Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 1 | Mexico Church is Reopened

MEXICO CHURCH IS REOPENED T Pr NAYARIT Mexico March 13 AP The AP-The The Church of the Sacred Heart of ot Christ once more is open to toCa Ca Catholic worshippers in the village of near here bere following a riot In which three officials wets wele killed The trouble was precipitated by an effort of ot sta state fe dJ dignitaries to close the temple by order of the thes s state ate and federal government A Amob mob frenzied by the action o ol of Mayor Ronela who sought to support the officials In their demand that the tha house of Worship worship wor Wor- ship be closed caused what Is or I believed be believed to be the first bloodshed as the result of the federal governments government's govern govern- ment's ments closing of Q churches es Brought to the attention of General Gen eral ral Matlas Matias Ramos Ramos' chief of military mili mill- tar tai tary operations In this state the theriot theriot theriot riot was wa quelled by several se troops oops of soldiers but only after It ft had threatened to get out of ot hand