Showdown on Chain Tax In Pennsylvania Senate Tonight
Harrisburg May 10 The Legislature nears a showdown on a proposed chain store tax backed by Governor Earle. The House has passed the measure, and the Senate will vote tonight after a close committee fight. The bill would tax units and fund state teacher salaries, with the plan to aid fourth class districts. Also up for final action is a State Labor Relations Board bill aligning with the Wagner Act, plus measures on railroad crew rules and the Public Utility Commission powers.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Senate
House
Harry Shapiro
Philadelphia
Earle
Public Utility Commission
Representatives
Joseph Ominsky
Ominsky
Hindenburg Probe Opened Details of Fire Onboard
Witness described the stern catching fire first and flames spreading forward as hydrogen consumption appeared to drive the disaster. He noted mild explosions during burning, ran to safety, and observed ground crew fleeing then returning to the wreckage amid the inferno and passenger evacuees.
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Iicinity
Textile group demands wage and hour standards in bill
Washington May 10 71 textile labor leaders urge inclusion of an $18 minimum wage and 35 hour week in a federal regulation proposal for textile mills. House sub committee hearings on Ellenbogen bill would set up a Little NRA for the industry. The measure would cover 1 250 000 workers and bar unfair practices. President Roosevelt approves but no program announced. Senate considers child labor legislation with varying approaches including labeling interstate shipments.
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Washington
United Textile Workers
House Labor
Claudis I. Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
House
National Textile Commission
Roosevelt
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Labor Department
Barkley
D-Ky
Supreme Court
Wheeler
D-Mont
Hindenburg Fire Sparks Hold Hearings and Sparks Debate
The hearing described intense heat preventing hull rescues aboard the Hindenburg and discussed whether static electricity sparked the disaster. Rosendahl noted discharge through trailer ropes but offered no firm ruling on static ignition. Officials announced a break for crew funerals in New York with hearings resuming Wednesday.
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Naval Dirigible
Rosendahl
Williams D Horner death notice and services
Williams D. Horner 58 a native of Indiana died after birth date shown as July 47 1878 in Indiana. Services for Mrs Williams continued from page 1 were led by Rev Halt Hughes in the home of her son in law and daughter Sterling J Orange and Mrs Martha Bennett. She was laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery. Surviving are three daughters and twelve grandchildren.
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Halt Hughes
D. D
Sterling J. Orange
Greenwood Cemetery
Martha (Purl) Bennett
Elma
Sterling) Orenge
Indiana
Hannah
Herbert) Brubaker
Williamsport
Williams D. Horner
John and
Catharine (Matthews) Horner
Screen Actors Strike Averted By Working Pact
Hollywood faces a tentative bargain as producers and the Screen Actors Guild reach terms. Six major studios pledge a guild shop and improved pay for extras, with raises and access to Central Casting records. Guild president Robert Montgomery says a full contract remains pending while nonconformers threaten nationwide theater boycotts unless terms are adopted.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors’ Guild
RKO
Paramount
M-G-M
Universal
Columbia
Twentieth Century -Fox
Samuel Goldwyn
United Artists
Actors’ Guild
Guild
Robert Montgomery
Hal Roach
Warner Brothers
First National
Charles Lessing
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Lessing
Obituaries and funeral notices from local residents
Three obituary notices detail deaths and services. Robert H. Johnson died at his daughter’s home in Rochester Mills. funeral at Glen Campbell Baptist Church with burial at Burnside Cemetery. A. Fe Hoover, formerly of Indiana, died in West Hollywood at eleven years old, with surviving spouse and children listed. The third notice mentions a sister Mrs. Brant and a 2 p.m. Wednesday service for Robert Johnson.
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William Brant
South Sixth Street
Vandergrift
Canton
Brant
Arthur J. Piehl
Zion Lutheran Church
Oakland Cemetery
Robert H. Johnson
Joseph Turnbull
Rochester Mills
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell Baptist Church
Burnside Cemetery
A. FE. Hoover
Indiana
West Hollywood
Calif
Clyde
Roxie
Mack
Los Angeles
Joseph
Pittsburgh
Myron
Ernest Moorhead
W. H. Hoover
Perry McCreight
India
Ox Hill 4 H Meet Sets Plans At Grange Hall
Ox Hill 4 H clubs meet Monday May 10 at 8 pm at Grange Hall to finalize Capon and other club plans. County Agent Warner presents a sound on film motion picture National Poultry Improvement Plan. Leader Shields Mel Millen named. Read Gazette Classified Ads.
