New Strike Threat Near Shenandoah High School
May 11 reports a new strike by unpaid teachers in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. In a town of 116 teachers, a May 22 walkout was voted unless back pay is issued for the remainder of the term. Francis Klein, president of the Teachers Association, said payment would not occur until October, with an estimated $48,000 owed and monthly arrears around $20,000.
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Shenandoah
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
Northumberland Counties
Francis Klein
The
Teachers’ Association
Labor group vows to defend workmen's comp act in legislature
A. FLL leader MacDevitt asserts the federation will keep the workmen's compensation act on the books amid recent court rulings that parts of it were unconstitutional. He calls for unemployment fund liberalization and higher state minimum wage standards. He urges longer benefit periods and shorter waiting times with allowance for partial employment.
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MacDevitt
Earle
State Supreme Court
McDevitt
Liquor law reform faces house vote in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Republicans push a decentralization of liquor licensing, reduce dispensaries, tighten rules, and raise prices by about 26 percent. The plan survived Democratic amendments and moves toward a final record vote before a Senate test, as Republicans pressed their program while Democrats receded on key points.
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Pennsylvania
Brown
Commonwealth
Harrisburg
House
Senate
James Gains Full Control Of Relief Administration
In HWARWISBURG on May 1 Governor James secured the nomination for Witte Voraision and gained full control over relief administration. Democrats and Republicans mixed on confirmations including Cambria tennis board and County boards. Political maneuvering aimed to shape the State Authority Board and Police Commissioner appointments amid partisan friction.
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Relief Administration
Hwarwisburg
Witte
Bos Guajor
John Siggins
Warren
Public Utility Commission
Phestetas
Hipsop
Patshureh
Daanes
Knoud
Philadteinhion
J. A. Hobbine
Ara Stositor
Cambrian Tennis Board
Juhidd Heluska
D-Cainke
Eqii
Allegheny
Berger
Cumberland
Delaware
Fayette
Lawrence
Northumberland
Lyot G. Adams
Harry Shapiro
Siggins
Thomas Buchanan
Shapiro
Buchanan
Commission
Senate
General State Authority Board
State moves on commerce chief and liquor bill clash
Gov office and Senate split over confirmations as James creates a state department of commerce with Richard P. Brown as first secretary awaiting confirmation and funding. Lawmakers battle liquor measures with speeches on licenses, hotel room counts, and resort area populations amid police and worker protests outside the capitol.
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Sevisia
Senate
James
State Department of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Richard P. Brown
Philadelphia
Brown
John Siggins
Winren
Cambria
Dustin D. Jirolqnio
Northampton
Jirolamio
Reading
Divolanio
Liquor Board
Reuben Cohen
Homer Brown
Allegheny
Allance
van Allsburg
Glucose Sanity Probe Aids Murphy Slay Trial
Roy Murphy, 40, emaciated from a hunger strike, was taken by stretcher to an Enid Oklahoma court for a sanity hearing after forced glucose injections. He stands accused of killing his brother and sister-in-law, Harry and wife, in a family dispute at a cabin on January 13. Another brother, Bill Murphy, 45, is also awaiting trial.
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Okla
Roy Murphy
Harry Murphy
J. W. Bird
Trusty
Murphy
Bill Murphy
Barton Fetes First Victory Over Coal Commission
Washington Mayor Rep Barton, a Republican from New York, hailed his first victory after President Roosevelt's move to abolish the bituminous coal commission. Barton had proposed repealing the act creating the Guffey Coal Commission, accusing New Dealers of reviving and claiming the measure as their own.
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Rep
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Roosevelt
Guffey Coal Commission
Bartton
Coal Commission
Morgenthau Portrait of a Treasury Chief in New Deal Era
The portrait centers on Henry Morgenthau Jr as a farm owner with a hobby in towers and roses. He resists a Treasury grounds excavation for roses, joking about the gold reserves while colleagues view him as financially conservative yet supportive of the New Deal. His aides say he backs plans aimed at placating business while preserving revenue.
