Tag: August 1936
Big Business Runs Amok: Price Gouging by Gasoline Tycoons
In the sweltering summer of 1936, San Antonio residents were hit with a scorching reality check: the price of gasoline was a whopping 48 cents a gallon, a staggering sum that left many families reeling. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic in France, citizens paid a mere 12 cents a quart for the same product. The disparity…
Loan Sharks Bite Back: 18,000 Fidelity Members Reel from Scandal
Washington D.C., August 17, 1936 – The Fidelity Building and Loan Association, once a beacon of hope for its 18,000 members, has been plunged into chaos. Controller of the Currency J.F.T. O’Connor’s July 18 order to suspend the association’s activities has left its members reeling. But in a shocking move, the association’s chairman, Dr. Ralph…
Buncombe County Commission Scandal Rocks Hendersonville
August 14, 1936, marked a tumultuous day in Hendersonville, North Carolina, as a judgment was denied in a high-profile case involving two prominent local figures, James W. Duff and L.B. Jackson. The drama unfolded in the Buncombe County court, where a verdict had previously awarded $2,500 in commissions to Duff, a resident of Hendersonville. RELATED:…
Skyborne Saboteurs Spoil Symphony at Water Gate
August 9th, 1936: A series of aerial disruptions marred a concert at Washington D.C.’s Water Gate, leaving music lovers in an uproar. For the second time this evening, planes flew directly over the orchestra and audience, drowning out the music and leaving everyone on edge. The first disruption occurred during the ‘Arabian dance’ of Tchaikovsky’s…
