Senate Hears Municipal Doubts on Relief Funding Plan
Democratic critics of a 73 million dollar relief appropriation push for hearings in the State Senate next week though leaders favor rapid action. Mayor Cornelius D. Scully of Pittsburgh seeks Western Pennsylvania officials to travel to Harrisburg to protest delays, linking real estate interests to possible budget strains. Attorney General Reno notes counties can issue tax anticipation notes to cover current needs until state payments arrive.
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Harrisburg
Jemnes
State Senate
G. Mason Owlett
Rnoga
Senate
House
Owlett
Cornelius D. Scully
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Claude T. Reno
Obituary notices honor Anna M George in Punxsutawney
Mrs Anna M George 70 died at her North Gilpin Street home after a four month cancer illness. She was born November 29 1869 in Indiana County and leaves two daughters Mrs Frederick Abramson of Kansas City and Miss Golden George plus son Lieut Max S George. Funeral at First Baptist Church Sunday 230 pm with burial at Circle Hill Cemetery. Rev M E Levy to officiate.
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Anna M. George
Punxsutawney
North Gilpin Street
George
Cancer Township
Indiana County
William
Sera Martin Shields
T. M. George
The
Baptist Church
Golden George
Frederick W. Abramson
Kansas City
Max S. George
Fort Randolph
Panama
Margaret Elbel
Rossiter
William Shields
Butler
Dell Shields
Smithport
D. B. Shields
First Baptist Church
Circle Hill Cemetery
M. E. Levy
Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg shocking news prompt world reaction
A wartime press conference quotes condemnation of Germany for an unexampled violation of faith among civilized nations. The speaker notes shock and anger over Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg and endorses a message Queen Wilhel addressed to her people.
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Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Wilhel
Non-Stop Airmail Routes To Be Dropped Without Congress Action
Congress action could save two non-stop airmail routes in Pennsylvania and nearby states. The Post Office halted bids for continuation and will end Pittsburgh to Philadelphia service Monday and Pittsburgh to West Virginia and Ohio Tuesday after a year of operation.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Delaware
West Virginia
Ohio
Congress
Post Office Department
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
W. Howes
All-American Aviation, Inc
Richard C. DuPont
All- American Aviation
Roosevelt Warns of Rapid Global Threats and Rapid Military Buildup
President Roosevelt outlined a sweeping national defense program including a $10 million Red Cross drive, a push for continuous congressional session, and a plan to expand the regular army and navy. Proposals from General Marshall call for a 25,000 troop increase, a sixth division, and a 750,000-strong mobilization force with substantial equipment, possibly totaling near $500 million, as Congress weighs additional air defense and warship needs.
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Red Cross
Congress
Army
Navy
West Indies
South America
Pan Amercan
Roosevelt
Alexander the Great
Julius Ceasar
Napoleon
Americas
Arctic
Antarctic
Europe
George C. Marshall
War Department
Marshall
House
Heinz Firm Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Labor Contract Authority
The H J Heinz Company of Pittsburgh asks the Supreme Court to decide if the National Labor Relations Board can require a firm to sign a written agreement with a labor union. The petition challenges a sixth Circuit decision upholding a board order directing Heinz to enter a contract with the AFL Canning and Pickle Workers Local.
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Washington
H. J. Heinz Company
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
Natonal Labor Relatons Board
Sixth Federal Circuit Court
AFL
Japan demands maintaining status quo in East Indies
Japan announced it would insist on preserving the status quo in the Netherlands East Indies despite Holland's involvement in the European war. The government notified the United States and other powers and the Netherlands legation. Foreign Minister Arita had stated the position earlier in April. Dutch Foreign Minister Van Kleffens noted substantial Dutch naval and air strength in the Indies, including American bombers and about 100 fighters.
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Tokyo
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Holland
Foreign Office
United States
Netherlands
East Indies
Hachiro Arita
London
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Italy Eyes Shift in Alliances as War Expands
Cavagnari argues for Italy to change sides citing natural rights and strategic interests. He notes Allied blockade impacts on Italy while praising naval loss figures from both sides. He says air attacks target unarmed merchant ships but not war vessels. Headlines in Rome Milan reflect pro‑German sentiment and anti Allied protests as Italy shows signs of imminent entry into the conflict.
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Mediterranean
Cavagnari
Italy
Adminater
Germany
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Paul Reynaud
Rome
Milan
England faces coalition to steady storm after Norway crisis
The piece outlines how Chamberlain supports a national government with many parties to quell criticism over Britain's Norway failure. Predictions place Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer or other senior roles in Churchill's cabinet, with potential posts for Lloyd George to curb opposition. A dramatic Buckhurst ceremony is noted.
