Pitt Probe Under Way At University Of Pittsburgh
April 3 news from Pittsburgh reports the NSS sessions of an administration probe at the University of Pittsburgh opened with members of the legislative investigating committee in charge. Witnesses expected include former Pitt economics instructor Colstan J. Warne and Ralph E. Turner, former history professor at PHI, among others. Dr Ralph Limstead of the American Association of College Professors is anticipated to testify later. Chancellor John G. Bowman and several trustees plan to attend.
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Pittsburgh
NSS
University of Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Ralph E. Turner
PHI
American Association of College Professors
Ralph ©. Limstead
John G. Bownan
University Board of Trustees
Obituary notices from a Brash Valley township paper
Obituaries recall Mrs Anna Mary Alter Ross 77 of Brash Valley two sisters survive and funeral in Curry Run area. James Martin Patterson 66 of Derry township near Blairsville died after long illness, survived by wife Ruth Newhouse and three children. Luther Margon, noted with multiple family ties, funeral in West Fairfield. William Palmer 34 of Johnstown died in Memorial Hospital with funeral at Palmer home and burial in Grandview Cemetery. multiple survivors and military honors noted.
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Anna Mary Alter Ross
William A Ross
Brash Valley
Curry Run
Mr. Webb
Brush Valley Methodist
James Martin Patterson
Derry Township
Blairsville
Joseph K. Andlizabeth MccColgan Patterson
Murraysville
Ruth Newhouse Patterson
Clara
Sally
James
Nava Barker
Amy Patterson
Bellevue
Presbyterian Church i
T Luther Margon
Philadelphia S Hospital
Philadelphia
George Sherman
Johnstown
Charles T. Mabon
Joseph
Loomis Hamilton
Charles Gardner
New Florence
J. B. Luther
DuBois
Luther
Pittsburgh
William P
Harry St. Luther
William ©. Palmer
Waspital
Mareh
Masonic Order
St. Aumistineg
Pla
Calvary Mothersind Episcopal
Jast Marntal i
Allied Veterans Assacision
Burviboig
Lpee
Gildren
de Tt. Ceadianey
George Levenbeyer
Johntown
Williem Palmers
Three Eggs From Rowley Flock Reported
H F Rowley of Wasteligns street reported three eggs this morning described as a large, a middle sized, and a regular size. All are Leghorn pullets. The large egg measures about 8 by 2 inches. The piece notes 94,000 Indians attend a church in this county with 650 pastors and 1600 meeting places.
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H. FL Rowley
Wasteligns Street
Inidiens
Vhareh Regilariy
Ftas Couttey
Hauptmann Case Proceeds In New Jersey Court
The Lindbergh kidnapping case advances as Hauptmann’s appeals loom. Reports say new defense counsel and timing for the 29,000 page brief by June 20 remain central. Reilly, dismissed as chief counsel, claims Hauptmann shows signs of strain and maintains innocence.
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Trenton
Anne Behardk Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Assed Reis
Defense Counsel
Effeet
Lloyd Fisher
Judie Frederick A. Pope
Reilly
Fleminglin
Pharptinaine
Deveey Court
Meroe
Anna Teuptiniini
Aan
Kenneth TT. Downs
INS Star
New York
Briain
Richard Auphingin
Piates
Deal House
New Jerseyshire
Edward J. Roeifly
International News Service
Kauptmatin
Haupttam
Hauptmian
Hauptmann
P Hauptmann
Waupmanns
Universal Studio Theatres Present Ricky Rhodes Adventure
A sweeping Buck Jones production journeys from Chicago stockyards to Arizona plains and Cavtus City for a bank robbery and jail break tale. Filmed in scenes at stockyards and open plains, the drama unfolds as the hero faces danger and peril in a monumental western adventure.
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Mmilana
Chicago
Arizona
Buck Jones
Ricky Rhodes
T Ie
Ayivuna
Cuniversal
Cavtus City
Unsigned license notices filed in Cumberland MD scene
Multiple typographical errors obscure details but indicate licenses filed in Cumberland Maryland involving individuals Justin Waddell Watson of Dinonville Monabelle Rut Colbett of Plymvile and John Wamiek and Anna Leys Ob Laterie Mines with unclear statuses and locations.
