AFL Endorses Roosevelt Drive for Labor Peace
Pittsburgh May 4 The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor closes its 38th convention with a push for peace among rival unions and a draft Roosevelt campaign. George Frazier of the Pittsburgh Bakery Drivers Union backs talks with Federation officials to crown a drive, while President Green offers to meet CIO leaders, warning against blame if talks fail.
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Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Committees For “Peace
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
Harrisburg
George Frazier
Pittsburgh Bakery Drivers Union
William Green
CIO
Wintondale Mine Case Details Continue On Page One
The plan to reopen the Wintondale mine faces delays with a Monday deadline and a prediction that operations won’t restart before late next week. Estimated back wages total 3000 dollars monthly under a ten cent per ton arrangement, plus 1500 dollars in death benefits for miners' families. Delano Coal Company will earn 16 cents per ton and 23 cents per ton on coke as commission. Judge Schoonmaker sent further proceedings to bankruptcy referee G R Myers at Ebensburg. Maurice Coulter testified the mine’s biggest asset is its coal market, citing an estimated 13685 tons of recoverable gal in the ground.
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di Francesco
Delano Coal Company, Inc
Schoonmaker
G. R
Indiana man Blanche Smeltzer obituary and others
Obituary notes the death of Indiana native Blanche Smeltzer with a Washington Township family including brother John Smeltzer and sister Mrs A E Jack and two grandchildren Victor and Glenn Park. Funeral at 2:00 p m Monday in the late home with Revs Sinclair Applegath and Pfohl officiating. interment Oakland Cemetery. Charles Apple, Indiana native, dies in Charlottesville Va. arrangements incomplete. body to be brought home for burial. obituary to run Monday. Joseph Turko Sr 64 extinct miner dies in Heilwood after European birth. survivors include wife Anna and children in Bridgeport Conn George Turko Indiana and others. services at St Marys Greek Catholic Church Barnesboro. interment church. William M Rickard 62 dies in Saginaw Michigan after fall at school building where he was caretaker. survived by son James L. and others.
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Blanche Smeltzer
John Smeltzer
Washington Township
A. E. Jack
Victor
Glenn Park
Messrs
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D. D
Arthur J. Pfohl
Oakland Cemetery
Charles Apple
Charlottesville
Joseph Turko
Heilwood
Europe
Thomas
Nancy
Kabelo) Turko
Anna
John
Peter Turko
Mary Knyon
Bridgeport
Julia Halita
Westwood
Mary Mavurnik
Clifton
N. J
Peter Kapercinsky
Pasaaic
Nicholas Turku
St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church
Barnesboro
Joseph Peniak
Church
William M. Rickard
Jefferson County
Josephine
Saginaw
Mich
James L
Rickard
Blairsville
Ory J, Rickard
Sadie France
Youngstown
Ferguson Funeral Home
Best Cemetery
Deckers Point
Laura Belle Brink
United Brethren Church
North Point
Hugh F. Given
Malcolm Brink
Oil City
Public Calamity Imminent At Shenandoah James Asks WPA Help
Harrisburg May 4 Public calamity is imminent after a Shenandoah mine subsidence. Governor James urged WPA aid citing danger to life and property. He cited private property slushing work under WPA rules but notes Philadelphia Coal and Iron Co is bankrupt and owners would grant access to prevent typhoid fever or a similar disaster.
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Shenandoah
James
WPA
Harrisburg
James Agai
Federal Works Projects Administration O Rive
F.c.harrington
Harrington P
John
Ira Thomas
Philadelphia Coal and Iron Company
Department of Mines
Obituary notices and crime report blur the town news
The column lists multiple obituaries from Blairsville and surrounding areas including Mrs Laura Belle Brink and Mrs Margaret Nichols with church services and burial details, plus reports of a Victor Shoop death and a Western Union safe robbery with theories on suspects and related break ins.
Grim railroad killings baffle investigators in Youngstown area
Three naked bodies found in a strip of rail yard cars show brutal mutilation and a Nazi carved mark on one chest. Investigators link possible serial killings to Youngstown origins amid fires and hobo camps, with a suspected train rider killer described as uneducated and roaming the rails.
