Committee Forms To Review Junior Board Role In Festival
After a heated meeting the Junior Board of Trade created a committee to study plans for the Blossom Festival. Glaize and White named to lead the inquiry with a special session set in two weeks. The board stressed it will not assume full responsibility, but pledged moral support to Memorial Hospital and thanked C. R. Douglas for airport dedication backing.
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Board of Trade
Ter
Utive
Peed L. Glaize
J. Kenneth
C. R. White
Call Off Third Schooner Race For Bluenose Gertrude L Aud
The third race in the Bluenose versus Gertrude L aud schooner series was called off at 1 48 P M EST due to little wind. The boats had covered about 22 miles of the 36 mile course.
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Gertrude L. Thebaud
Gertrude L. Aud
Gimp Returns to Jail as Trial Moves Forward
Los Angeles reports Pi Gimp, stage name of Martin Snyder, jailed again on $50,000 bail after grand jury indicts him for shooting Alderman. Miss Etting testified at Hollywood Hills library theft night, and the case advances to trial without a preliminary hearing.
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Angeles
Martin Snyder
Sigrl Anderman
Ruth Etting
Miss Etting
Alderman
Pennsylvania committee hunts for Willie Jones in campaign charges
Harrisburg October 20 A legislative panel investigates campaign charges against 14 Pennsylvania Democrats. The inquiry centers on a Willie Jones allegedly connected to letters to former Attorney General Charles J Margiotti. The letters reportedly contained information about the charges but Jones has not been identified beyond that.
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Harrisburg
sPennsylvania
Willie J Nfs
Charles J. Margiotti
Maregiotti
Sones
Child Killed in Aberdeen Traffic Tragedy
Four year old Elaine Preston, daughter of Edward Preston of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, was struck by a car and died after running into the street to fetch a dropped package. She was taken to Havre De Grace Hospital unconscious. The driver, How emi Scott, about 26, an insurance man from Aberdeen and Brad.
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Aberdeen
Elaine Preston
Edward Preston
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Havre de Grace Hospital
Howemi Scott
Brad
Slain Man's Son To Appear Before Federal Jury Monday
Lloyd Elsea 21, son of Raleigh Elsea slain at Paris Virginia, faces a federal grand jury in Harrisonburg Monday on charges of illegal liquor manufacture under Virginia ABC laws. He was arrested near Berry's Ferry after a raid netting 15 gallons of whiskey and six barrels of mash.
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Berryville
Lloyd Elsea
Raleigh Elsea
Paris
Harrisonburg
Robert Buckner
Clarke
Elsea
Virginia
Elsen
Berry's Ferry
W. W. Smallwood
Smallgwood
Smallwood
Fauquier County
Andrew
Jay) Elsen
Washington, D. C
James Pierce
Warrenton
Pierce
Fauquier
Commonwealth
Clarence Carter
J R. H. Alexander
Leesburg
Shenandoah River
Berry’s Ferry
Buckner
Move To Punish Georgia Mobsters
Cobb county authorities moved swiftly to punish participants in disorders after a confession that he killed a farmer and his daughter with an ax handle. Twenty eight men aged 20 to 25 were arrested and jailed in Marietta with further arrests expected. rewards were offered for convictions in the mob violence that burned a negro schoolhouse Monday night.
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Smyrna
Cobb County
Marietta
Monks in Gestano Monastery Sentenced in Salburg
Sixteen Franciscan monks in Salburg Germany were sentenced to jail terms from ten days to a month for incitement to hatred and property damage. The charges followed an incident in which monks hurled furnishings from third floor cells in protest against an ejection order.
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Saltzburg
Germany
Farley Set To Speak Tonight In Pennsylvania Campaign
Philadelphia October report notes Postmaster General James Farley leading the New Deal effort in Pennsylvania. Roosevelt plans no trip to the state but follows progress as Democratic candidates and Senator Guffey campaign for a U S Senate seat and state government control.
