Work Relief on Municipal Jobs Passes in Senate
The State Senate approved a work relief bill 23 to 41 requiring relief recipients to work on municipal projects to receive grants. The measure, drafted by the majority, faces House passage and would remove workers from relief if they refuse. Governor James expects adjournment by week end as actions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Senate
Joseph P. Dando
Senate
John H. Dent
Westmoreland
Dent
G. Mason Owlett
Owlett
General Assembly
James
Pierson
House
Welfare
State Secretary of Assistance
County Assistance Board
Democrats Fail to Boost PUC Funds in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on May 22, Democrats in the House fought to raise the two year Public Utility Commission appropriation, opposing a $1.4 million baseline with a proposed $2.884 million ask. Republican Robert E. Woodside defended staff cuts and efficiency. The Cohen amendments were defeated as the general appropriation bill moved to a vote.
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Harrisburg
House
Public Utility Commission
James
Commission
Appropriations Committee
Herbert D. Cohen
Cohen
Pennsylvania
Securities Commission
Departments of Health, Forests and Waters
Insurance
Robert E. Woodside
Philadelphia
Woodside
Erle
Crystal Bird Fauser
Grace Evangelical church donates for hospital window screens
Members of the Willing Workers Bible class at Grace Evangelical church presented Somerset Community Hospital with a cash donation. The funds are designated to purchase window screens for the new building.
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Willing Workers Bible Class
Grace Evangelical Church
Somerset Community Hospital
Shallmar Co Property Re sale Hangs On Referee Ruling
Prospective buyers clash over the Shail mar Coal Mining property with a sale bid of 8750 dollars under scrutiny by a referee in Somerset County. Bankruptcy trustees say resale could fetch more while bidders threaten higher offers and local tax authorities seek protection. A. M. Matthews cites a bid start at 10500 if the property is resold. Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shailmar Coal Mining Company
Recree
Leland W. Walker
Somerset County
Wwe
Vilage
Pretoria
Hoopple
Walker
Grand Jury
James B. Landis
A. M. Matthews
David Glosser
Johntown Junx
J. J.coffee
Bird Cyn Company
Kelso
Miller Heads Coal Operators Meeting and Elections
The Somerset County Coal Operators Association re elected W. E. Miller of Boxer-Winterey Coal Co as president and Martin L. Markel of Somerset as secretary and treasurer. New officers include L. H. Schnerr as vice president and Howard R. Reed as treasurer. A 12 member board lists Miller Schnerr Reed and others with wide industry representation. Twenty two companies hold membership and additional directors are named, with several coal firms listed as affiliated members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beerits Wwilaing
Somerset County Coal Operators Association
W. E. Miller
Boxer-Winterey Coal Company Assasiaent
Martin L. Markel
Somerset
L. H. Schnerr
Consolidation Coal Company
Howard R. Heed
Brothersvalley Coal Company
George J. Krebs Reading Iron Co
L. R. Berkey Wilbur Coal] Mining Company
Berkey Brothers Coal Co
East Windber Coal Co
Lenox Coal Co
Penn Smokeless Fuel Co
Royal Quemahoning
Quintuplets Meet King and Queen in Toronto Royal Visit
The Dionne quintuplets, five Ontario sisters, visited Toronto and met King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a private audience. They then appeared before 700 notaries in the legislative chamber and later paraded to Parliament, receiving autographs, bouquets, and praise from the royal couple.
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Toronto
Dionne Quintuplets
Ontario
Quintland
George
Queen Elizabeth
Oliva Dionne
Allan Roy Dafoe
Mitchell F. Hepburn
James A. Clark
Dr. Dafoe
Dias
Papa
Mama Dionne
Marie
Cecile
Emilie
Annette
Yvonne
Cameon
Gilbert's Six Queries Too Vile For Dies
Washington May 22 Dudley P Gilbert financial angel of a group alleged to have disseminated anti Semitic propaganda accused by Chairman Dies of attempting a whispering campaign in the south against the President and Mrs Roosevelt. Gilbert identified a letter listing six questions to ask for Dixie friends and Dies ruled them too vile for publication while Gilbert urged they be looked into.
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Washington
Dudley P. Gilbert
Dies
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
South
Roosevelt
Gilbert
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Dixie
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Campbell
National Committee
Yuu Aliuw
OL Cuurec
Polish German Tension Eases in Danzig Shooting Fallout
Tension over a shooting in Danzig softened as sources said Polish German protests yielded progress toward settlement. The Danzig Senate assured protection for three Polish customs inspectors attacked at Kalthof and demands for apologies and damages in the Gruebner case remained disputed. A British mission and William Strang of the Foreign Office planned visits to Warsaw to discuss potential military aid and related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Danzig
Kalthof
Danzig Senate
Gustav Gruebner
Free City
Germany
Berlin
Produce Truck Overturns on Lincoln Highway West Side Laurel Ridge
A produce truck operated by J L Cloud of Jacksonville Florida overturned on the Lincoln highway near Laurel Ridge mountain around 6 30 Monday evening. 300 crates of tomatoes and 14 cases of egg plants were spilled. Cloud and his helper A L Rabin of Lakeland Florida escaped with minor injuries. Booster brakes failure blamed. The truck destroyed. cargo insured. Truck owned by Mrs Thelma Claridy of Jacksonville.
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J. L. Cloud
Jacksonville
Fla
Lincoln Highway
Laurel Ridge Mountain
Cloud
A. L
Rabin
Lakeland
Jennertown
Pittsburgh
Thelma Claridy
Lever of Tractor Struck Somerset Man In Accident
Phillip H. Glessner, 37, of Somerset R D 2, was admitted to Community hospital with a head injury after a farm tractor lever slipped and struck him. X rays showed no fracture and he was expected to go home soon. Olive Lavan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lavan, Somerset D 4, underwent an operation on Monday.
