Major Cabinet Change Considered by President
Reports say President Roosevelt weighs another major cabinet change with focus on the war and navy departments. Swanson may be moved to another post due to illness while Woodring's job appears secure. the reshuffle could shape policy amid rearmament and tensions with Hitler’s impending reply to the peace plan.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
War
Navy Departments
Navy
Claude A. Swanson
Jong
Swanson
Tong
War Department
Harry FH. Woodring
Hitler
Germany
Board to Receive Budget Before Board as Whole This Evening
Corry School District budget discussions proceed as Board of Education meets as a committee of the whole at 8 oclock to receive budget recommendations for 1939 40. Public attendance invited with a special session set for Wednesday to decide on appropriations. Henderson named to SEC to fill vacancy as Leroy leaves June 5 1929. Jerome Jenai seen as possible chairman.
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Board of Education
Corry
France
Britain Sends Envoy Back to Berlin on Peace Mission
Britain returns ambassador Sir Neville Henderson to Berlin in a late peace gesture as Europe waits for Hitler's reply to Roosevelt's proposals. Conscription looms in Britain if Hitler stalls, with Churchill hinting at compulsory service. Rome-Berlin axis gains Yugoslavia cooperation while Bulgaria keeps options open in the Balkans.
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Britain
Berlin
United Press
Great Britain
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Paris
Neville Henderson
Hitley
London
Winston Churchill
Henderson
Balkans
Hungary
Jugoslavia
Belgrade
Rome
Jugoslavs
Bulgaria
Move to Check Sky Rocketing of Coal Price
Washington April 24 The national bituminous coal commission weighs power to fix maximum prices to curb rising coal costs amid a potential lull in mines and labor disputes. Mines producing 70 percent of soft coal and 230 000 miners face disruption as contracts expire and prices shift. New York April 4 Drdyin Steelman mediating between operators and United Mine Workers as strike penalties and removed clauses remain deadlocked in talks to avert a coal shortage.
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United Press
Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Percy
United Mime Workers Union
Nyien Tins
Ure
Finn
Frances Perkins
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Appalachan
Steelman
Tehit
Miss Perkins
Charles O'Neill
Uie
104 Measures Before House
Harrisburg April 24 Bills to end the legislature realty tax abatement policy in vogue since 1922 are listed for final action in the house which reconvenes at 8 p.m. with 10 proposals awaiting calendar advancement. The senate may act on the house approved 165 million emergency relief tax program held by its finance committee since March 28. Gov Arthur H Jones urged two year extensions of the eight emergency taxes and expects committee approval in a test called by Chairman G Mason Dywlett this afternoon. The new week will bring mille control into focus as a joint house senate committee opens public hearings on the dairy industry and control setup.
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United Press
Harrisburg
House
At & P. Tm
State Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Arthur H. Jones
G. Mason Dywlett
Harrisburg preview of 1939 legislature adjournment
Governor Arthur H. James predicted the 1939 legislature would enact fiscal relief liquor and anthracite measures and adjourn by June 1. He noted no changes in his view that further taxation would be required, with the senate finance committee meeting this afternoon to decide on the emergency tax plan. In other news, William Chambers aged 78 died in Moundsville after a prolonged bout of hiccoughing.
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Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
Senate Finance Committee
Bnet Action
Traffic Congestion On Highways Leads To Weekend Crashes
Sunday traffic brought many motorists onto district highways with Pennsylvania motor police reporting a string of accidents. In one collision near Mill Village at 10 30 am Cecil Hull of Waterford and his four children were injured as his car hit Anthon y Duente of Glassmere causing 16 occupants to be hurt total Roseanna Hull suffered a broken collar bone and Cecil Jr severe bruises. Another crash on Route 8 near Centerville Saturday night involved Lyle Parker Saegertown and Herbert Paul Franklin. both cars damaged but drivers escaped with minor injuries. Timer Hester of Erie was fined for reckless driving after leaving the road east of Union City and crashing into a telephone pole. his car was badly damaged though he escaped injuries.
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Pennsylvania Motor Police
Cecil Hull
Waterford
Hull
Anhony Duente
Glassmere
Mill Village
Marjorie
Nellie
Roseanna
Cecil, Jr
Carry Motor Police
Route 8
Centerville
Lyle Parker
Saegertown
Herbert Aul
Franklin
Union City
New Archbishop of New York Named
Vatican City April 24 Bishop Francis Spellman of Boston was named archbishop of New York today. He is believed to be elevated to cardinal soon and succeeds the late Cardinal Hayes at the head of the archdiocese. Spellman is 50 and a native of Whitman Massachusetts.
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Sien Press
Vatican City
Francis Spellman
Boston
New York
Whitman, Maas
Vatican Basilica
Patrick Carinal Hayes
New Yorke
Liquor Control Board furloughs 215 workers for savings
Harrisburg April 24 The Liquor Control Board furloughed 215 civil service employees over the weekend to save about 250 000 annually in salaries. A gummin truck reportedly overturned at Rosville Corners west of Septmansburg in an early morning crash. No serious injuries were recorded and the owner and driver names were not learned.