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Philadelphia
New Deal
James 4A. Farley
Pennsylvania
U. S
Roosevelt
Guffey D.pa
Hyde Park
Fearful husband said wife and rival planned to kill him
Chicago October 20. Elizabeth Boehme testified that Rudolph Sikora feared his wife Margaret and rival Edward Solomon conspired to have him bumped off. He told her he avoided garage exposure and warned of danger three days before the murder trial. His wife testified for the prosecution seeking the electric chair.
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Chicago
Rudolph Sikora
Sikora
Edward Solomon
Elizabeth Boehme
Margaret
Solomon
Virginia Methodist Conference Debates Postmerge Alignments
Lynchburg October session opens with debate over Baltimore Conference churches joining Virginia after merger. Dr C O Tuttle leads a committee to study the plan as Dr John B Winn warns of potential split and territory shifts affecting Charlottesville Lynchburg Danville Farmville areas. Dr Wright moves to refer Winnes proposal to a committee.
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Lynchburg
Virginia
Methodist Charch
United States Methodists
C. O Tuttle
Rocky Mount
Baltimore
John B. Winn
Charlottesville
Danville
Farmville
Roanoke
Winn
Virginia Baptist Association
William Archer Wright
Morfolk
Winne
Star Farmer Sale Bills Try Star Job Print
A fragment notes a farmer sale bill and a printers offer. The item mentions promotional or advertisement activity for a Star Job Print service connected to the sale.
Councilman Says He Was Rushed During Harvard Demonstration
Cambridge October 20. Councilman Michael Sullivan charged he was rushed by Harvard students in a yard protest sparked by a demand to turn the university into a separate municipality. He halted the march to see a parade permit when he was assaulted by the crowd.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
College Yard
Michael Sullivan
Officers Break Picketers Line At Swift Plant
In Sioux City Iowa police broke a line of union pickets at the Swift and Company packing plant. Police Captain Carl E Wood said seven or eight men were jailed for involvement in violence that drew National Guard troops yesterday.
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Sioux City
Swift and Company
Carl E. Wood
Wood
National Guard
Start Search For Trouble Maker
Radio patrolmen traced a car with a holdup suspect after receipt of license number. They found Dudley Barnett Jr., 19, in the vehicle but were told there was no holdup. Barnett was released and officers continued the search for a troublemaker.
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Baltimore
Dudley Barnett, Jr
Barnett
Barnett Anthem Faces Arrest Over Alleged Hit and Fire Claims
The report alleges Sunday arrest over a claimed hit and run involving Anthem. It claims Monday night a disturbance was falsely reported at his home. Tuesday night an imaginary act was reported, and there were ten mysterious fires at his father’s property in 18 months.
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Ee Barnett
Aoe
Presbyterians Celebrate Makemie Land Anniversary
Presbyterians of the Eastern Shore plan a celebration tomorrow in Salisbury to mark the 255th anniversary of American Presbyterianism’s Makemie churches. The Rev Dr Charles W Welch will visit, with the Wicomico church hosting and ministers from local churches assisting in the anniversary service.
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Salisbury
Eastern Shore
Makemie Land
Charles W. Welch
General Assembly of the Church of the U
Shore
Makemie
Thomas A. Williams
Wicomico
French government labor warns Daladier on wage demands
Paris October 20. The French government's organized employees warned Premier Edouard Daladier they would take action if the cabinet continues to sidestep demands for higher wages.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
How AD Cut Costs and Sold 10 000 Cars by 1911
The narrative contrasts OD and AD in early auto manufacturing. OD builds several cars over five years but is edged out as AD expands mass production. AD hires agents, advertises across cities, and scales production, steadily lowering costs while improving quality. By 1911 AD sold 10 000 cars at 1500 each.
Advertising Made Automobiles Affordable for Millions
A factory executive explains how advertising drove car adoption over 30 years. He notes that advertising funds lowered real car prices from 1911 to 1994 and allowed mass production to improve cars while keeping costs down for small means, with advertising costing about 15 dollars per car.
The Advent of Affordable Cars by a Bold Advertiser
A persistent advertiser expanded his factory and cut costs to meet demand for affordable cars. By 1921 he sold a six-cylinder motor model at 1000 dollars, earning slim per car profits but high volume. By 1938 production reached a top quality car at 750 dollars, unlocking ownership for millions.
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Iles
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