Hitler Seeks Neutral Bloc Across Northern Europe
Berlin May 3 Chancellor Hitler seeks a neutral bloc of at least six northern European nations offering non aggression pacts to Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland and pursuing similar talks with Latvia and Estonia Lithuania excluded under a separate treaty. The move aims to isolate Poland deter encirclement and portray German policy as peaceful while Hungary appears aligned with Berlin. Poland terms may follow Berlin’s influence.
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Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Tack Letters- Aiding the Elderly in Amarillo Area
A reader offers to help elderly residents in need of old age assistance. He describes a large cool country house 10 miles from Amarillo and asks to contact elderly people living alone in one room or hot boarding houses, offering to shelter four gentlemen.
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Amarillo
Bozo the Wonder Dog to Begin Amarillo Appearances
Bozo the wonder dog will start personal appearances in Amarillo this weekend. Captain E C Lower, owner and trainer, has insured the dog for 10000 with a London firm, which monitors health and diet, with two veterinarians and monthly reports. Spectators are asked not to pet Bozo.
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Bozo
Amarillo
E. C. Lower
London
Community Help Wanted and Personal Advertisements
A reader offers lodging with clean rooms and meals for visitors with optional activities such as quilting and gardening. Another entry seeks hourly work, citing child care and apartment cleaning experience and references. A third notes interest in funding a world parachute jumping record in Amarillo, plus a willingness to try a first jump, and mentions recent unemployment.
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Amarillo
France Bans Jap Imports
PARIS May 3 The government issued a decree effective May 10 banning all Japanese imports except silk and camphor. Officials say the move aims to correct a large French Japanese trade imbalance, with 1938 figures showing 368 million francs imported from Japan and 99.5 million exported to Japan. The decree allows in transit goods and grants discretionary visas for exports if allowed by the French government.
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Paris
U.R
France
Japan
Courthouse Records Warrants Deeds and Registrations Listed
Courthouse records list multiple 1939 real estate transfers including J A Barnett to D B White $4500 L18 B4 Madden. W P Luse to F Pollock $250 L9 B13 C C Ter. Luse transfers. W R Smith to J A Smith $700 S50 L1 B217. McDavid to McDavid $4900 L23 B13 C C Ter. transfers to HOLC and various trusts. Also B D Carroll to Roberts Olver, and notices of bank and mortgage transfers. 1939 car registrations and marriage licenses for Frank H Beets Nell Williamson and John B Crites Jewell Briscoe.
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J. A. Barnett
D. B. White
Madden Ad
W. P. Luse
Pollock
C. C. Ter
J. L. Bivins
W. A. Dale
Bivins
W. R. Smith
J. A. Smith
Holland
G. E. McDavid
E. E. McDonald
HOLC
Wolflin
B. D. Carroll
Roberts & Olver
Sec
Fed, Sav. & L
Fed. Natl
Mtg. Assn
Roberts
C. A. McDowell
P. H. Bldg
L. L
Mirror
First Fed. L
Madden
Mabel Cates
Gdn
Plem
Murphy
Floyd Richards
C. L. Munday
Bivins No
Mtg. Inv. Corp
Life Ins. Co
Bivins, Natl, Loan & Inc. Co
Chrysler
Toney Chisum
British Aircraft Lead Jerusalem Village Searches
British troops in Palestine use air support to warn villagers with leaflets flown in six planes two hours before searches. Residents are guided to a central village area by aircraft while troops move in to search for arms and insurgents.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Palestine
Reading curbed by winter weather in Toledo report
Public library report notes winter storms reduce adult book circulation while severe traffic and winter sports cut into juvenile book demand.
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Toledo,o
U.P
Public Library Report
Landon to Address Conference in Nationwide Radio Broadcast
Former Kansas governor Alf M Landon will speak before the United Methodist Conference on the feasibility of a world peace conference. The address will be carried by radio across the United States South America and Europe marking the first international political broadcast since Hitlers Reichstag speech. Landon says he agrees with the administration on foreign policy.
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Kansas City
U.P
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
United Methodist Conference
United States
South America
Europe
Hitler
Is a World Peace Conference Practical speech broadcast
The speech Is a World Peace Conference Practical will air on the National Broadcasting Company Blue Network and Mutual Broadcasting System starting at 7 P M Central. A translation will be relayed to Europe and South America.
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National Broadcasting Company
Blue Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
C.S.T
Europe
South America
ICC Okays Purchase of Valley Railroad
The ICC authorizes Kansas City Southern Railway to acquire control of Louisiana and Arkansas Railway via stock exchange under a unification plan. Kansas City Southern may issue 510,000 shares to complete the plan and transfer control of the line.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company
Kansas City Southern
Louisiana & Arkansas
ICC
Kansas City Southern Proposal Aims at Southwest Control
The Kansas City Southern supports its bid to gain control of the Louisiana and Arkansas line. It argues the move will aid internal development of the Southwest, improve service, boost efficiency and economy, promote competition, and allow a unified system to compete on more equal terms.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas City Southern
Southwest
Berlin Subway Signs Warn Citizenship of Espionage
Posters on Berlin subway walls titled Defense Against Espionage warned that foreign spies target citizens and that any espionage attempt, even if unsuccessful, could be punished by death.
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Berlin
Western Auto Stores Mark 30th Anniversary Sale
Western Auto celebrates three decades of stores from its first outlet in 1909. The nationwide sale features extensive inventories, displays, and price reductions across parts, automotive supplies, radios, sporting goods, bicycles, and hardware. The campaign highlights buying power, freebies, and customer assurances.
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Western Auto Stores
Big Western Auto
New England
Texas
Wester Auto
United States
Western Auto
Western Auto Store
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