Flood Toll Rises as Storm Lingers Across States
AP reports 47 deaths as northern New York to North Carolina face floods and extensive property loss. Coast guard still seeks Solarina with 12 aboard. some smaller craft reported missing. Homes ruined, Philadelphia airport flooded, rescues ongoing. New Jersey boy’s death confirmed.
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North Carolina
Coast Guard
Solarina
Carolinas
Winyah Bay
S. C
Southport
South Carolina
Virginia
Philadelphia
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Godeffroy
N. Y
Port Jervis
New Jersey
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
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2000 Men Join Fight to Save Oregon Towns
Nearly 2000 firefighters battled Oregon forest fires near the front lines in northwestern Oregon. As winds shifted and rain or fog lagged, crews trench on lines while some workers fled swiftly when flames breached containment. No major casualties reported though several sustained minor injuries.
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Pacific
Lee Creek
Forest Grove
Tillamook
Wilson River
Lava Hot Springs Resident Passes Away After Illness
John D. Bower 58 of Lava Hot Springs died Thursday after years of illness. He owned a local garage before retiring due to health. Born December 31 1874 in Almy Wyoming he leaves a widow two daughters Delpha Verda a son Verl two brothers George and William Bower of Lava and sister Mrs Martha Garner of Soda Springs Funeral at Lava High School with Bishop A A Russell officiating. Interment in Lava Cemetery under Hall mortuary directions.
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Lava Hot Springs
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Lava
Almy
Wyoming
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Martha Garner
Soda Springs
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Hall Mortuary
Jacobs Reaches Women’s Final At Forest Hills
California star Helen Jacobs, defending champion, defeats Dorothy Round 6-4 5-7 6-2 in a delayed semifinal. Jacobs advances to meet Helen Wills Moody in the final at Forest Hills, N Y.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
California
Dorothy Round
England
Helen Wills Moody
Man Seeks Return of 15 Year Old Florence Cox
Olie Cox of Marsing petitions Ada county district court for the return of his fifteen year old daughter Florence Cox. He cites alleged beatings when she refused revival services and says the Boise couple Clarence and Claudia Cox hold the girl. A battery hearing for Cox is pending in Marsing probate court.
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Olie Cox
Marsing
Ada County
Florence Cox
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L. N. Smith
Owyhee County
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Clarence
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Idaho Prohibition Force Reduced by One Stenographer
Aug. 25 AP reports the federal prohibition organization in Idaho shrank by one stenographer after a reorganization that moved Montana and Idaho under one district head, Sam Webb. Idaho’s eight investigators remain stationed in Boise, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Lewiston, and Coeur d'Alene.
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Federal
Prohibition Organization
Idaho
Helena
Pacific Northwest Territory
Montana
Sam Webb
Saee
Bee
Butte
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Lewiston
Coeur d'Alene
Headay
Idaho Has 47 Road Projects
Boise August 25 Idaho has two million dollars of road work under way with 47 jobs under contract. The effort relies on national recovery funds and weather permitting will continue. projects favor employment of labor over machinery per state highways director J H Stemmer.
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Boise
Idaho
J. H. Stemmer
Marked money found on three Salt Lake City robbery suspects
In Reno the three suspects awaiting an extradition hearing for the SafeWay store robberies in Salt Lake City were found with marked money. Police say $730 more was recovered on arrival, with $265 on Harold Osborn, $170 on Joseph Gray, and $295 on Robert Earl. Some bills bore store-placed marks and a matching ink number.
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Nev
Safeway
Salt Lake City
Utah
William L. Pane
L. F. Wire
Ross Hunsaker
Loverock
Harold Osborn
Joseph Gray
Salt Lake
Robert Earl
Payne
Sacramento
California Bureau of Identification
Wagoner farmer held in Oklahoma kidnapping case
Federal Judge James Wilson ordered Mr and Mrs R G Boss Shannon and Orman Shannon removed to Oklahoma City. Bonds were reduced to 15000 25000 and 5000 respectively with immediate payment required. Shannon testified he helped the Oklahoma oil magnate under threat from George Machine Gun Kelly and said Kelly and Albert Bates brought Urschel to the Shannon farm before the ransom incident. Urschel was kidnapped from an Oklahoma City mansion July 22 and released nine days later after a 200000 ransom was paid.
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Tex
James Wilson
R. G
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Oklahoma City
R. G. Shannon
Oklahoma
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Bank Robbery at Sugarhouse Branch Nets About 6000
Four bandits in an automobile with Montana plates overpowered and bound four Sugarhouse branch employees including manager Orson Kasteler and tellers Lionel Olsen and Margie Hildebrand. They forced Kasteler to open the vault and escaped with roughly $6000, heading south after passing the Sugarhouse police station. The leader spoke with a Latin foreign accent as the raid unfolded.
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Sugarhouse
First National Bank
Orson W. Kasteler
Lionel W. Olsen
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William Wiscombe
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Baseball Scores From Today’s American Legion Tournament
The western sectional tournament in Topeka Kansas features semi final action in an eight inning format. Woodburn defeated Chicago 3 41 while Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 9 4 in a high scoring day. Pittsburgh edged New York 5 3 after ten innings and Philadelphia topped Chicago 8 7 in a late rally. Other results include wins by Brooklyn over Cincinnati and Chicago over Philadelphia with a mix of pitchers and batters contributing across the slate of games.
