Hundreds Are Forc
Hundreds are forced from their homes as flood conditions continue across West Virginia and Ohio. The Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers swell the Ohio River while Wheeling faces a second crest and possible inundation of Wheeling Island. Lowland residents flee in Louisville and nearby areas as new high water nears. Cincinnati and Portsmouth expect only extended high water.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Island
Louisville
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Conflicts Rise Worldwide Amid European Tension
Worldwide tensions surge as European diplomats seek to ease conflicts. Britain backs Locarno while France fears sanctions on Italy, and Japan warns of intervention as communists push toward Hopei and Chahar. Spain sees 60,000 farm laborers seize land amid turmoil. Ethiopia remains war-torn awaiting rains and a major clash near Lake Ashangi looms.
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Spain
Far East
London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Italy
Europe
China
Mangolia
Japan
Russia
Iruit
Ethiopia
Lake Ashangi
Takeo Imai
Peiping
Hopei
Chahar
Imai
Shansi
Nanking
Cries As Cop Tells His Story
Vera Stretz sobbed as Detective Kaiser quoted her saying there was no assault after she fatally shot Dr Fritz Gebhardt in an fashionable New York hotel corridor. The testimony challenged her self defense claim presented by her attorney.
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New York
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Cornelius Collins
John Kaiser
Kaiser
Spring Parade To Pass in Review Friday in Amarillo
The semi annual fashion fete showcases spring and summer styles with merchants taking part. Display windows will be unveiled at 7 30 o clock with music by Skinny Scales and the Amarillo College orchestra. Attendees can join a treasure hunt to win tickets to The Country Doctor at the Paramount March 28 30.
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Amarillo
Scales
Peasants Sweep Lands In Spain Revolt At Badajoz
Reports from Badajoz Spain dated March 26 describe a large scale seizure of farms by 60 000 laborers allied with Socialists and Communists. They divided estates as lists directed and urged the work ers' republic while mayors were informed to record new owners.
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Alexander H. Uhl
Badajoz
Spain
Manuel Azana
Madrid
National Association of Land Workers
Workers’ Republic
Hindenburg Friedrichshafen
Germany
Ernst A. Lehmann
Paul von Hindenburg
Lake Constance
Stuttgart
Lehmann
London Backs Locarno Pact pledges in Commons debate
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden informed the House of Commons that Britain would support the Locarno pact amid questions on further continental commitments. He noted Britain’s obligation under Locarno to ensure no aggression among Germany France and Belgium, contrasting with cautions from lawmakers.
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Eden
France
Germany
Locarno
Western Europe
G. H. Anderson
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Great Britain
Belgium
France Sees Locarno Pact Fracture Over Italy Sanctions
Paris fears Britain will torpedo the Locarno mutual aid accord in the Rhineland crisis by refusing to lift sanctions on Italy. Mussolini rejects the accord, insisting sanctions stay until Italy’s East African war is unresolved. Eden tells Boncour Britain won’t pardon Italy, deepening the deadlock.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Rhineland
Italy
Mussolini
Britain
Belgium
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
Joseph Paul Boncour
London
Eden
Germany
Reich
Japan Warns Reds Frontiers Move Into Inner Mongolia
Japan warns of potential Communist army advance at the inner Mongolia frontier as vanguard units campaign in China, signaling heightened alert along the border.
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Peiping
China
Inner Mongolia
Japa
Clash at Khundjun Strains Soviet Japanese Talks
Fresh border fighting near Khundjun southwest of Vladivostok shocks talks over Far Eastern settlement. Both sides report casualties after a Japanese attack on a Soviet border post. Moscow protests to Tokyo as demarcation plans and border disputes with Manchukuo and Outer Mongolia loom.
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Moscow
Khundjun
Vladivostok
Kremlin
Contantine Youreneff
Tokyo
Khundjan
Lake Khanka
Soviet Union
Japan
Manchouka
Outer Mongolia
Chinese officials report intact garrisons in Shansi region
The Chinese foreign office informed the U S embassy that Hongtung and Pingyangfu garrisons in Shansi Province, within the Communist army operations zone, were not captured by invaders. The update eases anxiety over the safety of American and British missionaries in the district.
