Long Beach Earth Tremor Triggers Exodus and ReliefEfforts
A strong quake struck Long Beach at 5 20 am causing evacuations across major buildings. No major damage reported while authorities assess a death toll near 121 and about 4000 injured. Relief efforts, food and medical aid mobilized as aftershocks continue. Col Henderson coordinates relief and rehabilitation across the devastated region.
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Long Beach
Cal
Wallace X. Rawles
INS
S—Nven
California
William de Kline
National Red Cross
Washington
Compton
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
Charles
Henderson
Earthquake Damage Recheck Totals Across Cities
Rechecking Friday’s earthquake damage shows Lea Beach high death toll and vast injuries. Compton Huntington Park and Los Angeles report hundreds hurt and multi million dollar losses. Watts Santa Ana Norwalk report deaths in single digits with sizable injuries and property damage. Dozens of other cities listed show scattered casualties and losses across the region.
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Lea Beach
Compton
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
Watts
Santa Ana
Norwalk
South Gate
Bell Downey
Hawthorne
Redondo Beach
Maywood
Garden City
Anaheim
Whittier
Hermosa Beach
Santa Monica
San Pedro
Wilmington
Manhattan Beach
Lynwood
Inglewood
Gardena
Fl Segundo
Monterey Park
Torrance
Sunset Beach
Laguna Beach
Newport Beach
Costa Mesa
Death claims former sheriff Wettling in Indiana county
Jacob Wettling longtime Indiana county sheriff and Zion Lutheran Church member dies at 5 48 p m Saturday at his home on Water street born January 22 1848 widow Elizabeth Wettling daughter Marie Wettling son John R Wettling and grandchild Robert C Wettling survive with brother L C Wettling of Bristol Pa and Atts Hinma Rowe Jack of Indiana funeral at his home Tuesday 2 00 p m conducted by Pastor Arthur J Pfohl interment Greenwood cemetery Grandmother also notes a separate obituary line for Mrs Margaret June Duncan and grandson Larry Duncan with details continued on page two
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Indiana County
Jacob Wettling
Water Street
Wettling
Zion Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Wettling
Marie Wettling
John R. Wettling
Indiana
Robert C. Wettling
L. C. Wettling
Bristol
Hinma Rowe Jack
Arthur J. Pfohl
Greenwood Cemetery
Duncan
Saltsbury
Margaret
June
Rupert) Duncan
Samuel Duncan
Ilarry Duncan
Miner
INS Reports Long Beach Earthquake Aftermath With Swift Wire
The International News Service set up direct telegraph links in Long Beach after the quake Friday night. Headquarters moved from City Hall to an outdoor setup then to a police garage as aftershocks continued. Elsie Robinson and Sally Stuart filed vivid dispatches as the death toll rose and dozens remained missing.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
International News Service
Compton
Elsie Robinson
Yose
Airplanes search for missing aviator Victor Smith
Cape Town reports a search launched for Victor Smith a 19 year old South African airman missing between here and Alexander Bay on his third attempt to beat the London Cape Town flight record. He was about 800 miles from his goal and near Alexander Bay when last reported at 12 86 av, pursuing Amy Johnson Mollison’s four six hour and 54 minute record.
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Cape Town
Victor Smith
Here
Alexander Bay
London
Smith
Alexander Ray
Amy Johnson Mollison
Bank Note Head Slugged By Yeggs In Pittsburgh
Jins G W Goldworthy 62 president of the Republic Bank Note Company was slugged by burglars who entered his home today. They escaped without noting. The organization had been printing Pittsburgh Clearing House scrip until local banks canceled the certificates. Alices expressed the belief the intruders became panicky after knocking Goldworthy unconscious.
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Pittsburgh
Jins
G. W. Goldworthy
Republic Bank Note Company
Goldworthy
Alice
Noted woman educator dead in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh March 13. The death of Dr Cori Helton Coolidge president of the Pennsylvania College for Women and sister of Senator Marcus A Coolidge of Massachusetts is mourned by educational circles. She served as dean and then president, connected with the college since 1906, and had an active role in its growth. Funeral services planned at West Lapistass Mass likely Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania
Cori Helton Coolidge
Pennsylvania College For Women
Marcus A. Coolidge
Massachusetts
Vist
West- Lapistass
Vesper Oratorio Delights First United Presbyterian Anniversary
The 125th anniversary observance included Mendelssohn's Mi welled oratorio performed by the church choir and Indiana vocalists at Vespers. Mrs Gladys Washburn Fisher directed with organ by Irene Gardner Drew and piano by Magabeth Carson Canfield. Revival sermons and Presbyterial Night to follow.
