Queen Mary ends maiden voyage with eye on speed
The Queen Mary returns to New York after a four day twelve hour sixteen minute crossing from Cherbourg. Heavy fog delays but officials hope the liner may snag the speed record from the Normandie on future runs.
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New York Wage Law for Women Declared Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that New York's minimum wage law for women violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Dissenters were Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Cardozo Brandeis and Stone. The decision notes other states with similar laws and places this ruling in a broader judicial context.
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Rhode Island
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Airport project in city set to begin soon
City engineer Glenn R Throop and Parks director Joseph D Alexander reported to Harrisburg conference last week that all arrangements for a Class A airport are completed. WPA official Captain Francis Butler said construction should start next week on the Route 422 port site. WPA officials have asked state WPA for a work number.
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Glenn R. Throop
Parks
Joseph D. Alexander
Harrisburg
Francis Butler
District 14
WPA
Route 422
Pinchot Backs Kansan Over Coughlin In GOP Race
Special to The News reports Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania endorses the Kansan for the Republican nomination. He is described as the most progressive governor with broad support from agricultural and industrial workers. Pinchot previously backed Roosevelt but now disputes his actions and rhetoric.
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Old Clark home amid WPA projects noted in New Castle district
In New Castle area, an old Clark house near the government building shows age in its sill beams. WPA work expands at Clenmore boulevard and Wilmington road with a new highway department headquarters building underway. Cascade Park opens for summer attracting thousands. local travel to Cook's Forest finds road widening progress amid holiday traffic.
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Wilmington Road
Clenmore Boulevard
New Castle
Lawrence County
Cook’s Forest
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 74 and low of 57, trace precipitation, river stage 4.4 feet. For the prior 24 hours ending Sunday 9 am, highs reached 66 and lows 38 with trace precipitation.
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Welfare List Of Lawrence County Will Be Checked
An investigation of about 1720 welfare cases in Lawrence County began under County Commissioner Floyd Cotton. While investigations proceed, Commissioners George H. Bolinger and Joseph Hannon will handle office duties. Cotton volunteers to personally visit all listed individuals, assessing if changes justify continued relief status.
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George H. Bolinger
Joseph Hannon
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Death Notices of Local Residents Listed
A death notice column lists Mrs Josephine Mayberry Leiby 70 of King avenue and 11 other individuals including George H Hill 68 of New Castle R D 1 Joseph Demeter 65 of Wampum Mrs Mike Joseph 56 Union City New Jersey Alojzy Grzesiuk 50 Pennsyl vania avenue Vincent Rzecznik 48 Wilson avenue extension Herschel Janis Braswell 59 Mahoning avenue Mrs Alice Echelberger Gaudel 85 Sheridan avenue Mrs C V Metz 59 Mr Jackson road Mrs Thomas McCreary Pattison 66 R D 2 Youngstown road and Mrs Adelaide DiLeonardo 49 Ellwood City.
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King Avenue
George H.hill
New Castle
R. D
Joseph Demeter
Wampum
Mike Joseph
Union City
New Jersey
Alojzy Grzesiuk
Pennsylvania Avenue
Vincent Rzecznik
Wilson Avenue
Herschel Janis Braswell
Mahoning Avenue
Alice Echelberger Gaudel
Sheridan Avenue
C. V. Metz
Mr. Jackson Road
Thomas McCreary Pattison
Youngstown Road
Adelaide DiLeonardo
Ellwood City
Youth Admits Shooting Mother in Pittsburgh Garage
A sobbing 16 year old, John S Hanna Jr, admitted he killed his mother Thressa Hanna 42 after she blocked his attempt to take the family car in North Fayette township. He initially said it was accidental during a garage shooting at Gregg road before confessing. The father slept through the tragedy as detectives described the scene. The boy drove to Sheridan to fetch his brother Harry, 21, after the event. The revolver used was a .32 caliber.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Frank Ritz
John S. Hanna, Jr
Thressa Hanna
Ritz
Gregg Road
North Fayette Township
Sheridan
Harry
Imperial
Honor Memory Of Hero Dead Here Saturday
Veterans and their friends gathered Saturday at the Penn Theater to honor the nation’s heroic dead. Judge James A. Chambers spoke as bands led a procession from the Legion Home to the theater and then to Greenwood cemetery for final rites.
