Rail executives seek 15 percent freight rate increase nationwide
Eastern and western railroad leaders join to file a single 15 percent freight rate increase with the interstate commerce commission. The plan aims to boost gross revenues by about 400 million dollars, with no passenger fare rise, and to support railroad bonds in eastern states. A nationwide meeting is set for next Thursday to finalize the agreement.
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International News Service
New York
Eastern and Western Railroad
Hotel Biltmore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Valuable Paintings Destroyed By Fire in Munich
A Munich blaze at Glas Palast destroyed about three thousand paintings from June 1 exhibition. Damage reached 1,000,000 marks. three firemen were seriously injured. About 50 paintings survived, mostly modern works and a romantic display from global exhibitors.
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International News Service
Munich
Glas Palast
Auto And Parts Taken By Robbers
Robbers broke into the K. Simon truck body plant in Pittsburgh stealing a new automobile, accessories and parts from three other vehicles, license plates, and tools. The theft totaled about 2500 dollars and left a dismantled motor in one truck. A rear door had been forced.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
K. Simon Truck Body
Mahoning Township Names Teachers for Area Schools
Mahoning Township school board elected teachers for several schools including Merle Davis Tent Lucille Hutchinson Books Woods Esther Giles Deberry Ethel Uber Walters Edna Robinson Mathews Mina Thompson North Edenburg and George M Parker supervising principal.
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Hillsville
Mahoning Township School
Merle Davis
Tent
Lucille Hutchinson
Book's Woods
Esther Giles
Sharon Athletic Star Is Severely Burned
Sharon Pa June 6 Matthew Ledbetter 19 of Davis street star athlete and Brookfield high school class of 1931 is in Buhl hospital with severe burns after lighting gasoline in a pail while trying to remove dried nt. He was burned about the feet rescuing a brother and sister during a previous Ledbetter home fire last winter.
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Sharon
Matthew Ledbetter
Davis Street
Brookfield High School
Buhl
Ledbetter
Wouth
Thanking Friends and Neighbors for Kindness During Illness and Death
The children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during their father George A. Taylor's illness and death. They also acknowledge appreciation for flowers and the use of cars.
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George A. Taylor
Westminster College Graduation Exercises Begin
Westmin ster College opens commencement week with reunions for sororities and fraternities and the 20th reunion of the class of 1911. Commencement is set for Monday at 2 00 PM with Dr. Ben G. Graham of Pittsburgh delivering the address.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Ben G. Graham
Pittsburg
U. P. Church
Shenango Township High School Holds Commencement Exercises
Shenango Township High School graduates twenty seniors in a auditorium ceremony led by Dr J Linwood Eisenberg president of Slippery Rock State Teachers College The event featured co valedictorians Martha Swisher and Virginia McConaghy diplomas presented by Clare B Book and a week long excursion to Washington D C for many seniors.
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Shenango Township
Martha Swisher
Virginia McConaghy
Miss Swisher
Miss McConaghy
Clare B. Book
Chester Badger
Samuel Baldwin
Margaret Burnside
Earl Collins
Helen Dembroski
Mary Denny
Thomas Doyle
Anna Gierling
Margaret Gierling
Arthur Grine
Jean George
Gladys Houk
Carl Hoover
Edward Kaiser
Frances Reno
Clifford Robinson
Wilma Rzceznik
Francis Weir
Shenango
C. G. Lindner
W. L. Bloomquist
Savannah M. E
Washington, D. C
Evans City Farmer Pays Fine Of 25 In Illegal Milk Sales
Clifford Rape of Evans City was jailed briefly after selling milk without a permit. He paid a $25 fine and costs to gain release as James J. Keegan of the state health department noted repeated warnings and the requirement for a permit to sell milk.
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Evans City
Clifford
Carl G. Phillips
Phillips
James J. Keegan
State Department of Health
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Injured Residents Return Home After East Side Crash
Mrs. David Seamans and Clarence Fleming of 312 Edgewood Avenue were removed to their home from New Castle hospital after sustaining injuries in an East Side automobile accident. Seamans had knee surgery Tuesday and is improving, with a return home expected in a few days. Three others were injured in the same collision.
