Rebels Race Red Terror in Madrid Drive
War dispatch from 1936 describes rebel forces closing on Madrid from the north near El Escorial, with reports of atrocities, aerial clashes, and rapid advances to Navacerrada and Robregardo. White troops fear for families, while Franco coordinates from Tetuan and Cordova. Girl fascists join front lines as both sides suffer heavy losses.
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Somo _ Sierra
Col
Garcia Escamez
Robregardo
Carlos Miralles
Reds
Miralles
San Sebastian
Madrid
Petrograd
Navacerrada
el Escorial
Alta de Leon
Francisco Franco
Tajo
Franco
Tetuan
Morocco
Cordova
Toledo
Rebels Aim to Seize Fokker Bombers to Strike Madrid
Rebels, awaiting four Fokker bombers from abroad, press the plan to attack Madrid’s airdrome and halt air assaults that impede their forces. They emphasize the bombers' strategic value for breaking enemy air superiority.
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Madrid
Dictatorship Seizes Spanish Churches Continues
Wendelin and other foreign powers were advised at a Madrid conference about the seizure of churches. An IS correspondent aboard the battleship Oklahoma reported the cruiser Quincy had arrived at Alicante to evacuate American refugees while conditions remained quiet in the capital on Tuesday.
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Wendelin
Madrid
Oklahoma
Quincy
Alicante
Madrid fronts ignite as war entrails rage on five fronts
Desperate efforts by both rebel and loyal armies create deadly engagements across five fronts around Madrid. Intense fighting and heavy casualties mark the titanic struggle for control, with government claims of staving off a western flank assault while conceding the rebel center holds.
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Madrid
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Loyalists retreat with fires as rebel advance nears Malaga
Spanish loyalists moved in disorder toward Malaga as rebel forces advanced. They set fires to impede the attack, and large smoke plumes were visible over Gibraltar.
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Gibraltar
Malaga
Iowa PWA approves twelve projects with 357000 grants
Des Moines AP reports state PWA director P. F. Hopkins announced 357000 in grants for twelve Iowa projects. Davenport leads with 161325 toward a 358500 storm sewer, others include Knoxville paving 51750, Oakdale sanitary addition 47250, Panama paving 8590, Springville paving 11700, Bussey school 10636, Anthon school 9409, Otho school 12272, Iowa State College Ames store building 13500, Cedar Falls open air theater 11925, Wapello sheriff and jail 11250, Oxford school 8181.
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P. F. Hopkins
PWA
Iowa
Washington
Davenport
Knoxville
Oakdale
State Sanatorium
Panama
Springville
Bussey
Anthon
Otho
Iowa State College
Ames
Cedar Falls
Wapello
Sheriff’s
Grant
Oxford
Vandenberg Sees Group Issues Elect Landon President
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg told reporters in Topeka that a combination of major group issues would elect Republican candidate Alf M. Landon to the White House. He cited civil service, reciprocal tariff treaties, relief, spending and budget balance, and the Constitution as key examples. Earlier Landon met with aides on Kansas drought relief.
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Topeka
Kan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Alf M. Landon
White House
Vandenberg
Michigan
Civil Service
Landon
Kansas
Jean Valjean May Keep His Freedom
CLEVELAND AP Chief Police Prosecutor Perry A Frey said he would not press charges against Carlton B Chilton unless requested by Oklahoma Governor. Chilton 23 years ago walked away from a reformatory and faced a two year sentence for a bank burglary. Ohio Governor offered new hope that Chilton would not be extradited to Oklahoma.
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Cleveland (Ap
Perry A. Frey
Carlton B. Chilton
Oklahoma
Chilton
Frey
Ohio
New Hope
Solon High School adds new wing nearing completion
The Solon high school addition, valued at $24,000, is rapidly advancing under James W. Hartman. Exterior work is finished and interior progress continues with fixtures soon to be installed. The gymnasium, manual training area, and classrooms are slated for the September opening.
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SOLON
Solon High School
James W. Hartman
Bell Charges CARP Treasury Broken After Townsend Probe
CHICAGO, UP The Townsend old age revolving pension treasury, built from thousands of small contributions, is broke after spring revelations from a congressional investigating committee. Congressman Jasper Bell charged leaders used tricks of professional propagandists and that many clubs quit paying dues, with Townsend leadership accused of luxury and greed delaying pension legislation.
