Dewey Banners Grow in Maryland Idaho Delegates
AP reports 24 Maryland and Idaho Republican convention delegates enrolled under Dewey. Maryland GOP led an uninstruced slate by over seven to one. Idaho GOP voted 193 to 68 to instruct sight delegates to support the New York district attorney. California Democrats entered four delegate states with mixed pledges including one to Roosevelt and one to Garner.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Idaho
Thomas B. Dewey
California
Dewey
New York
George Radcliffe
Roosevelt
Howard Bruce
Garner
Alabama
Speaker Bankhead
Bankhead
Florida
Charles Andrews
Fred P. Cone
Indiana
Townsend Pension Forces
Charles A. Halleck
George W. Gillie
South Dakota
Wheeler
D-Monn
Washington
Republican Platform Committee
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Legislature advances 11 administration bills for 1939 session
The legislature moved to carry out the governor's 11 point plan in a special session. House leaders introduced 17 administration bills including $71,850,000 for public assistance and a $1,000,000 aid package for distressed school districts. Democrats offered a relief measure to require families to buy only one pint of milk daily for each child, among other proposals.
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Department
James
Joint State Government Commission
Robert EB. Woodside
House
Middlesex
Philadelphia
Veterans’ Compensation Fund
Homer 5. Brown
Allegheny Democrat
Charles M. Christlan
Allegheny
Grapes of Wrath and Time of Your Life win 1939 Pulitzers
John Steinbeck for The Grapes of Wrath and William Saroyan for The Time of Your Life, both Californians, received $1,000 Pulitzer prizes in letters and drama respectively. Saroyan's telegram hinted he would refuse, while others honored include Waterbury Republican and American for journalism and Otto Tolischus for foreign correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Steinbeck
William Saroyan
Steinbeck
California
Saroyan
New York Drama Critics’ Circle
New York Herald Tribune
San Francisco
Sinclair Lewis
Arrowsmith
Pat Duggan
Waterbury
William J. Pape
E. Robert Stevenson
Otto D. Tolischus
New York Times Foreign Staff
Redistricting and unemployment bill advance in state session
The article notes a bill to cut unemployment benefits waiting to one week and raise weekly pay from 15 to 20 dollars. It also discusses re division of Pennsylvania legislative districts per the 1940 census, with Christler and Haydenshield proposing a reapportionment resolution and 17 accompanying bills for Governor James A. targeting relief financing and related subjects.
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Pennsylvania
Charles M. Christler
John R. Haydenshield
Allegheny County
James A Point
Christler and Haydenshield
Dauphin County
Slayer Case Deepens as Inquest Hears of Murder
A coroner's jury ruled Miss Gates died from multiple skull fractures inflicted by an unknown assailant who blocked her car and ran over her leg. Police cast fast-evolving theories while Sheriff Miller notes bloody scenes and a gathering crowd. Funeral plans and ongoing clues point toward a swift arrest as investigators focus on State College leads and killer footprints.
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Fred Mench
Miss Gates
William Schwarte
Charles Scheckter
Richard Wallace
Milesburg
Ed Miller
Miss Cates
Firs
Sheckler
Taylor
State College
Cel. Adams
Ata
Chamberlain Reflects On Narvik Trondheim Campaign Debates
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain defended Britain's expedition to Trondheim and Narvik, noting heavy German losses and limited fighter cover. He argued the action aimed to aid Norway and deter German advance, while admitting risks and acknowledging Sweden's disappointed reaction. He stressed prestige costs and the need to support small nations against Nazi pressure.
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Namsos
Chamberlain
Britain
Trondheim
France
Turkey
Egypt
Mediterranean
Sweden
Alies
Narvik
Norway
Scandinavia
Fourth Graders Present A Fair At Indiana State Teachers College
The fourth grade of the campus training school staged a comprehensive fair in the college auditorium at ten o clock. Pupils conducted devotional exercises, accompanied themselves on piano, and performed solo dances songs and an accordion piece. Group numbers showcased country themed music and dances with student crafted backgrounds booths and costumes.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Inez Buchanan
Chamberlain defends Finland aid and Trondheim plan
Prime Minister Chamberlain explained that Allied forces could not have prevented the German attack on Norway without Norwegian invitation. He defended the Finland expedition and said the decision to withdraw the large force to France was to enable faster redeployment back to Norway if needed, while noting the Trondheim venture faced delays and required thorough preparation.
