Witness says ex cabinet member knew Luzerne budget overdrawn
Samuel W. Marshall testified that Roy E. Brownmiller knew Luzerne county highway maintenance ran $750000 over budget in fall 1938. He said about 11000 men were employed on county highways and that a October probe halted work pending further investigation.
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Harrisburg
Roy E. Brownmiller
Commonwealth
Earle Cabinet
Luzerne County
Samuel W. Marshall
Brownmiller
Cabinet
Marshall
Turnpike Commission
John J. Conlon
Wilkes-Barre
William J. Carroll
Scranton
Conlon
Carroll
Luzerne
Detour Bulletin notes no new detours. crops and trees show promise
The Pennsylvania Highway Department reports no additional detours for the period ending June 23 in the latest Detour Bulletin. Saturday brought extreme heat followed by cooling rains aiding crops. cherry trees and early wheat in Lawrence County look strong. Hazelcroft Avenue shows a washboard surface after recent work. New Wilmington Methodists begin a centennial observance with a weeklong program. An Edenburg man demonstrates a productive 3 acre garden on a Mahoning River island amid neighbor interest.
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Pennsylvania Highway Department
Edenburg
Mahoning River
Sal
Daily Weather Report Summary for Weekend US
The 24 hour period ending 5 P.M. Sunday records a maximum of 80 degrees and a minimum of 67 with 0.13 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 47 feet. The prior 24 hours ending 5 P.M. Saturday show a high of 92 and a low of 68 with no precipitation.
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United States
Refugees swell British blockaded Tientsin amid food shortage
Thousands of Chinese refugees join more than 5 000 residents in the blockaded foreign concessions as Japan's embargo nears a week. Britons face movement limits and food restrictions while three Britons were briefly denied passage and mistreated at the barricade.
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Tientsin
International News Service
A. E. Tipper
Giant Pan American Clipper Transatlantic Flight Reaches Marseilles
The Pan American Airways Atlantic Clipper carrying 18 newspaper staff arrived in Marseilles at 3:22 p.m. from Lisbon on the final leg of its Atlantic inspection flight. The voyage included a sunrise takeoff from the Tagus river and a 1,055 mile course around Spain to the French port.
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International News Service
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France
Pan American Airways Atlantic Clipper
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Pan American Airways
America
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Port Washington
L. I
Spain
Bay of Biscay
May Start Search For Missing Flier
Washington reports a search for Tom Smith Los Angeles flier who vanished after leaving Old Orchard Maine in a small aircraft bound for Europe. Senator Rush Holt acts after a French telegram and a hopeful mother message prompt a joint approach to Canada for a thorough sweep of New Brunswick forests and possible routes.
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International News Service
Washington
New Brunswick
Tom Smith
Los Angeles
Europe
Old Orchard
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Harvey Smith
Clarksburg
W. Va
Holt
State Department
Smith
Girl Scout Day Camp Rained Out
Opening of the Girl Scout day camp at Cascade park was postponed due to wet weather. Local office announced that if conditions improve, camp will be held Tuesday at the park. Ground this morning was too wet to permit camp.
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Cascade Park
Western District Moose Convention Opens With Open House
Dictator Walter L. Ringer and committees from New Castle Lodge No 51 lead Western District Moose convention preparations as 127 lodges in the western half of the state gather for sessions Thursday to Saturday. An Open House on Wednesday will see Mayor Charles E McGrath welcome visitors to the city with Senator James J. Davis, Moose Director General, among those expected.
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Walter L. Ringer
New Castle
Loyal Order of Moose
Charles E. McGrath
Special Service Honors Dr G S Bennett at First Christian Church
A special service for Dr G S Bennett was held during the morning worship at the First Christian church. Dr Bennett has completed ten years of service with the local church and appeared on the platform with his sons Raymond and Lawrence. The program began with scripture readings by Raymond and Lawrence, and special music from a vocal trio throughout the service.
