Mountain Valley Memoir and Labor in a Remote Town
An essayish piece by Arthur Brisbane portrays Jack Adams and Percy Thomas as veteran telegraphers in a distant coastal network. It contrasts mountain life in Gloud with a bustling big city, praising workers, mills, and Italian families while reflecting on nature, industry, and the dream of abundant land and steady wages amid social and political tensions.
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McGloud
Oalif
Aue
la Tar
Jack Adams
Percy Thomas
Universal Service Office
San Francisco
Ethiopia
Hollywood
Mount Stila
Ork
Eal
Atlantic
U S Mulls Response to Soviet Pledge Violations
Moscow silent as Washington demands action to prevent Communist interference in U.S. affairs and uphold pledges made when Russia was recognized. Kremlin weighing reply, with Maxim Litvinov's Geneva status affecting timing.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Russia
Sel
William
Moscow
Gove Menh
Washington
Perhansie
INS
Kremlin
Commirdiatiat
America
Prohibition Ballot Sparks Mixed Texas Results
In Texas counties and towns including Bowls, Texarkana, Wichita Falls, and Wichita County voters split on statewide prohibition. Repeal support surfaced in Bowles and Texarkana where Senator Morris Sheppard hails, while Wichita area counties backed the dry measure after the governor’s vote. Uvalde and Jasper County showed varied responses as national repeal advocates push changes.
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Dallas
Countiey Turners
Morris Sheppard
Gover+nor fates
Bowls County
Texarkana
Sheppard
Wichita, Falls
Wichita County
John Games
Jasper County
Texas
Boons
Unsettled Weather Promises Relief From South Texas Heat
San Antonio and vicinity expect a cooling trend as cooler air reaches the region. Forecasters predict a heat wave ending by Tuesday with possible isolated showers Monday night or Tuesday. Monday’s high near 98 and Tuesday 96, after weekend highs near 100, with morning lows around 76 to start the day.
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pAtonday
San Antonio Ad
South Texas
United States
J. H. Jarboy
San Antonio
Mercury
U. S. Income Rises 15 Percent in 1934
A Commerce Department report in the World Economic Review notes U S national income climbed about 15 percent in 1934. It warns many issues remain but shows improved conditions and a basis for further recovery despite ongoing economic problems.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Operation Explains Silence of Hitler
Berlin reports that Adolf Hitler explained his public silence in recent months. He underwent vocal chord operation on May 1 to treat hoarseness that troubled his speeches.
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Hitler
Berlin
Delegates Discuss Racial Betterment at Berlin Congress
Biologists and sociologists from around the world gather in Berlin for the International Union for Scientific Investigation of Population Problems congress. They explore methods for racial improvement, both qualitative and quantitative, amid debates on population policy.
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Berlin
International Union For Scientific Investigation
Watchman Bound Trio Steal $1000 at Ice Cream Plant
Early today three armed white men blinded gagged and bound a nightwatchman then broke into a downtown ice cream plant and shop, escaping with cash and valuables. Entry gained by cutting through a steel seam near Severn.
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Daldas
Sita
Two Houses Push Toward Adjourning Congress
Washington Aug 26 The House adopted a resolution for a sine die adjournment after an all night session as factions clash over entron wheat and cotton loan provisions. President Roosevelt involved in the talks as Senators considered delaying adjournment with recesses and potential reconsideration. Deputy sheriffs sweep Bandera County after a fatal ranch shooting at a local station left X. 2. Alexander dead and his son wounded, bandits fleeing in a cream colored coupe.
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Fatim
House
Washington, D. C
Congress
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Senate
Robinson
Byrn
Garner
Burms
Buchanan
Democrat
Texas
Appropriations
Tuchanan
Burns
Mr. Roosevelt
Bandera
Hanfits
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Mexander
Iselotes Giline
Pay Alexander
Alexander
Tun Nwenr Ai
Alexaider
Medinal Arts Hospital
Fred
Bandera Uik
R. Alexander
Esther Cox
Alvin Taylor
Quanah
Mae Aleaanidter
San Antonio
Tyd Alexander
Dallas
Fay Alexander
Metropolitan film work nears finish as stork waits
Director Richard Boleslawski explains that Keepak Lawrence Vibbett Virginia Bruce and the rest of the cast are working from early morning until late night on the picture Metropolitan. He hopes to complete filming in about two weeks and the stork is expected to visit his house around then.
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Gal
Richard Boleslawski
Keepak
Lawrence Vibbett
Virginia Bruce
Boleslawski
Circus Man Killed by Elephant in Kansas Collision
A circus worker, identified as Wayne Fish of Bedford, was killed when an elephant fell and struck him at an intersection in Coffryville Kansas. The incident involved the animal hurling bolts to the ground as the circus troupe performed.
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Coffryville
Kan
Wayne Fish
Bedford
Faithful Rains Waulpt Hopi Weather Prayer
Arizona dispatch reports heavy showers during the Hopi ceremonial rain dance. Observers recount the ritual as the people believed the gods would answer their rain request after a tradition dating back more than a thousand years.
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Waulpt
Ariz
Alig
Tadlans
Canvass Rules Tie Dry County Liquor Penalties to Election Outcomes
Austin observers report Governor Alfred and Attorney General William McCraw clarified liquor law. Local option results guide post election penalties and future regulation. McCraw warned dry counties cannot hold local option votes until a legal framework is provided. First canvass day could be September 9.
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Austin
William McCraw
Colincles
McCraw
Saludtrey
Atols
Laquor
McGraw
God's Country Calls Garner
Washington dispatch reports Vice President Garner indicating he plans to rest in Texas after adjournment and possibly hunt with friend Ross Bramfield amid rumors of travel. A Texas trip and word of plans circulate in Uvalde as Garner confirms final arrangements. A Fort Sam Houston soldier, William Hoyes, 25, was treated at Slatton hospital after injuries from a collision at East Commerce and Water streets.
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Washington, D.C
Garner
Ross
Sone
Whem
Ross Bramfield
Hitelongfiend
Brathfitld
Uvalde
William Hoyes
Fort
Sam Hous“tan
Slatton Hospital
Allred Plans Anson Session And Legislation
Governor Allred urged a special division of the Legislature to enact liquor regulation, implement constitutional changes, and gather views on proposed bills. He stressed the people’s mandate on prohibition repeal and the need to bar open saloons while protecting local option Territory. He noted prior readiness for liquor manufacture and sale measures and emphasized study of old age pension provisions.
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Allred
Plan to Restore Children's Sight with Micro Vision Glasses
New York Aug 2. Service plans to restore sight to 20000 twilight-gone American children using newly invented micro-Vision spectacles announced at the opening meeting of the American Academy of Optometry. Negotiations to move thousands of under four percent normal vision children from institutions for the blind to optometry academy headquarters underway per Dr William Feinbloom Columbia University researcher and inventor.
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New York
Agi— jService
American Academy of Optometry
We Wausier
Optometry Academy
Niete
William Feinbloom
Columbia University
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with likely local showers Monday night and Tuesday. Lows Monday night around 75 degrees. Highs Tuesday near 98 degrees. Light to gentle variable winds. Sunday high 100, low Monday 78, high Monday 96. East Texas coast shows partly cloudy conditions with possible showers Monday night and Tuesday, moderate winds. west coast and extreme west portions show similar trends with varying wind directions.
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San Antonia
East Teses
Weat
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