Alfonso of Spain and the 1930s upheaval in exile
A reflective column portrays Alfonso as a sincere ruler who kept Spain out of World War I, while noting the broader European revolutions that swept across the era. It discusses his efforts to protect prosperity, avoid financial disaster, and use foreign investments to aid Spain, contrasted with the turbulent rise of revolution and the royal family's fall.
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Mexico City
Alfonso
Pont
Laougti
Spain
Portugal
America
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Zi Altonen
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Span
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Louis XVI
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Royal
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Syantes
Bpain
Tepeleni Taken by Greek Forces Near Albanian Front
Belgrade dispatch reports Greek forces entered Tepeleni on the Albanian front after weeks of resistance as Italian troops and war material were captured. In Athens a British bomber attack on Tepeleni post was announced, with heavy fighting and air alerts persisting. Italian tank assaults failed under Greek artillery and counterattack. Rome cited naval strikes and continued artillery activity in the Tepeleni zone.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tepeleni
Trnian
Athens
Tepelent
Rome
Hallun
Albania
High Command
Eleventh Army
Epeleni
Vaughan Suspends Negro Detective Tom Moore
Detective Tom Moore, a Black detective, was indefinitely suspended by Chief W. Vaughan after a traffic incident near police headquarters. The suspension followed a collision involving a car driven by A. C. Dandy. Moore faced a drug test and related disciplinary steps were taken.
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Tom Moore
Ghigl
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W. Vaughan
Moore
Bbs
A. C. Dandy
Gol Jackson
Black Widow Bite Blamed in Death
An elderly man William Miller died at home after being bitten by a black widow spider in Neneby Bucalunna Mississippi. He was bitten while awake, and died three hours later despite efforts to treat him.
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Mobile
Ala
William Miller
Neneby
Bucalunna
Miss
Patrolman Lodges Charge of Assault On Officer
Patrolman Lodges filed a complaint alleging aggravated assault on an officer. The incident occurred at 419 Oak Street, with details reported to County Coroner and radio patrol. No further names or dates are clearly legible in the readable text.
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Thorsdiy Agaliat AT
Weather preview hints at springlike warmth this week
The article notes springlike temperatures arriving this week with a Friday high near 72 and morning lows around 50. Overcast skies and muddy streets were expected, and the Thursday morning low was forecast around 60s. The tone matches a brief local forecast.
House okers health bill passes in Texas legislature
In Austin on March 20, a Texas House vote approved a health bill. It authorizes two state lawmakers Rep. Janis E. Taylor of Kerens and Sen. J. Franklin Spears of San Antonio to draw legislative pay. The measure also restricts the San Antonio mayoral power in city health board appointments.
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Austin
Mare
National Guard
Janis E. Taylor
Kerens
J. Franklin Spears
San Antonio
House
Burglars Target Do Drop Inn in Roosevelt Avenue Heist
York reports burglars entered his tavern at 2201 Roosevelt Avenue Wednesday night, stealing cigars and cigarettes and an undetermined amount of cash. Ed Gordon reported $19 hidden at a garage, and a suit case with clothes valued at 43 dollars was taken from a car on Bust Commerce Street, while Miss Darleen Davis reported her tourist kit stolen.
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Ian
York
Roosevelt, Avenue
Ed Gordon
Maverick Street
Bere Compay
Bust Commerce Street
Darleen Davis
Tourkit
Kelly to Test 1500 Recruits in Hangar
Recruits at Kelly Field are to receive physical examinations as part of a GI air force and air corps pilot detachments training effort. Hangar 2 has been converted into a hospital with portable lighting to aid the inspection.
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Kelly
Kelly Field
Air Corps Reamilh
Kelly Sela
Face Registers Trusty Captured In Downtown Arrest
Police records describe a suspect named Santos Peres from Tampico street, arrested last Thursday for vagrancy. He was back in jail after serving 25 days, with authorities noting a lengthy patrol record and a recent clearance in the downtown area.
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Thurdar Tee
Regicerea
Wien
Santos Peres
Tampico
Perez
Athens Renames Avenue for Roosevelt Honor
Athens paid tribute to President Roosevelt naming a main avenue in the Greek capital Roosevelt avenue after him. He was made an honorary citizen and awarded the gold medal of Athens.