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Townsend Club
Congressional
Jasper C. Bell
Bell
Townsend Treasury
Missouri
Townsend Organization
Francis E. Townsend
Long Beach
Calif
Congress
Townsend
Dr. Townsend
Stanwood Man Charged With Extortion in Postal Case
A Stanwood man faces extortion charges after postal authorities investigated two printed letters with identical handwriting. He was arrested by U S Deputy Marshal Joe Petrus after an inquiry and held in Linn County jail on a $5,000 bond while awaiting the federal grand jury in September. The Lindbergh law carries a $5,000 fine and up to twenty years in prison or both.
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Coleman
United States
Joe Petrus
Monroe
W. C. Henning
Linn County
Police Nab Two For Oil Office Break-in At Marion
Detectives arrested Howard Francis 32 and Vance Robbins 34 on breaking and entering charges in Marion after the Linn County Co operative Oil office was rifled. Authorities recovered twenty five checks totaling 390.92, most in Robbins possession, with 444.60 total taken. Both suspects held in city jail pending district court arraignment.
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Howard Francis
Ninth Street NW
Vance Robbins
Sixth Street NW
Stanley and Marshall
Linn County Co-operative Oil Company
Marion
Robbins
G. K. Thompson
Francis
Two Gunmen Shoot Michigan Officer and Kidnap Hostage
State police set up highway blocks across western Michigan after two unidentified men shot Zeeland police chief Fred Bosma in a confrontation near Holland and abducted Everett Stedman, 20, at Fennville. Bosma was gravely wounded in the jaw, treated at Grand Rapids Blodgett Hospital, and the fugitives’ trail vanished near Fennville as the chase extended to Holland.
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South Haven
Mich
Michigan
Everett Stedman
Fennville
Zeeland
Holland
Stedman
Fred Bosma
Bosma
Blodgett
Grand Rapids
Bosman
Plan Weekly Air Mail To Far East
Weekly round trip air mail service between San Francisco and the Far East will be announced Tuesday by Acting Postmaster General W. W. Howes. Beginning this week giant flying ships leave San Francisco Wednesdays, reach Honolulu next day, Guam on Monday and Manila Tuesday. Steamers carry mail from the Philippines to Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai.
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Washington
San Francisco
Far East
W. W. Howes
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
Philippines
Hong Kong
Canton
Shanghai
Swisher Man Otto Castek Dies by Hanging
Otto Castek 39 living north of Swisher died by his own action Monday night in his barn. Found by wife at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, despondency over financial matters cited by coroner Maresh of Iowa City. Survived by wife Emily, two daughters, mother, three brothers and seven sisters. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. in Janeba and Brosh chapel. burial at Bohemian National cemetery.
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Otto C. Castek
Swisher
George Meresh
Iowa City
Maresh
Mr. Castek
Emily
Georgene
Marian
Frances Castek
Frank
Center Point
Joe
Oldrich
Agnes Marak
Marion
Stella Pudil
Emily Marak
Henrietta Jansa
Mary Petrak
Louise Holec
Cedar Rapids
Frances Kilberger
Independence
Zizkov Dub
Janeba and Brosh
Francis Pokorny
Bohemian National Cemetery
Omaha City Council Demotes Police Chief
The Omaha City Council on Tuesday demoted Police Chief Robert Samardick to patrolman and named former chief Jack Pszanowski to return as chief on July 30. Captain Robert Munch will lead the department until then. The demotion passed 4 to 2 and the appointment 5 to 1. Pszanowski, called Gentlemen Jack, previously led from May 1928 to June 1933. Samardick had been appointed in 1934 by Mayor Roy N. Towl.
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Omaha
Robert Samardick
Jack Pizanowski
Samardick
Robert Munch
Pszanowski
Jack
Roy N. Towl
Rube Co Plans First Ave Blog Garage Expansion
Rude Co moves to erect the first avenue blog building on Fifth Street to ease service-floor congestion. The expanded facility will unify all automobile services inside one roof with a one stop station for gasoline oil battery tire and greasing at the corner. Basement houses reconditioning paint shop and body repair. Headquartered since eighteen years ago the Perry founded Ford agency is Iowa’s largest.
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Fifth Street
Rude Company
First Avenue
Perry
Ford
Iowa
Mother Sacrifices Life To Save Children At Rail Crossing
Webster City report: Mrs Alexander Hudson about 40, wife of a farmer, died saving her three daughters Jean 14 Darlene 5 Virginia 7 and neighbor Edward Olson 7 from an onrushing freight train at Ili nois Central tracks four miles east of town. Her car stalled on the crossing and she guided the children to safety before returning for Edward, who was injured along with the others.
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Webster City
Alexander Hudson
Darlene
Edward
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