State Allocates 450000 for Pymatuning Dam Finish
Gov. Pinchot signed the Stevenson bill providing 450000 to the Department of Forest and Waters to finish work at Pymatuning dam. The plan includes highway relocations and railroad track moves with Espyville Andover road under construction. The package complements 1500000 previously appropriated in 1931.
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Harrisburg
Pymatuning
Gifford Pinchot
Stevenson
Department of Forest and Waters
Hugh M. Stevenson
Mercer
Pinchot
House Appropriations Committee
Pymatuning Dam
Pennsylvania Railroad
Espyville-Andover
Bates and Rogers Company
Detours Noted on Route 488 and Route 8 in Pa
The Pennsylvania Highway Department lists two new detours in western Pennsylvania. Route 488 between Ellwood City and Pleasant Hill runs seven miles with three miles on earth, via Lillyville, adding to the earlier route between Ellwood City and Wurtemburg. A second detour on Route 8 along the Butler Pittsburgh road between Etna and Northpark in Allegheny County is 10.5 miles long.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Ellwood City
Pleasant Hill
Lillyville
Wurtemburg
Butler - Pittsburgh
Etna
Northpark
Allegheny County
Daily Weather Report Card
Weather summary for the 24 hour period ends at 9 am shows maximum 65 and minimum 47 with 0.03 inches precipitation. River stage reports 6.7 feet and falling. Last year on this date records include a 54 degree high, 45 degree low, and 0.33 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Seek Agreement On Compensation Rates To Allow Relief Work
State officials meet again in Harrisburg to seek a compromise on the $1 weekly compensation insurance charge for each employed by relief programs. The New Castle mayor’s relief plan and similar statewide efforts hinge on a workable rate to continue relief work for jobless Pennsylvanians.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Workmen’s Insurance Fund
Workmen's Compensation and Rating Boards
Pennsylvania
New Castle
American Mission Is Bombed By Japs
Japanese aircraft bombed the American Methodist Mission at Shih-Hsia in Peiping area as North China hostilities escalated. The fate of the mission and inmates was not learned. The bombing hit a long established mission run by a native pastor amid wider anti government and anti Japanese activity in the region.
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John Goette
Peifing
Shih-Hsia
China
Peiping-Tientsin
Nanking
Miles Lampson
Beer Control Bill Delayed in Harrisburg
Senator John J. McClure’s beer control bill remained in committee delaying anticipated floor action. The measure reportedly carries governor support but faces new disputes as debate shifts to the House with a $1.24 per barrel beer tax bill on the second reading calendar awaiting final action. Rep. Ben Jones’s tax proposal on beer since April 7 moves to Ways and Means by vote of 89 to 82. Rep. B B Shugarts offers a pro prohibition measure against beer sales in grocery stores. no action taken.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
John J. McClure
Edward Marti
Ware Organization
Ben Jones
Luzerne
House
Ways and Means Committee
B. B. Shugarts
Clearfield
Pinchot Receives Bill For State Convention On Prohibition Repeal
Gov. Gifford Pinchot was handed a bill authorizing Pennsylvania to act in a constitutional convention on national prohibition repeal. The McClure bill passes would elect 15 delegates at large in November and convene 28 days later. The governor vetoed the prior version over district delegates. Also reported an auto collision on North Mill street involving W. J. Bumbaugh and a Fischer & McGrath truck, causing minor damage.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
McClure
W. J. Bumbaugh
North Mill Street
Fischer & McGrath
North Street
Bumbaugh
Williams Chosen To Be Lions Delegate
W O Red Williams was elected as delegate to the Lions state convention at York Pa on June 8 the club also planned a Memorial Day program for Lawrence counties G A R veterans on June 6 and a Ladies Night during the same week J A McNeill reported on the library taking over the current post office with ongoing investigation
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Lions Club
W. O
Red” Williams
Lions
York
Lawrence County
G. A. R. Veterans
Ladies of the Lions
J. A. McNeill
Albanese Slightly Improved After Shooting Attempt
Dominick Albanese of West Pittsburg is slightly improved at New Castle hospital after attempting suicide by shooting Saturday night. He fired two bullets through his side in a despondent mood and was rushed to the hospital around seven p m. His health had been poor for years, but doctors say he has a chance to recover.
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Dominick Albanese
West Pittsburg
New Castle
Albanese
Enon Valley Post Office Burglarized Again
The Enon Valley post office was robbed Monday night for about 25 dollars in cash and 100 dollars in stamps. Thieves forced a rear door, knocked off the safe handle, pried the safe open, and departed with no clues left behind. State Police, county detectives, and local officers searched the area, noting prior break ins and suggesting the same intruders may be active in the district.
