First Lady Roosevelts Overseas Flight To Puerto Rico
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt travels from Washington by train then air to Puerto Rico Haiti and the Virgin Islands on her first overseas flight to gather firsthand views on conditions in distressed West Indian possessions. She is accompanied by Miss Lorens Hickok and four reporters and plans to stay at the Governor's house in San Juan while consulting local schools hospitals plantations and slum districts.
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Dorothy Ducas
INS
Miami
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Washington
Haiti
Virgin Islands
Lorens Hickok
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Ted Roosevelt
James Bourne
Tha ‘University
Train wreck probe unfolds as investigators inspect scene
Pittsburgh March 6 The Pennsylvania wreck that killed 11 and injured about 40 drew federal and state investigators to the site They noted the engine and cars were removed and that the train ran roughly 20 mph above the 25 mph limit Some witnesses blamed the engineer W M Shaw while others faulted the crew for not sounding the whistle at the usual locations.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania
W. M. Shaw
New Castle
Former Treasury Head Back in New York
William H. Woodin, first Treasury secretary in the Roosevelt cabinet, returned home today from a Tucson sanitorium where he underwent throat treatment. He said his health has greatly improved though his voice remains weak for long conversations.
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New York
Mar
INS
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Roosevelt
Qa Tucson
Ariz
Woodin
Local police arrest five Saturday night in Indiana
Police reports indicate a brisk night with five arrests on Saturday in Indiana. Two men were jailed for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and are to be heard by Burges Lichteberger this evening.
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Indiana
Burgens Lichteberger
Deaths of Ralph Hughey Wright and Emma Conway
Ralph Hughey Wright aged 19 son of the late James J. Wright and Mamie Hughey Wright died of complications Saturday March 3 at 11 05 p m at his home 612 East Market Blairsville Pa Brief services will be held at the home of his brother J Gordon Wright Graceton Pa this evening in charge of Rev W Jewart Miller assisted by Rev F W McConnell Remains will be removed Tuesday to the home of Ralph O Hughey Plymouth Luzerne county Pa where final services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m Interment Mt Greenwood cemetery Kingston Luzerne county Deceased was born and spent his entire life in Indiana county He is survived by his mother and the following brothers and sisters J Gordon Wright Graceton Richard P Wright Masontown Mrs George Fartley Nemacolin Mrs Wayne George Stafford and Erma and his twin sister Ruth at home Mrs Emma Conway a resident of Mahaffey the past 15 years died there at the home of her daughter Mrs Wellington B Clark Thursday morning at 9 30 of high blood pressure after an acute illness of about three weeks She was 63 years of age The deceased was born in Center County March 5 1864 and was reared to young womanhood there She was united in marriage twice
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Ralph Hughey Wright
James J. Wright
Mamie Hughey Wright
East Market Street
Blairsville
J. Gordon Wright
Graceton
W. Jewart Miller
F. W. McConnell
Ralph O. Hughey
Plymouth
Luzerne County
Mt. Greenwood
Kingston
Indiana County
Richard P. Wright
Masontown
George F.artley
Nemacolin
Wayne George
Stafford
Erma
Ruth
Emma Conway
Mahaffey
Wellington B. Clark
Center County
Four-Mill Tax Up For Court Decision
Carlisle Pennsylvania March 5 A test case will decide whether counties or the Commonwealth receive the four mill tax on mortgages bonds held by trust companies with participation certificates. Cumberland County commissioners sue Lemoyne Trust Company. Other suits against county banks hinge on this action. The dispute dates to 1932 over lax collection failures. Banks contend the individual holder pays the tax. the Commonwealth argues certificates incur only corporate tax to the state.
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Carlisle
Tudgrig & ‘Reese
Cumberland County
Lemoyne Trust
Board of Commissioners
Commonwealth
Two Men Shot in Room RentBrawl in Johnstown Pa
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Police report two men Cerillo Ferreras and Frank Jarcia were shot during a rooming house dispute tied to an unpaid lodging bill. Jarcia lies in grave condition as officers hold witnesses Piera Balderez and Ralph Balderez.
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Johnstown
INS
Cerillo Ferreras
Charles Barrios
Frank Jarcia
Piera
Ralph Balderez
Jarcia
Barrios
Three Cars Wreck Here Saturday Eve
A pre-dawn collision injures no one when Murray Pounds from the Ritz Theatre apartments loses control while adjusting a windshield cleaner. His car, traveling west, collides with two machines on Philadelphia street near the Indiana Hotel, owned by William Harper of Crawford, N. J., and John R. North of Jackson, Mich. The crash happened at 3:30 p.m.
