Administration Worries Over Complications Entangling Program
Roosevelt era program legislation sits tangled in Congress amid World Court defeat and big policy fights. Opposition grows to the $4.88 billion work relief bill, Townsend plan, veterans’ cash urges, and bonus debates as party lines shift. Messages from home reshape legislative tactics ahead of 1936.
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H. C. Thompson
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Townsend Old-Age Pension Plan
Cordell Hill
Congress Legisla
Senate
Ice Gorge Threatens Franklin Flood Rise
A gigantic ice pack halted briefly by a sand bar threatened Franklin Pa and nearby Reno as the swollen river rose six feet and reached 10 degrees above zero. The ice extended eight miles north from Franklin to Reno with the head grounded on a sandbar south of Franklin.
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United Fress
Franklin
Frankli
Reno
Handwriting expert says Hauptmann did not write ransom notes
United Press reports from Flemington New Jersey that handwriting expert Trendley argues the Lindbergh ransom notes were not written by Bruno Hauptmann. He claims a left handed writer used disguise and points to omissions and letter forms to support his theory. The defense disputes eight government experts led by Albert Osborn Jr.
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United Press
Vérgon
Hauptmann
Trendley
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Osborn
Frame Among Six Engineers to Be Demoted
A government reorganization will affect 150 workers as six engineers are demoted. All division engineers face demotion while five county superintendents are reported fired in the shakeup. The move targets streamlined administration and potential shifts in department leadership.
Demotions and dismissals hit Pennsylvania highway dept
Harrisburg, Feb 1. The Pennsylvania highway department will eliminate six division engineer positions, demote five to district level, and dismiss several other employees. Secretary Warren Van Dyke says about 160 workers affected, saving the state an estimated 250000 annually. Five county superintendents are to be replaced by demoted field staff.
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United Press
Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Warren van Dyke
Department
Highway Department
van Dyke
B.C. Stackpole
Water Fund
Vagsertee
Anthony A. Plessy
Susquehanna County
Cameron Buchinal
Fayette County
M. L. Erlenmeyer
Tioga County
Howard W- Bollinger
Cumberland County
Roy A. Beets
Armstrong County
Field Tove- Buchinal
Willian J. Juehinal
Fate Jam Membber
Ievorkinen
Non Aoisition Board
Ronard J. Kinney
Pranlin
William J. Carroll
Glearfell
W. A. Warrick
Williamsport
S. P. Longstreet
Scranton
N. A. Staples
Uphor Darby
HF Moutt
Ray Wertz
Wink
Hollidaysturg
J. Finn
Tetuana
HE Kinss
Pittsburgh
C. A. Eichelberger
Uniontown
Una
Fletcher Raps New Deal Plans
Henry P. Fletcher, chairman of the Republican National Committee, attacked Roosevelt’s $4.8 billion relief bill in a speech, calling it the most astounding piece of legislation in American history and alleging it defies Supreme Court rulings on the National Industrial Recovery Act.
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United Frese
York
Henry P. Fielcher
Republican Natives
New Deal
Roosevelt
Congress
U. S. H Supreme Court
Military rule in Kentucky to combat crime
Manchester Kentucky February 1 National Guardsmen scouring brush filled valleys and secluded hamlets of the rugged Cumberland region extended military rule over Clay county and surrounding country Fifteen stolen cars were recovered and held at a military compound testifying to Gov Ruby Laffoon's drastic move Civil authorities were stripped of power despite Brig Gen Ailerbe Carter insisting the area was not under martial law Carter refused to let Sheriff T C McDaniel arrest a state policeman on a warrant issued after a county grand jury indicted him for house breaking The judge adjourned circuit court when notified of the military order sparking questions about the status of martial authority
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United Press
Manchester
Raling Cumber Islands
Clay County
Ruby Laffoon
Jacke
Ailerbe Cartér
T. C. McDaniel
Carter
Clyde Jones
W. W. Begter
Ine Judy
Children unharmed by Chinese pirates aboard steamer Tanzhow
Shanghai Feb 1 report says the missing steamer Tanzhow was locked in Bias Bay after pirates abandoned her following the killing of one crew member and wounding two others. None of the 40 children aboard were harmed, with American children among the select returnees to Chefoo after a holiday in Shanghai.
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United
Shanghai
Tanzhow
Bias Bay
Chefoo
11 Killed As German Passenger Plane Crashes Near Stettin
Berlin Feb 1 dispatch reports 11 people died when the Moscow Berlin passenger plane crashed near Stettin in Pomerania. Eight passengers and three crew members were killed. The crash occurred around seven a.m. yesterday. Passengers were understood to be German.
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United Hres
Berlin
Moscow
Wary Garden Sings Opera to Prisoners at Sing Sing
In Ossining New York on February 1, Sing Sing prison hosted Mary Garden in a rare appearance after fifteen years. The program included two arias and a talk by Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York on self government and control. Garden performed At Dawn and Coming Through to Ry, followed by Habanera and At Parting.
