49 Meet Death In The Mexican Theatre Fire
In Guadalajara Mexico March 15 late reports raise the casualty toll in the Ahualulco theatre panic to 49 killed and 125 wounded. Officials say there was no fire or electrocution and a short circuit sparked on a balcony rail may have caused panic mistaken as a blaze. A cry of fire preceded the exits and investigators suspect the alarm was a joke. The tragedy struck the Hidalgo motion picture house in Ahualulco near here Monday night.
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Mexico
Ahualulco Theatre
Hidalgo
Ahualulco
First Patent Leather Factory Founded in 1818
The first factory for manufacturing patent leather in the United States was established in 1818 by Seth Boyden, marking a milestone in American industrial innovation.
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United States
Seth Boyden
State Legion Backs Roosevelt Endorsement in Virginia
Virginia American Legion leaders M. E. Bristow and Glenn Elliott announced support for President Roosevelt, citing National Commander Louis A. Johnson’s pledge to use the Legion’s million members to assist in addressing national challenges. They stressed loyalty to America, service to God and country, and a strong, independent role for the Legion.
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Associated Press
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M. E. Bristow
Virginia Department
American Legion
Glenn Elliott
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Newton D. Baker
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Johnson
United States
Shenandoah Valley Inc approves new publicity folders
At a meeting Shenandoah Valley Inc directors and the executive committee unanimously approved the all valley publicity folder with maps and adopted a second folder highlighting educational advantages. President Moore noted strong inquiry growth and a 100 percent increase over 1932 in early March.
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Shenandoah Valley
John R. Crown
Harrisonburg
A. T. Moore
Moore
Women of State Enlist to Plant 3 000 000 Trees
Staunton Virginia March 15 Associated Press reports garden clubs and women’s groups launch a three year drive to plant 3 million dogwood trees by 1936 along highways and public grounds. Mrs Herbert McK Smith chairs the campaign urging 100 000 women to participate with state chamber of commerce backing.
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Associated Press
Staunton
Virginia
Old Dominion
Herbert McK. Smith
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Clarke County
Corral as a Detention Term Originating in Cattle Enclosures
The word corral began as a Spanish loan meaning a cattle yard. It evolved to describe a ring for livestock and later broadened to mean detaining or holding someone, reflecting a figurative use beyond its original enclosure sense.
Japan’s Concrete Piles Rise with Record Smokestack and Tower
The article notes Japan building the tallest concrete piles in the world, boasting a smokestack of 570 feet and a reinforced radio tower reaching 672 feet.
Who Goes There Qui Vive in French Usage
War department notes army flyers debunk a myth that a fall from great height always kills or renders unconscious. The piece also explains the phrase qui vive meaning on the alert, used in the French army as a sentinel’s challenge and its English equivalent.
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