French Premier lifts home gold ban amid budget overhaul
Premier Leon Blum's socialist government ends the domestic gold trading ban and unveils broad fiscal revisions. He pledges defense spending containment, calls on citizens to back the plan, and signals a franc peg around 21.50 to the dollar with possible 21.94 in foreign trade aims.
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Paris
Léon Blum
Joan
Bank of France
Treasury
France
Great Britain
United States
Vincent Auriol
Blum
Unem
Washington
Faris
London
Markets and Produce and Military Plane Plans
Markets report Pittsburgh livestock with hogs and cattle prices and produce, followed by a note on France's military planes numbering 5800 and US service planes at 2600, plus a House appropriations panel backing a trans Atlantic mail service start set for Nov 1 with bi weekly 24 hour trips to Southampton via Newfoundland Bermuda and the Azores.
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Appropriations Committee
House
Southampton
England
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Azores Islands
Nine Days Left To File Income Tax Data
Only nine days remain to file income tax returns. Marel: 14 is the deadline. Returns in duplicate should be filed with your Collector of Internal Revenue on or before that date. Early submission avoids long lines.
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Marel
Internal Revenue
Railroad Owner Puts It On Block In Minneapolis
Howard S Abbott, special master in chancery, offered the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad for sale again as receiver ship since 1923. Sixteen auctions held since 1934 failed to draw a buyer, with Abbott often finding an empty platform and returning to finalize sale conditions.
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Minneapolis
Howard S$. Abbott
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Abbott
Merle White Dies SudUnexpectedly At 46 In Indiana Pa
Merle White longtime assistant to a trust officer and Indiana Pa resident dies suddenly at 46. He leaves his widow Elizabeth Good White, a mother Cara White, three brothers Royden Harry Frank, and a sister Mrs Frank Schannaberger. Funeral 1:30 p m Saturday at his home, interment in Oakland Cemetery Indiana.
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Indiana
Odd Fellows Lodge
First Presbyterian Church
Tarentum
Elizabeth
Good) White
Clymer
Cara White
Royden
Harry
Democrats for Court Change Rally Speech in Blairsville
Harold Foulkrod of the State Insurance Department praised the New Deal, attacked vested interests, and urged fewer lawyers and more laborers in government. He credited independent progressives for a statewide Democratic victory and urged broad representation on the county committee.
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Ters
Gray
United States
James J. Davis
Joseph F. Guffey
John H. McCann
Cambria County
Harold Foulrod
State Insurance Department
Blairsville
Foulkrod
Roosevelt
Obituary Notices from Run and Punxsutawney area
In Run Jefferson County a young man who moved to Ligonier Valley operated a farm until retirement. Survivors include several children and two sisters, with 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow at Fairfield United Presbyterian Church. interment in church cemetery. Mrs Emma Keslar of Punxsutawney died in Adrian Hospital aged 63 after surgery. born October 28, 1874 in England and lived in Clearfield Jefferson and Indiana Counties. Indian graduates.
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Alvira McBurney
West Fairrfield
Fairfield United Presbyterian Church
W. E. Koehler
New Florence Presbyterian Church
Church
Emma Keslare
Punxsutawney
Emma Keslar
Obituary Notices Highlight Keslar and Hawkins Demises
Obituary notices recall Mrs. Keslar, a former State Teachers College and teacher in Rossiter and McCalmont, active Evangelical Church member in Du Bois, survived by sons, daughters, and siblings with funeral in Cramer and burial at Pleasant Grove. Also reports Lester Hawkins of Yatesboro dying at home, survived by parents and siblings, with services at St Paul’s Elderton and burial in district church cemetery. A district attorney remark cites Mrs. Galley reacting to Hauptmann.
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Keslar
Thomas Jones
Cramer
Ruth
Edward Keslar
DuBois
William Meiser
Anita
William Page
Geo. Anderson
Thomas Woodhall
Mary Galbreath
Punxsutawney
Samuel Woodhall
Bellwood
William
Jamestown
N. Y
Water
Friedens
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Lester Hawkins
J. B. Hawkins
Yatesboro
Ruth Swimmers
Worthington
George Thomas
Howard Hawkins
Oil City
Marshall Hawkins
St. Paul's Church
Elderton
Nance
Mother’s Confession in Fatal Daughter Beatings
A mother described to Belin by county jail guards in Clearfield recounted the deaths of her two daughters. She claimed not to be remorseful, citing neighbors’ harsh remarks about the girls as a motive. She said she loved them but feared community scorn. The scene described ends with both girls beaten on the head and face after the elder girl cried for help.
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Page
Belin
Clearfield
State Chemist Testimony on Blood and Monaghan Case
Florence Dean testified about the events surrounding Monaghan's arrest and the Bertillon room incident. She described driving with Monaghan as Detective Wall and DA Reilly pursued them, noting Monaghan’s alleged threat and Wall's injuries. Medical and forensic witnesses linked Monaghan’s death to the Bertillon room, with blood evidence matching his. Additional indictments included Reilly, Byrne, Malik, Hann, Miner, and accessories.
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Page One
John Wall
Florence Dean
Monaghan
Sainte
Wall
James A. Reilly
Fayette County
Uniontown
Connellsville
Wail
Commonwealth
Gunderman
Bertillon
George E. Robinson
Bertilion
Reilly
Harry W. Byrne
Charles Malik
Jack Hann
Wilbert Minerd
WPA Study Courses Harrisburg Enrollment Figures
Harrisburg reports WPA study courses enroll about 324,144 students, widely surpassing national college enrollment estimated at 1,79,000. The figures underscore the program's rapid expansion and its appeal across the education sector.
