Britain Gains French Help In Fight With Spanish Rebels
London reports France fully backs Britain in drastic moves to stop Spanish insurgents air raids on Anglo French shipping. Paris signals Paris-London cooperation for extreme measures to curb Mediterranean attacks, amid blitz on shipping and recent deaths aboard the Brisbane Denia. Czechoslovakia readies for communal elections Sunday as European tensions mount. Halifax on vacation as Britain weighs actions that might upset Mussolini.
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London
Britain
France
Burgos
Georges Bornet
Paris
Eric Phipps
Mediterranean
Eric
Bonnet
Brisbane St Denia
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Beleif
Franco
Pping
Mussolini
Italy
Spain
International
Associated Press
Seayam
Alicante
Denial
Gandia
Rge
Brisbane
Denia
Praha
Viscount Halifax
Yorkshire
Briain
Alba
State AFL to Discuss General Election Participation
Harrisburg June 10 The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor executive committee will meet to consider entering the November election. They backed Jones for governor and Earle for the U S Senate in the primaries, aiming to oppose CIO backed candidates. McDevitt noted the AFL cannot speak for the federation and that decisions rest with the committee. The federation claims 672 000 members in Pennsylvania. CIO unions in the state supported Kennedy in the primary but have not stated plans for the general election.
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AFL
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
James L. McDevitt
American Federation of Labor Organization
Federation
Charles Alvin Jones
Earle
U. S
James J. Davis
McDevitt
David L. Lawrence
Earle-Jones
Pennsylvania
Ciownions
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
Kennedy
Bombarded regions face shifting fronts in Asia and Spain
The report notes Castellon de la Plana and Valencia areas in Spain facing air raids as Canton endures its longest siege with a respite after 13 days of Japanese bombs. In China, Peiping to Hankow railway was cut and Chengchow faced a potential final assault by Japanese forces.
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Cacer
Mediterranean
Castellon de la Plana
Valencia
Canton
China
Peiping-Hankow
Chengchow
Obituary notices document multiple local deaths
The page lists several obituaries and funeral notices from Indiana County. Anna Alabran Gearhart of Smicksburg dies after a nine weeks illness at Adrian Hospital, with children Dorothy Elsworth Ruth and Edwin Dale and several Alabran siblings named. Frank H. Daugherty’s services and burial are noted at First United Presbyterian Church and Greenwood Cemetery. Ralph Eugene Ash, eight, of White Township dies in Indiana Hospital. his family and funeral arrangements are given for St Mark Lutheran Church in Ada, Ohio. Dr Daniel W. Gromley dies after a year long illness at Marion Center, with career notes, church and community roles, and details of his marriage to Lena Griffith. Death notices also reference burial locations and the timings for services.
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Edwin Gearhart
Anna Igabel
Alabran Gearhart
Smicksburg
R. D
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
William Alabran
Dorothy, Elsworth
Ruth
Edwin Dale
John Walker
Home
Fulbert Alabran
William Bahme
Rural Valley
Frank Alabran
Wayne Alabran
Marchand Cemetery
Wrank H. Daugherty
Frank H. Daugherty
East Locust Street
First United Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Ralph Eugene
Ralph W
Velma’ (Adams) Ash
White Township
Indiana
Richard Adam
Streams Funeral
Ada
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Daniel W. Gromley
Marion Center
Aaron Gromley
Hillsdale
Gromley
Temple University School of Dentistry
Philadelphia
Temple
Marion Center Methodist Episcopal Church
Marion Censter School Board
Indiana County Dental Society
State Dental Society
Gdontological Society of Pittsburgh
Lena Grifith
Griffiths Mourn Mrs Gromley Died in October
Hon Charles R Griffith and Mrs Griffith are named in the notice. Mrs Gromley died October 14 193. surviving are a son Charles Robert 19, a daughter Mary Isabel 7, four brothers Wilson Plumville John George near Hillsdale Blair and a sister Mrs Charles Hamilton Commodore. Funeral services were held at 2 30 pm Thursday at the home by Rev H G Trimmer with burial in Marion Center Cemetery.
