California Forest Fires Rage Across State And Apache Reservation
Fierce wildfires roared through California and into eastern Arizona destroying homes, ranches, and timber as flames fed on pine forests near Mount Tamalpais and across the Apache Reservation. In Madera County California a blaze scorched 00,000 acres wrecking homes and hay as crews fought to bring it under control. Santa Cruz region fires were checked after days of flareups threatening mountain resorts and communities. A volunteer army joined the effort to battle fires around Argunt Uormon and Den Lomond as firefighters contended with smoke veils and rugged terrain.
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Educator Praises Morrow After Mexico Accord
Father Edmund J. Walsh, dean of Georgetown’s foreign service school, praises Ambassador Morrow for his balanced handling of Mexico’s Catholic Church negotiations. Walsh, returning from five weeks in Mexico, lauds Morrow and Mexican and American press for restraint and reliability.
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Ambassador Morrow
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Mexico City
Pathor Walsh
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Morrow
State to lease Fred Stone Ranch and airport facility
Hartford July 4 The state board of finance voted to lease Frei Stone ranch and airport at East Lyme for two years for military reserve use. The article notes the actor has no use for the air park now due to a promised high air facility and a plane crash incident at Groton.
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Fred Stone
Hartford
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State Board of Finance and Controlling
Frei Stoné
East Lyme
Aire Park
Groton
Deputy Preserves Peace At Home But Prisoner Escapes
Miami report recounts deputy guarding a prisoner named Henry Davey, 35, as he escorted him to Louisville for trial. The deputy left the Pullman drawing room briefly to kiss his wife, and Davey seized the opportunity to escape custody. The escaped inmate had been sought since 1926 over a scheme involving spurious bills linked to Louisville.
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Louisyillé
Patriotic Rhymes Taught Guardsmen in Lowell
In Lowell on July 4 guardsmen receive patriotic song instruction under Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers endorsement. Mrs. Frederick Bond directs the weekly classes, daughter of Lowell public schools music master.
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Maza
Edith Nourse Rogera
Frederick Bond
Lowell Public
Gift Iga Fell Smokers From Havana Box
Ogdensburg on July 4 reports a mysterious illness among men traced to a Cuban cigar box sent from Havana via Liput Geon Bink to William Blair. Blair, after trying the cigars, endured a difficult smoking episode and later requested photos of the types who write such tales, distributing the rest at a barber shop.
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Ogdensburg
Tradt
Liput
Geon Bink
William Blair
Park Street
Hinir
Merita
Fom Ulair
Blnie
Woman Mailing Letters Brings Out Fire Engine
An elderly woman, Isadore Davidson, asked where the nearest mailbox was. She walked to the wrong corner, saw a box, fumbled with tin for five minutes, and a fire engine arrived as she disappeared.
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Isadore Davidson
Highview
Isadore
Avondale Place
Highview Avenue
Motorboat Sets Out for Europe from Boston
A 10-foot span boat loaded with a second-hand onboard unit departed from Boston today bound for Hatre France. The sole occupant, Id Turner, a 2-year-old Nor Whelan, said the craft should reach the other side of the Arctic in about two months.
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Boston
Imported toads to aid Ilha de Porto Rico insect control
Beaumont reports plans to import 200 toads from Porto Rico to combat insects. Tests with Shawnee-raised specimens show the giant toad's strong predatory bite and swift dart to capture prey up to several inches away. In 1920, Brazilian aurinnamy toads multiplied on Corlo Tico, greatly reducing pest insects. County farm agents already seek funds for arrivals.
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Corlo Tico
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Heungle
French Deputies Delay Debate on Franco American Debt
Paris reports the chamber of deputies will postpone debate on the Franco American debt measure from next Tuesday. Attention shifts to reservations to be inserted in the bill. Proposals are expected to address Germany's reparations and payments to France, with details not yet revealed.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
France
Hungarian Purity Squad Guards Morality in Budapest
In Budapest on July 4 a purity squad of police began patrolling the Danube promenades to stop women from appearing in public in overly abbreviated shirts and bathing attire. Officers may require garments to cover the shoulders or heads and bar swimsuits on street paths.
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Budapest
Tuly
Danube
Perrova
Mill Worker Held in Shooting of Agent in Rockford
A timber mill employee, about 40, was jailed in Rockford after a shooting incident last night that resulted in the death of federal Prohibition officer Gillespie. The suspect, identified as Wilson Faulkner, was taken into custody and is facing related charges in connection with the case.
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Wilson Faulkner
Weomifla
Gillespie
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