Boy Sues Utica for 3000 Over Zoo Bear Bite Reinstated
The Appellate Division Fourth Department ordered a new trial for a 9 year old boy and his father after reinstating the $3,000 suit against the city of Utica for injuries from a bear bite. The incident occurred April 18, 1938, when the boy lost part of his index finger while feeding grass to a bear in Utica. The court held cities with wild animals in zoos must exercise care to prevent injuries to children.
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Rochester
Fourth Department
Utica
Wiliam Minchin
Appellate Division
D. Page Morehouse
Oswego
William Minchin
Tulip Thieves From MU Get 10 Nights Jail Time
Thirteen University of Missouri students jailed for tulip bed raid begin serving the first of 16 nights behind bars. They were fined $10 each plus costs totaling 1845 and must serve 3 PM to 7 AM weekdays and 1 PM Saturday to 7 AM Monday.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
C. E. Coombe
Ghost Town's Tax Hit: 509 on 1000 for Ojibway
Ojibway across the river from Detroit fixes a tax rate of 509 per 1000 to satisfy a 278473 set judgment for the Canadian Bank of Commerce as trustee for the defunct Essex Border Utilities Commission. Honey owners face little impact as 99 percent of Ojibway is owned by the Dominion Steel Corporation with idle mills.
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Ojibway
Oni
Detroit
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Essex Border Utilities Commission
Dominion Steel Corporation
Budget Chief Praises Plan To Shift CAA
Washington May 9 Budget Director Harold D. Smith endorsed the plan to merge the Civil Aeronautics Authority into the Commerce Department saying it would reduce functional confusion while preserving independent air safety investigations. He testified before the Senate Reorganization Committee that the transfer would keep the Air Safety Board’s work intact and prevent overlap with Civil Aeronautics. The House approved the reorganization plan yesterday, while Senate opposition, led by Senator McCarran, threatened immediate consideration.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
CAA
Senate Reorganization Committee
Board
Air Safety
Boar Lodge
Civil
Aeronau Ic
Smith
War Safety Board
Aeronautic
The
Safety Board
Civil Aeronautics, Board
Agera Bename
Senate
McCarran
Meee
Johnson
Commerce
Congress
Hinckley
House
Union Officers to Face Grand Jury in Scalise Probe
Union officers elected in Atlantic City including Thomas J. Burke Paul R. David and William L. McFetridge ordered to appear before the New York grand jury probing the Building Service Employees International Union finances under indicted George Scalise. The AP wirephoto notes their roles as first vice president secretary treasurer and president respectively.
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Scalise
New York
Building Service
Building Union
Atlantic City
N.J
INS
A. F. of L. Building Service
Newtoe Hotels
Thomas J. Burke
Paul David
McFetridge
A.F. of i
New Deal Promise From Building Service Union Leader
William MacFetridge, newly elected president of the AF of L Building Service Employes International Union, promises a new deal to reestablish the union on a solid AF of L basis. He succeeds George Scalise, under NY grand jury scrutiny for extortion. Burke and David receive leadership changes as misconduct threats loom.
Author Inds Life By Leaping Under Wheels of Train
Hanson Hart Webster 62 of Marblehead Massachusetts a noted author editor and wartime propagandist for the United States Food Administration was struck and killed by a passenger train at Swampscott May 9. The medical examiner ruled death a definite self inflicted act noting Webster had been mentally deranged since January and had earlier driven his auto against a wall.
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Swampscott
Mass
Hanson
Hart Webster
Webster death reported as a possible train jump
Miss Annette Mowatt of Swamp Scot told police that shortly before Webster was killed he said he planned to jump in front of a train. She described him as appearing nervous.
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Annette Mowatt
Swampscot
Webster
New York State Records Growth in Newly Formed Corporations
In April 1940 New York saw 1,586 new corporations with 660 capitalized at 14,465,654 dollars while 926 chose stock of no par value. State charters issued in the first four months reached 6,249, a gain of 325 year over year, according to Secretary Michael F. Walsh.
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Albany
New York
Michael F. Walsh
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Nisley Wave
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Nisless
Alexander Smith
Firth
Alex. Smith
Bayne
Manelair
Manhattan
Wwe
Wells & Coverly
Paul R. David
William L. McFetridge
Leipzig
McGregor
Raglan
Kenroyd
Dobbs
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