Senate weighs relief spending audit to fund recovery plan
Capitol notes report that Sen Couzens aims to authorize a Senate inquiry into nearly $3 billion in Federal relief expenditures under FERA. The measure has Glass's approval and broad Republican support, targeting how funds were distributed to states and spent by Hopkins led agencies. House debate on Roosevelt security program continues as Townsend and Lundeen plans falter against administration measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. WK. Hutchinson
INS
Washington
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
FERA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Glass
Virginia
Senate Republicans
William S. Neall
N.S
Lundeen
House
Townsend
Rep. McGroarty
California
Relief potatoes shipped to State Emergency Relief Board
Sixty thousand pounds of relief potatoes were packed at the Johnstown district warehouse on Horner street for the State Emergency Relief Board. Nineteen truckloads, about 89,000 pounds, were hauled yesterday. One thousand orders are on hand today as the 1,818,400 pound allocation is disposed of, with sixty one men employed. Dust storms prompt hope for government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Emergency Reief Board
Johnstown
Horner Street
Missing fishing boats in rough seas off Atlantic coast
Coast Guard crews search along the Athinne coast from Sandy Hook to Atlantic City for eleven fishermen missing from two boats. A sloop named Atlantic Thehlandts from New York carried seven aboard, and a masted schooner Peerless tied to Fulls Fish Market in New York had four aboard. Neither vessel had radio, and fear grows for the smaller boat as heavy seas continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branchs
Unst
Sandy Hook
Atlantic City
Atlantic Thehlandts
Nyody
Fort Med
Peerlass
New York
Ssoven
Atlantic Wiedlands Dock
Haley Held In Hit Run Death In Tohanstown
In Tohanstown on April 12 District Attorney W L Hibbs filed involuntary manslaughter reckless driving and failure to stop and render assistance charges against Haley af Nant y Gin in the hit and run death of Esther Roth. The coroner's jury recommended permanent revocation of Haley's operator's license and named several passengers as occupants of the car. No immediate charges were filed against six Johnstown men who admit to being in the death car, with authorities offering immunity to others who cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tohanstown
W. Lloyd Hibbs
Haley
Nant-y-Gin
Esther Roth
Miss Roth
Horner Street
Charles
Louis
Joseph Amershew
Andrew Patai
Emory Baretincie
Thomas Bannelly
Hibbs
Albert Stenger
Cyrus W. Davis
Harry F. Klink
Johnstown
Davis
Klink
Hopkins Fight Signals Tax Drive in Pennsylvania
Governor Earle's $40,000,000 gasoline tax plan was defeated but Senate Finance Committee holds about $4,000,0000 in other tax bills. Hopkins warns of action possible by Wednesday as Republicans craft a lower relief and tax package to outpace Governor proposals. Legislative session adjourned amid stalemate with ESRB estimating relief needs over $20,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. McClure
DelaWare
Senate Finance Committee
Earle
Hopkins
House
Senate
Brealey
Pennsylvania
State Emergency Relief Board
Dust Storm Recedes As Rain Brings Hope In Plains
Widespread dust storms eased as rains fell in several states. Garden City Kansas area endured total darkness for hours while storms raged and transport services slowly resumed. Officials warned unless rains came, fertile lands could become desert and urged rapid fuel relief funding to aid farmers and reclamation efforts. President Roosevelt pledged full support for relief and recovery programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
World On Wire
Edward B. Locker
LN. S. Star
Washing Con
Pns
H. F. Bennett
Aviculture Department
Koil Brasion Bureau
Toy G
Chicago
Bennett
Kansas
Texas
Ann
Rogran
Roosevelt
British Foreign Policy Stirs British Delegation Turmoil
A London pamphlet misattribution sparked confusion when Neville Chamberlain was blamed for a foreign policy statement. The British delegation, led by Sir Robert Vansittart, faced intensified strain as MacDonald Simon and other ministers disputed a lone minister’s view on handling Germany. The incident complicates Britain’s stance at Stresa and fuels internal tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londdon
France
England
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
London
MacDonald
John Simon
Simon
Chamberlain
Frdy
Foreign Office
Stresa
Robert van Sitfart
Shesa
Chamberun
Hay
HOLT
Germany
Peruicheus Albion
Gerbay
Chamberlau
Chamburlain
Berlin
Italy
Soviet Union
League Council
League
Versailles
Students Win Out In Strike In Robinson Township
Robinson township students end a four day walkout after the school board agrees to retain athletic director Ray McCullough. At Bellevue High School, Edwin N. Schenkel accepts a demotion to instructor and asks students to return to classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltsburgh
CINS
Robinson Township
Yelentian
Ray McCullough
McCullough
Bellevue High School
Edwin N. Schenkel
Schenkel
British policy at Stresa defended amid cabinet split
A disputed outline of British foreign policy at Stresa sparked a cabinet split and was publicly repudiated. Officials said no new commitments were made and Britain remained open to open-ended pacts while opposing exclusive alliances.
