Cincinnati banker in numbers racket case
Dist court says Hogan banker Duble hid a large forged numbers racket, allegedly netting tens of millions annually. Officials report DUBLE faced charges including conspiracy and operating a lottery as seizures span three states. A grand jury hearing looms as six New Yorkers are arrested and more suspects are sought.
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Rents and utilities push up cost of living
The Labor Department notes living costs are near two years ago levels, but rents and utility costs offset wholesale price drops. A Journal of Commerce view cites rent rises and higher fuel, gas, and electricity costs as key factors. The CPI excludes late June and July price changes and misses markdowns now available in sales.
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Journal of Commerce
Three Youths Held In Bank Robbery
Three youths were arrested in Pembroke North Carolina after a Fourth Bank robbery by gunmen at the Scottish Bank of Pembroke. The robbery netted $20567 and the FBI reports arrests within three years of similar incidents. One suspect J. E. Blackwell 15 former employee claimed accomplices kidnapped him. authorities call the tale phony and say Blackwell admitted planning the crime with Pasqué Rice and Clifton Rice.
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KKK Chief Seeks Membership Rolls
Kian Chief William Hugh Morris vows to uncover secret member lists of the hooded order. Judge George Lewis Eales ordered Morris to produce grand jury records by the next session. Morris is under a conditional bond requiring him to supply membership records to the court. The next grand jury ext session is set for Tuesday to receive any records produced.
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Hopkins Visit to Moscow Redefines Allied Policy
Robert E. Sherwood details Harry Hopkins's Moscow mission in July 1941. Hopkins meets Stalin and Cripps, discusses Roosevelt and Churchill aims, and gauges Soviet resolve. The visit signals a shift in Allied war strategy and reveals tensions with Soviet leadership and American military observers.
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Chinese envoy invites Hopkins to visit Chungking
The Chinese ambassador at the American Embassy delivered a Chungking cable to Sir Harry Hopkins. It extended hearty greetings and a cordial invitation to visit Chungking on the way back to the United States, noting Hopkins close ties with Chiang Kai-shek and Mme Chiang. The message reflects ongoing Sino American liaison during wartime.
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Thief Keeps Own Crime Record in Rockefeller Center Heist
Jon Harry Lewin, 25, ex Air Force sergeant, kept a ledger detailing 12 thefts totaling about 2391 dollars since March. Police said the California native planned a second holdup at an Erie Railroad ticket office in Rockefeller Center when arrested after a midtown hotel search. Lewin admitted to the robberies, saying he “has to live.”
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General MacArthur protests sinking of Japanese fishing boat
General MacArthur's headquarters protested the sinking of a Japanese fishing boat by Chinese Nationalist warcraft. The protest covered several seized boats and noted four to five seizures. One fishing craft reportedly sunk by fire from a Nationalist vessel, with about 16 crew members aboard and four rescued.
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Berlin Officials Appeal for Loans and Aid
West Berlin officials appealed to Allied commandants for European Recovery Program funds and Western German loans to avert economic catastrophe. Lord Mayor Ernst Reuttro and deputies stressed the city’s grave finances, with 200000 unemployed and worsening conditions unless aid arrives soon.
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Colorado plateau uranium reserves ready for national energy drive
Senators Begen and Innsnon, both on the Senate Atomic Energy Committee, said the Colorado plateau contains vast untapped carnotite deposits that could fuel the United States atomic energy program. They noted domestic uranium could reduce reliance on Congo and Canadian sources as explorations with Britain and Canada begin.
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Waynesburg Bets Rainmaker Fails Again on July 29
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania residents paid off bets that it would rain on July 29. Rainmaker Daily claimed rain by the 99th day of July and even persuaded City Council to suspend daylight saving time to gain extra hours, but no rain arrived and Daily began paying debts at 12 01 AM EST.
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Pittsburgh News Lpaper
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Tom Clark May Set Court Record
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Tom Clark may set a court record by refusing to excuse himself from judging certain cases, as he could exert unusual influence during the coming year.
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Old Grain Storage Up in No State
New York State shows a significant rise in old grain stocks by July 1, with 2,461,000 bushels stored, up 156 percent from a year ago. The state Agriculture Department notes broad increases across wheat, oats, and barley while the attorney general reports 166 antitrust actions pending and many more to be decided.
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Hawaii Ships First Cargo Since May
Hawaii ends 91 day longshore strike as Isthmian freighter Steel Flyer exports 6200 tons of raw sugar and 500 tons of general cargo from Hawaii to Philadelphia after non union unloaders. AFL crew on board reopens port amid peace talks. Matson plans ships to San Francisco. unions vow continued picketing if cargo returns.
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Americans turn to Charge It as credit use rises
The Federal Reserve Board reports June consumer credit at a record 16.0 billion dollars, driven by installment purchases from autos to apparel. Auto loans lead with 221.9 million dollar rise, total car debt at 2.507 billion. Charge accounts total 3.282 billion, up about 2 percent in June but down slightly from a year ago.
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Soviet Denies Slave Labor Policy Critics Say
The Moscow radio rejected British charges of slave labor in the Soviet Union and asserted that forced labor is an established Soviet policy. Britain cited a UN Economic and Social Council debate and claimed about 10 million Russians, around 10 percent of the workforce, are in forced labor. The Moscow broadcast countered that the Soviet system rehabilitates criminals while capitalist penal systems destroy them.
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Turn About at Saratoga Springs Hospitality Twist
Patrolman Jack Stevens confronts a local man about an overdue parking meter fee. A visiting delegate to a convention rushes to insert a nickel to cover the meter, and the officer agrees to accept the token as payment.
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Deputy Held As Slayer of Radio Man
Mason, a 51 year old program director for radio station BEL, was murdered outside his home in the South end. Deputy Smithwick was charged with murder after the shooting in a confrontation following on air criticisms of a dance venue. The examing trial was set for August 2, with funeral arrangements announced and Mason cremated in San Antonio. Mason’s career spanned the Minneapolis Journal New York Times San Francisco Examiner and other papers before moving to Alice Echo.
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Public Gatherings Banned Over Polio Epidemic in Muncie
Health authorities in Muncie and Delaware County ban all public gatherings during the poliomyelitis epidemic. Indiana reports 25 polio deaths and 221 cases, 28 in Delaware County. Twenty two patients are in Muncie hospitals, including 15 from the city and two from the county.
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