Congress vests FDR with sweeping powers in landmark session
The 73rd Congress adjourned after a turbulent tenure that expanded presidential authority across banking, fiscal, labor, and agricultural policy. President Roosevelt faced a possible veto on the farm bill while new powers reshaped the economy and wartime readiness.
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H. C. Thompson
United Press
Ashington
Taiford
Roosevelt
Congress
Pliguen
Genale
Pravier-Lemke
Roosvelt
Imless
Gallet Tuy
Ronsevel
Fem
White House
NRA
AAA
Agra Congress
Township program swamps highway dept
State highway employment has surged in recent months, overtaxing Harrisburg offices with payroll requisitions as the highway department struggles to keep up.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Federal Procedure Bill Signed As Landmark In Justice
President Roosevelt signed the federal procedure bill, lauded as a major reform to speed federal justice. The measure grants the Supreme Court power to prescribe uniform rules of practice and procedure for federal courts, seen as a key step in modernizing the judiciary.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Unurt
United States
Fay
Laleen
General Code Nears Readiness for Small Industries
Washington June 19 The te l opera ry nds almist ephions Aedey faced protests and new problems in assessing 100 million in code authority costs for American industry. Proposals to transfer cotton clothing between codes, plans to offer a general code for voluntary acceptance by 400 thousand small industries, and moves to group codes aim to cut administrative costs. Administrator Hugh S Johnson says individual codes will stay. Seventy five code authority budgets, averaging 200 thousand, were published. major groups include general contracting 2.75 million, retail solid fuel 2.05 million, and trucking 2.977 million. Protests target NRA ruling exempting employers from core expense contributions beyond their principal business.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Fot
City Council Holds Short Meeting After Hour-Long Debate
City Council met for about an hour then adjourned without action after discussing the East Main street improvement two years past. The council approved prior minutes and debated forwarding a final payment of 771.36 from McDermott Construction to EUREKA Casualty. The decision to delay the payout pending further investigation followed unclear wishes of McDermott. Executive session was held in Mayor Miller’s office to report on the conference outcomes.
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East Main Street
Cowell
Eureka Casualty Company
McDermott Construction Company
McDermott
Cleir
Coune
Colmell
Miller Tot
Ives
Six Die as Big Richfield Plant Explodes in Jamestown
A Jamestown disaster at the Richfield Oil plant on Playanna Avenue killed six people including three firemen and wounded many others as two 20,000 gallon gasoline tanks exploded after a pump short circuit. Fire and smoke trapped onlookers near the scene with authorities launching a full investigation.
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Jamestown
Tn & Trick
Big Richfield Oil Company
Playanna Avenue
Kastenhuber
Bloom
Tulsa
Walter H. Kastenhuber
Second Street
Oscar H. Bloom
Fing# avenue
Henry Golczynski
West Fifteenth Street
James Anderson
Newton Avenue
Nathan J. Anderson
Raymond W. Allison
Carey Place
Wayne Lewis
van Buren Street
Fay L. Lewis
Lewis
Clark Hardware Company
Harold D. Anderson
Summit Avenue
Merlin C. Buck
Livingston Avenue
A. & K. Builders’Supply Company
Gail G. R. Anderson
Bemus Street
Alvin M. Anderson
A, & K. Builders Supplies, Inc
Ernest Sandquist
Charles Street
Donald Stall
Washington Street
Russell Burr
Tenth Street
Royce Fellows
Jefferson Street
Donald Morse
North Main Street
Gilbert Hing
Crown Street
Yemond Golczynski
Charles Heller
Prendergast Avenue
Laverne W. A. Pearson
Osborn Street
T. Franklin Hubbard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pranjer
Bush
Eleventh Street
Tewan Klesshaver
Ri Sd
Fussell Maltson
Jefferson Abreet
John Jarescynsiki
Teuith Street
James Paviock
Rowley Place
Timberland in Forest County to be acquired
June 19 report states the United States government filed condemnation proceedings in federal court to obtain 2005 acres of timberland along Tionesta Creek in Forest County for navigable streams control. Hearing set for October 1 before Judge Nelson McVicar. title to be in fee simple with mineral rights retained by vendors.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
United States Government
Forest County
Tionesta Creek
Federal District Court
Nelson McVicar
Tlovation Dumbuild
Howe Township
Secretary of Agriculture
National Forest Reservation Commission
United States
Pennsylvania Forest Reservation Commission
Sanitasion
Pennnsylvania
Philatelpia and the Railroad Company
Sheffield Ticnesta Railroad Company
Dumbauld
Clinger Oil and Gas Company
Tidioute
Davis Beaty
Lynch
Club Outing Called Off by Name Chairs at Canadohta Meeting
Weather halts Cony Business and Professional Women’s Club outing at Canadohta Lake. Twenty members meet at Miss Harriet Myers home in East Wayne Street for a supper and discussion. Breakfast plans set for Columbus Park at 8 20 Sunday with Miss Lillian Murray as arrangements chair. Committee chairs listed: Education and Research Miss Ethel McCray Enblem, Finance Mrs Edna Blanchard, Health Miss Mine Murray, Transportation Miss Myra Thomas, and others.
