Mellon's Secretary Faces Tax Court Questions
Howard M. Johnson, confidential secretary to Andrew Mellon, endures another grueling day on the witness stand in the three million dollar income tax case between Mellon and the federal government. Prosecutors press to prove evasion of 1931 income taxes and seek clarity on stock deals involving the Ascolot Company tied to Mellon’s family interests. Johnson confirms stock moves and a “short sale” pattern, while denying certain repayments and repurchases.
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William J. Kelly
Pittsburgh
UINS
Howard M. Johnson
Andrew W. Mellon
Founse
Multiemulawaire
Dahasin Daukhye
House of Mellin
Faoe
Frank J. Uo
Mellon Tegal
Saunas
Hogan
Johnson
Mellon
Ascolot Company
Ailsa Mellon Bruce
Robert H
Cabiet
Dackson
Shepard
Jackson
Wto
Organ Aailion
Roultsmillionaire
Hus
Walngss
Ascault
Bruce
Young Woman of Slickville Held in Shots
Stevenson denies marriage intent while the Jeannette factory worker, Miss Slosarik, recounts dramatic notes of a 12-year affair and a night search after a February 2 confrontation. Police found sleep pills in her purse, later explained as prescribed.
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Slickville
Stevenson
Letherman Jury Tense As Trial Goes On
Assistant District Attorney Copeland outlines the Commonwealth case in the Letherman trial. He says the defense aims to show no intent to kill Viola Dennis and recounts events from August 17, including whiskey, a roadhouse stop, a quarrel, and Viola’s fatal injuries. He notes evidence of extensive injuries and that Letherman was the sole person present.
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Charles Dbd
Copeland, Jr
Commonwealth
Copeland
Viola Dennis
Viola
William Letheriman
Clork
William
Rostraver Township
Opposition Grows To Closing Teacher Colleges
A movement against closing teacher colleges gains traction as lawmakers form a liaison committee to press for continued operation and address expenses. Brown cites commuter students unable to transfer, stressing regional impact and the need to preserve local teacher training options.
Pope condemns nudism cult in Vatican address
Pope Pius XII denounces nudism as horrible blasphemy in a Lent sermon at St. Peter's. He calls it a distortion of pagan life, warns it corrupts society, and outlines a world day of prayer on Passion Sunday April 7 for atheists' conversion and reparations to God.
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Tape Mag XT
Sias
Reomin Catholic Church
Ces
Pius
Lenton
Rove
Rome
Greece
St. Peter's Church
Revival Meetings At Coal Run Union Sunday School
Revivals are under way in Coal Run Hall following the fire with evening sermons by Rev. T featuring strong messages. Beginning tonight and each night this week the Musical Brenizer Quartette will sing and perform male quartette numbers. Rev. Charles Williams of Indiana leads as missionary in charge inviting all mining towns to attend at 7:30 each evening.
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Neary Quartette
Brenizer
Coal Run Union Sunday School
Charles Williams
Indiana
Buicks
Glen Campbell
Wanted Czar for Wall Street
An ad seeking a man to head the old concern offers a salary of 100000 dollars a year and demands the implicit confidence of the American people. Apply at the New York Stock Exchange on 11 Wall Street. The ad has not yet run in classified columns but cues from news items indicate the job is being sought.
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New York
INS
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Foul Play Hinted in Wife's Death Case
The statement suggests investigations have deeper motives behind the death, implying potential foul play beyond initial conclusions. No definitive cause yet. authorities probe relationships and evidence amid public scrutiny.
Declaration follows Wake Forest medical conference findings
Priette issued the statement after a conference with Dr. C. C. Carpenter of Wake Forest Medical College, who performed the autopsy, and Dr. Broughton, Raleigh attorney, sent by the Starrett family to assist in the investigation.
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Priette
C. C. Carpenter
Wake Forest Medical College
Broughton
Raleigh Attorphey
Statter
Cage Tourney Opens Tonight Indiana County Independ ent Basketball tourney opens tonight
Plans are complete for the Indiana County Independent Basketball tournament opening tonight at seven in the high school gym. Sixteen teams compete over four nights with four games nightly including Friday’s finals. Admission is ten and twenty five cents. Tonight’s schedule features Barr vs Plumville, Blairsville Scholastics vs Neithwood, Miders Ridge vs High School Teachers, and Cockport vs Salisburg Barbers.
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Indiana County
Ts’ Ye
Barr
Plumville
Blairsville
Neithwood
Miders Ridge
Cockport
Salisburg
Convicted in Death of Girl in Clarion Case
Clarion March 5 In brief found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Esther Stahlman 14 year old girl of Clarion. C L Summerville Strattanville awaiting sentence expected late this weekly. Summerville was alleged to have driven the car that struck the girl last November 21. His defense claimed the car was stolen that night and he was not driving.
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Clarion
Esther Stahlman
C. L
Legion presses Vinson bonus bill payment method
The American Legion urged the House Ways and Means Committee to report the Vinson cash bonus bill, arguing the bill lacks a payment method and that Congress must decide how to fund any bonus. John Thomas Taylor, the Legion’s legislative agent, said the payment plan is a congressional responsibility.
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Wwtal
INS
Washington
Senate
American Legion Today
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vinson
John Thomas Taylor
The
Legion
Congress
Slayér Kozir Confesses as Grand Jury Set for Trial
John Kozir, a confessed slayer and robber, sat in Masontown borough building and admitted killings and several robberies. Immigrant from Austria, he recalled crimes to District Attorney Wade K. Newell, while a guard stood watch amid fears of mob violence. His case may go to grand jury soon with death penalty sought.
