Maryland falls behind as Roosevelt leads early primary returns
Maryland reports partial results with Roosevelt at 74 683 and Breckinridge at 13 487 among 1 036 polling places. The day opens a busy week with Maryland Democrats selecting 16 national convention votes and California holding a dual party primary ahead of the national contest.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Breckenridge
Roosevelt
Col
Henry Breckinridge
New York
California
Hoover
Landon
Kansas
Upton Sinclair
Fpic Organization
Rep. McGroarty
Townsend Plan Advocate
Mr. Roosevelt
South Dakota
London
Senator Borah
Idaho
Alabama
Belt Loses Court Try for Freedom
J. S. Belt, held at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for mail fraud in Northern Texas, lost in the Supreme Court in an attempt to gain freedom via a writ of habeas corpus. The court declined to review a February 21, 1936 Tenth Circuit ruling at Denver that dismissed the plea, upholding the Kansas federal court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. S. Belt
Leavenworth
Kan
Texas
Supreme Court
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Kansas
Villages Collect One-Cent Tax Checks in Chemung County
Treasurer John L. Fiester mailed one-cent checks to seven Chemung County communities in Elmira for their share of the New York state franchise tax for the first quarter of 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
John L. Fiester
Chemung County
New York
Urge Citizens To List Rooms for WICC Visitors
Citizens respond to a plea by the housing committee for rooms for visitors during the West Texas Chamber Commerce convention May 11 13. The chairman urged a small charge per person and asked if hosts prefer women roomers. Some sponsors prefer private homes and organizers urge anyone with available rooms to notify the chamber immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton Housing Committee
West Texas
New AAA Explained To Farmers In Amarillo School
Panhandle Plains farmers and agents learned about the new federal soil conservation program and Domestic Allotment Act replacing the old AAA. County chairmen and agents from 21District 1 counties attended an all day instruction school in Amarillo led by Parker Hanna and Fred Merrifield with Extension Service and federal program reps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Plains
AAA
Amarillo
Texas State Extension Service
Soil Conservation Program
Extension Service
Parker D. Hanna
Fred Merrifield
Washington, D. C
Rioters Fire Into Catholic Churches in Madrid
In Madrid on May 4, nearly two score people were wounded as anti clerical rioting destroyed church property. Rioters burned more than a dozen churches schools and monasteries as rumors claimed nuns poisoned children. Violence spread to Cadiz province with shock police unable to stop mobs in Cuadro Caminos Chamartin and Tetuan areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Cadiz
Cuadro Caminos
Chamartin
Tetuan
Rabbit tails fetch brisk money at Olney trades day
In Olney on May 4 the town held a trades day with rabbit tails used as legal tender. Bunny tails were auctioned in blind parcels and brisk business followed as residents exchanged tails for goods, while pest damage from rodents was targeted for destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney
Senator condemns propaganda delaying tax bill hearing
Senator Harrison accuses meat packers of using propaganda to stall the tax bill as Chamber of Commerce leaders press for delaying taxes until a sound fiscal program is crafted. The hearing largely briefed chamber viewpoints urging delay and reform while Harrison cautions against indefinite sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Institute of American Meat Packers
Chamber
Congress
Four Die in Mexican Riot Over Church Reopenings
In Ciudad Camargo, Juarez, four people died and four were seriously wounded in a clash between a mob of Catholics and federal soldiers during a demonstration to press authorities to reopen churches closed by a government edict three years ago. The dead include one soldier and three Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mexico
Ciudad Camargo
Here
John Teal Murder Trial Scheduled for May 18
Muleshoe Texas May 4 The murder trial of John Teal, indicted for the 18 year old slaying of Miss Evelyn Monts, a school teacher, was set by Judge C D Russell for May 18 Teal was removed from the Lubbock County jail and is held in Muleshoe He was apprehended earlier this year in Pendleton Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muleshoe
Tex
John Teal
Evelyn Monts
C. D. Russell
64Th District Court
Teal
Lubbock County
Pendleton
Ore
Party Meetings Today Will Lack Fireworks
Democratic and Republican conventions in Potter County today are expected to be quiet with delegates to the state convention a key issue for the Democrats and no clear presidential endorsement anticipated from the Republicans. precinct results noted and names listed for precinct delegates with some details incomplete.
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Potter County
C. C. Gibson
Roy D. Chase
L. L. Lloyd
H.T. Cornelius
J. J. Golden
H. H. Hardin
S. D. Ridings
J. M. Webb
W. D. Walsh
Italian Advance Guard Enters Addis Ababa Suburbs
A reliable source reports an advance guard of Askari Italian troops under Gen Pirzio Biroli entering the outskirts of Addis Ababa. The main northern army under Field Marshal Badoglio reaches ridges 16 miles from the city and joins 15 000 native soldiers as plans unfold to occupy the capital with air support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Askari
Pirzio Biroli
Addis Ababa
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Brother Bud Fires Shotgun Ends Farm Family Fight
Ninety-year-old Bud Lane was jailed after shooting Harrison Lane in a family dispute at a farm near Nashville Tennessee. Harrison filed a attempted murder charge while Bud says he acted to stop the rock fight between Henry and Harrison and their siblings Tillie and Bud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Bud Lane
Henry
Harrison
Bud
Tillie
New Mexican Loses Pants Fight in Police Court
Alen Baca testified he was defenseless as an opponent broke the straps on his overalls during a fight in Albuquerque police court. Each combatant was fined ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Alen Baca
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Surrounding Regions
The forecast calls for a fair Tuesday in Amarillo with cloudiness to partly cloudy skies. West Texas and extreme western New Mexico may see thundershowers and showers with little change in temperature. Temperatures yesterday ranged up to 87 and down to 60 degrees with 0.01 inches of precipitation in the 24 hours ending 4 pm yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Seveser
Monday Clear After Weekend Thunderstorms in Panhandle
Following weekend storms in Moore Hartley and Dallam counties and scattered Panhandle areas, Monday brought sunshine and near clear skies. Thunderheads appeared east of Amarillo with the Weather Bureau predicting overnight showers and Tuesday fair. Railroad dispatchers noted no new moisture, while the airport reported thunder heads from Kansas City to Albuquerque and a shower near Tucumcari.
