Italy Seeks Rapid Peace Talks on Ethiopian War
Rome March 9 Italy plans negotiations for peace under League of Nations auspices as Count Ciano chamber president states the campaign in East Africa will end quickly. Suppressed editions claimed Badoglio ordered cease fire while military communique No. 159 notes intense preparations for continued operations amid expected developments.
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Rome
INS
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Chamber of Deputies
Constanze Ciano
Chamber
Count Clano
Asmata
Eritrea
Pietro Badoglio
Erurean Front
Addis Ababa Air Raid Fears Spread Panic
Ethiopian capital residents fled as a warning claimed Italian air raids targeted Addis Ababa. Reports from a front line area said a British amillioner unit near Quoram, 16 miles south of Amin At-Si, was bombed. Britain protested a second bombing of a Red Cross unit near Quoram, while no third attack report reached London.
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Addis Ababa
Grern
Thehortiem Front
Amillioner
Quo- Tam
Amin At- Si
London
Eke Drummond
Rome
Red Cross
Foreign Office
Public Works Fund Cuts Delay Projects Across States
Secretary Ickes disclosed in a Senate report that reductions in the Public Works Administration fund threaten 1476 approved projects with no allotments. FWA officials warned Congress must provide more money to carry out these projects, with New York most affected though Texas filed the most applications seeking grants of 808,056,000 and loans of 71,447,682.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Senate
FWA
Washington, D. C
Congress
New York
Texas Rem
Kelly Commander Goes to Panama
Col Jacop E Piskel assumes command of the Kelly field wing and heads to Panama as wing commander of the Ninety first Composite Wing in the Canal Zone. Lieut Col Arnold N Brogstad has been assigned to relieve Colonel Fickel as commandant of the Advanced Flying School.
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Jacop E. Piskel
Kelly Field
Panama
Ninetecat
Canal Zone
Washington
Arnold N. Brogstad
Fickel
Advanced
Billy Rose to Stage Texas Show in Fort Worth
Billy Rose will bring a Texas show to Fort Worth as part of Centennial Year celebrations. The entertainment will be directed by Rose, with contracts signed to feature radio and screen stars such as Benny, Paul Whitman, and Phil Baker.
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Billy Rose
Texas
Fort Worth
INSI
Port Worth Frontier
Xlate
Wil
Wdsy
Rose
Deck Benny
Paul Whiteman
Phil Baker
Pneumonia Claims Abyssinian War Chief Ras Mulgheta
Addis Ababa reports Ras Mulgheta, Abyssinian war minister and northern front commander, died of pneumonia Sunday. He was the first army commander to die in the Italo Ethiopian war, with officials saying exposure in the field while reading orders contributed to his fatal illness.
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Addis Ababa
Ras Mulgheta
Monopoly Bill Ruling May Shape November Ballot
In Austin the attorney general ruled an amendment proposing a state monopoly should be submitted in the November 3 general election despite a provision calling for a special election. The ruling clarifies the legislature intended the amendment to appear on the general election ballot.
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Austin
Maven
Department
Eid
Commodity Prices Show Rebound Amid Global Demand
Commodity price indices across foreign markets were recomputed to a 1528 base by the Bureau of Foreign Aid Domestic Commerce. A stronger late year gain stems from recovery in dese nations and rising raw material demand, tempered by large stock surpluses that peaked around 992 but have since fallen, supporting notable price gains.
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Bureau of Foreign Aid
United States
Europe
Check on pensions advances in Texas town
Old age pension headquarters reported the state program nearly ready for rollout and that checks of applications have begun. Some 76,000 applications were received and about 40,000 were expected to arrive soon from one district, though officials could not yet give an exact overall total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Grain Market Reacts to Advances in Wheat
Chicago March 9 AP reactions to higher selling on advances wiped out price gains in wheat. Bearish London reports and potential German-France tensions weighed on values. Wheat eased from early highs as traders watched weather, global pressures, and Canada’s unsold surplus while Corn oats and rye also declined. San Antonio grain market prices showed mixed bids, with May delivery notes and various bid amounts recorded for corn and other grains.
