State Bank Probe Resumes June 24
Harrisburg reports the legislative committee probing closed banks will reconvene June 29 with Duncan C. McCallum, secretary to the governor, and Dr. William D. Gordon, state secretary of banking, as witnesses. Gordon defended administration actions while revealing 162 insurance and bonding firm names used by the banking department to protect assets.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
State Banking Department
Gifford Pinchot
Duncan C. McCallum
William D. Gordon
McCallum
Gordon
Central Committee
Banking Department
Chinese Rivermen Know Only Water
Boston dispatch notes that sampan and junk dwellers on China's rivers form a distinct nation of boat people. An English teacher at Fenchow describes 35 to 40 foot passenger boats with cabins, limited space, and crew who sleep curled in a hole under deck with little room to stretch.
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Boston
China
Marshall Eck
Fenchow
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
North China
Work Plan Keeps Youths From Jail
Columbia Pennsylvanians report Roosevelt’s reforestation program credited with keeping three local youths out of jail. Charles Mendenhall 18 Richard Geesey 18 and John Yentzer 19 pleaded guilty to transporting liquor. Their attorney told Judge Scheaffer they joined as recruits to serve in the forest army, and the court suspended sentence for the enlistment duration.
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Columbia
Roosevelt
Charles Mendenhall
Richard Geesey
John Yentzer
Oliver Scheaffer
Forest Army
Miss Shepard Receives High Scholastic Honors
Miss Shepard earned high scholastic honors for French and college-wide academic standing in all subjects. She is noted as one of the prettiest girls in her class and served on the May Queen's court at the recent May Day festival.
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May Queen’s Court
Abigail Shepard
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Cincinnati, C
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Va
Nesham era star Bobby Lowe visits hometown fans
The article recalls Bobby Lowe, famed infield talent and four consecutive home runs in a single game. It lists 1870s Nesham players Charley Bennett, Larry McGuffin, Bob McGuffin, Charles Warnock, Ed Bigley, Joe McCaslin, Eugene Richardson, Bob Whaley, Bill Clark, and notes Lowe later joined the Boston Braves and Detroit, with Mrs. Lowe visiting sister-in-law Mrs. Kyte in the city.
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Link) Lowe
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Ed Bigley
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Bill Clark
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Archie Reeds
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Bert Garvin
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Laurel Avenue
Newspaper party at YMCA camp brings paper gown fun
Girls at Camp East Brook of the YWCA held a newspaper party with pins to design paper gowns. Ruth Cartwright won the prize for the cleverest costume. Evening events included games, a news relay, cocoa, and a visitor night with supper and programs scheduled.
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Ruth Cartwright
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Janet Myers
Virginia Duff
Clarissa
Queen of Paris After Yank Husband
Paris June 16 The new Queen of Paris Josette Cortez now twenty seeks an American husband if found She is a home girl who enjoys cooking and domestic life Mademoiselle Jacqueline Bertin the new Miss France slated for Madrid is a student not inclined to theatre or films
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Paris
Josette Cortez
Mademoiselle Jacqueline Bertin
France
Madrid
One More Wholesale Beverage License Issued
County Treasurer William O. Pitts reports one more wholesale beverage license issued, leaving seven unissued and 11 retail licenses. License fees will be distributed at month end. Pitts favors sending fees to New Castle while borough allocations remain unsettled.
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William O. Pitts
Pitts
New Castle
Unemployment Drop Cheers Up Italians
Rome reports a 600000 fall in unemployment and higher exports since March 1932 signaling a better Italian economy. Tourists flock during Easter and hotel bookings for May and June hint at a revival of tourism not seen since 1929.
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Rome
Acquit Eckles At Homestead
Pittsburgh June 16 Burgess John Cavanaugh of Homestead and two other defendants faced a jury in a conspiracy case over alleged juggling of Homestead tax assessments. Earlier three defendants were acquitted as the court directed a verdict of not guilty. remaining defendants include Charles J. McBride and William Dee.
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Pittsburgh
John Cavanaugh
Homestead
W. H. Dithrich
Jesse House
Homestead Council
Martin Delaney
Port Eckles
Charles J. McBride
County Board of Assessors
William Dee
Baby’s Hand Cut In Accident
Little Martha Wetzel aged two of Pulaski is hospitalized at Jameson Memorial with severe lacerations to several fingers on her left hand after an ax slipped while children played in the woodshed Thursday.
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Martha Wetzel
Pulaski
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Seeing is Believing Prisoner Tests Deputies’ Fire
A Greene County jail debate about whether deputies would shoot a fleeing prisoner ended with a decisive yes. Earl May broke from a line of prisoners headed to a dental clinic and was fired upon by two deputies, grazed in the hip and struck in the left heel.
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International News Service
Springfield
Greene County
Earl May
Miss Justice Able to Leave Hospital
Miss Ella Justice of North Jefferson Street has recovered from a broken hip after a fall near her home and left Jameson Memorial Hospital for home. Her condition is much improved and she is expected to continue convalescence.
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Ella Justice
North Jefferson Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Miss Justice
Boston Police Add UV Ray Device for Forensics
Police Commissioner Eugene C. Hultman reports the Boston police department has acquired an ultra violet ray machine to aid in verifying paintings raised checks spurious coins and fake gems.
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Boston
Boston Police Department
Eugene C. Hultman
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