Tax Revision Cited As Need For Recovery
Undersecretary John W. Hanes told the House Ways and Means Committee that tax revision to promote private enterprise will greatly aid recovery, arguing it could replace conscription with incentive and help reduce unemployment by restoring profitable enterprise. He urged removing tax deterrents to stimulate business and production of wealth.
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William S. Neal
Canes
Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Treasury Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hanes
Trecomod
Bowers Named New U S Ambassador to Chile
President Roosevelt nominated Claude G. Bowers as the new American ambassador to Chile. Bowers, a writer and former newspaper editor, previously served as ambassador to the Loyalist government in Spain.
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Bowers
U.S
Chile
International Sown Service
Washington
Roosevelt Today
Claude G. Bowers
U. S
Spain
Alexander W. Weddell
Argentina
Edwin C. Wilson
Paris
Uruguay
Douglas Jenkins
Consurgen 1
London
Bolivia
New York Pastor Addresses Americans Problems at Westminster
Dr Norman Vincent Peale, pastor of Marble Collegiate Church New York City, told Westminster college 85th graduating class that America’s troubles stem from the people not systems. He warned civilization declines over centuries and urged religion to discipline national emotions. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
Westminster College
America
Peale
Westminster Class Graduates Amid Rainy Commencement
In New Wilmington on June 5 a torrent rain cut short Westminster college May Day events during commencement weekend. May Queen Jeanne McCully received the crown from Jayce Beatty as rain began, with the storm intensifying during the Maypole dance. A record crowd attended despite the weather and many alumni were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
Westminster College
Jeanne McCully
Mt. Lebanon
Jayce Beatty
Westminster
Wikich
Charles
Refugee Ship St. Louis Spends Short Cuban Coast Visit
Coast guards briefly challenged 907 German Jewish refugees aboard the Hamburg American liner St. Louis as it cruised the Miami shore for about half an hour before sailing southeast. The ship later aimed for sea while talks continue to land them, possibly in Cuba or the Dominican Republic, under efforts by the National Committee on a haven. Lawrence Berenson leads negotiations with Cuba and the Dominican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Miami
Fla
United States
St. Louis
Ner
Cuba
Dominican Republic
American National Co
Lawrence Berenson
Baseball crowds mark games across the city yesterday
Reported baseball games drew unusually large crowds across multiple venues as heavy weekend rains were welcomed by gardeners and farmers. The text notes rapid wheat crop advancement in Lawrence County and that New Castle schools head into the real school week with term end approaching Friday.
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Lawrence County
Pa Nene
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Figures From United States Areas
The daily weather report lists the 24 hour period ending at 6 0p. m. Sunday with a maximum of 71, a minimum of 57, precipitation 0.22 inches, and river stage at 5 feet. It also covers the 24 hour period ending at 5 pm Saturday with a maximum of 79, a minimum of 62, and precipitation 0.44 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Two Face Trial On Murder Charge
Two former WPA workers from Wellsville and East Liverpool face trial in Lisbon for the January 2 1937 shooting of trolley motorman George Culp in Wellsville during a holdup attempt. Welch 22 and Howell 24 confessed and will be shown before Judges W F Cones Frank Cope and Barclay W Moore. Welch admits firing the fatal shot.
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International News Service
Lisbon
WPA
George Culp
Wellsville
John Lester Welch
Joseph Howell
East Liverpool
W. F. Cones
Frank Cope
Barclay W. Moore
Welch
Buried in Du Bois After Funeral for Pastor McKenna
Children of St. Mary’s parish honored Pathor Peter J. McKenna with a requiem mass. The funeral, set for Tuesday at nine in the morning, will be led by Rev. William F. Galvin with many priests from Western Pennsylvania in attendance. Interment will follow in DuBois, the town he came to as a boy after emigrating from Scotland.
