Mike Cochrane Improves After Head Injury
Mike Cochrane shows slight improvement after a brain injury sustained when hit by a pitch from Bump Hadley of the New York Yankees. Doctors report signs of cerebral concussion diminishing though infection and meningitis risk remain. Detroit manager Cochrane, credited with guiding the Tigers to two AL pennants and a world championship, remains in care as his condition is monitored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mike Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Cochrane
Tigers
Yankees
Detroit
Bump Hadley
New Prison to Be Escape Proof and Overseen by Guards
Continent spanning design includes a ceiling catwalk with guards able to monitor cells unseen by prisoners. Officials aim to begin work in two months and finish within two years. The plan transfers the toughest inmates from Philadelphia Eastern Penitentiary and Pittsburgh Western State to the new facility to boost rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Western State Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Workers Ask Rights at Westinghouse
The Railway Equipment and Airbrake Union a C I O affiliate demanded exclusive collective bargaining rights for 7200 Westinghouse Airbrake Company employees. Union president C Z Clements announced the move at the Wilmerding headquarters claiming majority support. Company VP W Buenting asked for a week to study the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Committee For Industrial Organization
Westinghouse Airbrake Company
C. Z. Clements
Wilmording
W. Buenting
Obituary Notices for Mrs. Elmira Elizabeth Rupert and Austin Anderson
Mrs Elmira Elizabeth Rupert 61 of Saltsburg died at Indiana Hospital after a heart condition. Survived by husband Samuel D. Rupert seven sons a daughter and five grandchildren. Born September 19 1876 in Westmoreland County to J W and Harriet True member of St Johns Lutheran Church. Also noted Indiana resident since 1913 pottery maker and First Presbyterian Church member Austin Anderson 84 of Indiana died May 26 after a complication of diseases born March 15 1860 son of Samuel and Sara Davis Anderson survived by two sons a daughter and three brothers. Former Pine Flats and Barnesboro resident.
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Elmira Elizabeth Lupert
Saltsburg
Indiana Hospital
Samuel D. Rupert
Westmoreland County
J. W
Harriet (Turner) True
St. Johns Lutheran Church of
Salisburg
Howard F
James, Hibbert
John
Charles Rupert
David
Samuel Rupert
Salisbury
Cora Overdorff
Indiana
Charles True
West Newton
Frank
Herminis
Alfred
Salina
George
Cleveland
H. M. Anderson
South Thirdtreet
Samuel and
Sara
Davds) Anderson
Pine Flats
Barnesboro
First Presbyterian Church of
Austin
Ford S. Anderson
Miss Margaret Anderson
Alex Anderson
Frank Anderson
Mars, Pa
Reed Ander
House Gathers For Big Battle On Relief Funds
Washington May 27 Members of the house assembled for a major fight over earmarking relief funds for roads schools dams and other public works. Administration leaders vowed roll calls to record each congressman for or against proposed diversions. The clash could effectively destroy the relief bill though some lawmakers urged partial earmarks. Roosevelt favors directing the entire fund to work relief while PWA officials declined to join the coalition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Inc
Rayburn
Dtex
Hts
Starnes
D-Ala
Cartwright
Dokla
Deiter
D-Ny
Roosevelt
Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
Ford strike clash at Detroit plant bridge injures unionists
In Detroit a clash broke out on an overpass from the main Ford plant to a streetcar loop as union organizers sought to distribute handbills. Richard Frankensteen and Walter Reuther were assaulted, with about 150 bystanders and 20 to 25 attackers reported. Tony Marinovich, a seven year Ford driver, may have suffered a skull fracture. Ford officials claimed protesters were workers awaiting shifts, while unionists identified some assailants as Ford service department members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Mammouth
