Mussolini mobilizes Italy for possible European war
Benito Mussolini ordered all men aged 21 to 55 to volunteer for the Fascist militia as Italy expands its armed forces toward six million additional soldiers. The regime also intensifies production and economic measures to sanctionist nations and funds a memorial for the Ethiopian war dead while launching a nationwide subscription for artifacts of the Fascist revolution.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Europe
National Fascist Party
Italy
Sybia
Ethiopia
Il Duce
League of Nations
Mussolini
Roman Empire
Addis Ababa
Insures Self Against Wife Having Twins
Los Angeles. Sylvan L. Orenstein, an insurance agent, insured himself for 1000 against his wife bearing more than one child next September. If a single addition occurs, he loses 46.53, the Lloyds of London premium. He cites doctors’ rates of one in 89 births for multiples as the basis for the bet.
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Los Angeles
Sylvan L. Orenstein
Orenstein
Stork
Lloyd’s of London
Lone Star Flag’s Designer Honored In Georgia Tablet
Atlanta reports a bronze tablet will honor Joanna Troutman, the Georgia girl who made and gave a Lone Star flag to Georgia soldiers aiding Texas’s fight for independence. The 20 by 30 inch marker, cast by Georgia Tech for WPA, notes Troutman’s act at Crawford County in 1835 and her later burial in Austin’s State Cemetery. Stiles A. Martin of Atlanta, Crawford County native, sponsors the marker.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Texas
Joanna Troutman
Crawford County
Austin
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia Works Progress Administration
M. L. Brittain
WPA
Farmersville Boy Dies When Pinioned by Truck
Funeral services for Clarence Ray Herron 19 were held at the Methodist Church Monday. Herron was killed in an auto wreck Sunday near Madisonville when a truck went off the highway pinning him beneath. He was the son of Mr and Mrs W P Herron longtime Farmersville residents, a Farmersville High School graduate and a junior at North Texas State Teachers College.
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Farmersville
Clarence Ray Herron
Herron
Madisonville
W. P. Herron
Farmersville High School
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Dillinger asserts crime does not pay at exposition
John Dillinger, at the Great Lakes Exposition, telling a crime prevention audience that crime does not pay. He noted his outlaw son died with only $7 and a watch, stressing the futility of crime.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John Dillinger
Dillinger
No Beds Missing in Denison Jail Construction
Contractors building Denison City Jail failed to include beds per blueprints. Officials advised lawbreakers to steer clear or bring their own beds, as the omission came to light today.
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Denison
Superstitions Across Jungles and Cities Compare
New York and Iowa share primitive beliefs with Africa and Tibet says Claudia de Lys after world travels. She notes bells in African villages to ward off spirits and contrasts with American customs such as pulled chicken wishbones, mascots for football teams, effigy burning, and hay wishes.
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New York
Iowa
Africa
Tibet
Claudia de Lys
Bonham area social notes include visits and a birthday
Mahurin News notes Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McCord of San Antonio visiting family in Rogers and Bentonville Ark to see Elmo McCord and Mrs. Jim Harris over the weekend. Katherine and Audrey Fae Hutchins visiting relatives in Oklahoma. Ford Kitching spent Saturday in Bonham. Laura Mae Brown visiting Ravenna. Elsie Bush visiting San Antonio with McCord. Jim Hodge's fifty ninth birthday celebrated at Bonham State Park with many local families listed. Talmadge Harvey and Arthur Ford visitors. Hall and Baldwin relatives spent Sunday in Ector.
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Marvin McCord
San Antonio
Oland Bush
Bush
Rogers and
Bentonville
Ark
Mr. McCord
Elmo McCord
Jim Harris
Katherine
Audrey Fae Hutchins
Oklahoma
Ford Kitching
Bonham
Art Brown
P. H. Hall
Ector
Till Baldwin
Veteran Adopts Three Boys After Bonus Money Arrives
In Lorain Ohio war veteran Joseph Matolich and his wife used a $1346 bonus to adopt three orphans aged 11 twice and two years older from the County Children's Home. Matolich said the bonus would be spent to provide a good home and schooling for the boys.
