Decisive Vote Cast In House This Morning
The House killed the Townsend old age pension plan by a 302 to 97 vote with 26 not voting. Democratic leaders forced the showdown to pressure Republicans before the 1940 elections as they prepared to consider an administration bill to liberalize Social Security. Members conceded they may have sealed political fates.
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William S. Neal
International News Service
Washington
House Today
Hendrick
Francis E. Townsend
Go E
Rain Eases Drought as City Cuts Weeds and Seniors Celebrate
Rain finally arrives easing dry ground for farmers and gardeners. City weed cutters work on clay streets, reducing overgrowth along curbs. New Castle high school seniors enjoy a big class day amid decorated autos en route to Stoughton Beach. Rain aids parks with soil soaking, while holes in paving on South Jefferson and Laurel avenues pose auto hazards.
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Stoughton’s Beach
Fox
Daily Weather Report for United States
The 24 hour period ending at 5 am Wednesday shows a maximum of 91 and a minimum of 68 with no precipitation and a river stage of 4.6 feet. The same date a year ago recorded a high of 74 and a low of 47 with no precipitation.
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United States
Seniors Of High School Enjoy Unique Class Day Program
The high school auditorium hosted a Class Day with a sports theme. Seniors were ushered by bellhops led by desk clerk Nec Davenport while the school band played the Chestnut Tree. Guests Helen Mc Common Virginia Morrison and Carol Rakestraw planned a brief comedy skit as part of the morning events.
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Hi-Ca-Ne
Auditearium
Nec Davenport
Peg Asserton
Sally Hares
Audine Frasso
Ruth Nunley
Ruth Cartwright
Marjorie Thomas
Jack Matthews
Helen McCommon
Virginian Morrison
Carol Rakestraw
Bob Frazier
Molotov sets stage for new Baltic triple entente moves
Soviet Premier Molotov signaled readiness to negotiate with Britain and France to secure Anglo French guarantees for Lithuania Latvia Estonia and Finland. The Baltic states seek neutrality amid German expansion and wary of bloc pacts, while the USSR weighs how far allies will aid their independence.
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International News Service
Moscow
Vyacheslav Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Britain
France
Baltic States
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Poland
Rumania
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Paint Company At Bristol Destroyed By Flames Today
A fire destroyed the interior of the French-Wold Paint company plant in Bristol on June 1, causing about 50 000 dollars in damage. Firemen fought the blaze for nearly two hours, preventing spread to nearby factories. One firefighter, Fulmore Gosling, was injured slightly by glass cuts. The plant was unoccupied at the time. cause not yet determined.
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Delaware River
Wanterlrony
Fulmore Gosling
Harriman
Edinboro High Students Injured When Bus Upsets
Five Edinboro high school students were injured when a picnic bus overturned on the way home after celebrating the end of the term. Two teens, Harry Pontius Jr and Ruth Warner, were hospitalized, with others treated for injuries.
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Conternational
Edinboro
Edinboro High School
Harry Pontius, Jr
Ruth Warner
Body Of Man Not Identified At Lehigh Cement Site
Coroner Charles Piper Byers announced that identification of a man found unconscious near the Lehigh Portland Cement plant on Tuesday afternoon remains unresolved. Burial is set for Friday at 11 am from Mc Gonigle funeral home, with interment at the county home plot.
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New Castle Hospital
Lehigh
Charles Piper Byers
McGonigle
Andrews Named First GNCA Executive Vice President
Greater New Castle Association expects a reply on Friday from Arthur H. Andrews of Charleston West Virginia, chosen by the board as the association’s first executive vice president. Andrews has led Chamber work since 1910 and was recently an executive of the West Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. The board announced the offer at a special meeting Monday night and mailed it yesterday.
