Pennsylvania Democratic nominating race narrows as withdrawals end
In Philadelphia on April 20, last minute withdrawals trimmed the field for auditor general with F Clair Rosa remaining atop the slate. Former Rep Joseph Burke and former Public Utility Commissioner Donald Livingston withdrew but stay on the ballot. Livingston cited party harmony. Guffey’s renomination fight continued, with Lawrence accused of backing anti Guffey momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Auditor General
F. Clair Rosa
Fnsylvania
Joseph D. Burke
Donald M. Livingston
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Livingston
Harmony
Delaware County
Generi
Ross
U. S
Guffey
Walter A. Jones
Pittsburgh
All Man
William N. McNair
Scranton
Avid L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Jones
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Newton D. Baker
Wilkes-Barre
Alben B. Barkley
Yormer
Thomas Kennedy
J. Harold Flannery
Meadville
European turmoil and Nazi trade gains amid Balkan roundup
In Yugoslavia police continued a nationwide roundup after a plot to depose the government was uncovered. Former Premier Milan Stojadinovic, deemed a “friend of Germany,” was held in a mountain chalet. Britain and the Soviet Union discussed a possible trade pact, while Germany expanded its hold in southern Norway. Berlin marked Hitler’s birthday with declarations of strength and a new Romanian trade agreement aiding war material supplies. rumors of Romania contracting to honor prior wheaten and air contracts surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Milan Stojadinovic
Germany
Norway
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Romania
Karl Clodius
Rumania
Bucharest
Jones Urges Pension Plan At Democratic Senate Bid
Pittsburgh April 20 Walter A Jones campaigns for U S senator with a call for old age pensions regardless of Townsend plan endorsing Roosevelt ideals. About 1600 attendees braved rain to hear him argue for fair work distribution and modernization through political science. Guffey backs Roosevelt and is expected to win Philadelphia primary as White promotes Roosevelt-backed slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Walter A. Jones
U. S
Townsend
Jones
Allied landings in Norway threaten German lines at Trondheim
Reports place Allied troops at Namsos and Molde with objectives to sever German links to Trondheim. Skirmishes near Trondheim seen as likely as British reinforcements arrive along a 15 mile frontier from Namsos. Steinkjer feared as fighting could erupt soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Norway
Namsos
Trondheim
Molde
Laerdal
Sogne Fjord
Nemsos
Steinkjer
Farm Show Explores Electric Ranges Aids to Homes
Continued from page one the feature outlines benefits of electric brooders and automatic thermostats reducing trips to the brooder house. Demonstrations by Mrs Elva S Bohannon REA Regional Home Economist highlight the efficiency of electric ranges for quick hot meals. Visitors see how ranges cut chores, with demonstrations of hot dishes and meals prepared to illustrate economy and convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva S. Bohannon
REA
Evelyn Bloome
REA Home Economist
Ladies Aid Society of
Strongstown M BE
Obituaries From Montgomery and Nearby Towns
Obituary notices report deaths in Harrisville Grove City Banks township Glen Campbell NuMine Hillsdale and Montgomery township. Survivors include spouses children and siblings with services and interment planned at local churches and cemeteries including Oakland Devers Shanksville and Montgomery Church. Funeral times are listed as 2:00 p m Monday and prayers precede services in some notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Spencer
George
Dora Spencer
Banks Township
Glen Campbell
William Williams
R. D
George C. Alvaner
NuMine
Steffey Chapel
Messrs Carlisle and Gault
Nee
Devers
Death of Edwin Gilpin Orr in Dayton Ohio Funeral set
The Rev. Ivan Fetterman will officiate as Edwin Gilpin Orr dies at his Dayton home after a brief illness. Former Indiana merchant and later real estate man, he left widow Nellie and four children Robert C Ruth A Lois and Joan of Dayton. Surviving brothers James L of Indiana and Paul L of Somerville New Jersey and five Pittsburgh sisters. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery Sunday at 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Gilpin Orr
Andrew
Martha J. Orr
Dayton
Ohio
Indiana
Orr
Nellie Orr
Robert C
Ruth A. Lois
Joan
James L
Paul L
Somerville
N. J
Pittsburgh
Greenwood Cemetery
Derailment of New York Central’s Lake Shore Limited
A Lake Shore Limited derailment near Little Falls follows the track collapse after a curve mishap. Regulators say 45 mph was allowed, tape shows 39 mph. Dozens dead or injured as rescuers pull survivors from mangled cars and a Chinese group is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Growley
Little Falls
New York Central
Fast Lake Shore Limited
New York Central Flyer
The
Central
United States
Alsbany
Dennis Guinney
Ford Motor Company face unprecedented union notice order
Labor board examiner Robert N. Denham charged Ford with organizing a brutal campaign to beat and terrorize union supporters at the Dallas plant in 1937. He proposed the company notify all more than 100,000 workers that they may join any union of their choice and apply Wagner Act remedies to all Ford plants nationwide. Ford attorney called the findings wild inference and said exceptions would be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Robert N. Denham
