New PSC Inquiry Is Now Recommended
Harrisburg Pa March 3 United Press report says a five member PSC inquiry panel is urged for Senate Utility committee by counsel C J Hepburn He cites Gov Pinchots refusal to cooperate and proposes panel drawn from Senate and House judiciary panels plus three public reps to be appointed by the superior court of Pennsylvania and nominated by the governor Hart as Senate plans to press a counter inquiry tonight as Pinchot names Harald Evans as counsel for House inquiry committee and continues to press for evidence against the public service commission and utilities
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Thomas E. Williams
United Press
Jlarrisburg
Senate Utility Inquiry Committee
C. J .Hepburn
Heburn
Pilechot
Senate
House
Superior Court of
Fennsylvania
Hartusburg
Pinchot
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania
Ny Liletary
Harald Evans
Philadelphia
Evans
Public Service Commissing
Senate Inquiry Committee
Earnest
Public Set Commission
Utilities
Buckman
Bucks
Salis
City Council Demands Railroads Repair Local Crossings
City Council pressed the railroads to repair main grade crossings and sought a conference with Pennsylvani a and Erie officials. Temporary repairs were ordered at Maple and Pennsylvania avenues, with watchman talks tied to a coroner’s jury death. Meantime, concrete slabs for Maple and First avenues arrived, as repairs were promised at the earliest weather window.
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Public Service Commission
Maple Avenue
Pennsylvaia
Erie
Kincaid
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania Avenue
Board of Eduction
City Council
Maple
Barber
Meadville
Iie Railroad
First Avenue
Water main extension sought on Columbus Avenue
A petition from over twenty property owners asks the city to extend the water main east on Columbus Avenue to Sciota Street and place a hydrant there. The council received the petition for further consideration amid budget notes, tax collection concerns, and street department needs discussed at the March meeting.
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Sciota Street
City Water Main
Columbus Avemue
Aail
Alexander
Westley
Goueil
Ruppersburg
Williams
Whiteman’s Third Marriage on Rocks
Chicago report says orchestra leader Paw Whiteman secured a divorce from Mildred Wanda Hof Whiteman after seven years of marriage. He testified she left him in 1929 and noted both were on the road making married life difficult. The settlement gave her 800 dollars weekly alimony and life insurance. custody of their son Pat. Whiteman and Steen attended a Buffalo clothing convention before returning midweek.
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Chicago
Paw Whiteman
Mildred Whiteman
Wanda Hof
Whiteman
John Z. Sullivan
Marrie
Pat
Additional Judge Sought for Erie County
Representative John H. King introduced a Harrisburg bill to add a sixth judge for Erie County. The proposal envisions a new judge to serve a ten year term beginning in Becled Mus year.
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Erie County
John H. King
Harrisburg
Travel Talk Delights Rotary Club with Miss Ludgate Lecture
Miss Jane Ludgate of Edinboro State Teachers College delivered a travel talk to the Rotary Club detailing sidelights from her Haupt and Mediterranean trip. Committees formed for an inter-city gathering March 17 with about twenty cities expected. Colin McInnes of Pittsburgh attended as a guest. An unusual heat wave hit Buenos Aires with multiple sunstroke cases and several fatalities.
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Haupt
Jane
Ludgate
Edinboro State Teachers
Service Club
Ieom
Argentina
Fire marshal held on arson charge in Lyric Theatre blaze
Alexander Martin assistant fire marshal of Throop was jailed in Lackawanna county on arson charges after a Lyric theatre fire. Bail set at 4000 dollars while investigators review involvement in other sites.
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United Press
Scranton
Alexander Martin
Throop
Lackawanna County
Lyric Theatre
Martin
Rout 300 Undesirables From Texas Oil Town
United Press reports that Ten Texas rangers swept Rout 300 in Kilgore arresting twenty in a wholesale drive against speakeasies and disreputable places. Suspects fingerprinted and released. others held at Longview jail. Church converted to base. mayor and church elder cooperate.
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Texas
United Press
Kilgorn
Tex
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Longvityylat
Dallas
Alarm Over Food Monopoly Sparks Senate Probe
Washington reports say the Crude Commission and Justice Department will step up scrutiny of food pricing after a Capper subcommittee urged action to curb alleged monopolistic practices in bread milk meats butter and eggs. The inquiry aims to curb retail price manipulation and consider a possible one cent per pound reduction.
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United Press
Washington
Federal Crude Commission
Justice Department
Senate
Capper Agriculta
Literary lottery at Harvard sparks debate over racketing at college
Cambridge, Mass March 3 Harvard University reports a new literary lottery within Professor Irving Babbitts literature class. Tickets numbered 1 to 100 cost 10 cents each and two students tally authors named in lectures. The holder matching the author count wins the daily pool with a 10 percent operator commission.
