Rebels Open Campaign Against Valencia as French Threat
Rebels push the coastal drive from Motril toward Malaga and Valencia amid Francoist offensives near Madrid and Fuencarral. French ministers prepare for potential intervention as Barcelona unites its forces to defend Socialist strongholds, while loyalists reclaim West Park area in Madrid after heavy siege battles.
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Valencia
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Paris
Malaga
Madrid
Fuencarral
Barcelona
Catalonia
Council of Ministers
Union Recognized as Bargaining Agency for Labor Group
General Motors and the United Automobile Workers Union signed a peace accord ending a 44 day strike that cost about 25 million dollars annually in wages. The pact recognizes the union as the sole bargaining agent and sets February 16 for formal negotiations while plants resume operations.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors
Plane crashes in Berlin kill six in blizzard snow
A German artillery plane dived from a blinding snowstorm into a Berlin market, spraying gasoline and crashing in front of a circus cage with 15 lions. Six people died, including five air force crew. a streetcar conductor and several others were burned or injured.
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Berlin
Air Force
Junkers
Schiller Park
Ickes to Address Texas Legislature Joint Session
Secretary Ickes accepted an invitation to speak to a Texas legislature joint session on February 19 night. The event was announced in Washington with no further details provided.
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Washington
Ickes
Texas
Amarillo Weather Forecast Tonight and Friday
Fair and warmer tonight with a low around 32. Friday partly cloudy with moderate to strong southwest winds. West Texas generally fair, not as cold tonight, warmer south portion Friday. New Mexico fair tonight and Friday, warmer in the west and south portions. Temperatures ranged from 26 to 54 in the past 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Here's Why You Should Buy Your Own Home
A regional ad-style piece argues renters lose a home every ten years and could own it. It shows rent costs over 10 to 30 years at 6 percent interest for $20, $25, and $30 per month, highlighting rising rents and urging readers to consider Amarillo home buys.
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Amarillo
Roosevelts Court Plan Faces Hard Fight in Congress
Oscar Randal leads Amarillo effort to overhaul the Children’s Home with painting repairs and new furnishings. The project includes room sponsorship by volunteers and a two‑part campaign with both general repairs and individual room support. The White House signals no compromise on Roosevelt’s court reorganization plan and a likely hard fight in Congress.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
U.S. Supreme Court
Hatton W. Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Supreme Court
Amarillo
Oscar Randal
Home
Randal
J. T. Glavier
Ross D. Rogers
T. F. Johnson
John Boyce
Mason King
Glovier
A. J. Streit
W. W. Gibson
EF. B. Meyer
Dr. Thomson
Labor backs for on court
About 2,000 Amarillo union members endorsed President Roosevelt's plan for the Supreme Court. The Amarillo Central Labor Union unanimously approved the proposal at a weekly meeting in Carpenters Hall with broad city representation. W H Rogers cited support for Roosevelt's legislation and criticized the Court's capacity to handle the nation's laws.
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Supreme Court
Amarillo
Roosevelt
Engine men in hospital after Logan collision
Feb. 11 Engine men of the freight train remain in a local hospital after a collision with a passenger near Logan. Engineer G. O. Warren suffers severe head wounds and a injured shoulder while fireman Emmett Brown has head cuts and a ruptured blood vessel. Both men from Dalhart are expected to stay several more days.
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Tucumcari
Logan
G. O. Warren
Emmett
Brown
Rock Island
Warren
Dalhart
San Francisco Airliner Crash Probed as Bodies Recovered
Four groups of investigators pursued reasons for the San Francisco Bay airliner disaster after seven bodies were found as searchers dragged the bay for victims. Pilots offered two main theories, including a possible misjudgment or sharp bank over dark waters. Beaumont reports record frost and cold temperatures the same night.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Bay
Bay Area
A. R. Thompson
Los Angeles
Best Not In West
Hollywood figures debate beauty origins with director Earle Carroll Seymour Felix and Dave Gould weighing in. New York photographer Arthur O Neill claims Middle West beauties dominate Broadway. record book cites Far West and Middle West roughly equal with Down East third. Gould estimates hiring about 10 000 girls. Boxwell Bros quote on success and will.
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Hollywood
Arthur O'Neill
New York
America
Middle West
South
Earle Carroll
West
Seymour Felix
Broadway
Dave Gould
Far West
Down East
Deep South
Carroll
Felix
Gould
House Leader Proposes Spreading Patronage Across Texas
Rep. Ben Cathey of Quitman backs a bill limiting state officials to employing at most one person from each county. Violations bring forfeiture and fines up to 1000 dollars or a year in jail. He would adjust for large departments and criticizes regional favoritism in payroll distribution. The House also favors a 10 cent per barrel oil tax and a 4 cent tax in pension legislation.
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Austin
U.P
Ben Cathey
Travis County
Wood
House Revenue Committee
Bachelors Seek Action Over Scarcity of Girls in England
London delegates from the House of Commons join in a clash over England's dwindling number of girl babies. Ronald Cartland proposes government recommendations, while Richard Pilkington notes nearly 200 bachelors present. The chamber erupts with "Shame" as debate continues.
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London
England
Ronald Cartland
Commonwealth
Richard A. Pilkington
Commons
Arthur Hayday
West
Nottingham
Democrats announce $100 per plate victory dinner
The Democratic Party issues bids for a March 4 victory dinner at the Mayflower Hotel with President Roosevelt as guest of honor. Tickets list high per-plate costs and a stiff plan, with goats and engravings described as part of the event, while invites request immediate replies.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Mayflower Hotel
Victory Dinner Committee
Democratic National Committee
American Eagle
Garner
Washington Monument
Capitol Dome
Arrives Sees and Loses Car Near Amarillo
Clarence Stevens said he had just arrived from Abilene and that drinking companions took his car while they were three miles southeast of Amarillo. Police found the vehicle stripped near Wild Horse Lake. Stevens did not know the two men by name.
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Clarence Stevens
Abilene
Wild Horse Lake
Stevens
Amarillo
Joyce McGee Faces Federal Extortion Charge
Federal complaint charges Mrs Joyce McGee wife of the kidnapped Mary McElroy's captor with trying to extort 500 from Marys father threatening further harm. The note signed Joyce Richetti was mailed Feb 6 from the general hospital where she was under mental observation.
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Kansas City
U.P
Joyce McGee
Mary McElroy
Miss McElroy
H. F. McElroy
General Hospital
Herman
McGee
Joyce Richetti
Maurice Milligan
McElroy
Mary
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American Federation of Labor
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Oscar D, Randal
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