Registration Office Keeps Open For Spring Primaries
Somerset county commissioners acting as the county election board voted to keep the courthouse registration office open Saturday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 6 to aid voters. This extends the usual noon closing due to Good Friday and high last minute demand for April 23 primaries. Registrar Dan W. Morgan and staff will assist late registrants who have not visited polls in two years.
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Somerset County
County Election Board
W K. Walker
Board of Commissioners
D J. Beachely
Ernest C. Johnson
Dan W. Morgan
Eeletion Registration Office
Last day for new voters to register in April primaries
Harrisburg March 22 The deadline nears for new voters and lapsed registrants to enroll for April 23 primaries. Courthouses close at noon in many counties. Easter Monday is last day to change party except in Pittsburgh and Scranton. Democrats and Republicans only may vote in the primary statewide. Socialists may vote in Berks County for local races. Independent papers due April 3. Change of address notices due March 25. In Pittsburgh and Scranton, party changes due by April 8. Existing Republicans 2,568,293 and Democrats 2,124,909 registered may vote at the polling place if they voted in the last two years.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Scranton
State Election Bureau
sRpeerion
Scran
Miners Celebrate Eight Hour Day Across Pennsylvania
Thousands of soft coal miners in western and central Pennsylvania plan April 1 celebrations for the 1898 eight hour day victory. The largest rally is set for California with over 40 000 expected, honoring William Lumblazer, UMW District 19 leader. John L. Lewis will speak at Monongah West Virginia. other events feature district presidents and Sen. Burton Wheeler.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
California
William ‘Lumblazer
United Mine Workers District 19
Marin County
Kentucky
Avonmore
Kiski Valley
Springdale
Allegheny Valley
Pat Dolan
John Mitchel
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Monongah
West Virginia
CLO
New Deal
William Hynes
District 4
Patrick Fagan
District 5
U. S
Burton K. Wheeler
UMW
CIO
Organist Celebrates 50th Easter at St Luke's Germantown
George Alexander A. West will mark his 50th Easter as organist and choirmaster at St Luke's Germantown church in Philadelphia. He came from England at age 17 to take the post at the 128 year old church.
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Philadelphia
George Alexander A. West
St. Luke's Germantown
England
Vintondale Miners Deadlocked Over Reopening Plan
Five hundred miners at the Vinton Colliery in Vintondale failed to agree on a resumption plan after a weeklong shutdown tied to a $30,000 payroll default. A vote on the plan is slated for tomorrow as a potential bankruptcy restructuring looms amid government tax debts and emergency relief aid reaching 100 families.
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Vintondale
Vinton Colliery Corporation
Burgess Walter G. Morris
Cambria County
Company
United Mine Workers Union
Pittsburgh
Johnstown Democrat
Federal Surplus Food Commodities Corporation
Oregon
California
Biting Wind Snow Hits Pennsylvania On Good Friday
Severe winds and heavy snowfall blanket central and northern Pennsylvania on Good Friday with six to eight inches of snow in many areas. Temperatures near 20 degrees on Easter Sunday. 10 to 15 today. Routes troubled, river ice jams, and boats tied up as wind worsens travel.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh Automobile Duo
Butler
Erie
Ligonier
Westmoreland County
Harrisburg
Allentown
Hazelton
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Allegheny River
Parker
West Monterey
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
General Materials Company
Shippingport
State Highways Department
Somerset
David Grove
Labor Board Divides Over Administration Reforms
Washington report shows sharp splits within the National Labor Relations Board after a subordinate finding the admin division understaffed and inefficient. Chairman Madden says the issue needs a bigger staff, while Leiserson cites Witt’s lack of ability to manage work. The Smith committee released regional director recommendations urging full reorganization and better Washington coordination.
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Washigton
National Labor Relations Board
J. Warren Madden
William M Leiserson
House
Nathan Witt
Leiserson
Witt
Smith Committee
House Group
Madden
Girl Plunges From Airplane After Bet Gone Wrong
Louise Drolet, 24, leaped from a small plane near Corona Del Mar and died after buying a $1 ride in a bet to prove she was not afraid to fly. Pilot Joe Hager tried to intervene as she jumped at about 1000 feet. A note found in her car spoke of courage to die and living an empty life. Relatives said she had a prior nervous breakdown. no inquest was ordered.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Drolet
Joe Hager
Hager
Newport Beach
Corona del Mar
E. R. Abber
Income tax payments rise sharply in March across states
Pennsylvania saw a 44 percent jump in income tax payments for the first 20 days of March, rising from the prior year. Nationally, payments totaled 50.7 million dollars in the same 20 days this year, up 31 percent, with Michigan up 81 percent and Texas Maine Oklahoma showing slight declines.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Texas
Maine
Oklahoma
Addison Highway Reconstruction Bids Planned on U S Route 40
Pennsylvania Department of Highways invites bids April 5 for multiple projects including 292 miles of concrete roadwork on U S Route 40 through Addison Borough and Addison Township Somerset County. The current pavement is blacktop.
