France Vows Action If Nazis Extend Power To Czechoslovakia
Paris reports Premier Blum's new Socialists pledge military aid under the Franco Czech treaty if Nazis try to push control into Czechoslovakia. France braces as Hitler extols union of German lands while Austria unrest grows and the franc slides.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Blum
Joseph Paul Boncour
Stefan Osusky
France
Czechoslovakia
Fourth
People's Front
Senate
Edouard Daladier
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
France Faces Czechoslovakia Crisis with Boncour Choice
Opposition rose over Joseph Paul Boncour as foreign minister fearing anti Italian bias could harm Italian British talks. Britain watched Commons for signs France would act if Czechoslovakia was attacked while Armament buildup continued. France declared ready to defend its ally with or without a government as troop numbers grew along the frontier.
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Joseph Paul Boncour
Austria
France
Czechoslovakia
Britain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Switzerland
Belgium
Debate Over U S Naval Bill Grows Amid European War Threat
In Washington on March 14, lawmakers clash over a proposed billion naval expansion citing Adolf Hitler’s Austria seizure as urgency for a stronger fleet. Democrats Die and Vinson push defense, while Brewster and Scott warn against entanglement and insist on isolation at home.
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U. S
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Austria
House of Representatives
Representative Dies
Texas
Hitler
Dies
United States
America
Brewster
Maine
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Committee
Roosevelt
Chicago
Scott
California
England
Knutson
Minnesota
House
Germany
Ottawa
Lodge laments whitewash as witnesses barred from relief hearings
Senator Lodge charges the Senate unemployment committee whitewashed federal relief after voting 5 to 2 to deny his request to summon Ben Whitehurst and Dr. Stanley High. He says the inquiry blocks criticism of the WPA and warns the public. California economist Paul S. Taylor warns new farm act policies will raise relief demand, noting tractors push tenant farmers and laborers off lands in Texas and nearby regions.
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Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Federal Relief Administration
Senate Unemployment Committee
Ben Whitehurst
WPA
Stanley High
White House
California
Paul S. Taylor
University of California, Berkeley
Taylor
Cotton
Texas
Oklahoma
Black Wax Prairie
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas Grain Rate Hike Opposed at IC Hearing
C A Day of Plainview Texas Agricultural Association told an interstate commerce commission hearing in Dallas that rail carriers demand for higher rates on coarse grains within Texas would push truckers to raise prices and hurt shippers who rely on motor transportation.
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Dallas
C. A. Day of
Police Hunt Kidnapped Boy in New Rochelle
Murray Levine announced that federal and state authorities have begun an active search for his 12 year old son Peter Levine who was kidnapped February 24 on his way home from school. Abductors demanded $30 000 ransom and police agencies maintain a hands off policy despite the father's attempts to deliver the money.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Murray Levine
Peter Levine
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Forecasters predict a partly cloudy and cooler day for Amarillo and vicinity on Tuesday with slight cooling. West Texas and New Mexico regions show mixed sun and clouds, with cooler conditions in the north and west portions and precipitation possible in eastern New Mexico. Hourly readings are shown with moderate variability, reflecting cooler trends compared to yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
SBOE
Bloodhounds Track Fugitive Bandif
Bloodhounds led officers through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in a search for Boone Brown a 22 year old Texas and Arkansas fugitive who escaped from the Santa Fe jail. Brown Ed Davis of Chicago and J R Day of Missouri were all federal prisoners awaiting transfer to Leavenworth penitentiary and escaped by climbing to a roof and dropping to the street. Davis and Day were recaptured. Brown from Wichita Falls Texas was serving three years for counterfeiting.
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Santa FE
N. M
U.P
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Boone Brown
Texas
Arkansas
Brown
Ed Davis
Chicago
J R. Day
Missouri
Leavenworth, Kane
Davis
Day
Wichita Falls
Tex
New Revenue Bill Deemed Inadequate by Treasury
Washington reports Roswell McGill undersecretary of the treasury told the Senate finance committee the House-passed tax revision bill would not yield enough revenue. He cited the loss from removing the closely held corporation tax, offset only partly by liquor tax gains, as the panel weighs further changes.
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Washington
Roswell McGill
The
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
McGill
Senate
Ramspeck
Georgia
Harrison
Mississippi
Vandenberg
Michigan
Friend Will Honor Clarence Darrow Memorial Service Set
An old friend will speak at a simple memorial for Clarence Darrow at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Joseph Bond chapel University of Chicago. No clergy or prayers, body to be cremated. Darrow dies at age 80 after a life defending the underdogs in Chicago.
