British Fleet Off Spain To Keep Lane Free
Off Spain British warships push to safeguard shipping in the Straits of Gibraltar as Germany and Italy press for seaborne influence. Reports cite thousands of Italian volunteers, German threats, and intensified insurgent activity around Madrid with the conflict widening into a broader European clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Lane
Associated Press
Nazi Germany
Berlin
Koenigsbere
Valencia
Thve
London
Straits of Gibraltar
Paris
Rome
Italy
Bilbao
Koenigsberg
Blackhill
Bayonne
Madrid
de Fense
Grafton
Cadiz
Straits of Gilbraltar
Francisco Francy
Bay of Biscay
Spains
Kidnap Threats and Bombing Roils Madrid Districts
The Mundo Obrero cites German war aims and Nazi seizures as Britain and France face an international crisis. Bombers loom over University City in the northwest Madrid area and nearby Rosales and Moncion while threats to Jane Withers loom amid the capital's danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University City
Madrid
Rosales
Moncion
Hitler
Mundo Obrero
England
France
Blourdt
Parnell Seeks Citizen Aid For District Office
The article notes Parnell appealing for public help to win the district office while Indiana remains quiet, implying a shift or relocation of the district office. It mentions a highway project affecting Indiana, Jefferson, Armstrong and Butler counties begun around 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Jefferson, Armsteing
Butler Counties
CIO to Ask Probe of Company Unions
Philip Murray, head of the John Lewis committee for industrial organization, said Congress will be asked to direct a federal investigation into company sponsored employee representative systems. Legislation for the inquiry is being prepared by Lee Pressman, counsel for the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, and Henry Warren, general counsel for the United Mine Workers of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipysburgh
Philip Murray
John ¥. Lewis
Fire kills man in Indianapolis blaze
A early morning fire engulfed a three story apartment and stove building in Indianapolis killing Chester Dunbar, 80, who was found in his room. Four others were in serious condition from smoke, with about twenty people fleeing the burning building. Authorities estimated losses near forty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Safesty
Chester Dunbar
Palica
Hopes Mount For Release In Kidnaping Case
Officials distribute photographs of paroled and escaped inmates to authorities in charge of the kidnapping investigation. Observers deem the move futile as the kidnapper showed extreme caution. The Mattson case hints the kidnapper was trained in the trade by studying George Weyers. Traffic tax figures show 1935 motor vehicle registrations and gasoline taxes totaling hundreds of millions in state and federal revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kadnaper
Mattson
George
America
Obituary notices for Meade Johnston wife and others
Mrs Meade Johnston dies at College Farm White township at 7:00 am. Funeral at 2:30 pm Thursday with Greenwood Cemetery interment. Also notices for Emery Thurston, Anna Parks Adamson, and Michael Sumski with funeral plans and survivors. obituaries to appear in Wednesday issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wile (Yount) Johnston
Meade Johnston
College Farm
White Township
Greenwood Cemetery
Michael Sumski
Sagamore
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
United Mine Workers
Amartea
Adrian Flospital
Punxsutawney
Bowser Funeral
Plumville
Sumski
Veronic Kosto
Coraopolis
Helen
Elvira Gulish
William
Michael
Stella
Frank
Edward
Gertrude
Stanley
Joseph Sumski
Bridgeport
Dismissal Warning After Inmate Beatings
Harrisburg January report notes John D. Pennington urged instant dismissal for any state institution employee found beating inmates. The remark followed the dismissal of William McGraw 24, an attendant at Pennhurst State School charged in the death of Eugene Staller 15, a patient, with manslaughter. Pennington said action will mirror the case against the staffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Jan. J
John D. Pennington
Secretary of Welfare
William McGraw
Penn Hurst
Eugene Staller
Pennington
Woman Identifies Death As Suicide Of Her Daughter
Mrs. Minnie L. Colvin of Charleroi identified a body found in a Pittsburgh hotel as Lettie L. Colvin, 24, a school teacher from Fallowfield Township Washington County. Physicians said she died after swallowing poison and a letter stated she was going away and would not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Minnie L. Colvin
Charleroi
Lettie L. Colvin
Fallowfield Township
Washington County
Colvin
Democrats Pave Way With Pensions And Reforms
Continued from page one, the Democrats push for adequate all age pensions and unemployment reserves, plus emergency relief and a stronger workers compensation law. They advocate outlawing sweatshops, economy in government operations, and elimination of waste in public spending.
