Convicts On Run After Prison Break Near Florence
Bloodhounds pursue two fugitives from a prison escape in Florence Arizona. Charles Barnes and Alvis Wilson, burglary inmates from Maricopa county, were captured briefly near Oldbury before escaping into darkness. Other escapees are recaptured as a posse closes in. Bloodhounds retrace their trail, and Barnes bears an eight inch knife.
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Florence
Ariz
Charles E. Barnes
Alvis Wilson
Maricopa County
Oldbury
J. . O.wellett
Barnes
Wilson
Wellett
Lorenzo Wright
Page
Navajo County Budget Forecast Lowers State Rate
Navajo county adopts its budget for 1930-31 with a slight rise in the county tax rate but a lower combined state and county rate due to an anticipated state reduction. Increased valuations totaling 386 044, mainly from railroad and property values in Winslow and Holbrook, push ad valorem figures to 11 486 758 after exemptions.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
Navajo County
Board of Supervisors
Winslow and
Campaign Probe Nears Conclusion in Pennsylvanian Senate Bid
A Senate campaign fundraising inquiry in Washington moves toward an early closing after new fraud and irregularity charges surface in the Pennsylvania Republican primary. The committee heard testimony on an individual $96,750 contribution to the Davis-Brown effort and added witness accounts of irregularities in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Westchester.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate
Corn- Keystone
Davis-Brown
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Westchester
Tax Equalization Protests Taken Under Advisement
The state tax commission in its second session as a board of equalization heard seven protests on 1930 property valuations. Entities include United Verde Copper Company Jerome Whelps Dodge Magma Copper United Verde Extension American Smelting and Refining Imperial Mines in Pima county. All protests were taken under advisement.
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Pfholnix
Artz
State Tax Commission
United Verde Copper Company
Jerome
Whelps Dodge Corporation
Magma Copper Company
United Verde Extension Company
American Smelting and Refining Company
Imperial Mines
Pima County
Wilbur Urges Western State Control Of Public Lands
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur secretary of the interior told a Utah audience that western states should assume control of public lands within their borders and manage water essential for their future. He said states will eventually administer their own lands better than bureaus in Washington and stressed preserving plant life as key to water control.
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Ogden
Utah
Ray Lyman ‘Wilbur
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur
Washington
Wilburn
Liquor Violator Fined $550 by Federal Judge Prescott
Walter Drye of Winslow was fined $550 in federal court for selling liquor to Indians after his conviction on an indictment. The Aug. 6 ruling by Judge Prescott followed the trial in Ariz. federal court.
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Prescott, Ariz
Walter Drye
Winslow
Indian Fighters To Gather In San Francisco September
Indian fighters of the old west now in Arizona receive word of the annual encampment and reunion of the United Indian War Veterans in San Francisco on September 13 14 and 15. Announcement issued by Col Albert French national adjutant general and Charles M Wooly national commander.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
United Indian War Veterans
San Francisco
Albert French
Charles M. Wooly
Democrats Outpace Republicans in Gila County Voting
In Gila County, Arizona, registration for the primary and general elections totals 8,202 to date, compared with 8,272 in 1928. Democrats number 7,005 and Republicans 1,158, showing Democrats leading by a wide margin.
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GLOBE
Drought Relief Efforts Intensify Across Nation
Government agencies focus on assessing drought impacts as relief requests flood in. President Hoover directs the agriculture department and farm board to evaluate conditions and propose measures for aid to agricultural states. A telegram from Governor Sampson of Kentucky compares drought damage to floods and asks for dispatched relief, while showers report in several areas.
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Department of Agriculture
Farm ‘Board
Hoover
Sampson
Kentucky
Sewer Line Blast Endangers Weehawken and Union City
A laborer set a match to a sewer manhole in Weehawken New Jersey triggering explosions and fires that imperiled thousands. Manhole covers flew from streets toward Union City as flames spread to Erie railroad chicken loading yards. Joshua Moyer was critically burned. no injuries from flying debris were reported.
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Weehawken
N. J
Union City
Joshua Moyer
Erie Railroad
Game Body Would Reduce Antelope Near Mormon Lake
The Flagstaff Protective Association backs a plan to reduce elk and antelope on overgrazed ranges in Arizona. Forest supervisor E. G. Miller says grazing surveys of Mormon Lake and Anderson Mesa show antelope damage, with an estimated 2500 on the range. He asserts 1000 hunters could kill elk in Coconino and Sitgreaves forests without reducing any animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Riots in Sukkur Kill 12, Wound 130 in India
A Karachi dispatch to the London Daily Herald reports twelve people killed and about 130 injured in communal rioting at Sukkur in northwestern India.
