Four Thousand Men Battle Western Oregon Fires
Portland Aug 28 across four counties more than 4000 troops joined a new offensive to control what authorities call the worst fire in Oregon history. Eighteen million dollars of timber already burned with large blazes in Grays Harbor Mason Thurston and Olympic National Forests. Smoke and fumes blanket Portland as humidity rises and crews push toward gains.
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Ore
Oregon
Wat
Olympic National Forest
Grays Warrior
Washington
Seattle
Maple Valley
Hood Canal
Northwest
Aberdeen
Wash
Brooklyn
North River
GCC
Olympia
Grays Harbor
Mason
Thurston
Verboten List in Prussia Hits Alien Press
Berlin Aug 28 A Prussian interior ministry report shows 26 percent of foreign newspapers barred in Germany for criticism of Chancellor Hitler. Czechoslovakia leads with 66 titles on the forbidden list, followed by Austria 37 and Poland 24. Overall 20 nations affected including the United States and France. Most papers on the list appear barred indefinitely.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Caschoslovakia
United States
Argentina
Belgium
Denmark
Danzig
England
France
Holland
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Austria
Poland
Rumania
Saar Valley
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Moley Leaves State Department for Editor Desk
Hyde Park Aug 28 Professor Raymond Moley, adviser to President Roosevelt, resigned Sunday as Assistant Secretary of State effective September 7. He will edit a new national weekly, to be published by Vincent Astor. The resignation, accepted by the President, followed letters noting continued friendship. The move marks the first break in Roosevelt’s official family amid an undercurrent split with Secretary Hull over London conference issues.
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Hyde Park
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
Moley
State Department
Hull
Controversy on Brown Bear Revived in Alaska Census
Washington dispatch reports John M. Holzworth, critic of the Alaska bear issue, charging the Forest Service with padding bear population figures based on the latest census. He alleges political influence in scientific work and a secretary says the matter will be reviewed. The census showed a large increase.
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Holzworth
Forest Service
Alaska
Washington, D. C
John M. Holzworth
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Department of Agriculture
United States Forest Service
Cannery Labor Contractors Face Peonage Charges
In San Francisco Aug 28 state officials charged Alaska fishery labor contractors with peonage and wage law violations. The firms allegedly forced 1000 workers yearly to sign contracts tying employment to purchases at company stores, with men paying up to 40 for suits worth 10. Arthur L. Johnson leads the case. convictions carry fines up to 500 and possible jail time.
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San Prancisco
Cal
Hitet
Alaska
Fini P
Mayet
Young
Arthur L. Johnson
State Labor Commission
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Chicago Gang Leader Nabbed on Golf Lanes
Vincent Gebardi known as Machine Gun Jack McGurn, Chicago gang figure, was arrested last Saturday during the Western Gold Open Championship at Olympia Field. police watched as he attempted to qualify as an amateur. three detectives shadowed him while a photographer sought a shot. Gebardi finished the round but faltered at the eighth hole after pursuing a photographer.
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Olympia Field
Vincent Gebardi
Jack” McGurn
Chicago
Gebardi
Missouri Life Insurance Co. Alleged Broke in Missouri
Missouri Life Insurance Co. alleged insolvent by State Insurance Commissioner E R O Malley who filed in circuit court seeking a permanent injunction to halt operations. He claims the firm carries about one billion dollars in life insurance in force and warns of significant write offs around 27 million due to low values and mismanagement.
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ST. Louis
R. E. O'Malley
Missouri
Circuit
Missouri State Life Insurance Company
Martinique Hotel Reinstates $500,000 Onyx Bar
The Martinique Hotel in New York moves its $500,000 onyx and marble bar from storage after declaring prohibition is over. Italian marble setters will be hired to restore the bar to its former position.
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New York
Martinique Hotel
Tree Grows in Tower Fifteen Feet from Ground
In Duluth Minnesota a songbird carried a seed to a crevice in Central High School clock tower about 150 feet above street level. The tree has grown to roughly four feet, rooted in a stone crevice on a ledge.
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Duluth
Minn
North Woods
Citizens’ Conservation Corps
Central High School
Workie
Advance in Food Costs Slows Across Nation
Washington officials report wholesale food prices rose over eight percent from June 15 to July 15 across 51 cities, but August saw only a two percent increase. The study by the Federal Department of Labor details the softer pace in the price advance while overall costs remain higher.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Department of ‘Labor
Drive hailed as success by the President
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Dutchess County praised the National Recovery Act as a success and declared an end to monopolies. He urged local government reorganization to replace an outworn system and warned that change requires action by town, county, and state representatives.
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Pouhkeepsie, N
Franklin D. Roosevel
Republican
New York
Miami Officers Arm with Machine Guns After Penitentiary Breakout
Miami Oklahoma reports officers have been equipped with machine guns following a breakout from the Kansas state penitentiary. Several desperadoes are at large in the northeastern Oklahoma hills near Miami. Officers will receive instruction and practice with the new weapons.