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Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Addison Borough
Addison Township
Somerset County
Gas Blast Destroys Filling Station South of The Hill
A leaking bottled gas explosion at a Route 53 filling station and refreshment stand injured two people and razed the building. Proprietor Jacob Fleck and his sister Bessie Fleck suffered burns. Faulty stove connections blamed. firemen lacked water to save the structure. Building owner Ludwig Dreikhorn put damage at 4000 dollars.
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Route 53
Jacob Fleck
Somerset
R. D
Bessie Fleck
Krings Station
Hooversville
Blind Inmates Receive $151.57 Each in Denver
County Judge C Edgar Kettering delivered $151.57 checks to 28 residents at the home for the blind in Denver. The funds came from the estate of Mary C Smith who died years ago and left property to be held for a missing brother, John French, never found. Recipients included 70 year old Mary Anna Fish and 79 year old Louis C Jackson who also had just secured marriage licenses.
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Denver
C. Edgar Kettering
Mary C. Smith
John French
Mary Anna Fish
Louis C. Jackson
Barber Charged With Passing Counterfeit Funds
Secret Service agents arrested George J. Mikethich a barber from Duquesne and charged him with passing more than 40 counterfeit twenty dollar Federal Reserve notes over the past four months.
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Fittsburgh
Secret Service
George J. Mikethich
Duquesne
Federal Reserve
Blizzard Causes Multiple Accidents on Somerset Highways
A heavy Friday blizzard blamed for three crashes in Somerset County. A Washington cab driver and passenger were slightly injured when their new taxi overturned on the Lincoln highway atop Ligonier mountain. Two other collisions in snow caused over $500 in damage as state police worked traffic tie ups on icy mountain roads.
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Somerset
Washington, D. C
Washington
Lincoln Highway
Ligonier Mountain
Jennertown
Ellie B. Spradley
W.R. Bierman
Spradley
Bierman
Spardley
Premier Purchasing Company
Route 160
Lawrence Lehman
Cairnbrook
Allen B. Crabb
Vine Street
Johnstown
Windber
Stanley Zubek
Central City
Stanley Z. Grohnsky
Berlin
Roxbury
Acquit Hann Of Shooting In Pennsylvania Trial
Hann Jr. a 55 year old livestock dealer was acquitted of murder in the January 3 shooting of State Policeman Frederick W. Sutton. The all male jury deliberated four hours as Judge W. C. Sheely ordered Hann held on $500 bail on a weapons charge. Hann testified the pistol was discharged accidentally during an armed confrontation with police serving a warrant.
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Hann
Sheely
Car of Boyd Picking Missing After Pennsylvanian Theft
A sedan owned by Boyd Picking of 411 South Center Avenue disappeared from Somerset Street late Thursday night. State motor police conduct a three county search after two men allegedly took the car and fueled 10 gallons at Ben Peters service station west of Jennertown on the Lincoln highway without paying.
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Boyd Picking
South Center Avenue
Somerset Street
Ben Peters
Jennertown
Lincoln Highway
Peck to serve 10 days in jail for drunkenness
Wilbert Peck 41 of Rockwood was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Charles J. Harrison. State officers said Peck became abusive during a traffic check on Thursday afternoon as he rode as a passenger in a car.
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Wilbert Peck
Rockwood
R. D
Justice of the Peace
Charles J. Harrison
Peck
Russell Addresses Rotary on Relief and Ealy Praise
Howard L. Russell secretary of public assistance in Gov. Arthur H. James's cabinet addressed the Somerset Rotary Club praising State Senator Charles H. Ealy for tackling unemployment issues. He outlined DPA plans, noted relief trends, and urged local boards and communities to assist as the program evolves.
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Howard L. Russell
Arthur H. James
Charles H. Ealy
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
Ealy
Russell
State Department of Public Assistance
Russel Williams
Waynesburg
DPA
Richard H. Krissinger
Somerset County Office
Somerset County
DPA Board
James
Daryle Heckman
Somerset County Board
Frankenstein
Pierson
Nazis Oust American Agents From Poland Consulate
Three American consular officers have been expelled from their Poland headquarters and are now in Berlin. George J. Haering Carl Birkeland and William Morter are shown. The consulate general closure leaves 532 American citizens without consular representation.
