House Nears Final Action On HOLC Measure
Washington reports the House moves toward action on a HOLC fund expansion as administration requests rise from 250 million to 1.0 billion. Analysts note a 60 day opening for new applications while current loans remain eligible. Rep Hancock and Rep Brunner push for broader loan access amid criticism of HOLC management.
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Wihdwams
Neal
Washington, March
INS
Holc
House
Tee
Home Owners Emergency Loan Agency
Hancock
North Carolina
Fguce
Rep. Brunner
New York
Abnking Committee
Trade City Woman's Generous Gifts Across Kansas and Louisiana
Mrs. Watkins, 72, funds benevolence across Kansas and Louisiana, aiding students and drought victims. She endowed university buildings in Lawrence and Kansas City areas, supported Walking Memorial Hospital, and supplied a house mother for Watkins Hall. Her husband, a distant cousin of W. Smith, assisted in projects including land purchases and railroad drainage efforts.
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Louisiana
Lake Charles
Despine
Lawrence
Watkins
University of Kansas
Kansas
Sumer
Walking Memorial Hospital
Watkins Hall
W. ©. Smith
WCTU Leader Here March 20 24
WCTU leader Miss Palmer speaks at State Teachers College on Thursday March 21 and at the High School in the afternoon the 21st. County and local WCTU members urged to attend. L T S to meet her and Mrs. Black. Highlighting national worker presence, plan to attend both meetings at the High School.
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Miss Palmer
Philadelphia Killer Linked to Arkansas Family Murders
The Philadelphia killer Bennett LeHudges faces execution in Pennsylvania on April 15 as Gov. George Earle sets dates for four murderers. Lee Hodges is named among the defendants with others slated for death on April 1 or April 8.
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Harrisburg
Juay
Bennett LeHudges
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Jody
Electronicien
George Earle
Lee Hodges
Winter storm triggers highway crews mobilization
The Highway Department reported snowfall ranging from two to four inches with light rain in eastern counties. Roads were slick in the mountains as 196 trucks and 864 men were deployed to hinder and clear the highways continuing the offensive across the winter conditions.
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Highway Department
Astern
Hold Woman In Mate's Death
Buffalo prosecutors say Richard Kines, 11, confessed his mother Elizabeth Kines urged him to kill his father after years of alleged abuse. District Attorney Newcomb announced plans to seek first degree murder indictment against Mrs Kloes, who remains in City Hospital in critical condition after a blood transfusion. Tarlev may evade murder charges due to youth. Newcomb cited prior urging in earlier incidents.
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Buffalo
N.Y. Mareh
Richard Kines
Mrsabeth Kines
New
Grand Juy Newcomb
Kloes
City
Newcomb
Joe
Richard
Obituary notices for Lewis Williams and others in Smicksburg area
Obituaries report the deaths of Lemmon Bart Lewis 40 of Georgeville and John S Williams 73 of Smithport with funeral arrangements, services by local pastors, and interment at local cemeteries. Also noted are corrections to Adella Allison’s obituary and a list of surviving relatives and family connections.
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Lemmon Bart Lewis
Georgeville
Lutheran Church of
Smicksburg
Nina M. Lewis
Samuel
Clifford
Sarah
Clare Lewis
Renton
Wash
Orvie Lewis
Jeannette
Pearl Greiner
Indiana
Lila Walker
Olic Brawer
Murray Lewis
Smicksburg Lutheran Church
J. B. Troutman
Georgevile Cemetery
Adella Allison
Locust Sireet
Robert L. Clark, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Italy Sends Warships in Aegean Crisis
Italy dispatches warships amid tensions over Aegean islands as a British vessel and one of three French ships arrive to safeguard nationals. The move echoes a former premier’s stance on central positions around Craig, Samos, and Chios.
