Four Philadelphia lawyers face ethics hearing in Common Pleas
Philadelphia Bar Association presented evidence against Arthur Werblun and partner Charles I threen to prove three more lawyers guilty of unethical practice. Bernard L. Lemish J. J. Brodsky and Frederick C. Gari ner were named as others to show cause. The Bar sought links to a 4,000,000 annual lumber racket and disclosed a fund to "take care of the police." Police protection money inquiry also opened by Superintendent Joseph Le Strange.
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Philadelphia
Marte
Bernard L. Lemish
J. J. Brodsky
Frederick C. Gariier
Samuel W. Salas
Civil Service
Herbert W. Salus
Albert P. Galaberg
Salus Law First
Bar Association
C. Brewster Rhoads
Werblun and Green
Joseph le Strange
Obituaries from Punxsutawney area memorials and services
Obituary notices for Mary Bongionanni, James Criswell, Matilda Young, and James A. Milliron. Services set at Sacred Heart Church Sagamore, Sweeney home in Punxsutawney, Jordan’s Chapel, andMilliron home with burial in Curwensville and Circle Hill cemeteries. Survivors listed include daughters, sons, and siblings. dates March 13 events and 2 PM Friday funerals noted.
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IRS
Mary
James Criswell
Punxsulawney
P. A. Sweeney
Bell Avenue
Alexandria
Huntingdon County
Henry, Criswell
Mary Clark Terman
Frank Snyder
DuBois
Sweeney
Curwensville
Matilda. Young
Punxsutawney
Matilda Young
John C. Young
North Penn Street
Indiana County
Adam Carbaugh
Young
Funxsulawney
Miss Mary
Morris
Edward
Howell
Mich
Henry Marks
Johnstown
Jordan’s Chapel
Jefferson Street
Arthur M. Shenefelt
First Methodist’ Church
Circle Hill Cemetery
State Senator Boyd Dies After Pneumonia
NORRISTOWN March 14. State Senator James S. Boyd died today in Montgomery Hospital after a bout with bioperal pneumonia. He was serving his fourth term in the state senate and had previously served as president pro tem. A memorial service will be arranged in the senate chamber.
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James A. Milliron
Cokeville
Blairsville
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
Verne Milliron
Katherine Lou Milliron
Robert Sutton
Blairsville Camelery
John Hoinsher
Dancaister
Senate
Boyd
Montgomery
Norristown
James S. Bovid
Monntsemere County
Montgomeery Hospital
Pra
Army Officers Flying Blind in Experimental Plane
Army officers test an experimental patrol plane flying blind over the Pacific from Oakland California bound for unknown overwater routes. Captain Clinton Bissell co pilot with limited destination details as the project is sponsored by the department of commerce. Captain Clayton Bissell, Kane Pennsylvania native and World War I veteran, is noted for prior distinguished service.
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Oakland
Cal
Douglass
Clinton Bissell
Oakland Rirport
Department of Commer
Bissell
Department of Commerce
Kane, Pa
Clayton Bissell
Pacific
Pennsylvania
Prince of Wales
Senate Vacancy Opens After Boyd Death In Harrisburg
A special election likely in Montgomery county will name a successor to Senator James Boyd who died in Harrisburg. Gov Kennedy must set the date to fill the remainder of Boyd's term, with Republicans briefly short of the constitutional majority as the Senate adjusts after the loss.
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Capitol
Harrisburg
Maren
INS
Montgomery County
James
Boyd
Thomas Kennedy
Senate
Tors
Menners
Andrew J. Sardoni
Luzerne
Sunup College Drama Promises Regional Mountaineer Theme
Waly Vollmer adapts a mountain dialect for a college drama to be staged with sincere performances by the cast. Scenery designed by art students and Edna Lee Sprowls directs the production Moonlight and Honeysuckle. Tickets are selling at Park Book Shop with season tickets exchangeable at the college. Proceeds from Moon and related events support educational work among North Carolina mountain communities. The article also notes Bath’s St Thomas Church and Dauphin Island’s historic landforms.
