Rail aid sought to rehabilitate Nation transport system
Roosevelt's rail committee proposed national transport policy, ICC centralization, intra state rate power, repeal of long and short haul clause, new transportation board, tolls for inland waterways, and tax relief for railroads with grade crossing elimination funded by government. Diplomatic notes from Washington and Berlin discuss US posture toward Germany amid tensions and potential break in relations.
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United Press
Washington
Gert Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
TCC
Transportation Board
FCC
Inland Waterways Corporation
United States
State Department
Germany
Sumner Welten
Welles
Teles
Berlin
Roosevelt
Interier
Harold L. Tekes
Adolf Hitjler
Ickes
Snyder Found Guilty in Jail
A jury convict Martin Snyder known as the Gimp of attempted murder and texting his sentence set for December 27. He shot Myrl Alderman, who wed Ruth Etting, but only wounded him slightly. Judge Ambross will determine a six months to 20 year term unless a new trial is granted.
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Hollywood
Col
Moche Gimp
Ruth Buting
Movry
Martin Snyder
Myrl Al,derman
Miss Etting
Inidge Thomas K. Ambross
Jerry Giesler
Theaters in the Beach and Snow Ware Features
A retro shopping page notes Snow ware and theater scenes in Beach venues. It recalls past year’s headlines including bombing panay incident and political run debates for 1940. Mae West and Babs Reventlow are mentioned amid radio trends and entertainment chatter.
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U. S
Panay
Eundon
Mae West
Adam and
Snow White
Lewis proposal for WPA aid blocked in Senate
Two senators Glass of Virginia and Adams of Colorado opposed John L. Lewis's plan to appropriate 1 billion dollars for advancing the New Deal WPA. They argued federal expenditures require scrutiny and questioned how much relief the administration should receive.
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United Press
Washington
Glass
D. Va
Adams
Colo
John L. Lewis
Congress
Wobbs Progress Administration
Mitch- Larongi Tne Glass
Senate
Opery
Roosevelt
ATRL
WIPA
Rescue of 24 aboard sinking tanker by freighter Schodack
The American freighter Schodack saved 22 men and 2 women from the Norwegian tanker Smaragd after dawn to mid-morning efforts 550 miles east southeast of New York. Lifeboats carried all aboard, including the captain, as seas roared and small craft battled to reach safety.
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United Press
New York
Deg
Schodack
Smaragi
Radio Marine
Ia Chatham
Mass
Sta- Ulan
Smaragd
Rudderman
Atlantic
Find No Clues In Girl’s Murder In Kingston
The mutilated body of 19 year old stenographer Margaret Martin was brought home for burial as state police and other agencies piece together a description of the strangler. A large force including state troopers and national guardsmen pressed the search, fearing a sex maniac or white slaver drives the killings.
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United Press
Kingston
Margaret Martin Waa
Democratic Leaders Face New Legal Clash Over Senate Seat
In Harrisburg on December 23, Democratic administration leaders weigh a parting showdown over a Dauphin County court injunction that blocks seating Herbert S. Levin of Philadelphia in the senate until election contest results are resolved. A justice department deputy notes doubt about Commonwealth Secretary David L. Lawrence being swayed by the restraining order affecting certification of Lagin over Republican incumbent Samuel W. Salas.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
Herbert S. Levin
Philadelphia
Senate
Justice Department
Commonwealth
David L. Lawrence
Legin
Samuel W. Salas
Laurie's Nomination For Assistant Fire Chief Advances
Jay Laurie of the Stanford Hose Company was nominated for assistant chief of the Corry Fire Department at a regular Hose Company meeting. His name will go to City Council for confirmation after Charley Craker resigned to take a job in Oklahoma City. Craker’s resignation was accepted by City Council, which ordered a nomination to replace him.
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Jay Laurie
Weimeer Orsine Stand
Volunter Firemen
Corry Mire
Laurie
Charley
T. Craker
Okahoma City
Craker
Ray Laurie
Stanford Hose Company
Iver Raymond Andbyee
Major Bughntes
Hove
Ehenlaes
Lautit
WPA Delegates Protest Abandoning WPA Projects
Harrisburg delegates from the Works Progress Administration arrive to protest announced cuts and project shutdowns due to lack of funds. The protest follows a Washington declaration of further project curtailment and layoffs affecting Pennsylvania WPA workers and labor groups.
