Former Mexican President Calles Seized and Exiled
Mexico City reports General Plutarco Elias Calles, former strongman of Mexico, arrested by the government and put aboard a plane for exile in the United States. Also seized were Luis Morones and Rafael Ortega, with charges linking Calles to a Veracruz train bombing that killed several government leaders.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Plutarco Elias Calles
Strong Iin
Forenl
United States
Luis Morones
Lens Leon
Rafael Meteor Ortega
Yyreserl
Carlos
Mexico City-Veracruz
Three WPA Workers Die in Cave-In at School Project
A cave-in at the La Salle-Peru township high school foundation killed three WPA workers and trapped a fourth who was rescued. The victims were Peter Comon of Chicago Frank Jost of Peru and Steve Utoch of Chicago. The survivor was dug out alive after being buried up to his neck.
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LA Salle, Tll
la Salle-Peru Township
Thursilly
Peter Comon
Chicago
Golgotha painting exhibition returns to Chicago after storage
A massive 195x44 foot painting titled Golgotha by Jan Styka, painted in Rome and Palestine, was resurrected from a South Side storage vault and shown again in Chicago. Owned by Frank Masterson, proceeds from the exhibit will benefit charity. The work portrays the crucifixion scene with dramatic, somber imagery and calls for reflection on faith and power.
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Aed
Christianitya
Jesus
Chicago
Jan Styka
Rome
Palestine
Golgatha
Frank Masterson
Public Ignorance of Bible Lamented
Bishop Ed win Mouzon of the Methodist Episcopal Church laments public ignorance of the Bible. He cites Virginia high school students failing a questionnaire, with many unable to name prophets, the four gospels, or disciples. He notes the issue mirrors broader rural areas and reflects wider scholastic gaps.
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Lynchburg
Edwin Mouzon
Methodist Episcopal
Virginia
Churchill
Charlotte
Roosevelt to Speak in Memphis on June 4
President Roosevelt will visit Memphis to address the annual convention of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce on June 4, as announced by Ralph Lags of the Chamber of Commerce. In Buenos Aires reports, Argentina expands crop diversification beyond cotton and fruit to rice, with estimates suggesting northern farms could yield substantial output, while imports of tuna rise.
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Mempnes
Tenn
Ralph Lagsdun
Chamber of Commerce
Canyon- Nonehalyman
Roosevelt
Memphis
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Buenos Aires
Argentinn
Mie
Gentine Chamber of Foreign Commerce
Aydentlia
Levees Watched Upon Mississippi Threats Near Marianna
Night and day patrols began on levees as the Mississippi rose. About 306 families near Marianna Arkansas move or prepare to move from lowlands due to backwater from the river. Tent accommodations will be provided around Marianna. Mayor D P Harris of Marianna notes a 10 foot stage at Memphis is promised by rivermen, requiring more time.
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Memphis
Tenin
Marianna
Ark
Mississippi
St. Francis River
Crowley
D. P. Harris
Murianim
Locust Swarm Forecast Hits East Coast Area
Raleigh NC Dr Z P Metcalf head of entomology at North Carolina State College predicts millions of year locusts to sweep much of the eastern United States this spring The expected swarm appears to be the largest yet and will infest regions from Massachusetts to Michigan and southern states including Georgia and Alabama as far south as northern Georgia and Alabama
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Raleigh
N. C
Z. P Metcalf
North Carling State College
Massachusetts
Iran
Michigan
Georgia
Ala Lama
Melon Booth To Welcome Tourists On No 67 Hope Rotary Plans Booth
Hope Rotary agreed to sponsor a public watermelons booth on highway No 67 inside Hope city limits to greet out of state tourists this summer. Roy Anderson outlined the plan with Mrs. Anderson inviting civic groups to join in. The booth will be a giant melon display with Hope women staffing shifts during the summer as the city’s official welcome in 1936 for travelers on America’s transcontinental highway.
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Hope Rotary Club
Barlow
Roy Anderson
City of Hope
America
Jiljh Cay
Soviet Embassy in Tokyo Blockaded Amid Arrests
MOSCOW reports relations with Japan worsened after a Soviet statement described a blockade of the Soviet embassy in Tokyo. All Japanese employees were arrested on suspicion of espionage as a nest they claim operated from the mission.
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Tokyo
Moscow
Russia
Japan
New Warning On Negligent Dog Owners In Hope
Chief Ridghill warned Friday that negligence by dog owners could trigger a wholesale slaughter of canines during the mad dog scare in Hope. He said some owners vaccinated their dogs with certificates, while others paid no attention as more than a dozen dogs were known to be infected with rabies.
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Ridghill
Hope
Mule Is Guilty in Campaign Probe
In Barcelona authorities convict a mule of violating an ordinance banning mobile canvassing during an electoral campaign. The animal was found in a garage with protest material. The judge cites a general amnesty decree and orders the mule handed to the Humane Society.
