Hopson defends utilities spending while facing Senate inquiry
Howard Hopson argued his companies spent nearly 900000 to oppose the Wheeler Rayburn utilities bill, claiming it would wreck 6 billion dollars in utilities securities. He said he received 200000 to 500091 dollars from personal companies and a 50000 dollar salary from A G and E, while the Senate seeks further questioning.
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Washington
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Hopson
Wheeler Rayburn
Associated Gas de Electric Company
House Lobby
Wisnes
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Senate Committee
Senate
Naying
Wiyide’ Hopson
House Committee
Roosevelt at Hyde Park for Weekend Rest
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park N Y declares hope Congress will pass utilities holding company regulation bill. He plans to return to Washington Sunday to gauge support and finish administration measures including National Labor Board selection under the Wagner act and social security protections. He attends Fran Jr’s birthday celebration and reviews weather and legislation during a respite from Washington heat.
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Utilities “Holding Company
United Press
Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
Utilities
Washington
Dec Aed
White House
Fran Nn
Panama
National Labor Board
Methodist Groups May Consolidate In United Church Plan
Delegates at a Chicago conference agreed on a plan to merge the three Methodist churches into one body, forming the largest Protestant organization in the United States. Approval will require action by the general conferences of the Methodist Church South, the Methodist Church of the North, and the Protestant Episcopal Methodist Church. The consolidation is expected to take several years with potential completion around 1944.
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Burea
United States
General Conferences
Methodist Church South
Methodist Church of the Noth
Protestant Episcopal Methodist Church
City Council Special Meeting On Sewer Plans Tonight
City officials convene at 7 PM to review storm sewer routes and draft plans with engineers. Bids on drafting costs and reports on a proposed sewage disposal plant will be heard as Ways and Means financing options are considered after petitions note flood damage.
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Glen Miler
Costa
Prectia
Albanian Rebels March Toward Tirana in Unconfirmed Reports
United Press dispatch from Athens says Albanian rebels were said to march toward Tirana to overthrow King Zog. Reports claim 150 killed in Merz district after yesterday’s assassination of Inspector General Gillardi and Colonel Tjemal Ardas. Sefkret Viriats is named as rebel leader.
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Sefkret Viriats
New London Naval Parley Initiated Amid Octo ber Conference Talk
London reports Britain sent formal notes to the United States Japan France and Italy proposing an informal naval conference in October as a precursor to a formal naval limitation gathering. Notes were delivered to embassies on dates between August 3 and August in London.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
France
Italy
United Press
Butler
Joseph M. Fahey
Solay
Katherine
Fahey
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Zoid
Poliwe
Britain Hopes Early Talks Lead to Multilateral Naval Conference
Communications say Britain wants to speed naval conference preparations and hold separate discussions with France Italy and Russia in September or October. After these talks, there is hope to broaden to a multilateral basis in October. The United States would issue invitations for a formal conference following informal five power discussions in London, which remains the favored venue.
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Tax Bill Passage Fast Tracks Adjournment
Washington August 18 United Press report says the Senate approved the $250,000,000 tax-the-rich bill in two days, clearing major obstacles to adjournment of the eight month session. Republicans stayed largely silent, allowing Democrats to claim responsibility for the hurried measure as officials eyed final conferees and a possible end of the session.
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H. C. Thompson
United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
As ‘Yilelly &S
Guardsmen Open Two Weeks Encampment at Indiantown Gap
Thousands of Pennsylvania and Maryland National Guardsmen move into the Indiantown Gap Mt Gretna area for two weeks of field training. War games involve Regular Army and National Guard troops from Pennsylvania Virginia and the District of Columbia with trains bringing units to Liekdslea for the maneuvers.
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Pennsylvania National Guar
Indiantown Gap
Corry
Lickdale
MT. Gretna
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Earle
Virginia
District of Columbia
Liekdslea
Maryland
Corryites May Register In Erie
Daily registration in Erie runs now through September 1 to ease congestion. Any resident may register at the county courthouse from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The booth is in the lobby of the courthouse last wing.
