The Schnader contract explosion hits Pennsylvania politics
The Corry Evening Journal excerpt details the 1933 1938 Schnader secret contract controversy. It accuses Attorney General Willian A Schnader of graft and deception, links to the Grundy Mellon Atterbury coalition, and argues the liquor store system failed to fund unemployment relief, old age help and pensions for the blind.
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Pennsylvania
Thor
Schnader
Commonwealth
George H. Marie
Legislatuve
Schnaser
Boati
Bix
Schnailer
Liquor Gentral Board
Tiynor General Board
Schnadertes
David £. Lawrence
Democratic State Committee
Capitol
United States
Public Service
House of Mogan
Democratic Party
Grundy
Mellon-Atterbury
Death by own action and the American mind
An American commentator argues that mass death by workers would not be accepted in the United States, viewing it as mass murder rather than protest. He notes thousands have taken their own lives during depressions due to unbearable conditions, contrasting solitary suicides with potential collective action and urging recognition of harsh labor realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hungary
Europe
Emor tion plans for North Center street block addition
Twenty years ago items include MN Chen weighing a three story addition to its fpricke block on North Center street, Marshall B. Packard's death at Spring Creek, F J McDowell of Youngsville bank dying after hunting related shooting, a family gathering at the Siler home in Columbus with twenty seven guests, Herman Nathan's return from Oklahoma and Texas to resume work at the Union News stand, Ollie Skinner recovering from illness to work, Roy Skinner and George Itoison spending the day boating in the woods beyond town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MN. Chen
North Center Street
North Wall
Siler
Columbus
Herman Nathan
Oklahoma
Texas
Union
Freer Competition Moves To Ease NEA Price Rules
The piece traces Donald R. Richberg's stance against ongoing NEA price regulation as a wartime code system relaxes. It notes price fixing and production controls written by manufacturers to curb competition and dumping, hurting consumers and limiting quality. It anticipates gradual reopening of the key codes and a return to more freedom amid broad business and consumer support for regulation adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Donald R. Richberg
WRA
Alix Couture Sparks Paris Fashion Notes from Holbein Eyes
Paris October fashion feature profiles Alix a rising couturier in the New Deal era. The designer favors straight lines bold quills sable hems and large fur collars with black and white decollate ensembles. Her womanly draping highlights good features while de-emphasizing flaws.
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Paris
Alix
France
Cobora
Whatnot
Ho Hein
Alis
Divorces Filed Over Tamales as Weapon in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Mary Elizabeth Bricker filed for divorce from Clarence D Bricker, alleging tamales thrown at her during quarrels made married life unbearable. Bricker denied the accusation in a case filed by the stable production manager.
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Los Angeles
Mary Hilzabet
Bricker
Clarence D. Bricker
Stable Production
Msnager
New Deal authors parade in bold patriotic cover
A United Press report from Washington notes Interior Secretary Harold Ickes and other New Deal figures releasing a book titled The New Democracy. The cover features the secretary and a travel to California, with mentions of Roosevelt Wallace Tugwell and Johnson. The piece lampoons wardrobe and political positioning while noting policy angles on the AAA and NRA programs.
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United Press
Washington
Det
L. Tekes
California
Tekes
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
The
Brain Trust
Wallace
AAA
Hollywood Vampires on Screen and a Wild Ohio Coyote Tale
The article discusses Tod Browning’s plan to film The Vampire of Prague starring Lionel Barrymore with a new leading woman, describing the ideal qualities Browning seeks. It mentions importing twenty vampire bats from Trinidad for the production and recalls past vampire imagery in early films. Nearby, a coyote in Ohio was shot near Manchester by G H Covert after it chased cattle, and in Minerva an elderly woman, Mrs. Frederick Fisher, received an old age pension on her 101st birthday born in Württemberg Germany and immigrated to America.
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Hollywood
Valeska Surati
Louise Glaum
Tod Browning
Prague
Lionel Barrymore
Browning
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Culver City
Cal
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Bond
California
Minerva
Prederick
Fisher
Wurtenberg
Germany
Fishel J
America
Bix
Urges Definite Peace Pledge From Roosevelt
Pittsburgh dispatch reports calls for a clear promise from President Roosevelt to stay out of war unless defending American soil. Speakers urge arbitration over conflict, vowing not to send more troops and to seek redress through peaceful means if attacked. The plea frames a global image of a peaceful United States under a pledge to avoid war.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
America
Samual Bardin Chen
Church
Uberal
Camogie Tustitute
Br. Claveh
Amerie
Death claims Daniel Miller in Venango Township
Death notices report Daniel W. Miller, a Venango township resident, died at his home near Cambridge Springs after several weeks of illness. He was about T1 years old and survived by his wife and six daughters and three sons, with several daughters living in Philadelphia and nearby towns. Funeral arrangements were not learned locally.
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Wageen
Daniel W. Miller
Venango Township
Cambridge Springs
Miller
William Higgingon
Philadelphia
Fern Millar
Ruth Miller
Parke Herrick
Warborcresk
Merle Drake
Columus
British MP May Enter Film Drama About Workingman Leader
London reports Hollywood faces competition from a British producer aiming to coach John McGovern the Clydeside MP to play a Workingman MP in a film centered on British political turmoil. In Butler Missouri an 1906 ban forbids any motor vehicle on polite square, a relic of horse-drawn era.
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M. P
London
Hollywood
John McGovern
M. F
Butler
Republican Viewpoints On Recovery Policy Debate
Corry Republican Committee presents a Republican viewpoint column arguing unemployment despite large spending on recovery, criticizing NRA and AAA, praising Britain’s economy, and questioning the use of government bonds to spur private enterprise. It cites AFL data and Roosevelt critiques, urging focus on employment through enterprise investment.
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Corry
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Use American Federation of Labor Mio
NRA
Yadhyoma
America
Russia
Germany
Britain
AAA
Great Britain
Great
Pavke
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Youngsville Bank
Ollie Skinner
Il'neas
Roy Skinner
Georgeiliotson
Alex
Holbein Pictures
Mary Knight
United Press Staff
A. M
Tugwell
Rome
Bond Street
Hugh §. Johnson
Widen
Barton Murray
Smachinery Coides
Alexander Kahn
Ohio
Manchester
Plains
Wamsleyville
Here
G. H. Covert
Fdr
Carnegie Institute
Prince of Peace
Daniel Miller
Harey Patlinon
Oscar Frite
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
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