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Mendelssohn
First United Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Gelock
Congregation of
First Church
Gladys Washburn Fisher
Irene Gardner Drew
Magabeth Carson Canfield
Meyer Named U S Marshal for Western Pennsylvania
Walter W. Meyer of Pittsburgh was appointed United States Marshal for Western Pennsylvania to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. C. McGregor of Indiana. Meyer, a deputy marshal since 1926, had been chief deputy marshal since August 16 and previously worked in the United States court clerk's office.
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Walter W. Meyer
Pittsburgh
United States
Western
Pennsylvania
Federal District Court
J. C. McGregor
Indiana
Meyer
United States Court
Armstrong County Officials Take Salary Cut
Armstrong County commissioners led by I B Schaffer vote voluntary salary reductions of 50 dollars per month per commissioner, totaling 1800 dollars annually. The action aims to aid the budget during the current economic crisis, with no further comment from the board. The note compares with neighboring Armstrong County and Taniana County officials’ salaries.
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Armstrong County
Ers
Aach
Board At Commissioners
I. EB. Schaffer
Armatrong Co
Taniana
Treasurer's sales postponed again to April 10
The county treasurer and county commissioners again postponed the Treasurer's Sale for four weeks. They were to have been held today, the new date is April 10.
Treasury balance as of March 10 report
Washington dispatch reports Treasury balance at 128 million dollars with 3.26 million in customs receipts and 7.471 million expenditures. The March 10 balance shown is 128,250,845.89 with some figures repeated in garbled OCR.
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Treasury
Washington
INS
Roosevelt Urges Immediate Legalization of Beer Manufacture
President Roosevelt urged Congress to modify the Volstead Act to legalize the manufacture and sale of beer and other non intoxicating beverages. He framed the change as emergency revenue for the government and left open the possibility of broader legalization if deemed non intoxicating by Congress.
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George LE
Durno
INS
Washington
Con- Breas
Congress
Pope nominates six new cardinals in Vatican consistory
Pope Pius XI named six new cardinals in a secret Holy Year consistory. He spoke on the economic crisis and criticized the Orthodox baptism of Princess Maria Luisa of Bulgaria. Among nominees was Archbishop Villeneuve of Quebec. others included Monsignor Fumasoni-Biondi, Angelo Dolei, and Maurilio Fossati.
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Guglielmo Emanuel
Vatican City
Pius XI
Maria Luisa
Bulgaria
Mser. Villeneuve
Quebec
Monsignor
Fumasoni-Biondi
Washington
Angelo Dolei
Bucharest
Maurilio Fossati
Turin
Theo
Gas Company Slashes Rates in Instant Effect
Pittsburgh March 13. The People's Natural Gas Company announced a 25 percent rate cut to take effect immediately upon Public Service Commission approval. John B. Tonkin, vice president, said the company filed with the commission at Harrisburg to implement the new schedule on natural gas, with bills reflecting the saving the day after approval.
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Pittsburgh
People’s Natural Gas Company
Public Service Commission
John B. Tonkin
Concern
Public Services Commission
Harrisburg
Banks Reopen In Pennsylvania And Philadelphia
In Harrisburg the State Banking Department announced 35 Philadelphia institutions would reopen today with most banks in the state planned to open for normal business tomorrow. Philadelphia banks including 21 Federal Reserve members and 25 state controlled banks started full operations, with some private banks on a 100 percent basis and others on restricted schedules. A Treasury extension delays gold hoarding enforcement until Friday with federal reserve branches awaiting further guidance.
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Philadelphia
Federal Reserve System
George W. Norris
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Bank of England
Washington
INS
Treasury Department
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Woodin
Federal Reserve Today
Missing Sharon Girl Home Again
Sharon March Roch, 17, a high school senior, was found in Cleveland after a weeklong disappearance while en route to school. A motorist report led to her location. she was working as a domestic. Police say she left home voluntarily seeking work, while her family suspects kidnapping.
