TVA Decision Spurs Drive For Planned Future Power
The Supreme Court upholds TVA power program as a signal victory for New Deal energy plans. It rules on TVA contracts to buy power lines and sell surplus energy, while limiting scope and not ruling on constitutionality of the TVA act. The decision sparks fresh drive for cheap power in southern towns and potential replication in the Mississippi Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley
Capitol Hill
Mississippi Valley
Great Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Florence
TVA
Wall Street
Hughes
McReynolds
Alabama Power Company
Norris
Neb
Roosevelt
Progressive ticket named for Williamsport election
At a Williamsport primary last night the Progressive ticket was named for the March 2 election. Richard G. Hawken was nominated burgess with Charles W. Harsh as assistant burgess and Harry H. Shank along with Charles C. Poole as councilmen for two year terms. Charles W. Lizer chaired the meeting and Donald Ebersole was secretary. Former State Senator William D. Byron and Mayor Hawken spoke about progress and plans including a new water system and sewerage improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Richard G. Hawken
Burgess
Charles W. Harsh
Harry H. Shank
Charles C. Poole
Charles W. Lizer
Donald Ebersole
Knew He Dealt With Grafters
William P Brown, once New York exporter agent, told the Senate munitions committee he knew he faced an association of grafters in arming Brazilian revolutionists in 1932. He presented a letter claimed to show how the arms trade was profitable amid incorrect invoices. Amsterdam parliament approved a 50 million guilders defense grant by a 60 to 29 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William P. Brown
New York
Senate Munitions Committee
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Weather forecast for Maryland Delaware and coast
The United States Weather Bureau predicts fair and colder conditions with a central and eastern cold wave tonight. Wednesday will bring fair but colder weather along the coast, with strong west and northwest winds and gales from Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Delaware
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Jury Back in Session
The February Grand Jury reconvened this morning with a one day goal. Courtroom activity was busy as jurors worked toward completing all business and submitting the report by late afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Narrowly Escapes Injury in Auto Turnover
Deputy Sheriff Guy Beckley escaped serious harm after his car tipped onto its side at the Norfolk and Western crossing on Virginia avenue. The wheels caught in tufts, flipping the vehicle before bystanders pulled him free and the car continued under its own power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Beckley
Virginia Avenue
Norfolk and Western Crossing
Avalanche at Gold Camp Fatal to Six Workers
A blizzard drenched Colorado's Rockies as an avalanche buried the Hesperus mine camp, killing six men and injuring others. Ben Hartley, one of 12 survivors, trudged 16 miles to alert authorities and seek aid for the remaining 11 isolated workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mancos
Colo
Rockies
Hesperus
Ben Hartley
Jess Robinson
Monte
Trial resumes as press barred in Munich treason case
Munich February 18. The public and foreign newspaper correspondents were excluded today when the trial of Charles Nisselbeck, a naturalized U.S. citizen, for attempted high treason was resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Charles Nisselbeck
United States
Clinic Postponed to February 26 Under Dr Shafer
The tuberculosis clinic planned for tomorrow at the health center is postponed to February 26. Dr. S. S. Shafer will oversee the clinic on that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Center
Ill-fated Tangier Island relief expedition discussed
In Crisfield Maryland on February 18 testimony before the death investigation board described how a snow storm forced changes in plans to load food on sleighs for the Tangier Island relief mission. Sergeant Wilbert V. Hunter died after falling through the ice during the trip. Red Cross chairman J Millard Tawes said food delivery shifted from boats to sleigh transport, and he disputed alarm over food shortages on Smith and Tangier islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
Tangier Island
Wilbert V. Hunter
J. Millard Tawes
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Travis
Sergi
Hunter
Tawes
Smith
Tangier
Alexander Armstrong
Two More To Face Charge In Minor Alcohol Case
Aaron Martin proprietor of the Colonial Inn near Middleburg and A A Roberts posted $1000 bonds before Judge Wagaman to appear in court on indictments charging sale of intoxicants to minors. Fifteen other beer and liquor establishment owners are under bond, indicted by the February Grand Jury on testimony from a group of young girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Martin
Colonial Inn
Middleburg
A. A. Roberts
Frank G. Wagaman
Blaze Destroys Michigan Feed Plant In Freezing Detroit
Detroit fire crews fought eight below zero weather as flames ripped through the Michigan Feed and Grain Co. plant. Officials estimate damages around 100000 pounds. Dozens of firefighters suffered frostbite while the blaze collapsed the building to only brick walls within thirty minutes of the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan Feed and Grain Co
Death holds no sting says 115 year old man
Solomon Franklin Rickner Nebrask a's oldest inhabitant celebrates his 115th birthday in St Paul Neb offering his view that death holds no sting. He notes financial trouble sparked melancholy yet received an old age pension and enjoys prune pie, pipe, and tunes broadcast by local stations. He was born February 18 1821 in Northampton County Pennsylvania and is a Civil War veteran with a bad leg. He credits the high cost of living for his long life and favors coffee tea and beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Neb
Solomon Franklin Rickner
Nebraska
Rickner
Vance Lind
KMMJ
Clay Center
Cora Corbett
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
Colder Weather Eases Flood Threat in Potomac Valley
