Gravel Case In Grand Jury In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the two year old Erie gravel case returns to Dauphin County grand jury as it probes accusations involving Pennsylvania government figures. Spurgeon Bowser of Pioneer Materials, named by Governor Earle, was recalled for further questioning after appearing yesterday and may be summoned again tomorrow. Bowser’s firm faced receivership after state sales of sub standard road materials and the Highway Department engineers were discharged.
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Harrisburg
Erie
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Carl B. Shelley
Spurgeon Bowser
Stormer
Pioneer Materials Company
Earle
Shelley
Bowser
Spurgeon
Frm
Highways Department
Markets Pittsburgh and Chicago grain notes from Dec. 22
In Pittsburgh markets produce demand slow with apples steady and various varieties priced. Hogs and cattle in Pittsburgh steady to higher on limited direct sales. In Chicago wheat futures gained modestly on government acreage and condition data, May near 86 5 8 to 3 4, July 66 1 4.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
Kings
Grimes Golden
Greenings
Pennsylvania
Staymans
Rome
Main Green Mountains
Michigan
Idaho
Chicago
Fate of James Program Hinge on Two Democrats Votes
Harrisburg scene grows tense as two Democratic senators Edward Cavalcante and John Haluska weigh their votes on Senate organization. A Republican edge looms if they side with GOPs, affecting Governor-Elect James' agenda amid court battles over contested seats. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh suits add to the uncertainty as sessions open January 3.
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James
Senate
Harrisburg
Dauphin County Corr
State Senate
Herbert
Levin
Philadelphia
Samuel W. Salas
Arthur H. James
Anthony J. Cavalcante
Fayette County
John J. Maluska
Cambria
Weldon Heyburn
Delaware County
Commonwealth
Uniontown
Haluska
Washington
Dauphin County
Pribery
Meet Merbert
Levine
Philadelphia Elections Board
Salas
Pittsburgh Republican Committee
Allegheny County
P. J. Henney
Henney
Cavalcante
House of Representatives
Beaver Falls women and Pittsburgh officials named
Mrs. George R. Hemphill of Beaver Falls assistant secretary of the state committee and former president of the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women is listed alongside Colonel Robert G. Woodside and Paul Reingold, both of Pittsburgh.
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George R. Hemphill
Beaver Falls
State Committee
Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women
Robert G. Woodside
Paul Reingold
Pittsburgh
Coster notes reveal Musica head linked to suicide
Samuel Reich reads portions of a note left by the drug firm head who killed himself last Friday in Fairfield Connecticut. The note allegedly absolves other high officials of financial misconduct and accuses three brothers of acting as unwitting stooges under bail on securities violations. The brothers are George F E Dietrich Musica George Vernard Arthur Musica and Robert Dietrich Musica, all executives at the Rarung company.
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F. Donald Coster
Philip Musica
New York Federal Building
George Dietrich
George Musica
George Vernard
Arthur Musica
Robert Dietrich
Robert Musica
Samuel Reich
Musica
Fairfield
Conn
Reich
Gregory F. Noonan
U. S
Musita
Securities and Exchange Act
Stooges
George FE
Dietrich-Musica
George Vernard-Arthur Musica
Robert Dietrich-Musica
Rarug Company
Death by own action note targets McKesson & Robbins crash
New York reports F Donald Coster born Philip Musica killed himself in Connecticut after revealing in a public note that bankers lawyers auditors and in competent executives bled McKesson and Robbins. He claimed the wholesale business was rotten and blamed Wall Street plunder while exonerating his brothers. Subpoenas wer e issued for Wall Street figures and McKesson officials amid ongoing probes into arms shipments and the 1929 crash.
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New York
F. Donald Coster
Philip Musica
McKesson
Robbins White
Connecticut
Wall Street
Reich
Musita
McKesson & Robbins
Musica
U. S
Irving BR. Kaufman
John M. Kantor
Montreal
MacKinlay Kantor
Kaufman
William Bondy
John Kantor
Musica Brothers
United States
Obituary of James O'Keiff, Altoona native, 77
James O'Keiff 77 a Mechanicsburg native died yesterday at his Maple Avenue home in Altoona He was a retired Altoona Works employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and had lived in Altoona 57 years Born December 30 1860 he was a son of Michael and Susan Closson O'Keiff Surviving are his widow Mary C Barr O'Keiff
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James
O'Keiff
Mechanicsburg
Maple Avenue
Altoona
O'Keifl
Altoona Works
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mr. O'Keiff
Michael
Susan
Closson) O’keiff
Mary C. (Barr) O'Keiff
Commissioners Seek Changes to Uniform County Registration
Harrisburg dispatch reports the State Association of County Commissioners pushed for at least 20 changes to county government laws. Aimed at unifying registration across townships boroughs and third class cities, the proposals include stricter surcharges for public officials proof of negligence hearings for county bills and limiting motor fees to highway use. Commissioners also urged merging fiscal and tax rolls and opposing state relief cost shares to avoid tax hikes.
