Bulgaria Reaches Quiet Pact Over Troop Moves
A Bulgarian government statement says charges will not be pressed amid a mutiny in Greece and troop concentrations, while heavy rain and snow delay a major confrontation in the revolutionary movement.
09 Mar 1935
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1935
Page
1
A Bulgarian government statement says charges will not be pressed amid a mutiny in Greece and troop concentrations, while heavy rain and snow delay a major confrontation in the revolutionary movement.
Rebels defy Tsaldaris in Greece amid Italian denial of backing charges. Clashes erupt as forces bomb rebel positions at Seres and elsewhere. Insurgents seize a Turkish cargo steamer in the Aegean. Former Premier Venizelos, wounded en route to Egypt, returns to act from Crete. Rumors of Athens bombardment are denied by government. evacuation reports deemed false. Venizelos telegrams Warsaw minister to manage rebel interests abroad. In Geneva, Bulgaria agrees not to press Turkey charges over troop concentrations.
At the meeting held yesterday in the Court House J I Fyock of Green township was elected President for 1935 R B Stutzman of East Wheatfield township Vice president and C C Pallack of East Mahoning township Secretary Treasurer Other directors named include J B Blakely R D 3 J Paul Hopkins Marion Center A W Quardorf Indiana R D 4 James Patterson West Lebanon Warren Buterbaugh Penn Run C H McCall Indiana R D 5 T M Strong Blairsville R D 1 Harry Gimmel Sheloca Doyle Stutzman Homer City R D 1 The topic Grading and Marketing Potatoes was discussed by A W Overdorf Bert Blakely R D Stutzman J L Fyock and H Lute Pallock noted House Bill 6082 would make potatoes a basic commodity and curb taxes on surplus potatoes. The bill is supported by potato states with rising production. (Continued on Page Two)
State police hunt two armed bandits who stopped Richard Lessig 27 of Foster Mine Indiana County on the Salisburg Salina road near Avonmore. They forced him to surrender $143, disabled his auto, and fled in their own vehicle toward Salisburg after warning him to stay put.
Harrisburg March 9. Two year limit to the three nuisance taxes in Gov. George H. Earle’s revenue program would be written into the bills. The plan would cap the two cent gasoline tax and amusements and tobacco levies for two years as emergency taxes. House Ways and Means Committee aims to insert the limitation before floor action next week to speed final passage. The budget provides 15 million dollars for relief for March through May, with new taxes the sole method cited to raise funds.
Cecil Swanland, 47, was arrested in Croydon England and charged with leading three others in stealing 167000 dollars worth of gold from the aerodrome strong room last Tuesday night. He was remanded to jail for a Tuesday court appearance as two other alleged accomplices remained at large.
President Roosevelt sent postmaster nominations to the Senate yesterday confirming Ann Conner for Rossiter. The roster includes Ann Conner among others named for local offices.
Public relief rolls surged from January 1934 to January 1935, rising from 11,086,598 to about 2.5 million persons, while federal allotments climbed from $28,065,731 to $151,000,000. Records trace cost spikes and monthly totals through 1934, noting a peak relief effort and steady but uneven funding.
The Blairsville Strollers won the Indiana County Tournament final, beating the Scholastics 31 to 23 at Blairsville. Medals and silver basketballs were awarded to ticket holders, with prizes also given to top scorers and standout players, and an all star team selected by officials.
Frank J. Stritlmatter of Burrell Township was arrested by State Trooper Joseph R. Mansion on a larceny charge for a combination laundry tub and sink stolen from a wrecked truck on the William Penn Highway. Bond set at 5000. he jailed after a preliminary hearing before Justice T. P. Burns. Three others have been sentenced by Cambria court for related thefts of bathtubs and washstands.
A suspicious package addressed to Senator Huey Lang in Waterbury Connecticut contained a time bomb lacking powder. Post office officials opened it and found an unsigned note reading We all make mistakes. The incident occurred March 9 with INS reporting details.
Elizabeth Baby Doe Tavors, widow of mining king Horace Tabor, died frozen to death in a shack at the Matchless mine near Leadville Colorado. The piece recalls her rise with Tabor in the 1880s and recounts Lowell Thomas’s recent description of her and Tabour’s desertion of their former partner.