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Moore
Hartley
Dallam
Panhandle
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Albuquerque
Tucumcari
N. M
Dust Causes Actor Throat Infection in Texas Ranger Filming
Fred MacMurray, filming the Texas Ranger in Gallup New Mexico, was rushed to a hospital with a throat infection attributed to dust. Doctors report the condition is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
N. M
Fred MacMurray
Texas Ranger
Candidate Seeks Votes With Leap At Tampa University
John Schaub attempted a stunt to win the junior class presidency by leaping 40 feet from a bridge into the Hillsborough River. He blamed opponent Martha Powell for pressuring him via a twin sister Maurine campaigning under Powell’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fifa
John Schaub
Tampa University
Hillsborough River
Martha Powell
Maurine
Eleven More Skeletons Found From Tropical Storm
The May 4 report to Peace Justice E. R. Lowe states eleven additional bodies were recovered from the tropical storm that struck the Matecumbes on Labor Day, raising the death toll to 524.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavernier
Fla
Matecumbes
Labor Day
E. R. Lowe
Italians Surround Addis Ababa as U S Legation Evacuates
Fifteen thousand native Italian troops near Addis Ababa force evacuation of the American legation as Washington orders withdrawal. Minister resident Engert and staff, with two consuls and Navy radio operators, hold out amid sporadic fighting while emperors exile progresses and British aid is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Washington
Haile Selassie
Rome
Cordell Hull
United States
Legation
Foreign Office
London
Cornelis van H. Engert
$400 000 Bail Sought for Alvin Karpis
District Attorney George F. Sullivan said he would seek bail of 400000 for Alvin Karpis at arraignment on four kidnapping charges tied to Edward Bremer and William Hamm. He called Karpis one of the most desperate criminals in the nation and requested 100000 bail on each charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
George F. Sullivan
Alvin Karpis
Edward G. Bremer
William Hamm
Karpis
Sullivan
Bill allocates 3 million for Rio Grande canalization project
The House approved a bill authorizing a 3 million dollar appropriation for canalization of the Rio Grande from the Caballo reservoir site in New Mexico to an international dam near El Paso and sent it to the Senate for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rio Grande
Caballo Reservoir
New Mexico
el Paso
House
Senate
Selassie Flees Ethiopia After Defeat in Somaliland
Emperor Haile Selassie and his family escaped to Palestine from French Somaliland Djibouti on May 4 amid a seven month fight against Italian invasion. Ras Nasibu and Wehib Pasha joined the exodus, with reports he has not abdicated and remains nominally emperor, blaming internal revolt for the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Africa
Palestine
Ras Nasibu
Wehib Pasha
Texas Acting Governor Keeps Hands Off
Acting Governor Walter F. Woodul refused to intervene with the federal prerogative over Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. He stated that communications with foreign governments are handled by the secretary of state and left the matter to him. Woodul warned of possible tensions between Italian and Ethiopian sympathizers and rejected foreign entanglements in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Walter F. Woodul
Haile Selassie
Ethopia
Texas
Selassie
Woodul
Hagood Retires From Sixth Corps Area At His Request
Washington May 4 Major General Johnson Hagood, after seven weeks in military exile for criticizing WPA spending, is relieved of command of the Sixth Corps Area and ordered to return home to await the retirement he requested. The War Department acted within hours of his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson Hagood
Sixth Corps
War Department
Hagood
WPA
Pulitzer Prizes Awarded to Authors and Journalists
New York May 4. Robert Sherwood’s Idiot’s Delight wins the 1936 Pulitzer for drama by an American author. Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis wins best American novel. Other awards go to McLaughlin, Perry, Coffin, and Coffin’s Strange Holiness. Five journalism prizes include a $500 gold medal to Cedar Rapids Gazette for its crusade against corruption.
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New York
Robert FE. Sherwood
Harold L. Davis
United States
Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin
William James
Ralph Barton Perry
Robert P. Tristam Coffin
Cedar Rapids, Town
Iowa
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Belt
WICC
Midwest
Dillinger
Chicago
Lima
Indianapolis
Alfred Brady
Barton
William B. Crawford
Brady
Crawford
Jack Becker
Laura Becker
Margaret Barry
Moll
New Aaa
USCC
Witness
Asfa Wosan
Italy
U. S
Somaliland
Haifa
Jerusalem
Engert
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