Large Areas Ablaze in Coast States
San Francisco July 25 reports show widespread fires from southern California to Washington. California officials cite deliberate arson in several blazes including multiple near Rattlesnake El Dorado County. Oregon fires threaten 2000 acres. 700 firefighters and equipment battle the Rogue River blaze. WPA crews work on Bonneville dam area. Rain Bow Lake near Redding hosts a 30000 acre fire.
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Russian Japanese Troops Fight Near Mongolia Border
Tokyo reports renewed close range fighting along the border between outer Mongolia and Manchukuo as Japan launches its second offensive in two days to dislodge Soviet backed Mongols from a foothold on the Khalka river bank. Domel cites a land attack by Japanese forces.
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Gangsters Kill Man in Bronx Shooting
In New York on July 25 two gunmen in a parked car opened fire killing Isadore Penn, 42, a music publishing official, as he walked from his Bronx home to a subway. Investigators reported it may be a case of mistaken identity. Penn said he had no enemies and was not involved in trouble before dying.
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Isadore Penn
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Subway Today
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Kidnapers Free Ohio Minister After Week in Arab Captivity
The Reverend Gerould R. Goldner of Mogadore Ohio was released in Jerusalem after a week in Arab hands. He appeared worn and exhausted while his aged father Reverend Jacob Goldner of Cleveland watched negotiations unfold for a $5,000 ransom.
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Gerould R. Goldner
Mogadore
Ohio
Jacob Goldner
Cleveland
Goldner
Mar Saba
Yankees Beat Browns 5 to 1. Donald Extends Winning Streak
Sensational Yankee freshman Donald wins his 12th in a row as New York defeats St Louis 5 to 1 in the series opener at the stadium. DiMaggio and Rolfe homer. score by innings shows spread of runs for both clubs.
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Atley Donald
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St. Louis Browns
Joe DiMaggio
Red Rolfe
Yanks
Small Slides Delay Hunt On Mount Baker
In Glacier Washington on July 25 a new snow and ice slide threat slowed the search for six buried climbers on Mount Baker. A party of 25 teachers college members led the ascent when a Saturday avalanche trapped them near the summit. survivors dug free as searchers, reduced to one group at a time, faced ongoing danger from fresh slides.
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Mount Baker
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Sun Dancers Breakfast at Fort Hall Ends 72 Hour Ceremony
Sun dancers in Fort Hall conclude a three day ritual with a closing banquet at Buffalo lodge while Bannock and Eagle lodges finish rites begun a day earlier. Tribesmen, weary yet hopeful, prepare to heal the sick as drums fade and families offer thanks.
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Miners Strike Gold Near Nogalns in Sonora Boom Town
Rich strikes southwest of Nogalns have turned the Mite gold field into a boom town growing from 20 residents to about 4,000. The field now covers six miles from the original spot, with daily production around 20 pounds. Francisco Arballo and Gomez are named figures in the mining area, Gomez reportedly earning about $7,000 from the claim.
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British Air Force Demonstrates in Flight to France
British air power staged a historic show of force as 240 Royal Air Force bomber aircraft joined a three hour round trip to France. The mission involved 42 Hampden bombers crossing the channel while 60 Blenheims returned to England, with about 1,100 to 1,200 officers taking part across routes from Paris to the Bay of Biscay and the Gulf of Lions.
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Fur Fashion Show at Chief Theater Friday Night
Teeney Furriers present an original fur fashion show at the Chief theater next Friday at 8 45 p m Living models display new fur styles in a four act program to wow Pocatello audiences Ten models include Mrs Don Devis Mrs F W Sherman Mrs Russell Black Mary Lou Stevenson Helen Higgins Mrs Melba Jenkins Mrs Harlan Pike Mrs Otella Merkley Elsie Stevens and Margaret Davis Special music directed by Gaylord Sanford Only one performance scheduled at 8 45 p m due to the show’s elaborate nature Idaho Pab it and Wednesday forecasted with little temperature change.
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Russell Black
Mary Lou Stevenson
Helen Higgins
Melba Jenkins
Harlan Pike
Otella Merkley
Zelda Har
Elsie Stevens
Margaret Davis
British Japan accord rattles China morale in Washington talks
In Washington observers predict U S policy in China stays fixed despite Britain's move to recognize Japan's China demands. Britain cites Europe constraints and economic interests, while Americans expect no parallel pledge to Japan and note the accord is only a preliminary text.
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United States
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Japan
State Department
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Italy
Tientsin
Kilmer to Face First Degree Murder Charge
Aloysius Kilmer 22 confessed to killing Thomas Barney 17 after Barney allegedly attempted to molest him. Kilmer, jailed on a $1500 bond for car theft, will be arraigned once the murder filing is completed. Police say premeditation with robbery as motive may be pursued.
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Thomas Barney
C. M. Jeffery
Kilmer
Barney
Robert M. Pugmier
Divorce Granted in Terman Case Custody Awarded
Judge Isaac Mc Dougal grants Evelyn Terman a divorce from Benoni Terman. C. M. Jeffery represents the plaintiff. the defendant did not contest. Evelyn Terman awarded custody of one minor child, monthly support, and household goods. cruelty alleged in marriage begun July 31, 1928.
