Bolivar Memorial Delayed by Shipping Flaws in Germany
A large Bolivar memorial remains in a Munich foundry with no shipping instructions, delaying its planned unveiling in Bogota on December 12 to mark the liberator's death. The bronze statue, 11 feet tall atop a shield with five allegorical figures, was ordered 35 years ago by Guzman Blanco for the Panama Canal entrance.
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Munich
Germany
Bolivar
Bogota
Colombia
Liberator
Guzman Blanco
Venezuela
Panama Canal
Tallest Man Has Travel Troubles
Jackie Earle, eight feet six inches tall and 330 pounds, set for Europe on a Hamburg liner. The El Paso, Texas native faced clearance woes at the pier and ship with eight foot ceilings. A two foot berth extension and longer linen were added as the circus performer heads to London.
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New York
Jackie Earle
Europe
Earle
el Paso
Tex
Hamburg
London
Lower California Soldiers Halt Rum Unloading
Soldiers with rifles and sabres patrol shores highways and lowlands between Tijuana and Ensenada to stop contraband liquor cargoes valued in thousands of dollars. Secret service agents on both sides increase vigilance to curb smugglers along the San Ysidro coast line as Mexican officials cooperate with American authorities.
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Tijuana
Lower California
Ensenada
San Ysidro
Cal
Arizona coaches plan December meeting on basketball rules
John G. Bowles, president of the Arizona association of coaches and officials, called a meeting in Phoenix for December 9. The gathering will discuss changes in the 1930 basketball rules and the proposed standardization of officials examinations.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John G. Bowles
Arizona Association of Coaches and Officials
Chihuahua Welcomes Foreign Investments Dam and power plant to be built near Santa Rosalía
Governor Andres Ortiz of Chihuahua said the state would fully protect and facilitate foreign capital as American and other investors are invited. The remarks came during the dedication of the La Rosetilla dam and power plant near Santa Rosalía about 50 miles south of Chihuahua City. The 3,000,000 peso project is owned by a Mexican American company.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mexico
Andres Ortiz
Il Continental
Associated Press
Incorporated Phoenix Station Files Antitrust Action
Associated Service Stations Company of Prescott has filed an antitrust action from Phoenix on December 5, citing market competition concerns. The filing seeks remedies against practices affecting station operations and pricing.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Associated Service Stations Company of
Prescott
Employes Of U S Get Good Salaries
The United States will not cut salaries for the next year as President Hoover asks Congress to appropriate 110 million dollars to pay 51,261 federal employees in 1932. The boost of 4.3 million raises total payroll and the average government wage is about 2,159 dollars.
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Washington, Dee. & (Ap
United States
Hoover
Congress
Incorporators Named for Prescott Firm with $10,000 Cap
The charter lists incorporators William Head Louis H Bunte and Patsy Perrot ti of Prescott and states authorized capital of ten thousand dollars.
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Eles
William ‘W. ‘Head
Louis H. Bunte
Patsy Perrotti
Prescott
Potent Radio Tube Demonstrated by Millikan in Pasadena
Dr. Robert A. Millikan unveiled a 650000 volt x ray tube at a Pasadena exhibit. He said the device could produce rays rivaling radium gamma rays and may transform medicine, physics, and engineering though its full potential remains undetermined. He estimated its power could exceed fifty times the total rays of all known radium combined.
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Pasadena
Cal
Robert A. Millikan
California foresters report fire damage down from 1929 totals
Sacramento report shows state protected areas sustaining damage of 437829 in the year, a reduction from 996234 in 1929. The annual foresters’ disclosure highlights improved prevention and management leading to lower losses across protected lands.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Beekeepers of State To Form Organization
Beekeepers from Arizona will meet in Phoenix to complete the formation of a permanent Arizona State Beekeepers Association. Glenn Blair was named temporary chairman at the state fair, with committees appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws.
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Phoenix
Aris
Arizona State Beekeepers Association
Glenn Blair
Judge McCardy Declares Women More Prone to Perjury
London report says bachelor judge Justice McCardy argued in a lecture on perjury that no reliance can be placed on women due to their frequent deception, claiming women are worse perjurers than men.
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London
Justice McCardy
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