Dangers of Flood in Valley Harlingen
Harlingen March 20 16 Danger of extensive flooding from a cloudburst swollen Rio Grande was minimized today as river officials monitored a steady rise in water levels across the lower Valley. Flood stages expected between Harlingen and Brownsville while rains and runoff boosted the stream, benefiting crops but delaying cotton planting.
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Harlingen
Rio Grande
Valley
Brownsville
San Juan
Salad
Starr County
Six Lives Lost in Upstate New York Snowstorm
Albany reports a severe Easter weekend blizzard leaving five cities nearly snow bound. Crews worked to clear the roads near Rochester, Syracuse, Rome, Utica and Malone as winds and heavy snow disrupted travel, rail service, and milk deliveries. one army airplane was reported down near Cortland and several highways remained impassable.
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Albany
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Rome
Utica
Malone
Sullivan County
Cortland
Gasoline Prices Dip in East Texas
Longview March 26. Gasoline prices tumbled in East Texas with both major and independent stations cutting prices by 1 to 4 cents per gallon. Third grade gasoline had been slashed to 11 cents, with other independents offering 12 to 14 cents for regular, and 15 to 16 cents for premium. Major companies also reduced prices across the board.
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Longview
UFI
Texas
Frice
Inspector Force of Pay Hour Grows to 441 Inspectors
Washington March 26 Col Philip B Fleming wage hour administrator said the agency would have 441 inspectors in the field by April 16 to enforce the fair labor standards acts. This will be about a per cent of the contemplated inspections. Youth shot to death Dallas March 26 Jerry Kinney 18 years old high school senior was killed near Duncanville yesterday when a companion was discharged accidentally.
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Washington
Philip B. Fleming
Dallas
Jerry Kinney
Duncanville
Adis
Barlow Demonstrates Explosive Device At Glenn L. Martin Site
Lester Barlow showcased a squid-oxygen bomb with a claimed 1000-foot kill radius at the Glenn L. Martin plant. Spectators behind sandbags watched as a small charge and a heavier five pound charge were set off under naval and military committee supervision.
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Baltimore
Lester Barlow
Barlow
Senate
House
Naval and Military Committees
Glenn L. Martin Airplane
Low Wide Middle River
War and Navy Departments
Believe Alaska Warmup Forecast for San Antonio Weather
Weather forecast notes a warmup in San Antonio with a chance of rain from a new low pressure area centered in Alaska by week end. J H Jarboe predicts fair and warmer conditions by Wednesday, then a retreat as rain may arrive late. Temperatures rise slowly with highs to 58 Tuesday and 84 Wednesday, after a 53 high and 45 low Monday.
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San Antonio
J. H. Jarboe
Jarboe
Alaska
Jartoe
Atorci Arti
Jarbeg
Airlines Report No Fatal Accidents for Year
Chicago reports that 20 commercial airlines operating domestically completed a full year without a fatal accident despite more passengers. The safety record rose from 1.905 million to 2.025 million passengers carried in 1938 versus 1938. George Mathews resigns from the Securities and Exchange Commission to take an executive role at Northern States Power.
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Chicago
Washington
INS
George
Mathews
Sea Poorities and Exchange Commission
Northern States Power Company
Trial of Glass near end as jury to hear case
Jury deliberations loom in the Canty Court at Law No 2 as the trial of George Glass former International Ladies Garment Workers Union business agent in San Antonio on charges of loaning and advancing $1 50 for a poll tax in January 1939 nears the jury. The defense rested with no witnesses after Judge Matthews overruled a motion for a directed verdict.
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George Glass
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
San Antonio
B. F
Bob Laden
Glass
Ladon
Mauretania Parades Through Canal on Troop Run
Britain s new liner Mauretania began passage through the Panama Canal en route to the Pacific, carrying an implied troop transport role. Reports say the 35 748 ton vessel, listed as a possible armed raider threat, is presumed to have a high passenger capacity and troop lift potential as it moves toward Australia to support operations.
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Cristobal
C. Z
Britain
Mauretania
Fammne
Pacific Ocean
Gerimany
Australia
Knife at Throat Kidnaps Deputy Near Mojave
A man held Deputy Sheriff Don Brink at knife point early today ten miles north of Mojave California and kidnapped him for a few minutes before releasing him. Brink relayed to headquarters at Bakersfield that the kidnapper was James Morgan as Mrs Brink described an attempted questioning of the man.
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Mojave
Calif
Maron
Don Brink
Brink
Cakersfield
James Morgan
Lushard
Flier Escapes as Snow Upsets Plane Near Cortland
Lieutenant Joseph Stenglein escaped injury when his plane nosed over in snow near Cortland while attempting to land after failing to locate Cortland airport. The aircraft was damaged slightly. In Washington, President Roosevelt named Hugh Gladney Grant of Alabama minister to Thailand Siam.
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Syracube
Marsh
Joseph Stenglein
Crooksfield
Cortland
Here
Thauland
Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh Gladney Grant
Alabama
Thailand
Siam
Labor Unions Subject to Sherman Antitrust Prosecution
Washington March 28 Justice Peyton Gordon of the federal district court ruled that labor unions are subject to criminal conspiracy under the Sherman act. He overruled a demurrer by which Teamsters Local 639 and four officers sought exclusion, noting that threats to stop concrete delivery by nonmember trucks at district projects constitute an unlawful restraint of trade. The ruling is viewed as a boost to government antitrust efforts in the building industry.
