Rebels Push Attack On Basque Capital At Vitoria
Spanish Nationalist forces under Gen. Emilio Mola pressed toward Bilbao with air and artillery support, seizing four Cantabrian peaks and taking hundreds of prisoners as they closed within 20 miles of the Basque capital. Government troops counterattacked as Madrid Valencia factions brace for a decisive clash shaping Madrid's fate.
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Madrid Under Fire as Franco-Spanish Front Rages
From Hendaye comes word of Madrid’s dire siege as Franco forces push through the front, tearing at the ancient city. Violence and destruction mark the struggle for the thousand-year-old prize, with daily reports of casualties and combat across the capital’s streets.
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Seed sales tax rules update for processing and resale
H E Rahe Cedar Rapids field rep notes seeds and related items including roots bulbs plants hedges and small trees are taxable on gross receipts unless sold for processing or resale. Processing means seeds planted for crop sale to consumers and tax collected. A wind tunnel for testing aircraft from Germany is described as capable of producing very high venaage.
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France Lifts Tax on American Fruit
Paris AP The ministry of agriculture granted benefits to American fruit growers Friday suspending the import tax of 12 francs a box on pears and 8 francs on apples. The suspension will last until June 30 when the 1936-37 quota expires.
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Divorce Business In Reno Slumps
Reno Nevada divorce clerk E H Beemer laid off three clerks citing a drop in divorces. He attributed the slowdown to loosened laws in other states and couples seeking divorces in smaller Nevada counties. Records show 465 cases in the first three months this year vs 595 a year ago.
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Catherine Adams Delivers Pleasing Pipe Organ Recital
Catherine Adams presented a season faculty recital at Coe College's T. M. Sinclair Memorial chapel on Thursday at 8 15 p m. The program featured Bach and Wagner pieces along with works by Weitz Vierne and Karg Elert highlighting expressive registrations and tonal variety.
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Organ recital highlights Bach and Wagner closing number
The program features a Liebestod ending and a finale from the first organ symphony of Vienne. A demanding Bach Prelude and Fugue in D major tests the performer, extending the organist to the limit throughout the piece.
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Chute Jumper Hurt In Fall From Trailer
Joseph J. Dunkel known as the Flying Dutchman, famed for 2226 parachute leaps with no injuries, was hospitalized after a fall from the back of a parked truck trailer where he was repairing it in Cleveland.
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County Modern Woodmen Convention Set For Wednesday
The quadrennial county convention of the Modern Woodmen of America will be held at Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday, April 7 at 2 30 p m. Delegates will represent Linn county camps including Alburrnett Cedar Rapids Central City Coggon Lisbon Marion Mount Vernon Springville and Walker Linden camp No 145 Cedar Rapids lists Guy B Berlin Grace M Berlin Bernard Lang Otto Carsten Ralph J Macnamara Louis F Black George S Scurlock Tony Stanton James E Travis Arthur S Rajtora Harry
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Notable Names in Local Council Nominations
The list includes Hotchkiss, Conrad Wendel, John V. Raymond, C. C. Allison, Frank Koerting, John H. Martin and Grafton B. Hale as potential nominees for public office positions in the forthcoming election cycle.
Man Killed In Explosion Destroys Tanker Gulf Lass
At Gulf Oil plant in Norfolk Virginia an explosion wrecked the tanker Gulf Lass. One man was killed and another, Gideon Sawyer, was badly burned and injured. Fire followed the blast and the tanker burned until sinking with only the superstructure visible above the water. The dead man’s name was not immediately learned.
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