Pittsburgh Strikers Halt Motor Transport Movement
Pittsburgh confronts a two day strike by 2,500 drivers and helpers in the $75,000,000 motor transportation industry. Perishable goods halted across the Industrial Pittsburgh area as roving pickets escorted loaded trucks to parking lots, with negotiations between 179 firms and the A.F.L. panel ongoing after a five hour meeting.
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Pittsburgh
Dorne
A.fp. O
John A. Molfier
C. S. Department
Thomsim
Fo Maeshitl
Thel OP
Teamish Lave
Tf the Farge
Totraestate
Joelent Hauling
A. F. Manat Nowes
Drivers and Assistants Strike Over Wage Demands
S drivers and their assistants, members of the teamsters union, quit work Saturday night after slippery refoliations collapsed. The dispute centers on a 10 cents per hour wage demand. Operators say they cannot pay. The raise would exceed $1,000,000 annually.
Son of General Sam Houston Takes Senate Seat
Andrew Jackson Houston of La Porte Texas, 46, son of General Sam Houston, took his oath of office as United States senator. Joel Houston, whose father served in the senate in 1846, received the oath from Vice President Wallace after being escorted to the rostrum by Senator Connally.
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International
Washington
Andrew Jackson Houston
la Porte
Tex
Sam Houston
United States
Joel Houston
Senate
Wallace
Sen
Connally
Burns to Death in Truck Crash Near New Castle
A man born in 1921 in New Castle died in a truck crash while on a nightly Erie run. Survived by his father Harry L. Sager Jr in the U S Army in Panama and Ronald J. Sager of New Castle. Funeral at Joseph B. LeVee mortuary Highland at Winter.
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Erie
New Castle
Harry U. Sager
Ethel Stoner Sager
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Harry L. Jr
Engineering Corps
United States Army
Panama
Ronald J
Joseph B. Levee
Highland
Monuns
Tues- News
W. W W. McLean
Halwe
Union Dale Cemetery
Pittsburgh
Survivors Describe Terrifying Crete Battle Struggle
Survivors recount brutal days as British rear guard fought Germans in Crete. Evacuees recall up to 500 German planes, widespread bombing, cave shelters, and grim medical aid under air attacks. Bearded Lance Corporal Neil led a gun crew in a daring defense with bayonets and courage amid chaotic parachute landings and heavy losses.
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Ress
Crete
Neil
Canea
Luftwaffe
Bollers Gan
Mears
Crewe
Gusk
Deaths of the Day in New Wilmington area
Obituary notices list Mrs. John W. Cox of Wilmington township aged 70 who died June 1 after a stroke on May 12. Mrs. Susie Foster Cox, daughter of the late Dr. J. M. Foster, long-time educator. Henry Schweingruber, 75, Perry township farmer. C. O. Vance, 31, New Wilmington caretaker and sexton. Edward Spencer, 80, of Ellwood City and New Castle, retired National Tube worker. numerous funeral details, churches, cemeteries, and survivors included.
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John W. Cox
Susie Foster Cox
Jon W. Cox
Wilmington Township
The
Missionary Society
Wilmington Grange
Laurence F. Coax
Anna L. Miller
Harriet
W. M. Hendricks
Clinton
Mass
Thomas M. Cox
New Castle
Normal L. Cox
Louisville
Hannah Marscollar
Clark's Mills
Edna Hewit
Union City
New Wilmington Methodist Church
Pair Oaks Cemetery
Josephine Rieler
Josephine Kieler
Spring Street
John Kieler
Union High School
Shenango Pate
Joh Kieler
Walter Kieler
Helen
Frances
J. R. Noga
Long Avenue
Madonna Church
Madonna Cemetery
Henry Schweingruber
Perry Township
Lawrence County
Mr. Schweingluber
Lancaster Township
Butler County
John
Christina Niedegger Schweingluber
St. Peter's Reformed Church
Middle Lancaster
Elizabeth Eppinger Schweingluber
J. A. Buehler
Zelienople
Harry Wimner
el Wood City
Walter Scheidemantle
Portersville
Mary Hartman
William Rhame
Ira, Rice
Ellwood City
Samuel Schweinfluber
Harmony R. D
J. O. Gilbert
Harrison City
Middle Lancaster Church
C. O. Vance
West Wauga Avenue
New Wilmington
Mr. Vance
William and
Martha Leslie Vance
Mercer County
Pair Oaks
Vance
New Wilmington U. P. Church
Jennie McCallen Vance
Highland School
Folowing
Mary Garret
West Middlesex
J. Harold Vance
Roy M. Vance
Akron
Cyrus M. Vance
R. C
Edward Spencer
Winter Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Spencer
Pittsburgh
Agnes Boal Spencer
National Tube Mill
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Bellevue
Mary Mouser Spencer
H .&. Ferguson
Emsworth
Herbert Spencer
Pitts
The News by ail for 1 Year 5 00
The notice offers a one year subscription to The News by mail for five dollars. It promotes a full year of printed editions delivered to households, with instructions to subscribe and details for payment.
