Mexico Faced with Cash Crisis Over Confiscated Oil
Mexico must sell oil seized from US and British interests to raise cash as tax revenues shrink. Expropriation has slowed domestic business, reduced tourism income, and pressured the peso while workers face wage cuts and longer hours. Without abroad sales the government pines for dollars amid tariffs and credit tightening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Thornton
NEA
Mexico
D. F
Republic
United States
Aguila
Huasteca
Ibout
Bie
Stockholm
Gauris
Big Navy Bill clears both houses in Senate vote
The administration’s 1.15 billion naval expansion won Senate approval after two weeks of debate. The House had passed a slightly different version. A joint committee will reconcile differences before Roosevelt’s signature. Senate supports 51 yes to 29? Beside, the bill authorizes construction costing billions, boosting fleet by about 2 percent with new battleships aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers submarines and thousands of planes. Arkansas Sen Caraway voted for the bill and Sen Mittler against it.
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Washington
Senate
United States
House
Roosevelt
Emerly
Arkansas
Caraway
Mitler
Care regime faces critical two months amid export squeeze
The passage notes a scarce dollar climate and the Care regime facing a decisive two month period. It highlights limited currency and the need to secure export disposition as a major challenge. It comments that many claimed accomplishments are acknowledged, yet the regime has taken on a large, speculative burden in the air expropriation.
Dixon Leads for Alabama Governor
Absentee and early rural votes power Frank M. Dixon to a commanding lead in the Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary over four opponents as unofficial returns from 629 of 2,200 boxes show Dixon with 15,204 votes against Chauncey Sparks 14,044 and others. A runoff is scheduled for June 14 if no candidate reaches a majority.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Dixon A. Joe Bott
Gonder
Chauncey Sparks
D. Hardy Riddle
James H. Arnold
Teacher Asks Maps Student Paints It
In Oklahoma City Harrison White of Elevenreath University of Oklahoma, a junior in Mrs. Juvinus Dennis history class at the high school, noted the missing late European map on the wall. He then obtained a motion picture to address her repeated wish for a map during last spring’s history lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Laird
Oklahoma City
Okli
Harrison White
Alabama Returns Show Unopposed Nominations and Close Races
State and county offices faced nomination contests with Speaker William Bankhead and Senator J L Ster TV renominated without opposition. Sunny Jobbs Sparkman and George Grant unopposed. Heflin trailed Starnes in Fifth District race as returns from early boxes favored Starnes. Steapall led Third District as Boykin led First District. Final results pending full tabulation.
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William B. Bankhead
J. Lister TV
Sunny F. Jobbs
John J Sparkman
George Grant
J. Thomas Heflin
Joy Starnes
Starnes
Heflin
Henry B. Steapall
James EF. Falsom
J. Hubert Farmer
Frank Boykin
W. C. Taylor
It Is Dangerous to Sell a SUBSTITUTE for Small Gain
The note warns that selling a SUBSTITUTE to gain only a few cents endangers customers and the business. It claims GGG is worth several times as much as a SUBSTITUTE and stresses customer value to avoid losses.
Projector Map Collision Alters Classroom Back Wall
A projector’s beam sent a mass of the world image onto the classroom back wall as paints smeared and the map was scribbled over with improvised markings, creating a chaotic but teachable moment about map accuracy.
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Flint
Mich
Cape Girardeau
John Sebastian
America
Sebastian
Little Missouri
General Motors
Harry Lees
Jonesboro
Ark
Lee
Michigan
Lewis J. Ludington
Flint, Mich
Edwin Nash
Edwin
Nash
Ralph Nash
Buick
Chevrolet
Fisher
Ing
Japan
Germany
Italy
Ingeniero Vicente Carlos Herrara
The
Petroleum Administration
Laredo
Mexican Congress
Futuro
CTM
Lombardo Toledano
Kelvinator
Bacon Electric Shop
Paty
Nelson-Huckins
Navy Bill
Dixon
Bailey’s Shoe Shop
Walnut Street
Tostall Pitoblig
General Resspars
Maymuarts
Harry W. Shiver
el Fhoite Vetrical
Prytlia
Danoeth
Anil Thia
Archer Motor Co
Hope
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