Jack to Attend Fire Confab in Cresston
Chief Fire Marshal James L. Jack of the Indiana Fire Department will represent Indiana at a Pennsylvania conference of volunteer fire companies in Cresson on April 18. About 40 representatives from several counties are expected to attend to advise the Public Service Institute on training schools for firemen statewide.
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James L. Jack
Indiana Fire Department
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Cress
Cresson
State Department of Public Instructions
Public Service Institute
Somerset
Bedford
Fulton
Huntingdon
Blair
Cambria
Clearfield
confer+ence
Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania
Delphian view on European crisis and predicted outcomes
New York April 7 Mackenzie notes uncertainty about the European crisis status. He cites three pieces: this is likely the last critical clash between dictatorships and democracies, with many possible eventualities still possible. He recalls a Greece visit and mounting insight from Mount Parnassus.
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New York
Greece
Mount Parnassus
Neutrality row delays Senate plan on law revision
In Washington on April 7 a sharp division within the Senate Foreign Relations Committee threatened to delay or block changes to the neutrality law. Senate Leader Barkley hoped for a compromise, likely an amendment to the cash and carry provisions, but committee members doubted any changes would pass amid many divergent opinions. Senator La Follette noted the number of opinions on the neutrality problem matched the committee members.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Barklay
D-Ky
Lafolette
The looming crisis and the gamble on one big throw
Observers warn the current tension is not a guaranteed showdown but a brewing general war risk. Rearmament in England and France, dictatorship blocks, and blame games with Britain over Hungary and Albania heighten the danger. The real risk remains one side forcing a decisive gamble, though unlikely to be attempted recklessly.
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England
France
Germany
Britain
Italy
Hitler
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Albania
Taxes Revived by Franchise Tax Invalidation Threat
Harrisburg report details how a Dauphin county court ruling voiding the 1936 franchise tax on foreign corporations may force new tax debates. Governor James opposes new taxes while exploring budget cuts and possible federal relief to fund pensions and aid.
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James
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Corrie
Dauphin Court
Claude J. Reno
State Supreme Court
Easton
Albania Faces Italian Invasion And Resistance
Albanian reports say blood flows in streams at As Ingjini as Italians landing at Durazzo are repelled. Resistance meets fascist forces at San Giovanni di Medua and Valona with seven Italian bombers over Tirana. Albania proclaims continued resistance. thousands of foreigners volunteer for their army. Italy claims to protect Italians and restore order while eyeing economic expansion with Germany.
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Albania
As- Ingjini
Durazzo
San Giovanni di Medua
Valona
Sofia
Bulgaria
Tsarana
Ing
Mediterranea
The
Press Association
Hewat
Italy
Rome
Tirana
Brindisi
Alberto Pariani
Ialy
Mussolini
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
San Remo
Florence
Tripoli
Virginio Gayda
Zog
Gayda
N Giorngle D'Italia
Italian landings in Albania spark street fighting at Valona
Italian forces landed in Valona and Durazzo as Albanian troops gendarmes and volunteers resisted in the streets. Italian planes bombed port cities and overflew parliament buildings while rumors swirled of King Zogs possible abdication. Diplomats noted British concerns as negotiations and ultimatums colored the crisis.
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Valona
Albania
Italy
Kling Zog
Havas
Tirane
Durazzo
Zog
Tirana
Geraldine
Ehild
Athens
Treasury Balance Report for April Five
The Treasury position as of April 5 shows receipts of 10 016 087 68 dollars and expenditures of 35 591 407 06 dollars. The net balance stands at 3 317 327 406 08 with a working balance of 2 660 048 039 04 and fee receipts for the month of 9 916 403 60.
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Washington
The
Treasury
New Program For Hard Coal Proposed In Pennsylvania
Arrisburg April 7 A legislative program to fix prices and regulate anthracite would be laid before the Senate next week on behalf of operators. The plan seeks production quotas minimum prices and licenses for producers plus a state commission to administer the act. Governor James opposes price fixing though administration support for some bills remains uncertain. Miners representatives did not endorse the plan but will submit amendments if needed.
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Arrisburg
James
Senate
Mines and Mining Committee
C.T. Reno
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Danish Prince and Princess Visit Southern California
U S C President Von Kleinsmid awarded honorary doctor of laws to Denmark's Prince and Princess Ingrid. The royal couple spoke on opera and railroads, while Ingrid joked about jitterbugs, quipping she did not know the term. The prince declined to discuss politics.
