PLAN CHANGES IN GUFFEY ACT WASHINGTON DER 28
Representative Allen resumes his efforts to amend the Guffey act after Congress reconvenes. He backs eliminating the compulsory price rise feature and allows operators to draft marketing agreements to meet cut throat competition. Allen notes limited expected support from Secretary Ickes as the cabinet contract governs the act. Minimum prices remain unsettled and he warns price rules may drive more consumers to oil and gas producers.
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Der
Allen
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House
Ickes
Ickes Allen
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Earthquake Devastates Turkish Regions As Relief Rushes In
A powerful earthquake cluster battered Erzincan Eremah Samsun and Sivas in Anatolia. Parliament convened an emergency session to marshal funds while relief parties from Ankara and other cities ferried emergency medical supplies. Railways bridges and water mains were damaged. fear-maddened residents slept outdoors as rescue teams probed rubble. With aftershocks continuing and global observatories noting the tremors, authorities described widespread destruction and a long recovery ahead.
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Black Sea
Anatolia
Erzincan
Eremah
Samsun
Orda
Ankara
Sivas
Anksra
Kizil Irmak
West Bromwich
London
Neuchatel
Zurich
Switzerland
Ucele Observatory
Belgium
Asia Minor
Asia
Mediterranean
Europe
Straits
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Say
Marmara
Anastelia
Ales
Obituary notices for Constance Arlene Renz and Florence Fair Fields
Obituary continues with funeral details for Constance Arlene Renz daughter of Catherine Reng of 547 Philadelphia. Interment at Berards Cometess follows a Wednesday service at 10:00 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery. Also noted is Florence Fair Fields of Philadelphia who died at 5:10 p.m. today at a relative’s home. her husband Tunery Fields is deceased.
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Constance Arlene Renz
Ying Daumter
Catherine Kdydstond
Philadephia
Oteed
Wediadys
Pullegh
Mac Ovens
Auther Lauther
Kimeth
Basic
Meg
Roy Harshberger
Marion Conias
Renz Hiane
Gunige
Oakland Cereters
Mes
Florence (Fair) Fielis
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Stewart
Peon Run
Tuhery ,Tunney Fielis
Multiple deaths mark Indiana area obituaries
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Cora G. Loughry 34 in Indiana Hospital with services in Robinson Funeral Home and interment in Philadelphia, Mrs. Mary B. Paul in Homer City, and Anna Kolosky of Idamar among others. Also reported are local notices of Thomas J. McCormick, Zanniene Leopold, and Kingsley Yost with funeral details, church memberships, and survivors. A separate war update mentions civilian deaths in Finland and troop actions on the Russian front, plus a papal royal visit amid wartime tensions.
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Penn Run
North Minster
Cora G. Loughry
William R. Loughry
Indiana Hospital
W. C. Guthrie
Bor
Cowansville
Indiana
First Presbyterian Church
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Young Women's Missionary Society
Kissinger Circle
Naomi Bible
Margaret
William Jr
Helen Schaeffer
Fay Peat
Worthington
Mary B. Paul
J. B. Cramer
Homer City
Greenwood Cemetery
Anna Kolosky
Joseph Kolesky
Idamar
Lithuania
United States
Joseph, Jr
Thomas Simpson
Dixonville
George
William Mazakos
Philadelphia
John and
Simon Mazakos
Marlin, Pa
Louis Mazakos
Minersville
Three Brands
J. B. Tampt
Dixonville Baptist Church
AL Kingsley Yost
Punxsutawney
Kingsley Yost
King
Spirit Building
Yost
Ter- Wind-White Company
Jefferson County
Putneyville
Willian
Mary Icurky
Sthouly
Shineimu
Agric Ang Hubatio
Farmers & Miners Trust Company
Royal Arcanum
First Methodist Church
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States) Yost; Thve Jurist Hy. F. Lorraine Yost of Detroit and A. Kenneth Yost
Pittsburgh
Minnie Haney
Carrie Drew
Clue
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Morrison Funeral Home
Oaklawn Cemetery
Clou
Finnish Army Repels Tank Attack Near Lake Hattalahti
Finnish Communique reports repelling an enemy assault north of Lake Hattalahti with eight tanks destroyed amid continued fighting and heavy artillery and tanks. The battle rages on as troops press defense.
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Lake Hattalahti
Mine Workers Meet to Decide Lewis Roosevelt Endorsement
Labor leader John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers face a January Columbus convention to decide whether to back President Roosevelt for a third term. The decision could steer CIO allies and shape 1940 labor politics amid unemployment concerns and wartime global events.
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Roosevelt
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Chieftain
CIO
Labor
Wheeler
Dmont
Garner
United States
Columbus
Ohio
Dies Urges Colin Ross Held, Nazi Propagandist
The Dies committee urged barring Colin Ross from entry to the United States. Described as a Nazi propagandist and German agent, Ross reportedly did not disclose the full scope of his wartime activities. He was a German spy and secret service agent during World War I and has since traveled between the U.S., Japan, and Germany.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Colin Ross
Ross
State Department
Money Picture Companies
Rass
United States
Japan
Germany
William Penn Hotel Transfer to Statler Company
Pittsburgh December 28. The William Penn Hotel, reputed to be the nation’s largest outside New York and Chicago, will transfer management to the Statler Company Inc. The change takes effect Monday. Gerald P. O’Neil will remain as manager under the new ownership. The Statler chain includes the Pennsylvania in New York and the Statler hotels in Houston, Buffalo, St. Louis, and Cleveland.