Examiner
Ford
Dallas
Texas
Gabe P. Allen
Ford Company
Labor Board
Neth L. Leachman
Denham
Dennam
Dearborn Mich
Dearborn
Flood Waters Rise Across Rivers Causing Substantial Flood Risk
Rising waters exceeded flood stages on the Cheat and Monongahela at Fount Marion while Greensboro Brownsville and Johnstown reported elevated levels. Roads blocked Route 18 and 19, volunteers rescued people, and rainfall totals pushed April figures toward a record. Farmers lagging two weeks with plowing but hopeful for crops as ground soaks up heavy snows and long rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fount
Marion
Cheat River
Monongahela
Greensboro
Brownsville
Johnstown
Stoney Creek
Allegheny
Franklin
Raccoon Creek
Utica Physician Aids Dying Engineer After Crash
Rep. Fred J. Douglas and his son Dr James Douglas aided the engineer at a wreck scene near dawn. State police estimated about 10000 people gathered, many in nightwear and coats, as rescue work was hampered by drizzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Douglas
R-Ny
Utica
James Douglas
Modern Menus By Mrs Gaynor Maddox NEA Service
Molded fruit salad ideas brighten warm weather menus with new dressings. Recipes include Tropical Fruit Salad with gelatin and citrus, Sour Cream Dressing, and Cucumber Dressing, plus a full day’s meal plan featuring breakfast rhubarb, bridge luncheon, and dinner of hamburgers with sides and desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Sto
Bridge
State Will Go GOP Says James Headlines 1940
Harrisburg April 20 1940 Pennsylvania will vote Republican next fall Governor James denounced President Roosevelts WPA plan as a political confession Pennsylvania was not on the auction block in 1938 and not in 1940 Three youths receive 30 days for kicking over garbage cans in Reading Quits relief for life OKeefe inherits 13000 as sole heir in Philadelphia housing project debuts in Chester Union official injured in Mt Pleasant shooting Legion protests charter confusion in Allwood City Pennsylvania department of American Legion objects to Italian American Legion name
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James
Roosevelt
Congres
WPA
Philadelphia
James A. O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Cosmic Ray Man Sees Spirit in Science Talk
Dr Arthur H Compton, Chicago’s famed cosmic ray man, tells the American Philosophical Society that science mixes spiritual and material effects. He cites three roles for science in American culture and traces rapid scientific progress from Phoenician alphabets to X rays, radio, and autos, urging view of science amid social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blarsaled
Philadelphia
Solence
Arthur H. Compton
Chicago
American Philosophical Society
Compton
Charity flood aids Blickenderfer family in Pittsburgh suburb
In Verona on April 20, after a fire wiped out the Blickenderfers belongings except a coat and three American flags, neighbors rallied. 1,089 Penn High School students gathered clothes for the family and others offered dining tables, beds, tooth brushes, coal, and more, showing a rapid communal response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona
Blickenderfere
Pittsburgh
Ralph Biickenderfer
Penn High School
Blickenderfers
Cromwell May Resign From Canada Post
Secretary Hull said he believes James H. R. Cromwell will resign as minister to Canada after next month’s New Jersey Democratic Senate primary. If Cromwell campaigns, he would seek a leave of absence to do so. Cromwell entered the New Jersey race yesterday and has served as envoy to Canada since January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
James H. R. Cromwell
Canada
New Jersey
United States
Cromwell
Grave Diggers Strike Delays Burials at Lake View Cemetery
In Cleveland on April 20, grave diggers and gardeners forming the Abortists Landscapers and Nursery Workers Union AFL picketed the main gate at Lake View Cemetery delaying four burials. Graves were dug but truck drivers delivering vaults refused to pass the picket line. funerals proceeded with caskets placed in receiving vaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake View Cemetery
James A. Garfield
John D. Rockefeller
Newton D. Baker
Receiver report ordered after vagueness in Pittsburgh note
Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker demanded a new report by June 2 from P G Baldwin receiver of Pioneers Material Co Kittanning. The firm may borrow up to 8000 dollars from Forest County Bank to cover payrolls and expenses for fulfilling a flood central dam project on Tionesta. In Uniontown a 19 year old built a short wave radio letting Mrs. Vernon Boyd speak an hour with her husband 1500 miles away with Admiral Byrd at the South Pole where it was 60 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
F. P. Schoonmaker
P. G. Baldwin
Pioneers Material Company
Kittanning
Forest County Bank
Tlongata
Fuldlring & Contract
Tionesta
Uniontown
William Henzley
Vernon Boyd
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Boyd
Compilation of 1944 corporate names and stock figures