Henry VIII and stomach pain myths and remedies
Fragmentary text discusses possible stomach ulcers and digestive pains ascribed to Henry VIII. Mentions remedies, sour salts, and medical help or refunds at Bererd's and drug stores, with unclear references and garbled phrasing.
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Henry VIII
Bererd's
Armistice ends Iraqi fighting London report
The day’s dispatches recount Feisal II’s safety doubts and the regent’s return to Baghdad as Britain announces armistice terms. The plan supports a constitutional government under the regent and outlines British privileges under the Anglo-Iraq pact, including release of prisoners and access to key facilities. A separate item notes a theft on Wolfe Street involving a wife’s watch and papers.
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Feisal II
Baghdad
Lerma
Imajesty
Rashid Ali
Priorities Act Wins Approval And World Crisis Updates
The priorities act gains Senate approval as Knudsen argues for keeping executive control with the army and navy. Roosevelt plans a Hyde Park visit, to host ambassador Winant returning from London with Britain's needs and the aim to declare an unlimited emergency amid Hitlerism. A note extols natural rights and limits on government power over individual pursuits.
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Great Lakes
Roosevelt
Theso
Budget Bureau
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Congress
House
Army
Navy
Knudsen
Edward R. Stetti
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Hyde Park
John G Winant
U. S
Court of St. James
London
Winant
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Britain
Pope Pius Defends New Order on Immigration and Housing
The Pope speaks on a planned global reallocation of populations to ease housing and opportunity shortages. He argues abandoned lands offer cultivable space and potential to meet human needs, while calling for a future social framework guided by moral principles and family labor.
Berlin Says Fighting in Crete Terminated
The report claims German forces gained total control of Crete after a major Anglo Greek defeat. It notes German planes sank a port vessel northwest of Libya and mentions the capture of a prisoner by German commander von Berks. The piece questions the anonymity of abusive letter writers and ends with an offer for News by Mail subscriptions.
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von Berks
Mediterranean
Nora
Spakia
Crete
Britaim
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John C. Parker
Spruce Street
Campbell Funeral Home
Archie W. Gibson
City Rescue Mission
Charles Gee
Homer Gordon
Austin Graff
Fred McDowell
Joe Kelch
John Skutts
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William A. Lloyd
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Kenneth
Alfery
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Harold Heasley
Kenneth Ashley
Carpenter Cemetery
Certalic
John Certalic
Bessemer
Cunningham Funeral Home
St. Anthony's Church
Joseph Young
Tony Sankovich
Sandy Stencie
Nick Herbolich
Ivan Cookich
Zinco Paz
Dan Jordana
St. Anthony's Cemetery
Fr. Young
Mats Sabyanchick
Fave Funeral
Salvatore Fava
Pearson Street
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Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist Church
F. A. Maruxo
C. Disanto
Church of
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Angeline Yargo
Daisy
Armando Aven
Joseph Cozza
Frank Alferd
Sam Orrico
Anthony Capp
Frank Cherby
Sam Bucci
King Humbert Society
Tommasi Ricciardo
Luigi Dambrosio
Sylvestra Antonelli
Francesca Gilesti
Pietro Smitanedo
Antonio Tucobaza
Greenwood
Cemet
A&p ‘Super Market
S. Mercer St
Peck
Iraq
Perry Frank
Wolfe Street
Ladies Watch
Mercer Street
Ami
Castle Stationery Co
Smith
Furriers & Dyera
Priorities Act
Europe
Fido
Pope Pius
NEW Order
S. Frc
Berlin
Wyatt R. Campbell
Lew Castle
Pennsylvania
East North Street
New Wilmington Penngylvania
Neshannock Avenue
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