Earle Faces Piled Desk For Decisive Acts
Harrisburg March 11 Governor Parle returns from a quick western trip to confront a mass of official business. Reports include State Police probe into the death of Daniel La Mart at Huntington Industrial School and a probe into Civil Service job examinations amid charges of political influence. Also cited are attorney fees, appointments to public assistance and housing boards, and department reports including a forest labor program to deploy thousands on a Berdiene basis to combat spring fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Parle
Terges
Daniel la Mart
Huntingdon Industrial School
Anthony Cavalcante
Fayette Democrat
Department of Labor and Industry
Charles J. Margiotti
Department of Forests and Waters
Senators Quiz Arnold on Book The Folklore of Capitalism
Senate judiciary sub committee approved Thurman W Arnold as assistant attorney general in charge of the anti trust division. He defended vigorous and fair enforcement of the anti trust laws despite concerns raised by Senator Borah over his book The Folklore of Capitalism. Arnold would succeed Robert H Jackson leading anti trust prosecutions and monopolies crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary
Thurman W. Arnold
Justice Department
Yale
Borah
Idaho
Arnold
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Earle Jones Campaign Expands Across Counties
The governor's schedule included conferences with Democratic leaders as the 1948 primary nears. A round trip to New Mexico with Mrs. Earle preceded her recovery from anemia. J Dress Pannell announced local Earle Jones committees are formed in Bedford, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland, Forest, Greene, Juniata, Schuylkill, Tioga and Warren counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Earle
West
U. S
Charles Alvin Jones
J. Dress Pannell
Earle-Jones
Bedford
Butler
Clinton
Cumberland
Forest
Greene
Juniata
Schuylkill
Tioga
Warren
Revival continues in Homer City Tabernacle with J W Clair
Evangelist J W Clair continues meetings in Homer City Tabernacle each evening at 7 30 except Saturday. Large crowds attend with many seeking salvation and healing. Clair will preach on the four fold gospel for the whole man, Isaiah 53 5, Sunday.
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Omer City
J. W. Clair
Homer City Tabernacle
Brother Clair
Evening service calls for all to attend
An invitation for the evening of March 13 urges attendees to bring the sick but no money as no offering will be lifted. The notice promises good music and singing and welcomes all, aiming to stimulate American business.
Local College Weather Forecast Pleasant and Warmer
Generally fair and warmer today and tomorrow with showers Saturday night. At 8:00 a m the temperature was 21 degrees above zero with a maximum of the past 24 hours at 47 degrees and a minimum of 19 above zero. Barometric pressure was 28.7 yesterday and 28.8 today.
Guffey Breaks With Lawrence Over Roosevelt Opposition
Guffey exits the Stop Roosevelt faction and seeks state delegates for a convention likely to oppose Roosevelt. Jones led active opposition during the convention. The 1932 Roosevelt for President movement in Pennsylvania faces hurdles that could affect Federal and state officials.
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Roosevelt
Convntion
Jones
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Telephone Company Exonerated in Bid Inquiry
Harrisburg March 11 The Public Utility Commission exonerated the Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation from a charge that it failed to secure competitive bids for equipment at the new Exchange Building in Johnstown. The commission found the company had secured bids and awarded contracts to the lowest bidders. The companys general office is at Erie.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation
Public Utility Commission
Johnstown
Erie
Kennedy Endorsed by Guffey for Pennsylvania Governor Nomination
Senator Joseph F. Guffey endorses Lieutenant Governor Thomas Kennedy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Kennedy, backed by CIO leader John L. Lewis, seeks party unity as rivals include Charles Alvin Jones and Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti. Lawrence and McCloskey react amid a volatile state party scene in Harrisburg and Philadelphia reports.
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Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Thomas Kennedy
Democratic Party
Charlies Alvin Jones
Earle
State Senate
Jones
Harrisburg
Joseph F. Guffey
CIO
John L. Lewis
Guffey
Treasury
United Mine Workers
Edward N. Jones
WPA
Harle
U. S. Senate
Leo C. Mundy
Thomas A. Logue
William N. McNair
Pittsburgh
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Matthew H. McCloskey
Philadelphia
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
McCloskey
Executive Mansion
State Committee
J. David Stern
Sun-Telegraph
David Lawrence
Palm Beach
Fla
Ganeve
Charles J. Margiotti
Thomaa Kennedy
Obituary continue notes Brushvalley life and birth date
The obituary continues from page one noting a long life mostly spent in Brushvalley and that his son reported the death after a long illness. it states the deceased was born March 28, 1856, and spent his last months in his son's residence.