Ford
Richard T. Frankensteen
U.A.W.A
Walter Reuther
West Side
Union
Tony Marinovich
Eugene Schafferiman
Harry Bennett
Tthey
Ford Service Department
Trade program for 1938 seen in commerce plan
The trade commission would enforce agreements while a new five member board would run the labor standards. The board would only consult with the commerce department and trade commission on mutual issues. The program would be voluntary, with expected industry participation to cut wasteful practices and clarify responsibilities. Memorial Day address planned by Rev Shane at Harmony Grove Lutheran Church on Sunday at 2:30. Reverend Stub er to oversee services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Commission
Commerce Department
Trade Commission On
Congress
Plum Creek Memorial
Samuel W. Shane
Plum Creek United Presbyterian Church
Harmony Grove Lutheran Church
Frederick Stuber
MacDonald Offers King Resignation In Buckingham Palace
Ramsay MacDonald thrice prime minister offered his resignation as Lord President of the Council during an audience with King George VI at Buckingham Palace. The king reportedly offered a high hereditary honor, possibly an earldom, which MacDonald declined. Viscount Halifax is expected to succeed as Lord President of the Council. He will remain in the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ramsay MacDonald
Council
George VI
Buckingham Patace
Stanley Baldwin
MacDonald
Viscount Halifax
Disputed Steel Drive as Murray Targets Major Firms
In Youngstown Philip Murray announces a strike after a three hour talk with SWOC subordinates. Across Canton a man is shot and wounded as pickets confront a Republic unit. Police and crowds clash. hundreds of officers patrol the scene. In Pittsburgh union leaders say National Steel and Bethlehem Steel will be the final targets in the drive for signed contracts as Murray leads the steel workers drive amid complaints filed with the NLRB. Bethlehem employs 85,000. National about 22,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Murray
SWOC
Youngstown
Canton
Republic
Franklin P. Manly
Berger Co
John F. Rife
South Chicago
Leonard Ross
South Buffalo
Pittsburgh
National Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Murray
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel
Bethleham
National
National Labor Relations Board
Bethlehem
United States Steel Corporation
Hopeful Delay Stalls With Looming Senate Actions
Bills moved through a delayed process as a compromise committee parsed measures before a governor’s signing. Key items included a full crew bill expanding train crew requirements, a revised workmen compensation plan raising weekly benefits, a labor relations board proposal, a flood relief appropriation cut, and liquor law revisions transferring license powers to the Liquor Control Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Assembly
House
Pennsylvania
Labor Bi
Barre
Liquor Control Board
Public Utility Regulating
Duke to Say Oui First at Monts Wedding
In Monts France May 2 The Duke of Windsor will utter oui first in a June 3 ceremony uniting him with Mrs Wallis Warfield. Mayor Charles Mercier confirmed the plan after a rehearsal in Chateau De Cane noting the Duke will speak first. Mrs Warfield arrived with Ray smiling and asked about guests and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
Charles Mercier
Duke
Wallis Warfield
Edward
Walter T. Moncke ‘Ton
Duchy of Cornwall
Britain
Walter
Rogers
Duke of Kent
House advances labor and utility reform measures amid late session
The House approved bills on utility nonpayment relief for producers using gas, and a 44 hour work week for women and children in industry. Amendments moved senatorial district reconfiguration, shifting Lackawanna and Luzerne districts and grouping Bucks Lehigh and Lebanon Dauphin differently. Committees released police merger and relief bills as sessions stretched to dawn.
