Hoover Faces Senate Demand Over Power Commission Nominations
President Hoover may reply to the Senate request to return papers for three Federal Power Commission appointees. The move follows the Senate action to reconsider nominations for George Otis Smith Marcel Garland and Claude L Draper after their confirmations before Christmas. The Senate labeled Russell and King as enemies of the power trust.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
Hoover
Senate
George Otis Smith
Marcel Garland
Claude L. Draper
Charles A. Russell
William V. King
Power Trust
Smith
Hope To Break Deadlock Over Loan Relief Bill
Washington reports Republican leaders plan drastic action to end a five day deadlock over a 45 million dollar drought relief feed and seed loan. House factions clash over Senate amendments including a 15 million food loan while calls grow for early aid to cities and farms.
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Williams
Neal International News Service
Washington
House
Congress
Longworth
Rep. Wood
Indiana
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Laguardia
New York
Weather and community notes from New Castle
Letters solicit Pittsburgh Relief funds with assurance funds stay home. light for Walkup fire in Union township. Mild January day with no street lights out, First Christian church clock accurate, and Pa Newe notes a smiling face is a fine contribution.
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Jefferson Street
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather bureau statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine this morning show a maximum temperature of 33 and a minimum of 19 with trace precipitation. The river stage stands at 5.1 feet.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Mrs Schuller Dies After Brief Illness in 1931
Regina Leonhardt Schuller aged 48 widow of Frederick Schuller a veteran city police officer died Friday January 9 1931 at 1245 pm after a brief illness following her husband’s death She was born January 29 1883 in Martinsdorf Transylvania and had lived in the city 31 years She leaves three children a granddaughter two brothers and two sisters Funeral services will be held January 12 1931 at 2 pm from 1611 South Beaver Street with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Regina Leonhardt Schuller
Frederick Schuller
Schuller
Martinsdorf
Transylvania
Austro- Hungarian Empire
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Merle Francis
William Thellman
Frederick R Schuller
Matilda Jane Theilman
Martin
John Leonhardt
Katherine Hoffman
Providence
Rhode Island
Anna Gal
South
Beaver Street
Greenwood Cemetery
Former Panamanian President Held by New Regime
Florencio Arosemena, Panama’s former president, was returned to Colón after an abortive attempt to flee aboard the S. S. California. He and his family were not allowed to depart while authorities decide on public funds, as Spain recognized the new regime and noted diplomatic ties remain intact.
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International News Service
Colton
Panama
Florencio Arosemena
Colon
S. S. California
Balboa
Los Angeles
Spain
Marques de Los Arocos
Unfilled Tonnage Rises at United States Steel in December
United States Steel Corporation reports an increase of 303,960 tons in unfilled tonnage for December. The December 31 total of orders stands at 3,943,596 tons, up from 3,639,636 tons on November 30 and down from 4,417,193 tons on December 31, 1928.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Governor Fisher to Walk Beside Pinchot at Inauguration
Harrisburg January 10. Governor-elect Gifford Pinchot will take the oath of office January 20 with outgoing Governor John S. Fisher at his side, a historic first since 1691. The ceremony repeats a rare pattern where an outgoing governor accompanies his successor.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Commonwealth
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Pattison
James A. Beaver
Beaver
Pattison
Fisher
Pinchot
Two Hundred To Report For Work
Councilman Stanley Treser announced the number of men who will report for work at 7 45 a m Monday at The Narrows and at Meyer and Highland Avenues. Work starts at eight. Men numbered 801 to 900 report with red tags at Neshannock Avenue and The Narrows. Those numbered 901 to 1000 report at Meyer and Highland Avenues with green tags.
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Stanley Treser
the Narrows
Meyer and Highland Avenues
Neshannock Avenue
The
Narrows
Meyer and
Highland Avenues
Pope's plain talk praised as timeless guide in faith
Special to The News notes Beverly Hills report praising the pope's direct words as a clear guide on religion and humanitarian questions. The piece laments a popular peanut vendor song, claiming its catchiness remains elusive until heard and lauds the music as a standout of our era.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Human Chain Rescues Men Trapped Underground in Cave-In
Rescue crews and a 20 man chain worked to reach 19 laborers trapped 2,300 feet underground at Camp Mitchell tunnel part of the Hetch Hetchy project near Livermore California. Officials warned it would take several hours to reach them and no fatalities were reported.
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International News Service
Livermore
Cal
Camp Mitchell
Hetch Hetchy
Abduction Case Ties Dr. J to Washington Run
Gala Neuriter a 19 year old maid abducted from State Representative John N Flynn’s home is believed to be speeding toward Washington D C in a car driven by her husband William Franklin Copenhaver whom she married January 8 The couple were said to have wed in private at Emporium with no church ceremony Police say they were accompanied by Alfred Norman roadhouse owner and that Neuriter was forcibly taken after a manhunt in Elk County local police report they suspect the route went through Philadelphia they say the bridegroom is Catholic but the ceremony was private.