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G. S Bennett
First Christian Church
Bennett
Dr. Bennett
Raymond
Lawrence
Bomb Explosion Kills Eighteen Arabs in Market
Eighteen Arabs died and 24 were wounded when a bomb exploded in a native vegetable market. English troops moved in to control the area as patrols prevented Arab reprisals, with Zionist agitators named as responsible.
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International News Service
HASPA
Librarian Heads to California for ALA Convention
Miss Alice Sterling of New Castle Free Public Library travels to San Francisco for a week long American Library Association convention. She plans to visit the Golden Gate Exposition and other California sights, expecting to return by mid July.
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Alice Sterling
New Castle
Japanese Tighten Tientsin Blockade Shelves Dwindle
Japanese authorities announce electrification of wire entanglements around the British concession to curb suspected smuggling as food shortages deepen. British consul protests strict searches while Chinese merchants halt sales to British residents amid rising Anglo-Japanese tensions.
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International News Service
Tientsin
Senator Glass Keeps Up Battle From Bed
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, age 81, battles President Roosevelt's monetary policy from a bed in a downtown Washington hotel. He directs strategy by phone, insists on opposing the monetary bill despite acknowledging a likely loss, and harshly denounces "funny money" fiscal policies.
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Edward B. Lockett
International News Service
Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Roosevelt
Senate
Capitol Hill
Glass
Ordination set for Rev. Thomas John Rocks in Woodstock
Rev. Thomas John Rocks of New Castle will be ordained priest June 21 at Woodstock Maryland by Most Rev. Amleto Cicognani apostolic delegate to the United States. He is son of the late Hugh M. and Elizabeth Rocks and will celebrate his first solemn mass June 25 at St. Mary’s.
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New Castle
Woodstock
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Father Rocks
Hugh M
Elizabeth Newman Rocks
St. Mary's Parish
New Castle High School
Holy Cross College
Society of Jesus
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Woodstock College
San Jose Apostolic Seminary
Ataneo de Manila
Sacred Heart Novitiate
Manila
P. I
St. Mary's
William F. Galvin
Leo 8. Watterson
Francis A. McQuade
Dauphin Court Upheld On Chain Store Tax Ruling
Harrisburg June 19 The State supreme court upheld the Dauphin county court in invalidating the chain store and theatre tax. The decision robs Gov. Arthur H James of expected 1.5 million yearly revenue for rural education and may require refunds of about 350 thousand dollars already paid to several single‑store owners, treasury officials said.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
State Supreme Court Today
Dauphin County
Arthur H James
Treasury
Deaths in Ashtabula Ellwood City Grove City
Death notices list Mrs Ray Taylor 60 of Ashtabula Harry H Harper 62 of Ellwood City and Eliza Jane Steele of Grove City with date June 19 1939. obituary details remain brief.
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Ray Taylor
Ashtabula
Harry H. Harper
Ellwood City
Eliza Jane Steele
Grove City
United States to arbitrate Tientsin blockade dispute
Tokyo reports an American offer to act as arbiter in the Anglo Japanese clash over the Tientsin blockade. The communication to Japan’s foreign minister named Admiral Harry Yarnell as preferred arbitrator. Dooman relayed to Tokyo that Japan would avoid drastic isolation of foreign concessions if Britain adopts a more reasonable stance.
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International News Service
Tokyo
United States
Tientsin
Washington
Eugene H. Dooman
Harry Er
Vin Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
Dooman
Foreign Office
Japan
Toyko
Manhunt Rages As Olson Flees Through Wisconsin Storm
A 409-strong posse pursued Ray Olson, accused of auto theft and linked to two deputy killings, across Chippewa Flowage terrain near Hayward. With thunder and rain hindering bloodhounds, Olson slipped north as his wife remained jailed, after a dramatic capture attempt earlier in the case.
