Bethlehem Steel declares 1.2 share dividend for common stock
Bethlehem Steel Corp announces a 1.2 per share common dividend payable June 1 with record date May 10. First quarter profit 81,881,139 or 3.02 a share, while December quarter profit was 15,028,928 or 3.74 a share. Unfilled orders end-March stood at 258,802,117. Eugene G. Grace cites 74 percent capacity use and April orders around 75 percent.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem
Slaying Sparks Neighbor Reactions Across Quiet Street
The incident unfolded as Mrs. Smith, wielding an iron, rushed from the kitchen to a grim scene. Four children were upstairs while the step-father, a salesman, was in Reading, Pennsylvania, when notified by phone. Neighbor Leslie Sheetz heard a shot and a scream during a radio drama, but he continued reading, thinking the events linked to the broadcast.
Steiner's Market adopts germ-killing UV system
William Steiner proprietor of Steiner's Market announced installation of a modern refrigeration plant and a new ultraviolet germicidal system called Steinlamp using Rentschlerizing tubular lights from Westinghouse. He invites interested parties to view the innovation.
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William Steiner
Steiner's Market
Neutrality figures and trade shifts in 1939
The report notes total 1939 exports at 859 million with gains in airplanes, iron and steel, non ferrous metals, lubricants, machinery, trucks, tractors and chemicals. First quarter exports reached 706,773,000 while imports rose 23 percent to 655,424,000. New neutrality proclamations add Norway to belligerents with measures restricting Norwegian ships and declaring neutrality, while Denmark’s status remains debated and Danish assets in the U S are frozen.
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Norway
British Empire
France
Germany
Poland
Reich
Denmark
Roosevelt
United States
Treasury
Allied gains, diplomacy shift amid Europe war updates
British pressure tightens grip near Sivren and Narvik as German claims of Oslo bomb damage remain uncertain. Reports cite twelve Allied losses and continued occupation expansion while the Berne pact promises Swiss supply to Allies. Britain and Japan edge toward a Chinese silver deal, and Yugoslav traders visit Moscow for a trade treaty with Allied backing. Britain eyes Russia talks to reroute USSR trade away from Germany, aiding raw material flow via the Trans-Siberian route.
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Sivren
Trondheim
High Command
Uilding
Dombasnd Andalsnes
Comimunique
Uriain
Sweden
Stockholm
Berne Af
Swietland
Germany
Britain
Japan
Tientsin
Moscow
Russia
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Italian
Italy
Tl Duce
Agaist
iIoment
Reynaud
France
Fortune Tellers Foresee A World Of Change In Doughnut Readings
At a Fort Lee New Jersey convention 19 members of the International Fortune Tellers Association abandon old methods and use doughnut divination. President Gypsy Lee stresses drops and splashes yield forecasts including Joe Louis losing the heavyweight title this year and the Yankees Dodgers pennants with a fifth world series for New York. The European war ends in 1941 with territorial shifts. Germany loses new holdings while Russia holds part of Poland. the United States remains neutral.
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Fort Lee
N. J
International Fortune Tellers Association
Gypsy Lee
Joe Louis
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yanks
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Poland
United States
Unitarian Conference Delegates Gather From Five Regions
Delegates from Unitarian churches in Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio Ontario and Western New York meet in Meadville Pennsylvania for the 35th annual Meadville district conference. Speakers include Rev Wallon E Cole Toledo Rev Frank Porter Shirley Jamestown Mrs Waitstill H Sharpe Wellesley Hills Dr Frederick May Eliot Boston and Prof James Luther Adams Meadville Theological School Chicago.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ontario
New York
Meadville
Unitarian
Wallon E. Cole
Toledo
Frank Porter Shirley
Jamestown
Waitstill H. Sharpe
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Frederick May Eliot
Boston
James Luther Adams
Meadville Theological School
Chicago
War Today on Norway Front Echoes Mussolini Dilemma
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the Trondheim portraying port struggle foreshadows a broader war. Nazi forces dash northward to reinforce near Trondheim while French Legionnaires pivot to support from the sea. Mussolini faces risks of entering a wider conflict, given the Italian navy and Mediterranean stakes.
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Dewitt Mackenzil
Trondheim
Norway
Signor Mussolini
Europe
Scandinavia
Ijauce
Hitler
Haly
Mussolini
Balkans
All-College Head Elected at State College
Arnold C. Laich of Munson was named all-college president at Pennsylvania State College after three days of voting. Robert N. Baker of State College became vice president. H. Leonard Krause of Rochester, a junior in mechanical engineering, was chosen president of the juniors, and Frank R. Flynn of Mt. Pleasant, a sophomore in liberal arts, was elected to lead the sophomores.