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Fr. McKenna
du Bois
St. Mary's Parish
Pathor
Peter J. McKenna
William F. Galvin
Leo Watterson
St. Mary's
Raymond Must
James O'Connor
St. Mary's Church
Ted
Dennis. Maloney
New Brighton
New Castle
Elwood City
Beaver Fails
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Hugh C. Boyle
Pittsburgh
DuBois
Father Me
Kenna
Scotland
Father Galvin
Marketing Act Upheld By Court
The Supreme Court ruled the Agricultural Adjustment Act marketing agreement provisions and the milk marketing agreement constitutional. The decision reversed a lower court ruling by Federal Judge Cooper in the Northern District of New York, impacting metropolitan New York and dairy producers across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullet
International News Service
Washington
June
New Deal
Supreme Court
New York
High Court
Cooper
Federal District Court
Seventy Die in Mexico Fire Destroys Zacatepec
International News Service reports 70 people died in a blaze that razed Zacatepec, Mexico. The fire started in a wooden cinema and spread rapidly, trapping many women and children. Rescue workers search ruins and recover victims among homes and a sugar mill complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Mexico City
Zacatepec
Ambridge Doctor Edward Kisel Dies in Heart Attack
Ambridge Pa June death of Dr Edward Kisel 40 Ambridge physician and army enlistment examiner blamed on heart attack. He suffered the attack just before his auto crashed into a picked car authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Lepon
Ambridge
Edward Kisel
Kisel
Structural Steel Work Completed At New Castle Hospital
With the steel structure finished, workers started laying the flooring for the new New Castle hospital nurses' dal next to the hospital on South Mercer street. The five story building costs about 80000 dollars and is slated for completion by mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
New Castle Hospital
Nurses Dal
South Mercer Street
Royal Tour Boosts King George VI and MacKenzie King
Royal train tour lifts George VI as symbolic head of state and MacKenzie King gains political mileage for the next general election. The trip provides reflected glory to Canada and signals strategic influence for U S-Canada relations amid major investment stakes.
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George VI
Walter Kiernan
International News Service
United States
MacKenze King
Mackenzie King
Liberal
James J. Gardiner
Triumph de Eee
MacKenne King
Canada
William Lyon MacKenne
Toronto
Fda
States
Dominion
United Kingdom
Germany Rebuffs British Encirclement Threats
German press echoes Hitler's denunciation of British and French moves to isolate Germany. An official broadcast claims Anglo-French attempts to form a triple alliance fail, stirring political unrest and economic insecurity across Europe while Germany vows readiness to meet all challenges.
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International News Service
Serlin
Hitler
Germany
Britain
France
Russia
Kassel
Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz
Europe
Reich
London Foresees G O P Victory in 1940
Former Kansas Governor Alfred Landon, calling himself out of the picture, predicted a Republican victory in 1940. He said he would back whatever Democrats nominate if Roosevelt seeks a third term and will speak at Boston University’s 66th commencement on “The Educated Citizens and Property.”
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International News
Montpelier
Alfred Lindon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Landon
George D. Aiken
Boston University
Boston Pathe
Baccalaureate Service Opens Commencement Week at Senior High
A large audience attended the baccalaureate service for the 394 seniors of the Senior High School held in the Cathedral auditorium. Chester T. R. Yeates preached the sermon on God and You, challenging graduates and listeners to live faithfully. Rev. D. J. Blasdel delivered invocation and benediction, with the 85 voice chorus directed by Robert A. Dull performing in wine colored robes. Dr. Co. C. Green presided, and Kathryn Nessle Allen played the organ.
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Cathedral
Chester T. R. Yeates
Third United Presbyterian Church
God
Senior High
D. J. Blasdeil
Mi Honing
Seventh Ward
Yeates
Robert A. Dull
Jean Chapman
Co. C. Green
Schidols
Royal Train Returns To Find Missing Queen
Royal Pilot Train reports a lighthearted mishap as the queen slipped off the royal train at Saskatoon and walked around the crowd with the king, meeting locals for an hour. The train was moved to allow them rest, then returned to continue the journey amid cheerful farm towns.
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T International News
Ont
Department of State
Washington
Saskatoon
Melville
Quitting Date Of Congress Is Now Uncertain
Washington reports the big four leaders and President Roosevelt say an adjournment date remains uncertain. They listed essential items including a $1.75 billion relief fund, neutrality legislation, a business tax relief measure, and a Social Security Act revision.
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George Durno
Internaonal News Service
Starz
Washington
Roosevelt
Capital Bill
Noor
Congressional Leachers
Bankhead
White House
Gemer
Senate
Wade Barkley
House
Rayburn
Russians And Japs Clash Near Manchukuo Frontier
International report from Tokyo notes heightened Russo Japanese tension with Soviet aircraft and troops massed near the Manchukuo outer Mongolia border. Sharp fighting left casualties on both sides, and Japan reported five wounded while Moscow cited six killed and ten wounded. Soviet forces arrayed hundreds of planes, tanks, guns and infantry facing Japanese troops along the frontier.