Harrisburg March 9. The Senate Planning Board, with three new civilian appointees, drafts a large works program for Pennsylvania tied to Roosevelt’s $4.0 billion federal relief plan pending in Congress. The board, led by Ralph Bashore, groups proposals totaling hundreds of millions for highways, electrification, medical care studies, and rural projects while coordinating with PWA staff and Governor George Earle.
Henry C. McEldowney 67 longtime president of the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh died at the Traymore Hotel Atlantic City of heart disease after weeks of recuperation. He led Union Trust for 35 years and was a Mellon empire figure with broad business ties. Survived by widow Annabel Doyle McEldowney son Robert of Johnstown two daughters Mrs Chag H Matthews Jr Pittsburgh. Funeral to be held at Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Pittsburgh.
Plumville High School figures in a new history volume on teaching freedom. Howard K. Beale of the Library of Congress completed the work under the American Historical Society’s commission. Dr Clark M. Smith and James Jd. Stewart contributed a chapter on the Panama episode and the 1933 Brush Valley school audit.
The First United Presbyterian Church will host a sacred music service at 7 30 pm led by Gladys W Bushen. The program features renowned psalms of praise and devotion performed to the music of the masters. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Greensburg March 9 Juries to decide if William Letherman 95 Charleroi killed Viola Dennis in a car near a church yard or if her death was an accidental fall. Defense seeks acquittal while prosecutor moves toward second degree murder. dramatic closing portrays Letherman as loving fiancé and reformer.
Miss Marion Monroe, 57, a wealthy Philadelphia socialite, leaped from a sixth floor window in the Rittenhouse Square district today while under nurse Emily Meaney’s watch. The nurse said Monroe had threatened self harm and was being watched, but plunged to her death before help arrived.
Thursday evening the Lu cerne school advanced students from the emergency educational project presented a creditable program featuring violin guitar mandolin clarinet and trumpet. Under teacher James G Rutherford two pieces were performed and Carl Stabile a second-year student played a triple tongue solo by Rutherford. Enrollment began with 80 and remains 70 engaged pupils.
Washington March 9 Eleven women won Mrs Frank Roosevelt's endorsement for the Hall of Fame in a radio address. Named were Jane Addams Lillian Wald Amelia Earhart Anna Howard Shaw Carrie Chapman Catt Mary Sumkhovitch Phoebe Fairgrave Oflie Frances Perkins Josephine Roche Mary Elizabeth Dillon Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
Cuba's government led by President Carlos Mendieta imposes strict martial law across the island. The cabinet suspends the constitution for the emergency and restores the death penalty for strikers and strikebreakers. Lt. Col. Jose Pedraza named Military Governor of Havana Province with similar governors planned for other provinces.
Improvements and betterments on the Pennsylvanian Railroad System during 1934 raised the net investment in road and equipment by 37,672,536 to a total of 2,707,436,414 as of December 21, 1934. The year yielded a net railway operating income of 63,331,530, a 2.34 percent return on the physical property.
Treasury balance as of March 7 stands at 2 048 001 041.97 dollars with internal revenue receipts totaling 5 231 282.42 and customs receipts at 6 974 325.94. Washington reports the figures from treasury and internal revenue sources.
Arthur Dunham secretary of the county welfare Prof Bram of the Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania spoke at a First United Press event advocating a modern county welfare organization. He outlined five principles including a county welfare board of unpaid citizens a paid director via civil service and combined administration of relief programs with state and local funding supervision by the state. About 75 people attended the dinner conference and a capacity afternoon crowd heard reports on Indiana County relief projects. Continued on Page 2.
National Legion Commander Frank N Belgran Jr will broadcast March 16 prompting Legion Post 141 to hold its birthday party at the Elks Parlors that evening at 8 p.m. Members may bring guests and prospective members as the post grows to about 400. Entertainment speakers and lunch will be provided at no charge.
Ypsilanti Michigan March 9 police launched a search for a relative of the Streich er family in Ludiana believed linked to the murder of 8 year old Richard Streicher Jr. A tiedd badge from a Fort Wayne haberdashery was found near the scene along with blood splatters. Autopsy showed 17 knife wounds with the heart punctured as the boy's body was found under a footbridge. Investigators planned river searches for a two edged instrument believed to be the murder weapon.
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