State of War Declared in Cuba as Strikes Paralyze Nation
Havana declares a state of war under Carlos Mendieta and a 1933 weapon from Antonio Guiteras, granting military powers and trials for public order offenses. Strikes halt railways and docks, newspapers limited, and widespread disorder leads to clashes and looting near the US ambassador’s residence.
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Associated Press
Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Cuba
Antonio Guiteras
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau
Mendieta
Guiteras
Fire destroys garage and two vehicles at East Fifth Street
A Sunday blaze at 404 East Fifth Street destroyed a Bowman Baking Company delivery truck and burned a 1929 Ford in a rear garage. The 1935 V-8 truck and the garage were total losses, with adjacent homes briefly threatened as firefighters fought the blaze. Investigators suspect a trash pile or matches sparked the fire, drawing a large crowd.
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404
East Fifth Street
Bowman Baking Company
Walter Godfrey
Godfrey
Rebels retreat as government forces press Seres victory
Athens reports government artillery battered rebel positions at Seres prompting a reported withdrawal by insurgents. Loyalist troops entered Seres with a cavalry detachment while a rebel cruiser Helle was abandoned in Kavalla. Unconfirmed talk tied to Drama evacuation and surrender talks with General Deme trius Kamanos.
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Athens
Seres
Helle
Kavalla
Struma
Tsagezi
Salonika
Kamenos
Demirhissar
Drama
Demetrius Kamanos
Roswell hit by wind and snow cuts power and telephones
A severe wind and wet snow storm left Roswell without electricity for two to three hours this morning as tree limbs toppled lines. About 25 telephones were out in the city and poles fell in the Fairview area. Power largely restored by early afternoon with service normal by night. statewide, snow extended to Artesia and Las Cruces with several areas reporting heavy accumulation and wind up to 18 miles per hour.
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Roswell
Southwestern Public Service Company
Servie
Fairview
Western Union
U. S. Weather Bureau
New Mexico
Las Cruces
Hereford
Texas
Vaughn and
Clovis
Lovington
Artesia
Carrizono
Vaughn
Carrizona
Albuquerque
U. S.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Tucumcari
Duke City
Varney
el Paso Afr
BE . Hardy
Ortiz Dies in Santa Fe Veteran Republican Leader
Marce lino A. Ortiz a 67 year old Santa Fe resident and longtime Republican leader died after a life of public service including roles as county assessor and clerk and city councilman. Born in Galisteo he lived in Santa Fe 53 years and had strong Elks ties. Funeral in Santa Fe then Las Vegas with interment at Catholic cemetery. survivors include a brother two nephews and two sisters in law.
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Santa Fe
Marcelino A. Ortiz
Ortiz
Galisteo
Lodge of Elks
Las Vegas
Tery
Salamon
Apolonio Archuleta
Fidelito Ortiz
Fidel Ortiz
Susana Ortiz
Luis Armijo
Lorenzo Delgado
Tom Trader
George Fleming
H. W. Kane
Ed Safford
Jose Ortiz Y Pino
Ricardo Alarid
The
Elks Lodge
Benefit Band Concert At Junior High In Roswell
Roswell's school and municipal bands present a joint concert tonight at the junior high auditorium at 7 30. Admission is adults fifty cents and children ten cents. Proceeds fund municipal band uniforms already arriving, with both bands directed by Mrs Helen Noah.
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Roswell
Municipal Band
Helen
Noah
Governor Plans to Attend Fireman's Dance in Albuquerque
Chief Art Westerfield of the Albuquerque Fire Department said Governor and Mrs. Clyde Tingley plan to attend the annual fireman's Christmas fund dance in Albuquerque on Saturday night.
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Albuquerque, N. M
Art Westerfield
Albuquerque Fire Department
Clyde Tingley
Woman killed in auto collision near Clovis
Mrs. Loyd Frances died at a local hospital after a taxicab collided with her car Saturday night near Clovis New Mexico. Her husband and two month old baby were in serious condition. The Frances family lived eight miles southeast of the city.
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Clovis
N. M
New Mexico
Colorado
Clovis, N. M
Loyd Frances
Frances
Here
Cotton in Bad Break $7 to $8 a Bale Today
New York AP reports the sharpest cotton futures drop in seven years with May around 10.94 cents per pound after a 3.50 to 4 cent rebound. July and October futures also rose from the prior lows as traders blamed government loan uncertainties and weak textile demand for the slump.
