Flood Control Key Measure Signed by Governor
Pennsylvania moves toward long discussed flood control with a law allowing the state to condemn land for works and to generate hydroelectric power. A companion bill seeks $8 million for projects and a $50 million bond issue is proposed. Governor Earle also signed measures on mining wage protections and reporting coal accidents, plus a host of other bills as he calls Monday conference to reconcile relief plans amid Senate division over county and cabinet relief structures.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Earle
Senate
Harle
Joseph G. Wagner
Erie Democrat
Erie Water Works Commission
National Guard
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Herbert Goodrich
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Department of Assistance
Goodrich Committee
House
Overnor Earle
Goodrich
General Assembly
Insurgents Near Capital Expand Guadalajara Advance
AP reports three insurgent columns seized over 100 square miles of government territory in the Guadalajara sector and neared the provincial capital 32 miles northeast of Madrid. Government forces retreated as insurgents claimed control of seven villages along the Madrid Zara Loza road and Brihuega. Italian prisoners and the freighter Maria Cantabrico, laden with US-supplied munitions, were highlighted in Madrid reports. French naval units were placed on duty after an insurgent trawler attack near French waters.
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Associated Press
Guadalajara
Madrid
Red Lion
Soria
Madrid-Zara- Loza
Brihuega
Salamanca
America
Ferrol
Spain
Canarias
France
Conde de Zubiria
Quessant
Approvals Sought On Bills Cutting Fees and Raising License Age
Administration advances measures to cut drivers license fees from two dollars to one and raise the minimum license age to eighteen from sixteen. Aimed at tightening proofs of physical and mental fitness, the package also includes a "Little NRA" bill on wages for women and children and a commission to suggest a fair wage standard by industry. Legislative actions target election law revamp, reduction of mushroom parties, adjusted voting hours, and utility bill payment rules. Officers call for restitution to six million utility customers and end the practice of dual net and gross billings.
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Northampton County
David L. Lawrence
The
Commonwealth
Northampton
General Assembly
Roosevelt Plans Vacation to Warm Springs Georgia
President Roosevelt announced a two week visit to Warm Springs Georgia with fishing gear for a late sea vacation in the Gulf of Mexico. A special train will carry the White House party to the south in the afternoon and the trip will take place as he leaves behind public recommendations including Supreme Court reorganization. He noted talks with Canada’s Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King on the St Lawrence waterway treaty and expressed regret over New York Assembly’s rejection of the child labor amendment. Warm Spring swimming will be his main leisure.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Gulf of Mexico
Chia
White House
South
Supreme Court
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
King
Senate
New York State Assembly
Obituary notices for Campbell infant and Clawson and Scott deaths
John Alexander Campbell eight day old son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Campbell of Buffington township died at 2 pm Monday of bronchial pneumonia. Commitment was made in Armagh Cemetery. John Wesley Clawson 60 long time Graceton Coal employee died of complications at his home in Graceton. Born January 31 1877 in Brush Valley township Indiana County he was a member of several lodges and churches. Surviving are his widow Josephine Donahue Clawson four children twelve grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Funeral at Graceton Methodist Church 2:30 pm Saturday with interment in Coral Cemetery. Frank Scott 59 of Lovejoy died at 6 pm Wednesday of a heart attack. Funeral 2:00 pm Sunday at his residence with interment in Cookport Methodist Cemetery.
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John Alexander
Dewey Campbell
Buffington Township
Armagh
John Wesley Clawson
Graceton Coal & Coke Company
Graceton
Brush Valley Township
Indiana County
Mr. Clawson
Coral Cemetery
Messrs
T. F. Chilcote
G.E. Litchworth
Frank Scott
Lovejoy
Methodist Cemetery
Cookport
Gibson Pleads Guilty In Court
A court scene shows Gibson pleading guilty after questioning about intoxicants sources. Judge Creps ends the brief March term of Criminal trials and discharges jurors who began service Monday.
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Gibson
Creps
White Collar Workers Push Representation Plan
Owen Jones of Martins Ferry Ohio leads the grievances committee as talks begin at mills. He says mill reports show signing the CIO contract would be the biggest boost since the plan began, though he warns the CIO may fail amid rising dissent.
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Owen Jones
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Jackson Aids Cummings Controversy on Court Size
On March 18 page one coverage shows Cummings pressed for labor and farm policies tied to the Roosevelt program. President urges enlarging the Supreme Court with justices over 70 to retire. Hearings begin amid restrained tension as Cummings argues against torturing the Constitution and faces sharp exchanges.