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Sharon
INS
March Roch
Warren
Cleveland
Miss Roch
Roch
Charles B. Steger
Proposed Reforms for Election Laws Hearings in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 13 The senate elections committee will hear proposed reforms to state election laws tomorrow afternoon. Bills include permanent voter registration, assistance for voters unable to mark ballots or operate machines, and court appointed election auditors to supervise balloting and counting and report to the courts.
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Harrisburg
tIsj
Senate Elections Committee
French Strother Dies Suddenly at 49 in Washington
French Strother, 49, administrative assistant and literary secretary to former President Hoover, died suddenly at Garfield hospital during a hospital stay that began Saturday night. Doctors suspect pneumonia as the cause.
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Washington
French Strother
Hoover
Garfield Hospital
Treasury bans withdrawals for hoarding by banks
Washington March 13 The Treasury denies any bank may permit withdrawals for hoarding and requires banks to ask for an oath stating the purpose for large currency requests before approving such withdrawals. The notice directs banks to judge intent and act in good faith.
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Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
1933 crop production loan rules open to county farmers
Regulations for 1933 governing crop production loans issued by the Secretary of Agriculture are available to farmers in this county. P E Day, Field Supervisor, will provide application blanks and detailed requirements at the County Agent's office Indiana. Loans from a 90 million dollar fund support production only and require eligibility notes.
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Secretary of Agriculture
P. E. Day
Day
Indiana
Washington
Congress
Bishop Cannon Appeals Aid to Enforce Prohibition
In Pittsburgh on March 15 Bishop James Cannon Jr. told a church gathering that weak enforcement doomed the eighteenth amendment to fail. He linked the issue to former Secretary Mellon and urged aid to strengthen prohibition despite what he called a wet rebellion.
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Pittsburgh
Mellon
James Cannon, Jr
Cannon
Banks Reopen Nationwide Under Emergency Banking Act
Under President Roosevelt leadership banks in the twelve federal reserve cities resumed normal functions today with treasury licenses. Tomorrow more than 250 clearing house cities will reopen, followed by country and outlying banks on Wednesday. Banks will limit withdrawals to necessary purposes while new currency moves arrive from Washington. Roosevelt urged confidence and said the machinery to restore the financial system is in place.
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George R. Holmes
INS
Washington
Federal Reserve
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Secretary of the Treasury
Roosevelt
Treasury
Sales tax agents in county towns report new schedule
INS representatives for the one per cent emergency tax revision spread to county towns to aid merchants in filing reports. Dates show weekly visits in towns including Indiana Blairsville Cherry Tree Clymer Homer City Marion Center Punxsutawney and Brookville with meetings set for March 13 14 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 and 31 along with Thursday and Friday sessions. G O P Women’s Meet postponed to March 28 at 2 PM in Moore Hotel Crystal Room, keeping to the planned program.
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Marrisburg
INS
State Department of Revenue
Department
Indiana
Blairsville
Cherry Tree
Clymer
Homer City
Marion Center
Jefferson
Brookville
Punxsutawney
Sheriff Borland Returns Home But Without Prisoner
Deputy Sheriff H E Borland returned Saturday from Frankfort Kentucky after a fruitless extradition attempt for Jesse Hayes 26 accused of murder in Hrush valley township on November 28 1990 Hayes said to have been held in Harlan County jail since January 27 was released on a writ of habeas corpus and taken to an unknown destination Governor Ruby Laffoon approved the requisition Thursday after District Attorney William M Ruddock pressed Kentucky police to locate Hayes
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H. Eler Borland
Frankfort
Jesse Hayes
John Bellas
Jrushbon
Hrush Valley Township
Hayes
Harlan
Indiana County
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
William M. Ruddock
Ruddock
Sherif Borland
Harlan County
Laffoun
Stone of Winsted Writer Publishes Final Tale
In Winsted Connecticut on March 1 Louis T Stone, age 57, veteran local editor known as the Stone of Winsted, closes a long career with his last story. The humorous writer rose to national notice for quirky features and lighthearted tales about city life and natural curiosities.
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Winsted
Conn
Louis 'T. Stone
Pers
Stone
Winested
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