Will Rogers Remembered As Loved American Entertainer
Will Rogers born November 4 1879 in Indian Territory rose from ranch life to fame as a vaudeville star and writer. He died August 16 1935 in a plane crash near Point Barrow Alaska with Wiley Post, leaving a lasting legacy in aviation journalism and American humor.
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Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
America
Post
Far North
Rogers
Ollogah
Indian Territory
Willie Hassell
Neosho
Kemper Military Academy
Boon
Will Rogers Recalled for Warm Wit and Alaska Plans
The article memorializes Will Rogers noting his global fame and humble nature. It mentions his final plan to spend winter with Alaska’s old sourdoughs, sharing stories and the frontier humor of his boyhood, illustrating how his persona remained true to his roots.
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Will Rogers
Alaska
Frisco and Los Angeles Abbreviations At Issue
A spirited editorial criticizes reducing place names like San Francisco and Los Angeles to Frisco and Los. It argues true California towns retain their Spanish roots and warns abbreviations reveal lazy thinking and poor appreciation of history.
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Itern Herald
San Francisco
Frisco
Los Angeles
Los
California
Towa
Pueblo
City of Our Lady the Queen of the Angeles
City of the Angels
Mr Alfred Siemen Proposes Big Traffic Counting Expenditure
Mr Alfred Siemen, after his radio address “The Rape of the Taxpayers,” asks Bakersfield city council to approve over three thousand dollars for counting traffic at various corners. He praises the project but warns there will be no future upkeep on structures or equipment once finished.
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Ziegfield
Union
Rogerisms
Russia
Will Rogers
California
Upton Sinclair
Sheridan Downey
Culbert L. Olson
Olson
Washington
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Los Angeles
State Fair to Show Trend to Prosperity
California State Fair opens for ten days in Sacramento on August 31. Dairy cattle entries jump seventy percent from 1934 while swine displays rise fifty percent. Beef cattle up forty percent along with increases in light and draft horses, sheep and goats. Hog entries up from three to six car lots and farm equipment space doubles in machinery hall.
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Sacramento
Cherokees Plan Rogers Ceremony In LA
The Cherokee community prepares a funeral rite for the late Will Rogers. Mrs Rogers must grant permission for the ceremony, with Clarence Davis noting Rogers had Cherokee heritage and was proud of it.
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Willgers
Rogers
Los Angeles
Clarence Davis
Southern California
California Counties Named From Roots of Place and People
A public works overview explains county names across California with notes on Alameda Alpine Amador origins. Alameda derives from a shaded public walk linked to Alamo trees. Alpine recalls the Alps. Amador honors early soldiers Pedro and Jose Maria Amador, linking gold country history to the Mother Lode era. Population and area figures accompany each entry.
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California
Golden State
Earl Lee Keily
Frank F. Merriam
Alameda County
Alameda
Alamo
Mission San Jose
Alpine County
Sierra
Nevada
Alpine
Amador County
Pedro Amador
Jose
Maria Amador
San Diego
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
San Jose
Jose Maria
San Fransisco
Mother Lode
Amador
Mother’ Lode
Captain Weber
John A. Sutter
Kit Carson
Mark Twain
Brete Harte
Jackson
Popouation
Butte
Calaveras Counties
Capitol Reform Calls From State Capitol Fireside War
Capitol Comment by Graham Berry discusses reform needed in California civil service after clashes between the Board of Equalization the Personnel Board and lawmakers. It notes oral exams resemble old political graft and mentions August 20 as a turning point for probationary employees.
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State Capitol
Sacramento
California
Pesonnel Board
State Senate Committee
E. H. Christian
State Civil Service
Board of Equalization
E Board of Equalization
Bradford S. Crittenden
Civil Service
Personnel Board
WPA Seeks $3 Million Loan to Build Factory Leasing Plan
The Works Progress Administration proposes a state loan of 3 million dollars to lease factories and create work for 6,000 Southern California families, aiming to make them self-supporting through production for use.
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Works Progress Administration
Southern California
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Shafter Dairy
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Prop
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Eye
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