Bridges Seek Character Witness In Deportation Hearing
In San Prangisco July 217, Harry Bridges defense requests two subpoenas for Wayle L Morse, dean of the University of Oregon Law School, to testify as a character witness for the Australian-born Isbor teacer in an immigration deportation hearing. Morse’s testimony would support Bridges claims of integrity, amid earlier testimony alleging he and his supporters are Communist-party aligned.
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Reis
Communist Party
Willam Henry Toward
Portland
Ore
Wniow
Thomas Shoemeter
Stooges
gWard
Howard
Maritime Federation
Forest Fire Injures Seven Firefighters in Colorado
Seven men were injured battling forest and brush fires across the Colorado Rockies. A blaze in the South Platte river canyon near Denver threatened ranches within 40 miles. Injuries included a deep foot gash, a broken ankle, and bruises from falls. a truck carrying firefighters fell from a bridge northeast of Hayden.
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Denver
Rockies
South Platte River
Robert Johnson
Rollinsville
Downtown Rail Removal Studied by City Council
Street Commissioner Paul Steffler Priday sought council approval to remove downtown street car rails, contingent on majority consent from affected business men. He planned a block by block pace starting August 1, with rails sold to cover costs and repairs funded by WPA projects to boost local employment.
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Dushtown
T Guk
Ace
Council
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Maverick
Steffler
Maire Maverick
Steffier
Wom
JAP ARMS BAN FIGHT DROPPED IN WASHINGTON
Senators report Roosevelt not seeking action this session on a bill to curb exports of war supplies to Japan. Pittman would press his embargo resolution after State Department ruling on treaty issues. Treasury figures show July receipts and expenditures with notable year-to-year changes and gold reserves totals.
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Nevada
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Briance Inelow
Ross
Former Owa To Ging Again In New York Opera Return
Mary Lewis, Arkans s girl turned Metropolitan Opera star, plans a July 26 concert in San Juan Puerto Rico. She is widowed, having lost husband Robert Mague earlier this year, and travels with accompanist Etter Zoller aboard the Borinquen, pursuing a West Indian and South American tour for art rather than need.
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Metropolitan Opera
San Juan
Huerto Rico
Robert Mague
Standard Oil
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Borinquen
Etter Zoller
Japanese anti foreign campaign widens in north China
The Japanese army steps up anti foreign campaigning in north China with new stops against British interests. American and other foreign merchants report import export and currency controls slowing business to a standstill while some Chinese directed by Tokyo urge a boycott of British goods. British firms say Japanese authorities forbid dealing with Britain.
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Peipine
Yellow River
Ares
British Concession Reported in Tokio Clash
British Ambassador Sir Revert Lesle Craighe and Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita met in Tokyo for a third discussion on the Tientsin dispute and to plan a next session. A Japanese informant claimed an important British concession aiding China but offered no specifics.
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Revert Lesle Craighe
Hachiro Arita
China
Tientsin
U S and France Kept Informed on Tokyo Talks
London July 21 The British foreign office said the United States and France would be kept informed of every step in the British Japanese conference at Tokio and Britain would not act alone to pacify Japan in China. A spokesman said Britain could not reach any agreement with Japan affecting major interests of other powers in China without breaking treaty obligations. Further instructions were sent to Sir Robert Leslie Craigie.
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British Foreign Office
United States
France
Tokio
Britain
Japan
China
Foreign Office
Robert Leslie Craigie
Drought Inflicts Heavy Crop Losses Across Northeast
Northeast farms led by drought have widespread crop and dairy losses feared to run into millions. Nassau County reported $1,000,000 in damage with no rain expected in the next 10 days. Reports from New Jersey Connecticut Pennsylvania and New York indicate scorched, shriveled crops raising alarm among agricultural agents.
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New York
Canada
Nassau County
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Twin Boys Missing After Park Outing With Father
Police search for Lee and Jack Field, nine year old twin boys, reported missing from their home. They were last seen Thursday afternoon planning to swim at Brackenridge Park and did not return. Father helped search through the park overnight without success. The boys are blond with brown eyes and resemble each other. one wore khaki trousers and the other a colored shirt.
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Lee
Jack Fiseld
Brackenridge Park
Silver imports stay slow amid price cut in treasury policy
Washington reports slow silver imports in the second week of July as treasury cuts its foreign silver price from 43 to 35 cents an ounce. For week ending July 14, imports totaled 1,490,967 dollars, higher than the prior week but far below the roughly 2.7 million dollar weekly average. Major shipments came from Canada 249,802 dollars Mexico 304,978 dollars and Peru 269,223 dollars.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Treasury
Canada
Mexico
House to Probe Wagner Act Labor Board Powers
A five member House special committee with subpoena power will investigate the National Labor Relations Board after Congress adjourns. The probe, ordered 264 to 134, aims to assess Wagner Act interpretation and its impact on employer employee relations, with possible amendments and changes to the labor board.
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House
National Labor Relatons Board
Congress
Labor Committee
Smith
Democrat
Virginia
Labor Board
Casa Manana Revue Opens This July Fort Worth
Fort Worth prepares for the fourth annual Casa Manana revue an open air extravaganza with a dress rehearsal drawing 560 newspaper and race people. The 1939 show features Francis Langford Ray Bolger and other entertainers in a festive opening night.
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Fort Worth
Francis Langford
Ray Bolger
Fuss Morgan
Weather Outlook for Texas Friday to Saturday
Weather data shows light to moderate southerly winds across Texas with high temperatures near 100 in San Antonio Friday, mid 90s Saturday, and cooler lows Friday morning. East Texas fair Friday night into Saturday with warm conditions narrowing in the extreme northwest portions. West Texas remains hot with similar southerly winds and fair skies. Temperature readings include 98 in Thursday, 73 low Friday, and 36 low in some districts while indicating unsettled fragments and misprints in the OCR text.
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Texas
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