Pushing Probe of Hot Money Syndicate Expands
Federal agents press the Hot Money syndicate probe in Chicago involving the Bremer kidnapping and Dillinger gang links. Arrests target William E. Mead and former political figure John J. McLaughlin as agents seize ransom money and question suspects, with two unidentified men held.
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Chicago
INS
William E. Mead
Edward Bremer
St. Paul
John Dillinger
Mead
Dillinger
Bremer
John J
McLaughlin
William Vidler
Department of Justice
Vidler
Joln
Melvin Purvis
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
Arthur Barker
Alvin Karpis
U. S
Dwight F. Green
Clier McLaughlin
Obituary Raymond Makin and Blanche Wynkoop
Obituary items note Raymond Makin 38 of Strongstown died at his mother's home and was buried in Grandview cemetery Johnstown. survivors include his widow and several siblings. The second obituary reports Blanche Wynkoop of Clyde buried at Bethel Church with interment in the church cemetery after a long illness. she is survived by her husband and a son Paul.
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Raymond Makin
Strongstown
Anna (Shepherd) Ma Kin
Conway General
Johnstown
Grandview
Makin
Morrellville
Oliver Makin
Oliver
Rupert) Makin
Albert Makin
Mabion Heilman
Henry Brokloff
Anthony Engh
Fred Makin
Washington, D. C
Fred Rader
California
Blanche Wynkoop
Blanche (McKelvey
Music Week At Cherry Tree Plans Fifth Anniversary Event
Cherry Tree hosts its fifth annual Music Week on Thursday evening in the Presbyterian church. The Cherry Tree Friends-of-Music present director Mr. Marie Samuel Transuc in a song recital with pianist Alexander Reed and the Friends-of-Music Chorus directed by Mr. Transue, a Bethlehem native. Reed accompanies and performs piano solos as well. Admission is free with a silver offering requested to defray concert expenses.
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Cherry Tree
Presbyterian Church
Cherry Tree Friends-of-Music
Marie Samuel Transuc
Alexander Reed
Friends-of-Music
Transue
Bethlehem
J. Fred Walte
Bach Choir of
Friends-of-Music Chorus
Hark
Obituary for Mrs Mary Dugan Dugar Clyde Armagh
Mrs Mary Dugan Dugar, 72, died unexpectedly in the County Home at 11 30 p m Saturday. She leaves a mother Mrs Flora Jane Mc Kelvey of Clyde a brother Joseph McKelvey of Armagh and two sisters Mrs Ruth Wert of Clyde and Mrs Flora Jane Altimus of Armagh Funeral services have not been arranged.
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Flora Jane McKelvey
Clyde
Joseph McKelvey
Armagh
Ruth Wert
Flora Jane Altimus
Mary Dugar
Mary Dugan
Vendors Asked To Summit Early Invoices For CWA Payments
The Civil Works Administration reports a high inflow of vendor bills for materials, with payments averaging 250000 dollars weekly. Many invoices are under 25 dollars, and five hundred vouchers arrive daily for processing. Vendors should include purchase numbers and may present bills to county administrators for certification of material received as the deadline to close commitments looms near April 30.
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Dors
Civil Works Administration
20000 Widows To Divide 1 000 000 State Melon
Stephen B. Sweeney outlines a high court decision increasing weekly compensation for temporarily and permanently disabled workers and families of fatally injured employees. The ruling affects staggered schedules and may not raise insurance premiums.
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Stephen B. Sweeney
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Sweeney
Simon. P. Romig
Lancaster
Hrazier
High Court
Superior Court
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Homer Bible Class Entertainment at Homer City
The Ladies Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church in Homer City hosts an evening of entertainment on Tuesday in May to raise church funds. EMI Neff, known as the American illusionist, will perform new tricks not seen before locally, and tickets are available from committee members or at the door.
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Ladies Bible Class
Presbyterian Church of
Homer City
Emi Neff
Tdifina
Virginia Milckinger
Nomer City
Cings
Hans Adair
Magee Tlank
P. Worcester
Iselin Club Elated After Parade Meet Honors
The Roosevelt Independent Social and Political Club of Iselin receives messages from President and Governor Pinchot offering thanks and best wishes. Governor Pinchot praises the club for supporting plain people and opposing Mellon and big business. Mrs. Pinchot also sends encouragement for workers and the fight for economic justice.