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Murray Pounds
Ritz Theatre
Philadelphia
Indiana Hotel
Pounds
William Harper
Crawford
N. J
John R. North
Jackson
Mich
Treasury balance report shows strong March 2 figures
Washington March 6 Treasury balance as of March 2 totaled 4 878 513 435 52 dollars with internal revenue receipts and customs figures listed. additional notes reference a raid and location details in Bey Bast.
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Treasury
Washington
INS
Internal Revenue
Cheese Making Demonstrations Near Clarksburg and Blairsville
A series of cheese making demonstrations conducted by D H Bailey from Penn State will take place at several locations including J A Compton's farm near Clarksburg tomorrow at 8 30 a m and at M S Grumbling's near Blairsville at 1 30 p m The sessions show how to produce about ten to eleven pounds of American cheese from eight gallons of milk using farm equipment The program continues Wednesday at Griff Hall Marion Center at 5 30 a m and at the Community Hall Coakport at 1 30 p m The cheese is similar to store bought American cheese costing about 25 cents per pound and requires six weeks to cure A press suitable for cheese or a lard press available on many farms is recommended Readers may obtain a circular by contacting the Extension Office Indiana Court House Indiana Pa.
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J. A. Compton
Clarksburg
D. H. Bailey
Penn State
M.S. Grumbling
Blairsville
Griff Hall
Marion Center
Coakport
Court House
Indiana
Ship on Fire at Sea Reported Safe
New York, March 5. The steamer City of Montgomery battled a fire that threatened 33 passengers on Chesapeake Bay. A 9:15 am radio said the wire under control and it seems safe to proceed to New York. Captain B. H. Garfield signed the message. The vessel was expected to reach New York tomorrow.
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New York
INS
City of
Montgomery
Chesapeake Bay
Savannah
B. H. Garfield
Ocean Steamship Company
Six Electrocutions in Pa This Year Reach Six
Harrisburg March 5 Inland News Service six electrocutions have occurred in Pennsylvania this year, doubling the full 1933 total of three. The latest at Rockview Penitentiary saw James Riggs and Watlaca Skawinski, Lackawanna County residents, executed, bringing the 1934 tally to six.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Board of Pardons
James Riggs
Watlaca Skawinski
Lackawanna County
Cnp
Rockview Penitentiary
Wynekoop suffers nausea during court attack in jail
CHICAGO, March 6. IN SAYS the defense rested its case today in the trial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop charged with the bizarre operating table murder of her daughter in law Rheta. Dr Wynekoop suffered an attack of nausea today and while attempting to reach the bathroom from her cot in the county jail collapsed and fell, striking her head and bruising the left side. She was revived to attend court.
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Chicago
INS
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
Dillinger Outlaw Fugitives See Four State Search
A manhunt across Indiana Illinois Ohio and Missouri failed to locate John Dillinger after his jail breakout in Crown Point Indiana. Officials suspect a jail guard aided his escape and probe broadens under Attorney General Philip Lutz and Sheriff Lillian Holley as a possible sanctuary lies within 75 miles of Chicago.
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Lake County
Crown Point
Ind
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Criminal Court
Lisa
INS
Chicago
Sam Cahoon
Cahoon
Cahoom
Philip Lutz
Gey
Paul McNutt
Holley
Lillian Holley
Slaynger named in police escape and murder case
Pittsburgh dispatch reports District Attorney Park seeks indictment for the murder connected to the Brantlinger gas station robbery near Bridgeville. Thomas A. Davis Jr., 19, jailed in Carlyle Illinois, escaped Saturday, recaptured hours later, and waived extradition to return to Greensburg. Davis, a Carlyle high school student, faces charges while his father disputes the confession and claims witnesses will prove his son’s innocence.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew T. Park
Thomas A. Davis Jr
Carlyle, Ill
Davis
Carlyle, Til
Illinois
John Mauk
Greensburg
Park
Herbert Brantlinger
Bridgeville
Brantlinger
Young Davis
Huntington Reformatory
Clinton County
Carlyle
Centra+lia
Roosevelt Feeds The Nation With His Cheer And Food
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt keeps a buoyant mood and a hearty diet after one year in office. He reportedly weighs 184 pounds, eats three large meals daily, and enjoys scrambled eggs, shrimp cocktail, soup, fried chicken, pie, and coffee at his desk. The piece highlights his calm temperament amid the New Deal era.
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Karl MM. Kaiin
GN. S. Sta
Washington
INS
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Princess Youssoupoff Wins Suit Against Film Company
In London, Princess Irina Youssoupoff was awarded 25000 pounds in her lawsuit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over the film Rasputin The Mad Monk. She claimed the character Princess Natasha misrepresented her and seduction by Rasputin, while the defense said Natasha is fictional. The verdict followed a swift jury deliberation.
