Treasury shakeup to align with commodity dollar policy
President Roosevelt announced a treasury reorganization to push his commodity dollar managed currency plan. Henry Morgenthau Jr. will become secretary, Woodin placed on leave, and Undersecretary Dean Acheson removed. The move signals further changes as officials anticipate retirements and reshuffles across financial leadership.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wm. H. Woodir
Dean Acheson
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Woodin
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
Atlanta
November Sees Extreme Weather Shifts In Pa Newc
The town records a date hot as the warmest for the period and days following as the coldest. Officials note violations of city ordinances persist, mostly for cars left too long in one spot, with fines. Local runners stay in trim despite heavy snow. The Neshannock creek freezes for the first time this year and Christmas packages arrive early with a not to be opened until Christmas notice.
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Pa Newe
North Jefferson Street
Five Pinchot liquor bills near final House passage
In Harrisburg on November 16 five Pinchot liquor bills, all supporting taxation and beer law amendments but not the state store plan, moved toward final passage. The McClure control bill was kept on second-reading hold as opposition from city representatives grows, with debate shaping for Monday night action after weekend study.
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Robert F. Gorman
Harrisburg
Republican Organization
Gifford Pinchot
House
Bank at Cecil Robbed by Three Gunmen
Three gunmen robs the First National Bank at Cecil taking more than $1000. They locked a clerk and the bank conservator in the cellar, split up through doors, and demanded money at the tellers windows. Clerk Joseph Miscovey provided a license plate clue from a car seen days earlier.
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International News Service
Washington
First National Bank
Cecil
Joseph Miscovey
Miscovey
Soviets Agree To U S Demand For Talks On Settlement
Washington reports indicate the Soviets will discuss outstanding issues before recognition. If negotiations proceed smoothly, an understanding leading to American recognition of the Soviet Union could be reached within ten days.
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International News Service
Washington
Soviet Union
Mrs. Elliott Ends Service on New Castle School Board
Mrs. Ray Bradford Elliott concluded four years on the New Castle board of education with a farewell address. Griff Thomas will succeed her in December after she leaves office, having pledged fairness and honesty in decisions and a focus on youth welfare. She lauded colleagues and praised W. W. Duff and the attorney staff.
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New Castle Board of Education
Ray Bradford Elliott
John Nothdurst
Elliott
Griff Thomas
Two Old Cats Scratching Over Peace Efforts
Special to The News comments on German and French public confidence votes and the insistence on League presence. The piece notes Germany seeks talks and arms, while France urges League involvement to keep peace, urging restraint to avoid repeating past unifications.
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Germany
France
League
Relief Program Begins Under Civil Works Drive
Washington November 16 The Roosevelt administration launches a winter relief program through the Civil Works Administration to employ about four million people living on relief. Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins oversees immediate start on hundreds of minor projects many previously set as public works by Ickes. The aim is to place two million workers on jobs by year end.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Works Administration
Harry Hopkins
Interior Ickes
Fire Threatens Oakland Homes
Sixth ward firemen fought a blaze at 132% Oakland avenue the shed wall stove pipe catching fire. Chief Stockman alerted danger to several residences and the Polish church, with $100 damage. Later at 1312 South Jefferson street a thawing incident caused another small blaze in Sam Goldman’s home.
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Sixth Ward
Stanley Bratz
Oakland Avenue
Stockman
No. 6 Department
No. 5
South
Jefferson Street
Sam Goldman
Death notices for Charles Grice John Smith and George Neeley
Death records list Charles W Grice 56 of Pittsburgh John L Smith 74 of Bessemer and George B Neeley of New York. The notices provide names ages and locations without further details.
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Charles W. Grice
Pittsburgh
John L. Smith
Bessemer
George B. Neeley
New York
Two Below Zero Weather Grips Venango County Area
Subzero conditions spread across Pennsylvania with Kane reporting two degrees below zero and Hampton Station five below. The cold led to two deaths indirectly linked to weather and widespread accidents. Philadelphia hit 20 as Pittsburgh and Harrisburg logged record lows. A search for Harry Salon in Ludlow, Pa. was noted amid ongoing snowfall in the northwest.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Kane
Hampton Station
Venango County
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Harry Salon
Ludlow
Hunter
McKean County
Last Round-Up Brings In Taxes for 1932 Delinquent Accounts
City treasury reports success as collectors with jail papers began the Last Round-Up. Delinquents paid up after being warned to settle or face commitment, boosting city coffers. The school board had previously ordered the treasurer to collect outstanding personal taxes.
East and Midwest feel biting cold wave grip
A major cold wave grips the East and Midwest with record lows. New York City shatters historic records as temperatures plunge to 16.7 degrees above zero before dawn and a woman dies from exposure. Relief agencies strain under rising jobless and homeless numbers as a warming trend is forecast tomorrow. Bitter winds lash Adirondacks with readings as low as five below.
