Godfrey Sanction Revoked by Pennsylvania Commission
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission quickly acted after last night’s fight fiasco where George Godfrey fouled Primo Carnera and lost to the Italian. Alice Godfrey admitted an accidental low blow in the fifth round, and Godfrey’s license to perform in Pennsylvania rings was revoked with a $10,000 forfeiture. he was contracted to receive $19,000.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
George Godfrey
Vimo Carnera
Alice Godfrey
Godfrey
Acengio
Pennsylvania
Conti
Fa Lily
Falls in Oil Well Mouth. Survivor Clings to Life
Juang, presenting a compensation claim, describes a near fatal fall while helpers attempted to lift a 20 inch conduit from an oil well. He slipped into the pipe mouth, dislocated a shoulder, but braced with one arm and was pulled clear by his coworkers. His injuries include a battered shoulder and elbow as a tool dresser for the company, with A C Crumley reporting the accident.
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Juang
State Resident Board
Waldhreegta
Aosmen
Kerth Oleld
Suara
Beardas
Aimont
Thong Inurlan
Long Wae 4
A. C. Crumley
Grandma Lydia Donovan Visits Far North State College Train
Great Grandma Lydia Donovan visits SPCC with great grandchildren to see the northern Pacific state college train. A large crowd from Fallon, Carter and Golden Valley counties in Montana and North Dakota gathers to view new alfalfa raising methods and meat processing ideas.
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Lydia Donovan
Northern Pacific State College
Fallon County
Carter County
Montana
Golden Valley
North
Dempsey yearns for comeback after retirement
Los Angeles June 24 AP William Harrison Dempsey, reaching his 35th year, signals a possible spring comeback. He eyes a bout with Carmen Basilio or Schmeling if fit, then plans to pursue Schmeling or a prime opponent, contingent on conditioning and offers from promoters.
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Dempsey
Carnera
Schmeling
Paul Zemmarman
Los Angeles
William Harrison Dempsey
Hoover vows veto and foes rally in Congress
President Hoover declared he will veto the veterans relief bill as House Republicans prepared to sustain him. The bill, amended in the Senate, faced swift opposition with an 66 to 6 vote in the Senate and a cautious House caucus planning next steps. Hoover condemned the measure as bad legislation and harmful to taxpayers, asserting the rushed plan violates prudent funding and fairness.
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Hoover
HOUSE
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Meneirs
Pennsylvania Avenue
House Republicans
Althourne
Senate
Menaures
Ma Enief Exacutivn
Mutiny at Rangoon Prison Sparks Deadly Firefight
Mutineers at Rangoon Prison kill guards and seize the armory as convicts, Indian and Burman, attack in a dawn uprising. Military police restore control after two hours of heavy firing, with inmates taking refuge in the workmen’s basement and many believed fatally wounded.
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Rangoon
Thaeen- Vicia
Tuah
Tring Ne Thay
Priagnerm
Workebonn
Bug Army 75 Miles Wide Eats Through Nevada
Tonopah Nevada January 24 reports a plague of wormlike caterpillars advancing through the state between Luntre and Ming. The ash-gray pests leave clawlike tails that cut tree branches and foliage. Locomotion is by paired legs on both sides, resembling centipeds. Farm people say they never heard of such a voracious visitor before. One motorist described it as stretching 76 miles and advancing with incredible speed. The pest origin remains uncertain.
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Tonopah
Nev
Jana
Luntre
Ming
Nevada
Twige
Farm Seperta
Girl Falls to Death Off Colorado Cliff
Estes Park Colorado report of Jena 24 and Florentus Marden 16. a 16 minute mishap leads to a fatal fall from a canyon cliff about 16 miles from here. Investigators say the girl slipped and fell two hundred feet in the Big Thompson area.