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Greater New Castle Association
Arthur H. Andrews
Charleston
W. Va
Andrews
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Hilm
Mayor Scully Orders Veterans Over Sixty Examined
Pittsburgh June 1 Mayor Cornelius D Scully ordered all city employees over sixty to submit to a physical examination. Some courthous circles saw it as a step toward purging veterans from office. The mayor refused to comment on the report.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Cornelius D. Scully
Scully
McKenna Priestly Life Span and New Castle Pastorship
Reverend Father Peter J. McKenna, longtime pastor of St. Margaret's in New Castle, died at 71 in Miami after a health decline. Born in Scotland, he immigrated to the United States in 1882, served numerous parishes, and arrived in New Castle in 1913 to shepherd St. Margaret's for nearly seventeen years before his death. He had been on a Florida health trip and was to return to New Castle. His funeral arrangements and return plans were noted.
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Peter J. McKenna
P. P
St. Mary's Church
St. Francis Hospital
Miami
Florida
New Castle
Wiliam F. Galvin
Father McKenna
Wishaw
Lannarkshire
Scotland
James McKenna
Catherine Quinn
United States
DuBois
St. Catherine’s School
St. Francis College
Loretta
St. Vincent's College and Seminary
Latrobe
St. Joseph
Roscoe
St. Alphonsus
Murrinsville
St. John
Monaca
St. Margaret’s Church
Seventh Ward
St. Margaret's
F. F. O'Shea
St. Mary's
Pas
King and Queen Seek Rest After Long Royal Train Tour
Royal pair in Alberta request public quiet during office hours from 10 a m to dark to allow sleep after two weeks of 24 hour shifts. People lined tracks to wave, forming welcome parties with brass bands and noisemakers. Canada’s belief they traveled coast to coast for observation remains strong as they begin to conserve energy.
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Jasper
Alberta
Canada
China
Injuries Prove Fatal To Youth Rowbottom Dies after Fall
Thomas Francis Rowbottom, 25, of 2 Schley Avenue, a Union High School graduate and former varsity football player, died at Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh at 2:50 p.m. after a five month battle following a December 28, 1934 fall from Herrs Island bridge, where he worked for Eichlery Engineering Company. His family had reported signs of recovery shortly before death.
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Thomas Francis Rowbottom
Schley Avenue
Herrs Island Bridge
Pittsburgh
Eichlery Engineering Company
Father Of Twelve Slays Wife Then Commits Death
Pittsburgh June 1 An unemployed Bakerstown road farmer Frank Nolder 54 shot and killed his wife Bessie 54 mother of his 12 children after a quarrel then killed himself with the same rifle in their Warrendale area home. Neighbors found him dead with a bullet in his heart. three children woke during the screams.
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Pittsburgh
Bakerstown Road
Frank Nolder
Bessie
Warrendale
Nolder Wadder
Heighbors
Wolder
Noor
Rain May Postpone Baer Nova Fight At Yankee Stadium
Weatherman forecast possible rain squalls at Yankee Stadium for the Max Baer Lou Nova heavyweight bout. Thunder showers were predicted this afternoon, with light scattered showers tonight, raising the likelihood of a postponed or delayed fight.
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Conternational News Service
New York
Max Haer-Lou Nova
Yankee Stadium
Death Record Whan Franch Rowbottom and Others
A death notice lists Thowan Franch Rowbottom age 23 of 2 Schley avenue and Eliza Gordon aged 80 of 1 State rect. Also named are Rev McKenna 71 of 14 North Heaver street and Mrs Fred H. Joseph 47 of 17 North Greenwood avenue.
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Thowan Franch Rowbottom
Schley Avenue
Mrx
Eliza Gordon
McKenna
Heaver Street
Irs
Fred H. Joseph
Greenwood Avenue
New Trial Asked For Volant Robber
In Pittsburgh on June 1 formal motions for a new trial were filed in federal court on behalf of Harold Martin Brest, a Pennsylvania kidnapper and bank robber. Brest, formerly of Sharon, was released from Alcatraz on a technicality and faces charges including kidnapping D Lester Santee and stealing his car. Two juries convicted him on all counts with swift deliberations.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Fie
Harold Martin Brest
Pennsylvania
Aloney Zeno Fritz
Brest
Sharon
Alcatraz
Cosm
D. Lester Santee
Volant
Army Leader To Direct State W P A in Pennsylvania
President Roosevelt will appoint Maj. Philip Mathews, a former deputy public assistance secretary, as Pennsylvania WPA director. He will replace Everett C. Smith Jr., who has led the program since January in Harrisburg. The appointment follows Col. C. Harrington’s selection and marks the fourth state WPA director in four years.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Maj
Philip Mathews
Earle
WPA
Rodsevelt
U. S. Army
Pennsylvania
International
Army
Col. & C. Harrington
Wil
Everett C. Smith
Harrisburg
Smith
Pennsvania
Cal. Harrington
J. Banks Hudson
Fisherman Former President Hoover Angling at Maine Lake
Former President Herbert Hoover is credited with a sizable catch at Benne Pago Lake in Maine. The report notes a square-tail trout among the fish, reflecting a hearty day of angling.
