Navy building program tops 150 million dollars
Washington reports naval construction underway totaling more than 150 million dollars with contracts soon to be let to raise the total above 200 million. Destruction across coasts and ships include seven 8 inch gun cruisers and a large aircraft carrier plus submarines and yard work at multiple private and navy yards.
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Washington
Navy
York
Camden
Indianapolis
Athe
Phiscalogia
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Portland
Astoria
Puget
Twenty One Pay Romola Penalties
June 25 report details indictments and penalties in the Romola fraud scheme. Twenty one persons face penalties for the nationwide operation tied to Romola Inc and the California Arizona Land Development Co. Nine individuals were sentenced including D. J. Smith of San Francisco to seven years and Lu cille M. Head to six years.
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Los Angeles
Romola
D. J. Smith
San Francisco
Lucille M. Head
Alexander Hursh
E. G. Phillips
Chicago
Mrs. Keith Miller Sued for Divorce in Australia
Mrs. J Me Keith Miller, an Australian flier now in America, is being sued for divorce by Keith Miller, a journalist, according to a Melbourne dispatch. The report is filed by the Exchange Telegraph Agency.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Melbourne
Keith Miller
America
Wart Out Our Way Laughs at Vacation Plans
Cartoon caption humor follows a character joking about joining a companion on vacation. The speaker mimics a cautious, self reliant attitude while insisting readiness and cheer to accompany along the trip. The tone remains light and homey with a wink at everyday plans.
Conferences Between French German And Americans Point To Agreement On Reparations
Heat waves sweep Midwest with record highs near 105 in Waterloo and Canton. Three men and a baby die as crops scorch under hot winds. Illinois faces extreme temperatures while Michigan Ohio and Indiana stay cooler. Weather dominates day as talks on reparations press on.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Waterloo
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Canton
Stimson to sail for Europe to discuss war debt moratorium
Washington reports Secretary Stimson will sail Saturday on the Conte Grande to Naples to take part in final negotiations for a one year suspension of international war debts. Secretary Mellon shifts vacation headquarters from London to Paris as plans for the moratorium proceed with tight lipped official commentary.
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Washington
Europe
Stimson
Mellon
Conte Grande
Naples
London
Paris
Dr Lampland Returns From Pasadena Astronomical Meeting
Dr. C O Lampland of the Lowell Observatory returns to Flagstaff after attending a meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in Pasadena California last week.
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Daily Mail
Flagstaff
C. O. Lampland
Lowell Observatory
Pasadena
Calif
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Five Americans Elected to Rotary International Directorate
Five Americans were elected to the Rotary International directorate. They are F. A. Shaffer of Globe Arizona, an attorney. Robert Heun of Richmond Indiana, a builder. Dr. Joseph W. Jackson of Madison Wisconsin, in medicine. Colonel Abit Nix of Athens Georgia, an attorney. and Walter Wapthall of San Antonio Texas, connected with railroads.
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Vienna
Rotary. International
Ney
F. A. Shaffer
Globe
Mellon to visit Paris with premier on Hoover plan
Mellon travels to Paris to discuss French counter proposals to the Hoover moratorium. The trip aims to smooth tensions as Paris hints at Franco German talks and Rome prepares full execution of Hoover policy. Japanese reaction reportedly remains favorable. Mellon will lunch with Premier Laval at the interior ministry with Briand and Flanding anticipated.
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Mellon
Paris
Associated. Press
France
Hoover
Treasury
Rome
Tokyo
Japan
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Laval
Interior
Briand
Flanding
Rain Drenches Flagstaff Area in Early Summer Storm
Weather report notes a three day heat spell near 100 degrees followed by a heavy storm. Rain began just before daybreak in Winslow and surrounding areas and drenched Flagstaff and vicinity, continuing until noon with four inches soaking northern Arizona ranges. The first heavy shower of the summer season hit Flagstaff today.
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Winslow
Arizona
Flagstaff
Prescott Weather Sees Rain After Light Showers
Rain fell in Prescott today after intermittent light showers yesterday as meteorologists tracked a cooling trend and brief breaks in the pattern.
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Prescott
Five Die in Quarrels Between Gypsy Bands in Spain
In Quijano, TORIO, Spain, five people were killed and four injured as a violent clash between two wandering gypsy bands escalated from long standing feuds. Local authorities report no further casualties expected.