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Britain
Norway
Chamberlain
Churchill
Baldwin
Council
House of Commons
Churchill Accepts Premiership as War Mobilization Grows
London reports Queen of War to Netherlands ingham Palace last night as Churchill kissed the King's hand and accepted the premiership. Chamberlain resigned after stating his duty to step aside for national unity. Britain prepared for intensified war materials production and civil defense measures. Dutch forces recaptured airfields at The Hague and Rotterdam amid heavy fighting. Neutral Switzerland began general mobilization while Italy watched cautiously as German forces faced Dutch counterattacks.
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Ingham Palace
Churchill
Chamberlain
Air Ministry
Berlin
Freiburg
Germany
Royal Air Force
Hague
Rotterdam
Eelca WN. van Kleffens
London
Netherlands
Nieuwe Maas
Brussels
Louvain
Belgium
Waalhaven Airtfield
Dordrecht
van Kieffens
Switzerland
Italy
Henri Guisan
French Advance Guards Hold Key Moselle Front
French troops maintained their advance in several engagements against Nazi patrols along the Moselle River sector. They reportedly reoccupied outposts abandoned yesterday after heavy German attacks while Allied air forces fought to gain supremacy over Belgium.
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Moselle
Belgium
Paria
France
Germany
Reno Rules On Compensation Settlements In 1938 39
Harrisburg May 11 Attorney General Claude T. Reno ruled its proper to settle workers compensation cases from 1938 to 1930 if benefits set by the 1939 act form the basis. He told Matthew H. Taggart that compromises are allowed when 1938 rates underpin the settlement and urged action if duress arises. Insurance firms with policies may see premium refunds if full benefits aren’t paid.
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Harrisburg
Claude T. Reno
Reno
Matthew H. Taggart
State Insurance Commission
George H. Earle
James
Department of Labor and Industry
Insurance Department
German raids into Belgium repelled despite strong resistance
Eight attacks on Allied columns moving into Belgium in the last two hours met with vicious resistance. Allied fighters and anti aircraft guns drove off the Germans as they tried to machine gun rays and troops concentrations. Troops behaved admirably under fire. The communique cited reports of a parachute landing attempt but gave no outcome or units involved.
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Belgium
Germans claim major western campaign gains under Hitler
The report details Luftwaffe and paratroop actions with claims of sinking a destroyer and submarine and damaging two merchant ships. It cites bomb hits on British battleships and cruisers near Narvik and across Belgium France and Holland. It notes German air losses and mass raids on European air bases, with civilians harmed in Ruhr raids. Hitler directs a 300 mile western front from Luxembourg to the Low Countries, as Volkischer Beobachter touts the strategic center of this high-stakes phase. The Berlin high command offers little progress detail amid the opening day of western operations.
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Narvik
Norway
Belgiun
France
Holland
Norwegian
English Channel
Adolf Hitler
Luxembourg
Belgium
Netherlands
Fuahrer
Europe
Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
Berlin
State Police Track Sex Maniac Killer Evidence
State Police Commissioner Lynn G. Adama said he has enough evidence to recognize the sex maniac killer once he is found. Investigators questioned residents along the lane where Faye Gate was murdered and tracked autos with a buggy whip radio aerial, as police pursue leads linked to Rachel Taylor’s death near Penn State. A suspect detained in Erie for a morals case provided names of Pittsburgh area women from a notebook, while Adama pledged to “see this thing through.”
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Bellefonte
Lynn G. Adama
Centra County
Faye Gate
Adama
Match Company
Om & Tan
Faye
Ales
Rachel Taylor
Penn State
Adam
Cniticiam
Erle
State College
Christoph
Erie
Pittsburgh
Arnold
Belgium Fighters Halt Nazi Invasion As Fronts Hold
Belgians report four soldiers killed near Rexenaart ten miles from Brussels while Alost 15 miles west also seen bombed. British and French troops with tanks artillery bikes and engineers move through Belgium but government enforces tight censorship. Refugees flood Brussels at night as blackouts and wartime controls continue. King Leopold III backs defense minister Henri Denis amid claims of a halted invasion. Germans arrested as authorities guard against fifth column activity. Crowds cheer British and French troops as they march toward front. All German planes reportedly shot down. General Winkelmann notes a prisoner testimony that the German High Command feared revealing the Dutch neutrality violation.
