Hitler Through the Ether and Florida Tax Exemptions
A mixed column discusses Hitler's peace stance and potential no war outcome, Roosevelt’s peace appeal and isolation debates, plus Florida Senate passing a resolution to exempt homesteads from taxes up to $5000. It critiques funding public works with new money, calls for off-gold standards, and notes draft of tax exemptions for churches and schools, with general remarks on politics and social policy.
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Hitler
Germany
Roosevelt
Europe
France
Florida Senate
Florida
Dwight L. Roger
Congress
Uncle Sam
Texans Captured by Bandits Return to Border
U S consul in Piedras Negras reports ranchers Art Hannold and John Rollins were delivered to Ocampo by Candalarios Baeza and moved toward Boquillas under immigration chief protection of Villa Acuna. The Texans, aged about 45, were abducted May 9 after pursuing stolen cattle and were to reach the Rio Grande tonight. They lived near San Vicente, a frontier cattle town 120 miles south of Alpine.
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Alpine
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Candalarios Baeza
Art Hannold
John Rollins
Ocampo
Boquillas
Villa Acuns
Rio Grande
Bacon
Handelid and Rollins
San Vicente
Tustiera
Boquitlas
C. L. Hannold
Ocampa
Hannolds
Rollins
Roosevelt urged to reduce cotton acreage this season
Senator Smith of the agriculture committee urged President Roosevelt to use the new farm bill to cut cotton acreage by 5 to 6 million acres. He said there was still time to enforce the reduction this season, promising firm legislation to reduce surplus acreage and substitute corn for cotton.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Extortion Threat Brings Two Years to Gardener Axel Peterson
In Chicago on May 18 a sentence of two years in Leavenworth penitentiary was imposed on Axel Peterson an Evanston gardener who threatened to harm Mrs. James A. Patten wife of the wheat king if she did not hand over 50000 Peterson had pleaded guilty yesterday to sending an extortion letter through the mails local court records indicate the crime and punishment.
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Chicago
INSI
Leavenworth
Axel Peterson
Evanston
James A. Patten
Peterson
Tremor Felt in San Bernardino California
A slight earthquake was felt in San Bernardino California at 1 32 a m today. No damage occurred. Mae Ai
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California City
San Bernardino
Celll
Mae Ai
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a low around 2 degrees and a Friday high near 4 degrees. Southeast winds light to moderate. Wednesday high near 41, Thursday low around 7, Thursday high about 40 degrees. East Texas forecast mentions partly cloudy conditions Thursday night and Friday with possible light offshore winds. Additional weather on Page 3.
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San Antonia
East
Texas
Expert Doubts on Stratosphere Planes Slow to Takeoff
Philadelphia May 11 Expert Sikorsky doubts non stop transatlantic air service will be common in five years Yet he and fellow inventors see 1938 transport planes carrying 35 to 50 passengers on long trips at 160 to 200 miles per hour cruising 15000 to 20000 feet and serving as a viable long distance option.
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Philadelphia
Egor Sikorsky
Sikorsky
Franklin Institute
Texas Legislature Advances Horse Race Wagering Plan
Austin May 10 AP The Texas legislature sent to the Governor a proposal to legalize the certificate system of wagering on horse racing. A free conference report on the departmental appropriations bill was attached as a flier.
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Austin
Texas
Slight Temperature Rise Forecast for San Antonio
Slightly higher temperatures are forecast for San Antonio and vicinity with little change otherwise. Temperatures Thursday and Friday afternoons may reach around 94 degrees, up from Wednesday's 93. Friday morning's low is expected about 2 degrees above Thursday's. Light southeast winds continue. Rain is unlikely in San Antonio for another 24 hours despite showers in East Texas.
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San Antonio
Thursdey
Weather Bureau
Texas
Post’s Globe Hop Set for July 1 Flight Test
Wiley Post and navigator Harold Gatty prepare in Oklahoma City for a new round the world attempt aboard the Winnie Mae. The plane is being rebuilt with larger tanks and a new motor, aiming to beat their 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes record set in June 1931.
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Post
Oklahoma City
Wiley Post
Gobot
Harold Gatly
Mine Workers Get Increase in Pay in Tri-State Co
Wage increases of 26 cents a day were announced today by the Evans-Watlowey Lead company and the Vinegar Hill Zinc company for employees in their tri state district mines. Approximately 400 workers affected.
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Miami
Okla
Evans-Watlowey Lead Company
Vinegar Hill Zine Company
Tri-State District I
Col Croft Named Chief of Infantry in Army
May 18. President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the name of Colonel Howard Croft of Greenville S.G. for appointment as chief of infantry, replacing the major general in command. Strong entities include Roosevelt Croft Greenville.
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Col. Croft
Wastiing'tom
IAP
Rowsevall
Annate
Kaward Croft
Greenville
Chiet
InEiry Wills
He Crank
Hearings Open on Government Public Works Bill
Washington May 18 In search of speed action the house ways and means committee opened hearings on the administration public works program. Lewis W. Douglas Budget director outlined grants up to 30 percent of project costs for states cities and municipalities and urged budget balance. Burns of Tennessee predicted quick passage next week and no sales tax. Douglas said the bill aims to persuade local governments to balance budgets and limit construction to necessary and useful buildings. He indicated federal loans would require security and allow essential projects during unemployment while avoiding wasteful spending. Alternatives and highway program details were presented with emphasis on distribution by population area and road length under federal designation.
