Heat 90 Storm 34 in Sunny California Weather Fury
A tropical storm battered southern California causing many deaths and extensive wreckage. At least 34 drowned in the Pacific with many missing from fishing boats and pleasure craft. The storm ended a spell of record heat, bringing 4.74 inches of rain in Los Angeles in 14 hours and 6.50 inches in the Coachella valley in six hours.
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Los Angeles
Tropics
California
Pacific Ocean
Coachella Valley
Point Magu
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
John Hamilton
Darro McGowan
Coast Guard
Aurora
Success
Catalina
Marion Tanner
E. T. Harrington
John H. Harrington
Nina P
Cabrillo Beach
Raymond Bernhard
Donald Rupert
Spray
Earl Steckel
Abe Agins
Genevieve Force
Lynwood
Agins
Sub Warfare Limited in Navy Opinion
Washington readers summarize naval experts view that submarines cannot win sea control by themselves. U boats face limits: finite underwater endurance, need to surface for air and power, vulnerable when surfaced, limited vision, heavy wear, and high risk routes to reach the British fleet. Submarines excel only against isolated ships and cannot outrun surface ships.
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Washington
Sumarines
Naval Battle Under Way Near Bergen Norway
Inhabitants of Algros island reported heavy cannonading off the coast of Norway since 6 a m. and believed a naval battle was underway. The blasts shook houses on the island six miles west of Bergen as firing paused briefly around 1 45 p m before resuming.
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Bergen
Norway
Algros Island
Kattegatt
Denmark
Sweden
Du Pont official to address Pocatello clubs on land clearing
L F Livingston manager of the extension division of E I Du Pont will speak to a joint meeting of the Pocatello chamber of commerce Lions club and Kiwanis club at Bannock hotel at 6 30 p m Monday October 2. Livingston is a leading U S authority on use of explosives in land clearing drainage soil erosion control and other agricultural purposes.
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L. F. Livingston
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Bannock Hotel
Livingston
United States
Magician Birch to Perform in Pocatello Thursday
Under the Central Council of P.T.A. Birch the magician will present in Frazier hall at 8 15 p m Thursday in Pocatello. Illusions include the trick and other feats for a school audience.
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Central Council of P.T. A
Birch
Pocatello
Frazier Hall
Flower Lovers Try To Tunnel Out Of Kansas Prison
In Lansing Kansas seven to a dozen convicts staged a 11 month tunnel escape hoax. The 72 foot shaft ran toward the wall with roof lights and a fan to vent gas. Guards were bribed with monthly dirt deliveries for a flower garden ruse.
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Kansas
Lansing
Kans
Kansas State
M. F. Amrine
Zbik Surrenders in Swedish Territorial Waters
The Polish submarine Zbik, 980 tons, with five officers and 49 crew, surrendered to Sweden after 26 days at sea. Sighted near Tallinn escapees, the crew were interned at Vaxholm along with other Polish internees.
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Copenhagen
Coast Patrol
Tallinn
Estonia
Vaxholm
Death claims veteran war correspondent Floyd Gibbons
Stroudsburg Pa September 25 Floyd Gibbons 52 famed war correspondent died last night at his farm home after a heart attack. He wore a white cloth patch over his left eye from Belleau Wood injury and earned the Croix de Guerre and French Legion of Honor for his World War exploits. He interviewed Stalin and covered the Laconia torpedoing, later entering Soviet Russia and reporting famine. He worked for the Chicago Tribune Hearst papers and International News Service.
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Here
Richard Harding Davis
Gibbons
Belleau Wood
Ben Berry
Joseph Stalin
S. S. Laconia
Soviet Russia
Chicago Tribune
Hearst
International News Service
Adult Education Classes Open Registration Tonight
R S Brown supervisor says registration for adult education classes is tonight in room 101 at the high school or Swanson hall at the university. Commercial courses arts crafts and pen lettering are included. additional subjects may be added if demand exists.
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Swanson Hall
R. S. Brown
Brown
Trains Kill Three in Railroad Accidents Near Redding
Deaths in Californias railroad zone rise to three in 24 hours. Dick Hughes 50 of Salt Lake City found mangled on the main line north of Redding after last seen there. Casey Richie 27 and Nettie Ross 65 also killed in recent incidents.
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Redding
Calif
Dick Hughes
Salt Lake City
Southern Pacific
Here
Hughes
Casey Richie
Nettie Ross
Twenty Five Years Ago Today September 25 1914
Russians erase the San Germans held up on the Niemen as a battle unfolds between Noyon and the Somme. Associated Press notes the developments from the war front with terse updates.
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The
Associated Press
Niemen
Noyon
Somme
Bund Groups Reserves in United States
Former Reichstag member Gerhart H. Seger testified before the Dies committee that the German American Bund sought to maintain a Nazi reserve in the United States for Adolf Hitler to access for any needed aid. He said the Bund acted as Germany’s official representative here and that Germany could rely on 100 Nazi loyal posts as a covert spy network. He cited a Nazi paper on mobilizing German Americans to unite under German blood and faith.
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Washington
Reichstag
Bund
Adolf Hitler
Gerhart H. Seger
New York City
Dies Committee
Germany
Nazi Party
Dies
Tex
House
United States
Seger
International At a Glance
Reports from multiple fronts outline German targets under attack in Friedrichshafen and Siegfried fortifications while Paris reports French artillery activity on the Haardt range. Accusations of raids and naval clashes surface as Moscow notes troop movements and Berlin cites ongoing strikes and long war preparations.