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Liquor Control Board
United Press
Harrisburg
Civil Service
Rossville Corners
Spertansburo
Statesmen Weigh Path to Peace Amid European Tensions
United Press reports foreign officials and financiers see underlying factors pushing Europe toward a turning point. Britain and France back Roosevelt driven unity front against Nazi aims, while Germany and fascist blocs seek rapid action. A fragile balance risks accident and a broader war, with Spain Hungary Yugoslavia and Bulgaria shaping a Czech crisis pivot.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Eurtpe
Adolf Hitler
Fridley
Representaioes
Czech
Germany
Europe
Yunheopstad
New Comet Visible in Northwest Sky
A newly discovered comet, third magnitude, was seen Friday night near the star Algol in the northwest sky for about an hour after sunset. The Franklin Institute reports it grows brighter nightly and may outshine Halley’s Comet, with discovery credited to Hassler in Oslo on April 16.
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Franklin Institute At
Philadelphia
Latvia
Halley
Maye
Frankin ‘Nalitute
Hassler
Oslo
Norway
Schools Must Be Reopened, Ade Says
Harrisburg April 21 Public Instruction Superintendent Lester K Ade said schools closed by teachers strike in Northumberland and Schuylkill counties must reopen before the state will release funds to ease finances. The remark came as Ade urged restoration of classroom operations and warned of delaying aid.
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Harrisbury
Morthumberland
Schuylkill
Public Instruction
Lester K. Ade Saiid
Hillstrom to represent Swedish Chamber at US Congress convention
D A Hillstrom secretary of Curry-James town Manufacturing honored by Swedish Chamber of Commerce to serve as delegate at the 27th annual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington D C May 1 to 4. He will also attend a Waldorf Astoria banquet May 3 honoring Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid with the American Denmark Committee for the New York World's Fair. Noted speakers include Bruce Barton Howard Burke George Davis James Farrell Harry Hopkins and Thomas Watson. Mayor Frank Hepler admitted to Gerry hospital for treatment. condition described as good.
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AX. A. Billstrom
Curry-Jamestown Manufactiing Corporativm
Swedlish Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Washington, D. C
Hillstrom
Waldorf Astoria
New York City
Roelofs to Leave Rogers Co for New Jersey Post
Roelofs resigns from Rogers Structural Steel Company after four years in Gerry. He heads to Trenton New Jersey to join the American Bridge Company engineering department in early May. Mrs Roelofs and daughter will remain until school ends before joining him in Trenton.
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Rogers Structural Steel Co
American Bridge Company
Trenton
Roeiers
Waco
Rogers Structural
Gowry
Ins
Roel
Tearton
Foyers Structural Steel Company
Earl R. Haig
Gerry
Buffalo Ruins Railroad Timetable Changes Announced
Corry and Oil City service changes take effect next Sunday with No 50 running from Corry to Oil City at 5 AM and No 51 arriving at 6 17 PM. No 950 and No 851 adjusted routes shift current Buffalo Oil City services. new schedules list Erie and Pennsylvania railroad timings for multiple trains in the Renovo division, as reported by Agent Walters of the railroad journal.
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Minner
Cony
Buffalo
Oil City
of City
Walters
Onl B . R
Tolipnese
Erie Railroad
Otis PM
Pennsylvania Railroad
A.M. Ly
Corry
Renovo Division
Lindy Goes to Dayton Today
Coronel Charien A Lindbergh flew from Wright Field in his Pho Tamoils flier at 8 p m and was recalled to active duty after a Europe exile. Destination not announced. Rev H Ray Hurtis spoke to Corry Men’s Bible Class about The Seven Cliches of Corry at the Salvation Army hall with about fifty attendees.
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Dayton
Coronel Charien A. Lindbergh
U.S. Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Pho Tamoils Flier
Europe
Washington
Harris
H. Ray Hurtis
Corry
Salvation Army Hall
Mr Harris
Farmers Welcome Break in Weather After Late Spring
Farmers report relief as real spring arrives after weeks of cold wet conditions that slowed plowing and garden work. Warm forecasts bring optimism for higher temperatures and better progress on fields, though upcoming showers and cooler days are predicted.
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Curry
Viewney
Bandits Escape With 2800 In Philadelphia Hold Up
Two armed men in a company uniform robbed three Standard Oil Co employees at the Germantown distributing office, taking 2800 dollars. They forced Jamies Migen and Robert Nelson to surrender as they fled. Weather forecast notes increasing cloudiness and cooler showers tonight.
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Philly
United Press
Philadelphia
Standard Oil Company
Germantown
Jamies Migen
Robert Nelson
Simdhi
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