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Chicago
London
England
France
Germany
Do Meelie
Beary
Canada
Wool Market Signals Cautious Boston Trade
Boston wool buyers wait as shipments clear and the market eyes the new clip. Analysts monitor foreign wool prices and domestic manufacturing demand to gauge price directions and the impact on Tanneries and textile firms.
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Boston
Walchime Prize
Liquor Permit Recall Sought for Mule Barn Inn
A petition to cancel the Mule Barn Inn liquor license at 1597 South San Maroog Street was filed with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission by L J Gildinger assistant criminal division attorney. It cites noisy disorderly and unsanitary conditions and includes affidavits from visitors aged under 21 and statements from a sheriff’s investigator. Police records show 17 calls to the dance hall between November 1 and February 28.
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Mule Barn Inn
South
San Maroog Street
Texas Quer Central Board
L. J. Giltinger
Aquor
O. S. Laird
G. Blake
Cotton Market Shifts Amid War Scare In New Orleans
The cotton market opened today with modest advances then slid as war news outside raised selling, with March off to 1117 2 and May and October following declines. Domestic reports lacked uplift while weather across the belt stayed cloudy and demand remained weak.
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New Orleans
Sard
Liverpool
Eplles
Tong Fult
Usl
Jaauany
Nedeed
879000 Hit by New Tax Plans
Washington March 9 Treasury authorities and the House Ways and Means subcommittee submitted estimates showing 2 870 000 individuals would pay new or additional taxes if a proposed tax on undistributed corporate earnings is enacted. The figures assume full distribution to stockholders and project 18 178 000 000 dollars of income would be taxable. Speaker Garner
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Samuel 8. Hill
Roosevelt
Satg Ce
Foreign Exchange and Metals Prices Worldwide Report
Foreign exchange rates show Britain at 87 and other currencies around 27 for travel and 455 for bills. Copper futures quote London and New York with copper, lead, and zinc prices and futures listed, while New York money markets hold steady with call money at 2 percent and various paper rates unchanged.
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Great Britain
Germany
Holland
Sears
Tokio
Meatro
Montreal
Newark
Couetry
New York
NEW York Money
March
Poultry and Produce Market Report Chicago and New York
Chicago and New York market notes show varied pricing and activity across produce lines. Potatoes demand light with moderate supply. New York live poultry prices ease with mixed freight and express rates for chickens broilers and turkeys. dairy and cheese receipts solid, with some premium marks and regional exchanges cited.
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Chicago
Telat
U.S
Skipmenta
Atendyr
Nackell
Idaho
Colorado
Nebraska Bliss Triuonhials
NEW York Poultry
New York
Hennery
Pacific Coast
New York Plata
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Summary
Fort Worth and other markets report cattle receipts around 9000 and calves 600 with fat cows steady to 4.75 dollars and bulls up to 3.50. Calves and yearlings active with good grades around 96.78, down from prior, with feeder pigs and lambs also traded. In Fort Worth the week opens with cattle and sheep moderate, noting higher weight ranges and varied packer bids.
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BAN Antonio Livestour
Federal State Market News Service
Sao Antonio
Evala
Ad Down
Steger Csalven Mt ‘Ieeebona
Las Nitier
Fort Worth
Watusday
Packer
Enor
ST. Louis
East St. Louis
Usday Hogi
Sowa Mall
Kansas City
Alockern
Mtnck
Sheen
Vidson
Chicago
Apusda
Fridove
FICO
Ralvan
Ealy
Wcorce
Aluady
Ted Ques
Stock Market Opens With Nervous Tone and Mixed Gains
Stocks opened with a brisk but unsettled session as buyers thinned. Curtler-Wright and other names lagged while American Tobacco and Columbia Gas showed tentative gains amid renewed imports and tax concerns. The market remained jittery over European tensions and potential fallout on currencies, with some issues showing slight strength and others slipping.
