Probers Hear Propaganda Claims on Brooklyn College
Congressional investigators pressed a probe into Communist influence in education. Professor Edward J. Fenlon of Brooklyn College testified that the college is a hotbed of propaganda and that widespread Communist activity exists in many colleges and universities. He cited the Teachers Union as Communist controlled and described deluged facilities with propaganda. The hearings, planned for New York the West Coast and the Midwest, will continue with emphasis on Fascists and Nazis alongside Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brooklyn College
New York
Edward J. Fenlon
Department of Philosophy
House Committee
Fenlon
Teachers Union
CIO
Dies
D-Tex
West Coast
Midwest
Federal relief program feeds 126,984 families in July
Harrisburg report showing the federal government distributed more than 4,922,270 pounds of free food to state relief rolls in July. Over 1,000,000 pounds of mixed green vegetables and 1,310,000 pounds of new Irish potatoes were bought from local farmers. Total value estimated at 225,615 dollars, with distribution cost about 16 cents per family. Additional fresh farm goods included 114,656 pounds of cabbages, 53,920 pounds of peaches, 243,315 pounds of beets, and 301,081 pounds of fresh tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Public Assistance
Arthur W. Howa
Public Assistance
State Relief Administration
How High Should Heel Be Continued Across Page One
A fragment from page one discusses a congressional bill proposing a chirapody corps for the U S army and navy. Dr Joseph Lelyveld of Rockland Massachusetts estimates the foot carrying the average person a measure related to the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army and Navy
Joseph Lelyveld
Rockland
Mass
Foote seeks statewide motor insurance rate cut in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg August 28 Motor Police Commissioner W P Foote urged the National Board of Insurance Underwriters to reduce state motor insurance rates to save as much as 90 million dollars yearly He cited a 42 percent drop in death rate for 1938 and projected further gains Foote planned informal talks in New York and a formal application by September 1 He argued lower rates would reward careful driving and encourage voluntary coverage while avoiding compulsory state insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Motor Police
PW. Foote
National Board of Insurance
Pennsylvania
Insurance Board
New York
Foote
National Safety Council
Pennsylvaniia
A. W. Henry
Pittsburgh
Insurance Agents’ Association of Pennsylvania
Ralph Alexander
Stockings and shoes urged for stress tested uniforms
Dr. Cecil P. Beach of Cleveland advises girls to buy stockings long enough for extra material beyond the torso and to choose shoes that fit regardless of size. Dr. Arthur R. Marley of Chicago was elected secretary treasurer and California was chosen for next year’s convention state. The California locals will select the city and name the date later.
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Cecil P. Beach
Cleveland
Arthur R. Marley
Chicago
California
Obituary for Mrs Mary Cameron Paul 83 Penn Run pioneer
Mrs Mary Cameron Paul aged 83, last of Frederick and Elizabeth Cameron line, died early Monday at home in Penn Run. Born December 26, 1852 in Cherry Hill township, she lived in the area her entire life, belonged to Penn Run Methodist Episcopal Church, and formerly to Fenn Run W C T A. Widowed by Zack Paul 56 years ago, she leaves son H W Cameron of Alberta, Canada. daughters Mrs Alice Leman of Clymer and Mrs H B Strong of Penn Run. 20 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Two children, Mrs Bertha Deabenderfer and Merle Paul, are deceased. Services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Penn Run M E Church, Rev Bennett and Rev Trimpy officiating, interment in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Cameron) “Paul
Frederick
Elizabeth
Grow) Cameron
Penn Run
Alice Leman
Clymer
H. B. Strong
Bertha Deabenderfer
Merle Paul
Penn Run Methodist Episcopal Church
WPA plan to supplants trains with high speed system
Greene outlines a proposal to replace passenger service with three car trains and three freight trains following the former South Penn Railroad route. He claims tunnels from 50 years ago could be completed for about 1 million dollars each and track laid at 60 thousand dollars per mile. Brealstake of the Turnpike Commission denies a job offer claim by a man named Unkmanie and questions the source of the offer.
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South Penn Railroad
Green
Zelig Brealstake
Turnpike Commission
Greene
Commission
Uke Untmanic
Unkmanie
Railroad plans dropped amid testimony on costs and revenue
Attorneys for the South Central section argued the region was adequately served by the railroad. They supported a motion by Albert Ward of the Pennsylvania Railroad challenging Greene’s plan as a moot question and lacking proper cost and revenue estimates. Examiner Prichard said a decision would be handed down soon.