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Harrisburg
Coptic Monks In Sitdown Strike At Deir El Muharrak
In Assiut Egypt on March 5 the Chief Magistrate warned a group of Coptic monks at Deir El Muharrak to end their stay-in strike demanding a new abbot and expanded social life. He threatened to order a forceful entrance to question leaders, noting walls and a drawbridge complicate access and that monks possess four rifles.
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Cairo
Egypt
Assiut
Assit
Deir-El-Muharrak
Roosevelt Urges Immediate Action To Save Economic Policy
President Roosevelt pressed for swift action to preserve New Deal measures including the ARA NRA and coal acts, arguing court rulings threaten progress and warning that delay would imperil a third of the nation. He challenged opponents to read court opinions and warned that final condemnation could come next week.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
ARA
NRA
No Man's Land
Indus
Congress
White House
Leachers
Senate
House
Glass
Borah
Idaho
Income tax revenues surge toward record March total
Washington reports income tax receipts dribbling in at a few million daily with March revenues seen at 840 million and total receipts this fiscal year forecast at 2.373 billion. Officials note the upturn follows late 1930s activity gains and rate revisions, aiming to surpass last year’s March haul and approach 1929-30 levels.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Roosevelt plan to add justices praised by Governor Earle
Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania praised Roosevelt’s court expansion proposal at a Democratic victory dinner in St Paul saying it would fulfill the New Deal’s bright promise. He urged courage to lead and warned that without bold leadership someone else will act.
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Tiven
Earle
St. Paul St, Paul
Minn
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Dow
Pennsylvanian
Stock Market Rundown March 5 New York Noon
Market report lists numerous gains and losses across major corporations including United States Steel, General Electric, Coca Cola, Ford, Chrysler, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, IBM, and Pennroad among others. Notable tickers show mixed movement with several rails and oil concerns in play and energy names varying in price.
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New York
Air Reduc
Alco
Baldwin Loco
Balt
Onio
Hee
Canad
Pac
Case
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler
Coca-Cola
Douglas
Mack Trucks
Monigom Ward
Nash-Kelv
Nat Biscuit
Nat Distill
NY Central
North Am
Packard Mat
Penn RR
Phila R C
Philips Pet
Soc NJ
Radio
Reading Co
Rey Tah
Sears Roek
US Steel
Vanadium
West UN Tel
West Fl
Woolworth
Curb— Ark
Nat Gas
Elec
Pennroad Corp
Strife Grows as Labor Ranks Rally Across U S
Widespread strikes push unemployment higher as unions press for wage gains and bargaining recognition. United Automobile Workers seek sole bargaining agency with Chrysler while fires in Akron and Detroit plant disputes affect 10,000 workers. Factory closures and 40 hour week settlements mark a turbulent labor landscape.
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United States Steel Corporation
Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
Chrysler Motor Corp
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Wadsworth
F. W. Woolworth Company
Lebanon Valley
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Corp. C. I. 0
Rhode Island
Flilnt
Mich
San Francisco
Sailors Union
United Automobile Workers, Aircraft Division
Los Angeles
Muni and Rainer Win Academy Awards in 1936
Paul Muni took best actor for The Story of Louis Pasteur and Luise Rainer won best actress for The Great Ziegfeld at the Academy Awards gala attended by Hollywood. Spencer Tracy was a close contender. Irene Dunne and Carole Lombard were among other nominees. Frank Capra won directing for Mr Deeds Goes to Town, while Walt Disney earned the best cartoon honor for Country Cousin.
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Hollywood
Calls
Paul Muni
Luise Ratner
Vienna
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Muni
Louis Pasteur
Miss Rainer
Anna Held
Ziegfeld
Spencer Tracy
San Francisco
Gary Cooper
Mr. Deeds
Walter Huston
Dodsworth
William Powell
Irene Dunn
Gladys George
Carrie
Carole Lombard
Norma Shearer
Frank Capra
Walter Disney
Strike Reaches Settlement Across Multiple Plants
News briefs report a majority vote ending a strike at Northrop Aircraft workers seeking a bargaining agency. Granite City Enameling and Stamping Co signs to recognize a CIO union for 800 plus employees. Birmingham Stove and Range replaces 400 workers with wage and union gains. Steel industry price hikes linked to higher scrap costs, with U. S. Steel granting a 10 percent raise for William A. Irvin crew. Green calls AFL loyalty drive, expelling Lewis sympathizers as Massachusetts federation faces a fight over the CIO committee.
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Northrop Aircraft Company
National Enameling & Stamping Co
Granite City
C. I
U. S O
Birmingham
Ala
Stove & Range Co
Pittsburgh
United States Steel
William A. Irvin
Benjamin F. Fairless
Carnegie-Thinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Irvin
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
A. F. of L
Lewis
Massachusetts
Shoe Workers Organization Committee
Robert J. Watt
Massachusetts Federation
Herb Doctor Representative Opens New Headquarters
The Herb Doctor representative announces a new store at 934 West Philadelphia Street Houk's Hotel Building Indiana. Beginning Friday March 6 he will be open daily 8 am to 12 pm 1 pm to 3 30 pm and Saturdays 5 am to 6 pm 6 pm to 9 pm. He promotes Herb Doctor for constipation indigestion sleep and joint pain and notes he is not a physician but can explain its use. Leading druggists will continue to stock it and samples are offered.
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West Philadelphia St
Houk
Dougherty
Indiana
Arch
West Philadelphia Street
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Maine Green
Leghorn Springerg
Leghorn
Gazette
Moorhead
Merle White
Democrats For Court Change
Art Krenz
MR. Steele
Solly Krieger
Ey Saoter
Freddie Steele
Keen2
Berks County
Reading
Rainer
Pasteur
New Headquarters
W. J. Womack
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