Major Parties Eye 1940 Municipal Elections as Weather Vane
Harrisburg dispatch notes Republicans and Democrats lining up for fall elections, seeing local races as a predictor for the 1940 presidential contest. Key figures and upcoming offices across counties, courts, and cities are outlined with resignations, party leadership shifts, and scheduled primaries on September 12 and general vote November 7.
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Harrisburg
James
Edward N. Jones
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
David L. Lawrence
Jones
Guffey
Democratic State Committee
Harmony
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Common Pleas
James F. Torrance
Three State Boards Named by James Harrisburg Appointment
Governor James announced the full membership of three state boards the employment board of the relief department the industrial board and the apprentice board replacing earlier appointees who resigned last week. New board members include Charles Denby Jr Ruth Pennell W Potter Wear Wilbert Weir Margaret Rau Albert M Suster Frank Burch John Pessamato Joseph Mc Donough Clyde LHick Richard A Coleman C S Goler Russell C Ball and others across labor and industry roles. The ceremony also reports a Vatican mass and a Kennedy White House audience with Pope Pius XII expressing admiration for President Roosevelt.
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Harrisburg
James
Employment Board of the
Relief Department
Industrial Board
Apprentice Board
Civil Service Board
Department of Public Peniance
Employment Board
Department of Public Assistance
Charles Denby, Jr
Pittsburgh
U. S
Ruth Pennell
Mifflintown
W. Potter Wear
Pennilyn
Montgomery County
State Industrial Board
Wilbert Weir
Margaret Rau
Philadelphia
Albert M. Suster
Johnstown
Frank Burch
John Pessamato
Joseph McDonough
Central Labor Union
Clyde S. Lhck
Richard A. Coleman
C. 8. Goler
Westinghouse Manufacturing Company
Russell C. Ball
Philadelphia Gear Works
St Peter
Elvessis
Peter
Gerlier
Kennedy
Vatican City
Pius XII
Joseph P. ‘Kennedy
United States
London
Roosevelt
Coronation Pageantry Opens With Papal Procession
The article describes the coronation scene with the Pope appearing impassive yet marked by emotion. Pierre Cardinal Gierliey, Lyon Archbishop, leads ceremonies as Swiss guards escort envoys chaplains and clerics, followed by papal court members and dignitaries. The procession proceeds to the Holy Trinity chapel for a sacramental kneel and then to St Gregory’s chapel where Pius sits atop a throne flanked by ostrich feathers.
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Marcantonio Colonna
Harrisburg lawmakers face race to pass 75 studies
Harrisburg reports show Democratic pressure over expenses could trigger 200 plus layoff in lower salary brackets. Governor rules out tax cuts now while Floor Leader Woodside expects adjournment by mid April. Legislature has about a month to enact proposals from two weeks of committee studies ahead of April 3 bill introductions.
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R. J. Beamish
Dent Commission
Woodside
House
Tax Report Final Findings On Pennsylvania Industry Impact
The 1837 Pennsylvania legislature formed a tax study group led by Democratic Senator John H. Dent of Westmoreland County. Three preliminary reports existed. the final report states the commission believes no recommendations can be made that will have 90.
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Pennsylvania
John H. Dent
Westmoreland County
Quizzers quiz: which chair headed agency scandal headlines
In March 1937 a chairman of a government agency charged fellow directors, one sharing his last name. President Roosevelt later replaced him. A year earlier he had been sentenced for grand larceny tied to a NYC brokerage bankruptcy. Identify him, his office, and current status.
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Roosevelt
New York City
Can You Identify the Star From a Year Ago
A quiz asks to name the athlete who scored 419 points last season, raising his total to 1550, and the western university he attended for an athletic career. The second item mentions a man once released, rearrested in March 1987 after a court freed him, then imprisoned for utterances.
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Far Western University
Tax Study Panel Urges Tax Reform For Pennsylvania
The commission argues that enacted recommendations would restore business confidence and aid taxpayers. It notes the state’s tax system as a growing pile of levies and calls for changes in state taxes, labor laws, workmen’s compensation, and coal land local taxation. Proposes a state agency to promote industry and attract locations for factories. Governor has a large two year budget and opposes tax cuts now.
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Commonwealth
James
Tax Study Commission
Pennsylvania
Dent Commission
Weather Toll From Weekend Storms Rises Across Northeast
Severe weekend storms left at least 24 dead as heavy rain sleet and snow struck the northern United States. Ohio locales faced flooding with power outages in Toledo and central areas, while New York Boston and New Jersey reported several snow deaths. Utilities struggled to restore service as highways iced and slips halted transit.
