Indictment of Utility Chief Over 20 Million in Profits
Howard Hopson once led Associated Gas and Electric was indicted by a federal jury on 18 counts of fraud and conspiracy alleging illegal profits totaling over 20 million dollars. Lawyers Charles M. Travis and Garrett A. Brownback and former banker Frederick S. Burroughs were named as co defendants for aiding his scheme.
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NW York
Howard Co
Associated Gas and Electric System
Charles M. Travis
Garrett A. Brownback
Frederick S. Burroughs
Harris Forbes & Co
Hpson
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Congress
Hugh L. Black
Supreme Court
Associated Companies
Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Corp
SEC
Vinton Colliery Resumes Work After Payback Plan
In Vintondale Cambria county 500 miners return to their jobs as the Vinton Colliery restarts under court supervision. Don A. Martin the trustee announced a $10,000 wage arrears payment and a fund to cover remaining wages with 10 cents per ton of coal, plus a May 22 payday and one shift daily for four to five days weekly.
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Vintondale
Vinton Colliery Company
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Don A. Martin
Martin
125 Members For Business Formation Reported
Blair Barkman chairman and J Edgar Lohr secretary announce 125 paid members for the business men's group with 20 on a dues pending list. The permanent organization meeting is set for next Thursday at 7 30 PM in Pennsylvania Electric showrooms and all members are urged to attend to finalize decisions.
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Penn Furniture Co
Blair Barkman
J. Edgar Lohr
Pennsylvania Electric
Judge Hughes Defers Last Graft Trials
Harrisburg May 94 The last graft trials are postponed to May 4 as Judge Howard W. Hughes delays five Dauphin County Democrats charged with extortion and blackmail seeking political contributions from state workers under the Earle administration. District Attorney Carl B. Shelley confirmed the postponement from the planned start date next Monday.
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Harrisburg
Carl B. Shelley
Howard W. Hughes
Dauphin County
Earle
Horse Saved When Wrecker Frees Runaway Equine
In Indianapolis on May 9 a stalled motorist faced taunts about getting a horse. A runaway horse later fell into an excavation, and an automobile wrecker was used to pull the animal out unharmed.
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Indianapolis
Public Sale Real Estate on W Main Mount Pleasant Pike
An auction will offer an eight room modern brick house with two car garage on W Main Street near Mt Pleasant Pike plus choice lots. Martha Colestock estate conducts the sale scheduled for Saturday May 11 at 2 PM.
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W. Main St
Mt. Pleasant Pike
Martha Colestock
Vinson Pushes Inquiry Into Navy Shipbuilding Delays
Chairman Vinson announces a House naval committee special inquiry to gauge progress in navy yard and private shipyard work linking to a planned 11 percent fleet expansion. He cites the aircraft carrier Wasp as one year behind schedule and weighs Walsh Healey act effects on wartime production. Senate panels back construction of 19 battleships and 21 auxiliaries while allowing flexible use of 160 000 tons of combat ship construction.
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Washington
United States
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Congress
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Senate Committee
Walsh
D-Mass
Seek Car Carrying Boy and Girl
Erie police sought a Dodge with Indiana plates to locate two Kerr children Bennette 11 and Wayne 9 both last seen leaving Lincoln grade school with a man. Captain Dundon asked neighboring towns and states to halt the car and locate their father John Franklin Kerr while authorities described the girl in a velvet dress with a white ribbon and the boy in a brown jacket and cap.
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Erie
Richard Dundon
Indiana
Grace Kerr
Bennette
Wayne
Lincoln
Derry
Pittsburgh
John Franklin Kerr
House Votes for Turnpike Extension
Harrisburg May 9 The Pennsylvania House approved extending the turnpike to Philadelphia in a 191 to a vote sending the bill to the Senate. The plan aims to secure a 50 million federal loan for a four lane express highway, with completion of a 70 million section near July 4.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Senate
Pittsburgh Steel Mills
Tidewater
William Shearer
R-Cumperland
Charles Auker
Blair
Robert T. Woodside
Public Works Administration
Twe Eastern
Lancaster
Lebanon
Bucks
Chester
Delawaer
Montgomery
Pittsburgh
Westmoreland
Somerset
Franklin
Cumberland
Bedford
Dreams of Plane Crash End in Real Wreck
Alvin Raasch, 46, a World War II aviator, dreamt his plane was shot down and woke to find himself in his back yard with the bedroom window 20 feet above open. He had apparently bailed out while asleep and suffered a broken back, according to hospital attendants.
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Madison
Wis
Alvin Raasch
Raasch
Prison Return Sought by Paroled Man
Donald H. Hay, 25, requests a return to prison saying life on parole was unbearable. He was released from Anamosa reformatory in Ta, but claims his parolee forced 18 hour workdays.
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Des Moines
Donald H. Hay
Anamosa
Chamberlain’s bid to form national government stalls
London reports Chamberlain failed to forge a rebuilt cabinet to quell anger over Norway bungling. Labor refuses to join, threatening resignation as naval attacks by Britain on three German convoys continue and two German planes are shot down over Scotland.
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London
Chamberlain
Norway
No. 10 Downing Street
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Labor
Clement R. Atlee
Labor Party
Arthur Greenwood
Lord Halifax
Winston Churchill
David Lloyd George
George VI
Brittan
Britain
John Anderson
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Destiny
Adolf Hitler
John Simon
Exchequer
Samuel Hoare
Oliver Stanley
Leslie Burgin
King George
Hunted Nickel Loss Shocks NY Diamond Merchant
John Abel a New York diamond merchant lost an $8,000 bag of jewels while hunting for a five cent subway fare. He left the bag on a subway platform. when he found the nickel and looked up the bag disappeared.