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Paris
Haardt
Rhine
Berlin
DNB
High Command
Lake Constance
Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Base
Germany
Siegfried
Vosges Range
Haardts
Pirmasens
Wissembourg
Chinese Halt Major Japanese Offensive in Central China
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese forces repelled a major Japanese attack in central China, claiming a decisive defensive success and boosting morale amid ongoing battlefield skirmishes.
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Shanghai
China
Idaho Southern University registers 1014 as 1000th student wins theater pass
Idaho Southern University reports 1014 activity tickets sold and the 1000th registrant, Julia Raymond of Menon, wins a month's Fox Theatre pass in Pocatello. Enrollment exceeds last year with crowded classrooms and full arts and science courses across divisions.
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Idaho Southern University
Julia Raymond
Menon
High Water Perils Life of Fisher
John H. Johnson of 839 North Main nearly drowned while fishing in the Snake River near Neally below American Falls. He said irrigation outflow raised the river rapidly and he swam about a mile and a half to reach the bank, wearing rubber boots and heavy clothing with a fish basket on his back. He lost his rod and reel and asked to be contacted if found.
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John H. Johnson
N. Main
Snake River
Neally
American Falls
Johnson
Kickoff Dinner Opens 1939 Chest Campaign Effort
Community chest drives begin with a kickoff dinner led by civic leader R H Wells. Idaho Southern pep band to perform as workers are introduced and briefed. Division 1 public employees and multiple teams list captains and members, with further divisions for auto industrial and educational groups. Continued on Page Three.
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R. H. Wells
Idaho Southern
Brady
W. P. Havener
R. M. Carter
J. Ward Green
A. D. Rounds
Annette Cragster
R. M. Pugmire
Poland blamed for partition urges new frontiers
Arthur Gaeth of Brigham Young University told the central inter mountain district convention of 20 30 clubs in Ogden that Poland’s actions paved the way for Germany’s expansion and warned of future opportunities for aggression. The meeting at Hotel Ben Lomond was led by Governor Willar Minton with delegates from Idaho and Utah. Resolutions from the San Francisco national convention were presented by Cc J Washer of Ogden.
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Poland
Czecho - Slovakia
Arthur Gaeth
Brigham Young University
Germany
Gaeth
Hotel Ben Lomond
Willar Minton
Provo
al Carter
Pocatello
Idaho
George Shaw
The
Mountain News
A. L. Ducett
Cc. J. Washer
San Francisco
Utah Officials Face Charge
Two Utah state road commission officials Preston G. Peterson and Fred D. Miles were arrested near Blackfoot Idaho and charged with interfering with an Idaho officer and reckless driving. They posted bonds of 750 and 200 dollars, case to be called later this week after a delay for further study. Peterson described the incident as minor and claimed the Idaho officer was abusive while Miles was a slow driver.
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Blackfoot
Utah State Road Commission
Preston G. Peterson
Provo
Utah Commission
Fred D. Miles
Ogden
Peterson
Idaho
Miles
Justice of the Peace
A. S. Dickinson
D. R. Vickery
Blackfoot Fair Grounds
Vickery
Utah
Baseball Scores National Seen New York
National headlines show New York and St Louis Chicago games with Wiegel Sullivan Lopez Lehrman and Danning noted in scoring. Only game scheduled for the day.
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New York
Wiegel, Sullivan
Lopez
Lehrman and
Danning
War Bulletin Snapshots From Europe and U S
Reports from Paris Berlin Rome Copenhagen Basel and Washington outline cabinet war reviews landon cautions on neutrality Swedish steamer Silesia sunk by a submarine with crew rescued near Stavanger and a French bombing incident near Basel prompting anti airfire warnings. Президент LeBrun to preside over Elysee review.
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Paris
Daladier
Elysee Palace
Albert LeBrun
Copenhagen
Silesia
Skagerrak
Stavanger
Bergen
Norway
Lursia
Basel
Switzerland
Allschwil
Idaho Armory Fire Prompts Five Man Inquiry Board
Adj. Gen. M. G. McConnel appointed Maj. Hans Minuth Maj. Howard F. Clark Capt. Einer M. Nelson Capt. Harold Stoy and Lieut. Clarence F. Nelson to probe the fire that destroyed Pocatello's $30 000 armory last week. W. H. Jensen said no rebuilding decision yet as county officials plan talks with the fair board on a long term fireproof construction program.
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Boise
Adj
M. G. McConnel
Idaho National Guard
Pocatello
Hans Minuth
Howard F. Clark
Engineers’ Corps
Einer M. Nelson
Blackfoot
Harold Stoy
Clarence F. Nelson
W. H. Jensen
Board of County Commissioners
Fair Board
Jensen
German U-boat sinks British destroyer as war widens
Berlin reports a British destroyer sunk by a German submarine with no details given. The navy claims maritime warfare yields good results and notes eight French planes downed amid west front fighting. Authorities promise full description after submarine crew returns.
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Berlin
High Command
Coursageous
Germany
German Zeppelin Works raided as bombs hit Friedrichshafen
Reports from Romanschorn indicate German air motor plants at Friedrichshafen were damaged by bombs from French or British planes. Observers say about 30 bombs fell, with several direct hits claimed before border restrictions limited verification. French artillery and air activity expanded across the Haardt mountains along the Siegfried line.
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Romanshorn
Switzerland
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Berlin
Lake Constance
Here
Manzell
Zeppelin Works
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