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Pittsburgh
William Penn
New York
Chicago
Statler Company, Inc
Gerald P. O'Neil
Statler
Pennsylvania
Stillers
Huston
Buffalo
St. Louis
Cleveland
Lost couple located after three-state search
A 65 year old woman Mary Kimble and her daughter Blanche Panpgos 52 were found last night in a Wilmington rooming house. A roomer who recognized them from newspaper descriptions notified police and they were reunited with relatives in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Mary Kimble
Blanche Panpgos
Wilmington
Del
Third Term Dope Is Ready for 1940 Convention
Washington dispatch notes Roosevelt silent on third term and Democratic operatives awaiting direction. James A. Farley constrained by loyalty ties to Garner. Paul V. McNutt leads a Washington and Indianapolis publicity effort with aides and literature. Secretary Hull focused on global war, Wheeler of Montana mounting speeches without formal HQ.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Garner
Texas
Paul V. McNutt
Indianapolis
Boaldlets
McNutt
Social Security Board
Hull
Wheeler
Montana
They Won Anyhow Sellersville Clash Feeds Alumni Loss
Tom Markley committed a miscue by throwing a foul shot into the wrong hoop to break a 24 24 tie. Sellersville-Perkasie high school defeated the Alumni team in a late basketball bout last night with a strong effort from the home squad.
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Sellersville
Tom Markley
Sellersville-Perkasie High
Saally
Trend Toward Lower Real Estate Taxes Shown in State Survey
Harrisburg December 26. A 1939 survey of 66 Pennsylvania counties shows a general tax cut trend with 29 counties lowering their millage, 25 keeping the rate, and 12 raising it. Combined county and institution district levies mostly fell or stayed. Names and figures detail reductions across numerous counties, with Huntingdon and Northumberland reporting small increases. Philadelphia excluded due to first class rating.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Internal Affairs
Philadelphia
Chester
Pike
Venango
Clearfield
Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Berks
Blair
Sandford
Butler
Carbon
Clarion
Clinton
Crawford
Elk
Erie
Forest
Franklin
Greene
Jefferson
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming
McKean
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Northampton
Snyder
Susquehanna
Tioga
Union
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York
Huntingdon
Northumberland
Jones to Head Cities Service Succeeds Doherty
New York Dec 23 4 W Alton Jones is slated to become chief executive of Cities Service Co succeeding the late Henry L Doherty. Jones has long served Cities Service in senior roles including first vice president and on the executive committee. He joined the board in 1922 and previously led Empire District Electric Co Joplin Mo.
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New York
W. Alton Jones
Cities Service Co
Henry L. Doherty
Denerty
Sundance
Jones
Empire District Electric Co
Joplin
Cities Service
Fravik Frueauft
Doherty
Henry Il. Doherty & Co
Sporting notes from Pittsburgh boxing and refereeing
Pittsburgh report notes Calvin Bolsier, veteran Indane-Duquesne official, continued after cracked ribs from last week’s high school game. Harry Bobo withdraws from a bout with Murray Kanner. Lou Berg to replace him after a summer with a broken hand. Chicago report features Fritzla Zivie amid welterweight title chatter and Pittsburgh battles.
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Pittsburgh
Calvin Bolsier
Nuar Oficial
Harry Bobo
Murray Kanner
Washington
North Carolina University
Zivie
Chicago
Fritzla Zivie
Illness Delays Twin Custody Case in Williamsport
In Williamsport Pennsylvania the custody hearing for Ellen Ethel, the twin child, faced potential delay as her foster mother Mrs Ira Reynolds and Ellen Ethel Barlow, who wants to keep the child, were under doctor care. Ellen Ethel had tonsillitis and Reynolds suffered a cold and run-down condition as attorneys planned steps if they could not attend resumption of habeas corpus proceedings brought by Ellen Ethel's parents from Toronto. Judge Mortimer C. Rhone noted the aim to wrap the matter before he leaves the bench Monday. the Arrows’ attorney Samuel H. Humes would become judge the same day. The Arrows had left Ellen Ethel with Reynolds after the twins’ birth in Cleveland nine years earlier due to financial hardship and began efforts to retrieve her after adoption actions began.
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Williamsport
Dee
Ira Reynolds
Ellen Ethel Barlow
Ellen Ethel
Samuel Barlow
Toronto
Mortimer C. Rhone
Arrows
Samuel H. Humes
Elen Ethel
Mrs. Reynolds
Cleveland
Ohio
Markets Report from Pittsburgh and Chicago
Markets in Pittsburgh show slow demand for produce with steady to firm prices on apples, potatoes, and eggs. Wheat in Chicago resumes a decline after moisture, with May and July contracts around 102 and 99 respectively. Livestock in Pittsburgh includes steady salable hogs and cattle prices across several weight classes, plus steady sheep and lambs market levels.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
Rome
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Maine Green Mountains
Red Springers
Leghorn Springers
Ald Roosters
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Geese
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Chicago
Aron Stops Zivic in Eight to Claim No 1 Challenger Status
Milt Aron, son of a Chicago rabbi, defeated Zivic in the eighth round of a one round ball era bout to become the leading challenger to Henry Armstrong. Aron endured three knockdowns early before rallying to finish strong and claim the victory.
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Henry Armstrong
Milt Aron
Chicago
Zivic
Aaron
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