House Passes Sunday Sports Measure in Pa. House
The Pennsylvania House voted 127 to 75 to legalize outdoor Sunday sports under a Blue Law rewrite. The measure allows 2 pm to 6 pm gambling-free activities with local option and includes boxing and wrestling exceptions. Rep McElwee opposed, calling the modifier an attack on the Ten Commandments while Rep Broe supported the bill.
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Harrisburg
William J. Broe
New Castle
House of Representatives
William McElwee, Jr
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Senate
Schwartz
Lawrence
McElwee
Senate panel seeks removal of sergeant at arms over magazine charge
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended the immediate removal of David S. Barry, the suspended sergeant at arms, after he wrote an article in New Outlook alleging that several congressmen sold votes for money. The panel will file its recommendation with the Senate at 4 pm and will reconvene Thursday to address the Walsh resolution on criminal libel. Alfred E. Smith is editor, Frank A. Tichenor and Francis Walton are involved.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee Today
David S. Barry
Senate
New Outlook
Congress
Walsh
Alfred E. Smith
Frank A Tichenor
New York City
Francis Walton
Health Inspector Visits Rural High Schools in Lawrence County
Charles D. Wibberts, supervisor of health and physical education for the Department of Education, spends the week in Lawrence County inspecting county rural high schools to promote health standards.
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Charles D. Wibberts
Department of Education
Lawrence County
January brings puzzling plates and light snowfall
The article notes many motorists have dirty license plates that cannot be read. It records only half an inch of snow in January, compared with barely any snow the prior year, and observes January growing less wintry.
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Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending nine this morning show a maximum of 35 and minimum of 12 with .02 inches of precipitation and snow. River stage reads 5.2 feet. Year ago the high was 40 and low 28 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Sea Battle Looms After Mutiny Aboard Dutch Ship
Mutinous Sumatrain crew seizes De Zeven Provincien off Batavia. Dutch fleet including two submarines three flying boats and a mine layer pursues. Mutineers offer conditional surrender as Dutch seaplanes threaten bombardment and orders are to stop the ship before reaching Sourabaya.
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de Zeven Provincien
Java Sea
Indian Ocean
Olehle Harbor
Sumatra
International News Service
Batavia
Java
de Zeven Provinciens
Sourabaya
Students Seek Chance Here To Help Community
A group of nearly 70 unemployed graduates and former students from New Castle formed a move to aid the community while continuing education. Dr Green and school officials attended the inaugural meeting at George Washington junior high auditorium and plan a larger assembly on February 13.
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New Castle
Call
George Washington Junior High School
C. C. Green
Green
Marjorie Rhodes
R. G. Leslie
Elsie Calvin
Pennsylvania
Memorial Radio Tribute to Calvin Coolidge Draws Senate Awe
Special To The News reports a broadcast from the House of Representatives paying tribute to Calvin Coolidge. The ceremony honors the late president's memory as lawmakers reflect on his achievements and anticipate political backlash from opponents.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
House of Representatives
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
Handwriting to Be Compared With Lindbergh Notes
In Los Angeles authorities say they will compare Dr. William Dathe handwriting with ransom notes linked to the Lindbergh case. Dathe, a 47 year old German professor, is held in an alien status inquiry and for claiming a six year old girl is his daughter Hedwig. A Hamburg cablegram says the girl was kidnapped there.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Wiliam Dathe
Col
Charles Lindberg
New Jersey
New York
Hamburg
Congress Nears End Of Session Yet Many Bills Stall
Congress nears adjournment with only 19 working days left and no major supply bills enacted. Republicans and Democrats trade blame as they fail to break the legislative log jam and President-elect Roosevelt faces a possible early special session. Senator Watson accuses a Democratic insurgent coalition. Senator Robinson defends the Senate record.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Senate
Watson
James E. Watson
Indiana
Joe T. Robinson
Counterfeiters Arrested in Clearfield County
CLEARFIELD Pa Feb 7 Two brothers Nathaniel and Bert Fullerton and Leonard L Pierce are jailed on charges of making counterfeit five cent pieces quarters and half dollars. Pierce admitted learning the craft while confined on a liquor charge in the county jail. Fake coins and minting gear were found at the Fullerton home authorities said.
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International News Service
Clearfield
Nathaniel
Bert Fullerton
Leonard L. Pierce
Clearfield County
Pierce
U. S
Secret Service
Fullerton Brothers
Court Warns Violence in Foreclosure Sales Voids Bids
Lincoln Feb 7 Corn belt farmers hear Attorney General Paul F. Good warn that foreclosure sales tainted by violence or intimidation of prospective bidders will be declared void by the courts.
