Overhauling Of Tax Bill Gains Support In Senate
Senate finance committee debate centers on a thorough overhaul of the administration tax reform bill. Members expect changes facing administration opposition on the floor. Proposals include capital gains revisions, broader tax base, and altered personal exemptions.
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Senate
Washington
Tony
Treasury
House
Harrison
Finance Committee
la Follette
Nance Committee
King D-Utahy
Finance
Cgeorge
D-Ga
Barkley
Housing Taxes Test in Court in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials seek a court ruling on whether housing projects fall under school tax rules and if the authority may condemn property. A tax payment would raise rents, while officials consider accepting a service charge. The article also surveys Indiana County youths jobless trends and community guidance proposals.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Frank Smith
City Authority
Smith
Supreme Court
Robert von Moschzisker
Board of Education
Local College Weather Outlook
Continued cloudy with rain expected to change to snow tonight. Tuesday forecast is fair and colder. Temperature at 8:00 a.m. 47 degrees, high 48 and low 46. Rain in last 48 hours 0.86 inches. Month total 1.63 inches, average 3.74 inches.
County Youth Waited Long
Approximately 1,580 youths are married and average one child each. The article continues from page one detailing aims and social patterns among county youth and their family formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Dr. Rainey
Vienna Consulate Likely as Austria Joins Germany
Washington reports a fundamental shift in US Austrian relations as Austria joins Germany. The American Legation in Vienna may become a consulate led by a consul general, with duties moved to the German Embassy. The State Department pursues non interference while Hitler’s move eases naval expansion debates in Congress. In Pacific, US fleet sails for war readiness with 105 ships from San Diego and San Pedro as orders tighten in Asiatic waters.
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Washington
Austria
Germany
Vienna
Tiere
Edgar L. G. Prochnik
United States
Grenville T. Emmet
Hugh Wilson
State Department
Hitler
Roosevelt
San Pedro
Calif
Pacific
San Diego
America
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Panama Canal
South Seas
Tahiti
Louisville
Asiatic
Trenton
Minneapolis
Memphis
Schuschnigg
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Wilhelm Miklas
Hans Muff
der Fuehrer
Miklas
Alfred Kraus
NEA Service, Inc
River coal may give jobs amid pollution bill
Under the Anti-Pollution Bill all factories are barred from dumping waste into streams except coal mines, which are exempt until the Sanitary Water Board devises a practical abatment. Dr. Dexter says the board studies stream pollution, while Deputy Secretary Walsh notes some mines already trap and convert waste into salable products.
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Sanitary Water Board
Dexter
Joseph J. Walsh
Hitler uses Austria move to test Europe power
De WITT MacKENZIE reports Hitler levered Austria’s incorporation to test reactions in Britain France and Italy. He waited for Europe to show weakness as England wrangled a government crisis and France opposed German expansion while Mussolini backed the pact.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
New York
Hitler
Austria
der Fuehrer
Tate
France
England
Germany
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler Returns to Braunau in Symbolic Homecoming
The narrative recounts Adolf Hitler’s return to Braunau am Inn, his birthplace, framed as a homecoming of a political dreamer seeking a Germanic confederation. The piece portrays his return as an imperial liberator greeted by locals rather than a conqueror.
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Hitler
Braunau
Traffic checks reduce accidents despite rise in cars
The county noted five injuries and emphasized that 2,000 cars are stopped daily for license checks. Despite this, the year shows 6,000 more passenger cars on record than 1937 and traffic increased by over 5 million miles driven.
Obituary notices from Shanksville Vandergrift and Apollo
Obituaries report Mrs. Sarah Rieman Shank, 81, of Shanksville, with funeral at United Brethren Church and burial in Walker Cemetery. Lawrence Townsend, 67, Vandergrift sexton, active in veterans groups and First Presbyterian Church, survived by wife Zilla and five grandchildren. Dr A H Townsend, Apollo physician since 1902, died in Pittsburgh West Penn Hospital. survived by wife Miss Mars Tulloch and two sons, with Confederate ties to local medical society.
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Sarah (Rieman) Shank
Shanksville
Somerset County
John W. Shank
Charles
M. Hunter
Frank J. Custer
David Shank
Seward
George Shank
Windher
Lawrence
Townsend
Vandergrift
West Pentz Hospital
Pittsburgh
Westmorelaned County
Turnes
Sarah Fair Townsend
Vandercrift
Aimereah Legion
First Presbyterian Church
Zilla Townsend
John. Blane
Vandergrifts
Blanche McConnell
Beachbottom
W. Va
Benthers
Vander Brit
Frink
Moore Watchers
East Chicago
Ind
D. W. McNew
Dravesburg
Lydia Ellin
Moniday
Areola
Clyde W. Barnes
Vandergrift Cemetery
A. H. Townsend
Apollo
West Penn Hospital
Armstrong County
Absalom
Mais
Western University of Pennsylvania
C. W. Cochrane
First Presbyterian Church of
Allegheny County Memorial Park
William
Gallo
Johnstown
William S. Gallo
Hebron
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Gallo
Spangler Brewing Company
Nicastro
Italy
Samuel and
Stella (Filomena) Gallo
Rosalia Crocco
Jefferson County
Barnesboro
Samuel Gallo
Indiana
Helen
Michael Graziani
Hebron Street
Jennie
FP. D
Dallas
Second Avenue
Westmont
Josephine
Samuel Cannizzaro
Wood Street
Anthony Gallo
Victoria Diamante
Silva Gallo
Rochester
N. Y
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Geistown
Samuel §. Peters
Brick Church
Chester County
Peters
R. T. Wingard
Jeannette
J. W. Switner
Rimersburg
L. D
Richard H. George
Anna
Farah) George
Robert
Margaret (Bleakley) Anderson
Spring Church
R. D
Mt. Zion
Elderton
Jessie Mohney
Stanley George
Slate Lick
Lloyd C. George
Vandergrit
Christine Anderson
Bradford
George M. Anderson
Washington, D.C
White Church
South Bend
Hitler Triumph in Vienna as Nazi Power Surges
Tens of thousands cheered as Hitler toured Vienna with swastikas over Schoenbrunn Palace. Nazis raided Jewish venues, barred physicians, and posted Aryan marriage notices while Austrian monarchists’ hopes faded. Hitler’s return echoes his early years as a struggling student in the city.
