International Policies Maintained as Government Wins Majority in Parliament
London returns show a national coalition with a strong Tory lean and Labor gains. Lloyd George’s Liberals secure a solid parliamentary majority as Ramsay MacDonald suffers a defeat in Seaham. The result signals a potential Liberal unity challenge and a continued internationalist stance in policy.
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Balna
Sir Herbert Samuel
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David Lloyd Cearge
Liberal Unite
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Labor Party
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E. Shinwell
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Ask Police Action to End Coal Bootlegging
Harrisburg November 15 The Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants Association urged drastic measures to end coal bootlegging. It cites 17500 bootleg miners stealing anthracite from legit operators mainly in Schuylkill Northumberland and Columbia counties. About 5000 trucks and 1000 others market central barth product valued at 32 million dollars retail annually. The association says 84 percent of bootleg output comes from the three counties.
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Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants’ Association
Schuylichl
Northumberland
Columbia
Erie Boy Loses Life in Blaze
In Orie Pennsylvania on November 15 the body of George Tupitza aged 18 crippled youth was recovered from ashes of a shack used by neighborhood boys as a rendezvous. The shack burned overnight. police sought two youths seen entering the shed with him. Father Anthony Tupitza identified the body by a belt buckle and said his son was last seen Thursday night. Firemen believe an overheated stove started the blaze.
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Orie
George Tupitza
Tupitze
Anthony Tupitza
Piremen
Erie Fishermen Return to Nets
Erie fishermen return to boats after two weeks of strike over pay. About 100 men resumed hauling fish in the lake as company officials warned seasonal operations could end early if four cents per pound is not accepted, while workers had sought five cents. Over a dozen tugs and more fish house dressers also begin returning to work.
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Cairo braced as Zaghloul and Nahas plan anti-British protests
In Cairo on November 15 authorities feared further disorder as Madame Zaghloul widow of the Wafd founder and Nahas Pasha, leader of an extreme Wafd faction, planned new anti-British demonstrations. Police also report a safe-cracking spree in Punxsutawney, where the Colonial Biscuit Company safe was blown open and thieves fled.
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Egypt
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Colonial Biscuit Company
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Hearing Next Week In Harrisburg On Utility Lobby Inquiry
Public Service Commission engineers and accountants spent weeks auditing nine Asso ciated Gas and Electric affiliates in Pennsylvania. Hearings set for November 20 and 21 will consider alleged lobbying against a federal utility holding company bill. The nine firms plus Metropolitan Edison and Reading will answer PSC charges, deny jurisdiction, and contest penalties.
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Clarion River Power Company
Penelee Water Company
Johnstown Fuel Supply
Elks Officials to Visit Here for Honorary Meeting
Corry Lodge of B P O Elks No 769 will host three high officials next Thursday evening. State President Wilbur Baird of Greenville will attend with other officers for an official visit and a ceremonial induction. The lodge recently joined nationwide in honoring Joseph T Manning, oldest living grand exalted ruler of the order. Archie C Lyons of Gerry and William Crane of Spring Creek were inducted at a special session.
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Spring Creek
Rockefeller withdraws support from Northern Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller Jr. disclosed on November 15 that he is withdrawing financial backing from the Northern Baptist Church unified budget. He plans to redirect funds toward inter denominational aims and broader Christian service, citing dissatisfaction with sectarian foreign missions and a personal history of donations to the denomination.
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Northern Baptist Church
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Standard Old Company
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Isuenu
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Northern Convention
Personel
Aor
Bankers Break With New Deal Ahead of ABA Installation
A fragmented American Bankers Association signals a political split with the New Deal. Leaders including Robert Fleming and Adams plan a tougher stance, endorsing reduced government spending and bond limits. The booted, reform-minded factions push for an assertive fiscal line against federal policy.
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American Bankers Association
Robert V. Fleming
Washington
Guffey Act Upheld in Ruling at Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky a federal judge upheld the Guffey Act as constitutional a decision to be appealed by counsel for 20 coal companies and a trust company receiver. Judge Hamilton ordered the petitioning companies to pay a 1 1/2 percent tax to the court pending appeal, while penalties were not imposed on defiant operators.
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United Press
Louisville
Ttwood Hamilton
Charles J. Dawson
New Deal
First District Court
Hamilton
Bu “Defiant
Branch libraries planned under WPA
Mrs. Milk Smart, supervisor of Women's Activities at WPA, seeks to form extension library service to underserved areas. Service stations of branch libraries would open in communities lacking facilities, offering educational opportunities for adults and broader study fields for students, with strong rural district appeal.
