China orders army training for all youth
Nanking April 23 China orders that all male high school and college students undergo at least one year of intensive military training. General Chiang Kai-Shek aims to build a modern force, planning 100000 trained reservists annually and extending compulsory training to 1440 institutions. Elementary pupils will receive Boy Scout style training to instill military fundamentals as part of a broader civilian defense program.
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Associated Preas
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Mae West Defends Story Against Milwaukee Marriage Rumor
Hollywood star Mae West insists she has never married and debunks a Milwaukee marriage license listing her as a bride in 1911. She notes eight men claimed to be her husband since January, denies any altar, and questions the illegible license details and misattributed names, saying someone has wronged her.
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Hollywood
Mae West
Mae
Frank Wallace
Milwaukee
Matilda Dilker
John West
Young Mooters Wilma and Buddy Ebsen Dance Fame
Hollywood April 23 Wilma and Buddy Ebsen, a brother sister dance team, rise from small town beginnings to national attention after dazzling Atlantic City club audiences and a Broadway Melody of 1935 screen debut. Buddy speaks for the pair while Wilma adds her notes. both share a fondness for dancing, a dislike of flies, and a drive to succeed.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Wilma
Buddy Ebsen
America
Buddy
Orlando
Fla
Atlantic City
New York
Florida
Townsend Has School Plans for Political Education
Washington April 23 Dr F E Townsend proposes a 100 million dollar educational foundation to teach people to think politically while continuing to push his failed 200 a month pension plan. He says Townsend Clubs are permanent and will act as an educational force, asking donors to give a dollar each and arguing the movement is not primarily political.
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Washington
F. E. Townsend
House of Representatives
Townsend
Des Moines
Iowa
Milo Reno
National Farm Holiday Movement
Senator Long
Charles FE
Coughlin
East Texas Chamber of Commerce enters final parley stage
Henderson Texas April 23 The East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention drew an estimated 10 000 visitors and delegates as it entered final sessions Governor James W Allred spoke stressing better educational facilities and noting Texas boys and girls as the states greatest natural resource Frances Connally was crowned Queen Etex sixth at the queen s ball A Dugout canoe said to be 2000 years old was found at Goshimura Japan
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Henderson
Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
James W. Allred
Austin
Frances Connally
Etex
Charles F. Ashcroft
F. M. Law
Houston
Gus W. Dyer
Vanderbilt University
AAA Laws Center Row in Washington Debates
Two Democratic Senators clashed over Agriculture Adjustment Act amendments and the Bankhead farm tenant relief bill. Senator Byrd accused Congress of NRAing farmers of America while Senator Bailey threatened to dismantle the Bankhead measure. the $1,000,000 project aims to aid tenants.
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Washington
AAA
Byrd
Virginia
Congress
NRA
Farmers of America
Bailey
North Carolina
Dr. Townsend
The
Virginian
Secretary of Agriculture
Rexford Tugwell
Firebug sets seven blazes and a woman dies
In Chicago seven North Side apartment house fires started in vestibules within two hours. Mrs Julius Goldberg 73 died after being rescued from her flaming home and granddaughter Virginia Winnick 18 was in serious condition. Police blamed a firebug. All fires occurred by 5 20 am.
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Chicago
North Side
Julius Goldberg
Virginia Winnick
Rogers Park
Wallace Appeals to Consumers after Praising Farmer Interests
Secretary Wallace shifts from critic stance to urging consumer and farmer unity. He contrasts past remarks favoring farmer profits with today’s appeal, while critics note political shifts and Roosevelts agenda facing Congress, including Pettengill’s leadership on the Rayburn holding bill amid party tensions.
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Wallace
Fach
Roosevelt
Congress
Samuel B. Pettengill
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn Holding Company
One Guess Why Excerpt From Congressional Record Note
An excerpt notes Speaker Joe Burns urging lawmakers to skip the baseball game and stay on task. Senate Leader Joe Robinson mentions adjournment until tomorrow for a brief session, implying causes for a short session barring plans miscarrying amid laughter.
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Congressional
Joe Burns
House
Senate
Joe Robinson
Farmers Consumers Aim for Fair Share in Food Costs
One third of the consumer's dollar pays for food while only about 13 percent goes to the farmer. The joint aim is to curb the share paid to processors and distributors, opposing efforts that pit farmers against consumers.
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AAA
Victor Christgau
Jerome Frank
Fred Howe
the “Riddleman
Resignation Hint for Federal Housing Chief Moffett
The report suggests Jimmy Moffett may resign from his post as Federal Housing Administrator, with indications he could keep the job if he desires. The administration continues to pursue stimulus plans to bolster private construction through FHA and related programs.
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Jimmy Moffett
W M Visage Rites Held at San Jacinto Church
Funeral services for W M Visage age 34 were held at 4 pm at San Jacinto Baptist Church with Rev Ross A Smith officiating Burial will be in Llano Cemetery under N B Griggs & Sons funeral direction Survived by son William five daughters mother five brothers and five sisters in Texas and Oklahoma Also notes Alaska salmon industry paid 2712336 37 to resident cannery workers and fishermen during 1934 season
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W. M. Visage
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Ross A. Smith
Llano Cemetery
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
Visage
Belleview Street
William
Timothy
LaVerne
Anna Lee
Violet Marie
Virginia Ann
B. Visage
Longview
Sam
Ben
John Visage
W. H. Harrell
Amarillo
Kay Dupree
Houston
Dan Brewer
A. F. McAfee
Alaska
Hotel Operator Freed in Assault Trial
R C Roberts Houston hotel operator was acquitted of assault to murder in the attack on special Houston investigator O G Slim Taylor. A jury deliberated eight minutes to clear Roberts who was in custody on a warrant tied to the killing of Groesbeck dairyman John L Adams.
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Franklin
Texas
U.P
R. C. Roberts
Houston
O. G
Slim) Taylor
Roberts
Taylor
Limestone County
John L. Adams
Groesbeck Dairyman
Folger Coffee Ad Promotes Mountain Grown Flavor
An advertisement touts Folger coffee as mountain grown from Central America, claiming richer flavor and lower cost per cup through vacuum packing and a special roast. It asserts most imported coffee is similar, and Folger’s offers, with slight price differences, more cups of better coffee for housewives and rail diners alike.
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Folger’s
Central America
Folger's
Folger
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