May 7, 1938

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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