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Io State College
Pennsylvania State College
Arnold C. Laich
Munson
Robert N. Baker
State College
H. Leonard Krause
Rochester
Frank R. Flynn
Liberal Arts
Mt. Pleasant
Treasury Balance Report Shows April 24 Figures
Washington April 26 P The treasury position as of April 24 lists receipts 8 215 232 98 expenditures 30 242 781 40 and a net balance of 2 228 807 210 45 Working balance included 41 506 320 078 26 Customs receipts for month 21 412 886 57 Receipts for fiscal year July 1 4 678 266 231 08 Expenditures 7 822 407 642 56
Former Oil City editor Carl Simmons dies aged 68
Carl Simmons, 68, former city editor of the Oil City Blizzard, died yesterday at his Long Island home. He left Oil City 12 years ago, friends learned.
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Oil City
Carl Simmons
Long Island
Gideons Open Annual Meeting in Altoona
Pennsylvania Gideons, distributors of millions of Bibles, opened their 35th annual convention in Altoona today. The meeting runs through Sunday.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
Gideons
Woman's protest over school interference ends in quiet noted
The report records comments by Kight and Prosecutor Howard on Mrs Lowe's actions, stating the case was deemed closed and that her demonstration had not disrupted classwork. It notes she telephoned friends to pass time, and mentions a power outage at the darkened building in Highlandville, a 14 resident community about 25 miles southeast of Springfield in the Shepherd of the Hills country.
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Kight
Howeard
Lowe
Highlandville
Springfield
Shepherd of the Hills Country
Warner
Mediterranean entente with Italy and Spain hints at reconciliation
A note suggests forming a Mediterranean entente with Italy and Spain as a possible path to reconciliation. The proposal remains tentative, with few concrete steps announced and no formal agreement reported.
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Italy
Spain
Efforts to Free Toll Bridge Hit Standstill
Harrisburg April 26 Efforts to free the Koppel toll bridge and cut rates on Sunbury tolls stalled. The Highways Department tied the free bridge issue to other toll matters and the Public Utility Commission postponed its Sunbury rate hearing. The Cumberland County court hearings on the Harrisburg Market Street bridge test bond purchase authority from 1933 referendums.
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Harrisburg
Highways Department
Koppel
Beaver River
Public Utility Commission
Sunbury Bridge Company
Cumberland County
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Pinchot Ar
Motor Fund
Dauphin County
Market Street
T. C. Frame
Earle
I. Lamont Hughes
Highways
Sunbury
Matthew Frick
Lewisburg
Sunbury Bridge
Blair F. Claybaugh
Wart
Lility
Utility Commission
Paul Larimer
Commission Coupsel
Commission For Action
Community Notes From Armstrong Township Area
Members signed up from Armstrong Township and Sheloca for summer girls and boys clubs. The 500 Club hosted four tables with Helen Rankin, Rose Jane McCardle, Paul Fulmer, and Bill Sell attending. High scores went to Todd Rankin and Mildred Thomas. Leonard Miller won consolation. School yard tiling planned with local officials and volunteers aiding. Frances Kline’s birthday celebrated. gifts and best wishes. Walker School closed due to teacher illness.校. Frances Kline honored. Lea and Edgar Miller re elected. Local visits and gatherings reported. Venezuela mood and China telephony note. Willow Grove mine disaster linked to black blasting powder. Ickes releases report.
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Armstrong Township
Sheloca
Carlyle Farren
Helen Rankin
Rose Jane McCardle
Paul Fulmer
Bill Sell
Todd Rankin
Mildred Thomas
Leonard Miller
Lee Miller
Leason
Edgar Miller
Ed Sharp
Frances
Florence
Josephine Sharp
Cresson
Walker School
Iluss
Paul Black
Walker and Borough
Pene
Elmer Kiine
Frances Kline
Lea Miller
Pearl Wiggins
Prank Bleakney
Saylor Carnahan
Arthur Lowry
Ella Warner
W. A. Coleman
Warner
Carvie Sherp
Brackenridge
Floyd Rey
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburg Mercantile Sales Rise In Early 1940
Department store gales in Pittsburg during the first quarter of 1940 were about four percent higher than the first quarter of 1939, according to reports to the State Department of Commerce.