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Poland
Berlin
Germany
George J. Haering
Carl Birkeland
William Morter
U.S. Approves Rationing Ties for Neutrals Near Germany
Washington reports that the United States will not oppose Britain's proposed rationing of overseas imports to neutrals bordering Germany if implemented without discrimination. January U.S. exports to neutrals rose notably, with Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland showing large increases, while Soviet Russia led in growth among those nations. Britain seeks similar arrangements with several neutrals, as officials note the need to curb shipments that might pass to Germany.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Department of Commerce
Hitler
Netherlands
Sweden
Italy
Norway
Switzerland
America
Britain
Belgium
Denmark
Soviet Russia
Russia
Cromwell Expected to Quit Diplomacy for Senate Run
A senator close to foreign affairs predicts James H. R. Cromwell will resign as minister to Canada after his pro Allies Toronto speech. Cromwell may announce a Democratic Senate candidacy in New Jersey, while Hull’s rebuke spurs debate on diplomatic restraint.
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Canada
United States Senate
New Jersey
Washington
James H. R. Cromwell
Hull
Toronto
Cromwll
Jersey
Sentor Barbour
Cromwell
Capitol
LaFollette
Woman Dies After Collapse On Church Steps
Elizabeth Barage 46 collapsed on the steps of St Marys Catholic church in Uniontown after Good Friday services and died in the arms of her daughter Anna Knapp. She was the wife of Frank Barshage, a mine foreman for H C Frick Coke. Another daughter, Sister Evangeline, is with the Sisters of Charity at Perrysville.
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Uniontown
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Elizabeth Barage
Anna Knapp
Frank Barshage
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Evangeline
Sisters of Charity
Perrysville
Conte Di Savoia Held At Gibraltar For Contraband Check
Italian liner Conte Di Savoia carrying Sumner Welles was held at Gibraltar for 12 hours Friday for British contraband control examination.
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Welles
Gibraltar
Conte di Savoia
Sumner Welles
British Sub Sinks Nazi Merchantman
British submarine sinks the 4 937 ton Nazi freighter Meddernheim eight miles off the Danish coast. German crew claims the captain fled after a 15 minute warning. British plane crashes in the Netherlands during a border clash. German air attack on Cromer Knoll lightship reported.
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Admiralty
Meddernheim
Scandinava
Germany
Denmark
Coast Guard
Heddernheim
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Norfolk
Bom
Cromer Knoll
England
Chinese Plan New Nanking Government With Wang Ching Wei
In Nanking on March 22 peace advocates finalized a plan to establish a Chinese central government allied with Japan with Wang Ching Wei as president premier and navy head. The regime seeks office March 30, absorbing puppet regimes despite Chaing KaiShek's repudiation and Tokyo warnings. Chunking authorities disavow any acts by Nan king loyalists and nonbinding treaties. Doubts about local acceptance surface in Japanese owned Peiping papers.
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Nanking
China
Japan
Wang Ching-Wei
Chaing Kai-Shek
Tokyo
Chunking
North China
Peiping
Firemen Brave Blizzard to Extinguish Flue Fire
Firemen battled a flue fire at the William Custer home in Pleasant Hill just east of Somerset. Fire Chief Richard Pile reported the flames were extinguished quickly with no damage to the Custer property as a heavy Good Friday blizzard raged at 1 45 p m.
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William Custer
Pleasant Hill
Somerset
Richard Pile
Custer
Fayette Candidate Visits Somerset in Good Friday Campaign
Uniontown Republican congressional candidate James G. Robinson visited Somerset and surrounding areas. He met with supporters and canvassed much of the borough during the Good Friday visit.
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James G. Robinson
Uniontown
Congress
Somerset
Reynaud Government Wins Narrow Chamber Support in France
Paris March 22 The Reynaud cabinet survives by a one vote majority with 168 in favor 156 against and 111 abstentions. Daladier ministers back the effort to continue the war against communism while the cabinet faces ongoing internal debate and possible shifts before reconvened sessions.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Daladier
Reynaud
Chamber
Daladier
Communist Party
Third victim of Palm Sunday crash dies in Butler hospital
Pollifrone 21 of Butler R D 7 died today in a Butler hospital becoming the third victim of a Palm Sunday automobile accident. He and six others were injured when the auto skidded and struck a pole. James Kildoo 19 of Butler Star Route and Olga Hawrylink 16 of Bredinville were killed instantly.
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Butler
Dominick Pollifrone
Butler R. D
Pollifrone
James M. Kildoo
Butler Star Route
Olga Hawrylink
Bredinville
Weekend Ionized: Eastern Pa Maryland West Virginia Weather Brief
Eastern Pennsylvania: generally fair Saturday and Sunday with a chance of light snow in the south Saturday night and cooler conditions Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Maryland: fair and cooler with increasing clouds Saturday snow Saturday night, fair Sunday, continued cold Sunday and Monday. West Virginia: cloudy then light snow Saturday colder Saturday night, Sunday generally fair, continued cold Sunday and Monday. Western Pennsylvania: mostly cloudy with snow flurries Saturday through Monday.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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