Weirton Steel case basis of court action
Washington reports the Na louie Labor Bourd plans an organizing election at Weirton Steel, alleging management dominance and NRCAct violations. Labor Board chairman Wagner aims for an impartial vote under court supervision. Administrator Johnson signals action while weighing authority and possible prosecutions. Weir, company president, is cited for cooperation in steel code negotiations amid tense labor talks.
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United Press
Washington
Na|louie Labor Bourd
Weirton Steel Company
Labor Board
Wagner
Weirton
Hugh S. Johnson
Saue
Johnson
Himest
T. Weir
Steel Company
Treasury Dept Moves to Prevent Tax Evasion
Boston reports say 16 crew members were saved, two drowned, nine missing after the Gloucester schooner Hien T. Marshall caught fire off Nova Scotia. Coast guard and Nova Scotian boats aided rescue as the vessel's 26 crew evacuated in dories amid a cold, hazardous sea.
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United Press
Boston
United Fisheries Association
Gloucester
Hien T. Marshall
Nova Scotia
Halifax
N. 8
Hilem T. Marshall
Cape Sable
Coast Guard
United States
Seal Island
Cory
Dories
Tusset
Belle Island
Examinations Held Statewide for Civil Service Jobs
In Harrisburg today Pennsylvania conducted its first state wide civil service exam to select 2500 workers for 241 liquor stores after January 1. The process, under the McClure liquor control law, uses a three member board and 1400 classroom locations across 38 cities with exams administered by the state department of public instruction. Candidates are identified only by numbers. names are kept on file and any name or writing on the paper incurs a ten point penalty.
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Ross Downing
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Mer T
Riinds
Keystone
Pinenot
Bse Tores
State Department of Public Instruction
Swap Market to Open Wednesday for Free Barter Trade
A local Swap Market opens Wednesday at the Washington and Center streets store room to run through Saturday. No fees or profits. participants bring items they no longer want or need and trade for others. Items range from toys to shoes to poultry, with each article tagged for its desired exchange and a possible cash prize.
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Washington and
Center
Lindberghs At Miami On Fast Return Trip
Charles and Anne Lindbergh, famed aviators, return to the United States in their speedy monoplane after wrapping up a dramatic Atlantic flight. In Santo Domingo they bid a spectacular farewell to the capital, dipping wings as crowds cheer. Destination remains uncertain, with Havana or San Juan suspected.
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Lindberghs
Miami
Waised
Minami
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Atlantic
Santo Domingo
Dee
San Pedro de Oris
Lindbergh
Havana
Mado
Doth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Corry
In Corry on December 18 1883 Murphy and Tillotson residents Mr and Mrs Titen Af Tillotson celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at 220 East South Street. The Tillotsons long served in gas company leadership with moves to Samlestons Erie and back to Corry. They have three children and three grandchildren. The Journal joins friends in congratulatory greetings to First Ward residents.
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Tillotson
Samtestons
Erie
Corry
Vtley
First Ward
Wayne Township Road Work Starts Monday
Wayne Township begins three mile plat top road work next Monday. The project will extend from Hare Creek road to the Corners and from Warner’s to Darrow Corners. The highway department announced the improvement weeks ago and expect rapid progress as weather permits.
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Black Top
Five Corners
Plack Top
Wayne Commi
Hare Creek
Highway Department
Warner
Mofners
Lovell's
Sta- Mon
Darrow Corners
Worlauenore
Waynu
Gwitlak
$2,000,000 Estate for Girl on 21st Birthday
Columbus dispatch from December 16 reports Henriette Pirrung of St. Louis will receive a $2,000,000 estate on her 21st birthday December 24. The posthumous daughter of Henry Pirring, the late Jumbug manufacturer who died in 1914, she will share the estate with her mother Mrs Clifford W. Gaylord a sister Mrs Jane Pirring Wiley and a brother Gilbert Pirring. The estate, all in St. Louis, includes cash government bonds and stocks. Trustees named are Ed P Wolfe publisher and James M Butler, appointed in 1821.
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Ay Unney Presse
Columbus
Henriette Pirrung
St. Louis
Miss Firrune
Henry Pirring
Co. Jumbug
Phe
Pirring
Clifford W. Gaylord
Jane Pinging Wiley
Gilbert Pirring
Olmbus
W. Franklin
Ed P. Wolfe
James M. Butler
Mexican divorce powers narrowed by supreme court ruling
Mexico City dispatch reports a sweeping court decision restricting divorce powers in the states. It limits federal interference when both parties consent, invalidates decrees issued via publication alone without both parties' residence, and requires direct service of summons in nonconsent cases, potentially annulling future decrees and curbing notice practices across states.
