Naval Defense Bill Drops Guam But Retains Harbor Plan
Senator Walsh chairs the Senate committee and says Guam removal from the defense bill is not urgent while harbor improvement remains on the agenda.
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Newspaper
Somerset Daily American
Location
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1939
Page
1
Guam Harbor Cut From Defense Plan In Senate Vote
Administration moves drop Guam harbor improvements from a 552 million defense bill as Senate leaders seek to ease foreign policy tensions. Walsh says no pressing need for harbor works and cites war-time sensitivities. Leahy to testify. debates continue on army air corps expansion and 499.9 million army supply bill with 784 airplanes. House seeks 110 million for critical equipment and 7 million for civilian pilot training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Guam
Congress
Whairman Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Committee
Pacific
House
Japan
Leahy
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Conemaugh 16 Organization Promotes Local Republican Meet
The Conemaugh Township District No 2 in Somerset plans a Young Republicans meeting at the Conemaugh Grange hall on Monday evening. Harry Naugle and Foster Custer toured the district to mobilize voters and form temporary committees for entertainment social advertising and general membership drives led by James Chynowith Herbert Miltenberger W A McCall and others. Krings Station voters will join the group, and attendance is expected to be large with continued membership outreach urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conemaugh Township
Somerset County
Conemaugh
Somerset Pike
Harry Naugle
Foster Custer
James Chynowith
J. Donald Griffith
Harry May
Herbert Miltenberger
Marian Adams
Arlo Anstead
Robert Bowser
W. A. McCall
Robert Livingston
Krings Station
Somerset Township
Leila M. Ford
South Central
South Mountain
Frank C. Maalsky
Win@ber high school
Susquehanna University
Dan C. Pitt
North Mountain
YMCA Dinner Speakers Set for Somerset County
At the Ferner Hotel tonight at 6 15 PM the YMCA extension banquet will feature Dr Willard S Ford and Rev Dr E L Ford as main speakers. Norman T Boose and William S Livengood Jr will be honored guests as about 150 diners attend with local high school reps and principals assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Ferner Hotel
Somerset County
YMCA
Willard S. Ford
Glendale Cal
Los Angeles
E. L. Ford
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Ferner
Tri-Y
Norman T. Boose
William S. Livengood
Norman Miller
Stonycreek
Berlin Brothers Valley Township
H. B. Speicher
Boswell
R. B. Barner
Rockwood
Ralph E. Barnett
Somerset Township
Charles F. Saylor
Meyersdale
Culm Slide Closes Mine Near Nanty-Glo Norfolk
Tons of culm refuse slid into Black Lick creek from Heisley Coal near Nanty-Glo Cambria County on Sunday. About 15 000 cubic yards of refuse dammed the creek displacing about 900 miners temporarily. Workers cut a channel to restore flow and prevent damage to Iv ory Hill trestles. No injuries reported. workers to remain out for two days pending clearance and investigation of the slide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Lick
Heisley Coal Company
Nanty-Glo
Cambria County
Ivory Hill
Heisley
Four Day Week Proposed for Nation’s Coal Miners
Washington reports a plan by E C Minter of Minter Fuel Co Beckley West Virginia to adopt a four day work week for about 400000 coal miners as a remedy for overproduction. The program urges four day weeks, coal act reforms and industry cooperation to reduce losses and boost profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. C. Minter
Minter Fuel Company
Beckley
W. Va
West Virginia
Coalact
United Mine Workers of America
Minter
