Forest fires drive thousands from Oregon coast towns
In southern Oregon and northern California fires roared through Myrtle Point and Bandon leaving 1500 homeless and nine dead. Crews used trench lines and tractors to shield towns while evacuees fled to marshfield and relatives. Authorities warned more towns and timberland were at risk as flames spread.
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Marshfield
Ore
Oregon
California
Myrtle Point
Bandon
CCC
Coquille
North Bend
Prosper
Redding
Butte
Yuba
Flooded Streams Ravage Central Texas City
In Waco and surrounding central Texas areas, about 2,000 to 2,500 residents were left homeless as Brazos river floodwaters rose and spilled into the business district. National guardsmen patrolled the city under martial law while volunteers aided residents stranded in upper floors and buildings.
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Waco
Tex
Texas
Brazos
East Waco
W. C. Torrence
National Guard
Landon Campaign Gains Momentum Across Farm Belt
Republican hopeful Landon tours the corn belt delivering speeches on farm and social security. Lowden predicts victory in Illinois and nationwide, while Landon visits Oshkosh Milwaukee and an old soldiers home in Milwaukee showing support for veterans. He arrives in Topeka after a Des Moines Minneapolis tour broadcast nationwide.
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Lowden
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Landon
Farm
London
Waterloo
Topeka
Roosevelt
Oshkosh
Wis
Milwaukee
Sinissippi Farm
Veterans’ Bureau
Borah Illinois Manager Backs Roosevelt Campaign
Edgar J. Cook who ran Borahs Illinois campaign for the Republican nomination says he will organize Illinois progressives to support President Roosevelt. He cites seven 1912 Progressive planks now carried out by Roosevelt including child labor prohibition and a modern currency system.
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Chicago
Edgar J. Cook
Illinois
William E. Borah
Roosevelt
Cook
Borah
Old Faithful Maintains 65 Minute Eruptions Pattern
For over 24 years Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park has erupted on average every 65 minutes. Researchers note the regularity of the geyser's activity and its value for natural history observations.
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Yellowstone National Park
France Devaluation Bill Moves Toward Passage Amid Debate
Deputies crush opposition 365 to 248 to push the franc devaluation bill forward as the chamber adjourns to resume at 4 pm. The finance committee praises U.S. cooperation led by Roosevelt and Morgenthau while rights attack the 23 to 30 percent cut. Radical socialists back government by caucus vote 55 to 13.
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Gold Bloc
Finance Committee
United States
M. Jamy- Schmidt
Leon Blum
France
Roosevelt
Pierre Colomb
America
England
Holland Drops Gold Standard Amid Currency Shift
Premier Hendrik Colyn announced on radio that the Netherlands will abandon the gold standard and align its monetary basis with the 1914 1926 period. He signaled a possible minor guilder reduction while stressing full currency freedom and a stabilization fund of 300 million guilders to curb declines.
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Amsterdam
Hendrik Colyn
Holland
Colyn
New England Favors Gov Landon In 1936 Election Forecast
Analysts note New England leans toward Alf Landon despite Roosevelt's prosperity in the region. Key figures Joshua Reed and Ely rally Jeffersonian Democrats, while Senator Walsh and Gerry show mixed stances. Maine crowds, varied state loyalties, and Rhode Island opposition shape a complex regional picture.
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Maine
Mr. Roosevelt
South
Gov. Landon
New England
Ely
Roosevelt
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Portland
Detroit
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Washington
Rhode Island
Peter G. Gerry
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Hoover
Alf M. Landon
United States
Arrest Rapid After Jewelry Store Robbery
Police quickly detained a suspect after a jewelry store break in on Second avenue. Witness Caius Thomas saw the suspect Lee scoop up watches and alerted officers who pursued him to Third street and the nearby Union depot. Patrols recovered several watches and officials praised the swift police action.
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Third Street
Second Avenue
First
Second Avenues
Lee
Rittenburg
al Mikota
Union Depot
North Western
Katz Auto Parts Company
Fifth Avenue SE
Missouri
Kansas City
Jack Weiland
John H. Dolezal
Sixth Street
Western Union
George Rance
Bowling Street
Gazette
Second Street
Rance
First Avenue
Caius Thomas
Louis Bugenstein
Star Jewelry Company
Morris Bugenstein
Methodist Pastor Protests Transfer at Upper Iowa Conference
The final session of the Upper Iowa Conference heard Rev. H. E. Mayo protest his transfer from Waterloo St. Pauls to Northwood. Mayo, formerly of Cedar Rapids Trinity, argued he was out of order and wept as Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam ruled him silent and explained he could refuse the appointment. He had been displeased with his status since coming to the conference two years ago from Minnesota.
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Marshaltown
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
H. E. Mayo
St. Paul’s Church
Waterloo
Northwood
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Mayo
Oxnam
Trinity Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Council Moves to Repeal Barbering Price Ordinance
The city council will repeal the current barbering price ordinance next week through a new ordinance read at Monday’s meeting. The change replaces the old rule which included state-m mandated sanitation terms. City Attorney Don Hines cites Iowa Supreme Court ruling that the price fixing law is unconstitutional as the reason.
