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Newspaper

Indiana Evening Gazette

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1937

Page

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Guardsmen patrol Ohio strike center ends fear in Mahoning Valley

National guardsmen deployed along a 25 mile front in Ohio to guard a planned steel mill reopening. The operation, ordered by the governor and approved by President Roosevelt, aimed to prevent clashes between CIO pickets and pro-work groups as 26,000 workers faced potential layoffs. Police arrested 113, seizing weapons.

Youngstown Mahoning Valley Roosevelt John L. Lewis Lewis Steel Union Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization National Guard Charles Fagan CIO Akron Lewis’ Rubber Union National Ohio Mahoning River Brier Hill Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co Warren Roy Hardman Republic Steel

Playground Association of Indiana Plans Summer Programs

At a meeting in a Presbyterian church, Norman Koontz and Helen Broderick outlined Indiana playground progress and summer plans including Friday swim periods mushball games doll exhibits pet shows and an July 2 evening band program at West End School. The group voted to hire an extra assistant for handcraft storytelling and singing games with duties split between East End and West End schools. Harold Williams was authorized to obtain compensation insurance for the three assistants. Donations totaling 700 were announced from many groups including Indiana Board of Education 225 Indiana Borough Council 200 Lion's Club 25 Junior Women's Civic Club 25 and others. parents and visitors were invited to see the playgrounds.

Playground Association of Indiana Presbyterian Church Norman Koontz Helen Broderick Indiana West End East End Earl Hewitt Harold Williams Playground Association Norah T. Johnson Indiana Board of Education Indiana Borough Council Lion's Club Junior

Congress Has Busy Program

Washington June 22 Congressional chieftains voiced concern over the volume of vital legislation to pass by June 30, including half a dozen appropriation bills and the nuisance tax bill. Deadlines loom for farm credit loans and Civilian Conservation Corps extension, while House Senate talks center on wage hour rules and other proposals.

Washington Roosevelt Jefferson Island House Senate Farm Credit Administration Senate Banking Committee Civilian Conservation Corps Congressional Treasury Bridges

Hughes, Jr. Mentioned in Hull–Dwight Contract Discussion

Leming said Hughes Schurman and Dwight firm dissolved last week. Senator Harrison urged clear details. Leming noted Dwight had 1932 income possibly wiped out by a $143,000 deduction and a contract with Standard Life Insurance Company of the Bahamas. Representative Treadway pressed on whether Dwight tried to conceal the contract, to which Leming said more would come later.

Leming Hughes, Schurman and Dwight Harrison D-Miss Dwight Standard Life Insurance Company, Ltd Bahamas

Glen Campbell Man Is Arrested After Street Collision

George Bone, 39, of Glen Campbell R D 1, was arrested by Chief William J. Kelley after a collision on Philadelphia street. He was held for grand jury on charges of failure to stop, render aid, and disclose identity following a highway accident. Bond set at 1500 dollars allowed release. Bone claimed he was not driving the car.

William J. Kelley Philadelphia George Bone Glen Campbell R. D Justice of the Peace Jay D. Hill Indiana County Bone Robert P. Greiner Pittsburgh Kelley

Lewis Leads Bid to Halt Steel Plant Reopenings

John L. Lewis pleaded with Governor Davey and Labor Secretary Perkins to curb what he called a “butchery” as Republic and Youngstown Sheet and Tube planned to reopen plants. Mediators faced limits with no compulsion power while troops arrived in the steel region amid a seven state strike impasse.

John L. Lewis Cleveland Davey Perkins Republic Youngstown Sheet & Tube Youngstown Tom Girdler Girdler Republics Lewis CIO Inland Steel Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Taft Stel Company Johnstown Youngstown Company Roosevelt

Lightning Kills Man Injures Girl in Philadelphia

June 22 a lightning strike near the Schuylkill River left James Vanelli 64 dead and 10 year old Edith Rosetti unconscious with a skull fracture. Edith reported a man following her mother and sister as they sought shelter after the flash.