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Erie
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Cowt House
Penn Power and Light balks at P S C quiz
Harrisburg August 16 The Pennsylvania Power and Light Company the second largest electricity producer in the state has not filed its answer to the Public Service Commission invitation to show cause why its rates should not be reduced Tomorrow is the deadline fixed by the commission for the formal answer in the proceedings begun to bring about a reduction of the utilitys rates For ten days commission representatives have been studying the companys books and records at Allentown preparing the basis for final forms and rulings
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Public Service Commission
Commission
Ben
Allentown
Earle Warns Against Wealth Concentration at Legion Talk
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania August 16 Governor George H.Watts warned Legionnaires that big money interests quietly mobilize to push toward Fascism or its equivalent. He argued representative government and liberties are endangered by the entrenched wealth concentration and cited skewed shares of national wealth to illustrate economic peril.
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United Press
Wilkes-Harre
George H. Watls
American Legion
Sponsors Push Guffey Coal Stabilization Bill Action
Washington August 16 sponsors of the Guffey coal stabilization bill pressed for quick House action to passage before adjournment. A special resolution set up today’s consideration with eight hours of debate expected. The Ways and Means Committee submitted a report on the measure’s constitutionality.
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Washington
Congress
House
Pistal House
House Ways and Means Committee
Many Attend Firemen's Meet At Erie County Picnic
Mary Corry Gremen and family will attend the Erie County Volunteer Firemen association picnic at Lake LeBoeuf Park near Waterford tomorrow. A large program opens at 1 o clock and runs through the evening with a dance. A water battle between Union City and Wesleyville companies will be a highlight. Rowboat races with all participating companies promise entertainment. Free tickets for children and foot races for all ages are also scheduled. Corry usually sends a large delegation to county firemen outings.
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Erie County Volunteer Firement Association
Lake LeBoeuf Park
Waterford
Union City
Wesleyville
Corry
Cotaty
Norrol
Lindbergh May Supervise Return of Victims Bodies
United Press reports Col Charles A Lindbergh may fly to Alaska to supervise the return of the victims bodies following the death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in an air crash. Indications to Treasury official Stephen Gibbons suggested a decision this afternoon. In Pittsburgh Regis O Leary 27 attempted suicide in East End police cell using suspenders. He was found by Turnkey March Taster and sent to hospital before returning to jail.
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United Press
Washington
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Alaska
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Treasury
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America
Fier
Pittsburgh
Regis O'Leary
East End
O'Leary
March Taster
Luster
Homespathic Hospital
Noted flier and humorist post dies in Alaska crash
Wiley Post and Will Rogers died when their plane crashed thirty miles south of Point Barrow Alaska The aircraft went down in fog after the right wing broke upon impact Rogers was thrown clear while Post remained in the wreckage Their bodies were recovered and sent to Point Barrow where doctors prepared to receive them this moving disaster ends with preparations for burial and a nation mourning two famous flyers
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Post
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Alaska
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Rogers
Frank Daugherty
United Press
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Here
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Aliol
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Sirius Corps
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Morya
Cabiny Rogers
Point Bajsow
Mere
Dr Henry
Ohio Bandits Identified as Buffalo Jailbreak Suspects
Two alleged robbers captured after a pursuit near Elmore were identified as two of five prisoners who escaped from a Buffalo jail. The suspects, Adam Phillips 95 of West Jeanette Pa and Ed Osmaski 31 of St Paul Ming, were found with a car laden with damaged loot after crashing and overturning into a corn field.
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Squnice
Port Clinton
Elmore
Buffalo
N.Y
Adam Phillips
West Jeannette
Ed Osmaski
St. Paul
Ming
Estedy
Sheri Lawrences Henry
Markets at a Glance Stocks Rise Across Markets
Markets at a glance show stocks higher in New York and Chicago with uneven bond moves. Call money sits around 4 percent, the dollar stronger, grain inching higher on wheat and oats easing, cotton rising about one to one and a half dollars per bale, rubber edging lower, and silver steady near 85.5 cents in New York with Montreal futures noted.
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