Keynoter Choice Emerges For Republican Convention
News brief notes Governor Lowden of Illinois steadies as potential keynoter amid GOP convention plans. Waller of New Jersey cited as possible post. selection hinges on Lowden’s consent and Roosevelt trip timing. Democrats discuss candidates for permanent chairmanship and national posts as Philadelphia and Cleveland preparations unfold.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Shington
Eee
New Jersey
Cleveland
Mnootats
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee On Arms
Philadelphia
Rob Arkansas
Democratic
Perma
Wagner
Ett
Elimination of Fire Hazards at Plant
Fragmentary OCR notes show ongoing work to remove fire hazards at the plant. Items cited include hose upgrades valued at 1010 dollars and additional fire extinguishers priced at 620 dollars, with reference to Sutton Hall and related facilities.
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Sutton Hall
Hauptmann Execution Delay Delights His Wife in Trenton
Mrs Annia Hauptmann celebrates the last minute postponement as Bruno Hauptmann faces delay in the electric chair. She heard news via attorney and Rev D G Werner while in a hotel, hoping for a miracle and sleep, while Bruno’s mother Frau Pauline Hauptmann greets the delay with renewed hope and prayers.
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Trenton
Annia Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Jtilt
D. G. Werner
Bruno
Itis
Anna
Robert W. Hicks
Walt
Hicks
Fisher
William §. Colier
Atendance
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Guenther
Beukert Kamenz
Germany
Pauline Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Fire safety upgrade costs and plans at Sutton Hall
A 1922 Fire and Panic Act review outlines exit signs costs across halls including Sutton and Clark, with sums for new hose connections, rewiring, and partitions. President Foster notes ongoing debate with State Police and Labor and Industry, and discusses cottages not slated for fire alarm upgrades while urging funds for dormitories and additional exits.
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Thomas Sutton Hall
Silas M. Clark
Wilson Hall
Leonard Hall
John Sutton Hall
Board of Trustees
State Police
Department of Labor and Industry
Foster
Mrs Hachel Caldwells Obituary From Vandergrift And Salina
Mrs Hachel Caldwells obituary notes her death at 4 30 am Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs James Fennell after lifelong residence in Vandergrift and Salina. She was born June 9 1856 in Bell township Westmoreland County to John and Mary Jane Yockey Carnahan. Surviving children include Mrs Mary Jane Kirkland and Mrs Carrie Boyd of Vandergrift, Mrs James Fennell, and sons Thomas Burton Caldwell Frank Caldwell, with 29 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Her husband Robert James Caldwell and son Clair Caldwell preceded her. Funeral at 2 30 pm Friday at the Fennell home, Rev C B Hower and Rev Hartman officiating. Interment West View Cemetery Avonmore.
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Hachel
Garnahan
Caldwell
Salina
Tuesaday
James Fennell
John
Mary Jane (Yockey) Carnahan
Bell Township
Westmoreland County
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies’ Bible Class
Fennell
Mary Jane Kirkland
Vandergrift
Carrie Boyd
Thomas Caldwell
Burton W. Caldwell
Frank Caldwell
Hobart
Ind
Robert James Caldwell
Clair Caldwell
C. BL Hower
BR. Hartman
Westview Cemetery
Avonmore
Unlucky Thirteen Names and Scores From Local Listings
A fragmented newspaper item lists numerous individuals and paired scores across districts such as Marion Center, Pine, Rayne, Saltsburg, and West Wheatfield. Entries mention several winners with first and second place designations and note participants like Grace A. Lahr, Carrie G. Hale, and William McCrady among others, amid scattered district labels.
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Grace A. Lahr
Philiomeno Nonni
Glen Campbell
Frank J. Gardner
Isaac Divens
Henry Pennington
Archie Pennington
Carrie G. Hale
Victoria Andresak
Green
Bert Snyder
Fred B. Pikel
Indiana
Marion Center
Rosafelie Buterbaugh
Hazel Broughler
Fine
William McCrady
W. G. Troxell
Bessie McCrady
Mary B. Cresswell
Pine
J. J. O'Brien
Louis Bellas
Rayne
Tony Bonateh
William Buggy
Dra
Nora Cummings
Treasury balance and relief funds in Pennsylvania finance report
Treasury officials report a looming cash crisis with $2 million for relief, $1.5 million in subsidies due April to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh schools, and loans from the motor fund totaling $5 million in February. March motor fund balance about $22.65 million, general fund owes $12 million, treasury total near $54.97 million, as May session looms.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Treasury
Enarle
Motor Fund
General Fund
Department
Hitler proposes plebiscite to sanction negotiations
A news note reports Hitler proposing a plebiscite among three peoples to authorize negotiations. Both sides would refrain from border-armament buildup, followed by a general conference to discuss armament limits. The item frames the Berlin stance amid wartime tensions.
