Capital Mourns Sudden Death Of Speaker Of House
The capital reels as Speaker Joseph Well ington Burns of the House dies suddenly. Congress halts plans for June 6 adjournment and prepares to recess through the Republican national convention before resuming work in mid June. Friends discuss a possible state funeral and burial in Nashville where his career began.
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Washington
National
United States
Joseph Wellington Burns
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
House
Burns
Capitol
Joseph W. Burns, Jr
Nashville
Tenn
New Castle Hospital Nursing Class to Graduate Nine Women
Nine young women will receive diplomas at the fifteenth annual graduation of New Castle hospital School of Nursing in the Benjamin Franklin junior high auditorium next Thursday at 8 p.m. Eight graduates are from New Castle and one is from Butler. Listed are Irene Jinks, Helen Kielar, Gladys Harlan, Frances Wallas, Margaret Mizer, Helen Cherry, Gertrude Yuengert, Caroline Veit, and Margaret Coy.
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New Castle Hospital School of
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
New Castle
Butler
Irene Jinks
George H. Jinks
Neshannock Avenue
Helen Barbara Kielar
John Kielar
Spring Street
This City
Gladys
Marie Harlan
Benjamin Harlan
R. F
Frances Marie Wallas
Walter Wallas
Margaret Lucille Mizer
Michael Mizer
Terrace Avenue
Helen Margaret Cherry
Claude J. Cherry
Ryan Avenue
Gertrude Regina Yuenggert
L. C. Yuengert
College Street
Caroline Christine Veit
H. J. Veit
Young Street
Margaret Inez Coy
Thomas Snow
Whippo Street
Legal moves may halt State Senate W P A probe
Harrisburg June 4 A Senate committee probing W P A activity faces an uncertain future as a June 12 hearing may halt its work. A federal restraining order forced adjournment after charges the panel used fictitious witnesses, with observers calling the inquiry contempt of court.
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Senate
Arthur H. Wakelee
Harrisburg
State Works Progress Administration
Williamsport
Albert W. Johnson
Scranton
State Senate
Second Largest Senior Class To Graduate Friday
The 67th commencement exercises will be held at the Cathedral auditorium Friday evening at 8 o clock. A class of 338 seniors will receive diplomas. Dr Kenneth Irving Brown of Hiram College will deliver the principal address and J Herbert McKlvenny will present the diplomas.
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Kenneth Irving Brown
Hiram College
Hiram, O
J. Herbert McKlvenny
Lehigh student kills professor in campus shooting
Lehigh University witnessed a fatal shooting when Wesley L. Clow pulled a pistol after a teacher refused an exam retake. Professor Charles Wesley Phy, 30, died later from gunshot wounds. Clow, a 1158-pound class wrestler from Pine Castle Florida, died in hospital.
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Bethle
Lehigh University
Charles Wesley Phy
Philadelphia
Wesley L. Clow
Pine Castle
Fla
Clow
Harry T. Lanzley
Lancaster
Crow
Phy
Night Hawk Nesting Observed In Greer Building
Greer building occupants report the little night hawk has returned to nest atop the old Post Office, believed to be the same bird. A marble game by youngsters with a flashlight occurred after dusk. Summer begins in 18 days on June 22. R R Grim reports a rare colt born to a male mare at Ira W Brown's farm in Brown's Addition Ellwood City.
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Greer
Post Office
R. R. Grim
Portersville
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 70 and a minimum of 40 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 4 1 feet. For the same date last year highs reached 86 and lows 63 with .43 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Absence of Senate Campaign Spending Probes Noted
Alice Longworth questions the lack of senatorial committee investigations into campaign expenditures in the current nomination race. She recalls 1920s hearings that exposed big sums and helped shape how Harding was chosen, wondering if today’s Republicans are genuinely above suspicion.
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Washington, D. C
Leonard Wood
Lowden
Illinois
Harding
Alice Longworth
Bankhead Elected House Speaker After Byrns Death
Rep. William B Bankhead of Alabama was elected speaker of the House to succeed the late Rep. Joseph W Byrns. The unanimous decision followed the death of Speaker Byrns and aims to keep the chamber operating smoothly.
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Washington
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
House
Joseph W. Byrns
Rep
O’connor
New York
House Rules Committee
Bankhead
Byrns
Jealousy Dooms Amelia Pavic In Fatal Self Destruction
Johnstown, Pa. a 20 year old waitress Amelia Pavic killed herself after failed attempts in a love triangle. A note to her parents asks forgiveness for the married man whose unrequited love spurred the act, with coroner Davis withholding his name.
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Johnstown
Amelia Pavic
Cyrus W. Davis
Knife Blade In Long Four Years Finally Removed
Leo Aubert a 35 year old painter from Gloucester New Jersey carried a three inch knife blade in his left lung for four years He was stabbed in a street fight and unaware the blade remained in his body until a lung hemorrhage forced discovery An operation in Philadelphia hospital removed the blade and Aubert left with the blade wrapped in gauze as a souvenir.