A dense OCR sample lists numerous corporations and indicators such as Ohio Barmadall, Bendix Aviation, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, Goodyear, Packard, Studebaker, and Union Carbide among others. It appears to be a catalog of companies with fractional or percentage figures interspersed. The item resembles a stock table filler or directory rather than a narrative article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Barmadall Oil Bendix Aviat Beth Steel
Blow-Knox Borden Co
Borg-Warner Briggs Mtg
Calumet & Hee Canada Pacific
Caterpi
Tractor Celanese Corp
Cerro de Pas
Chas & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
City Stores
Colgate-Palm Colum G & EI
Colum Credit
Weath & South
Cons Edison
Consol Oil Container Corp
del Corn Products
Crane Co
Curtiss
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wr
Deere and Co
del Lack and Weat Distill Corp-Seag
Douglas Aircraft du Pont de
Eastman Kodak
Auto-Lite
el Power
Erie
Gen
Foods
Gen Motors
Goodrich
Goodyear
Gt Northern Ry
Harb- Walker Hecker
Hood-Hershey
Houston Oil Hudson Motor
Illinoia Central Indust Rayon Int Harvester
Int
Nick Can
Tel
Johns-Manville
Kennevott Cop Kresge
Glass Liggett and
Loew's Inc Lorillard
Mack Trucks
Macy
Mesta Machine
Mini-Moline
Montgom Ward Murray Corp
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Cash
Nats Steel
Central
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Ohio
Otis Steel
Packard Motor Param Pictures
Penn RR Phillips Pat Pitt Ser
Bob Procter and Gam
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of
Am Radio
Keith-Orph Reading Co
Reming Rand
Repub
Stes Reynolds Tob Schenley Distill
Sears Roebuck Shell Union
Shmmona Ca
Sovony-Vacuum Southern Pac’ Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Stand Oil
Cal
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf Sylph
Tex Pac L Trust Tide War
Timken
Bell & Trans and
Weat
Air Union Carbide
United Air Ligee
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Fies Line Us
Cory
Warner Bros Fist West Union
Blang Wilson End’ Co
Wenlworth
Statewide graduate jobs committee formed in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg April 20. A permanent statewide committee to tackle unemployment among graduates is announced by the Job Mobilization committees. The group, operating from the University of Pennsylvania under Dr Clarence Clawell, will coordinate job-finding efforts of schools, business and industry. The executive committee includes John Barr Temple University John D Beatty Carnegie Tech J H Belknap Westinghouse A M Boyd Philadelphia Electric J O Keller Penn State Dr Charles H Rominger Moravian Prof Fred W Slantz Lafayette Edward B Williams University of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
University of Pennsylvania
Clarence ¥. Clawell
Pennsylvania Association of School and
John Barr
Temple University
John D. Beatty
Carnegie Tech
J. H. Belknap
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
A. M. Boyd
Philadelphia Electric Co
J. O. Keller
Pennsylvania State College
Charles H. Rominger
Moravian College
A. M. Rupkey
Bethlehem Steel Co
Market report summarizing livestock and produce prices
Pittsburgh markets report salable hogs 100 priced 5.50 to 7.00 per cwt, cattle and calves steady. Produce demand slow with apples and potatoes showing limited gains, grain prices under pressure in Chicago as traders lock in profits amid possible rains across the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
New York
West Virginia
Maine
Idaho
Crates Morida Bliss
Chicago
Indiana Forecast and Election Notices From Local Gazette
Partly cloudy and cool today with warmer conditions tomorrow and a wet April to date, 91.42 inches above average. Polling places for Indiana Borough precincts shift to new stations, with notice from County Board of Elections. Residents urged to vote in the Democratic primary on April 23 and support Joseph F Guffey for U S Senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Borough
Houck Hotel
Marion Center Creamery
South 10Th Street
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Steele Clark Co
L. Campbell LU
F. Robinson
Indiana County Board of Elections
Indiane
Wayne Avenue
Old Street
South 7Th Street
L. Campbell
L. F. Robinson
Radioing County Board of Elections
Indiana Evening Gazette
Center Township
Indiana County
J. Cognell
Joseph F. Guffey
United States
Toosevelt
Gufey
Roosevalt
A Hiey
Char Ay
Roan
Ema
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Pia
Townsend Plan
Turnpike Commission
White House
Tome
John Aiey
Grove City
Harrisville
Robinson Funeral Home
Arthur J. Piehl
D. D
Oakland Cemetery
John Grundy
Shanksville United Brethren Cemetery
H. L. Loveless
Shanksville Cemetery
Amanda Pearl Blose
Blose
Montgomery Township
Hillsdale
A. m. Fri
William and
Taabal
Irvin) Sheffar
J. L. Blose
Norman Hobariing
Butler
Myra Dearmin
Dilltown
Richard Blose
Myre
Lucretia King
Clymer
Monroe Blosa
Elnora
Revers Blose
Wallace and
Alton Shettay
Elizabeth Fairman
Creakelde
Frances Blose
Ivan Fetterman
Rawley Cemetery
New York City
C. H. Hoffman
Albany
Giles Brown
Yeacue
Jesse Karl
J. Y. Smith
Earl
Smith
Ford Motors
Plant
Polly Knoedler
State
Chester
Clifford People
MT. Pleasant
Here
Leonard Bernard
AFL
Rome
Galileo
Plat
al Chem & Dye
Allied Strait
Allis-Ch
Armatrong
Cork
Committee For Graduate
JOBS
College
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Station Avenue
Philadelphia Street
L. Campbell L. F. Robinson
Andiank County Board of Elections
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