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Ossining
Death Sentence Near for Notorious Gangsters
Two gangsters from the defunct Tri State gang face execution in the electric chair for killing a mail truck driver. Prisoners, formerly tied to Robert Moss and Walter Lagenza, prayed and sang hymns through the bars as religious advisors aided them. Lagenza’s leg injuries prevented him from kneeling.
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Unites Press
Richmond
C O
Providence
In & Noldup
Robert ‘Moss
Walter Legensa
Lonsery
tri-State
Idnapers
Tinkuly
Mais
Lagenza
Court anticipated to back New Deal gold policy
Washington Feb 1 speculation centers on a Supreme Court ruling due next Monday that will test Congress devaluing the dollar and abrogating contract clauses for interest payments. Analysts say the decision will shape New Deal policies and affect markets and fortunes at home and abroad as the court weighs constitutional limits on the dollar and debt clauses.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
New Deal
Monay
Amer Lean
Foreign Securi
Congress
January Brings Coldest Month as Light Snow Falls
Corry endured extreme cold with 26 days at or below freezing and subzero mornings on the 26th to 28th. Light snowfall occurred mid month but was light by historic standards while icy streets hindered travel and caused pedestrian slips. Groundhog Day forecast hints at six more weeks of cold if the marmot sees its shadow.
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Corry
Cere Mart
Ambulance chasing lawyers face ban proposed in Pa
Pennsylvania Attorney General Margiotti announced a bill to curb ambulance chasing. The measure would make it a misdemeanor for Pennsylvania lawyers and a felony for out of state attorneys to solicit legal business in the commonwealth. The proposal, not part of the administration program, aims to curb aggressive legal advertising. In New York, Henry Curran of the National Economy League denounced the rising national debt as hampering recovery and risking currency inflation.
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United Press
Harisburg
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Marelotti
Marglotti
George Y. Earle
Commonwealth
Tooir
New York
Henry J. Curran
National Economy League
Long Nabs Leader of Rebellion in Baton Rouge
Twenty members of Huey Long’s bureau of criminal identification arrested Ernest J. Bourgeois president of the Square Wear Association in Baton Rouge charging him with inciting an uprising. Officers served four warrants and questioned him at bureau headquarters as photographers captured the scene.
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United Pieg
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Square Wear Association
Ernest J. Bourgeois
Bourgeois
Criminal Identification Bureau
Series of minor auto accidents reported here
Four automobile accidents were reported in the past twenty four hours with no serious injuries. A collision on East Washington street around 11 this morning involved John Gilpin and Merle Long with minor damage and no injuries. An 9 o'clock crash at Pennsylvania Avenue and East Main street involved a Chevrolet truck owned by William Mitchell and a truck driven by Mr. Thompson. both vehicles were badly damaged but the occupants were shaken. A 10:30 p.m. collision on North Center street involved the Willy-Knight coupe owned by John Boryk and operated by C W Moore. both cars were damaged but not seriously. A minor accident at South and Center street Thursday afternoon caused little damage and no injuries.
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East Washington Street
John Gilpin
Corry Baking Company
Merle Long
Gilin
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
East Main Street
William Mitchell
West Spring Creek
Thompson
New York State
North
Center Street
Willy-Knight
John Boryk
C. W. Moore
Scott's Crossing
Boryk
G. T. Burgman
Tne
South and
Wattsburg Youth Injured in Woods Fractured Ankle
Chr Bishop 21 of Wattsburg R D 4 was injured while working in woods on the Bisbea farm west of Wattsburg. A fog fell against his leg causing a fractured right ankle. He was taken to Corry Hospital and will remain there until Saturday.
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Bishop
Wattspurg
R. D
Bisbea Farm
West Wattsburg
Corry Hospital
Five Million Families on Relief Rolls
The United Press reports a peak February March relief period with about five million families on federal aid and an estimated 5000000 to 7000000 single persons on relief or welfare. Harry Hopkins notes unemployables to be removed from federal aid rolls, though enforcement varies. states increasingly assume responsibility in this shift.
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United Press
Washington
New Deal
Harry L. Hopkins
Alls
FIERA
Gasoline Coach Crash Injures 26 in Framingham Yard
In Framingham Massachusetts on February 1 a gasoline propelled coach ran through an open switch and collided with a stationary freight train injuring 26 people including 25 passengers and 2 baggagemen. The baggagemaster Leslie Rylander 56 suffered a skull fracture as others were treated on site.
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United Press
Framingham
Mass
Leslie A. Rylander
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Ceylon Plague Strikes Amid Malaria Epidemic
Ceylon faces a severe health crisis as malaria kills thousands while dysentery smallpox pneumonia famine and a caterpillar plague worsen conditions. An estimated 1,000,000 people of 5,312,000 on the islands are stricken and authorities fear February and March will deepen the disaster.
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United Press
Columbo
Ceylon
Hearings May Start Next Week On Bonus
Washington House Ways and Means Chairman Robert L Doughton signaled hearings late next week on soldiers bonus proposals. He said he is ready for deliberation on the 2,015,000 issue, stirring division within his party over payment method.
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United Press Washington
Tec. B
Robert L. Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
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