Pittsburg area turmoil over treasurer probe and rail disaster
Erie law firm opinion blocks immediate legal action against City Treasurer F. E. Westley and bondsmen over alleged fund shortages. Mayor Miller pushes for probe but council votes to wait. Separate Pittsburgh crash toll rises to seven dead and two missing as rescue fumbles continue and Wardrop body identified amid wreckage.
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NRA
Ayor
Pittsburgh
Counsey
FD. R. Stiffens Pronerse
Erie
Glen Miller
F. E. Westley
Francis B. Quinn
English
Nichols Field
Erle Law Firm
Nichols
Artion
Molderick
Duleania Mulderick
Scott
Core
Ua Pension of
Cveatiny
Citizens ‘National Bank
Muattera
Miller
Proncis B. Quinn
Quinn
Leemhuis
Teyne
War clouds over Central Europe threaten Vienna border
Vienna dispatches report heavy troop movements along the Czechoslovak frontier and censorship of messages. 2000 Schutzbund police and Austrian troops guard the border while 10,000 Austrian Nazis mass on the German side. Archduke Otto’s potential return is denied by governments.
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Robert H. Bes
United Press
Vienna
Berlin
Czechoslovakian
Otto of
Hungary
Hapsburg
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Roumania
Higoslavia
Ravellers
Schutzbuind
Rotary Club hears talk on Federal Home Loan Corporation
Attorney Jess JinMante district counsel for the corporation explains loan negotiation, transfer from old mortgages, and benefits for homeowners and lenders at a Rotary meeting. Franke Babbitt birthday noted with cake and club gift. guests O M Hilburg and Tom M Blatt attend. Blatt discusses Golden Rule work. Also brief murder trial update from Steubenville with opening statements in Pittsburgh man Frank Homano's case for Mayor Benjamin Oliver’s death.
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Jess JinKante
Rotary Club
Federal Home Loan Corporation
Jess JinMante
Service Lab
Diuliante
Ranefer
Erie
Home Loan Corporation
Franke
Babbitt
Club
M. Hilburg
Tom M. Blatt
Criefly
Steubenville
Frank Ho‘mano
Pittsburgh
Benjamin Oliver
Sixteen year old Gustave Fricke shoots self after suspension
In St Louis Med 27, Gustave Ws Fricke, 16, wounded in the abdomen, died after a day and a half of silent torment from parental discipline fears. He shot himself Sunday evening. the injury was not found until Monday when he rose. He had received a suspension slip that afternoon, signaling his parents must address the district superintendent. The report notes the outcome and hints at a continuation on page two.
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United Press
Louis
Tieusath
Gustave Ws Fricke
Uye
Sub zero wave follows storm and frozen lines
Sub zero temperatures bring heavy snow and freezing of water company service lines in Corry. Residents face costly repairs as responses urge customers to allow small water flows to prevent further freezes. Temperatures hit 6 to 12 below zero with slow rise promised. Roads remain treacherous but main highways open with plows in use.
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Carry Water Company
Corry
Ava
Highway Department
Mon
President of Oberlin College 18 Stricken
Oberlin area Feb 27 Dr sentry Ciurchin King president of Oberlin College for 25 years and one of the nation’s last known educators died at his home today. He had retired in 1927 following his presidency and death was caused by paralysis.
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Oberlin
Sentry Ciurchin
Oberlin Callege
Storms Ravage Eastern States Leave Dozens Dead
Arctic cold from a severe storm system killed and injured dozens across the eastern United States. New York City reported many fatalities and heavy snow removal efforts with thousands of commuters stranded overnight. Pittsburgh saw a fatal train wreck as crews battled blizzards and drifting snow.
