National Council urges action on school military training
The resolutions committee condemns compulsory military training in schools as fostering militarism and demands Congress free instructors from War Department control. It cites morale concerns and asserts military training benefits mental and physical development, urging continued preparedness amid global tensions.
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Resolutions Committee
The
National Council
United States
War Department
Private funds favored for Culion leprosy work in Philippines
A heated debate over the Culion leprosarium funds centers on a $2,009,000 drive to control leprosy in the Philippines. General Leonard Wood backs private subsections, while others push federal government funding and a federal commission. Local fear of external control argues for continuing Philippine Earth Commission leadership to preserve trust and progress.
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Philippine Islands
Leonard Wood
Islands
Prvate
Philippine Health Department
General Wood
Philippine-earth Commission
The Cost of Government in the United States
The United States spent over eleven billion dollars on all levels of government in 1925, up from 1924, while per capita costs declined slightly due to population growth. A National Industrial Conference Board study notes the rise in total outlays but not in individual burden.
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United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Vermont Attorney General Searches Earl Carroll Case
Sargent from Vermont, famed for fishing, investigates Earl Carroll the theatrical producer known for the bath tub case. Carroll became ill en route to the Atlanta penitentiary. Public skepticism remains, with many agreeing you can't fool these old Yankees.
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Sargent
Vermont
Mr. Coolidge
Earl Carroll
Atlanta
Carroll
Scientist develops serum fighting three venomous reptile bites
A South American scientist claims a perfected serum can grant immunity against bites from three poisonous snake species. The note speculates on potential use for college sports teams nicknamed the Snakes and for popular social crowds described as lounge lizards.
County Jail In Tucson Scored by Pima's Sheriff
County officials defend jail conditions in Tucson arguing crowding of tubercular prisoners with others harms all. Sheriff Jim McDonald describes the women's section as a fire trap while testimony details debates over county property purchases for highway use and courthouse land value.
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Tucson Ariz
Jim McDonald
William T. Robinson
Rye Miles
Walter Bailey
Harry R. Batterton
McDonald
Steve Roemer
Board of Supervisors
A. J. Menard
George R. Darnell
Roemer
Pima County
Echo Returns the Last Word for a Woman
A playful proverb framed as a fatherly reply to a child. It humorously defines an echo as the sole voice that can deny a woman the final word, turning a simple sound into a life lesson.
Grasshopper Army Advances Across Tule Lake District
In Klamath Falls California faces a grasshopper onslaught threatening over 20 000 acres of grazing and grain as millions march from egg beds. Fire poison and study of the insect guide efforts to curb the invasion amid hourly reports of damage. hoppers move at dawn across 590 to 2000 feet fronts varying across divisions.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Tule Lake District
Modoc
Siskiyou
California
Tule Lake
Senator McWhorter Attacks Calf Foot Jelly in Satirical Letter
In Washington a spoof letter depicts Senator J. Boomboom McWhorter denouncing calf’s foot jelly as a moral menace. The document, staged by the Political Wiseacres Union, suggests a presidential rabies rumor and mocks political posturing with exaggerated quotes and a jab about shipping jelly back to Moscow.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Tashington
J. Boomboom McWhorter
Political Wiseacres Union
McWhorter
Senator McWhorter
Backus
Moscow
Wisconsin Girl Kills Bear With Rolling Pin
A Wisconsin girl reportedly killed a bear with a rolling pin in a dramatic encounter. The event is described with unusual detail and raises questions about the circumstances and aftermath.
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Wisconsin
Barefoot Boy Barred From School in San Francisco
A barefoot boy in San Francisco was barred from school. The piece notes education now touches every aspect of life and suggests Congress should award a medal to Mr. Levine for his actions. The text adds that he went to Europe without telling his wife.
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San Francisco
Congress
Levine
Europe
Hagen earns ninety thousand yearly from golf play
Walter Hagen reportedly makes 90000 a year from golf. The note suggests such earnings open a further field for college graduates seeking employment. The item mentions June passage and wedding notices linked to prominent figures.
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Walter Hagen
Rainbow trout flourish in Arizona streams this season
Deputy game warden Charles Simpson reports exceptional trout fishing in the White River area and in June he and a companion caught 30 rainbows at 14 inches. He notes snow retreating, many visitors, and Arizona’s plan to stock 2,000,000 fish, funded by license receipts needing boost to sustain efforts.
