James limits debates to select subjects for special session
Governor Cites five minor subjects to be discussed at a special legislative session set for May 6 aimed at replenishing relief funds. The plan, announced by Gov James, seeks a short list of noncontroversial topics to curb partisan bickering and keep costs near 250000.
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Morny J
United Press
Harrisburg
Arthur Di.cames
Philadelphia
Congress
State Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Public
Clerk Carrier Exam Planned at Local Post Office
Postmaster James Sullivan announced a civil service examination to fill the substitute clerk carrier vacancy at the local post office. Applications must be received by May 2. Oscar A. Johnson, in charge of the civil service exam, will provide necessary instructions to interested parties. The date of the exam has not yet been announced and is expected to be held early next month.
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James Sullivan
Oscar A. Johnson
Ncessary Fort
Vick ‘Een
Murrth
Five Men Held in Pittsburgh Numbers Racket Raid
Pittsburgh officials report five men detained after a raid on a long running numbers racket. Former constable named Frew and Police Inspector Carl J. Hillen led the operation, with four accomplices arrested after agents seized tally slips and betting records, signaling a major crackdown in the city.
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Frew
Pittsburgh
Jnetudles
Carl J. Hillenbrand
Palrchiney
East Sine
French Troops Rush To Reinforce British Column
United Press reports French forces move to aid a British advance detachment along the mid-Norway coast after four days of German artillery and air attacks near Steinkjer. German forces were later said to have reoccupied Roeras at dawn near the Swedish frontier. Also, the United States urged Americans in Romania to consider returning home if no compelling reason to stay, as Belgium’s Pieylot cabinet announced its resignation withdrawal.
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United Press
London
Steinkjer
Mid
Norway
Wis
Pirellnas
Stockholm
Roeras
Bucharest
Rumania
United States
Legation
Dairymen Optimistic on 1940 Marketing Order Outlook
Dairymen in Corry and nearby areas hear an improved outlook after amendments to the marketing order. At Union City meeting, A G Stillman and G W Andrus with local Dairymen's League members report Erie market steady and New York Buffalo Rochester markets strong. J A Goulter notes benefits from order changes. group expresses optimism about results.
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Corry
New York
Union City
A. G. Stillman
G. W. Andrus
Ivan Hatch
Cory Jocal
Dairymen’s League
Union Gley County
E. H. Marsh
Ioests
S. H. Stevens
Erie
Emory Grout
Buffalo
Rochester
Unis
J. A. Goulter
WPA probes sunken area in Shenandoah
Harrisburg April 26 Two national WPA representatives surveyed the damage from the March 4 earth subsidence in Shenandoah to assess federal capability to fund re rebuilding and stabilize the wrecked area. Officials Perry Fellowes and Murray Poling inspected conditions in the borough where streets and buildings collapsed and mine workings caved in.
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Oy United
Harrisburg
WPA
Shenandoah
Feds
Gof
I. G. Harrington
Perry Fellowes
Murray
Warship Hunter Lost With All Hands In Narvik Action
London April 26 naval communiques report grim losses in Narvik engagements. The British destroyer Hunter is believed lost with 155 personnel aboard eight officers and Maltese crew among them. possible prisoners noted. In separate action June battleships and destroyers faced German forces with ships sunk or burning and British ships sustaining damage.
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Dan Campbell
United Press
London
North Sea
Baltic
Norway
Admiralty
Narvik
Britain
Mediterranean
Rodney
Eclipse
Hotspur
Tearus
Warspire
Supreme Court Deliberates Ruling on School Salute Case
High Tribunal weighs whether expulsion of two Jehovah’s Witness children in Minersville Pa for refusing to salute the American flag violated religious freedom. Joseph Rutherford testified that the Second Commandment forbids worship of anything but God and a flag salute would be a desecration.
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Ared Ffe
Washington
Supreme Court
Minersville
Lillian
William Robins
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Joseph F. Rutherford
Eader
Lifer Faces Theft Charge In Ohio
Joby L. McCormick former University of Pittsburgh student is held in Ohio State Penitentiary on a murder charge and indicted for robbery. The Columbians county grand jury returned the indictment, and it will stand as a detainer if McCormick is released. He is accused of holding a Western Union office at past Liverpool and escaping with funds.
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Unnwe
Lisbon
Ohio State
Joby L. McCormick
University of Pittsburgh
Tony
Columbians Country Grand Jury
McCormick
Western Union
Liverpool
Corry Attorney Prominent in GOP Chairmanship Talk
Walter L. Peake, Republican city chairman and local attorney, said Tam nots candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican county committee. Erie dispatches note opposition crystallizing against Roberts, though peers deny reports. An early announcement is expected from Attorney Roberts as chatter of leadership changes swirls through Erie factions.
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Tam Nots
Republican County Committee
Walter L. Peake
Journs
Erie
Samuel Robberts
Peake
Erie Dispatches
Roberts
Attorney Roberts
James Lonergan Thurday
Democratic County Committee
Lonergan
Clifford Baugher
Mill Village
Michael 3. Cronin
Alton Cross
Waterford
Marty Robison
Kenneth W .Thompson
Bhugher
Dent
G. Herold Wagner
Boll
Fire at Parkers Landing Destroys Building, Damages Others
Fire at Parkers Landing caused $20,000 to $25,000 in losses, destroying one building and severely damaging three more. McNaughton, a men’s apparel store, lost stock and building contents valued at about $15,000. The Ells Borland building housing a Miss Borland portrait studio and a dress shop run by Vivien Ramsey and Aids Dobson suffered about $4,000 in damage.