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Schoenbrunn Palace
Schoenbrunn
Hapsburgs
Austria
Hitler
Germany
Vienna
B'nai B'rith
Vienna Bar Association
Upper Austria
Armstrong County Obituaries and Funeral Notices
Obituaries and funeral notices from Armstrong County and surrounding areas list services for William S. Gallo and others. The Armstrong County Medical Association and local churches are noted, with details on funerals, burials, and family survivors in Apollo, Johnstown, and nearby towns.
Farmers Approve Cotton Tobacco Marketing Quotas
Cotton and tobacco growers voted to levy penalties for over quotas under the 1938 farm act. Unofficial returns show wide margins in favor of quotas for cotton and flue cured tobacco, with penalties set at two cents per excess pound for cotton and a nickel-based tax for excess tobacco. Officials aim to implement the system to curb surpluses and lift prices, while corn and wheat programs await decision.
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Washington
South
Agriculture Department
Congress
Net Reduction Of 2,059 Cases In Direct Relief Rolls
A weekly report shows a net reduction of 2,059 cases in Pennsylvania direct relief rolls, with 6,084 persons shifted to unemployment compensation and WPA work. Indiana County records 78 new relief applications, 1,964 recipients, and $8,081.80 spent, while 80 cases opened and 61 closed yield a 19 case net decrease.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana County
Stoss
Illustrated lecture on soil erosion prevention Thursday
An illustrated talk on soil erosion prevention will be given on Thursday March 17 at 7 00 p m at the Purchase Line Community building. Frank Bamer Penn State extension crops specialist will lead with discussion on field crops and the clover seed situation. County Agent Warner notes a circular bulletin Reducing Soil Erosion Losses on Pennsylvania Farms is available at the Extension office or by mail and lists authors Frank Bamer and J B R Dickey.
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Purchase Line
Frank Bamer
Penn State
Warner
Pennsylvania
J. B. R. Dickey
Markets report from Pittsburgh on March 14
Produce demand is moderate with apples and regional varieties priced by grade and region. Livestock shows mixed movement as hogs, cattle, and sheep edge or hold steady with some declines. top vealers reach 12.00, fats up to 6.50, and several classes show varying gains and losses across hogs, cattle, and sheep.
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Beauce
Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
Rome
Idaho
Burbanks
Maine
Green Mountains
Florida
Treasury balance and March 11 figures released
Washington March 1. The Treasury reports receipts of 36,764,685.38 and expenditures of 24,376,229.67 for the month, leaving a balance of 3,060,339,186.21. Customs receipts for the month total 9,865,657.10.
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Washington
Treasury
Raft trip set as heavy rain and snow hit area
Tonkin will pilot the raft with 75-year-old Harry Connors as co pilot. The front end crew includes the Webster brothers while the rear end crew lists Ed Sunderland Me gees Mills Levi Conner Glen Campbell and Harry Tozer Indiana. Tonkin and his brother O V Tonkin expect to complete the journey with nearly a hundred guests taking short rides.
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Tonkin
Harry Connors
Webster Brothers
Ed Sunderland
Megees Mills
Levi Conner
Glen Campbell
Harry Tozer
Indiana
O. V. Tonkin
Pennsylvania Republicans Seek Governor and Senator Nominees
In Harrisburg Republican leaders hold talks to settle May 17 primary races for Governor and U S Senator. Former Gov Pinchot and Judge Arthur James contest the Governor nomination, while a three way fight emerges for the Senate with James J Davis, G Mason Owlett, and Cyrus M Palmer vying for the endorsement. State Senator Mundy named for lieutenant governor as Kennedy campaign offices open in Harrisburg and other cities.
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Leo C. Mundy
Jones
Ross
Kennedy
Harrisburgh
Charles Alvin Jones
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Rankin
Ear B. Amos
Washington County Democratic Association
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Gifford Pinochot
Superior Court
Arthur H. James
U. S. Senate
James J. Davis
G. Mason Owlett
Cyrus M. Palmer
Schuylkill County
Attorney Clarence Darrow Dies at 72 in Chicago
Philadelphia dated report notes Darrow, famed defense attorney, died yesterday in Chicago. He was remembered as a key figure for United Mine Workers during the 1902 1903 coal strike era, aiding hearings with John Mitchell and shaping later wage agreements. The spread mentions his cabinet maker and undertaker father Amarus Darrow and a brief WPA air class note.
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Amarus Darrow
Darrow
Philadelphia
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
United Mine Workers
Theodore Roosevelt
John Mitchell
United Ming Works
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REICH
Armstrong County Medical Association
Kittanning
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Knight Templars
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Apollo Lodge
A. M
Josiah A. F. Gailey
Josiah Alexander Fulton Geiley
Rayment Elvick
Livermore
Margaret
Gailey
Salisburg
Samuel
Catherine
Alexander) Gailey
A. P. Gailey
Tarentum
N. Elmer Gailey
Otis
John H. Gailey
Robinson Funeral Home
Messers. E. L. Ralston
Joan King
Eldersridge Cemetery
Bald Lace
Ct Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Briggs
Canad Pacific
Chrysler Corp
Column
Cornwitch
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Sir Penmoad Corp
Frank Bauer
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