Bus Crash Fatalities Near Rockville Shock Town
The Rockville area reports a devastating bus crash sending injured to Washington and Montgomery County hospitals and homes nearby. De Hartley calls it a shambles with a 16 year old girl decapitated among the identified dead Phoebe Kelly 16 Allen Plovin 18 Mary L Downs ? More victims expected as morning updates arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montgomery County
de Hartley
Rockville
Phoebe Kelly
Allen Plovin
Mary L. Downs
Readable Names From OCR Fragment
An OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with ages and one injured person named Miss Louise Funk. Other entries include teachers Blanche Long and the note of a bug driver Percy Line aged 31. The text ends abruptly with names such as Helen Blazer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Winter
Claude Myers
Riva Harsh
Leroy Kendle
Norris Downs
Paul McElroy
Mary E. Zimmerman
Virginia Myers
Carl Brindle
Bertha, Castle
Pearl Emerson
Miss Louise. Funk
Blanche Long
Thelma Staley
Margaret Creps
Mary Teade
Billy Collier
Albert Leal, Jr
Deward Hose
William Gower
Malcolm Gower
Dwight Fearnow
Percy Line
James Flury
Helen Blazer
Obituary notices from Altoona and nearby towns
Obituaries detail Elmereb Kunkle 73 a native of Indiana and longtime Altoona resident, his funeral at 412 East Walton Ave with burial at Rosa Hill. Ada Pringle Reber 67 from Indiana County dies in Warsaw Indiana and will be honored by several clergymen in Southmont with Grandview cemetery burial. Samuel M Whittaker 73 of Reynoldsville dies unexpectedly. survived by widow Martha Lane Whittaker, two sons and two daughters, plus siblings and extended family.
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Elmereb, Kunkle
Indiana
Altoona
Centre Township
Indiana County
John
Ursula
Baker) Kunkle
Kunkle
Mary
Long) Kunkle
QO. K. Edwards
First Church of Christ and the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
East Walton Avenue
Rosa Hill Cemetery
Ada Pringle-Reber
Warsaw
Ind
Johnstown
Elty D. Warhole
Palliser Street
Southmont
John A. Rankin
First United Presbyterian Church
Kernville
Ligonier
Dwight Nichol
Harry B. Pringle
PF. R. R
Wallace Reber
Clayce Reber
Samuel M. Whittaker
Reynoldsville
Westmoreland County
Martha Lane
Matthias Whittaker
Frank Austin
Clyde
Samuel
R. L. McLaughlin
Grove City
Matthias
Ann Huntingdon
Food supply and wheat harvest threaten 1930s exports
The text describes a dangerously reduced food supply in the United States led by Youngs Henry, with meat prices up and insufficient wheat. It notes the AAA lifted spring wheat planting restrictions, yet the coming harvest may barely meet domestic needs. Dust storms ruined thousands of acres, denying cultivation for years.
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Youngs Henry
AAA
Thelma Tells Of Tragedy In Bravery Of A Child
The speaker recalls Thelma Staley describing a crash and its aftermath. A brave child endures pain, loss, and memory as she clings to family, mother figures, and support after a life changing event. The narrative emphasizes resilience amid shock and a community seeking reassurance for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Staley
Six Directors Elected Amid Housing Meet in Indiana
Warren H Spencer, a West Philadelphia real estate man, was named chair of the Indiana committee at a recent gathering. A future meeting is planned as Smith speaks for the Federal Housing Administration, urging rebuilding after disasters and economic downturns under the National Recovery framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren H. Spencer
West Philadelphia
Indiana
Smith
Federal Housing Administration
Mans
Henry Wallace and the AAA in the 1930s Washington saga
Washington dispatch profiles Henry A. Wallace, then secretary of agriculture, detailing his push to use the AAA to curb surpluses and raise farm incomes. It notes the severity of drought and dust storms as unforeseen headwinds threatening his New Deal program and the nation’s food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
AAA
Henry
Iowa
Adair County
Polk County
Town State College
Wallace
Malin
Commission
Happers Old Farm Bureau
Two Accused In Train Wreck At Sturgeon
Pittsburgh April 12 Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad testified that men deliberately pulled spikes from rail tracks causing the October wreck of an American Flyer near Sturgeon. Defendants Robert Edwards and Alfred Van Shuren faced charges as wreckers. engineer Paul E Black was killed. The pair were expected to claim their confessions were coerced and that road negligence caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sturgeon
Robert Edwards
Alfred van Shuren
Paul E. Black
Edwards
van Shuren
National Housing Act aims to revive economy and real estate
The speaker argues the National Housing Act will energize the economy by drawing timid capital into business, stimulating the durable goods and building industries, and stabilizing real estate values. It creates the Federal Housing Administration to manage the act, with Title I Modernization Plan offering insured loans to property owners meeting simple income and use criteria, backed by 20 percent loan insurance to lenders.
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National Housing Act
Flrst
Federal Housing Administration
Tapie Tal
John Smith
National City Bank of New York
New York
Financial
Nazis Plot Espionage Against America Denied
Borderer denies the accusation that Nazis attempted espionage against the United States claiming the agent won his heart and later betrayed him by compelling him to write damaging articles. He asserts personal betrayal rather than a state plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borderer
Trial in Berlin as Reiderer faces espionage charge
Richard Reiderer a U S citizen testifies at the People's Court in Berlin detailing an alleged agent provocateur who urged him to observe Nazi stormtroopers and write anti German pieces. He admits a confession under police pressure and cites encounters in Munich with a man named Wolfahrt and his girlfriend Margaret Sickert. The court plans a verdict today amid secrecy rules while the US Consul attends portions of the proceedings. The article also includes long unrelated details on American financial plans and the National Housing Act presented to businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
HUSS
N.S. Stan
Berlin
INS
Cam
Richard Reiderer
Wolfahrt
Munich
Roiderer
Margaret Sickert
Fraulein Sickert
Germany
People’s Court
Reiderer
Raymond R. ‘Geist
United States
Geist
Ft T
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