Pinchot Liquor Plan Advances in State Legislature
Gov. Gifford Pinchot’s liquor control plan to establish state stores moved toward floor action as the judiciary general committee reported it with minor amendments. The panel also backed the administration’s beer law change removing alcohol limits and a bill raising brewery and distillery permit fees. Recovery bills sped through Senate committees while House panels shuffled liquor and tax measures.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Judiciary General Committee
Senate
House
Keystone
Winter Grips Pennsylvania With Hazardous Roads
International News Service reports Pennsylvania in deep winter grip with ice and heavy snow. Accidents rise as temperatures fall near 20 and only the eastern coast above freezing. Three deaths linked to the storm reported in Kane as snow exceeds two feet. Mrs. Margaret Jones 44 of Mt Jewett perished in a head on crash, T B Dougherty 75 died from heart attack after exertion, John Olson killed by overheated stove fire. No relief in sight. Wednesday forecast fair. Pittsburgh 25 rising, tonight near 20. Harrisburg 28, Philadelphia 36. Traffic slowed to a snail’s pace.
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International
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Kane
Margaret Jones
Mt Jewett
T. B. Dougherty
John Olson
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Detour Bulletin Shows No New Routes This Period
Pennsylvania State Highway Department reports no new detours for the period ending November 23. Half width construction on U S 40 at Farmington in Fayette County and on U S 30 between Ligonier and Jennerstown in Somerset County. Snow may set a record with heavy early snowfall this month.
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Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Farmington
Fayette County
Ligonier
Jennerstown
Somerset County
Daily Weather Report Summary for 9 AM
U S weather statistics show a maximum of 44 and minimum of 26 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning. Precipitation measured 0.13 inches with 1.3 inches of snow. Year ago the date recorded a max 37 and min 28 with trace snow.
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U. S
Communist Propaganda Control Agreement Sought
President Roosevelt seeks an understanding with Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinoff to protect Americans working in Russia and to manage communist propaganda in the United States as a condition for recognizing the Soviet Union. The aim mirrors Rapallo type safeguards, ensuring embassy access if a German national is arrested and timely notification of arrests.
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Kingsbury Smith International News Service
Washington
Russia
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Maxim Litvinoff
England
Moscow
Germany
Rapallo
Zalick And Rausch Enter Guilty Pleas In Local Robberies
George Zalick and Walter Rausch pleaded guilty to two robbery charges before Alderman O H P Green. The pair, held in the county jail, robbed homes owned by J T Atkinson and Marion T Woods before a Harbor house fire sparked the investigation.
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Zalick and
Rausch
George Zalick
Walter Rausch
O. H. P Green
J. T. Atkinson
Marion T. Woods
France Extends Olive Branch to Germany
Paris reports Foreign Minister Joseph Paul Boncour told the Chamber of Deputies that France would pursue collaboration with Germany after Hitler's plebiscite victory. He warned Germany is re-arming and a Nazi threat to European peace, urging restraint to avoid an arms race.
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International
Paris
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Paul Boncour
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Boncour
Kathryn Kelly Spirited Out Of Ohio Workhouse
Kathryn Kelly, 24, wife of George Machine Gun Kelly, was secretly removed from a Cincinnati workhouse by federal officials after her Urschel kidnaping conviction. She was taken from the facility and boarded a train for an eastern destination. the exact location was not disclosed. Cincinnati safety director Fred Hoehler declined to comment on the removal.
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Cincinnati
Kathryn Kelly
George
Fred K. Hoehler
Cost Of Holding Recent Election
County Controller R. C. McCaslin reports total election costs at 6944.09 dollars. Payment breakdown includes election judges and board expenses 4424.44, ballots 1783, supply boxes 295, voter street lists 260.45, ballot delivery 63, and posting notices 118.20.
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R. C. McCaslin
Election Board
Smith to Visit White House in Momentous Meeting
President Roosevelt planned to receive Alfred E Smith at the White House this afternoon in a meeting described as momentous, though friends insist it may be only a friendly chat after a long gap since their last such discussion.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Alfred E Smith
White House
Highway Workers Ash Hills Today
Six trucks with 32 men were sent out early to ash hills and curves made slick by last night’s snow. The snowfall was not heavy enough to require snowplows, superintendent H. F. Lightner said.
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H. F. Lightner
Wallace Slated To Become Czar Of Legal Liquor
Washington November 14. America's legalized liquor industry eyes a future under a strict code enforcement chief likely to be Secretary Wallace. Distillers grumble at grain marketing rules while George N. Peek may receive delegated powers from Wallace as hearings on the marketing agreement and code proceed.
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Wallace
Legal
Paul C. Yates
International News Service
Washington
America
Germany votes on League of Nations exit amid global skepticism
Special dispatch notes Germany held an election to decide leaving the League of Nations with one dissenting vote. The writer critiques the League's lack of enforcement and faith in international cooperation, citing Switzerland's shifting stance and a general erosion of trust in leaders and ideals.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Germany
League of Nations
Little
Switzerland
Teacher Held After Paddling Incident Near Coal Valley
E Ellsworth Dyer a 23 year old Coal Valley School teacher faced grand jury action on a aggravated assault and battery charge stemming from a paddling of pupil Frank Caster age 10. Dyer placed under 1000 dollar bond as mother’s affidavit supported the claim.
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Elizabeth
E. Ellsworth Dyer
Coal Valley School
Here
Frank Caster
Roy Schooley Dies Pittsburgh
Nov 14 One of Pittsburgh's most able political figures dies leaving a void in local governance and party leadership.