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Milk Smart
WPA
Crash Victims Improve After Auto Crash Near Riceville
Two women injured in a November 4 auto crash near Riceville, Mrs. Wyn Brady and Mrs. Mary A. Jackson, were reported slightly improved at Corry Hospital though still in danger. Both have regained consciousness and face recovery. other accident victims are recovering. In Philadelphia, William Bakey alias William Doer pled guilty to a $48,000 Philadelphia Electric payroll robbery in Chester, Pa.
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Wyn Brady
Mary A. Jackson
Philadelphia
Noes
Willam Bakey
William Doer
Delaware County
Chester
Philadelphia Electric Company
Markets At A Glance United Press Report
Stocks strong and active with Chrysler hitting four new highs. Bonds and curb markets firm and active. Chicago stocks quiet and regular. Grains show wheat up 1 percent and corn up 44 percent with other grains firm. Cotton steady. Call money at percent of prime. Foreign exchange dollar steady. Rubber down two to four points.
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Chicago
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Britain Faces Largest Coal Strike Since 1926 Impasse
London reports that coal miners consider a nationwide strike after a ballot showed an overwhelming majority backing action to demand a wage increase of two shillings per day. The dispute threatens Britain’s key industry during a period of severe labor unrest.
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United Press
London
Great Britain
Paroled Erie Court Fines Walter Tenhuisen on DWI
Walter Tenhuisen pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in Erie county court and was paroled for one year. He was fined $200 and costs after being arrested Saturday near North Center Street on the road to Corry Water Company's pumping station by Patrolman Kenneth Sheeley. He furnished bond for appearance after pleading guilty.
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Corry Water Company
Kenneth Sheeley
B. Porter
Hope of solving slaving faces Corinna Loring case
In Md on Nov 16 detectives pursued cold clues a week after Corinna Loring the murdered missing bride was found garrotted in a woods by hunting dogs. Authorities sought experts from Baltimore and Washington while neighbors spoke of a possible sex maniac nearby and women described unsettling encounters.
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Rainier
Corinna Loring
Beltimore
Washington
Corinna
Ickes Charges Collusion On PWA Steel Bids
Public Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes alleges evidence of collusion in PWA financed steel bids. Four firms Bethlehem Carnegie Inland and Jones and Laughlin submitted identical bids for Morehead City terminal materials from Germany amid high domestic prices. He also accuses Bethlehem Steel of being the largest importer of manganese and iron.
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United Press
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Carnegie
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Iban
Morelia
Federal Trade Commission
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Young Woman Fatally Struck by Train Near Butler
Gladys Shira, 25, was killed beside Baltimore and Ohio rails near West Chi coratorlay while awaiting a train. Engineer W R Austin said he could not stop in time. she apparently stepped into the locomotive’s path after becoming confused. Daughter of Victor Shira of North Washington.
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Butler
Gladysdith Shira
West Chicoratorlay
Baltimore and Ohio
W. R. Austin
Glenshaw
Miss Shira
Victor Shira
Washington
Shieara
Husband finds wife and friend shot to death in apartment
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Clement Bachus, 39, discovers wife Lorna Bachus and a man identified as Fisher, 25, dead from gunshot in the couple’s apartment. A .22 revolver lay near Fisher. Police say Fisher likely killed Mrs Bachus before turning the gun on himself. evidence includes travel items and letters from Mrs Eachus.
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Pittsburgh
Honora Bachus
Jaci Pisher
Atlantic City
Bachus
Fisher
Lana
Clement
Special session of legislature will be called
Governor George H. Harle announced a special session to address looming relief burdens on local governments as federal funds suspend December 1. State officials expect reserves to cover needs until January 1 when local agencies begin sharing costs. Final relief spend estimates will be released next week by the State Emergency Relief Board with WPA input.
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George H. Harle
Boari
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Miva
Self Defense Plea in Death of Dr Gebhardt
Police doctors planned to examine Vera Stretz at a prison hospital to decide if her 58 year old lover Dr. Fritz Gebhardt kicked and beat her before she shot him in a Skyscraper apartment. Detectives say she has defied them and briefly admitted the shooting while reports claim Gebhardt battered her to end the affair. Miss Stretz was moved to the prison hospital from a cell without clear reason. A visitor told of bruising but did not reveal his name.
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New York
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebrade
Gebhardt
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Aspital
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Praintfort University
Former Corryite Hurt In Erie Accident
Glenn Group, 35, of Erie, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Group, sustained a minor right leg bruise when pinned between two autos on Commerce Street yesterday. Police report says a starting error caused one car to lurch forward trapping Group between the vehicles. another driver, John A MacCartney, backed away and escaped with only a minor leg bruise.
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