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Belgium
Hitler
Science Conference Here Next Saturday
The second annual science conference will be held at State Teachers College on Saturday April 4 starting 9:50 AM. Morning sessions in Leonard Hall feature nationally known scientists and teachers discussing science in secondary schools. Afternoon program covers expanding local facilities in science instruction and demonstrations by Altoona and Johnstown clubs. Dr A A Allen of Cornell University speaks with related music and recreation hall activities.
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State Teachers College
Leonard Hall
Commonwealth
Thomas Smyth
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Charles B. Foster
Glenn Hess
Sei Hi Science Club
Paul “L. Cressman
Bureau of Instruction
State Department of Instruction
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Academy of Science Club
H.C. Wimmer
Academy of Science Club
Altoona
A. A. Allen
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Social Housin Recreation
24 Hour Battle Across Manchukuo Frontier
Japanese and Manchoukuoan forces clash with Outer Mongolia near Tawlan inside Manchukuoan territory. Reports say both sides suffer heavy losses and poison gas is alleged. Officials in Hsinking prepare protests while Soviet and Mongolian advisories claim invasion details are unclear.
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Ulan Bator
Outer Mongolia
Glenn Babe
Associated Press
Tokyo
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolian
Manchoukuoan
Hsinking
Tawlan
Republic of
Domei
Manchaukuo
Mongolia
War Office
Foreignffice
Urga
Soviet Russia
Fire damages home at Wilgus
Flames from a defective flue damaged Daniel Bennett’s Wilgus home at 7:30 a.m. today. Neighbors and WPA workers formed a bucket brigade from the well to the burning house and quickly extinguished the blaze. damage estimated at $100.
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Daniel Bennett
Wilgus
Nighbors
He Well
Easter Sunrise Service Planned by District 18 Council
The Youth Matter Church Council of District 18 Bor payerise service at a ou. Weather permitting the service will boom the glpps of the Presbyterian church. The program has been prepared for all intermediates and your people of Indiana.
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Materr Church Council
District 18
Inediana
Presbyterian Church
Unidentified Figure Injected Into Hauptmann Case
In a letter to Governor Hoffman before his scheduled execution, an unidentified man claimed to describe a friend of Isidor Fisch and suggested handwriting was copied from him onto ransom notes. Hauptmann denied direct evidence and criticized the prosecution for relying on circumstantial facts while defending alibi witnesses.
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Trenton
Bruno Richard Haupts
Marin
Gove Eror Harold G. Hoffman
Mra. Fisch
Mr. Fisch
Hauptmann
Flemington
Lindbergh
Big Man
Fisch
Bronx
Hunter’s Island
Greta Henckle
127Th Street
New York
C. Lloyd Fisher
Sid Steeneys
Isidor Fisch
New York Public Library
Khow
John
Condon
Zentlesten
Edward J. Reilly
Hopeswell
Lions Hear Rev Walker on a Changing World at Dinner
The Lions Club met Tuesday evening with Rev A Frank Walker of Tarentum as speaker. He discussed unchanging fundamentals like loyalty to country and adherence to the Constitution, urging preparedness for changes while stressing living well with others. The talk inspired the group and guests at the First United Presbyterian Church in Indiana. Reservations for the April 13 dinner at 6 30 are due by April 11 with J W Warner, price 50 cents per plate. Milk show awards and classes for raw and pasteurized milk are outlined with prizes for top scores and ribbons, plus distribution details for bottles and caps.
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Walker
United States
Rey Walker
Lion Group
4Yif
First United Presbyterian Church
Indiana
J. W. Warner
John S. Rankin
R. D
John R. Campbell
Clyde Houck
Clymer
George A. Taylor
Dairy Council
Pittsburgh
W. H. Wood
Sheloca
Carl Walker
Marton Center
W. C. McMillen
Home
H. Lear
Blairsville
Earle Expected To Turn Requests Over To Committee
The governor and party leaders discuss a bipartisan plan to draft a short session news centered program. A committee will consider relief for unemployment social security and state institutions while excluding unrelated labor matters. De Schweinitz signals $70,500,000 in direct relief through year end with monthly breakdowns.