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Colorado
Estes Park
Colo
Jena
Florentus Marden
Hive Mountain
Thompsont Canyon
Hare
Butte Boy Dead in Accidental Shooting
A Butte youth, Autte Iifeh achoo, aged 15, was accidentally shot and killed today by a brother named Jack during a camping expedition about 20 miles from the city near Silver Star.
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Butte
Autte
Tuna
Lisyd
Birmingham
Autte Iifeh
Hils Brother
Jack
Milon
Silver Star
Southern Cross Near Goal In Atlantic Radio Message
A Cape Race radio transmission from the Southern Cross reports nearing a goal as dawn approaches over the Atlantic. Signals at 2:15 AM EST describe weak bearings and a vast night sky illuminated by motors, with a stretch now 160 miles from St John’s. Charles Kingsford Smith’s Southern Cross reportedly continues its flight toward Newfoundland’s coast in uncertain conditions.
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Halifax
N. 5
Cape Race
B.S. T
Ottawa
Ont
B.S
Department of Maciig
Almoat
Hneb
Dickens
Utriggin
Teo Nunired
Tiffy
Sen
Newfoundland
Cartan
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Awitt
Southert Graan
Old bog in blue a bien pare onsin ne
Hoxeman Jute and Montana business interests continue in this area with a social evening and a veteran memorial program. A veterans dance and mingling followed the meeting, officers were nominated, and plans for next year were discussed at the gathering. Memorial services were held in the afternoon for the Army of the Republic.
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Blue
Onsin
Hoxeman
Torture claim in Pelican Rapids sparks myth talk
Milas Viola Holt, 18, reported she and her grandparents and brother were tortured by three young men who demanded $30,000 under threat of death. Police and authorities say the tale may be a myth, with conflicting reports emerging from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, on January 24.
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Pelican Rapids
Minn
Milas Viola Holt
Pope Pius XI Reported Ill With Acute Bladder Trouble
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI, age 73, ill with acute bladder trouble and at risk of uremic poisoning. Despite a vigorous past and daylong services, doctors prescribe rest as officials monitor his condition and prepare for possible complications during a period of heavy pilgrim arrivals for canonization ceremonies.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Saint Peter
Rathan City
Pope Pla
Rotary hears of goodwill steps at jubilee convention
Delegates from many counties and 17,090 attendees at Rotary International's silver jubilee gathering hear two main themes. The first calls for Winston Churchill era leadership to extend peace, the second envisions 2,000,000 homes built and rented to workers at about $20 weekly. A French observer cites federation of European states with U.S. accord as a key goal, alongside improved international understanding.
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Chicago
Rotary
Hy Waany
Delagaica
Rotary International
Sowa
Cy Kingston
United States
Awertea
Wort
Jones Planned as Chief of Day Force in Prohibition Bureau
Wrakington reports on June 24 that Howard J. Homer and Amon W. Wy Woodcock were chosen to direct the Prohibition Bureau after a transfer from the Justice Department. Mitch ell tadtay, attorney general, completed the executive selection. Woodcock was named director of prohibition enforcement yesterday.
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Wrakington
Howard J
Homer
Wy. Woodcock
Mitchell Tadtay
Prohibition Bureau
Tri
Lost Boy Scout Found After Four Days on Desolate Peak
Harold Johnson, 12, trekked down Mt. San Jacinto after a four day search by 150 foresters scouts and Indians near Riverside California. He survived without food or fire by sheltering under rocks drank water and kept calm as he navigated down the rugged peak reaching Snow Creek fish hatchery where his parents awaited.
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Riverside
Cal
Harold Johnson
Snow Creek Fish Hatchery
Mt. San Jacinto
Hintehery
Rotia
Th. J. Johnston Watling
Ate
Johnaone
Nomie
Herold
Wren
Ranning
Divo
Great Falls Officials Face Federal Quiz on Liquor Licensing
Great Falls reports that several city officials including Mayor A. J. Fousek were questioned by apparent federal agents from the prohibition enforcement department about municipal court and police actions in liquor and disorderly house cases. An ordinance contemplates fines up to three hundred dollars for such violations and names penalties for disorderly establishments. The mayor comments on the ordinance and its enforcement, with details continued on page 10.7.
