Fraud and notices span ads and legal actions in 1958 issue
Public notices warn about fraud orders and phonies selling weight loss devices while marketing ethics and advertising practices are discussed. It lists cases including Vending machine schemes, The Blind Workers fraud, five million bilking by Hyman Novick, and a stamp debut by John Jay. Administration notices urge settlement of the estate of Charles E. McGuire with dates October 23 1958 through November 6 1958.
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Hyman D. Novick
Montreal
Charles E. McGuire
Brokenstraw
Warren County
Bruno Schipano
Walnut St
Warren
Pennsylvania
Samuel F. Bonavita
Warren Bank & Trust
Let the Buyer Beware A Buck Wasted Foretelling Promises
The excerpt recalls scams and cons where relatives were milked for undelivered packages, a salesman sample scam, and a man posing as a woman to gain travel money for marriages. It notes a 1951 brochure titled Lower Prices Coming by the International Economic Research Bureau and predicts tyrex as nylon’s rival backed by five companies.
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The
International Economic Research Bureau
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John Jay
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