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South Central
Albert Ward
Pennsylvania Railroad
Greene
Prichard
McDonald Charged as Writ Fails for Freedom
McDonald, in deteriorating condition after a shooting, faced a formal charge of intent to murder. His attorney William Bronston sought release, but the writ of habeas corpus proved futile as McDonald planned to plead innocent by reason of insanity.
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McDonald
McAdoo Denies Klan Passport Signature
Dr Hiram W Evans the Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard said no Klan passport signed by him for William G McAdoo exists and he has no knowledge of McAdoo being a Klan member. Pierson M Hall accused McAdoo of questionable Klan ties as politics swirl around verification attempts.
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Atlanta
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Wiliam G. McAdoo
McAdoo
California
Four Probes Opened In Burger Prison Death Case
Four probes are opened as investigators examine a prison death where four inmates died after being scalded and beaten. Det Sgt Curran and Judge McDevitt review inmate injuries, escape details, and potential causes amid conflicting statements. Identified deceased are Janis McQuade 46, Frank Comodecia 46, Joseph Walters, and Henry Osborne 22, with two other inmates unharmed.
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Mills
Harry C. McDevitt
Commion Pleas Court
Alvin
Martin Curetan
Ity
Curran
Janis McQuade
Frank Comodecia
Edward Hayes
Joseph John Walters
Henry Osborne
Morts
Mushy Spatz
Spatz
Cure Yan
Students Return From South Field Survey Led by Indiana State Teachers College
Thirty one students completed a twenty day trek through seventeen regions from the Atlantic coastal plain to the Appalachian valleys. They visited Pensacola Naval Air Base during hurricane warnings and watched a tobacco auction in Waycross. The trip included stops at Bellingrath Gardens and Hattiesburg State Teachers College with hospitality noted, though a Alabama police fine for the bus driver drew criticism.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Atletheny Plateaus
Bluegrass
T. V.A
Birmingham
Gulf and Aantic Low
Piedmont
Appalachian
New Orleans
Pensecola
Jacksonville
Winston Salem
L. C. Davis
New Orlean
Waycross
Bellingrath Gardens
Mobile
Bellingrath
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
State Teachers College
LSTC
Gaeraphy
Hattiesburg Institution
Indiana
Alabama
Hunger strike ends in prison guard deaths
Detectives testified that two inmates died after a disturbance in punishment cells. Spatz implicated Comedeca as a hunger strike leader and described fights and banging at the bars. Warden Mills said the two men lay motionless on bare floors, with no weapons found nearby.
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Curran
Spatz
Comedeca
Camedeca
McQuade
Comedecca
Warden Mills
Proto Son
Mett
Farley Aid Questioned in Maverick Primary Challenge
Maverick operative challenge to Secretary of State Coward Clark's ruling blocks Maverick's independent bid after he entered the Democratic primary. Officials note potential court action and a write‑in campaign while observers compare the maneuver to Senator Pope's situation amid Idaho ballot rules. Friends say Republican intervention influenced primary outcomes for Pope and Maverick.
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Paul Kilday
Maverick
Coward Clark
Texas
Clark
Maverick Pay
Pope
Worth Clark
Idaho
White House
100 Members in Elk Roundup On Tagus River
The fighting on the two fronts was among the heaviest in the 25 month civil war with artillery tanks and airplanes used on a scale scarcely reached before.
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Tagus River
Dewey Probes Link Between Hires and Schultz Syndicate
Witnesses describe a path from Hires to the Schultz mob in a NYC policy racket. Weinberg testifies he met the Dutchman in 1928 and joined the numbers game, telling of fear, promises of protection, and leniency requests by Dewey’s detectives as officials press the case against Hines and the Schultz network in the high-profile trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz Syndicate
Miinegs
Bo” Weinberg
Demant
Weinberg
Petty
Clgar
Dewey
Dutch Schultz
Hines
New York
Supreme Court
Ferdinand *Recora
Leo Altman
Dapper
Blue Ribbon
Altman
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Earle Hurries Home as Dem Leaders Mend Fences for Fall
In Harrisburg Aug 23 Democratic leaders from across Pennsylvania united to seal a unified front for the fall campaign to keep control of the state. Governor Earle, traveling from Panama, plans to join the Saturday Hershey rally with other statewide nominees.
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Earle
Dem
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Panama
Hershey
Imotor
A. M. Banks
Brownsville
Texas
Edward N. Jones
Democratic State Committee
Warren Mickie
Walter Miller
Thomas Kennedy
U.S
Joseph F. Guffey
Kennedy
David L. Lawrence
Guffey
Charles Alvin Jones
U. S
Blairsville to Honor Vet Fry Civil War Veteran John Fry
Blairsville veterans plan a full military funeral for Civil War veteran John T. Fry at the Methodist Church, with a gun caisson procession. Fry, born 1844 in Loretto, served two years and ten months, was once a prisoner at Andersonville, and later worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad before retiring to Aspinwall.