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Mickage Lcenses
Lave Neer
Canberra
Jutin Waddell Watson
Dinonville
Monabelle Rut Colbett
Plymvile
John Wamiek
Anna Leys
Laterie Mines
Treasury balance reported as of April 3
Washington reports the Treasury balance at 2 437 187 074 86 dollars with Internal Revenue at 6 003 and Customs level points at 4 992 240 72, indicating the government cash position and revenue details for early April.
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Treasury
Washington
INS
Internal Revenue
Infant car crash claims two in DuBois area
A car on the Lakesito Sea highway near Rathmel hit a man carrying his 21 month old daughter. The infant died at DuBois hospital within an hour. The father and child suffered severe skull fractures. The car was driven by Jack Stayton of 220 North Brady Street DuBois who stopped and took the injured to hospital. The wife survived with injuries.
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Rathmel Wi Wernerchy
Bell
May Frudges
DuBois Hospital
Thonas Hodges
Rathmel
Jack Stayton
Brady Street
DuBois
County Fish and Game Get-Together Promotes Outdoor Sports
County Fish and Game urges a Tuesday evening gathering to support outdoor sports. Citizens are urged to join, pay one dollar to the association aiding improvements, and patronize local sporting goods dealers. The message emphasizes nonpolitical hunting and fishing funding and pride in supporting local dealers.
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Pennsylvania
Work Relief Bill Speeds Through Congress
A Roosevelt backed relief plan limits allocations to key projects including highways rural rehabilitation housing and sanitation with caps totaling up to 4.0 billion across categories. The effort aims to speed funding while preserving executive discretion on loan and grant distributions. Washington report notes leadership shifts as Rep. O Connor launches a bid for the party post amid internal debate.
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Roosevelt
William
Neal Q
Stat
Washington
Conzpess
Joanwke
J. O'Connor
New York
William Bankhead
Congress
House
Vaylor
O'Connor
Ailahie
Banklegdil
Creamy White Pink Eyed Frog Freak Of Nature
Harrisburg staff correspondent reports a rare albino frog exhibited by C Leroy Steigerwalt, a Harrisburg herpetologist. The brown-eyed twin exists with one other known albino, found in New York and housed at the American Museum of Natural History. The specimen, named Pete, weighs about a pound and a half, survived captivity, and eats a wide range of prey from goldfish to mice, with rapid growth and notable appetite.
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John W. Sconain
TON. S
Harrisburg
Nightwave
C. Leroy Steigerwalt
St. Lawrence County
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Stegerwalt
Steigerwalt
Pole
Knigh
Steigerwall
Firs
Pete
Germans Poison Victims in a London Case
London reports cite the fatal poisoning of two German refugee women Dr. Dora Fabin 35 and Mathilde Wurm 60. A government inquiry is urged to prove political crimes won’t be tolerated in England. Scotland Yard investigates with a coroner’s full inquiry promised.
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London
House of Commions
Dora Fabin
Mathilde Wurm
England
A.C. F. Crookshank
Scotland Yard
Germany
WINTONDALE MAN VIOLATOR IN ROAD CRASH
Thompson, a peg leg, crashes through Bates Street obstacle and collides with a passing train while uncertainly steering. Miraculously not killed, authorities report. State safety division files show licensed drivers suspended or revoked rising sharply in early 1844 as part of crackdown on reckless driving.
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Thompson
Bates
Penn
Wilson dies in odd church parsonage accident
At a Methodist parsonage a racing car smashed through doors and blocks, backed by full throttle, struck Mrs. Sarah McGeary in a yard on Pennsylvania Avenue. Rev. Stahl tried to stop it. Dr. Gulliford cites heart disease as the cause of death, car sustaining minor damage. An unrelated line mentions large American investments.
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L. A. Stahl
Wilson
McGeary
A. M. Gulliford
Licenses Revoked and Suspended Rise This Year
The division reports 1,210 drivers licenses revoked since January 1, up from 740 in the same period last year. Suspensions total 1,557 this year versus 846 in the first three months of last year, reflecting a sharp increase in enforcement activity.