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Athens
INS
Roosevelt
Academy Jewenue
Rousevelt Avenue
Fourth Explosion Rocks N J Area
A blast at the Hercules Powder Company Dover plant noon today caused casualties and damage on testing grounds just outside the plant. New Jersey has endured several recent explosions at nearby munitions facilities, with prior fatal incidents in Kenvil, Gibbstown, and Pennsylvanian sites raising ongoing safety concerns.
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Dover
N. J
Hercules Powder Company
Gepkelneitt
Gresey
Crewles
Kenvil
UL S.aracunl
Gibbstown
I. T. du Pond de Nenouls Yomi Pny
Weather Watch Turns to Storm Hopes Across Texas
A messy OCR fragment reports looming winter weather and heavy rainfall across Houston Galveston and Brownsville. Forecasters expect more precipitation with wind and possible travel impacts as Thursday brings showers totaling several inches in parts of the region.
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Houston
Galveston
Brownsville
City budget and tax rate adopted amid sparse protest
Mayor Maury Maverick presided as the city approved a 3,094,457.2 general fund budget for 1949-42 and set the box rate at 1.87. Only two residents inspected the budget, and a late commissioner protest failed to alter plans. General fund taxes include 1.22, plus 2 cents advertising and 2 cents fire pension, 3.5 cents manwhtory, and 57.5 cents interest sinking fund. Separate district rates outline bond retirements for several improvement districts with minor reductions.
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Maury Maverick
Conn Thurs- Hay
Tven
Hein
Fark
Henry P. Hein
Tavis
Quin
Sam Bennett
Yates
Fire and Polien Pension Fund
Man Whtory Fund
Hfund
General Fund
Eminet Inst
Religious Quarrel Fires India City
In Bombay a Hindu Muslim quarrel sparked clashes in a large park near Bengal province. Military units have been deployed to restore order as authorities report unrest in the city of Darca on the Byrigling River, about 165 miles northeast of Calcutta, with a population around 26 000.
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Bombay
India
Praince
Bengal
Darca
Calcutta
Germans Prepare to Withdraw Diplomats if Relations Break
Washington reports Berlin holds off a drastic move but orders German ambassadors and consular staff to consider repatriation if U.S. severes ties. Some officials note risk in Atlantic travel. may return via Far East aboard a Japanese ship.
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Ny Kingsbuly Smitie
S. Sint Corcerpandedt
Washington
Grimany
United States
Finschisulars
Germany
Berlin
Germin
Thin
Vyintleen
Geriin
United Staten
Vatican Peace Feelers Move Toward Separate Accord
London reports outline Vatican peace efforts aimed at ending World War II with a separate Italian accord. A Vatican envoy in the United States allegedly seeks access to President Roosevelt and to sway Britain for a potential separate peace plan. Packaged as discreet diplomacy, the drive involves Catholic authorities canvassing public support and signaling Mussolini’s possible retreat from fascism if peace terms favor Italy.
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London
Vatican
Inday
United States
Roman Catholi Ecclestatical Orcganizations
Vietts Emmanuel I
Italy
Pius Eii
Pirpise
Traly
Vivian Kannaturt
Andy Owl
Lewis
Mussolini
Sta
Nalé Tis
Roosevelt
Asi Hing
Britain
Short Wave Spots Raiders of Britain
United States army officers who had been observers in England report British forces deterring new warplanes. Detachments took off for the continent and kept attackers from Brith as they flew.
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Raiders of
Britain
Lisbon
Poykupal
Maven
England
Indian Builds Jail Campfire
Gre, Pendleton county recorder Wack Polsom reported smoke traced to the county jail where a woman prisoner started a pumpkin to relieve gloom in temporary custody.
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Pendleton
Gre
Mare
Wack Polsom
County Recorder
Can India
Agreement Near on Naval Bases
London reports a full agreement on naval bases leased to the United States will be signed shortly. A government source indicates progress toward finalizing terms and landmark arrangements awaiting formal approval.
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London
Mic
Unsi—A
Unite States
Learnel Lordy
Prohibition Bill Advances Amid Texan Debate
A hastily reported legislative move shows the Prohibition bill progressing in Texas with the House voting overwhelmingly. The measure, described as extending prohibition policies, passed amid tense debate and a lopsided tally.
British Troops Reach Salonika Amid Balkan Turmoil
Reports say British troops disembarked at Salonika as part of a force potentially 39,000 strong, with advance elements already in Greece. Berlin dispatches claim a political settlement closes the Greek question, while Turkish defense funding and Yugoslav-Tokyo alliance talk color the Balkan crisis.
