Paraguay Declares War on Bolivia in First Formal Decree Since 1910
Asuncion May 10 Paraguay declares war on Bolivia the first formal war proclamation since 1910. President Ayala signs the decree with a state of siege after Bolivia’s aggression on Pillantuta June 15 1932 and ongoing attacks on Paraguayan towns. Bolivian retaliation threats follow if prisoners are harmed. Bombing incidents last week cause civilian deaths along the Paraguay River in Porto Pinasco and Casado amid foreign property concerns.
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Casado
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Tornado Rips Along Border of Tennessee and Kentucky
An AP report details a deadly tornado across parts of Tennessee and Kentucky killing 67, with 35 in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Beaty Swamps near Livingston, Overton County, reported 30 deaths. Beaty Swamps residents Ana Cole and her seven children died. Widespread destruction left roads blocked, homes blown away, and vehicles stranded as responders worked amid damaged infrastructure.
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Red Cross
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Beaty Swamps
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Overton-Piskett
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Columbia
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Gore
Argonne Forest
Paraguay Bolivia War Deepens Over Gran Chaco Dispute
The Kellogg Pact and League of Nations have so far kept nations from declaring war amid regional clashes. Paraguay and Bolivia have fought since June 15, using air power, tanks, artillery and machine guns, with thousands killed or wounded, the Gran Chaco region at stake between the two nations.
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Weather Forecast For Amarillo And West Texas
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. West Texas west of the 100th Meridian: generally fair and cooler in the north and west tonight and Thursday. New Mexico: generally fair in the south, unsettled in the north with frost probable north portion. Temperature extremes today up to 1 PM ranged from 58 to 80.
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Gandhi Fasts Under Doctor Care in Poona
In Poona on May 10 Gandhi entered the third day of a planned three week fast under medical care. He faced severe hunger pains as Dr. Margaret Spiegel, a German Jewess and Gandhi follower, broke her counter-fast to urge him to end the fast. Mme Naidu, another Gandhi devotee, intervened at Lady Vittal Das Thackersey’s bungalow and convinced Spiegel to eat, promising forgiveness and a vow not to repeat the fast.
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India
Mahatma Gandhi
Margaret Spiegel
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Dr. Spiegel
Germany
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Naidu
Vittal Das Thackersey
Mahatma
Mme, Naidu
Chinese Loss Near Shan Haikwan Peiping Highway
May 10 dispatches report a Japanese detachment swept toward the Shan Haikwan Peiping corridor and captured Yungping after a blood-soaked battle. Chinese casualties are listed at 3,000 with Japanese losses at 100.
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U.P
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Playmate Tells Court How Boy Slew Snitch
In a Queens courtroom a 16 year old boy faced possible electric chair for murder as playmates testified. John Miller 10 described Harry Murch the alleged bully raping tying and stabbing 12 year old Willie Bender after Willie supposedly snitched on him.
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Texas House Hears Bond Plan To Vote on Relief Bond
The Texas House invited Federal relief head Lawrence Westbrook and Texas city leaders to address a Thursday night session on a proposed 20 million dollar relief bond. Unemployed H. B. Harrison and Jack Meador of La Porte will testify alongside their peers who formed a park encampment near the state capitol. If the bond is submitted to voters, federal aid would continue at two million dollars monthly. The Senate has already approved ballot submission.
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Dallas
Joe Greathouse
Fort Worth
Panhandle
West Texas
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Hughes
McGregor
University of Texas
Clint Small
Amarillo
Amarillo High School
State Affairs
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Hartley
Hamilton Gets Life Term in Bank Case
LA GRANGE May 10 Raymond Hamilton was sentenced to life imprisonment for the $1,063 firearms robbery of the Carmine State Bank on November 9. Gene Odare also received a life term in connection with the same robbery and Hamilton faces earlier sentences totaling 55 years for two Dallas County robberies. The pair were returned to Texas last December after Michigan officers captured them at a Bay City skating rink.
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Raymond Hamilton
Carmine State Bank
Gene Odare
Hamilton
Dallas County
Odave
Texas
Michigan
Bay City
Mich
Factional Bonus Army Foes Rally in Washington
In Washington the 1933 bonus army factions converged as Harold Foulkrod led about 100 veterans from Baltimore toward the capital. They refuse to join the government camp at Fort Hunt and say many more veterans will gather for next week's liaison committee convention. Brig. Gen. Hines met with Foulkrod to urge sending his group to Fort Hunt.