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Ces
Namsos
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Finland
Germany
Chamberlain
France
Norway
England
Mrs Davis to head Red Cross in wartime era
Mrs Dwight F Davis took command today of the American Red Cross volunteer service, ending a private life. Years earlier she led millions of women in the prohibition repeal campaign with Mrs Charles H Sabin, and now directs an agency that mobilized over 8 million during World War I for a noncontroversial cause.
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Washington
Dwight F. Davis
Volunteer Service
The
American Red Cross
Charles H. Sabin
War News Across Europe and Norway Front
International channels remained open to Rome London Paris and Washington as appeals by Pope Pius XII and President Roosevelt offered hopes to avoid war in the Mediterranean. In Norway fighting, German troops pressed toward Narvik while British and French forces retreated under air power. Pravda accused the Finns of sabotaging plants in the territory ceded by the Soviet treaty.
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Rome
London
Paris
Washington
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Balkan
Romania
Norway
Germany
Britain
Namsos
Narvik
Mos
Jon
England
Sir Edmund Ironside
Imperial Defense Staff
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Russia
Obituary of Punxeutawney resident Mala nowski daughter
Punxeutawney resident Punxeutawneyn Mala nowski dies at 59 after a week of illness. Born September 7, 1881 in Poland she immigrated in 1900. She married in 1902 and lived in Valier and later Rossiter with her husband.
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Punxeutawney
Martin Malanowski
Poland
Valier
Rossiter
Farm machine demonstrations set for May 9 in two townships
Two farm machinery demonstrations led by Penn State extension engineer W S Peterson are planned for Thursday May 9. The morning session at 9:00 a.m. will be at Bert Dixon’s farm in Conemaugh township, the afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at George McMillen’s farm two miles west of Home in South Mahoning township. Peterson will demonstrate mowing machine adjustments to improve cutting and reduce draft, with attention to new mowers and the swather for grass silage. County Agent Warner urges farmer attendance and notes repairs and proper adjustment before hay season.
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Bert Dixon
Conemaugh Township
George McMillen
Home
South Mahoning Township
W. S. Peterson
Penn State
Warner
Peterson
Ox Hill
4-H Forestry Club
Shields McMillen
W. W. Simonds
Extension Forester
Mahoning Club
H. M. Travis
Smicksburg
Tragedy on campus as gunman shoots through faculty and students
A gunman, Spencer, opened fire on a California campus, killing multiple staff members including Higgins, Bush, Alman, Speer, Talbert, Sturgeon, Vanderlip, and the principal before a shootout with police ends his rampage. Police recover a scribbled will and note his aim to leave his property to his wife while his son Verliner is named. National League scores accompany the chaotic report.
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Higgins
Spencer
Bush
Alman
Speer
Miss Talbert
Miss Sturgeon
Vanderlip
Polly
Verliner 12
Episcopal Bishop Urges Action Over Neutrality in War
At the 68th annual Pennsylvania diocese convention in Philadelphia Bishop Wyatt Brown of Harrisburg warned that neutrality will cost future generations and urged readiness on land sea and aid against aggression. He spoke as God's prophet, differing from political leaders, while Bishop F M Taitt praised the diocese as a leading American church. The Rev. Richard J. Morris was elected secretary for the 20th year.
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Philadelphia
Diocese of
Pennsylvania
America
Wyatt Brown
Harrisburg
Brown
Senate
Congress
United States
Church of Christ
Hitler
Statin
Signor Mussolini
Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside
Richard J. Morris
Transfers Seethe As Methodists End Meeting In Peace
Charles C. McLain treasurer moves 20 acres in Brushvalley Two to Indiana County Commissioners while others transfer parcels in Blair County Blair Deyarmin and Marthe Pierce are named alongside William Kier and Mae Frye in property deeds amid a New Methodist Church conference in Atlantic City urging moral embargo and peace. Baseball scores follow with American League results and standings.
