Pennsylvania School Directors Open Convention Amid Tenure Row
J R Dearing led the Pennsylvania School Directors Association as it opened its 44th annual convention in Harrisburg. The gathering faced financial distress, arrears in teacher salaries, and controversy over amendments to the 1937 tenure provision. Officials discussed compromise changes with lawmakers and Gov. Arthur James as debates center on amending the tenure law to protect teachers while maintaining funding safeguards.
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Penn
J. R. Dearing
Board of Education
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania School Directors’ Association
United Press
School Directors’ Organization
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Senate Education Committee
Asocia Wen
Lenape
Inemiberd
Seus Omy
Arthur H. James
School Directors
James
Iust
D. A. Heat
East McKeesport
Schon Directors’ Association
Franklin Spencer Edmonds
Montgomery
Edmonds Schiool Subsidy Taw
Call Witnesses in Liquor Case Hearings Set
Subpoenas were served today in the liquor case against Chiricuza and Chiricuzta. The elder Chavicuzio case goes before the State Liquor Board at Brie on February 7 and may prompt license revocation actions amid complaints. The grand jury will hear both cases in Erie on February 14 after a prior hearing waived by the defendants. Borah reported improved after a bout with influenza. his condition was described as better.
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Chiricuza
Ralch
Chiricuzta
Creasio
Chavicuzio
Brie
Uma
Erie
Alderman CB
Porter
Eight Firemen Die In Syracuse Blaze
United Press reports eight firemen died when a four story building collapsed trapping them amid flaming debris. Acting Chief Thomas Dugan and Lieutenants John Young David Levine Raymond Bauder, plus Firemen John Agan James Diamond and Gregory Dixon were identified among the victims. The fire’s origin was undetermined and the blaze drew a heavy response from the fire department outside the business district.
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United Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Thomas Dugan
John Young
David Levine
Raymond Bauder
John Agan
James Diamond
Gregory
City Residents Urged to Hear Dr Haake at Boosters Meet
All residents of Corry including men women and high school students are urged to attend a booster meeting at the Grand theatre building next Tuesday at 7 o'clock to hear Dr. A P Haake, noted economist and former Wisconsin University professor, speak on community development and depression relief through united efforts. The Civic Employees' Association sponsors the event, aiming for a capacity crowd and practical, wholesome guidance for local progress.
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Corry
A. P. Haake
Civic Employees’ Association
Grand Theatre
Dr. Haake
Wisconsin University
Dr. Hawke
Todaw
Employees
Corry Club Eyes Winter Ski Meet Near Meadville
Officers of the Corry Ski Club met with a Meadville delegation to map winter sports development nearby. They plan to focus on the Hill of the McIntyre farm on Hare Creek road and Matteson's Hill on the Corry Spring Creek road, aiming to attract a large crowd from Meadville and vicinity. If weather permits, Meadville enthusiasts may travel by motor this coming Sunday, with plans for a big meet the following Sunday.
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Corry
Ik 35
Meadville
Chamberlain to Approach Nazis for Peace Talks
Reports from INDON and ROME on February 3 indicate Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain plans to approach Adolf Hitler through diplomatic channels to test willingness for general European peace talks. A British German joint declaration could be proposed with Italy and possible claims linked to Mussolini’s Mediterranean aims.
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Sidney J. Williams
United Press
INDON
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
Hitler
Frince
Italy
France
Benito Mussolini
Mediterranean
Germany
Rome
Roosevelt
Virginia Gayas
Giornale D'Italia
Guyda
Paris
Berlin
Freign
Georges Bonnet
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Quitters
Pennsylvania Guardsmen Face Summer Field Training Plans
Company A of the 11th Infantry may join field training outside the state with about 10,000 citizen soldiers from Pennsylvania. Plans hinge on congressional funding. Officials in Baltimore anticipate massing 20,000 troops from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and DC for maneuvers near Bull Run August 6 to 19. Engineers confident in advancing Pittsburgh flood control project valued at 21 million dollars amid federal state funding dispute.
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Pennsylvania
Virginia
Robert Morris
Staf
Twenty-eighth Division
Third Corps
Baltimore
Maryland
District of Columbia
Bull Run
Pittsburgh
Bitteburgh
Aughters
Roosevelt Brands Rhine Defense Claim as Lie
President Roosevelt denounced as a deliberate lie the claim that the United States had placed its new defense frontier on the Rhine. He outlined four key tenets of U.S. policy and stressed the need for neutrality and independence of all nations, while rebutting rumors that his administration aimed at militarized action in Europe.