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Tokyo
Manchukuosa
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
al Chsngku
More Trouble For John Barrymore In Income Tax Suit
Los Angeles dated June 5 reports John Barrymore, recently ill and estranged from his wife, facing an additional 617,286 income tax payment for 1938 earnings. A second lien of 14,462 was filed against his estranged wife Elaine Barrie, who occupies his Hollywood home. Barrymore remains in Chicago recovering from a heart attack.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Internal Revenue
Nat Rogan
Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Hollywood
Chicago
Drowning Death of Martin Any ton Winter Jr in Sharon Pa
In Sharon Pennsylvania on June 5 a family picnic turned mournful as 10 year old Martin Any ton Winter Jr of 1450 Logan al geruey Youngstown drowned while wading along the Pymatune river bank. His body was found two hours later by Robert Long of Orangeville who helped in the search. pulmotor aid was unsuccessful.
Fire Threatens South Mill Street Block In Big Blaze
A Sunday morning fire started in the cellar behind A R Conn’s restaurant at 1212 South Mill Street and spread through the floor to two upper stories, threatening the Rosenbaum block at 1213-1216. Loss nears $2,000, mostly insured, with occupants including Smith Drug Co and New Castle Free Public Library suffering smoke and water damage. Three alarms were sounded before firefighters confined the blaze to the restaurant area.
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R. Conn
South Mill Street
Rosenbaum
Smith Drug Company
New Castle Free Public Library
Hannah Rosenbaum
John Harvin
Jury Selected To Try Senator And Eight Others
A Philadelphia jury of eight men and four women was chosen in under 16 hours to try State Senator Joseph P. Dado and eight co defendants on conspiracy charges to divert WPA labor. The group, all foremen or timekeepers on WPA jobs, pleaded not guilty as the trial opened before U.S. District Judge William H. Kirkpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Philadelphia
Joseph P. Dado
Schurlkill County
Dade
U.S. District Court
William H. Kirkpatrick
Court Upholds Injunction Vs. Mayor Hague
Washington bulletin reports the Supreme Court upholding a sweeping injunction prohibiting Mayor Frank Hague and Jersey City officials from suppressing CIO and American Civil Liberties Union meetings. Also notes Ruth Jenkins, a Fort MeyerFL girl who disappeared, arrived safely and is visiting her grandmother after a weeklong journey.
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Mayor Hague
International Sown Service
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Frank Hague
Jersey City
MN. J
CIO
American Givil Liberties Union
Ruth Jenkins
Martin Street
Fort Meyer
Fla
Mere
Pinball machines seized as county cracks down
On Saturday night another pinball machine was taken from the Royal Cafe on Long avenue. County authorities had previously confiscated nine machines. District Attorney John C. Lamares said the machines would be allowed to operate in the county and that seizure and arrest could be expected where they are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Cafe
Long Avenue
John ¢. Lamares
Death Record notices from June 5 1938
Death notices list Elizabeth Carter Johnston 75 Hydetown Dominick Colella 2 days Conception Guerrero 45 East Washington street William Marceau arse 202 North Sheenange street Peter J tus GA Pittsburgh Salmud O Dunkle 58 Pittsburgh Catherine Horm 61 Ellwood City George Schott 6 Lawrence County Home Mrs O H Maybury 68 Stippury Rock Some names appear garbled but indicate local deaths and ages with places such as Hydetown Ellwood City Pittsburgh and Lawrence County Home authorities.
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Elizabeth Carter Johnston
Hydetown
Dominick Anthony Colella
Conception
Open Torpedo Tube Blamed For Thetis Tragedy
International News Service reports the Thetis disaster near Birkenhead as open torpedo tube flooding and deaths in the escape chamber blocked further rescues. Johnson of Cammer Laid Constructors details divers’ findings, water in forward torpedo tube, crew overwhelmed, bulkhead doors partially shut, 50 drowning in forward compartments.
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Birkenhead
England
Davis
Thetis
Liverpool Bay
BR. S. Johnnson
Camme Laird Lid
House of Commons
London
Neville Chamberlain
Johnson
Cisas
Divers Bored Tunnels Under Sunken Squalus Hull
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on June 5 naval divers began tunneling under the sunken submarine Squalus after weekend squalls delayed work. Two air lines are used to form protective walls as salvage plans aim to lift and move the vessel from a depth of 245 feet.
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International News Service
Portsmouth
S. H
United States
Relax and hire yourself for a calming lake retreat
A peculiar note advises job seekers to relax and hire themselves a retreat by a lake or stream. It suggests sitting, thinking, and watching the waves to cure jitters, promising warmth and comfort as distance from daily trouble is sought.
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MARS
Florida
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
St. Mary’s Church
Mexico
Ambridge BopTor
G.O.P
Madeleine Carroll
Fm Beauty
Diverse
Hallywood
Pallip Astley
Astley
Kathryné Nessle Allen
Page Fittess
Sharon
Girl
Charles A. Sau
Statf Corresponden
Arthur Mometer
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