State troops readied after Eureka lumber clashes
National guardsmen were placed on standby after rioting left ten wounded and one dead in Eureka California. Governor Merriam and Adjutant General Seth Howard prepared units at Sacramento’s request with possible moves from Santa Rosa Chico and Sacramento, as lumber camps in the Pacific Northwest sawmills faced approaching marchers and continued picketing elsewhere.
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Eureka
Cal
National
Seth Howard
Sacramento
Frank F. Merriam
National Guard
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Arthur Ross
Howard
Santa Rosa
Chico
Merriam
Ann Harding Faces Contempt Show Cause In Custody Dispute
Los Angeles June 22 Ann Harding a blonde screen star was ordered to show cause why she should not be held in contempt for refusing to answer deposition questions in the custody suit brought by her ex husband Harry Bannister for their 7 year old daughter Jane. The judge set July 1 for personal appearance to answer before a notary or court.
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Los Angeles
Ann Harding
Harry Bannister
Jane
Edward T. Bishop
Lpannister
Michael G. Luddy
Miss Harding
Luddy
Hollywood
Dudley Murphy
Ludy
The
Gurney Newlin
Reno
California
Bannister
Nevada
Mias Harding
Attorney predicts Mrs Waley may be freed on all charges
Tacoma June 22 Federal Judge Cushman blocked another plea by Margaret Thulin Waley 19 in the Lindbergh law violation case linked to George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. Her attorney said trial would be best after noting she could not be convicted. Waley wept as she faced court, her husband Harmon M Waley a jailed earlier convict.
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Harmon M. Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Wash
U. S Marshall
A. J. Chitty
Waley
Margaret Thulin Waley
Fe.e F. Cushman
Stephen J. O'Brien
Cushman
Mrs. Waley
G-men
O'Brien
Pan American Clipper Lands at Alameda in Pacific Flight
Pan American Airways clipper seaplane returns from Midway Island ending a 2400 mile leg to Alameda California. Captain Ed win C Musick and five crew arrive after 18 hours 39 minutes under dense cloud and headwinds, not seeking a new record, and are greeted by a crowd at Alameda airport.
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Alameda
Cal
Hawaii
California
Pan American Airways
Pacific
Midway Island
San Francisco Bay
Idaho Needs Pea Pickers in Payette and Parma
Boise June 22 Idaho faces a shortage of 800 to 1,200 pea pickers for Payette and Parma farm districts. John Walters, Idaho director of the National Reemployment Service, says relief project closures hinder harvest aid. Many relief workers lack transportation and camp gear, and kneeling in pea fields strains even strong workers.
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Boise
Payette
Parma
John Walters
Idaho
Natonal
Idaho Weather: Cooler Sunday in South Portion
Idaho weather forecast calls for a cooler Sunday in the southern portion with paired conditions for Sunday and Monday. Light winds and seasonal temperatures expected across the region beyond the cold front.
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Idaho
Shelter belt trees praised for saving lives in flood
A McCook resident wrote to the national shelter belt office praising a cottonwood belt along the Repub lican river. The letter notes people catching hold of branches as the river washed through, highlighting shelter belts as windbreaks that reduce dust storms and soil loss.
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Lincoln
Neb
Federal Shelter Belt Project
McCook
Idaho to require driver permits July first
Idaho will begin examining applicants for automobile driver's licenses on July one. About 200000 operators are expected to receive permits by October first under the new license law. A 50 cent fee will fund licenses for two years and inspections will be carried out by a 21 member state traffic officer corps and 16 special officers. Dr. C A Nearing will conduct a two day school for the 37 examiners.
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Boise
Idaho
Emmitt Prost
C. A. Nearing
Portland
Ore
Northwest Safety Council
Prost
Fairbanks Celebrates 24 Hour Daylight in Alaska
In Fairbanks on June 22 the sun remained above the horizon for 24 hours, producing a citywide holiday with a midnight baseball game and festivities. Residents attended races, a potlatch, and dances as crowds filled streets and dance halls to witness the continuous daylight. Miners arrived from the hills to partake in the celebration and noisemakers filled the night with sound.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Inquest Ordered In Utah Slaying
County Attorney Harold E. Wallace ordered an inquest into the death of Mrs. Helen Prather 42 fatally stabbed with scissors likely by her estranged husband Harry Prather 42. Police said he was arrested two hours after the killing at his brother Marcell Prather’s home where Esther Prather and the two women had lived. Chief W L Payne said Harry Prather admitted the stabbing during an argument over reconciliation.
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Salt Lake City
Harold E. Wallace
Helen Prather
Harry Prather
Prather
Marcell Prather
Esther
French Induce England to Join Arms Treaties
Paris reports Premier Laval bridged a rift with Britain by convincing Eden to pledge joint effort on a broad security system. Negotiations aim at western aerial, Danubian, and eastern pacts, though past naval tensions threaten unity. Further talks expected when Eden returns from Rome to test Anglo Italian relations.
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Paris
France
England
Pierre Laval
Anthony Eden
Great Bri
London
Britain
Germany
Eden
Rome
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Stresa
Laval
Europe
Court Clears Man in First Blood Test Paternity Case
New York court throws out paternity claim after a group blood test shows plaintiff Dolores Farrell and defendant Robert Beans share type A blood while her child is type B. Dr Weiner reported Beans could not be the father. Farrell did not appear for trial.