Budget and relief reforms stir state senate plans
A bipartisan push charts a biennial budget with new tax proposals and relief cuts. Bills would shift welfare to local boards, redistributing funds and dissolving the current admin setup. Hopkins defends white collar relief projects as essential and scientifically devised.
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Senate
George Woodward
Philadelphia
Alonzo Batchelor
Beaver
Department of Welfare
Public Charities Association
Washington
INS
Harry L. Hopkins
New York
Gethan
Hopkins
Time and Tide Standstill in Northwestern Pennsylvania Mayors
Northwestern Pennsylvania Mayors and Burgesses debated daylight time today. They voted to protest daylight saving and condemned Garland's plan to extend evening daylight, calling it folly. Delegates formed the Association of Burgesses and Mayors of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
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Brookville
Pennsylvania
Robert Garland
Pittsburgh
Garland
Taplan sale in Mellon case taps Pittsburgh deal
Andrew W. Mellon testified in an income tax case that he would not sell Taplin Pittsburgh Coal Company stock, saying such a sale would harm Pittsburgh. The stock valued at $80 a share was rejected at $100 a share. Mellon later sold 123,000 shares in 1931 to Union Trust for $500,000, taking a tax loss of $5,500,000.
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Pittsburgh
Frank E. Taplin
Andrew W. Mellon
Taplin
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Mellon
Union Trust Company
Lamson Defends Life In Second Trial For Wife Death
Daviit A. Lamson, 82, a Stanford graduate and author, prepared to recount the morning of May 20, 1933, when his wife Aljene’s body was found in their campus home bathtub. The State seeks a second conviction while Lamson contends he does not know how she died, proposing an accidental fall.
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Sawn Jose
Daviit' A. Lamson
Stanford University
Aljene
Baer Hedges On Schmeling Fight Arrangements
New York April 4 Baer heavyweight champion Max Baer arrived with manager Andy Hoffman to discuss the Schmeling bout. Baer said he would not meet Schmeling in Germany and was considering offers for London or Rome. Jimmy Johnston MSG matchmaker traveled to Chicago to join Baer in New York.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Germany
Max Baer
Andy Hoffman
Baer
Schmeling
London
Rome
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Back in Jail for Killing Deer in Greensburg Pa
Three youths Edward Munticu, 18 James Munticu 17 and Burt Oltian 20 admitted killing a deer out of season and returned to jail to serve the balance of a 105 day term. They faced $100 fines and costs after March 19 release following a claim of destitute families and necessity for food.
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Greensburg
Apis! 5
INS
Jalil
Edward Munticue
James
Jones Mills
Burt O8tian
Art Gallery Dream Vanishes in Mellon Tax Setback
Andrew Mellon’s plan to fund a costly Washington gallery and support education in the U S and Europe suffered a fiscal blow when the Internal Revenue Service rescinded an opinion that the A W Mellon educational and charitable trust was non taxable. Gift tax implications threaten a potential forty million dollar trust and past gifts of ten million in paintings may be taxed. Frank J Hogan, counsel, calls it political persecution and part of a broader campaign against Mellon.
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Pitsburgh
INS
Andrew W. Mellon
Washington
United States
Europe
Reveenue Department
A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust
Frank J. Hogan
Hogan
Liquor Sales Increase in Early 1935 Report
Harrisburg reports Liquor Control Board sales for the first quarter of 1935 at 12,452,714 dollars, up 45 percent from the same period last year and 700,000 dollars above estimates. January to March totals are given, with weekly sales of 944,562 dollars and note of price cuts driving stock clearances.
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Harrisburg
INS
Liquor Control Board
Ramie
Young man schemes for fortune in Philadelphia court
A suit in common pleas court claims Arthur McCalla Fraser, 34, exploited an elderly aunt Susan Bud McCalla to gain her assets. Mrs Mary Davis McCown and Mrs John McCalla Davis Lee seek recovery of security and property valued over 60,000 dollars from Fraser, said to have exercised overwhelming influence. The aunt died January 29 aged 98.