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International News Service
Uncle Sam
Gulf To Great Lakes
Mercury
East
Middle West
New York City
Adirondacks
Gunfight as John Dilinger eludes police in armored sedan
John Diling er, ex-convict and Indiana gang leader, fled a police trap after a running gun battle along Irving Park boulevard. Police fired scores of shots at his armored sedan with machine gun and pistol fire, but armored plates and bulletproofing kept him unhurt as the car sped away.
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International News Service
Chicago
John Dillinger
Indiana
Irving Park Boulevard
Cold Weather Sets Record Low For November 16
Temperatures in the county hit record lows with New Castle Water Works reporting six above zero and other points at one to two degrees. The day marked the coldest November 16 on record for the U S weather observing station here and Wednesday also tied the old low for that date at 14 degrees.
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U. S
New Castle Water Works
Girl 17 Convicted of Manslaughter in Mail Carrier Slaying
In Edwardsville Illinois Stella Christoff aged 17 was found guilty of manslaughter in the slaying of a young mail carrier after saying she acted to prevent an attack. The jury deliberated 24 hours and faces a possible sentence of one to 14 years. In Athens Greece a Balkan four power pact discussion ties Romania Yugoslavia Greece and Turkey into a bloc with talks ongoing until January.
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Edwardsville
Stella Christoff
Athens
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Parliament Crisis in Bucharest Ends Vaida-Voevod Rule
Romanian parliament poised for dissolution after the Vaida-Voevod government falls. Crisis deepens as authorities move to secure new leadership and political stability in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Vaida-Voevod
Lily Pons Recovers En Route to Resume Tour
Lily Pons the French operatic star was traveling to Toledo Ohio to resume her concert tour after recovering from bronchitis She may soon embark on a career in films with Hollywood prospects.
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Lily Pons
Hollywood
Toledo
Two Homes Burn In New Kensington Pa Fire
Two houses along the Leechburg road burned to the ground in New Kensington as Mrs. Michael Gerheim credited a faithful dog with saving her life. The dog barked to wake her just before she fled to safety early today.
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New Kensington
Leechburg Road
Michael Gerheim
Gerheim
Socialist bus crash kills 23 in Granada
In Paza Granada Spain a motor bus carrying twenty three Socialists returning from a political meeting plowed through bridge railings and toppled into a canal or river area killing all aboard.
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Paza
Granada
Spain
Vanderbilt Jr. Dies In South Carolina Car Crash
William K. Vanderbilt Jr., a wealthy society figure, was killed when his car crashed into a trailer ninety miles south of Charleston, South Carolina. His cousin Erskine Gwynne and chauffeur J. W. Guppy were injured while traveling from Miami to New York.
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William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Graham Fair Vanderbilt
Charleston
S. C
Erskine Gwynne
J. W. Guppy
Miami
New York
Four Million Men Will Find Work Shortly
Roosevelt orders immediate action as 500 state leaders head to assign 4 million unemployed to work. The plan shifts from pure relief to constructive employment with real wages, transferring about 2 million breadwinners from relief to community projects and paid work on streets parks and playgrounds.
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Public Works Administration
Girl Injured in Sled Accident on Emerson Avenue
Miss Jeannette Vogan aged 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Vogan of 221 Park Avenue received two fractures of the left leg last night in a sled riding accident on Emerson avenue. She was riding with Miss Martina Hite and Miss Mary John when the sled hit a curb. She was taken to Jameson Memorial hospital where doctors report she is recovering. Vogan is a junior at New Castle Senior High School.
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Jeannette Vogan
A. B. Vogan
Park Avenue
Emerson Avenue
Wogan
Martina Hite
Mary John
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Net
Miss Vogan
New Castle Senior High School
Five New Castle Projects To Employ 350 Men
Lawrence County plans five major civil works projects in New Castle to provide jobs for 350 to 400 unemployed men. The list includes a community swimming pool along the Neshannock creek, Dean Park beautification and improvements, Croton stone wall work, and upgrades at Cunningham and Gaston parks. County relief officials sent data to Harrisburg to trigger federal CWA action as soon as possible.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
Federal Civil Works Administration
G. S. Bennett
Lawrence County Emergency Relief Board
Harrisburg
Eric Biddle
Civil Works Administration
Washington
Neshannock Creek
Dean Park
Croton
Cunningham Park
Gaston Park
Mann Freed By Roosevelt From Federal Detention
Conrad H. Mann, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce president and former national head of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, was released from a federal detention prison on a presidential pardon. The pardon, issued in Washington, requires Mann to pay a $10,000 fine by December 30.
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International News Service
New York
Roosevelt
Conrad H. Mann
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Mann
Order of Eagles
Washington
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 2 o'clock this morning show a maximum temperature of 21 degrees and a minimum of 6 with 2 inches of precipitation. A year ago the same date recorded a 55 degree high, 32 degree low, and no precipitation.
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