Mexican federal troops press Coahuila insurgent stronghold
Federal forces under Calles move from Saltillo toward Tarven and Durango as insurgents rear southward for a likely Torreon battle. Smugglers ferry arms near El Paso, and the Vera Cruz rebel surrender clears that state. Washington sources discuss short term US credit for munitions.
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United Press
Plutarcho Flins Calley
Federal
Coahuila
Torreon
Saltillo
Tarven
Durango
Mazatlan
el Paso
Rio Grande
Paredon
Torren
Calles
Francisco Urvalejos
Vera Cruz
Washington
United States
Auction Sales Listings Roundup March 13 20
A sequence of farm auctions announced with sale times and locations across Michigan towns. Listings include buyers nearly equal, with horses cattle hogs and implements offered. Locations center on Mt Pleasant Deerfield Center Shepherd Rosebush and related rural sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Davis
Farwell
Groves
Alpert Graham
Sherm Wiley
Rosebush
Mt. Pleasant
J. M. Marshall
Roy Matteson
Byard Colby
Barbot
Davis and
McCall
J. C. Brust & Son
Deerfield Center
Wisconsin Bandits Steal State Funds In Madison Robbery
Two men robbed state employees of 122000 in state funds today in Madison. Only 8000 dollars were cash as the pair struck in front of the automobile license division near Capitol Square. The money was weekend receipts for auto licenses from across Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Capitol Square
Wisconsin
Flood Menace Grows Along Mississippi Front
The swollen Mississippi River continues a slow rise along an 850 mile front from Cairo Illinois to Vicksburg Mississippi. Predictions of more rain raise fears of a repeat of the 1927 flood as water levels run three to four feet above flood stage south of Cairo. Missouri flood waters join from above St Louis worsening Crest fears below Cairo per the Weather Bureau. Swollen Arkansas streams add to the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
Vicksburg
Miss
Missouri
St. Louis
United States Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Marriage Boosts Grades Among University Students
Seattle March 128 U P A campus survey at the University of Washington finds married students show better scholastic standings with many couples still in class. Joe Bowen varsity football player and Tom Barnhart editor report personal grade gains and note study around home life while others advocate marriage for improved academics.
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Seattle
U.P
Canid
University of Washington
Joe Bowen
Tom Barnhart
University of Washington Daily
Barnhart
University of Oregon
Herbert Howe
Edwin Guthrie
Auction Sale For AUVs Scheduled With McCarthy Clerk
An auction is announced with sale commences at 12380 o'clock conducted by auctioneer Charles McCarthy and clerk L Bureh for AUVs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCarthy
L. Bureh
Michigan Courts Could Speed Trials By Cutting Red Tape
A Michigan Procedure commission report urges sweeping court reforms to remove red tape. Uniform rules for Supreme, circuit, and chancery courts would require direct admissions or denials in pleadings and pretrial discovery to reveal facts and reduce meritless cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Procedure Commission
Commission
Supreme Court
Circuit
Chancery
Baltic nations crippled by Baltic ice and shipping halt
Severe weather over weeks clogged the Baltic sea with ice and halted trade. Denmark Sweden Finland Latvia Estonia Lithuania and Poland suffer economic losses as imports exports fall and markets stall. About 100 ships are delayed as ice breakers are sent by Finland and aid from the Soviet government arrives.
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Stockholm
U.P
Baltic Nations
Baltic Sea
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Lithunia
Poland
Baltic
Jones Law Takes Effect in Chicago to Curb Liquor Gangs
The Jones law goes into effect in Chicago aiming to curb illicit liquor activity. Police officer Carl Mahnke faces conspiracy charges while US Attorney George J. Johnson forecasts about 250 indictments monthly. The act imposes five year sentences and a ten thousand dollar fine for manufacturing and trafficking liquor. A motorcycle officer is said to have tried to sway police to free a still operator. Johnson notes the law will require continuous federal juries and strain courts already heavy with liquor cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mar
Carl Mahnke
George J. QQ. Johnson
United States
Johnnson
Tea Dealers Worried Over American Market
London tea dealers question whether US consumption has reached saturation. Vernon Dean, ex-chairman of the Tea Brokers' Association, says the dry United States has not become a great tea nation, with Americans drinking about one pound per person annually. He argues America has not learned to make good tea.
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London
United States
Vernon Dean
The
Tea Brokers’ Association
Royal Empire Society
America
Battle Creek Driver Surrenders in Park Crash
Robert Huber aged 19 surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Frank Furner as driver of the car that injured 10 people at Level Park west of Battle Creek on Sunday morning.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Robert Huber
Frank A. Furner
Level Park
G M and Ford Battle for Germany Opel Plant Rumors
European observers see an industrial war between General Motors and Ford in Europe’s auto market. Rumors persist GM plans to acquire Opel at Ruesselsheim to expand control of the German market and challenge Ford’s European operations in Amsterdam and beyond.