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WPA
United Press
Harrisburg
Works Progress Administration
Capitol
M. Dein Wehler
The
Workers Alliance
Washington
Good Holiday Trade Nearing Wind-Up in City
City merchants push to finish a brisk Christmas season with extended evening hours through Saturday. Post office reports heavy parcel and first class mail, train and truck movement at the passenger station, and a white Christmas outlook as snow covers Corry and vicinity.
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Corry
Towa
James FP Sullivan
Cily
Settlement Talks Revived on MacDonald Waterway Plan
Hope for a settlement of the MacDonald waterway dispute rose today as the State Highway Department sent word the project is deferred until Spring. Officials indicate the plan to improve the watercourse has not been abandoned, with the city, highway department, and MacDonald estate having previously agreed to proceed. Weather delays now push work to the spring along with ditching to move water to a gully and eventual diversion improvements through the property.
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State Highway Department
Barler
Highway Department
MacDonald
Helra
Trig
Motors urge caution on snowy district highways
Police warn motorists to drive carefully as an early heavy snowfall makes roads slick across the district. No serious accidents reported at the sub-station as crews contend with slippery conditions and worsening travel after the morning freeze.
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Warnea
Oral
W & Anu
Coster Might Have Retired With Fortune
Investigation reveals F Doli Coster once boasted he could retire in 1928 with 3 000 000 honest profits from McKesson and Robbins Inc He died by his own hand after a life of disguise and fraud leaving a note from the Coster Musica estate in Connecticut.
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United Press New York
F. Doli Coster
Huguey
Philip Musica
Galery
Samuel Reich
Coster-Musica
Airfield Conn
Appeal restraining of state senate seating in Salas feud
An appeal was filed with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking original jurisdiction in the election dispute between Herbert Levin and former Senator Samuel W. Salas. Levin, the Dauphin county em il arder, seeks to restrain the state senate from seating Salas after a 47 vote defeat. Attorney General Guy K. Bard and Lemuel B. Schofield represent Levin.
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Uniren
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Dauphin County
Emil Arder
State Senate
Herbert
Two Men Burned to Death at Altoona Brick Company Plant
Two men were burned to death today in a small shanty at the Altoona Brick Company plant on the outskirts of the city. The victims were identified as Charles Ray, 47, a brick worker, and Albert Frederick, 42, a WPA employee. Both men were married.
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Anneo
Altoona
Altoona Brick Company
Charles Ray
Albert Frederick
Harrington Named New WPA Leader by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt named Col Harrington as Works Progress Administration head to succeed Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce. Hopkins will take the Commerce post. Harrington remains an Army officer and will not draw WPA pay. The move leaves Attorney General Mings resignation as the remaining cabinet vacancy.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt Today
Works Progress
Hopkins
Daniel C. Roper
Dnielit
White House
Col
F. Ci. Harrington
UN Works Progress
Harrington
WPA
Stephen
Eat
Yavals
Aunrey Wiliams
Uerity
Hoyrington
Sen Ale
Senate
Roper
Amorney Genersitins Mings
Kiwanis Club Hosts Christmas Party For Seniors
The Kiwanis Club entertained twenty five older residents and forty two total guests at a Christmas party in the Hotel Corrytan dining room. The evening featured a five ticket stinnes program with Christmas carols, music by Keppel Titany on a Hammond organ, Christmas readings by Mrs. B C Barnes, and a Christmas fest, all organized under Theo P Williams.
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Kiwanis Club
Corry Tan
Keppel Titany
Asvemuly
Franco Forces Launch Major Offensive Against Loyalists in Catalonia
Franco troops launched a large scale operation near Rami in Catalonia to break Loyalist defenses. Early reports indicated four gaps breached in the lines with momentum continuing into the afternoon.
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Cenan
Burgos
Spain
Catalona
Francisco Franco
Rami
Bar Association Joins Fight Over Jersey City Civil Rights Case
The American Bar Association acted as friend of the court in the battle between Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and CIO and ACLU. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals planned to hear Hague's appeal from a November injunction ordering free speech rights for the CIO and others.
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BAR Association
Philadelphia
American Bar Association
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union
Aircuit Court of Appeals
Hague
William Clark
CIO
James Inauguration May Be Largest Ever
Harrisburg reports estimate James and officials preparing for an unprecedented parade with 35,000 to 50,000 marchers, far surpassing the 24,000 in the 1885 inaugural. Civilian division leader Dr. James K. Loewen notes shown enthusiasm and scale for the event.
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James
United Press Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
Ize
George Harle
James K. Loewen
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