North China cities may be captured
Tientsin, China April 23 AP Fears that a political upheaval will follow four Japanese invasions of north China gripped Tientsin with intense worry. Local residents fear disorder and looting as refugees stream toward city limits. Officials report Japanese war offices claim progress while others expect enemy entry into Mentien and Patoting areas as reports of clashes continue from the front.
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Tientsin
China
North China
Nald! Hapaherns
Matehaka Arin
Petrie Heersera
Mentein
Patoting
Three in Custody in Double Murder Near Portland
Police report three people held in connection with a double murder near Portland. Victims, James Walther 87 and Mrs McClain, were found shot beside a rural road. A fourth man, Frank Kodat 60, was wounded and hospitalized. Authorities identified an automobile seen near the scene and said inquiries focus on suspects Abe Levine Jake Silvera and others as they pursue leads.
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Portland
Ay Pallee Today
Hye
Janes Walther
Mea
Mottala
McClain
Kor
Kodat
Wan
Rane
Railroad Engineer Owes Life to Thief
A Kansan City report recalls an April theft on a railroad where a tall engineer awoke to a thief stealing his watch. The thief's presence near the track saved the engineer from a likely fatal accident as he ate a handwich, waking to deter a possible run over by an approaching train.
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Kansan City
Rona, Tallrand
Brileves Ta
Rose
Potlee
Montana Sites Named In Conservation Forest Camp Plan
President Roosevelt approves conservation work corps camps with 14 states including Montana. Fechner says 10,000 of 266,000 unemployed men will join forestation effort in national parks and monuments such as Yellowstone and Shenandoah. Camps will focus on roadside cleanups, fire hazard reduction, slash cleanup, and tree health to boost park beauty.
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Washington
BR Conservation Work Corps
Roosevelt
Ette
Rober Fechner
Eronic National Parks and Monuments
Montana
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Maine
Tennessee
North Caroline
Okslhoma
Oregon
Virginia
Wyoming
Ieihner
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Great Brookies
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National Parka and
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Fechner Sili
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Uy Mate
Hallgnol
Glacier
German Protestants to fall under Hitlerite church rule
A report from Meckleburg Schwerin and Vienna notes efforts by Hermann Kapler and Nazi authorities to create a unified German evangelical church under state control. Plans aim to preserve church rights while aligning its leadership and practices with Nazi policy, amid ongoing disputes over appointments and commissions.
Polls indicate strong Spanish regime support in elections
Madrid reports early returns show the regime forecast a decisive municipal council majority. Four people were killed and a fifth wounded when gunmen attacked poll guards at a ballot in Horna Khon, Badason. Turmoil also touches Barcelona, Andalusia, and Sicily marca with scattered disturbances.
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Coantry
el de Elec
Guardy
Horna- Khon
Badason
Barcelona
Andaluala
Sialamarca
Levee Guards Fire of Mississippi Riders
A chaotic clash unfolds along a Mississippi levee near the Atchafalaya area as guards exchange gunfire with riders. The defense repels a small group attempting a landing, with several shots fired and the assailants withdrawing under cover of darkness.
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Mississippi
Forty-Cent Silver Could Reopen U S Mines
Lion Angolen reports that restoring to 44-cent silver would make about 60 percent of the United States mining operations profitable. He notes inflation policy and rising metal prices influence mining, with gold premiums expected to rise from both public supply and private ownership effects.
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Lion Angolen
Heber C. Hicka
Salt Lake City
National Association of Securities Commissioners
Los Angeles Curb Exchange
Wicks
Couran
Wife of Milwaukee rector seeks decree of divorce
Milwaukee April 28 The Rev K Heginald Williams rector of St Mark s Episcopal church is being sued for divorce by Mrs Dorothy B Williams an heiress She accuses him of intoxication physical violence and absence from duties He has been on leave for health and vestry members say they do not know his whereabouts The decree by publication names Mrs Williams now in Cathenia involved in Pandens
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Milwaukee
K. Heginald Williams
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
West
Dorothy B. Williams
Han
Aumeroun
Wias
Mamhern
Mra. Wilttamate
Cathcenia
Panedens
Plane crash kills crew and companion near Crinyfield
A late report states Lieutenant BL A Meek 27 and Mina Marjorie Hughes 24 both died in a plane wreck during a flight from Ran Featrae to an unnamed destination. The report mentions Ranta Romi Cadif and Amit 2h CAP I as additional crew or passengers. details of the crash are sparse with unclear local identifiers and affiliations.
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Ranta Romi
Cadif
CAPI
Meek
Crinyfield
Campanion
Mina Marjorie Tatiete Highes
Ran Featrae
Lieutenant Rock
Oktahanga
Republicans Edge Toward Rift Over Hoover Roosevelts Plan
Washington April 2348 The Republican struggle for party control heats up as Ogden Mills challenges the Roosevelt inflation program. Allies include Walter Brown and Irving Glover with plans for a heavy GOP drive in the 4041 congressional elections. A split within the Republican ranks is reported as meetings outline strategy. Continued on Page-
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Washington
Republcan
Ogden Mills
Hean
Natinnind Comunittee
Yanks
Moosevelt Organien
Earthquake Hits Rhodes Island and nearby regions
A violent quake lasting about 30 seconds today caused deaths and injuries across the island of Con near Rhodes, with heavy property damage reported. The epicenter was believed to lie in Anatolia, Asia Minor, as authorities issued first reports from London dated April 23.