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Barcelona
Guneral Amesty
Whith
Humane Society
Miniature Crime Wave Hits Hope Looted Five Places
A string of Wednesday and Thursday night burglaries hit Hope with losses exceeding $300. The Jett Williams liquor store on South Walnut saw the heaviest theft, $150 in tax paid liquor, while Floyd McDowell Clothing at East Third lost about $90 in apparel. Flowers and chickens vanished nearby, and the Louisiana Oil Refining Corp storehouse near the municipal airport reported about $70 in merchandise plus two tires, tubes, a battery and oil. Police have few leads.
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Jett Williams
South Walnut Street
Mc. Williams
Floyd; McDowell
Third’ Ste
McDowell
Hempstead County Lumber Company
Louisiana Oil Refinning Corp
Plot on Train Ends in Suspected Murder for Insurance
PENSACOLA Fla Authorities moved to press new charges against a housewife her lover and two Black men accused of plotting to wreck a Louisville and Nashville passenger train to collect 3000 in life insurance as the husband prepared to defend her County solicitor said more serious charges were possible Sheriff Gandy held two Black men Allen Langston and Allen Finley confessing to two attempts to wreck the train Mrs Vann paid 50 to the men and promised possibly 50 more for the job bond for Earl Travis the Castleberry Ala carpenter who denied an affair with Mrs Vann was set at 5000.
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Pensacola
Fla
Wisraes
Escambia County
Louisville and Nashville
Richard Merritt
R. W. Vann
Ferry Pass
Earl Travis
Castleberry
Ala
Carpenter
Vann
H. E. Gandy
Allen Langston
Jai Allen Finley
Vane
Cantonmeol
Vasin
Travis
Missionary Event in Trier Saint Patron Service
In Trier Germany a missionary ceremony honored the city’s patron saint at St Mathias church. Bishop Bornagasser of the local Catholic diocese led the service amid a regional observance in the German Southwest Africa context.
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Trier
Germany
Fumer
Africa
Gily
Bornagasser
Jocal Boown Cathintic
Trial opens in Texas case as guard duel ends in courtroom
In Linden Texas Willie Dickerson a black man goes to trial on a charge of criminally assaulting a 4 year old near Atlanta Texas last December. Jurors were qualified for the death penalty. In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania a hotel fire left one dead and two injured with the body of a hotel employee found on the second floor. In London England German ambassador Leopold von Hoesch died of heart disease. In Little Rock Arkansas bond refunding saved more than 20 million dollars over 16 months. In Friedrichshapen Germany the new Zeppelin Mindenburg completed its Makden roundtrip to Rio de Janeiro. In Washington the Steelworkers union dispute led to discharge of workers and harsher critiques of the work relief program.
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Linden
Texas
Casa County
Willie Dickerson
Atlanta
Bloomsburg
Fisher's
William Lehman
Clean Up Drive Extended to April 18 Says Alderman
Alderman Kenneth Hamilton announced a city wide clean up campaign will run until Saturday April 18. Hope residents are urged to bag tin cans and rubbish and place it on the curb for free pickup by trucks. The drive started two weeks ago but many residents have not joined the effort.
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Kenneth Hamilton
Hamilton
Bailey Moves to Nip Luciano Appeal
In Little Rock Charles Lucky Luciano seeks to appeal a habeas corpus ruling by Judge Mortineau. Attorney General Bailey and Edward McLean travel to Kansas City to meet Judge Kimbrough Stone for an early hearing date and to forward the transcript to speed removal toward New York custody.
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Little Rock
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Mortineau
Cerl E. Bailey
Edward McLean
New York
Kansas City
Kimbrough Stone
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Stone
Luciano
Jeune
Fall trade and tariff plank shape publican politics
A fragmented earliest-words item hints at union influence on York trade, tariff policy, and a publican party form. The note mentions Frida form plank vende thests in a closely timed year peak, suggesting debates over fresh fall trade cycles and tariff positions within the publican sphere.
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York— Ing
Frida
Geneva Red Cross refi day to turn over to hei tions
Western pact urged as nations pledge mutual aid against foreign aggression. General Jorge Ubico of Guatemala proposes American nations uphold Monroe Doctrine, seek permanent World Court model for justice. Hoover-like sanctions and Italian poison gas use referenced as peace negotiations begin next Tuesday.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross
Washington
Roosevelt
Jorge Ubico
Guatemala
Dog shielded child during deadly storm in Tupelo
In Tupelo Mississippi a bulldog saved a young girl during a nighttime storm. Mrs W C Hesnilton described regaining consciousness to find the dog shielding her child Mary Patsy from danger as lightning flashed and the mother searched for relatives. The baby was soaked but unharmed while the dog bore injuries.
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Tupelo
Lomedy
W. C. Hesnilton
Mary Patsy
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