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Struthers
Youngstown
Andrew T. Tark
Kykier
Ter Merylla
Qegeland
Anthony Sappu
Neal
Metylo
Robbery Clipped. FBI Contacted Over Store Loot
Emil Martin said robbers escaped with about 125 dollars after American Stores theft. He noted the store keeper T. M. Dixon had already banked most receipts. Authorities said thieves wore gloves, hindering fingerprinting efforts.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Emil Martin
American Stores Company
T. M. Dixon
Democrats to reorganize at Harrisburg for chair race
The Democratic State Committee meets in Harrisburg May 21 to reorganize and elect a successor to David L. Lawrence who will not seek re election. Foremost candidates include Mere dith Meyers Lewistown publisher and other leaders as Guffey forces canvass the field.
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Shapiro
Patrick Fagan
Allegheny County
United Mine Workers’ District
Charles Uhl
Somerset County
John H. McCann
Cambria
Fred Wagner
Lancaster County
Democratic State Committee
Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Walter A. Jones
Lawrence
Guffey
Meredith Meyers
Lewistown
Hart
Governor vows to carry on fight for 1960 budget plan
The Governor, amid a budget $26,000,000 above Democrats, says he will run the country and seek the party's support. James contemplates a Pennsylvania delegation run, claiming no promises to Taft. A Bedawick speech marks 200th anniversary events as aides prepare bills to implement the Governor's agenda.
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James
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Joseph N Pew
Dicn
Taft
Tomight
Bedawick
Car and Foundry
Justice Department
Budget Bureau
General Assembly
Legislateurs
Norwegian Resistance and Allied Push in Narvik sector
Allies remain in Norway after Norwegian capitulation as German forces seize central points and occupy ruined towns. Guerrilla resistance persists while French troops re land in Narvik area and indications suggest additional British forces may join to push German forces from the port.
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Page
Natises
Grong
Guerria
Norway
Narvik
Aiso
Commissioners Explain Bonds for Township Tax Collectors
County commissioners outline changes from the May 25 1888 act requiring a single fidelity bond with two sureties or one bonding company for township tax collectors. The bond covers township county school and district taxes and must be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions. Amounts must not exceed taxes to be collected. County supervisors should set bond amounts with school boards and commissioners guidance. Additional surety may be required if needed, but never exceeding total taxes.
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Court of Quarter Sessions
British drive for Arctic naval base and European war strains
Britain presses for a strong Arctic naval base as German dominance in Norway threatens Sweden and risks widening war. In Britain the Chamberlain government faces Conservative criticism and parliamentary examination of the Norwegian campaign. In the Mediterranean Italy warns it will resist allied moves while Holland reports arrests under martial law for security reasons.
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Norway
Sweden
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Europe
Alexandria
Dodecanese Islands
Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Massolini
Virginio Gayda
Giornale D'Italia
Derek Jan de Geer
Holland
Netherlands
de Creer
Bethlehem athlete recovers after leg amputation in Carlisle
Thomas R. Hunt a 21 year old Diching an College athlete from Bethlehem had his right leg amputated after a fracture and ensuing infection from a fraternity trick meet. Doctors had withheld the news until his condition allowed. Hunt, a star golfer and swimmer, showed improvement at Carlisle Hospital as of today.
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Carlisle
Thomas R. Hunt
Carlisle Hospital
Bethlehem
Roosevelt at Hyde Park keeps alert on Europe
Hyde Park New York May 4 President Roosevelt arrived at his boyhood home to spend the weekend. He was monitoring European conflict trends via long distance calls with Washington officials while focusing on planting 50 000 young trees on his lands.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
The
Hudson
Washington
Sympathy for Objectors in Methodist Conference
Atlantic City May 4 The Methodist Church adopted a declaration opposing war urging fair consideration for conscientious objectors and stating churches must not be used in preparation for war. The conference called for education to create a voting majority favoring prohibition and urged pastors to answer John Wesley’s soul searching question.
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Atlantic City
Methodist Church
John Wassecy
Frick heiress resists census questions in Pittsburgh
Helen Clay Frick, daughter of H C Frick, refuses to answer certain census questions claiming income housing mortgages and education are private. Census supervisor F W Koneman says the matter could be referred to Washington officials. Miss Frick cites privacy and asserts none of the questions are legally authorized. A New York art patron echoed privacy concerns and urged referring the issue to federal authorities.
