Eighteen French Vessels Seen Guarding Gibraltar Strait
GibraltarApril 18 French warships gathered at the British stronghold amid reports of a looming totalitarian coup in Tangiers International Zone across the strait. Italian Spanish Moroccan forces moved to strategic positions while navigators warned of possible Franco instability and German and Italian pressure to assert Tangier rights. The report notes broader Mediterranean tensions with France Britain and Italy signaling no unilateral tampering with Tangier. In Edinburgh, Capt P B Huxham of the Royal Army Service Corps testified in a motoring case, tall at 7 feet 1 inch.
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Dust Storm Follows Rain With Damage To Many Sections
Dust storms followed rain causing damage across Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle regions. Strong winds created low visibility and drifting dust as snow flurries turned dust to mud. Flooding threatened rivers Poteau and Trinity with low-lying farms evacuated while calm forecasts hoped for improved weather.
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Poem Allegedly Foretells Future Found in 15th Century Ref
A poem titled A Woman's Prophecy attributed to Mother Shipton is held by Mrs Taylor Stone of Bonham Texas. The article notes the strange link between a 1119 poem and modern woes while detailing a gardener named John Forest Flower who paid a traffic fine after his identity amused a Santa Cruz judge.
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England
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Louis Knocks Out Jack Roper Early in Title Bout
In Los Angeles on April 18 Joe Lealy defended his heavyweight title by knocking out Jack Roper in the first round. The bout lasted about two minutes and seconds, one of the fastest KOs in heavyweight title history.
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Jack Roper
Los Angeles
Cal
Joe Lealy
Pensions Policy Moves to New Welfare Agency in Texas
The Texas House passed a senate bill to create a state department of welfare with a three-member welfare commission and an executive director at 5000 a year. The measure funds old age assistance, needy blind aid, child welfare, and retains Texas Relief Commission functions.
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Jugoslavia mobilizes tens of thousands to guard Duce
Belgrade learned that Jugoslavia has called up about 50000 troops since Italy occupied Albania and plans to double numbers soon. The army is to reach a strength estimated between 50,000 and 300,000 soldiers under arms.
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Texas Senate Passes Tax Bill for Counties
A Texas Senate measure would give counties control of all ad valorem taxes for a set number of years. The article also notes a cold snap in North and West Texas with snow across Northwest Texas and warming forecasts ahead.
Texas Senate Passes Five Year Ad Valorem Tax Remission Bill
Austin April 18 A bill to remit all state ad valorem taxes to counties for five years starting 1940 passed the Texas senate and moves to the House. Vote 2 to 7 opposing. Lt Gov Coke Robertson ruled on a point of order. Rep Rudolph Weinert of Seguin wrote the measure. Over 10 million dollars in state ad valorem taxes were collected in the 1949-50 biennium. critics call it fiscally risky and a sales tax shift. The House previously defeated a rival measure to tax renderings at face value, 49 to 64. Two additional tax bills anticipated Tuesday include extending remissions for Rockport seawall funds and incentive to pay delinquent taxes before 1942 without penalties.
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Wharton
Tuesaday
Aranans County
Rockport
Seawall
Cost Liquidating Under Receivership Eats Up All Assets
Washington and Austin reports show the WPA and related entities facing cuts as a Washington march is planned to push for relief funds for WPA workers. The Texas Senate orders an inquiry into receivership costs, deeming them excessive while seeking reasons for high liquidation expenses across 28 insurers.
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Beaumont Vian Kills Wife And Himers Today
In Beaumont a man named Q W Kinne man 24 a construction worker killed his wife Mre Bernice Klingman 27 and then shot Hie before turning his weapon on himself The couple had three children Menlo 7 Barry and Kay Bandry 2 months old who were asleep in bed Menlo and Barry fled several blocks to alert relatives The chaotic scene occurs amid wartime tensions in Japan with animals in Tokyo being fed fish to help the war effort in China
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House Cuts Fund for Support andeleemosynary Texas
AUSTIN Texas April M An 470000 reduction in the biennial appropriation for eleemosynary institutions in Texas was approved fully by the House of Representatives The appropriation for 1939 41 stands at 14332622 The House resisted attempts to liberalize the appropriations committees recommendations as expenditures The bill calls for few salary reductions but eliminates the outing of many States employees.
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Senate rejects third O'Daniel pick for highway post
In Texas on April 18 the Senate blocked Gov W Lee O'Daniel's appointment of James M West, Houston financier, to the State Highway Commission. Objection centered on West's 1936 vote for Alf Landon. The executive session lasted about an hour with no vote total released.
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Texas Senate
W. Lee O'Daniel
James M. West
Houston
State Highway Commission
West
Alf M Landon
O'Daniel
Lone Bandit Robs Thorndale Bank of 1200 In Cash
A small blond gunman robbed the Thorndale State Bank at 12 15 p m taking about 1200 of cash from the tellers cage. Al Vin Heintze the bookkeeper was confronted and told this is a case of life or death. Heintze was placed in the vault but the door was not locked and officers were notified.
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Oddities in the News from Howard Payne College
Al Hicks named president of the International Goldfish Defense League by 700 Howard Payne College students. Police search for irate motorist who disputed a highway right after a riding stable incident. British experts invited to study rayon from eucalyptus with possible Melbourne plant.
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Howard Payne College
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Texas
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Sydney
Australia
Mellbourne
Tri-Power Air Pact Reported By Paris Authorities
Paris dispatch says Britain France and Soviet Russia reached a complete agreement on a tri power air pact uniting warplanes under Europe s peace front. Soviets notified France they are ready to sign a mutual assistance pact with Britain and link it to their alliance with France.
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