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Blairsville
John T. Fry
Charles E. Fry
Aspinwall
Ferguson Funeral Home
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fry
Loretto
Sebastian Fry
53Th Regiment
PB. V. 1
Andersonville
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Blaireville
Martha (McCormick) Fry
Charles A. Wolfe
Methodist Church
Messrs
C. P. Salladay
R. E. McClure
Fights in China and French Labor Rally Over 40 Hour Week
Bitter fighting persists on the Yangtze front with no major charges reported as Chinese mobilize 1,000,000 soldiers and 200,000 civilians near Hankow. In Paris labor leaders rally to keep the 40 hour week, threatening port strikes as Daladier faces opposition from Socialists and Communists amid defense needs.
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China
Yangtze
Hankow
Paris
Daladier
General Confederation of Labor
Marseille
Federation of Port Workers’ Unions
Radical
Socialist
Leon Blum
le Populaire
Daladieu
Treasury Balance Report Aug 20 Receipts and Outlays
Washington August 23. The Treasury balance as of August 20 shows receipts of 7 864 696.17 dollars and expenditures of 18 400 558.26 dollars, leaving a net balance of 2 260 344 248.18 dollars. Working balance includes customs receipts for the month totaling 19 384 004.04 dollars.
Markets and grain prices across Pittsburgh and Chicago
Markets report slow demand for produce in Pittsburgh with apples and potatoes showing limited movement and several price ranges for varieties. Livestock pricing notes hogs and cattle directions with mixed gains and declines. Chicago domestic wheat prices eased on rumors of potential temporary Britain grain import duties relief, affecting Liverpool opens and Chicago futures.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
Chicago
Great Britain
Unite States
Liverpool
Corn Market Trends From Historic Almanac Readout
The record notes corn prices and futures with figures showing steady starts and fluctuations across months. It mentions levels around 8 8 and 7 8 and 48 3 4, reflecting a snapshot of agricultural pricing in a historical ledger.
Market Teasers Show Broad Rally Across Major Firms
A jumble of ticker-like abbreviations lists numerous companies and sectors including Am Com, Am Can, Am Tel and Tel, Consol Oil, Gen Elec, Ford, Chrysler, and Nash-Kelvinator among others. The fragment hints at a broad market movement with percentages and prices, reflecting a trading day snapshot across many industries.
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Aico
Ansconda
Atl Refining
Ball
Ohio Bay
Bendix
Beth Steel
Briggs
Ches
Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G
Com
Cons Edison
Consol
Oil
Crane Co
Y del Lack
West
Douglas Aircraft
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gillette
Gillette Saf R 10 Hudson Motor BK Interlake Iron
Int Harvester Fay
Nick Can
Kennecott
Kresge
Leh
Val RR
Loew's
Ine
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Paty
Central RR
North Amer Co
AFL Hears Of Communism At Labor League Meeting
Reports of Communist influence in the labor movement were presented to the American Federation of Labor executive council in Atlantic City. John P. Frey disclosed charges from the Dies Committee that Communists had footholds in some unions allied with CIO leader John L Lewis. The council also weighed amendments to wage laws as it prepares a report for the Houston convention. William Green says the CIO conflict will widen in maritime and coal sectors through the Progressive Miners of America, who claim UMW locals bolted and received AFL charters in West Virginia.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
A. F. of L
Dies House
Committee For Industrial Organization
Frey
Jobis I. Lewis
CIO
Communist Party
Lewis
General Federation
CIC
A. B
Houston
Texas
Federation
William Green
Green
Progressive Miners of America
United Mine Workers
UMW
West Virginia
Joseph Ozanic
Ozanic
FMA
Sharon
W. Va
Ward
Helen Wills Drops Out Of Nationals Play
Helen Wills Moody informed the U S Lawn Tennis Association that she will not compete in the forthcoming national women’s singles championships at Forest Hills due to a severe neuritis attack. The illness has kept her from competition since her Wimbledon triumph.
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New York
Helen Moody
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Forest Hills
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United Front
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Snow White
Uncle Sam
Green Grocer
WPA
Moorhead
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Eoard
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Tn South
Farley
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Labor Unions Council
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Dies Group
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EEE_ Packard Motor
Penn RR Phillips Pet
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of
Amx
Repul Steel
Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Socany-Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Sperry Corp
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