Counterfeit Dimes Rampant in New York City
New York City sees a flood of counterfeit dimes with a shoe blacking mark to spot fakes. Secret Service, led by Charles Driscoll, cracks down on two Harlem spots as dimes flood circulation. Agents, mostly older, guard the President and expose scams, with insiders like Lawrence Richey cited in the era's public service lore.
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New York
Secret Service
Moon Chas. Driscoll
Harlem
Treasury Department
Public Service
Lawrence Richey
Herbert Hoover
Riccardo
Tim
Guing Iman
Hoover
Richey
Food Administration
Philadelphia
Help for Kidney Tubes Promises Quick Health Fix
A garbled ad offers a supposed cure for kidney tubes and blood detox with claims of poisonous waste removal. It touts Down's Pills as a miracle remedy used by millions for over four years, promising rapid relief and health improvement, with dubious references to toxins and bodily pains.
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Millina
Doana Ville Ag
Jiffy Knit Afghan Pattern 6236 From Pattern Section
Jiffy Knit Afghan Pattern 6236 offers a stockinette stitched afghan with popcorn decoration and purled stripes. Includes directions for limiting size, illustrations, materials, color schemes, and postage offer for 10 cents to Chronicle Telegram Household Arts Dept. 239 W 14th Street New York. Credits and humorous clippings follow about Ruth McKenney Henry Mencken and Captain Kidd. Copyright 1938 McNaught Syndicate.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Lake Avenue Coming Events and Meetings
The Lake Avenue Womans Association will hold an October meeting at Lake Avenue School on Wednesday October 19 at 10:30 AM with an all day event, a noon dinner, and a 2:30 PM business meeting. A paper demonstration, quilt blocks, and carpet rags will be sewn. Mrs C Jackson hosts. Mrs R H Miller leads choir practice October 20 at 7 PM. A Wiener roast for the Jesus Willing Workers class is set for October 21 at 7 PM at Mrs John Hogan Sr's home. The Jolly Married Couple Club gathered at the A Alexander home in South Lake.
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Lake Avenue
R.H. Miller
Jesus Willing
John Hogan
Communists Said To Influence Sit Down Strikes
Washington records show House committee initiation of hearings on alleged Communist influence in Michigan and Ohio sit-down strikes. Chairman Dies said evidence links Communists to directing and fomenting these actions. Testimony also alleges the Farmer-Labor party and Gov Elmer Benson are under Communist influence.
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Washington
House Committee
Michigan
Ohio
Martin Dies
Tex
Farmer- Labor Party of
Minnesota
Elmer Benson
Communist Party
Mayor Seriously Ill In Marysville Ohio
Mayor J Clyde Robinson of Marysville in serious condition after collapse at his office. Republican serving second term. Local notes include Lake Avenue Sunday School Rally Day with large turnout and performances from Baldwin Wallace College student Robert Tschanz delivering a sermon. Community notices list local visitors and weekend guests across several area families.
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Marysville
J. Clyde Robinson
Otto Jabbusch
Orlandus Overmeyer
North Olmsted
Alton Adams
Ohio State University
Columbus
E. D. Adams
Charles McCrea
Middletown
Ohio
Carl Smith
Henry Sadowski
Shirley
Howard
Fremont
D. J. Clapp
Ripton
James Brehm
Floyd Draper
Hannah Edwards
Elyria
Harold Starkey
Harold Blake
Ridgeville
Howard Behnke
Frank Slack
Ely Tia
Avon Couple Quietly Wed in Cleveland
Elizabeth Towles of Cleveland and Edward Heim of Avon were married in Cleveland Saturday evening in a quiet ceremony. Nearby social notes mention Mrs. Marie Stuart visiting in Lakewood and several local families hosting guests from Elyria New London and Detroit during the weekend.
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Hein-Towles
Avon
Elizabeth Towles
Cleveland
Edward Heim
Marie Stuart
Lakewood
Anna Lieber
Jennie Nead
Leonard
Norma
Elyria
Ben Walker
W. S. Colegrove
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Avon Friends
Doris Gough
First Congregational Church
Mary
Grace
Irene Gough
Harry Gough
George Root
New London
Don Briggs
Detroit
Charles Wilford
Donahey Urges Expanded Air Defenses for U S
Sen Vic Donahey of Ohio backed a program to expand the nation s military aviation services saying the country must greatly increase its air force for defense. He noted he had opposed a prior bill due to aviation neglect but now supports building up air defense forces.
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Washington
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Ohioan
Sen. Donahey
Chiang Kai-Shek assumes command of Chinese armies
Hong Kong reports Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek personally assumes command of Chinese forces defending Hankow and Canton. Japanese field reports say three key victories on the Yangtze front with Yangsin and Tehan captured and Tayeh outskirts stormed. Canton advance continues despite rain and floods hindering river crossings.
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Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
Canton
Shanghai
Yangtse
Yangsin
Tehan
Tayeh
Room Renting Racket Warns Columbus Landlords
Columbus Better Business Bureau warns of a room renting racket in which a man pretends to be a representative of a Cleveland insurance firm and asks property owners to pay for notifying traveling representatives. Six Columbus landladies reportedly lost 86 to 520 dollars advancing money for postage.
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Columbus, CO
Columbus Better Business Bureau
Cleveland Insurance Firm
Columbus
Three Killed By Shotgun Blasts Painter Is Sought
Miami police hunt for painter Joe Miller after a house in Miami where Hazel Haffey Ernest Egelholl and George Black were found slain by shotgun blasts. A note with Miller's mother's address and a bandaged hand linked Miller to the crime amid threats and last night shooting reports.
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Miami
Fla
Joe Miller
Hazel Haffey
Ernest P. Egelholl
Lafayette
George R. Black
Miller
Miler
Mier
Haffey Place
Makes First Flight On 85th Birthday
Kenton Ohio reports Barney Keller aged 85 took his first airplane ride on his birthday and plans a second flight soon. Earlier, other complaints were received from Springfield and Newark.
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Kenton
Barney Keller
Springfield
Newark
Charities Benefit By Blossom Will
Dudley S. Blossom estate probate in Cleveland reveals a $50,000 gift to U. S. Senator Robert Bulkley, his cousin, with residue from about $1.85 million to follow after legacies. Elizabeth Blossom receives $100,000 and personal property.
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Cleveland, O
Dudley S. Blossom
Cleveland
U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Sen. Bulkley
Blossom
Elizabeth Blossom
Estate Allocations Share Trust Fund Among Many
The estate valued at 88 000 dollars includes a 100 000 dollar trust for Yale University. Eleven charities and institutions receive portions of a 375 000 dollar trust, while the remainder is divided among 25 other relatives.
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Yale University
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McNaught Syndicate
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Robert Taylor
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Baldwin-Wallace College
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Lydia Miller
Jean Archer
Phyllis Schmidkens
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Lynn Green
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Norma Nead
Harvey Green
Donahey
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