Popular Corry war vet third entry in race
World War II veteran and Corry resident W P Houghton announced his bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly from the Third District. A captain in the Pennsylvania National Guard and former assistant mercantile appraiser in Erie County, he is backed by local Republicans and veterans groups, entering a field already including John R. Wall and G A Foye.
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W. Stuay Houghton
Corry
State Assembly
Pennsylvania Nations Guard
Erie County
Houghton
Assembly
Ariendy
John R. Wali Allsburg
North East
Incumben
A. Foye
Wapl
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van Aldruce
Attorny Franklin B. Hosbach
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League Leaders Hope Mussolini Will Talk Peace on Ethiopia
Geneva March 4 United Press The League of Nations hopes Mussolini may agree to talks to end the war in Ethiopia. French officials suggest he might negotiate if not pressured. The league 18 member penalties committee plans oil embargo options and a ban on ships carrying oil for Italy. The council asked for a reply by Tuesday.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Mussolini
League
Mussoni
League Fation
Gener
Marte Bl Gomez
Mexico
Italy
Ethiopa
League Council
Out
Nest
Treasury Submits Tax Recommendation
Treasury officials urged Congress to tax undisturbed corporate profits at 8 314 percent to raise about 786 million dollars and restore federal balance. Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee followed President Roosevelt’s proposal amid protests and aimed to fund farm programs and extended corporate tax plans.
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Washington
Congress
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Treasury
Treasur
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Hoffman May Call on Bruno in Lindbergh Case
United Press reports a Mar 4 conference in Renton between California prison officials about Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Officials denied it touched Hauptmann’s fate while rumors of a new death-penalty visit circulated. Lagay spoke with Hauptmann’s presence chief Lloyd Fisher. another trip to cell 9 was possible as the March 20 execution date loomed.
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Renton
M. J
Cal
Mark O. Kimberling
Prion
R. Willian Lagay
Harold Hoffmat
Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Caver
Lagzay
Lloyd Fisher
Hoffman
Mareh Goth
Five Miners Hurt In Gas Explosion At John Son Colliery
Five miners were injured, one seriously, in a gas explosion at the Johnson Colliery of the Penn Ararchyite. The night shift workers named Stanley Nuenoske Joseph Brennin John James Lenguin and Paul Renenda were affected with Naenoske reported as not seriously. Fire loss totaled 310000 with Knights of Columbus home in Harton destroyed and controlled after over three hours. cause not determined.
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Wyer
Johnson
Penn
Stanley Nuenoske
Joseph Brennin John James Lenguin
Paul Renenda
Naenoske
House of Fe
Harton
Mar
Knights of Columbus
Italians Gain Ground in Ethiopia Front Report
Asmara March report confirms Marshal Pietro Badoglio completed Northern Ethiopian operations defeating about thirty thousand Ethiopian forces under Ras Tahtu. Large numbers killed or wounded as troops fled toward the Gojjam region amid hostile locals and anti emperor activity.
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United Press
Asmara
Dritrea
Pietro
Adogno
Isu
Ras Taipu
Gojjain
Haile Selassie
Housing Project in Harrisburg Expands WPA Jobs
Ralph M. Pashore, state secretary of labor, announced speeded plans for a statewide better housing project in cooperation with the WPA and WIA. The WPA has appropriated 299,370 dollars. About 80 percent of the 798 jobs will be filled from local workers, boosting employment in the Harrisburg area.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Mar
WIA
Ralph M. Pashore
State Secretary of Labor
Jnistry
WPA
State Intervenes in Guffey Coal Act Case
New Mexico intervened in the Guffey coal test suit to deny power to regulate the key bituminous coal industry. The move signals a broader federal-state clash over control of industrial production and state rights within the national policy framework.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
New Mexico
Board to Review Hatch School Revamp Plan Tonight
The Board of Education will consider revised plans to convert Hatch School into a modern one story vocational building at a special 7:30 PM meeting. Contractors have completed slate work and the project seeks state WPA and public instruction department approval. Earlier demolition and new construction cost estimates were replaced with a district estimate near 3000 dollars. A batch of seventy five minor school projects may also be approved this evening.
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Board of Education
Boa
WPA
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State Department of Public
Hunt youths for quiz in slaying of girl
County detectives hunted two young men who had taken 16 year old Elizabeth Louden for frequent car rides before her disappearance and January 18 slaying. Elizabeth's sister Margaret, 20, offered descriptions but did not know names and believed the men lived in a neighboring community.
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Pittsburgh
cCounty
Elizabeth Louden
Elizabeth
Margaret
Child Recovers Some Consciousness After Sleep Sickness
Erin reports that two and a half year old Maxine Yarrington showed the first sign of returning consciousness in five months. The shaken child smiled at her mother Lloyd Yarerington and whispered a cheerful greeting during a crib-side moment.
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Maxine Yarrington
Lloyd Yarerington
Yuld
Russia Will Act To Check Japanese Aggression Even At War
A 1935 dispatch reports the Soviet Union ready to risk war with Japan to preserve Mongolian independence and counter Japanese moves in the Mongolian area. The article cites Stalin’s war-time diplomacy, with details from Washington and Moscow sources about Soviet policy and international reactions.
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Mokgow
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Uite
Josh Vv
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Josef Stalin
Constantin
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Stilin
Leo Kremlin
Leo Kremlin. During the Past Aveeks
Atmony Newstven Hia Cen
Girl 18 Dies After Laughter Sickness At Weston
Teresa Hawkins, 18, daughter of Fred Hawkins of Colfax, suffers fits of hysterical laughter for seven days at Weston State Hospital. Doctors at Johns Hopkins reportedly warned of poor prognosis for recovery. The incident followed attending a motion picture in Fairmont last week where she reportedly contracted the ailment.