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Washington
Peyton Gordon
Federal District Court
A. FP
Teamester
Alispute
Gordon
Justler Department
Allegaton
Goran
Teamsters
International Brotherhood
Tigers
Police Report Suspicious Car In North Flores Area
Police were told of a suspicious car with Tennessee license in the 100 block of North Flores. The driver reportedly rammed the door on an officer’s leg when questioned about traffic issues and sped away.
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M.A
von Ness
North Flores
Peck Named Staff Chief at Frisco
Brig. Gen. Ernest D. Peck, army engineer officer now at Fort Francis E. Warren Wyoming, was assigned by the War Department as chief of staff of the Ninth Corps area with headquarters in San Francisco. Peck's successor was not announced. The transfer is effective April 36.
Fire damages church interior in West Poplar blaze
A fire caused about 100 dollars in interior damage at the Church of God located at 2220 West Poplar Street. Overheating wood stove is listed as the cause. Firemen identified Mrs Deux Brown as owner of the building. Premier Michael Savage of New Zealand died after months of illness.
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Church of God
West Poplar Street
Deux Brown
Wellington
New Zealand
Michael Joseph Savage
Father Charged Over Minor Driver in San Antonio Case
Hersel Gray of Emory Street faces indictment in Corporation court for allowing a child under 16 to operate a social vehicle on San Antonio streets. Arrested on a complaint by Officer E. P. Barry, Gray posted a $100 bond arranged by Attorney Dave Watson. The case marks a rare charge in local court and involves state licensing rules for underage drivers.
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E. P. Barry
San Antonio
Gray
Dave Watson
J. W. Swift
Barry
Hereel Ar
Temple Calhoun
Corporation Court
Police Help Out Young Lovers in Texas Town
Patrolman Covington encounters a penniless couple in Marfa seeking marriage. James Watts, 84, and Lily Raugister, 16, with Pvt John T. Rain, 20, and Mary Helen Gutierre, 16 months, plan eloping to wed. Lacking funds, they ride to the station after explaining they would hitchhike home.
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G. C. Covington
Wingate
James R. Watts
Raugister
Lily
Ier Menee
John T
Tain
Seventy-seventh
Field Artillery
Mary Helen Gutierre
Marfa
Foun
J. R. Watts
Police
J. T. Lain
Lilly
Edwin Cox
Civil Service
D. Ross Boles
W. D. Jenkins
Boles
Justine
Peace Army
Vaughan
T Bat Corrigan
Grr- Covington
Mii
Motierigan's
Ant Strat EB. J
Gonzales
Pete Hock
Fugitive Stanford Recaptured Near Castroville
Stanford, a Florida prison escapee, was recaptured eight miles west of San Antonio after an all-night search. Deputies Matthews and Rohntsch led a stakeout in a deserted house on Old Castroville road, where Stanford surrendered after shots were fired into the air. A warrant had been issued for his capture as a fugitive from Florida justice. he had fled Florida after a 1932 burglary.
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Vn Stanford
Florida
San Antonio
Frank Matthews
R. R. Rohntsch
Texas
Stanford
Castroville
Steve Trlinco
Steve's Inn
Leorajereek
Iguxtroville Lugnerys
Rohatsely
Tiehatsch
Florida, S
C.F Pruitt
Pruitt
Staneford
Issa
Justice of the Fence Bar
Corrigan
John Galloway
Lacoste
Lonne Jones
L. A
P. D. Fancher
Harry Morrison
Angeles
Jones
Henry F. Davis
White
Pol
Tot Blamed in Cremation
In Cleburne on March 26, a boy named Donnie Matthews accidentally started a house fire by pouring kerosene on flames while his mother was away. His siblings Tommy, Donna Page, and a third child perished in the blaze. The parents and grandparents survived.
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Cleburne
Dannie Matthews
Tommy
Donna Page
Mies Anall
Lioy’ Matthews
Donnie
Danny Faye
Sun Spot Visible In New York Observers Note Increase
In New York on the 26th, Professor William H. Bartandr and Rayden Planct aviwn executives report a large triangular sun spot visible through exposed film or amplified glass. The group has intermittently affected communications since Sunday and now appears larger with two smaller nearby spots more prominent. A recurrence of the snag is anticipated with possible intensity changes.
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New York
Macek
William H. Bartandr
Rayden Planctaviwn
Notle
Jesse
Barton
Britain Refuses Wang Recognition
The British government stated it will not recognize the Wang Ching Wei puppet regime Japan seeks to set up in China. Britain reiterates recognition only of the Chiang Kai-shek government as the legitimate authority in China.
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London
Wang Ching-Wei
Japan
China
Britain
Wang
Miajesty
Defense Opens in Trial of Woman Fugitive in Murder
In Odessa on March 26 the defense began presenting testimony in the case of Isabelle Messimer, a New Jersey woman fugitive charged with murder for the shooting of former baseball player Bifida Armstrong. Two witnesses testified she was seen near the tow cabin where Armstrong was killed last March 31.
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Odessa
Shelil
Isabelle Messimer
New Jersey
Bifida Armstrong
Armstrong
War at a Glance Hymn Anantiated Press
Ottawa reports national election on government war conduct. Washington allows release of latest warplanes to allies. Berlin claims one French plane downed. Paris reports three German deaths on the Western front. London says week with no British or French merchant ship losses. Denmark suffered.
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Ottawa
Washington
Army
Navy
Berlin
Paris
London
Admiralty
Denmark
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas region
Cloudy with occasional rain and warmer conditions through Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures range from the mid forties to mid sixties across cities including San Antonio Hast Texas and West Texas with variable winds from northeast to southeast.
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Ealt Antonio
Wednesay
Hast
Texas
West
Norlh
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