President Roosevelt Delays Intervention in Coal Parley
President Roosevelt resists direct intervention in stalled New York coal negotiations. White House sources cite a strong reluctance to disrupt a fragile labor pact between the CIO and AFL with fears of political backlash. Labor mediators, including Secretary Frances Perkins, are pressed to push a settlement as appeals mount.
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Jack Vincent
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Ci.c
A. F
White House
Department of Labor
Frances Perkins
Joan R
Oleander Queen Frances Michalke Leads Galveston Festival
Frances Michalke an 18 year old member of a pioneer Galveston family acts as Oleander Queen for the 1939 Oleander Festival in Galveston Texas May 12 to 14. Galveston, dubbed the Oleander city of America, features over a million bushes and more than 50 varieties of oleander blooming April through October.
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Galveston
Frances Michalke
Texas City
America
Central Presse
Officers Named by Federation Elects New Leaders
Officers were elected for the Lawrence County Federation of Women's Clubs at the First Presbyterian Church spring meeting. Incumbent vice president Mrs. Harry L. Gormley is in her second year of a three year term. Newly elected: first vice Mrs. L. Springer, second vice Mrs. Harold R. McCulloch, recording secretary Mrs. H. D. Harlan, corresponding secretary Mrs. A. M. Shuk maker, treasurer Mrs. William A. Pond, parliamentarian Mrs. Thomas Lindsey. Meeting began at 10:30 with pledges, Daughters of 1812, invocation by Dr. S. EB. Irvine, America the Beautiful sung, and a vote to provide two camperships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
H. D. Harlan
A. M. Shumaker
William A. Pond
Thomas Lindsey
Frank Woods
Jed
Daughters of 1812
M. B. Dinsmore
5. EB. Irvine
First
U.P. Church
America
Oldest county dog Teddy dies at 1612 years old
Teddy a beloved dog in Hickory township near Mrs Lettie Badger's home dies in peaceful household scene. The county notes Teddy aged 1612 years, a figure likely OCR error, while local events include a rooster sighting on Highland Avenue and Clenmore boulevard and a deteriorating No Left Turn sign at Mul and Washington streets. Pink white blossoms appear on city trees after warm spell. Forty WPA workers are at Princeton road and East New Castle progress continues.
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Teddy
Lettie Badger
Hickory Township
Washington Street
Mul and
Washington Streets
Princeton Road
East New Castle
W. P. A. Rmployens
Daily Weather Report United States Summary
Weather report shows 24 hour period ending 51 p.m. Tuesday with maximum 83 and minimum 44 degrees and no precipitation. River stage 6.7 feet. Compare with same date last year showing maximum ne and minimum 36 degrees with trace precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Legion Post Hosts British Empire Veterans Evening
Perry S. Gaston Post American Legion welcomed about fifty British Empire Veterans of Beaver Valley and local veterans at the Legion Home. The visitors performed a musical program with orchestra and bagpipe numbers. The post pledged to sponsor five youths to the state Youth Meeting and buy new colors for Memorial Day. Refreshments followed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry S. Gaston Post
American Legion
Edith Cavell Pass
British Empire Veterans of
Beaver Valley
Legion Home
Hitler Evades Conference With British Ambassador
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler advancing plans for a Reichstag speech while Yugoslav Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar Markovitch is hosted lavishly, signaling Yugoslavia alignment with Rome Berlin axis. British Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson, snubbed by Von Ribbentrop and Hitler, stirs commentary on strained Anglo-French ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre J. Wass
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Roosevelt
Thefuehrer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Alexander Cincar-Markovitch
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Venice
Cincar- Markovitch
Rome
Nevile
Willer
Alrio
Bills Propose Local Option Law Changes in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg April 26 state senate bills seek extension of local option on liquor sales to include counties and resident districts along with municipalities and townships. Local option could be exercised every four years during municipal elections. House measures propose licensing boards in counties with 25,000+ population and higher license fees to cover costs. Republican sponsors include Lyons Baker Royer Curgan Brectherick and Wolfenden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mtrternacenal News Service
Harrisburg
State Senate
C. Gilbert Wolfenden
Jefferson-Indiana
Liquor Control Board
Couny Licensing
Delicatessen
Thomas Lyons
Mercer
Baker Royer
Lancaster
Thomas A. Curgan
Arthur P. Brectherick
Bosch
Delaware
AJI
Republians
Dozen New Suspects Detected in Philadelphia Murder Ring
Approximately twelve new suspects were arrested as investigators press a probe into a Philadelphia murder for insurance ring. Two women, Mrs Josephine Romaldo and Mrs Agnes Manduk, allegedly confessed to poisoning husbands for life insurance payouts. Police also charged Emilio Micelli with posing as a victim to secure 더 insurance. Susie, Di Martino's widow, is among those arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Philadelphia
City Hall
Josephine Romaldo
Antonio
Ife
Agnes Manduk
Romaine
Hac
Emilio Micelli
Miceli
Guiseppe DI Martino
di Martino
Susie
Orson
Young Man Dies Under Tractor in Plaingrove
Willan Alrick Miles aged 21 died Tuesday at 3 pm when a tractor pinning him while plowing on his father’s farm. Coroner Charles Piper Byers said suffocation likely. He was born December 23, 1917 in Plain grove township and survived by parents siblings and two grandparents. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from the home, Rev. J Leslie Bell officiating. Burial in Plaingrove U. P. cemetery.
