Strikes Defy Settlement Efforts in Detroit Area
Detroit reports ongoing auto parts strikes defy mediation by Mayor Couzens and others. Ford seeks writ of replevin for brake machinery at Kelsey-Hayes, idle for nine days due to sit down. Union and GM hold talks led by Knudsen and Homer Martin as production dips and Aluminum Company of America plant locks 1800 workers. Secretary Perkins voices optimism for a settlement with no strike.
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Ford
Couzens and Bennett
George W. Kennedy
Kelsey-Hayes
Lester R. Downie
Wheel Concern
Detroit
Richard T. Frankensteen
Kennedy
Aluminum Company of America
Washington
Perkins
Committee For Industrial Organization
General Motors Corporation
Carol Service At Old Trinity Christmas Morning
The Old Trinity Christmas program features congregational carol singing and Holy Communion at 9 Christmas morning led by Dr. I Hess Wagner. A printed service aids worship as the public is invited to join in the hour of song and worship. Holy Communion follows for those who wish to receive it.
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Old Trinity
I. Hess Wagner
Maritime peace plan falls through delaying coast strike end
Hope for quick peace faded as two unions postponed voting on tentative agreements. Officials warned it would take at least three weeks to end the strike, even with immediate negotiations. Shipowners expected action but had no new proposals for the remaining unions.
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Associated Press
Mervyn Rathbone
Central Joint Strike Policy Committee
Weirton Workers Back Independent Board In Union Drive
turnout reached 9 263 of 9 539 eligible workers as Weirton Steel employees vote for an independent representative group. Chairman Jack Larkin wins re election to lead 45 representatives for a year, while management participates only by invitation and no joint committees exist.
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Weirton
W. Ra
Juan L. Lewis
Jack Larkin
Weirton Steel Company
Lewis
National Labour Board
Carnegielinois Steel
Larkin
Ikin
Christmas food cards for 6000 glass workers strike
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Corp. distributed Christmas dinner cards valued about 40000 dollars to 6000 idle workers from a Flat Glass Workers strike. Cards usable for food were handed out at plants in Clarksburg West Virginia Mt Vernon Ohio Creighton and Ford City Pennsylvania. The strike began October 24 with the union seeking a closed shop union dues check off and ten cent an hour raise. the company offered five cents and left the conference after the union declined.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Los
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Creighton
Ford City
Penn Furniture to pay employees social security tax
Penn Furniture will cover both the employer and employee share of the social security tax for 75 employees starting January 1. Samuel Jaffee, local manager, and Isador Klatzkin of the Johnstown store said the move rewards workers for faithful service during the company’s 17 year history and aligns with national trends of wage support. The plan means employees receive benefits without deductions from their income.
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Samuel Jaffee
Penn Furniture Company
Johnstown
Altoona
Penn Company
Isador Klatzkin
Temperatures Dip to Record Low in Somerset
Somerset weather observer David W. Grove reported temperatures plunged to 2 below zero at 10 p.m. after 18 above earlier in the day. The 24 hour high was 29 and low 18, with December 22, 1935 readings showing a maximum 15 below and minimum 19 below.
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Grove
David W. Grove
Somerset
Mr. Grove
Madame Chiang Flies From Nanking To Sianfu For Husbands’ Release
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek departed Nanking for Sianfu to meet insurgent Marshal Chiang Hsueh-liang and press for her husband’s freedom. She ignored officials’ warnings that the move could weaken the government’s grip while Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek remains captive. She traveled with a cook, a maid, and substantial baggage, signaling a possible prolonged stay. Peiping reports mention an offer to accept punishment to push a policy of resistance to Japan.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sianfu
Chiang Hsueh- Liang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Card Party Helps Somerset Hospital Auxiliary
At the Lacies Auxiliary meeting of Somerset Community Hospital the chairmen report strong advance sales for the upcoming card party. The event on Wednesday December 30, 1936 will be at Somerset High School with many valuable prizes donated to attract a record attendance.
