Administration Worried Over Congress Revolt
Washington June 3 administration leaders fear signs of revolt in both House and Senate over tariff bill. Democratic insurgents in the Senate threaten to reject or modify the measure while House opposition grows as leaders seek to whip votes. Debates split sections of the tariff report and possible amendments target duties on cement, lumber, silver, and trade provisions amid party maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchinson
INS
Ashington
House
Senate
Élése
Congress
Jack” Garner
Awill
Giener
McMaster
King ~Tariff Commission
Willian E. Borah
William E. Borah
Hoover
Borah
Ning
Scoutmaster Sheehe Heads Interdenominational Scout Program
The upcoming interdenominational service, part of a week of Scout activities, aims to leave a lasting impression on the character of the Scouts. The program will be held in a local theater with broad church involvement, including Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant members on the Executive Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Boy Scout Movement
Thomas H. Sheehe
Fisher
Thomas D. Thomas
Passage of Pension Bill Cut Short By Presidential Veto
President Hoover vetoed a pension reform bill that would expand pensioning to include veterans with disabilities from vicious habits and reduce service requirements, a move that sparked a clipped effort to override. A compromise was submitted but rejected, and the House vote defeated postponement of the veto action. The veto override marked a notable clash between Congress and the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Marly m
Congress
House
Hoaven
Prime Minister Rosas Leads Class of 1990 Commencement
Thursday at 8 p m a faculty reception opens commencement week with the class of 1930 members and officers listed, followed by commencement exercises in the auditorium Friday at 8 p m. The week ends with an all day picnic Saturday. Officers include President James Wolford Miller and Vice President George Thomas Rows. Class colors orchid and yellow. flower yellow rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wolford Miller
George Thomas Rows
Anna Mae Skelton
Robert Blair Moorhead
Prisoners seize hospital, take Owen hostage at main gate
In a dormitory escape the jailers freed 134 inmates and 190 others could have weapons. They seized Owen at the hospital gate, threatened a guard, and forced the gate open. Dr Robertson delayed alarms due to a ruined telephone, prompting guards to search and Sheriff Franch to be notified.
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Dame Building
Slong Owen
Owen
Walla
P. C. Robertson
William Franch
Census figures for Burrell township districts
The northern Burrell area has 60 farms with 2 204 people. total district 78 farms and 3 291. 1920 population 4 308, a loss of 1 017 or 23.61 percent. Southern section unemployment: 27 job seekers. Figures preliminary and subject to correction.
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Burrell Township
Civil War veteran remembered by kin and friends
Miller survives with an adopted daughter Mrs Pearl McGee of Cloc and two sisters Mrs Pearl Stone of Big Run and Mrs Jessie Sallada of Big Run. Mrs Hannah A Brown aged 86 and a Civil War veteran widow died Memorial Day morning after a paralytic stroke. She leaves children Elizabeth Doty Rochester Mills George W Brown Dacoma Okla Etta Van Leer Locust Alpha Sheesley Rochester Mills Jennie Shank Indiana Raymond W Brown Kismet Kan along with 42 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.
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Hannah A. Brown
David F. Brown
Baptist Church of
Rochester Mills
Christian Church
Pine Vale
Elizabeth Doty
George W. Brown
Dacoma
Okla
Etta van Leer
Locust
Alpha Sheesley
Jennie Shank
Indiana
Raymond W. Brown
Kismet
Kan
Cannon Jr. Testifies on Anti-Smith Campaign Funds
Cannon Jr. testifies before the Senate committee on how funds from the Methodist Episcopal Church South and its Board of Temperance and Social Service were spent in the 1928 anti-Smith campaign. He notes annual church allotments of about 15 to 16 thousand dollars, a 6500 dollar secretary salary, and his own 22 years in prohibition work with limited personal compensation.
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Cannon, Jr
Senate
Iabby
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Teapot Dome
Bishop Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Cannon
B. L. Crawford
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Radox Footbath Promises Corn Relief Men’s Footcare Ad
An old advertisement touts Radox footbath as a nine night treatment to relieve painful corns and callouses. It claims oxygen release loosens corns and nails, allowing removal with the tissue, and promises stronger healthier feet. Available at Widmann and Teach and other druggists.
