Dismissal Sought for 42 Officers Over Gambling Charge
Philadelphia grand jury recommended the dismissal of 42 policemen in the sixth district for permitting gambling to thrive. The comp laint labeled the district as corrupt and incompetent, urged suspensions and censures, and directed action by civil service and police leadership. Mayor Wilson urged unity and support for patrolmen pending proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Curtis Bok
Brand Jury
Holt
Civil Service Commission
Pub
Andrew Emanuel
Soey
Davis Wilson
Wilson
Godcharles in Cabinet Race
Fredéric A. Godcharles, Republican candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs, has long served Pennsylvania in both state houses, as Deputy Secretary, library director, and Pennsylvania Historical Commission curator. He wrote histories, edited works, led the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association, and served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. He is a Milton, Pennsylvania newspaper publisher seeking independent election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredéric A. Godcharles
People of
Pennsylvania
Godcharles
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Commonwealth
State Library
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Godeharles
Thetaff
Outline Summer Work for C C
Outline of summer work for C C includes tasks across multiple towns listed: Farrandeville Clinton Ellmsport Lycoming Cameron Sprankle Mills Jefferson Slickville Westmoreland Waynesboro Franklin Shelocta Indiana Gettysburg Adams Burgettstown Beaver Rockwood Somerset Scotland Franklin Whitehaven Carbon Somerset Scotland Franklin Whitehaven Carbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrandeville
Clinton
Ellmsport
Lycoming
Cameron
Sprankle Mills
Jefferson
Slickville
Westmoreland
Waynesboro
Franklin
Shelocta
Indiana
Gettysburg
Adams
Burgettstown
Beaver Rockwood
Someret
Scottland
Whitehaven
Carbon
Support of State's Wards (Continued from page one)
Figures show state relief needs peak in December with 521 968 recipients, while May and June had 442 000 and 419 000 respectively. State aid totaled 57 813 218 dollars for direct relief and 32 470 404 dollars for old age and dependent children pensions, with federal returns and county contributions noted. County unemployment rankings list Philadelphia and Allegheny highest, while Cameron Forest Juniata Pike and Sullivan recorded the lowest counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRA
PWA
CCC
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Schuy Iki
Westmoreland
Fayette
Northumberland
Berks
Delaware
Washington
Erle
Cambria
Montgomery
Northampton
Lehigh
Dauphin
Beaver
Cameron
Forest
Fulton
Juniata
Pike
Sullivan
Political power struggles in Pennsylvania emerge
Green reports pressuring Ed Pew to resign and back the James campaign amid GOP infighting. He claims James’ prospects are hopeless and accuses Pew supporters of misinformation while asserting Pinchot leads in his survey.
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Green
Pew
Judge James
Philadelphian
James
Pennsylvania
Republican Organization
Joe Pew
James Forces
Agures
Pinchot
Federal Reserve Chief Urges Quick Start of Relief Funds
Chairman Marriner S. Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board said it would help to start relief funds quickly during a press conference in Atlantic City. President Roosevelt denied the program’s failure in response to questions about Stanke. Administration leaders voiced confidence Senate approval would come in substantially the House-approved form, with Senator Minton asserting there is no question about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriner S. Reeles
Federal Reserve Board
Atlantic City
Roosevelt
Re. Stanke
Senate
House
Minton
D-Ind
Pinchot Urges Re election in Pennsylvania primary
Pinchot and Kennedy clash over governor succession as the final week of Pennsylvania's tough primary campaign unfolds. Roosevelt stays neutral in the Democratic row while Farley declines comment on Pennsylvanian politics.
