Stock surge as Standard Oil Directors feud unfolds
In New York on January 15 brokers report shares of Standard Oil rising to 9.75, the highest in seven years, amid a power struggle between John D. Rockefeller Jr and Col. Robert W. Swenner Stewart over leadership. Rockefeller ally Thomas M. Vote claims stockholders are invited to proxy their disapproval. Stewart said he would resign at Rockefeller’s urging, citing past kinship ties.
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Standard Oil Company
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Robert W. Stewart
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Swensner
Mr. Rockefeller
Col. Stewart
Thomas M. Votse
Rockefeller
Col. Stestart
Decise
Chevrolet plans 1,250,000 units for 1929 production
I C Cox reports Chevrolet will produce 1,250,000 passenger cars and trucks in 1929 after a Washington meeting with 500 dealers from Maryland to Pennsylvania. M D Douglas called the sales talk inspirational, predicting rapid sale of cars as they are built.
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I. C. Cox
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Washington Auditorium
Mayflower Hotel
M. D. Douglas
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Chevrolet
Chevolet
Mr. Cox
Chevrole
Counry
Prices Cut to Move Used Buicks and Clear Space
Dealer slashes 39 used Buicks 50 percent or less of cost with year model and title guaranteed. Jan 11 to 19 sale offers easy terms and trade options plus cards toward a 100 piece china set from four patterns. Winchester Used Car advertises as safest place to buy a car.
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China
Winchester
Slemp urged for cabinet by Garber in Virginia push
Congressman-elect J A Garber urged Herbert Hoover to appoint Bascom Slemp to the cabinet and named Virginia the political key state of the South. He argued Slemp has directed Virginia Republican affairs and predicted a new era uniting Republicans and Democrats for Virginia's political power.
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J. A. Garber
Herbert Hoover
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Smith
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Slemp
Republican Party
Hoover
Florida
Texas
North Carolina
Houston
Dave's Mentha-Pepsin Eases Gas and Indigestion
An ad promises rapid relief from gas pains and acidity using one dessert spoonful of Dave's Mentha-Pepsin. It claims dizziness headaches and sleep disturbance vanish as the stomach returns to normal, with Baker's Drug Store backing a money back guarantee.
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Prohibition Agent Fatally Shoots Youth Near Staunton
Staunton January 15 Associated Press Robert Dickson a state prohibition officer shot and killed Willard Monroe 17 the pilot of a car in which three gallons of liquor were found during a chase on the Jefferson Highway Several miles from Staunton the officer said he shot at the tires and only learned he had hit Monroe when he caught up with the car Dickson was released on five thousand dollars bond pending investigation
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Associated Press
Staunton
Robert Dickson
Willard Monroe
Monroe
Jefferson Highway
Dickson
Musterole Promises Quick Relief for Cold Symptoms
An old advertisement urges readers to treat a cold before it worsens into flu or pneumonia. It touts Musterole, made from pure oil of mustard and camphor, as a counter irritant that stimulates circulation and loosens congestion for faster relief.
Inquest Reveals Officer Dickson Fire Incident at Staunton
Coroner J B Catlett presided over the inquest into a shooting following a car chase near Staunton. Dickson testified he pursued a small coupe suspected of liquor smuggling from west of the city, fired three times, and hit Monroe in the back of the head after a glass panel was shattered. A 16 year old witness, Frank McComb Jr., said Monroe tried to stop the car and escape, and he was released after testimony.
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J. B. Catlett
Walter D. Wilson
Dickson
Staunton
Monroe
Frank McComb, Jr
McComb
Virginia Education Board names Eason secretary and Myers supervisor
Thomas D. Eason is named secretary of the Virginia State Board of Education, succeeding Dabney B. Lancaster who moves to the University of Alabama. Dr. B. Myers is named supervisor of surveys, replacing M. L. Combs who becomes Fredericksburg State Teachers College president. All incumbent division and city superintendents are placed on an eligible list.
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Richmond
Thomas D. Eason
Virginia State Board of Education
Eason
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Lancaster
University of Alabama
B. Myers
Pennsylvania State Department of Education
M. L. Combs
Fredericksburg
Soret
City Schoo
Harris Hart
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Hudson-Essex Agency
Loudoun Street
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