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Isolationist members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plan their fight against the administration neutrality bill. President Roosevelt’s supporters seek to keep Congress in session until the issue is resolved while isolationists vow a bitter clash. The committee members meet in Senator Hiram W. Johnson’s office to discuss the House approved bill and the modified arms embargo added by Howe aiming to strike it from the Senate.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relatiions Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Hiram W. Johnson
Cal
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Howe
Senate
DOJ probes anti trust housing law violations nationwide
Assistant Attorney General Thurman WV Arnold said July 7 that the Department of Justice is investigating nationwide anti trust law violations in the housing field, aiming to address tolerable practices and ensure fair competition.
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Washington
Thurman
WV. Arnold
Department of Justice
Three Arrested in Numbers Lottery Raid
In Washington Pennsylvania on July 7 state motor police raided a Donora Siegen pool hall and held three men for arraignment before Alderman William Knox. Harry Miller J W O Neil and Edward Tomaseski all of Donora were charged with operating and battery and are held under $1000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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United Press
Washington
Donora
Rivalry Develops Over Smith Custody Baton Rough
July 7 rivalry grows over custody of Dr. James Nearce Smith who is jailed on a $100000 embezzlement charge. District Attorney Charles A Byrne of New Orleans accuses him of heading a scheme at Louisian State University involving a confidence game and misused university funds from the wheat market totaling about $461000 after grain prices fell.
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James Nearce Smith
Charles A. Byrne
New Orleans
Louisian State University
Dr. Smith
Impre Chen
Kent Club Donates Gavel From Garner
O4J records show P Matthews, Kent Club president, noting John W Garner owned over 200 gavels. Matthews asked for a donation, Garner responded by sending a gavel made for Senate use.
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P. Matthews
John W. Garner
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Senate
Hoover proposes neutral referees to curb war barbarities
Former President Herbert Hoover told more than 6,000 delegates at the Christian Endeavor International Convention in Cleveland that the United States should join with other neutral nations as referees in restrictive international agreements to mitigate war barbarities. He linked the proposal to his World War roles as Food Administrator and Red Cross chairman, describing aims to end the worst horrors faced by civilians in a general European war.
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United Press
Cleveland
Herbert, Hoover
International Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies
United States
Hoover
American Red Cross
Lawrence trial set for late September in Harrisburg
District Attorney Gate B. Shelley announced that the trial of Democratic State Chairman David L. Lawrence on charges of conspiracy blackmail and election law violations linked to the grand jury inquiry into Earle administration ethics will begin September 35th. Lawrence a former secretary of the commonwealth is among 12 Pennsylvania Democrats indicted in the grand jury probe into alleged irregularities.
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Harrisburg
Gate B. Shelley
David L. Lawrence
Eric Ervet
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Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Earle
Western Pennsylvania hospitals join regional group growth
A regional non profit hospital sharing program expands to over 60 facilities with Brookville Brookville An drew Kaul Memorial hospital St Marys and Tinsville Titusville the latest entrants. Also notes on job ads railway arrests and local incidents across Elk and Venango counties including a fatal blast at Borden plant and a missing person case in Saegertown.
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Will J. Wilcox
Pennsylvania
Plain
Brookville Hospital
Brookville
Andrew Kaul
Thirteenth Street
Paul F. Bedford
Larson
Temporary rate-fixing power upheld by federal court
In Pittsburgh, a three-judge federal court upheld the public utility commission's temporary rate-fixing power and dismissed an injunction aimed at blocking temporary rate cuts for Beaver Valley Water Co of Beaver Falls. The case began March 23, 1938, when the PUC sought a $29,500 reduction for customers. the court ordered a $20,000 bond to assure repayment if the PUC ruling stands.
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Public Utility Commission
Beaver Valley Water Co
Beaver Walls
PUC
Beaver Falls
Concert
Wee
PUG
Wet-sire issue to be raised again at Cochrantat poll
The article notes the issue to be raised for a second time at the September 14 primary election in Cochrantat as voters go to the polls. It also reports Stanley Peterson two years old in Jamestown hospitalized with a possible skull fracture from an auto accident and other local notices including a plant shutdown and a tragic death in Erie.
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Lionel Reinhard
Viscose Corporation
Allegheny Counsry
Kent
Turkey
Julien Bryan
Chautauqua
Ulmer Baxell
Jamestown
Helen Twanowski
Erie
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Robert I. Hollingsworth
Franklin
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Reno
Morris Goldstein
Hollingsworth
Huntingdon
Betty Baker
Cameron County
Belwyn Jones
Bartersville
Salamanca City Hospital
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Borden Company
Lee Burton
Legion
Cochrantat
Stanley Peterson
Gunnard Peterson
Danston
Ridgway
Elliot Co
Jeannette
Jams Dixon
Ridgway Concern
Fred Grappy
Florence
Busti Town
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