Four World War II ships to be junked by Navy
Secretary Adama orders four second line cruisers and other obsolete crafts decommissioned and junked. The vessels aided the convoy system and transported troops and supplies to France in the war, and have been unfit for further naval service for years. The ships include Huntington and Inyo at Philadelphia, Frederick at Mare Island, and De Haros at Puget Sound.
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Washington, D.C
Adama
France
Huntington
Philadelphia
Naty
Frederick
Mare Island
Walif
Pd de Haros
Dudeet Sound
Navy
Naval Accord Action Seen Between Britain and Dawes
Washington reports that Prime Minister MacDonald and Ambassador Dawes are expected to reach a large measure of accord on naval reduction. The talks precede MacDonald’s late September or early October US visit, with Dawes and the president to discuss the naval issue.
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Washington, D. C
MacDonald
Dawes
United States
Prent Hoovey
Actress Wedson Ground and Aloft ROOSEVELT FIELD Wedding
Actress Gladye Walton married war aviator Clifford Parlinama on the ground and then flew a mile aloft at Roosevelt Field. After a church ceremony the aviator placed the ring on her finger as they soared above the airfield.
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Wedson
Roosevelt Field
Gladye Walton
Clifford Parlinama
Hearst Escapes Injury in Crash Near His Ranch
William Randolph Hearst the publisher narrowly escaped injury in a traffic collision near his San Simeon ranch. On a winding drive near Morro Bay a head on crash sent a taxicab over a 75 foot cliff but no one was injured. Hearst continued his journey in another vehicle summoned from San Luis Obispo.
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San Luis
Sun God Groomed for Cleveland Hop
SPOKANE August 26 Mechanics today groomed the Spokane Sun God for a nonstop refueling flight to Cleveland tomorrow as Nick Mamer and Art Walker prepared to fly across the continent and back without landing for the national races.
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Spokane
Wash
Nick’ Mamer
Art Walker
Cleveland
Mexico Peons To Be Helped In Rural Education Plan
In Mexico City Aug 28 Ezequiel Padilla secretary of public instruction urged rural teachers to lift peasants from a status of beasts to men and promote community life while combating vice especially drinking. The convention proposed adding 10,000,000 pesos about 5 million dollars to annual rural school maintenance funds.
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Mexico City
Ezequiel Padilla
Secretary of Public Instruction
Apeech
Rate revision delayed for westbound freight trains
Washington August reports that Upwall revision of class rates for westbound freight from Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis and nearby points to the northwest was postponed by the Interstate Commerce Commission from August 24 to March 24. The delay affects railroads proposing rate changes and shifts scheduling across major hubs.
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DA. U
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
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