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Willan Alrick Miles
Mre
MrerOrtr
Plaingrove
Charles Piper Byers
Plaingrove Township
Orrin
Elizabeth Hamilton Miles
U. P
Tin Cans Collected Across Wards Tuesday
Seventy four loads of tin cans were collected in the Fifth and Eighth Wards Tuesday as the Tin Can brigade operated in the First and Sixth Wards. Through the week 135 truckloads have been disposed of, with 61 brick roads reported Monday in the Seventh Ward. The brigade will collect in the Second Ward Thursday. residents should place receptacles on the curb tonight for 7 am collection tomorrow.
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Thas Ward
Death notices for Miles Miles and others in Ohio area
Obituary notices list William Atrick Miles 21 Plain Grove Township Charles W Miller 71 Bedford Ohio E Marshall 47 Enon Valley Mrs Elizabeth Tabberman 84 Ble lwod City Thomas Allen 4 Ellwood City Nicholas Ke Frassv 52 1910 Hamilton Street A records-style bulletin of locally listed deaths with ages and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Atrick Miles
Plaingrove Township
Charles W. Miller
Bedford
Elizabeth Tabberman
Blewood City
Thomas Allen
Ellwood City
Nicholas KE
Frassv
Hamilton Street
Labor Opposes Wider Powers for President
The American Federation of Labor with about 12,000,000 members opposes expanding presidential powers in wartime. An AFL official sheeted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee argues against changes to the neutrality law, urging retention of current laws to preserve peace and neutrality.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Roosevelt
Federation
Senrie Foreign Relations Committee
Paul Schauenberg
A. TP
Behelf
Wiliam
Clothing Bought For Home Kiddies By Republicans
A Margarer Henry Home matron said a committee in charge of a Hearst memorial dinner for Capt. Roger W. Rowland used leftover funds of about 165 dollars to buy clothing for the home’s boys and girls. Local stores donated and the children chose items, making Easter the finest yet at the facility.
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Margarer Henry
Roger W. Rowland
Pplies
Dlouhney
Madrgaret Heory
Henry
Tom Edmunds
Use Permanent Registration Bureau
Lee
Sherger to retire after over thirty years as letter carrier
Frank Sherger will retire from the postal service April 30 after more than thirty years of continuous service. He began as a substitute carrier in December 1908 and became a regular carrier on October 1, 1912. A Gardney resident on the south side, he and Mrs. Sherger are avid flower enthusiasts who have won prizes for garden displays. He plans a few vacation days before leaving, enjoys hunting and fishing, and is in good health.
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Frank Sherger
Sherger
Sheninge
Shererow
Gardney
Gardner
Baby Run Over By Father's Car In Plaingrove District
Little George Maxwell two years old, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Maxwell of Slippery Rack, Plaingrove district, is in Jameson Memorial Hospital in serious condition after being run over by his father's car as he backed out of the garage on Tuesday evening at about 6 15 o'clock. The father says the child had followed him to the garage and was brought to the hospital with serious injuries though reported to have had a fair night and the full extent not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Maxwell
Ralph
Maxwell of & F. D
Plaingrove
Nstrict
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Maxwell
Memorial Day Plans Progress
Memorial Day plans are advancing with general chairman C. Ea. Brown announcing the annual observance. A downtown theater meeting will organize parade and ceremonies, followed by a memorial service at Greenwood Cemetery where Spanish American War veterans will gather. Judge W. Walker Braham, World War veteran, will be the day’s orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ea. Brown
Green~wood Cemetery
W. Walker Braham
Sutherland Delays Decision On State Health Post
Dr John B. Sutherland former Pittsburgh football coach has not yet accepted the state director of hygiene post amid doubts. He told reporters in Pittsburgh he has made up his mind yet and will decide in a day or two. The position pays 4200 annually and Gov James is involved in the appointment.
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Pittsburgh
John B. “Dock” Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
H. James
Harare
John J. Shaw
Tatler
Tari Strike 15 Threatened In New York City
A major axicab stake within 48 hours looms on the eve of the Worlds Fair as CIO Transport Workers union leaders and city officials deadlock. Mayor LaGuardia may seek a new date to prolong negotiations amid the stalled talks and mounting tensions in New York City.
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Cinternational News Services
New York
Axicab
New York City
Immer
CIO Transport Workers Union
A. LaGuardia
Slike
History Making Departure Taken By Great Britain
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced in the house of commons that Britain will begin immediate peace time conscription of virgins men aged 20 to 21. About 200000 men are to be drafted in the initial call marking a historic shift in British defense policy. The move aims to preempt Hitler's Reichstag speech and Roosevelt’s peace appeal, with Britain ready to discuss arms if needed.
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Charles A. Smith
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons Today
England
Great Britain
Germany
Ado
Britain
First Monday Current Generated at New Pe Power Plant
Pat West reports the Pe Power plant will generate its first current Monday at the Gedar street substation. Transmission lines between the sub-station and West Pittsburg plant are to be strung beforehand. Chief Engineer John Michaels schedules lectures for plant operators with a Westinghouse representative set to speak. The turbine was built by Westinghouse Electric.
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Pe Power Company
Pat West
Gedar Street
West Pittsburg
John Michaels
Michaels
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company
Cleaning and unrest in a crowded home scene
The speaker laments a chaotic period of spring cleaning and disorder. Papers pile up in rooms and halls while residents struggle with scrubbing and tidying. The narrator notes age and illness, mentioning the wealthy seventy three today, and expresses weary frustration.
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Parley
Labor Department
Oleander
PA Newc
Sven Aed
Highland Avenue
Clenmore Boulevard
Stand~ Inc
Woot
Daily Weather Report
Legion Post
Hitler
William Arrick Miles
Tin Can Brigade
Lindas
Hastings
Schlett
Harold Hastings
Carl Schlett
Norwalk
O. Schleth
Labor
Edward B. Lockett
Margaret Henry
Rowland
Postal Department
W. Walter Braham
Brown
Sutherland
Arthur Mometer
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