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Aegean Islands
Eleutherios Denizelos
Craig, Samos
Chias
Paralyzing Strike Clashes Hit Havana Public
A chaotic report from Havana describes a broad strike against the Republican government. Protesters demand government protection as bitterness rises over dismissals and replacement by local workers amid the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sita Caramanestie
Las
Aviator Dies From Lack of Oxygen in High Altitude Stunt
Copenhagen March 8 AINS) John Tran, an aviator, died during a high altitude stunt after his oxygen mask failed. The planned 28,000 foot ascent ended with a delayed descent as the mask malfunctioned and rescue efforts could not save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Jen Taut
John ‘Tran
Havity
Trarain
What are you doing with yours Harrisburg Murch and Wy
A garbled 1980s article notes state banks in Pennsylvania showing a rise in deposits for 1984 and a $75 or deposit threshold mentioned by the Banking Department. It also briefly comments on fashion trends with a designer reference and a joke about the average man wearing Jagr Spring suits after cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg, Murch
Jagr Spring
Actual Life Men Hold Conference in Indiana County
Representatives of Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York met in the Steim Motel Kittanning to discuss insurance business including old age pension plans unemployment and workers compensation. Managers Haas and G Vago outlined strategies and agency planning with attendees from Indiana Blairsville Black Lick Kilttanning Marion Center Apollo and other local communities.
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Mutual Lift Insurance Company of New York
Indiana
Armstrong Counties
Steim
Kittanning
A. F. Mays
Pittsburgh
Ledistalion
Carsehons
Fecistanan
Vations Teasons
Carparnsons
Iti
tha @ life insurance company
Hans
Fisiners Insurance
A. F. Haas
G. Vago
Iran
Marion Center
F. A. Horton
S. L. Langnecker
Black Lick
T. A. McKinstry
Blairsville
Stewart
Shaffer
Kiltanning
EB. O
Davison
Kiltunbine
M. A
Henderson
Kiltannings JL
Harmon
Apollo
Mr. Painter
Kit. Tanning
Legislators Work At Eable Request In Tax Bill Talks
A subcommittee led by Roy Furman and including William J. Broe Mercer Samuel Stevens Westmoreland and others will study the severance tax bill taxing all natural resources except coal. Bills to raise taxes on gasoline amusements and lubricants and others on manufacturers and utilities are expected to pass Ways and Means for floor action. The governor plans another Monday night appearance seeking swift enactment of a graduated income tax for schools to test in court. The Senate committee finished hearings on the revision bill and will meet to report a revised measure, likely delaying a new constitution until at least June 1936.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Earle
Growth and labor federation rally and meeting notes
A speech by Mardin advocates federation support for relief efforts and the No 1 o R A program amid economic pressure. Local unions from painters to miners praise organized labor and plan a labor committee meeting on Thursday March 14 at 140 o'clock. Mickey Cochrane seeks quick assessment of rookies to gauge pitching depth for the Detroit Tigers. The Macon disaster prompts political reaction while Congress faces lighter, symbolic disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardin
American Federation of Labor
A.W. of Lo
Comon
Johair Devin
Stafford
A. M. OW
A. B P
Ann
Chlorice Wiesh
Painters Union of
Indiana
Huey and General Johnson Clash Over Roosevelt Debate
General Johnson, after addressing Rhode Island Bar Association on the NHA, criticizes Senator Long and avoids commenting on Roosevelt. He vows not to drag in dead cats or tribal symbols and quips about a Duke of Argyll scratching posts and Irish folklore amid current political discourse.
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Roosevelt
General Johnson
New Deal
Senator Long
Washington
New York
Rhode Island Bar Association
NHA
Johnson
Macy
Senata
Duke of Argyll
Erin
Diplomatic Chatter and White House Spin in 1935 Washington
Washington figures and foreign envoys under scrutiny as Saito hints at US-Japan China cooperation while officials deny assurances. The piece notes Espinosa and Espinosa’s Managua concerns, Trujillo’s Dominican visit, and the White House publicity role shaping reactions to foreign visits and perceived signaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Nicaragua
Rudolpho Espinosa
Juan Sacasa
Senor Espinosa
State Department
Managua
Banana Republics
Mme. Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Syria Temple Circus Set for April 29 to May 4
T Ralph Barr of Syria Temple announces Syria's Circus of 95 with James N McGrath Jr as chair, opening Monday April 29 and running through Saturday May 4. Three daily performances, expanded stage, and extensive features including ponies clowns aerial artists educated horses and elephants. Orphans from city institutions will be transported free to the temple for an afternoon show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Ralph Barr
Syria
James N. McGrath, Jr
Syria Temple
Arling
Barr
Potentate Barr
Iran
Sydney Jane Isenberg and Alyce Jane McHenry Operate
Lewistown report details 11yearold Sydney Jane Isenberg planning to write to Alyce Jane McHenry in Fall River Mass about her upside down stomach operation. Alyce Jane, 10, had a similar operation at Falls River and both girls show steady improvement under care at Truesdale hospital with diet restrictions easing.