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Lorain
Ohio
Joseph Matolich
Matolichs
Matelich
Treasury Sends Texas 1 181 250 For Pension Fund
The Social Security Board announced issuance of a 1 181 250 check to Texas covering the federal old age assistance grant for July and August.
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Treasury
Texas
Pension
Washington
United States Treasury
Social Security Board
Betrayed Canvasser and the Lady of the House Scene
A canvasser accuses a woman of a scheme promising small deposits with no further payments for six months. The exchange hints at a deceptive arrangement involving payment terms and the woman’s reaction. The dialogue centers on trust, money, and social dynamics within a domestic setting.
Harvest Hymn of $200 Million Wheat Boom
Kansas City reports a nationwide wheat harvest worth 200 million dollars for farmers in the bread basket. Texas Oklahoma and Kansas lead with yields and many farmers store grain awaiting higher prices while overall production tops expectations despite drought in the Panhandle and Colorado.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Panhandle
Colorado
Concrete House Underground Is Plan Londoner
LONDON plans for Britain's first bomb proof and gas proof underground home for an English millionaire at an estimated 150000 dollars. Dug 12 feet deep in Hertfordshire meadow the luxury residence spans 200 by 100 feet with 20 plus rooms all air conditioned. A tunnel entrance and a fountain concealing a periscope overlook a glass walled interior with artificial sunlight and miniature landscapes.
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London
Britain
Hertfordshire
Alan Daly
Europe
Daly
Want Ads Lost Calves Listed By Contact
Lost two white face bull calves one dark and one red about 400 and 500 pounds. Notify Van Claborn or Paul Ryon.
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van Claborn
Paul Ryon
Political Announcements for 1936 Democratic Primaries
The Sun lists candidates for 15th District Court judge R M Carter and Jesse F Holt. Representative Place One J H Waggoner. Place 2 J W Adamson. District Attorney R C Slagle Jr George Hagans B F Gafford. Sheriff J B Davis Pleas Porter. District Clerk R B Caraway A L Pennell V R Henderson. County Clerk E A Clayton C H Barrett. Tax Assessor-Collector R P Hunter. Also rental notice for MY HOME in West Whitewright July 15 and several autos and farming equipment ads from Manning Clark & Meador and AUTO FINANCE COMPANY F W Creager.
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J. B
Benton
Davis Pleas Porter
R. B
Bob) Caraway
A. L
Dodo
Pennell V. R
Vernie
Henderson
When the Editor Uses Firebrands
The Palestine Herald warns that freedom of the press cuts both ways. Editors may publish bold material, yet needed reformers must sign their work or face backlash. Any citizen should have the right to print facts or alleged facts, just as editors do, or risk trouble.
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Palestine Herald
Missouri Taboo Love on the Dole ruling
Jefferson City Missouri court rules relief clients cannot marry and those able to marry do not need aid. The decision ties financial eligibility to marital status in Cole County, limiting welfare to single or non-marital applicants and framing marriage as a relief disqualifier.
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Jefferson City
Cole County
Lights Quiet Frogs by Scientific Mood at Hotel
A California hotel faced nightly bull frog concerts from lily ponds. After bounties and riflemen failed, a manager studied frog psychology and lit the ponds. Frogs croaked only in darkness, so electric lights kept them silent and guests asleep.
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California
Viewpoints on gendered looks and cosmetics in Hollywood
The Baltimore Sun quote argues men outshine women in natural attractiveness, while women enhance appearances with cosmetics and styling. It claims men are inherently more handsome, with women adapting to imitate male fashion after male dominance emerged, attributing beauty outcomes to nature and social change.
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Hollywood
Willy Pogany
Baltimore Sun
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