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Namur
Rexenaart
Brussels
Alost
Here
Belgium
Henri Denis
Leopold III
Denis
Leon Degrelle
Rexist
Staf Declerq
Tommies
Pollus
Winkelman
Holland
Dutch say parachute assault beaten as blitzkrieg unfolds
Dutch communique claims on the first day of the Nazi blitzkrieg that at least 100 German planes were shot down and Dutch forces regained most airports including Rotterdam’s Waalhaven. Paratroopers reportedly landed near Dordrecht and the Moerdijk bridge area while bombardment focused on The Hague where US Minister Gordon escaped injury.
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Amsterdam
Dordrecht
Maas
Rotterdam
Moerdyk
West Holland
Belgium
Netherlands
Mars
Bliekrieg
Waalhaven
Hague
United States
George A. Gordon
Tinsel
Beltijil
Holland
German blitzkrieg opens major European war front
Across Belgium and the Netherlands German forces pour in in a blitzkrieg aimed at a lightning conquest as Allied air power mobilizes. Brussels reports bombardment while British troops land to aid Belgium. Luxembourg falls as Switzerland mobilizes. Roosevelt freezes assets of invaded nations amid stern warnings. The United States condemns the invasion as the world watches a potential bloodiest phase of the war.
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Germany
Brussels
Netherlands
Wiley
Luxembourg
Grand Duchy
Switzerland
Haly
Low Countries
United States
Roosevelt
Japan
Domei
Dispatches
Netherlands East Indies
France
Poland
Norwy
Europe
Markets Review of Pittsburg Produce and Wheat Futures
May 11 report shows slow produce demand with 11 car apples dull. 18 car potatoes steady. Maine Green Mountains Katahdins and Russets quoted. West Virginia willow twigs priced 90 to 100, Florida Bliss potatoes 2.40 to 2.80, Katahdins 2.15 to 2.36. Livestock prices unchanged. salable hogs unavailable. cattle calves sheep steady. Chicago wheat futures drift lower after government estimates. May at 1.086 to 1.088 and July around 1.084, corn also slipping from May 0.671 and July 0.663.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Maine
Coleman Wins Shearing Contest in White Township
Tom Coleman of Saltsburg won first prize of 8.00 with a 06% score in Wednesday’s farm contest at Fulton Simpson’s White township farm. A. 1 placed second, Dr. Russell Crago of Livermore third, Wallace Shearer fourth, all with varying scores. In Dawson yesterday Coleman ranked third in the state-wide avant. P. C. Mackenzie led livestock at Penn State as judge.
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Tom Coleman
Salteburg
Fulton Simpson
White Township
James Shearer
Russell Crago
Livermore
Wallace Shearer
Saltsburg
Dawson
Coleman
P. C. Mackenzie
Penn State
W. B. Connell
Warner
Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Dick Stephens
Jim Reynolds
Producers Cooperative Commission Association of Pittsburgh
Bill Mace
Sam
Kdka
M. C. Westover
Westover
Husband shoots wife then kills himself in jail cell
Philadelphia report says Charles Weiss 47 shot and killed his wife Eleanor 39. He was arrested in the fatal assault prior to a hearing and hanged himself in a West Philadelphia jail cell eight hours later. Turnkey Eugene Chavis found his body hanging from a jail cell bar. The noose was made from strips of his shirt.
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Philadelphia
Charles Weiss
Eleanor Weiss
West Philadelphia
Eugene Chavis
Weiss
Tug of War Over Dutch West Indies Oil Refineries
Washington report notes intensified American neutrality patrols to guard Aruba and Curacao oil refineries. Aruba and Curacao hold major oil facilities supplying Allied needs and martial law is in place. Officials expect possible U S occupation only with Latin American cooperation if threat escalates.
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Washington
Dutch West Indies
Aruba
Venezuela
Curacao
Offelaia
American Oil Company
United States
Republica
Vacancy in Home Postoffice Postmaster Opening
The Home post office seeks a postmaster via competitive Civil Service. H F Burkett has resigned. Applications close May 17 and blanks are at the Home post office. Examinations will be in Indiana with date to be announced. Last year's postmaster salary was $864.
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H. F. Burkett
Indiana
Caponizing Demonstration At McCreary Farm
A caponizing demonstration will be held at the McCreary Tire and Rubber Company farm Monday afternoon May 13 at 3 00 PM. County Agent Warner will caponize cockerels for the Armstrong township 4 H capon club. Anyone interested in seeing how caponizing is done is invited to attend.
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McCreary Tire and Rubber Company
Warner
Armstrong Township
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