WPA Assistance May Be Sought For Remodeling
The Board of Education considers remodeling the Hatch school to create classrooms for the Industrial shop and home economics department with WPA help. A district share around $1,988.55 is planned, funded by salvaged material and WPA labor, to cover a slate of repairs across ten sections including the Junior High athletic field and library.
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Hatch School
Boat of Education
WPA
Belet
Pitcor
Patterson
Hatch
Perrone May Face Charges In Lindbergh Case
In Trenton on February 28 Unites Press reports G Lloyd Fisher, head counsel for Bruno Hauptmann, is considering a perjury complaint against taxi driver Joseph Perrone, a key prosecution witness who named Hauptmann as the man who paid him to deliver a note to Dr John F Condon. Governor Hoffman criticized Perrone for identifying several men not resembling Hauptmann.
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Unites Press
Trenton
N. Jn
G. Lloyd Fisher
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Joseph Perrone
Perrone
Hauptmann
Landon Gains Ground in East with Growing Support
Western governor Alf M. Landon shows rising stock as Republican leaders in the East forecast an eastern trend toward his nomination. With three months to Cleveland, Landon and Senator William Borah lead the field, while a primary showdown between them fades and Landon expands activity in New York and New Jersey.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Alf M. Landon
Wensay
Cleveland
Landon
William E. Borah
New York State
New Jersey
Walter E. Bilge
London
Ten Year Street Light Contract At Warren
The Public Service Commission approves five year street lighting contracts with West Penn Power for Latrobe Ligonier Vandergrift Bell Township Canonsburg Washington Rural Valley Leechburg Dawson and South Union Township and a ten year contract between Warren Borough and Pennsylvania Electric Company and an eight year contract for Trafford Borough and Dugliesne Light Company.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
West Penn Power Company
Latrobe
Ligonier
Vandergrift
Bell Township
Westmoreland County
Canonsburg
Washington
Rural Valley
Leechburg
Dawson
South Union Township
Fayette County
Warren
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Trafford Borough
Westmore Ind County
Dugliesne Light Company
Mysterious passenger on ship linked to Lindbergh case
Feb 28 report recalls Alberto Pastori ex-purser of Graceline who said a mysterious figure, seen aboard SS Santa Olivia at the Panama Canal seven days after the Lindbergh ransom, deposited 90000 and claimed the Lindbergh kidnapper is aboard. Pastori’s affidavit was sent to New York for authorities. Trade shows index of business activity in Pittsburgh rose slightly last week.
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United Press
Kantiago
Chile
Mberto Pastori
Graceline
United Press 4
Panama Canal
Pastoria
New York
Hauptmann
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Business Research
University of Pittsburgh
Sound condition of Penn banks lauded by official
Harrisburg report praises the Pennsylvanian banking system as in splendid condition due to federal acts of 1938 and 1985 and state legislature measures. Dr Luther A Harr, state secretary of banking, cites the creation of a state banking board as the key reform enabling the system to serve as a model for the nation.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Luther A. Harr
Harr
Roosevelt outlines tax bill aims amid inflation fight
President Roosevelt estimated the administration tax package at 1.137 billion dollars, including impounded AAA processing taxes the court sought to recover. Inflationists and Republican leaders vow to fight the program, signaling a sharp clash over new taxes tied to bonus payments and farm measures.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Treasury
Attorney Coleman Wins State Murder Case
William H. Coleman of McKeesport, a noted criminal lawyer, won an acquittal for Joseph Ring of Bellefonte after a Centre County jury found Ring not guilty of murder in the fatal beating of his friend Hugh Murrhead of the American Limestone plant on September 29. Coleman had asked for a directed verdict amid questions over circumstantial evidence.
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Centre County
Wiliam H. Coleman
Mckeesport
Joseph
Ring
Bellefonte
Hugh Murrhead
American Lime Stone Company
Coleman
The
Commonwealth
Foreign Property In Tokyo Unmolested
The Japanese consulate in San Francisco announced receipt of a cablegram from Tokyo assuring that lives and properties of foreigners in Tokyo have not been molested amid ongoing unrest.
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Tokyo
Hy United Press
San Francisco
Markets at a Glance shows mixed U S stocks
Regular and quiet markets give a snapshot with U S govern ments higher and curb irregular. Chicago stocks mixed. Call money at percent. Dollar steady with sterling at 4.9914. Cotton up 1 to 7 points wheat unchanged to half a cent low. Corn eased. Rubber up 40 points.
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United Press
Bonda
U. S
Chicago
Two Cent Passenger Fare Ordered by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered American railroads to charge two cents per mile for coach travel and three cents for Pullman transportation. After a nearly two year inquiry the commission ruled that 3.6 cent fares were unreasonable and eliminated the Pullman surcharge. Railroads may keep extra charges on super service trains as losses in passenger traffic continue since 1923.
