Sailor Rescued After 115 Days Adrift at Sea
B A Riggs of Duluth Harbor Alaska survived 115 days in a disabled 30 foot fishing boat drifting off Port Sant Luis. The tug Commissioner towed Riggs to Port Ban Luts after being sighted by Captain E D Brown. Riggs left Dutch Harbor April 28, endured a squall that wrecked his mast and rudder, lived on beans and rainwater, and hoped to reach land as storms forced him far from Honolulu.
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Los Angeles
B. A. Riggs
Dulph Harbor
Alaska
Port Sant Luis
E. D. Brown
Paint Bouchon
Port Ban Luts
Riggs
Novi
Port Ban Tuts
Dutch Harbor
Honolulu
Two Dead and Three Hurt in Taylor-Area Wreck
A collision on the Coupland Taylor highway claimed the lives of Lester Ford of Coupland and Ned Lawdon of Taylor. Brook Lawhon of Taylor survived with severe head injuries and a severed tongue, while another passenger suffered serious injuries.
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Taylor Taylor
Texas
Coupland-Taylor
Lester Ford
Coupland
Ned Lawdon
Taylor
Brook Lawhon
Ned Lawhon
Akemiwy
Emiwy Emiwyl
U S Probation Officer Named for San Antonio Area
The city will gain a federal probation officer within three weeks to supervise prisoners on probation. Judge R J McMillan is expected to appoint after Judge Alexander Boynton waives rights. Larea or four women may be submitted to the attorney general in Washington for approval. The district spans 700 miles from San Antonio to El Paso, with potential cost savings and relief on furlough and parole operations. Ed Martinez, county probation officer, has served with federal court calls.
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San Antonio
Alexander Boynton
Thade
R. J. McMilan
Laree
Washington
Maney
Ed Manrito
Texas
el Paso
Pennsylvania adopts sales tax for relief of unemployed
The one per cent general rate tax bill passed by the state legislature in special session and signed by Governor Pinchot takes effect September 1, 1932 and runs to February 24, 1888, with dealers paying by April 1, 1933. Revenues of 14 to 16 million dollars go to relief programs for about 1.15 million unemployed. most retail sales become taxable except farm direct consumer sales and real estate transactions.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Oriental Monroe Doctrine to be offered by Japan
In TOSIO August 20 IN S dispatches report Count Yehimh Japanese foreign minister will present an Oriental Monroe Doctrine at the opening of the diet. He is expected to back Manchukuo recognition and urge the League of Nations to cease meddling as Japan asserts responsibility for Manchuria.
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Tosio
INS
Asia
Yehidh
Gerylee Toay
Count Uchida
Japan
Manchukuo
League of Nations
Uchida
U S Seeks Brazil Permission to Sell More Coffee
The federal food board asks Brazil to modify the 1,050,000 bag coffee sale contract for this year to allow larger exports. Imports from Brazil are sharply cut due to a revolution, and current terms limit shipments to 62,500 bags monthly starting September 2. The request aims to meet domestic需求.
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U.S
Brazil
Washington, D. C
Federal Fast Board
Breall
State Department
Mine Picket Lines Move to New Area in Illinois War
West Frankfort Illinois August 20 the West Frankfort coal fields become the main sector of southern Illinois mine war. Picket lines appear at Peabody Mine No 19 and old Orient shafts signaling a feared spread by striking unionists across Franklin County. The shift follows an army of 10 000 strikers dispersing at Taylorville after forcing suspension of regional mine operations.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Orient
Tranklin County
Beene
Taylorville
Piccard Seeks Quick Verification of StratOSphere Flight
Auguste Piccard, joined by his wife, pressed to verify Thursday observations from his second ascent into the 10 mile high stratosphere. Instruments recording cosmic rays were boxed and sent to the Brunsola institute for sealed analysis, with assistant Max Sosyns present in the airtight sphere under a hydrogen balloon.
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Piccard
Desenzano
Italy
August Flecard
Max Sosyns
Brunsola Institute
ASK PAYMENT OF PLEDGES FOR SALVATION ARMY RELIEF
Capt Parker urged pledgers to fulfill commitments to sustain Salvation Army relief after June and July ticket and meal book sales ended. Since Nov 20 1931, the army provided meals, beds, bread, milk, groceries, produce, fish, honey, fruit, garments and shoes to the unemployed, with cash income totaling 7024.77 and expenses 7010.58 as of Nov 30 1941.
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ZH. Parker
Captain Parker
Parker
Debpository for Braunfels goes to Wan chosen by council
New Braunfels officials select the Guaranty State Bank of Wan as the city depository for the year starting September 1. The bid offers 2 27 percent on daily balances. Secure a copy of The Light's Free Rental Directory at any Pig Bly Wigely store.
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Braunfels
New Braunfels
Guaranty State Bank of
Big City
Comamigeloners
Valentine Lives Up To Livingston High Standards In New Serial
A new serial by Haze Livingston titled Valentine follows Valentine Macfarlane and her glamorous mother. The plot tracks a daughter torn between loyalty to family and a dream of romance, climaxing with the mother’s dramatic return. The tale unfolds in a weekly installment starting Monday.
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Haze
Livingston
Valentine
Une
Val
Ron “Valentine
Pirates Threaten Treasure Ship Off Coast of France
Rome August 20 CNS The salvage steamer Artiglio II engaged in recovering six million dollars in treasure from the sunken river Egypt off the French coast was threatened today by pirates. The Brest correspondent of Il Piccolo reported a strange vessel hovering near the salvage ship for days. Commander Quaglia ordered the crew to arm themselves if the stranger proved to be a pirate craft bent on seizing the treasure.
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France
Rome
Artigllo II
Egypt
Brest
Il Piccolo
Quaplia
Planes to Start on Cleveland Race at Los Angeles
Promptly at 12 23 a cue in the row the first of 56 airplanes will flash across the starting line at Los Angeles municipal airport marking the opening of the Cord cup race to Cleveland Ohio. For about an hour and a half entrants will zoom their ships across the line according to speed handicaps with the last ship starting from scratch.
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Cleveland
Los Angeles
Ohio
Discharge of Two Girls Blamed for Hat Shop Riot
In Chicago on August 23, the firing of two girl workers at Blum Hat Co sparked a riot. Three men were beaten and a chase erupted through city streets as employees pursued suspects. Blum claimed the disturbance began weeks earlier after the firings.
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Chicago
Blum Hat Company
L. Blum
Thizerg
Blum
Half of Mexican Cabinet Resigns Amid Hospital Strike
Reports from Mexico City indicate about half the Mexican Cabinet resigned following a hospital strike by civil hospital workers. Claimed resignations included Estrade Cajagal regent of the federal district, Education Secretary Bas sols, and Interior Secretary Vas conceros.
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EL Faso
Mexico
Estrade Cajagal
Federal District
Bas~ Sols
Vasconceros
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