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Governor Pinchot
Roosevelt Independent Social and
Iselin
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Reed
Ernest Resumes Safety Chapter at Rochester meeting
Ernest Mines safety chapter resumes activities with a joint meeting with Rochester and Pittsburgh Goal Co officials to plan future rallies. Local president J H Foltz opened, Alex Turner chaired, and a program featured talks, readings, and addresses by mine officials and Bureau of Mines representatives.
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Rochester and
Pittsburgh Goal Co
J. H. Foltz
Alex Turner
Solo
Richard Patterson
McAndrews
County Festival of Music May 11 headline concert
The All-County high school chorus of ninety voices will perform under Gladys Washburn Fisher with Caroline Gessler as accompanist. Schools contribute features including Plumville H S girls double trio and a Clymer instrumental trio. Salisbury boys’ chorus and Elder’s Ridge piano soloist also participate. Rehearsals indicate a standout event.
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Gladys Washburn Fisher
Caroline Gessler
Blairsville
Plumville H. S
Clymer
Salisburg
Elder's Ridge
Drying a Wet Cellar The Whitman Home Advice
Water in a cellar comes from outside foundation walls and gutter discharge. Tips cover exterior excavation with earth, tar or asphalt walls, and optional drain tile to a dry well. Cheaper options include earth banks, terrace walls, and interior cement plaster sealants for damp walls. Proper ventilation helps reduce condensation and moisture buildup.
Pinchot Polls Drive Pennsylvania Campaign Ambitions
In Philadelphia and Western Pennsylvania, candidates clash as Pinchot backers press a rapid voter outreach while Reed plans a Blair County tour. Margiotti proposes a 100 cent on the dollar depositors payoff funded by bond revenue, pledging no new taxes.
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Reed
Musburgh
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Blair
Cambria
Centre
Clearfeld
Huntingdon
Indiana
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Pinchot
Robert E. Lamberton
Albert S.C. Millay
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic Organization
United States
Roland S. Morris
Chas. D. Copeland
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr
William A. Schnader
Butler
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Charles J. Margiotti
Morris
Copeland
Plan to pay depositors of closed banks flagged
A statement pledges to secure payment to all depositors from closed national banks without new levies. The plan would apply to all state banks closed on or after January 1, 1930, and promises unremitting efforts to ensure the federal government pays in full.
Wilmoth Killed in Coupe Crash Attributed to Driver Dispute
In Somerset county a fatal car crash left Fred Wilmoth dead after a coupe fire started at the engine. Authorities clash over whether Leh roan or Shaffer owned and drove the car. Wilmoth, wealthy businessman, leaves a widow and several children. The coroner will determine the driver at an inquest. the event follows Wilmoth’s recent expansion of the Somerset Bus Company and prior family ties to local industry.
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Lehroan
Shaffer
Lehman
Wilmoth
Somerset Bus Company
Fred
Fred Wilmoth
Somerset County
H. J. Wilmoth
Meyersdale Electric Light Plant
Associated Gas & Electric Company
Hazel Miller
W. A. Miller
Meyersdale
Fred, Jr
Barne Wilmoth
Glen Campbell
Alfred Wilmoth
Texas
Charles C. Cook
Harry Baldwin
Mary
Gretchen Wilmoth
Little Italy Mourns Priest in Jersey City
In Jersey City the community of Little Italy mourns Father Justus Moscati who died shielding his sister-in-law Christina Moscati from an enraged carpenter Dominick Marra after a failed $45 debt. Marra fired on Christina and the priest, who leaped to shield her and was killed by a shot to the heart. Christina remained critically wounded.
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Jersey City
Little Italy
Justius Moscati
Dominick Marra
Marra
Christina Moscati
Father Moscati
Federal men pursue Dillinger gang across states
In 1934 reports describe federal agents and state police intensifying the hunt for John Dillinger and his gang as Evelyn Frechette awaits federal indictment in jail. A former DOJ operative Gerald Murphy proposes a volunteer posse of ex agents to track Dillinger, naming several veterans and urging authority to pursue him.