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Ynegceavia
Marehy
Salo- Mika
Aegean Sea
Salonika
Greece
Aegean
Gevgelia
Yugeslavia
Berlin
Balko
Tirkialy
Teu Mey
Istanbul
Gernar
Franz von Papen Wattld
Favela
Turkey
Jbgtonska
Tritisi
Raopp Iy Gstenbil
Turkist Assembly
T Iecabinet
Inter
Yugoslavia
Tokyo
Weather forecast for San Antonio and regions
Mixed garbled forecast notes for San Antonio East Texas and West Texas. Mentions mostly cloudy night and partly cloudy Friday with variable and southerly winds. Several illegible temperature readings and distorted place names. overall says warmer Friday in southwest portion.
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San Antonio Mic Vielstly
Tay
Wiel
Texas
Texad
Auto enters, leaves office in crash on Pleasant Road
Police say George Braumbaugh Jr drove a car that skidded and slammed through a building at Pleasant Road and South Grass Street late Wednesday night. The vehicle exited the front and a wall, four passengers escaped injury. Passengers listed include Grace Palwer, Jane Melager, Mac Palmer, Georgia Lee Long, and others with unclear addresses.
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George Braumbaugh Jr
Ayandah Street
Nks
Grace Palwer
Scully Finnes
Jane Melager
Chicago Boulevard
Mac Palmer
Barbee Street
Georgia Lee Long
Marlenbach Strom
British Army of the Nile Claims World Record Speed
London dispatch reports the British Army of the Nile says it killed or captured Gen Rodolfo Graziani’s army of 150000 men in North Africa for the drive on Boyo. The ministry admits nine British casualties and notes losses were fewer than 80. Tanks and armored cars supported the action.
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London
Ministry of Information
Outlaw Cleanup Push in Islands Reported
Manila dispatch reports two Moros killed as provincial constabulary renews drive against outlaw bands in Sulu. The campaign follows a string of robberies and robberies attributed to the bands. death toll rises to 23 for the past month.
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Manila
Hie Pri~ Jopite Constabulary
pSuhi
Constabulary
Italians Claim First Arms Cargo Sunk
The Italian Stefani news agency reported that a German submarine sunk the first arms cargo sent to England by the United States under the Lend Lease program. The Italian press also carried harsh attacks on the United States over the Ux expansion effort.
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Rome
CINS
England
United States
Dhe Traser Tend Inn
Stefani
Tispaten Fom Algerias
Spirin
Wirthre Ttalion
Ux afl-Huitnion
Truck Load Bill Passed by Senate
The senate today passed a bill authorizing gross truck and road permits totaling up to 38,000. The measure moves to the house for concurrence with senate amendments.
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Senate
Austin
New Orleans Court Faces Suspension Request In Finanzial Reorganization
In New Orleans on March 20 a request to suspend Judge James D. Womack's temporary appointment arose amid a state reorganization dispute and pending Supreme Court action. The application was filed by assistants to Attorney General Eager Stacley and A. G. Goff and Chevd Seasiony, seeking to halt the judge's order until the court rules.
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New Orleans
Isting Buprene Court
James D. Womack
Sam Joneg
Womack
Supreme Court
Juna. Mu
W. D. Goff
Chevd Seasiony
Allorney
Eager Stacley
Weather Bureau Warning Questioned After Blizzard Toll
Washington March 30 Senator Langer Republican North Dakota urged the Weather Bureau to confirm whether its stations in North Dakota and Minnesota issued adequate blizzard warnings last Saturday after a storm killed more than sixty people in the region.
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Washington
Senator Langer
R-N
Watcher Bureau Today
North Dakota
County Merit Bill Beaten at Austin
In Austin today, the county merit bill faced defeat amid a civil service reform debate. Representatives debated the proposal to remove political influence from county appointments, with strong opposition from several members and uncertain prospects for any revived effort.
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Austin
Amtstin
Civil Service
Promotion list of officers at Camp Belle
A fragment notes that Major Most Rev Morert Lucey of San Widow passed away on Wednesday while William Scoggin Captain Edward W. Wook and Second Strut Grant W. Moore received new ranks at Camp Bewle. The unreadable OCR leaves several names unclear and uncertain.
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Morert RF. Lucey
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