Banker in quail fraud trial testified on upgrade stock sale
New York May 2 Dennis Phillips a Waterbury banker and McKesson Robbins board member testified in the quail fraud and conspiracy trial denying any involvement in a fix. He described a supposed Canadian stock guarantee as a package for bankers to sell stock. The Connecticut McKesson Company guarantee claimed $100 000 yearly dividends to stockholders.
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Phillips
Gan
McKesson & Robbins
Connecticut
McKesson Company
Sal Phillips
Waterbury
Cosa
McKesson
Witnesses recall McKesson Robbins audit and fraud probe
The testimony centers on Donald Coster, once president, and his role in a long fraud scandal involving McKesson & Robbins. Questions focus on projections, losses before a 1926 merger, and whether customers were informed of the company’s troubled record as executives defend their disclosures during the probe.
Speed for Delegates Shapes Roosevelt Dewey Nominations
Roosevelt leads Democrats toward a likely majority at the May convention as 303 pledged delegates anchor his path. In Massachusetts, Roosevelt or a favored alternative may gain support while Garner positions remain tied to a possible third term. Republicans select uninstructed delegates in several states as May politics accelerate toward the summer nominating events.
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Thomas
Dewey
Wallace
Massachusetts
Farrey
Garner
Texas
Roosevelt-Garner
Wheeler D-Mont
McNutt
American Sailors Held at Port Said in Crew Skipper Dispute
Twenty American sailors from the steamer Ewa were detained in Port Said after the master refused to sail with them. The captain later took on a new crew and handed the Americans to British authorities. Nineteen of the twenty eventually left aboard an Italian vessel bound for New York.
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San Francisco
Ewa
State Department
Washington
Hugh Gallagher
Matson Navigation Company
New York
Biwa
Isthmian Steamship Company
East Coast
Gulf of Persia
Pensacola
Fis
Seized notes shed light on Revelt plot and military ties
A New York report discusses seized memos by defendant John F Cassidy detailing counter revolutionary actions and a ring around cities. It mentions 30000 rounds Camp Dix and contacts with US Army Justice Department. William Gerald Bishop sent letters describing West Virginia enclaves and machine guns.
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Ulios
Camp Dix
United States Army Department “of Justice
William
Gerald Bishop
Sidy
West Virginia
Charley
Social Justice
Charles E. Cougt
Christ
Dewey Better Talks At Wichita On Friday
Thomas E. Dewey left bed for the first time in three days and doctors said he could resume his speaking schedule Friday in Wichita Kansas. The Republican presidential hopeful was en route east after a West Coast trip when he fell ill with a digestive disorder.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
Qwas
Allies Struggle as German Air Supremacy Holds Norway Front
The text describes dire Allied constraints in Norway with German air superiority pinning down the Anglo French force at Andalsnes and Namsos. It notes Norway airports captured by Germans, home-base operation limits for Allies, and fresh German landings cited by a British communique. An WWI France memory of a seven-day siege adds grim context.
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Andalsnes
Trondheim
Namsos
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Enlich
Betty Hutton to Wed Bridge Expert in New York
Betty Hutton, radio idol, to marry Fred Koplan a Manhattan attorney today. The wedding plans were reported with details about the couple and the anticipated ceremony, though some parts of the text appeared garbled.
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Betty Hutton
New York
Sean
Fred Koplan
Manhattan
Betty
Onder Gate
Eden warns British people of greatest effort ahead
Dominions Secretary Anthony Eden spoke at a luncheon warning that the nation will face days of hardship but must exert less than the greatest effort possible to win. He described the Nazi war machine as formidable and said the struggle will have both bad and good days.
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Dominions
Anthony Eden
Jok
Ewosts
Norway
Berlin Hopes To Drive Allies Back Into Sea
Berlin reports German forces turning to press the Norwegian campaign as part of a broader effort to force Allied capitulation. German units claim rapid advances around Trondheim and Dombas, with air power isolating and weakening enemy positions.
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Voss
Bergen-Oslo
Hitler
Volkkischer _Bechachter fet
Moldetjora
Yailure
Dombas
Storen
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Oslo
Elthnes
Norway
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Hitler Cine
Germany
Uon
Sarang
Jad
Deutschland
Boreen Zeitung
England
Britain
Rawalpindi
Nianwhite
Russie
Deutsche Bank
Dresdner Bank
Fresch Luxury Ship Set for War Mission Today
The French luxury liner Teel Trance loaded with fuel oil copper and Amacanemade warplanes was to depart today for war service. Destination details are uncertain but the ship is to head toward distant theatres as part of military operations.
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New York
Danhuay
Australia
Investigation Of Bata Shoe Plant Sought House Group
Congress faces a delayed effort to study the Bata Shoe factory in Maryland. House leaders and committees are unlikely to act before ad journment as criticism of the plant’s labor practices and immigrant workforce continues.
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Bata Shoe Plant
Maryland
de Mass
House
Stephanice
Congress
Ian
Bata
Rayburn
Wagehour
Connery
Czecho-Slovakia
Providence Gales Begin May Prayers for Peace
Providence Gales students today began prayers for peace lasting through May led by Rev. Charles HM McHenna college chaplain Acting upon Pope Pius and Bishop Keough suggestions undergraduates attended a mass in the students chapel of Aquinas Hall before classes
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Providence
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