Dust Storm Ravages Plains Halted Rail and Wheat Planting
A massive dust storm swept across the Great Plains, closing schools, halting trains, and forcing state highway closures. Kansas Governor Landon urged federal aid to stop soil erosion as dust drift spreads toward Missouri and Illinois. Wheat planting faced federal constraints while prices rose on windblown fields. multiple states reported deaths and health concerns from dust pneumonia.
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Kansas City
Cleveland
Great: Lakes
Red St. Lawts
Mississinpi
Alt M Larsdon
Kansas
Capital
Gils
Hispa
Jo Washington
Bennett
Langdon
Arkansas City
Kam
Mississippi
Joseph Bernard Meier
Hays
Kan
Chicago
Winots Tehlatrai
Hall
Jacksonville
Greenfield
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Western
Okla Homa
Nebraska
Texas
Dodge City
Kansas Highway Commission
al M. Landon
Roosevelt
AAA
Wallace
Inez
Wyoming
Spring Arrives Amid Warm Spells in San Antonio
Residents note unseasonable warmth as spring appears with temperatures lingering near the low 70s. Forecaster J H Jarboe predicts mostly cloudy skies, light showers, and no major rain. the city braces for a brief warm spell then another storm, while Washington proclaims spring 1994-95 mild nationwide. Tax rolls show San Antonio back taxes totaling $784,077,031 reported by City Tax Commissioner Frank Bushick.
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San Antonio
Mae
Dval
J. H. Jarboe
Weather Bureau
San Aistana
Frank Bushick
Oil Perjury Trial Ends in Deadlock in Longview
Longview reports a deadlocked jury in the oil perjury case of A. Ta Weiss, a broker accused of false statements in a permit application to ship. The incident disrupted proceedings on March 9, with 277,500 barrels involved in the matter. A separate accident at 507 Fifth Street sent Ed Church to Robert B. Green hospital after a fall from a ladder.
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Longview
A. Ta
Weiss
Fifth Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with local showers Thursday night and Friday. Thursday night low around 60s, Friday high near 86. Light to moderate south winds. East Texas likely local showers in south portion Thursday night into Friday. West Texas partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, warmer in the Panhandle Thursday night.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Texas
Ye Panhandle
Morgans Seek Award of Boy in Custody Battle
A custody fight over 1 year old William Morgan Jr. nears a hearing in the Thirty-seventh District Court after the divorce of William F. Morgan Sr. and Mrs. Alice Traylor Morgan. Morgan Sr. accuses the mother of unfitness, while she counters that she provides proper education and that the father would expose the boy to drinking and gambling. The Morgan trial follows a prior army case involving Mrs. Morgan.
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William 1. Morgan Dr
Alice Traylor Morgan
Morgan
Alameda Circle
Thirty-seventh District
William F. Morgan Sr
Morgan Sr
Nordhaus
West Agarita Svenue
Daylight bandits rob Red and White Grocery on Broadway
Two armed bandits robbed a Red and White Grocery at 9626 Broadway and a traveling salesman nearby. They fled north on Broadway in a new Ford V-8 with two women in the car, leaving the engine running. About $49 from the store and $12 from Richard Reder were taken, while butcher Charles Heiman lost $175. Store manager A H Lerner was present during the holdup and police report the bandits headed toward New Braunfels.
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Broadway
New Braunfels
Richard Reder
Wyoming ‘Street
Charles Heiman
West
Laurel
Stregt
Butcher
Tim
A. H. Lerner
Mexican police slaying examined in Reynosa assault case
In McAllen on March 24 1947 an examining trial was set for Leonal Barbosa in connection with the slaying of Rey ness police chief Pedro Labazant. Barbosa faces charges for the shotgun attack that killed the officer.
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M'Allen
Leonal Barbosa
Pedro Labazant
Reyness
Barbosa
Reynosa Tursdap
Transient Sought in Woman's Attack Near Bloomburg
A young mother reports a transient attacked her at her Bloomburg area home. He threatened to choke her and harm her year old baby if she alerted authorities. Officers and bloodhounds searched the area today.
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Bloomburg
Texas
Phil Wright Undergoes 18-Tooth Extraction Panel
Fire department notice places commissioner Phil Wright under home confinement at 102 East Hollywood Avenue after 18 teeth were pulled. He was reported to be progressing as well as expected given the circumstances.
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Phil Wright
Fire and Wotice
East
Hollywood Avenue
Farmer shoots priest in Saskatchewan mission attack
A farmer at a Roman Catholic mission in Yorekt0n Saskatchewan opened fire with a revolver today. He killed one priest and seriously wounded another before wounding himself in a feigned police capture. Local authorities reported the shooting occurring in the mission premises and described the assailant's subsequent self-inflicted injuries.