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Ohio
Toledo
Indiana
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
New York
Boston
New York City
Pennsylvania
Poconos
Schuykill County
Slatington
New Jersey
Maryland
Europe Bristles Over Slovakia Crisis As Berlin Moves
Berlin signals stronger action possible as Nazi units gather near Bratislava and Vienna parade looms. Prague reports protests to Germany over minority Germans and Vienna Radio interference amid flare up with Brunn and Olmütz disorders. Czech official notes minority stats across Czecho Slovakia.
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Prague
Germany
Vienna
Brunn
Bratislava
Ferdinand Durcansky
Idast
Iglau
Bruna
Olmuetz
Czecho-Slovakia
Slovakia
Berlin
Wheeler seeks economy days in Congress
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged creation of special congressional committees to study government fiscal and administrative policies to promote economy and efficiency. He warned of a potential 1940 Republican shift and backed a new department of public works to absorb WPA. House and Senate panels plan reviews on relief spending and economy.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Europe
Orient
Congress
Roosevelt
Senator Byrnes
D-Sc
Department of Public Works
WPA
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Harrison
Labor Civil War Hits Hollywood
Hollywood marches into a labor crisis as Local 37 of the IA TSE faces a power struggle. International reps Browne orders take over of union affairs and $100,000 in cash, while police bar record removal until legal clearance. Joe Carpenter accuses officers of selling producer control.
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Hollywood
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Financal
Joe Carpenter
Frank Strickling
John F. Gatelee
Gorge E. Browne
Eal
National Labor Relations Board
Germany hints at intervention in Czecho-Slovak crisis
German officials discuss possible actions ranging from diplomatic representations to stronger measures if needed regarding the Czecho-Slovak situation. The Czecho-Slovak agency accuses Germans in Britain and Bratislava of abusing a flag regulation. Slovak separatist broadcasts from Viera Radio Station feature Ferdinand Murgas promising Hitler’s protection over Slovaks.
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Wak
Berlin
Propaganda Ministry
Mitler
Foreign Office
Slovakia
Hitler
Vienna
Bratislava
Rome- Berlin
Germany
Britain
Viera
Ferdinand Murgas
Hsinka Guards
Europe
Carol’s crackdown shifts hopes for Jewish emigration
The article notes Calinescu, then Minister of the Interior, ordered strong-arm actions against the Guard to curb German influence. It states Romania and Poland seek Britain’s help to relocate some Jewish populations, while the government plans to move legal and illegal arrivals since 1919. Bucharest and Warsaw await London’s word on destinations.
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Calinescu
Carol
Rumania
Poland
Britain
Germany
Bucharest
London
Warsaw
Obituary notices for Indiana County residents published
Obituaries report deaths of Mrs Clara McGuire Rowe in Rayne township and John W Rowley 76 retired Hillsdale merchant. Rowe died Saturday morning. services at Ruffner Church Tuesday at 2 pm with interment in church cemetery. Rowley died Sunday at 7 pm. born October 6, 1862, survived by wife Mary C Rowley two sons Howard and James and grandchildren.
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Clara
M'Guire) Rowe
J. S.rowe
Rayne Township
Gertie Studell
Pittsburgh
Spear Rowe
Smicksburg
John Rowe
Clymer
Steele Rowe
Vandergrift
Hope Nicholson
Indiana
Benjamin Rowe
Dixonville
Levi McGuire
Jennie Oligher
Ruffner Church
John W.rowley
Hillsdals
Mary C. (Buterbaugh) Rowley
Howard E. Rowsley
Juntath
James Rowley
Blaireville
College Weather Summary Readings Inconsistent Local
The report notes continued cloudy and colder conditions with snow flurries, and a gradual warmup expected. Early eight o clock readings show a low near zero and a high around 33 degrees, with 0.72 inch of precip over two days and pressure around 29.25 inches.
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Sero
Gasoline stove blast kills three at mill quarters
Fire Chief James Davis says a gasoline stove explosion caused a fire that fatally burned three of five men living in quarters behind the J. B. Roux Feel Mill. Arthur J. Case 29 Raymond L. Case 21 and Robert T. Keyes 24, all formerly of Ashtabula Ohio, were found dead after the blast knocked them unconscious and the flames spread. The men worked in an adjoining frame structure at the mill.
March Trials Open in Criminal Court with 11 Defendants
Fifty four jurors were summoned as President Judge E. L. Creps opened the March calendar in Criminal Court. Ten cases involve 11 defendants including a husband and wife accused of selling malt beverages to miners. Others allege driving under liquor and offenses from junk theft to assault with intent to commit a moral offense.
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E. £. Creps
Workmen’s compensation fight cited by bureau
The Bureau of Cooperative Medicine reports Appalachian coal operators and doctors hinder access to benefits. About 122 000 miners paid 6 000 000 dollars yearly for poor medical care and hospital treatment. Survey covered 75 doctors and 787 miners and families in Southern West Virginia Virginia Eastern Kentucky and Northern Tennessee. Bishop Cannon delivered a temperance lecture in Lake Charles Louisiana. Connie Mack recalled a time to back his team to hear the bishop.