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Uniontown
INS
John Kozir
Samson Rosenhein
Marontown
Masontown
Wade K. Newell
Austria
Kozir
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Brownstown
W. Va
Kozit
Obituary items include Fulton and Shankel deaths
Obituary notices report relatives of Mrs Virginia Focht Nancy Ruth Fulton and Aliee Mae Fulton, plus details on Alice Frances Fisher Fry and Joseph M Shankel. Funeral arrangements list addresses 262 S 18th St and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Steffy home, Union Cemetery, Cherryhill Township, and Kittanning Hospital death details with survivors and pastors.
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Virginia Focht
Germantown
Nancy Ruth Fulton
Kiskiminetas Township
Apollo
Aliee Mae Fulton
Indiana State Teachers College
S. 18Th Street
Robert L. Clark, Jr
Robert M. Offutt
Union Cemetery
Armstrong Township
ALICE FRANCES (FISHER) _ FRY
Alice Frances (Fisher) Fry
O. D. Steffy
Oak Street
John
Elizabeth May Fisher
Cherryhill Township
Legi Fry
Church of the Brethern
Steffy
W. E. Elkin
Lillian Sowers
Lorain
A. C. Malcolm
Indiana
C. J. Fry
Akron
Brethern Cemetery
Counterfeiter Sent to Prison in Newark Case
Camden March 8 A head of a gang that flooded several Eastern states with counterfeit money was sentenced to two years in a Federal penitentiary. Charles W. Lloyd 37 received the term and a $3500 fine from U S District Judge J Boyd Avis who denied leniency amid Lloyds record. Lloyds companions Florence Bennett 22 and Frank Miller former New Jersey state policeman drew five years probation after turning state evidence. The trial showed Lloyd had prior arrests including suspicion of murder and connections to the 1929 St Valentines Day Massacre in Chicago.
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Camden
N. J
Charles W. Lloyd
U.S
J. Boyd Avis
Florence Bennett
Frank Miller
New Jersey
Lloyd
Avis
Chicago
International Race Under Way For Aerial Trade Routes
News by David P. Sentner surveys the race among nations to establish regular trans Atlantic and trans Pacific air services. Pan American Airways leads American efforts with Imperial Airways. bases in Newfoundland Bermuda Azores Greenland and Teeland are key. France Germany Italy Portugal pursue South Atlantic and North Atlantic plans with various long range flying boats. Competition centers on experience equipment and international operation rights as the imminent trans Pacific route under American operation nears.
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New York
America
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Chamberlin
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Atlantic
Pan American Airways
Pan Aimeriway
Imperial Airways
Great Britain
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Pan American
Portugese
Azores
France
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Teeland
Aviatii
Germany
All
Italy
Portugal
South Amera
Baron Amaury de la Grange
French Air Commission
South America
Africa
Brazil
Air France
London
Melbourne
England To Add 11 Plane Squadrons To Home Defense
London March 5 The government announced 11 new air squadrons totaling 182 aircraft will be added to Britain home defense in the coming year as part of a broader air sea and land security program. The air budget calls for 119 million pounds for 1935-90 with army and navy anti air measures also to rise.
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London
Mar
INS
Uip
House of Commons
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Naval Air Force
Royal Air Force
Lord Londonderry
Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Ronger
Dover
Rhine
Ramsay MacDonald
Europe
Hitler's Cold Delay To Peace In Berlin
Adolf Hitler caught a cold during a visit to Saarbruecken delaying European peace talks. The illness postponed Sir John Simon's planned visit and led to cancellation of next days conferences while authorities denied chronic throat illness.
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INS
Reichhichrec
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Saarbruecken
John Simon
Hiller
Anthony Eden
Hitler
Germany
Berchtesgaden
Stand Tall Posture Rules From Hygeia Health Magazine
Dr. Morris Fishbein discusses Hygeia Health Magazine guidance on posture. Ten commandments urge standing tall sitting tall walking tall chest high weight on feet, drawing in abdomen, square shoulders, chin back, flattening spine, separating shoulders from hips, lying and sleeping tall, and thinking tall. Emphasizes long sitting time in school and for performers, the spinal column’s role in balance and posture, warning that poor habits can cause chest, shoulder, and alignment issues.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Assocation
Hygela
Hygeia
Gee Health Magazine
Posture and Health in Modern School Settings
The text explains how poor habits of standing, sitting, waiting, and sleeping cause bad posture, especially among girls, leading to abdominal cramps and strain on the heart lungs and diaphragm. It notes posture affects eye strain and reading distance, and that modern schools adjust desks and seating to improve alignment and work performance.
Johnson feud draws quiet Capitol scrutiny
The Johnson Long Coughlin rift dominated talks but drew little public comment from Congress. Huey Long alone voiced a blunt view while other senators and officials avoided taking sides, comparing involvement to danger or folly. Representative Steagall warned against meddling in a quarrel not one's own.
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Washington
Congress
Huey
Bird Johnson
International
Johnson-Long-Coughlin
Rep
Steagall
Alabama
House Banking Committee
Jimmy DeHart Dies of Injuries
Jimmy DeHart 42 head football coach at Southwestern University Memphis Tenn died here late yesterday of a stomach ailment after being critically ill since February 22 following an operation in Winston Salem North Carolina March 5 1920 report states he passed away due to complications from the illness and surgery
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Jimmy DeHart
Southwestern University
Memphis
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