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American Legion
Topeka
Kas
Ironsides Replica Heads to World’s Fair
A model of Old Ironsides, praised by President Roosevelt after a White House visit, departed for the world’s fair. Theodore Morales of Evanston Illinois built the 54 cannon ship model over five years, showcasing a working compass, yard arm, windlass and pulleys.
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White House
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Theodore Morales
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Idaho board raises phone company assessments
The Idaho state board of equalization raised the assessed value of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph property from 2,949,105 to 3,049,360 and AT&T from 207,285 to 229,467 as two weeks of meetings near completion, with overall state levy expected to drop about half from last year. Minor farmers' line cooperatives saw small reductions.
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State Board of Equalization
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Motorcycle Driver Injured in Fremont Street Wreck
John Gilyon a 44 year old Salt Lake City publishing worker was arrested on reckless driving charges after a collision at West Fremont and North Garfield. Al Butcher 18 sustaining a compound fracture of the left leg and minor injuries was hospitalized. Gilyon turned from Garfield into Fremont and caused the crash. He was freed on 15 dollar bond and the case continued.
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Salt Lake City
West Fremont
North Garfield
al Butcher
South Eleventh
Butcher
Lynn Brother Hospital
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Fremont Street
Garfield
Birds Placed in Ross Park Exhibit
Bannock County Sportsmen's Association with Idaho State Game Department stocks Ross Park Zoo with native Idaho game birds for education. The pens hold two Chukar partridges three mountain quail three bob white two silver pheasants two mutant pheasants four ringneck pheasants two golden pheasants and four other rarities.
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Bannock
Girl Insures Her Freckles in Hollywood
Dorothy Coonan with 182 freckles in Hollywood applied for 100000 dollars in freckle insurance. The teen model faces licensing terms that would end her work if her freckles fade or disappear. Local studios眼
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Hollywood
Calif
Dorothy Coonan
Dorothy
Woodin Denies Talk of Quitting Treasury Post
Hyde Park Aug 25 AP Secretary Woods assured Roosevelt the treasury can manage the 3.3 billion public works program as he left the summer White House. He said inflation and his resignation had not been discussed. Officials noted focus on financing the public works drive and on gold decree enforcement machinery to be set up in about four days. The administration also considered refinancing and quarterly financing due next month with no plan announced.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Woods
Roosevelt
Treasury
White House
Stephen T Early
Woodin
Public Works Administration
Kin Reunite as Father Faces Electric Chair
In Milledgeville Georgia a father Andrew McCullough and his son Roy, who had not met in 21 years, reunited in the death chamber of the state prison farm as Andrew awaits execution for the murder of W B Baker. Roy is serving a short sentence for a misdemeanor. Alvin McCullough, another son, is a life-term inmate for participating in the same killing.
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Fayette County
W. B. Baker
Atlanta
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McCullough
Alvin
Idaho Power Co. Manager Resigns
M. L. Hibbard resigned today as president and general manager of the Idaho Power Co effective immediately. He will become president and general manager of Minnesota Power and Light in Duluth. K. M. Robinson was promoted to vice president and general manager succeeding Hibbard. He had been auxiliary general manager.
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M. L. Hibbard
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Duluth
K. M. Robinson
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Aspetage
Union Pacific expands 160 hour work schedule in multiple shops
The Union Pacific Railway announces a nationwide program to raise shopmen hours to 160 per month at 21 shops including Omaha Valley Columbus Grand Island Kearney Sidney Rawlins Cheyenne Denver Ellis Pocatello and Los Angeles. About 2,019 workers will shift to 160 hours. cost estimated at 100000 monthly. Portland Salt Lake City Ogden already on 160 hour plan.
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Grand Island
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Sidney
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Restores Farm Heart of NRA Dairymen Told
Caldwell August 25 Several thousand dairymen from the Boise valley returned from the Dairymen's Cooperative Creamery picnic to hear Marshall Dana northwest administrator of public works declare that the heart of the national recovery plan is the nationwide restoration of the farm. He urged a full public response to NRA efforts and outlined the recovery program. Dana said the public works stimulus would inject vigor into the economy and lead to lasting prosperity. He told the dairymen that wages, not prices, are key and raising farm income will raise consumer purchasing power among 70 million Americans.
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Marshall Dana
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NRA
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Oregon Journal
Chamber of Commerce
General Recovery Administration
NRA gains in employment on Pacific coast
George Creel recovery chief for northern California Nevada and Utah said employment is rising with 626000 unemployed in California on August 1 compared with 831000 on January 1. He expects a further drop and noted Pacific coast industry representatives should have more say in national code drafting due to regional conditions.
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George Creel
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Nevada
Utah
Louis Bloch
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Cree
Hugh S. Johnson
Pacific Coast
Four years at college fits our generation for anything but work
Irene comments on higher education as a path that fails to prepare youth for productive employment. She argues college teaches broad ideas but not practical labor skills, suggesting a need for vocational training and aligned opportunities.
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Will Rogers Wives The Tribune Will Rogers Wives
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Will Rogers praising Al Smith for NRA speech and critiquing public reaction. The letter from Will Rogers cites Chicago Tribune editor McCormack on Germany and predicts women will mobilize in future wars. Weather omen: cooler south portion tonight and Friday.
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al Smith
NRA
McCormack
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Germany
Chicago Tribune
Grizzly Bear Population in U S Declines in Census
Washington Aug 25 AP The forest service reports a sharp drop in continental national forest grizzlies after its annual census. Montana remains the strongest stronghold with 421 bears while Alaska still grows from 3000 to about 4500 since 1931. overall big game totals show a small decline from 1,203,000 to 1,163,000 with deer and moose also down.
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