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United Press
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Ig Li
Harvard Crimson
Irving Babbitt
Jwo
Babbitt
Multiple National Notices of Government Actions Reported
Washington reports: Veterans' Bureau loaned 10000 to needy vets. Wickersham commission set to meet. Hoover signs wage law for federal contractors. New York markets hold steady while Albany sees 300 unemployed demand relief and clash with troopers. Harrisburg reports Pinchot appoints observers to utility committee.
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United Press
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Hoover
Five Best Radio Entertainments Tonight
NBC Newark presents The Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Tsio page. WABC airs International Singers at 5:00 p.m. on GBS network and again 9:30 p.m. on OBS. WEAF NBC carries a Symphony Concert at 10:00 p.m. with AL Rolfe's orchestra.
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Wie
NBC Newark
Tsio P
The
Vikings
WEAR
NBC
WABC
GBS
International Singere
WEAF
AL Rolfe
Bomb damages home brother of Corry woman
Meadville police investigate a Monday morning bombing that damaged two houses on Lie silewalie street. No injuries reported. The blast, likely a warning, damaged the Gulick residence and Frisina home, shattered windows, tore weatherstrips, and damaged concrete. Authorities see no clear motive and suspect the target may have been John Frisina or family members.
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Meadville
Mead Avenue
Harold Gulick
Walter Kinley
Lie Silewalie
Nile
John Rising
Frisina
Yall
Gulick Nome
Cello
Fifty Pupil Program Delights Corry Woman’s Club
Fifty pupils from Corry School performed last evening at the Women’s Club House on Mott Street before an appreciative audience of Women’s Club members and friends. Health supervisor Agnes Connell led the program of dances and drills, with Miss Wacile Murray directing music for a pleasing songfest. Thelma Sterling from the Home Economics department spoke on Dietetics and distributed food value charts to guests. The event followed a milk fund style program recently held at the High School auditorium and was well received.
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Corry
Woman's Club
Mott Street
Agnes Connell
Wacile Murray
Thelma Sterling
Wie Home Economics
Primary in Pa. Aide to Public Interest Questioned
A Senate committee report labels the Pennsylvania primary slate as detrimental to the public interest. It notes expenditures for the Brown Davis ticket and the Republican general election totaling 4,137,849 and states no evidence of corrupt practices or excessive spending charged to Senator Davis. Davis won 44 percent of the Republican vote, with Philadelphia and Allegheny counties as key bases. Grundy and Bohlen also ran, with Philadelphia leaders splitting over the governor candidate. Testimony from Boward Martin and James Walker suggests Philadelphia party decisions influenced outcomes.
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Washington
Faust Tiumbra
Vossipeal
Senate
Betas
Brown Davie
Pennsylvania
Brown-Davis
Regan
New York
Patwraen
Miss
Patterson
Davis
Cau
Liem
Joseph Grundy
Francis Bohlen
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Boward Martin
Sistre
Republic In Organizition of
Senator Grundy
Grundy
James A. Walker
The
Commonwealth
Compromise May Yet Bring Peace in India
New Delhi reports Gandhi pressed for a truce in the civil disobedience campaign with Lord Irwin. An accord seemed near though no definite agreement had been reached. Gandhi was said to accept a compromise on a general investigation into police cruelty, with local police authorities to handle actions as needed.
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New Delhi
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Unitedress
HIEAL
Lord Invin
Mahatma
M. K. Gandhi
Jeader
Lord Irwin
Gandhi
Mahate
Viceroy
Tragic House Fire Claims Three Children One Survives
In Tarentio Mar 3 a fatal blaze destroys a residence trapping Frans Dayiels 92 and Antonin AS and their four children. Only a girl aged 11 escapes. Neighbors rush to rescue as the rear of the house collapses and a second floor succumbs to flames. The surviving daughter Jennie, 11, and Patsy, 18, are mentioned among those affected while Anne Reinery 27 and others seek safety. Firefighters and neighbors describe frantic attempts to reach the victims before the structure fails.
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United Press
Tarentio
Wu Peden
Mer
Liutiaess
Frans Dayiels
Luisite
Antonin
Willem
Patsy
Jennie
Séren Mayy
Burnigz
Pia Anne Reinery
AL LA Ayres
Wien
Billy
Patay
Big Baer
Daddy
Massino
Euslew Massiny
Mary
Massing
Daniels
Polybeun
Walt
Thomas Edgar
Dames
Far-Reaching Franco-Italian Accord Seen
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Briand described the naval accord as a prelude to broader Franco-Italian problems and world disarmament. He praised Italy for its role while noting the agreement signals a rapid end to long standing issues including the status of Italians in Russia and the end of colonial frontiers in Africa.
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Paris
Aristida Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Srimait
Italy
Fontiers
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