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Earle
Capitol
Carl de Schweinitz
de Schweinitz
County Milk Show Here April 8 9 10
County dairy event runs April 8 9 10 with exhibits at the dairy plant corner Water and Twelfth streets. Exhibitors must attach memo cards with exhibitor address breed of cows mils herd size and milk class. Ribbons for top five in each class and prizes from local merchants and farm suppliers. The County Jersey Holstein and Guernsey clubs award two dollars to the top milk from each breed. Lab testing by I B Parkis at State College. Show window display at Jones Company. Dairymen's dinner and Cow Tening Association meeting follow.
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I. B. Parkis
State College
Breck-Me- Junkin Laboratory
Jones, Company
Asocia
Death house race to press as guards flag delays
Prison witnesses planned a quiet march to the death house but burst from the jail grounds in a sprint toward press headquarters opposite the prison. About 30 reporters dodged through Third Avenue watching the chaotic scramble to publish first editions.
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Third Ave
B and O Refuses to Fight New Passenger Rates
Baltimore reports the B and O railroad will maintain other Eastern trunk lines in a bid to delay the two cent per mile passenger rate set to start June 2. The line argues lower fares boost traffic and revenues and has pushed for the rate reduction, while other railroads oppose the order and seek a postponed start date.
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Baltimore
Indiana County Tax Returns Rush Briefly Boosted Income
Indiana County saw a late two hour surge in personal property tax returns pushing income estimates up by about 2400 dollars. Clerks in the county commissioners office processed roughly 650000 dollars in return valuations as the deadline neared, with final totals not yet available.
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Indiana
Avonmore Principal to Take Parker Post
K E McGinnis, supervising principal of Avonmore public schools for eight years, will assume the Parker principalship tomorrow. He replaces George Gage who resigned to become Evans City High School principal after four years at Parker.
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K. E. McGinnis
Avonmore
Parker
McGinnnis
George Gage
Evans City High School
Gage
Robindale Makes Fine Comeback
In Robindale a comeback is described with plans for the future as authorities and the Red Cross coordinate care. The report references treasury advances, expenditure figures, and local officials in the borough, noting ongoing recovery efforts and community support despite earlier turmoil.
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Gon
The
Red Cross Ig
Pittsburgh Triplets Born At Hospital In Fragile Condition
The McClintock triplets arrived at Pittsburgh Hospital weighing eight pounds combined. The premature babies, unnamed at birth, were placed in electric incubators and fed with stimulants. Their father provided blood transfusion and the mother was reported in good condition. Doctors described the infants as fairily satisfactory and hope for their survival remains cautious.
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Bittsburgh
Weire
Pittsburgh
Myre
John A. McClintock
Stock Market list and auditor notice in Indiana paper
A long column lists stock percentages for numerous firms and commodities, including Am Cah Am Coml Amco and Anaconda, with varied percentages and partial entries. The notice then identifies an auditor appointed by the Orphans Court of Indiana County to settle the estate of Homer C. Cowperon and to report distribution of funds, with a date for attendance at New BAL Savings & Trust Co Building, Indiana, Pa on April 3, 1938 at 10:00 AM. attendees must be present if proper.
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Fieorge Jerko
Auduvor
Wader
Orprians’ Court
Indiana County
Gettie
Daley Cameron
Homer C. Cowperon
Cherryhill
Borough of
Indiana
Miners Celebrate Firat 8 Hour Day Page Ong?
Fragmentary text from a historical page notes miners celebrating an eight hour day event. The readable bits mention miners and a page header but lack clear details, dates, places, or names to form a complete report.
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Jownen
Alugh
Met
Trenon
Richard
Moorhead
Rome
Andrue Seading
Italy
Halle Selassie
Pietro Badoglio
Gondar
Lake Tana
Lake Ashangi
Amba Alaji
Badogno
Addis Ababa
Sokola
Debsrek
Sarde
Arssa
E. Barris
Science
Vrodenia
Robindale
Ashington
Stork
Adams
Alco
WU Auburn Auto
Balawin
Bendix Ayla
Beth Sil
New ST
Pt New
Blaw Knox
Borden
Borg Warn At
Briggs
Cerro de Pas
Douglas Aire
DuPont
Eastman Rod
el Auto L
Johns Mann
Lehi Val
Atle Lorillard
Monly Ward
Nash Mat
Acmeik
Repub St
Sears Rae
Socony
US Snell
DS Steel
Vanadium
Vick Chein
West UN Tel
West el and
Mig His Woolworth
Curb ‘Ark Gas
el Bond
Shasad
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