Stolworthy Jensen to Wed in Idaho Falls Wellsville union
A marriage license was issued in Salt Lake City for Gerald Edward Stolworthy 27 of Idaho Falls and Margaret Jensen 22 of Wellsville, authorizing their marriage.
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Salt Lake City
Gerald Edward Stolworthy
Idaho Falls
Margaret Jensen
Wellsville
Man in Cortland Jail After Long Boxcar Ordeal
Clarence Thomp of Cortland New York, 56, suffers amnesia after a boxcar ride across the nation. He says two men picked him up for work and he rode hidden for days until found near a jail in North Dakota. He is weak, unfed, and details his hitchhiking search and family.
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Cortland
N. Y
James A. Larson
George Weatherston
North Dakota
Gain
South Fork Reservoir Feasibility Proof Sought by Committee
The South Fork reservoir group lines up dollars and plans to prove financial feasibility to Congress. A $4 million lending bill support backs early dam construction as volunteers form finance, power sale and winter water conservation committees.
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Idahoans to Boat Through Hell's Canyon Quest for Feasibility
Weiser Idaho July 25 four workmen finish a 17 foot flat bottom boat for engineer R J Wood to launch next week on a 60 mile journey down Hell's Canyon. He aims to gather data on highway feasibility across Snake river gorge and to document scenery value. Accompanying him are Weiser police chief Orin McMullen Lyle Stanford a University of Idaho graduate and possibly others.
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Idaho
R. J. Wood
Hell's Canyon
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Snake River
Whitebird
Orin McMullen
Lyle Stanford
Nampa
University of Idaho
Sheepherder Discovers Rodeo Star Skeleton After Seven Years
In Rawlins Wyoming on July 25 a sheepherder found the skeleton of Mrs. Charles Coleman a rodeo star once known as Prairie Rose Handerson. She vanished during a December blizzard in 1932 from the Green Mountain ranch while her husband fought a nearby forest fire. Coroner M E Pickett said clothing fragments provided identification clues.
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Wyo
A. Martinez
Green Mountain
Prairie Rose Handerson
Charlie Erwin
Charles Coleman
Coleman
M. E. Pickett
England to Fight Irish Uprising
London reports immediate government action against Irish republican threats. Five thousand suspects are under constant surveillance by Scotland Yard and military intelligence. An emergency bill will grant navy-backed powers, with an immediate roundup possible.
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Scotland
CCC Youth Dies in Idaho CCC enrollee dies from pneumonia after surgery
The body of Marlin Riley 21 a CCC enrollee from Camp Shelley Chilly Idaho was sent to Kansas City Mo after pneumonia and complications from an appendectomy performed June 3 He was born August 1917 in Kansas City Mo His only survivor is his brother Emmitt Riley of Werton Mo
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Camp Shelley
Chilly
Idaho
Kansas City
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Werton
Lions to Feature Rubinoff in Pocatello Concert
The Lions Club schedules the violinist Rubinoff and piano duo Fray and Bragiotti for October 17 in Pocatello at the new high school auditorium. W T Stevens of Chicago and H E Clifford of Boise noted the event at a regular dinner meeting with board approval. Jack Childs, a Lava Hot Springs boy soprano, provided post dinner entertainment.
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Pocatello
W. T. Stevens
Chicago
H. E. Clifford
Boise
Stevens
Fray and
Bragiotti
Jack Childs
Lava Hot Springs
Theft Reported From Nellie A Bean Ranch at McCammon
The sheriffs office reports a saddle a bridle and a lariat valued at 70 dollars were stolen Monday night from the Nellie A Bean ranch in McCammon. Abe Martin operates the ranch and notified police.
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Nellie A. Bean
McCammon
Abe Martin
Two Nations Honor Bleriots' Flight Anniversary
France and Britain marked the 30th anniversary of Louis Bleriot’s pioneering Channel crossing. He flew from near Calais in 1909 in a three cylinder machine, advancing aviation history with a dramatic early morning crossing.
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France
Britain
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Bleriot
Calais
British Japanese friction grows in China as Canton river blockade announced
British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax said the Britain Japan accord would curb anti British agitation yet tensions mount in north China. In Shanghai a British official protested Japanese police detention of the public health chief and staff over arrears. In Peiping the Hsin minhui party orders tightening anti British boycotts. Canton Navy move blocks river for two weeks cutting Hong Kong Canton shipping.
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China
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Shanghai
International Settlement
Health Department
Peiping
Hsinminhui
Canton
United States
Hongkong
Oil field roughneck seeks alimony after Reno divorce
Burt Simmons a 35 year old oil field worker fights for 100 dollars monthly variation in alimony after his wife Dorothy 45 obtained a Reno divorce. He had sought 1000 dollars a month separate maintenance and claims his wife has a 3000 dollar monthly income from a trust fund. He says she lent him 500 to 5000 dollars to start a business and left him stranded while he was in Shanghai on business.
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Los Angeles
Burt Simmons
Dorothy
Simmons
Jenkins May Start Today
Utah dispatch reports Jenkins may begin today with plans outlined for a start date and upcoming actions. Officials providing briefing indicate readiness to proceed on schedule, detailing expected steps and potential impacts.
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Jenkins
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