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Widmann
Prohibition debate threads through Congress letter readings
A Washington board letter and Crawford communications to Rev R B McGhee in Greensboro reveal lobbying against a Harris amendment and calls for prohibition enforcement funding. The exchange notes opposition from Dr Wilson backed Republicans, and mentions minor courts for prohibition and related laws.
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Thea Church
League
Yonrs
Crawford
Dr. Wilson
Congress
Graf Zeppelin on Final Homeward Run to Seville
Graf Zeppelin is near Seville on the final leg to Friedrichshafen Germany. Commander Hugo Eckener estimated a fifty hour flight from Lakehurst with a two hour stop at Seville to discharge eight passengers and mail before continuing toward home.
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Spain
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Graf
Seville
Lakehurst
Hugo Eckener
Sevilla
Stocks Drift Lower As Market Sags On Poor Demand
New York June 3 stocks eased as lack of buying momentum weighed on sectors like rails oils and copper. Major names such as Continental Baking Chrysler and Westinghouse declined while American Steel Foundries and McKeesport Tin rose on a touch of buying. Trading up to noon stood at 787,000 shares with heavy restraint afterward, suggesting a potential all-time low turnover near January levels.
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Cousins
Westinghouse
Radio
American Steel Foundries
Mc J Keesport Tin
Atchison T
Bethlehem Steel
Eeeee
DBM
Ches
Ohio
Eyenreey
Corlintoed
Csceevssuneae
Chrysler
Continental
Kennecott Cap
Iccsurpeenes Ats
Asso-Gag
Voy Duyg
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Eric R
Willys-Overland
Curtis Wright
Nash
Radio Corp. Se
Ceseeseeneeys
Schulte
Sinclair Oil
Ccc
Cueeseee
Standard OU N.S
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse Elect
M. St. P
Graf Zeppelin Sets Course From Friedrichshafen To New York
The Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen on May 18 passing Seville and Pernambuco en route to Rio de Janeiro, then Lakehurst and New York. The craft covered about 5100 nautical miles to reach Seville in roughly 20 hours and will undertake a busy summer schedule including Arctic trips and European tours with limited US return plans. Passengers include Sir Hubert and Lady Wilkins, John and Mrs Greaves, Burton from Mansfield, Mrs Parker of Cleveland, and Goodyear Zeppelin VP Fred Harpham among others aboard the German dirigible.
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Friedrichshafen
Ehurope
South America
United States
Graf
Seville
Pernambuco
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Pernatmbuto
Lakehurst
New York City
Eckener
Zeppelin
Arctic Circle
Europa
Kekeney
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Wilkins
John H. Greaves
Greaves
Oberammergauta
North Cape
Burton, Zoos
Mansfield
Ohio
Charles B. Palker
Cleveland
Parker
Fred M. Harpham
Goodyear
Zeppelin &Co
Akron
Infante Don Alphonse
Spain
Herman Badt
Ministry of, Transportation
Children’s Aid Committee Reports and Meetings
Reports of committees list chairs Mrs. W B Akin and Mrs W L King. Training School visit at 240 South Eleventh Street Indiana hosts luncheon at Social Hall with readings and talks. Two roundtables address adolescent girls case work and administration of a children’s aid society with leaders Miss Anna Vlachos and Mrs Mary C Burnett.
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W. B
Akin
Pittsburgh
B. Training School
W. Il. King
Garnegie
Training School For Girls
South Eleventh Street
Indiana
Susan Williard
U. P
J. J. McTlvaine
Welccome
J. E. Peeler
Ige
Sara Reitz
Brookville
Jackson
Schultz
Marie C. Campbell
Margaret Brooke
New Business
Church
Edwards
Lindsey
Warren
Anna Vlachos
Big Sister Association
Cetledetpnihe 2
Children’s Aid Society
Mary C. Burnett
Department of Social Work
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Willard
Musse— Aquréss
Case Worl
Alexander Free Agent Leaves Phillies After 1911 Start
Grover Cleveland Alexander, veteran pitcher for Chisago and Philadelphia NL clubs, was released by the Phillies and placed on the list awaiting a new job. Once a pitching marvel, he leaves the NL with a 373-205 record in 578 games spanning 1911 to 1929, seeking a coast job after coaching locally.
