50 Percent Relief Demands from WPA Victims Grow
Harrisburg emergency relief board faced a plee from 250000 relief recipients for cash relief in every county, a fifty percent boost to the highest county rate, direct relief for all unemployed including those unemployables and those refused WPA, and speedy action to secure federal funds. Rome notes Britons flee fears of war as tensions rise with Italy, stirring public unease in Gibraltar signals.
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Relief Board
United Press
Harrisburg
Govenor
George H. Earle
Emergency Relief Board
Allegheny
Philadelphia
BERE
Legislatve
Allentown
Hopkins aims to have 3 500 000 at work now
United Press reports Hopkins plans 400 000 new WPA jobs weekly to end the dole by November under the 4 000 100 000 work program. He says 3 500 000 total jobs could be reached by November given six weeks remain, despite only 931 700 currently employed.
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Mack Johnson
United Press
Washington
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Public Works
Harold L. Ickes
Hyde Park
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WPA
Train wreck delays Pennsylvania line at Centerville
Derailment of a work train locomotive south of Centerville delayed passenger No. 950 for over two hours yesterday morning on the Corry Oil City line in Pennsylvania. No injuries were reported as motorists arranged auto detours to Titusville and Oil City to minimize disruption.
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Corry
Oil City
Centerville
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Titusville
Set Registration Days for November Election
Corry residents may register at the county courthouse in Erie from Monday, September 30 to Saturday, October 5 to vote in the fall election. County Commissioner Ralph Benefet announced the registration window as the city’s prior high enrollment likely to rise with fall registration.
Reiter Dismissed as Aeronautics Chief
Harrisburg officials confirm the dismissal of William Reiter, Berwick head of the state bureaus of aeronautics in the revenue department. No successor chosen yet. The post pays $4000 yearly.
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Aeronautics
United Press
Harrisburg
William & Reiter
Berwick
Aeronauces
Revenue Department
Kennedy resigns as Securities Chief in Roosevelt notice
President Roosevelt announced the resignation of Joseph P. Kennedy as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. An exchange of letters between Kennedy and Roosevelt would be made public tonight. Kennedy said the resignation is effective Monday and noted the move had been in discussion for several weeks.
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United
H.ydp Park
W. C
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
Federal coal production plan eyed to cut costs
Rep Kent Keller and other lawmakers forecast a congressional push to establish a federal bituminous coal authority modeled after TVA. The plan would run a widespread coal production experiment to stabilize prices and save about 400,000 distressed miners. The first station would be in southern Illinois with expansion to other mining regions later.
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Edward W. Lewis
United Press
Washington
Rep
Kent
Keller
New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ilinois
Keller Sai
Maniacal assailant stalks Chicago West Side
Police hunted a maniac in Chicago after two violent attacks in 24 hours. Margaret Willand, 47, was grabbed by the neck as she left her home and found bruised with torn clothing after fainting. The previous victim, Helen James, 21, was tied and whipped as her husband watched.
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United Press
Chicago
Ksu
West Side
Margaret Willand
Willand
Helen James
Markets at a Glance Stocks Dip and Recover
Markets at a glance show stocks down 1 to 9 points then regaining some losses. Bonds active and lower, curb stocks down fractions to 4 points. Chicago markets lower, call money at 1 percent. Foreign exchange steady. Grains mixed with wheat fractionally lower and deferred options above a dollar, corn and oats irregular, rye higher. Cotton steady. Rubber firm. Silver in New York unchanged.
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United Press
New York
Jemme Draws 12 Years For Murder Of Wife
Mercer Sept 20 Peter Jemme’s paramour helped secure a 12 year sentence of solitary confinement in Western Penitentiary for the voluntary manslaughter of his wife Jemme 27 of Farrell Pa He had previously been freed by a grand jury after admitting he was out with another woman when his wife was shot June 2 1934 A later confession to a girlfriend led to re arrest indictment and sentencing in Mercer county court today
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United Press
Mercer
Peter jJemme
Western Penitentiary
Jemme
Farrell
Mercereotifity Cout
Assault case against State Senator Coyne dropped
Dauphin county grand jury declined assault and battery charges against State Senator James J. Coyne of Pittsburgh. Philadelphia Record editor Thomas P. O’Neil had alleged the senator struck him in a Harrisburg hotel during an argument. The case cost was borne by the county.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County
James J. Coyne
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Thomas P. O'Neil
Philadelphia Record
O'Neil
Iicke
Jamestown Arcade Destroyed In Major Fire Losses
A blaze swept the south side extension of the Arcade Building on North Main Street Jamestown New York injuring three men. Estimated damage ranged from seventy six thousand to one hundred thousand dollars as firemen battled the flames and water damage spread through ground floor storage rooms. Fire department responders included DeFrost Stank Company No 1 with injuries to several firefighters.
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Umdeterree Yeagin
North Main Street
Jamestown
N. Y
Main Street
Erie Railroad
DeFrost Stank
Company No. 1
Bert Ryan
Arthur Rasmussen
Bandits Rob Erie Roadhouse of Cash and Jewelry
Twenty people at a roadhouse near Erie were robbed of about 700 dollars as two bandits entered through a rear door and lined up guests in the dining room. They took jewelry from the women and cash from the men before fleeing. no arrests had been made by afternoon.