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Charles C. McLain
Indiana County Commissioners
Brushvalley
Blair Deyarmin
Marthe B. J. Pierce
Robert C. Coleman
Lot
Indiana
Susie F. Lewis
John Barris
West Wheatfield
Thomas Miles Organ
George Monosky
Canol
William M. Kier
Mae Jewett Frye
Homer City
Atlantic City
General Conference
The
New Methodist Church
United States
Methodist Church
World Federation For Peace
Roosevelt
Vatican
License Applications For A Varied Group Of Names
A list of individuals across multiple towns and states applies for licenses. The names include Robert Walter Merrick and Althea Louise Lydie in Indiana and New York figures like Henrietta Ann Blackburn, plus various others such as George Stalbosky, Bertha Patterson, Frank Sylvester Leczster, Myrtle Grace Lydic, John Hranitz, Anna Kundla, Joseph Benchak, Mary Billy, and Albert Dailey among others.
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Robert Walter Merrick
Homestead
Althea Louise Lydie
Commodore
Alexander Gray Wilson
Indiana
Henrietta Ann Blackburn
West Lebanon
George Stalbosky
Judusboro
Bertha Patterson
Brushvalley
Frank Sylvester Leczster
Smicksburg
Myrtle Grace Lydic
John Hranitz
Coral
Anna Kundla
Graceton
Joseph Benchak
Clymer
Mary Billy
Poughkeep
N.Y
Ralph Robinson Tudy
Philadelphia
Alberta Dailey
Homer City
William J. Licatovich
South Brady Street
DuBois
Elizabeth J. Mizerock
Rossiter
Robert James Burkley
Lucernemines
Elma Lois Spier
Stock Market Snapshot Amid Complex Ticker List
A dense OCR of stock quotes shows numerous company names such as Am Can Am Rad Am Tel and Tel Am Tob and Anaconda alongside major firms like General Electric Ford and General Motors. The passage ends with a cryptic line about Nazi influence and a warning against peace without Germany.
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S* Am
Atl Refining
Bald Loco Ct Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Pure Oil Radio Corp of Am
Repab Steel Reynolds ‘Tob B
Sears Raeburk Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Stand
Brands
Stand Oil
Cal Stand Oil Ind Stand
OU NJ Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp
Timken Roll
United Aircraft
United Corp
United aGs Imp US Indus Algo US Rubber US Smelt
R and M US Steel West Union Tel West el and Mig
Woolworth
Curh— Ark Nat Gas
Penmoad Corp
Abe Og
State enters parking tie up
Pittsburgh May 7 A state labor mediator brought about the redemption of negotiations to settle the strike of 296 parking lot attendants paralyzing downtown traffic yesterday. Workers skipped parking, rode streetcars and buses easing the ride. AFL Taxicab Drivers and Garage Employers seek wage increases and a shorter work week for attendants at about half the city’s downtown lots.
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Pittsburgh
PAA
AFL
Markets: Grains and Livestock Mixed in Early Trade
Uncertainty over European war developments pressured wheat as prices eased slightly in slow trading in Chicago. Corn opened mixed to higher. Pittsburgh reports sluggish produce demand with steady apples and varied dairy and poultry prices. hogs and cattle mixed to steady with limited declines. A closing note cites Marion Ellet of Concordia, Kansas, weighing in on the cats issue amid a broader war debate.
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Chicago
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Berlin
U. S
Martin T. Manton
Burtin Heath
New York World Telegram
Woodrow Wilson
Ray Stannard Baker
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Mark van Doren
Carl
Benjamin Franklin
Bart Howard
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Edmund Duffy
Baltimore Sun
Duffy
Adolf Hitler
Lloyd Lehrbas
Warsaw
Ankara
Bucharest
San Francisco Chronicle
Chamberalin
Mrs. Davis
RED Cross
Dixon and McMillen Farms
Forestry
Mys
Edward Sprankle
Stanley
Bruno
Henry
Delhai
Edward Bylkowski
Frank Malanowski
Atlas
Rossiter Catholic
Ss.c.d
West End
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Carleton
St. Lows
Cooper
Episcopal Bi
Transfers
Methodists End Meeting
Cleveland
Detroit
Ww. L. Pet. G.B
Chiee
Auker
Hudson
Knott
Caster
Newhouser
Pearson
Naymick
Grove
STATE
Baldwins
W. Va
Maine
G. Mts
Florica Bliss
Richelieu
Rasputin
da Vinci
Poe
Marian Ellet
Concordia
Kan
Electrolux
Ctrolux
Blair F. Uber
Penna
Court House
Indiana, Pa
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