Roosevelt to Veto Patman Bonus Bill Amid Veto Message Awaited
Washington crowds the capitol as President Roosevelt prepares to veto the Patman bonus bill a final clash looms over paying veterans with a new currency plan. House leaders expect two thirds to override while Senate votes may hinge on a few lawmakers polls show Roosevelt likely sustained and the bill killed. The joint session will hear the veto at 12 30 p m.
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Roosevelt veto sparks House override vote on veterans bonus
President Roosevelt explains why he rejects the veterans bonus as the House votes to override the veto. He argues benefits already granted favor others, the financing plan is unsound, and the general welfare should take priority over immediate payments.
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Russian Engineer Inspects Plant Here
Russian engineer P Stepin from the Gorky automobile plant visited the National Radiator corporation plant in the United States with interpreter B Schik of Amtorg Detroit. Stepin praised American industrial organization as a model for Russian industry and noted reforms at his plant including Model A Ford springs and steering gears with a future Model M-1. He said Russia has an established order and has learned the new way.
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Frosts and road signs color change spark local chatter
Early risers report a heavy frost with May frost dates similar to last year. OK State highway location signs are being repainted blue and gold after periods of white and black. A leaning barn ruin near Rose Point mars the highway. CCC camps for Pymatuning dam will add visitors and provide 400 workers to improve the lakefront. Circuses retain appeal as patches of highway paving receive mixed results.
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Daily Weather Report
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum temperature of 71 and a minimum of 31 with no precipitation. River stage is 4.4 feet. Figures for the same date a year ago record a maximum of 88 and a minimum of 64 with no precipitatio n.
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Two Boys Killed By Freight Train At Grade Crossing
Berwick Pennsylvania May 22 a report says two 11 year old newsboys Rudolph Durso and Donald Baiocchi were crushed under a freight train while riding the same bicycle. Investigators noted the boys rode past several stopped cars at a grade crossing and onto the tracks.
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Y W C A Names Nine Directors At Annual Meeting
Nine members were elected to the Young Women’s Christian Association board for three year terms at the annual meeting. Floy Owens filled a one year vacancy. Nancy Bechtel Ethel Moore Marian Wallace Armstrong Mary Bigley and Keith McAfee were elected to the nominating committee. Membership rose to 968 from 874.
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C. R. Ralph
J. Glenn Berry
DeLace Cole
Robert Eckles
Charles T. Metzier
Alice Sterling
Virginia Duff
W. J. Offutt
Floy Owens
Nancy Bechtel
Ethel Moore
Marian Wallace Armstrong
Mary Bigley
Keith McAfee
Night Club Slayings Conviction In New Orleans
Bonnie Hill alias Marion King, 23, was found guilty of manslaughter for the March 22 stabbing death of her sweetheart John Irving Pierce at the Nut club in New Orleans. Sentencing deferred. manslaughter penalties range six to 20 years with good behavior time. The defendant testified in her own defense reenacting the events.
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Bonnie Hill
Marion King
John Irving Pierce
Tax Collection Bill In Balance
Harrisburg May 22 After a stormy legislative debate the Moomaw Moran bill to cut tax collectors for the state from 2600 to 113 rests on the table in the house. Rep. Paul C. Moomaw could not secure unanimous consent to restore the bill to its original form which supporters say would save taxpayers six figures annually.
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Miss Jane Addams Taken By Death
In Hull House Chicago mourns as thousands view the body of Jane Addams founder of Hull House and advocate of world peace. Death came at 6 15 last evening after an operation for an abdominal obstruction at Passavant hospital. Her funeral plan includes services at Hull House court and burial in Cedarville Illinois.
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Councilmen to Attend Hearing on Five Million Canal
Councilmen Hoyland Davies Alexander and Butler and Controller Winner left for Washington to attend the hearing on the five million dollar allotment for the Beaver and Mahoning canal to Struthers Thursday. The city officials favor the canal.
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Senators propose bans on arms exports and war aid
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers Nye and Clark proposals to embargo arms export and halt credit to belligerents. Aimed at prohibiting loans for war materials and empowering the president to block travel, the plans recall 1916 laws that could have prevented the Lusitania loss.
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Applications For Federal Works Projects Revealed
Federal projects totaling 53 million dollars across 27 states plus the District of Columbia Panama Canal Zone and Hawaii are listed in the new relief program. Frank C. Walker heads the applications and information division announcing the figures.
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Hawaiian Islands
Hoping for 20 hour U S cross in small plane
Peter Dana aged 19 from Holderness New Hampshire and pilot Jack Fisher from Lakeville Connecticut took off from San Diego at 2 02 a m aiming to fly solo across the United States in about 20 hours in a diminutive monoplane.
