Pennsylvania House rejects legalized horse racing betting
Harrisburg report notes the Pennsylvania House, citing William Penn’s stance, voted 125 to 69 against a pari mutuel betting bill. Debate highlighted revenue fears, cross-state comparisons, and concerns over state authority and court powers in shaping public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
William ‘Penn
House
John A. Smith
Cumberland County
William Penn
George Hitton
David L. Lawrence
Charles Melchiorre
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
War Admira
Samuel Riddle
Fom‘poon
Jerry Loncheim
Florida
Jeld
Pennylvania
Peeneray
Tate Peciere
Or Superior Court
Mpater Leona Ee
Ena
Omer Brown
Allegheny
Russell Marino
Washington
Compensation Due For Pennsylvania Unemployment Fund
Secretary of Labor and Industry Ralph M Bashore announced that compensation payments for the first quarter of 1937 are due by June 1. He said no further postponement will be granted and that forms are in the mail for employers to meet requirements. Feitshans will receive payments at 662 Chestnut Street during the last week of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ralph M. Bashore
Secretary of
Labor and Industry
Bashore
Harrisburg
Edwin F. Feitshans
Chestnut Street
Senate Debates Tax on Fuel Oil and Utility Measures
Owlett denounces an act as void without proper notice and accuses administration of shielding the wealthy. Senate defers action while House advances a public utility bill with natural gas producer exemptions. A new clause would allow free or reduced service by telephone companies for employees. House Ways and Means votes 16 to 7 against a two cent per gallon fuel oil tax. The House also rejects Senate loan rate hikes for small loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Gover
Lagner
G. Mason Owlett
Tioga Republican
Rausve
Owlett
Public Utility Commission
Public Service
Ways and Means Committee
Windsor and Wallis listen delay wedding plans
Continent reports say Crown family and government dispute public versus private nature of Edward and Mrs Warfield wedding. King George requests postponement until disagreements resolve. Duke of Kent attendance unclear as chateau flags fly with French and British banners nearby. American friend Herman L Rogers declines to comment on coronation day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Britain
Edward
George and
Prince of Wales
George
Lord Brownlow
Windsor
Tours
Chateau
Herman L. Rogers
Warfield
Rogers
Mrs. Warfield
Woman With Half Brain Recalls Life After Operation
A woman who underwent a rare brain surgery recounts her post operative experiences and memories with surprising clarity. Doctors describe the procedure and its implications for cognition and identity.
Half-Brain Patient Reaches Emotional Stability Six Months On
Six months after surgery a woman with a half-brain shows regained emotional control yet experiences periodic lows and spontaneous crying about once daily. Dr Rowe notes she remains cheerful when engaged with others and manages a household of six while assisting her children with schoolwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Rowe
Republicans Riot in Dublin Parade Turns Violent
Republicanos rioters clash with Civic Guard in central Dublin forcing batons to be used. An inspector survives a bullet graze, a sergeant is badly beaten, and disturbances spread citywide near College Green where mass meeting planned to protest the coronation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Guard
College Green
Congress votes to extend CCC for two years
Lawmakers push relief now seek to authorize 350 million for the Civilian Conservation Corps. The House votes 224 to 34 to extend its life two years instead of making it permanent. Minority Leader Rep. Hell (R NY) says an extension could be renewed if CCC remains needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Wegan
Hell
R-Ny
Inauguration College Head Ceremony Held
A formal inauguration of a college head featured John H. McCann of Ebensburg as president judge of Cambria County representing the Board of Trustees, Dr. Francis B. Haas of Bloomsburg State Teachers College representing the Board of State Teachers College Presidents, and Dr. Charles C. Ellis of Juniata College representing the College Presidents Association of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McCann
Ebensburg
Cambria County
Board of Trustees
Francis B. Haas
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
Bloomsburg
Board of
State Teachers College
Charles C. Ellis
Juniata College
Huntingdon
College Presidents Association of Pennsylvania
State awards 10.83 miles of highway and five bridges
Harrisburg dispatch reports the state awarded contracts for 10.83 miles of highway and five bridges. Projects include a two span I beam bridge on Rural Route 23123 in Centon township and in Homer City with Star gote Lumber Company, Stafford, and a pony truss bridge on a rural route in Derry township and Blairsville with reinforced concrete pavement and grading and drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Indiana
Centon Township
Homer City
Stargote Lumber Company
