Beauty Queen of the Universe Crown Goes to Blonde Miss
In Galveston Texas on August 6 a 17 year old blond from New Orleans won the title Beauty Queen of the Universe after previously being named United States of America entry. Global pageant figures, prizes, and other contestants with varied hair colors are listed, noting Miss New Jersey won $1000, Miss Romania $500, and several others $100 each.
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Galveston
Tex
Orleans
Diggs
United States of America
Art Martin Starr
New York
Miss Newann
Rumania
Mariana Mivica
Russia
Nadia Dekosarin
Kentucky
Ira Sibbrell
Detroit
Greta Stockhold
Lorna Radionoff
Pennsylvania
Pauline Scott
Brooklyn
Elsie Rossi
Pittsburgh
Ruth Hoss
New Jersey
Hawks Start Westward Flight From New York
Captain Frank Hawks began a mission from Curtiss Field to Los Angeles aiming to break the westward distance record. He expects about 14 hours on the air with 23 fuel stops and a target arrival around 4 p.m. Pacific time. He will reach Hollywood Club by 5 p.m. local time.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Frank M. Hawks
E.S.T
Los Angeles
Hawks
Hollywood Club
Man charged with murder of wife in Amarillo auto attack
Payne, charged with murder in the death of his wife after an infernal machine destroyed their family car. The incident occurred June 27 as she drove toward town. their nine year old son was injured. Gene Howe and A. J. MacDonald helped gather evidence leading to the arrest.
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Amarillo
Tex
Neely
Pyne
Amay
Wife
Payne
Gene Howe
A. 3. MacDonald
Howe
MacDonald
Billings Mooney case argued at California Supreme Court
The 1916 preparedness day bombing trial for Warren K. Billings and Thomas J. Mooney was revisited at a California Supreme Court hearing on Billings pardon. Ed Nockels testified to AFL and related groups aiding the defense, while Cunha asserted their guilt. The session ended for noon with interruptions as counsel disputed framing claims.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court
Warren K. Billings
Thomas Mooney
Ed Nockels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Billings
Mooney
McNamra Brothers
Times
Nockles
American Federation of Labor
McNamara
Richards
Nockels
McNamaras
Edwin McKenzie
McKenzie
Charles M. Fickert
John MacDonald
MacDonald
Baltimore
Hilary Gans
Charles Ruzika
Fickert
Cunha
Thomas J. Mooney
California Supreme Court
California
Anne Alexander Berkman
Week
Wool Men Seek Board Help For Wool Marketing Move
Executives of the National Wool Marketing Corporation plan a meeting today to seek cooperation with the federal farm board. Fifteen directors are at Denver for the session as 125 million pounds of shorn wool and mohair, about 40 percent of this year’s sales, are reported. Directors earlier met with National Livestock executives who seek a wider spread between wholesale and retail prices as a drop in retail prices is noted.
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Denver
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Federal
National Livestock
Thousands of Chinese Executed and Missing in Changsha Report
Japanese dispatches say 2,000 Chinese were executed after Changsha fell last Tuesday. About 4,000 more are missing in Hunan province capital with sections looted and burned. Officials note Changsha’s reentry claims and warn of grave threats near Mankow amid advancing allied forces.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
Nanking
Mankow
Red Amiies
Uintah Basin Holds Industrial Conference in Fort Duchesne
At Fort Duchesne Utah a three day Uintah basin industrial conference opened with Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur and Utah Representative Don B Colton as principal speakers. Thousands attended with expected 10000 more. Topics include building better homes alongside exhibits of basin growth.
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Fort Duchesne
Utah
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Interior Department
Don B. Colton
Uintah Basin
Wilbur
Fort
Ogden
George H. Dern
H. H. Blood
Dc. N. Jensen
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. R. Howard
Federal Farm Board
Drought Deepens Across Farm Areas With Limited Rain
The Agriculture Department reports a worsening drought across eastern regions with near scattered relief. Corn and pastures suffer with many states like Ohio Illinois Indiana Iowa experiencing heavy losses while some areas in Louisiana Texas see minor gains.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Gulf
Rocky Mountain
South Atlantic
Rockies
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Atlantic States
Hoover Argone
Oiling of Roads Making Speed Across Southern Idaho
Oiling operations on southern Idaho highways progress despite rains. Projects in Gooding, Jerome, McCammon Lava Hot Springs, Grace Lago, Malad City, Ashton Warm River, Arco Blackfoot, Caldwell Parma, Weiser Chambridge, and Hagerman valley begin or finish this week with timelines toward September 1 for major stretches.
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Boise
Idaho
Bureau of Highways
Gooding County
Jerome
McCammon-Lava Hot Springs
Hot Springs
Yellowstone Highway
Grace-Lago
Malad City
Ashton
Yellowstone
Wilder-Homedale
Idaho deals require both federal and state licenses
Idaho produce dealers in interstate commerce must obtain both federal and state licenses and post the required state bond. Commissioner John T. Welch clarified that the Borah bill does not supersede the state license.
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Boise
Idaho
John
Welch
Baseball National Scores From Recent Games
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and St Louis posted losses as Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Detroit and New York secured varied results. Key pitchers included Thurston Moss Heimach Lopez and others with notable line totals and run sequences across multiple parks.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Thurston
Moss
Heimach
Lopez
French
Swetonic
Bool
GOP Chiefs Form Blueprint for Campaign Reorganization
The Republican national leadership in Washington plans a quick reshuffle to preserve majorities in the Senate and House. Claudius Huston of Tennessee will resign as national chairman, with Senator Foss of Ohio named provisional chair and Robert H. Lucas of Kentucky tapped as executive committee chair. Ernest Lee Jahncke is floated as national committeeman from Louisiana to replace the late Emile Kuntz as part of the spring changeover.
