Republicans to Rebuild After Taylor Resignation in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports factions push for new blood as M. Harvey Taylor steps down from the state GOP chairmanship. The move heightens a power struggle that left the party a minority in 1934 and 1936, with Edward Green seen arranging a state committee meeting to name a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
M. Harvey Taylor
Johnstown Martial Law Declared Amid Steel Strike
Governor orders martial law in Johnstown after failed plea to ease danger. Major Adams, Captain Henry move troops as Attorney General Margiotti arrives to handle legal matters. Bethlehem Steel President Eugene Grace resists plant closure, warning of livelihoods. CIO charged with planned terror as Mayor Shields seeks presidential intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Justice Department
Adams
Henry
Harrisburg
Charles J. Margiotti
Edward Friedman
National Guard
Shields
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Grace
Commonwealth
Earle
CIO
Roosevelt
Russian Airmen Reported Near Frisco Flight Trail
A Moscow to Frisco flight by Soviet airmen is described as advancing toward San Francisco. A Seattle radio report cited a consulate source connected to Amtorg Trading Corporation. Soviet Ambassador Troyanovsky and Col Begunov arrived in San Francisco amid secrecy as the mission continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Alexander A. Troyanovsky
Troyanovsky
San Francisco
Col
V. Begunov
Moscow
Valeri Chka
Consistory to Open Sixtieth Reunion Monday
The Consistory will open its sixtieth reunion Monday with a parade line to escort a distinguished visitor to The Cathedral. About 300 Knights Templar are expected in the parade led by the Perry S. Gaston Post American Legion Junior Band. Ill. Mr. Johnson and Ill. Harry G. Pollard will attend, with R. E. Sir Louis A. Strassburger and other staff. Candidates reception Monday morning at 9 o'clock, degrees conferred 9:30, through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Paul M. Moore
Grand Commandry
Pennsylvania
Perry S. Gaston Post
American Legion
Johnson
Harry G. Pollard
U.S. A
R. E
Louis A. Strassburger
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of
McGown
Soviet URSS N-025 Near Midpoint On 6000 Mile North Pole Flight
The red-winged Soviet trans-polar aircraft URSS N-025 reports progress at 3 20 a m E S T as it crosses the Pole and sits about 414 miles from San Francisco. Officials estimate Moscow to Pole about 2500 miles and Pole to San Francisco about 3300 miles with a 100 mph average speed. If conditions hold, San Francisco should be reached around nine a m EST tomorrow.
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Washington
North Pole
Moscow
San Francisco
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Pole
Pulaski M. E. Church Class Plans Summer Activities
Class No. 6 of the Pulaski M. E. church met with Mrs. J. H. Stoner and Mrs. C. E. Simpson as hostesses. They planned a social event for Wednesday evening June 21 and announced that additional activities would be disclosed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski M. E. Church
J. H. Stoner
C. E. Simpson
Germans Resist Selling Honor Amid Hitler Prisons
A blunt wartime line notes that some Germans refuse to surrender their honor despite leadership from Hitler and the repressive stance resulting in imprisonment in camps.
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Hitler
Johnstown Strife as Mayor Defies Martial Law Move
Fiery Mayor Daniel J. Shields resists Governor Earle's order to place Johnstown under martial law and transfer police control to state forces. The city council opposes the move while Bethlehem Steel faces court action over the governor's edict. Miners mass for a major rally as attorneys assess legal authority and court access.
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Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
George H. Earle
Shields
Earle
Col. A. S. Janeway
National Guard
Janeway
Bethlehem
State Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
Ebensburg
Pittsburgh
Charles J. Margiotti
Michael J. Boyle
Maregiotti
Charles Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Immergran
Loretto
Mediation Efforts Begin in Steel Strike Talks
In Madison and Cleveland, Taft and Labor Secretary Perkins push for a status quo while a National Labor Relations Board mediation board plans its first formal actions. The steel strike spreads across Republic Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Inland, with violence flaring in Johnstown and Canton as non strikers return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
McGrady
Frances E. Perkins
Garrison
Dewey
Ralph A. Lind
Lind
Cleveland
National Labor Relations Board
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
Madison
Republic Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Inland Steel Co
Johnstown
Canton
Deaths of the Day and Funeral Notices in New Castle
Funeral proceedings honor Attorney Walter S. Reynolds with wide community turnout including the Lawrence County Bar Association and veterans. Also noted are obituaries and burial plans for Mrs. Howard P. Meehan, Thomas J. Joyce, Samuel B. Patterson, and others with details of services, sponsors, and interment sites.