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International News Service
Ridgway
Gala Neuriter
John N. Flynn
Washington, D. C
William Franklin Copenhaver
Justice of the Peace Holmes
Emporium
Copenhaver
Alfred Norman
Washington
United States Geologic Survey
Elk County
Flynn
Philadelphia
Earl Kyle Named New President
The New Castle chapter Sons of the American Revolution elected Earl Kyle as president at their annual dinner held January 9 at the Elks home. Other officers named include Welty O. Rug as vice president and Ralph C. McGoun as secretary, with Dr W Fulton Jackson as treasurer and Homer C. Drake as registrar.
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New Castle
Sons of the
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Mercer
George Third
Sons of the American Revolution
E. F P. G. Harper
Earl Kyle
Welty O. Rug
Ralph C. McGoun
W. Fulton Jackson
Homer C. Drake
Com
Fire Destroys Union Township Home in Second Two Months
A two story frame residence owned by Edgar S Walkup on English avenue extension burned Friday around 5 pm. Neighbors summoned city firefighters who could only save a neighboring house due to lack of water and dry wells. The Walkup family was left homeless with losses estimated at a substantial amount.
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Edgar S. Walkup
English Avenue
Union Township
Lynn
Women Endurance Fliers Set World Record In Flight
International News Service reports Bobby Trout and Edna May Cooper set the women’s endurance flight record by staying aloft 123 hours 50 minutes. They landed the mono plane Lady Ralph in Los Angeles at 5 30 p m after a nonstop marathon, appearing fresh despite the strain. Sponsor Joseph Martin said landings were requested due to nighttime disturbances in Inglewood.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Calif
Bobby Trout
Edna May Cooper
Ralph
Joseph Martin
Inelewood
Three Missing After Freighter Tug Collision Near Philadelphia
The Norwegian freighter Gisla and the tug Richmond clashed off Hog Island near Philadelphia. The tug sank from a side hole. three crewmen are feared drowned while four others are exposed or rescued. Gisla anchored and searched for the missing, with the accident heard downstream and details limited as dawn approached.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Gisla
Richmond
Hog Island
Here
Los Angeles
Delaware River
Vacuum Oil Company
Paulsboro
N. J
Belgian Freighter Bolivier Grounds in Columbia River
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 10 The Belgian freighter Bolivier, 3169 tons, owned by Lloyd Royal Belge of Antwerp, was aground in the Columbia River two to three miles from Portland Oregon. No passengers aboard and immediate danger not believed.
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Bolivier
Columbia River
Portland
Lloyd Royal Belge
Antwerp
Deaths of Five Adults Listed in Wilmington Area
Five individuals are listed in the death record: Jeanette Meisner, 56, of New Wilmington. John Calvin Marquis, 54, Philadelphia. Walter Kelly, 39, Pittsburgh. Lillian M. Miller, 70, Youngstown, Ohio. The entry appears on South Beaver street.
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Regina Leonhardt Schuller
South
Beaver Street
Jeanette Meisner
New Wilmington
John Calvin Marquis
Philadelphia
Walter Kelly
Pittsburgh
Lillian M. Miller
Youngstown
Ohio
Man And Woman Resume Atlantic Flight To Azores
Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lieut. MacLaren begin a transatlantic hop toward the Azores with a planned refuel stop en route. Paris is cited as the ultimate goal of their daring flight.
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Atlantic
Bermuda to Azores Flight Marks First Leg Toward Paris
Mrs Beryl Hart and Lieutenant MacLaren left Bermuda at 11 15 a m in the monoplane Tradewind for the Azores completing the first leg of a three hop flight to Paris. They had been delayed by a fuel tank leak and bad weather after arriving from Hampton Roads and planned to refuel in the Azores before continuing.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Beryl Hart
MacLaren
New York
Azores
Hampton Roads
Paris
Italian Plane Suffers Mishap in Balbo Flight
A Balbo formation plane crashed while attempting to take off at Fernando Noronha, sinking after engine trouble and marking a second incident in the Jan 6 incident off St. Peter's rocks. Ten of Balbo's planes reached Natal, while the 11th rebuilt at Fernando Noronha and flew to Natal.
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International News Service
Natal
Brazil
Italo Balbo
Fernando Noronha
St. Peter's Rocks
Bolama
Portuguese East Guinea
Naval
Balbo
Bank Robbery Shocks Franklin Park Suburb
Four armed bandits raided the State Bank of Franklin Park soon after opening. They forced five people into a vault and escaped with 7000 dollars in cash and 15000 dollars in bonds.
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International News Service
Chicago
State Bank
Franklin Park
Advance guard pitchers head south to train for season
Early spring signal as teams prepare for training camps with pitchers traveling south to begin workouts. The bulletin notes hopeful weather and expectations for baseball and hockey teams as they gear up for competition. Weather and travel details focus on readiness rather than outcomes.
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South
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