Mussolini opens Catholic churches in Ethiopia amid tolerance pledge
In Ethiopia Mussolini advances Catholic church building and mission education while promising religious tolerance for 10 million natives. Eight churches are nearing completion and a mission force of 800 priests and 1,200 nuns is planned, alongside renewed Coptic churches and a Muslim capital project in Harrar.
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Mussolini
Ethiopia
Rome
Associated Press
Benito Mussolini
Tr. Duce
Vatican
Tr Duce
Harrar
Prient
Pope Pius
Giovanni Castellani
Addis Ababa
Deadly Duel Between Rancher And Intruder Recounted
In Banta Rosa California on November 11 a 79 year old rancher Thomas Elliott fought an intruder armed with a butcher knife. Elliott severed the adversary's left hand with an antique sword then surrendered before grabbing a pistol and fatally shooting the assailant. Elliott was critically wounded and survived only to tell the tale as Sheriff Patteson reconstructed the grim confrontation.
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Banta Rosa
Calif
Thomas Elliott
Elliott
Harry Patteson
Wapstairs
Charles Schilling
Patteson
Advertising Program Would Bring Tourists Back To N C
North Carolina plans a state advertising drive aimed at convincing visitors to return and to recommend the state. J L Horne Jr notes that 39.8 percent choose vacation sites from past visits and 26 percent rely on friends when planning trips. The program seeks to show hospitality, promote beauty, and ensure visitors feel welcome and valued, turning initial interest into repeated travel.
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Everprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
J. L. Horne, Jr
Board of Conservation and Development
American Automobile Association
Horne
Three Days Cough Warning Prompts Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage cough remedy ad urges readers that a three day cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion. The druggist offers refunds if not thoroughly treated, emphasizing the single word Creomulsion without hyphen and advising to verify the genuine product on the label.
Stamps Fanning Nicaragua Honduras Territorial Feud
An international dispute over a stamp displays a disputed border area labeled Territorio en Lui gio. Honduras rejects the claim as not disputed, citing a 1906 Royal Spanish award, while Nicaragua bans a 1985 Honduran stamp as retaliation. The feud heightened tensions, spurred homecomings, and drew mediation efforts before cooling.
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Honduras
Nicaragua
Speedier
Sneezing Man Cleared After Window Shattered
Bert Saunders testified he was walking when a sudden sneeze struck, made him stumble on fruit, and be hurled through a plate glass window causing the damage. The magistrate freed him of the breaking window charge.
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Pittsburgh
Bert Saunders
Admiral Bloch Named Next Navy Commander-in-Chief
LOUISVILLE KY Nov 11 Inland state lad with ship pictures and butter making skills rises to top post. Admiral Claude Charles Bloch nominated by Secretary Swanson to succeed Admiral Hepburn as navy commander around Feb 1. Bloch 59, Spanish American and world wars veteran, married 1903 to Augusta Kent. daughter Ethel married to Lt Commander Thaddemus Broom.
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Louisville
United States Navy
Claude Charles Bloch
Swanson
Arthur J. Hepburn
Woodbury
Navy
Bloch
Naval Academy
Bob’ Evans
U. S. S. Iowa
Cervera
Plattsburg
Battle Force
Augusta Kent
Sa Francisco
Ethel
Thaddemus Broom
Enrollment Doubles at Hazel Dell Rural School
In Chanute Kansas Hazel Dell Rural School sees student numbers rise as Frances Foetisch, 7, transfers from a neighboring district to join Daisy Carpenter 10, restoring Daisy to the classroom alongside Ruth Irwis, the previous sole pupil.
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Chanute
Kas
Hazel Dell Rural School
Frances Foetisch
Daisy Carpenter
Ruth Irwis
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