Van Sweringen Dies Co-Ruler Of Vast Railroad Empire
Cleveland dispatch reports M J Van Sweringen died at Lakeside hospital after influenza and heart trouble. He co-founded a vast railroad empire with brother O P Van Sweringen, built through Vaness Company holdings and subsidiaries spanning the United States.
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Cleveland
United Press
M. J. van Sweringen
van Sweringen
Hanna House
Lakeside Hospital
Hila
Joe Doherty
Allroad
Sines
P. van Sweringen
Vaness Company
J. Metropolitan Utilities
Terminal Properties Company
Geneva Corporation
Geneva Securities Corporation
General Securities
Allegheny Corporation
United States
Relief counties await unannounced aid postponement
An important session of the State Emergency Relief board in Harrisburg was postponed indefinitely due to three of five members being unable to attend. The meeting planned for Dec 13 had a quorum shortfall, delaying announcements of county contributions toward direct relief after January 1. A new executive director election and Jobnet’s resignation were also discussed.
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United Press Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Janary
Mug Ceasor
Robert L. Jobnet
Bankhead Cotton Control Act Abandoned to Court Fate
Washington December 12 The administration abandoned the Bankhead cotton control act to the Supreme Court without arguing the core question of Congress power under the Constitution. The Solicitor General’s collapse led to this course. the government remains a litigant with a detailed brief defending the law, including statistics on cotton prices costs of production and surpluses. The brief outlines market activities after the act’s enactment and enforcement while noting the administration’s fluctuating stance on the measure prior to acceptance after various meditations.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Yeasterday
Justice Department
Stanley Reed
Adinistration
Bankhead
John H. Bank
Trans Atlantic Air Service Seen By 1987
The State Department announced an agreement with Great Britain to open regular air transport across the Atlantic by the summer of 1987. The accord establishes the framework for civil air links and cooperation in flight safety and operations between the two nations.
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United Press
Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
Concord Two Road Slated for Early Improvement
Federal aid plans target a 2.5 mile stretch from Darrow's Corners to Strana hen Corners on the Elgin Spartans burg illack-top road in Concord township. The project will be among the first in northwestern Pennsylvania as Pennsylvanias $27,180,554 federal highway allocation funds work for about 100,000 people. State Highways Secretary Warren Van Dyke noted the program adds nearly $40.5 million in expenditures.
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Darrow
Warren van Dyke
Kiwanis Christmas Party Set For Next Thursday
Thirty needy city children will visit the Kiwanis club Christmas party at Hotel Corry next Thursday evening December 19. A planning committee led by Arthur Scheppner met at Hotel Corry to organize the event with Theo Williams Lloyd Meerdink Frank Tassell and Olin Bracken on the panel. Rev EB Wagner of the Lutheran Church spoke at the meeting outlining a 1986 habit formation plan.
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Kiwanis Club
Hotel Corry
Arthur Scheppner
Theo P. 1
Willams
Lloyd Meerdink
aVn Tassell
Olin Bracken
EB. L. Wagner
Lutheran Church
Wagner
Baldwin Says Landon Leading in Pennsylvania
Auditor-General Frank E. Baldwin of Pennsylvania states that Governor Alf M. Landon is favored for the Republican presidential nomination in the Keystone State. He cites widespread reports from residents across the state that Landon leads in Pennsylvania.
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Yunite
Philadelphia
Frank E. Baldwin
Pennsylvania
Alf M. Landon
Keystone
Ballwin
Landon
Bodies of two aged men found by deer hunters
Two well known local men were found dead by deer hunters in the district. Fremont Magee, 41, near Warren, and Emory S. Clark, 77, of Jamestown, were discovered yesterday. Magee likely died of natural causes, possibly a heart attack, after being missing about a day. Clark appeared to have fallen from a trestle, with death occurring several days earlier.
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Warren
Westfield
M. Y. Fremont Magee
Morrison Run Road
Warrenn
Joseph DeBaul
Magee
Ed Lowrey
Werry
Luts
Emory S. Clark
Jamestown
Westfield Creek
Pinchot Urges GOP Unity to Drive Out Democrats
Gifford Pinchot, former Pennsylvania governor, urged Republicans to unite to drive Democrats out in 1936 at a Philadelphia dinner honoring State Representative Monton Witkin. He criticized the Earle administration and blamed Gurney and Earle for ruining a clean and efficient state government in Pennsylvania.
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United Press Philadelphia
Der
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Monton Witkin
Earle
Gurney
Two suits challenging Guffey Act scheduled for hearing
Two suits attacking the constitutionality of the Guffey coal act were filed in federal court in Philadelphia and will be heard next Tuesday by Judge Wat H. Kirkpatrick. The actions were brought by Westmoreland Coal Company of Westmoreland County and Stonega Coke and Coal Company of Virginia, both with home offices in Philadelphia.
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United Fre
Philadelphia
Wat. H. Kirkpatrick
Westmoreland Coal Company
Westmoreland County
Stonega Coke and Coal Company
Virginia
Delegation opposition to Japan's naval equality plan
Seven delegations led by Great Britain and the United States rejected Japan's proposed plan to equalize naval strength among the three leading powers. Norman H. Davis, head of the U.S. delegation, cited that the scheme would boost naval builds, disturb Washington London treaty balances, and ignore ongoing standard naval needs.