Huff Elected President of New Mexico Board of Education
Raymond Huff, Clayton city school superintendent, was elected president of the State Board of Education at the board’s first meeting named by the governor. The meeting in Santa Fe was held in the state superintendent H. R. Rodgers’s office. Huff is the sole holdover. The board plans to review public school curricula and may seek expert advice from Grace Grace Peabody college along with the division of field study to guide proposed revisions.
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Santa Fe
Raymond Huff
Clayton City
State Board of Education
H. R. Rodgers
Huff
Conference of
Grace George Peabody College
Greece’s Revolt Rages Amid uneasy government Stand
AP dispatch from Gherghelli dated March 11 reports Greece in day eleven of a revolution with government troops harassing the Demirhissar Seres front and rumors of Seres occupation dismissed. Athens cabinet faces a dilemma over using five loyalist divisions or restraining its advance as the Struma river crossing remains unclear.
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James A. Mills
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Gherghelli
Greece
Demirhissar- Seres
Seres
Struma
Athens
George Kondylis
National Army
Amarillo Sibling In Law Die In Self Destruction Pact
Late news flash reports 28 year old Amarillo man Captiqued Hurdle and his 17 year old sister in law Arlene Bellamy of Ashuola Texas died in what officials call a death by own action pact. A 32 caliber pistol lay near the pair and both were shot in the temple. The note indicated the act was intentional.
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Amarillo
Lawrence W. Hurdle
Arlene Bellamy
Ashuola
Texas
Miss Bellamy
Hurdie
Denver kin decline offers to cover Elizabeth Tab or funeral costs
Wealthy friends had offered to pay the funeral expenses for Elizabeth Baby Dee Tab or widow H A Tab or H Tabor, but relatives the McCourts rejected the help saying they will take care of their own.
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Denver
Elizabeth
Dee” Tabor
H. A. W Tabor
McCourts
Salonika retreat from fighting to old Bulgarian trenches
Greek rebels withdrew under government pressure returning to the prewar line held by Bulgarians. They occupy trenches with concrete shelters and earthworks considered nearly invulnerable. Washington sees a fourth election case on Black voting rights in Texas. Grovey challenges Democratic primary denial.
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Salonika
Greece
Washington
Texas
Supreme Court
R. R. Grovey
Santa Fe Pipe Strikes Oil Sand Near Deilies Junction
The Santa Fe pipe on a wildcat well at Deilies Junction about 20 miles southwest of Albuquerque has stuck at 5 400 feet, 560 feet from the hole bottom. Drillers Western Natural Resources Corporation hit 35 feet of oil sand at 5 960 feet, according to H. J. Mendenhall, who noted the longest pipe section ever assembled was required to reach it.
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Santa Fe
Deilies Junction
Albuquerane
Western Natural Resources Corporation
H. J. Mendenhall
Taft Sues Over Government Bond Payment in Gold Fight
Robert A. Taft filed a court of claims suit on behalf of Dixie Terminal Company of Cincinnati challenging the government policy to call Liberty bonds for payment in advance without redeeming in gold. The case centers on gold payment rights and government authority.
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Washington
Court of Claims Today
Robert A. Taft
Dixie Terminal Company of
Cincinnati
Bernalillo Fire Destroys Warehouse and Pool Hall
A fire in Bernalillo New Mexico destroyed the FERA warehouse and a pool hall owned by Abelino Lucero on main street last night at about 1030. Firefighters from Albuquerque controlled the blaze with local citizens helping. Loss included sixty tons of hay and a large quantity of hides in the warehouse.
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Bernalillo, N. M
Mar
FERA
Abelino Lucer
Bernalillo
Albuquerque
Ralph Gutierrez
Bérnalillo Mercantile Company
Albuquerque Fire Department
No Diamonds Found in Eddy County Tax Rolls
Artesia New Mexico March 11 AP report says Eddy County has no diamonds on tax renditions. County assessor Richard Westaway noted he asks taxpayers if they own diamonds but has found none among about 7000 renditions filed in the county.
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Artesia
N. M
Eddy County
Richard Westaway
Carlsbad
Westaway
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