Bituminous Coal Commission
The
Coal Commission
Kettering
New York Milk Supply Assured Amid Provisional Contracts
New York City’s milk supply appears secured for months as about 80 percent of the distribution industry signs provisional contracts to meet producer price demands. Farmers hold back roughly 900,000 quarts, not a strike, while some shipments go to signatories’ dealers. Provisions mirror the voided federal state milk marketing plan with prices kept until the Supreme Court appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Upstate
L. A. Chapin
Caapin
United States Supreme Court
Confined man in Somerset suffers heart ailment
Confined by Hiness Russell Stewart of Somerset R D 1 has remained at home for several days with a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiness Russell Stewart
Somerset
R. D
Indictments Sought in Dauphin Grand Jury Conspiracy Case
Harrisburg March 5 District Attorney Carl B Shelley aims to have the Dauphin grand jury return five bills of indictment naming three former cabinet members and ten other Democrats tied to the Earle administration The indictments stem from the September term graft bar presentments and target conspiracy to misuse public office payroll conspiracy and extortion involving officials including Roy Brownmiller David L Lawrence Ralph Basore Carl Deen Clyde Smith Frank Hean William Freeland H H Temple James P Kirk Victor Skok John J Manley and Warren Van Dyke whose name may appear in one count
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin
Snelley
Shelley
Warren van Dyke
Earle
van Dyke
John J. Manley
Philadelphia
Victor Skok
Pittsburgh
James P. Kirk
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Roy E. Brownmiller
Brownmiller
Luzerne County
Macing
David L. Lawrence
Commonwealth
Ralph M. Bashore
Democratic State Committee
Labor and Industry
Carl K. Deen
Clyde H. Smith
Dauphin County
Democratic
Frank R. Hean
State Pardon Board
William B. Freeland
Democratic Finance Committee
Fager and
Smith
H. H. Temple
State Highway Department
Kirk
Skok
Manley
Temple
Somerset County Home and Hospital Faces State Takeover Debate
Harrisburg hosts a conference of county representatives led by E Arthur Sweeny to decide on delaying state takeover of the Somerset County Home and Hospital and similar institutions. Somerset officials seek to retain ownership amid Byberry era legislation and ongoing legal action restraining state ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Simlar
E. Arthur Sweeny
Harrisburg
R .W. Trevorrow
W. K. Walker
James B. Landis
C. I Shaffer
Thomas A. Lansberry
Lansberry
Somerset County Home and Hospital
Byberry
Philadelpha Hospital
Landis
Somerset County Commissioners
Dauphin County
Earle
Fayette Dicks Are Shaken Up In Uniontown
Fayette county detective force restructured as District Attorney James A. Reilly declares war on rackets. Chief John C. Wall demoted. W. R. Patsy Minerd promoted to chief. Frank Kane named assistant detective. Reilly says moves aim to boost efficiency amid prior case tied to Wall and Monaghan death. Action follows council of war with local and state officials in Uniontown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Payette County
James A. Reilly
Reilly
John C. Wall
W. R
Patsy
Kane
Wall
Minerd
Fayette County
Frank C Monaghan
Monaghan
Council of War
Vincent F. Bunch
State Motor Police
William J. Crow
Alfred W. Davis
William Long
Brownsville
William Mose
Point Marion
John Finnell
Liquor Control Board
Andrew Thomas
Connellsville
Gandhi orders wife back to prison during fast in Rajkot
Mohandas K. Gandhi ordered his wife back to prison as he neared the end of the third day of his fast unto death to compel constitutional reforms for Rajkot's people. The Rajkot ruler Dharmendrasinhji had freed Mrs Gandhi but refused Gandhi's demands.