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Brushvalley
Masquerade of Girl Is Ended in San Francisco
Katherine Vines, sixteen, ended a lifelong masquerade as a boy and wore feminine clothes for the first time. Known as George to friends, she said she became a boy because her mother Mia Stella Vine wanted a son. Born in Johnstown in 1931, she grew up in Chicago after the family moved, often playing with boys.
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San Francisco
Katherine Vines
Katherine
George
Mia
Stella Vine
Johnstown
Chicago
Austrian Vote in Austria Amid Nazi Pressure
Austrian forces resist Nazi interference as Schuschnigg seeks a peaceful referendum to show broad anti Nazi sentiment. Predictions claim an 80 percent backing, while Berlin watches a tense late night as terms of the election loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuschnigg
Germany
Berlin
Blairsville Obituaries and Notices of Local Residents
Long obituary column from Blairsville area notes death of prominent figures. Indications include former Indiana County surveyor and county Board of Viewers president, survived by children Harry Frank Clyde and daughters S T Rugh Lewis Cameron and P Allen. other obituaries list Mrs Katarzyna Flak, John Wesley Hoover, Mrs Mary Sinclair, Mrs Letitia Fleming, Samuel E Sinclair, Ida C Helman, Antnony Gmimski with burial and service details and locations such as Blairsville Anita Clymer Vandergrift and Plumville Presbyterian Church. Restoration of services and burial plans are outlined for several individuals.
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Blairsville
United Presbyterian Church
Indiana
County Board of Viewers
Harry McCrea
Frank McCrea
Homer City
Clyde McCrea
Altoona
S. T. Rugh
Lewis Cameron
Findon, Mon
P. §. Allen
Brushvalley
Mary (White) Sinclair
William Sinclair
Clymer
Scotland
Anita
Jefferson County
Blossburg
Mr. Sinclair
James
Alfred
Robert Sinclair
Jamestown
N. Y
Robert Jarvie
Thomas Stull
William Harper
J. W. Ecklund
William Harkins
Commodore
Frank Marks
Sagamore
Sinclair
Clymer Presbyterian Church
C. C. Fulton
Anita Cemetery
Samuel E. Sinclair
Vandergrist
Kiski
Charles Sinclair
Leedsburg
Whitesburg
John Sinclair
Apollo
Louisa Rupert
Brick Church
Vandergrift Mills
Seward Sinclair
Vandergrift
Judd Poffinberger
Wiliam Shafer
Wheeling
H. Harry Welsh
Bellevue Road
Leechburg
House Members Clash Over New Tax Proposals
Washington March 11. House members debated the revenue potential of a tax bill, weighing removal of a levy on closely held corporations and a liquor tax hike. Projections showed reduced yields whether the corporate tax was retained or not, with votes pending on key amendments and a planned naval expansion bill to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Treasury
Robertson
D-Va
Thompson
D-Il
Doughton
D-Nc
McCormack
D-Mass
Morgenthau
Dingell
R-Mich
Senate
Barkley
Hitler consulting advisors in Austria crisis reported
The chancellery indicated Fuehrer Hitler was consulting with his advisors and that Italy would do nothing to aid Schuschnigg. Rome and Berlin remained in constant contact, with reports Mussolini would offer no help. The German press accused Schuschnigg of double crossing Hitler and breaking the Berchtesgaden agreement.
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Fuehrer
Hitler
Italy
Schuschnigg
Austria
Rome
Berlin
Mussolini
Berchtesgaden
Whitney Indicted Amid Broad Probe Into Trust Collapse
Whitney is indicted as investigations expand into the Rich ard Whitney and Company collapse. His wife Gertrude is named among trust beneficiaries while federal and state probes widen. Gregory F. Noonan and Ambrose V. McCall lead potential further actions alongside inquiries by the Stock Exchange SEC and referee Irwin Kurtz.
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Whitney
Gertrude
Richard Whitney and Company
Gregory F. Noonan
United States
Ambrose V. McCall
The
Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Irwin Kurtz
Death Demand for 19 Russos
A crowd of eminent physicians and fallen industrial and political leaders faced a prolonged accusation from Vishinsky who, for over five hours, launched relentless attacks calling the group treasonous and murderous. The dramatic session continued from Page One as the confrontation intensified.
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Vishinsky
Forest Fire Costs Highlighted by Wirt
Wirt warned that forest fires cause about 100000 dollars in losses. He noted fires can begin within minutes after rain and stressed education of campers and picnickers to prevent startings, saying careless smoking and poorly quenched campfires remain the big problem.