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Phillip H. Glessner
Somerset R. D
Community Hospital
Pendergast Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison
Kansas City report states Tom Pendergast, longtime political boss, pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and received a 15 month federal prison term plus a $10,000 fine and five years probation. Judge Otis stressed punishment for tax offenses, while noting Pendergast’s political influence and the surrounding corruption. Milligan outlined multimillion dollar schemes tied to insurance settlements and campaign finance, with civil actions to recover unpaid taxes ongoing.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Merrill E. Otis
Pendergast
U. S
Maurice Milligan
Otis
Beca
Alo
Milligan
Leavenworth
Kas
St Joseph
Pendergast-backed
R. Emmet O'Mally
O'Malley
Charles R. Street
Chicago
O'’Mally
Germany Italy Sign Ten Year Military Pact
Germany and Italy signed a ten year military alliance in Berlin with Adolf Hitler present. The pact binds a bloc said to total 300 million people and promises united power to confront foes, as von Ribbentrop and Count Galeazzo Ciano affixed their signatures at 11:06 a.m. in the chancellery.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Europe
Joachim von Riebentrop
Adolf Hitler
von Ribbentrop
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Fire destroys barn on John Baugham farm near Williamsburg
A fire today razed the barn and all contents on the John Baugham farm near Williamsburg Blair County. Farm implements and crops were lost in the blaze. Local firefighters battled the flames but the structure was destroyed.
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Blair County
Altoona
John Baugham
Williamsburg
Supreme Court Holds Judges Must Pay Income Taxes
The Supreme Court in a 7 to 1 decision ruled federal judges salaries are taxable income. The ruling, extending to all federal judges, cites that judges are citizens sharing the government burden. Judge Woodrough of Omaha was cited as taxable for 631 dollars on a 12500 dollar 1936 salary.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Nebraska
Joseph W. Woodrough
Omaha
Neb
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Butler
McReynolds
Congress
High Tribunal
United States
Justice Black
Hughes
Stone
Douglas
Oklahoma
Briggs strike idles 24,000 at 7 plants in Detroit area
A CIO UAW strike halts production at seven Briggs plants in Detroit and suburbs, idling about 24,000 workers including 15,000 Briggs employes and 6,000 Plymouth workers at Chrysler. Federal Mediator James F. Dew to visit. talks stalled over 26 old grievances and arbitration offer rejected by Briggs.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Briggs Manufacturing Company
R. J.thomas
Cio-Uaw
James F. Dew
Chester
Briggs
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Emil Mazey
Uaw-Cio
Hamtramck
Highland Park
UAW
Mazey
Chrysler
Corporation
Ford Motor Co
President Rails At His Critics
Harrisburg reports administration leaders introduced bills totaling 8 396 200 dollars for approved medical and surgical hospitals and 465 600 dollars for state aided charitable homes for the next two years. Hospital grants rise about 22 000 from prior level while home subsidies fall about 42 000 with allocations to Conemaugh Valley Hospital 102 000 Johns town 22 500 Somerset Community 13 500 listed.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Conemaugh Valley Hospital
Johnstown
Lee Homeopathis
Somerset Community
Somerset
Britain faces Hitler claim of victory in Palestine debate
In London on May 22 opposition MPs assailed the policy for Palestine describing it as a victory for Hitler and Mussolini. Colonial Secretary Malcolm MacDonald defended the plan as safeguarding a Jewish national home while moving toward a staged Palestinian state with Jews limited to one third of the population.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Palestine
Hitler
Mussolini
Holy Land
Malcolm MacDonald
Thomas Willams
Laporite
MacDonald
House
Laborite
Josiah Clement Wedgwood
United States
Texas
Miss Dia to resign as Somerset Republican party official
Miss Dia, Meyersdale, plans to quit her county party job as she becomes a member of the county board of the Department of Public Assistance. The move comes as Governor James appointed six Republicans to the seven member board, with other resignations by party colleagues noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Republican County Committee
Wishoruy
Olivia Dia
Meyersdale
Department of Public Assistance
Miss Dia
James
State Senate
Daryle R. Heckman
Somerset
DPA
Heckman
Onas
W. Blough
Davids- Ville
Elsie Snaulis
Sadie Snyder
Stoystown
Harry Risnebarger
Addison
Dia
Shanlis
Rishebarger
W. H. Beachy
Denounces Them As Radicals Eager To Gamble With Safety
A political figure condemns a group as radicals eager to gamble with the nation's safety, signaling a sharp accusation amidst mounting tensions. The statement frames opponents as threats to public security and national stability.
Roosevelt rails against radicals in defense of economic program
President Roosevelt, addressing the Retailers National Forum, denounced critics as radicals and warned against abandoning administration principles. He defended government spending to sustain consumer power, argued for careful tax policy, and labeled conservatives as those who avoid gambling with others' property and lives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Forum
Congress
West Virginia and Pennsylvania Weather Outlook
Weather forecast covers West Virginia and western Pennsylvania with fair skies and a rise in temperatures Tuesday. Wednesday brings scattered showers and thunderstorms. Eastern Pennsylvania stays fair with warmer conditions in the west and north, followed by showers and storms midweek. Maryland sees fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms and little temperature change.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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Shallmar Co
Miller
Somerset County Association
Aguas
Dionne
Frank H. King
Un-American Activities Committee
New York
Franco
Glessner
Lewis
Aprusintep
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Devenseces Cesspee
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
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