Philadelphia Schuylkill River James Vanelli Zeile Rosetti Ramona Edith Rosetti

President orders steel plants stay closed in Ohio strike

President directs mediation board requests Youngstown plant not to open Tuesday morning. Governor Davey sends troops to Mahoning valley to prevent riot and bloodshed while keeping operating plants on strike basis and disarming non officers. Authorities pledge strict neutrality and control after back to work efforts falter.

Secretary of Labor Sleep Mediation Board Charles P. Taft Youngstown Mahoning Valley Davey

Britain Rejects Naval Display Against Spain

Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain will not join any German sought naval demonstration off Spain to warn the Spanish government. He blamed foreign fighters in Spain as the main trouble and said London aims to recall some foreign fighters immediately as part of an evacuation plan.

London Great Britain Spain Anthony Eden House of Commons Germany Third Reich Leipzig France Britain Vatenvia Fden Eden

Polar Pilot Sees Flights Across Continents

Cheksloff, who flew 5,000 miles across Siberia last year for training, calls the transpolar hop the most interesting and useful. He recalls ice fields, crevices, and glaciers, no open water, and a 22 degree below zero voyage. Oxygen shortage at altitude and magnetic pole effects challenged instruments, with a sun compass used nearly throughout, a clockwork device by Admiral Byrd for Antarctic flights.

Page One Cheksloff Siberia Pole Richard E. Byrd

Senators weigh Johnstown strike probe plea

Senators Bridges and McKellar discussed a Johnstown Pennsylvania citizens committee request for a post office strike investigation. Hearings may resume tomorrow with potential witness testimony from the Johnstown group.

Washington Bridges R-Nh McKellar D-Tenn Post Office Committee Citizens Committee of Johnstown

Judge Scores Third Degree in Monaghan Case

Pittsburgh judge William H McNaugher charged jurors in the murder trial of District Attorney James A Reilly. He said third degree methods used during Monaghan interrogation were abhorrent and urged the jury to consider whether Reilly heard or witnessed abuse. The charge allowed second degree murder voluntary manslaughter or acquittal if reasonable doubt persists.

Pittsburgh William H. McNaugher James A. Reilly Frank C. Monaghan Fayette County Bertillion Reilly McNaugher Charles J. Margiotti Monaghan Uniontown John C. Wall Bertillon John Duggan

Ambridge Reinstates Cops After Tear Gas Protest

Ambridge council rehired Acting Police Chief Richard P. O'Neill and Patrolmen Joseph Jornevic and William Damis with extra overtime pay after their resignations over tear gas used to break up a strikers' demonstration. The reinstatement follows Caul's protest and grants bonuses for past overtime.

Ambridge Burgess P. J. Caul Council Richard P. O'Neill Joseph Jornevic William Damis

Earle Cancels Johnstown Trip Under Martial Law

Harrisburg June 22 Governor Earle canceled his plane trip into the Johnstown steel area under martial law. Weather prevented the earlier attempt and press of other duties made it impossible today. He said it was indefinite when he would visit Johnstown.

Harrisburg Earle Johnstown

Drownings in attempt at double rescue on river

Twenty two year old John Bebble drowned trying to rescue a girl and her brother from an undercurrent in the Clarion River. John Detwiler of Johnsonburg pulled the three from the water. Catherine and Frank Francis were revived. Francis had leaped in to aid his sister. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.

ST. Marys John Bebble Clarion River John Detwiler Johnsonburg Catherine Frank Francis Francis

Lamme Medal Awarded to Frank Conrad in Milwaukee

The 1936 Lamme Medal, highest honor of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, was awarded to Frank Conrad of Pittsburgh founder of KDKA at the opening session of the summer convention. The medal honors his pioneering work in electric metering and protective systems, established by the late Benjamin G. Lamme.

Milwaukee Lamme American Institute of Electrical Engineers Frank Conrad Fittsburgh KDKA Conrad Benjamin G. Lamme Westinghouse and Manufacturing Company

State relief control debated as Senate votes loom

Washington June 2012 Senator Vandenberg proposes a substitute for the administration relief bill calling for 1.25 billion dollars to aid states and 100 million for a federal relief board to replace the Works Progress Administration. The plan aims to shift unemployment relief to state control amid five days of Senate debate as Robinson’s amendment to require state and city cost sharing fails. Senators Borah and Glass back Robinson’s approach, while Barkley taunts the plan’s revival from the “mildewed tomb” of prior campaigns.