Lightning Ignites Knepper Hay Shed Near Berlin
A spring electrical storm sparked a blaze at the Knepper farm on Route 219 near Brotherton. Berlin firefighters battled the fire as 50 tons of hay and farm equipment burned, with spectators and traffic delaying response. No loss estimate given. authorities warned against blocking fire lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Robert Knepper
Berlin
Brotherton
Wwe
Rockwood
Snepper
C. W. Amatner
Henry Keefer
Allfather
Dr Enfield Opens Somerset Office In Shoemaker Building
Dr R F Enfield a chiropodist has opened an office in the Shoemaker building Somerset. He moved from Bedford where his father and brother practice medicine. His grandfather Dr Americus Enfield of Bedford opposed State Senator Charles H Ealy in 1930. Americus Enfield was born April 7 1837 in Elk Lick and died April 5 1931 in Bedford at age 94, five months after a political bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Enfield
Somerset
Bedford
Enfield
Americus Enfield
Charles H. Ealy
Elk Lick Township
Pattern Maker Lee C White Found Dead in Bedroom
ALTOONA March 5 Lee C White 52 pattern maker for the Pennsylvania railroad was found dead in his bedroom yesterday with a bullet wound in his temple authorities said The death is being treated as a possible homicide or suicide pending investigation by the local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Lee C White
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnstown Firebug Confesses To Major Vehicle Plant Blaze
Johnstown Mayor Daniel J. Shields said a 25-year-old Sell Motor Co employee confessed starting a blaze at the four story Sell Motor plant causing over 100000 in damage. He also admitted setting fires in several nearby buildings and his own apartment over the past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Sell Motor Company
Walter Hummell
Shields
Hummell
Hummels
Somerset County
Two Women Die In Head-On Crash Near Mariaville
The head-on collision seven miles north of Marienville killed two women and injured two men. Victims were Mrs. William Rutherford, 63, of Bradford, and Mrs. Effie Maggey, 74, of near Shigo Clarion County. Rutherford’s husband William Rutherford, 65, suffered serious injuries. Truck driver Alfred Fortunato, 22, escaped with back injuries. Coroner to hold inquest at 10 a m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marienville
Here
William Rutherford
Bradford
Effie Maggey
Shigo
Clarion County
Westline
McKean County
A. E. Scheib
Fortunato
Rutherford
Brookings Says Reorganization Yields Little Saving
The Brookings Institution released a study asserting that merely reorganizing executive agencies offers no substantial savings. It urges elimination and curtailment of activities as the path to meaningful cuts, noting only 17.65 percent of the budget goes to administrative costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brookings Institution
Lewis Meriam
Institute For Government Research
L. F. Senemeckebier
Brookings
Neteriam
Schmeckbier
Mt. Pleasant youth gravely wounded by accidental gunshot
Greensburg March 5 4 Paul R. Lutes 15 of Mt. Pleasant is in serious condition at Greensburg hospital after an accidental gunshot wound to his abdomen. His mother Hazel Lutes said he was shot while playing with a revolver with a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Paul R. Lutes
Mt. Pleasant
Greensburg Hospital
Hazel Lutes
Fatally Injured Shredding Fodder
Lester Grissinger aged 28 died in a hospital from injuries suffered last week while shredding corn fodder on his father's Todd township farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Lester Grissinger
Todd Township
Casado Seizes Government in Spain’s Central Army Move
General Segismundo Casado leading a national defense council announced the takeover from Premier Juan Negrin as rebel forces gain momentum near Madrid. The revolt at Cartagena was said suppressed, Negrin retained army control, and Spain faced a shifting power struggle with Francoist forces watching closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Segismundo Casado
Popular
Spain
Juan Negrin
National Defense Council
Oran
Algiers
Casado
New Defense Council
Republican Party
Manuel Azana
Negrin
Julian Besteiro
Ebro
Diego Martinez Barrio
Franco
Valencia
Jose Miaja
Miaja
Barcelona
Page Five
Weather Outlook for Eastern States and Nearby Regions
Eastern Pennsylvania expects showers and mild temperatures Monday then a sharp Monday night freeze. Tuesday turns generally fair and colder with snow flurries in the west and north. Maryland shows similar timing with snow flurries in the far west. Western Pennsylvania shifts from rain to light snow Monday with colder conditions central and south. Monday night will be very cold. Tuesday remains mostly fair and colder with snow flurries in the mountains. West Virginia also turns from rain to light snow Monday night with generally fair and colder Tuesday, snow flurries in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Naval Defense
Walsh
By Jack Bell
San Juan
P. R
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Naval Committee
Lewis
D-Ill
Precinct No. 2
Grange Hall
North Center St
Daniel C. Pitt
Charles E. Ford
North Mountain Dist. Sec’y
Black Lick Creek
Fayette ‘Dicks
Knepper
J. C. Breckinridge
U. S. Marine Corps
Johnson
Marine Base
Quantico
Breckinridge
France
England
Sell Motor Co
Eaelusive
Warren
Ebro Battle
Somerset Weather
Smeoantes
David Grove
Weather Observer
Tensanibetee
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
City P. m
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