Dancer Fights for Her Dogs in Chicago Rabies Crisis
Mrs. Basile McLaughlin, dubbed champion of all dogs, criticized Chicago rabies measures that prompted mass euthanizations and allowed police to shoot unleashed strays. She questioned disease presence at her Orphans of Storm refuge and warned the city’s dog ordinance battles could end with the new rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basile McLaughlin
Ing
Chicago
Cook County
Tully
Tyranal City
Trene
Family Parish ministers total 260 years in Midwest ministry
A Minnesota Iowa and North Dakota family of nine clergy has combined for 260 years in Methodist Episcopal ministry. Patriarch, an Ontario farmer turned preacher, began the tradition, with sons Barnest in St Paul, Herbert in Minneapolis, S L Parish in Winona, J L Parish in Pine City, George O Parish in Valley City, a son-in-law S F P Kenderdine of Elk Grove, and uncle Justus Parish of Lester Prairie all serving 20 plus years. The clan’s long pulpit line spans Onamia to Onamia again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
U.P
Methodist Episcopal
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
John J. Parish
Inuia
Minn
Barn-est Parish
Central Park Methodist Church
St Paul
Herbert H. Parish
Edgewater Methodist Church
Minnesota Temperance Moveen
Winona
Inn
J. L. Parish
Pine City
George O
Valley City
N.D
S. FP
Kenderdine
eGregor
Justus Parish
Lester Prairie
Ontario
Onamia
Nebraska Wins Distinction as Botanist State
NEBRASKA WINS DISTINCTION AS BOTANIST STATE. Dr John Winter of Peru NE State Teachers College, in a University of Nebraska doctoral thesis, shows plants from across the United States grow in Nebraska. The study lists species from northern forests to eastern and southern types now present, including yam, star flower, wild indigo, Indian pipe, wild black cherry, white oak, wild asters, evening rose, western sumac, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Nebraska
John Winter
Peru
Neb
State Teachers College
University Botanical Survey
Winter
United States
Certification of Needy for WPA Employment Begins in Amarillo
WPA relief work resumes in Potter County as Texas Relief Commission opens intake at 207 Polk Street. About 80 applicants, many women, seek certification to work on WPA projects. Intake continues today and tomorrow, then records are reviewed. physically unable applicants are turned down, with others referred to WPA for possible assignment. Intake offices planned in more Panhandle counties while relief rolls reopen after seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Texas Relief Commission
Polk Street
Panhandle
Texas
WPA
Cornelia Patton
Patton
A. W. Long
Cal Farley Remembers Coblenz and Otto’s English
Cal Farley writes from Coblenz recalling 17 years as an American doughboy. He notes German youths asking about John Smith in Toledo and Otto’s retained 100 percent vocabulary. Farley comments on German wartime praise for Hitler, unity, and moving forward. He closes with a light retort about the heat and a cheeky warning to keep the sun off.
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Coblenz
Rhineland
Army of Occupation
Kaiser Wilhelm Straus
America
Otto
John Smith
Toledo
John
Papa
Hitler
Germany
Cal Farley
P. S
A. P
Anglo Russian Naval Treaty Nears Signing
London reports an Anglo Russian naval agreement fully drafted with no signing date set. It aims to secure Soviet adherence to the London pact and provides for ship tonnage limits and exchange of building information among Britain the United States France and the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Whitehall
Britain
United States
France
White collar miner DeSnell clings to mining life
Ohio California based DeSnell, a 78 year old miner who calls himself the only white collar gold miner, remains in the Butte Creek canyon panning for gold after losing an Alaska fortune. Meanwhile England consumes about 140,000,000 tons of coal yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Calif
F. FE
DeSnell
Alaska
Butte Creek Canyon
Here
England
Anne Adams Pattern 4061 Promises Flattering Frock
A brief prospect of anne adams pattern 4061 offering a flattering dress design with a slim silhouette. Describes fabric options sizes 16 through 46 and a 378 yard 36 inch fabric requirement for size 36. Includes order details 15 cents per pattern and pattern book offer with sewing instructions. Orders to The Amarillo Pattern Department New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Amarillo Pattern Department
Wib. St
New York, N.Y
No Desert Wallace Says of Waste Land
Secretary Wallace rejects the idea that drought will turn the farm belt into wasteland. He cites past drought years and hopes for moisture, notes the need for long term storage to guard surpluses, and warns rains are crucial to save the corn crop which could be the smallest since 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Drouth
