Congress Opens 76th Session With Ceremonies At Noon
The 76th Congress began as gavel strokes marked the start with Republicans hopeful and Democrats wary. Senate Minority Leader Charles McNary of Oregon urged cooperation to cut federal expenditures while aiding those in distress. The opening session focused on sworn-in members and committee appointments as the body prepared to hear the president’s address tomorrow.
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Washington
76Th Congress
Senate
Charles McNary
Oregon
McNary
Congress
New Year Reflections From The District 1939
The morning notes describe New Year customs in New Castle and surrounding areas. Residents kept good behavior with no fatal incidents reported, New Year trees were stored away, and Christmas decorations were being removed.
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New Castle
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Daily Weather Report Summary for United States Regions
A daily weather report covers a 24 hour period ending 5 a.m. Monday with a maximum 46 and minimum 37, no precipitation and a river stage of 5.1 feet. Earlier Saturday saw a high 34 and low 9 with 0.2 inches of precipitation as snow, while Sunday’s data record a 38/20 range at 5 p.m. and no precip.
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United States
New Congress Opens With Battles Between Parties
The 76th Congress convened in Washington with Republicans in a militant minority alongside conservative Democrats. The New Deal faces a tougher path as large majorities shrink, and party factions hint at legislative gridlock in both houses.
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Washington
76Th
Far West To Get Next Place On Supreme Court
The far west is favored for the next Supreme Court appointment after Justice Cardozo's death. Three candidates named by informants are Harold M. Stephens of Utah, Joseph C. Hutcheson Jr. of Texas, and Lewis B. Schwellenbach, a U.S. Senator from Washington. White House sources expect no appointment before President Roosevelt delivers the annual message and budget briefing.
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George Durno Natonal
Washington
Far West
Supreme Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Harold M. Stephens
Utah
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr
Texas
Fifth Circuit Court
U. S. Appeals
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
U. S
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Double Shooting In Love Quarrel
Uniontown police investigated a midlife love quarrel that left Lou Rankin dead and Mrs Christine Smith critically wounded after a shooting at the Woodside home of Mrs Bessie Smith. Rankin had located Mrs Smith after she left his home weeks earlier and demanded she return or face shooting.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Christine Smith
Bucktown
Bessie Smith
Woodside
Lou Rankin
Uniontown Hospital
Pittman proposes closed door for Japan in future
Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged that America seal its trade doors to Japan unless Tokyo upholds the China Open Door policy. He warned Japan could be economically ostracized if it fails to respond satisfactorily to the latest U.S. note demanding adherence to the Open Door in China.
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Japan
Dies Committee Delivers Broad Un-American Report
The Dies committee released a 40000 word report accusing Nasi Fascist and Communist agitation and criticizing the administration’s alien policy. It links German Italian and Soviet roots to subversive movements and alleges consulates as hubs for activity. It also faults Labor Secretary Perkins and the Labor Department for lax action toward alien agitators.
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Robert Humphreys
Washington
Dies House Committee
Congress
Germany
Italy
Soviet
Russia
United States
American Federation of Labor
Railway Brotherhoods
National Labor Relations Board
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Department of Labor
Cotton Re elected By Commissioners
Floyd L. Cotton was re elected president of the Board of County Commissioners when three members met for organization. A R Turner was re elected secretary and chairman of the Institutional Board. Turner supported Cotton, Bolinger declined a nomination for secretary.
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Floyd L. Cotton
Board of County Commissioners
Cotton
A. R. Turner
Institutional
Bolinger
Turner
Schools Resume After Holidays
Fresh from a Christmas vacation that began December 22 1938 New Castle Public Schools returned to classes with no unusual absences reported by Superintendent Dr C C Green The next key date is January 27 marking the end of the first semester and the midyear commencement for senior high pupils with Dr William F P Tolley president of Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania named as speaker.
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New Castle
C. C. Green
Wiliam FP. Tolley
Allegheny College
Meadville
Daladier Visits Tunis in Dramatic Naval Display
Premier Edouard Daladier arrived in Tunis to a grand naval and military show at Bizerte and Tunis, declaring France and Tunisia are indissolubly united. He inspected the Foch, the Bizerte base, and fortifications before meeting the Bey at the Bardo Palace, then bowed to Tunisia’s hereditary ruler.
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Tunsia
France
Tunisia
Edouard Daladier
Italy
Third Republic
Foch
Creast
Bizerte
Bardo
Carthage
Bardo Palaté
Daladier
Clues Fail In Hunt For Slayer In Kingston
State police say they start from scratch in the search for Margaret Martin’s killer as three key leads vanish. Ashes from a Forks ton sawmill boiler prove waste material. car owner location offers no new detail. a statement about a possible date with the victim yields no result. Major William Clark notes the sawmill theory is nearly eliminated, leaving only the burlap bags, sash cord, and a silk scarf as unidentifiable clues.
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International News Service
Kingston
Margaret Martin
Forkston
Keekersburg Creek
Wilkes-Barre
William Clark
Third Squadron
Fire Destroys Small School in Mahoning Township
A $3,000 one room Book's Woods school in Mahoning township burned New Year’s Day. County Supt John Syling said the building, recently equipped and painted, with electricity installed shortly before, was last occupied December 23. Neighbors first spotted flames at 6:30 a.m. and efforts to save it failed. The teacher, Mrs Bessie Holmes McFarland, was away on a Florida wedding trip.