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Py United
Erie
V F W RENEWING FIGHT FOR THIRD TERM CHIEF
In New Orleans on September 20 Bernard W. Kearney and James B. Van Zandt led nominations for a third term as commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars with Van Zandt expected to win as the next convention site choice looms. The auxiliary voted on national officers as the national session opened with attention on term limits and future encampment locations.
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United Press
New Orleans
Tor B. van Zandt
Altoona
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bernard W. Kearney
Gloversville
N. C
van Zandt
James B. van Zandt
Fugitive killer raids store and steals shotguns
Hadley Mass September 20 Crossing the Connecticut river in a stolen motorboat John Bey fugitive killer raided a large wholesale hardware store in Holyoke early today escaping with three shotguns and a large quantity of ammunition Authorities said Bey who killed Constable John B De Carli at Ellington Conn August 31 has eluded police and is believed to have committed other crimes across western Massachusetts and Connecticut over the past 20 days
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John Bey
New England
United Press
Hadley
Mass
Connecticut River
Holyoke
Bey
John B. de Carli
Eilington
Conn
Massachusetts
Connecticut
First WPA Project Opens With Forty Men at City Streets
Forty men began work on the city streets under the WPA program today. Four sections will be tackled on West Washington West Pleasant Marion and Worth streets and gravel pits. Foremen M Amy B Roach and J Sullivan oversee crews under Street Commissioner Edward Harrington. N R Dickson Ji reports most workers arrived at the City Engineer office and five cards will be mailed soon. The projects are expected to run about two months.
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West Washington Street
West Pleasant Street
Marion Street
Worth Street
M. Amy
B. Roach
J. Sullivan
Edward Harrington
N. R. Dickson Ji
WPA
Erie
Defendants in Clymer Case Are Acquitted
A not guilty verdict was returned yesterday in Clymer for nine youths linked to a disturbance at Dir and Mrs Averill Cochran home after serenading. Six jurors found them not guilty despite claims of property damage. The case, before Justice J K Whippo, involved Harry Young for defendants and Samuel Allessi for the state.
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Dir
Averill Cochran
Court of Justice of the Peace
J. K. Whippo
Harry Young
Defendannt
Samuel Allessi Appested
Cochran
Cochrans
McGrady Pushes for Conference Over Appalachian Strike
Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward F. McGrady demanded an immediate conference of Appalachian operators and miners amid threats of a strike. He called for full participation to resolve labor disputes and prevent disruption.
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United Press
Washington
Edward F. McGrady
Bishop Leonard Attacks Ward as Federation Rebukes
Pittsburgh, September 20. The Methodist Federation for Social Service denounced Bishop A W Leonard of the Methodist Episcopal church for labeling federation leader Dr Harry Ward as communist. The federation, meeting to discuss church stand on world politics, rebuked Leonard and Ward defended himself, stating he will ignore the bishop. The clash centers on church political affiliations and Ward's roles with civil liberties groups.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Methodist Federation For Social Service
A. W. Leonard
Methodist Spinopal Church
Federation
Whch
Encodts Sessons
Leonard
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry F. Ward
Dx Ward
Norel
iMethodist- Episcopal Church
Wart
The
Civil Liberties Union
League Against War and Fascism
Robbed North Clymer motorist linked to tire patch lure
Warren county authorities probe the robbery of John Eddy of North Clymer New York who was stopped on Pine Valley hill between Corry and Bear Lake a few nights ago. Eddy, traveling home, was asked about a tire patch searched during the approach by three men who struck him and stole a wallet with $20. Sheriff Bob Ritchie and investigators seek links to similar incidents in the Clymer Jamestown area. only a vague description of the suspects is available.
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Warren County
John Eddy
North Clymer
N.Y
Pine Valley Hill
Corry
Bear Lake
Bob Ritchie
Eddy
Clymer
Spetz
Clymer-Jamestown
Corry Hospital
Delay Hearing at Erie for Union Bank Teller
Wayne Lair a former teller at the National Bank of Union City will not be arraigned at this term of federal court in Erie He is free on a 4000 bond and under investigation charged with embezzlement of about 2000 with authorities estimating defalcations may reach 5000 The case involves federal charges and ongoing inquiry in Erie
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Lair
National Bank of Union City
Ant
Faderal
Erie
Farmer Quizzed in Hoey Death in Westchester
Westchester Pa September 20 Cloud Battin a farmer at Henry Huddison Rogers Jr farm retreat testified at the inquest that he saw Roz eng in the living room when the fatal pistol shot rang out The coroner heard similar accounts from cameraman William J Kelly who said he watched from a window as the shot occurred Rogers and Kelly were together on a sofa when the news reached them The witnesses described Rogers reacting with alarm and rushing upstairs amid the shooting scene Desmond and Helen Desmond left for Philadelphia and New York to spend the weekend
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United Press
Westchester
Cloud Battin
Henry Huddeston Rogers, Jr
Fred
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