Miaja Tanks Hand Grenades Go Into Action
Madrid reports say Miaja's national defense government forces used tanks and hand grenades to attack Communist rebels who had seized points in Madrid. The ultimatum for surrender by noon was ignored as night fighting continued with carabineros and regular troops exchanging fire. Paris sources said Negrin still claims to head the legal government, though in exile, with ministers having escaped capture by minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Jose Miaja
National Defense
Spain
Miaia
Francisco Franco
Miaja
Carabineros
National Defense Council
Franico
Defense Council
Paris
Juan Negrin
Paria
Miaja Defense
Diego Martinez Barrio
Spanish Republican Cortes
Negrin
France
Small Blaze as Pope Elected Pius XII
Vatican reports Mom entary excitement in conclave during ballot burning when a stove pipe overheated. Firemen were summoned but cooled by attendants, and by the time they arrived officials announced Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli had been chosen as Pope Pius XII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Pope Pius
Sistine Chapel
Vatican Soares
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Police Report Licenses Actions in Indiana County
Pennsylvania Motor Police reported two revocations and one suspension of driving privileges for Indiana County motorists during Feb 21 to 24. Steve Drotar of Homey City had license suspended for driving without a license. Steve Orgavan of Clune and Joseph W. Gray of Blairsville R D had privileges revoked for misstatement of facts and intoxication respectively. Speed-limit violations yielded 90 day suspensions for 87 Pennsylvania and 62 non resident drivers, part of 570 Pennsylvania and 251 out of state suspensions this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Steve Drotar
Homey City
Steve Orgavan
Clune
Joseph W. Gray
Blairsville
R. D
Expert declares nations oil reserves untapped unlimited
STATE COLLEGE March Pi-New discoveries and technical advances in recovering petroleum were described today making it quite possible to estimate the nations unknown oil reserves at perhaps two hundred billion barrels. Dr Sylvain Pirson of Penn State said known and proven crude reserves total 14 billion barrels enough for present demands for ten or eleven years. He noted recovery now possible at 80 per cent, up from ten to 20. The Planning Board cited Bradford fields could add 120 million barrels with flooding. production compared with earlier figures showed growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
March
Sylvain Pirson
Pennsylvania State College
United States
Pennsylvania State Planning Board
Bradford
Indiana Borough Sets 1939 Levy Equal to 1938
Indiana Borough Council kept the 1939 tax rate at ten and a half mills with eight and a half for general purposes and two for sinking fund needs. Noble Murdick resigned as patrolman and Homer Bagley was made full time at $125 monthly. Wilbur J. Boucher was appointed extra patrolman. Police pay cuts from a year ago were debated for partial restoration with proposed raises for chief and assistants, while Bagley remains at $125 and new patrolmen start at $115.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Noble Murdick
State Highway Department
Homer Bagley
Wilbur J. Boucher
Police
Bagley
Tax Collector Reports Steady 1938 Collections
Ralph Straulff, Indiana Borough Tax Collector, says tax receipts for 1938 are almost on par with 1937 levels, noting steady progress as the council watches the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Straulff
Indiana
Guessing On Mrs Gable 3rd In Hollywood Romance
Clark Gable, fresh from a four minute Las Vegas divorce trial with Maria, hints at a possible new marriage to Carole Lombard, amid rumors of Vivien Leigh and a delayed Gone With the Wind. Gable keeps plans vague as amateur Cupid chatter swirls over Yuma or Nevada elopement odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Mrs
Gable
Vivien Leigh
Yuma
Ariz
Nevada
Gable No. 2
Beverly Hills
Ingle
Clark
New York
Sam Woods
Hal Strotz
Jay Gould
Ernest Stewart New Treasurer for Princeton Laberalty Press Club
March 8 report from Princeton N J states Ernest T Stewart of Jochang Pa is the new treasurer of the Princeton Laberalty Press Club, an undergraduate news organization. Stewart replaces the previous treasurer and takes on financial duties for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. 7
Ernest T. Stewart
Jochang
Princeton Laberalty Press Club
Stewart & A
Nine indicted by grand jury in court here
Nine persons named in true bills by the March Grand Jury before President Judge E E Creps in Criminal Court. The group includes a lawyer and a physician, with those charged involving liquor, motor vehicle offenses, assault with intent to commit a moral offense, and license violations. Abraham and Swanson were not true bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.E. Creps
Edwin M. Clark
Elder
H. Groft
White Township
Grand Jury
James E. Peterman
Cherry Tree
Abe Albert
Josephine
Donald D. James
Johnstown
Robert Paterson
Blairsville
Co. H.hammer
Locust Street
Indiana
Hugh Biggerstafft
Homer City
Raymond Swartz
Clymer
Daniel T. Wagner
Derry
Pasquale Variale
Heilwood
Abe Abraham
Donald Swanson
Armagh
Abraham
Swanson
New Cardinals to Be Chosen in Early Consistory
Vatican City March 8 Pope Pius XII received Ra ffaello Rossi secretary at Consistorial Congregation and signaled an upcoming consistory to fill Cardinal capancies. Reports say a new archbishop for New York to replace the late Cardinal Hayes, who died September 4, is also imminent. Rossi's office handles consistory preparations and bishop nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Raffaello Cardinal Rossi
College of Cardinals
New York
Patrickardinal Hayes
Cardinal Rossi
Properties Sold Here In Recent Real Estate Transfers
Ira A. Myers broker reports sales including Mrs Kate Woodburn property on College Avenue to Vernon Tyger Alois Muller property on West Maple Street to R H Johnston and W C Bennett property at 122 South Sixth Street to E B Lewis Date unknown and details limited in notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira A. Myers
Kate Woodburn
College Avenue
Vernon Tyger
Alois Muller
West Maple Street
R. H. Johnston
W. C. Bennett
South Sixth Street
E. B. Lewis
Boost in Coal Prices Predicted by Commission
Washington report says the Bituminous Coal Commission will add about 37 million dollars to the national coal bill when minimum prices are set by law. Chairman Ferey Tetlow testified that minima would reflect production costs and if prices rise they would raise the average coal price by about 11 cents per ton, with no benefits yet for producers due to no minimum price being established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Bituminous Coal Commission
Ferey Tetlow
Commission
Interior Department
Tetlow
Appropriations
Johnson Dokla
Vetlow
Crop Loans Available Here for Farmers 1939
Applications for emergency crop and feed loans for 1939 will be received Friday March 17 at 2 p.m. in the basement of the Post Office. Loans target farmers with small cash needs who have no other credit source, limited to immediate cash needs for 1939 crops or livestock feed.