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Iowa
Don Hines
State Supreme Court
Linn county mulls convalescent hospital at home grounds
Dr. H M Ivins outlines a 20 to 30 bed county convalescent hospital on Linn county home grounds as a cost saver. He cites current indigent care costs and describes a county medical relief system with consultant reviews, clinic schedules, home service, lab work, x ray and pneumothorax services. He notes planned Wasserman and tuberculosis tests for all medical relief patients.
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Linn County
H. M. Ivins
Linn County Medical Society
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Ivins
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Relief
Wasserman
London Exchange Steady With No French Swiss or Dutch
The foreign exchange market opened steady Monday with all currencies except French Swiss or Dutch. A pound equaled 4.95 dollars, gold priced at 140 shillings 9 pence per ounce, highest in sterling since May 2.
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London
Tear Gas Used on Memorial High Strikers in Campbell
Police in Campbell Ohio discharged two tear gas bombs to disperse hundreds of Memorial high school students protesting the transfer of popular teacher Michael Graban. Three youths were held on suspicion as classes remained suspended after the walkout.
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Michael Graban
Four Hurt When Car Hits Parked Truck On First Avenue
Four people were injured early Sunday when a car owned by G N Doubrasky struck a parked panel truck on First avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. Injuries included fractured ribs head and facial wounds. all were treated at St Luke's hospital and released.
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G. N. Doubrasky
First Avenue E
Jack Kelly
Twelfth Street
First Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Doubrasky
Kelly
Margaret Kelly
Betty Rice
First Avenue FE
St. Luke’s Hospital
D. W. Patterson
Landon Answers Heckler On Iowa Stop
Gov Alfred M Landon faced a heckler in Moline before resuming his special train journey home to Topeka He told the crowd read the law and I cite only the facts then spoke to thousands in Davenport about employment and agricultural prosperity He praised Governor Lowden for cutting waste and pledged similar economy nationwide
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Davenport
Moline
Ill
Alfred M. Landon
Iowa
Topeka
Landon
Heckler
Gov. Landon
Tri-Cities
Republican Party
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Kansas
United States
Illinois
Searle
Gov
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
London
Owa City Loses Fight Over Gas Rates Change
Owa City council rejected a 12 percent cut proposal for gas rates, arguing it would shrink company revenue to under 3 percent on the investment. Advocates favored municipal ownership after a 1935 election brought a new mayor and council.
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Herrick
Council
Thomas E. Martin
Jacob van der
St Peter's Cathedral Hit by Fire and Gas Explosion
A gas leak near St Peter's Square caused a dull explosion and flames at the Vatican site. The blaze caused no material damage and one person was injured. Fire crews from Rome promptly controlled the incident, and the Pope was away at Castel Gandolfo.
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Vatican City
St. Peter’s Cathedral
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican
Rome
Papal
St. Peter’s
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Pope
Castel Gandolfo
Litvinoff Attacks Nazism at Geneva Assembly
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, challenged Nazism and fascism before the League of Nations, denouncing any state founded on racial hierarchy as subhuman. He urged universal agreement via a peace conference or European union commission to address political, economic, and disarmament issues.
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Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
League of Nations Assembly
Germany
Litvinoff
League
Russia
Commission On European Union
Public invited talk on Romeo and Juliet research
The Rev. Irvin E. Deer of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America will discuss research work for the film Romeo and Juliet. The talk follows a 1 PM luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Woman's club and is sponsored by the club's art department with charts illustrating prior research.
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Irvin E. Deer
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Cedar Rapids
Asks Permission For Curb Cut In Fifth Street Elks Club
David Bleakley representing the Elks lodge presented a petition to the city council seeking a curb cut on Fifth Street NE from First Avenue north to the alley to create a concrete parking area. He noted current lots fit only six cars and poor drainage washes soil onto First Avenue. The plan would triple parking and stop earth wash. the matter was referred to public improvements with authority to act. Council sentiment favored the proposal.
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David Bleakley
The
Elks Lodge
Fifth Street
First Avenue
Bleakley
Department of Public Improvements With Power
Car On Sidewalk Reckless Driver Fined in Police Court
Jack Levisay a 29 year old salesman from Clear Lake Iowa was fined 100 dollars and costs for reckless driving after pleading guilty. Police found him seated in his car parked on a sidewalk at 209 Fourth Street SE on Saturday evening. Clarence Godfrey and F W Quass were each fined 1 dollar and costs for double parking.
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Jack Levisay
Clear Lake
Levisay
Fourth Street
Clarence Godfrey
Thirtyfirst Street
F. W. Quass
Oakland Avenue NE
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Bear Creek
Coquille River
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Spain
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Buenos Aires
Robert Brady
Smith
Carrier Boy
Man
Methodist
Rotary
Linn
Ohio
Alf Landon
Owa City
Elks Club
Ben-Gay
Jules Bengué
Paris
Jones County
Republicans
Anamosa, la
J.G. Craven
Mason City
Des Moines
Sioux City
Craig
Moen
Dail
Ford Hopkins
Third Ave
Higley Building
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