Mellon Tax Case Tightens As Board Delays Ruling
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the U S board of tax appeals postponing a decision in the Mellon Union Trust tax battle. If government wins, Mellon’s Union Trust and subsidiaries face expanded scrutiny and possible tax implications for 4 089 261 in additional taxes. Counsel debate scope of cross examination of Union Trust officials and stock deals cited as a tax evasion mill. Funeral services for Henry E McDowney will be held this afternoon.
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Pittsburgh
Henry E. McKdowney
Union Trust Company
Atlantic City
U.S. Board of Tax Appeals
Andrew W. Mellon
Frank J. Heegan
Mellon
Carl R. Korb
Union Trust
McFidowney
Mellon Bank
Koro
William J. Kelly
N.S
U.S. Tax Appeal Board
Andrew Www
Dears
Union Tritst Company
House of Mellon
Robert H. Jackson
Frank J. Hogan
Lor Mellon
Jackson
Carl R. Korh
Mellon National Bank
Korb
Government forces rout rebels at Kavalla aboard Heile
Rebels abandon the cruiser Heile at Kavalla after a heavy bombardment by government ships and land batteries. Loyalist officers seize the vessel and plan to move toward Salonika, the central hub for the government’s operations.
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Helle
Kavalla
Heile
Salonika
Goy
Pink Slip Repeal Heads to House Action Today
Government and opposition clash over repeal of publicity in the House Ways and Means Committee while foreign war reports mix with domestic politics. Greek forces push east of Seres with 70 000 troops, claiming gains as rebels retreat. air support and casualties rise. Separate events include a Pennsylvania music conference with performances by Wilkinsburg ensembles and a gala concert to close the convention.
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Wastiington
Dongileau
House
Senate
Treasury
T Ie House
Caramillie
Clement
Sone
Seres
Ad Nevadea
Gelei Uns Star
Belgrade
UNS
Struma
Kavalla
County School Singers at Convention in Pittsburgh
The county school singers perform at the convention opening with Laura Bryant presiding and welcoming remarks by Andrey Avinati Marcus Aaron and Dr. Graham. The program includes EMSC Musicals, Penn State Glee Club, and a panorama of Pittsburgh elementary music activities. Distinguished music educators will speak Thursday morning at William Penn ballroom.
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Laura Bryant
Andrey Avinati
Carnegie Institute
Marcus Aaron
Board of Education
Dr. Graham
Frances Elliott Clarke
Camden
EMSC
South High School Orchestra
Robert L. Arthur
Pottsville
Earl W. Haveland
Penn State Glee Club
Richard Grant
Russell Carter
N. Y
Will Burhart
Lee M. Lockhart
Pittsburgh
Grace Pierce Arlington
Mass
Augustus 20
Zanaig
National Recreatng Association
Eva Masun Ahearn
Francis Jadslay
Boston
Secont
Syria
Lee Lockhart
Will Earhart
Harvey Graut
Tubal Cain
Sidgenttoesterg
William Penn Ballroom
Howard Hanson
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
Herman F. Smith
Music Educators National Conference
Frank M. Wright
Massachusetts
Plot to kill pope denied by Vatican and press
Paris reports quote Reuters that a Mexican student carrying a dagger attempted to reach Pope Pius the XII but was stopped and released after police found no charges. Le Jour cites a second, thwarted attempt with a sharpened dagger found on the man. Authorities say the Vatican did not sanction the incident.
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London
INS
Paris
Pius
Reuter
Rome
Mar. U
Pius RT
le Jour
Vatican
Poysse
Hallan
GANGLAND GUN OVERTURE AND DISBARMENT TALKS
Eight Philadelphia attorneys face disciplinary action as the Common Pleas Court examines alleged ties between lawyers and the underworld. The Bar Association's ten month drive seeks to clear up ethical misconduct amid a raging crime problem that claimed several victims including Antoinette Pascarey and Curtiss Jackson.
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Philadelphia
INS
Comuron Pleas Court
Tenemonth Arive
Philadelphia Bar Association
Jawyers
Samuel W. Salus
Herbert W. Salus
Civil Service
Rebel Pastors Defy Nazi Control in German Church
In Berlin on March II scores of pastors read a manifesto denouncing Nazi Christianity as idolatrous danger. Led by Rev. Martin Noemacher of a famed suburb church, the protest targeted Reichsbishop Mueller. Police seized many copies and hindered public distribution as the Confessional Synod’s Brotherhood Council opposes central Nazi church authority.
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Berlin
Evangelical
Martin Noemacher
Dahtem
Reichsbishop
Ludwig Mueller
Confessional Synod
Brotherhood Council
Mueller
Almo
Reichsbishopric
Unclear Names Linked to Salus Firm Surface
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals connected to the Salus law firm, including Samuel’s brother and partner, AL ber. P. Golpberg, J. P. Bead Brodsky, Bernard 12.emis and associate Fred C. Gartner, Arthur S., Werblun, and Charles J. Green as the latter’s former partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Alber. P. Golpberg
Salus Law Firm
J. P. Bead
Letherman Found Guilty in Alcohol Related Beating Case
The state says he admitted beating the girl after breaking a whisky bottle. the youth, once a University of Alabama and Charleroi High School athlete, testifies he did not strike her and was in love. District Attorney Eleher expresses satisfaction with the verdict amid doctors’ split testimony on Viala’s death causes.
