Red Cross Survey of North Central Arkansas Tornado Damage
April 15 relief work wraps up as Red Cross moves to permanent rehabilitation. Workers survey Wright, Conway, Swifton and surrounding towns after twin tornadoes last Wednesday killed 50, injured hundreds, left more than a thousand homeless. Property damage estimated at 1.0 to 1.5 million dollars. Newport hosts relief headquarters under Albert Evans. Swifton reports 23 dead and 21 hospitalized.
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Little Rock
Ed Cross
North Central
Ark
Newport
Albert Evans
Mid-West
Swifton
Mexican Congressmen Weigh Disarmament After Senate Gun Incident
In Mexico City on April 15, a bitter argument in the senate ended with a pistol drawn by one member and guns flashed among desks. Spectators panicked as the hall emptied and lawmakers ducked behind their desks in a feared sniping clash.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Senate
Congress
Singer executive seeks health in warm winters
Rextrew, manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. of Benton Harbor Michigan, has spent several months each winter in San Antonio at 803 Robert E Lee St as a help for ills that have plagued him.
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Wie. Rextrew
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Benton Harbor
Michigan
San Antonio
Robert E. Lee
Sargon treatment hailed by patient for miraculous relief
Mr. Rextrew reports long struggle with indigestion constipation and asthma worsened by winter travel. After trying many medicines without lasting help he creditSargon Soft Mass Pills with immediate relief and weight gain from 137 to 144 pounds. His wife also reports constipation relief and he promotes the remedy to friends in Michigan via Fox Drug Co. ordering details.
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Rextrew
Benton Arbor
San Antonio
Evry
Michigan
Ama- Mo
Fox Drug Co
Polk
Pierce
Hmore
Tyler
Carolina
G. F. Illis, Inc
Veteran Texas newspaperman Robert Yantis dies at 81
Robert Enoch Yantis, 81, veteran editor and publisher, died at his daughter’s Dallas home. He resigned March 1 after seven years as statistician for the Texas Department of Agriculture. A former state legislator, he also led the Texas State Press Association during his career.
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Dallas
Robert Enoch Yantis
Texas
Yantis
Texas State Department of Agriculture
Texas State Press Association
Wandering Gypsies Establish Their Own Country and Parliament
Uz Horod in the Carpathians becomes the capital of a new gypsy state after Czchoslovakia grants land for settlement. Government assimilation includes registration, restricted movement, compulsory education, and the removal of camps. Romani Tchib sermons begin as missionaries work among the population.
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Associated Press
Uz-Horod
Czechoslovakia
Carpathian Highland
Czeschoslovakia
Albania Allocates Major Budget to Army Police Maintenance
The 82 million gold francs budget highlights more than a third for upkeep of the standing army and police. Italian officers train the force as plans aim to expand 12 battalions into divisions in emergencies.
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Tirana
Albania
Australians oppose destroying war trophies
In Australia protests rise against destroying war trophies in cities and towns. Former soldiers argue trophies, including captured guns, are vital memorials. The Limbless Soldiers Association notes preservation serves as a reminder of sacrifice, not bombast, and the public is unlikely to endorse the destruction plan.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
Limbless Soldiers Association
Russia gives prisoners radios for entertainment
Soviet prisoners in Moscow jails receive radio sets to keep them amused as authorities distribute morale boosting devices. The initiative aims to ease confinement and provide inmates with light programming during imprisonment.
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Associated P
Moscow
Magazine Editor Henry White Dies by Own Action in Despondency
Henry White 74 a former Popular Mechanics associate editor shot himself Sunday in Chicago police called a death by his own action attempt. Relatives said persistent ill health contributed to his despondence. The report notes widespread radio equipment in Russian jails including a central unit in Taganskaya Moscow.
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Taganskaya
Moscow
London
Paris
Berlin
Associated
Iressa
Chicago
Henry&. White
Popular Mechanics
Theater Musician Is Strangled by Wife in Chicago
Jacob Fischer, 60, a Loop theater musician, was strangled to death last night by his wife Clara, 50, after a domestic quarrel at their apartment. Their daughter Ethel, 25, witnessed the scene and said the quarrel stemmed from alleged infidelities.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jacob Fischer
Clara
Ethel
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