Nye proposes amendment to regulate sale and marketing of agricultural commodities
United Press reports Senator Gerald Nye introduces a constitutional amendment granting Congress power to regulate the sale and marketing of all agricultural commodities. The House Agriculture Committee chair Marvin Jones explains conference report on the New Deal farm program. The amendment would become operative only after ratification by three fourths of the states within seven years.
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Congress
United Press
Washington
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Marvin Jones
D. Ex
House Agriculture Committee
House
Jones
Senate
Postmaster of Corry Civil Service Call March 17
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an open competitive examination for the Corry postmaster vacancy to be held in March. Applicants must be US citizens, reside within the delivery area, have one year of residency before the close of applications, be in good physical condition and within age limits. Both men and women may apply. James P. Sullivan, acting postmaster, will seek the four year appointment. Education and business experience will be considered. no required exam room seating. applications filed on education and fitness. Continued on Page Three.
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United States Civil Service
Corry
Maretath
James P. Sullivan
le United States
Civil Service Commission
Senate
Tocal
Government to borrow 800 million for soldier bonus payments
Washington Feb 27 The federal government will borrow 800 million dollars on March 15 to fund soldier bonus payments and other immediate expenses Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr said today The move prepares financing for anticipated costs and reflects wartime fiscal needs.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthal, Jr
Ice 15 Disappearing From Niagara Falls
Ice at Niagara Falls shows 15 disappearing as temperatures drop. water flow over the American Falls returns toward normal levels. Small chunks break off the ice cap overhanging the brink while the Niagara River channel below the falls opens for the first time since January 24.
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United Press
Niagara Falls
American Falls
Niagara River
Wilentz moves to block Hauptmann reprieves in March
Attorney General David T. Wilentz met at his Perth Amboy home to plan measures to prevent further postponement of Bruno Hauptmann’s execution. Prosecution officials say a 1898 court ruling limits governor reprieve power and could be used if needed to block last minute clemency bids. A New York Daily News report claims UV tests found tampering with the Lindbergh ladder as alleged framed evidence.
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Robert Musel
United Press
Trenton
N. J
David T. Wilentz
Perth Amboy
Unfont
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Guy
Harold G. Hoffman
Harold G. Hottman
Hauptmatin
Sewer System Nearly Failed After Rain
Street Commissioner Edward Harrington reported severe strain on the city sewer system during a heavy two hour rainfall from noon to 1 am. Melting snow threatened property as the system approached capacity. Officials believed an additional hour of rain could have caused flooding, but no damage was reported.
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Edward Harrington
Speculation on Compromise Provisions in Tokyo Coup
Reports from Tokyo describe an armed coup and martial law as leaders of extremist army groups strike a deal with army chiefs. Rebels to return to regiments under officers' fate, enlisted men kept at hotels and ministerial homes while details are settled.
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Ray Marshall
United Press
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Reb Sg
Tokyo Bay
Imperial Guard
War Office
Army General Staff
Fear 3 Buried by Snowslide in Idaho Panhandle
Ida Wallace reports a snow slide caused by warm rains buries Burke Church Hill district. A passenger train was crushed and a family of five is buried, with six presumed dead and two rescued. The event blocks roads and endangers residents as authorities survey the damage.
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Unicu
Wallace
Ida
Idaho Panhandle
Burke
Little Church Hill
Roosevelt to Confer With Chiefs on Taxes
President Roosevelt will summon congressional and government fiscal leaders for a night meeting to discuss the tax situation. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced March 15 borrowing almost 300 million for soldiers bonus and immediate expenditures, while whispers of a possible congressional fight over roughly 500 million in new taxes to fund farm programs arise.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Marsh 15
County to Check Complaints on Corry Saloons
County Treasurer Kulptera and city officials plan renewed scrutiny of beer establishments after multiple disorderly conduct complaints. The move aims to revoke or not renew licenses at saloons tied to recent disturbances, with applications for renewal due by April 1 and new rules delaying issuance 60 days after filing.
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Corry
County Teasurer Kulptera
Conti
John D. Flanigan
Coeip
Reese
School Board to Review WPA Plan in Special Session
The school board meets in a special session this evening to consider a group of WPA projects that could employ many men for a lengthy period. Erie WPA officials conferred yesterday and will oversee the proposed projects, including demolishing the old Hutson school building, with possible formal approval soon. A Franco Soviet pact ratification report follows: the Chamber of Deputies approved the nonaggression accord.
