Defending Aircraft Dominates Raiding Bombers Says Air Minister
Britain tested air defence in three days of mimic warfare with 1300 planes. Ground observers anti aircraft guns and fighter squadrons hampered raiders forcing many to retreat or fly over clouds. Two RAF accidents killed four fliers bringing total deaths to 13.
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London
C.P
Britain
Air Ministry
Hos
England
Great Britain
Eastland
Westland
Harold Stewart Oldinz
Robin M. Wollaston
Tatsfield
Sussex
Royal Air Force
Kinnane
Allen
Carlton
Bedfordshire
Roberts
No Word Of Flyers Missing After Atlantic Flight Attempt
Dublin reports the Coast Guard and Batdon net airport have no word on Alex Loeb and Dick Decker, the American flyers who departed Nova Scotia to reach Erie. They carried fuel for twenty five hours, and the reserve time was estimated to run out by eight a.m. M.S.T.
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Dublin
Coast Guard
Batdonnet
Alex Loeb
Dick Decker
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Erie
German May Be Invited To Inspect the RAF
London reports Britain may invite a senior German officer to inspect the royal air force and relay a message to Hitler that Britain is prepared to fight. Diplomatic circles cite Kard Milch as the likely envoy and note Halifax reassured the Polish ambassador of aid if aggression occurs.
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Ondon
C.p.havas
Britain
Royal Air Force
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
London
Danzig
Kard Milch
Viscount Halifax
Edward Raczynski
Warsaw
Poland
Two Alaskan Riders Travel the British Columbia Alaska Highway Route
Seo Williams and Logan Harley riders traveling from Fairbanks to Vancouver passed through Carmacks along the proposed highway corridor. They reported feeling fine and said their motorcycles were in perfect running order despite rough going, with Carmacks about 1000 miles north of Vancouver.
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Carmacks
Y.T
C.P
Seo. Williams
Logan
Eereyelists
Fairbanks
Alaska
Vancouver
No Decision Reached In Actors' Squabble
ATLANTIC CITY New Jersey August 12 The American Federation of Labor executive council failed to decide in the jurisdictional fight between the sage hands and actors unions The council will reconvene Monday at 3 PM EDT William Green says no action taken yet 4 A F L delegates and Screen Actors Guild members return to New York then fly to Los Angeles for a mass meeting before the Monday talks
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Atlantic City
N.J
American Federation of Labor
Sagehands
Actors’ Unions
William Green
Executive Council
Green
4-A
Homeless Jews in Balkans Try to Reach Palestine
Nearly 2,000 Jewish refugees from Iran and Czecho-Slovakia boarded two Greek steamships in Constanza Romania as they attempted to run the Palestine blockade. The British government had halted Palestine immigration for six months, while refugees pressed on seeking entry and temporary havens in Romania.
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Rumania
Iran
Czecho-Slovakia
Great Britain
Palestine
Vesuelg
Malcolm MacDonald
Holy Land
Europe
Pairthia
Smyrna
Romania
Hungary
Germany
Danube River
Sulina
Jena
Best dressed Indian wins parade prize in stampede
Abby Fish, an Indian woman farmer aged 102, won first prize as best dressed Indian in a Stampede parade at Mehrrtt British Columbia. The prize was a 50 foot garden hose, but she chose cash instead. Water on her arm comes only from wells and irrigation ditches.
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Mehrtt
B.C
C.P
Abby Fish
Katie Gardiner Scales Mighty Mt. Robson
Katie Gardiner, a British alpinist, scaled Mount Robson the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Swiss guides Chris Haasler and Edward Feuz from Château Lake Louise, she started at 3 am and reached the summit at 2 pm. Gardiner, of Lynn, Cheshire, has climbed in the Lake Louise Banff region for eleven years.
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Lake Louise
Alta
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Katie Gardiner
Chateau Lake Louise
Chris Haasler
Edward Feuz
Miss Gardiner
Cherry Lane
Lynn
Cheshire
Lake Louige- Banff
Gala Night at Redcliff Shines_at Annual Pool Event
Redcliff hosted a gala night for pool and park supporters with Mayor Sangster presiding. Honours went to "Mother" Kitchen for her carnival sponsorship while Roy Jones and Geo Baker entertained in clown costumes. the Redcliff Citizens Band provided music and winners were announced for kids diving and pool challenges.
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Redcliff
Sangster
Colle
Joe Podesta
Lorraine Hope
Annie Smers
Tle
Ralph Willis
John Hnatiuk
B .Houton
Ernie Gooudine
Ronnie Leppard
DINGHY CAPSIZE AT WILLows BEACH CLAIMS TEEN LIFE
Victoria reports 17 year old Frank Latta drowned after a dinghy capsized off Willows Beach. Fire department inhalator crew worked for over half an hour to revive him, but police and volunteers recovered him unconscious and he did not survive.
