Sunshine and Snowballs Slogan Fails Montana Tourists
The Seattle Times touts Sunshine and Snowballs to lure visitors, but Montana readers report no snow available and ridicule the idea. The Independent suggests replacing it with Sunshine and Highballs to better fit Seattle’s summer image and avoid false advertising.
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Mt. Tacoma
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California
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Florida
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Helena
Debt-free Soviet Union claim from finance minister
The Soviet Union asserts it is the only nation not in debt. The finance minister cites two reasons: repudiation of all debts and refusal of any rational nation to lend them money.
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Soviet
Russia
Congress authorizes treasury spies to probe European firms
Congress authorizes the treasury department to send agents with diplomatic status to European manufacturers to inspect books and determine production costs for duty calculations. Foreign governments resist, calling them commercial spies. Switzerland, Norway, and Scandinavian states contest the move, arguing costs of production vary widely and that officials show little interest in true costs.
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Europe
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Switzerland
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Tariff Commission
Republican protectionist argues duties must cover domestic costs
The speaker contends duties should equal aggregate domestic labor costs, not just the gap with foreign costs, and asserts Congress can set any level. He argues production costs are irrelevant to protection and notes Republican support for tariffs when domestic costs are lower. Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho have released quake reports inspiring California to reassess the Santa Barbara quake framing.
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Reorganization promises job security amid dry era talk
The piece argues against fear of job losses from a proposed reorganization of prohibition enforcement, insisting twenty two new high salaried posts will appear and existing staff will stay. It mocks critics and notes political maneuvering, mentioning General Dawes, earthquakes, and humor about bootleggers.
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Prohibition Enforcement
Swampscott
Shoot First Explain Later Editorial Warns On Police Mistakes
The Omaha World Herald editorial condemns random shooting by officers and vigilantes in pursuit of bootleggers and crime. It cites multiple cases where innocent drivers and bystanders were hurt or killed, arguing such ununiformed actions endanger citizens and prompt deadly mistakes. It urges restraint, accountability, and careful investigation before threats or gunfire.
The World Was Made With Room for Truth and Change
A reflective exhortation on inquiry, beauty, and character development. It praises fearless questioning, disciplined skill, and the constant surprise of discovery. The passage emphasizes universes beneath and above us and notes the difficulty for those unable to revise their beliefs.
Indian Head Maryland A Hidden Military Village
Frederis Washington describes Indian Head as a secluded Maryland town guarding a government powder plant. Once the navy proving grounds site, it grew with housing and a school during wartime, then shrank after the war. Today 1,500 residents live self sufficiently with a hospital water works and farms, enjoying picnics, boating, and the Charles County fair while a vigilant marine guard enforces a strict fifteen mile per hour speed limit.
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Towns Speed Rule Reveals Navy Powder Link
A Washington party, a naval officer on tour, and a local youth all faced the town speed limit six teen to twenty miles per hour. Guards claim the rule exists for safety around powder storage and the navy’s needs, showing a town’s value lies beyond appearances.
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Crockett Plans Redwood Grove Amid City Bloom
Crockett California June 29 a bold city beauty campaign by George M Ralph head of California and Hawaii Sugar Refining aims to plant hundreds of sequoia gigantea on refinery land under chief gardener L G Macchi. Within three years trees reach usable height and in ten years six feet tall. area widened with a half acre nursery expansion as Crockett seeks to rival natural redwood groves while maintaining Pittosporum shrubs and the city’s bloom reputation.
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Camel Carries 1200 Pounds Two Miles in Cairo Bet
A camel in Cairo pulled off a remarkable feat to win a bet for his owner, hauling 1200 pounds across two miles in one trek. The feat showcases endurance and the unusual strength of dromedaries in this local wager.
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Brazil seeks truth on coffee profits and price levels
Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo officials and editors question high Brazilian coffee profits, citing U.S. roasters and a marketing middleman as potential profit sources. Articles warn against extreme prices, note farm profits, and describe coordinated moves to hold back coffee exports to stabilize value.
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Woman killed in avalanche identified near Kernville
Los Angeles June 28 identity of the woman killed with Los Angeles attorney John L. Richardson by an avalanche high above Kernville Calif was established today as Mrs Cora Elizabeth De Silva wife of Fred De Silva of Texas The two week end fishing party victims were found buried beneath rock Advices from Porterville say the body will be shipped to Mountain Home Arkansas for the parents Mr and Mrs James Meese
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John L. Richardson
Kernville
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Fred de Silva
Texas
Porterville
de Silva
Mountain Home
Arkansas
James Meese
Ideas in Housebuilding Taken from America
London officials plan colored concrete houses to break monotony of grey brick. G. T. Forrest cites U S trends and will apply buff brown red and white tones on 3000 homes in Recontree Essex estate.
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Associated Press
London County Council
G. T. Forrest
United States
Essex
Poor Willie epitaph for Sheffield man with large estate
A Sheffield man chose the epitaph Wanted to be poor for his tombstone though he left an estate valued at nearly 75000 dollars.
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Willie
Answers to Questions In Washington Information Bureau facts
A Washington based Information Bureau answers reader queries with stamps required for return postage. Sample Qs cover speedway records, desert tribes, paralysis causes, women in colleges, agates, Douglas firs, poisonous water snakes, the Chateau de Ramezay, German working hours, congressional medals, and European military societies.
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Luther League Hears Minneapolis Pastor's Moral Appeal
Rev. C. S. Thorpe, pastor of University Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, urged Luther League delegates to seek higher, unselfish life aims. He warned that American culture risks perishing from lack of vision and misplaced values, noting true value lies in how life is lived, not its length or wealth.
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