Workers worldwide mark May Day with mass protests and clashes
Millions paraded and sang as labor observes International May Day. Bombings kill one and injure three in Warsaw San Juan and Madrid amid strikes and demonstrations. In Moscow Berlin Paris New York London and Mexico City workers rally while tensions rise and violence erupts in Madrid and Bilbao.
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Poland
Puerto Rico
Warsaw
San Juan
Moscow
Red Square
Joseph Stalin
Paris
Bilbao
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Olympic Stadium
Communist International
United States
France
New York
Union Square
Randall's Island Stadium
London
Hollywood
Mexico City
Madrid
Bill Outlaws Hares Ravens And Rattlers
Governor approves act to authorize payment of bounties for destruction of rabbits rattlesnakes and ravens in Taylor Eastland and Canadian counties with immediate effect.
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Austin
Taylor
Eastland
Canadian
Secretary of State
Clues Dwindle In Infant's Death Near Clovis
Police struggle to solve the murder of a badly decomposed infant girl found under a culvert. Autopsy by Dr. Wallace P. Martin cites a skull-base blow as cause. Two small boys found the body as officers chase new tips.
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Clovis
Wallace P. Martin
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas shows clouds and warmups
Partly cloudy with likely local showers Sunday afternoon and warmer conditions Sunday for Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico expected fair and warmer in central areas. Historical temperature data included with hourly readings for Amarillo showing highs and lows around the mid 60s to 80s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Zealot Ends 63 Day Fast Under Divine Command
Zealot Jackson Whitlow in STOOPING OAK Tenn ends a 63 day fast after declaring the Lord commanded him to eat beef tea and squirrel broth. He refused medical help, saying he would depend on the Lord as his family supported him and gathered squirrel broth.
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Stooping Oak
Tenn
Jackson Whitlow
Whitlow
Tommy Whitlow
Florence Whitlow
Mounttain
The
Vally
R. F E. Standefer
Dunlap
Jackson
Three Bodies Found in Desert Plane Crash
In Phoenix on May 1, authorities retrieved the crushed bodies of Louise Stevens 19 of Manchester Massachusetts Roger Miller 24 of Detroit and George Paul pilot of the plane near a desert wreckage Miss Stevens and Miller were guests at a resort and Paul conducted the flight.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Louise Stevens
Manchester
Mass
Roger Miller
Detroit
George Paul
Paul
Miss Stevens
Miller
Longest Drouth Ends In Sunflower State
The longest drouth in Kansas history ended at 6 A M as beer with 3.2 percent alcohol became legal. Eight thousand federal malt beverage permit holders awaited the change and began serving the first lawful intoxicant since May 1, 1881, marking a historic shift in the state.
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Topeka
Kan
U.P
Kansas
Legislator Seeks Cement Investigation in Texas
A Texas House resolution introduced by Rep. Ben Sharpe of Paris calls for an investigation into a cement monopoly. It alleges several cement firms submitted identical bids to the Highway Department and failed to offer the lowest freight rate to the state.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
House of Representatives
Ben Sharpe
Paris
Highway Department
Denhardt Murder Trial Ends With Rest for Both Sides
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt rests as both sides conclude testimony in the murder case of Mrs Verna Garr Taylor from New Castle Kentucky. The defense presented blood expert Dr Alexander S Winer who testified blood on the overcoat could match Denhardt or the victim. Earlier witnesses noted a cut finger and bloodstains attributed to a tire change the night of the fiancee s death.
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Henry H. Denhardt
New Castle
Denhardt
Verna Garr Taylor
Alexander S. Winer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Invalid Jailed In Slaying
William George McKibbon a 40 year old invalid in a wheelchair sat in Lincoln Heights jail charged with the murder of his mother Mrs Margaret McKibbon 85 autopsy showed bruises and internal injuries. Detectives Hill and Hudson said Mary Freeman a niece reported the mother told her she was beaten during a tax payment dispute. Investigators plan to seek a murder complaint from the District Attorney’s Office.
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Los Angeles
William George MacKibbon
Lincoln Heights
George Hill
Warren Hudson
Margaret McKibbon
McKibbon
Well Mission Hospital
Mary Freeman
Explosion Destroys Main Street Rows in Blackwell Fire
An oil stove explosion in a Blackwell restaurant sparked a blaze that consumed all frame buildings on the town’s main street. Five businesses were housed in affected structures including a meeting hall used by the Odd Fellows Rebekahs Fastern Star and Woodmen of the World. Sweetwater dispatched an auxiliary pumper from 27 miles away to help halt further spread. Damage was about 6000 dollars.
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Blackwell
West Texas
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Fastern Star
Woodmen of the World
Army Has Vacancies For Many Recruits
SAN ANTONIO May 1 Vacancies for approximately 3150 enlisted men exist in the Eighth Corps Area including 750 for Fort Sam Houston due to War Department expansion to 165000 men by June 30.
