Union Labor Maps Legal Fight Against Wage Tax
Philadelphia unions prepared a legal challenge to a proposed wage tax as city council moved to adopt a budget balancing measure. CIO and AFL leaders planned injunctions to block the levy if approved, while the AFL Central Labor Union urged a one day protest and the mayor discusses WPA funding.
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Union Labor
Philadelphia
CIO
APL Teadhers
Brain One
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
AFL Central Labor Union
Josepin A. McRonough
Mayitrreet
Robert B. Lambert
Keelty
Jamey
Chie
College Weather Forecast With Rain and Cold
Weather forecast notes rain and colder conditions today with a wintry mix. Expect snow and much colder temperatures tomorrow as readings show a high around twenty inches precipitation total near the month end. Barometric pressure around 29.25 to 29.68 inches, humidity near 84 percent.
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Reading
Sterdas
Three Die As Car Collides With Train In Meyersdale
Three Pittsburgh area workers die when a car driven by Gerald L. Mahan enters the path of the Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador Limited on Main Street Meyersdale. Gerald L. Mahan 28 from Berlin and Andrew Le Mack 20 of MacDonaldson plus Mitton B. Weimer 27 of Berlin die. train engineer R D Bolton reports speed about 40 mph. Mahan and Mack worked on highway construction Pittsburgh Harrisburg route. Mahan leaves a widow and child. Mack unmarried. Weimer leaves no remaining family noted.
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Meyersdale
Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador Limited
Main Street
F. E., Sass
Andrew le Mack
MacDonaldson
Gerald L. Mahen
Mitton B. Weimer
Berlin
Somerset County
R. D. Bolton
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Mahan
Mack
Harrisburg
McKeesport
Labor rift in CIO office pits Nylander against Bridges
Testimony details a power struggle within the CIO Los Angeles office as Toland questions whether Howard was Bridges’ representative. Leiserson says Howard opposed Nylander, with Bridges also in opposition. Witness list from the Progressive Mine Workers includes G O Crouch and others across West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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CIO
Seattle
Howard
Towne Nylander
Los Angeles
Tolaid
Harry Brigges
West Coast
CLO
Nylander
Brdges Group
Toland
Leiserson
Nylender
Bridges
Ozente
Springfield
Progressive Mine Workers
G. O. Crouch
Sharon
Bugeye Shifflet
Ward
Tom Hugler
Arnald Smith
Whitinns
W. Wan Homer
McA
Finnish Isthmus Defenses In Fierce War Action
Intense fighting on the Karelian Isthmus and eastern front described in the daily communique. Finnish forces repelled repeated attacks near Muola and Loimoala, destroyed tanks and weapons, and captured machine guns and pistols. Tolvujarvi saw heavy losses for the Russians with three battalions wiped out. The Finnish air force, boosted by British and Halida planes, conducted reconnaissance and bombed enemy positions. Meanwhile reports said a German freighter Bollheim was sunk by a submarine in the Gulf of Bothnia, with conflicting survivor statements about the attacker being Soviet.
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Karelian
Muola
Tolvujarvi
Loimoala
Imade
Finutisn oMleiuds
Gulf of Bothnia
Bollheim
Mantylucto
Lloyd's Register
Bolheim
Africa
Netherlands
Reuters
Tispatchy
Blomneborn
Finland
Germany
League continues debate on Soviet aggression and Finland pact
Freyie accuses the Soviet Union of violating the League Covenant and the Finland post-aggression pact, calling it a challenge to the League and an insult to all member governments. Finland is elected to the League Council along with the U S S R and another nation. Bolivia, re-elected for a three-year term, is noted in the assembly.
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Freyie
Soviet Union
Finland
League
League Council
Finlaid
Union of Synt Aitiga
Bolivia
Karl J. Nambro
Norway
League Assembly
Read
Argentina breaks with league over Soviet stance in Finnish dispute
Premier Foreign Commissar Molotoff rejects mediation and Argentina demands ouster, saying no peace exists and the league has lost coercive power. Freyre accuses Moscow of disavowing league principles while Hambro refers the Finnish Russian dispute plan to the hallott committee for a vote.
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League
Freyre
Argentina
Atu
Hambro
Assebly
Vyathestoff Molotoff
Russia
Finland
Joseph A. C. Avenol
The
Morotoff
Soviet Russia
Monsieur Presidet
M. Avenol
Britain
France
Kremlin
Earle considered for diplomatic post in new setup
Washington reports the former Governor Earle of Pennsylvania may be named ambassador or minister to several posts. With five vacancies, speculation centers on Canada Cuba Peru Germany and Bulgaria. Berlin and Ottawa posts are noted as uncertain with Sofia likely being the only European option if vacancies persist. Senator Guffey discussed the topic with Roosevelt and expects a soon appointment.
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Washington
Earle
Pennsylvania
Balkans
Friends of
Austria
Ottawa
Daniel Roper
Britain
Cuba
Peru
Guffey
Roosevelt
Holiday days at Harrisburg proclaimed for capitol workers
Harrisburg December 15 Governor proclaims a Christmas holiday for male capitol employees from Friday December 22 at 5 p m to Wednesday December 27 at 8 30 am The capital will also be closed January 1 and no skeleton staff will be kept on Saturday December 30 in offices per the governor's office
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Harrisburg
Daniel Gimbel Will Leaves $3 Million to Brother Ellis
The will of Daniel Gimbel who died Sept 8 valued his estate at 3,730,538 with most going to his brother Ellis A. Gimbel. Gimbel Department Stores holdings of 799,060 also bequeathed to Ellis. About 9,072 Treasury notes and 475,446 cash part of the estate.
