Soviet Leader Declares Japs Ready for War
Moscow Feb 12 The text of General Vassily Bluecher’s address to the All Union congress reveals a Soviet fortification ring along Manchuria and a Red army capable of crippling capitalism in a Russo Japanese war Bluecher cites 1000 miles of rail 2200 kilometers of highways and 50 airfields north of Mukden as evidence of Japan’s feverish preparations for a great war The general condemns Japanese policy as inconsistent with public statements and warns of potential military complications in Far East affairs
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Moscow
Vassily Constantinovitch Bluecher
Communist Congress
Bluecher
Far East
All-Union Congress
Japan
Manchukuo
Mukden
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Manchuria
Famous aviator Hawks delays trip at English Airport
Commander Frank Hawks, famed speed flyer, and his wife paused at English Airport en route to China aboard a private ship. He warned that President Roosevelt’s suspension of domestic airmail contracts could deal aviation a lasting blow and that urgent action is needed. Hawks planned to demonstrate the Curtis bomber for China after sailing Saturday by steamship.
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Frank Hawks
English
China
Roosevelt
Columbia Honors Texan for Labors
New York February 12 Twenty three Columbia University graduates received medals from the Alumni Federation for Conspicuous Alumni Service. Among honorees is Thomas George MacCarthy class of 1917 El Paso Texas. Charles F Concord of Oklahoma City is noted for forty six consecutive years in the chamber of commerce.
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New York
Columbia University
Alumni Federation
Thomas George MacCarthy
el Paso
Texas
Charles F. Concord
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Low cost life protection offer in Los Angeles
An advert announces $1 buys life protection from Colonial Mutual Life Association and Farmers and Mechanics Assn. certifying $1,000 at death and up to $3,000 for accidental death. No medical exam, 45 days coverage for $1, 3 cents a day thereafter, with a risk of owing nothing if unsatisfied. Send name age and beneficiary to Los Angeles addresses.
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Los Angeles
Calif
California
Colonial Mutual Life Association
Dept
Counties Reach Tax Boundary Agreement
Burney Slack Randall County tax assessor explains why land near the south county line now appears on Randall County tax rolls since 1932. An agreement with Potter County set the true boundary, shifting about $15,000 in tax revenue from Potter to Randall. Some properties now span both counties and protests rose due to the 1 cent higher Randall rate. The boundary extends to the east county line.
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Randall County
Potter County
Burney Slack
Randall
Randall and Potter
Wolflin
Eakle
Potter
Officials Correct Geographic Names in U S Geography Board Report
The sixth report of the U S Geographic Board lists 25 000 name decisions clarifying spellings pronunciations and meanings. It includes Good Beer Hill now Beer Hill Hyndman Peak renamed Borah Peak and Horse Creek replacing Cow Creek among many others across states.
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Washington
Warwarsing Town
Ulster County
New York
Idaho
Hyndman
U. S. Geographic Board
U. S. Geography Board
Alazan Bay
Kleberg County
Tex
Agua Dulce
Callo de Laurels
Rock for Fair House From Fuqua Ranch
The Tri-State Fair builds a new general comfort station from native white rock sourced at the W. H. Fuqua ranch. About 300 men work on the CWA project as part of ongoing fair grounds construction including a church addition. The Hartsdale dog cemetery near New York City now serves four footed pets of all kinds.
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W. H. Fuqua
First Christian Church
Hartsdale Dog Cemetery
New York City
Chinese fate pondered in case of war
Chinese press reacts to General Bluecher speech in Moscow, calling a second Russo Japanese war likely. Papers debate China's fate in such a conflict and note Canada’s Montreal population figure as a distant factual aside.
Notes on Kaingang Indians and Other Curiosities
A fragment recounts the Kaingang tribe in Brazil with polygamy and no formal marriage, then shifts to Dickens manuscript values, clergy views on divine punishment, and a remark about rabbit populations on Kodiak after Mount Katmai. The piece blends oddities, religious sentiment, and historical curiosities.
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University
Brazil
Rockefeller Foundation
Charles Dickens
Christ
Alaska
Kodiak
Afognak
Mount Katmai
CWA
Uncle Sam
Swedish Nightingale Greta Ljungberg Dismisses Prima Donna Temperament
Greta Ljungberg the Swedish Nightingale at the Metropolitan Opera says the prima donna temperament is all made up. She insists she is only a singer and that nerves and showmanship complicate singing, advising calm nerves and friendly treatment to protect the voice.
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New York
Greta Ljungberg
Metropolitan Opera
Pim
Dogs Shot After Attack On Girl In McGraw New York
Four dogs led by a police dog attacked six year old Joyce Hammond in McGraw New York mangling her arm. Justice of the Peace A P McGraw ordered the dogs held then shot them. Amid protests locals question cruelty and rabid testing demand. New York state history notes a vast tax take from alcohol in 1933.
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McGraw
New York
Joyce Hammond
Justice of the Peace
A. P
Life Protection Certificate Offer Up To $3000 Payout
A Beverly Hills mail list promotion offers a life protection plan for ages 10 to 75 at $1 with no medical exam. It promises death benefits up to $1500 for any cause and $2000 to $3000 for accidental death, with 10 days free inspection and a 45 day activation for $1, no agent calls.
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California
Sterling Security Life Association
Wilshire Blvd
Dept
Learn to Restore Vitality with 5.5.8 Tonic
A caller urges sensible use of a grand medicine priced at 8.8.5 claiming it rebuilds red blood cells and boosts energy for indoors workers. The cure is described as a tonic stimulating gastric secretions and supplying minerals to help hemoglobin and general strength.
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Eores Ae Od
Montreal
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Dickens
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School of Education
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