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Parkers Landing
McNaughton
Ells Borland
Miss Borland
Minses Vivien, Ramsey
Aids Dobson
Italian Club Burglary Reported on West Mall Street
Burglars entered the Tourist American Association club rooms on West Mall Street and stole about $10. The burglary was discovered early this afternoon after entry via the annex door. police investigating.
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Weat Mall Street
Saintttate
Allied planes reach Norway in renewed German push
Allied expeditionary forces including British battleplanes slowed the German motorized advance on three central fronts in Norway. French and American units prepared to reinforce, with Norwegian and Allied troops deployed near Lillehammer and Steinkjer as both sides reported mixed progress amid harsh winter conditions.
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Joy Alex Morris
Halled Press
Struc
Norway
Trondheim
Foreign Legion
Solute
Guelrnndagt
Jtowras
Worwenius
Bribale
Ariinsey
Bis
Luni
Wlaher
Sail
Pont
Steinkieri Dembans
Lillehammer
Olly
Gudhyandsdal
Cleve Mans
Enue
Otte Sloeron
Hearn
Report Slashing In First Ave Drinkery
Police report an alleged affray after an attack in a First Avenue drinkery. A Pittsville man reportedly warded off a thrust to his face, suffering a severe finger slash. authorities had no further information available.
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First Ave
Pitus‘ Ville
Ise
Journal
Boy Hit and Run Victim Identified in Stoyestown
Thirteen year old Kenneth Puto, known for hitchhiking, died after a hit and run near Stoyestown on Wednesday night. Coroner said a frightened motorist likely hid the body under a cabin. sisters Edna and Margaret Putt identified him. The boy’s mother Lena Putt is described as an invalid.
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United Press
Stoyestown
Kenneth Puto
Buickstown
Harry
Dudley
F. E. Sass
Somerset County
Kenneth
Edna Putt
Margaret Putt
Duquesne
WPA
Lena Putt
Boys and Girls Week Program Opens Monday in Corry
Corry joins world wide Boys and Girls Week observance starting Monday with Rotary sponsorship. Beginnings include Girls Day In Schools as stated by Superintendent Ralph Dewey. Rotary actions urge public attention to youth, year round character building, and the roles of home church and school in development.
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Corry
Rotary Clan
Liediree
Ralph 8. Dewey
Rotary Chuly
Major Boost in Foreign Trade Signals War Mobilization Tone
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson stated that wartime mobilization would avoid government ownership of ships or railroads. He spoke at Union Station, dedicating a bronze table for the 1927 railroad war board and affirmed that war measures would be carried out in the American way of selling items. refugee reports from Namsos claim British author Captain Peter Fleming was killed in a German air raid.
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United Even
Washington
Lous Johnson
Union Station
Railroad War Board
John~em
Ghitisa
Kille
Stockholm
Sweden
Ailehanda
Tobiy
Namsos
Peter Pleming
Probe Slaying of School Girl in Abington Pa
Authorities probe the killing of 16 year old Edith Snyder in Abington Pennsylvania as detectives pursue a youth suspect. The high school student was shot in her home at night as she cleaned her room. Her brother Edwin 17 and mother Mrs E J Smith were present during the incident and an ambulance was summoned.
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Abington
Edith Snyder
Puppy
Jove
Edith
Exhyin
E. J. Smith
Edwin
H. 8. Lever, Jr
State Police Dismissals On Merit Amid Controversy
State Police chief Lyvia Adams says dismissals are for cause and vows to promotions on merit while criticizing morale and staffing cuts. The Philadelphia area based force faced losses of up to 1400 men over two years amid questions of leadership, training costs, and qualifications for Pennsylvania motor police. Adams insists action targets personnel failure and urges removal of any with insufficient courage loyalty intelligence and judgment.
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Aore Mii
Lyvia
C. Adams
Adams
William Rugh
Phily
Delphia
Deter
eLtier
Perylvania Motor Police
Nervier
Wild Student Shoots Twenty at Barricade in Burlington
Hy United Press reports from Burlington Iowa on April 26 that Henry H Reed a chiropractic student opened fire from an apartment barricade injuring about twenty people including two police officers and bystanders before being subdued. Police sought to silence the gunfire as medics treated buckshot injuries. Reed's family filed for a mental examination.
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Hy United Press
Burlington
Iowa
Henry H. Reeb
Roeb
Fiing
Reed
Indict Western Union and Eighteen Others in Probe
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Western Union Telegraph Company and eighteen individuals for alleged conspiracy to violate federal lottery laws tied to horse race information. The case follows a nationwide investigation into illegal betting markets and information leaks. The action marks a significant escalation in federal efforts to curb illicit wagering operations tied to racing data.
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Umner
Chicago
Gind
M 1
Annewbere
Gery Lee
Twe
Wesern Union "Telegraph Company
individuiaJa
God
Washington
J. William Ditter Py
iRepublican
Pennsylvania
Guint Leash
Man killed in Pittsburgh porch incident
An injured man is found on a rear porch in Lawrenceville after an incident in which he was struck and injured. Police and investigators cordon the area as they search for details about the suspect and sequence of events.
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Pittsburgh
Some Safety Hints for Householders
Fragmented OCR text presents safety hints aimed at householders and references a national safety event or competition. It mentions a survey or program with figures like 53,000 Americans and ongoing safety themes, but details are unclear due to garbled characters and misread lines. The piece stresses awareness and precaution in home safety practices.
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