Three Phases Await Action In Harrisburg May Adjourn
Harrisburg heads into an all-night session as the general assembly nears final action on Gov. George H. Earle’s mandate program. Three major items relief and public assistance liquor and the police merger await approval with printing delays and last minute conferences likely to push adjournment to tomorrow.
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Frederick N. Polangin
Harrisburg
General Assembly
George H. Earle
Earle
Ee Ag
Week of ceremonies and events in Lawrence County
Notable week ahead with baccalaureate services for New Castle high school and Westminster College, and Westminster commencement tomorrow with New Castle graduation next week. Allegheny Country Club hosts horse show in Sewickley Heights on its second day, a saddle horse from New Castle placing third. Titers Israel synagogue holds closing Sunday school, followed by a Zron dist rally. Churches plan Children's Day. Monday a legal holiday. A carrier pigeon with band numbers AUS6TAR4S833 and 374 was found in Union Township. no message carried.
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Lawrence County
New Castle Senior High School
Westminster College
Westminster
New Castle
Allegheny Country Club
Sewickley Heights
Frank Hoyt
Harold Marshall
Wampum
Titereth Israel Synagogue
South Jefferson Street
Fred Walzer
Union Township
Daily Weather Report for the United States period ending 9am
The 24 hour period ending at 9:00 this morning recorded a maximum temperature of 76 and a minimum of 48 with 0.06 inches of precipitation. River stage measured 4.9 feet. Year ago on same date the high was 70 and the low 40 with no precipitation.
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United States
Duke And Bride On Honeymoon In Europe Tour
Venice reports place the Duke and Duchess of Windsor touring canals by motor launch on their honeymoon. They travel aboard the Simpson Express toward Austria, with stops possible in Jugoslavia and Arnoldstein, nearing Old Wasserleonburg castle in Carinthia as they seek royal privacy.
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International News Service
Venice
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Austria
Europe
Chateau de Cande
France
Arnoldstein
Wasserleonburg
Carinthian
Jugoslavia
Ohio Governor Seeks Basis For Steel Strike Settlement
Governor Martin L Davey of Ohio seeks a basis for peace in the seven state steel strike. A conference in Columbus with Philip Murray aims to end the idle 80,000 workers at Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Inland Steel. Murray seeks contracts with the three firms as a campaign of worker organization moves through ore fields.
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International News Service
Youngstown
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Columbus
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Inland Steel Corporation
Reptb
Parking Meters Contract Is Let
The city awarded a contract to Municipal Equipment Co led by J R Rice to install 500 or more Mark-Time meters for six months or less trial. The meters will take one hour of parking for five cents, with 15 percent of receipts to the city and 85 percent to the company until each $38 meter is paid, after which city ownership transfers. The action followed a unanimous council motion by J M Rice after a demonstration of meters.
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Municipal Equipment Company
J. R. Rice
J. M. Rice
Retail Merchants association names officers in New Castle
At the new board meeting in the Cham ber of commerce rooms Lew J. Miller was elected president for the coming year. Charles H. Moore Frank C. Summers Edward Haimes and W. E. Langan named as officers. A. L. Bintz Jr. presided as retiring president as committees to handle upcoming activities were to be named. Discussion covered sale dates for the year.
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Retail Merchants Association of
New Castle
Chamber of Commerce
Lew J. Miller
Charles H. Moore
Frank C.summers
Edward Haimes
W. E. Langan
Miller
A. L.bintz, Jr
Thelma Shields Named Acting Postmistress at New Bedford
Thelma L Shields has been recommended as acting postmistress at New Bedford in Lawrence County by Rep Charles Eckert. She will hold the post until a permanent postmaster is chosen after civil service list certification later this year. As acting postmistress she receives pay based on office receipts, with a percentage of totals.
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Washington, D. C
Thelma L. Shields
New Bedford
Lawrence County
Charles Eckert
Civil, Service Commission
Miss Shields
Election Laws Revision Bill Signed By Earle
Harrisburg June 4 The first revision of Pennsylvania election laws in a century was signed by Gov. George H. Earle. The act imposes party registration affidavits and varied filing fees from 50 to 1 for all offices, abolishes preemption, sets 7 am to 9 pm polls, and shifts the fall primary to the second Tuesday in September ensuring more prep time for November elections.
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International Newvice
Harrisburg
Pennsylvaniia
Samuel A. Weiss
Allegheny
George H. Earle
Harie
Congress
UN National Convention and State Committee
Nine Die in Bus Crash Near Redding California
A Pacific Greyhound bus overturned on the Pacific highway near the Siskiyou county line north of Redding California, bursting into flames and killing nine people including the driver. Names of the deceased were not immediately learned as rescuers and coroner reports work to confirm identifications.
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International News Service
Redding
Cal
Pacific Greyhound
Here
Siskiyou County
Dunn Building Sold In Court Ordered Partition
The Dunn building at 115 17 East Washington Street was sold today under court order in the estate of the late William G. Dunn. Margaret Dunn, widow of William, bought the property for 48500 after bidders drove the price up from 34000, with several bidders present during the sale.