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Lewistown
Sidney Jane Isenberg
Alyce Jane McHenry
Fall River
Mass
Alyce Jane
Falls River
Sidney
Lewistown Hospital
Mir
CMS
Truesdale Hospital
Omaha
Neb
Alyce
National Steel 1934 Earnings Report Highlights
National Steel Corporation reports 1934 net earnings of 6,950,721.93 dollars or 2.80 per share on outstanding capital stock. Dividends totaled 2,155,777 dollars. an extra 1.22 dollar per share and 28 cent regular dividend were paid in the first quarter of 1935.
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Pittsburgh, March
INS
National Steel Corporation
Ree
Funeral arrangements for O. C. Tennant report
Mercer March 8 funeral arrangements were being completed today for O. C. Tennant a five year old of Fairmont W V I who killed himself by stepping in front of a moving truck while walking with a companion both patients of the Mercer Sanitarium He died in an ambulance on the way to a hospital
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Mercer
O. C. Tennant
Fairemont
W. VI
Tennant
Mercer Sanitarium
Treasury balance report from Washington shows March 6 figures
Treasury balance as of March 6 shows 2,049,148,918.68 in general funds with internal revenue at 9, RIL275.21 and customs receipts totaling 6,723,898.20, released from INS archives in Washington.
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Washington
Mar
INS
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Baby Doe Frozen to Death Returns to Denver Burial
Denver dispatch reports that Mrs. H A W Tabor widow of Colorado Silver King Horace A Tabor will be buried beside him after dying in poverty. Her frozen body was found in a shack above Leadville near the Mammoth mine. She will be moved from Cavalry Cemetery to join Babe Doe in a new grave. Physicians estimate death two weeks prior. The couple married in Washington with President Arthur nearby. Tabor’s fortune once reached 11 million before the 1893 silver collapse.
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Denver
INSI
Tabor
United States
H. A. W Tabor
Colorado
Prnyalinn
Shack
Baby Doe
Leadville
Wells foresees a new war in 1940
British author H. G. Wells, arriving in Mareha New York, declares a "new and more horrible World War" will come by 1949, noting in the past 11 months the world has headed toward that conflict. He dismisses forecasts of a 1940 war as greatly exaggerated.
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New York
Mareha
H. G. Wells
Wells
England
Local residents drop by and plan events in Clearfield
Mr and Mrs Waller 0 Kine and family of Cramer spend Sunday at John C Daft hone. Miss Rul Wagner of Baal Qroupe N 1 visits her parents Mr and Mrs Vernon Wagner. Mrs Lawrence Gorman of Snaig ler visits daughter Mrs Don Patehin. Chester McMasters of Barnesboro has town business. Mrs Faye Wolfe a patient at Clearfield Memorial Hospital. Robert Duff of Mahaffey visits his brother John C Duff this week. Henry G Wissinger and Joseph Kante of Pontiac Mich visit friends in town. Mrs John B Conner Jr shops in Clearfield. Mr and Mrs Charley Gearhart and Mr and Mrs Frank Gearhart of Cherry Tree spend Sunday at James Shaw’s. Roy Gearhart of Cherry Tree and Miss Elizabeth Blair of Burnside married in Indiana last week. Miss Lizzie Dowler returns from Clearfield after visiting friends. A L Gatewood and Earl Evans of The Flying X Rodeo Mastand have town business. horse sale planned at John H Patchin barn Friday May 8.