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United Press
Weston
W. Va
Teresa Hawkins
Fred Hawkins
Colfax
Weston State Hospital
Teresa
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Fairmont
Erie Alderman James Lonergan Named to Seat
Harrisburg Pa March Governor Harle announced the appointment of James Lonergan 417 Reed Street Erie as alderman of the first ward succeeding Chris R Barber who resigned.
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Harrisburg
Harle
James Lonergan
Reed Street
Erie
Chris. R. Barber
Ethiopians suffer heavy casualties in northern front
Reports from Rome say more than 0,000 Ethiopians were killed or wounded in the ongoing Hatters series ending March. A U S Navy vigil to South American ports with 16 ships was announced. Judicial rulings disallow state corporate taxes as illegal. Federal securities offering was vastly over subscribed. Officials urged continuance of rail rate reductions. Veterans committee heard support for a widow and orphan pension bill.
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Trenton—Cuantery
Hrune
Richard Hauiptmany
Cy liv Patje
Mapell
Sola Ware
Dlay
Anthony Hallilr
Hunterdon County
Rome
Maren Sr
Washington
U.S. Navy
Four questioned in slaying of widow
Malden press reports four men questioned by detectives in the slaying of Mrs. Clara L. Vetter, 11 year old was the victim note. Benest August Weiland, 36, was held charged with the slaying. Three other men Stanley Banaszak Walter Draper and Walter Twardy were held as material witnesses as they sought to clarify the case. Weiland said four men forced him from the spot and he fired accidentally in defense of himself. detectives remained unsatisfied and planned further questioning.
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Walter Twardy
Weilatil
Vetter
Hold Conference On Plant Project
A Golden Rule Club committee met with Samuel Mann of New York, one of two brothers backing the reopening of the former Corry Chaiy Company plant. They discussed extending local support, but Crawford M. Woods could not be reached to report the decision.
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Golden Rule Club
Samuel Mann
New York City
Corry Chaiy Company
Crawford M. Woods
Markets at a Glance Irregular Activity Across Sectors
Market brief notes irregular and moderately active trading in stocks and bonds. Domestic corporate issues show irregularities while Canb climbs unevenly. Chicago stocks vary, call money at 1 percent. Dollar gains against sterling and French francs. Cotton slips 4 to 5 points, wheat moves 4 percent higher to lower, corn holds firm, rubber rises 6 to 15 points.
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United Press
Chicago
Buchanan May Be Appointed To Liquor Board
Harrisburg speculation centers on Governor Earle naming a western Pennsylvanian to the liquor control board. Thomas C. Buchanan of Beaver County and P. W. Gundelfinger of Pittsburgh are pitched as leading candidates. the board currently includes Walter J. Grosse and Leo A. Crossen. Buchanan, an attorney and forests and waters secretary, earns $10,000 annually and may be reluctant to leave his present post.
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Morey J. Potter
United Press
Harrisburg
Muar
Capitol Hill
W. Worrell Wigner
Lequor
Wigner
Lis
Earle
Beaver County
Forests and Waters
P. W. Gundelfinger
Pittsburgh
Gunnelfinger
Western Pennsylvania
Earie
Lord
Walter 7. Grosse Cup
Leo A. Crossen
From & Maandy
G O P Selects Candidate For State Treasurer Nomination
Philadelphia March 4 State Republican leaders met to choose the party’s nominee for state treasurer in the April primary. The race centers on Auditor General Frank E Baldwin and Luzerne county attorney banker Frank P Pinola. Meanwhile Arthur Sweeny Greensburg publisher won approval for the Republican nomination for auditor with petitions circulated in Philadelphia under Chairman Cox guidance.
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Philadelphia
Frank E. Baldwin
Frank P. Pinola
Luzerne County
Arthur Sweeny
Greensburg
Sweeny
Cox
LaGuardia pushes settlement of New York elevator strike
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and federal mediators pressed for a settlement as the International Building Service Employees Union threatened a nationwide walkout. Union leaders telegraphed plans to mobilize every service employee in the United States if demands were not met, signaling a potential general strike amid New York disruptions.
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United Press
New York
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York City
Buildings Service
Greater
International Building Service Employee’ Union
Chicago
George A. Scalise
International
Ujserelion
United States
Scohse
Mbercusitien
Ochur
New
York
Ari
Pate
Dimes J. Bambriel
Manhattan
Wantin
Hthinr Soni
Waite
Erie Man Dies From Internal Acid Burns
Harry Gormatt, 57, of Erie, died at Land Hospital Erie after self inflicted injury at his home following escape from Warren State Hospital four months earlier. Dr. W G Strobl, coroner, said no inquest and the man killed himself. Police report indicate burns compromised his esophagus and stomach.
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Erie
Harry Gormatt
Land Hospital
Aly Corry
Gornall
Warren State Hospital
W. G. Strobl
Soulty Conorary
Hunger Strike By Prisoners At Eastern Penitentiary
Ten inmates at Eastern penitentiary continued a hunger strike in protest over punishment cells following a disturbance. Deputy warden Capt. Thomas Meikrants said the strike has lasted since last Saturday and that authorities will not forcibly feed them, expecting they will eventually eat.
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United Fi
Philadelphia
Eustern Penitentiary
Thomas Meikrants
Railroad to install flickers at Sparta crossing
Pennsylvania Railroad seeks authority to substitute flashing signals for crossing gates and watermen at the Main street crossing in Spartansburg Crawford County. Public Service Commissioner Ray Shelby reviewed the application today and forwarded it to Harrisburg for decision. There was no protest.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Main Street
Spartansburg
Crawford County
Public Service
Ray Shelby
Harrisburg
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