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Jacques D'Armand
United Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Qew
Supreme Coir
Simmons
Two Pitt Students Hurt In Auto Crash
Two University of Pittsburgh students, Harry Garner and Patrick Fleming, were injured when their car collided on a highway near Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Garner, 23, suffered a facial injury while Fleming, 20, sustained a fractured leg. Both were hospitalized as of the noon report.
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PITT
Pitteburgh
Pittsburon
Sh Latrobe
Whitt
Fey
Ind
Strick
Kord
Pemdle
Ware Sy. Ie
Treasury official flags limits on large partnerships tax losses
Washington December 16 Dr Joswell Magill representative of Secretary Morgenthau told the House Ways and Means Committee that Treasury recommendations would not stop tax avoidance by large partnerships like J P Morgan and Co He said it might be possible to bar large partnerships from deducting losses while noting the law’s present lines already favor partners in complex holdings He defended Treasury views as lawmakers pressed for broader action and questioned whether new partners could sustain losses through arrangements
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United Press
Washington
Joswell Magill
Secretary of
Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
J. P. Morgan and Company
Senate Stock ‘Market Inquiry
Morgan
Magill
Morgan and Company
Rep
Knutson
Rev. Cooper
Dem
Tenn
Two Die in Kentucky Hotel Fire at Capital Hotel
In Morganfield Kentucky a blaze destroyed the Capital Hotel killing two people and injuring three others. Two guests were rescued after clinging to the building exterior for about thirty minutes.
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Kentucky
Morganfield
Gre
Capital
Evening hours to handle Christmas mail at post office
Postmaster Harry Auer announced extended evening hours at the local post office to assist holiday mail. Parcel post and stump window services will stay open until 8:00 pm for the coming week starting Monday December 18 to ease patrons handling Christmas mail.
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Aunouugewwal Wasmoe Ums
Harry Auer
Novelist Vance Fatally Burned After Fire Accidental
Louis Joseph Vance a 54 year old novelist known for the Lone Wolf series died when a lighted cigarette or cigaret in his mouth set his clothing ablaze as he slept at the Town House in New York. Attaches found him naked from the waist up and the apartment undamaged. Neighbors had reported smoke before guards discovered the writer. Police investigate possible self-extinguishment and accident.
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United Press
New York
Louis Joseph Vance
Lone Wolf
Vance
Closing day action rules spark doubt over final passage
Harrisburg report notes a pending group of social legislation and other bills face no final adjournment ban under joint rules. The rules, printed in the Pennsylvania Legislative Directory, are not binding in the current special session. Individual house rule groups renewals and rule texts have a long, disputed history.
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United Press
Harrisburg
General Assembly
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
A. Boyd Hamilton
100 Club Pa License Tag Holders Announced
Governor announces the first 100 mile mobile home owner tag holders with details of past charges and current offices. Edward Martin chaired the Republican state committee as treasurer, and Leon D. Meiser was secretary of revenue. Previous tag holders included Glen King and Gifford Pinnhut among others with names tied to Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
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100 Club
Gifford Pinnhut
Mitford
Cy Shannon
Columbias
AL ‘Watters
Philadelphia
SS. &. Leathe York
P. H. Dowsy
Harrisbure
Hillstrom Heads NRA Code Group For Steel Office Furniture
D A Hillstrom secretary and general manager of Corry JamesTown Manufacturing is named chairman of the executive committee overseeing the administration of the NRA code for the steel office furniture industry. He heads a governing group formed in Cleveland and will attend a New York City meeting next week.
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D. A. Hillstrom
Corry-Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation
Hillstrom
Cleveland
Joel
New York City
Young Democrats Convene in Harrisburg January 20
The first convention of Young Democratic Clubs of Pennsylvania will be held in Harrisburg on January 20. Wendell Morgene thaler announced the event, with about 400 attendees expected. Speakers include Warren Van Dyke state chairman, Scott Leslie Harrisburg, Joseph Cuffey, Roosevelt Inader ity Pennsylvania, Congressman Wires 7 Haines, Red Linn, and Judge William S McLean Wilkes-Barre.
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Harrisburg
Democratic Clubs
Pennsylvania
Wendell F. Morgenethaler
Afternoyn
Fugitive Bandit Seen in Ohio Report
A fugitive robber is described moving through Ohio with authorities tracking the suspect. Police provide few details but warn residents and emphasize ongoing follow up as investigations continue across counties including Allen and Hardin.
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Ohio
M Hadrall
Abs Enumty
Malar Ann Fee
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