Prohibition League Forms in Lawrence County Church
The Prohibition League of Lawrence County organized in the Central Presbyterian church with aims of enforcing law and opposing liquor. Attorney Robert L. Wallace signaled possible names and Rev. E A Crooks led sessions. Speakers outlined liquor problems, noting increased drunkenness bootlegging and declines in milk consumption due to beer use.
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Prohibition League
Lawrence County
Central Presbyterian Church
Robert L. Wallace
Committee On Organization
J. A. Parsons
Pulaski
D. L. Ferguson
Highland U. P. Church
Rotary president Ed Johnson guest speaker at buckwheat rodeo
Rotary International's new president Ed R Johnson of Roanoke Va was guest speaker at the buckwheat rodeo of the New Wilmington Club in 1933. He was its first vice president then and was elevated to the high office at Mexico City last week.
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Rotary International
Ed R. Johnson
Roanoke
Wilmington Club
Mexico City
Daily Weather Statistics Report
U S weather statistics show for the 24 hour period ending 9 this morning a maximum of 70 and minimum of 50 with .08 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5.1 feet. For the 24 hours ending Sunday morning the maximum was 73 and the minimum 56 with .14 inches of rain.
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U. S
Congress Session Battle Shapes New Deal Turmoil
The new deal program faces turbulence as lawmakers debate bloc legislation and a plan to keep Congress in session until the tax program passes. President Roosevelt holds the key, with leaders cautious that outcomes may redefine summer actions. Revival of the soldier bonus fight adds to the tense political scene.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
State Nurse Blance Smith Dismissed Citing Politics
Mrs Blance Smith public health nurse of 925 Morton Street has been dismissed from state service effective June 22 by Edith McBride-Dexter secretary of health but no reason was given. Protests rise among medical colleagues who deem her highly competent.
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Blance Smith
Morton Street
Edith McBride-Dexter
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Man Killed In Crash
Orville E. Anderson of 4761 Baum boulevard Pittsburgh is in Jameson Memorial hospital with jaw and nose fractures and facial lacerations after an automobile crash on the Perry highway two miles beyond Portersville early Sunday. The driver E Ernest Rose of 146 Lloyd street Wilkinsburg was killed. both had been returning from Cambridge Springs where they played golf for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing. Anderson was brought to the hospital by E H Ward of Uniontown at 1 30 Sunday morning. the car driven by Rose crashed into the rear of a parked truck.
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Orville E. Anderson
Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Perry Highway
Portersville
E. Ernest Rose
Lloyd Street
Wilkinsburg
Anderson
Rose
Cambridge Springs
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
E. H. Ward
Uniontown
Huey Demands His Answer to Roosevelt on Share Our Wealth
Senator Huey Long pressed President Roosevelt for a clear yes or no to his six questions on share our wealth. Long warned of tough political consequences in November 1936 if Roosevelt dodged the issue, insisting the public deserves a direct answer.
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International News Service
Washington
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Kingfish
Roosevelt
Long
New York
Suck the Rich Plan Stirs Beverly Hills Debate
Special to the News reports in Beverly Hills that the current wealth tax proposal sparks public anger. Senator Joe Robinson urges immediate action this session to avoid ongoing fear and postpone a costly, unclear plan.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Joe Robinson
Joe
Copperheads Found In Bunk Near Wampum Plant
Joe Starks of the Wampum district returned to his bunk in a rocky ravine hut near the cement plant and found two copperhead snakes occupying his bed. He shot and killed both snakes after they struck. the snakes were later in the possession of James Ferrante, a local teacher. Starks received immediate medical care.
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Joe Starks
Wampum
Joe
James Ferrante
Starks
Old Saloon To Return In State
Harrisburg dispatch reports that Governor Earle needed only his signature to restore the old fashioned bar and rail in Pennsylvania. The liquor and beer bills approved in the legislature permit Sunday sales in clubs, allow one man stores, late hours to 11, and arrest power for enforcement officers.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Margiotti
The
Liquor Board
Strike closes 18 bakeries in Cleveland O
In Cleveland Ohio on June 24 eighteen large bakeries shut voluntarily due to a drivers union strike at two plants. About 2650 bakery workers were laid off. Star Baking Co and Wonder Bakers, both of Continental Baking Co, were named. The company accused the union committee of breaking off negotiations after four weeks as the bakeries refused to discharge union workers for nonpayment of dues fines or assessments.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Star Baking Co
Wonder Bakers
Continental Baking Co
Death notices list Nicholson Kelso Guckert Covert and more
Death records show Catherine A Nicholson 68 of Ellwood City Janet Gabriel 22 months of age at 14 West Reynolds Street George A Nye 19 of Beaver County Albert Eugene Tullis 64 of 911 West Washington Street Sarah M Kelso 91 of Mercer County Edward J Guckert of Pittsburgh Emma Cora Covert 71 of Union Township.
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Catherine A. Nicholson
Ellwood City
Janet Gabriel
Reynolds Street
George A. Nye
Beaver County
Albert Eugene Tullis
West
Washington Street
Sarah M. Kelso
Mercer County
Edward J. Guckert
Pittsburgh
Emma Cora Covert
Union Township
Parade Marshals Appointed For Tin Workers Parade
Marshal Clark Buell announced division marshals for the tin workers parade to be held Saturday June 29. Formations on Neshannock and North streets with four divisions and six floats follow the route to the public square and back to the formation point. The parade starts promptly at 10 o clock.