War on Japan Seen Brewing by All China Leaders
Dr. Y. Y. Tsu, Sun Yat Sen funeral organizer and sociology professor, predicts China will unite for aggression against Japan. He compares Canton and Nanking tensions to pre Civil War US, noting Canton’s revolutionary base and southern provinces want immediate action while Chiang Kai-shek urges delay. He asserts the ultimate goal across China is forceful confrontation with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
China
Japan
Y. Y. Tsu
Sun Yat Sen
Dr. Tsu
Saint John’s University
Shanghai
Union Medical College
Peiping
Pan-Pacific Union
United States
Institute of International Relations
Canton
Nanking
Tsu
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Dr Tsu
Fight called off in Houston centennial events
Houston authorities canceled the planned reenactment of the second battle of San Jacinto. Colonel F A Eversberg, commander of the 141st Infantry, said 2500 guardsmen from the 36th Division would not engage on August 9 as part of Houston’s Centennial. He cited potential harm to diplomatic and business ties with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Mexico
San Jacinto
F. A. Eversberg
141St Infantry
Hawaii Emerges as Major Yacht Center in the Pacific
The Hawaiian Islands are now a popular yachting hub as increasing numbers of vessels from 30 feet up descend upon Honolulu each year. Local marinas report a rising influx of yachts and a growing interest in maritime recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Hawaii Appeals for U S Aid for Forgotten Fish
In Honolulu the U P reports federal aid is sought to survey Hawaii s littoral fish including the humuhumunukunukuapua a and other small near shore species whose numbers are dwindling. Frank H Lacey, chairman of Hawaii s board of agriculture and forestry, urges federal funds to study living conditions and rehabilitate the forgotten fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
U. S
Honolulu
U.P
Hawaiian
Frank H. Lacey
Board of Agriculture and Forestry
Territory of Hawaii
Wins Wrestling Match Over Burglar in Fort Worth
Pete Simmons of Fort Worth won an unscheduled wrestling bout against a burglar who rang an alarm bell at his hotel. Simmons, claiming no wrestling skill, used an armhold and a right hook to stop the man, who was hospitalized after the incident. The burglar, from Los Angeles, said little to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Pete Simmons
Simmons
Los Angeles
M. C. Burton Named Santa Fe Agent in Amarillo
M. C. Burton will assume the role of general freight and passenger agent for the Santa Fe at Amarillo, succeeding T. B. Gallaher who moves to Chicago as assistant to the vice president in charge of traffic. Burton has been general industrial agent at Topeka since 1922, began as a messenger boy in 1896, and is a native Kansan active in the American Railway Development Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger Bay
Santa Fe
Amarillo
M. C. Burton
T. B. Gallaher
Burton
Topeka
Kansas City
Gallaher
Chicago
Kansan
American Railway Development Associa
Industrial leader in Southwest elected president
The article highlights a prominent industrial figure who will serve as president for the coming year. He has been active in Southwest development for a decade or more and is affiliated with several Masonic orders as well as the Kansas State and Kansas City Chambers of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Southwest
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Ship leaking badly as it sinks near Chicago
July 30 report from Chicago describes the motor ship Material Service leaking badly before it sank after taking on water. Details remain fragmentary but authorities warn of hazardous conditions and possible salvage efforts underway.
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Chicago
Sinking on Lake Michigan claims lives and hearings
Federal investigators heard a statement from Second Engineer Joseph Weber of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, about a rapidly filling port bilge as the 243 foot Vinita sank. Weber and six other survivors testified at yesterday’s Commerce Department hearing before the Bureau of Marine Inspection, with further testimony expected. The Vinita’s tragedy follows a separate note of a $25 prize offered by the Vinita Ohio Commercial Club for the best garden raised by a farm woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Joseph Weber
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Commerce Department
Bureau of Marine Inspection
Vinita, Ohio
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