Mussolini Says Italy Will Wait On France Claims
In Reggio Calabria Premier Mussolini told fascists Italy will wait decades for fulfillment of demands on Tunisia Djibouti and the Suez Canal. He framed the issue as diplomatic not military and warned critics that Italy will defend its empire with force if needed while pursuing Franco Italian talks.
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Freight rate equalization debated by Midwest governors
Chicago March 31 An Industrial council formed by five Midwestern states plans to fight proposed equalization of northern and southern freight rates. Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin aim to curb any rate cuts that could shift industries south. The next council meeting is set for April 10 with members appointed by each governor.
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Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Forrest B. McElroy
Illinois Commerce Com
Sandusky Fire Wipes Out Block Damaging $2 Million
A downtown Sandusky blaze destroyed nearly an entire business block and damaged property over 2 million dollars. Police Chief Bravard said the fire remained out of control at 6 30 am as firefighters from Norwalk Bellevue and Huron joined Sandusky crews. The Ohio National Guard was deployed to set safety lines while thousands watched. Walls collapsed but no injuries were reported among firefighters police or spectators.
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R. G. Bravard
Norwalk
Bellevue
Huron
Ohio National Guard Company
Flashes In The News Roundup From Across The Nation
A collage of brief items reports fires in Charlotte cotton waste, a Brooklyn overtime parking case with humor, Idaho cattleman Fred Keefer returning from Oregon, and Kansas City man G F Withite blaming a broken hip on a car accident during telephon e line work.
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Kansas City
G. FE
Withite
Wilhite
Robber Leaves Teeth Mark Clue in Purse Theft
Chicago reports Miss Anna Pacan was bitten and police arrested Aloysius Phillips 22 after authorities noted teeth marks on his right hand. Detective James Lynch said Phillips confessed and he remains held on an open charge.
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Chicago
Anna Pacan
Aloysius Phillips
Phillips
James Lynch
Divorce Granted After Alleged Refusal to Cook Breakfast
In Sioux City district court Erwin Drake 38 won a divorce from Marjory Drake 37 citing her refusal to cook his only daily meal breakfast at home. The case centers on domestic dissolution and claims of unmet marital duties.
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Sioux City
Jay
Erwin Drake
Marjory Drake
State Bar Delays Hearing in New Orleans Tax Charge Case
The State Bar of Louisiana postpones a hearing on charges filed by Arthur A. Steiner against board member Hugh M. Wilkinson. An Orleans Parish grand jury is investigating the tax assessment reduction racket claim. The next hearing was moved to April 13.
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Board of Governors of
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Arthur A. Steiner
New Orleans
Steiner
Hugh M. Wilkinson
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Chamberlain Goes Beyond Expectations In Poland Crisis
World reacts as Chamberlain vows military aid to Poland and British French backing. Berlin warns Hitler will respond. London comments on historic pledge to defend Polish independence against axis aggression. Global fear grows over Nazi expansion.
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Chamberlain
Poland
Britain
France
Foreign Office
Joseph Beck
London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Wilhelmshaven
Chamberlin
Germany
House of Commons
Bipartisan Battle Over WPA Funding Sparks House Debate
Washington reports a partisan clash over President Roosevelt's 150 million WPA request. Some Republicans push to cut to 55 million while others see a 100 million compromise. Democrats favor delaying relief-worker layoffs until the appropriation is resolved as a 400 thousand cut is set for next week.
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Representative Mapes
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Missouri
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Richard Heads Louisiana Bankers Onboard Cruise
The Louisiana bankers convention on board the S. S. Rotterdam elected M. Richard of Lake Charles as president and named M. L. Funderburk of Houma as vice president. W. B. Machado of New Orleans became secretary and T. G. Nicholson of Gretna treasurer. New executive council members are Hayes J. Whitney of Houma G. W. Owen Jr. and W N. Louque of New Orleans. Delegates started from New Orleans last Sunday for a tropical cruise.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Bankers’ Convention
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Lake Charles
M. L. Funderburk
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W. B. Machado
T. G. Nicholson
Gretna
Hayes J. Whitney
G. W. Owen, Jr
W N. Louque
New Drug Sulfapyridine Urged With Caution In Pneumonia
At the American College of Physicians meeting in New Orleans physicians warned against abrupt abandonment of serum therapy for pneumonia in favor of sulfapyridine. Harvard’s Dr. Maxwell Finland cited mortality reductions with serums and noted drawbacks of sulfapyridine including toxic effects nausea and mood changes. Leprosy official Dr. Hasseltine described public fear toward lepers as unjust and noted mild contagiousness with ostracism still common.
