Roosevelt Opens 1936 Campaign With Jackson Tie
President Roosevelt launched the 1936 Democratic campaign with a militant vow not to retreat as the national committee met in Washington. He drew paralleled trials faced by Andrew Jackson and defended his administration against Supreme Court challenges. The remarks drew applause from about 2,000 attendees at a Jackson Day dinner and were echoed in cities nationwide.
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George XK
Holmes International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Jackson
Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson
Supreme Court
John Marshall
Rosevelt
Paneiwc Notes Rain and Ice Slow City Commute
Slippery South Mill street and icy morning rain disrupted traffic as a truck toppled a box of oranges on tracks. Streetcar riders faced crowded commutes while rivers rose from rapid runoff. Pymatuning dam may reach historic highs in spring as snow melts amid continued rainfall.
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South Mill Street
Ok OK
Pymatuning
Daily Weather Report United States statistics summary
Daily weather report shows 24 hour period ending at 9 am with max 38 and min 32. Precipitation 0.64 inches and river stage 6.2 feet. Same date average shows max 53 and min 41 with 0.28 inches of rain.
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U. S
President Roosevelt to hold White House budget conference
President Roosevelt plans a White House conference with agricultural and financial advisers to replace the AAA. Participants include Secretary Wallace Attorney General Cummings Secretary Morgenthau AAA Administrator Davis Acting Budget Director Bell and Treasury general counsel Oliphant. The meeting signals review of the 1936 1937 budget after the Supreme Court voided processing taxes.
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International News Service
Washington
AAA
Roosevelt
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Marvin Jones
House Agricultural Committee
Homer S. Cummings
Chester Davis
ASA
Supreme
Democrats Enthuse At Jackson Day Dinner In Castleton
Thousands of Democrats fill the Castleton Hotel for a Jackson Day dinner honoring Andrew Jackson and FDR. Speakers include Findley K. Boyd Dr. John A. Meehan and William R. Hanna. The event marks the start of the 1936 campaign with hopes of reelecting Roosevelt.
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United States
Lawrence County
Andrew Jackson
Castleton
Ellwood City
Joseph A. Doerr
St. Joseph’s Church
Findley K. Boyd
Young Democratic Club
Pence
Jackson
Roosevelt
Boyd
Four Youths Face Death In Sing Sing Tonight
Four youths Raymond J. Orley Newman Raymond Amerigo Angelini and Thomas Gilbride will die in the Sing Sing death chair for the holdup murder of Patrolman James M. Killian. Governor Lehman and clemency efforts failed.
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Conternational News Service
New York
Sing Sing
James M. Killian
Raymond J. Orley
Michigan
Newman Raymond
Amerigo Angelini
Thomas Gilbride
Lehman
Nelson B. Clark
Fagin
Orley
Raymond
Clark
Massachusetts
Deaths in Lawrence County and Ellwood City noted
Miss Minnie Stedger aged 83 at Lawrence County Home is reported among obituaries. Viola Stickle Collins age 31 of North Mill Street appears as a listed deceased. Anna Nuzzi age 1 of Lawrence is mentioned and Mrs Ruggiero Rossi aged 53 of Ellwood City is listed in the notices.
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Minnie Stedger
Lawrence County
Viola Stickle Collins
North Mill Street
Anna Nuzzi
Ruggiero Rossi
Ellwood City
Pomona Grange Installs New Officers in Westfield
Pomona Grange in Lawrence County installed new officers at the January meeting in Westfield Grange Hall presided by State Grange Master J Audley Boak. Ww Sharp Fullerton was installed as Master after re election. Morning sessions covered routine business with reports from State Grange Master Boak and Mrs Bosak, delegates to the National Grange convention in California last November. Lunch was served by Westfield Grange ladies.
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J. Audley Boak
Lawrence County
Pomona Grange
Westfield Grange Hall
Sharp Fullerton
Bosak
California
Westfield Grange
Senior High to Award Diplomas on January 31
A class of 189 seniors will receive diplomas at the Crth commencement exercises of Senior high school at the Cathedral on Friday evening January 31. Principal Frank L Orth said the graduating group will be nearly as large as last year when 530 graduated. Baccalaureate services will be held January 26 with speakers to be announced soon.
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Crth
Cathedral
Frank L. Orth
Orth
Oppose Move To Refund Processing Taxes on Manufacturers
Washington dispatch notes administration lenders oppose any measure to refund the $1,000,000,000 in processing taxes collected from manufacturers over the last two years. Congress had barred recovery unless the taxpayer proved absorption, with belief most taxes passed to consumers. A separate bill seeks about $250,000,000 to pay farmers on existing AAA contracts.
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International News Service
Washington
Congress
Swindler Nathaniel Wheeler Charged in Matrimonial Scam
Nathaniel H. Wheeler, once arrested in a deluxe Chicago apartment, has been charged by Chicago police with swindling more than 500 women out of sums from 100 to 5000 dollars in a matrimonial racket. He is described as a longtime criminal and trusted confidence man.
