Barcelona in Battle as Franco Forces Close In
Reports from Hendaye indicate Franco rebels near Igualada and pressing toward Barcelona while Loyalist forces mobilize up to half a million troops. Air raids hit towns along the coast as defense lines are strengthened around the capital and near Madrid.
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Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Catalan
Spain
Igualada
Lerida- Barcelona
Borjas
Cervera
Tarragona
Villa Neuva Geltra
Gava
Castel de Fels
Vall Garca
Madrid
Estremadura
Penarroya
Globe Reporter Reveals Lima Peace Conference Espionage
Willis Thornton details an atmosphere of suspicion at the Lima Pan American meeting. Detectives watched delegates, Peruvian guards prowled the Bolivar Hotel lobby, and officials probed reporters while a wary mood rippled through participants. The piece argues a militarized state sought to curb opposition and shape delegates' views.
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Willis Thornton
Globe
Lima
Haya de la Torre
Peru
U. S
Hotel
Bolivar
New York
Aprista
Palace
Heaven and Earth
National Palace
O'Daniel Heads to Austin for Inauguration
Governor-Elect W Lee O Daniels convoy departs Fort Worth for Austin to attend tomorrow's inauguration. A large Waco crowd greeted him en route and a civic welcome sign graced the Texas Capitol. The event follows criticism of New Deal policy as Congress debates relief spending and labor policy.
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Fort Worth
W. Lee O'Daniel
Warner Road
Austin
O'Daniel
Waco
Tex
McLennan County
W. Gece O'Dannel
McClennan County
O’daniel
Tom Miller
Miller
State Capitol
Congress Avenue
City of
Speaker on Safety Missed by Bluffton Teachers
Bluffton High School teachers did not hear a safety talk when the state highway department speaker phoned to say he was delayed on the road by an automobile accident in Bluffton Indiana.
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Bluffton
Ind
State Highway Department
Psychologist warns US doomed to 2139 insanity
Boston January 16 United States faces widespread jitters and a collapse as psychologist David Seabury argues at Ford Hall forum that 1939 modern life mirrors 939 in morals and social fit. He cites divorce rates and childrearing as signs of growing insanity and links lack of democracy at home to mental decline.
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Boston
United States
David Seabury
New York
Ford Hall Forum
English Academy of Medicine
Orson Welles
Seabury
Ayres Sees $80 Billion National Income Within Reach
Col Leonard P Ayres vice president and statistician of the Cleveland Trust Co says an $80 000 000 000 national income for 1939 is not excessive and feasible matching 1929 receipts. He notes population growth and urges business to take chances and trust the future. He adds achieving the target would require about five fourths as much business as in 1937.
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Cleveland
U.P
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Co
Ayres
Roosevelt
Roosevelt calls for rapid nationwide Social Security extension
President Roosevelt urged Congress to extend Old Age Insurance and unemployment protection to uncovered workers, raise aid for aged and dependent children, and implement state merit systems. The plan aims to start pensions in 1940 and cover about 16 million people, while noting no widespread layoffs from the labor standards act. Elmer Andrews reported the 44 hour week and 25 cent wage impacted hundreds of thousands.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
New Congress
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
New Deal Relief Organization
O.R
Social Security Board
sUnusany Otm
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Sprinklers End Firemen's Climb After Alarm
Fire Captain Francis Hobson and his crew arrived at a store blaze on the eighth floor, having to use stairs because the elevator was out. Exhausted from carrying gear, they found the Sprinkler system had already extinguished the flames at Smart Buxton Leathergoods and related shops.
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Philadelphia
Francis Hobson
Runaway Boys Admit Killing and Robbery in Farm Murder
Oliver Hammond, 16, and Cleo Ramsey, 15, from the State Children's Home told police they shot and killed J. W. Bricken, 71, to steal for a trip out west. They described sneaking into his farm home, tying him, then fatally shooting him after a failed attempt to rob his sedan and valuables.
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Carrollton
U.P
Oliver Hammond
Cleo Ram-sey
J. W
Jim) Bricken
Ramsey
Bricken
Hammond
Colorado
William Ledbetter
Start Drive For Economy Start Drive For Economy
In Austin the Texas Senate began an economy drive while the House focused on old age assistance and procedural rules. Senators praised the railroad commission for staff reductions and urged other departments to follow suit. the House sought payroll exclusions for spouses and a report on civil service testing for old age assistance staff. Rep Rawlings Colquitt urged Congress to grant maximum old age aid per state constitutional terms as federal grants tighten. Gov Allred submitted a final message urging quick passage of a Rio Grande water compact ratification.
