Chrysler And Lewis Resume Peace Parley
Chrysler and Lewis resume talks at Governor Murphy's peace conference to resolve whether the United Automobile Workers should have sole bargaining power for Chrysler's 67,000 employees in nine plants. Murphy seeks a compromise acceptable to both sides after the Detroit sit-down strike.
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Lansing
Mich
Walter P. Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Frank Murphy
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers Union
Lewis
CIO
Labor
Murphy
Detroit
Weather and Easter observances amid late snow in April
The report notes a chilly Good Friday with snow as late as April 22 and a 23 degree low, followed by 21 degrees the next day. It mentions religious services and legal holiday status, plus local observations of license plates and motorists re filling radiator antifreeze after winter. A youth in white shoes and an elderly man with ear muffs are seen on East Washington Street.
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East Washington Street
Daily Weather Report Summaries
U S weather reports show 24 hour period ending 9 am with max 38 and min 17, precipitation 0.20 inches snow and rain, river stage 9.7 feet. A year ago the date recorded max 58 min 28 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Weatherman Forecasts Fair And Cold Easter In Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvanians can expect generally fair weather for Easter Sunday with a moderately cold start around 25 degrees in the morning and a slow rise in temperature. Parade potential exists for those in Easter finery, weather permitting, though a cold snap is possible.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Lehigh Portland Cement Plant Resumes After Pay Pact
After amicable talks between Lehigh officials and union representatives a one year wage and hour agreement was signed today by Wesley Davy general superintendent. Production is planned to begin about April 1 with machinery preparations underway.
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Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Wesley Davy
Davy
Weather notes show no record cold in late March
The article reports that a 17 degree low overnight did not set a record, citing U S Weather Observer B F Johnson. It recalls March 1930 and March 1934 as notably cold months with readings as low as 19 below and two below, while later days reached 15 and 18 above. Easter’s early date makes the pattern more noticeable. Continued on page two.
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United States
B. F. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Thirty Four Die In Three Plane Crashes In Year
Pittsburgh dispatch reports that within a year 34 people have died in three major Western Pennsylvania crashes. Eleven fatalities occurred April 7 when a TWA Sun Racer fell in the Uniontown mountains, ten on September 5 in a Skyways sightseeing plane fire at the city airport, and thirteen died last night in another TWA crash near the city airport.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
TWA
Wild Mountains
Uniontown
Skyways
Moves Toward Compromise on Court Size Plan
Washington notes a push for a compromise on President Roosevelt's court expansion plan as hearings pause. Senator Burke proposes a nine member court with compulsory retirement at 75, potentially forcing Hughes and three justices from the bench and allowing four new appointments. Senator Hatch drafts two amendments to limit yearly appointments and permit a flexible court size.
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William K. Hutchinson
Burke
Nebraska
Charles Evans Hughes
Hatch
New Mexico
Public Hearings In Crash Probe Near Mt Lebanon
Washington reports public hearings will be held likely Monday in Pittsburgh to determine the cause of the TWA airliner crash near Mt. Lebanon Pennsylvania. Five federal aviation officials are dispatched to the scene for preliminary inquiries. Fred Fagg leads the air commerce bureau overseeing the probe.
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Washington
TWA
Mt. Lebanon
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Air Commerce
Federal Aviation
Russell Young
Bureau of Inspection Service
R. I. Hazen
Newark
Russell Delaney
Kansas City
B. M. Jacobs
G. W. Lossow
Air Commerce Bureau
Fred Fagg
Eugene Vidal
Fagg
Tragic Train Strikes 78 Year Old Stoltz at Grant Street
Joseph O S Stoltz 78 of 142 Leasure Avenue died after being struck by a southbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train at the Grant Street crossing Sunday night. He died at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 12 20 a m. Stoltz was eastbound on Grant when he was caught between guard gates and carried along the tracks by the locomotive. Coroner Orville Potter is investigating.
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Joseph OS Stoltz
Leasure Avenue
Pennsylvania R. R
Grant Street
Stoltz
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Orville Potter
South High Heads to State College for Title Battle
Pittsburgh South High basketball squad, Western Regional P I A A champions, leaves at noon for State College to compete in the state finals Saturday night.
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South High
State College
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh South High School
Stock Markets Close for Good Friday Across Major Exchanges
NEW YORK March 26 The New York Stock Exchange and most markets will be closed today in observance of Good Friday. American exchanges reopen Saturday while Canadian and continental markets suspend activities until Tuesday.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Canada
Flood Committee Plans Personal Inspection
The House flood control committee decided to personally inspect the Muskingum Valley Ohio and Tigert West Virginia flood control reservoir projects. Members will depart Washington on Monday by automobile.