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State
University of Alabama
Charleroi High School
C. Ward Eleher
Viala
Death notices from Blairsville and surrounding area
Several obituaries from Blairsville area list M D Blairsville medical associations and local veterans. Including Mrs Mary Glenn widow of Frank Glenn, two sons William and Frank, sister Mary Lovaches of Beaver. Funeral at Ferguson Funeral Home Blairsville with burial in Blairsville Cemetery. Also Miss Lona R McCrea of Salisbury died at Oatmant. services tonight and burial in Saltsburg Edgewood Cemetery. Dr Joan F McCurdy of Dormont died at St Francis hospital. funeral at T B Moreland Funeral. interment Oak Spring Cemetery. Mrs Bertila Price 58 of Kernville Johnstown died after years of illness. private funeral 2:30 Wednesday. burial Grandview. William Heslop 80 of New Florence died Friday. services at Heslop home. burial Grandview. Noted are church and military affiliations and family survivors.
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Coudersport
Westmoreland Forest
Tall Cedars of
Lebanon
Kiwanis Club
Blairsville
Indiana County
Joseph A. *Blalkeley
United Spanish War Veterans
Indiana
Mary Glenn
William Genny
Indiana State Teachers 'College
Frank Glenn
Blairsville High School
Mary Lovaches
Beaver
Ferguson Funeral Home
West Market Street
J. C. Stuart
First Presbyterian Church of
Blairsville Cemetery
Lona R. McCrea
Salisbury
Oatmant
Pittsburgh
Edgar
Mary
Joan FB. McCurdy
Darmont
Stat
St. Francis Hospital
University of Pittsburgh
McCurdy
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Medical Socieiety
Pennsylvania Medical Socciety
Bernice B. .McCurdy
John McCurdy
Bertila
Dick) Price
Grant Street
Kernville
Wohnstowns
Armagh
Thomas
Caroline Dick
Jennie Blair
Karl Franheiser
Smith Dick
Ferndale
Trusby Dick
Price
William Heslop
Johnstown
New Florence
Heslop
G. U. Ruff
M. B. Clendin
Buriss
Grandview
Gale
Elizabeth (Roup
New Plarence
Margaret Hocker
Fingerprint plan for school children debated in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 11. State Police Superintendent L G Adams urged a compulsory state wide fingerprinting system for school children to be filed with the bureau of vital statistics and kept separate from criminal records. He spoke as Rep Powers Allegheny pushed a bill mandating school child fingerprinting.
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Harrisburg
L. G. Adams
Bureau of Vital Statistics
John
L. Powers
Allegheny
Adams
Bureau of Vite Statistics
Amiesia
Widows and Families Linger in Obituary Notes
The column lists deaths and survivors from Johnstown and nearby towns. William Heslop of Johnstown and Ida Henderson of Camden, N. J. are named with a daughter Clara who died in 1910, plus grandchildren and a great grandchild JoAn L Edwards. John L Edwards, former Blacklick farmer, dies in Boston after illness. his survivors include children in San Francisco and Gaston S.C. and in Belsano. Lucey A Hays dies at 70 after heart and hospital care following her husband Rev Calvin C Hays, with references to early meeting in Bridgeport and lengthy ties to First Presbyterian Church. Samuel Albert Ellenberger dies in Vandergrift at 67. survivors include widow Rebecca and children Albert Jr, Edward, Hazel, Mildred, with five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are noted for local churches and Apollo Cemetery.
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Wiliam H. Heslop
Johnstown
Ida
Clinton Henderson
Camden, N
Clara Heslop
Joan L. Edwards
Belsano
Maril
John L. Edwards
Boston
Lucy A. Hays
Mareh St
Lucey A. Hays
Tioga Street
Calvin C. Hays
Hays
Memorial Hospital
Samuel Albert Ellenberger
Carl Ginter
Indiana
Walnut Street
Vandergrift
Rebecca
Stewart) Ellenberger
Albert, Jr
Niles
Edward
Homestead
Hazel
Mildred
A. T. Wymore
Vandergrift Baptist Church
Apollo Cemetery
Tax Bills Face Senate Test Amid Delay Protests
The Ways and Means Committee plans to dispose of most Governor tax bills, with the severance tax on natural resources possibly altered or dropped due to protests by gas and oil operators. The Governor's chain store tax bill passes the House and heads to the Senate tonight, while other measures await Republican opposition and potential further delay.
