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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1935

Page

6

Naval Aviation vs Battleships Debate Shapes World Tensions

Washington speculates on how air power and submarines could overwhelm battleships in a Mediterranean conflict. Admirals defend aircraft for scouting while arguing battleships endure. Roosevelt faces tradeoff between freedom of the seas and league sanctions as cotton and copper loom in global tensions.

Mediterranean Mussolini Jeb Stuart Italy Suez United States Canada Washington Geneva Paris London France Britain Naples Genoa Roosevelt Apap Dana Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Wilson Senate League America Jeague

Ethiopian mission nurse Briggs in danger amid Italy Ethiopia conflict

Lois Jeah Briggs, a medical missionary based at an underground hospital near Addis Ababa, faces danger as Italy and Ethiopia clash. Relatives of girls in San Francisco fear for her safety. Briggs, a graduate of Methodist Hospital and Bible Institute in Los Angeles, has served in Ethiopia for four years. Southern Oregon Grangers plan to attend Sacramento's National Grange convention next month.

Roosevelt Congress Lois Jeah Briggs Addis Ababa San Fransico Methodist Hospital and Bible Institute Los Angeles Miss Briggs Ethiopia Southern Oregon Sacramento

West Coast grid race tightens toward Rose Bowl

Pasadena chatter centers on California and Indiana as front runners for the Rose Bowl. Coach Stub Allison frets over his Trojans chances while Bears exhibit unit play and no stars. Key clashes loom at Los Angeles Coliseum Utah Oregon State, Washington campuses, and Berkeley.

Pasadena Bill Dunn Pasadena Junior College Bears California Red Hope Indians Washington State University Bobby Grayson Bones Hamilton Monk Moscrip Dunn Berkeleyans Stub Allison Allison Gus Henderson Troy Stanford L. A Trojans Oregon State Oregon Eurgene Santa Clara

Aborigines in Australia Rapidly Dying Out Says Report

A Sydney correspondent notes in the Los Angeles Times that Aborigines are rapidly dying out with a 10 percent drop to 54,800. Once over 250,000 before white settlement, tribes have been extinguished by smallpox and tuberculosis, and European vices worsen their decline.

Australia Commonwealth Statistician Sydney Los Angeles Times

Postum Offers Free Week’s Supply in Ad Space

The Postum Company announces a free week’s supply of healthful Postum to anyone who writes for it. The offer is described as an open promotion printed in another part of the paper for readers to request the product.

Postum Company Ady

Twelve Siamese Executioner Jobs Open After Ban

Twelve executioners in Siam who once beheaded criminals are seeking new employment as shooting becomes the sole legal method of capital punishment. The change reduces the demand for beheadings and leaves them seeking work in other roles.

Siam

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