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London
Irina Youssoupoff
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayéer Film Co
Rasputin
Tibet
Princess Natasou
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Natasha
William Jowitt
Prince Youssoupoff
Nicholas
Gregory Rasputin
Alexandra
Two Slavers Die in Chair at Rockview Prison
At Rockview Penitentiary in Bellefonte Pennsylvania two Slavers, Wallace Skawinski of Scranton and James D. Riggs of Colchester Connecticut, were executed today in the electric chair. Both men walked to the death seat with little emotion and were pronounced dead within minutes after the sentences were carried out. Congregation prayers accompanied the proceedings as Rev. Francis McCreesh, the Catholic chaplain, assisted the condemned men on the final mile.
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Rockview Penitentiary
Bellefonte
Scranton
Wallace Skawinski
James d. Riggs
Colchester
Conn
Lewis Roberts
Riggs
Utterel
Francis McCreesh
Truck Back-Firing Sparks Small Blaze Near Moore Hotel
A back-fired truck driven by Edgar Sullinger of Indiana caused a small fire on North Eighth Street behind the Moore Hotel. Fire department crews arrived on a screen alarm at 7:35 p.m. to find the blaze extinguished.
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Edgar Sullinger
Indiana
North Eighth Street
Moore Hotel
Charles Learn Found Unconscious Along Road
Victim of a paralytic stroke, Charles Learn was found unconscious beside the Indiana Punxsutawney road near Home Station yesterday morning by W M Postlewaite from Indiana who drove him to a Marion Center physician’s office where he was revived.
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Charles Learn
Indiana-Punxsutawney Road
Home Station
W. M. Postlewaite
Indiana
Punxsutawney
Postlewaite
Marion Center
Roosevelt Speech on NRA Recovery Team Unity
President Roosevelt declares the recovery act a turning point and praises 3500 leaders from 600 industries representing over 90 percent of the NRA covered sector. He cites past self interest and regional rivalries, calls for national planning, and notes the move toward a unified American approach to remedies in March 1933.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
United States
Names Of Short Sellers Revealed In Aviation Stock Probe
Washington March five. Names of heavy short sellers in aviation company stocks were made public by the senate banking committee. Richard Whitney gave the list to the committee during a probe of short sales of 100 shares or more from January twenty six to February nine. Whitney also produced graphs showing short sale volume and prices from January two to February fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
James A. Farley
Senate Banking Committee
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Whitney
Two Men Taken For Ride Found Dead Near Wilmington
Wrapped in blankets, the bodies of two men were found on Faulk road near Wilmington with slashed throats. Police sought to identify the victims as investigators considered they may have been number writers slain by rivals in the racket.
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Wilmington
del. Mar
Faulk Road
Memorial services for King Albert I in Pittsburgh
Memorial services for King Albert I of Belgium will be held at St Pauls Cathedral in Pittsburgh this Saturday. Belgian consul Raymond J. Dereume announced the event with scores of prominent military and civic figures expected to attend.
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Pittsburgh
Albert I
St. Paul's Cathedral
Raymond J. Dereume
Social Service Exchange Bureau seeks welfare agencies
Native to All Welfare Agencies in Indiana County are invited to join the Social Service Exchange Bureau. Agencies and organizations doing social service work should contact the County Emergency Relief Office and provide the symbol or initials by which they wish their group to be identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Service Exchange Bureau
County Emergecy Relief Office
Industrialists Hear President On Radio Hook Up
President Roosevelt addressed thousands of industrialists at a national conference on the New Deal and codes, via radio to the nation. He urged stricter code compliance, labor hour reductions, consumer protection, self regulation, and more equitable wealth distribution, denying fascism or dictatorship claims.
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Washington
INS
NRA
Soaseres
Peple
Roosevelt
Pinchot Returns to Harrisburg Desk After Illness
Governor Gifford Pinchot, confined in New York for a shingles attack, is back at the Capitol with his wife Cornelia Bryce Pinchot. He plans a brief stay before a Florida rest period and then a campaign for the Republican primary against Senator David Reed.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
New York
Capitol
Florida
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot
Leroy
New York City
Executive Mansion
Pinchot
Foy
United States
David "Av Reed
Price of gold slips in London market
The international gold price fell about one cent to 186 shillings and 10 pence per troy ounce, roughly $84.85 at the day’s opening rate. The drop valued 149 bars at about 410,000 pounds sterling, near $2,078,700, under the prevailing exchange conditions.
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London
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