Aggressive but level headed new prohibition chief named
Col A W Woodcock, United States attorney at Baltimore, chosen by Attorney General as director of prohibition enforcement, will take the post July 1 when the bureau transfers to the justice department. James M Doran expects strong federal state cooperation to ease courts. The piece also notes Woodcock’s background with the National Guard and WWI service.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Stair
Washington
A. W. W Woodcock
United States
Baltimore
Mitchell
James M. Doran
Woodcock
Justice Department
Doran
Col. Woodcock
Department of Justice
National Guard
American Expeditionary Force
Treasury and
Traces of Old Lake Dwellers Found Around Parme
International News Service reports lake dwellings on piles uncovered at Parme Aegean region site. The discovery suggests ancient habitation near the lake edge with wooden remains and artifacts possibly dating earlier cultural layers. Archaeologists plan detailed excavations to map the settlement and compare with known lake dwellings in nearby basins.
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Parama
Graduation clash as Monroe graduates reject caps gowns
Twenty Monroe high school graduates refused to wear caps and gowns at commencement prompting protests from the auditorium floor. School officials, including the superintendent and school board president, denied permission for the picketers to join the class in proper attire. The disturbance nearly triggered unscheduled ceremonies.
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International News Service
Monroe
Wash
Monroes High School
University of California Receives 40000 in Gifts
Regents announce about 40000 dollars in gifts to the University of California. Major donation includes 14144 dollars from the National Research Council to support Herbert M. Evans research on sex. An anonymous gift of 15000 dollars funds the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at La Jolla.
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International News Service
Berkeley
Cal
Regents
University of California
National Research Council
Herbert M. Evans
Scripps Institution of Oceangraphy
la Jolla
Gas Tax Will Drop One Cent on July 1
Harrisburg reports that as of midnight June 30 Pennsylvania gasoline tax will fall from four to three cents per gallon. Commissioner Benjamin G. Eynon notes no special order is needed and that dealers will be notified as required. The three-cent rate places Pennsylvania among states with a three-cent levy and follows a 1921 gas tax inception.
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Harrisburg
Benjamin G. Eynon
Motor Vehicles Bureau
Eynon
Pennsylvania
California
Delaware
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
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Philippines
South Africa
Persia
Australia
Columbia
la Paz
Bolivia
Issue Warning To Airplane Smokers
Portland Oregon June 24 The U S forest service warns air travelers dropping lighted cigars or cigarette butts from planes violates forest fire laws in Oregon and Washington Tests show burning debris survives impact Colonel Clarence M Young assistant secretary of Aeronautics and the Agriculture secretary instruct pilots of about four thousand on the rule and penalties for violators
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International News Service
Portland
Ore
Uncle Sam
United States Forest Service
Oregon
Washington
Aerial Forest Patrol
Idaho
Clarence M. Young
Secretary of Agriculture
Phalanx Frat Plans Picnic at Y Camp
Members of the New Castle Phalanx fraternity will go in a body to Camp Fred Rentz of the Y M C A Wednesday evening at 6 30 o clock for a picnic dinner. Report at the Y promptly for the trip. The mushball team will practice during the outing. The note mentions a stage race joke by an actor and a South Manchurian Railway stadium project in Mukden.
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New Castle Phalanx Fraternity
Fred Rentz
Science Of Radio Watches Its Sixty Fifth Birthday
International News Service notes radio’s 65th birthday tracing roots to Maxwell's 1865 concept of electromagnetic waves and Hertz proof in 1887. It credits Berliner De Forest Fleming and Atwater Kent for key steps toward the modern radio era, citing 1929 figures of wired homes and electric radios in use.
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New York
James Clark Maxwell
Maxwell
Amos ‘'N
Andy
Heinrich Hertz
Hertz
Marconi
Emil Berliner
Berliner
Fleming
Lee DeForrest
Atwater Kent Company
Autoists Disregard License Dates In Northern California
YREKA Cal June 24 In parts of northern California one license plate is treated as valid regardless of year issued Captain George Daley of the State Highway Patrol learned during a trip with the Yreka Lions Club through the Orleans mountain region. Some plates dated to 1925 were seen on cars, while others were two or three years old yet polished and clearly displayed.
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International News Service
Yreka
Cal
California
George Daley
Statec Highway Patrol
Yreka Lions Club
Orleans
Daley
People Warned Not To Abandon Pets
Portland authorities urge residents to avoid abandoning pets as spring surges in cats dogs and other animals strain households. Readily visible white signs promote humane treatment and responsible disposal of surplus pets.
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International News Service
Portland
Ore
Don't Dump Cats or Animals Along Highways Warns Humane Society
Humane officers urge residents to report stray cats and dogs to the Oregon Humane Society rather than abandon them along roads. They note pets near city county borders suffer starvation when left by feeders. The Toledo Blade comments Gandhi would break rules yet avoid arguing with officers, and adds a remark on yachting as a luxury activity.
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Oregon Humane Society
Emmanuel Baptist Church Prepares For Children’s Day Exercises
Next Sunday evening at 7 30 o clock the Emmanuel Baptist church holds its Children’s Day exercises during the regular preaching hour. A chorus of forty voices led by Mrs. Thomas Lloyd and Mrs. William Bluehorn will perform musical selections and recitations with Miss Helen Jones as accompanist.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Thomas Lloyd
William Bluehorn
Helen Jones
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