Shipmen hired Shearer Aa helper shipmen hired
Washington Sept 25 William B Shearer, described as a navy advocate, was sent to Washington in 1926 by three major shipbuilders to cooperate with the Shipping Board in formulating a legislative program. He later sailed to Europe to observe the 1927 naval conference supported by Newport News Bethlehem New York Sun and other shipyards. He was paid 75 a day in Washington and 25,000 total for Geneva work, with a 2600 monthly Washington allowance planned. The National Council of American Shipbuilders, Shelton said, hired him for publicity and merchant marine campaign duties. The council included Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Bethlehem Shipbuilding New York Shipbuilding Sun Shipbuilding Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dock Company Great Lakes Engineer Works and others.
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Washington, D. C
Henry C. Houter
National Council of American Shipbuilders
Senate
William B. Shearer
Washington
Shipping Board
Shearer
Europe
Hunter
Geneva
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation
Shearer-Geneva
Council of American Shipbuilders
Gdentor
Firet
Moring
New York Commercial
Newport News Shipbuilding and
New Doo Corporation
Bethlehem Sl Building Corporation
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Norfolk Shipbuilding and
17 Dock Company
Great Takes Engineer Works
Friend Tips Law on Punch Boards and Slot Machines
A telephone call from an anonymous friend prompted the sheriff to investigate punch boards and slot machines at a location on Mary's Street. Deputies W. A. Fuller and Toe Fiores were dispatched to confront a boastful man claiming he could bypass fixed sheriff’s offices to operate slot machines.
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Sheriff'n Office
Lewis Stone Sues for Divorce from Florence Oakley
Movie actor Lewis Stone has filed suit for divorce against his wife Florence Oakley and will appear in court personally to pursue the action.
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Lewis Stone
Florence Oakley
Star Lewis Stone Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty Claims
Los Angeles dispatch reports screen star Lewis Stone filed for divorce from Florence Oakley in superior court. He cites extreme cruelty alleging she showed little regard for his feelings and sensibilities, was uncivil and prone to fits of anger that disrupted his work and caused mental anguish.
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Los Angeles
Times Today
Lewis
Stone
Screen Star
Florence Oakley
Texas to Get Federal Help
Washington announces a new Dallas branch of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to promote state and Southwest industry in world markets. B Ho Avery will head the Dallas office. Texas exports in 1927 totaled 647,096,000 with cotton, gasoline, wheat, cottonseed products, rice, eggs, and chemicals as chief items.
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Washington, D. C
Bureaua of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dallas
Tera
Department of Commerce
Texas
Southwest
B. Ho Avery
Galveston
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Comerce
Revival Services Continue at Grace Church
The Rev. Corbett will continue revival meetings at Grace Naga church on East Commerce and Polaria streets with services at 7 45 p m nightly this week. C Roberts will lead the midweek program and the announcement noted the event.
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Rev. Corbett
Tey
D. S. Corbett
Grace
Grandmother praises Nujol fad through granddaughter
Mrs Zell of Philadelphia reports her granddaughter Margaret began a daily tablespoon of Nujol after reading about it in a brochure. She claims health improvements and normal bodily function, describing Nujol as harmless for all ages and free of medicines or drugs.
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Margaret
Nujol
Nujol Health Claim Promotes Old Family Remedy
An advertisement touts Nujol as a health asset for all ages. It notes its perfection by Nujol Laboratories in New York and compares price to a movie ticket, urging readers to buy sealed bottles made by the Mistol makers.
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Nujol
Nujol Laboratories
Park Avenue
New York City
Fierro Leads NR Ragers in Mexico City Kansas City Air Derby
Capt Roberto Fierro led five entrants in the Mexico City Kansas City air derby landing at Winburn field at 12 03. Goehrl was third to land and leads the race to date with Fierro second. Others including Capt Fed erano Flores and Capt Luis Verdija arrived with the Mexican air corps observing at the luncheon in San Antonio. The field planned a Dallas leg with stops at Vernon Muskogee Tulsa Joplin before Kansas City Friday. Fierro was the first to land here Wednesday after a prior Mexico incident.
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Roberto Fierro
Mexico City-Kaness City
Winburn Field
Goreing
Goehrl
Fierro
Carloy Robirosa
Brownsville
Ptroon
Winchurch Field
Fedcrano Flores
Mexican Air Corps
Hex Puree
Luis Verdija
Tom Clark
Wootford Tewis
Charles H. Hopkins
Niko
Cant. Flores
Winborn Field
Dallas
Ibera
Pueste
San Antonio
National Aeronautic Association
St. Anthony
Ed Feile
Wayne Parks
Jack Beretta
Ward Creinger
Wernon
Okla
Muskogee
Tulsa
Joplin
Kansas City
Mexico
Denied permission to sing in high profile peagox trial
In White Plains New York on September 4 a mistrial motion was pressed in the case of Harl Veacox charged with murdering his wife. Judge Arthur Tompkins barred the defendant from singing two sentimental songs on the witness stand as prosecutors questioned his motives and cross examination continued. A juror withdrawal motion was denied after arguments about excluded testimony. In another note a Mexican race entrant Lieut. Col Fernando Proal was reported lost after leaving Tampico.
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White Plains
N.Y
Harl Veacox
Arthur Tompkins
Pescor
Frank A. Coyne
Sidney A. Syme
Lnger
Deacox
Peacor
Syme
D Peacox
Srine
Nier
Mexico
Fernando Proal
Tampico
Maker denies ship obsolete in Britain airship row
London reports quote Commander Sir Charles Burney of the Aistin Guarantee Campans denying that the giant airships T-100 and It-102 will be obsolete before launch. He says NiO should reach at least 80 mph and lift 62 or 83 tons, with trials to be fixed soon.
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London
Shell
Charles Burney
Aistin Guarantee Campans
Charlen
Nio
Spon
Larceny Charges Increase Around Borglum Memorial Work
Decatur Ga Sept 25 UP Indictment of Gutzon Borglum former sculptor for the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial association on malicious mischief and larceny charges adds to disputes over the monument. He is charged with removal of models and destruction of original designs from a building owned by the association. J G Wacker named on two larceny counts. Tucker supervised construction during Borglum’s tenure.
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Decatur
Gutzon Burzlum
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association
Slo
Granite Mountain
de Kalb County
Borg- Jum
J. G.wacker
Association
Tucker
Borglam
Nolle
du Jone
Borglum
Smith
Stone Mountain Circuit
Hengsin
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Helper
Attorney
Star
Mistol
Art Goebel
Mexico City
Peagox
Gutron Borglum
Brackenridge Park
Old State Mountain
Beverly
Morleigh
Jet
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