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Wirt
Austria Faces Nazi Pressure as Elections Loom
A clos e ally hints Schuschnigg may be ousted as Nazi influence grows. Seyss-Inquart could succeed him while Austrians vote on independence resistance. Frontiers near the German border close for 90 minutes sparking talk of Berlin motorized units moving toward Munich. Rumors claim Czechoslovakians may cross to vote for independence with French support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Arthur Seysz-Injauart
Germany
Hitler
Schuschnige
Seysz-Inquart
Schuschnigg
Salzburg
Berlin
Munich
Sun- Gay
Still Creeping Hillside Delays Brightons Relief Route
Still Creeping Brightons hillside threatens to halt a new six mile relief route around Fallston hill as engineers seek methods to stop the movement. The hillside began to creep after highway crews cut into its base last October to construct a Route 51 segment, causing fissures, uprooted trees and fear for the roadbed. Work paused at the slide in November while crews proceed on other sections.
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New Brighton
Fallston Hill
Markets and Hogs Rise in Steel City Trade
PITTSBURGH March 11. Produce demand moderate with apples steady across several grades and crates. Potatoes supply ample. various regional values listed. Hogs and cattle show mixed moves. cattle good grade steers 8.25-9.00, hogs up 15-20 cents for 160 lb, sows steady, calves steady. Chicago wheat prices advance after an initial dip, May at 87-87 16, July 83 14-1 4.
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Pittsburgh
N. Y
Maine
G. Mts
Florida Bliss
Chicago
Liverpool
Corm
Last raft leaves McGees Mills for Harrisburg
Veteran lumbermen finished the last raft of timbers for a 200 mile trip down the Susquehanna from McGees Mills to Harrisburg. The crew chosen by BR D Tonkin of Tyrone will push out into the river Bridgy if water permits.
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Clearfield
Susquehanna River
McGees Mills
Harrisburg
Sino-Japan War in Air Ends in Bombardment at Nanking
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese air squadrons bombed the Japanese airfield at Nanking, with claims of planes destroyed and a bombing of a Japanese military train between Pengpu and Line Kwaikwan. American missionaries at Tengh sien reported a low-flying Japanese plane dropped two bombs on mission property, causing no damage, while Japanese planes bombed Lian, killing three and destroying ten houses. On the Chang chow front, over 50 American and other foreign missionaries took refuge in the Southern Baptist Compound amid anticipated air raids. Spanish War update from Hendaye notes Madrid massing forces on the Aragon front as Belchite falls to Moor forces, signaling a major government offensive and heavy casualties.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Chiang Malschek
Pengpu
Line Kwaikwan
Tenghsien
Japanéas
Lian
Sheng
China
Changchow
Henan
Southern Baptist
Hendaye
Aragon
Spain
Belchite
Zaragoza
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Stock market index names and corporate abbreviations list
A dense string of stock market and corporate abbreviations spans oil, steel, autos, chemicals, and utilities. It lists Alcoa Am Can Am Com Am Rad Am Tel Am Tob Anaconda Beth Steel Chrysler Corp Edison and Eastman Kodak into a sweep of major firms, railroads, and service companies mentioned in a Gazette page.
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Alco Am
Atl Refining
Bald Loco Ct Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Pr Briggs Mig Budd Whee Burr Add Mach
Calumet
Hee Canad Pacific
Cerro de Pas
Ches and Chi Chrysler Corp
Column
el Coml
Comwich
South
Cons Edison
Consoil Oil Corn
Am Reading Co
Repub Steel Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Bocony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp
Timken
Transamerica
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber US
M US Steel Vanadium Corp
West Union Tal West el
Mig
Woolworts
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Reformatory Civil Service
Moorhead
Katarzyna Flak
Stanley Flak
Coal Run
Indiana Hospital
John Wesley Hoover
Atwood Cemetery
Plumville Presbyterian Church
Chorch
J. E. Giffen
Letitia D. Fleming
Letitia D. Plening
Theodore Fleming
St. Petersburg
Bleirsville
Ferguson Funeral Home
Fleming
Ida C. Helman
School Street
Harry Burton Boyd
D. Q
First Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Antwony Gmimsky
Lithuania
Erne
Ling
Schueschnigg
Vienna
Dollfuss
the Assassing
M’gees Mills
Curb Ark Nat Gas A Cities Service Bloc Bond
Sh - Prenaroad Corp
Gazette
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