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Clark Buell
North Street Bridge
Harry Hagan
Neshannock Avenue
Godfrey Richards
North Street
Lester Clark
Croton Avenue
John Ulrich
Washington Street
Public Square
Jefferson
Falls Street
Mill Street
Washington
Federal Judge sets July 2 for Waley kidnapping trial
In Tacoma Washington Judge Cushman planned to set July 2 as the start date for the forced trial of Margaret Waley the Salt Lake City girl linked to the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case defense lawyers say they need one week to prepare U. S. Attorney Dennis opposes delays. The girl's husband Harmon Metz is a key witness.
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International News Service
Tacoma
Wash
E. E. Cushman
Margaret Waley
Salt Lake City
Weyerhaeuser
John F. Dore
Stephen F. O’brien
Cushman
U. S
J. Charles Dennis
Harmon Metz
Former Uniontown Girls Entangled in Death Mystery
Dorothea Kassady 20 is held on first degree manslaughter charges in the death of John L. Burness 30 a Long Island broker in Sea Cliff Nassau County. Irene Borozovic 19 is held as a material witness after questioning about the case. The two daughters of coal miners from Uniontown Pa said they were involved. Burness was found dead yesterday after being struck with a hammer.
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International News Service
Atlantic Beach
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Dorothea Kassady
Martin Littleton
Nassau County
John L. Burness
Sea Cliff
Kassady
Irene Borozovic
Irene
Uniontown
Johnsons Confer On Area Relief Board Formation
Robert L. Johnson state relief director met today in New Castle with invited citizens from Lawrence Butler and Mercer counties to organize an area board. James K Love of New Castle is expected to chair with labor representation vacancy to fill.
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Robert L. Johnson
New Castle
Lawrence
Butler
Mercer
Area Board
James K. Love
Lawrence County
G. S. Bennett
W. K. Hugus
Mildred Rogers
James J. McLaughlin
Ellwood City
Labor
Butler County
Frank McClung
William Horowitz
F. F. Critchlow
John A. Beck
W. Z. Murrin
Mercer County
Har
Guard Confessed Carl Murderer Guard Confessed Carl Murderer
In Peoria Illinois Gerald Thompson a 25 year old confessed to assaulting and killing Mildred Hallmark 19 last Sunday he is guarded in a secret out of town location to protect his life as authorities plan to present the case to the grand jury. States Attorney E V Champion says he will proceed without additional testify ing from numerous girls whose names Thompson admitted attacking.
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International News Service
Peoria
Ill
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
E. V. Champion
Thompson
President Roosevelt to press tax the rich program
President Roosevelt returned to Washington to personally push the tax the rich plan in Congress. He indicated the public supports redistributing wealth and planned to urge Senate and House leaders to act before the session ends. Unrevealed details and possible political arguments were anticipated for today.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Hyde Park
Arrest Of Gang May Solve Hold-up In New Jersey
Police say seven New York gunmen, tied to hijackings and other major crimes, were arrested at a lakefront bungalow in Pompano Lakes. Names include Edward Gaffney, John Hughes, Arthur Gaynor, Louis Banner, Joseph McCarthy, James Bell, and Frank Fox.
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International News Service
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Brooklyn
Rebel Ice Company
Metropolitan
New York
Edward D. Gaffney
John J. Hughes
Arthur
Scarface
Recommend Further Trial Of Liquor Stores
Harrisburg June 24 A house committee investigating the state liquor stores found many errors of judgment but urged a further trial of the system. The report faulted floor tax contracts purchasing inventory and cash register leases while noting no evidence of corruption and praising the board as men of integrity.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Liquor Control Board
House
George H. Earle
Herbert B. Cohen
York
Liquor Board
Pinchot
State to Seek Early Decision on Borrowing
The state plans to seek early decision on borrowing for public projects. Officials say the move aims to secure favorable interest rates and accelerate funding for infrastructure and services across multiple regions.
State to seek court ruling on 50 million tax notes plan
Harrisburg reports the Earle administration will ask the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week to rule on the legality of borrowing up to 50 million dollars via tax anticipation notes. The decision, expected by Friday, could determine the fate of the biennial budget after six months of wrangling and a late adjournment.
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G. Eferett Doying
International News Service
Harrisburg
Earle Administration Today
Supreme Court
High Court
Philadelphia
Charles J. Margiotti
Senate
House
Lumber Mills Under Guard in Tacoma Strike
Gov. Clarence D. Martin orders 300 National Guardsmen to guard eight Tacoma lumber mills opening to break a nationwide lumber strike. The move follows talks with Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin, with plans for possible Oregon troop action as Portland mills resume work.
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International News Service
Tacoma
Wash
Clarence D. Martin
National Guards
161St Infantry
Gov. Martin
Washington
Charles H Martin
Oregon
Portland
Welkin Ring Poem Conversation About Meaning
A playful exchange asks what a welkin daddy might be and reveals that a welkin ring is something sweet. The narrator mentions the weather being eighty three as a tangential detail.
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