Sailor Rescued After 116 Days Afloat in Small Boat
B A Riggs of Dutch Harbor Alaska survived 116 days adrift in a damaged 30 foot fishing boat. A tug and the fishing vessel Novi towed him into Port San Luis after he endured hunger and storms. He left Dutch Harbor April 28, scuttling mast and rudder, subsisting on beans and rain water while drifting, near Honolulu at times, before rescue.
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B. A. Riggs
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Port San Luis
Jane
Honolulu
Alges
E. D. Brown
Novi
Point Bauchan
Fort Ban Luis
Filgea
San Luis
Riggs
Bea
Boa
Two Die and Three Hurt in Coupland Taylor Wreck
On the Coupland Taylor highway an auto collision killed Lester Ford of Coupland and Ned Lawdon of Taylor. Brook Lawhon of Taylor suffered severe injuries including tongue injury and head trauma as the car wrecked at the side road junction.
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Taylor
Texas
CINE
Coupland-Taylor
Lester Ford
Coupland
Ned Lawdon
Brook Lawhon
Ned Lawhon
U S Probation Officer To Be Named In City
A federal probation officer is to be appointed in San Antonio within three weeks. Judge R J McMillen is expected to appoint, replacing the normal authority of Judge Alexander Boynton. Three to four names will be sent to Washington, with the new officer overseeing a 700 mile wide district from San Antonio to El Paso. Ed Mabrito has served as interim, aiding federal court.
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San Antonio
Alexander Boynton
el Paso
Waco
Texas
Boynton
Ed Mabrito
Pennsylvania Accepts One Percent Sales Tax Relief Plan
Harrisburg. Governor Pinchot signed a one percent general sales tax measure passed in a special session to aid 1,150,000 unemployed. The tax runs September 1, 1932 to February 25, 1992, with dealers paying by April 1, 1932. Revenue, estimated between 12 and 15 million dollars, funds relief efforts. retail sales taxed except farm direct sales and real estate transactions.
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Harrigburg
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Oriental Monroe Doctrine to Be Offered by Japan
Tokyo reports Count Uchida, Japan's foreign minister, will present an Oriental Monroe Doctrine at the opening of the diet on Monday. The statement is expected to launch Japan's stance on Manchukuo and defiance of the League of Nations, including a demand that the League stop meddling in Manchurian affairs.
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Inbi
Asia
Count Uchida
Count Uchide
Japan
Manchukuo
League of Nations
Uchide
Jeague
Ixpao
US asks Brazil for permission to sell more coffee
The Farm Board asks Brazil to modify the 1,050,000 bag coffee exchange. Current contract limits sales until Sept 1 at 62,500 bags per month to avoid market disruption. Board seeks authority to sell enough to meet domestic demand amid Brazilian revolution’s impact on imports.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Board
Breall
State Department
Mine Picket Lines Move to New Area in Illinois War
West Frankfort Illinois August 20 coal fields become main southern Illinois mine war sector as Peabody Mine No 18 and old Ohi ent shafts show picket lines. A large strike force of about 10 000 linemen dispersed at Taylorville after halting mine operations, signaling an organized countywide strike expansion.
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Ill
Franklin County
Taylorville
Hab
Piccard Aims to Verify Flight From Stratosphere
August Piccard, joined by his wife, pressed to verify Thursday’s observations from his second ascent into the stratosphere. His assistant Mar Soayns and the sealed instrument package were shipped to the Brussels Institute for analysis, with the seam to be opened for final testing.
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Desenzano
Italy
August Piccard
Inga
Mar Soayns
Bruasola Institute
Salvation Army Pledge Drive Urged to Sustain Relief Work
Captain Parker appealed Saturday for pledges to continue Salvation Army relief efforts. Since November 20 1931 the organization provided 63 523 meals and 15 743 beds to unemployed families along with bread milk groceries vegetables fish honey watermelons cantaloupes garments and shoes totaling modest cash income of 7024 77 against expenses of 7019 58.
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Aunery
Parker
Salvation Army
Guaranty State Bank Chosen City Depository
New Braunfels officials selected the Guaranty State Bank as the city depository for the coming fiscal year starting September 1. The bid offered 2.27 percent on daily balances. Secure your copy of The Light's Free Rental Directory at any Piggy-Wiggly store.
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Braunfels
New Braunfels
Guaranty State Bank
The
Valentine serials by Hazel Livingston announced
Love romance readers are told Hazel Livingston has completed a new novel titled Valentine. The story centers on Valentine Macfarlane and her glamorous mother, exploring romance, loyalty, and self discovery as the mother returns and life shifts from a quiet office and home to high society. The Light will publish installments starting Monday.
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Hazel Livingston
Valentine
Val
Ain
Pirates Threaten Treasure Ship Off Coast of France
Rome dispatch says the salvage steamer Artiglio II, recovering $6 million in Egypt liner treasure off the French coast, was warned by a hovering vessel reported by I Piccolo. Commander Quoglia ordered the crew armed against a possible pirate attack on the guarded prize.
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INE
Artigin II
Egypt
Brest
I Piccolo
Quoglia
Artiglio
Planes to Start on Cleveland Race at Los Angeles Airfield
Los Angeles August 20. Promptly at 12 15 o clock tomorrow the list of 56 airplanes will cross the starting line at Los Angeles municipal airport marking the opening of the Cord clip race to Cleveland Ohio. For about an hour and a half derby entrants will zoom their alps across the line according to their speed handicaps with the last ship leaving from scratch.
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Cleveland
Los Angeles
Uist
Los Angeles Municipal
Ohio
Discharge of Two Girls Blamed for Hat Shop Riot
In Chicago on August 26 two discharged girls were blamed for triggering a riot at Blum Hat Co. as workers beat owner L Blum and a salesman. Police and state employees subdued one attacker in the store while another was chased and captured after a street pursuit.
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UINS
Blum Hat Company
L. Blum
Cffair
Thizers
Blum
Half of Mexican Cabinet Resigns in Strike Fallout
Reports from Mexico City say half the Mexican cabinet quit after a hospital strike. Resignations listed include Halrada Cajogel regent of the federal district, Education Secretary Bassels, and Interior Secretary Vase concerns amid civil hospital turmoil.
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Trans
Mexico City
Halrada Cajogel
Federal District
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