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Ways and Means
Oas
House
Senate
Democratic House
Republi Tans
Congressional Action Sought For Local Dams
Harrisburg March 1 Advocates seek congressional action this week to include 70 million dollar flood control dams in western Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky within the Federal Works Relief Fund. Senator William B Rodgers states bills will push for approval and lists nine Pennsylvania dams three in West Virginia and one in Kentucky with the Allegheny River Warran startup eyed.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
William B. Rodgers
Rn Atate Authority
Rodgers
Washington
Federal Works Relief Fund
Senate
Radgera
State Planning Board
Virginia
Tygart Valley
Warran
Allegheny River
Conemaugh River
Salisburg
Crooked Creek
Tunnelleville
Loyalhanna Creek
Hamilton
Redbank Creek
Mayport
Shenango River
Sharpsville
Tionesta Creek
French Creek
Political Crisis Tests Roosevelt As Work Relief Debates Roil Senate
The Senate weighs Roosevelt’s 4.88 billion Work Relief bill amid six revolts in both parties. Progressives threaten to attack the administration over the McCarran prevailing wage amendment amid alleged vote buying.
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U. S
William K. Hutchinson
N.S
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
McCarran
Glass
Byrd
Adams
Townsend
U. S. Treasury
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Federal Reserve notes to replace bank bonds details inflation risk
Bank notes outstanding against the bonds to be retired will be replaced by Federal Reserve notes. Back of these, the treasury announced, will be an equal amount of sold certificates issued to the Federal Reserve banks. Actual gold will be earmarked and remain in the treasury. Only 40 percent gold backing is required for currency, enabling two billion dollars of currency using gold certificates, potentially inflating by 1.3 billion dollars.
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Federal Reserve
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Mission Service at Christ Church in Christchurch Indiana
A missionary service at Christ Church Christchurch Indiana is set for Saturday March 16 at 10 40 a m Rev Walworth Tyng rector of Trinity Church Chansha China will speak on the mission work with pictures and items of interest to youths Tyng a Massachusetts native and Harvard graduate was ordained in 1911 and 1912 by Bishops Lawrence Roots The church invites Indiana young people to attend.
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Christchurch
Indiana
Walworth Tyng
Trinity Church
Chansha
China
Feld
Tyng
Massachusetts
Harvard College
Diocanse
Lawrence
Jiu Jitsu Lessons For Prison Guards In Lewisburg
In Lewisburg on March 11 guards at the federal penitentary will begin Jiu Jitsu training. Warden Henry G Hill announced a new guard training school with 54 guards enrolled. Daily classes will cover Jiu Jitsu target practice and physical training.
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Lewisburg
INS
Federal Senenkeey
Henry G. Hill
Indians Burn Pal at Stake In Local Game
Richard Reese eight was hospitalized in Pittsburgh after two companions, Robert Nagel eleven and Stanley Brazdis eleven, tied him to a stake with wet oakum rope and burned paper at his feet. Neighbors heard the screams and put out the fire before he was taken to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Richard Reese
Robert Nagel
Stanley Brazdis
Robert
Stanley
Richard
Princess Barbara Hutton enters Tin Pan Alley scene
Princess Barbara Hutton Mdlvani, Woolworth heiress and princess by marriage, has five songs accepted for publication. They will be released this week sung by Lawrence Tibbett with music by Elsa Maxwell. Three songs are Chinese in tone titled Peking Pictures, per Miss Maxwell.
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New York
Barbara Hutton Mdlvani
Woolworth
Tin Pan Alley
Lawrence Tibbett
Metropolitan Opera
Pany
Elsa Maxwell
Peking Pictures
Miser of Madison Street plot ties to forgery charges
In Chicago on March 11 authorities planned indictments against Mrs Bella Butman a flop house operator and six men charged in a plot to gain the 100000 estate of James Thomas Kelly known as the miser of Madison street An organ analysis was ordered to probe possible poisoning as police probe two mysterious deaths linked to Butmans rooms and tavern
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bella Butman
James Thomas Kelly
Madison Street
Kelly
Butman
Boy 12 Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting
Butler March 11 Twelve-year-old Clarence Halloran indicted on voluntary manslaughter in the December 28 death of 10 year old Kenneth Oestering. Grand jury did not return a murder count. Halloran was arrested with Wendell Gelbel after a quarrel during a rifle misfire.
Highway census next for Pennsylvania highways
Harrisburg March 15. State Planning Board weighs a traffic survey as part of federal works program to provide work for the jobless. The plan calls for counting cars trucks and buses on all highways twice a year to map future road needs and identify where widening is required.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Planing Board
State of War in Cuba Tightens as General Strike Looms
A military decree bans gatherings of more than two in public while troops guard Havana. The central strike committee urges a general walkout, facing opposition from business leaders who back President Mendieta. Arrests include Rodolfo Mendes Penate and Arango Herrera as rumors of nighttime clashes circulate.
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Pedraza
Central
Havana
Carlos Mendite
Mendieta
Rodolfo Mendes Penate
Mendita
Arango Herrera
National Lottery
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Crete
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Ways and Means Committee
Wilkinsburg
Frank C. Riddle
Glenn Unnersleeve
Delaware
F Colwell Conklin
Ralph G. Winslow
HMSC
George L. Lindsay
Will Bathart
Lee
William Breach
Buffalo
County School Singers
Pope
Margaln
Thomas D. Thacher
Douglas Burwell
Itariem
Letherman
Ideath
M. D
NRA
Supreme Court
NIRA
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Ountlay
David Blitzer
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Karl D. Loos
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