Saturday, August 20, 1938

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The Headlines

CAPSHAW IS NAMED; Story That He Freed Employes of Lottery Stricken Out SCHULTZ BANKERS HEARD Ison Says Hines Club Got $125 a Week-Aid to Democrats in 1933 Alleged Figures in the Campaign Objection Halts Testimony AIDED TAMMANY, POLICY CHIEFS SAY Pompez Names Capshaw Refused to Pay Schultz Schultz Was "Very, Very Mad" For "Jimmy Hines's Club" Weinberg Took Charge

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On This Day

• Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Benjamin Harrison (1833)
• H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
• Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
• Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
• Ron Paul (1935)

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Tech Check

Ballpoint Pen, Xerography & Nylon Bristle Toothbrush.

Cost of Living (1930)