Franco Sweeps Madrid as Nationalists Enter City
Newsreel of Madrid greeted by cheering crowds as Franco’s forces secure the capital. Joseph Kennedy Jr observes the welcome while Republican militiamen retreat to search for their families. Trucks ferry 6000 tons of food into Madrid amid food shortages and widespread terror. Pupils, mothers, and workers line stations as emergency aid begins, while reports relay a grim daily tally of hunger and hardship.
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Joseph
Kennedy Jr
United States
Britain
Madrid
Spain
Che Poo
Réiser
Short Talks on Advertising and Machines
A historical note argues machines expand jobs, not cut them, by lowering prices and boosting demand. Advertising acts as a key driver of industrial growth, enabling wider distribution and employment gains as mechanical power per worker rises. It cites postwar power gains, glassmaking shifts, and rising earnings alongside population growth.
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Poerly
Tuvac
Madrid Falls and Refugees Flood Spain as Nationalists Advance
Reports describe Madrid's fall and Valencia’s surrender as Nationalist forces advance. Franco allies Germany and Italy are cheered by crowds while officials pledge loyalty and a purification commission to inspect municipal workers. Refugees flood streets as censorship wanes and evacuation begins.
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Madrid
Alberto Alcocer
Spain
Franco
Germany
Italy
Britain
France
Ramon Serrano Suner
Striano Guner
Litteria
Valencia
Republican National Defense Council
Franco Burgos Forces Claim Control of Spain Provinces
Nationalist headquarters announced control of 62 Spanish provinces after a 32 month civil war. Valencia Alicante Murcia Almería Jaen Cuenca Ciudad Real Guadalajara and Albacete were reported captured as Franco troops advanced, with thousands fleeing surrendering streets and rapid southern movements toward Malaga Valencia and Alicante. Also notes a chorus rehearsal for Bartered Bride by San Antonio Civic Opera set for Thursday at Turone Hall.
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Franco Burgos
Spain
Valencia
Alacante
Murcia
Almeria
Jaen
Cuenca
Ciudad Real
Guadelapara
Abbacete
Generatissimo
Franco
Cape Slals
Malaga
Barcelona
Alicante
Renfarbal
Cumic Opera
San Antonio Civic Opera Company
Tureee Hall
River Project Under Way In San Antonio
The first step toward the river’s beautification began when workers completed a cofferdam near West Commerce Street bridge to divert flow and reduce downtown water. They will deepen the channel between West Market and Villita, build river walls, and install bridges and an open air theater on city property with landscaping and shrubbery. Total cost about 265,000 with WPA contributing 190,000 and taxpayers 75,000.
Accuracy Urged in Payroll Records by Social Security Official
FP J McCarthy Jr manager of the San Antonio office of the social security board urged employers to maintain accurate payroll records for employees covered by the social security act. He noted future benefits depend on each wage record and advised workers to use their full name and social security account number. Applications or duplicates can be obtained at local post offices or the nearest Social Security office.
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J. McCarthy Jr
San Antonio
Social Security Board
McCarthy
Congress approves reorganization bill to grant president broad authority
Washington March 20 Congress sent to the White House a compromise reorganization bill granting the president broad power to streamline agencies and cut overlapping functions. The measure passed amid a two year dispute with Congress over reform and includes numerous restrictions and budget economy provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Roose
Yell
Howe
White House
Roosevelt
Denies Rattler Age Evident in Buttons
At University of Texas scene experts debate if a rattler's age can be judged by rattles or buttons on its tail. Anthropology Curator Garl Chelt and others say no precise age is possible, noting that buttons appear after birth and many are shed or damaged.
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Rattler
Aubtin
Texas Scene
University of ‘Texas Anthropologists
Calvernity Memorial Museum
Numerius Visor
Garl Chelt
Tven
Chelf
Cary Spring
Texas Trunk Co
Col Delber Shifts to Chicago From Fort Sam Houston
War department announces transfers of Lieut Col Henry Bf Delber chief of dental service from Fort Sam Houston hospital to Chicago. Col Delber, at the hospital since August 6 1938, will be replaced by Col George D Graham now in Chicago.
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Henry Bf. Delber
Dental Corps
Fort Sam Houston Hospital
Chicago
War Department
Delber
Dental Service
George D. Graham
Coronel Deiber
Firemen Repudiate Petition Contends Civil Service Sham
The article reports firemen alleging intimidation to sign original petitions and labeling the civil service system as a sham. It cites statements accusing Commissioner Phil Wright of wrongdoing, with Maverick sending petition copies to Bexar County legislators as part of the protest.
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San Antonio
Wednesday
Sarman
Phil Wright
Phil Wright.” Maverick
Bexar County
Display of Caskets Piles Up Protests
In Tulsa Ohio on March 28 a junk dealer Harry Spenser sets front-yard glass casket displays offered as fish tanks at 2.50 each. A local grocer protests, saying the displays scare customers away and affect his business. Police ponder complaints as neighbors react.
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Tulsa
Ohio
INS
Harry Spenser
Spenser
Legacy Contingent on Marriage to Jew in Will
Adele Gay of Chicago heir to Mars Goldman estate faces a unique condition in probate. The will requires she marry a Jew, or convert to the Jewish faith, within a year to receive one seventh of an estimated 300000 to 500000 dollars. failure or marrying outside the faith forfeits the portion. Goldman died at age 60 last Sunday.
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Geneva
Adele Gay
Chicago
Ian
Mars Goldman
Elgin
Harry C. Daniels
Miss Gay
Congregational Church
Goldman
Goldmnen
I Duce Praises Franco Victory
Mussolini sent a telegram to Generalissimo Franco praising the nationalist victory in Spain. He hailed the tie between Italian and Spanish peoples as indisgusable and expressed enthusiasm from the Italian people for the Madrid victory.
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I Duce
Franco
Rome
Fremlar
Mussolini
el Taudillo
War Scare Felt in South Sea Paradise
In Tahiti residents, far from Europe, feel war anxiety as people follow Paris and London broadcasts. Officials note France would mobilize all able-bodied men in case of war, even in distant colonies, highlighting global tension shaping island life.
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South Sea Paradise
Papeete
Tahitil
South Seas
Europe
Tiptomatic
Tahiti
Paris
London
France
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