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Penn
James A. Chambers
Legion Home
North Jefferson Street
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Croton
Greenwood Cemetery
Daniel Leasure
Sons of Veterans
Sons of the American Legion
Charles
Auto Struck By Locomotive Injures Three People
Three people were injured at 8 20 p m Saturday when their car stopped at North Croton avenue crossing and was struck by an eastbound Pennsylvania freight train. All were taken to New Castle hospital. all but one were discharged. Injured were Mrs Katherine McCormick 60 of Slippery Rock facial wounds Mrs Eleanor McGill Grove City facial and chest wounds and Dorothy McGill 4 daughter of Mrs Eleanor McGill facial wounds. Further details pending.
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Slippery Rock
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Grove City
Dorothy McGill
Thomas
Large Crowd Attends Park Memorial Day Display
Ten thousand people attended Cascade Park on Memorial Day. The pyrotechnical display by B. J. Bondi was praised as the best ever by park superintendent Chris Coulthard. No accidents occurred and about one thousand automobiles were parked in the grounds.
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Memorial Day
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Chris Coulthard
Baccalaureate Address Heard By Graduates
Dr J J McIlvaine delivered the baccalaureate address before about 1300 attendees and 338 graduates at the Cathedral. Dr Wingerd assisted with invocation and benediction. The ceremony opened the commencement week ahead of Friday's graduation.
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Unknown man dies after truck collision near Parkstown Corners
Coroner Orville Potter investigates the death of a man about 55, described as powerfully built, who reportedly leaped in front of a light delivery truck driven by Clarence Miller, 31, of 396 West Maryland Avenue, Sebring, Ohio. The incident occurred last Friday at 4 05 p m on Route 422 just east of Parkstown Corners, with Miller and Stewart Blendinger, of Sebring, providing statements.
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Clarence Miller
Maryland Avenue
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Route 422
Parkstown Corners
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Stewart Blendinger
Three County High Schools Hold Baccalaureates
Impressive baccalaureate services Sunday night marked the start of commencements for Union Shenango and Harlansburg high schools. Ministers included Rev. D L Ferguson at Union, Rev Chester T R Yeates at Shenango, and Rev George H Cheeseman at Harlansburg.
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D. L. Ferguson
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George H. Cheeseman
Portersville Presbyterian Church
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Yeates
John Iams
Savannah
M. E
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Roy F. Conway
Wilbert Leonard
Fergusons
Cheeseman
Leonard Mathewson
Freak Gust Of Wind Forces Plane Landing
A freak gust of wind forced a Transcontinental and Western Air transport plane to land in Chicago injuring twelve passengers and three crew members. Pilot Wesley L. Smith, praised by passengers, avoided a catastrophe by landing in a narrow lot near the field after the Douglas twin engine craft skidded toward a house and tree. The non stop flight came from New York, ending with hospital treatment for Smith. Passengers named include Maurice Haas of Milwaukee and Daniel Mahoney among others.
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Chicago
Wesley L. Smith
Smith
Douglass
New York
Maurice Haas
Milwaukee
Daniel Mahoney
Final Briefs Filed in Mellon Tax Case
Final briefs in the government's 3,075,103 tax case against former secretary of the treasury Andrew Mellon were filed before the U S board of tax appeals. Treasury counsel Herman Oliphant and assistant attorney general Robert H Jackson argued the Mellons’ contentions are unfounded.
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International News Service
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
U. S. Board of Tax Appeals
Treasury
Herman Oliphant
Robert H. Jackson
Mellon
Frank Hogan
A. W. Mellon
Congress Hope Rises For Quick Tax Bill Endorsement
Congress might adjourn by week end if a tax bill dispute over undistributed corporate earnings is settled. The Senate Finance Committee backs a revenue based plan. Roosevelt seeks regulatory taxes to force distributions. Administration aims to move the bill with adjournment in sight.
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Finance Committee
Governor urges end to delays as lawmakers return for unemployment relief vote
Harrisburg report notes Gov. George H. Earle pleads to approve his 70.991 million relief plan to cover 583,000 jobless as 258 emergency session lawmakers resume amid a deadlock over June funding. He warns delays could force emergency transfers and disrupt aid through February.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Earle
Holidays Bring Quiet For Arthur Mometer’s Road Reflections
The speaker notes holidays bring fewer travelers on the byways and woods as motor journeys tempt the public to speed. He condemns wrecks and scatterings of wheels and tires, while lamenting crowded roads and the desire to find shade in deep woods on open travel days.
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