Opposition To Single Term Proposal Sparks GOP Debate
The Vandenberg idea of a one term pledge for the 1940 GOP nomination meets stiff opposition inside party ranks. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg supports the pledge, saying it frees the president from incentives, while critics urge focus on New Deal issues. A chorus of prominent Republicans denounce the proposal as a nonissue. The piece notes wide-ranging reactions, including remarks from Capitol Hill figures and public figures associated with the party.
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William — Hutchinson
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
America
Vandenberg
Capitol Hill
Van
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Seniors Enjoy Class Day Program at Hotel Event
The ceremony featured Betty Lee Raney tracing the class diary, led by Betty Jane Spangler as seniors sang their class song to Deep Purple. Senior A orchestra under Bob Evans performed, Merritt Reynolds handed the ribbon to James Hewitt, a double quartet acted as waiters, and acts included Nursery Rhyme Blues by a girls trio and Doris Leddy’s fortune telling. Marian Shaffer rolled to center stage on skates.
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Everett Hoffman
Jane Elliott
The
Angels
Bob Evans
Don Appolito
Merritt Reynolds
Joe Ross
Hazel Sheehy
Edna Sheaffer
Frances Davis
Cornelia Ambrus
Naomi Pitzer
Elise Ridley
Joe Paluszak
Billy Earl
Stoughton’s Beach
Helena Stevenson
Carl Shearer
William Rowland
Susanne Flick
Betty Lee Raney
James Hewitt
John Walter
Andy Pamer
Tony Piccuta
Dick Buchanan
Jack Gaston
Carmen Perro
Walter Mumyak
Cy Schaller
Jean, Miller
Hazel Emery
Martha McCluskey
Jean Chapman
Matthews
Doris Leddy
Marian Shaffer
Molotov warns of new moves in tripartite talks
Soviet foreign minister Molotov says trade talks with Germany may resume and criticizes Anglo French terms linking mutual aid to League sanctions. He insists on a defensive pact guaranteeing neighbors and neutral aid if attacked, while praising Russia’s goal of absolute international equality in a front-rank role.
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Molotov
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Britain
Joseph Stalin
Maxim Litvinov
Russia
Propaganda Slogan Said To Appeal To Emotions
Adolph argues a propaganda slogan must evoke feeling, be concise, and recur endlessly. He suggests a provocative example such as White supremacy to illustrate the principle.
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Adolph
King and Queen tour Canada stay in Jasper and Chilliwack
Royals begin conservation program in Jasper inspecting hot springs and ice fields as part of a lengthy tour from Vancouver to Jasper. In New Westminster Queen Victoria’s naming echoes as 11,000 students serenade them with a May festival and a 3,000 child Maypole dance while Chilliwack officials are presented.
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Ington
New York
Jasper
Cariboo
Vancouver
New Westminster
Queensborough
Queenborough
Queens Park
Queen Elizabeth
Chilliwack
Decisive House Vote Crushes Townsend Plan Move
In a morning session the Townsend plan faced dismissal as Republican leaders and opposition members rallied to thwart the proposal. Rep Hendricks Florida and others backed by Treadway Massachusetts failed to recommit, while a pay-as-you-go old age pension bill remained to be reported. Townsend, once a focal point in pensions, watched from the gallery as the bill was decisively defeated.
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Townsend
Hendricks
Florida
Ways and Means
House
Rep
Treadway
Massachusetts
Francis E. Townsend
Long Beach
Calif
Westminster Commencement Week Features May Queen and Alumni Events
Westminster marks commencement week with alumni dinner and class reunions at 5 and 7 PM. May Queen Jeanne McCully of Mt. Lebanon to be crowned on Old Main South Terrace, with court members listed. The 1938 court and 1939 pages named. May Pole, Senior Swing, and All-college dance follow. Sunday features sermon, vesper, and bacalaureate. Monday includes trustees meeting, procession, and commencement exercises with Dr Norman Vincent Peale speaking. Five honorary degrees to be awarded by Westminster.
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Jeanne McCully
Mt. Lebanon
Old Main Memorial
Dorothy Sloan
Margaret Greer
Margaret England
Martha Shaffer
Evelyn Hunt
Helen Pierce
Joyce Beatty
Bellevue
Louise Lane
Betty Schar
Miriam Sturgeon
Betty McConahy
Florence Sando
Lois Kiehl
Ann Kelso
Dean
Maxwell Kelso
Jenifer Brennan
Harold J. Brennan
Diana
Dolores Matthews
Donald Matthews
Arch R. Robinson
U. P
Pittsburgh
Christian Associations
United Presbyterian Church
Gordon Balch Nevin
R. F. Galbreath
Little Theatre
Kay Ingold
McElwee Ross
Board of Trustees
Lowerne Swindler
New Wilmington Music
Our Society
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
Dorothy Chamberlin
E. Palestine
Ohio
Westminster
Charles E McMahan
W. H. Weigel
Mt. Vernon
New York
Westminster Board
Eunice Hutto
Bob Jones College
E. C. McCown
Glenn Reed
Philadelphia
J. Ross Campbell
Scott N. McCollum
McDonald
Ross
J. S. Mack
McKeepsort
Obituary notices highlight several local deaths
Funeral services for Mrs. Freda Habib and others are detailed, listing locations on South Jefferson street, Humbert hall, and St. John the Baptist Maronite church with a high requiem mass officiated by clergy from Uniontown and Pittsburgh. Interments follow at St. Joseph's cemetery and Findley cemetery, with pallbearers named. Additional notices include services for John C. Urey, James Clifford Smith, Mrs. Eliza Gordon, and Mrs. Mary Joseph, noting birthplaces, family relations, home addresses, and scheduled viewings and burials in Greenwood, Oakland, and Findley cemeteries. The piece ends with a scientific note on lunar distance and month length.
