FDR Pushes Plans for Congress and Cabinet Talk
President Roosevelt returns from Buenos Aires with optimism about the Peace conference and outlines a busy postwar program. He attends a funeral for bodyguard August Gemerich and contemplates a new Cabinet post for Public Welfare with Hopkins or Perkins in mind. James Roosevelt may join the White House staff briefly during the transition.
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Tee
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
White House
Gus" Gemerich
Middle Village
Long Island
Charleston
S.C
U.S.S
Indianapolis
Americas
Social Security Program
Children’s Bureau
Office of Education
Hopkins
F. H. LaGuardia
New York City
WPA
James
James Roosevelt
My. Roosevelt
Wce
Garner
Morgenthau
Ickes
Moore
Cummings
Lions Meet With Home CCC in Indiana County
The Indiana Lions club held a Tuesday night meeting at Camp No. 1401 Home CCC in Pa with 78 members and four guests. Captain Maloney spoke on camp functions, followed by a two day program of entertainment, tours, and youth education for Lions, who praised the camp as a vital force for young people. Next week’s meeting will be a Christmas party at the Indiana County Home with gifts for residents.
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Indiana Lions
Imus
Indiana County
Trace of Missing Plane Stirs California to Salt Lake City
A tangled set of headlines follows Miss Wilt and a 14 month aeronautical mixup. A California wedding plan collapsed as she chose not to marry two pilots. A rescue jumper offered aid if the grounded plane were found. A United Boeing crash near Salt Lake City killed three and left five injured. A wrecked Wabish transport from 1935 later surfaced in the Great Salt Lake. A search party found a pilot’s body site but not the missing flyer.
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Erick Kk. Balzer
Caliifornia
James A. Roe
Transcontinental
Western Air
Kansas City
Tren
United
Seattre
United Airlines
Boeing
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City
Air Company Transport Wabishes
Great Salt Lake
Howard Stark
Department of Commerce Flier
Rock Springs
Wyo
Woman dies from gunshot. coroner probes death
Coroner investigates the death of Mrs Cunkelman found bleeding from a wound in her Robinson home. Her husband summoned neighbor John Kelly. the revolver was found under a pillow. Mrs Cunkelman, born January 28, 2006, was daughter of William Kinter.
Attorneys General Power Sparks 1850 Codification Debate
Margiotti defends strong centralized power in the attorney general as bills progress to codify penal laws. Critics Mikell and Keely cite inconsistencies in the 1860 code, with embezzlement and other crimes differently punished. Keenan notes DOJ plans to seek easier prisoner transfers between federal jurisdictions.
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Dow
Justee
Mikel
Mikell
Keely
Joseph B. Keenan
U. S
Anther Addreas
Department of Justice
Congress
Keenan
Drunken driving foes urged to citizen arrest plan
Judge Musmanno called for a war on drunken driving and urged that any citizen may arrest a drunken driver on sight and take him to the police. He cited high arrest numbers and warned of the dangers of highway crime, urging stricter action and public involvement to curb fatalities and injuries.
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New Jersey
Hudson River
New York
Husmanono
M. A. Musmanno
Fittsburgh
Aldermen
Esquires
Tank truck crash roars through town destroying garage
A Petroleum Transport Co truck carrying 3645 gallons of gasoline swerved to avoid a parked car, rammed Neal’s car, and exploded. The trailer struck Shaffer’s garage and a sedan, igniting a 100 ft high fire that scorched power lines and melted wires. Lucas, unhurt, leapt clear as residents formed a bucket brigade to fight the blaze.
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City R VD. 1
Petroleum Transport Co
York
Indiana
Johnstown
Neal
Livin Snaiter
Lucas
Tre
Shaffer
Township Road
Shafer
Mixed Opinions On Earle Relief Plan Reorganization
Early reactions to Gov Earle's committee proposal urge unifying Pennsylvania relief agencies under a new State Department of Assistance. Supportive figures call the plan simpler and efficient while critics argue volunteer boards lack authority and would rubber stamp a new system.
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Associated Press
Earle
Committee On
Pennsylvania
State Department of Assistance
Wilkes-Barre
Earl G. Harrison
Pennsylvanaa Public Charities Association
Betnicham
Russell E. H. Romberger
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Association of Directors of the Poor and Charities and Corrections
Chinese War News Reports Chiang Alive and to be Punished
Shanghai dispatch cites official Chinese sources that Chiang Kai-Shek may be alive and ordered a punitive expedition aimed at Shensi's Chang Hsueh-Luang. Eight to ten divisions are reportedly moving toward Shensi with skirmishes. Ho Ying-Chin named commander of the punitive force amid uncertainty about Chiang's fate.
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China
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Executive Yuan
Nanking
Lianfu
Shensi
Chang Hsueh-Luang
Ho Ying-Chin
Military Affairs Commission
Twelve year old boy hero for department fire incident
A twelve year old boy hero of the fire department suffered the tip of a finger as he manipulated a chemical tank during a blaze. Motorists rushing to the scene blocked fire trucks, hindering water access and prompting use of chemicals. State law forbids following fire apparatus within 500 feet. violators face a $10 fine and up to five days in jail. Borough ordinance mirrors this rule as police prepare to enforce.