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Nathaniel H. Wheeler
Chicago
Wheeler
Storm warnings ordered posted on east coast today
The weather bureau ordered Southeast storm warnings from the Delaware breakwater to Eastport Maine due to a disturbance over Southeastern Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Moving east, strong easterly winds up to gale force will hit from the breakwater to Cape Cod this afternoon, with winds shifting to west later and diminishing south of Block Island tonight.
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Nternational News Service
New York
Weather Bureau Today
Delaware
Eastport
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Cape Cod
Block Island
Compromise On Bonus Payment May Be Sought
President Roosevelt will veto any bill for immediate full payment of the adjusted service certificates. House veterans plan a compromise measure evolved by opposing factions. An administration official said the president would accept a substantial compromise that does not grant full payment now.
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Eric Friedreim
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
House
United” Veterans
Retain Hogue As Investigator At County Board Meet
Lawrence county commissioners elected M. B. Hogue former welfare director as investigator in the Edwin C. Reed headed office. A formal dismissal resolution was prepared for Will McGuire who had been the investigator. McGuire was reportedly not working. Cotton said the dismissal was agreed before organization.
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Board of the
Lawrence County Commissioners
M. B. Hogue
Edwin C. Reed
Will McGuire
McGuire
Moyd L. Cotton
Bolinger
Cotton
Beaver County
Sleet Storm Paralyzes Kane District in New Year Weather
A terrific sleet storm raged in Kane Pennsylvania blanketing the ground with ice atop three foot snow drifts. Rain changed to heavy snow coating trees and homes, snapping branches and blocking rail traffic. The Erie Renovo line wreck halted rail service, detours sent trains via Buffalo division with no injuries reported.
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International News Service
Kane
Renovo
Erie-Renovo Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo Division
Emperiur
Olean
Warren
Republicans Seek Harmony in 26th District Primary
Lawrence Beaver and Butler County Republican leaders aim for a united primary to back a single candidate for Congress in the 26th district. While several names circulate locally, officials anticipate a district conference to determine a strong nominee, with Butler’s Dr. Robert B. Greer once mentioned but denied.
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Congress
26Th
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Robert B. Greer
Lawrence County
Washington
Charles Matthews
Thomas W. Phillips
Butler County
Srong Iman
Heavy Rains Halting Italians In Ethiopia
Reports from Addis Ababa say heavy rains and mud hinder Italian troop movements on the southern front while Ethiopian forces under Ras Tafari claim victory at Kerelle. A partial lunar eclipse was seen by locals as rains blocked aerial activity and traffic.
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Addis Ababa
Harar
Dedjismatch
Beyne Mered
Bali
Ras Tafari
Kerelle
Abyssinia
Jackson Falls Reinjures Leg on Court Street
Dallas Jackson of Court Street Dallas fell while walking to work and sustained a kneecap fracture, a repeat injury mirroring a similar fracture from about a year ago. He is hospitalized at New Castle Hospital, part of a spate of repeat leg fractures reported in recent weeks.
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Dallas Jackson
Court Street
New Castle Hospital
Mr. Jackson
Inspection Date For Autos Is Set By Governor Today
Gov George H Earle proclaimed a compulsory auto inspection period in Harrisburg extending from March 1 to May 31 1938 The order requires re inspection of all motor vehicles within that span and the governor called compulsory inspection one of the most effective accident prevention agencies.
Democrats May Select Chicago for convention venue
Washington dispatch reports the national committee discussed locations for the June Democratic convention. Senator Joe Guffey pushed Philadelphia but sentiment favored a midwestern site. Five cities remained as the only workable contenders.
Hauptmann Denied Personal Plea Before Pardons Court
Hauptmann must remain in the state prison as the State Court of Pardons will meet at the state house on Saturday to decide his fate for the Lindbergh baby murder. Officials say the court will not hear him in person and no prison hearing will be arranged. Governor Hoffman echoed that a personal appearance is unlikely. The prisoner remains confined awaiting the court’s final action.
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Kenneth Downs
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
State Court of Pardons
Baby Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
State House
Harold G. Hoffman
John Gilbert Dead at 39 in Bel-Air Home
Hollywood reports the actor John Gilbert died at his Bel-Air residence from a heart attack. Firemen attempted revival with an inhalator after the seizure, with Gilbert described as a glamorous figure and four times married, previously linked romantically to many leading screen stars.
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Hollywood
John Gilbert
Bel-Air
Tire Troubles Bring Bus Driver Downcast Laughs
A lighthearted note about a bus parked with full tires turning flat later. The scene shows a driver returning to a car only to find the tire flat, a humorous mishap amid a city day with a forty three degree feel.
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Wu Garage
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Daily Weather Report
John A. Meehan
Meehan
William R. Hanna
James B. Kelso
North Beaver Township
F. A. McCombs
Democratic Women of
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W. S. Fullerton
Boak
Hogue
Ethiopia
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Dwight Morrow
Constance
Southampton
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Arthur Memeter
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