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New York
Dolores Farrell
Robert Beans
Alexander
Weiner
Beans
Miss Farrell
Farrell
Will Rogers on Yale Harvard boats and a 30 year old senator
Will Rogers notes Roosevelt visiting Yale vs Harvard boats while deriding the absence of age restrictions for U S Senate candidates. He pokes fun at West Virginia and recalls the old claim that the senate requires only age thirty with no other formal qualifications.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Roosevelt
Yale
Harvard
Poughkeepsie
West Virginia
U. S&s
Two Men Die In Garden City Plane Crash
A monoplane crashed into a vacant lot off Nassau boulevard in Garden City killing two men. Witness Alfred Weisbrod said the pilot, 45 year old Albert Whitney a commercial artist of Garden City, was stunting before the craft dove and its wings folded. The second man was tentatively identified as Floyd Brink, 30, also a commercial artist. Whitney’s son Frank Whitney identified as the passenger.
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Garden City
L. I
Nassau Boulevard
Alfred Weisbrod
Albert Whitney
Frank Whitney
Ployd Brink
Weisbrod
Dust storms fertilized Oklahoma pastures say experts
Two months after the April dust storms, Oklahoma farmers report a silver lining. Frank M. Filson, fertilizer specialist for a packing company, credits nitrogen phosphates lime and potash in volcanic ash that settled on Oklahoma for the lush green pastures now seen across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frank M. Filson
Utah Weather Forecast Silent Sunday and Monday
Generally fair conditions expected in Utah on Sunday and Monday with little change in temperature. Mild air remains in place across the state as high pressure keeps skies clear and daytime highs hover in the comfortable range. Overnight lows stay cool with light winds.
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Utah
Next Campaign To Fight Over Tax Proposals
Washington June 22 7 Members of congress view a presidential campaign on broad grounds since slavery days emerging as Roosevelt wealth tax proposals face party divisions Senate Long pledges full support if administration pushes the plan Representative Snell calls share the wealth idea a political move Roosevelt seeks new deal victory via constitutional amendments court rulings guiding next steps and a proposed ban on tax exempt bonds cited by Fletcher of the GOP as election stakes rise
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Long
D-La
Senate
Snell
Supreme Court
Henry P. Fletcher
Pair unhurt in air mishap at New York airport
George and Alfred de Monteverde crash their Francesco de Pinedo monoplane while attempting a nonstop Rome flight. Both escaped injury. Alfred 25 calmly exited, George 27 unscathed. Emergency crews responded but were not needed. Weather and fuel loads delayed takeoff before the crash.
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New York
George
Alfred de Monteverde
Rome
Alfred
Florence Boylan de Monteverde
Baltimore
Francesco de Pinedo
Rain Needed as East Idaho Crops Thrive on Dry Spell
Southeast Idaho farmers hope for rain after a warm dry period that peaked at 92 degrees in Pocatello marking the start of summer. Fall wheat is heading and barley has been advancing. irrigation water is reported plentiful, especially near Aberdeen, with oats potentially 50 bushels per acre if moisture returns. Ranges and pastures remain good but drying.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Aberdeen
Plan to Nail Ex President Hoover Moves Forward
Washington reports a faction of independents plans to sideline former President Hoover from the 1938 Republican presidential bid. Insurgent leaders say they may press for overhauling the party if Hoover cannot be persuaded to withdraw, aiming to rally Hoover loyalists to push his elimination from consideration.
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Washington
Hoover
Springfield
Guard Parade At Fort Lewis Draws Governors
The 41st National Guard division will parade at Fort Lewis Washington tomorrow at 2 pm under Maj. Gen. George A. White. Governors of Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho are expected in the reviewing stand for the largest troop gathering since World War II training days.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
41St National Guard
National Guard
Puget, Sound
George A. White
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Youth Speed to Seattle Hospital
Eight year old George Wray Jr and his mother flew from Cordova to Seattle to have a safety pin removed from his stomach. They were met upon arrival by the father, Chief Petty Officer George Wray of the Gulf Cutter.
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Seattle
Little George Wray, Jr
Alaska
Cordova
George Wray
Tactics Would Better Change Think Leaders
Washington dispatch reports signs of discontent with New Deal measures in 1935. Fourteen of 22 senators backing share the wealth taxes are Democrats, some wary the push is political. House opposition to the Wagner labor disputes bill grows, while Ways and Means members doubt the Guffey coal bill's constitutionality. A private House poll shows and ends may shift on utilities holding companies and tax extensions.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Guffey
Firing squad beckons man in Utah death case
Salt Lake City June 29 A final bid to save Delbert Green from execution by firing squad next Wednesday came from his lawyers after the state pardons board refused to commute. Green, twice convicted of killing his uncle and later murdering his wife and her mother, faces a third death sentence. His lawyers consider a sanity hearing or a US Supreme Court appeal, with insanity defenses rooted in family mental illness history. If the push fails he will again be brought before District Judge Pratt at Farmington to receive the sentence.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
State Board of Pardons
Green
James Green
United States Supreme Court
Pardon Board
Arthur Woolley
John C. Davis
Ogden
A G, Pratt
Farmington
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