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London
Karachi
Daily Herald
Sukkur
India
Pennsylvanias population 9,638,641 per AP returns
The unofficial AP totals list Pennsylvanias population at 9,638,641. In a separate dispatch from Lahore an AP report notes communal disturbances with seven Muslims and four Hindus killed, the Hindu assailant among the deadliest incident described.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Lahore
India
Hissar
Panéjab
Buck Home Bombed in Grudge Attack in Lorain
In Lorain Ohio on August 6 the home of Republican politician Dave Buck was bombed. Police say the attack arose from a grudge held by underworld enemies. Mrs Buck was home alone and unharmed.
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Lorain
Ohio
Dave Buck
British Government Seeks Release of Missionaries in China
London report states the British government urged the Nanking government to free missionaries Edith Nettle ton and E J Harrington who are being held for a $50 000 ransom.
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London
Nanking
Edith Nettleton
E. J. Harrington
Prince of Wales to visit Argentina and Brazil next year
London reports that the Prince of Wales, noted as the empire's best traveling salesman, plans to visit Argentina and Brazil in the coming year while continuing his numerous official duties.
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London
Prince of Wales
British Empire
Gentina
Brazil
American Delegation Leaders Received by U.S. Ambassador
Leaders of a 660 member American delegation attending the world convention of the Christian Endeavor Union were received by Frederic M. Sackett, the American ambassador to Germany, in Berlin.
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Berlin
Christian Endeavor Union
Frederic M. Sackett
Germany
Man Kills Wife and Son Then Returns to Fort Snelling
Charles B Hall killed his wife and his five year old son with an ax and then wandered back to the veterans hospital at Fort Snelling where he had been a mental patient. The events unfold in Minneapolis with the killer’s retreat to the hospital after the slayings.
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Minneapolis
Charles
Hall
Veterans Hospital
Fort Snelling
Kansas Republican Gov Nomination Returns Reported
Topeka dispatch notes early returns from 2087 of 2 Kansas precincts show Haucke leading Reed for the Republican nomination with 136,829 votes to 106,862.
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Topeka
Kansas
Haucke
Reed
Santa Fe Changes Train Times Through Winslow
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway announces revised through Winslow times. Twelve trains pass daily under the new timetable while two Santa Fe passenger services, Nos. One and Ten, will be removed from the schedule. No. One arrives westbound 7:30 p.m. and departs 8:00 p.m. No. Ten arrives eastbound 11:35 p.m. and departs 12:01 a.m.
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Atchieet, Topeka and Santa Fe Raility Co
Winslow
Santa Fe
Winslows
Nynber
Pha
Shanghai reports claim mass killings in Changsha and looting
Dispatches from Shanghai say 2000 Chinese were executed after Changsha fell and 4000 were missing from Hunan's capital. Many areas looted and buried, with victims possibly murdered or kidnapped. Nanking reports provincial troops back in Changsha but officials show grave concern over Hankow and red army advances. Foreign ships rush to the Yangtze patrol as violence escalates. Eleven whites said to have been killed since last Wednesday.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunai
Yangtze
Cockfighting resumes in Bilbao after dictatorship ban
In Bilbao, Spain, cockfights at Salon Terraza were briefly held before being halted again. The activity had been prohibited five years earlier by the dictatorship and faced renewed suppression.
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Bilbao
Spain
Salon Terraza
Nation's 1920 Census Counts 122 Million in Continental U
Population in the 48 states reaches 122,729,615 with 14,773,430 in territories. The total for the United States and possessions stands at 137,502,303. Census officials expect revisions in the final bureau announcement. A missing Clearfield county township reported completes the first nationwide compilation.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Clearfield County
Pennsylvania
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Texas Attorney Held for Murder in Bomb Death
Amarillo attorney A L Payne, whose wife died when a bomb shattered their car, is held in Pampa jail to prevent mob violence while murder charges are prepared by District Attorney Thomer. He was arrested after investigators found letters to the sheriff and police claiming explosives were left in the Payne coupe the night of June 26.