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Chicago
U.P
Clarence Darrow
Joseph Bond
University of Chicago
William H. Holly
U. S. District Court
Darrow
Woman Fatally Hurt by Car in San Antonio
In San Antonio on March 14 Bexar County reported its 19th traffic death of the year. Electra Young Hayden age 63 was struck by a car after alighting from a bus at the city edge and died last night. Scrapbooks stamp albums photograph albums. Russell Stationery.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Electra Young Hayden
Sir Samuel Hoare calls for a million air defense volunteers
Sir Samuel Hoare the home secretary urged a million volunteer air raid precaution workers as Britain strengthens defenses amid German aggression. He backed Prime Minister Chamberlain's review of rearmament and warned that continental unrest heightens the need for preparedness against aerial attacks. The broadcast framed the plan as a deterrent to ruthless modern warfare and a rallying call for courageous Britons.
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Samuel Hoare
London
Britain
Europe
Samuel
Chamberlain
Germany
Austria
Sir Samuel
Reich Held Responsible For Austria's Debts
U S government may seek Germany to assume Austria's debts to the United States and to guarantee American rights in Austria after a Nazi plebiscite. Debts include $24 million in relief supplies and Austrian bonds. Protests, arrests occurred before German embassy and Austrian legation.
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Reich
Austria
Washington
United States States
Germany
State Department
United States
Amarillo Irish To Join Shamrock Irish Festival Parade
Amarillo will contribute a large delegation to Shamrock for the first annual Irish Festival. Two chartered buses will carry the Amarillo High School band while many citizens travel by car. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce back the trip with noted participants including Clay Thornton and Bert Levy among listed attendees.
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Amarillo
Shamrock
Clay Thornton
Thornton
Mr. Thornton
Paul Potter
Herb Budke
Zack McCrady
Glen Miller
Jack Little
Bud Curtis
David Mead
Bill Gilstrap
Clarence Williams
E. D. Caskey
A. G. Attebury
Garford Wilkinson
George Hammock
Walter Blackburn
Gene Chapman
Jim Hudson
Gusty Sandstorm Hits Amarillo Panhandle
A strong sandstorm swept Amarillo and the Panhandle, with winds near 60 mph in Amarillo and higher aloft reaching 112 mph. Dalhart and Texline reported severe dust while the south felt lighter. A chicken coop was blown apart, hens killed, a hotel coffee shop window shattered, and a small gasoline station fire caused by static electricity occurred nearby.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
North Panhandle
Dalhart
Texline
Herring Hotel
Cities Service
West Seventh Avenue
Texans urged to feature strawberries in National Strawberry Week
Austin reports a governor's proclamation urges Texans to place strawberries at the top of menus during National Strawberry Week opening April 3. The notice highlights local produce and promotes increased consumption of the fruit across the state.
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Austin
U.P
Edition Honors Jewish Temple 25th Anniversary
The Amarillo Sunday News-Globe will publish a special March 20 edition to mark the silver anniversary of Temple Israel. It will feature the temple’s founding, profiles of leaders and directors, and articles on Amarillo Jewry as members receive congratulations from West Texas and nationwide.
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Amarillo
Hitler Returns to Vienna in Triumphant Rally
Adolf Hitler ascended the Imperial Hotel balcony in Vienna and proclaimed a new Pan Germany while a fanatical crowd of about a million roared Heil. Women cried, men embraced, and the leader spoke for three hours amid wild approval before plans to speak again at Heroes' Square the next day.
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Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Imperial Hotel
der Fuehrer
Heroes’ Square
Germany Reich
Hitler asserts easy wins over Czechs and looming Reich of all Germans
Berlin reports strong Nazi confidence that Sudeten Germans can be absorbed under the Nazi banner with no hostile act. Goering dominates foreign affairs as Ribbentrop is absent, fueling talk that Hitler may appoint him to permanently run the government. The issue of a united German state under the Fuehrer persists as Prague notes military flights over Czech territory.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Wilervenilionm Dyermany
Reich
Fuehrer
Hitler
Vienna
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Goering
Nazi
der Fuehrer
Praha
Czech
Czechs Arm To Halt Nazi Invasion
Czechoslovakia vows to fight if Germany invades. Minister Vladimir Hurban met with Undersecretary Sumner Welles at the State Department to outline Prague stance amid a demonstration before the German embassy in which about 35 pickets participated.
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Hitler
Vladimir Hurban
Czechoslovakia
Welles
Germany
Hull
Austria
United States
Vienna
Washington
Thezechoslovakian
Valdimir Hurban
Sumner Welles
Murban
State Department
Hurban
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