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Jack Fisher
Lakeville
Conn
Mrs Roosevelt visits coal mine with sympathy for workers
Special to the News reports in two columns that Mrs Roosevelt tours a coal mine and expresses sympathy for the less fortunate. The piece contrasts Mr Roosevelt visiting the Senate, suggesting the president faces a challenging situation likened to a cage with many animals, hinting at confusion.
Gill Family To Face Murder Charges In Harrisburg Case
William K. Miller of Selinsgrove has been named assistant special prosecutor in the murder cases against Lester Beruha and Zella Gill, tied to Sherman Strawser in the slaying of Snyder county farmer Charles Gable. Strawser, sentenced to death, says the plot aimed to obtain funds to marry Zella and free her father. Miller joins John L. Pipa Jr. as special prosecutor in Shamokin.
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Shamokin
Fire Destroys 150 Acres of Timber in Highland District
Miola Pennsylvania May 22 Fire scorched more than 150 acres of second growth timber in the Highland district near Miola. Volunteers fought the blaze started in a sawmill aided by strong winds. No structures or valuable timber were lost though fears of spread were high before containment.
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Harrisburg House Approves Gasoline Tax for Relief Funds
The Pennsylvania House approved the Stewart bill raising the gasoline tax by one cent per gallon by a 114 to 74 vote. The measure, paired with the two cent check tax, aims to raise 17 million dollars for relief next year and a similar amount for government expenses the following year.
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House to Vote on Sunday Motion Pictures
The House Law and Order Committee prepared to send the Sunday motion picture bill to the floor with a favorable recommendation after hours of debate. Eight ministers urged passage amid mixed support from church temperance groups and business and labor groups, arguing local option on Sunday films.
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Planners Converge as City Officials Attend National Convention
Matthew Gunton president of the Pennsylvania Planning Commission and Glenn Throop city engineer attend the National Convention of City Planning Commissions in Cincinnati today seeking insights on urban design and policy.
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Death Record of Mrs. W. A. Perrine
Mrs. W. A. Perrine aged 55 died in North Beaver Township. The notice records her passing and location, with no additional kin or service details provided.
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W. A. Perrine
North Beaver Township
Father Coughlin Speaks Tonight in New York City
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin will address Madison Square Garden in New York tonight focusing on Patman bonus bill endorsement an attack on the Roosevelt wage scale of 19 to 94 dollars a month and a discussion of money. Police assigned 1200 to the Garden to prevent disorder at the event aimed at boosting the National Union for Social Justice gains.
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Charles E. Coughlin
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National Union For Social Justice
Explosion Shatters Windows Near Neville Island Plant
Hundreds of windows were shattered as homes within ten miles of Pittsburgh were shaken by a blast at the Davison Coke & Iron Co. Neville Island plant. No injuries were reported. Officials say white hot metal entering the cooling pit likely reacted with moisture or impurities in pig iron.
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Two die of heart attacks while gardening
International News Services reports in Johnstown Pennsylvania two gardeners died of heart attacks today. Victims are Mrs Catherine Smith 40 of St Benedict and Marion Diehl 60 of Dutchtown. Coroner Cyrus Davis ruled over-exertion caused the deaths.
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Marion Diehl
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Cyrus Davis
Roosevelt Defends Wage Scales Amid Criticism
President Roosevelt said general objections to the 19 to 94 dollar wage scales under the work relief program are not valid unless specific. He noted local conditions must be considered and that he has approved all allotments so far while conferences to set state allotments for small projects begin, lasting about six weeks.
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Bucknell Student Found Dead In Dormitory
Robert Jay Marks 20 a Bucknell University student from New York was found fatally shot in his West College Dormitory room. Coroner W E Roth investigated after Marks left three letters to his father his mother and his foster father. His roommate Vincent Bertolini of Philadelphia found the body.
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Robert Jay Marks
New York
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Bucknell University
Sam Marks
Percy Davidson
W. E. Roth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Vincent Bertolini
Philadelphia
Rev Francis E Reese Visits New Castle
The Rev Francis E Reese former pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church in this city now based in Spokane Washington is in New Castle today visiting a friend.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Spokane Wash
New Castle
Circus Song Sparks Youthful Joy and Colorful Frolic
A nostalgic verse celebrates the circus mood as a bell, band, and clowns transform a kid into a carefree spectator. Peanuts, monkeys, and ballyhoo fuel a warm, merry day with tunes and calliope to entertain. Weather hints at a pleasant seventy three degrees.
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