Plebiscite on Badoglio Ousting Delayed in Naples
In Naples on March 27 plans for a southern Italy plebiscite on King Victor Emmanuel’s abdication and Badoglio’s government were suspended by six leading opposition parties due to funds and personnel. Allied officials cited Russia’s actions as hindering opposition and awaited Italian Communist leader Togliatti’s arrival from Algiers to gauge Stalin’s stance toward Badoglio.
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Naples
Italy
Victor Emanuele
Badoglio
Is Jeaters
Russia
L'Unita
Palmiro Togliatti
Commiist Party
Comintern
Mosc
Ervoli
Anita
Algiers
Topliatli
Stalin
St Joseph Aspirin Named Favorite By Millions
This ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as the favorite of millions from coast to coast and proclaims it clinically judged, offering the promise of genuine value with a low price of 10 cents and a guarantee for satisfaction.
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St. Joseph
Lees Law St. Joseph's
Ten Die in Florida Crash Report Sparks Wide Wreckage
Police report a four engine bomber crash near Melbourne Florida on March 21 resulting in ten dead and one injured. Telegraph wires and damaged tracks hindered rescue efforts as rain delays continued. Authorities noted the incident impacted the lower east coast communications and involved a plane from Savannah Georgia with the Melbourne naval air station assisting.
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Fau Gallie
Fla
Hugh Dewitt Sais
Plarida
Rileau
Flarida
Melbourne Naval Air Station
Yom Chathaon Field
Suvanuak
Task Force Vet Gets New Post
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, head of the aircraft carrier task force credited with key battles in the Gilberts and Marshalls, assumes command of the west coast fleet air activities with headquarters at the San Diego naval air station. He succeeds Rear Admiral Will Harrill, who departs for a new command. In Santa Monica, comedian Fibber McGee Jim Jordan shows improvement while hospitalized for lobar pneumonia.
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San Diego
Calif
INS
Adin
Frederick C. Sherman
Gilberts
Marshall Islands
West Coast Fleet Air Activities
Admiral Sherman
San Diego Naval Air Station
Bear Adlin
Willan Keen Harrill
Sta
Fibber
Santa Monica
Jim Jordan
Fibber McGee
St. John's Hospital
Lobar
Texas Escape Goes to Trial in Louisiana
Texas penitentary escape artist Charles Frazier faces a third Louisiana murder trial in Baton Rouge for the death of a guard during a 1933 prison break. The case involves Walter Henderson and the escape gang that seized arms at the prison yard and sparked deadly chaos. Frazier, real name Jas Elfridge Johnson, has prior trials and an estimated 150 years tied to charges in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. The trial moved from West Feliciana parish on venue grounds.
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Charles Frazier
Texas
Frazier
Lowisiana
Jas Elfridge Johnson
Walter Henderson
St. Pranels
Vile Jrmy
John R. Singleton
Singleston
Red Hat
Louisiana
Arkansas
Henderson
Priso
West Feliciane Parish
Explosions Feared at Katherine Coat No. 4 Mine
In Shinnston West Virginia on March 27 1931 officials feared additional blasts at Katherine Coat company No 4 mine where 16 fire crew members were killed and eight workers overcome by gas from Saturday’s disaster. Jesse Redward of the state mines department ordered burlesque workers kept two miles from the entrance as the danger continued.
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Shinnston
W. Va
CINS
Katherine Coat Company
No. 4
Jesse Redward
West Virginia Department of Mines
Three Edcouch Students Die in Wreck
A Saturday night crash near Edcouch Hidalgo County leaves three high school students dead and three injured. Victims listed as Jimmie Naltinger Jr 17 Dalton Malay 21 and Geraldine Harbison 15. Injured include Billy Brows 17 Marcella Chandler and Dolores Muller.
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Ebdcouch
Edcouch High School
Hidalgo County
Jimmie Naltinger Jr
Dalton Malay
Geraldine “Harbison
Billy Brows
Marcella Chandler
Dolores Muller
March Bond Redemptions Set Record in War Finance
Washington reports March redemptions of war bonds surpassing 216 million dollars by late March, a record high as tax payments drain lending. Through Saturday, cash-ins exceed December’s 206.9 million and last month’s 184.0 million, with redemptions running near 47 percent of sales. authorities note strong January February purchases and taxpaying timing slowed March demand. Over 30 billion in Desaylays bonds remain outstanding.