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Board of Vancation
WPA
WEA
Erie
Will Fohual
Emporium Man Killed While Blasting Ice
One man was killed and another injured when dynamite exploded prematurely during ice blasting near Emporium Pennsylvania. Frans Miller aged 42 died from crushing ice and concussion. Charles Sark aged 85 sustained injuries with outcomes not yet determined.
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Smporium
Here
Frans. Miller
Charles Sark
Snow Flurries in Corry Herald Early Cold Snap
Corry woke to snow flurries and a drop in temperature as a cold spell is forecast to deepen through Friday. The system, moving east, portends a larger snowstorm in the upper Midwest with whiteouts and flooded streams easing on fair, colder days ahead.
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Midwest
Corry
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Minnesota
Upper Great Lakes
Seek Extradition Of Notorious Procurer In Philadelphia Case
Harrisburg Feb 27 extradition of Peter Balitzer, described by law officers as a leading procurer of women for New York, was to be considered today by Gov Earle s legal advisers. Deputy Attorney General Adrian Bonnelly was assigned to present the hearing on a request for Balitzer s extradition to New York on white slavery charges. The fugitive is held under 000 in Philadelphia.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Peter Balitzer
New York
Earle
Adrian Bonnelly
Balitzer
New York State
Phileviphia
Baby Crowns and Others Escaped Oil Creek Flood
A violent flood on Oil Creek sent torrents twenty feet high washing away a one year old baby near Bynd Farm between Titusville and Oil City. Anita Meliring, 18, saved her brother and themselves after plucking the child from the flood, but the infant died later. Mr and Mrs Meliring, on a bridge with neighbors, were swept from the bank but survived. The disaster forced about thirty residents to flee and caused thousands in damages.
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Bynd Farm
Titusville
Oil City
Uaries Meliring
Anita
Jackie
Naomi Rose Meliring
Han
Mr. Melling
Miles Manson
Plan Series of Retrenchments to Slash Costs
Washington report details lightening of government purse strings on major New Deal projects. Highlights include Roosevelt veto on a 50 million seed loan bill, HOLC rate debate, and calls to reduce rural electrification and surplus cotton marketing. Senate leaders push for savings, while budget warnings emphasize tax coverage and economy as a campaign issue.
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H. C. Thompson
United Press
Washington
Gosturdly
Vns
Roosevelt
Wno
Asain Loday
John H. Fahey
Senstn Banking Committee
Norris
Senate
Joseph Y. Robinson
New Deal
Federal officers to inspect Co A in state and federal review
Col Emil F Reinhart of the U S Regular Army will lead the federal inspection of Company A, Pennsylvan ia National Guard at the State Armory Saturday at eight p m. Lieut Col Rembart will preside over federal review while Lieut Col George W Phillips will head the state inspection at 2511 Divisida Headquarters. Administrative records and equipment will be checked at 2 p m Saturday, followed by the formal review and training inspection at eight. Public attendance invited as the unit seeks a strong showing.
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Emil F. Reinhart
Lop
U.S
Pennsylvania National Guard
State Armory
Rembart
George W. Phillips
Company A
Adopt Farm Program Faces New Deal Subsidy Plan
Washington on February 27 the House adopted a conference report approving the New Deal farm subsidy and soil conservation program to replace the invalidated AAA. In Scranton on February 27 the Milk Wagon Drivers Union president C. Skelton urged opposition to the cash and carry milk distribution system.
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United Press
Washington
The
Aouse Today
New Deal
Scranton
State Milk Control Board
C. ©. Skelton
Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Waite
Flooding Reaches Three Foot Depths In Town And Surroundings
Water surge from a 50 foot gorge above the Allegheny River inundated East Hickory and nearby areas. Town residents faced two to three feet of water as floods rose and receded, with roads closed and key facilities like the Whitman Blast plant and post office affected. Rail traffic paused as crews awaited flood abatement and a threat to rail trestles loomed from rising, drifting ice. Continuous reports described gorges, rising river levels, and widespread impact across Somerset and nearby counties.
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East Hickory
Allegheny
Hickory Valley Railroad
Blast Hickory
Fkre
West Flitkory
Parker City
Manorville
Somerset County
Baltimore and Ohio
White Creek
Sharon Tigermen
Shenango
Wight
Plan to Move Dust Bowl Families and Aid Tribes
Washington February 27 The Resettlement Administration tentatively advances a 310.9 million plan to remove farm families from the dust bowl and aid Pueblo and Navajo families. The program would buy about 1 250 000 acres at two dollars an acre and rehabilitate roughly 650 poverty struck households across the area.
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Dust Bowl
United Press
Washington
America
Resettlement Administration
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