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Spain
Torio
Quijano
Wealthy Landowner Killed at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz Mexico June 25 Luis Retolaza wealthy landowner assassinated while dining with the assassins in a shocking crime that unsettles the region.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Luis Retolaza
Esc
Joseph City youth near death after river accident
Ernest Hale, 21, of Joseph City, is near death at a local hospital after diving from the Little Colorado river bank seven miles west of Holbrook and striking his head on a rock. Merlin Richards rescued him. Hale is conscious but paralyzed from the chest down, with doctors believing a neck vertebra fracture presses on nerve centers. Winslow fire department palmator assisted earlier.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
Ernest Hale
Joseph City
Colorado
Here
Hale
Merlin Richards
Palmotor
Winslow Fire Department
Post and Gatty Reach Moscow After Berlin Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at October airdrome Moscow at 5 30 pm after leaving Berlin this morning. The American pair, on a rapid around the world trip, completed two legs of a planned 14 000 mile circuit in about nine hours of flight covering about 5 000 miles. They plan to continue to Irkutsk tomorrow, with a banquet at the Grand Hotel and welcomes from Soviet aviation officials.
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Moscow
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Berlin
Irkutsk
Post
Gatty
Grand Hotel
Soviet Society For the Development ‘of Aviation
B. ¥. Yegoroff
Aviation Department Society
A. I. Malinovsky
Franco Injured While Making Political Talk
Major Ramon Franco Spain's only transatlantic flier and National Assembly candidate was injured when a theatre platform collapsed during a campaign address at Toro Del Rio near Seville. He suffered a fractured right leg and body lacerations, with friend and mechanic Senor Rada and an army captain also sustaining minor injuries.
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Madrid
Ramon Franco
Spain
National Assembly
Toro del Rio
Seville
Senor Rada
St John’s Bath Day Observed In Mexico
In Mexico City on St John’s Day the Juans gathered at public baths and pools to cleanse themselves. The annual festivity sees men named John bathe with soap and water, often with orchestral accompaniment, a rigid local custom observed by many.
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Mexico City
Juans
Mexico
John
Smuggled Munitions Captured At Nogales
Mexican federal prosecutor reports 7000 rounds of ammunition found on a southbound train at Nogales Sonora and six Mexicans arrested as smugglers. Secret service agents uncovered the ammo with other material allegedly smuggled across the border. Most detainees were railway employees.
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Mexico City
Nogales
Sonora
Attorney General's Office
Secret Service
Viator Six Aviator Prepared for Ocean Flight
Six more fliers ready to cross the Atlantic prepared to start at dawn from Roosevelt Field but adverse weather delayed their departure. George Endres and Sandor Magyar plan to fly to Hungary while Clyde Pangborn barnstormer and companion await clearer skies.
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New York
Atlantic
Roosevelt Field
Post
Gatty
George Endres
Sandor Magyar
Hungary
Clyde Pangborn
Salvation Army Campaign Nets Near Six Hundred Here
The Winslow Salvation Army drive raised about 600 dollars with total Navajo county gifts reaching 883.03 dollars. Baron Auriemma directed solicitations including Elks Lodge donations, while E E McCarty and H C Kabelin oversaw office collections totaling over 200 dollars. Local volunteers Ethel Blackwell Esther Vitz and Joe Johns aided the effort.
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Winslow
Salvation Army
A. V. Auriemma
Elks Lodge
E. E. McCarty
H. C. Kabelin
Kabelin
Ethel Blackwell
Esther Vitz
Joe Johns
Navajo County
Holbrook
Baron Auriemma
Flagstaff
Ruth Nichols Shows Recovery After Trans Atlantic Flight Try
Ruth Nichols, who was injured during the first stage of her planned trans Atlantic flight, was reported improved today after landing here in Saint John New Brunswick.
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St. ‘Johns
Ruth ‘Nichols
New York
Miss Nichols
Aviatrix
Saint John
N. B
Ruth Nichols
Bank Fails in Winston Salem With $1.16 Million Deposits
The People's National Bank in Winston Salem failed to open today with deposits totaling $1,164,670 and assets listed at $1,691,462.