Stafford
Westmoreland
Derrytownship
Blairsville
Democrats Fail In Special Elections In Pa
Republicans won the 16th Pennsylvania district seat in Congress with Richard M. Simpson defeating Lowell H. Alexander by about 6,000 votes as ballots neared completion. In the 18th district Simpson led in three counties with a statewide tally of 31,968 to 23,690. William G. Barthold won the Northampton County State Senate seat, defeating Charles A. T. Bartlett. Simpson cited a party swing toward GOP principles. party chairman M. Harvey Taylor echoed anti court reorganization sentiment. Roseta borough approved a $24,500 school bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Pennsylvania
Richard M. Simpson
Benjamin K. Focht
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Lowell H. Alexander
William G. Barthold
Bethlehem
State Senate
Northampton County
Warren R. Roberts
Barthold
Charles A. T. Bartlett
Bartlett
Simpson
Alexander
Fullon
Huntingdon
Bedford
Juniata
Mifflin
Perry
Snyder
Union
Republican Party
M. Harvey Taylor
Roseta
Obituary continued for R E McClure parish link
Burial will be in United Presbyterian Cemetery Brush Valley for Simeon Hovey Truby born December 5 1860 in Brush Valley. He came to Indiana County at fifteen to work for William Houston as a clerk. Truby attended Brush Valley schools Millersville State Normal School and Tron City Commercial College Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. McClure
D.D
Blairsville United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Cemetery
Brush Valley
Mr. Truby
Pennsylvania
Christopher Truby
Westmoreland County
Christopher
Michael Truby
Simeon H. Truby
Greensburg
Mary Kline
Simeon
Nancy
Kelly) Truby
Indiana County
William Houston
Simeon Hovey Truby
Millersville State Normal School
Tron City Commercial College
Pitts
Revival Ev B M Rollins Penn Run Meetings
Evangelistic meetings begin May 17 1937 at Penn Run Church of the Brethren led by Rev and Mrs B M Rollins. Programs include rag paintings stories readings and Biblical tricks for children with 7 30 nightly services. Owing to Bro J W Clairs prayer service change the Friday night service to May 14 at 7 p m near Grove Chapel Church. Come bring the sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Rollins
Penn Run
Penn Run Church of the Brethern
J. W. Clair
George M. Bell
Grove Chapel Church
Indian Head
Truby and Rushton Obituaries Highlight Local Ties
Obituaries note the passing of James Henry Truby a Brush Valley businessman who ran the Grand Central Store and pursued optics training in South Bend and New York and long served as Bell Telephone representative while remaining active in Republican politics and church circles. James Henry Rushton of Idamar and Marion Center dies aged 40s leaving a widow and four children with services led by Rev. Robinson and burial at Best Cemetery near Deckers Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Spencer Optical Company
New York
Bell Telephone Company
Brush Valley
Truby
Royal Arcanum
Indiana
United Presbyterian Church
New Florence
Jennie M. Hood
John Hood
Agnes Bauman
Swissvale
Mary
Harold) McCormick
Plumville
Cora Truby
John H. Truby
State College
Cora Nesbitt
James Henry Rushton
Williams
Mary Ann Rushton
Idamar
Estelle
Lambing) Rushton
Dollie Ann
Charles William
James Delmont
Belly Jane
William Rushton
Grace (Abel) Rushton
Marion Center
Lawrence Rushton
James Kinter
Dixonville
Wilson Rice
Charles Everett
Lena Trevison
Pittsburgh
Edward Stanton
Nant-y-Glo
William
Idella
Dorothy
Robinson
Best Cemetery
Deckers Point
All Weather Highway Plan Promises Bonds Funding
The proposal would allocate $5,000 annually to the project, with bonds exempt from taxation. Bonds would mature in 40 years, aiming to secure long term funding for the highway.
Coronation Sidelights Highlight Royal Glamour
The article notes the Tudor claimant King Anthony I downplays the coronation drama as George IV’s rival, while English peeresses at Westminster Abbey become the focal point. A Californian king rejects further flattery, quipping he won’t let coronation rot bother him as the scene shifts to the gilded coronets and white gloves of the royal ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Anthony I
George IV
Westminster Abbey
London
Piccadilly Circus
Hamilton-Russell
Gustavus Hamilton-Russell
Viscount Boyne
Mothers Night at Kiwanis Features Music and Speech
The Kiwanis club observed Mother's Day with guests including mothers and wives of members. Emory Boyle coordinated the event and served as MC, with Van Christy performing songs for the memory of motherhood. Miss Isabelle delivered a dramatic guest speech amid a packed program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Boyle
van Christy
Mother
Boyle
Isabelle
Major U S Businesses and Markets Mentioned in Listing Totals
A dense stock market segment lists numerous corporations and industries such as Am Can Am and For Pow Am, General Electric, General Motors, Chrysler, Dow Jones apparatuses, and multiple rail and utility firms. Numerical figures appear beside many names, indicating prices, percentages, or indices within a broad market roundup.