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Amarillo
Tex
A. LE. Payne
Pampa
Assa
Payne
Land Sales Enrich Arizona Treasury
Arizona treasurer Charles R. Price reports about 50000 dollars gained from the sale of federal land and joint land bonds in Phoenix. The sale adds to state revenues as of August 6.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles R. Price
Thieves Escape In Flagstaff News Stand Robbery
In Flagstaff Arizona thieves forced entry to a news stand last night and stole a slot machine and other goods valued at 65 dollars. The smashed slot machine was later recovered.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Financial Foundation Of Arizona Best In Southwest Says Bank Superintendent
Arizona’s banking system is one of the region’s best, says James B. Button state and national bank reports for the year ending June 30, 1930. Crashes reduced loans and deposits. national banks saw security gains while state banks faced declines in assets and deposits amid consolidation and suspensions.
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Financial Foundation of Arizona
West
James B. Button
Arizona
Prescott Federal Building Work To Be Started Soon
Contractors announced that Prescott's new federal building will begin construction within three weeks. The terra cotta structure will house the federal court post office national forest service and other federal offices.
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Prescott Federal
Prescott, Ariz
Prescott
Federal
Federal Court
Post Office
National Forest Service
Driver Goes On Trial In Federal Court
W H Driver of Winslow Arizona faces trial in Prescott federal court on two indictments charging him with making false affidavits and withholding assets in connection with the bankruptcy of his furniture store.
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Prescott, Ariz
W. H. Driver
Winslow
Dairy Installed In Arizona's Prison
Merton Mortenson and T. T. Morgan left Phoenix for Florence to arrange a prison dairy installation. Plans call for purchasing thirty cows for the state prison.
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Arizona
Phoenix, Ariz
Merton Mortenson
State Board of Directors of Institutions
T. T. Morgan
Florence
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Reports Strong Q2 Earnings
Youngstown Ohio based company earned 2,604,095.65 dollars in the second quarter, equal to 2.18 dollars a share on common stock. This follows 1.22 dollars a share in the first quarter. After paying a 2.50 dividend in the first half, the firm added 1,914,551.51 dollars to surplus.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Sheet and Tube
Hawks push coast to coast flight from New York to Los Angeles
Captain Frank M Hawks began a coast to coast attempt, leaving New York's Curtiss Field and stopping at Port Columbus and St. Louis for refueling. He aims to reach Los Angeles in about 14 hours with several fuel stops and planned golf at Hollywood by evening. He carries golf clubs aboard his Travelair monoplane.
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Frank B. Hawks
New York
Indianapolis
Wichita
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
Columbus
Frank M. Hawks
Port Columbus
Curtiss Field
St. Louis
Hawks
Hollywood Club
Louisiana Beauty Wins Miss Universe Title in Galveston
Dorothy Dell Goff of New Orleans captured the Miss Universe crown at the Pulchritude pageant in Galveston Texas. She earned $2,000 and a silver plaque at a testimonial dinner after also being named Miss United States of America. Helen Hannah of New Jersey took $1,000 second prize and Mariana Mivica of Romania received $500 for second runner up.
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Galveston
Tex
APJ
Dorothy Dell Goff
New Orleans
Miss New Jersey
Helen Hannah
Miss Rumania
Mariana Mivica
Seventy Five New Cases Of Disease In State
The Arizona state board of health weekly bulletin reports 75 new communicable disease cases in the week ended Aug. 2. The update lists locations and age ranges among those affected and notes no new fatalities.
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Phoenix
Ariz
State Board of Health
Arizona
Aged Man Killed In Auto Crash At Yuma
A 70 year old from Los Angeles identified as J Taylor died in a collision near Yuma Arizona yesterday. The crash marked the 109th motor vehicle fatality in Arizona since January 1 according to AP reports.
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Yuma
Ariz
J. Taylor
Los Angeles
Arizona
Aircraft production split between civilian and military use in 1935
The American airplane output for the first six months of 1935 reached 1,684 machines. Of these, 1,325 went to civilian use and 359 were allocated to the army and navy. Export trade accounted for 148 planes.
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Washington
Army
Navy
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Mormon Lake
Wales
Brazel
Denver
Air Express
Western Air Express
Dallas
Texas
Sound Financial Founda
Tion
Button
U. S
Youngstown Steel
Kingman
Frank Hawks
N. M
S.T
Travelair
Lousiana Beauty
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