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Charles Simpson
Coconing County
Arizona
Simpson
White River
White Mts
Old Lady Baits Gentlemen With Golf Ball Tease
An elderly woman jokingly offers to reveal the ball’s location if the men admit cheating, a light moment captured on a golf course.
Federal Bakery Plant Damaged by Fire on West Second
A fire at the Federal Bakery on West Second Street around 4 am gutted the workshop after the night crew left. Fire crews arrived after the alarm, but the blaze had already caused extensive damage. Losses were not yet estimated and only partly insured.
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Federal Bakery
West Second Street
Local lodge officers elected at Williams meeting
In June at a meeting of the E O O F Adi Keeslar was elected Noble Grand and W B Dioon Vice Grand. George McDougall remained treasurer and R D Mitchell secretary. Plans were finalized for a joint picnic with the Mag Staff lodge at Maine this Sunday. Several Williams residents and guests are noted visiting and traveling to attend events and summer courses at Northern Arizona Teachers College.
Halsey Teaching Abroad and Local Conventions Highlight Flagstaff Visit
Mrs. De ia Halsey and daughter return from Superior where Miss Halsey teaches and will attend the summer session at the Teachers college. Judge Steeves and Byers discuss the Buescher case. The Christian Endeavor convention opens with a speaker lineup at the Federated Church. Arizona Lumbermen hold their tenth annual meeting at Monte Vista Hotel with events at a logging camp on Verde Road. Alumni banquet at Northern Arizona Teachers College cafeteria honors 125 attendees and election of officers follows.
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Flagstaff
de ‘Ia Halsey
Superior
Miss Halsey
Teachers College
K. N. Steeves
E. R. Byers
Williams
Buescher
Duescher
Blaine B. Shimmels
Bisbee
Christian Endeavor
Federated Church
Arizona Lumbermans’ Convention
Monte Vista Hotel
A. L. & T. Company
Verde Road
Northern Arizona Lumbermen
Monte Vista
Grand Canyon
Northern Arizona Teachers College
Mother Hanley
Jake Bracker
George Babbitt
California
Franske
Ruth
Edna Dotson
Montezuma Castle
Well
Soda Springs
Tom L. Rees
Barbara
Lara Kinsey
Alumni elect officers and rename association in Flagstaff
The Northern Arizona State Teachers College Alumni Association elected officers including Mrs Anna Carron as vice president and Mrs Jane Asselin as secretary and treasurer. The group amended its constitution to rename the association from Northern Arizona Normal School Alumni Association to Northern Arizona State Teachers College Alumni Association.
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Anna Carron
Aeacher
Emerson School
Jane Asselin
Northern Arizona Normal School Alumni Association
Northern Arizona State ‘Teachers College Alumni Association
Grady Chammage
Studley Buried After Military Rites in Phoenix
The body of Charles H. Studley, noted Ray attorney and Arizona legislator from Pinal County, killed in an auto accident last Tuesday, was buried in Greenwood cemetery Phoenix after elaborate military services conducted at the grave by the American Legion and the veterans of foreign wars. The funeral cortege received at Union Station by state officials led by Secretary of State Kerby and the acting governor.
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Phoenix
Charles HH. Studley
Pinal County
Greenwood Cemetery
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Union Station
Gaservice
Kerby
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Charley Elliott
Albert Ing
Passadena
Prescott
Kimballs
Zella Hundson
Olive Mitchell
Florence Allen
Helen Rounsville
Charley Miller
Robert Harshman
Mr. Harshman
Standard Oil Co
F. D. Bly
Miss Alcorn
Nashville
Tenn
Dick Hoffmans
Bly
C. L. Applegate
American. Ry. Express Company
Ed Johnson
San Diego
Steven Denny Corey
C. H. Corey
Fort Valley
Corey
Cora Pechtel
Fortura
Missouri
Kingman
Coey
Santa Fe
W. L. Back
Long Lake
Rosa Bouton
Lee. H.gould
Tuba City
American Legion Auxiliary
Jack Kester
R. D. Mitchell
Studley
Tuttle’s Radio & Battery Shop
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First National Insurance Agency
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