Pleads Guilty to Strangling Kin in Franklin County
In Chambersburg on May 12 Oscar Shiver 28 pleaded guilty to strangling his eight year old nephew Floyd Shriver whose body was found near a garage behind the home. Shriver was placed back in Franklin County Jail to await sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Oscar Shiver
Floyd Shriver
Shriver
Franklin County
Reilly Jury Completed After Peremptory Challenge
State used a peremptory challenge to exclude Emma Bradbury mother of a state policeman from the jury. Her son, a private in Troop D at Clearfield, rode with Anthony Sainte, one of two state policemen, last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Bradbury
Clearfield
Lyndeos
Anthony Sainte
Bakery Truck Drivers Strike In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh May 12 400 wholesale bakery truck drivers walked out delaying bread deliveries. Union business agent George E. Frazier said seven companies were involved and the average wage rise sought was 10 percent. Other union leaders announced demands for higher pay and paid vacations for more than 4 000 workers across 20 baking firms to be taken to employers at a later conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Frazier
Bakery Drivers’ Union
Coronation flyers set for return to United States
American transAtlantic fliers Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie landed at Speke Airfield at 4 10 p m on the first page of their return flight from Croydon near London. They plan to refuel and take on gasoline for the hop to the United States after dawn tomorrow with coronation pictures. They did not witness the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Speke Airfield
United States
Croydon
London
Merrill
Lambie
George VI
Grocers oppose bill taxing chain stores
The Pennsylvania Grocers Association urged defeat of a state Legislature bill to tax chain stores. The resolution warned it would hurt cooperative retail stores. At the closing annual session, E. C. Hartzler of Lancaster was co elected president, with Edward Gallen of Philadelphia and Oliver Stout of Philadelphia as first and second vice presidents, Spencer Everly of Scranton as third, and W. P. Jacobs of York as fourth vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Pennsylvania Grocers’ Association
E. C. Hartzler
Lancaster
Wrce
Edward Gallen
Philadelphia
Oliver Stout
Spencer Everly
Scranton
W. P. Jacobs
Markets in Pittsburgh May 12 Produce and livestock report
Produce demand moderate with apples 13 cars steady No 1 New York Baldwins 2.25 to 2.35 per bushel. potatoes 20 cars mostly steady Maine Green Mountains 1.80 to 2.15. California Whites 4.00. Florida Spaulding Rose 2.75 to 3.00. Hogs 2,000 head with prices down 15 cents or more for 170 lb pigs. cattle 300 head steady to lower. vealers 9.00 to 10.00. sheep and lambs steady on bulk values, spring lambs down 14.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Appies
New York Baldwins
Gangs
Virginia
Staymans
Maine
Green Mountains
Michigan Rurals
Florida Spaulding Rose
Alabama Cobblers
California
Florida
Explosion Flame Cited In Hindenburg Crash Testimony
Lieutenant R F Tyler described the first burst of fire on the Hindenburg as an explosion within the hull. He said the flame appeared near the port fin area and ruled out a ground spark causing the tragedy. He suggested a gas explosion with hydrogen air mix as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. 2
R. F. Tyler
Department of Commerce Investigating Board Today
Tyler
Hindenburg
Chas
E. Rosendahl
League Leaders By the Associated Press National and American Leagues
AP league leaders roundup cites Goodman and Bell atop batting in NL and AL. Dodgers Brack and DeMarre lead NL in runs and RBIs with key contributions from Marcum Blanton and Eisenstat. Browns Bell, Tigers Gehringer and Walker, Pirates Vaughan, Yankees Selkirk headline AL. Be sure to read Gazette Classified Ads.
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Associated Press
National League
Goodman
Reds
Brack
Dodgers
Demaree
Cubs
Mits
Medwick
Cardinals
Vaughan
Pirates
Bartell
Giants
J. Martin
Bell
Browns
Gehringer
Tigers
Walker
White
Stone
Senators
Rosenthal
White Sox
Selkirk
Yankees
Johnson
Athletics
Chapman
Putlak
Indians
Marcum
Red Sox
George Custer
Cy Blanton
Bees
Harry Eisenstat
Gibby Brack
Brooklyn
Kiki Cuyler
Ival Goodmen
Phillies
Beau Bell
Slick Castleman
Dick Bartell
Farmer
John
Footsie) Marcum
Tony Piet
Jack Hayes
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Ela
Dublin
U. S
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Chesterfield
Lizzie McCulloch
Glasgow
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Egypt
Cairo
Nile
Sainte
Stacy Gunderman
Monaghan
Fayette County
Bertillon
Marglottl
Reilly
Baldwin
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Cerro de Pas
Ches
Chrysler
del Lack
Douglas Aire du Pont
Eastman
Kod
el Auto L
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gen
Gillette Hudson Mat Int Harvest Int
Nick Can
Tel
Kennecott Kresge Lehigh Val C
Leh
Val RR
Loew's
Mack Trucks
Montgom Ward Nash-Kelv
Nat Biscuit
Nat
NY Central
North Am Packard
Mot
Penn RR
Phila
T Phillips Pet Pub
Sve NJ Pure Oil Radio Repub St Rey Tob
Sears Roeb Socony-Vacuum
Std Brands Ltd
Oil Cal Ltd
Oil Ind Ltd
Oi NJ
Texas Corp
Time Rall
Transamerica
Airer Corp
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Indus Alco US Rubber US Steel
Vanadium West UN Tet
West
el and M
Woolworth
Curb
Ack
Penmoad Corp
Grocer’s
J. Dean
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