Fresh Dispute Postpones End Of Legislature
A new dispute over agencies to manage the $4 billion federal works program postponed adjournment of the Pennsylvania legislature after more than a day’s delay. The Bradley and Chervenak bills would create state and local authorities to run works projects, drawing resistance from the house administration and planning board.
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Harrisburg
Assembly
Bradley
Chervenak
Senate
City payroll relief fed as New Orleans workers added
More than a thousand New Orleans city employees were added to federal relief rolls to cover payrolls for health and sanitation workers. Police and firemen remain under Huey P. Long's state control and unpaid. The strike by 250 garbage workers highlighted the city's drained treasury and spurred FERA aid.
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International News Service
New Orleans
FERA
Huey P. Long
Sen. Long
Citizens Face Big Increases In State Taxes
Harrisburg reports the General Assembly enacted an emergency tax program that will levy about 51.5 million dollars on cigars gasoline and stocks over two years. Individual income taxes totaling over 25 million dollars will fund reduction of real estate assessments. The rest of the extraordinary measures are aimed at funding public services.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Large late-summer mushroom found in Lawrence County
L. C. John of Winter avenue exhibited a six inch top mushroom picked in Lawrence County this week. Cool wet weather is boosting late mushrooms, with this specimen noted as among the largest seen.
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L. C. John
Winter Avenue
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
The report shows a maximum temperature of 74 and a minimum of 60 with 1.10 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 4.5 feet. Comparable date last year recorded a maximum of 93, minimum 57, and 0.08 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Will Consolidate Some Tax Collecting Here
Harrisburg June 22 Gov George H Earle signed a tax consolidation bill unifying city county school and poor taxes in third class cities with the city treasurer The measure affects city treasurers elected after September 1 It faced a risky fate as a senate recall effort slipped through the house before signature The governor called it a step toward economy in local tax collection.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Earle
Senate
House
Banking Bill Meumalnls Senate Battle Continues
June 22 report from Washington says the Senate Banking subcommittee pursues a decision before nightfall on the New Deal banking bill. A compromise on title two would let Federal Reserve Bank governors have a voice in open market operations, while the House bill grants that power solely to the Reserve Board. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia seeks to postpone action on title two.
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Senate Banking Sub
Federal Reserve Board
Carter Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank
House
Reserve Board
Glass
Congress
Senators Sign Round Robin Over Roosevelts Wealth Tax
Washington June 22 Senator Bob La Follette of Wisconsin led twenty two signers in a Round Robin petition urging the senate to stay in session and enact the presidents share the wealth tax program. The declaration states the tax should be disposed of before adjournment and that lawmakers are willing to remain in session until action is taken on the issue.
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Washington
Bob LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Forged Prescriptions Land Woman in Jail in Pittsburgh
Estelle Wiley, 28, of Williamson West Virginia, jailed in Pittsburgh after failing to post $5,000 bond on charges of forging four doctors' signatures on morphine prescriptions and using and possessing drugs. Police say she faked a death after her arrest in Punxsutawney yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
Estelle Wiley
Williamson
W. Va
Punxsutawney
Huey Long Offers Support If Roosevelt Embraces Share the Wealth
Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana says he will back President Roosevelt for re election if the president helps enact the Share the Wealth plan into law. Long warns he would quit public life if Roosevelt takes over his movement.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Gormley Named Truckers Head in Pennsylvania
Harry L. Gormley of New Castle is chosen president of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and is to be installed in Philadelphia. He has long been active in the association since its organization.
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Harry L. Gormley
New Castle
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Philadelphia
Murderer Dies in Gas Chamber at Colorado Prison
Leonard Belongia, 25, who earned the nickname the Merry Man of Death House, died in the gas chamber at Canon City State Prison after atoning to the state. He went to his death with a smile on his lips and maintained his courage to the end.
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Canon City
Colo
Leonard Belongia
Belongia
Liquor Sales in Clubs on Sunday Authorized
Harrisburg report states that regularly licensed clubs may sell liquor to members on Sundays under the Liquor Revision Bill. Rep Arnold Blumberg of Philadelphia, member of the conference committee, announced the agreement resolving house and senate disputes.
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Harrisburg
Arnold Blumberg
Philadelphia
House
Senate
Waley Woman Faces Plea Change In Kidnaping Case
In Tacoma Judge Cushman ordered a not guilty plea for Margaret Waley in the Weyerhaeuser kidnaping case. The 29 year old, once set to plead guilty under the Lindbergh Law, may switch after arguments from her attorney and husband Harmon Waley.
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Harmon M. Waley
Tacoma
Wash
U. S. Marshall
A. J. Chitty
Little George Weyerhaeuser
Waley
Edward E. Cushman
International News Service
E. E. Cushman
Margaret Waley
Weyerhaeuser
U. S
O’brien
Two Injured In Auto Collision In South Mill Street
John Ratabar and Calvin Hoover of New Wilmington were treated at Jameson Memorial hospital after an auto crash near the Pr and L E crossing on South Mill Street at 10 p m. Ratabar suffered a scalp laceration while Hoover had contusions to the left cheek and shock. A police report says Ratabar's car, with Hoover aboard, was passing a parked vehicle when a car driven by William Sullivan approached from the opposite side, and the two cars collided injuring the occupants.