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Rhodes
Anatolia
Asia Minor
London
Balkans
Oklahoma Tragedy Remains Unsolved Amid Murders and Disappearance
Bathaaw Okla April 29 Purged investigators searched for clues to explain the hanging of 11 year old Tuck Merennan and the strange disappearance of another boy of the same age in eastern Oklahoma. County officials weighed suicide accident or murder as possibilities. Sheriff Green said death by own action was likely while a broken neck suggested hanging or fall from a tree. A separate search for Raymund Wiven Streateald son of JW Mann of Niro Okina who disappeared Tuesday night yielded no clues.
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Bathaaw
Okla
Fred Green
Green
Raymund Wiven Streateald
JW Mann
Niro
Okina
Roosevelt and McDonald Meet on Deck of Sequoia
Washington April 23 AP Progress reported tonight by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister MacDonald on world economic recovery and disarmament after a day of talks on the Sequoia cruising the Potomac. Herriot arrived in the capital as the armaments issue was raised, with Roosevelt saying he would continue discussions with Herriot tomorrow. The French envoy expressed hopeful views after meeting Roosevelt and noted the United States move off the gold standard altered several technical aspects of policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
MacDonald
Sequoia
Potomac River
Edouard Herriot
France
M. Herriot
Henrot
United States
Monetary accord nears on new world monetary system
Washington reports that American and British statesmen reached a basis for a new monetary system after two expert meetings. They discussed a world gold reserve ratio between 40 and 40 percent, with speculation on the pound at 3.50 and the dollar at 0.35 in international exchange.
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Washington
World Leaders Converge On Economic Talks Aboard Sequoia
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister MacDonald continue discussions on global economic problems during a Potomac cruise aboard the Sequoia and at the White House. France's Edouard Herriot, Italy's Guido Jung, Britain's Neville Chamberlain, France's Edouard Daladier, and Canada's R B Bennett join in pursuit of monetary stability and reconstruction. Canada’s Anna exits Ottawa en route to Washington with optimism for joint gains.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
MacDonald
Potomac River
White House
Edouard Herriot
France
America
Italy
Guido Jung
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Edouard Daladier
Orange
Washington
England
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Washinon
Anna
Ottawa
Townsend Officer Fires During False Alarm Incident
Townsend April 23 Special to The Independent John Schmidt about 30 shot and seriously wounded in the leg by Night Marshal Henry Schreiner and Undersheriff Charles Mahoney as he resisted arrest on a charge of turning in a false fire alarm. Officers traced calls to the fire station after Schmidt was found hiding in a closet. He grabbed a coal bucket and attacked the officers. one shot grazed his leg. He was taken to the county hospital for treatment. Police seek Schmidt's accomplice. The incident follows Schmidt's history as a nuisance in Townsend.
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Schmidt
Townsend
Pony Express Reopens Mail Run Across United States
San Francisco marks the return of the Pony Express with riders departing from Tanforan race track on the peninsula. They will deliver official mail to Sacramento and Tracy while greeting Governor James Rolph Jr. The revival recalls the 1860 route from St Joseph to San Francisco. The service charges $1 per two ounce letter and aims to reach Chicago for a Century of Progress event.
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San Francisco
Cileage
Chicago
United States
California
Tanforat Race Track
Tracy
Calif
Sacraminto
Tin
James Rolph, Jr
Eidora
Pony Express
St. Joseph
Winnie Ruth Judd Spends Her Last Prison Day Gaily
Winnie Ruth Judd spends her final prison day in Ariz with attendants watching from the Arts 2oMm street facility. A court order barred further comments as a jury verdict hung over her case.
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Winnie Ruth Judd
American 15 Aboard Missing Seaplane Mystery
Maree France April 24. An American aboard a missing seaplane bound from Corfu to Marseille with a crew of three and two passengers. A search plane started at 4 40 am and another plane joined the search.
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Maree
France
Jann van Chef
Inflation Likely to Be Proved in Senate Debate
AP dispatch reports senate Democrats plan to let Republican opponents bear the debate burden as inflation measures come up. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma says he will present facts in the congressional record while opponents argue the Roosevelt era monetary program. With six weeks left in the extra session, discussion will intensify on the Thames rider to the farm bill as Roosevelt emergency measures loom.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Thomas
Okla
VESSEL RESCUE AFTER FLAMES IN GREAT SOUTH BAY
Seventeen men and women were rescued today from Great South Bay off Long Island after a flaming fishing boat named Zangara exploded its gasoline stove. Vincent Minella and his sister Frances were among those pulled from the water as the Mildred and other vessels aided survivors.
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New York
Great South Bay
Long Island
Joney
Vincent Minella
Frances
Joan Collina
Philip Greenwald
Minella
Five Youths Die in Iowa Crossing Crash
At Arnolds Park on April 24 five Jackson Minnesota youths died when their loaded vehicle collided head on with a Milwaukee railroad motor coach at a crossing. The victims were Sam Smith Elena Lester Rudolph Vaures Harald Teagan and Frank Cirha. The sheriff’s office exonerated the train crew from blame.
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Arnolds Park
Iowa
Jackson
Minn
Sam Smith
Elena Tléster
Rudolph Vaures
Harald Teagen
Frank Cirha
Sheriff's Office
Bodies of two missing Arizona airmen found
Winslow Arizona April 23 two men missing since last Monday were found dead in the charred wreckage of their plane on West Sunadt mountain about fourteen miles southwest of Winslow The bodies were discovered by Chief W L Nell and state patrolman Carlos Arthur after a search by thirteen airplanes and guardsmen The crash team believes they failed during forced landing in a windstorm久久
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Ariz
C. L. Ghagl
Jack Uriah
Thoenls
West Sunadt Mountain
W. L. Nell
Carlos Arthur
Hay Laka
Plana
Anegara
Kraipa
Grommd
Svalk
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