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Mercantile Sales
Pittsburgh
State Department of Commerce
Heal the Breach Prompts Pennsylvania Democrats Rally
Philadelphia April 16 flow for Pennsylvania Democrats to heal the breach and aim for November victory was outlined by Dr. Luther A. Harr manager of U S Senator Joseph F. Guffey s renomination campaign He urged binding wounds from the prior campaign and revitalizing the party Harr noted Guffey s strong primary win plus Roosevelt s large vote signal a Democratic victory while naming potential successors and detailing unofficial primary tallies for several statewide posts and a Republican U S Senate race.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Luther A. Harr
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Dr. Harr
Guffey
Ramsey W. Blacl
Harrisburg
Lawrence
Walter A. Jones
G. Harold Wagner
Owen
Hunt
Jackson E. Sears
Auditor General
F Clair Ross
Joseph D. Burke
D. M. Livingston
Jay Cooke
Albert H. Ladner, Jr
John A. Derenzo
Janes F. Malone, Jr
James N. McKee
Robert W. Pratt
Frederick T. Gelder
Frank Thompson
Clyde D. Boden
Gunman in Burlington Commits Suicide After Shootout
More than 1,000 onlookers watched as Henry Reed, 46, armed with shotgun and guns, fought police for two hours. After refusals to surrender and a failed siege with tear gas, Reed killed himself when hit by gunfire, while about a dozen bystanders were wounded. Officers recovered Reed's body in his second floor room.
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Burlington
Harry Hunt
Henry Reed
Reed
Aras
Sheriff Hunt
Cabinet Will Stay At Posts In Belgium Crisis
Brussels April 26. Prime Minister Pierlot's cabinet agreed to remain in office at the king's request after presenting resignation. The king, noting frontier vigilance by the army, wrote Pierlot following talks with Liberal leader Paul Hymann. The resignation followed a Liberal party rift over education reform.
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Brussels
Hubert Piarlot
Leopold
Pierlot
Paul Hyman
Liberal Party
Scalise Indicted on 3 Counts for Extortion
New York April 16 ex convict George Scalise former president of the Building Service Employees International Union is named in a three count indictment charging conspiracy and extortion. The charges allege extortion totaling 97180 from hotel and rooming house operators in New York and union members.
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New York
George Scalise
Building Service Employes’ International Union
AFL
Methodist Conference Raises Rural Hardship Concerns
Atlantic City April 26 The general conference of the Methodist Church heard a report from the Home Missions and Church Extension committee warning that mechanization of agriculture is driving penury in rural America. The document cites plot theft homelessness of migrants, tenant insecurity and 15,000,000 unaffiliated youths. It notes a 4,750,000 active criminal population, half under 21, and urges attention to unchurched Americans and youth disaffiliation.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Americas
Committee On
Vome Missions and Church Extension
United States
Qvork
Obituary notices for Treese Prothero Engles and Daskovicie
Obituary items note George W Treese of Arcadia died at 8:00 p m in his home. Survivors include widow Rhoda Bell Treese and children Steele Murdis Adley Blanche Clair Ellen. Funeral 2:00 p m Sunday at East Mahoning Baptist Church. Also listed: Mrs Hope Sickenberger Engles 43 of Tinga Colorado dead in Pueblo Hospital. Surviving husband two sons James and Robert. Also Alexandria Daskovicie 46 died at Homer City Mazza street. funeral plans incomplete.
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Syria
Louise May (Clements) Prothero
John C. Prothero
Jeannette
Harold Ney Prothero, Jr
Louise Glennavee
Glennavee
Joseph R.halliday
Chicago
H. Lynn Prothero
Tampa
Fla
George Prothero
George Washington Treese
Montgomery Township
Arcadia
Greene Township
George
Rebecca (Blough) Treese
Rhoda Bell
Mum Aud
Steele Treese
Murdis J
Adley Treese
Tarentum
Blanche Summ
Pitcairn
Clair Treese
Akron
Ellen Treese
Grant Treese
Commodore, R. DB
Emma Mumau
Glen Campbell
Minnie Humphreys
Ellwood
Ind
East Mahoning Baptist Church
Clayton Straw
Church
Hope (Sickenberger) Engles
Tinga
Colo
Clymer
Corwin Hospital
Pueblo
P. M. Sickenberger
Creen Township
James
University of California
Robert
L. J. and
Wilber Sickenberger
John Bornheimer
Commodore
W. B. Elliott
Priest River
Idaho
Trimaeclad
Mis
Alexandria Daskovicie
Mazza Street
Homer City
Special Session in Pennsylvania History for 22nd Ex Traemlinary Meeting
The May 4 session marks the 22nd extraordinary gathering in Pennsylvania. Historically the haw makers convened in special sessions to repel invaders on western frontiers and quell the whisky rebellion, with Civil War bouts noted. The current call mirrors past aims to fund unemployment relief.
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Pennsylvania
Markets in Pittsburgh and Chicago April reports
Markets news from Pittsburgh and Chicago note salable hogs cattle and sheep activity with price ranges. Grains show wheat prices slipping on rain in the hard winter belt while corn holds near unchanged. Produce data from Pittsburgh lists apples potatoes and various regional lots with mixed steady to slight changes.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
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