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OX Hill
Grange Hall
Capon
Warner
National Poultry Improvement Plan
Shields Mel Millen
Brain Stethoscope Reveals Widespread Epilepsy Forms
Associated Press reports that brain stethoscope studies show mild unrecognized epilepsy forms. Dr Jasper and colleagues describe dot dash pulse patterns and symptoms like stubbornness impulsiveness and irritability as indicators. Researchers from Emma Pendleton Home and Providence advise revising old views of brain as mere pathways.
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Howard W. Blakesled
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Arenican Psychiatric Association
Merbert H. Spencer
William A. Hawke
Ira C. Nichols
Emma Pendleton
Providence
Rhode Island
Herbert H. Jasper
Jasper
Make Believe Coronation Make Believe Coronation
The King and Queen toured Westminster Abbey for a final make believe rehearsal amid crowds in rain. George VI in a bowler hat and a dove gray clad Queen Elizabeth greeted spectators as the Archbishop of Canterbury arrived. An understudy Duke of Norfolk was crowned in imitation roles as London awaited the real coronation with heavy travel disruption and looming transport strikes. In major league baseball Pittsburgh beat Boston 6-3 and the Senators topped the Browns 7-1 with other results and today’s schedule listed.
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George I
Westminster
Duke of Norfolk
Elizabeth
Archbishop of Canterbury
Earl Marshal
England
Westminster Abbey
George VI
London
Empire
Dizzy Dean Stars As Yankees Lose To Sox In Streak Week
Major league chaos shows Athletics tied for first in AL after nine run rally over Tigers. Carl Hubbell notches 20th straight win in league play. Kampouris belts three homers in Phillies defeat as Reds surge with 24 hits and 21 runs.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Ane
Cincinnati Reds
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland
Connie Mack
Tigers
Indians
Hudlin
Boston Red Sox
Kamp
Reds
Alex Kampouris
Phillies
Kampouris
Hubbell
Rube Marquard
Giants
Cubs
Dean
Dizzy the Great
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Zeke Bonura
Thornton Lee
Indiana Holstein Club elects officers at annual meeting
At the Indiana County Holstein Club annual meeting in Indiana on Saturday evening, officers for 1937 were elected: President W. H. Wood, Sheloc a. Vice President P. D. Wilson, Indiana R. D. 3. Secretary-Treasurer C. B. Gerhard Blairsville. Directors C. A. Deemer Indiana R. D. 4 J. L Fyock Indiana R. D. 7. H. O. Kimmel Sheloca. R. D. Marshall Beyer. J. S. Cornell Blairsville R. D. The milk show at Indiana on June 7 offers a cash prize for the highest milk score. The association supports a Holstein exhibit at the County Fair planned for August 31 to September 3. Breeders plan to attend the Brentwood Holstein sale at Lauxmont Farms in Wrightsville on May 16. The party leaves Indiana at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 16, stops at Gettysburg, stays overnight in York, then goes to Lauxmont Farms Monday morning. Holsteins are consigned from across the United States, including Carnation Farms of Seattle, Washington. The return to Indiana is scheduled for Monday evening after the sale.
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Floyrd Pigipvsrri
Indiana County Holstein Club
Indiana
W. H. Wood
Sheloca
J. H. White
R. D
P. D. Wilson
Lauxmont Farms
Wrightsville
Gettysburg Battlefield
York
United States
Carnation Farms
Seattle
Washington
Petty
League Leaders National League Race Facts Card
Battling Medwick of the Cardinals leads NL with a .429 average. Brack of the Dodgers has 18 runs, Demaree of the Cubs 19 RBIs, Brack and Medwick tied with 27 hits each, Medwick 9 doubles, Vaughan of the Pirates 5 triples, Kampouris of the Reds 6 home runs, J Martin of the Cardinals with steals, J Dean of the Cardinals 5 0 pitching record.