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Yorekton
Sask
Jury to weigh counts in Huntress case at county court
Judge McGrory faced jury with three counts in the George W. Huntress Jr. indictment after striking one count. Prosecutors charged with conversion of $300 from Julian E. Smith, former deputy clerk, and the court warned that conviction on the first count would end the others. If acquitted, jurors would consider the remaining counts including a misdemeanor official misconduct charge with possible fines.
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Brest
Bernice
W. l. McGrory
George W. Huntress Jr
McAskill
Tank
Julian E. Smith
Dude McCrory
Huntress
McCrory
W. H
Beaua) Beaumier
Beaua
Pooch Dies After Heroic Fire Rescue at Hoffman Home
Hollywood producer Mike Hoffman and Mitzi the fox terrier saved five family members as flames engulfed a ground floor room. The dog died protecting them, while Hoffman escaped with his pet at his side after breaking a window to flee.
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Hollywood
Mital
M. I
Mike
Hoffman
Aout
Trlenda
Milt
Mitzi
Mita
Mila
Victim Talks Way Out Of Holdup
An extemporaneous speaking medalist at 511 Delmar Street, J. H. Mardin, operator of a Gulf Refining station at 1402 South New Braunfels Avenue, talked two would be robbers into leaving his station on a Wednesday evening. He convinced them he had no money to offer and they exited toward Peck Avenue after warning him not to call the police. The men, who appeared to be tramps, carried a .45 caliber pistol.
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J. H. Mardin
Delmar Street
Gulf Refining Company
South
New Braunfels Avenue
Mardin
Beleve
Peck
Hardin
Protest to Germany Over Hitler Rearmament Pending Decision
Washington March 21 The state department drafted a note of protest to Germany against Chancellor Adolf Hitler's rearmament in defiance of peace treaty obligations. President Roosevelt directs extreme caution with any action that could force the United States to take sides while awaiting a clearer European situation. The note claims Germany's actions violate the Versailles military clauses, but no decision has been made to send it to Berlin.
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Golish
International News
Sorsteo
Washington, D.C
State Department
Germany
Adolf Hiter
International News Service
Péeate
Berlin
Roosevelt
John Simon
Hitler
United States
State Department I
Howe Gradually Growing Weaker
Secretary to the President Louis M. Howe weakened today as physicians described his condition as extremely critical in the White House medical bulletin. He reportedly spent a restful night but remains in a delicate fight against illness at the executive mansion.
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Washington, N. 6
Louis M. Howe
Roosevelt
White House
Narcotic Charges Filed Against Two Violators
Two narcotic law violators were arraigned before U S Commissioner Paul Lockart and placed under $1500 bonds on charges of purchase possession and sale of two grains of heroin. Defendants are Johnny Espita of 1610 San Fernando street and Ven Wiro Martinez of the 500 block Monterey street.
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United States
Paul 4
Lock+ art
Johnny Espita
San Fernando Street
Ven
Wiro Martinez
Monterey Street
Protests Of Two Powers Ignored By Hitler
Hitler refused to entertain protests from France and Great Britain as France demanded an extraordinary League of Nations session over rearmament. Berlin and Bonn issued formal notes while Geneva awaited action. British capitals and Washington watched closely as observers warned of a gravest crisis for international peace.
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Presa
Adolph Hitler
Reich
Wale
Tlultion Gine
Passacrs
Germer
Berlin
Pacis
Geneva
League of Nations
League
France
Washington
London
Baron Konstantin von Newralts
Hitler
Strick
Tibst
Germany Rejects Protests On Versailles Terms
Berlin reports that Germany refused to hear protests from France and Italy over unilateral abrogation of Versailles military clauses. Foreign Minister Von Neurath informed ambassadors Hitler would pay no heed, signaling confidence in military power despite diplomatic objections.
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Berlin
Reich Foreign Office
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Reichsfurhres
Hitler
Germany
Classified Apartments and Rooms for Rent Listing
Furnished apartments and unfurnished units offered with weekly and monthly rates, plus houses and housekeeping rooms. Properties listed include Elmira, Barrera, Hicks, Cincinnati, Par, McCullough, Woodlaen, Kaytan, Queen Ann, Zapata, Parker, Cypress, Avenug B, and 337 Gol. Additional information available in the full classified section.
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W. Elmira
Barrera
Hicks
Cincinnati & Fydsby
W. Par
McCullough
B. Woodlaen
Kaytan
Zapata
Parker
W. Cypress
Avenug B
Gol
Meek
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Bandits
Robot Dre
Tria
Dog
Howe
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