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W. S. Reynolds
Walter S. Reynolds
East Boyles Avenue
Lawrence County Bar Association
N. A. White
D. D
M. E
Pennsylvania
A. R. Kingsbury
Robert Garvin
Homer Drake
John G. Jones
C. W. Fenton
Charles Young
Oak Park Cemetery
Patterson
Samuel B Patterson
North
Crawford Avenue
J. J. McKvaine
First Presbyterian Church
C. H. Hauger
Croton Avenue M. E
Sumner Cotton
Clintonville
Charles M. Eddy
Clara
George Ramsey
James Meade
George Annabel
A. P. Thompson
J. W. Rupert
Will Alexander
Neshannock Cemetery
New Wilmington
Charles M. Kristopher
Blaine Street
Zelenople
Mr. Kristophel
Middle Lancaster
Butler County
New Castle
Ada Glover Kristophel
Edward
Harmony
A. H. Heasley
Ethel E. Heasley
Brooklyn Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Heasley
Isaac and
Leah Rodgers
Plaingrove Township
Bethany Lutheran Church
Claude
Bruce
Ivie Cross
Blacktown
Robert Rodgers
Flora Mercer
Volant R. D
Frances Urey
Volant
R. D
Martin Rodgers
Mercer RK
Dora Baer
Greenville
Paul Tau
Bethany Lutheran
Graceland Cemetery
Kohret
Andrew Kohrer
J. A. Weingartner
Butler Road
Harold A. McCurdy
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
Martha McCreary
McCurdy
James Bradley
Emery Schu
Rebels Seize Bilbao Amid Spanish Civil War Advances
A rebel broadcast from Salamanca reports insurgents have taken Bilbao with key positions seized and the Santander road under heavy fire as the city’s escape route is threatened. Refugees, including women and children, are said to be casualties of the bombardment.
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Salamanca
Bilbao
Santander
San Estabal
Dos Caminos
Nervian
Lasarenas
Father's Day Specials at Castle Garage Drive
Castle Garage promotes Father's Day specials with an ad on page 12. The notice emphasizes discounted offers and vehicle services for dads.
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Castle Garage
Card Of Thanks From Stevenson And Mershimer Families
We express gratitude for the sympathy and kindness shown during our bereavement. Sincerely MR. & MRS. G. W. STEVENSON MR. & MRS. H.R. MERSHIMER MR. & MRS. E. A. MERSHIMER.
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G. W. Stevenson
H.R. Mershimer
E. A. Mershimer
Rotarian program note warns about lost items at talk
The Castleton club notes for Monday June 21 1937 warn members that magician C Brainard Matheny, a relative of Mike Matheny, is the entertainer and that he bears no responsibility for lost watches or pocketbooks. Local acts include Maxers Uppers Ed Leavy at Slippery Rock and others in New Wilmington Brad dock and Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Reed
Donald E Reed
New Wilmington
R. D
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
Perry Highway
Wexford
W. F. Byers
Neshannock Presbyterian Church
Donald
Edward B
Elvira McConnell Reed
Volant R. D
Mike Matheny
C. Brainard Matheny
Maxers
Ed Leavy
Slippery Rock
George Lyons
Clara Book
Braddock and Erie
Scramble For New State Permits At Harrisburg
The liquor control board warned of a wild rush to obtain amuse ment permits for hotels clubs and taprooms with dancing and floor shows by July 1. Forty eight fees apply across four license districts with quarterly endings. New beer license applications run to July 1 with temporary permits until the licensing system is integrated.
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International News Service
Harrisburo
Liquor Control Board
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Weingartner
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Leonard
Jefferson Street
Fetna-Ize
Etna Casualty & Surety Company
Hartford, Conn
McBride - Shannon Co
E. Washington St
Madison, Wis
James F. Dewey
Labor Department
Howard P. Meehan
Ceinwen Lewis Meehan
Meehan
William C
Mary Beynon Lewis
Mary Louise
David
John Collins
W. C. Lewis
Mary Jane Lewis
D. Duff Scott
Blodwen Lewis
Myfanwy Lewis
George Lewis
Jos. B. Leyde Mortuary
Highland
Trinity Episcopal Church
Philip C. Pearson
East Brook High School
Hazel Minnich
Sarah
Mary
Kenneth
Cunningham Funeral Home
Leesburg
Mr. Joyce
Thomas J. Joyce
Mary Britton Joyce
North Shenango Street
St. Mary's Church
John
Smith
Castleton
Carl E. Paisley
Sec’y
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East St
Peoples Realty Co
Washington St
Burke
A. Darrell Burke
North Jefferson St
Germany
Italy
Nielsen
New Castle, Pa
Plymouth
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