Journalists Are Big Thorns in Hitler's Side
A Nazi drive to expel foreign press targets Swiss reporters first, citing uncooperative coverage. The Berlin press warns Switzerland to curb hostile news or lose recognized neutrality, while Rome and Milan echo threats. Swiss journalism vows independence against dictatorial pressure.
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Switzerland
Hn Doe
Germany
John Doe
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Reich
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der Fuehrer
Berliner Boersenzeitung
Swiss Confederation
Berlin
Rome
Milan
Union of the Press of
William Es
Chinese Force Back Japanese Outpost
Chinese forces claim to have driven a Japanese outpost from the north bank of the Yellow River on the central front. Two regiments crossed the river and ousted a Japanese garrison seven miles west of Menghsien, with 400 Japanese killed.
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Shanghai
Yellow River
Menghsien
Chamberlain Warns Hitler England Ready To Fight If War
In a 57 minute Commons address Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned Hitler Britain would fight if Germany starts a war in Central Europe while declining further military pledges for Czechoslovakia. He urged League reform and rearmament and voiced caution over non intervention in Spain. Kennedy attended the session as Allied envoys watched.
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Hitler
England
Germany
London
Neville Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Russia
League of Nations
Britain
Italy
Europe
Spain
Balearic Islands
France
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Economist Sees Business Peak Ahead, 1939 Outlook
Chicago March 24. Franklyn Hobbs, La Salle Street economist, predicts business rising to a peak higher than 1929 in 1939 with a dip at year end. He cites cycles since the Civil War and notes 1938 similar to 1928 and 1939 like 1929, followed by a 1940 downturn, and a low before 1945 potentially in 1942.
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Chicago
Franklyn Hobbs
la Salle Street
Hobbs
Business Statistics Foundation
Civil Service Rights In New Deal Scored
Rep. Robert L. Bacon accuses President Roosevelt of a failing civil service postmaster selection system. He cites 235 cases where certified exam winners were not sent to the Senate and alleges Farley ignored winners for up to a year.
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Washington
U.P
Robert L. Bacon
New York
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Bacon
James A. Farley
Senate committee cuts profits levy in tax revision bill
The Senate finance committee replaces the undistributed profits tax with an 18 percent flat tax on corporate income, with a credit for those earning 25 000 or less. Banks face higher taxes. House rates and no profits tax previously differed. Magill urged retention, aiding revenue estimates, as the committee aims to move the measure to the floor by Monday.
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Magill
Senate Committee
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Connally
Texas
la Follette
Wisconsin
Ohio
Harrison
United States
Austria
Germany
State Department
Europe
CIO Council Takes Over Egan Duties in Houston
Director John Brophy of the CIO says the Texas State Industrial Council has assumed Egan’s duties due to duplication of effort. Brophy expects Egan to resume work as a printer.
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Washington
John Brophy
Committee For Industrial Organization
Texas State Industrial Council
Barney Egan
CIO
Houston
Brophy
Egan
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Friday Outlook
Forecast for Amarillo and west Texas calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions Friday with a cooler air mass in the Panhandle. West of the 100th meridian and New Mexico should see fair skies and little temperature change with cooler readings in the extreme west. Temperatures statewide show a mix of highs around the upper 70s to 80s and cool overnight lows.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
S.logs
From riches to riding fence former heiress dies broke
Oklahoma City report outlines Jane Howard Woodend 84 once a wealthy New York socialite and wife of a broker. After stock market reverses in 1904 she rode fence on Miller Brothers 101 Ranch earning $30 a month, later moving to Oklahoma City where illness ended her years.
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Oklahoma City
Jane Howard Woodend
New York
Stock Exchange
Senate Abolishing Comptroller Post Sets Monday Vote Deadline
The Senate voted to abolish the comptroller general's office and to adopt or reject the administration reorganization bill by 4 PM Monday. Debate over duties, reports, and a proposed national resources planning board marked the session as critics warned of power shifts and unchecked spending.
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Byrd
Democrat
Virginia
Chamber
Congress
Schwellenbach
Adams
Colorado
National Resources Planning Board
Bukklex
Ohio
Byrnes
South Carolina
Larger Defense Funds Asked
Rep. J Buell Snyder urged heavier army appropriations as the House opened debate on the 447 808 555 wartime supply bill. He cited tense international events and potential presidential supplementation, detailing allocations for tanks guns rifles air corps and anti aircraft defenses along with citizen training camps and National Guard mechanization.
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Washington
U.P
J. Buell Snyder
D. Pa
War Department
House
Snyder
Air Corps
Citizens
National Guard
Pacific Coast
Sausage Seller Robbed of About $23 in Jackson Street Heist
R. B. "Bud" Mutter reports two men in a 1931 Ohio plated Chevrolet coupe robbed him in the 1300 block of Jackson Street late yesterday afternoon. They took his wallet and coin purse after implying more force, then fled. Police and county officers hunted the pair and checked a cafe for suspects matching the description. Mr. Mutter said he would have fired if he had a gun.
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R. B
Bud” Mutter
Jackson Street
Mr. Mutter
Ohio
Amarillo Sign Company worker dies from high voltage shock
Clyde W. Gray 27 of Amarillo died at Northwest Texas Hospital after electrocution at City Sign Company on Harrison Street. He touched live wires carrying 15 000 volts while on duty. Funeral rites pending. survivors include wife Mary and daughter Barbara Jean.
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Clyde Gray
Clyde W. Gray
Amarillo
The
City Sign Company
Mr. G
Central Fire Station
Gray
Sign Company
Harrison Street
V. M. Rippy
Lamar Street
Third Avenue
Mary 8. Gray
Barbara Jean
George Gray
Cheyenne
Wyo
Martha Mix
L. M
H. V
L. A. Gray
V. J
G. P. Gray
Port Warren
Ralph Marable
Baptist Church
Sign Writers Union
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
Reds to Mobilize All Civilians in Catalonia
The loyalist cabinet in Barcelona orders total civilian mobilization to defend Catalonia as Franco's forces, about 100,000 troops, close in on the capital in a pincer move. Insurgents push along a 120 mile front and reportedly cut the Saragossa Larida highway as Barcelona crowds with refugees discuss the plan.
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Hendaye
U.P
Barcelona
Catalonia
Franco
Saragossa-Larida
Calf Branding Sparks Protests in Oklahoma City Parade
A bowling calf branded during a rodeo parade in downtown Oklahoma City drew protests and calls for charges from the humane society. Society officers said witnesses telephoned in strong objections to the branding.
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Oklahoma City
the Humane Society
Globe News Want Ads A Daily Bazaar Of Trade
The Globe News Want Ads present a daily exposition of people gathering to transact business. Classified columns reflect commerce and human interest like a bazaar where voices mingle. They offer glimpses of market ebbs and flows forecasted by ad activity today.
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Globe News
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