Loss Light by Shocks in Alaska Cracks Earth
Four earthquakes shook interior Alaska from Fairbanks to Anchorage cracking the ground six inches in places. Morning and afternoon shocks totaled four, with about 20 families marooned at Harding Lake after landslides cut roads and communications. Damage estimated at 5000 dollars. Frank Nash of the Alaska Road Commission surveyed the area by air.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Anchorage
Harding Lake
Interior
Frank Nash
Alaska Road Commission
Travel Into Park Heads For Record
Yellowstone Park reports a bustling start to the year with 184,568 visitors at five gates by July 1 14 rail travelers and passengers issued permits totaling 174 605. The Cooke entrance leads with a 29.4 percent gain followed by the South gate West Yellowstone and Gardiner. By rail 6 944 people traveled to the park in 1937 up from 5 842 in 1936, signaling a strong season ahead.
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Yellowstone Park
Weo
Yellowstone Jo Jronsl Park
Yellowplane
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Cooke
West Yellowstong
East Gate
Gardiner
Park
Knights Templar to Combat Communism in Major Conclave
In Miami on July 22 the Knights Templar closed its triennial meeting by adopting a resolution to combat communism and electing officers led by Grand Master Marks Norris of Grand Rapids Michigan. Stewart H Walker of New York reported loans to college students totaling 7 000 000 since the 1924 loan plan began.
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Miami
Fla
Keighta Templar
Marks Norris
Grand Rapids
Mich
Stewart H. Walker
New York
Education and Foundation Committee
Roosevelt Defends Progress Over Reactionaries At Radio Studio Opening
President Roosevelt, in a letter to National Broadcasting Co., warns reactionaries block orderly development and urges progress. He predicts television in homes soon and radio aiding daily news access from remote locations. Senator Wheeler emphasizes uncensored radio for democratic government and Postmaster General Farley notes growing public interest in radio.
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Roosevelt
Reactionaries
National Broadcasting Company Pon
Wheeler
Mont
Farley
OConnor Urges Montana Projects for Deficiency Funds
Representative James O'Connor of Livingston urged the house appropriations committee to add 160000 in the third deficiency sum for two Montana projects cut from the interior department appropriations bill. He requested 100000 for a pumping plant on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation near Wolf Point and Frazier and 50000 for a survey of the Poplar River reclamation project.
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Washington
James O'Connor
Livingston, Mont
House Appropriations Committee
Montana
Senate
House
Interior Department
Tie
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Wolf Point
Frazier
Poplar River
Elks of Montana Gather in Red Lodge for Parley
Red Lodge hosts the Montana Elks convention with about 1400 attendees as sessions run through Saturday. State President Gu a Ott notes strong lodge finances and top memberships in Billings Miles City and Kalispell while urging rehabilitation effort Bucks clubs. Mayor Selgtreidt welcomes the Elks and Harry Gallway discusses the state association history. Concert by Lewis Town Band and a Billings parade are on Friday's agenda.
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Jeger
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Elka
Harry A. Gallway
Butte
Montana State Elks Association
Gallway
Atnto Association
Warale
Lewistown
Billings Elka
World news and political brief roundup from July 22
Senate kills a Supreme Court reorganization bill by 70 to 20 and sends it back to judiciary. Senate overrides veto on continued low farm loan rates. Labor committees tap Chicago police for Memorial Day strike clash leaving ten dead. Fairbanks experiences an earthquake damage. Tokyo and Beijing move toward North China settlement. London defers Palestine partition action. Madrid casualties rise as insurgents bomb two towns. In Idaho Coeur d Alene elk herd discussion proposes a 1000 elk removal from Selway and Clearwater districts.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Tokyo
Japan
China
London
Palestine
Madrid
Ss Insurgenta
Diver 16 Seeks Monster In Fiver
Newport Ark July 22 Deep Sea Diver Charles B Brown of Memphis began a four day hunt for White River's rumored monster. He descended into a 60 foot deep eddy and searched a 60 by 60 foot area twice during today’s test. After 2 hours 40 minutes underwater he found no clue to the beast's whereabouts.
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Newport
Ark
Huindreds
Tourtata
Charles B. Brown
Memphis
White Mver
Brown
Second UFO seed strange plane in Atlantic flight
A second radio message claimed a mystery aerial craft droned toward Europe. The Coryton sighted lights at 6 04 pm M S T and a phantom aircraft was reported eastbound with the freighter Som mail relaying the first report. An Edmonton airport manager disclosed 100 gallons gasoline and 45 gallons of oil held for Prince Constantin Gantacenzino amid round world flight plans.