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Mountaineer
Producto
Lulu Vollmer
New York
Chimano
London
Amsterdam
Mdland
North Carolina
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Clem
Cracker
Edna Lee Sprowls
Miss Sprowls
Park Book Shop
Ninth Street
Lounard Literary Society
Cotlewe
Greeks Debate Throne, Kent Royal Union Favored by Markets
Agitators urged replacing the king while praising Field Marshal Kondylis for quelling the Republicans. Tsaldaris and Kondylis spoke as Royalists pushed for George II, while business circles favored inviting the Duke and Duchess of Kent to align Greece with Britain. Public sympathy grew, aided by Prince Nicholas’s generosity, amid reports the English royal couple gained army support. Venizelos sought Italian protection in Rome as Rhodes officers were interned. The government aimed to centralize cabinet power after arrests of hundreds tied to the revolt. Venizelos faced trial in absentia. An American citizen, Christopher Stephano, faces court martial for alleged funding of the revolt, pending preliminary investigation.
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Tsaldaris
Marshal Kondylis
Mataxas
Wader
George IT
Dutchess
Kent
Greece
Nicholas
Mavina
Methias
NONE REPORTED KILLED LAST EVE
The 9 o'clock curfew is in effect again tonight with police stations hosting overnight stays for many, and all traffic halted. Eight people were wounded by six bombs in Jessia midtown. Terrorists used a small bomb to draw a crowd before a larger explosion. Post office and railway workers backed off strike and returned to work as transportation nears normal.
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Liate
Jessian
Post Office
Treasury Department
McNair Floats Self Furlough on Ripper Bill in Senate
In Harrisburg McNair discusses a self furlough while the Ripper bill awaits Senate action after a strong House vote. He shares focus with Johnstown Mayor Eddie McCloskey, a State Boxing Commissioner and mayor, who faced similar political pressure over employment in office.
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Harrisburg
McNair
Eddie McCloskey
Johnstown
State Boxing Commission
New Pastor Arrives Here for Church Invitation
The local church received an invitation for a visiting pastor to speak on February 10. Following the visit, the church board unanimously recommended extending a call to the minister. On February 1, the WRT meeting approved the board’s recommendation and Reverend Humphries was invited to become their pastor.
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WRT Boe Gutlhin
Humphries
Blanket Dismissal Plans Lose Favor in State Schools
State educational leaders report fewer districts will use blanket dismissals this year to avoid automatic teacher salary increases. Superintendent James N Rule notes that many districts will not pursue mass dismissals or retroactive rehiring, amid revenue limits and laws allowing salary adjustments within set ranges. The State School Directors Association urged boards to stand against blanket dismissals and support protections for experienced teachers.
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James N . Rule
Oday
School Board Secretariesa
Pennsylvania
Board of
State
School Directors’ Association
Minister Humphries Appointed New Leader for Local Church
Word came that Mr. Humphries accepted the call to lead the Christian church here. He is viewed as a highly qualified fit for the post and expected to be an asset to religious and civic life. Plans are underway for an installation service and reception. The minister will begin by filling the pulpit next Sabbath. further announcements on Sunday's services will follow.
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Humphries
New Attacks on Work Relief and Pension Debates Rise
A sweeping article outlines renewed attacks on work relief funding and a push to separate old age pensions from broader economic security. It notes Republican concern over diversions of relief funds, a push for earmarked funds, and a plan to raise pension grants while Townsend backers advocate a $200 monthly baseline amid labor unrest in coal, auto, steel, textile, boats, and shoes industries.
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Neal
INS
Washington
Congress
House
Isabella Greenway
Arizona
Greenway
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Hey
Francis E. Townsend
Textile union weighs next move after strike end
The textile union says workers are already sorry and that the fall strike was ended at President Roosevelt’s request, but declines to discuss a public walkout. Privately, other labor officials say another strike is looming, signaling tension over prospects and timing.
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Textile Union
Roosevelt
Tax Level and Revenue Bills Advance in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 13. Administration bills raising tobacco and amusements taxes and adding two cents to gasoline tax push forward in the House to raise 57 million for the biennium. Personal property tax is increased to six mills to balance other measures. Public hearings delay action on trucker, insurance, and utility taxes as Senate plans further hearings. Utilities oppose Earle tax program in final House hearing.