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Washington
Treasury
Sailor Repays Red Cross Gifts in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO. Seaman Jack S Faubton, 22, New York, has repaid three gifts to the Red Cross blood bank, settling a debt from three transfusions received nearly two years ago. The sailor fulfilled his obligation with renewed support for the blood program and its war relief efforts.
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San Francisco
Seaman Jack
S Faubton
New York
Red Cross Blood Bank
Detectives On Stand in Lonergan Murder Trial
Two Toronto detectives testified in Wayne Lonergan's murder trial as the defense seeks to block admission of Lonergan's confession. Detective Harris said Lonergan slept at a Toronto station after questioning and was visited by relatives before returning to New York. The defense questions whether the confession was coerced while prosecutors note Lonergan volunteered return to the U S after learning of the death of his wife Patricia Lonergan.
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Marth
Zien
Toronto
Wayne ‘Lonergan
Muurder
Patricia
Edward Broderick
Arthur Harris
Cordon Ferguson
Lonesgian
Harris
New York City
Broderick
Lonergan
United States
General Sessions Court
Laughlin Field Fliers Killed in Texas Crash
Del Rio reported two fliers killed when a plane from Laughlin Field crashed during a routine training flight near the base. Capt. Frank W. Schafer of New York City and Cpl. Carl Weller of Ray, Michigan died in the incident. Schafer is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary W. Schafer of Del Rio.
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del Rio
Hungarian Troops Join Tito Forces
Balkan dispatches report several thousand Hungarian troops have moved into Yugoslav territory controlled by Marshal Tito. Madrid confirms via diplomatic channels that units of the Hungarian army joined Tito’s liberation forces, signifying a shift in control amid the Balkans crisis.
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Madrid
Marshal Tito
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Balkan
New Federal Jury Impanelled at Local District Court
A newly impaneled federal jury began work Monday in a district court, with the first defendant Martin Lopez Gonzales facing marijuana related charges. The trial of Dr Edward M Burg on 25 narcotics counts is scheduled for April 10, and the panel includes numerous local residents from Seguin Waelder New Braunfels Karnes City and San Antonio among others.
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Impahere
Martin Lopez Gonzales
Edward M. Burg
A. F P. Harbeth
Eugene Koepp
Martin Ruppert
John H. Gerdes
Seguin
L. M. Porter
Waelder
Rossi Tondie
Guatemala Welcomes Mrs Roosevelt on Latin Tour
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in Guatemala City greeting crowds during her tour of U S army and navy bases in the area. She is received by President Gen Jorge Ubico and his wife in a ceremony marked by enthusiasm and official hospitality.
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Guatemala City
INS
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States Army
Navy
Jorge Ubieo
Nazi Prisoners Retaken in Utah
Fort Douglas Utah March 24 three German prisoners of war who escaped Saturday night from the Warner camp near Tooele Utah were recaptured late yesterday near the railroad siding at Faust 23 miles south Maj Eugene D Mullins of the Ninth service command public relation office said.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Warner Camp
Tooele
Faust
Eugene D. Mullins
Ninth Service Command
Saic
Pfc Koehler Receives Combat Infantryman Badge
Pfc Koehler of the 81st Infantry, son of Mr and Mrs O A Koehler, Route 6 Box 120, Bougainville combat hero, awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. The silver rifle on blue, set on an elliptical wreath, marks the army’s newest infantryman honor. Also honored is Technician Fifth Grade Leonard Mocazygemba of Falls City, from the same division.
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Bougainville
Heriot Koehler
Mit
O. A. Koehler
Route 6
Leonard Mocazygemba
Falls City
Four Killed in Bomber Crash at Fort Worth Field
Fort Worth March 21 The crash of a B 24 bomber during an attempted emergency landing at the Fort Worth air field killed four crew members, three officers and an enlisted man. After takeoff the engine faltered and the pilot overshot the emergency field, the plane failed to climb and struck an embankment near the main entrance. None of the dead were from San Antonio.
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Fort Worth
Fort Worth Acing Sair Field
San Antonio
City officials clamp down on dumping in scrap drive
A. J. Goetz led a San Antonio scrap drive for the Texas State guard to stop dumping in municipal bins. He says violators will be prosecuted after consulting Park Commissioner Henry Hein and Fire and Police Commissioner P. I. Andersos.
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A. J. Goetz
Chatman
San Antonio
Texas State Guard
Henry Hein
P. I Andersos
Goetz
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