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United Prion Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
State cracks down on Pa milk law violators
Pittsburgh Feb 28 The Pennsylvania milk central act enforcement began with sixteen warrants issued in the district as cases proceed before Justice Calvin Blekeleyn. About 200 dealers and distributors are under investigation in Allegheny and neighboring counties with warrants publicized against operators in Homestead Braddock and Sharpsburg areas.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Ralph Ik. Taylor
Wilkinsburg
Toy
Justice At the Peace
Calvin D. Blekeleyn
Partie Bree
Gilbert Parnall
Taylor
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
Homestead
Braddock
Sharpsburg
Lawrence explains charge in We the People publication
Harrisburg Feb 28 John Stewart Western Pennsylvania newspaper publisher urged state chairman David L Law Ace to name publications he says are owned or controlled by predatory business interests. Lawrence in a recent Democratic sponsored issue We the People calls Stewart critique misleading and notes the series is a success from its first issue hitting the mark.
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Harrisburg
David L. Law- Ace
John Stewart
Western Pennsylvania
Ispaper
Commonwealth
Lawrence
We the People
Democratic State Committee
Stewart Wass
Truce Reported as Japan Ends Military Outbreak
United Press reports Tokyo received dispatches from Tokyo stating a final compromise in the military outbreak and that order prevailed in the capital. The embassy said rebel forces would depart their positions and return to their barracks after surrendering.
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United Press
Washington
Tokyo
Haile Selassie Rumor Of Wounding Circulates In Djibouti Dispatch
Rome reports a dispatch from Giornale d’Italia claiming Emperor Haile Selassie was seriously wounded by Italian air raids. Djibouti rumors were denied by Addis Ababa as unconfirmed. Dr Hanner the imperial physician was not in Dessye as alleged.
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United Press
Rome
Giornale d'Ttalla
Djibouti
Haile Selassie
French Somaliland
Addis Albaba
Hanner
Déssye
Imperial
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Dessye
Let Us Be Friends Hitler Plea to France
Paris reports Adolf Hitler urged France to consider an entente in a Midi interview quoted by Bertrand de Jouvenel. He claimed broad German support and warned France of a looming German threat, urging action to end longstanding fears and mortgage on history.
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Hitler
France
United Press
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Bertrand de Jouvenél
Midi
Paci
Germany
Arrest Driver Following Car Crash in Corry
Charles L. Smith of Union City was bound over to Erie County Court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a late evening crash on North Center Street near Clinton. His car struck a vehicle driven by Harald Druce. both drivers were unhurt and Smith agreed to pay for damages.
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Charles L. Smith
Union City
Erie
North Center Steel
Clinton
Saul
Harald iDruce
Smith
H. 8
Burlingame
Aldertoan
C.B. Porter
Seance for Houdini to Contact Carter the Great
Mrs. Harry Houdini widow plans a final seance in San Francisco to reach her late husband’s spirit with the widow of Carter the Great. Houdini has held nine years of seances without result and now joins with Carter the Great’s widow after reports of hissing noises in her bedroom.
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United Press
Los Angelis
Harry Houdini
la Ty
San Francisco
Carter the Great
Houdini
Attack on Railroad Pension Act Renewed in Court
Washington Feb 28 A renewed attack on the railroad retirement act and its companion tax act was filed today in district supreme court by 16 Atlantic Coast Line employees. They seek to intervene in the injunction suit brought by the railroad, representing themselves and about 2,000 coworkers.
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United Press
Washington
District Supreme Court
Atlantic Coast Line
Conviction Reversed for Pittsburgh Bureau Chief
Philadelphia February 28 The state superior court reversed the contempt conviction of Dr. P E Marks Pittsburgh Superintendent of the Bureau of Infectious Diseases. In a ruling by President Judge Wm H Weller the court held the bureau records are departmental records and not public records.
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United Press
Philadelphia
P. E. Marks
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
State Superior Court
Wm. H. Weller
Towns on River Pounded by Ice and Floods
River towns suffer severe ice damming and floods disrupting homes, roads, and utilities. Local crews work to clear debris, restore power, and assess damage as residents brace for continued wintry storms. Authorities warn of further river activity and outline relief steps.
Pittsburgh Bridges Menaced by Ice Floes
Ice choked Allegheny swelled past Pittsburgh. Towns along the river suffered flood damage including washed foundations and evacuations. Rail lines and highways near Corydon East Hickory and Warren flooded. Highland Park Sharpsburg bridge closed. Water trucks deployed to supply clean water as crest nears Pittsburgh.
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Upper Valley
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Corydon
Warren
Barl Hickory
Emlenton
Paxburg
Parker's Lansing
He “Allegheny Comstinute
Levin
Conewanga
DeLuxe Metal Furniture Company
Luiliow Street
Tracy
Kinzua
East Hickory
Olioty
Oil City
Moat Hickory
Covry
Highland Park
Sharpsburg
Ohio
Parkers Landing
State Department of Health
Bet $10,000 Sleep Cure Offer Sparks Global Letters
Raj Bahadur Ramjidas Bajoria, a 65 year old Calcutta merchant, offers $10,000 to anyone who can put him to sleep after two years of insomnia. He says narcotics fail and reports over 1,060 letters plus three cables from the United States and Europe seeking cures.
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United Press
Calcutta
India
Raj Bahadur Ramjidas Bajoria
Bajoria
United States
England
Scotland
Ireland
Rajouh
Stir of India
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