Capitol Notes- Rival GOP race nears filing deadline
Harrisburg March 19 Republican leaders edge toward May 15 petition filing with no unanimous gubernatorial nominee in sight. Two seed candidates Schnader and Phillips run independently while Edward Shannon may emerge as regulars’ choice, Martin’s position unsettled. Democrats brace for intensified petitions as campaigns accelerate statewide. Davis signals interest in winning governor’s race, while Morris faces union-backed opposition in Senate bid.
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G. Everett Doying
INS
Harrisburg
Capitol
William A.schnader
Thomas W. Phillipa
Butler
Edward C. Shannon
Edward Martin
Shannon
National Guard
Martin
Shantton
Democrats For Vote Four Bills In Roosevelt Era Clash
Washington March 19 Ins The Democratic Mouse unsettled in its loyalty to President Roosevelt for soldiers legislation planned quick House action on four measures. Bankhead cotton bill would allot quotas to farmers to cut production and raise prices. Philippine independence bill re-enacts Ilawes Cutting plan for independence in ten years. Dies silver bill would trade 400 million dollars of agricultural goods for foreign silver yearly with issued money. Fiesinger silver bill creates silver reserve and purchases up to 1.5 billion ounces. With Roosevelt backing cotton and Philippine bills the silver measures gain momentum despite Morgenthau objections.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Henry T. Rainey
House
Fiesinger
Speaker Rainey
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Morris Copeland slate seeks no compromise in primary
Meredith Meyers Lewistown publisher and Morris-Copeland campaign chair denies any compromise with the federation slate led by Joseph F Guffey for the May 16 primary. He says Morris Copeland Snyder and Fitzgerald are in an iron clad agreement to stand or fall together.
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Meredith Meyers
Lewistown
Morris-Copeland
Joseph F. Guffey
Pittsburgh
Meyers
Morris
Air Mail Flying Safety and Bill Controversy Signal Change
Army air routes shrink to about 7049 miles while private carriers log 27079. Maj. Gen. Foulois orders safety first with weather cuts and blind flying gear. Roosevelt backs revisions to the McKellar air mail bill amid cross party talks. Lindbergh and Rickenbacker oppose a provision barring contractors with mail ties from bidding. Senate hearings near closure with ICC regulatory plan after four years.
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Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Foulois
Senate
Post Office and Commerce Departments
Roosevelt
McKellar
Thhose
Gol
Charles A. Lindbergh
Col
Eddie Rickenbacker
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Farley
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Whereabouts of Insull Remain Uncertain as He Sails South
Insull’s exact destination remains secret as he travels toward the Red Sea. Official reports say he left Athens for Port Said and may attempt passage through the Suez canal, but authorities doubt landing at Djibouti or entry to Abyssinia, and no extradition treaty exists with the United States.
Case Clearly One of Murder Davis Case Continuation
Case details indicate murder as the central issue with a continuation on page one. Names listed include Mrs Albert White of Verona Pa Mrs Charles Morgen of Barnes and Miss Ano Strange of Barnes with relations to Davis involved in the case.
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Davis
Albert White
Verona
Charles Morgen
Barnes
Ano Strange
Campaign on NRA chiseler crackdown in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 19. The state department of labor and industry joins federal NRA enforcement, coordinating inspectors to investigate code violations. Findings will go to Edward N. Jones, Pittsburgh NRA compliance officer, with emphasis on fair probes and protecting honest employers and workers from chiseling.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Department of Labor and Industry
NRA
Power 10
Charlotte B. Carr
Edward N. Jones
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Miss Carr
Interment to be held for Strange victims in tragedy
Miss Lillian Strange of Akron Miyde Strange of Verona Blair of California and Clayton of Detroit will arrange interment with Mortician M J Bacha in charge. Strange survived by his widow and three children Rosella eight witnessed the tragedy. Investigations by county detectives coroner and state police continued after a fatal shooting and death by own action. A weapon discharged in view of spectators nearly altered the scene and risked destroying fingerprints crucial to the case.