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Lacies
Somerset Community Hospital
the Christian Church
Somerset High School
Somerset Community Hospital High School
Mrs Jacobs Shows Slim Recovery After Fever Case
Mrs Harry Jacobs wife of the county detective was reported stronger Tuesday evening as doctors continue to vaccinate against undulent fever spreading in her bloodstream. She sat up for ten minutes and if improvement continues she may be out of bed in about a month.
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Harry Jacobs
Jacobs
Worker Crushed Arm In Post Office Building Accident
Raymond Schiavoni a 26 year old laborer on the new post office building had his right arm crushed beneath a heavy steel girder Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to Somerset Community hospital for treatment. An x ray showed no fracture. Schiavoni is employed by R C Reitz Construction Company contractor for the project.
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Raymond Schiavoni
Somerset Community Hospital
Schiavoni
R. C. Reitz Construction Company
Steel forecasters predict 1937 production up to fifteen percent
Cleveland reports a 1937 rise in steel output possible as high as 15 percent over 1936 if price stability and labor peace hold. Industry leaders cite buying power, auto and gas oil demand, and housing as key drivers with capacity near 80 percent and early lift anticipated.
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Cleveland
Seel
A. J. Rain
Steel
T. M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Purnell
Three Official Charged Over Gilberton Mine Disaster
Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti ordered the arrest of three Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron officials in connection with the 1935 Gilberton mine disaster. Gov. George H. Earle directed immediate prosecution for involuntary manslaughter and ant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Charles J. Margiotti
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Gilberton
George H. Earle
Margiotti
John R. Sharp
Wiliam E. Jones
Frackville
James J. Keating
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Secretary of Mines
Michael J. Hartneady
Hartneady
Department of Mines
Gilburton
Orndorff Sentenced to Prison for Slaying in Uniontown
Judge H. S. Dumbauld sentenced Jesse Orndorff, 36, to 5 1/2 to 11 years for second degree murder in the death of Melvin Black, 18, his brother in law, amid testimony of a quarrel with his wife before the shooting.
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Uniontown
H. S. Dumbauld
Jesse Orndorff
Melvin Black
Orndorff
Turkey Feast Planned for Hospital Nurses and Patients
Somerset Community hospital nurses will feast on turkey Christmas day. Hospital authorities revealed Tuesday evening a turkey had been donated by Stanley Wilson, a wholesale meat dealer in Somerset. Patients at the hospital will also share in Christmas dinner, the superintendent announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Community Hospital
Stanley Wilson
Somerset
Madrid under shellfire as Fascist bombardment hits central area
Fascist artillery pounded Madrid with three direct hits on a main telephone building, injuring several in the streets. A government air clash followed with a crash and fires as Socialist ships repelled attackers. Fighting raged near Boadilla Del Monte and Pozuelo De Alarcon while Christmas observance dwindled in the besieged capital.
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Madrid
Telephone
Rosares
Boadilla del Monte
Pozuelo de Alarcon
Conchon
Windber Youth Jailed on Two Motor Code Violations
Michael Toth, 19, of Windber, was jailed in Somerset county on charges of failure to stop at an accident scene and operating a vehicle under the influence after his car struck three cars late Saturday in Windber. He was held after failing to post bond for the next court term.
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Michael Toth
Windber
Somerset County
J. D. Patton
Toth
Threats of revolt over new Alabama sales tax
In Montgomery on December 22 a revolt against the 1 percent gross receipts tax on retail sales and amusements was discussed as the tax set to begin January 1 faced opposition. Governor Bibb Graves asked the state law commission to finalize collection machinery while merchants warned they would refuse to pay or collect the tax. Separately in Sharon a 22 year old, Edward Gladviz, injured himself with a gun butt while breaking ice on a stream.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
State Law Commission
Sharon
Edward Gladviz
Lumber Truck Skids on Ice. Man Killed in Uniontown
A lumber truck skidded on an ice coated highway and, after colliding with another vehicle, fatally injured Thomas Shaw a 59 year old highway worker who was spreading cinders on the road.