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Lyle G. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Rhine
Sfriaking
Néwaymper
United States
Roonevell
Congress
Rlne
Evn
Jjulley
Cartier
Submarine Little Hope Sunk. Crew of 48 Missing
Tokyo reports the Japanese submarine I-01, of the Kaigun class, sank after a collision in Bungai Channel near Shikoku and Kishinisha. Rescue and salvage crews based at Beppu pursued contact with the vessel, but efforts were hampered by depth and water conditions.
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United Prees
Tokyo
Japan
Unite States
Bungai Channel
Uawn
Shikoku
Kishinisha
Shan
TL Q
Beppu
High waters at Johnstown flood Route 53
Heavy rain caused Laurel Creek to overflow near Confluence flooding Route 53 with deep water. School students were dismissed to allow safe passage before highways were closed. Separately 2,500 convicts at San Quentin began a third day of hunger strike amid fears of reprisals and prison leadership handling.
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Py Wines
Johnstown
Amie
San Quentin Prison
Cal
America
Gélala Caid
Textile unions quit CIO for AFL reestablish UTWA
President William Green announced the executive council decided to issue certificates of affiliation re establishing United Textile Workers of America as an AFL union. The UTWA’s re establishment marks the first AFL return of an earlier CIO split.
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CIO
AFL
United Press
Miami
Bla
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Counel
Une United Textile Works of America
UTWA
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Explosions in London Blamed on Irish Army Action
Two West End subway stations Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road were damaged by blasts, several people injured, and Scotland Yard feared hidden bombs. Police closed luggage rooms and evacuated stations amid claims the incidents signal renewed terror by the so called Third Republican Army targeting British officials in Northern Ireland.
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United Press
London
West End
Scotland Yard
Leicester
Tottenham Court Road
Triird Republican Army
Northern Ireland
AL Lo'cester Square
Alara
Tottenham Court
Gov James to Oust Many Boards as AG Weighs Move
Harrisburg moves to remove members of most administrative boards and public utility commissions, with Attorney General Claude Rens not yet delivering an opinion. The plan targets boards deemed agents of the executive while maintaining the Public Utility Commission’s independence from Senate consent for removals. The PUC had offered to cut 176 jobs to meet a reduced budget, a dispute that led Auditor General Warren R. Roberts to withhold payments. Commissioner Thomas Buchanan criticized the payroll trimming as an indicator of fiscal mismanagement.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
Public Utility Commission
Lepislathira
Enate
Toda
Permaytyania Murpice
Democratic
Harrisbueg
Pittsburgh
Claude Reng
Aid
Laws Ue
Reno
Senatte
Gov
James
PUC
Guneral Wirren R. Roberts
Mine Sealed Tight to Smother Fire
United Press reports a deep mine fire near Carmichaels Pennsylvania was clamped off with 150 firefighters and steam vents as crews battled an underground blaze four miles long. Officials say the fire likely started from a sparking power line and was contained by sealing the mine area. Also reported, David L. Clarke Sr., founder of the D L Clarke Company, died at 74 in Pittsburgh from a heart attack.
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United Press
Carmichaels
Leng
Browght Lanier
L. Glark
Prrysburgh
David L. Curk
D. L. Clarke Company
Mother Finds 3 Children Dead in Gas Tragedy
Mrs. Alice Flanigan returned from taking her eldest to school to find four gas burners open and her three young children dead in a bungalow on a Kitchen area. Margaret aged four and James aged three were found in the bathroom while baby Alice three months lay dead in a crib elsewhere. The family collie Pal lay beside the scene.
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New York
Alice Flanigan
Margaret
James
Pal
Pal", Their Collie Dag Iay
Dent
Alice
Ice Rink Attendance Tops Five Thousand This Winter
WAticaan Howard J Sheen and Thomas Ro Jats oversee the Bear Greek rink where over five thousand people, young and old, have skated since February 1. The pond’s expansion to 150 000 square feet increased capacity and aided the community. H J Sheen notes a major season, with new equipment like snow plows, pumps, and flood gear streamlining maintenance.
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Waticaan
Howard J. Sheen
Thomas Ro
H. J. Sheen
Radio Strike Averted By Major Networks Deal
New York February report states a two year contract avert a strike by radio stars across major networks. The American Federation of Tex tio Artists joined with NBC and CBS to seal the agreement after a conference with union reps and sponsors on the same night.
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Aiisee Press
New York
American Federation of Textio Artists
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
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