Blairgowrie Sunk In Atlantic Storm With 25 Aboard
Reports say the British freighter Blairgowrie, en route from Wales to Boston with 25 crew, sank after storm conditions near Newfoundland. Europa and two other ships searched 100 miles east of Newfoundland but found no trace, last radioed that the vessel had listed and rolled.
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New York
H. A. Preston
Blakeowire
Europa
Newfoundland
Blairgowrie
Wales
Ang
Village mass murder of lepers shocks Pearl River isle
Reported from Hong Kong on February 27 that villagers in Hedle fishing village Wai chow killed about 24 lepers. The attackers entered the lep ers settlement near the village, which residents burned after the massacre to rid the island of the sufferers.
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Hong Kong
China
Hedle
Waichow
Pearl River
Steel Production Declines Amid Mixed Industrial Signals
The Iron Age weekly review notes further declines in steel production and general prices, while still debating whether finished steel consumption has fallen. Auto, container, and farm equipment demand remains active as production plans persist despite the downturn. In a Hollywood note, Rosa Brayton reveals her cancerous ossification diagnosis progressing to shoulders and neck.
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NEW Suns
Hollywood
Rosa Brayton
Plan to move 2000 people to Alaskan Valley
Washington February 21 plan for migration of about 2000 individuals from drought states to the Matanuska valley near Anchorage. Two hundred families would be relocated as part of a government effort. G F P Johnson, head of the Alaska railroad, said the relief administration will form a corporation to finance the project.
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Washington, D.C
Alaskan
Retier
Interior Department
al Ftells
Mttanuska Valley
Anchorage
G. F P. Ohison
Alaska Railroad
Painter Finds Top Busy Man Names Roosevelt Mussolini and George V
British portrait artist Salisbury, who has painted many world figures, names Franklin D. Roosevelt Mussolini and King George V as the three busiest men in the world. He notes Roosevelt’s warmth and steadiness amid constant interruption while painting him in the White House.
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New York
h—Frank 2
Salisbury
Hoosewelt
Mussolini
George V
Mr. Roosevelt
Tr Duce
George
England
Bylisbury
Roosevelt
Ver
Coolidge
Presidential Office
President Roosevelt
Blonde Victim Returns Home After Disappearance
A Bowie grocer A T Brock returns home after a six day vanish. Staff Sergeant Norris Brock at Randolph Field reports he was at Lake Wichita and reportedly drugged while searching for his missing brother. The missing man told officers he picked up a blonde woman and woke up in New Orleans without his car.
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A.T. Brock
Bowie Grocer
San Antonio
Norris Brock
Randolph Field
Lake Wichita
Wichita Falls
New Orleans
Conference Over Pink Slip to Be Held by Groups
The Senate Finance Committee adopted a plan to form a subcommittee to confer with a House Ways and Means group on whether to change the law mandating publicity of income tax returns. Chairman Harrison said Secretary Morgenthau had no recommendations for change and favored enforcing the current rule. Senator Copeland urged modification during an executive session.
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Washington, D. Co
Senate Finance
House
Ways and Means Comenittes
Harrison
Morgenthau
Treasury
House Committee
Copeland
Democrat
New York
Unemployed Learn Craft Gratis at Local Museum
The museum offers a free craft class for unemployed individuals aged 16 and older with all materials provided. Sessions run Thursday Friday or Saturday this week and are limited to 12 students. Editor note mentions Paul A. Kellogg passing through San Antonio en route to Mexico City with his wife.
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Twe Yee Museum
Henry
DCE Inxs
Paul A. Ketlogs
Survey
San Antonio
Mexico City
Missouri Pacific
Kellogg
Weather Summary Card with scattered data and city list
Weather observations and notes across multiple locations including Dallas Texas New Orleans Louisiana Memphis Tennessee Miami Florida and Galveston Texas with temperatures precipitation and wind details for a period ending 7 pm Wednesday and 6 09 pm Thursday Also lists forecast style times and various city references in a fragmented report style
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Tate
Thyra Fides
Tan
Weds
Dallas
Texas
Ace
Galveston
Helena
Heaton
Hun & Po
Fouiesille
Memphis
Tenn
Miami
Fley
Deedes
Orleans
Fat 'Atti
Salt
Shelly
Usbif
Lovie
Gold Streak Across Coasts Brings Snow and Cold
Winter’s front drove into the Eastern states while milder air in the West eroded a snow blanket. Temperatures plunged along the eastern seaboard from 53 to 18 in New York City as storms swirled from the West. Eastern highways hampered and air travel halted. Plows cleared Midwestern highways as subzero depths eased. California citrus growers guarded fruit from freezing, while Texas Rio Grande Valley farmers feared cold snaps. Forecasters predicted moderate Western weather and rain for central regions by midweek.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New York City
Panhandle
West Virginia
Plains
Bemidji
Minn
Puget Bound
Rio ‘Grande Valley
Texas
Oklahoma
Bine Nation
First of eight point four baby bonds go on sale
Postmaster Dan QUE says he will be the first to buy one of the federal government's twenty five dollar baby bonds when on sale Friday at the local post office. Bonds range from 25 to 1000 dollars, sold at the post office. Houston ex officer dies. Bobby Ellis, former head of Police Identification, collapses in court after awaiting reinstatement in civil service case.
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Dan Que
Iney
Houston
Bobby" Ellis
Police Identification Bureau
Ellis
Civil Service Commission
Cold Wave Brings Two Deaths Across Texas
A south ward moving cold front across Texas causes freezing temperatures, plant and livestock damage, and two fatalities. Farmer Graden Mathis, 33, died in a field near New Boston while Walter Clark, 38, was found on Padre Island beach near Corpus Christi. Numerous towns report subfreezing readings with scattered property damage and slight cattle losses as clear skies lift temperatures statewide.
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Dallas
Texas
South
Graden Mathis
New Boston
Walter ‘Clark
Padre Island
Corpus Chriati
Austin
San Angelo
Sherman
Tyler
Galveston
Shrevepark
Paris
Houston
Plainview
Amarillo
Roper Proposes Exchange of Government and Business Services
New York secretary Roper urged a plan to let high government officials swap brief periods with business lenders. The aim is to fuse government and industry knowledge and speed mutual understanding of problems. Houston caretaker shot at Golfcrest Country Club identified as Charie Le Hart, 32, found dead with shotgun nearby.
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New York
Roper
Commerce
Hund
Houston
Chartie le Hart
Golfcrest Country Club
le Hart
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