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...Jonesboro, Ark. (pop.: 10,326), home of Senator Hattie Caraway, two years ago it took National Guardsmen, armed with machine guns and tear bombs, to avert a pitched battle between two factions of Baptists (TIME, Sept. 21, 1931). Later two resolute evangelists each sought to become fulltime pastor of Jonesboro's Baptist Tabernacle. Last September Rev. Joe Jeffers and Rev. Dale S. Crowley were arrested for fistfighting. When Evangelist Jeffers installed a follower of his as Tabernacle janitor, Evangelist Crowley countered by obtaining a court order conceding the Tabernacle's pastorate to himself. Flourishing the order he entered...
...Downright Judicial Blunder!" screamed a bulletin from the Nazi Party official news bureau. "We demand a fundamental reform of our judicial system. To avert another such decision German Justice must be purged of outworn, alien and liberal conceptions...
...that the first of these rules was to be discarded, that the Exchange was about to launch a big publicity campaign by radio, movies, lectures, and advertising to teach the public that the Exchange is a benevolent and useful institution. Even brokers guffawed at such a naive effort to avert the wrath of Congress. Much embarrassed. President Richard Whitney announced that "No such program had been approved or even considered." Someone, it appeared, had proposed it to the law committee of the Exchange and an Exchange official had spoken out of turn. Rule 1 went back in force more rigidly...
...keep the news of his unfortunate death from the news papers until Saturday noon when the bank closed," related Mr. Raskob. President Riordan's suicide had nothing to do with the bank but the directors were fearful that depositors would so interpret it. Among the steps taken to avert a run was the formation by the directors of a syndicate to support County Trust stock. At a cost of $916,000 the syndicate bought 3,794 shares. All but 230 shares were taken up by the members two years later when the syndicate wound up and the loan...
...FIRST DEGREE-Roger Scarlett -Crime Club ($2). Inspector Kane becomes one of a weird Boston family to avert a murder. Unsuccessful, he at least discloses their queer actions and motives...