Motorman Exonerated in Mine Death Case
Leroy Bradley of Dixonville, motorman at Barr mine, was exonerated by a jury in an Indiana Courthouse inquest led by Coroner John Woods. The verdict found the accident that killed 24 year old Alfred T. Fetterman beyond Bradley’s control, despite testimony that riding on a loaded car violated regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy’ Bradley
Dixonville
Barr
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Alfred T. Fetterman
Indiana
John Woods
Fetterman
George J. Steinheiser
Bradley
Alex Simpson
John Leadbetter
David Hewit
Frank Falconer
Leadbetter
Simpson
Falconer
Martin New UAW Elects Homer Martin President
Homer Martin led his independent United Automobile Workers to elect him president amid a large protest in Detroit. The party split from CIO ties and claims 107,000 members, pledging a path of its own policies. Martin vows a new, noncommunist approach with headquarters in Detroit and will name Inv an Cary as vice president and Jerome Aldred as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Martin
UAW
Auto Workers
John L. Lewis
Cleveland
United Automobile Workers of America
Invan Cary
Los Angeles
Algo
Jerome Aldred
Flint Mich
Af Reas
County Park Proposal For Indiana Fairgrounds Faces Defeat
Indiana County commissioners Campbell and Houck again refused to second a motion to purchase the Indiana Fairgrounds as a county park. The plan would fund one third of the price this year with the rest in 1940 and 1943, while seeking a formal plan for park operation to avoid county risk. Local groups including the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Horse and Mule Association have urged purchase for a park or fair grounds use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Houck
C. L. Campbell
Indiana County
Indiana Fairgrounds
J. S. Mack
Brushvalley
McKeesport
Edgar
E. M. Mack
Sheriff's
Mr. Mack
Indiana Agricultural” Park, Assocition
1Racks
Pomona Grange
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
John B. Flenniken
Williams&. Pierce
Flenniken
Campbell
County Park
Davis Seized in West While CCC Officer Reported Arrest
Lieutenant Crenson E. Davis 26, commandant and finance officer of CCC Camp S-116 near Clearfield, missing since January 28 after cashing a $1640 payroll check, reported under arrest in Texas after enlisting under a false name. FBI says Davis was arrested at Fort Crockett and moved to Galveston to await return to Pennsylvania to face embezzlement charges. State and federal authorities say search for the officer followed leads from Clearfield to Ebensburg and beyond, with no official confirmation from CCC district headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crenson E. Davis
CCC
S-116
Clearfield
Texas
United States Army
John Sears
Pittsburgh
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Davis
Fort Crockett
Philadelphia Society Girls Threatened by Extortioners
Two debutante daughters from prominent Philadelphia families received crude extortion notes demanding money with threats of violence. Dr. Francis Packard and Miss Mary Mayer reported the notes, and detectives planted a package at the stated location to trap the suspect while FBI agents investigated the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Francis RB. Packard
Frances
Mary L. Mayer
George Rays
Packard
Federsl Bureau
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Small Blaze
Segismundo Casado
Sevenman Defense Council
Shelocta
James D. Huey
Indiana Hospital
Margaret (Rhea) Huey
R.D
Henry H. Rhea
Elizabeth Carney
Misa Ada
C. Huey
Streams Funeral Home
Ferman Kerney
Union Cemetery
Crete Church
Silas Clark Neal
Sharp and
Jane
Riddle) Neal
Hamilton
Boucher
Mrs. Gable
Ernest Stewart
Caner
FDR Secretary
Edwin M. Watson
White House
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Chisago
Auto Group
New Union
Houck
West
U. S, Army
Philadelphia Society
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