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Victoria
Fire Department
Frank Latta
Willows Beach
Train crash in Denver injures dozens fatally harms one
A collision at a South Denver crossing involving Santa Fe Number Six and Denver and Rio Grande Western Number One killed one person and injured about thirty five others. Emergency crews responded to the scene as trains were derailed and blocked the crossing.
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Denver
Santa Fe
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Czech school books revised to fit Nazi view
Prague reports Czech school books are being revised to favor German proprietors. Of 90 books checked, 60 ordered altered, eight banned entirely, and others barred as textbooks but allowed for teacher reference. Emphasis on Czech and German history to align with Nazi perspective.
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Prague
C.P
Bohemia and Moravia
Idaho Town Ablaze as Fire Reaches Spirit Lake
SPokane dispatch reports Spirit Lake Idaho with about 100 residents facing near destruction as a forest fire spreads from dying embers and a wind. Washington National Guard Lieut Ellsworth French in an airplane says the town mill and Panhandle Lumber Co area are in grave danger. A new fire on Mica Peak five miles away threatens Liberty Lake cottages if winds continue.
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Spokane
Wash
Spirit Lake
Idaho
Ellsworth French
Washington National Guard
Panhandle Lumber Company
Mica Peak
Liberty Lake
Scottish League Opens With Blast of Goals Across Divisions
Opening day results from the Scottish Football League feature heavy scores in both divisions. Aberdeen beat Celtic 3 1, Motherwell routed Queen of the South 8 2, and Falkirk shocked Clyde 6 4. Other notable results include Ayr United defeated by Albion Rovers 5 0 and St Mirren losing 5 1 to Rangery.
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Glasgow
CP Cable
Aberdeen
Celtic
Albion Rovers
Ayr United
Alloa
St. Johnstone
Clyde
Falkirk
Cowdenbeath
Third Lanark
Hamilton Acads
Arbroath
Hearts
Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Queen of South
Hibernians
Rangery
Submarine Squalus Raised. 26 Dead Recovered
The United States Navy has raised the flooded submarine Squalus and recovered twenty six bodies from the ocean floor where it sank on May 23. The vessel is being towed to shallower water for salvage.
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Portsmouth
N.H
United States Navy
Moscow Talks Start Without Preliminaries
British and French military missions began staff talks with Soviet army navy and air chiefs in Moscow to prepare the Soviet Union for entry into the anti aggression front. Soviet representatives forgo the usual rest day Saturday. The Erie Trades Union Congress voted for a boycott of Japanese products and pledged aid to the Chinese in their democracy struggle.
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Moscow
C.P
Soviet Union
Erie Trades Union Congress
Japs Plan to Assassinate Ambassador
Fragmentary reports from Japanese political circles indicate plots to assassinate the British ambassador Sir Robert Craigie and court advisers. Officials say the scheme seems an impulsive venture by hot-headed youths rather than a serious threat. Rumors of arrests after an anti-British demonstration lack confirmation. Indications also show Premier Kishiro Kirinuma opposing any shift toward alliance with Germany and Italy, with Asahi reporting strong support for policy rigidity.
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Tokyo
C.P
Robert Craigie
Japan
Kichiro Kiranuma
Germany
Italy
Asahi
German Swastika Plane Circles Lorient Port
French naval officers report a large plane bearing swastikas circled low over the restricted Port of Lorient base on the Bay of Biscay. The craft departed after warnings were broadcast.
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Lorient
France
Bay of Biscay
Weather Rebounds with 91 Degree Noon Reading
Warmer weather returns with a noonday high of 91 as yesterday topped 89. A hot dry southwest wind eased, while forecasts predict a cool weekend, recalling a prior forecast that preceded near freezing temperatures.
Evictions Delayed as Doukhobor Land Case Reaches Legislature
In Vancouver the Sun Life Trust seeks a contempt order against Sheriff M. E. Harper over failing to evict Doukhobors from foreclosed lands near Nelson Brilliant and Grand Forks. Justice Denis Murphy adjourned to Nov 1 as Attorney General Wismer asks Legislature to address the crisis. Doukhobors number about 4,000 amid past tensions and arson fears.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
West Kootenay
Denis Murphy
Sun Life Assurance Company
M. E. Harper
Nelson
B.C
Supreme Court
Gordon
Sun Life Company
Vohmittal
Brilliant
Grand Forks
Donkhoeber
Chrisian
Justice Murphy
H. A. Bourne
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