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American College of Physicians
O. H. Pepper
Philadelphia
James D. Bruce
Ann Arbor
Mich
Maxwell Finland
Harvard Medical School
H. F E. Hasseltine
Carville
Woman Spy Lasternas Revealed in Madrid Siege
Madrid March 31 A shy Madrid nationalist Senorita Caya Eugenia Lasternas publicly received praise for recruiting 10 000 women into a pro Franco phalanx during the siege of Madrid She aided bed ridden Franco supporters smuggled medical supplies and arranged last rites for the dying Her network operated from hidden bases and head offices in Burgos while Republican agents hunted her Madrid capitulated to Nationalist forces and martial law was declared with military courts to mete swift justice.
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Senorita Caya
Eugenia Lasternas
Franco
Sim
Auxilia Social Relief Organization
Burgos
Senorita Lasternas
Valencia
National Defense Council
Gandia
Roosevelt heir still nameless in Seattle birth
John Boettiger said no name had been chosen for his new son born to Mrs. Boettiger at a Seattle hospital. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the birth as Boettiger, publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, paced the corridor. President Roosevelt was notified upon his Warm Springs arrival. Mrs. Boettiger has two children from a former marriage, Anna Eleanor and Curtis Dall.
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Seattle
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Japan takes Spratly Islands under Taiwan governor
Tokyo announces jurisdiction over the Spratly islands, claimed by France in 1933, to protect Japanese nationals and interests. The seven reefs, totaling 247 acres, lie in the South China Sea and could host seaplane and submarine bases, isolating Hong Kong and tightening Japan's regional reach.
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Spratly Islands
France
South China Sea
British North Borneo
Indo-China
Singapore
Japan
Philippines
Hainan
Hongkong
Dutch East Indies
Foreign Office
Renzo Sawada
Charles Arsene Henry
Taiwan
Deficit May Be Below Estimate Says Treasury
Unofficial treasury estimates show the deficit this fiscal year about 300 million dollars less than the 4.072 billion forecast. Expenditures may run 100 million under the budget 9.592 billion with revenues 200 million above 5.52 billion for the year ending June 30. Income tax receipts topped 500 million in March as first 1938 installments were due. The treasury needs 340 million more income tax before June 30 plus another June 15 installment. Miscellaneous taxes could provide up to 50 million more. Richard C. Patterson Jr. told electrical industry representatives of a favorable business outlook.
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Treasury
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
Rainmaker Lillie Stoate Seeks Florida Rain Near Lake Jackson
Miss Lillie Stoate a 67 year old Mississippi rain maker sought privacy as she began a second Florida attempt to induce rain. She arrived from Frostproof after claiming to end a drought breath and set up beside Lake Jackson to bring precipitation to citrus groves. Local figures Rod Arkell and Harrison Rogers urged a local test before moving to Orlando.
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Lillie Stoate
Florida
Lake Jackson
Miss Stoate
Orlando
Rod Arkell
Harrison W. Rogers
Drouth
Sidelights on Bridge Tragedy at Clear Creek
Reports from Vicksburg Mississippi detail the Clear Creek bridge washout with cars plunging into 10 to 18 foot depths. A Vicksburg woman shielded the road using her auto, while nurse Margaret Guice and Marcus Meek are named as drowning victims. Norman Schlemmer is identified as a victim as the narrative continues on the second page.
Subway Collision Injures 200 In New York City
A collision of two city subway trains during evening rush hour injures more than 200 and sends 14 to hospitals. The Forrest Hills bound train rear ended a stalled train as a curve caused the crash near 46th Street station. Mayor LaGuardia orders a rapid transportation investigation.
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New York
City Independent
Queens County
Forrest Hills
Monroe Women Relatives Victims In Bridge Disaster
Mrs W Barr Corry wife of a Monroe funeral director traveled to Oak Grove after learning of the deaths of Mrs Robert M Schilling and four others in a Clear Creek bayou wreck near Vicksburg. The victims included Mr and Mrs Schilling Mrs Sam Campbell Annette Campbell and a nurse Mrs Tom Bradley. Miss Janey Faulkner is linked as an aunt of another local victim.
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Monroe
Oak Grove
Robert M. Schilling
Schilling
Clear Creek Bayou
Vicksburg
Corry
Annette Campbell
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Campbell
Sam Campbell
Tom Bradley
Janey Faulkner
North Fifth Street
Margaret Guice
Five Residents of Oak Grove Among Victims
Vicksburg Mississippi reports the death toll from a bridge washout climbing as salvage crews pull three cars and two victims from Clear Creek. Fourteen bodies recovered. at least ten cars and a truck plunged into the flood since Wednesday night. two still missing. Recovery efforts continue along the swollen bayou and debris-filled river channel.
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Here
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O. H. Kitchens
Greeneville
Former insane asylum inmate defies arrest at Kentucky farm
Sheriff Ernan Stinnett reported a siege at Virgil Patterson's farmhouse near Lawrenceburg lasting about an hour. Patterson, 65, a former asylum inmate, refused a court order for a sanity hearing and fired at officers while barricaded with his brother James inside, prompting a potential renewed assault with tear gas if he did not surrender.
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Ernan Stinnett
Stinnett
Virgil Patterson
Patterson
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John Cox
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