California News Briefs Highlights Statewide Issues
California bridges would stretch nearly 600 miles end to end and take twelve hours to drive at forty mph. San Francisco police crack down on gambling clubs amid a church led crackdown, with arrests pending. Sacramento considers Tahoe scenes for Olympiad 1932 events and a dog derby to Yosemite via Tioga Pass. Old sherry wine formerly 1.25 now three cents a gallon, tied to a major estate sale. Navy proposes a Pacific Coast air base with up to 5 million cost and a report board. Maddux Airlines expands San Francisco to Phoenix service. more private planes in California than any other state. Oakland builds a 40 000 dollar inn at the airport for travelers and workers. Governors of three states urged to meet on Boulder Dam Act provisions in Utah. Spain’s King Alphonsus orders a new Mission Santa Clara bell. Pilots plan to oppose aircraft regulation by the DMV. nearly 500 set to rally. Executions set for eight murderers at Folsom and fourteen at San Quentin. Stanford resists abolition of sororities until dorms are provided. Coast Guard boosts pacific patrols. rum fleet activity persists with destroyers deployed. Three lumber firms anticipate 1929 output rising from 308 million feet. Four Humboldt and Del Norte tracts granted to state parks. Law Enforcement League aims to padlock gambling houses. Mokelumne River to be navigable for barges. local authorities push US Army engineers to clear 2.5 miles above Galt-New Hope. UC professor opposes acre-farm subdivision, warning it harms small farmers and counties.
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California
Highways Bureau
California State Automobile Association
Quinn
San Francisco
Newton RB. Moats
Grace Methodist Church
Lake Tahoe
Los Angeles
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Sacramento Regional Council
Frank Cleichauf
C. C. Young
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Wilbur
West Coast
Maddux Airlines
Union
Oakland
Port Commission
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Salt Lake City
Spain
Mission Santa Clara
Cornelius J. McCoy
University of Santa Clara
Alphonsus of
Veruela
Duke of
Miranda
Motor Vehicle Department
Governor’s Office
Folsom
San Quentin
Stanford University
Stanford Pan- Hellenic
Coast Guard
Pacifi
Rum
Northland
Central California
Pickering Lumber Company
Tuolumne County
Sugar Pine Lumber Company
Fresno
Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company
Madera County
Humboldt
del Norte
State Park System
California Park Commission
Harris Whittemore
Redway
Humboldt County
Naugatuck
B. H. Crocheron
University of California
Professor Crocheron
Bill Smith
John Jones
Bill
John
Washington as Soldier for the Industrial Age
Historians reframe Washington not just as a famed general but a pioneer of scientific and industrial thinking. Despite Revolutionary obstacles, he kept an army cohesive, outmaneuvered foes, and applied practical science from drainage to crop rotation, anticipating modern production methods and by products. Washington’s judgment and modern mindset stand out even when measured against Napoleonic feats.
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Napoleon
Mack
Ulm
Washington
Caesar
Franklin
Virginia
Gulf States
George Washington in Freemasonry Lodges in 18th Century VA
George Washington joined Fredericksburg lodge No 4 in 1752 and held dual membership with Alexandria lodge No 89. Alexandria lodge, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, transferred to Virginia in 1788 and Washington was named the first worshipful master under the new charter.
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George Washington
Fredericksburg
Washington
Alexandria
Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ranks With Nobles
A bold remark praising George Washington as a nobly fearless figure, described as a conqueror of himself. The quote compares him to the highest national leaders and asserts that no nobler figure has stood at the forefront of a nation's history.
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George Washington
Webster Quote Honors a Fixed Star of Great Names
A concise commemorative line elevates Daniel Webster as a fixed star in the firmament of great names, praised for steadfast light and beneficent influence. The remark underscores Webster as an enduring beacon amid shifting fame.
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Washington
Daniel Webster
California Fig Syrup Brings Health to Children
A pestle of mothers praise California Fig Syrup for centuries of gentle relief and nourishment. A Nebraska mother describes her daughter Roma Lucile’s constipated start, rapid improvement, and bright mood, with neighbors noting the child is the happiest girl in the West. Genuine product bears the California label on the carton.
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California
Mia. Hy. J. Stoll
Valley P. O
Nebraska
Roma Lucile
West
Water jet powers new Big Creek plant wheels
Popular Mechanics notes a water jet in the Southern California Edison Big Creek plant drives the wheels by plunging 2,800 feet through an 84 inch conduit. The jet hits each wheel bucket at 255 mph delivering about 90 000 pounds of impact force, surpassing land speed records of around 200 mph.
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Big Creek
Southern California Edison Company
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement promises fast relief from a cold with Pape's Cold Compound tablets. One tablet is said to break up a cold in a few hours, described as pleasant tasting and effective, with no cost mentioned. The copy targets singers and the general public seeking rapid improvement.
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Pape
Not Mentioning It Nick Keeps Pushing Auntie’s Promise
Nick’s aunt promised a downtown toy for good behavior. He repeatedly reminded her, fearing she’d forget. In frustration she warns she won’t take him at all if he mentions it again. He blurts out a clipped question about X.
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Nick
Silent Film Claim Sparks Droll Debate
London Humorist jests that new talking films promise to reproduce every sound by players even the splash of tears in close ups. The remark mocks the film industry hype about immersive sound.
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London
Peru-Na Relief Celebrated By Hawesville Woman
Mrs Sally Robb of Hawesville Kentucky writes she suffered a wrecked digestion and fatigue before taking Peru-Na and now feels better than at age sixteen. She urges others to try Peru-Na for quick relief and to keep it in the home with purchases at local drug stores.
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Sally Robb
Hawesville
Peru-Na
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