Governor Murphy Calls Flint GM Strike Conference
Governor Murphy moves to Lansing for a joint conference with GM officials and United Automobile Workers leaders as strikes halt 114,000 GM workers in 18 cities. National Guard units deploy to Flint to restore order while Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants face actions.
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Detroit
Rank Murphy
General Motors
National
Chevrolet
Michigan
National Guard
Flint
Murphy
Fisher Body Plains
Wnien
Ee Nathky
Cteral Mees
Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Martin
Edward F. McGrady
DuPont Family
Idaho arrests two men in Pennsylvania
Police say two men tied to bank robberies in Wo land are being sought for questioning in Sharon and were linked to other holdups in Michigan and Ohio. Authorities reported robberies in September and December totaling 9 100 dollars, and a related kidnapping case in Sharon last July.
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Brest
Sam Kee
Sharon
Youngstown
Holland
Kalamazoo
Mich
Obituary of Mrs Ladie J Craig Price in Denver
Mrs Ladie J Craig Price born in Cockport died at home in Denver Colorado on December 27 from a heart attack. Word reached her sister in law Mrs A G Craig of 344 Locust Street. She was the daughter of Irvin and Elizabeth Hartman Craig.
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Ladie J. Craig Price
Cockport
Denver
Colo
A. G. Craig
Locust Street
Irvin and
Elizabeth (Hartman) Craig
State highway chief faults federal aid reliance in roads
Chambersburg January 13. H A Thompson secretary of the State Association of Supervisors charged the state has taken over so much road mileage that it must depend on federal funds for new highway construction. He said federal funds paid for the 1936 construction.
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Chambersburg
H. A. Thompson
State Association of Supervisors
Relief stirs 1937 Pennsylvania legislature over aid
Harrisburg January 13 AP The relief crisis drives new debate as Gov Earle’s Citizens Committee delays final report and lawmakers press for qualifications for county relief staff. Opposition cites savings vs social workers and questions over administration. Also proposed are tax reform and city governance measures.
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Harrisburg
Earle
Citizens Relief Committee
Pennsylvania
Citizens Committee
Herbert F. Goodrich
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Harry Shapiro
Philadelphia
Leo C. Mundy
Wilkes-Barre
James B. Lovett
Trafford
Relief Administration
Shapiro
Relic
Secretary of Welfare
Goodrich
Open attack on regrouping dominates Roosevelt reorg plan
Amid debates on government reorganization, Democrats and Republicans clash over cabinet consolidation and spending. The House and Senate plan caucuses as Byrd and O’Connor clash with the president on new departments and competitive merit tests. Also from Washington, LZ-180 progress, Philadelphia reforms push, and local governance notes.
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Rules Committee
Appropriations
Senate
Banking
Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Edward J. Dulfy
Washington
Jan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Vanrlenberg
R-Mich
Bridges
RMH
Lion
O'Connor
D-Ny
House Rules Committee
Byrd
D-Wa
Senate Reorganization Committee
Social Welfare
Brannings Institution
Virginian
Social Seurity Board
Vandenberg
Iti
Brown
Eleven Injured In Lethal Airliner Crash Near Ridge
Rescue teams battled a night snowstorm to reach a crippled airliner that struck a foothill near Log Pinetos lookout, injuring eleven and killing one pilot. Passengers included Americans and the stewardess emerged as a local heroine amid wreckage four miles from Olive View sanitarium.
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Loomis
Pinetos Ranger
United States
Olive View Sanitarium
Richard Gardner
William Lewis
Gardner
Jamey Braden
Osa Johnson
Martin Johnson
Johnson
Robinson
Stock Market Summary of Major Corporations and Indices
Readable stock tickers and percentages show diverse listed companies and sectors. Major names include Adams Exp, Beth Steel, Chrysler, Coca Cola, General Motors, IBM style indicators, and numerous utilities, metals, and oils. The list highlights percent changes, bond mentions, and key listings across railroads, mills, and manufacturing firms.
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Adams
Air Reduc
Allez Steel
Alco
Telluoba
Anaconda AG
Aich
Tend & F
Ohio Arty Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Beth Sti
Blaw-Knux
Borden
Ohio
Chrysler
Doug Aire
Gillette
Hershey Choc
Hudson
Cal
Woolworth
Cities
Eles Bond
Sage
Fennroad Corp i
Salary Increases for County Help
Salary increases of 10 to 20 dollars a month were approved for ten regular county employees by the County Salary Board in an annual session. Temporary clerks gain from 14 to 15 dollars per week. The board, made up of county commissioners, the county treasurer and the head of the relevant office, granted raises to two commissioners office staff, four treasurer staff, one prothonotary employee, and three in the register and recorder office to equalize pay and offset cost of living. The temporary raises cover tax and transcription work.