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Enon Valley
R. G. Best
New Castle
Henechek
H. M. Lee
Ohio Line
Beaver Valley
Yoggs
Missing 14 year old boy sought by police
Police seek John Zuk aged 14 who left home on Monday for school and did not return. He is five feet six, 112 pounds, wearing a tan sweater and striped suit with long trousers, last seen near 503 Electric Street.
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John Zuk
Electric Street
British Embargo Against Russia Set to Go Into Effect
Acting Premier Stanley Baldwin told the House of Commons that Britain will enforce an 80 percent embargo on Russian products starting tomorrow unless two Metropolitan-Vickers engineers are released. He said no delay is possible while the men remain imprisoned.
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International News Service
London
Great Britain
Metropolitan-Vickers
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Geo. Lansbury
Baldwin
Compromise On Relief Program In Legislature
After weeks of conflict in Harrisburg a sudden compromise emerges between Gov. Pinchot and legislative leaders on a 99 million relief plan for the unemployed and poor. The deal hinges on beer taxes and a formal reading of the Einstein bill with 7 million already appropriated for April and May. The next biennium would require 33 million in outlays and a 25 million bond issue to be voted in November.
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International News Service
Robert F. Gorman
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Slain After Party Police Seek To Solve Murder
Cleveland officers investigate the killing of a young woman found after a city party. Detectives request tips and pursue leads to identify suspects and determine motive. The investigation centers on where the victim was last seen and potential witnesses.
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Police of
Cleveland
Herriot Scans Problems OK Former French Premier In U S
Former French Prime Minister Edouard Herriot visits the United States to discuss global economic conditions amid inflation and mounting international tensions. He meets business leaders and policymakers to explore cooperation on trade and stability.
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U.S
Edouard Herriot
France
United Tes
Washington
Britain Delivers Budget Amid Debt Payment Worries
In a budget address in London, Neville Chamberlain said Britain makes no provision for June foreign debt installments to the United States and does not expect revenue from debtors this year. He noted the fiscal year deficit of about 32 million pounds, largely due to the U.S. payment, and said the gap would be met by borrowing.
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Harry K. Reynolds
London
Great Britain
United States
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Britain
Hearings Open on 30 Hour Week Bill in House
President Roosevelt favors the Black 30 hour week measure but says it is not an administration proposal. Secretary Frances Perkins testifies to the House Labor Committee, proposing a national minimum wage and limits on industrial output. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and Miss Ishbel MacDonald listen as observers.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
House Labor Committee
Rep. Ellzey
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ishbel MacDonald
Labor
Be careful what you do with gold says Beverly Hills note
Special To The News reports a rambling message from Beverly Hills dated April 25 discussing potential gold standard changes. The writer mentions France vetoing a move off gold, fears of global retaliation, and contemplates beads or wampum as alternative currency. The closing note asks where the writer will be in the future.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Repaving East Washington Street Under Way
The State Highway Department begins repaving East Washington Street from East Street to the public square starting Wednesday April 26. Bricks for the project are unloaded from East Street westward this morning, with detours and special regulations to be announced by the city police department.
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East Washington Street
East Street
Police Department
State Highway Department
Death notices for Lindley Williams Roscamp and Jenkins
Death records list W. I. Lindley of Prosperity Pennsylvania age 8 and 6, in Washington County. Also noted are Carol Lee Williams aged 10 days of 1118 West Washington street and Mara Arnetta Jenkins aged 78 of 529 East Butler street Mercer with addresses in Mercer County.
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W. I. Lindley
Prosperity
Washington County
Carol Lee Williams
West
Washington Street
R. G. Roscamp
Milton Street
Mara Arnetta Jenkins
Butler Street
Mercer
Roosevelt and Herriot Seek Anglo American Accord
President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister MacDonald discussed world economic issues in Washington aiming to ease French suspicions and foster cooperation. They reported deep satisfaction with progress on price levels, Central Bank policies, monetary standards, exchange restrictions, silver status, and world trade, but left concrete accords to the forthcoming world conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
MacDonald
Helen Vasko’s eye cancer operation moves forward
In Hastings on Hudson April 25 baby Helen Vasko, after weeks of parental defiance of medical advice, was placed in the custody of Westchester county children’s court as the first step toward an urgent operation. She was rushed to St John’s hospital Yonkers for preliminary care and may be transferred to Grasslands hospital Yonkers for the operation soon. Physicians warned haste is essential to save the child’s life.
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International News Service
Hastings-On-Hudson
Helen Vasko
John Vasko
Little Helen
Westchester County Children’s Court
St. John’s Hospital
Yonkers
Grasslands Hospital
Helen
Alma Mater Track Meet Opens With Bright Skies
Athletes from colleges and high schools gather for the annual running events. Competitors in cleats and shorts wait on the marks while the starter fires, as Alma Mater hosts a favored showcase under a sunny sixty eight degree day.
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Alma Mammy
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