Grande, where the captors led by Cundelarin Keera reportedly seized the pair.
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Alpine
Coahuila
Arthur Hannold
John Rollins
Texas
Ocampo
Mexico
Iest
Vicente
Rid’ Grande
Cundelarin Keera
Pennsylvania Oil Prices Advance in Buckeye Market
In OIL CITY on May 22, Pennsylvania crude bucked a long quiet period by rising today for the first time since April 1940. Buckeye and later grades gained about 10 to 13 cents per barrel. Quoted prices include Bradford-Allegheny 1.37, Penngott 1.27 to 1.92, Southwert 1.01, Eureka 1.02, Buckeye 0.90.
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OIL City Ps
Buck
Fascist Principles Debated by Educators at Annual Meeting
The American Association for Adult Education opened its eighth annual meeting in Mass with speakers warning against the introduction of Fascist principles into the American educational system and asserting the library as the foundation of any adult education structure. Treasury receipts for May 19 were 6,631,665.86. expenditures 214,142,914.99. balance 384,975. customs duties for 18 days of May were 13,556,960.57.
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Mass
American Associaton For Adult Education
Treasury
Washington, D. C
Balbo to lead mass formation for Century of Progress flight
Sea AP reports from Rome on General Balbo dedicating a transatlantic display flight to open the Century of Progress. A squadron of 20 planes with four crew each will form a mass formation crossing the Atlantic to Chicago, with emergency replacements and mail carried on designated planes.
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Rome
Geneva
Naib Balbo
Inimsctr Ua
Alamic
Gucago
Bravil
Tiree
Baloma
Portuguese Guinea
Halbon
Chicago
Brazil
Bath
Bal
National Wealth of U S Declines by 115 Billion
The national wealth of the United States fell 115,000,000,000 from 1929 to 1933, per the National Industrial Conference Board appraisal released today. It stood at 347,000,000,000 in 1932, down from 342,000,000,000 in 1931, with a peak of 4587 per capita in 1920 and a 260,300,000,000 total in 1931.
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New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Cloth Sales Outpace Mill Output in New York
New York May 22. Cotton cloth sales last week exceeded mill production as the New York cotton exchange service reported today. The mills are operating at the highest rate in several years.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange Service
DOUBLE-CLEANS TEETH Kolynos ad promise
An old Kolynos dental cream advertisement claims a two part formula cleans teeth and kills germs. It urges half inch applications on a dry brush every morning and night. The copy promises improved whiteness and protection against decay, urging readers to buy from a druggist.
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Mike
Kolynos
Wales
Kalynos
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