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Pittsburgh
Helen Clay Frick
H. C. Frick
F. W. Koneman
Washinon
Miss Frick
New York
Washington
Car Hits Steam Shovel Two Dead Near Ligonier
Two men in an automobile were killed instantly near Ligonier when their car collided with a large truck and a steam shovel. The deceased were Curtis R. Mull and Jack H. Ressell, en route to Seward, according to the report.
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Ligonier
Curtis R. Mull
Jack H. Ressell
Seward
Treasury balance and receipts report from Washington May 2
Treasury figures show receipts of 28 059 640 2 and expenditures of 32 764 746 29 leaving a net balance of 2 203 910 788 63 with a working balance of 1 480 124 940 90. Customs receipts for the month are 1 731 129 72 and year to date receipts total 4 765 860 914 90 while expenditures amount to 8 007 712 758 92.
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Washington
Treasury
Markets and legal note in Scranton area
Wheat prices rose in Chicago with gains of 1 to 2 cents amid European uncertainty May wheat at 1.067-8 and July 1.061-4. Livestock markets in Pittsburgh showed steady quotes with hogs 200 and cattle 25 on sale. Produce in Pittsburgh mixed with apples steady and potatoes about steady. farm goods and Russets listed with prices. Sundown lawyers in Scranton, Howard M Shaw, admitted to Pennsylvania bar after reading law with established counsel.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Pitsburgh
New York
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Howard M Shaw
Seran
Roosevelt Challenges Fees To Say Where Budget Should Be Cut
President Roosevelt urged candidates to explain how they would modify laws if in power and to specify tax plans or budget cuts. Secretary Wallace spoke to Democratic women defending liberal government and postwar farm support while warning of larger postwar adjustments.
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Fees
Washington
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
National Institute of Government
Women's Division
Democratic National Committee
Amuth
White House
Lobster Catch Declares Prince Edward Island Record
In 1938 Prince Edward Island reported a net lobster catch of 7,180,000 pounds. The record notes Arabs as the first foreign merchants mentioned, while fox hunting expenses in England reach about 50,064,000 dollars annually.
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Prince Edward Island
England
Allied Fleet in Alexandria Raises Europe War Tensions
May 4 Alexandria reports a strong British French naval concentration in the Suez area with expansion plans to base a larger fleet there to preserve the status quo. Italy reportedly massing troops and warplanes in the Dodecanese. Rhodes hosts 15 submarines as Italy strengthens positions near Athens. Greece Turkey Yugoslavia monitor. Egypt braces with defenses on alert.
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Europe
Norway
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Dardanelles
Italy
Dodecanese Islands
Turkey
Greece
Rome
Dodecanese
Lears
Athens
Rhodes
Ottoman Empire
Aegean Sea
Dardenelles
France
Britain
India
Australia
New Zealand
Egypt
Derby race rivals eye late stretch finish
Dissenters split on which horse will win as Bradley colt battles Midland in a tight closing charge. Riders for Dit and Midland claim the race is theirs with others like Bimeliech, Ballahadion, Pictor, Roman, Sit reco, True Star and Royal Man eye a chance if post-time remains scratch-free.
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Dit Or Midland
Bradley
Bimeliech
Ballahadion
Pictor
Roman
Sitreco
True Star
Royal Man
Sirocco
Highway Plan Linking Erie and Pittsburgh in 50 Million Extension
Governor to ask special Legislature for enabling legislation to authorize a $50,000,000 highway extension into Philadelphia with a branch road from Erie to the Pittsburgh Harrisburg line. About 15,000 directly engaged, 36,000 more in related industry. WPA crews to plant grapes along the route this summer.
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Philadelphia
Erie
James
Jones
College Weather Forecast with Temperature and Precipitation
Partly cloudy and cool today with a warm trend tomorrow. High 38, low 45, precipitation 0.05 inch. Relative humidity 44 percent, barometric pressure 29.40. Historical notes mention Heneges sold for $1.50 in California during the gold rush era.
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Heneges
California
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