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Prothonotary
Register and Recorder
Plane crash near mountain ridge in local terror event
Details show a smooth flight that suddenly plunged with a terrible crash. Stewardess recalls calm talk of ham and eggs as the craft dropped toward a 2600 foot ridge. Pilot Lewis blamed radio congestion and a momentary loss of control. Johnson, 52, native of Rockford Illinois, reportedly survived amid shock and pain while his wife searched for him after a forced landing. Johnson had a storied life including time with Jack London on the Snark and travels from boyhood.
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Robinson
Union Terminal
Richard Gardner
Lewis
Burbank
Johnsons
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Barnet
Johnson
Rockford, I
England
Europe
South Seas
Jack London
Coal Freight Rate Refusal Raises Local Dealers’ Outcry
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to order reduced coal freight rates from Pennsylvania mines to Hudson county points east of Newark Bay and the Hackensack River. The Hudson County Coal Dealers Association led a complaint, arguing current rates favored dealers in Kearny Harrison Newark Elizabeth and Hackensack.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Hudson County
Newark Bay
Hackensack River
Hudson County Coal Dealers Association
Kearny
Harrison
Newark
Elizabeth
Hackengack
Indict Cop Killer on Assault Charge
Pittsburgh Jan. 13 An indictment by the Allegheny County Grand Jury charges Martin J Sullivan former patrolman with assaulting a 12 year old girl Sullivan had previously been indicted on charges of killing five residents in suburban Duquesne Suspected motive tied to the assault case Mrs Mary Vulkella mother of the victim was among those District Attorney Andrew T Park said Sullivan confessed shooting for ra-
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Grand
Martin J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Duquesne
Mary Vulkella
Andrew T. Park
Sulllivan
Martin Johnson dies world traveler with camera in jungles
Martin Johnson and his wife Osa Helen Leighty built a global traveling team filming expeditions in Borneo and Africa. Johnson, known for bold exploration and care for animals, died today in New York after years of wildlife adventure and motion picture work.
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Osa Helen Leighty
Chanute
Kas
Martin Johnsons
Markets Livestock Prices at Pittsburgh Stockyards
Markets report from Pittsburgh shows hogs 2500 head, prices 10.00-11.00 for heavy hogs and 9.50-10.25 for 100-140 lb hogs, cattle 300 head with top steers around 7.00 and calves 14.00-15.00, sheep 500 head steady. Produce notes include apples, potatoes, butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry firm on fowls with various freeze prices for hens, toms, and dressed poultry.
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Pittsburgh
New York Baldwins
Kings
West Virginia
Virginia Delicious
Maine
Pennsylvania
Flight tale charms audience with jungle arrival
The speaker recalls traveling by plane to the Interior of Borneo. Osa shares how the amphibian landed on a river in view of wary natives who had never seen an airplane. She notes it took hours to coax them from the jungle.
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Osa
Borneo
New Deal for Farm People Formed in Harrisburg
About 26 Democratic Representatives created a Rural Democratic Bloc in Harrisburg to push farm friendly legislation. Leaders Reuben A. Nagel and John Smith said the group would focus on roads taxation farm cooperatives rural electrification and farm show expansion. They prioritize eradicating bang’s disease to protect public health. Officers named include John W. Decker chairmen Peter Boltz vice chairmen Mel secretary Ruth Grigg Harting assistant secretary, with steering members Nagel Smith Boltz Kelso Westrick Arnold and Simon.
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Harrisburg
Reuben A. Nagel
Beaver
John Smith
Cumberland
Bloc
John W. Decker
Centre
Peter Boltz
Lebanon
Mel
Ruth Grigg Harting
Lancaster
Nagel
Smith
Boltz
James Kelso
Lawrence
Dennis L. Westrick
Cambria
J. Harold Arnold
Fayette
Joseph A. Simon
Clinton
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Berks Democrat
Sanitary Water Board
John Harris
Centre County
Anthony Cavalcante
Fayette Democrat
Karl de Schweinitz
Jor J. Haluska
Cambria Democrat
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Fairmont Park Commission
Board of Ciy Trusts
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New York
Candle
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