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Tumber
Uniontown
Thomas Shaw
Hopkins Seeks $750 Million for WPA Relief Program
Harry L. Hopkins, works progress administrator, reportedly seeks $750 million for unemployment relief for the fiscal year ending June 30, far above Roosevelt’s proposed $500 million. The demand deepens rift between conservative and liberal factions, as relief funds near exhaustion and debate over a balanced budget intensifies.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Eee
Works Progress Administration
Congress
Deputy Sheriff Hare Scalded by Steam
Deputy Sheriff Karl I. Hare is nursing a scalded right knee and calf after a hot water system overheated and sent steam through a regular faucet line. He was trying to disconnect a hose when steam sprayed out. The county physician treated the burn and termed one wound deep. Hare can work in the office despite injuries.
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Karl I. Hare
Christmas Program at Union Street School
Union Street School presents a public Christmas program in the school auditorium with two showings. Third graders perform The Little Pine Tree and The Lazy Elves under Miss Ball and Miss Sipe with Miss Menser. The event includes recitations, music, and glee club selections under Miss Bittner. Scenery and costumes are by the art department. First show at 10:30 for third and fourth grades, second at 1:30 for fifth and sixth grades.
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Union Street
Miss Ball
Sitners Acquire Martin Coal Mine from Republic
Sitnik fuel interests in Philadelphia announce purchase of the Martin Coal mine near New Geneva from Republic Steel Corp. The mine employs about 100 workers and produces 700 tons daily. Transfer takes effect January 8.
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Uniontown
Sitnek Fuel
Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corporation
Martin
New Geneva
Coronation Faith Message Echoes in Church Revival Plea
London broadcasts and church leaders urge a national religious revival at the coronation of King George VI. Archbishop Canterbury and Archbishop York call for rededication while discussions of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson frame public sentiment.
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London
Edward of Windsor
Church of England
Canterbury
York
Bradford
George VI
British Broadcasting Corporation
Dominions
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Evening Standard
Bullet from Behind Eye Remains Gifted for 27 Years
Dec. 22 Raymond McDonald a 39 year old telephone lineman at Fenneltown near Butler received a bullet lodged behind his right eye as a Christmas gift 27 years ago. A companion accidentally shot him but he felt no discomfort until two years ago when an abscess formed and surgery became necessary surgeons expect recovery.
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Sharon
Raymond McDonald
McDonald
Fenneltown
Butler
Explosion at Rosita coal mine leaves dozens injured
Forty seven bodies had been recovered from mine Number Six after an explosion at the Rosita coal mine in Rosita Coahuila. The blast trapped miners. twenty eight escaped with injuries or gas poisoning. Fire damp gas and unknown sparks were suspected causes.
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Torreon
Coahuila
Mexico
Rosita Coal Mine Company
Rosita
National Railways
Explosions Rock Rosita Mine Killing 41 Believed
In Rosita Coahuila Mexico near Eagle Pass Texas a blast in shaft No 6 of the Rosita Coal Mine Co killed forty one miners and injured twenty three. Thirty three bodies recovered eight still trapped as rescuers battled gas fumes and debris.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Rosita Coal Mine Company
Rosita
Coahuila
Mexico
Arthur Slaughter
Rosita Company
American Snelting and Refining Company
Agujita
Muzquiz
Allence
Cloete
Sabinas
I A. Mm
Manuel Reyes
Reyes
Gomez Seeks Personal Defense in Cuban Senate Trial
President Miguel Mariano Gomez asked to defend himself before the Senate which acts as a court of justice in his impeachment for interfering with legislative power. The Senate adjourned to allow a written defense while Batista and the army fight a sugar tax dispute.
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Havana
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Senate
Gomez
House
Court of Justice
Fulgencio Batista
Army
Carnegie-Illinois Raises Salaries for White Collar Staff
Carnegie-Illinois Steel says it boosted pay for about 85.7 percent of white collar workers by roughly 10 percent in the past month. The company employs more than 12 000 clerks and salesmen across the Pittsburgh Youngstown districts.
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Carnegie-Ilinois
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh-Youngstown
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Connellsville
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Fed
Automobile Workers
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Alaska
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XMAS
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Penn Furniture
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Mrs. Jacobs
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Orndoff
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