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San Antonio
Eighth Corps
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Unions Strike At Hollywood Studios Amid Star Arrivals
Hollywood May 1 The strike by 2 500 craft union members paused at Paramount and MGM as stars including Bing Crosby Jack Benny Irene Dunne Martha Raye Randolph Scott Jean Arthur Roscoe Kearns and Edward Arnold passed picket lines to report for work. Some studios reported partial operations while others faced empty dressing rooms and limited makeup crews.
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Hollywood
WU PR
Actors’ Guild
Bing Crosby
Paramount
Studio
Jack Benny
Irene Dunne
Martha Raye
Randolph Scott
Crosby
Jean Arthur
Roscoe Kearns
Andy Divine
Charles Ruggles
Edward Arnold
Vernon Murdock
MGM
Marlene Dietrich
Herbert Marshall
Melvyn Douglas
Mgm Culver City
Pete Smith
Eleanor Powell
George Murphy
Jean Harlow
Saratoga
Clark Gable
Jeanette MacDonald
Robert Young
Florence Rice
Snake Bite Fatal for 3-Year-Old Boy in North Rhine
A rat terrier snake bite proved fatal to the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Baumann near Nordheim this week.
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Nordheim
Rudolph Baumann
Here
Communist Flag Waves Above College Campus
A red banner identified as Communist Russia was raised briefly over the State College administration building in Canyon, Texas, before officials concluded it was not the local organization's property. The incident prompted surprise and questions about the flag's origin and display.
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Canyon
Panhandle
Russia
Colter
T_xas
Soviet flag raised and removed on Randall College campus
Randall County officers and campus personnel struggled to hoist and lower a crude Soviet flag on a flagpole. The improvised banner sparked shock from President J. A. Hill and an investigation by Deputy M. E. Cantrell as students viewed it as a prank or political provocation.
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Randall
M. E. Cantrell
Sheriff's Office
J. A. Hill
Roosevelt Casts For Gulf Fish And Neutrality Bill
President Roosevelt signed the broader isolationist neutrality bill at sea near Port Aransas Texas after arriving aboard the destroyer Moffett. He planned to sign the measure tonight as two navy planes collided earlier, delaying mail transport, with the bill then sent by road to Port Aransas for delivery.
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Galveston
Roosevelt
Congress
Tex
Port Aransas
Texas
Moffett
Port Aranas
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Gulf
White House
Washington
Head Buried In Concrete By Fall
Andrew Ogg fell twenty feet from a scaffold and landed on a newly laid sidewalk in Houston. The impact drove his head into the concrete but he suffered only minor injuries.
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Houston
Andrew Ogg
Ogg
Uncle Sam Receives One Building Bid
The treasury received a single bid of 375000 from W A Parish Houston Texas for the old Dallas post office building. Officials said the structure had been appraised at 595600 and Parish bid would likely be rejected.
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Washington
U.P
The
Treasury
W. A. Parish
Houston
Texas
Dallas
Parish
Two-Time Loser Granted Liberty by The Crime
D Larkin, twice convicted, escaped from custody by stealing Sheriff Pro. Per civil’s automobile to flee. He was found by officers early today and is held awaiting transfer to Huniaville to begin another sentence.
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T Lee
L. D Larkin
Huniaville
Pro. Percival
Larkin
Probe Sought Into New Mexico Flood Relief Efforts
Senator David Chavez said the Rural Resettlement Administration will send an investigator to the San Marcial Valley to study how best to aid hundreds of families whose ranches were wiped out by floods. The Rio Grande damage is likely over 100000 dollars. Robert Dow may lead the probe due to his familiarity with the valley.
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Rural Resettlement Administration
New Mexico
David Chavez
San Marcial Valley
Robert Dow
Amarillo
Drive Strips Strip Tease From Stage
Four teen burlesque theaters lose licenses after a church campaign. License Commissioner Paul Moss delays enforcement, and operators plan court challenges. Attorney Jacob I. Goodstein prepared a mandamus petition to compel permits.
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New York
Paul Moss
Jacob I. Goodstein
Supreme Court
Goodstein
Two Youths Die in Crossing Crash Near Brazo ria
Freeport May 1 Two youths died when an automobile crashed into a freight train near Brazo ria. FE. C. Meadows 22 of Houston and Robert Kelly 15 son of Capt I K Kelly guard at Clem ens state prison farm were killed. Harry Andrus of Brazoria was badly hurt along with Bobby Schofield 18 and Wallace Lewis 18 Brazoria. three others were injured with one in critical condition.