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Harrisburg
State Association of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce
Increased Labor Tactics Stir Democratic Rift Over 1940 Delegates
Washington reports a clash in Democratic circles as CIO leader John L. Lewis plans to push league endorsed delegates into the 1940 convention. Conservative Democrats, especially in the South, warn of a political fight while old lines hold firm in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Senate debates a possible vote against a Roosevelt third term, with lawmakers split on federal prerogative versus party stance.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
League
Lewis
Democratic Party
Hatch
D-Nm
South
Davis
R-Pa
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Holt
D-Wya
Senate
Roosevelt
Office Wife Sentenced 14 to 15 Years in Prison
Mrs Ferd Patricia Dull convicted of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of her common law husband on Oct 17 near Benton Harbor. Circuit Judge Mark D Taylor sentenced her to 14 to 15 years in Detroit House of Corrections after denying a motion for a new trial. The so called office wife stood before the judge and said nothing in a weak voice.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Ferd
Patricia’ Dull
Ing
Detroit
Judge Taylor
Treasury balance report shows December figures
Washington on December 22 reports treasury balance as of December 20 with receipts of 45.3 million dollars and expenditures of 21.5 million dollars. Net balance stands at 3.192 billion dollars, including a 2.564 billion working balance. Customs receipts for the month total 17.99 million.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Ustoms
O'Keiff heirs and Wiggins funeral notices
The Vances of Washington D C and two Altoona sons are named as heirs for a decedent with 200 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services for Elizabeth Wiggins were set for McKeesport and Vere Stilles Cemetery burial, with relatives listed including a sister in law and nephews in Indiana.
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Kathryn Lee Vance
Washington, D. C
J. Walton O'Keiff
Robert B. O'Keiffl
Altoona
Mary Clogson
Harrisburg
O'Keiff
Rose Hill Cemetery
Relief Controversy Over State Share In WPA Aid
Congress debates returning relief administration to the states with proposals for state contributions of 25 to 33 1 3 percent. Senator Hateh of New Mexico supports one third, if communities not discriminated against. Senator Wheeler of Montana calls WPA a political liability and backs administrative changes and possible focal control.
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Congress
Hateh
D-Nm
Wheeler
D-Moni
Stock Market Summary of 1960s Corporate Listings
A dense catalog of securities and company names with mixed price quotes, showing major firms such as General Electric General Motors Bethlehem Steel Chrysler United Airlines and Reading Co among others. The fragment lists percentages and prices for many stocks including steel chemical and shipping firms, railroads and auto makers, with scattered numerals and ticker-like codes.
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Allen Industries
Abootz
Beth Steel
Canad Pacific
Chrysler Corp
Cons Edison
Crane Co
del Lack
West Cor
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
el Auto
Hudson Motor TM
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Tel
Kennecott Corp
Kresge
Lehigh Val Coal
Leh Val RR
Loew's
Mack Trucks
BTV
Mantgom Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Y Central RR
Army Fliers Dead in Crash Near Norfolk
Two Army fliers were killed when their plane crashed just outside Norfolk city limits. Eye witness Jef J. Bean said the plane dove from about 500 feet, the motor cut, no parachutes were used, and the craft burst into flames. Navy officials removed the bodies to Portsmouth naval hospital.
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Norfolk
Norfolks
Jef J. Bean
Bean
Navy
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Blast at Lansford Colliery Kills One Worker
A blast of air from a falling ceiling at the Lansford Colliery of the Lehigh Navigation Coal Company killed 42 year old Joseph Ogastalek and seriously injured 35 year old Stephen Chupa. The incident occurred yesterday as miners were at work underground.
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Lansford
Joseph Ogastalek
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company
Stephen Chupa
Italy Notifies France on Tunisian Pact Rethink
Paris reports the Italian Foreign Office informed France through Ambassador Andre Francois-Portes that the 1935 Mussolini Laval convention on Tunisia is no longer valid. The pact, signed January 7, 1936, would grant Italians in Tunisia citizenship to 1965 and fix borders with Italian Libya and French Somaliland. French experts say it remained in force though never ratified, affecting any Italian demands. Tunisia’s European population includes 108,068 French and 94,189 Italians.
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Paris
Foreign Office
France
Andre Prancols-Port Cet
Rome
Haly
Tunisia
Libya
Eritrea
East Africa
Quintuplets Bid For Presents This Christmas
Callander Ontario reports the Dionne quintuplets choosing gifts for Christmas. Marie asks for a dolly with a feeding bottle while Cecile Yvonne Annette and Emile request dogs and a cat to accompany them. The youngsters were inspired by a recent moving picture featuring cocker spaniels and are learning to heed their mother’s alarm.
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Callander
Ont
Marie
Dionnes
Cecile
Yvonne
Annette
Emille
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Eda, R. Carroll
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ARROW
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Moorhead
Coster
Assembly
Elizabeth Wiggins
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Orlando
Fla
Eliza Jane (Lowry) Wiggins
Armstrong Towneship
MeKrosport
Italy
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Choad
Benrus
Widdowson
Hamilton
Sea
Momar
Celia
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