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Herbert Hoover
Benne Pago Lake
Maine
President Roosevelt Likely To Miss White House Dinner
President Roosevelt remains in bed with a bad cold and sinus trouble. He may delegate chairing the White House dinner for the business advisory council to Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins if permitted by his physician Ross T. McIntire said the president’s temperature was low but rest advised. White House guests would attend in his private study if he cannot preside.
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Washington
W. House
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Ross T. McIntire
Two Dancers Held In Nude Pageant Raid
International News Service reports two scantily clad dancers, Marge Berk and Dolores, arrested in Queens on indecent exposure charges during a Miss Nude of the Worlds Fair contest raid. Two others were released.
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International News Service
New York
Maurice A. Fitzgerald
Queens
County
Marge Berk
Dolores
Allies Of Bank Robbers Seen Digging On Farm
Federal agents in the Pittsburgh district investigated reports that wives of a convicted bank robber were seen digging on a Jefferson County farm, possibly seeking loot from the Clintonville bank robbery. United States Marshal John Sloan identified Mrs. James Murray among the diggers, noting she was with other women as authorities arrived but the group had fled. Local officers joined the search, and a car with Illinois plates was believed used by the group.
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International News Services
Pittsburgh
Fb.i
Clintonville
United States
John Sloan
Clarion
James Murray
Williamson
Brookville
Murray
Entente Plans Delayed by Baltic Guarantees Dispute
London reports that Moscow’s reply to British and French entente proposals will insist on Baltic states Norway Latvia Lithuania Estonia security guarantees before any alliance. Molotov’s position complicates negotiations and risks delaying a formal accord, as Britain and France weigh Riga’s and Moscow’s terms amid German concerns.
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Charles A
International
Starf
London
Viet
Moscow
Paris
Viacheslav Molotov
Russia
Molotov
Dam in Allegheny River Below Warren, Pa
United States Army engineers in the Pittsburgh district submit a plan for an 8 reservoir dam on the Allegheny River 200 miles from its mouth. It would cost about 35.7 million dollars, flood control, reduce pollution and support a hydro electric plant. The site would inundate land at the Seneca-Cornplanter Reservation, triggering federal discussions with the tribe.
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C International News Service
Pittssurgh. Jime
United States Army Engineers
Pictsburch
Swaithe Congressional Action Om & Report
Julien L. Schley
Allegheny River
Warren
Taditn Reservation
Weather Notes From A Bumbled Message
A quirky weather diary mentions a man named Arthur Mometer aiming to plant and water gardens, hoping for rain to save dry plants. It references a picnic plan, morning ram, and sweltering plans, with thanks to the weather man and a date of twenty four in the year.
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Daily Weather Report
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GNCA
Fr. McKenna
Westminster
New Castle Church
Benefit
Health
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New’ Wilmington
Activites
College Woods
Hamer B. Henderson
United Presbyterian Church
Grove City
Freeman
Av. Hill
Heror
Charles Freeman
Guesixs
Galbreath
Harry Holmes
Bruce McCrory
FR. Pf, J. McKenna
Walter Kiernan
Francis Rowbottom
Burt
Fisherman
White House
George Duano
Jefferson Co
Lithuania
Germany
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Cenfer
Wiscoun
Halifax
Yorkshire
Warren, Pa
Arthur Mometer
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