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Medwick
Cardinals
Brack
Dodgers
Demaree
Cubs
Vaughan
Pirates
Kampouris
Reds
J. Martin
Sitting Bar to Citizenship Pinpoints Sitdown Thought
Circuit Judge W R Hunter of Kankakee Illinois declares belief in sitdown strikes as a form of anarchy that bars citizenship. He tells naturalization applicants that such actions violate law and that strikers are anarchists who can be punished, noting none of the applicants professed support for sitdowns.
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W. R. Hunter
Kankakee
Hunter
Reverse Roll In Death Trial In Fayette County
James A. Reilly faces trial for murder as Fayette County district attorney. Judge McNaugher presides while jurors begin selection after accusations that Reilly was present during the fatal beating of Frank C. Monaghan, a Uniontown hotel proprietor.
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Pittsburgh
James A. Reilly
Fayette County
William H. McNaugher
Frank C. Monaghan
Uniontown
Charles J. Margiotti
Reilly
Monaghan
Market tickers list echoes broad company names
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous corporate names and stock-related terms spanning oil, steel, cars, munitions, and utilities. The item reads like a catalog of equities and issuers, including Penn road entities, railroads, manufacturers, and utilities, with little narrative context beyond the lineup.
25 000 Steel Workers May Strike In Pittsburgh
May 10 Pittsburgh reports a threatened 25 000 steel strike as union leaders call it a growing crisis. Jones and Laughlin workers vote to strike unless a contract with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee is signed. Murray to meet with H E Lewis while union presses for bargaining rights and grievance procedures.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Philip Murray
H. E. Lewis
Steel Corporation
Murray
Republic Steel
Youngstown Steel and Tube
Bethlehem Steel
Jones and Laughlin
Republic
Youngstown
Steel Workers Committee
U.S. Steel Corporation
Parkin Prosecutes Reilly in Fayette Case Transfer
Parkin prosecutes Reilly while state policeman Stacy Gunderman is convicted of second degree murder and Anthony Sainte is acquitted but dismissed from the trooper force. Defense and prosecution confer. Reilly accuses Merglotti of political capital. Monaghan dies under arrest after a slashing incident involving Fayette County Detective John Wall. Trials of Reilly and nine others moved to Allegheny County from Somerset and Fayette counties.
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T. Parkin
Reilly
Stacy Gunderman
Anthony Sainte
Merglotti
Monaghan
Fayette County
John Wall
Margiotti
Somerset
Wall
Gunderman
Allegheny County
Fayette
Somerset County
Markets Produce Pittsburg May 10 Report
Markets report in Pittsburgh on May 10 shows moderate demand for produce with varied prices across fruits and potatoes. Livestock prices are mixed with hogs steady to stronger, cattle steady to higher, and lambs rising slightly. calves and vealers held steady amid ongoing market activity.
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Pittsburgh
New York Baldwins
Starks
Virginia Staymans
Spaulding Rose
Leaders See More Economy in Capitol Plan
Washington May 10 Two factors push congressional leaders toward cutting government expenses this week The House appropriations subcommittee may trim Roosevelt relief for next year from 1 5 billion to about 1 0 billion The President will convene a general legislative conference Friday to discuss economy and appropriations Bailey and King back a plan to abolish WPA and allocate 850 million to states Republicans support this shift If enacted relief, Civilian Conservation Corps and other programs would drive total appropriations this year toward 7 7 billion versus last year's 6 9 billion The navy bill remains the only one enacted.
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Washington
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Roosevelt
Woodrum
D-Va
Bailey
King
Utah
Navy
Stolen Car Wrecks After Robbery Escapes
A gang robbed a store and beat a man, fleeing through Whitesburg and Elderton. Their car overturned on a sharp turn near Elderton. one suspect fled as rescuers arrived. Police recovered a shotgun, rifle, a cash box with pennies, a blackjack, and ammo from the wrecked vehicle. Schreckengost, treated at Armstrong County Hospital, suffered severe scalp lacerations. State Police tracked possible suspects linked to other county robberies and shootings.
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Whitesburg
Elderton
Butler Barracks
Clark Campbell
Near West Lebanon
Campbell
Blair County
Donald
Lloyd Shoupe
Saltsburg
Donald Shoupe
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