Reading Wife Reunites With Husband After 28 Years
Mrs. Charles Hill of Reading reunites with her husband Dan Ward, once janitor at Philadelphia General Hospital, after 28 years apart. The couple had a nine month old son at separation. hospital officials traced Ward after a ward was dropped by an unidentified bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dan
Charles Hill
Reading
Dan Ward
Philadelphia General Hospital
Feass
Hill
Tnstitulion
Stolen Car Found Six Blocks Away In Elizabeth
Miss Ona McDonald reported an automobile stolen in Elizabeth New Jersey. Police found the car six blocks from where she parked it with the front bumper hooked into another vehicle. A quirky start to a routine theft report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Ona Mc Donald
State tax reform and local government modernization urged
Harrisburg report notes push for consolidating city and county governance in Philadelphia, equitable real estate assessments, and a new income tax for school funding. It highlights inheritance tax with exemptions, removal of excessive tax-collection fees, a permanent milk control law, and new public utility regulation. Election law revisions and a proposed 100 day session are discussed amid hunger relief funding battles and unemployment aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Earle
Public Service Commission
Pinchot
C. Fred Mentzer
Monessen
Westmoreland County
Roy Furman
House
Elections Committee
J. Brady Murrin
Butler County
Albert B. McClester
John H. Wilson
Albert McClester
McClester
House Democrats
Joseph Ominsky
Morelock
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Dennis Mulvihill
Tittsburgh
John E. McKurdy
Ellwood Bauman
Bethlehem
Alex §. Cooper
Mulyi- Bill
Pittsburgh Registration Commission
Bauman
Northampton County
Legislative focus on social security and committee work
The speaker notes the experimental stage of a vital social security program and the need to coordinate public assistance. A balanced financial program is essential to cover income and expenditures while addressing many state problems. He urges careful committee study and informed action by new members to separate essential measures from trivial ones.
Stock market snapshot from a fractured list of equities
A dense OCR style listing shows numerous companies with percent figures, including Adams, Am Can, Am Tel and Tellage, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Con Edison, DuPont, Gen Elec, Int Harvest, Packard, Phillips Pet, Sears Roebuck, US Steel, Westinghouse, and many others, alongside diversely valued changes and sector references. The fragment reads like a market board with broad industrials, banks, and utilities, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Exp
Alley Steel
Ad Refinata
Auburn Auto
Baldwin
Canad Pac
Chrysler
Shy
North Am
Packard Mot
Penn RR Ag
Phillips Pet
Pub
Syc NJ
Pure Gil
Repub Sil
Radio Ll
Socony-Vacuum
Sou Pac
Sid Brands
Sid G
Oi Cal
Sid Oi Ind
Historic Elections Counted for Roosevelt Victory
Locks guard electoral votes set for formal counting in tomorrow session ahead of Roosevelt’s annual message. Haiti’s gourde monetary unit noted, named after the common gourd in a concise historical summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Haitia
Moamaw pushes pension and liquor minor reforms in Pa
Representative Paul Moomaw of Waynesboro unveils amendments to the 1936 pension law to expand aid investigations for those 65 and older, remove asset recovery provisions, and allow age proof by affidavit. He also seeks stricter liquor sales penalties for minors and to curb college degree requirements for public jobs. Secretary Bashore notes a proposed 1937 bill to guarantee workers compensation payments, protecting injured claimants from employer default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrisburg
Paul C. Moamaw
Waynesboro
Wold
Moomaw
Mooman
Nova Scotia
Ralph M. Bashore
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania
Leaders return from White House speculate on budget surprises