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Philadelphia
INS
Itr Common Pleas Court
Arthur McCalla Fraser
Mary Davis McCown
John McCalla Davis Lee
Fraser
Susan Bud McCalla
18th Anniversary of U S Entrance
Harrisburg April 5 Gov George H Earle urged Pennsylvanians to mark the 18th anniversary of Americas entry into the World War the day after by recalling the sacrifices and suffering of those who served their country in the last war Army Day observed with flag displays and appropriate exercises.
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Harrisburg
INS
George H. Earle
Gunmen Escape After Train Robbery Fight
Four armed bandits robbed and terrorized about twenty passengers aboard the Illinois Central Louisiana Limited, moving through five of thirteen coaches with guns. They escaped pursued by authorities, masks on, and commands shouted during the raid near New Orleans.
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Chicago
Louisiana
New Orleans Limited
Illinois Central Railroad
Jesse Tames
Nourmahal Near Cat Island Today
On April 5 in Miami the INS President Roosevelt aboard the yacht Nourmahal visited the north end of Cal Island to receive a Navy seaplane from Nassau with official mail. He expressed concern about War ren D Robbins’s illness and noted unusual tropical specimens planned for live aquarium preservation. The piece also recalls transport milestones from the balloon to the glider.
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Miami
INS
President Roosevelt
Cal Island
Nassau
Roosevelt
Warren D. Robbins
Earle accuses political block over tax and labor bills
Governor George H. Earle blasted the Republican led state senate as politically motivated for blocking his tax and labor measures. Speaking to the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women, he urged voters to pressure senators and outlined new regulatory legislation to strengthen the public service commission. Senator Joseph F. Guffey reaffirmed New Deal loyalty and urged votes to expand Democratic majorities.
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Harrisburg
INS
Senate
George H. Barre
Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women
State Senate
Public Service Commission
House of Representatives
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Pittsburgh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Guffey
Charles J. Margiotti
Superior Court
Chester H. Rhodes
House
Wilson G. Larng
Warren van Dyke
Reading of Prices in Mixed Industrial Group Listing
A dense OCR style catalog lists numerous company names across industries including chemicals automobiles railroads oil and electricals such as Allied Chem Amn Can Amn Car and Fdry Amn Loco Amn Smug Amn Tob A Amn Tob B Anaconda Copr ATand Si Allante Retg ATT Beth St Bordens Can Pay various firms like Chrysler Coca Cola Consolidated Oil Cent Can Curtiss-Wright Du Pont Freeport Texas Gen Elec Gen Mts I Fenney Co and many others. It appears as a stock market or corporate directory snapshot with no narrative or explicit events.
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Allied Chem
Amn
Atchison T and Si
Allante
Beth St
Bordens
ORR
Chrysler
Coca Cola Consolidated Oil Cent Can
Curtiss-Wright , du Pont
Freeport
Texas
Elec
Mts I
Fenney Co
Capr
Kansas and Tex Co
Monty Ward Nash Mirs
Derry
North Ann
Packard Mirs
Penn RR
Pure Oil Radio Corp
Reynolds
Tob
Sears Roebuck Socony-Vacuum
SO of Cal
SO of
Texas Corp
United Corp
United Gas
Imp U
Steel Westinghouse
Klee
Woolworth
Ford
Pennroad
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Legislative Committee
Turner
Rowley
Moorhead
Tudians's
Mco's
Metro
Jemminine
Miss Parker Naled
Cumberland, MD
Rathmel Tot
du Bois
County Fish and Game
Bary
New York City
Kingsbury Smith
Great Britain
Japan
State Department
Russia
France
Italy
Nelda
Britain
Japar
We Jr
Wintondale Man
State Division of Safety
Department of Revenue
Giurvoig
W. W. Matthews
Matthews
Barnes An
Lu'ul
Lamson
Mirviand
Daugherty
B. BR. B. Sta
Indiana
Robene
Fortune
Storm Thru
Nourmahal
Cat Island
English Channel
Earle
Sutton - Miller
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