The Potomac river threat wanes as temperatures drop with colder weather expected, slowing street work in Hagerstown while WPA crews clear rural roads. Williamsport notes the river near stationary, ice unlikely to break. Eastern Shore towns Cambridge Salisbury Annapolis report heavy snowfall and gale winds, with three inches in Oakland Md. Roads remain passable but surfaces slippery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
Hagerstown
WPA
Harold Seibert
Potomac
Maryland
Bay
Cambridge
Salisbury
Annapolis
Oakland
Underground Explosions Rock Utica Business District
Utica New York sees a series of underground gas explosions that hurl manhole covers, shatter windows, and force a mass exodus from six blocks around the main business area. A patrolman is injured as police seal off shops, banks, and offices amid ongoing blasts and a gas pressure drop from broken mains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Genessee
Blecker
Seven Of One Family Burned in Hutchinson Fire
Seven members of the Broyles family died in a Hutchinson Kansas blaze that destroyed their south Hutchinson home early today. Frank E. Broyles age 36 and his wife Florence 30 perished with children Michael 8 Carl 7 Helen 5 Donald 4 and Glenn 3. Cecil Mesker spotted the flames and firemen said an explosion might have started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson, Kas
Hutchinson
Frank E. Broyles
Florence Broyles
Michael
Carl
Helen
Donald
Glenn
Cecil Mesker
County Seeks More State Patrols For Traffic Duty
Montgomery county commissioners seek two additional state policemen for traffic patrols. One state officer is already assigned, with the board pressing for expanded coverage on county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County
Thieves Probe After Break-In At Rohn's Store
Waynesboro authorities asked Hagerstown police to watch for suspects who broke into Rohn's store last night and stole two new radios valued around 75 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
Rohn
Woodmont Will Have Bass Lake
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club to add year round sport with a new artificial bass lake fed by a ravine dam built by J B Ferguson Co. The lake near the trout lake will be stocked with black bass by July 1 and named likely for Edward Jenkins. Roosevelt fished the trout lake last year, with about 600 trout caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Henry P. Bridges
J. B. Ferguson Co
Edward Jenkins
Woodmont Club
Woodmont
Roosevelt
Youth Admits Patricide in Reading Case
Louis Toontas, 14, confessed to detectives that he killed his father James Toon tas after years of beatings. He was arrested near Pottsville and brought to Reading for questioning. The father died after being shot in front of the home Saturday midnight, reportedly saying his son did it. Dentith noted the boy claimed he could no longer endure the abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Louis Toontas
Bor
Pottsville
James Toontas
Louis
Charles Dentith
Marcus Hanna III Cut From Estate in Codicil
In probate court a codicil to the will of Marcus Alonzo Hanna II, who died Jan. 22, reveals his eldest son Marcus Alonzo Hanna III was disinherited. The estate totals about $85,000 and the codicil was added Feb. 24, 1935, shortly after the son's first wife Catherine Backus Hanna sued for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Marcus Alonzo Hanna II
Marcus Alonzo Hanna III
U. S
Mark Hanna
Catherine Backus Hanna
Man Guilty of Assault on Wife In City Court
Paul Mullenix aged 30 of Mill Street was found guilty of assaulting his wife. Justice John D. Dunn sentenced him to sixty days in jail in city court this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mullenix
Mill Street
John D. Dunn
Vigilante group leader among bank raid suspects arrested
Chicago police and Department of Justice agents seized six men in a St. Charles bank robbery case. Percy Reym and John Gordon along with Fred Hansen Samuel Bongiorno Leo Friedman and Philip Rimenza faced charges. Ladd announced the case solved except for loot recovery before U S Commissioner E K Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Charles
Department of Justice
E. K. Walker
Ladd
Percy R. Revin
Influenza Mild on UNC Campus Subduing Epidemic
Chapel Hill reports a mild influenza outbreak on the University of North Carolina campus is being contained. Authorities say the illness is subsiding with limited spread and no severe cases reported among students or staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Paraguayan exile Col Rafael Franco proclaimed provisional president
In Asuncion a military revolution toppled President Eusebio Ayala after street battles. Exiled Col Rafael Franco, hailed by Col Recalde, was named provisional president while Ayala and a few loyal forces retreated to the gunboat Paraguay. Foreign Minister Luis Riart was captured as rebels seized key rail lines and government buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asuncion
Paraguay
Col
Rafael Franco
Eusebio Ayala
Smith
Recalde
Chaco
Ayala
Camilo Recalde
Luis Riart
Franco
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Felix Estigarribia
River Navy
Campo Grande
Blaze Routs Hotel Guests in Lorain Fire
Fire destroyed a three story Lorain hotel routing 65 guests. Firemen fought snow and cold for nearly five hours. Five guests were overcome by smoke. Unofficial loss estimated at $100,000. Four stores in the brick hotel buildings wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ohio
Rainy Season Forces Italy to Shift Ethiopian Campaign
Italy faces weather driven changes as rains from March to September slow the northern and southern fronts. The northern advance will pause while the southern front under General Graziani, aside from a few thrusts like Ganale Doyga, remains largely defensive. The shift aims to resume the main push into Ethiopia once rains ease. Continued on Page 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ethiopia
Graziani
Ganale Dog Ya
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack McGurn
St. Valentine's Day
Moran
Machine Gun McGurn
Associated Press
Progressive
Senate
U. S. Weather Bureau
Charles E. Coughlin
John J. O'Connor
Club
Son
George E. Farrell
Blaze Routs Hotel
Edward J. Neil
Tarkaze Front
Linea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!