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John Ratabar
Calvin Hoover
New Wilmington
Jameson Memorial Hospital
South Mill Street
Ratabar
Hoover
Mill Street
William Sullivan
Sharon Farrell Vote On Tuesday In Union City Merger
Shenango Valley faces a pivotal ballot as thousands prepare to vote to unify Sharon and Farrell into a single city named Sharon, ending a long local election battle.
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Sharon-Farrell
International News Service
Sharon
Shenango Valley
Clipper Ship Riding Storm Heads Home to Alameda
Pan American Airways giant Clipper flying boat battled fog rain and strong head winds as it returned from Honolulu to Alameda California. Captain Edwin C Musick reported the flight on schedule and weather data logged will aid routes for future commercial passenger service to the Orient. A 42 mile headwind marked the strongest blast encountered during the crossing.
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Cal
Pan America Airways
Pacific
Honolulu
Edwin C. Musick
Musick
Orient
Johnson Named Rotary President
Ed R Johnson of Roanoke Virginia elected to lead Rotary International at the twenty sixth annual convention in Mexico City. He previously served as first vice president during 1934 35 and was a former governor of the 56th Rotary district.
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Mexico City
Ed. R Johnson
Roanoke
Rotary International
Johnson
Rotary Organization
Rotary
Death of Mrs. Rachel Bunyan Bonzo in Ellwood City
Obituary note reports Mrs. Rachel Bunyan Bonzo aged 75 of Ellwood City and lists Lee A. Ochs aged 54 of New York in connection with the death record.
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Rachel Bunyan Bonzo
Ellwood City
Lee A. Ochs
New York
Senator Drama and Yale Harvard Boats Clash
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Roosevelt visits Yale race Harvard boats while Western colleges show strength. It mentions a new senator chosen with debate over whether he is 30 years old, and West Virginia’s unclear records. The piece mocks the age requirement for U S senators and suggests accountability for missteps.
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Roosevelt
Yale
Harvard
Poughkeepsie
West Virginia
United States
Plane Afire In Air Crew Escapes By Parachutes
A United States Army plane from Brooks Field Texas burst into flames at 3000 feet over Banning California today and crashed. Pilot Capt. R. I. Dugan and crew Cadet F. H. McDuff Sgt. R. Giles both of Texas bailed out and landed safely. Army officials will investigate the fire and crash cause.
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Banning
Cal
United States Army
88Th Observation Squadron
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Tex
R. I. Dugan
F. H. McDuff
R. Giles
Texas
Army
Bandits Slug Man At Tavern In Sharon
Two armed bandits slugged Michael Stevens 34 and robbed a $40 safe at the Gray Wolf Tavern on the Youngstown road. Stevens was rushed to a hospital with a possible fractured skull. He and Peter Myers Jr. were present. Myers is the tavern owner’s son who was kidnapped two years ago and held prisoner for nearly two weeks.
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Sharon
Gray Wolfe
Youngstown Road
Michael Stevens
Stevens
Peter Myers, Jr
Earle Signs Final Emergency Tax Bills In Harrisburg
Gov George H Earle signed the last emergency tax measures to balance the budget including a one cent gasoline tax 22 million over two years a one mill personal property tax boost 16 million an amusement tax six million and a documentary stamps tax 3 5 million He also signed a tax anticipation bill permitting borrowing up to 50 million against uncollected taxes to meet relief cash He warned a next year special session is likely if unemployment relief funds are not provided and noted court challenge could alter plans to cover hospital and school debts
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International News Service
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Commonwealth
State Supreme Court
McClure
Three Mer cer youths hurt in morning crash near Mitchell school
Daniel Hurley 19 of Fredonia and two companions Morgan Weakland 21 and Desmond Weakland 20 were slightly injured when Hurley was blinded by another car’s lights and left the New Wilmington road hitting a telephone pole near Mitchell school. They were treated at Jameson Memorial hospital and released.
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Mercer County
Daniel Hurley
Fredonia
New Wilmington Road
Mitchell
Hurley
Morgan Weakland
Desmond Weakland
Mercer
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Man Confesses Murder Of Girl In Peoria
Gerald Thompson, 25, a machinist, confessed to the murder of Mildred Hallmark, 19, in Peoria Illinois. He also admitted ravishing sixteen other girls and described taking the victim to a cemetery where her body was found in a creek.
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Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Thompson
Woman near death in mystery fall in penthouse tragedy
In Washington a former artist model and wife of Lt. Robert English lies critically injured after a five story fall from a fashionable apartment. Police hold Harold W. Starr a 26 year old lawyer at the scene while Starr says he did not witness the incident.
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Washington
Robert English
Lucille English
Harold W. Starr
When a Warm Day Brings a Desire to Swim
The verse invites readers to seek cool relief on hot days as temperatures climb to eighty two degrees. It urges shedding clothes and inhibitions for a refreshing dip in a secluded pool to regain pep and vim.
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