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International News Service
Washington
House Flood Control Committee
Muskingum Valley
Ohio
Tigert
W. Va
Woman's Death Still Mystery in Greensburg Case
State Police say Lillian Householder was killed elsewhere than the Laurelville cabin where her body was found and dragged from nearby forests to the Methodist camp ground. They probe a secretary’s ties to Charles Haley and the Canton visit as investigators search for motive and location.
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International News Service
Greensburg
Lillian Edna Householder
Laurelville
Charles Edward Haley
Haley
Canton
Anna Haley
Householder
H. A. McMurray
Joseph Myal
Mt. Pleasant
Myal
Grief weighs heavily on friends of Pittsburgh tragedy victims
Relatives and friends of the 13 people killed in the TWA crash near Pittsburgh mourn in New Jersey and New York. Widow Lucy Bohnet recalls the last goodbye with pilot husband Frederick Bohnet as their two year old son remains unaware. Widow Howard Warwick is confined to bed, awaiting news of her co pilot husband. Hostess Doris Hammons recounts shared memories with fellow crew members. Neighbors describe Frances Reed as private and Frances Black as a Standard Brands stenographer, with limited details about her life.
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New York
TWA
Pittsburgh
Jersey City
Lucy Bohnet
Frederick Lawrence Bohnet
Newark
Larry
Pete
Peterson
Jerry
N. J
Kansas City
Doris
Leddy
Okla
Ora Pickens
Frances Reed
Greenwich Village
Highway Department Moves To New Building
Today marks moving day for the State Highway Department as tools, trucks, and machinery relocate from the West Cherry street garage to the new facility on Wilmington road. Office staff and equipment join the move, with 30,000 feet of single level floor space and more room than the old site. The East Cherry street garage remains in use as headquarters for the Seven Ward.
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State Highway Department
West Cherry Street
Wilmington Road
East Cherry Street
Seven Ward
Department
Citizens Bank Buys Maitland Building on Washington Street
Citizens National Bank announced the purchase of the Maitland building adjoining its Maitland Street unit on Washington. The 21 feet six inch by 180 foot property changed hands for 40000 dollars in a partition sale overseen by Union Trust Company. Attorney John P. Lockhart represented the bank. No immediate expansion plans were stated, but the new asset enables future growth.
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Citizens National Bank
Maitland
Bank
Washington Street
Union Trust Company
John P. Lockhart
Loyalists Launch Surprise Attack on Monte Del Toro
Loyalist forces today launched a surprise assault on weakened insurgent columns along the south sea coast and wrested Monte Del Toro from rebel hands as the Madrid Guadalajara fronts drew heavy reserves.
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Thomas A. Loayza
Madrid
Madrid-Guadalajara
South Seacoast
Monte del Toro
Death notices for six residents listed in Pennsylvania area
Obituaries report the deaths of Joseph C. Stoltz 78 of Leasure Avenue Erie area Harriet Ray Graham 82 Emienteen Pa Harry R Powell 50 Mercer County Lawrence V Flynn Pittsburgh Eva Kathryn McGee 58 Lorain Avenue Elizabeth Barcalow Adams 51 Reading Pa and Theodore Hogsak 73 Ellwood City.
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Joseph C. Stoltz
Leasure Avenue
Harriet Ray Graham
Emienteen
Harry R. Powell
Mercer County
Lawrence V. Flynn
Pittsburgh
Eva Kathryn McGee
Lorain Avenue
Elizabeth Barcalow Adams
Reading
Theodore Hogsak
Ellwood City
Tragic Air Crash Near Airport Kills Ten
A New York to Chicago TWA Douglas transport crashes five miles from the City-County airport killing ten passengers including three women, the pilot, co pilot, and a stewardess. Investigators probe the cause as wreckage scatters on a hillside.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt Heads Northward After Georgia Vacation
President Roosevelt ended a two week Georgia sojourn with a dip in the Warm Springs pool and prepared to depart for Washington. He plans to confront the sit down strikes issue as congressional leaders assemble tomorrow.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Washington
Georgia
Spring Witchery and Weather in the Sage Verse
The verse talks of Arthur Mometer Spring as a capricious figure described with feminine charm and a sudden temper. It contrasts a shy demeanor with a bold, lioness like burst, then switches to weather imagery noting chill and thirty. The piece blends personification with seasonal mood shifts.
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Michigan
James L. Kilgallen
Mount Lebanon
Chics
Central Press
PA Newc
New Hampshire
Daily Weather Report
Weatherman
Lehigh
Joseph Young
J.C. Stoltz
Jackie
John C. Beck
Scotland
Mary Black
Standard Brands
Citizens Bank
By Sydney H. Eiges
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Arthur Mometer
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