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Winston Salem
N. C
People’s National Bank
Newspapermen May Carry Arms Into Mexico For Meet
Phoenix dispatch reports newspapermen planning to enter Mexico in August for the American Press conference may carry side arms and 50 rounds of ammunition. Mexican consul Luis Castro has been advised. They may also carry 40 packages of American cigarettes to calm nerves.
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Phoenix
Mexico
Mexico City
Luis: Castro
Forest Fire Hazard Increases In State
PHOENIX June 25 Five fires in Tonto and Coronado forest regions burned 350 acres in the last 10 days. Supervisor T. T. Swift warned that the fire hazard across Arizona forests is rising due to slight rains hot weather and high winds. Since January 1 nearly 9,700 acres have been destroyed by 177 fires.
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Phoenix
T. T. Swift
Tonto National Forest
Coronado National Forest
Arizona
Negotiations Under Way For Large $100 Million Loan
Negotiations are under way between the Bank of England the Bank of France the Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank of International Settlements to grant a short term credit loan of $100,000,000 to the Reichsbank to tide it over the end of the month.
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Berlin
Bank of England
Bank of France
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of International Settlements
Reichsbank
Mandamus Fight Over Tax Survey Referendum
Superior Court Judge Howard C. Speakman will rule Tuesday on warner damus suit to compel Secretary of State Scott White to accept and file petitions for a referendum against the state tax survey measure of the Tenth Legislature. Demurrers by William M. Brawner and Attorney General K Berry Peterson are under advisement. upholding them would make the measure effective June 13 and halt the referendum. If overruled, the mandamus hearing continues with charges against Brawner in court for con
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Phoenix
Superior Court
Howard C. Speakman
James E. Warners
Scott White
Tenth
William M. Brawner
K. Berry Peterson
Warner
Brawner
Con
Radio programs announced for Scimmeling Stribling fight and moratorium talk
The Scimmeling Stribling heavyweight title bout will be broadcast from Cleveland on July 3 as NBC arranges the feed. Senator Pat Harrison will discuss Hoover's one year war debt moratorium proposal on WABC CBS at 8 p.m. Friday.
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New York
Cleveland
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Hoover
Wabc-Cbs
Quarantine Stations to Be Kept Open in State
Arizona agricultural interests won assurances from the state commission that all 13 fruit and plant pest quarantine stations would be maintained. Governor Hunt vetoed road salary funds, suggesting at least five stations could remain with reorganization. Chairman T. S. Bishop led discussions to preserve operations despite the veto.
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Phoenix
Arizona
George W. P. Hunt
Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture
T Least
Hunt
T. S. Bishop
Transatlantic Fliers Otto Hillig Hoirs Land in Krefeld
Berlin reports Otto Hillig and Holger Hoirs landed at Krefeld Rhineland after a 32 hour trans Atlantic hop from Newfoundland. They refueled and restarted for Copenhagen on schedule despite fatigue. The pair noted they carry no radio or rubber boat and faced overcast weather.
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Berlin
Otto Hillig
Holger
Hoirs
Trans- Atlantic Fliers
Krefeld
Rhineland
New Foundland
Copenhagen
S. T
Fastigue
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Halbert W. Miller Loses State Job
An unofficial capitol statement indicates Halbert W. Miller has left the state job. Alma Davis, state director of vocational education, is in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the statement could not be confirmed. Miller had long served as supervisor of agricultural education and headed the vocational department before relinquishing that post to Davis earlier this year.
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ENIX
Nogales Ball Player Claims Homer Record
Nogales Ariz June 25 PJ Kit Carson Globe right fielder and leading home run hitter in the Arizona Texas League claims 25 home runs this season five more than any other organized league. Carson hit three in Phoenix and two in Nogales during the Bears current road trip.
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Nogales
Ariz
Kit” Carson
Globe
Carson
Bears
Phoenix
Veteran Loan Figures Reach $75 Million
The Veterans Administration estimates bank held veterans loans at 75 million as of June 26. Government total loans reach 1,145,432,753 with 785,951,603 issued since the 50 percent loan law took effect.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Weather in Arizona: Fair skies with cooling trend
Forecast calls for generally fair weather across Arizona tonight and Friday with cooler air moving into the north central region. Wednesday's highs and lows are not specified in full but imply cooler conditions in the north central area.
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Arizona
North Central
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