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Charles R. Griffith
Griffith
Gromley
Charles Robert
Mary Isabel
Wilson
Plumville
John
George
Hillsdale
Blair
Stafford
Charles Hamilton
Commodore
H. G. Trimmer
Marion Center Cemetery
GOP FIGHT FOR VICE-CHAIRMAN
Western Pennsylvania party factions seek a top post as Torrance or other candidates vie for vice chair. The election could shift influence for Mrs Hu ber and shape rules on vacancy succession. Washington reports a six hour effort toward party harmony as leaders from Guffey to Kennedy work toward unity.
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Pennsylvania
Hu‘ber
James F. Torrance
Westmoreland County
James
Torrance
Iall
Oman
Frant. Boal
U. S
James J. Davis
Samuel Ramageard
Venango County
Washington
Davis
Boal
Stern
Kennedy
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Matthew H. McCloskey
Edward N. Jones
Works ‘Progress Administration
Eight Die In Plane Crash Shocks Rural Area
Witnesses describe a lightning strike and a sudden crash that left wreckage scattered. Relatives and farm hands rushed to the scene near Pekin, finding multiple bodies around the wreck and some unseen inside the plane. Parachutes were seen on several corpses.
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Miss Youte
Carey Youte
Pekin
Beaver County Horse Show to Feature 100 Entries
One hundred entries across twenty classes compete for ribbons and cups at the Beaver County horse show on Saturday. Notable entry Miss Elmwood, a $15,000 prize horse from Oak Hill Farms in Butler, highlights the event.
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Beaver
Beaver County
Engard Pledges Push On Welfare Case Across Counties
Engard said he will push the case, arguing the county duty is clear once welfare regulates under the act creating the new institution. He predicted coal authorities will be ordered to act after welfare issues guidance, with a test case to follow in court. Howe said the Jefferson ruling won’t alter his orders, while state welfare and public assistance clash over medical care funding for those in county institutions.
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Department of Welfare
Digstries
Warner
Secretary of Welfare
Secretary of Public Assistance
Arthur W. Howe, Jr
Jeffferson
Florida Kidnap Case Details With Ransom Notes
A coroner's jury examined the body and the crime scene but adjourned without a verdict. McCall, a truck driver and minister's son, accompanied Asbury Cash on a mission leading to the first of three ransom notes found at Cash's home. Florida provides the death penalty for kidnapping for ransom.
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Florida
McCall
PBS
Cash
Asbury Cash
Dixie Claims Lower Wages and Public Works Bill Action
A joint committee accepted a Senate amendment boosting WPA funds from 1.25 to 1.425 billion, expecting the larger allotment to last to March 1. Senate approved an anti trust inquiry with a 500 thousand dollar appropriation and a flood control bill of 375.6 million after House amendments. House also unseated Rep Jenks and installed Alphonse Roy after a long ballots study.
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Senate
House
Rep
Jenks
Alphonse Roy
Roy
Markets Pittsburgh Produce and potato prices steady
Pittsburgh markets report moderate produce demand on June 10 with apples steady in 5 car lots. Georgia Henry Clays 1.00-1.25 per bushel bashets. Illinois Transparents 2.25-2.65. New York Baldwins 1.09. Rome Beauties 1.10-1.14. Virginia Rome Beauties 1.50 per bushel. Virginia Delicious 1.50 per crate. Potatoes 23 cars about steady. No 1 new stock 100 lb sacks North Carolina Cobblars 1.65-1.85. Bliss Triumphs 2.00.
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Pittsburgh
Georgia
Illinois
F D R Quiet On Railroads
President Roosevelt said at a press conference there will be no special message to Congress urging railroad legislation. He indicated the issue is up to Congress and the administration cannot count on immediate rail relief as Congress canvasses at the last moment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Steel merger for August Allegheny Ludlum Steel formed in tie
Pittsburgh June 10 W F Detwiler president of The Allegheny Steel Company will chair the board and serve as CEO of the new Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation. The consolidation is approved at a special meeting and would create a 31 million dollar concern based on year end 1937 balance sheets. H G Batcheller of Ludlum will be president of the new company.