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Robert F. Gorman
M. S
Harrisburg
UIS
George H. Harle
Senate
John J. McClure
Delaware
House
Ways and Means
Senatt
Public Service Commission
the Commonwealth
Richard J. Beamish
Committee For Action
Schwartz
Fish Tells of Childs Murder At Trial In White Plains
New details emerged in the Albert Fish murder trial as Detective William King testified Fish described in graphic terms how he lured 10 year old Grace Budd to a Greenburgh house, killed her, dissembled the body, and disposed of parts. The testimony centered on Fish recounting the slaying and the post mortem actions, with the skull and bones offered as evidence and a motion for a mistrial denied by the judge.
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White Plains
INS
Albert Tish
Grace Budd
Fish
William King
New York Police
New York
Greenburgh
N. Y
King
Grace
Ring
James Dempsey
Supreme Court
Frederick P. Close
Girl Held In Own Kidnap Case In Michigan
Marta Li charged with attempting to extort $5,000 from her father by vanishing and sending two ransom notes. Helen Jean Banninga, 18, waived examination under the Lindbergh act after arraignment before Judge Fred M. Raymond. Notes dated Detroit and were written on a bedroom typewriter. She confessed to police and federal officers saying she wanted the money to buy clothes.
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Onand Rapids
Mich
Marta Li
Helen Jean Banninga
Fred M. Raymond
Miss Banning
Detroit
Department of Justice
Frank O'Malley
Bills for hearing target taxes and blue law repeal
Harrisburg reports list bills touching taxes, utilities and manufacturing firms while Senate hearings await action on the governor's 22 point program. A plan to seize unclaimed bank deposits after 10 years drew protest from former Rep Philip Steeting as lawmakers weigh Sunday movies and pari mutuel betting measures under local option.
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Senate
Berne Evans
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Electric Association
Philip Steeting
J. Hamilton Cheston
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
House Law and Order Committee
Charles Melchiorre
Law and Order
Louis Schwartz
Thomas W. Barber
Erie
Distribution System Inquiry Opens Over Whiskey Deals
Counsel William A Gray pressed the inquiry committee as the Board faced questions about trading nearly 8 000 cases of one whiskey brand with Schenley Distilling for an equal amount of another brand without formal orders. Board member Banzhoff defended the accounting, explaining inventory and purchases were audited while sales figures were only a statistical guide, not part of official records.
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William A.gray
Gray
Schenley Distilling Company
Ore
Banzhoff
Motorist Held For Court Trial After DUI Collision
Raymond Link, 40, of Carrolltown Cambria County, held for court after a collision on the Benjamin Franklin Highway east of Indiana. Link posted $500 bail after a hearing before Justice Jay D. Hill. Butterbaugh of Indiana was involved. Link was found under the influence of liquor and jailed after a physician confirmed intoxication. No injuries were reported.
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Benjamin Franklin
Indiana
Raymond Link
Carrolltown
Cambria County
Jay D. Hill
Link
Linus EB. Butterbaugh
Bulecbaugh
British Communist Author Strachey Seized on Deportation Warrant
Chicago March 13. INS detains Evelyn John Strachey a noted British Communist writer after he lands with a deportation warrant. He was charged with entering the United States by false statements and on arrival declared himself a Communist. Bond set at 400 dollars. it was later waived for recognizance hearing. Strachey is on a lecture tour with a London visa dated December 6 for six months in the U S. He swore he did not advocate overthrow of the government.
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Chicago
Evelyn John Strachey
Department of Immigration
Trald
Strachey
United States
Shachey
London
Crisis in Odd Disease Ends Hope for Patient
Dr. Nolan seeks urgent treatments and experiments for patient Bocklett, planning to draw blood, inject gland extracts, and test on guinea pigs as his condition worsens. Bocklett has given permission for experiments that could aid humanity if successful.
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Bocklett
Dr. Nolan
Flood stage lowers as river trigs coal town disruption grows
Below the city the Monongahela river level rose to seasonal highs causing widespread concern in Charleroi and Belle Vernon. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 coal miners were left unemployed as high water blocked a dozen highways and halted all river traffic.
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Monongahela
Charleroi
Belle Vernon
Legion Head Delays Visit To Kaufmanns Dining Room
Western Pennsylvania heads a large Indiana county group for a Friday night event now moved to March 22 at Kaufmanns dining room. The Jacksonville Texas area ships 4000 carloads of tomatoes annually, tied to 50 years of commercial tomato farming in the district.
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Indiana County
Kaufmann
Jacksonville
Tex
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