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Canadohta
Womet
Canadohta Lake
Harriet Myers
East Wayne Street
Marion Wagner
Mildred Denton
Jesse LaMachie
Marie Baresse
Charle
Mary ‘Moran
Blanch Loveland
Miss Gustride Fields Transportation
Myra ‘Thomas
Lutheran Convention Opened Amid Calls for Spiritual Emphasis
In New Kensington Pennsylvania Rev Henry H Bagger president of the Pittsburgh synod opened the 92nd Lutheran synod convention praising efforts to address material problems while warning the church has not kept pace with benevolence. He urged focus on spiritual values noting a noticeable shift in emphasis.
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Encom
New Kensington
Henry H Bagger
Pittsburgh
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Synod
Bogger
Defense rebuffed in Ele Co fraud trial
In Ridgway Pennsylvania June 10 the trial of three Elk County commissioners on embezzlement and fraudulent conversion charges neared a close as the defense finished its second day of testimony. The commissioners T H Ledden W Brown and Joe Witsney allegedly sold a county parcel for 25 to a city man who offered 6000. A 10 man 2 woman jury could hear closing arguments late tomorrow. Defense sought a directed acquittal and attacked Wiesner testimony while prosecutors fought cross examination by defense.
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United Press
Ridgway
Rial
Ele County
T. H. Ledden
Brown
Joe Witsney
Wiesner
Farmer Labor Party Rolls Up Big Majorities in Minnesota
Partial returns from 803 of 8,696 precincts show Gov Floyd Olson winning a large lead for the Farmer Labor ticket with 75 082 votes to John Lind 4 257 while Senator Henrik Shipstead leads over Ted Shoemaker 42 978 to 12 586 in the party sweep.
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United Press
Shoomaker
Olson
John Lind
John
Regan
Fred Schilplin
Oliver T. Sikeller
Minneapolis
Progressive Party
Plan T B Clinic Here Tuesday
The Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association has arranged for Dr. Same Pruitt of the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society and Dr. F S Falk of the Lenise Tuberculosis Home to conduct a free tuberculosis clinic in Corry on Tuesday June 26. The clinic runs from 9 am to noon at the Municipal Building with graduate nurses assisting in examinations. residents of the city and nearby areas are urged to attend.
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Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Same
Four youths held in Marlton bank robbery case
Four youths charged with robbing the Marlton National Bank were held in Philadelphia as authorities hunted for the $4,000 loot they claimed they discarded in a ditch near Marlton. Suspects named were Stanley Gieds 19 John Lenkowski 18 Stanley Krause 18 and Bgtchell Sadowski 16 all of Camden New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Marlton
National Bank
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Stanley Gieds
John Lenkowski
Stanley Krause
Bgtchell Sadowski
Camden
N. J
Congress Faces 13 Investigations as June Session Ends
Washington June 19 Congress ends with 13 investigations looming over 434 House members as candidates seek re election. Key inquiries target foreign propaganda bondholders protective committees and army purchases under Maj Gen Foulois. Rogers leads the main inquiry into a alleged fra reneing scandal and dubious checks across agencies.
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Eqward W. Lewis
United Press
Washington
Congress
House
Fuiliwicky
War Department
Army
Wm. N. Rogers
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Corps
Rogers
House Committee
Veterans Affairs
Marion
Init
Inquiriiz Ita
New York
Detroit
Phiadelphia
Los Angeles
Rotary Club Hears Indiana Man on Boys Work
Cal Bullock of South Bend Indiana spoke to the Rotary Club about boys work and male responsibility to mentoring not only their own children but others. Two new members were welcomed, Harry Spicer and Paul W Brown, with guests Rev W H Garnett Lorraine Youngs and others attending.
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Cal. W. C. Bullock
South Bend
Ind
Rotary Club Foray
Got
Bullock
South Bend Club
Invitana
Corry
Harry Spicer
Paul W- Brown
Montgomery Ward & Company
Workers' representatives optimistic over outlook
Washington reports optimistic mood as Frances Perkins presents a four point compromise plan to President Roosevelt. Union leaders led by Mike Tighe of Pittsburgh expected settlement on the threatened steel strike, with AFL chief William Green hopeful despite potential operator rejection.
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United Press
Washington
Aft
Steel Onion Academ
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Miss Perking
Mike Tighe
Pittsburgh
Iron Amt Steel Tatute
ERR Officials Plan Summer Tours With Local Patrons
E R R officials Patton and Wainscott visited to arrange local participation in special tours this summer. Patton noted air conditioned trains 1 2 5 and improvements costing hundreds of thousands, aligning the service with leading lines. Corry will share in Century of Progress Exposition tours with an easy return visit planned.
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T. R. Patton
Arthur F. Wainscott
Passenger Service Department
Fk. Patton
Ire Agilross Company
Patton
Well Teulown Cairy
Pattom
Pullman
Corry
Chicago
Patti
Appointed trustees named for Old Age Assistance Fund
June 19 announcement from Governor Harrisburg names Mrs Edng Pasrl sreen of St. Marya and Mrs Asti Af Hayes of Force among 23 trustees on the Old Age Assistance Fund board.
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Harrisburg
Edng Pasrl Sreen
St. Marya
Asti Af. Hayes
Force
Une
Divorce suit filed in Fife County Pa
A divorce action was filed in Fife County Pennsylvania as of September 12. The filing names the plaintiffs and outlines a dispute from a prior marriage. The record references a prior separation and indicates the parties involved are seeking resolution through the court.
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Reno
Ney
Donald
Jalet Td Walp
Fife County
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