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David Seamans
Edgewood Avenue
Clarence Fleming
New Castle Hospital
Marriage Licenses Listed for New Castle and Nearby Areas
John S. Borak of New Castle Virginia Yahopovich New Castle Emans Pa Leonard Garlick Adaline Jennings Alma Alice Hudspeth Burghill Ohio George W Ree and Arthur H Pettitt New Bedford are named among the marriage license records with associated locales.
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John S. Borak
New Castle
Virginia Yahopovich
Emans
Leonard Garlick
Adaline Jennings Seeeeses Seer
Arthur H. Pettitt
New Bedford
Alma Alice Hudspeth. Burghill, O
Motor Operators Increase in Pa Revenue Report
Harrisburg June 6 state bureau reports Pennsylvania added 47,000 more motor vehicle operators this year but licensed fewer passenger cars. On June 1 there were 1,891,577 drivers and 97 fewer passenger cars than 1930. Revenue from passenger car registrations rose to 3,777,526, up 76,619 from last year while total registrations declined 515,619. Commercial registrations total 207,644 with revenue 7,047,528, down from 7,468,492 last year.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue
Revenue Department
Larger Payments Approved By Solons
City council approved May bills including a New Castle Water Co. charge of 866.04 for water and 509.33 for hydrant repairs and relocation. Other large items include Cripps Hardware 169.80 for seed, A T T 259.18 for June phone rental, and Kirk Hutton 86.09 for municipal land seed. Fred Kay plumbing work at the municipal golf course included pipe work and a laboratory setup in the caddy house.
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Solons
New Castle Water Company
Cripps Hardware Company
League of the Cities
A. T. & T. Company
Kirk Hutton and Company
Fred Kay
City Comfort Station
Pittsburgh Man Swallows Poison
Pittsburgh police report George Erhardt, 32, attempted suicide by swallowing poison in his home after leaving a farewell note and inked fingerprint on it. He was found by a brother in law and rushed to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition. The note left his bonus and belongings to Margaret.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
George Erhardt
Allegheny General Hospital
Erhardt
Margaret
Radio-equipped police cruisers cut LA robberies 14 percent
Los Angeles police report a 14 percent drop in robberies and burglaries since May 1 when radio-equipped patrol cars began operation. The comparison with April figures attributes the decline to the new technology aiding rapid response and coordination.
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Los Angeles
Buying with Your Eyes Open Message
A consumer warning urges buyers to demand recognized brands and avoid substitutions. It points out clerks push substitutes for today and potentially unavailable tomorrow, advising to buy with eyes open and inquire for specific brands to prevent disappointment.
Equity Hearing In Oil Case At Court House
The case of John and Hattie Jones versus H L Fry is heard today by Judge J A Chambers in county court. The Joneses owned a 100 acre Mahoning township farm with four oil wells in 1927 and leased it to Fry for one eighth of oil from existing and future wells delivered to Youngstown. Fry allegedly stopped delivering to Youngstown in 1929 and sold oil in odd lots, refusing a satisfactory accounting while statements stopped. Fry contends delivery ceased due to Rajah Oil Co declining purchases and that he has paid the full share.
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John
Hattie Jones
H. L. Fry
J. A. Chambers
Youngstown
Fry
Rajah Oil Company
Croton Troop 6 Cub Meeting Scheduled for Monday Evening
Cub members of Croton M. E. Boy Scout Troop No 6 will hold their regular meeting Monday evening June 8 at 7 30. Scoutmaster Geo McCracken will lead with assistance from Chas Cizer and Robert Hockenberry.
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Croton M. E
Geo. McCracken
Chas. iCizer
Robert Hockenberry
Scouts Plan Hike After Troop Meeting at Croton Church
Members of Boy Scout Troop No 6 will meet Tuesday evening June 9 at 7 30 in Croton M E church with Scout master George McCracken and Assistant Scoutmaster Bun West in charge. They plan a hike to the Policemen's camp near New Wilmington Junction on Thursday June 11 1931.