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Austin
U.P
Texas Senate
House of Representatives
State Railroad Commission
House
Rawlings Colquitt
Dallas
Congress
Texas
James V. Allred
Colorado
New Mexico
Rio Grande River
Fort Quitman
Tax Collector Begins Rounds in Amarillo
Perry C Burks assessor collector starts assessing new Amarillo buildings completed since January. W R Patterson and Barney C Moore, field deputies, take renditions on real and personal property for the upcoming city tax levy. It will take two to three months to finish the job.
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Perry C. Burks
Amarillo
Mr. Burks
W. R. Patterson
Barney C. Moore
Veteran loses teeth in bid for civilian corps post
A Misso ula veteran sought a Civilian Conservation Corps position but was rejected for lacking teeth after pawning his false teeth to buy food. He now raises funds to retrieve them.
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Missoula
Mont
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt Nominates Illinois Man to Mediation Board
President Roosevelt named George A. Cook of Illinois to serve on the national mediation board for a term expiring February 1, 1942. The appointment is a reap pointment.
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Roosevelt
Illinois
Mediation Board
Washington
George A. Cook
National Mediation Board
Fairbanks Jr Learns Vera Zorina Is Married
Douglas Fairbanks Jr learned Vera Zorina has a husband. She married George Balanchine the day before Christmas and kept it secret as Fairbanks courted her. He offered marriage but she said it would affect her career. She revealed the union after moving to Balanchine’s apartment.
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New York
U.P
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Vera Zorina
Zorina
George Balanchine
Fairbanks
Zarina
Senate Judiciary OK's Frankfurter Murphy Selections
The Senate judiciary committee approved Felix Frankfurter to the Supreme Court and Frank Murphy as attorney general. The full committee acted in a closed session after hearings and unanimously approved both appointments, sending them to the Senate floor for confirmation.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Senate
Evacuation Order Demands Spanish War Volunteers
French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet urged the League of Nations that all foreign volunteers must leave Spanish government territory and that fighters must also be evacuated from Insurgent Spain.
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Geneva
Georges Bonnet
League of Nations Council
Spain
Weatherman Collman Predicts Light Snow Likely
Mr Collman foresees partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with possible light rain or snow flurries and cooler temperatures. He notes similar unsettled winterlike conditions across much of the nation.
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Mr. Collman
Collman
Amarillo Weather Forecast Includes Snow Flurries Tonight
Partly cloudy tonight in Amarillo with a chance of light rain and snow flurries later Tuesday. West Texas expects considerable cloudiness with rain in the southeast and snow or rain in the north, colder in the west and north portions Tuesday. New Mexico to stay partly cloudy with northwest snow flurries and colder extremes. Temperature highs around 41 and lows near 24. National Venetians for Permanent Insurance ad noted.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Congress Revives Plan for Unified Military Cabinet in Defense Push
Washington Jan 16 A proposal to unify army and navy under a single cabinet officer is revived amid a 552 million dollar defense program. A senator drafts a secretary of national defense. House members back consolidation. Europe arms spending cited to compare burdens.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Secretary of Nations
House
Army
Senate
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Great Britain
Germany
League of Nations
Soviet
Russia
United States
Japan
Italy
France
The
League
Man Buys Shotgun After Break-In Then Loses It
In Buffalo on January 16, Theodore Gould bought a shotgun after burglars entered his room a week earlier. The intruders returned over the weekend and stole the shotgun Gould had purchased for protection.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Theodore Gould
Gould
Fifty Children from Blind School Sing for O Daniel
Fifty children from the State School for the Blind will join other Texas pupils at the inauguration to sing Beautiful Texas. The performers will not be able to see the events but will participate in the ceremony tomorrow in Austin.
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O'Daniel
Austin
Texas
Such Liars in This Town Liar Contest Promoted by Local Clubs
A playful local feature promotes a liar contest sponsored by the Panhandle Outdoor Sports men’s Club the Globe News and KGNC Radio. Citizens boast fantastical tales such as a Amarillo man claiming to fish a desert mirage in a rubber boat driven by an outboard motor heading toward an island.
William Dodd Indicted for Hit-and-Run Injury Case
Former United States ambassador to Germany Dr. William Dodd indicted by Hanover County grand jury on a hit-and-run charge for injuring four year old Gloss Grimes. Trial set for March 2. Built Now see John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates at 800 W South Street.
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Hanover Courthouse
William FE. Dodd
United States
Germany
Hanover County
Gloss Grimes
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FDR
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Russell's
O'Henry
J. B. Coeper, Co
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Junior
Senate Judiciary Ok’s
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Murphy
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