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Nanking
Chinese Foreign Office
United States
Shansi Province
Hongtung
Pingyangfu
Italian and Ethiopian Armies Set for Last Battle at Lake Ashangi
Italian and Ethiopian forces prepare for a final clash in the Lake Ashangi district as rains near. Emperor Haile Selassie reportedly mobilizes about 80,000 troops to lead the attack, with both sides keeping preparations secret and the lake shore near Amba Alagia a likely battleground.
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Asmara
Lake Ashangi
Haile Selassie
Amba Alagia
Pietro Badoglio
Study Naval Pact Heats Senate Vote Caution
Washington March 26 A Senate panel chairman urged careful study of the new tripower naval treaty before ratification votes. Senator Pittman Democrat of Nevada, head of the Foreign Relations Committee, indicated the pact signed yesterday by Great Britain requires close examination. The comment did not name Japan.
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Washington
Senate
Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Great Britain
Clements Defends Townsend In Age Pension Probe
Dr F E Townsend praised by Rob ert E Clements co founder of the Townsend Old Age Pension movement testified as the first witness in a 50 000 House investigation into Townsend and related pension schemes. Clements resigned as secretary of the organization and addressed questions about his 1920s real estate dealings and his associations with Townsend during the inquiry.
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Scott Hershey
Washington
F. E. Townsend
Robert E. Clements
Townsend Old Age Pension Movement
Clements
Townsend
James R. Sullivan
Dr. Townsend
Long Beach
Calif
How Old Are You and Why How Old Are You
An old age assistance notice explains 10 000 Panhandle residents aged 65 or older may prove their age by multiple documents. From marriage and birth records to naturalization papers and parish records, the guide notes insurance and employment records as common proof sources. FHA LOANS. Long-Bell Lbr. Co
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Fischer
Oliver-Eakle
Amarillo
Old-Age Assistance Commission
Panhandle
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding region calls for fair conditions tonight with a low near 39 and Friday turning fair and warmer. West Texas and Panhandle expect fair skies with cooler southeast portions tonight and warmer conditions Friday. New Mexico remains generally fair tonight and Friday with rising temperatures and frost in northern areas. 24 hour temperature extremes ranged from 36 to 52 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Hoffman Drops Everything To Aid Hauptmann
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman halted state business to push an investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping aiming to save Bruno Richard Hauptmann's life. He backed Hauptmann's prosecutor, rejected Dr. Condon's written discussion, and urged cross examination by Attorney General Wilentz. Condon proposed answering questions in writing and meeting Hoffman in New York.
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Robert Musel
Trenton
N. J
U.P
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Bronx
Hoffman de Hoffman
Hauptmann
David T. Wilentz
President Roosevelt Fishing On Quiet Waters
Arthur Brisbane notes the president rests while fishing, praising the lack of talk and the primitive pull of the line. He reflects on civilization’s crowded life and the deep past linked to hunting and gathering instincts, contrasting it with everyday commerce and offerings like winter oils.
Levy plan unchanged in House Ways and Means committee
The committee accepted as a basis for hearings the administration revenue program with a proposed 590 million dollar corporation tax and a 90 percent windfall tax on unjust enrichment from old AAA processing taxes. Railroads would face tax on undistributed income but may file consolidated returns. The report is for hearings only.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Administration
AAA
Coughton
North Carolina
Poke Fun AtkDR in Drawings
The anti new deal group displayed 10 water color caricatures of President Roosevelt and officials in New York City asserting art status. Jeremiah II, a controversial retired artist, showed Roosevelt wearing a dance cap and crown while others were depicted with critical imagery.
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Ted Maloy
New York
Defenders of Democracy
Jeremiah II
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Westchester County Institute of Fine Arts
White Plains
N. Y
Anthony Jeremiah
Yale
Jeremiah
Sylvia Sidney to file divorce suit against Bennett Cerf
The Examiner reports Sylvia Sidney, film star, will file a divorce suit today against Bennett Cerf, New York book publisher, following a recent separation due to differences in temperament.
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Los Angeles
The
Examiner
Sylvia Sidney
Screen Star
Bennett Cerf
New York
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