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Hayward
Wis
Wisconsin
Ray Olson
Olson
Theuge
Olson Olson
James Hamblin
Hamblin
Bergdoll Brought 150000 Fortune From Germany
Revelations show Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft dodger, carried a 150000 fortune home after returning from Germany. His wife Berta and attorney Harry Weinberger would not disclose how the funds moved past Nazi currency rules, though 150000 in stocks and bonds, 2100 in cash, and 20 Dutch guilders were transferred by army officials at Governors Island where he is imprisoned.
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New York
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
Berta
Harry Weinberger
Governors Island
Bergdoll
Italian Squadron Demonstration Ships SAIL Mediterranean Tour
Rome June 19 The first Italian naval squadron including 2 battleships 10 cruisers 20 destroyers and submarines sailed for Spanish waters to demonstrate Fascist naval power The second squadron will follow with a similar mission in the Orient within days
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International News Service
Rome
Spanish
Mediterranean
France
Britain
Italy
Orient
Tornado Strikes Minnesota Towns
A violent tornado ripped through eight Minnesota towns near Minneapolis causing multiple deaths and about 100 injuries. Gov Stassen planned site visits to assess relief needs as National Guardsmen assisted rescue efforts under Al Gen Walsh amid heavy rain and damaged communications.
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International News Service
Anoka
Mann
Minnesota
Corcoran
Osseo
Cedar
Champlin
Maple Grove Hamel
Dayton
Minneapolis
Harold E. Stassen
Alj
E. A. Walsh
Japan protests forced landing of goods at Wuhu
Tokyo reports Anglo Japanese tension rose as Japanese authorities protested British gunboat Scarab over forcibly landing cargo at Wuhan on the Yangtze north of Shanghai. Tokyo claims machine guns were trained on Japanese troops and demands full apologies and future safeguards. Britain promised to list cargoes before landings.
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Tokyo
Wuhu
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Wuhan
Britain
British hopes local settlement in Tientsin crisis
London reports the British government still seeks a local settlement of the grave Tientsin crisis as Prime Minister Neville chamberlain era reference continues.
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London
Tientsin
Neville
Boys Find Plane After Long Search
Two youths Ed Thunderberg and William McCord located a plane wreckage near West Charleston after a five hour search sparked by a sighting north of Dayton. The body of Lieut. F O Redetzke of Wausau Wisconsin was recovered from the wreckage early today. The crash remained under investigation by Wright Field officials.
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I Bulletin
International News Service
Dayton
F. O. Redetzke
Wausau
Wis
Ed. Thunderberg
William McCord
Wrightfield
Charles Cashwell
West Charleston
Redetzke
St Paul
Minn
Clyde woman to be charged with infant murder
Velma Baker Fink, 22, an divorced mother from Clyde near Fremont, is to be charged today with first degree murder in the death of her 10 week old son Halden Baker Fink. She confessed after lie detector tests and questioning by county officials and a private investigator. The grand jury is expected to convene on July 5.
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Fremont. O
Velma Baker Fink
Halden Baker Fink
Sandusky County
H. L. Myers
A. L. Hyzer
Howard G. Robinson
Newark
Myers
Hyzer
Lehigh Portland Cement Revives Operations With 200 Return to Work
The Lehigh Portland Cement Company resumed production today with the 6 o clock shift starting. About 220 men were recalled as repairs finished earlier, and crushers kilns and other essential machinery began operating this morning under superintendent Wesley Davy.
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Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Wesley Davy
Lehigh Cement
Four Boys Die in Bomb Explosion Near Mexico City
Four young boys were killed when a dud bomb exploded as they tried to pry it open near Mexico City ten miles from the city. A passerby was seriously injured.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Moose Invasion Brings Friendly Cash Crowd To Town
Local note warns readers of a soft headed invasion by moose. The crowd is described as spending and friendly and will stay awhile. The piece urges greeting them with a toothy smile and a warm welcome as the herd arrives.
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