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Miami
Okla
Kansas State Penitentiary
Oklatoma Hills
Roosevelt named aviation editor at Los Angeles Examiner
Elliott Roosevelt son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt joins the Los Angeles Examiner as Aviation Editor. He previously served as general manager of the Gilpin Air Line, resigned after moving to Nevada to establish residence amid a divorce, and has accumulated many flight hours as a center observer and student in technical nights.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elliott Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
Los Ang
Examiner
Young Roosevelt
Gilpin Air Line
Vut
Nevada
Cours
NRA Volunteer Forces Launch Greatest Move
A 1 500 000 strong volunteer drive under Gen. I S Johnson begins with the banner Buy Under the Blue Eagle. The campaign aims to win 70 to 80 percent employer support, warn against boycott or intimidation, and push the national recovery effort in trade and industry. The NRA extends its code to the automobile industry, open shop provisions softened for labor, code effective September 5.
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Washington, D. C
Gen. Johnson
NRA
Queen Helen Retires From Tennis Match
Forest Hills N Y Aug 28 Unbeaten and rarely challenged in seven years Helen Wills Moody retired from the Women's Tennis Championships of the United States last Saturday afternoon after dropping two sets to Helen Jacobs of California Her back brace and a troubled right hip and leg forced her from the court against doctors orders.
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Forest Hills
Helen Wills Moody
United States
Helen Jacobs
California
Lindberghs Land in Denmark After Mapping Flight
Col Charles A Lindbergh and his wife arrived in Copenhagen on Saturday afternoon following their aerial mapping expedition from the Shetland Islands. The couple completed a notable leg of their survey and prepared to continue to their next destination.
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Lindberghs
Denmark
Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Shetland Txlands
Drum and Bugle Corps Highlights Baseball Park Event
At the baseball park yesterday evening the drum and bugle corps drew crowds as they marched in formation and performed during intermissions of the game. T. B. Setzer, an organizer, joined the performers with the group.
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Drum and Bugle Corps
Baseball Park
T. B. Setzer
Supreme Offensive Against Low Mood to Launch in September
The piece describes stock market steadiness despite a strong dollar rally and grain softness, noting key gains for General Motors and several blue chips while Homestake declines. It also reports on expected September actions in a broad anti‑low mood campaign linked to NRA measures and a nationwide consumer drive led by President Roosevelt.
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New York
General Motors
Hudson
American Telephone && Telegraph
Johns Manville
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Banta Fe
United Fruit
North American
Homestake
Case
United States
United States Steel
Consolidated Gas
Western Union
Washington
Roosevelt
Bandits Use Tear Gas In Making $36,000 Haul
Denver police reported two bandits sprayed tear gas at bank employees and nearby pedestrians before escaping with $36,000 after ambushing a bank automobile on a busy Leorner street Saturday afternoon.
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Denver
Colo
Leorner
WETS WIN LONE STAR STATE BY BIG MAJORITY
Texas reports landslide votes in last Saturday's election, 222,718 for repeal and 136,094 against, plus a beer legalization vote that runs slightly ahead. Rural counties arrive late, but Texas remains clearly wet as results reach 222 of 254 counties. In Washington, Seattle voters face a statewide race as anti repeal forces target the state to block the wet tide sweeping the nation. The campaign whirls on with two thirds of the needed states still contested.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Lone Star
Washington State
Seattle
Commonwealth
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Mexican
Gulf of Mexico
Aleutian Kits Shoal Returns To Home Port
The Alaska Steamship Company's liner Aleutian hit a shoal off Jorgen's Point near Vancouver Island on Sunday and is returning to Seattle under convoy with the Victoria. Engine rooms and tanks leak while 163 passengers were aboard for Alaska. Some passengers will transfer to the Victoria on arrival and be sent north. a survey will determine repairs in Seattle. Northwestern, recently beaching at Eagle River Bar, may cover the next Aleutian run if needed.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Jorgen
Alaska
Thoras B. Wilson
Ata
Victoria
Seattle
Northwestern
Wilson
Sentinel Island
Eagle River Bar
Aleutian
J. A Behrends
Henry Behrends
Frank Behrend
Sa White
Stolfe
W. Mudge Jr
K. H. Long
Coates Couple to Visit Friends in Juneau
Mr and Mrs W L Coates will arrive in Juneau tonight on the steamer Alaska after a trip to Atlin B C and along the Yukon to Dawson T and visit Mr and Mrs James Drake for ten days before returning to their Prince Rupert home. Mr Coates was formerly the Juneau agent for the Canadian Pacific Steamship Co.
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W. L. Coates
Juneau
Alaska
Atlin
B. C
Yukon River
Dawson
James Drake
Prince Rupert
Coates
Canadian Pacific Steam Ship Co
Grass Skirt Fashion Rules Shape New Guinea Style
Sydney report notes Dr. R P Fortune says Murik town dictates grass skirt length arm bands and necklaces for nearby villages. Fashion spreads by pig payment and travels to neighbors, leaving distant settlements years behind current trends.
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Australia
New Guinea
R. P. Fortune
Fortune
Murik
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Radio Corporation of America
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