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Croton M. E
George McCracken
Bun West
New Wilmington Junction
New Home Burns Before Occupier
Weston West Virginia fire destroyed a newly finished house two miles from town just as the Frye family prepared to move in. G F Frye aided workers. insurance coverage was 2500 dollars but losses reached about 5000 dollars.
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Weston
W. Va
G. F. Frye
Woman Killed by Lightning Strike Near Belleville
Mrs. Esther Teeters Rutherford, 37, was instantly killed by lightning while standing on the porch of her farm home four miles east of Belleville. Her paraplegic husband, Montgomery Rutherford, sat helpless nearby in a chair ten feet away as she lay for five hours until their two sons returned home.
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Newark. O
Esther Teeters Rutherford
Belleville
Montgomery Rutherford
Man Ends Life With Dynamite in Hooversville
Albert Rudnickey, 65, a truck gardener, placed a stick of dynamite over his heart and lit the fuse in Hooversville Pennsylvania on Friday. Police found no clear motive as Rudnickey had been in good health and owned several properties.
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Hooversville
Albert Rudnickey
Rudnickey
Salaries Paid to City Employees in Last Half of May
City council approved payrolls with police receiving the largest sum and fire department next. Totals show department amounts for Streets 1447.75, Golf Course 467.88, Repair Shop 232.50, Electric 137.50, Fire 3172.75, Garbage 1280.85, Health 365.50, Accounts and Finance 190.83, Public Property 442.33, Engineering 1352.53, Public Affairs 225, Police 3537.56. Officials’ monthly wages: Mayor 300, Solicitor 300, Controller 250, and four Councilmen 250 each.
Final issue of The Ben Franklin published at Franklin Panel
Students at Benjamin Franklin junior high received the final issue of the school paper The Ben Franklin. The eight page edition covers programs assemblies honor winners club activities sports and other student notes.
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Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
Ben Franklin
Plans for Western Pennsylvania Bible Conference
Preparations near completion for the third annual Western Pennsylvania Bible conference to be held in Slippery Rock starting June 21 and running through June 28. Rev. C. C. Mohney of Oil City serves as conference secretary.
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International News Service
Slippery Rock
Western Pennsylvania Bible Conference
C. Cc. Mohney
Oil City
Stillman Ends Sail for Europe With Large Family Trust
James A. Stillman sails for Europe aboard the Olympic and creates a $3 million trust fund for his four children. The will assigns $750,000 to each child as legal work proceeds with Anne Stillman honeymooning with Fowler McCormick.
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Stillman
James A. Stillman
International News Service
New York
Europe
Olympic
Anne
Fowler McCormick
Five Suits Filed Over School Bus Accident Damages $24000
Five separate suits filed in the prothonotary's office name W S Smeal of Mahoningtown and Frank Corwin of Beaver Falls as drivers. The action seeks a total of 24000 dollars for Salata children injured when a school bus overturned near Westfield Grange after a passing maneuver. Plaintiffs include John 9, Mike Jr 15, Margaret 13, Anna 11 and Joseph 7 Salata, with specific injury details and claimed driver negligence.
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Prothonotary’s
W. S. Smeal
Mahoningtown
Frank Corwin
Beaver Falls
Mike Salata
Mt. Jackson Road
Westfield Grange
Salata
John Salata
Mike Salata Jr
Margaret Salat
Anna Salata
Joseph Salata
John
Mike Jr
Margaret
Anna
Joseph
W. W. Smeal
Corwin
William Bable
Smeal
Two Tons Of Rose Leaves Needed For Attar Of Goses
A note states that two tons of rose leaves are required to produce one ounce of attar of gos es, indicating the scale of production and the held traditional extraction process.
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the Terrace
Christian Associations
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Gram
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Man
Radio Aids Police
Court House
John and
Judge Chambers
Boy Scout News
Franklin
Mary E. Raymond
Ozark Mountain
Girard
Kan
Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mt. Jackson
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