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Supreme Court
Cummings
Port study sought to revive Pennsylvania three ports
Governor Earle would appoint a commission to study Philadelphia Evie and Pittsburgh ports to identify why trade shifted to Ohio New York and Maryland and to propose remedies. Officials note Philadelphia lost millions to New York and Baltimore over the past decade while Pittsburghs waterways tied to the Mississippi and gulf have seen reduced trade since World War I and Erie has dried up with business moving to Cleveland.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Evie
Pittsburgh
Earle
Ohio
New York
Maryland
Baltimore
Mississippi
Gulf
Erie
Cleveland
Roosevelt Court Bill Debate Darkens Supreme Court Fate
Veteran lawmakers clash over six new justices and a bare majority plan. Cummings defends Congress power while Norris, O Mahoney and others weigh limits. Jackson argues the court’s functioning hinges on congressional aid and warns against amending the constitution to alter the court’s reach.
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Cummings
Austin
Supreme Court
Norris
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Jackson
R-Vi
Connally
D-Tex
R-Ida
Gunderman details forceful confrontation in Monaghan case
In testimony Gunderman described delivering a jaw and stomach blow to Monaghan and tossing him by the shoulder and ear. He showed jiu jitsu holds used in the confrontation as part of his defense at trial. Other officers, including Sanute, testified about a district attorney ordering Monaghan to the Bertillon room to coax a confession.
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Monaghan
Sainte Repeats Claim On Room Absence Amid Injury Incident
Sainte testified he was out of the room when Monaghan was injured and returned to find him bleeding under a shower. He said Gunderman later said Monaghan had fought but then corrected the account days afterward.
Chrysler strike inflames with sit down clashes across plants
Firemen sprayed water on pickets as clubs rocks and fists appeared in fights. Tear gas forced residents to evacuate while two policemen and a picket were seriously injured. Chrysler workers, about 55,000, were sidelined as the company spurned the UAW bid for sole bargaining rights for its 75,000 employees.
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Circuit
Allan Campbell
Chrysler Motor
Corporation
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers Union
Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
U.A.W.A
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
Mich
General Motors Corp
General Motors Chevrolet Workers Guild
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp
Hagard & Marcussen Co
Ludlow Typograph Co
B and C Traffic Dinner And Dance Announced
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces its second annual Co operative Traffic dinner and dance at Hotel Logan in DuBois on April 1 at 6 pm. Attending will be J E Steele Dr G B Gimsley C N Fullerton Miss Helen Foreman H E Huntington and J P DeVaughn plus invited guests from Punxsutawney. The Employes Committee meets at 3 pm Thursday to finalize arrangements for a large employee and guest turnout.
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Dubois
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Logan
J. E. Steele
G. B. Gimsley
C. N. Fullerton
Helen Foreman
Co-operative Traffic
Baltimore
H. E. Huntington
Rochester
J. P. DeVaughn
Pittsburgh
Hotel Logan
Constructor of first derrick dies in Bradford oil field
Port Allegany March 11 William Henry Fatten, long connected with Bradford oil exploration, died aged 90. Born at Tidioute in 1874 he moved to Bradford with his father as a boy and resided here for many years, said to have helped construct the first derrick in the Bradford oil field.
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Port Allegany
William Henry Fatten
Bradford
Tidioute
Military Intelligence panel discussed at Indiana Guard meeting
Functions of the Military Intelligence were the topic of a panel discussion at the Indiana County Reserve Officers Conference meeting in the National Guard Armory. Captain J. Fitzgerald of Johnstown presided.
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Military Intelligence
Indiana County Reserve Officers Conference
National Guard Armuary
J. Fitzgerald
Johnstown
Do You Remember Highlights from Past Wrestling Bouts
One year ago in New York Everett Marshall defeated Ernest Von Heffner in 59 11 to ruin the German wrestler’s title hopes. Five years ago in Madison Square Garden Bat Badalino outpointed Eddie Ran in ten rounds.
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Everett Marshall
Ernest von Heffner
New York
Bat Badalino
Eddie Ran
Madicorn Square Garden
Major companies listed in stock market index snapshot
A long run of corporate names dominates the market scan with Am Can Am Com and several others. The piece ends with a stray human interest note noting that a large portion of adults remain unaware that stars rise and set like the sun and moon and a chilling remark about black widow spiders eating their mates.
