May 7, 1938

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Above, theater manager Boris Posner is accused of "misconduct" while measuring young women for a beauty contest. Charges were eventually dismissed and he vanished from the pages of The Times … In Cleveland, welfare recipients overwhelm relief stations, chanting "We want food."  Up to a third of the county’s residents are on some form of public aid, The Times says … Defense attorneys in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette and two police officers imply that evidence was planted at the scene of the Harry Raymond bombing … Parents of Helaine Judith Colan, who was born with a tumor on one of her eyes, refuse surgery that would leave her blind but might spare her life … Note the article on William G. Bonelli and the state Board of Equalization. You may recall that Bonelli is the author of the 1954 self-published book "Billion Dollar Blackjack," about The Times. And don’t believe the stories about The Times buying up every copy–that’s just hype from bookdealers charging a fortune for the book. I picked up a first edition (with dust jacket in Brodart) for $4.95 a few years ago. 

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