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Fishkill
N.Y
Treasury
Morgenthau
Plan to curb relief prompts warnings from leaders
Leaders warned of potential backsliding if the Senate moves to press the Jol Van Allsburg bill to cut about 4,000 public assistance jobs and counties set relief standards. Democratic House leader Herbert Cohen said a budget plan for 16 years may force lower relief levels or a special session with a sales tax. Governor James announced 2,000 Luanne County residents would forfeit returns while still receiving highway department wages.
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Jol E. van Allsburg
R-Evie
Herbert B. Cohen
Nuc
House
Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women
James
Luanne
Union shop debate in bituminous contract talks
Miss Perkins reports from the session that issues were discussed with emphasis on the Union's request for a union shop. The public has been led to believe removal of the penalty clause against strikes is central, but officials say the union shop with safeguards remains the remaining issue.
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New York Times Today
Miss Perkins
Alhough
Fire Levels Large South Side Grain Elevator
An explosion and blaze destroyed a Rosenbaum Brothers Calumet A grain elevator on Chicago's Far South Side injuring several workers. The 150 foot wooden structure at One Hundred and Second Street covered a block and held about 1,250,000 bushels. About 300,000 bushels worth 200,000 dollars were stored there, with the elevator valued at another 200,000 dollars. Two unidentified men were badly burned and taken to South Chicago Hospital.
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Calumet A
Rosenbaum Brothers Grain Company
Second Street
Calumet River
South Chicago
Empress of Australia Delayed by Dense Fog En Route to Quebec
Royal party aboard the Empress of Australia with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth faced heavy fog 350 miles off Cape Race delaying the ship toward Quebec. Escort cruisers Southampton and Glasgow halted as visibility failed. In clearer weather a mid Atlantic anti aircraft demonstration drew the kings attention. Meanwhile Vernon Tobin, 21, jailed after promising his childhood sweetheart to leave his job, was held pending a probation violation probe.
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Quebec
Kupr
King George
Pittsburgh
Vernon Tobity
Brackenridge
Troy
Govud
Common Pleas
M. .A. Musinatina
Catherine Zapiska
Tobin
U.S. Marshals
Freight retrench in Erie due to coal shortage
The New York Central Raiload implemented a retrenched freight schedule today because of coal scarcity. Local freight between Buffalo and Erie and Cleveland and Erie, with Erie Oil City and Franklin combined, saw fast freight reduced by 30 percent across the Erie district.
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New York Central Raiload
Buffalo
Cleveland
City
Franklin
St Michael's Baseball Plans Open Dates Abroad
St Michael's baseball loan of Homestead lists open dates for games abroad with first class teams. For game arrangements contact J. F. Bresko at 116 Seventeenth Avenue or call Homestead 16525-W.
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Homestead
J. F. Bresko
Seventeenth Avenue
Soviet Russia Gains Global Attention in European Crisis
New York May 11 Soviet Russia suddenly emerges as a focal point in European tension. Britain seeks Moscow in a broad Anglo French Soviet alliance while Chamberlain defends proposals and notes a potential for eastern European protection. Britain mobilizes reserves to show resolve amid questions about Russia’s role and support for eastern states.
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New York
Soviet Russa
Britain
Moscow
Herr Hitler
Russia
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tuss
Mr. Chamberlain
England
Europe
Tass
Poland
Rumania
College Weather and Nursing Dean News
College Weather Notes cloudy cooler today with a mix of sun tomorrow. Temperature at 6 00 a m 56 degrees with 24 hour low of 50 and May rainfall totaling 0.40 inches while May average is 4.25 inches. Barometric pressure rose from 29.2 yesterday to 29.5 today. Nursing dean Pittburgh Ruth Perkins Kuehn named head of University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing starting September.
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Pittsburgh
Ruth Perkins Kuehn
Ohio State University School of Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
New School of Nursing
Democratic Women Hear Uplifting Roosevelt Support
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller told the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women that many voters who hid in storm cellars are emerging with the President's picture on their hearts. She affirmed 100 percent New Deal support and confidence in a 1940 Democratic victory. Mrs. Edith B. DeWitt called the James Administration's policies weak and warned prohibition changes could hurt Pennsylvania. Speaker Herbert B. Cohen forecast budget-driven relief cuts or a sales tax. Kathryn Floby urged resilience after a defeat and predicted a party return to power.