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Dillinger
Chicago
Evelyn Frechette
Wederal
St. Cloud
Minn
Fred Nolan
George Baby
Nelson
Wisconsin
Tormmy Garrel
St. Paul
Madison
Wis
Spider Lake
Leon W. Shloss
I. N
I. N. Ss
Washington
Department of Justice
John Dillinger
Murphy
W. D. Bolling
Texas Ranger
Texas
Oklahoma
John J. McGinty
Carbondale
Holler
DSC
Harold Bailey
Joliet, Ill
National Credit Group
B. B. Wilcox
Duluth
Roy Darling
Big Rapids
Mich
New York
Nome
Fred 4. Parker
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Larry Benson
Ursche
Harvey Bailey
Three Escape Ohio Penitentiary Mystery
Three long term convicts escaped from the Ohio State Penitentiary as guards tightened security after the breakout. Authorities pursue leads while considering possible guard involvement. the escapees are Rufus Deeds Arthur Koontz and Martin Schmidt all from various counties and ages with lengthy sentences. All three were employed at the prison power plant.
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Columbus
INS
Walla of Ohio
Dillinger
Rufus Deeds
Lawrence County
Arthur R. Koontz
Franklin County
Martin Schmidt
Hancock County
Department flexes over Dillinger hunt and youth hires
Murphy declares the department wrong to rely on young agents for Dillinger pursuit, citing failures and a veteran operatives’ longing for action. He recalls a Justice Department branch where a seasoned hunter cleans his gun, dreaming of sighting Dillinger at 140 yards.
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Hag
Dillinger
Murphy
Department of Justice
Mystery Solved as River Man Drowns
Four month old mystery ends with discovery of a man’s body along a riverbank by three boys. Coroner indicates delirium led to wandering from a sick room into the water, body carried downstream and later found on a shelf as waters receded. Burial planned for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Linninger parlors with Rev. Curver officiating.
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Williams
R. H. Linninger
H. A. Curver
Baptist Church of
Curwensville
Tot's Life in Balance as Missing Girl Case Continues
Mrs. Fernando Robles faces a brain strain and heart trouble as five days pass since June Robles disappeared. Her husband keeps vigil while the distraught mother remains confined to bed, receiving messages of hope from distant well wishers as authorities pursue leads in the kidnapping case.
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June
Gillet
Democrats on the Air This Week Schedule
Political radio hookups listed for April 30 to May 14 across stations WCAU WAS WIP JAS WHP KDKA WLIT WCAE in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Speakers include John B. Kelly and John B. E100 with repeated time slots and regional broadcasts.
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WCAU
WAS
Pittsburgh
WHP
Harrisburg
John B. Kelly
WIP
WJAS
Philadelphia
KDKA
Hattieburgh
WLIT
Wand
WCAE
Jeffries Couple Congratulated on New Daughter
Mr and Mrs Paul Jeffries of West Washington Street receive congratulations on the arrival of a fine daughter yesterday. Doris Arlene and her mother are getting along nicely. Mr Jeffries co owns the serial parlour in the Indiana Theatre building.
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Paul Jeffries
West , Washington Street
Doris Arlene
Mr. Jeffries
Indiana Theatre
Firestone Dealers Meet Grand Banquet in Pottstown Area
A large gathering of Firestone dealers and 60 guests from Indiana Armstrong and Jefferson Counties enjoyed a banquet at Pantal Motel dining room. The event featured sales talks and a color reel on Century of Progress and Firestone tire production.
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Punxsutawney
Indiana
Armstrong
Jefferson
Centu
W. F. Neel
Eal
J. C. Sanford
Pittsburgh
Firestone
All-American Back Starts Movie Work at State Theatre
Marshall Duffield former All-American quarterback of 1920 now aids director in Eight Girls in a Boat at the State Theatre Clymer. His USC fame followed by film credits alongside Dorothy Wilson Kay Douglass Montgomery and Walter Connolly. Norwegian waterfalls show potential for 16% 500,000 horsepower. aluminum strengthens in high altitude cold.
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Marshall Duffield
Clymer
Duffield
University of Southern California
Dorothy Wilson
Kay ‘ Douglass Montgomery
Walter Connolly
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Ernest
Roger B. Whitman
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Veterans Committee
Margiotti
Commonwealth
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South Africa
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Allied Chemical
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Atlantic ¢ Refining
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Canadian Pacific
Ches
Ohio
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Sip
Coca Cola
Columbia Gas
Consolidated
Curtiss Wright Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Erie Railroad
Fort Pitt Brew Co
General Electric
General Motors
Int. Nickle
Int. T. and
D. CG. Penny Co
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Lone Star Gas Missans
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Nash Motors
Natl
Westinghouse
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Ford Limited Pentiroad Corporation
Norway
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