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U. S.C
Rutus
von Kleinsmid
Denmark
Ingrid
Relief plan for blind aid would shift funds and widen dependents
Russell outlined a substitute to amend the 1987 public assistance law, targeting blind beneficiaries by needs rather than fixed pensions. The proposal would broaden the definition of dependent children to allow transferring thousands of cases from direct relief to another federally financed assistance program.
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Russell
Congress split over relief bill and Hoover aided probe
Congress debates WPA funding amid relief concerns while a House committee prepares a broad inquiry. Proponents clash over economy measures and the President's program. The panel contemplates calling on the Justice Department's G men with J Edgar Hoover's approval, with the inquiry set to begin Tuesday.
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Senate
House
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Stockmen at annual meeting hear state college and industry updates
Six men from Indiana County attended the annual meeting and dinner of the Producers Cooperative Commission Association of Pittsburgh Thursday. Lee Claiborne reported on the year's business, Prof. W. Dennis spoke, and H. M. Wilson of the National Livestock Producers Association outlined industry highlights and marketing changes. Attendees included Clyde Bell and Shields McMillen of South Mahoning Township, Harry Kunkle and Paul Kunkle of Armstrong Township, Dick Stephens of Homer City, and County Agent J. W. Warner.
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Indiana County
Ldinner
Producerg Cooperisative Commission Association of Pittsburgh
Lee Claiborne
Jor State College
W. ¥. Dennis Speaker
H. M. Wilson
National Livestock Producers Association of Chicago
Clyde , Bell
Shields McMillen
South Mahoning Township
Harry Kunkle
Paul Kunkle
Armstrong Township
Dick Stephens
Homer City
J. W. Warner
Hearing on Bill to Outlaw Sunday Fishing By Local Vote
Harrisburg April 6 hearing planned for a bill by Rep Herbert Gates to outlaw Sunday fishing unless a local option referendum passes. The measure would require 15 percent petition of county voters to trigger local referenda, reviving a 1937 act that legalized Sunday fishing and prompting debate among sportsmen and clergy. Decisions on funding hatcheries and WPA projects support fish stock efforts statewide.
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Harrisburg
Robert B. Woodside, Jr
Republic Tan
Jess
Herbert G. Gates
Darlington Kulp
Reading
Irank Walton League
Social events on calendar for Indiana County
Chamber of Commerce Activities Calendar lists events in April and May. April 11 features Indiana High School Band concert in the high school auditorium, April 15 a Benefit Dance at Indiana Country Club for the Crippled Children's Society, April 18 Girl Scout Mother and Daughter Dinner at Fellowship Hall, Methodist Episcopal Church, 9 30 P M, April 27 Spring meeting of PTA, May 4 Annual Meeting of Indiana County Tuberculosis Society with location to be announced.
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Chamber of Commerce
Indiana High School
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana Country Club
Crippled Children's Society of
Indiana County
Drain Mines Under Protest Near Latrobe
Work to drain six flooded mines near Latrobe continued despite protests from Pittsburgh officials. Pumping started at St. Vincent's mine and flowed toward Mt. Pleasant, Coal and Coke Company site amid concerns of acid-laden water polluting the Allegheny River.
T. B. Testing Postponed in Indiana County Area
Five veterinarians began cattle tests in five townships this week. The Bureau of Animal Industry in Harrisburg advised stopping testing at week’s end and to report again later.
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T. B
Indiana County
Bureau of Animal Industry
Harrisburg
Arrest Two In Baby Death Near Russelton
A newborn unclothed baby found in frosty woods near Russelton died today in Tarentum hospital. Grandmother Minnie Kulick 46 and her daughter 15 were held for questioning under a district attorney detainer after a neighbor saw them carrying the baby into the woods. The mother Sofia Kulick 19 was taken to the hospital where the baby died.
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Pittsburgh
Russelton
Tarentum
Jenny McGinley
Minnie Kulick
Collision on Route 118 injures no one
Boyd W. Clawson of Blairsville failed to see an oncoming vehicle when entering Route 118 from a dirt road and collided with a gasoline truck driven by J. H. McNaughton of School Place Indiana. Neither man was injured and damages totaled about $100. No arrests were made.
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Josephine
Boyd W. Clawson
Blairsville
R. D
J. H. McNaughton
School Place
Indiana
Angelface Breaks Out of Cellar and Causes Caper
In Fair Hope on April 7 Billys Angelface, a yearling bull, escaped from a cellar where WPA worker Robert Sweeney had kept him since fall. The bull squeezed through a door two days ago and now roams in Sweeneys barn after fattening on hay. A separate Eastertide note reports a two man armed robbery at R K Shelders wholesale egg store, netting $40.