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Pennsylvania Federation of Democratia
Emma Guffey Miller
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic National Committee
Federation
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Edith B. DeWitt
Suta
James
Hquor
Herbert B. Cohen
State House of Representatives
York
Kathryn Floby
Allentown
Pope Pius XII Signals Hope for European Peace Efforts
Vatican diplomats report a lessening of tension and an optimistic outlook as Pope Pius XII advances peace moves. Delegates in Berlin Warsaw Paris London and Rome advised calm through weeks ahead with hopes for a gradual settlement of the German Polish dispute over Danzig and French colonial concessions. A possible encyclical urging Catholic prayer and work for peace may follow to crystallize world opinion.
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Poland
Italy
Poison ring revealed in rapid trial of Mrs Favato
A second trial ended as Mrs Carina Favato pleaded guilty to poisoning two men and a youth. The confession triggered swift developments exposing at least 40 known deaths and a second independent ring that poisoned for pay. Prisoners offer statements seeking leniency and naming suspects, guiding investigators through several states and prompting post mortem exams. Police say key figures may testify but shield themselves. District Attorney Kelley asked for accelerated examinations as police chemists and post mortem teams race to test bodies awaiting autopsies.
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Carina Favato
Mass Assembly
Charles F. Kelley
Edwards Hubbs
Markets Livestock Salable Jrogs and Produce Shifts
Livestock salable totals show 400 head mostly 15 lower with 170 to 285 lb cattle 7.18 to 7.25. 250 lb cows 6.00 to 7.00. sows down 5.75. Calves around 150 traded steady with top dealers at 10.00. Sheep at 800 head steady with lambs 9.50 to 10.00, draws 8.25 down, good ewes 9.00 to 9.25, spring lambs about 13.00 down. Produce lists show apples mixed but near steady with No 1 Baldwins 1.35-1.45, Starks 1.25, Ganos 1.05, Ben Davis 0.90-1.00, Rome Beauties 1.40-1.50. Potatoes 33 cuts steady. Maine Green Mountains 1.60-1.75, Idaho Russet Bur banks 4.75-1.90, Michigan Murals 1.50, Florida No 1 stock 100 3b sacks, Katahdin 2.35-2.40, Bliss Triumphs 2.15-2.25.
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Ganos
Ben Davis
West Virginia
Rome Beauties
Maine
Idaho
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Florida
Alabama
Labor talks between AFL and CIO continue amid proposals
Labor officials reported progress on amendments to the Wagner Act as AFL leaders including J. Warren Madden and John P. Frey pressed for a five man board and broader powers. The CIO expressed disapproval while Senate hearings paused to see if negotiators could converge. William Letserson tied the Wagner Act to railway mediation and anti injunction laws as part of federal policy.
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Sounedl
J. Warren Madden
John P. Frey
Joseph A. Padway
CIO
Green
Senate Committee
William M. Letserson
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Letserson
Anglo Russell differences to Geneva meet loom
A global snapshot shows Soviet Britain and France maneuvering toward a four power alliance with mutual aid pledges as Geneva talks on easing tensions loom. Poland seeks German trade pact amid Danzig and Pomorze disputes while Romania Britain plan a 10 million pound credit deal. Private diplomacy in London Paris Rome and Tokyo shapes near term steps.
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Lebrun
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Javeskia Today
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Soviet Union
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League of Nation's Council
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Keles
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Air Ministry
Plase
Mit
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Hachiro Aritai
Chungking
Farm Labor Rates in Pennsylvania Decline Slightly
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service notes average day rates for farm labor without board in Pennsylvania were 2.20 dollars and monthly rates 42.00 dollars as of April 1. Labor supply was 91 percent of normal, 2 percent below national level, while demand ran at 85 percent, about 2 percent above U.S. levels.
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State Crop Reporting Service
Pennsylvania
United States
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