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New York
Bureau of Cooperative Medicine
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Bishop Cannon
Lake Charles
Connie Mack
Funeral Service Time and Church for Local Death
Friends are received in the family home until 2 p m Wednesday when the body will be removed to the Methodist Protestant Church. The Rev C A Blair will officiate and interment will be in Rowley Cemetery.
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C. A. Blair
Rowley Cemetery
John Spon Dies In Conemaugh Township At 64
John Spon, 64, died at 7 45 p m Sunday in his home in Conemaugh township. He was born August 11 1854 the son of Kil ly n and Margaret Cook Spon. He spent most of his life in North Mahoning township with brief years in Jefferson County and his last residence in Conemaugh. Surviving are two sons Leroy of Conemaugh township and Arthur of Aultman and a daughter Mrs Wilbur T Carnahan of Indiana. Eight
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John Spon
Conemaugh Township
Killiyn
Margaret (Cook) Spon
Jefferson County
North Mahoning Township
Leroy Spon
Arthur Spon
Aultman
Wilbur T. Carnahan
Indiana
House Studies Panama Canal Locks Also Nicaraguan Route Discouraged
Washington March 13. The House merchant marine committee will consider adding a third set of locks to the Panama Canal as part of defense plans while Nicaragua’s canal proposal is reportedly rejected. Secretary Hull told Chairman Bland that the 1 billion dollar Nicaragua project contradicts the president’s program, while the War Department weighs extra Panama locks costing about 200 million dollars to reduce risk from sabotage.
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Panama Canal
House Merchant Marine Committee
Congressional Heart
Atlantic
Pacific
Nicaragua
Hull
Bland
D-Va
Merchant Marine Committee
War Department
Panama Cae
Panama
Rep. Izac
de Calif
Izac
Hirt Takes Seat on Bench in Pennsylvania Superior Court
Harrisburg March 13 The Pennsylvania Superior Court received a new member Judge William E Hirt of Erie County named by Governor James to fill the seat left vacant by the resigning chief executive The court also heard two score cases including Dauphin County Campaign Charges Investigation and potential prosecutions Of interest was whether a quit due to pay cuts qualifies for unemployment compensation Adolph Wilhelm Easton bartender quit after a wage drop from 20 to 15 weekly claiming entitlement The board of review denied and the case was appealed to the Superior Court The decision will interpret social security law as applied to quit under pay cut conditions
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James
Gifford Pinchot
Torrance
Republicana
Supreme Court
John W. Kephart
Cambria County
Sara M. Soffel
Allegheny County Court
Kephart
Marion J. Patterson
Blair County Common Pleas Court
Dauphin County Bar Association
George Ross Hall
Harrisburg
Patterson
Hunil
Soffel
William B. Hirt
Superior Court
William H. Keller
Lancaster County
Thomas J. Baldridge
Blair County
Common Pleas
Northampton
Bucks
Luzerne
Somerset
Schuylkills
Berks
Washington
Montgomery
Juniata
Perry
Monroe
Pike
Cambria
Carbon
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Bradford
Carbondale
Chester
Coatesville
DuBus
Easton
Erie
Farrell
Johnstown
Lebanon
Lock Haven
Monongahela
New Castle
Oil City
Reading
Sharon
Titusville
Uniontown
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
York
Pennsylvania
William E. Hirt
Erie County
Dauphin County
Carl K. Deen
Democratic State Committee
Frank E. Taylor
Paul N. Schaeffer
State Division of Unemployment Compensation
Adolph Wilhelm
State Board of Review
Wilhelm
Mrs Ida Kyner Dies In Arapaho Neb Funeral Plans
Mrs Ida Evans Kyner formerly of Indiana died Sunday morning in Arapaho Nebraska. Friends may visit 10 a m Tuesday at Robinson Funeral Home. Body to Travel to Trade City Lutheran Church for 10 30 a m services Wednesday. Burial in Round Tou Cemetery. Body to be returned to Indiana for interment. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Robinson Funeral Home
Trade City Lutheran Church
Round Tou Cemetery
Ida (Evans) Kyner
Indiana
Arapaho
Neb
Market Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Across Pittsburgh and Chicago
Livestock and grain notes show salable hogs at 170 to 240 pounds up to 8.40, 100 to 140 pounds around 7.00 to 7.75, sows down to 6.60 7.00, cattle with steer sales near 10.00 to 10.25 and bulls weaker, vealers 11.00 to 12.00, sheep and lambs steady with strong light lambs around 9.25 to 9.75. Grain and produce reports from Chicago and Pittsburgh detail wheat slips, corn held, apples and potatoes markets with varied regional quotes.
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Livesock
Pittsburgh
New York
Idaho
Burbanks
Pennsylvania
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