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Public Utility Commission
House
Senate
Lackawanna
Allegheny
Bucks
Lehigh
Lebanon
Dauphin
Lancaster
Luzerne
Wallace Pushes Broad Farm Bill With Large Price Tag
Wallace proposes a comprehensive farm program costing between 250 and 750 million dollars annually with an average around 35 million. Features include every-normal gravary, commodity loans, crop insurance, soil conservation, and production controls to shield consumers from droughts and stabilize farm income. Edward A. O Neal leads the campaign, arguing legislation is needed for harmony among agriculture, labor and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Edward A. O'Neal
Caponizing Demonstration Planned by Blairsville Club
A caponizing demonstration will be held Friday morning May 28 at 9 00 at the William Gresh and Son farm half mile north of Blairsville on Flenniken boulevard. H H Kauffman Penn State poultry extension specialist will assist County Agent J W Warner and about 150 cockerels will be caponized for Blairsville Kiwanis Club sponsored 4 H club boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gresh and Son
Blairsville
Flenniken
H. H. Kauffman
Penn State
J. W. Warner
Blairsville Kiwanis Club
Aver- Jage
Lutherans name Goodman again in DuBois event
The Lutheran Synod of the United Lutheran Church re elected C. C. Goodman of DuBois as president of the Fitts burghy Synod. Other officers named include Charles Barnhart of Butler as vice president T. F. Wilfetang of Bellevue as second vice president J. A. Hill of Leechburg as secretary E. D. Moyer of Franklin as statistician and John Marshall of DuBois as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodman
Johnstown
Lutheran Brotherhood of the Fittsburghy Synod
United Lutheran Church
C. C. Goodman
DuBois
Charles Barnhart
Butler
T. F. Wilfetang
Bellevue
J. A. Hill
Leechburg
E. D. Moyer
Franklin
John Marshall
Church Divorced Communion Debate Divides Bishops
The Church of England debated readmitting divorced persons to communion. One faction urged continued exclusion while another bloc pressed for inclusive participation, signaling a split among bishops as discussions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Stock market snapshot of multiple firms and percent changes
A historical service listing shows numerous stocks with rough percentages and codes, including Anaconda 55 percent, Atch T and FB4, Baldwin Loc 644, Atl Refin 29a, Bethlehem Steel 1 85 percent, Briggs Mfg 43 percent, Can Pac W44, Chrysler 11 45, Eastman Rod 173, Gen Elec 54 percent, Gillette, Hudson Mot 1648, Int Tel and Tet 10 percent, Kennecott 60 percent, Leh Val RR 184 percent, Montgom Ward 57s, Nat Biscuit 25, NY Central 45 percent, Packard Mot, Sears Roebuck, Std Oil Cal 434, Std Oil Ind 44, Studebaker 14, United Corp ay, US Steel A944, West Tel 58 54, Woolworth, and Pennroad Corp 3a, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bendix
Chrysler
Hudson
Reading Co
Repub
Rey Tob
Sears Roeb Bem Socony-Vacuum
Sou Pac
Cal
Ind
NJ Btm
Studebaker
Studebaker 14Ty Texas Corp + 59%% Timk Rol B Blt, Transamerica IBLy
Airer Corp
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
US Steel
West UN
West el
Woolworth Ath
Ark Nat Gas Ata
Pennroad Corp
Italy Accused by Valencia in White Book Shock Claim
Geneva May 27 Italy faces a Spanish accusation in a League of Nations white book alleging the Fascist state violated international principles since World War I. The compilation claims a secret order from the Italian war office to its corps command was captured from Italians fighting in Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Spansh
Italy
General Staff
Spain
Produce Markets Report from Pittsburgh May 21
Markets show moderate demand across items with varied prices for produce and livestock. Includes potato, apple, onion, and cabbage notes, plus hogs, cattle, veal, lambs, and sheep prices and direct-sale figures for Pittsburgh area markets. Also notes a waived hearing for embezzlement and an estate notice with probate details.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Ganos
Starks
Alabama Bliss
Cobblers
California
California Whites 2.50-2.65; Louisiana’ Bliss
South Carolina Cobblers
South Carolina
Butler
Eers
Ohio
Kentucky
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Tiger Pilot
Westinghouse
Obiatury
Saladat
Jantzen
Skipper Sportswear
Palm Beach
Panama
White & Sport Oxfords
Moorhead
Holt Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakland Cemetery
Lewis A. Cain
Howard
James Householder
Penn Run
O. W. Householder
Clymer
Lavena Singer
Inediana
Mary Householder
Ashtabula
King
Costinend
Oui
Lee
Perairs
United States
Canada
Moore
SEA Stages
Bulova
Lois Jane Vinton
William McManions
Luxenberg
Indana
Continent
Valencia
York
Josephine M. Steaty
Visiting Nurses Association
Bleree
Vitoraer
Nancy
Bowers
Herrehill
Xald Estate
Blaine du Dome
Miu
Morganti
Philadelphia Street
Albert Morganti
Indiana Evening Gazette
Indiana Evening Mail
Prince
MALL
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