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NEW Tore
Toeie Path
Curtler-Wright
Ing
Rit
Yains
American Sigar Refining
Nhen
Steal
Bethlehem
American Telephone
Cane
Montgomery NE
Chrysler
Cora Trodizeta
Generalstotora
Standardd
Newsey
New York Central
Santa Fe Ic
Columbia Gaa
Uas
Feang
Columbia Gas
Arrests in Arson Probe Link Teen and Man to Burglary
A 19 year old and an older man were held after a burglary and arson at the DeVilbiss home on Pleasanton road. Deputies Dickens and Barker tracked a truck near the scene. The youth confessed burglary but denied setting the fire, claiming his accomplice urged burning to erase fingerprints. The DeVilbiss home valued at 1800 was a total loss, with much stolen property recovered.
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Townechon
R. W. DeVilbiss
Pleasanton Road
Howard Dickens
Andy Barker
Tater
Four Burned to Death in California Car Crash
Four persons died when their auto struck a bridge abutment, overturned, and caught fire near Los Banos California. A fifth occupant is dying. Names include Aste Lehta 29 Reedidy Fresno County Mary Poulike 13 Reedley Harold Poykke 23 Reedley Carl Ello 45 Palo Alto driver FAdors Anderson 19 Reedley hospitalized critically burned.
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Los Banos
Calif
March
Aste Lehta
Reedidy
Fresno
Ounty
Mary Poulike
Reedley
Harold Poykke
Carl Ello
Palo Alto
Fadors Anderson
Estate Settled After 61 Years In Oklahoma City
An Oklahoma cotton picker gained several hundred dollars as a California lawyer’s long unsettled claim on the estate of Forty-niner Raleigh Crume, nicknamed California Slim, was resolved. Crume died near San Francisco on November 22, 1885, leaving $17,500. it dwindled to $3,500 before a young lawyer recovered it. The California settlement offered $5,000 and was accepted.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
California
Crome
Nick
Raleigh Crume
San Francisco
Crame
Lambs Eat Hearty During Short Stay in Oregon
In Union and North Powder Oregon during a brief winter stay 10 000 lambs consumed 1200 tons of hay 16000 bushels of barley and 15000 bushels of wheat according to figures released at Union.
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Union, Ore
North Powder
Union
Stort
Bridge Tourney Set for Abilene Dates Announced
The annual spring tournament of the Terns Bridge league will be held at Abilene April 24 26. Mrs Eileen Stewart Langham Houston, league president, announced the dates and site.
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Abilene Houston
Terns Bridge League
Abilene
Eileen Stewart Langham
al Houston
Ickes Reports on Projects in Nonfederal Electric Power
Secretary Ickes told the Senate that Pennsylvania allocated 76,091,445 dollars to nonfederal electric power projects. As of February 18, 60 projects were completed, one under construction, 58 in staging, and the rest in preliminary stages. The February 15 list included numerous Texas towns and counties such as Pecos, San Antonio, Brownsville, Austin, Wichita Falls, and Plano with varying grant amounts.
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Washington
D. C
Ickes
Senate
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
PWA
Texas
Pecos
San Antonio
Brownsville
Austin
Maverick County
Aeguin
Littlefield
Cleburne
Plainview
Port Laveca
Libury
Wichita Falls
Leonard
Yorktown
Cotulla
Hunteville
Remlig County
Plano
Kenedy
Rooster Crows and Arrests Over Chicken Theft
A crowing rooster led JR Emery Jr a Brackenridge Park special officer to arrest two Mexican men early Sunday. They admitted stealing four dozen chickens from a farm near Austin with plans to sell at a local market. Travis County deputies transported them to Austin for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JR. Emery Jr
Brackenridge Park
Albert W. West Jr
Austin
Travis
Radio Fan Aids in Capture of Pair in Dallas Robbery
A short wave radio fan alerted Dallas police to a robbery at a Dallas drug store last night. Butler, visiting Dallas, heard the KVP dispatch describing two youths. He flagged the bus to Grand Prairie where police matched the description at Fort Worth station, finding $166 hidden under a bed in a boarding house.