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Philadelphia
Daniel Gimbel
Ellis A. Gimbel
Gimbel Department Stores
Ellis Gimbel
Stamp swiper put on parole in Pittsburgh case
Federal Judge F B Schoonmaker placed Andrew J McClusky on probation for two years after the post office clerk admitted stealing more than 2600 uncancelled postage stamps from the downtown office over the past decade.
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Pittsburgh
F. B. Schoonmaker
Andrew J. McClusky
Post Office
Lets Tex
McClusky
post+ ollice
Diplomacy tensions over Soviet Embassy closure
Russian sources argued League action would be led by Britain and France and warned a breach in diplomatic relations could follow as retaliation. French sources said Paris aimed to close the Soviet Embassy accusing it of housing French Communist propaganda headquarters.
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Britain
France
RUSS CHURCHES NOW HOSPITALS IN FINNISH FRONT
Soviet reports say churches in Leningrad are converting into military hospitals to handle casualties from the Finnish front. Tass claims Russia rejected League mediation while papers tout Finnish welcome of Soviet liberations. Red Army advances report occupying two Finnish villages and key rail actions near Marka Jarvi and Hummiulskad on Lake Ladoga frontier.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Tass
Russia
League of Nations
United States
Britain
Sweden
Ternokt
Joseph Tigo
Slovakia
Red Army
MarkajJarvi
Salla
Finland
Hunnla Hummiulskad
Lake
Ladoga
Mouth drug for syphilis debuts in capsule form
A new oral drug for syphilis, the first of its kind effective when swallowed, was released to doctors nationwide. Developed at Stanford University Medical School, it has four years of clinic testing and received formal acceptance in the Journal of the American Medical Association by the council on pharmacy and chemistry. It is prescription only.
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Chicago
Stanford Universitys Medical School
Journal of the American Medical Association
Council On Pharmacy and
Cheristry
Varied Stocks in Markets Listing Companies and Shares
A dense list of company names and stock indicators spans sectors from automakers and oil to steel and consumer goods. Includes names like General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Edison, Gulf, Phillips, Packard, Studebaker, Westinghouse, and Texaco with percent readings and affiliations. Reflects a broad market snapshot of prices, indices, and corporate holdings.
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Alco Am
Anaconda
Ad Refining
Bald Loco Ct Bult
Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Beth Steel Briggs Mg
Burr
Hee Canad Pacific Cerra
Chrysler Corp
Edison
Consol Oil
del Lack
West de Douglass Alydalt
Gen Fonds
Gen Motors
Gillette Saf
Greyhound Corp
Itp
Hershey
Hudson Motor
Interlale
Yvon
Int. Harvester
Nick Can
Tel
Kennecott Cop
Kresger
Lehigh
Lehigh Val Coal
Liggett and Myers
Loew's
Mack Trucks
Monty Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
Nat Pew
Central
North Aner Co
Packard Motor
Phila Read
Phillips Pet
Radio Corp of Ambay Reading Co
Repub Steel
Reynolds
Reciprocal Trade Program Faces Major Congressional Push
Washington reports on renewed effort to extend the reciprocal trade program as President Roosevelt seeks renewal before June 12. Senate leaders predict strong opposition from both parties, while Hull touts exports gains and industry fears farm imports rise during surpluses. Congress weighs treaty continuation and possible ratification changes.
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Washington
Bec
Roosevelt
Bixvest
Senate
McNaty
Johnson
D Olp
Hull
Shuck Freed On Court Charge In West Wheatfield
A not guilty verdict returned in the December 1 Criminal Court session freed George Shuck of West Wheatfield who faced a larceny charge for allegedly taking $50 of property from the Gallo home. The jury assessed costs on prosecutor E Gallo. Shuck had been jailed since August 31. A separate case saw a bench process issued for Tillie Monti of Homer City for operating a vehicle under the influence. Other trials in Indiana and Blairsville were postponed as two defendants pleaded guilty and one entered a nolo contendere, with sentencing set for January 2.
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George Shuck
West Wheatfeld
Eee
Jarcens
E. Gallo
West Wheatfield Township
Gallo
Shack
Tillie Monti
Homer City
Creps
Indiana
Blairsville Alores
Clara Murray
Louise Thompson
John Fluvay
Cieps
Sole survivor of sunk vessel found adrift at sea
The sole survivor among four crewmen of a Danish vessel sunk by a submarine was rescued by an Aberdeen trawler. Adrift on a raft for four days he clutched the body of a dead officer and, though unconscious, could not name his ship before sinking back into unconsciousness. The vessel had been sunk on Saturday according to the tangled report from London.
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London
William Tell style shooting linked to scout deaths
Investigators in Elizabeth examine a double tragedy in which Scoutmaster Daniel Hackett and boy Natval Harrison died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The scene featured a hanging red apple with tooth marks, suggesting a William Tell motif. Harrison’s father laments the accidental theory and Hackett’s remorse.
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Elizabeth
Daniel Hackett
Natval Harrison
Boon
Young Harrison
Hackett
Harris
Dan
J. Norval Harrison
Treasury balance and receipts reported in Washington
Washington reports the treasury balance at 2.618 billion dollars with December receipts totaling 33.47 million and expenditures at 35.07 million, producing a net balance near 2.61888 billion. Customs receipts for the month amount to 11.04 million dollars.
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