Washington Vandenberg R-Mich Federal Relief Board Works Progress Administration Senate Senator Barkley D-Ky London Barkley Robinson D-Ark Byrnes 1D-Sc House Public Works Administration

Strike Ouster Sought to Enforce Mill Occupation

In Philadelphia on June 22 Attorneys for Apex Hosiery Bill filed in U S District Court for immediate enforcement of a Circuit Court of Appeals order to eject 250 sit down strikers from the plant. U S Marshal Reing warned strikers last night against property damage as they have occupied the mill since May 6 demanding union recognition. The Court of Appeals denounced the strikers as lawless and criminal.

Philadelphia Apex U. S. District Court U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals U. S Joseph Reing Court of Appeals

Pittsburgh WPA Sit-in Over Dismissed Workers

About 15 members of the Workers Alliance spent the night at the WPA headquarters to protest the dismissal of 8,000 county WPA employees. They carried blankets and food, predicting 200 or more would join the sit-in, sending messages to President Roosevelt and Mayor Scully demanding reinstatement and recognition of the Alliance as bargaining agent.

Pittsburgh Workers Alliance Works Progress Administration WPA Roosevelt C. B. Scully Alliance

Stock market index terms and corporate names list

A dense OCR fragment listing many company names across industries from American and global firms. It includes automakers, oil firms, radio and electronics, steel, tobacco, railroads, and utilities with scattered numbers and a stray date-like token. Names such as Ford, General Electric, Standard Oil, Penn RR, and Studebaker appear amid ticker-like figures and percentages.

Governor Earle closes Cambria plant after 1877 strike ruling

In Harrisburg on June 22 Governor Earle shut Bethlehem Steel's Cambria plant at Johnstown citing a Supreme Court decision on the 1877 railroad strike. Attorney General Margiotti's office noted the governor's power to intervene amid rioting in Pittsburgh and threats of renewed violence. The plant was placed under state police guard as miners and strikers threatened peace.

Harrisburg Earle Cambria Bethlehem Steel Corporation Johnstown Department of Justice Thomas W. Bender Charles J. Margiotti Pittsburgh Supreme Court Commonwealth United States

Markets Livestock and Produce from Pittsburgh Market News

Hogs active on June 22 with gains 15 to 25 cents. weights 180 to 230 pounds up. 250 lbs up. sows down. Cattle quoted steady with good to choice steers 10.75 to 19.25. calves steady. vealers 9.50 to 10.00. Sheep slow to steady. spring lambs 12.00 to 13.90. yearlings 8.00 down. Produce notes moderate demand. apples steady by carload, various varieties 2.00 to 2.50 per basket. potatoes steady. butter unsettled. eggs firm.

Pittsburgh Tennessee Alabama North Carolina Louisiana Bliss California Maine Green Mountains

Reduced Force Guards Cambria Steel Sector

A reduced force of state policemen and highway patrolmen guarded the Cambria works of Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown under martial law. About 100 to 140 officers were withdrawn, leaving 35 troopers and 300 patrolmen on duty as 296 maintenance workers remained at the plant. The governor’s order followed a threatened 40,000-strong miners march. the march was canceled and martial law may be recalled.

U- Johnstown Cambria Bethlehem Steel Corporation A. 5 Janeway Committee For Industrial Organization Lawrence Campbell Chamber of Commerce Styles Bridges Senate Strike Investigatin Committee Johnstown Campbell Bridges Bethlehem

Grain and poultry market notes with regional price figures

Regional price lists show Southern Ohio and Kentucky poultry values with hens and broilers quoted. turkeys and ducks also listed. Grain futures in Chicago on June 22 moved mixed as showers in Canada influenced markets with July and September wheat and corn futures lifting from early declines.

Chicago

Beatrice Lyle Found Dead in Gas filled Lancaster Apartment

Mrs Beatrice Russell Lyle 28 of Lancaster was found dead in a gas filled apartment. A note beside her read I am very tired of life TM I would rather be dead. Deputy coroner Dr Z Trexler termed death as self inflicted.

Lancaster Beatrice Russell Lyle Z. Trexler

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