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Atlantic
Europe
Radiomarine Corporation
Sommail
Coryton
Pensacola
Fla
Glasgow
Scotland
Radiomarine
Chatham
Maas
York
M.S.T
He Coryton
Fers
Edmonton
Alberta
Constantin Gantacenzino
Fer
Spanish insurgent air raids leave Madrid cities wrecked
Madrid records 60 dead and 140+ wounded as insurgent bombers strike Madrid and towns. Colmenar Viejo bore the heaviest toll with 67 killed and about 100 wounded, while Madrid's central avenues saw a missile near a streetcar. Quintanar de la Orden suffered 52 wounded after a four hour attack.
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Madrid
Colmenatr Viejo
Mararid
Cibetes
Quintanar de la Orden
Just a Minute With Irvin 3 Cobb
San Francisco July 22. Irvin Cobb muses on beachgoers sunbathing in minimal clothing, noting the comedic, painful transformations of sunburnt skin into nut brown tones. He jests at summer’s heat and calls it the foolish season with biting humor.
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San Francisco
Malaga
Ohio Valley
Summer
Ervin
Cobb
Supreme Court plan dies in Senate fight over expansion
Washington July 22 The senate moved to recommit the Roosevelt court bill reducing its goal to lower court provisions. Administration leaders admitted defeat as 70 voted for recommittal and 20 against. The effort to expand the Supreme Court is declared dead with a new, narrower bill likely to follow.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
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House
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KR. Cuallf
Harkley
Bilbo
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Track
Ala
Bone
Wash
Bulkley
Ohio
Caraway
Senate Overrules Roosevelt Veto On Farm Loan Rates
The Senate, with a coalition of three Democratic and one Republican and three independents, overrode President Roosevelt's veto to extend low interest rates on federal farm loans for another year. About 640,000 borrowers from the federal land banks and 465,000 from the land bank commission will be affected as the emergency rate of 2 1/2 percent continues, then moves to 4 percent.
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King
Utah
Minton
Ind
House
Federal Land Banks
Worrowers Crom Land Bank Commissionere
Roosevelt
National
Treasury
New Heat Spell Hits Nation But Likely Short Lived
Chicago July 22 Temperatures rise across the nation as a new heat wave moves in Forecaster J R Tloyd of the Chicago weather bureau says temps will climb higher but not last long Central Plains face scorching tomorrow Kansas Nebraska South Dakota southern Minnesota lower Missouri upper Mississippi valleys Also hot in the Southern Plains Western spots sweltered Yuma 108 degrees tops Others show above normal readings Ohio Valley Southeast New England near normal or cooler briefly.
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Nich
J. R. Tloyd
Weather Bureau
Ife
Plunge over bank kills Montana farmer Hans Gunerud
Plentywood July 22 UP A 20 foot highway embankment crash killed 66 year old Hans Gunerud in his farm truck. His crushed body was found under the vehicle by a passing motorist southwest of Antelope. A coroner's inquest concluded accidental death. Gunerud, a bachelor farmer, settled here in 1910 and has relatives in Norway.
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Plentywood
Phinko
Hans Gunerud
Gunarud
Antelope
Ginarnd
Norway
Miller Creek fire claims two lives near Missoula
Missoula July 22 Two men Nut weather bureau officials said winds up to 10 miles per hour fanned spot fires as the Miller creek fire southeast of Missoula burned about 2000 acres. Sea Coy and Ray Van Sickle were trapped while fleeing the blaze with their tractors and perished. Eleven men battled the flames under a supervisor as the fire continued to rage in rough terrain.
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Missoula
Miller Creek
Nut Weather Bureau
Sea Coy
Ray van Sickle
East Missoula
Supers
Japan and China Move Toward Settlement of North China Clash
Tokyo and Nanking signals point to peace as both sides halt large scale war plans. Polping reports the central Chinese government forced a local settlement with varying troop withdrawals. Nanking reportedly approves. troops begin evacuating the Potping area as both nations retreat from the immediate zone.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Nanking
Tomo
Polping
Japanese War Office
Potping
Flood Control Survey Sought for Flathead River Area
In Washington July 22 AP reports the Senate Commerce Committee reported out the House river and harbor flood control bill with amendments. It recommends including a flood control survey of the Flathead river and its tributaries in Montana.
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Washington
Senate Commerce
Flathead River
Mostang
Five Die As RAF Plane Crashes In Derbyshire Peak
London July 22 AP Five persons were killed when a Royal Air Force bombing plane crashed in flames on a Derbyshire peak after dropping flares on a distress signal. All occupants were burned before a rescue party could reach the mountainside.
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London
Royal Air Force
Peak
Derbyshire
Tamany Chooses Copeland As Mayor Candidate
New York July 22 Copeland a Democratic candidate to the forthcoming mayoral primary. Tammany Hall backed Senator Copeland by a large vote while Grover Whalen received a minority slate. The executive vote followed a contested leadership showing amid citywide Democratic divisions.
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Tammans
Manhattan
Democrata
Ita Yeader Jamon J. Dooling
Euator Royal
Copeland
N.Y
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Distriot Chieftaina
Grover Whaten
New York City
F. FE. laGuanna
Tuston
Dooling
Cate
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