25 Jan 1935
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1935
Page
1
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles urged motorists to prepare renewal applications for 1935 operators licenses carefully to save time money and trouble. About 1 500 000 licenses will be issued in the next six weeks with renewal forms mailed to those who held licenses in 1994 1933 or 1932.
Aboard the Algonquin and Chauny a total of 131 survivors were brought to New York and Staten Island after the Mohawk collided with the Norwegian freighter Talisman off Seagirt New Jersey. Accounts described freezing, frostbitten passengers and crew rushing to lifeboats amid confusion and heroism as the wreck unfolded.
Washington officials report the administration’s 4.88 billion work relief bill meeting sharp Senate opposition. Debates focus on presidential powers to designate projects and set wages, with amendments proposed to limit funding and require annual reports. Senate action follows heated crossfires over the Norris reservation and balance of executive versus legislative authority.
Rescue operations followed a night of freezing chaos as 88 aboard the Clyde-Mallar Algonquin and 21 crew plus one passenger aboard the Champlain survived. Survivors recalled ice encrusted davits, boats lowered with ice and a captain seen going down with his ship. Passengers and crew praised crew valor while fears and injuries mounted among remaining evacuees.
Testimony portrays Bruno Hauptmann denying involvement in the ladder kidnapping and murder case. He boasts of carpentry skill, claims alibis for March 12 1932, and disputes known meetings with Dr Condon and others while mentioning past money and stock dealings.
A Newark to Pittsburgh bus fire released deadly carbon monoxide injuring nineteen and killing Jay Watson of Chicago. Driver Morris Posnak of Bayonne, New York, stopped near a hotel. ventilating issues caused drowsiness among passengers. Watson was among the deceased as others received medical care. The incident prompted investigations and continued court testimony involving Bruno Hauptmann and related ransom schemes.
Washington reports the comptroller J F T O Connor will submit a banking program to Congress within two weeks. Recommendations include FDIC reform, Federal Reserve expansion, and possible double assessment of national bank stockholders to cover depositor claims. O Connor proposes major FDIC restructuring under the Fed or Comptroller, with a nine member Fed board and potential direct FDIC supervision. Reforms aim to overhaul national bank administration.
International News Service reports Pennsylvanias severest cold spell yet with over 20 deaths statewide as arctic temperatures plunge. Pittsburgh records eight degrees, Philadelphia four above, Harrisburg seven. Fires from overheated stoves cause hazards as people seek shelter in frigid streets. Temperature may dip further before rising tomorrow.
Harrisburg reports outline two Republican patronage cuts in inheritance tax and mercantile tax collection shifting duties to the Revenue Department. The bills, sponsored by House leaders, would remove various county and state offices from tax levies, aiming for centralized revenue. In Reading, Speaker Larig denied a gag rule and urged a focus on work over propaganda. Washington notes Pennsylvania Democrats backing the Farley plan to centralize patronage through the state organization, with further talks planned. Engine bearings should be tightened every 20,000 miles as winter nears.
The piece reflects on scouting as more than a game, teaching character traits like courage, trustworthiness, and helpfulness. It honors 25 years, noting 6,530,330 boys have grown under its program and calls America to celebrate the 1935 Silver Jubilee with pride and gratitude.
In Pittsburgh on January 25, the embezzlement trial of William P Ortale, president of the closed Bank of America Trust, continued with witnesses including his bookkeeper Gertrude Garrity detailing deposits to cover shortages in 1933 and 1934. Tellers described deposits logged as cash equivalents, meaning checks Ortale used for personal expenses.
Ledwood af Clymer headlines the card as Hailwood, dominant all season, faces the twice defeated Hagles in the opening game of two between the teams on the Clymer High floor tonight.
Residents of Everson Pa wait before the Public Service Commission in Pittsburgh next Wednesday to seek restoration of fire protection after water plugs were battered by Citizens Water Company for nonpayment. A small blaze yesterday heightens fear as volunteers used a water brigade to prevent major damage, threatening the home of 61 year old widow Mrs Anna Boyer.
Pre game suppositions have Heil wood in the favored end to win for several reasons. They have nearly the same team as last year, now stronger, with Suffla at center towering over the Clymer pivot man. He earned the title Iron Man for clever court tactics through the county last season.
Pittsburg mayor William N McNair likens himself to Mussolini and plans Pittsburgh as a Gretna Green for the tri state area. He launches a campaign against Wellsburg West Virginia marriage mill and announces marriages performed by him will cost nothing. He says he is in favor of people getting married.
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