Preparing For World Flight from Oakland by Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart plans a Monday departure from Oakland, aiming to fly 2,400 miles to Honolulu as the first leg of an around the world attempt. The Lockheed Electra, with 1,161 gallons capacity, is readied at Oakland airport for the voyage with navigator Capt. Harry Manning aboard to Port Darwin, Australia.
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Paos
Oakland
Calif
Amelia Habart
Avidtrix
Atlantic
Pacific
Hawaii
Here
Honn+lulu
Miss Earhart
Harry Mathing
Port Darwin
Australia
Woodland improvement meeting at Townsend farm
The United States Soil Conservation Service with Armstrong County Extension and Penn State will hold a woodland improvement demonstration on the J Frank Townsend farm in Kiskiminetas township Armstrong County on Wednesday March 17 at one o clock. County agents and foresters will lead talks on management, a sawing demonstration, a two man crosscut contest with axes for winners, and a timber estimating contest. The Townsend farm lies about one mile north of Maysville. The public is invited to attend.
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United States Soil Conservation Service
Armstrong County Agricultural Extension Service
Extension Service
Pennsylvania State College
J. Frank Townsend
Kiskiminetas Township
Armstrong County
State College
Soil Conservation Service
Townsend
Maysville
Local Social and Visit Highlights From Sagamore Area
Mrs James Orr and Mrs A Olson visited Monday with James Orr in Adrian Hospital. Ruby Barriss attended a Punxsby caller Saturday evening. Families from Portage visited the Eisenhuth home. Attendees at the Sigamore Dayton game in Worthington Friday night included several Sagamore residents. Greensburg visitors came to the Clarence Davidson home Sunday. Jessie Chesonis also visited Punxsby on Sunday. George Brown and others spent Monday in Punxsby. Several Worthington visitors listed among local residents. John Crooks and others spent Saturday evening in Punxsby. Kittanning callers Friday evening. Pat Kelliher of Portage visited town recently. Clemens and Nyland among Pyunkxsby callers Monday. Inez and Erma King visited in Kittanning Saturday evening.
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James Orr
A. Olson
Adrian
Ruby Barriss
Clair Wehrum
Avis and
Willowene
Duane and
Elmer
Portage
Jack Eisenhuth
Sigamore-Dayton
Worthington
Joseph Farmer
Verne Fulton
Clair McCurdy
Frank Wells
Wm. Walker
John Starrei
Funxsy
Bernard Lavarence
Greensburg
Clarence Davidson
Jessie Chesonis
George Brown
Punxs
John Baker
Ken
Robert Clemens
John
Hull protests German press fire over LaGuardia remark
Secretary Hull instructed Ambassador Williams to lodge vigorous representations with the German Foreign Office after German press attacks on Mayor LaGuardia’s remarks about Hitler. Hull apologized to the German Embassy for prior comments and noted U S amazement at the German press fierceness prompted by Mrs Wise.
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Washington
Hull
Amsbassador Williams
Dodd
Berlin
Foreign Office
United States
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York
LaGuardia
Hitler
American Jewish Congress
Stephen S. Wise
U. S
Markets: commodity and livestock notes from Pittsburgh
Markets report shows apples steady with varied prices for New York Baldwins and Staymans. potatoes steady across grades. Livestock includes hogs mostly 10 cents lower, cattle and calves with modest gains, sheep and lambs up to $12.75 for top lambs and good sheep around $7.00, with direct sales noted in several lines.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Florida Bliss
Mar
Carey Transfer Shifts Vocational Advisor to New Post
Charles D. Carey of Lancaster, eight years in York County as Vocational Advisor, is transferred to a similar position. In Lycoming County, Dr. Lester K. Ade, Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced the change today.
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Charles D. Carey
Lancaster
York County
Lycoming County
Lester K. Ade
Notice of millage increase petition in West Wheatfield Township
West Wheatfield Township Supervisors of Indiana County Pennsylvania petition the Court of Quarter Sessions for a millage increase for road and bond redemption. They seek three mills in addition to the eight mills allowed by law. The court set March 27 at 10:00 AM for the hearing open to any interested party. Secretary W. McHlee of the Supervisors signs the notice.
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Flaher & Ruddock
CST
Wheatfield Township
West Whealfield
Indiana County
Court of Quarter Sessions
Whit Wheatfield Township
W. d. McHlwee
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