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Didate
le Am
Thomas Kennedy
John L. Lewis
Washington
Roosevelt
Postminster
James A. Farley
Pennsylvania
Earle
Guffey
McAdan
CIO
Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Britain over expropriation
United States officials in Washington report concern over Mexico breaking off relations with Great Britain and the risk this poses to resolving American claims for expropriated properties. Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay criticizes Britain’s refusal to pay debts, noting powerful states avoid their obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eduardo Hay
Britain
Mexico
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Department
Seaside War Continues With Coastal Maneuvers
New York May 24 The Atlantic seaboard war between a Black invading force and a blue defense army settled into routine attacks and counter attacks as general headquarters air power conceded ground. Reconnaissance flights fromMilch Field ranged to sea targets while Wings based in New Haven Ign and Middletown Pa attacked airbase installations and enemy personnel on Mulberry and Plum Tree Islands in Chesapeake Bay. The Black forces simulated attacks on Mitchell Field with two Flying Fortresses. In eight days the enemy has seized Chesapeake Bay islands Newport News and Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Headquarters Air Force
Milcho} Field
New Haven
I Gn
Middletown
Mulbery
Plum Tree Islands
Chesapeake Bay
Mitchell Field
American
Newport News
Norfolk
Expropriation Debate Signals US Mexico Acknowledgement
A fragment shows the United States advising Mexico on property expropriation costs while acknowledging Mexico's right to expropriate. Britain questions whether the move was driven by political motives, asserting political considerations guided the expropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Britain
Tennis Star Goes to Prison in Nazi Morality Case
Berlin May 14 German tennis star Béron Gottfried von Cramm was sentenced to a year in prison for violating a Nazi morality statute. He was found guilty of improper relations with 18 year old Jewish youth Manassé Herbst who emigrated to Jerusalem. Two months were deducted for time served since his arrest March 5 after a secret trial. Herbst allegedly blackmailed Von Cramm for 20 000 to 30 000 marks. The judge cited the player’s achievements and confession as extenuating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Béron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Deay
von Cramm
Manassé Herbst
Jerusalem
Grim Moabit Criminal Court
Baron
Herbst
van Cramm
Oil diplomacy cited as unlikely mediation path
Officials say the United States is not prepared to intervene in the dispute between Mexico and Britain. Sources within the State Department indicate the country will not offer mediation and note that justice for oil companies has been denied in the ongoing procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Justice
State Department
Mexico
Britain
Moon's Eclipse Finest Display
New York May 14 The moon underwent a total eclipse for a brief period as Earth’s shadow fully covered it at 3 13 a m and began to part from the lunar surface by 4 09 a m Although in total eclipse less than an hour the satellite was partly veiled for about six hours from 12 44 a m EST to 6 43 a m observers saw 240 000 shadows of Earth cross space during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bottle holds "Help" note in Morristown disposal
A bottle recovered from the Rockaway River near Morristown contained a note reading Help held prisoner by bandits Peter Levine. George H. Ritz found it. Lieut. David Allen of the County Prosecutor's staff said he contacted New Rochelle police to verify if the handwriting matched missing 12 year old Peter Levine who vanished nearly three months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
N. J
Peter Levine
Rockaway River
George H. Ritz
David Allen
New Rochelle
N. Y
Girl Pilot to Fly First Titusville to Pittsburgh
Miss Phyllis Burchfield, holder of a commercial pilot license, will pilot the first Titusville to Pittsburgh mail flight next Thursday using Dr. D. V. Summerville’s plane from Gil City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Pittsburgh
Phyllis Burchfield
Burchfield
D. V. Summerville
Gil City
Twenty Years of Air Mail National Air Mail Week
May 15 to 21 marks twenty years of scheduled air mail service in the United States. From 1918 to 193%, mail volume rose from a few thousand air letters to 760 million. A photo shows the pioneering single engine mailplane and today’s modern airliner. The early plane carried mail in an open cockpit at about 90 mph while daytime flying only. United Air Lines now operates Mainliners on the Mid Continent airway from New York to the Pacific Coast, with 21 passenger berths, two Wasp engines, and coast to coast flights in roughly 14 to 15 hours at about 205 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Air Mail
United States
United Air Lines
Post Office
New York
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Japanese Gain in Central China as Lunghai Line Is Cut
Japanese army dispatches claim the Lunghai railway east of Tanshan was severed, with a bridge blown and Suchow bombed, trapping 400,000 Chinese troops and disrupting supply routes to central China. Reports also note landings near Foochow and heavy air attacks on Suchow while U.S. forces monitor American residents’ safety. International briefings discuss diplomatic strains among Mexico Britain Italy and rising tensions in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Lunghai
Central China
Tangshan
China
Suchow
Suchaw
South China
Foochow
Canton-Hankow
Yungcheng
Sinanchen
Sudan
Marblehead
Amoy
Edsall
Min River
Foochaw
Britain
Italy
United States
Woodring
Mussolini
Genoa
Konrad Henlein
Fuehrer
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Oslovak
London
Praha
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Bela Imredy
Koloman Daranyi
Paul Henri Spagk
Peul Emile Janson
Sunghai
Push Hunt for Lost Child Forces Broad War Report
Japanese troops expanded their South China offensive with landings near Foochow aided by air and naval attacks. A renewed challenge to insurgent aerial supremacy comes as fifty government warplanes strike insurgent positions along the Teruel to the Sea front after reports of 300 new aircraft unloaded at Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South China
Foochow
Barcelona
Stock market roundup of major industrial names and percent changes
A dense listing of stock quotes shows Am Chem and Dye 150, Allied Sirs i Allis-Ch, Am Can 1044, Am Tel and Tel 430, Anaconda 284, Boeing and others with varied percentages. The column compiles notable gains and declines across sectors including steel, oil, automobiles, and consumer goods with numerous firm-by-firm figures.