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Great Falls
Great Falls Tribune
A. J. Fousek
Federal Prohibition Enforcement Department
Gewn
Fanyang
Walsh Amends Federal Building Site Choice Bill
Senator T. J. Walsh pushed an amendment in the Senate to the Helena federal building bill. The measure funds 359000 for extra quarters for U S officials and lets the secretary of the treasury choose among three sites: the current post office and federal court location, the present government assay office site on Broadway, or a city named alternative. The amendment aimed to clarify site selection and funding for the project.
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T. J. Walsh
Senate
Helena
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Plane of Gashan Perhaps Logated Near Here
Cedar City Utah June 24 two youths reported finding wreckage of a plane bearing the name Manren about eight miles north of Here The plane may belong to Maurice Graham the mail pilot who won a contest yesterday while flying from Ton An to Ral Tako City The wreckage was badly wrecked and a parachute was found nearby suggesting a crash after a dive through snow likely after the emergency landing plans continue on the next page
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Utah
Cedar Cry
Manren
Weller
Maurice Graham
Ton An- Reten
Tako City
Ward Mortonann
Wlinirorton
Thay
Boym
Tornado Sweeps Nebraska Sector Injures Man
A tornado swept a 10 mile path from Rotum, Neb to Fareham, destroying farm buildings and haystock, injuring one man. The storm traveled southwest toward Fareham, hitting near Gothenburg and north of Lexington as it moved through the region.
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Nebraska
Scotts Bei
Neb
Cazad
Fareham
Gothenburg
Lexington
Civil War Bomb Kills Youth in Pennsylvania
A fragmentary 1930s report describes a wartime device exploding while Russell Lybareer, 18, attempts to chisel dirt near the Lybareer family home in Pennsylvania. The blast purportedly maimed the youth, leading to severe injury and amputation. a family member transported the bomb for assessment.
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IVIL
Pennsylvania
Rodford
Patria
Russell Lybareer
Lybareer
Lybarger
Seville Strikes Bring Riot as Guards Reassert Control
Civil guards patrol Seville with pistols and sabers after two days of clashes sparked by a general strike. One death and about 250 injuries reported, with around 300 riot leaders arrested. Authorities accuse agitators of spreading police brutality rumors as troops stand by.
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Seville
Spain
Tosa Avevelao
Pelles
Lipo
Irebio
Antonia Vargas
Wonn Aled
Ofttes Lal
Rimaru Nf
Dozen Planes and Hangars in Blaze Near Airport
A large blaze destroyed a dozen planes and hangars at a major airport complex. Authorities investigated the explosion while fleet hangars and nearby facilities suffered fire damage. Officials speculated on possible causes as emergency crews fought the flames and assessed the loss of aircraft and equipment.
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Chicago
Intentetpal
Grey Govan Air Lines
Passioa Anon Ailey
Heeing
Tonalinyee
Labor Leader Seeks Five Day Week Reform
James D. Grae nant, president of the Montana State Federation of Labor, urged a five day week and six hour day at the federation convention opening. He argued the plan would address various workday issues in the year ending May 1.
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Nern
America
James D. Graenant
Montene Stain Federation of Labor
Ita Anna
Civil War Rages in China Amid Uncertain Outcome
The report describes fierce fighting across northern China with Nationalists advancing toward the Yellow River while government forces claim rebel movements westward toward the Halehow-Tungkwan line. Conflicting accounts include insurgent gains near Chu mint and tensions in Taiwan’s capital.
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Cep
Nationali
Tonnn
Yellow River
Tar
Aniiwal Roe Vitiee
Dochaw
Halehow-Tungkwan
Xmalteng
Yonan
Hankow
Shaniung
Taiwan
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