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Davis
Jas. V. Buckley
Susquehanna Township
New Onion Culture To Be Explained In Indiana County
County Agent J. W. Warner explains a new greenhouse transplant method for sweet Spanish onions. Seed sown in March, plants grown to six or seven inches then transplanted yield twice the size and milder onions. Greenhouses listed include Beers, Kissinger, Indiana Floral, Willis and Henderson, Sexton, Shaffer, Baker, Steffy and others. Demand urged as plants may be limited and more greenhouses may adopt the method.
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Green House
Ounty
J. W. Warner
Riverside
Indiana County
H. B. Beers
1611
Water Street
Indiana
Walter Kissinger
Indiana Floral Co
Willis and Henderson
T. ¥. Sexton
Kissinger
Homer City
Frank Shaffer
Penn Run
O. W. Baker
Commodore
Calvin Steffy
Brash Valley
Warner
State Hospital Laborers Strike in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on March 19, about 200 unskilled laborers walked out at the State Hospital in protest of wage cuts from 50 to 40 cents an hour. The strike was called by four committees claiming worker majority. the walkout was orderly and some workers continued on CWA tasks. About 50 skilled laborers remained at work, with the movement focused on the hospital project.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg State Hospital
Cwa Work In Ths City
State Hospital
Jarges Project
Roosevelt
Salerno home gutted by mystery fire at night
City Motor Co. was destroyed by fire shortly after 11 o'clock. A short circuit is suspected. A car in the garage at Sutton-Miller Co. rear was run into the alley and fire extinguishers were used before the local fire company completed the job.
Labor unrest grips industry unions clash with AFL leadership
In a sweeping panorama of conflict, AFL opposition to unionization faces automotive and railroad labor ultimatums. Detroit and Cleveland plants see walkouts while New York auto firms resist AFL-led organizing efforts amid NRA policy, with 100000 autoworkers ready to strike for a solution.
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American Federation of Labor
Labor and Safity
Washington
New York
A. F. of L
Budd Automobile Body Company
Philadelphia
NRA
Detroit
Peninsular Metal Products Company
Sherwin-Williams
Cleveland
Ohio
Federation
Federation of Labor
U. S. of L
Bishop Trials To Halt Trial In Washington Case
Bishop James Cannon Jr. and his secretary Ada Burroughs filed a demurrer and motion to quash to stop their April 9 trial on an indictment charging conspiracy to violate the federal corrupt practices act. Their original not guilty pleas were withdrawn as one demurrer already was upheld by the Supreme Court on conspiracy counts.
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Washington
Mar
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania to mark education week centennial public schools
Governor Gifford Pinchot proclaimed the week of April 1 as Education Week in Pennsylvania to honor the centennial anniversary of the public school system. He urged recognition of public education for its moral social civic and commercial value and to cultivate competent lasting citizenship.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Ufe
Commonwealth
Lawyer Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on March 19 a prominent attorney K B Newcomb killed his wife with an ax as she slept and then killed himself. Police found the bodies and Coroner A J Pearse ruled it murder suicide. Newcomb was a brother of a former Common Pleas judge.
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Cleveland, Q
K. B. Newcomb
A. J. Pearse
Newcomb
Common Pleas
Judge Newcomb implicated in crime while wife slept
Judge Adrian G. Newcomb allegedly committed the crime as his wife Mrs Mabel Warner slept in an adjoining room, a detail from the report describing the alert and tense night surrounding the事件.
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Adrian G. Newcomb
Mabel Warner
Grain and livestock markets mixed in Chicago session
In Chicago on March 19 grains held a firm tone with modest gains as wheat corn oats and rye advanced while light trading persisted. Livestock saw steady to mixed gains with hogs and calves steady and cattle and sheep trading at varied but firmish levels amid broad market uncertainty.