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Fair Hope
Billy
Robert Sweeney
WPA
Angel
Sweeney
Philadelphia
R. K. Shelter
Coal Miners Face Large-Scale Layoffs in VA and WV
The World News report cites 1,400 job losses in Virginia and West Virginia tied to Norfolk and Western. Other railroads curtail schedules, with Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie noting near standstills in shipments. Union leader Fred Thomas says truckers must obtain permits, while pickets halt coal into Altoona. He promises fuel for essential services, but laments the unsigned contract.
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Roanoke
Was
World News
Virginia
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Altoona
Fred Thomas
Johnstown
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas
Market report from Pittsburgh on fruits, vegetables, and livestock
Markets list produce prices for apples potatoes and other fruit in New York West Virginia Maine and Florida with shifts at steady to higher. Livestock quotes include hogs 7.75 cwt 180 to 220 pounds up 10 cents sows 6.25 down, cattle 11.50 for top steers, calves weaker, vealers 10.00 to 10.50, sheep 9.00 top with lambs steady and clipped sheep down 4.50.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
West Virginia
Rome
Todays Of Other Years April 7 1949 summary
Todays Of Other Years notes events on April 7 in 1949 including Bela Kun reported assassinated, Paris peace conference tensions, toll roads plan, Indiana deaths, and a coal tipple arson confession. Mentions Wlinglade Cambria turnpike, a $500000 June state fund, and a nearby oil well development two miles from West Virginia property.
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Bela Kun
Padevawski
Poland
le Vel
Paris
Wlinglade
Indiana
Cambria Turnpike
Alonzo Miller
T. &. Edwards
Frank Fowler
West Virgine
W. H. Martin
Idamar
Paul Minko
State Auto Backset Ruling Affects Driver Licenses
Crawford County Judge O Clare tent ruled George W Davich of Hayfield Township may appeal a 30 day suspension of his license. The Department of Revenue argued appeals must be filed within 30 days after suspension, marking the first ruling on the clause in the statute.
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Meadville
Apr
Commonwealth
Attornaeys
Crawford County
O. Clare Tent
George W. Davich
Hayfield Township
Department of Revenue
Varich
Boundary dispute ends with alleged shooting in Montgomery Township
McCreary is held on $200 bond on charges of aggravated assault and battery with intent to kill after a fight about boundary lines with Pvt. Arthur C. Wood. Mrs Walker, wife of the injured man, allegedly brought a shotgun to the scene and was involved in the incident at the home of Justice of the Peace Doyle Spider. State Motor Police reported the sequence of events following the quarrel over neighboring property boundaries.
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Indiana County
Mervel Walker
Arthur C. Wood
Motor Police
McCreary
Justice of the ‘Peace
Doyle Spider
Montgomery Township
Walker
Bridge Problem and Townsend Club Meeting Highlights
In the Eastern Contract Pair Championship Fred D Kaplan and Harold Ziman of New York won with Kaplan solving the play. The column notes a decisive killing play removing the side entry after the first trick. Also covered is a Townsend Club No 1 organizational meeting in Clymer led by C L Nonesmaker and Walt Disney’s remarks in Philadelphia about a Moon trip and ideas for a new fantasy with Stokowski.
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Fred D. Kaplan
Harold Ziman
New York
Kaplan
East
Declarer
I South
Disney
Philadelphia
Walt Disney
Fels Planetarium
Leopold Stokowski
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By Mackenzie
Moorhead
America
Stetson Dalton Adam
Penna
Howard Russell
Department of Public Assistance
House Welfare Committee
Workers’ ' Alliance
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Earl of Perth
Foreign Ministy
Count Galeazza Cigno
Perth
Ciano
Brittain
Giolgiion
Sity
Southern
California
Congress
Spring Creek
Bellefonte
Lsh Commission
Helleforte
Reynoldsdale
Huntsdale
Corry
Tionesta
Torresdale
Lee Garner
Texas
Page
Jane KE. Leonard
Indiana State Normal School
Charles Meade
Edward Gatley
Steve Scross
Ernest
Lilly
Ku Klux Klan
Marshall
Fee
Veterans Civil League
Bwdard Martin
Synger
Apel
Crawford Jurist
WM. E, McKenney
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