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Waller
Cramer
John C. Daft Hone
Rul Wagner
Baal Qroupe N. 1
Vernon Wagner
Lawrence Gorman
Snaigler
Don Patehin
Chester McMasters
Barnesboro
Faye Wolfe
Clearfield Memorial Hospital
Robert Duff
Mahaffey
John C. Duff
Henry G. Wissinger
Joseph Kante
Pontiac
Mich
John B. Conner Jr
Clearfield
Charley Gearhart
Frank Gearhart
Cherry Tree
James Shaws
Roy Gearhart
Elizabeth Blair
Burnside
Indiana
Lizzie
Anne Adams Patterns Offer for Spring Garment Making
A news item promotes Anne Adams sewing patterns and the spring book. It touts Pattern 2169 in pink cottons, Pattern 94509 in multiple sizes, and a combined offer with the fashion pattern book. Readers are urged to order by sending pennies or stamps to the Indiana Evening Gazette Pattern Department in New York City.
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Palm Beach
Anne Adams
Anne Adama
Anne Adam
Indiana
Ellam Reels From Politeness
Newark March 8. George Ellam was roped by a gunman who forced him to drive to multiple gas stations. The robber robbed Ellam and the attendant of $40 at one stop then left Ellam with $54, thanking him as he departed. The incident followed a station halt at Elizabeth station and ended in Newark with Ellam untouched by the thief.
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Newark
N. 4
George Ellam
Ellam
Elizabeth
Noydas
Elam
Stock Market Wavers Amid Mixed Prices on March 8
The stock market showed irregular trading with strength in Consolidated Gas and American Telephone. Public Service of New Jersey and power shares firmed while Chesapeake & Ohio and Sogony Vacuum fell. Gold shares rose modestly and mining, steel, and utility issues displayed varied drifts as annual dividend omissions weighed on some names.
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Leslie Gould
New York
Consolidated Gas
American Telephone
Public Service of
New Jersey
Chesapeake & Ohio
Sogony Vacuum
New York Ship Building
Sogony
Rall
Union Puebhe
Southern Pacite
Steel
Bethlehem
U.S. Smiallink
International Nickel
Atchison T
Atlantic Reign
Chrysler
Columbia Gas
Consolidated Oil
Curtiss-Wright
du Pont
Eastman Kodakigh Erie
Dc Penney,Co
AGG Kelvinator
Kennecot
Mante Ward
McNair Fights Ripper Bill in Washington Drama
Pittsburgh mayor William N. McNair, in Washington, fought the Rippe r bill aimed to oust him from office. He challenged Allegheny leaders James Coyne and David Lawrence, warned of gambling halls, and said he would not resign unless council rejected his move. He planned to seek Roosevelt’s view through Harold Ickes.
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Pittsburgh
March
INS
William N. McNair
Washington
Allegheny County
James J. Coyne
David L. Lawrence
McNair
Roosevelt
Eloper
Hrough
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Jimmy Coyne
Councill Nen
Revivals at Gospel Hall and Cookport Baptist Church
Gospel Hall on Carpenter Avenue hosts evangelistic services starting Sunday March 10 at 7:30 AM and nightly at 7:45 PM except Saturday, with a large chart illustrating future events. Speakers include R A Crawford and A B Klabunda. Cookport Baptist Church reports growing interest with Sunshine Trio and Prof. F F Walker. Roy Murr to preach Sunday at 11. Also a women only tabernacle meeting led by Ray Crattie.
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Gospel Hall
Troutman’s
Carpenter Avenue
Jesus Christ
Crawford
Klabunda
Cookport
Sunshine Trio
Miriam
Willavene
Imojean Shank
F. F. Walker
Roy Murr
Tabernacle
Ray Crattie
Duane Noted Scientist Dies at 62 in Home
Dr. W ilian Duane, 62, internationally known scientist and descendant of Benjamin Franklin, died at his home after a long illness. He had been under medical care for two years but continued research in cancer, X rays, and related subjects. He was once associated with Madame Curie.
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Devon, Mar
INS
Wilian Duane
Ben-jamin Franklin
Madame Curie
Duane
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons hearing March 24 at Harrisburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Board of Pardons schedules hearings for Indiana County convicts in its regular session on Friday March 24 at 9:00 A.M. in the Supreme Court Room Harrisburg. Names listed include Campbell William H Murderer Hart Delmas Murderer Rich Ray Alsop Rockview. L H Meyer Secretary.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Seaard
Indiana County
Board of Pardons
Supreme Court Room
Harrisburg
Campbell
Harta
Delmas
Rich
Ray
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