Guardsmen Join Search For Lost Bradford Babe In Woods
In Bradford Pennsylvania May 14 guardsmen from 174th National Guard joined volunteers and state motor police in a large scale search for four year old Marjory West who vanished while picking Bowers near her family home. The operation faced near freezing weather with rain sleet and snow as the effort intensified under Captain James Bell and amid a dwindling volunteer force. West’s father Shirley West kept hopeful vigil as community members prayed and the Bradford American Legion Post offered support and a $200 reward no matter the outcome.
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Bradford
National Guards
Pennsylvania
Marjory West
Hugh Hyan
James Bell
Ryta
Marjory
Percy W. Foote
State Motor Police
Army of Hunt
Marioryla
Shirley M. West
DuBois
Bunxsutawney
Mary
Elesses
Sixth Ward
Lway
Leo Healey
Nat Dairy Pr Nat Pow and Lt Nats Steel NY Central RR North Ameria Northern Pacific
A compact summary lists corporate names and brands including Nat Dairy Pr Nat Pow, Lt Nats, Steel NY Central RR, North Ameria, Northern Pacific, Ohio Oil, Ohio Steel, Packard Motor, Param Pictures, Penn RR, Phillips Pet Pub, Sve NT, Pullman, Pure Oil, Radio Corp of Am, Radia-Keith-Orph, Reading Co, Repub Steel, Reynolds Tob B, Schenley Distill, Sears Roebuck, Shell, Union Oil, Simmons Co, Socony-Vacuum, Southern Pacific, Southern, Sperry Corp, Stand Brands, Stand Oil Cal, Stand Oi, Ind Stand Oil NJ, Studebaker Corp, Swift and Co, Texas Corp, Tide-Wat A Oil, Timson Roll B, Union Carbide, United Gas, rubber, US Steel, West Union Tel, West El, Woolworth
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Nat Dairy
Nat
Nats Steel
NY Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil
Ohio Steel
Packard Motor Param Pictures
Penn RR
Phillips Pet Pub
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of Am Radia-Keith-Orph Reading Co
Repub Steel Reynolds
Tob
Schenley Distill
Sears Roebuck Shell Union Oil Simmons Co Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern
Sperry Corp
Stand Oil
Cal
Ind Stand Oil NJ
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texas Corp Tide-Wat
Markets Report From Pittsburgh Hogs and Cattle Prices
Markets note mixed livestock class pricing with hogs at 8.75 for select weights and 7.25 for sows, cattle and calves near 9.50 to 10.00, sheep limited with lambs steady. Produce demand slow with apples around steady and potatoes quoted per 100 pounds across several regional varieties and stock levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
New York
Obituary notices from Indiana and Homer City
Obituary notices report John Shearer of Dilltown to have funeral services at his home at 2:30 p m with burial in Oakland Cemetery Indiana. James A Fleming of Homer City had committal services in Oakland Cemetery and funeral at his home with delay for a son’s arrival. A practical joke in Scranton involved florists receiving notes claiming a funeral and requesting flowers, with residents denying knowledge of the messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wohn Shearer
John Shearer
Dilltown
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
James A. Fleming
Homer City
JH. Fleming
Rexford
Scranton
Repeal Call From Hoffman For Liberty and Home Rule
Republican Congressional candidate Jacob M. Hoffman denounces laws that he says regimental and centralized, urging vigorous action by liberty loving Americans and support from common people to restore balance between capital labor and government. He represents Cambria Armstrong Jefferson and Indiana Counties and formerly led Cambria County finances and state parks. The piece includes stray medical and police car references from unrelated text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob M. Hoffman
Congress
Hoffman
Johnstown
Cambria
Armstrong
Jefferson
Indiana
Cambria County
Bureau of State Parks
Fisher
Pinchot
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Milton
C.C. C
GOP
Moorhead
BRICE
Dee
Anne
Dominican Republic
Jacinto B. Peynado
Peynado
Central American Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Invaders
Marjorie West
Aviation Corp
Ohio
Barnsdall Oil
Bendix Aviat le Beth Steelarta
Beth Steel
Blaw-Knox
Borden Co
Borg-Warner
al Briggs
Calumet and
Hee
Canad Pacific
Celanese Corp
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
City
Coca-Cola
Johns-Manville
Kennecott
Loew's
Lorillard (P
Mack Trucks
Macy RH
Mia
John Haberkorn
Robert Kring
George Kring
Toledo
Frank Kring
R. G. Riddell
Poli
Aptos
Howard B
Buterbaugh
W. R
Bill” McMillen
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