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Ward Eleher
Fire Department
Indiana
Nippon Sees A Conflict Amid Broad Speculation
Fragmentary reports in government circles press and public show broad speculation about a conflict. The extent of disclosed information remains unclear as officials and observers differ on what is known.
News Tip Winners At Indiana Eve ning Gazette
Editors review last weeks ip forms to determine winners in the News Tip Contest. Checks will be mailed to senders of best tips ranging from 3 dollars to 1 dollar prizes. Readers are invited to submit tips on news or pictures and may request anonymity. tips may appear in print.
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Indiana
Edward Windsor in exile broods over Archbishop speech
Edward of Windsor mourns his exile after the Archbishop of Canterbury rebuked him on radio. Reports say he mulls a fiery reply, resents the Church’s criticisms of his friends, and endures headaches and despondency while awaiting parliamentary fate. He stays at Ensfield as invitations pour in, with a hint of returning happier days.
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Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Church of England
London
Apeech
British Empire
Mrs. Simpson
Cannes
Baronial
Baroness de Rothschild
Vienna
Mr. Simpson
Paul
Yugoslavia
Windsor
Rothchilds
Paris
Ensfield
Lord Brownlow
Public Rat Number One Named In Hoover Statement
New York December 16 J Ed gar Hoover head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation designated public rate number one Merte Vanderbush 29 a pal of Harry Brunnette who was captured yesterday after a bomb and gun battle with department of justice agents police and New Jersey state troopers Brunette under charges from kidnapping to bank robbery was removed during the night to Trenton Vanderbush is the only kidnapper since the Lindbergh law who remains free We have captured or killed all others
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New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Merte Vanderbush
Harry Brunnette
Department of Justice
New Jersey
Brunette
Trenton
J. “Vanderbush
Hoover
Treasury Balance and Far East News Update
The Treasury reports receipts of 30.2 million and expenditures of 27.1 million on Dec 14, leaving a balance of 1.45016717 billion. Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek reportedly alive. rumors of his execution denied by officials and Donald’s message cited as hope for release. Martial law-like measures were said to reassure banks amid rebel suppression plans under Yuan.
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The
Treasury
China
Tokyo
Chiang
W. H. Donald
Chang
Yuan
State Council
Marshal Chang
Sianfu
Here
Domei
Donald
Damei
Beer Fire Quenched After Taproom Blaze Ends Night
Firemen reported a taproom blaze that started after closing. The heat melted beer cellars and released the flow, leaving the floor slaked in beer. Owner Charles Camp said a cigarette likely sparked the fire.
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Chambersbirg
Hee
Charles 1. Camp
Dreams Of Great Wealth Heirs Associations Indicted
Indictments describe an estate fraud scheme led by Lanigan and Hawksworth with the Heirs Associations collecting about 3 million dollars from over 3,000 victims. First reports of the estate trace back to Canada over five decades ago with several named men from Indiana and Westmoreland implicated.
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Lanigan and Hawksworth
Canada
Railway Express Hearing Set for January 13
The Public Service Commission postpones a hearing until January 13 on its investigation of whether the Railway Express Agency, Inc. violated the law by starting a kick-up and delivery service. The service handles less than carload express shipments from shippers to consignments, adding an extra service beyond rail deliveries.
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Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Consignee
Broken-winged bird haunts investors as markets drift
Amid a flood of stock listings and industrials names from Alcoa to Westinghouse, a broken-winged bird metaphor signals investor unease. The fragment notes many corporations and percentages, showing a market page dense with tickers and figures before closing remarks reference a cautionary image about persistence and risk.
Coal Miners Study Proposal Raises Week Hours to 40
Washington December 18 soft coal miners studied an operators proposal to raise the work week from 35 to 40 hours after March 1 with no wage increase. An operators committee said longer hours were needed to maintain the wage structure and stabilize the industry amid losses. They noted industry totals exceed 250 million dollars in added wages since 1933 and准备 a joint conference with John L. Lewis in New York City on February 17 to negotiate new wage agreements.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Tn Labor Cireles
Appalachian
John L. Lewis
New York City
Obituary: Robert R Betts Dies in Railroad Accident
Robert R Betts 63 a Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman of Derry was killed Monday afternoon when struck by an eastbound passenger train near New Florence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Betts home Derry with interment in German Lutheran Cemetery Rob inson. Betts suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and died en route to medical help. He had lived in Derry 20 years and is survived by his widow three sisters and seven brothers James N Betts and Joseph A Betts are among the brothers. Also included in the notice is the death of Logan Gerald ten day old son of Mr and Mrs Logan Burnheimer in the parental home at 1521 Church Street with private services and burial at Ruffner Cemetery.
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Robert R. Betts
Pennsylvania Railroad
Derry
New Florence
Betts
Sixth Street
Robinson
H.R. Mikesell
Betis
Mikesell
J. N. Nichoison
Robert Betts
Westmoreland County
James N. Betts
Joseph A. Betts
Bolivar
Logan Gerald
Logan Burnheimer
Church Street
Mary Ella
Eunice Leora
Ruffner
Markets Show Mixed Prices Across Produce and Livestock
Pittsburgh reports moderate demand with steady apple, potato and butter markets. Livestock prices edge lower for some weights while others hold. Chicago wheat dives from Liverpool downturns as traders adjust to cautious market opinion. Also notes a German sunset phenomenon and a historic library loss.
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