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New York
John Abel
Dutch Reported Invasion as German Forces Land
Dutch and British agencies report German landings at Waalhaven and parachute troops fighting across the Netherlands in a confirmed invasion. Dutch authorities say they have limited details while London sources cite authoritative Dutch circles.
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Waalhaven
London
Reuters
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph
Holland
Netherlands Legation
Ribbentrop to address press at special conference
Berlin May 10 AP Foreign Office summoned newspapermen for a 6 15 a m press conference where Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop was to make an important announcement.
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Ribbentrop
Berlin
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Luxembourg Invaded by Germany Land and Air
Luxembourg was invaded by land and air from Germany, according to a call to Secretary Hull from John Cudahy the U.S. ambassador. The report came just before 1 a.m. EST.
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Luxembourg
Washington
John Cudahy
Hull
Germany
Holland Joins Allies in London Report
The Netherlands legation in London announced that the Netherlands is now an ally of Britain and France. It said aid from the Allied governments has been answered and Britain and France will assist immediately.
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Holland
London
Netherlands
Britain
France
Legation
Belgian Dutch governments seek allied aid from Britain
An AP dispatch from Brussels notes that Belgium and the Netherlands governments have appealed to Britain and France for assistance against the German invasion.
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Low Countries
London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Brussels
Netherlands
Belgium seeks aid from France and Britain
A Paris dispatch reports Belgium has formally asked for assistance from France and Britain as the crisis unfolds. The appeal signals growing international concern and potential military or diplomatic support.
Italian liner Rex arrives amid mail seizures and notable passengers
The Rex docked in New York after a 13 hour hold at Gibraltar during which 1,154 sacks of mail were removed by the British. Among 1,160 passengers were Fritz von Opel, ex German rocket maker now Liechtenstein citizen, who claimed Italy would enter the war with Germany and that Jewish refugees were spies. Also aboard were Baroness Staehl von Holstein and Finnish MP Kyllikki Pohjala, who discussed relief with Hoover as Finland faced shipping cuts and scarce aid for children.
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New York
Rex
Gibraltar
Fritz von Open
Principality of Liechtenstein
Conte di Savoia
von Opel
Italy
Germany
Staehl von Holstein
Alice Dillenbeck
Philadelphia
Sweden
Kylli
Hitler Bids Norse Yield in Wartime Rail Control
Berlin may 9. All German railways are reported under army command for Whitsuntide holidays with special passes on busy routes. Civilian traffic to be rigorously controlled as troops move between fronts. Hitler seeks to win Norwegian sympathy by offering to release captured Norwegian soldiers.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Europe
Germany
Whitsun Army
Norway
Adolf Hitler
Belgium is Invaded by German Planes in Brussels
Belgian foreign ministry reports a German air assault on Brussels airport around 5 a.m. local time. Smoke rose from the airport as anti aircraft batteries pounded the invaders. Luxembourg possibly invaded by parachute troops. The Belgian cabinet convened emergency sessions as The Netherlands reported German forces at its frontier.
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Brussels
Belgium
Foreign Ministry
Defense Ministry
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Hassels
Netherlands
Call Soldiers To Join Units Air Alarm Over Belgium
Nine planes passed over Belgium early today triggering an air alarm as soldiers were urgently called to join their units. Parachute troops were reported landing in the north, though officials could not confirm details.
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Brussels
Belgium
Germany launches invasions of Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg
Berlin reports military operations across Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg to safeguard neutrality. Official German news agency DNB says the offensive aims to ward off anticipated Allied attacks through these territories and includes Luxembourg in expanded operations.
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Berlin
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
DNB
France
England
Germany Warns Allies Plan Immediate Attack Through Belgium and Netherlands
Berlin reports Germany has evidence that Britain and France intend to attack via Belgium and the Netherlands. Berlin says it has notified Belgium and the Netherlands and that German troops will safeguard neutral territory. DNB notes parachute troops have landed and fought in several areas amid the anticipated Allied move.
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Berlin
DNB
An Aston
Belgium
Royal Netherlands
Ruhr
Netherlands
Germany
Luxembourg
England
France
Reich
Nazi Planes Over Thames In Early Dawn Attack
Anti-aircraft batteries opened fire over the Thames estuary in the early hours as enemy planes moved eastward. Residents were awakened at 4 40 a m with planes heard overhead and smoke puffs seen in the sky over the estuary.
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London
Thames Estuary
Somerset Weather Report By David Grove
Daily weather data totals for the 24 hour period ending Thursday 5 30 p m show 71 9 as maximum and 55 as minimum with precipitation noted in the record. Readings attributed to Somerset and compiled by U S Weather Observer David Grove are presented for the day.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Associatea
U. S. Weather Bureau
City
New York
Boston
Anne Miami Deeseeenenes
Chicago
Aeons
Denver
Eenerenene
New Orleans
Columbus
Sete St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Weather forecast for three states shows fair and partly cloudy days
Eastern Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect fair conditions Friday and Saturday with little temperature change and partial cloudiness. Maryland also sees fair Friday and Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and little temperature change.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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Herbert G. Gates
Armstrong
James
Turnpike Commission
Walter A. Jones
Frank DeBout
Monongahela
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