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Berlin
Mar
Europe
Ruwbrs
General Motors Company
Opel
Rueseelsheim
Germany
Henry Ford
Amsterdam
Three Toledo men flee Fremont county jail in early Monday escape
Three Toledo men escaped from Fremont County jail Monday morning, prompting a manhunt across northern Ohio and southern Michigan. The trio named Mike Ciborski alias Ralph Paul, William Morgan, and George Washington, were held in a cell on the first floor when they disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Ohio
Mar
Toledo
Michigan
Mike Cibornski
Ralph Paul
William Morgan
George Washington
Kalamazoo Youth Arrested in Attempted Attack Case
Roland Deck a 16 year old Hickman student is jailed in Kalamazoo after an attempted assault on 13 year old Beulah Wood at her mother's home in South Comstock. He planned the attack for a month, used a heavy wrench, and sought a butcher knife before being interrupted by Beulah’s sister. He fled but was later identified and detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mar
A.R
Roland Deck
Hickman
Beulah Wood
D. E. Brett
South Comstock
Deck
Beulah
Still Hope to Find Italia's Crew in Polar Wreck
Berlin March 12. Soviet official Capt. Rudolph Samoilovitch said search for the eight missing crew members of the Polar dirigible Tintin is continued by ice breakers Krassin. Five rescued and two others were located earlier. one in fifty is the chance of finding them alive. A private Italian fund has raised 1.6 million lira about $50,000 to finance further searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rudolph Samoilovitch
Krassin
Umberto Nobile
Samoilovitch
Italy
Famine Death Toll Reported in Belgian Ruanda
A Kamyalan Uganda dispatch to the London Daily News reports thousands dying of famine in Belgian Ruanda as of March 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Uganda
London Daily News Today
Ruanda
Stiff sentence meted out to drug violators
Grand Rapids March 12 The first blow at a statewide drug ring came when Federal Judge Fred M Raymond sentenced four Holland men for violating the Harrison narcotic act Dr Daniel G Cook former Holland health officer received one year and six months at Leavenworth and 4000 in fines John Vapell Holland druggist got three years at Leavenworth and 4000 in fines Delhert Vapell and his brother got varied terms and fines Al Huizenga Holland druggist faced two 2000 fines with three 1000 fines and deferred prison until fines arranged Local agents say the defendants pleaded guilty last week and the cases mark the first step in breaking a drug ring supplying addicts in Grand Rapids Bay City and Chicago
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Grand Rapids
Mar
W.P
Fred M. Raymond
Daniel G. Cook
Holland
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
John Vapell
Leavenworth
Finks
Delhert Vupell
Idrothr
al Huizenga
Wolland
Tavo
Arrangzents
Garand Rapidy Bay City
Chicago
Motorist Gets Even Over Car That Won't Run
Portivand Oregon March 12 A motorist George Gates bought a new car with a guarantee. When the car coughed and kicked on a downtown street he tore from the vehicle and walked to the seller’s office. He returned and admitted he kicked in the door of the sales firm to make it right.
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Portivand
Ore
George
W. Gates
Russell
Gates
Nobody Wants To Be Mayor of Herrin Ill
Herrin Illinois primary completes with five slates but no candidate filed for mayor nomination following the prior mayor Marsimll Me Gormiele’s Leavenworth sentence for prohibition violations leaving the post open and uncontested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Ill
U.pi
Marsimll. MeGormielé
Leavenworth
Michigan Senate clash over Cuthbertson bill and bootlegging penalties
In Lansing on March 12 1940 Gov Green and Lieut Gov Dickinson clash after Dickinson accuses a telegram push to kill the Cuthbertson bill raising bootlegger penalties. Senate votes to send the measure to state affairs committee amid pro and anti prohibition tension. House rebukes Holsaple as dry lobbying grows.
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Lansing
Fred W. Green
Luren
Dickinson
Theovernment
Ator
Cuthbertson
Senate
State Affairs Committee
House
R. N. Holsaple
Michigan Anti-Saloon League
Cuth Berison
States Affairs Committee
Prohibition
Thomas Nicholson
Jeanue
Detroit
Holsaple
Dity
Vincent Dacey
Donald A. Perry
Lonin Reformatory
Auto racer aims to beat Segrave speed mark in Florida
Mary Pi-Lee Bible prepares to drive J M White's Triplex epee car along a Florida beach to surpass Maj O D Segrave's World Land Speed Record of 231.862 mph set yesterday. The beach terrain is reported excellent as the Golden Arrow and Segrave's earlier run draw comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Bhach
Mary Pi—Lee Bible
J. M. White
Maj. O. D. Segrave
Golden Arrow
Segrave
New Orleans to House Major Negro Education Center
Dr. O E Kriege president of New Orleans university says plans advance to merge three institutions including a Methodist college and nursing school to form a major center for Negro higher learning in New Orleans. A Chicago committee will cooperate with the consolidation effort.
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New Orleans
O. E
Kriege
New Orleans University
Straight College
Plint- Goodridge Hospital
Nurses’ Training School
Hophr. A. Jones
Weeling
Board of Education
Ute Methodist Church
Chicago
Stinson Makes Fourth Try At Flight Record
Bay City reports Eddie Stinson began a fourth endurance flight from Saginaw Bay at 11 17 AM in the Stinson-Detroiter monoplane carrying about 900 gallons of gasoline. He aimed to stay aloft over 80 hours to surpass Germany's record while Randolph Page recuperated and George Hopkins joined the crew.
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Bay City
Mar
U.P
Eddie Stinson
Saginaw Bay
Stinson
Germany
Randolph G. Page
George Hopkins
Northville
Starvation Death Ties to Low 67 Cent Day Living
Chicago report notes Harry Kline died from starvation after living on 67 cents a day from $7000 spread across 35 savings banks. He owed a landlady several months rent.
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Chicago
Mar
Harry Kline
Missouri bill would require red lights on pedestrians
Jefferson City March 12 A proposed Missouri legislature bill would require pedestrians and livestock on public highways to wear red lights to protect wearers from reckless drivers Representative W C Whitcotton opposed the measure arguing pedestrians do not need red lights and joked with a bass voice singing Nearer My God to Thee while walking the highways.
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Jefferson City
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