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International News Service
Gloucester
N. J
Leo Aubert
Aubert
Philadelphia
Folded Arms Strike Spreads in France as Crisis Grows
Paris faces a sweeping industrial walkout as workers halt operations and seize control of gas electricity and water depots. The mass action threatens a general strike amid fears over food supplies and transport disruption. Bank shares fall as 400000 strikers nonviolently block plant gates and slow industrial activity.
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Edward Hunter
International News Service
Paris
France
Popular Front
Bourse
Bank of France
Male Ohio State students vent on campus attire
On the Ohio State University campus male students voiced pet peeves about feminine attire. They criticized beach pajamas and tea gowns, ghostly makeup, low heeled sport shoes on short legs, braids resembling worn rugs, and adolescent coeds wearing anklets.
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International News Service
Columbus
Ohio State University
Landon Boom Continues To Gain Strength
A political note highlights growing strength for Landon ahead of a Republican convention. Early indicators suggest increased support within party ranks and potential momentum heading into key meetings.
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Landon
London boom signals early GOP nomination for London
Cleveland dispatch notes the London-for-President drive gaining delegates as a first ballot nominee to oppose President Roosevelt. London managers claim about 350 delegates, with campaign director John D. M. Hamilton among organizers. The piece frames a vigorous push toward a first ballot nomina tion in line with Republican tradition.
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Cleveland
Kansas
Roosevelt
London
John D. M. Hamilton
President Roosevelt to Attend Funeral of Speaker Burns
President Roosevelt ordered flags at half mast and cancelled his cabinet meeting to mourn the death of Speaker Joseph W. Burns. He will attend the state funeral in the Capitol and then travel to Tennessee for the interment, praising Burns as a steadfast friend and a man of honesty and justice.
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International News Service
Washington
Joseph W. Burns
Roosevelt
White House
Tennessee
Burns
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Abandonment of Cleveland Notification Ceremony Alarms Republicans
National Chairman Henry P. Fletcher announces the abandonment of a Cleveland stadium notification ceremony mirroring the Democrats plan in Philadelphia. Observers see it as evidence the Republican inner circle expects Gov Alfred M. Landon to be the likely nominee. Landon prefers Topeka for a possible home ceremony. Hoover invited to address, Borah supporters push for all candidates to speak.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Republican Party
Cleveland
Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia
National Committee
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Topeka
Herbert Hoover
William E. Borah
Central Press
Cornerstone to be laid at Armory June 13 in Cascade Park
Troop F armory in Cascade Park nears completion as the cornerstone ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 at 3 30 PM. Brigadier General Edward J. Stackpole may deliver the main address with Frank S. Hoyt as committee chair and Russell C. Melvin as vice chair.
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Cascade Park
Edward J. Stackpole
Frank S. Hoyt
Russell C. Melvin
New Castle
Double Slaying In Love Rejection In Phoenix
In Phoenix a final rejection of a love plea led exotic dancer Donna Park and dancer Irving La Zarr to shoot each other in an apartment. Both victims were 26. La Zarr then killed himself as police discovered the scene after an alarm. Also noted is P. J. Flaherty of Johnson Bronze aboard the Queen Mary bound for a visit to the British Isles.
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International News Service
Phoenix
Ariz
Donna Park
Irving la Zarr
San Francisco
Miss Park
la Zarr
Cunard-White Star Line
New York
P. J. Flaherty
Johnson Bronze Company
Mr. Flaherty
British Isles
Black Legion Colonel Denies Ordering Poole Killing
Harvey Davis, self-styled Black Legion colonel, calls Dayton Dean crazy and a liar. He tellsJames Kilgallen he was 90 feet away during Poole slaying and did not see shots fired, disputing Dean’s account of orchestrating the May 12 murder in Detroit.
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James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Harvey Davis
Dean
Charles A. Poole
Davis
Poole
Legion
Freak storm kills worker in Hanover foundry
A fast moving storm lashed Central Pennsylvania, causing widespread damage and one death. Harry C. Sawyer, 35, was struck by lightning at a Hanover foundry while at work. Weather blew through Harrisburg and surrounding areas with hail and high winds.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Harry C. Sawyer
Hanover
Poems and Summer Hopes Brighten the Month
The month brings poetry on love as the moon roughs with June and stars drift in lilting verses. A bride and graduate vie for page one while summer begins with white linen fashion and long school holidays. Weather notes a warm eighty four degrees.
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Kenneth J. Brown
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Lehigh
Chas. W. Phy
Wesley Crow
Internationall News Service
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Jos. W. Byrns
Tion
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George R. Holmes
John Adams Gibson
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General Stackpole
L. B. Round
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Arthur Mometer
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