Reporters note tense mood after conferences at the White House as whispers of a tighter budget emerge. Lawmakers discuss possible shifts toward a more balanced next year while Rayburn defeats O Connor and signals continued struggle over federal wage and labor authority and interstate commerce. The Ashurst Sumner decision is cited in calls for a federal charter of corporations to curb shipments of convict-made goods into restrictive states. The Supreme Court remarks on state power and interstate commerce underscore potential federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Rayburn
Roosevelt
John O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
Supreme Court
Enator O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Congress
Dude Ranch Head Taken By Death
Sheridan Wyoming January 5 F Aden Eaton 77 a founder of the Eaton dude ranch business in the Western United States died at his Wolf Wyoming home Uncle Alden Howard and Willis Eaton established the 7000 acre Eaton ranch with facilities for 140 guests Survivors include two sisters Mrs A MecCullum Meadville Pennsylvania and Mrs George McFarlane Pittsburgh Eaton's former home
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Sheridan
Wyo
F. Aden Eaton
United States
Wolf
Alden
Howard
Willis
Eaton Ranch
A. & MecCullum
Meadville
George McFarlane
Pittsburgh
Eaton
Markham U. K.'s Flood Control Plans Put Forward
Ex Army engineers chief Major General E M Markham unveils a flood control program for Western Pennsylvania and Ohio River basin with a proposed total of about 85.35 million dollars. The plan includes reservoirs around Pittsburgh and extensive canalization and dam projects, plus preparation for the Allegheny Monongahela river system and further Ohio basin work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
E. M. Markham
Army Engineers
Fennsylvania
Markham
Susquehanna Basin
Ohio River
Monongahela
Allegheny
Youghiogheny
Pittsburgh
Erie
Beaver-Mahoning River
Beaver River
Struthers
Lake Erie
Washington
Markets and livestock report from Pittsburgh and Chicago
Markets detail slow produce demand with apples and potatoes listed by grade and origin in Pittsburgh. Livestock prices show hogs, cattle, and sheep values with weights and ranges. Chicago wheat futures slide as Argentina weather and export prospects shift prices. transportation accident share noted for 1935 France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froduge
Pittsburgh
New York Baldwins
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
Chicago
Liverpool
Argentina
Cor
GM and UAW Deadlock Deepens as Strike Spreads
The General Motors strike widens with 50,000 idle workers as GM refuses to name a sole bargaining agent while the UAW presses for a national policy. Union strategy boards meet as Fisher Body plants and other facilities halt production, sparking potential broader action and possible federal mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Toledo
General Motors
Federal Labor Department
Michigan
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Duce
el Escorial
Aruvaca
Pozuelo
Majadehonda
Boadilla del Monte
Defense Junta
Dening
Moorhead
Jane Withers
Boston
Parnell
CIO
Emery Thurston
Veterans Hospital
Aspinwall
Marion Center
C. A. Waltman
Iselin
Hightieth
Aspinwall Hospital
Emery
James
Belly Jane
Hope
Joan
Harry Thurston
Maryhel Ruddock
Hugh May
Avonmore
Charles Budesky
Charles Ashbaugh
Rachel
Florence
Mise Jennie Thurston
Tse- Jin
Anna (Parks) Adamson
Anna Adamson
Blairsville
Adamson
Joseph W. Adamson
Mary Hilty
West Etna
Elizabeth Margart
Catherine DeWoehrel
the Associates Press
Tickihaki
Lillian Weidenaar
John
Albuquerque
N. M
Frank Devot
Fort Worth
Tex
Bud Russell
Texas
Ray E. Furman
Waynesburg
Representatives
Dude Ranch
Police
Lillian Marie Platte
Detroit
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Dave Dater
Bullettr
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Homer S. Martin
Sloan
Martin
Lul de Chevrolet
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Flint
Atlanta
Kansas City
Norwood
Ohio
Chevrolet
Loledo
Guide Lamp Company
Anderson
Ind
Tulek
Delco-Remy
Hyatt Roller Bearing
Harrison
N. J. the Union's Board of Strategy
Department of Labor
Department
Circeses
Robert M.lafollette
Civil Liberties Committee
Frank Murphy
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