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Washington, D
House Ways and Means
Lewis W. Douglas
Woodin
Burns
Tennessee
House
Committed
Douglas
Oalright
Oeal
Cooper
Trogham
State Alehway Commission
Dispute Delays B E F Parade
A bonus marchers parade planned at Ford Hunt was postponed to allow two factions to conciliate their disputes. New delegates arrived with families unable to stay on the reservation, some sleeping in cars or on the ground. The parade was expected to resume the next day after convention talks.
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Washington, D. GC
Ford Hunt
Will Join Consultive Pact Paris May 18
Paris reports the Tilted States agrees to a consultative pact embraced by all counties. Ambassador Noemman H. Davis will address the disarmament conference, then proceed to Geneva for the reconvening. The pact would brand monational aggression and allow economic or military action with unanimous preapproval, including neutrality rights abandonment if required.
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Paris
Noemman H. Davis
Davis
Geneva
Iui
Mt Monation
United States
Girl Tight Rope Artist Near Death After Fall
SAN MATEO California May 1807 Injured in a 60 foot plunge from the big top of Al G Barnes circus Miss Bertha Marlock tight rope performer was listed in serious condition Her father William Ballick trapeze instructor tried to break her fall but she suffered a broken pelvis and facial injuries He caught her as she slid down the rope but was knocked unconscious by the impact
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San Mateo
Calif
al G. Barnes Olpeus
Bertha Marlock
Williama Ballick
Cuba Revolt Flare Hits Santa Clara Province
Havana reports a major Cuban uprising linked to the Machado regime with 800 to 1200 insurgents landing on the south coast from Trinidad. Skirmishes leave 7 to 100 dead as rebels attack Sancti Spiritus and Maron areas. Federal troops under Col Arsenis Orie rush reinforcements to Santa Clara. desertions rise amid wounded troops and reports of poison bullets.
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Havana
New York
INSI
Machado
Santa Clara
Trinidad
Wenn
Rebrs
Sancti Spiritus
Maron
el Acuepagas
Arsenis Orie
Revolutionary Movement
Arasmo Delgado
Oro 18
Sancti, Spiritus
Gerardo Machado
Forty Charcoal Men Die In Mexican Forest Fire
PUEBLA May 18. Forty charcoal burners perished in a forest fire in the Sierres nest. More than 200 others were trapped by the flames as they fought to escape. Dense smoke hampered rescue operations and left many unaccounted for.
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Puebla
Mexico
Tin Plate Factory to Resume Full Time Operations
Earl Thompson, general manager of the Laughlin plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company at Marling Ferry Ohio, announced that 190 percent operation will begin next Monday for the first time since early in 1929. About 300 men will be employed, with total force rising to 1500.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Earl Thompson
Laughlin
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Marling Ferry
Ohio
Buck Brothers Indicted on Kidnapping and Extortion Charges
A Barnstable County grand jury indicted Kenneth and Cyril Buck of Harwich on kidnapping and extortion in the case of 11 year old Margaret Foggy McMath of Detroit and Cape Cod. The indictments allege they abducted and extorted in the Cape Cod area. Authorities say the case involves a missing child reported in Barnstable County. The indictments mark a formal charge stage as legal proceedings proceed.
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Barnstable, Maes
INS
Barnstable County
Kenneth
Cyril Buck
Harwich
Margeret“Foggy" McMath
Detroit
Cape Cadwey Ameren
Stokowski Home Put Under Guard
Detectives guarded the home of Leopold Stokowski, director of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, after threats demanded a sum of 4800. Authorities investigated the anonymous message and placed security to protect the conductor.
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Stokowski
New York
Leopold Blokowski
Philadelphia
Widow of Enrico Caruso to wed American in June
Paris reports Mrs Dorothy Benjamin Caruso Ingram widow of tenor Enrico Caruso will marry Dr Charles Adams Holder of New York and Philadelphia a banker and former US consular service member. The wedding is planned for June according to friends in Paris.
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Dorothy Benjamin Caruso Ingram
Eunice Caruso
Charles Adams
New York
Philadelphia
Ward
Park
Paris
Enrico Carusa
Charles Adams Holder
United States Consular Service
Local Rental Ads Parade with Addresses and Prices
A garbled classified page lists apartments and houses for rent with terse entries and scattered street names such as Whittier 422 W Comm, 118 Berkshire, 224 Fourth, 315 Barr Hoad, and 507 Lamar. The ad directs readers to contact Mary Lou at 1291 or visit Broadway line to place want ads.
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Mre
Whittier
Berkshire
Queen Anne
Barr Hoad
Broadway’ House
Prowth
Rigsby
Mont
Waverthaath
University
Sk Stags
Alanche
Nika
Lamar
Roome
City Beer Licenses Open. 3.2% Sale Nears San Antonio
The local office of the collector of internal revenue announced licenses for the sale of 3.2 beer in San Antonio. Retail licenses cost 20 dollars and wholesalers 50 dollars, with manufacturers barred. Applications may be made at the federal building. prosecutions rest with local and state authorities. Despite licensing, unregulated sale has occurred in recent weeks with some establishments offering 3.2 beer and others advertising 4.2 beer from Louisiana.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Austin Internal Revenue Office
James W. Bass
Internal Revenue
Federal Building
San Antonio
Texas
Dixie
Louisiana
Amecie
Hog Prices Rise to a New Top in Kansas City Market
Hog prices advanced to a new high of 4.80 dollars per hundredweight as cattle and sheep showed general strength. The report cites Livestock News and notes a strong market in Kansas City with price gains across hogs, cattle, and sheep.
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Kansas City
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S. A
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Hiller
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League
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Fiatines
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Thal Fannin
Hirael
City
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Shell Union O l Corporation
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