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Graina Ghicago
INS
Florda
Texas
Florida
Senators Attack NRA Code as Press Gagging Attempt
Washington March 19 The proposed bill to control communications and the NRA plan to codify telegraph companies were criticized by Senators Dickinson of Iowa and another Republican as attempts to gag the press. They accused the Roosevelt administration of censoring media and influencing telegraph firms.
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Washington
Mar
INS
NRA
Dickinson
Iowa
Roosevelt
Germanys plan to cut unemployment in 1994
Berlin dispatch outlines a two-front offensive starting March 21 to reduce joblessness in both East and West Germany. Under Hitler and Goebbels, a massive works program will be paired with private and private-public projects, with Krupp pressed to boost hiring and spending power. Government subsidies will cover up to 60 percent of repair costs, and the Reichsbahn plans extensive maintenance, stock orders, electrification, and road and canal projects as part of a broad national mobilization.
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Germany
Tom Wilhelm
I. N.S
Berlin
Mar
INS
Reich
Joba
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Count Krupp von Bohlen
Halbach
Krupp
Reichsbahn
Rome fascism to lead in 2000
A fragment notes Mussolini era plans for prosperity through a vast public works program. It mentions a 90 year schedule to rebuild over half a million rural homes, repair a million more, construct new highways, and renovate cities across Italy.
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Rome
Fascism
Mussalini
Italy
Roosevelt debt power rumor shakes May adjournment
Washington March 19 A persistent rumor says President Roosevelt will seek unlimited power to revise foreign debts without congressional ratification. Administration leaders deny certainty, but some say he may pursue such authority, while Congress faces tax, tariff, RFC loan, farm relief bills and veteran pay issues before May 15. Debates on debt and pay remain central as the political stakes loom.
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U.S
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Cone Rrese
House
Senate
Boxing Treat Here on Friday in Indiana
A boxing card featuring Golden Glove champions at 126 pounds leads the Indiana show Friday night at the State Armory. Mickey Devlin faces Chuck DeSanto in the main bout with a full slate of amateur boxers, judges, and officials announced by Post 141 and Denny A C. organizers. The event, set for March 23 at 8 p m, includes weigh-ins from 6 to 7 pm and aims to showcase amateur talent under strict State Boxing Commission rules.
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Denny A. C
Indiana
Mickey Devlin
Springdale
Chuck DeSanto
Kittanning
Tbs
Herry Kalina
Pittsburgh Post
Woodrow White
Dayton State College
Steve Nickleagh
Ford City
Johnny Hunka
Pittsburgh
Kenny Davis
Butler
Irwin Swanger
Intinus
Jimmy Fritz
Red McDowell
Reno Sferra
Blairsville
Chuck Barretti
Homer City Teachers College
Freddy Mechlin
Eric
Bobby Cummings
Punxsutawney
Moody Kunkle
Creekside
Lymn Boucher
Detroit
Rei Jones
Clarion
Doe Nace
Jony Rosanne
Frank Leply
Iba
Lundy Sierra
Joe Capitosti
Homer City
Lloyd Lowman
Guy Battistille
DuWayne Wingard
Billy Good
Johnstown
Thomas Sheehe
Amd
Wayne Blakley
Franklin
Jon. Davis
American Legion Post 141
Denny A
Pos 141
Danny A. C
State Armory
Tha S
Ment
Ap Boonng
Awd
Clark Dickie
Earl Hewitt, Jr
John Lowry
G. Dennly Marbach
Roy Penfield
Ky W. McOys
American Legion
State Boxing Commission
Barney Maguire
He Ig
West Penn teen held in fatal Darlington crash
Alfred Trube, 35, of Youngstown, Ohio, is in state police custody in Beaver Falls in connection with a fatal accident that killed William Ryson, 64, and Charles W. Miller, 53, both of Darlington township, on the Darlington road west of here.
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Beaver Falls
Alfred Trube
Youngstown
William Ryson
Charles W. Miller
Darlington Township
Darlington Road
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