Newspaper owners face FCC hearing over radio broadcasts
New York March 27 reports a public FCC hearing on whether newspaper owned radio stations serve the public interest. With 290 such stations, publishers fear curbs could delay or kill applications. News-Globe and KGNC cases illustrate finances tied to radio expansion and nonpayment divisions. The piece also notes New York subway union tensions and picketing, linking broader economic strife to wartime policy debates.
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New York
KGNO
Ted Taylor
T. Elmowden
Battle of Vital
News-Globe Organization
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications’ Commission
United States
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Texas
Amon Carter
Fort Worth
The
Communications Commission
Congress
News-Globe
News- Globe
Amarillo
KGNC
Southwest
Times
Taylor
Compromise Sought On State Road Bond Assumption
Austin March 28 A Senate committee works toward a compromise on state road bond assumption terms. Rival bills by Sen. Van Zandt and Sen. Shivers would re enact or modify the bond assumption law with restrictions on county use of surplus funds. A West Texas group seeks extension to 1941 if proceeds go to highways.
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Gordon K. Shearer Austin
Senate
Olan R. van Zandt
Tioga
Allan Shivers
Port Arthur
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
van Zandt
Shivers
State Highway Department
West Texas
Highway Department
House
Lon E. Alsup
Carthage
Wet Surface At Ski Spots Weekend Forecast
Winter sports conditions look poor across southwestern resorts with wet surfaces. Aqua Piedra Taos reports 54 inches snow depth and 24 inches new snow on a wet unbreakable surface, Hyde State Park 16 inches depth, 6 inches new snow, Big Tesuque 46 inches depth, 12 inches new snow, Cedar Creek and Cloudcroft have no winter sports this weekend.
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Aqua Piedra
Taos
Hyde State Park
Big Tesuque
Cedar Creek
Cloudcroft
FDR Enacts Oil and Fat Embargo for War Machines
President Roosevelt signed a proclamation establishing a near embargo on oils and fats essential for lubrication of war machinery. The ban takes effect April 15 aboard the destroyer Ben Son off the Florida coast.
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Benson
Florida
Roosevelt
Thief Returns Rings Then Steals Two More in Medford
In Medford Oregon Mrs H H Johnson reported theft of her wedding and engagement rings. The thief returned the rings then took two additional rings during the same incident.
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Medford
Ore
H. H. Johnson
War and U S Prestige in a Looming Showdown
The text argues the United States faces a critical moment, comparing its fate to France and warning that a final confrontation is imminent. It frames national prestige and global standing as at stake in a looming crisis.
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United States
France
Dear Tack Readers Seek Plants and Help in Oklahoma
A reader asks for affordable flowering plants like chrysanthemums honeysuckle violets to brighten a new home in Griges Oklahoma. Another seeks a housekeeper/cook around 40 and asks for responses to J J Burrow. A reader reports losing a 1935 high school diploma and offers a reward for return.
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Tack
J. J. Burrow
Griges
Oklahoma
Balkan upheaval shifts power as Greece aids Jugoslavia
Reports from Greece describe British troops moving out of Athens and joining an expanding expeditionary force under Gen. Wavell. Turmoil rattles the Balkans as Belgrade's coup reverberates, with Romania and Hungary in focus and trains between Yugoslavia and Bulgaria cut off.
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Germany
Greece
Athens
Archibald Wavell
Greco-Jugoslav
Royal Air Force
Jugoslavia
Turkey
Belgrade
Balkans
Balkan
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Antonescu
Russia
Belgrade Coup D Etat Sparks Streetto-Troop Shift
A United Press correspondent recounts waking to a quiet Belgrade morning, then finding the city filled with troops, tanks and a cut telegraph. He joins the American legation for news as cordons seal government buildings and the palace, with river access blocked and a tense pursuit of phone lines.
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United Press
Belgrade
U.P
Lane
Fortier
Suspended Sentences for Two Wire Theft Suspects
Two youths Harold Brewer and Orville Brewer appeared in 47th district court this morning charged with stealing telephone wire sold to a junk yard. Judge E C Nelson imposed a three year suspended sentence in each case. They reside at the Texas Courts near Amarillo and Tascosa.
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47Th District Court
E. C. Nelson
Harold
Orville Brewer
Texas
Amarillo
Tascosa
War Clouds Over Jugoslavia Stir Alarm In Axis Plans
The article argues Germany may soon act against Jugoslavia due to motives claimed in wartime discourse. It notes Jugoslav calmness and popular support for the new government, with hopes for British and possibly American backing amid the tension.
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Jugoslavia
Cotton Jumps $1.50 a Bale on Bullish War News
New Orleans reports cotton futures leaping $1.50 per bale this morning amid bullish overnight war news and firmer London stock market, with trading volume heavy and prices at their highest since February 1940.
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New Orleans
London
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Digestive Health
Columbus Ohio report on Dr F M Edwards famous Olive Tablets designed to relieve constipation and headaches by stimulating bile flow and daily liver processing. The vegetable tablets promise gentle thorough bowel movements with prices 15, 30, and 60 cents.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Shamrock woman killed as two Panhandle cars collide in New Mexico
A head-on crash on a hill in New Mexico killed Mrs. O. R. Gregory of Shamrock and seriously injured Mrs. George Mansur of 917 Austin Street. Two men were only slightly hurt. The accident occurred as Mr. and Mrs. Mansur returned from a short vacation and Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Mansur were in the other car. Ambulances transported the injured to Tucumcari hospital. Mr. Mansur is tied to White's Auto Stores in Amarillo.
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New Mexico
O. R. Gregory
Shamrock
George Mansur
Austin Street
Tucumcari
Gregory
Mansur
Santa Rosa
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