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S. Henry T.russell
United Press
London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Norman H. Davis
Osami Nagano
U. S
Davis
Washington
War News Today Opens Debate On Franco British Peace Plan
Geneva reports small powers angry over the peace proposal and push to debate it before the full council next Wednesday. Rome warns against over-optimism about Mussolini and signals delays in reply. Ethiopian minister vows to reject the plan at any cost. Addis Ababa says British and French texts will be given to Ethiopia tomorrow and the emperor may decide on surrender terms. Cairo notes King curbs parliamentary government to pacify anti-British factions.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
Geneva
Benito Mussolini
League
Turkey
Poland
France
Britain
Spain
Committee of Five
Benito
Massolini
Etwinpinar
Roumanis
Russia
Selassie
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Farm Bureau backs entire AAA program at convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation, representing farmers in 27 states, announced its readiness to defend the Roosevelt administration agricultural program. Resolutions from the federation’s closing sessions pledged vigorous support for the AAA.
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Farm Federation
AAA
United Press Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Two Hunters Killed in Deer Hunt Near Kane Ridgway
In Ridgway and Kane Pennsylvania two hunters died today from gunfire while deer hunting. Joseph W. Giebel a 47 year old from Pittsburgh succumbed in Ageway hospital to a bullet wound while Archie Carlson 50 of Kane was shot in the forehead as he prepared to dress a deer.
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United Press
Ridgway
Kane
Joseph W. Giebel
Pittsburgh
Ageway Hospital
Archie Carlson
Widow of Slain Editor Seeks Federal Probe
Mrs Edith Liggett requests a federal probe into the murder of Walter Liggett crusading weekly editor. She claims local and state authorities cannot fairly investigate the killing and urges Attorney General Homer Cummings to order a federal investigation. The editor was shot outside his home after exposing vice and gambling links.
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William McCall
United Press
Minneapolis
Edith Liggett
Walter Liggett
Federal Department of Justice
Homer Cummings
Liggett
Stores Open Evenings Beginning Monday
Colony stores will begin an open evenings schedule next Monday evening, announced by Crawford M Woods president of the Golden Rule Club. Evening hours will prevail during the week and on Monday and Tuesday evenings before Christmas. The Christmas lighting decorations may be placed by Saturday night, with the club committee led by Chris Christensen pushing overhead lighting plans for the mercantile district and hoping holiday lighting operates this weekend.
Cummings seeks suspension of seven actions in court
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings files to suspend seven actions challenging the New Deal utility holding companies act. He argues before the District of Columbia Supreme Court to defend the government position, aiming to halt suits pending a Supreme Court ruling on the law’s legality.
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United Press
Washington
New Deal
Homer S. Cummings
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Cummings
Securities and Exchange Commission
Etectris Bord Andl
Utilities
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Edward H. Foley
Spartansburg
D. C
Corry High to Host 1988 Grid Banquet
Sixty attendees will honor the 1988 Corry High football squad at a Monday banquet. Thirty three players and staff plus coaches Russell Byler and William Myers will be recognized with Theo P. Williams as toastmaster. The event, featuring a feast prepared by players’ mothers, lacks a fixed venue.
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Snty
Annal Corry
Russell Byler
Wiliam Myers
Board of
Efucation
Qerry High School
Theo P. Williams
Wiliam Akam
Corry, R. D
QORRYITES IN CRASH AT ERIE
One person hurt while three Corry women escaped injury in a two car collision at Tenth and Hollant streets Erie at 10 p m. Mrs Abner Sweet of Corry drove one car with Mrs Samuel Bell and Miss Evelyn Brigham also of Corry aboard. Dale Magee of Erie drove the other car. Magee had minor injuries as his car overturned. Both cars damaged. Erie police investigating today.
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Corry
Abner, Sweet
Samuel Bell
Evelyn Brigham
Dale Magee
Erie
Hollant Streets
Magee
Corryttess
Rent Mattress Plant for Vocational School Shop
DEARING Ga Dec 12 A fire killed a man and injured two engineers when two Georgia Railway engines collided head on near Dearing. Fireman A J Kirby of an Atlanta bound train was killed instantly. Erving and W H Wallace engineers were injured. The Board of Education decided to move the Vocational Shop from Hatch school to the Ball Mattress Company plant on Raymond avenue as the best suited location, authorizing a contract with H W Ball for use of the plant.
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Ly United Press
Dearing
Georgia Railway
A. J. Kirby
Augusta
Erving
W. H. Wallace
Board of Education
Hatch
Ball Mattress Company
Raymond Avenue
Carl Henton
Ball
Fibre Furniture Company
West Bend Street
Tutor Hill
H. W.bals
Governor plans no reprieve for Bruno Hauptmann today
Trenton New Jersey December 12 Gov Harold C Hoffman announced the court of pardons would wait a week or ten days before Bruno Richard Hauptmann dies to hear his mercy plea The governor said he would not alter routine mercy procedures in the case WORTH BAY Ontario December 12 the Dionne quintuplets made a final movie cam era appearance for The Country Doctor at Dafoe Hospital equipment was re installed to record the babies as they finished their porridge
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Trenton
N.J
Harold C. Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Améroy
Mercy Court
Worth Bay
Dionne
Dafoe Hospital
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Emory Clark
Mouthli
Guffey
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Mussolini
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