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Freda Habib
John Habib
South Jefferson Street
Humbert
Youngstown, O
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Budway Jubrall
N. A. Farris
Michael Thoumy
Tomas Dahoud
Dirgham Joseph
Charles Doher
James Clifford Smith
Jerome Smith
Volant R. D
William A. Lloyd
Leesburg Presbyterian Church
H. L. Lewis
Grove City
Ray Truran
Harry Perrine
Hubert Perrine
Vern Palmer
Youth dies after injuries from accident in New Castle
Injuries proved fatal to a youth born November 20, 1915 in DuBois who moved to New Castle at age three. Survived by mother Margaret Shaughnessy Rowbottom, father James L. Rowbottom deceased in 1931, three brothers Bernard H James L and John P and two sisters Margaret and Ursula. Graduated Union Township high school 1934, played varsity football three years, member of St Marys church and Holy Name Society. Body at Schley avenue home to 9:30 am Saturday. High mass at St Marys church Saturday 10 am. Burial in church cemetery.
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Fred H. Joseph
Mary Joseph
Greenwood Avenue
Joseph
Youngstown, O
Benjamin and
Margaret Brown Waring
New Castle
Sharon
St. Mary's Church
Frank
Walter
This City
Charles O’brien
James Quinn
Joseph Waring
Belleville
N. J
James Waring
Detroit
Mich
William Davis
Cuyhoga Falls
Francis Swagger
Rae Irwin
DuBois
Oakland Cemetery
James L. Rowbottom
Margaret Shaughenessy Rowbottom
Bernard H
James L
John P
Margaret
Ursula
Union Township High School
Holy Name Society
Schley Avenue
Church
Death of Rev McKenna at St Marys in New Castle
The Rev Fr McKenna of St Marys North Side Pittsburgh died August 1 1929 after years of illness. Known across New Castle he served all faiths as a humane man of sterling character. He is survived by nephews and nieces in Stafford East Pittsburgh and New Castle. Father William F Galvin will bring the body from Miami and funeral plans will be announced Friday.
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St. Peter's Church
North Side
Pittsburgh
Father McKenna
St. Mary's
New Castle
Francis McKenna
Stafford
John, James
Josephine McKenna
Mae Flasher
Catherine Sorenson
Loretta Litzinger
William F. Galvin
Miami
Florida
Army Leader Likely New State W P A Director
An army leader is expected to be named the state director of the WPA in Washington, with officials in Harrisburg silent on the identity. The candidate, an engineer, previously ran the Philadelphia regional WPA office before moving to Harrisburg. He follows Ed ward N. Jones, who led the WPA from 1935 to 1937 before moving to head the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Jones later resigned.
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WPA
Washington
Smith
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Hudson
Edward N. Jones
Commonwealth
George H. Earle
Jones
Earle
Pennsyvania Turnpike Commission
Robbers' Allies Digging on Farm Linked to Clintonville Bank Heist
Report states accomplices of the Clintonville bank robbers were seen digging on a farm near Enon Valley in Lawrence County. About 112000 in securities were recovered at the site after FBI traced clues from prisoner George Slade. Cash and a diamond ring remain missing. third suspect Joseph Dorsch to stand trial in fall. Mrs Williamson said men posed as post office inspectors to gain permission to dig before Sloan's car pass triggered FBI search.
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Clintonville
Enon Valley
Lawrence County
F.B.I
George Slade
Atlanta
Joseph Dorsch
Joliet Prison
Fred Williamson
Post Office
Sloan
F B.I
Pittsburgh
Taft Era Notes on Taft and Arizona Statehood
Historical snippet notes William Howard Taft as the first president of the 48 United States and cites Arizona's 1912 admission during his term. The fragment mentions a news by mail and a five dollar amount.
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William Howard Taft
United States
Arizona
Taft
Europe must not fear us as debt grows across nations
The speaker argues the nation will become handcuffed as Treasury raiding piles debt. He says Germany and Italy rose late to power because land grabs faded. Propagandists claim all nations are equally wicked, implying some are as bad as others in history.
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Europe
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J.b.nielsen
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Auto Sales CO
South Mercere
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Germany
Italy
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Mercer St
Delicatessen
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Studebaker
Lée
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