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Washington
Republican Party
Senate
House
Claudius Huston
Tennessee
Fess
Ohio
National Committee
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Louise M. Dodson
Iowa
Women’s League
Ernest Lee Jahncke
New Orleans
Navy
Louisiana
Emile Kuntz
Louisiana Republican State Central Committee
Weehawken Blaze After Sewer Manhole Explosion
A laborer flung a match into a sewer manhole triggering explosions and a fire that imperiled thousands in Weehawken New Jersey. Manhole covers shot into streets toward Union City as Joshua Moyer suffered critical burns. Fire crews contained the blaze and protected crates of live chickens at Erie railroad yard.
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Weehawken
N. J
Union City
Joshua Moyer
Erie Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio to Acquire Chicago & Alton Bonds
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced through Kuhn and Co. that it has reached an agreement to purchase a large majority of the Chicago and Alton bonds. The deal covers 34 1/2 percent first lien bonds and 6 percent general bonds.
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New York
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Today
Kuhn & Co
Chicago & Alton
Fish Troubles at Magic Dam Close to Draining Reservoir
Magic reservoir on the Wood River will close August 16 to protect fish. Big Wood Canal Co manager S. T. Baer says some water may remain in a three mile stretch and the reservoir to preserve trout but fishing will be restricted. State fish commissioner Turner Sparkman will review the situation with local groups and Baer to maximize fish survival.
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Boise
Magic Reservoir
Wood River
State Game Department
T. Baer
Big Wood Canal Company
Baer
Turner Sparkman
Idaho
Fish and Game Association
Midcontinent to Take Over Western Air Express Route
Midcontinent air express officials announce the company will take over operation of the Western Air Express line from Amarillo to Dallas. The new route links Denver to Colorado Springs Pueblo Amarillo Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Denver
Midcontinent Air Express
Western Air Express
Amarillo
Dallas
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Wichita Falls Fort Worth
Allen's Victory Proves Easy in Kansas Contest
Kansas voters nominate Henry J. Allen for the Republican seat to fill the Curtis term amid farm policy debate. Frank Haucke, a World War veteran and ex Cornell athlete, defeats Clyde Reed in the primary while Arthur Capper and Democrat Davis secure nominations for November. Missouri renominates its full House delegation. Virginia sees battles over Smith opposition and Prohibition stance.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Curtis
Clyde M. Reed
Farm Board
Frank Haucke
Cornell
Haucke
Arthur Capper
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas House
Smith
G. Burch
Joseph Whithead
Howard Smith
Anti-Saloon League
Frank Ball
League
James Ellwood Jones
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Missouri
House
Seven Republican Primary Contests Stir Polls in Pocatello
With 22 of 35 precincts reporting in Pocatello, William H. Weedward leads Mose Obray by 20 votes for sheriff. Walter Newcomb wins state senate. Charles A. Brown tops county assessor. Lillian Spongberg leads Howard P. Hill for a nomination with a solid majority. Roy L. Black and R. D. Merrill lead for state representatives, while George Gittins and Willard Lund contest county commissioner. City results name Bell and Maoude as justices of the peace, Foxt and Matthews toppling McGarvey for constable. Writing candidate L. E. Glennon seeks district judge by interior write-in.
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Pocatelo
Coroner
Sheriff
William H. Weedward
Mose Obray
McCammon
Walter Newcomb
George Wagenselyr
Charles A. Brown
P. M. Larsen
Lillian Spongberg
Howard P. Hill
Miss Spongberg
Roy L. Black
R. D. Merrill
William H. Mendenhall
George A. Toolson
Prisoners Riot Over Ball Game On Welfare Island
A riot at Welfare Island involved about 400 inmates, both white and black, during baseball recreation. Twenty seven prisoners were injured, seven seriously, but none escaped. Guards intervened after roughly fifteen minutes to stop the melee with improvised weapons used during the clash.
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New York
Welfare Island
Endurance Flight Presses On Amid Cold setback
Dale Jackson, co-pilot with Forest O Brine on the Greater St Louis, reported a cold but felt no serious illness as the endurance monoplane remained aloft. Ground crews expected the flight to overtake the Hunter brothers record of 554 hours in Chicago. At 7 11 CST the pair had logged 384 hours in the air.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Greater St. Louis
Hunter Brothers
Sparta
Chicago
C.S.T
Kson
Jones leads West Virginia senate race by 33000 votes
Charles-ton returns show James W. Jones with 58,697 votes, Benjamin L. Rosenbloom 24,914, Harry Shaw 22,256, Albert B. White 14,159 as 1,565 of 2,342 precincts report. Rosenbloom and Shaw run as challengers with White a former governor among contenders.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
James W. Jones
United States Senate
Jones
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Wheeling
Harry Shaw
Fairmont
Albert B. White
Parkersburg
Fires Devour Thousands of Acres Across Four West Areas
Forest and brush fires spread in four western locations as humidities stayed low. A blaze near Cohasset Butte County California burned about 15 000 acres and threatened timber. Another out of control fire burned land 15 miles south of Bend Oregon with forest service crews and lumber company workers resisting it.
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San Francisco
North Fork
Medora County
Cal
Cohasset
Butte County
Bend
Ore
Forest Service
Lumber Company
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