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U.P
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Baltimore
Veterans’ Liaison Committee
Fort Hunt
Potomac
Pennsylvania Avenue
Liaison Committee
Foulkrod
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
White House
Farmers Holiday Association calls May 13 strike
The National Farmers Holiday Association urged farmers and cattlemen to join the May 13 strike despite President Roosevelt’s reported relief plans. Milo Reno said he would not comment on the moratorium on foreclosures until the agricultural program starts, noting Congress’ rejection of a guaranteed production cost and reasonable profit as key.
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U.P
National Farmers Holiday Association
Roosevelt
Milo Reno
Holiday Association
Reno
Congress
Association
House
Tornado Toll Rises in Kentucky Towns
A tornado killed six in Tompkinsville Kentucky and 15 in two counties Glasgow Monroe and Adair while more than 40 negro dwellings were demolished. The storm damaged white and black neighborhoods injuring families including Rev. Roy Redford and multiple others.
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Roy Redford
Northern Methodist Church
Redford
Travis Tyree
Industrial Hikes and Wage Boosts Continue
April upturn in New York shows higher carloadings for several railroads and stronger steel output. United States Steel reports April unfilled orders at 1,864,574 tons, up 23,572 from March as 16,000 workers were reemployed. Electric output rose, ingot production nears 54 percent capacity, and mills in Cleveland and Lorain plan payroll boosts. Detroit’s National Steel eyes a $250,000 construction program employing 300 workers.
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Lorain
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Detroit
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Tariff Truce Strengthened by US Proposals
London reports that the American tariff truce project was strengthened by the US government through a note delivered by Ambassador Norman H. Davis. British officials accepted the minor suggestions immediately and forwarded them to other governments, with the text now urging eight principal nations to accept an immediate armistice and inviting others to join.
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United States
Norman H. Davis
World economic conference to endorse US economic truce
The organizing committee of the World Economic Conference will be recalled at once to endorse the American recommendation for a world economic truce. The British Foreign Office announced after American Ambassador Norman H. Davis said Washington approved revisions in the wording of the proposal.
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U.P
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Washington
Arguments To Close Hinton Murder Trial
Wellington May 10 Arguments of attorneys were in order today in the trial of Eldon Hinton 27 charged with murder for the shooting of his father 8 G Hinton last August 27 near Estelline Hinton wept as he told of the shooting saying his father was shot accidentally as they struggled for possession of a gun after his father had mistreated his mother and other members of the family The state attempted to show through testimony that the elder Hinton carried approximately 30000 in insurance The case was brought here on a change of venue from Hall County.
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Eldon Hinton
G. Hinton
Estelline
Hinton
Hall County
Atlanta Man Named To Federal Reserve Governor
Washington May 10 President Roosevelt named Eugene Black of Atlanta as governor of the Federal Reserve Board to succeed Eugene Meyer Black then governor of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank indicated he could hold the post for only a few months and will assume duties promptly
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Roosevelt
Eugene Black
Atlanta
Federal Reserve Board
Eugene Meyer
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Black
Roosevelt radio voice praised as nation tunes in
Arthur Brisbane notes President Roosevelt’s strong radio presence delivering clear ideas to the country. He contrasts small craftsman ownership with large enterprises, arguing big industries inevitably affect the nation’s politics, law, and morals and that government may shadow major firms as concerns grow beyond individual control.
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Roosevelt
Misolini
Mussolini
William J. Bryan
Cafe Man Shoots Trio After Robbery Attempt
May 10 report from Waco says Frank Cross, operator of an East Waco cafe, shot and killed J. C. Wright after an attempted robbery. A second man was wounded fatally, a third captured. Ed Jones, near death in hospital, and a police-held suspect claimed all three were ex-convicts. The gang’s stolen car came from Tyler, traced to B. L. Studdard.
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Waco
Frank Cross
Col. Thompson Visits Amarillo Briefly From Rail Commission
Col. Ernest O. Thompson, a member of the Texas Railroad Commission, is in Amarillo for a brief visit arriving shortly before noon.
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Ernest O. Thompson
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Amarillo
Big Farm Bill to Roosevelt Receives Final Congress Approval
Washington May 10 U P The administration's three section farm relief and currency inflation bill won final congressional approval and awaits the presidential signature Roosevelt said he would resort to inflation if needed. The measure allows discretionary inflation and farm relief by the President with a mandatory farm debt relief provision. Senate trimmed a price fixing amendment. House rejected it at Roosevelt's urging. Senator Thomas predicted inflation would obviate the need for farm relief.
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Okla
Federal oil production regulation draft submitted
Secretary Ickes today sent to President Roosevelt a tentative bill for federal regulation of oil production. The measure, an evolution of stabilization proposals, would grant broad powers to the secretary of the interior. The draft remains incomplete after several days of work.
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