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Worfd
Dallas
Butler
KVP
Dalles
Grand Prairie
Fort Worth
Researchers map peak productivity by profession in Ohio study
Ohio researchers report production peaks by occupation with chemists best 30 to 35, astronomers 40 to 45, writers varying by type. Poets 28 to 28, short story writers under 36. Also note relief effort in Alice, March 9, distributing a container of beans to Jim Wells County residents.
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Athens
Ohio
March
Harvey
Lehman
Alice
Jim Wells County
Commander Kilbourne to Take Command in San Antonio
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Kilbourne is slated to arrive in San Antonio on April 1 to assume command of the second division at Fort Sam Houston. He will replace Brig. Gen. A. T. Ovenshine atop the post and division duties, with Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood named interim corps commander. Kilbourne’s arrival marks a shift in the Eighth Corps leadership as temporary commanders transition.
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Charles F. Kibourne
C. A. Mitchell
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
A. T. Ovenshine
Cay Maid
Kilbourne
Eighth Corps
Johnson Hagood
General Kilbourne
Henry W Butner
Fort Bill
Osis
Hagood to Leave Friday for Charleston
Gen. Hagood, recently ousted Eighth Corps commander, will depart San Antonio on Friday for Charleston to await orders. The War Department ordered the move after he spoke to a congressional committee about WPA expenditures. Mrs Hagood and daughter will stay in San Antonio with Lt. and Mrs. Hagood Jr. while he is away.
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Msj
Johneon Hagood
Eighth Corps
Grey
San Antonio
Charleston
Hagood
War Department
Department
Frenchie
Fund for Pension Probe Approved
The House accounts committee approved 50,000 dollars to cover costs of the bipartisan special committee probing pension movements. In Kansas City, Dr. Franc Townsend and aides planned travel to Washington to defend a push aimed at challenging Representative C. Jasper Bell of Missouri, amid efforts to derail the pension organization plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Accounts Committee
Kansas City
Franc & Townsend
Washington
C. Jasper Bell
Missouri
Congressional
Bell
Life Sentence in Murder Reversed by State Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court today reversed and remanded for a new trial the case of W. M. Carter, a 68 year old Laurel businessman, under life sentence for murder in the slaying of Mrs. Datsy Keeton, the Laural widow. Carter and Ouida Keeton, daughter of Mrs. Keeton, were convicted in early 1936.
Clayton Opposes Cotton Sale Plan
W Le Qngton, a Houston cotton merchant, told the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on cotton futures trading that disposing of government cotton holdings under a weekly sales quota would be unwise and a mistake. He spoke March 9 in Washington, D C, opposing the plan.
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Washington, D.C
Smith Bi
W. le Qngton
Houston
Texas
Senate Agrculture Committee
Well-Dressed Woman Guilty of Begging
Gertrude Murphy age 39 was found guilty in New York for begging after an arrest Saturday night. She wore a satin gown and was described as well dressed. She will serve a term in the workhouse after the judge's ruling on the charges and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maten
Gertrude Murphy
Way
Love Monthe
Patrick Kapouch
Elma
Supreme Court to Hear Cutten Case
The Supreme Court granted the government's petition for review of a Seventh Circuit decision that Arthur W. Cutten, a wealthy Chicago grain operator, could not be barred from the board of trade.
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Washington
Maren 2
INS
Supreme Court
Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago
Board of Trade
War Governor Catts Dies at 72 in Florida
Defuniae Springs, Fla March 9 News that 72 year old Sioney Johnston Catts former Florida wartime governor died today He left office in January 1911 after four years in the post Also noted are a Massachusetts apple giveaway and London market quotes with brief entries from the same dispatch.
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Florida
Defuniae Springs
Fis
Sioney Johnston Catts
Catts
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Ong
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Uno
Mercy
Wool Market
Tunpentin Savannah
Sarc
Travis Club Cigars
Deman
Nesnor
Medline
Buller
Mesiala
Alandarda
Kansas
Eetorys
Reev
Ny Ans
Tess Wiss
Letton
Zondoy
BAX Storen
York
Mareno
Maito
Nakteins
Fund For Pension
Clayton
Cutten
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
North Station
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