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United Press
United States
New York City
Pittsburgh
Seaboard
Georgia
Dla
Guardsman's Death in Air Crash Probe Opens
Cleveland February 27 An Army Air Reserve Board investigates the death of Klcut Albert J Harmon 28 Michigan National Guard who bailed out at about 160 feet over Lake Erie yesterday He was found alive then died before reaching a hospital Harmon's death followed a training flight and the crash probe focuses on the bailout timing and circumstances
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Cleveland
Klcut
Albert J. Harmon
Michigan National Guard
Lake Eileion
Army Air Reserve Board of
Harmon
Hirat
Toast Jen
Glill
Tut
Decrease in Demand for Liquor Licenses Reported
Harrisburg officials note a steady drop in retail liquor license demand over ten days, with 214 licenses issued and 51 applications rejected. Revenue for the state treasury totals $1,682,950 to date, with $151,079 already credited to the fund.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Truckers Prepare Local Unit of Association
Preliminary steps toward organizing a local unit of the American Truckman’s Association were taken at a meeting of Corry area truck operators in the municipal building. Roy Irwin outlined fair competition goals for the trucking industry, while a representative urged forming a Corry branch. Temporary officers were named and a follow up meeting will elect permanent leadership. officers named included B. M. Allen as chairman, W. 4H. Merrick as vice chairman, and Louis 0. Morrow as secretary and treasurer.
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American Truckman's Association
Corry End
Roy Irwin
Truckman's Association
B. M. Allen
Merrick
Louis
Morrow
Quiz Pair In Murder Probe Questioned By Police
State police continued questioning Charles Wilson 20 of Mayville and Arthur Eggert 21 of Wenfield in the murder of Robert McKee 31 a gasoline station attendant near Girard on January 4. Both had recently been jailed for burglary at Meadville and reportedly attempted an escape by sawing bars and a cell partition with a hack saw found in one youth’s cell.
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Charles Wilson
Mayville
N.Y
Arthur Eggerd
Wenfield
Robert McKee
Girard
Little Sgeess
Wilson
Eggert
Huntington Reformatory
Meadville
Crawford County
Nichols
Midwestern youth held as cop killer confessed
Harrisburg reports Thomas Davis Jr of Dormont Pennsylvania confessed to the shooting of Patrolman Herb Brantlinger at Bridgeville last September 3 after a polygraph indicated links to the crime. Davis was arrested in St Louis following a series of shootings in the Midwest and a deputy sheriff was wounded in a separate case. The confession came after investigators used a lie detector and the suspect was kept under surveillance until he admitted the crime.
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Harrisburg
Thomas Davis, Jr
Dormont
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Til
Herb Brantlinger
Bridgeville
Davis
St. Lewis ’S
Brentlinger
Allegheny County
Solige
Heriff
Carisle
Brantlinger
Banksville
Jon
Pennsylvana
Pstroiman
Constance Slrveillarce
Sevral
Educators Seek Federal and State Aid at NEA Meeting
Cleveland February 27 educators at the National Education Association department of superintendence convention warned public schools cannot continue without immediate state and federal aid.
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United Press
Cleveland
National Education Association
Department of
American recognition of Manchuria sought
United States recognition of Manchoukuo was being pursued as preparations continued for the crowning of Henry Pu Yi as emperor of the new state. The report notes hopes the move will lead to formal U S recognition of the Manchoukuo government.
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Manchuria
Manchouktuo
United States
Henry Po
Bunchurlin
Pu Yi Weil
Cet
Johnson Opens New Offensive For Blue Eagle
Washington Feb 27 Administrator Hugh S Johnson opened NRA roundups of criticism announcing a tighter drive for compliance to shorten hours raise wages and rally support for the blue eagle He cited gains since last June including employment up 2 75 million and payrolls up 3 billion while promising sweeping code changes to stabilize prices curb costs and ensure wage uniformity He warned critics not to stop the drive and urged regional meetings to push the organization forward Also reports a separate note of a man found frozen to death in Harrisburg Exos Gumby 35 on a neighbor’s porch after a late movement trail.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Blue Eagle
Ray
Olson
Wesh~im
Senate rejects cash bonus proposal in United Brose
Feb 27 United Brose senate declines a program offering cash payments to voters as compensation for their ballots. The vote reflects opposition to entitlements tied to voting. The report notes administrative details and party lines without endorsing the measure.
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Ives
Senate
United Press
Washington
American Legion
Frederick Steiner
Repn
Ore
Pat McCarran
Dem
Nev
Roosevelt
House
Henry T. Rainey
Srey
Congress
Raley
Dathorite
Steiner-McCarrén
Frederick Stehrer
United Brose
Cyntille
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Manchoukuo
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