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Roy Schooley
Pittsburgh
Lindberghs Delayed In Lisbon Seaplane Stop
After spending the night in their seaplane in Lisbon the Lindberghs faced a delay as officials arranged preparations for a onward flight. The report notes the continued passage to be carried on page two.
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Lindberghs
Lisbon
The
William G Dunn, New Castle Pioneer, Dies at 83
William Gaston Dunn, 83, longtime New Castle undertaker and furniture man, died suddenly at his home on East and Falls. Born August 28, 1850, to Samuel and Eleanor Dunn, he attended Reynoldstown school and worked with his father before entering Dunn and Rice. He retired after a lengthy career in the undertaking business.
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William Gaston Dunn
New Castle
Falls Street
Mr. Dunn
Samuel and
Eleanor Gaston Dunn
Old Reynoldstown
Dunn and Rice
Two Children Die In Auto Crash Fire At Hammons
In Hammons Indiana on November 14, two DeRosas children Clement nine and Peter perished when their car hit a truck, overturned, and burned. Parents escaped as six others were burned. the family had been returning from their third son’s grave.
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International News Service
Hammons
Ind
Clement DeRosas
Peter
the de Rosas
Death Notices for Daisy Kirker Lewis Brennard and Dunn
Daisy Kirker Lewis, 54, of 418 Laurel Boulevard, is reported dead. Abraham Brennard, 80, of Struthers, Ohio, and William Gaston Dunn, 83, of East and Falls street, are listed in the record.
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Daisy Kirker Lewis
Laurel Boulevard
Abraham Brennard
Struthers
Ohio
William Gaston Dunn
Falls Street
Hoodoo "13" Has No Terror For Assemblyman McElwee
The piece notes Assemblyman William McElwee Jr of Lawrence County facing a November 13 special session with Pinchot’s 13 item call. It marks his third special session, following regular sessions in 1931 and 1931, plus a 1932 summer special session, as the 13s cycle through his career.
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Assemblyman McElwee
William McElwee, Jr
Lawrence County
General Assembly
Pinchot
McElwee
House
Congressman Swick to press complaints on post office building
A New Castle public conference with Edward OBrien of the U S Treasury Department examined alleged irregularities in the new post office construction. Congressman J Howard Swick, urged by the Chamber of Commerce, pledged to appeal to Washington for a thorough review after the two hour session with about 30 local officials including the mayor.
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Swick
New Castle
Edward O’brien
New York
United States Treasury Department
J. Howard Swick
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Father Of Youth Will Negotiate With Kidnappers
The father of a missing boy negotiates with kidnapers offering $40,000 to secure his son's release. Police and state officials monitor the case as the ransom position remains unsettled.
Measure to Condemn Land for Viaduct Approaches
City council met in a special session near noon at Solicitor White’s urging. An ordinance was introduced to condemn land on Croton avenue held by Dougherty McDevitt and Dugan and on Lincoln avenue held by Levine for viaduct approaches from the north hill to Croton. The session aimed to speed action on the proposed viaduct.
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Robert M. White
North Hill
Croton
Dougherty, McDevitt, and Dugan
Croton Avenue
Levine
Lincoln Avenue
Intermediary Sought in Brooke Hart Kidnaping Case
Police watch the Hart kidnaping case as Alexander Hart seeks an intermediary to negotiate a ransom. Brooke Hart, 22, son of a San Jose department store owner, remains missing after his car was found abandoned and no ransom has been received. The Hart family says they will negotiate only through a trusted intermediary and require proof of identity from any contact.
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Ralph B. Jordon
San Jose
Cal
Brooke L. Hart
Santa Clar University
Alexander Hart
Santa Clara Valley
Brooke
Hart
Hamm Repudiates His Own Testimony in Kidnapping Case
Federal prosecutors face a setback as William Hamm repudiates his testimony in the $100,000 kidnapping of Hamm. They pivot to other witnesses and consider bringing John Factor from Chicago to identify Touhy and three co defendants. Factor may pinpoint McFadden Schaefer and Sharkey as present with Touhy, testing the case.
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ST. Paul, Minn
William Hamm
Roger Touhy
Hamm
Edward
Tom”) McFadden
McFadden
John
Jake the Barber
Factor
Chicago
Touhy
Gus Schaefer
Willie Sharkey
Edenburg Man Is Accidentally Shot
Dominick Ross about 28 was seriously wounded in Edenburg when struck by a 22 calibre rifle bullet fired at birds nearby. He was walking along an alley when the accident occurred and was treated locally before hospital transport to New Castle. The shooter was identified as 18 year old Joe Natale. Betty Kennedy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Patsy Kennedy, suffered a severe arm laceration after being stepped on by a horse.
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Dominick Ross
Edenburg
Ross
New Castle
Joe Natale
Betty
Patsy Kennedy
Eastbrook Street
School Girl Struck by Hit-Skip Truck Near Clintonville
Jennie Irene Croyle a 15 year old student of Harrisville R F D No 1 is in Jameson Memorial hospital with a fractured pelvis and injuries after a truck struck her on Route 208 two miles west of Clintonville. The driver fled the scene and she was found unconscious by two men then taken to Clintonville and later to the hospital where her condition was listed as fair. She had just left a school mate on her way home from school.
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Jennie Irene Croyle
Harrisville
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Clintonville
Those Lovely Poems on the Snow Read Like Spring Light
Poem mentions spring buds birds and springtime mood but warns travel is needed despite soft snow. It notes snow can hinder trips and travel when it piles up and blankets roads with the weather described as thirty below today.
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Schooley
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