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International News Service
Lincoln, Neb
Paul F. Good
Coast Woman Is Freed After Kidnap Ordeal At Home Doorstep
Mary B. Skeele 65 wife of USC music dean Walter Skeele was abducted near her home in Los Angeles. Held about two hours by a gang of three men and a woman who demanded 10000 dollars for her release. She was dropped from a car near her home and returned safely.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Mary B. Skeele
Walter F. Skeele
College of Music
University of Southern California
Gafig
Jonger
Indiana garage holdup ends in sergeant's death
Police sergeant Lester Jones 51 was killed by a machine gun during a holdup at the People's Motor coach and bus garage in Indianapolis. Patrolmen Michael McAllen and Willard Hawkins fired back, wounding a bandit. Five robbers fled on foot, abandoning five high powered rifles later linked to a Franklin Ohio sheriff's office theft.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Lester Jones
Michael McAllen
Willard Hawkins
People’s Motor
Jones
Franklin
Ohio
Missing Speech of Roosevelt Sought in Photos
Washington reports modern science may solve the mystery of Roosevelt's missing Democratic nomination acceptance speech papers. The papers vanished during the convention rush after his Albany departure, and Democrats plan to replay motion picture reels to locate the lost documents.
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International News Service
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Albany
Mr. Roosevelt
Accused Woman Faces Preliminary Hearing Over Walma Slaying
Indications point to a motion for discharge for Mrs. Anna May McNeil as she is arraigned for a preliminary hearing. She shot and killed her husband Harold McNeil claiming self defense amid alleged abuse. The inquest and hearing will be held together as defense counsel hints at presenting evidence.
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Anna May McNeil
L. Clark
McNeil
Lee
Harry A. Jones
Martins Ferry
William J. McNeil
New Castle
Sharon
MacDonald Asked By Roosevelt To Make Trip To U S
London report says Prime Minister MacDonald may travel to the United States for a war debt conference after receiving a personal invitation from President-elect Roosevelt. Neville Chamberlain is determined to attend the debt session, while the cabinet committee on war debts plans to resume discussions this afternoon.
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MacDonald
Roosevelt
U.S
International News Service
London
United States
Ronald Lindsay
Washington
Neville Chamberlain
Farrell Boy Is Killed By Auto
Sharon in February reports Andrew Bondzak 10 died from head and neck injuries after his sleigh coasted into a car driven by John Geisel Jr. near Farrell last night. He failed to pull to the roadside and collided with the rear of the vehicle.
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International News Service
Sharon
Andrew Bondzak
John Geisel, Jr
Farrell
Wholesale Credit Men Meet in Castleton February Evening
The New Castle Association of Wholesale Credit Men will hold its regular February meeting at The Castleton on Thursday evening February 9. Dinner is served at 6 30.
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New Castle
Death Notices for Mrs. Mary Leicht and Harry Dunbar
Death notices list Mrs. Mary McKvenny Leicht aged 92 of 412 Neshannock Avenue and Harry M. Dunbar Sr. aged 48 of Ellwood City. Additional details not provided in readable text.
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Mary McKvenny Leicht
Neshannock Avenue
Harry M. Dunbar, Sr
Ellwood City
Bonuses To Be Paid At Standard Kid Company
Wilmington Delaware February 7 employees at the Standard Kid Company leather goods plant read a bulletin announcing bonuses totaling 10000 to be distributed among 450 workers within the next week. The firm had promised to share profits if money was made after wage reductions last year.
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Wilmington
Del
Standard Kid Company
Senator Thompson proposes limiting sheriff real estate ads
Harrisburg Feb 7 Senator Benjamin H Thompson of New Kensington Westmoreland county introduced a bill to require sheriff sale advertisements be published in only one county newspaper instead of two The bill went to the judiciary general committee chaired by Senator Charles H Ealy It notes Thompson is a Republican allied with the administration wing
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Benjamin H. Thompson
New Kensington
Westmoreland County
Senate
Judiciary General Committee
Charles H. Ealy
Somerset
Thompson
Record-Breaking Blizard Grips Nation With Subzero Cold
A massive winter storm holds the central and western U S in deep freeze. Minnesota and Wisconsin report 30 to 40 below zero as cold air persists for 24 hours. Forecasters warn continued snow in the central west with travel delays and potential wheat crop losses on the plains.
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Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Central West
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Plains
Kansas
Snowstorm Sweeps Chicago With Bitter Cold Ahead
A northwest wind drives a Chicago snowstorm today creating heavy drifts on boulevards and highways and reducing visibility. Temperatures drop rapidly with forecasts predicting wind chills and the mercury sinking to ten below zero by nightfall.
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International News Service
Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Mercury
Weather Observation and Reflective Weathering
Arthur Memeter notes a cloudy sky and hints of a storm yet promises the storm will pass. He reflects that life mirrors weather with sunshine returning after rain, comparing hope to a sun that returns after darkness. The weather reading records thirty four degrees with a forecast of clearer skies ahead.
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Mid- West Region
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Daily Weather Report
DR. Green
Petition For Aid
Howley
McNaught Syndicate
California
George R. Holmes
Clearfield, Pa
Coast Woman
Dean
Southern Califor
Nia
Sir Ronald Lindsay
England
Chamberlain
Farrell Boy
Sharon Man
Sheriff’s
Miami
Arthur Memeter
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