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Mahoning Township
John ©. Syling
Syling
Mahoning Grange
Tent Hall
Bessie Holmes McFarland
Florida
Murphy Takes Oath Of Office
Former Michigan Governor Frank Murphy was sworn in as United States attorney general in the White House oval room. President Roosevelt touted a 100 percent New Deal cabinet as Murphy succeeds Homer Cummings, whose resignation took effect Monday.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
United States
Murphy
White House
Homer
Cummings
Death notices from January 3 1939 records
Death notices list several individuals with ages and addresses including Dr James KR McCreary 38 of 910 Maryland Ave Herman Apple 68 Rochester Pa Frank Moyet 80 Butler County Mrs Isaac Isaac 67 419 East Reynolds St Martin John Chill 35 Cameron Ave Landis A Russell 83 905 DuShane St Nancy Exposito months Edenburg RB D 1
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James KR. McCreary
Maryland Avenue
Herman Apple
Rochester
Frank Moyet
Butler County
Isaac Isaac
Reynolds Street
Martin
John Chill
Cameron Avenue
R. D
Landis A. Russell
DuShane Street
Nancy Exposito
Edenburg
RB. D
Nearly 150 Bills Presented In House In Five Minutes
In the opening session of the 76th Congress, 148 measures were filed in five minutes. Rep Bland of Virginia alone contributed 22 bills as chair of Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Topics ranged from a pecan experimental station near Orangeburg to pension schemes. Post office construction dominated with nine bills.
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International News Service
Washington
Bland
Virginia
San Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Coast Guard
Orangeburg
D. C
Gerandoise
Martin Named House Leader for GOP in Congress
Joseph W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts was chosen by acclamation as party leader of the 169 seat Republican group in the House. He urged unity and a constructive program, saying a heavy responsibility rests on Republicans in the new session after Jim Wadsworth withdrew. The 54 year old publisher was nominated by Rep. Treadway.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
James Wadsworth
New York
Rep
Treadway
Wolves Party Is Huge Success At Castleton New Castle
New Castle social highlight, the Wolves club tenth annual dinner dance at The Castleton on New Year’s Eve. About 200 attendees enjoyed a formal program designed by General Chairman Charles DeCarbo James Lombardoe Tony Sacco and Dr A M Perisano followed by dinner floor show novelties and dancing. The event ranked as one of the organization’s largest in its history. Police hunt for a stolen auto owned by E E Specht Harrisville later burned on a farm north of New Wilmington after being taken from Summitt and Guttenmu street at 1 31 p.m. on December 3rd. state police located it after the incident.
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Castleton
Wolves Club
Charies de Carbo
James Lombardoe
Tony Sacco
A. M. Perisano
E. E. Specht
Harrisville
New Wilmington
Summitt
Gut‘ton
Sharon Mayor May Quit Post
Sharon Pa January 3. Fred Thomas will not resign as mayor when he becomes state senator at the opening of the Pennsylvania legislature unless his seat is protested by Democrats. Republicans need him seated at the session to avoid protests, though his term ends December 31, 1931.
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International News Service
Sharon
Fred Thomas
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Thomas
Senate
Governor Earle Delays Farewell Speech To Solons
Governor George H. Earle was tentatively set to deliver his farewell address to a joint session of the Pennsylvania legislature at 3 p.m. today but an organization fight in the Senate threatened to delay it. Rep Ellwood J Turner, slated to be the new House speaker, had earlier estimated the legislature would be ready to hear him, though doubt remained about meeting in joint session until Senate organization.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
George H
Earle
Senate
Ellwood J. Turner
Delaware
Republican
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
House of Representatives
House
Thomas J. Callahan
William E. Habbyshaw
Dauphin
Frank B. Wickersham
Turner
Roy F. Furman
Greeng County
Furnan
Cleveland Postal Sub Station Robbery Net $25 000
The Cleveland postal sub-station vault was robbed of $25 000 in currency and stamps. The theft occurred between Saturday night and today and was detected by Fred Ohlrich a special registry and C O D clerk who opened the station. The thieves pierced a 15 inch brick and steel vault and rifled five steel cabinets containing stamps cash and a sack of registered mail.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Fred Ohlrich
Special Registry
Session Opens Amid Pennsylvania Senate House Rivalry
In Harrisburg a party split delayed the session with two Democrats ruled ineligible and a threat of a rump convention. House Republicans elected Ellwood J. Turner speaker 128 to 79 as Democrats caucused on Senate seating rulings blocking Herbert S. Levin and an Allegheny coroner from taking their seats.
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Senate
Herbert S. Levin
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
P. J. Henner
Need Action On Railroad Problem
The Interstate Commerce Commission told Congress that the railroad problem grew sharper over the past year and that there are pressing demands for government action. In its 52d annual report the commission notes many proposed remedies are nostrums or based on limited information and biased opinions, with railroads shaping ideas accepted by investors.
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International News Service
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
New Year Reflections Speak Of Resolutions And Hopes
A reflective piece urges readers to start a fresh chapter in the new year. It mentions new resolutions, renewed ambitions, and leaving behind the old year. The text juxtaposes fresh plans with lingering weather notes and a lingering sense of passage into 1938.
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