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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
1
Pittsburgh scene focus on Gifford Pinchot Jr back into public life amid McGovern tribute rumors and Borah presidential talk while observers await Governor Earle's agenda and Pennsylvania party politics in Harrisburg. News also covers Roosevelt radio clash and Philadelphia mayor-elect Davis Wilson's early battles.
News briefs from several states recount quirky local events and mishaps. Floyd Pate listed a hearty meals order at a weather bureau job site in Montgomery while noting adagio dancing and weight lifting as appetite aids. Merle Faust in Somerset triggered a 150-year-old musket, sliver removed by magnet after eye injury. Earl Herron at Oklahoma A and M lost trousers in a burglary after a race, wearing pajamas and no shoes. Dodge City canceled a New Year’s Day dust bowl charity game due to rain.
In Conneautville Harley B Thompson 41 is found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage and is believed to have taken his own life. His estranged wife and two Buffalo residents survive with a brother in Greenville. In Paintboro Stephen Shuages 32, a miner, dies of carbon monoxide poisoning after connecting a hose from his car exhaust. his wife discovers the body.
An advisory committee of 25 Pennsylvanians was appointed to draft a long term social welfare program. Dr. Herbert F. Goodrich will head the committee, with members from law, social work, journalism, banking, labor and business, including figures from Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Ebensburg.
Ray Lad struck by automobile as John Sanderson 22 of Berkey, an employee of a forwarding company, reported to police. Sanderson said he sounded the horn and applied brakes but could not avoid the boy, who appeared near the southwest corner of the boulevard in a dangerous moment.
Col Charles A. Lindbergh and family seek a private base in England for rest, with rumors linking W H Gregory Morgan Grenfell to London or Surrey homes. the family stays in a Cardiff hotel while secrecy continues. The former Morgan residence Tynewydd near Cardiff shows signs of potential reoccupation as tenants are discussed and fires burn in principal rooms.
Readouts show diverse performance among leading companies including Am Can Am Fan and Am Rad with varied percentages in the trading session. Analysts note modest gains for several groups while others report declines amid shifting investor sentiment and sector rotations.
Harrisburg Jan 2 The Public Service Commission announced three major investigations for 1939 affecting Pennsylvania ratepayers. The inquiries target nine firms linked to Associated Gas and Electric, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co, and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. The commission reports a 1985 rate-cut record, with consumers saved 9.19 million dollars.
Miss Alice Dee Claypoole 46 daughter of Samuel N and Margaret Ann Claypoole died at the family home in South Bend township Armstrong County at 10 a m Tuesday. She was a former teacher and house keeper and a member of Mt Zion Church. Survived by brother Alfred Lloyd Claypoole and Miss May Claypoole of Brick Church. Funeral at Brick Church 2 a m Friday with Rev G S Stephens. interment Brick Church Cemetery. Miss Laura Belle Sharp born June 10 1867 daughter of Joseph and Hannah M Sharp died today at her Shelada home. She leaves brothers A J and T E Sharp of Brackenridge and sisters Mrs Mary Edwards Mrs H A Ray Mrs W E Sell and Misses Margaret and Carrie at home. She joined Shelocta United Presbyterian Church early in life. Funeral at the church 2 p m Saturday.
Officials estimate the soft coal tax, about 10 million dollars annually before rebates, is due today. Operators representing more than 70 percent of production have agreed to comply, with 13 district price fixing boards covering over 90 percent of the tonnage to file.
Washington observers expect rapid action on a new bonus plan for veterans as Congress opens. Leaders of American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans back immediate payment financed by the government though the cash method was left undecided. President Roosevelt plans a joint session broadcast as Republicans react, while Congress faces a $20 million annual cost plus salaries and staff.
Members of the commission said they aimed to approve a minimum price structure for the major production states within two weeks. Chairman Charles F. Hosford Sr. served notice at a public hearing last week that prices would be fixed within the ensuing 30 days.
Ice and sleet grid Pennsylvania roads in seven counties described as very bad and other counties as slick as skating rinks. The Pennsylvania Highway Department reported 541 workers and 117 trucks at work to clear routes while motorists were warned to drive cautiously and use chains.
Amid reports of mixed Ethiopian advances in Tembien and Seire sectors officials note no public details on Ras Mulugheta and Ras Kessa movements. Addis Ababa awaits north word as government clarifies Italian bombardment of a Swedish Red Cross ambulance unit and asserts the beheading claim by Ethiopians counters Italian accounts.
The final 1995 weekly meeting of the Indiana Lions Club at Rustic Lodge focused on plans for 1936. Members discussed the annual charity show, agreed to donate part of the 1935 show receipts to the Municipal Band sponsored by the American Legion, and endorsed financial aid to prevent the band’s closure, ending with enthusiasm for community plans in 1936.
A Stockholm communique reported 28 Ethiopians wounded in the bombing near Addis Ababa and at least 50 Ethiopian nurses and civilians injured. Swedish Red Cross officials debated the attack as a potential violation of Red Cross protections, with public concern growing about aerial bombardments and possible international responses.
Pittsburgh January 2 veteran editor George Ernest McMurray died from a stroke at his desk on his anniversary. He planned a dinner with local newspapermen and had long served as a prominent figure in Pittsburgh journalism, including work with the Sun Telegraph and Associated Press. He mentored coverage of McKinley and national campaigns. He left a widow and four daughters.
Journey to hospital interrupted by stalled car in heavy snow. John Hill eighteenth is injured when his vehicle strikes a ramp and door post after collision near Wood Cemetery. Coroner and state highway patrol investigate. Paul Means, thirty two, is admitted after head lacerations from a separate Punxsutawney area crash on Ernest road.
A family note records twins born in different years with one at 10:58 p.m. and the other in 1936, noting they are among Sheehan family’s ten children. Their father, an electrician, is linked to Johnstown Post 294 of the American Legion. a remark on aircraft shielding is included.
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