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Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Aléxander
Chisago
Palililes
Aruba
Alexander
Phillies
Syracuse
Baker
Alex
Pacific Coast
Crandal
St. Louis
Ast Winter
Alex the Great
Dairy Meeting at Strongstown Draws Local Farmers
A meeting in Strongstown gathered about twenty farmers from Buffington and Pintownships to discuss shipping fluid milk to the Grade A station in Indiana. County Agent Warner outlined the Dairymen's Cooperative Sales Company plan and the basic surplus program used in Pittsburgh. Dr N C Craig spoke on barn and milkhouse standards for Pittsburgh inspections and explained the Grade A milk proposal. Several dairymen joined Brush Valley and Homer City Local to begin shipping in a few days.
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Strongstown
Buffington
Pine Townships
Indiana
Warner
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Company
Pittsburgh
N. C. Craig
Craig
Brush Valley
Homer City
Rogue Song Featured At Ritz Theatre Masterpiece
The Rogue Song presented at the Ritz Theatre wowed audiences with its grand music and visuals. Lawrence Tibbett, famed Metropolitan Opera star, delivered a majestic vocal performance alongside strong acting and superb production elements. A crowded house is expected to see it again today and tomorrow.
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Ritz
Évan Geon
Indiana
Nin
Serten
Glen Campbell Robbery Spree Reported May Night
On May 22, Dunlap Booth and Rusick confessed to entering a Hilladate gas station and garage through an open cellar door, taking about $2. They then robbed a Glen Campbell tobacco shop by forcing a window, with Dunlap entering the store. The car was abandoned near an Ebensburg cemetery and found days later by state police.
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Dunlap
Booth
Rusick
Hilladate
Glen Campbell
Ebensburg
Obenabure
Stata
June Court Morning Sentences for Local Larceny and Liquor Offenses
In a June court session, Jack Welsh Angeo Gu jash face larceny charges with costs and home detention unless an adult accompanies them Teressa Valdengo sentenced for intoxicating liquor with costs to pay Raymond De Maro liquor sales and possession with suspended sentence Carl Cooney assault and battery fined ten dollars and nine dollars restitution for broken windows plus costs The report notes erratic public access and unclear details of local court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Welsh
Angeo Gujash
Teressa Valdengo
Slush Fund Probe Delay In Pennsylvania Expenditures
Washington reports the Senate campaign expenditure probe delaying further hearings. The committee disclosed $370,318 spent on the Davis Brown gubernatorial campaign and $191,000 of personal funds by James Davis in Pennsylvania. The panel may summon county chairs to learn totals by region, with 67 counties in PA and only 19 accounted for. The debate centers on applying the Truman Newberry yardstick of $191,000 to deny seats to high-spending winners.
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Washington
Secretary of
James J.da
Grundy
Davis
Francis
Brown
Nye
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Davis-Brown
Capitol
George 2. Holmes
INS
Illinois
Senate
Truman ‘H. Newberry
James J. Davis
Francis S. Brown
McLain Calls Recount Planned In Philadelphia Ward
Major C G McLain, candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs, is notified that a recount will occur in Philadelphia First Ward Third Fifth and Seventeenth districts after discrepancies in voting machine returns. A recanvass is scheduled for Wednesday morning June 10 at 10 A M in the Terminal Storage Warehouse at Delaware Ave and Brown Street. McLain may send a representative to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. McLain
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Board of County Commissioners of
Philadelphia
In Memoriam Brother Richard E remembered in grief
In loving memory of Richard E. who fell asleep in Jesus a year ago in June. Parents, brothers, and sisters mourn deeply. The family recalls the loss, the sudden shock, and the long farewell. They express enduring love and sorrow, hoping for peace as they remember him.
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Richard E
Jesus
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