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Pittsburgh
W. F. Detwiler
Allegheny Steel Company
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
LO Lo
H. G. Batcheller
Ludium
Transfers of property and a home invasion in Long Beach
A string of transfers lists Martha Bennett and others exchanging lots in Indiana, Cherryhill and Saltsburg with several legals, while a Long Beach incident reports B. K. Beaty attacked in his bathtub by a gunman who demanded his wallet and a diamond ring. Police investigations follow.
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Martha Bennett
J. Purl Benneth
Indiana
White
N. Dinwiddie
N. Raymond
Cherryhill
Mina Rosensteel
L. C. Rosensless
Young
Catherine J. Kahny
Valetta E. Robinson
Lot
Saltsburg
Pineland Cemetery
Otis Soyster
Pine
Oakland Cemetery Association
Addie A. Kinman
G. R. Churchill
William Kraig
Charles A. Ferrier
Frances D. Woodburn
Great American Indemnity Co
Cof
N.Y
Clair Johnston
Jot
Creekside
Long Beach
Calif
B. K. Beaty
Beaty
Slaying and kidnapping threats in Harlan trial tense
London Kentucky June 10 4 The shadow of slaying of a prospective witness and a reported kidnapping attempt heighten tension in the Harlan labor trial. Lester Smithers 30 shot at Gulston, two Fee brothers held in connection with the shooting. Isom testified he lost his job after being called before the federal grand jury investigating 66 Harlan county coal firms and officials charged with conspiracy to deprive miners of rights under the Wagner Act.
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London
Federal District Court
Harlan County
C. N. Nolan
Lester Smithers
Gulston
Verlin Fee
Clyde Fee
Harlan
Nolan
Smithers
The
Yancey
United Mine Workers of America
George Titler
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Isom
Cumberland
Erich McMahan
Titler
Isom
Harlan Central
Modern Menu for Mrs Gaynor Maddox Sunday Dinner
A homemaking guide advocates a Sunday rest by serving a 4 in 1 lamb chops casserole with clear vegetable soup and strawberry shortcake. It promotes social equality, modern beauty routines, cooling bathroom decor, and bedroom cooling tips for a relaxed family day.
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Gaynor Maddox
Glorifying Yourself Glorifying Yourself
Alicia Hart profiles a young woman who strives for coolness and beauty despite summer heat, noting her nightly routine of a lukewarm bath and a body temperate shower as part of her self image. The piece reflects fashion and grooming advice era tone and social norms of the period.
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Alicia Hart
NEA
Schwab’s Self Interview Shocks Harrisburg Crowd
In Harrisburg on June 10, Charles M Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel, meets reporters and answers in a self conducted interview. He declines to discuss business conditions and says he is simply en route to his home to see family.
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Harrisburg
Charles M. Schwab
Loretzo
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Mr. Schwab
Schwab
End of Truck Strike Nears as Pact Reached
Pittsburgh June 19 Union readers and operators in a 10 day long distance trucker strike reached a tentative agreement to end the walkout. AFL Teamsters leaders praised the pact while a $450,000 damage suit against the union by carriers was reportedly likely to be dropped. Out-of-Pittsburgh drivers retain 1947 terms. Pittsburgh workers gain five cents an hour with arbitration. Bakery drivers’ talks also progress per U S Labor Conciliator.
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Pittsburgh
A. F. of L. Teamsters Union
Western Pennsylvania Motor’ Carriers Association
Teamsters Organization
U. S
John A. Mofffitt
Civil Service For All Postmasters Moves Ahead
President Roosevelt announced in Washington that pending legislation to place all postmaster positions under civil service is a definite step forward. He said post office career employees may take exams for first, second, or third class postmaster appointments and would send Stewart McDonald’s nomination for a new term as federal housing administrator to the Senate. The piece notes tobacco crop losses and France’s tourism value.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Stewart McDonald
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Schoonmaker
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Thomas Stocker
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Torrie
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