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Freeport
Bravoria
FE. C. Meadows
Houston
Robert Kelly
I. K. Kelly
Clemens State Prison Farm
Brazoria
Harry Andrus
Bobby Schofield
Wallace Lewis
Death claims mother of Miami publisher R B Haynes
Mrs Rose L Haynes 71 mother of R B Haynes publisher of the Miami Chief died at her son’s home in Miami. A former Texas schoolteacher for 35 years she was widow of F B Haynes county school head in 1934. Funeral services set for tomorrow morning with burial in Lubbock. Surviving sister Mrs J B Cole of El Paso and three grandchildren.
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J. B. Cole
Fl Paso
Fall Off Horse Is Fatal to Cowboy
San Angelo man J. D. Folgington Jr. 23 died in a Texas hospital from head injuries after a ranch accident near Rankin Friday. The body arrived in San Angelo tonight and funeral services are set for tomorrow.
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San Angelo
J. D. Folgington, Jr
Rank\n
Dry Forces Leading In Ballot Battle
Official returns from Fastland County show dry forces leading 1 331 to 1 282 in the prohibition vote. Returns from Fastland Ranger Cisco German Carbon and Rising Star counted 12 largest boxes with 27 smallbox votes remaining.
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Eastland
Fastland County
Fastland
Ranger
Cisco
German
Carbon
Rising Star
Jail Breaker Caught in Henriettta Arrest Ends Break
L D Larkin known as a Coke County stall-breaker was arrested late today in Henriettta after an escape. Officers recovered the car belonging to Sheriff Prank Percival. Robert Lee reported the incident and Larkin’s escape ended with the arrest.
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San Angelo
L. D. Larkin
Coke County
Henrietta
Prank Percifal
Robert Lee
Larkin
Wounds Cause Judge O'Neill Death
New York May 1 Justice John J ONeill of the municipal court died from stab wounds inflicted by an unidentified assailant. He had served eleven years and was described as an official without an enemy. Witnesses saw two men in tan polo coats approach him near a bus stop.
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New York
John J. O'Neill
Municipal Court
Justice O'Neill
No Action On Removal Petition For Shaw
New London School Board took no formal action on a petition to remove W. C. Shaw as superintendent after the explosion that killed hundreds of students and staff. The board reportedly received about 200 names last Tuesday but delayed any decision. Shaw, who lost a son in the blast caused by gas in the basement, issued no comment as residents remained divided and an action was anticipated soon.
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New London
W. C. Shaw
Shaw
London
Reduction announced on long distance calls southwest
Dallas May 1 The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company said a voluntary cut in interstate long distance rates will save about 460000 annually for Southwest users. New toll schedules go into effect June 1 and will be filed with the FCC. The reduction, the ninth since 1926, covers interstate calls over 42 miles on Southwestern lines in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas and part of Illinois.
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Dallas
U.P
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
W. H. Prehn
Southwest
Federal Communications Commission
Prehn
Southwestern Company
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Ilinols
Evacuation Efforts Across Bay of Biscay Amid Bilbao Siege
As Franco's forces threaten Bilbao, British freighters race to evacuate women and children from the Basque city. Refugees press for speed, but a ship shortage and Franco’s stance endanger mass migration plans along the Bay of Biscay.
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Bilbao
Bay of Bisccay
France
Francisco Franco
Bay of Biscay
Franco
Durango-Guernica
Juantonio Aguirre
Bilbag
Perryton physician Dr. William J. Brewer dies at 65
Dr. William J. Brewer, 65, prominent Perryton physician and longtime health officer, died after months of illness. Funeral set for Monday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. H. R. McClung. pallbearers include J. L. Dodson and others. Born in Arkansas, he moved to East Texas, then Ochiltree in 1908 and Perryton in 1919. survived by widow Martha May Brewer and two daughters, Mrs. J. O. Lusher and Mrs. J. Bockman.
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Perryton
William J. Brewer
Marlin
R. McClung
Perryton Baptist Church
Ing
J. L. Dodson
Jack R. Allen
C. B
Royal Arch
Knights Templar
Amarillo Shrine Temple
Martha May, Brewer
J. O. Lusher
Fort Worth
J. ©. Bockman
Roswell, N. M
Injuries Prove Fatal To Young School Boy
Beaumont May 1 Allen Hoffman age 10 of Village Mills died from injuries after a school bus was sideswiped by another bus. Jim Jenkins also of Village Mills was injured and recovering with a fractured elbow. A M Wisby driver of the bug held in a Bountze jail on charges of negligent homicide driving without a license and failure to stop and render aid.
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T. A. Nicholson
Woman Throws Daughter From 100-Foot Bridge
A mother hurled her three year old daughter from a 100 foot bridge then jumped to her death. Police report a note found on clothing identified the woman as Myrtle Ward from Los Angeles.
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Jeppe
Lea Forrester
Iwhida
jMyrile
Te Angeles
Louise
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