California News Briefs Highlights From State Convention And Events
Eight thousand World War veterans will march in Stockton at the tenth annual American Legion convention August 13 to 15. Andrew J. Campus of San Francisco was proclaimed grand noble arch of the Ancient Order of Druids at the Sacramento state convention. Mt. Shasta won the 1929 convention over Chico and Bakersfield. A thirteen man California rifle team will attend Camp Perry from August 26 to September 16 with tryouts in Leona Heights Oakland and Burbank.
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American Legion
California
Stockton
Andrew J. Campus
San Francisco
Grand Noble Arch of the
Ancient Order of Druids
Sacramento
Mt. Shasta
Chico
Bakersfield
Camp Perry
R. E. Mittelstaedt
Los Angeles County
Pomona
Earl BE. Jensen
Thomas F. Joyce
New York City
Mother's Rules Break, Alicia Faces Looming Change
Alicia Prindle plans a Lake Gleam visit for a month to escape her demanding mother Mrs Prindle who is secretly in love with Dr Warren. When a neighbor reveals Warren will wed Alicia’s aunt Jennie, the doctor leaves town, and Mrs Prindle’s grip breaks as Alicia becomes engaged to someone else.
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Prindlee
Alicia
Alicia Prindle
Lake Gleam
Warren
A Lelen
Helen
the Lake Camp
John
John March
Mrs
Doctor Warren
Doctor Waite
Prindles
Mrs. Horton
Helen Cass
Helen Marsh
Emma
Mrs. Prindle
Eliza
Jennie Merwin
Lake Gleamn
Wyoming Elks Reserve Plan With Federal Help
The Wyoming conservation commission and the U S government plan to buy 11 000 acres in Jackson Hole for the southern elk herd, adding to 4 000 acres already used. The goal is to sustain a fixed herd size, provide hunting, hay for 20 000 animals, and market surplus, with land owned by the federal government and herd held by Wyoming.
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California
America
Charles E. Hand
el Dorado County
H. E. Dillenger
Placer County
Percy
Sacramento
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Ray L. Riley
Pacific Coast
Riley’s Department
Arabella Huntington
Los Angeles
Riley
Wyoming Conservation Commission
United States
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Chinchilla rabbit gains popularity as utility meat and fur breed
The chinchilla rabbit originated in France then England, reached America around 1918, and has since grown in popularity. It is hardy, breeds well in various climates, and while shown for beauty, remains mainly a meat and fur animal.
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France
England
America
Afghans Use Butter Rich Dishes In Polao Favorite
The Afghans cook with large quantities of butter in nearly every dish. Their favorite meal, polao, combines meat butter and rice with spices.
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Afghanistan
Granddaughter Compliments Grandmother’s Youthful Look
Helen, who had not seen her grandmother since she was a wee tot, greets her visitor with surprise and praise. The grandmother appears strikingly young and stylish, prompting Helen to remark that grandma is “so full of youngness.”
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Helen
Grandma
Tiahuanaco Ruins and Sun Gate in Bolivia Unearthed
National Geographic notes Olivia region sites near Lake Titicaca including Tiahuanaco ruins, Kalasasaya temple, and the Gate of the Sun. The piece details stairways, monoliths, dolmens, and the Sun God motif with 48 accompanying figures and condor heads, linking two civilizations atop a barren plain.
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Olivia
Guaquil
la Paz
Tiahuanaca
Lake Titicaca
Copacabana
Tiahuanacu
America
Belisario Diaz Romero
National Museum of
Solivia
Central America
Akapan
Kalasasaya
Tiahuanaco
Bolivia
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Ukiah
Redwood Empire
Redwood Highway Association
Hugo Eckner
Friederichshafen
Germany
Long Beach
Eckner
Oscar Hauge
Exposition Grounds
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
American
D. J. Walsh
Chinchilla
Cie
The
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Colombia
Denmark
Temple of the Sun
Gateway of the Sun
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