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Dunn
East
Washington Street
William G. Dunn
Margaret Dunn
William “McElwen
No Change In Gold Policy Stated By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said there will be no change in the government gold policy in response to a question. The statement comes as officials consider economic measures.
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International News Service
Washington
June
Roosevelt
General Mola Death Delays Basque Front Assault
Rebel forces in Salamanca face disruption after the death of General Emilio Mola in an airplane crash. His leadership in northern Spain, including gains at Irun and San Sebastian, is a heavy blow to the rebellion with Bilbao as the next target. Possible successor General Millan Astray discussed but not confirmed.
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International News Service
Salamanca
Spain
Emilio Mola
Irun
Sa. Sebastian
Millan Astray
Biscay
Bilbao
Mola
Amelia Starts Hop To Brazil
Amelia Earhart begins the Paramaribo to Belem leg of her round the world flight, departing Paramaribo at 5 10 p m East Standard Time aboard Pan American Airways. She aims to continue to Fortaleza 1628 miles away if she reaches Belem. The route crosses about 300 miles of muddy Amazon mouth waters.
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International News Service
Miami
Amelia
Earhart
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
E.S.T
Belem
Brazil
Pan American Airways
Radlioed
Fortaleza
Amazon
Post Presides At Convention
The National Wooden Box Association opened a two day closed session in Atlantic City New Jersey to explore expanding markets. T C Post of New Castle Pennsylvania presided with C D Hudson of Washington DC secretary manager. Thirty five delegates attended from the north south New England and Pacific coastal areas.
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International News Service
Atlantic City
N. J
National Wooden Box Association
T. C. Post
New Castle
C.D. Hudson
Washington, D. C
North
South
New England
Pacific
President Still Criticizes Court Over Reorganization Push
Washington June 4 President Roosevelt criticizes the Supreme Court for a summer recess without major decisions on TVA PWA and SEC cases. He says the court could sit for a special term, noting the public wants rulings. He avoids talks of compromises, saying he looks at the forest, not the trees.
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International News Service
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
TVA
PWA
SEC
Death Notices for Jennie Fuller Boots Riley Woods Large
Death notices list Mrs. Jennie Henry Fuller of Newark and Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Boots age 63 of North Sewickley township plus John Q. Riley 81 of Sharon and Edward Woods of Syracuse and George C. Large 48 of 23 Northview J avenue. The fragmentary clippings reflect brief obituaries with names ages and places.
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Jennie Henry Fuller
Newark
Clara Elizabeth Boots
North Sewickley
John Q. Riley
Sharon
Edward Woods
Syracuse
N.Y
George C. Large
Northview J Avenue
New Mexico Faces Floods From Torrential Rain and Hail
Torrential rains and battering hail flood the Pecos watershed in eastern New Mexico causing damaged property and dam strain. Roswell endures renewed cresting flood as cloudbursts in the Hondo river basin inundate the town after a week of high water.
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International News Service
Albuquerque
N. M
Pecos
New Mexico
Roswell
Hondo River
Carbon Monoxide Saves 63 As Ship Fire Threat Fades
International News Services reports the United States Transport Ludington avoided disaster when a warehouse fire broke out in hold two near 690 tons of explosives. Carbon monoxide from gas powered exhaust suffocated the blaze, enabling safe containment. Captain Humphreys notified Cristobal officials the ship would reach Cristobal Sunday morning after departing New York two weeks ago.
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International News
Cristobal
United States
Ludington
No. & Hold
Humphreys
Canal Zone
New York
Hirsch Executed Under Headsman's Axe In Germany
A 21 year old Jewish American artist was executed for treason by the Nazi regime in Berlin after appeals to Chancellor Hitler failed. An official notice said high explosives were found in his possession. The sentence, handed down March 3, was carried out despite pleas from the United States Ambassador. Posters announced the execution across Berlin making the event widely known.
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National News
Larvice
Hitler
United States
Wiliam Dodd
Dodd
Hirsch
Berlin
Italy balks at British and French peace efforts
Rome reports that Italy rejects urgent British and French proposals to join a Spanish intervention settlement. Authorities say the revised naval patrol plan to protect foreign ships from Loyalist attacks is not acceptable in its present form. A viewed need for stronger security guarantees persists amid talks with Germany.
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Rome
Nals
Italy
Werner von Blomberg
Mussolini
Arthur Mometer Seamen Sail In Stky Blue Weather
In a vivid sea tale seamen sail beneath a blue sky. The steady vessel weighs about clarity pounds and crosses a three foot water mark. Norse sailors paddle with oars and ship in rough surf on a seventy four day.
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Sally Monition
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Strader
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Scarlett
Louise Hess
Avalon
Old Main Memorial
Westminster Collegé
Kay Freeman
Marjorie Dunn
Beaver Falls
Mary Boyd
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Roaring Spring
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Smith's Ferry
Jean Shrader
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Charleroi
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Peccos
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Arthur Mometer
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