Senate Begins Fights to Make Local Wages Mandatory
Senate showdown over the $4.88 billion Roosevelt work relief bill includes moves to limit it to $2.88 billion and require payment of prevailing local wages on public works. A $2.1 billion cash rider is also debated as administration hopes endure.
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Senate
Washington
Appropriations Committee
V. Administration
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Bruno Ri Hauptmann
Senate Finance Committee
Henry I. Harrisman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Capital Plaza
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wallace
Roper
Cummings
Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago
Cutten
Ickes
Public Works
Los Angeles
Schools Closed In a Community Torn By Strife
Kline township schools in Kelayres Pennsylvania remain closed amid a political feud tied to the election eve massacre. Democrats and Republicans clash legally as janitors seize control of the Kelayres school. A February 25 court date set for ousting Republican board members follows a series of closures and material shortages.
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Kelayres
Kline Township
Reublican
Cyrus M. Palmer
Hazelton
Judege
Roy P. Hicks
Thanly Tae
Silver Brook
Anthony Student
Republican
Adventure ends in Hot Springs for S V A Cadet
Shenandoah Valley Cadet Kerwin Smith who vanished February 4 from the local campus was found in Hot Springs Arkansas. His mother Mrs Kerwin Smith of Richmond is en route to join him. Col K T Smith head of staff of the 80th Division Reserve Corps praised local police and school officers for locating him.
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Kerwin Smith
Shenandoah Valley
Monument Avenue
Richmond
Hot Springs
Ark
Smith
Col
K. T. Smith
80Th Division
Reserve Corps
Stanley
Luray
Harrisonburg
Roanoke
Hot Spring
Col. Smith
Col. B. M. Rozel
Rozel
Col. Rozel
Square Dance At Elm Springs Station Every Saturday
Public notice announces a weekly square dance at Elm Springs Filling Station every Saturday night. Event listing notes the venue and recurring schedule with no additional details.
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Elm Springs
Tow Truck Crane For Sale At Low $500 Ask City Manager
Lost gold-link bracelet offered with liberal reward. Contact 314 South Loudoun Street for inquiries.
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South
Loudoun Street
Aged Hauptmann’s Mother Pleads For Mercy
Frau Pauline Hauptmann cried as she appealed to President Roosevelt to spare her son Bruno from the electric chair. She vows to write a pardon request and fears for her own life if he is executed, while a cablegram from Flemington offers a cautious note of temporary relief.
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Hauptmann
Rudolf Josten
Associated Press
Kamenz
Germany
Pauline Hauptmann
Roosevelt
Bruno
Mike
Bayt
Frau Hauptmann
Flemington
Annie
Fran
Millau
France
London
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Lady Ashley
Geneva
Hugh Wilson
United States
Switzerland
Paris
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Duke and Duchess of Kent
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Jury members return home after Hauptmann trial
Flemington February 14 jurors from the Hauptmann case asked to retire to their homes as ordinary citizens after 43 days of confinement. Foreman Charles S Walton Sr led a statement approving by eight men and four women. An escort from the state police would transport each juror home later today.
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Flemington
Hauptmann
Foreman
Charles S. Walton
George C. Wallace
State Police
Church Notices Must Be In Early
The notice deadlines for church notices are stated with Friday noon for Saturday publication and Thursday noon for Friday publication. Notices received after the stated times cannot be guaranteed, urging cooperation to ensure timely publication. Bargain and Clearance sale Moling & Cather lp-1t
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Moling & Cather
Guards Double At Death House In New Jersey
Guards doubled at the New Jersey state prison death house as Bruno Hauptmann faces imminent execution for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Sheriff Curtiss withholds transfer time to avoid unrest while Governor Hoffman orders heightened precautions and a lighted, triple-guard death chamber.
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New Jersey
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
John H. Curtiss
Hunterdon County
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Mannfried
Night School Assembly At John Mann Church
Adult Night School will hold an assembly tomorrow evening at the John Mann Methodist Church on East Cork Street. A prize will be presented to Rev. Ingraham for drawing the largest audience. All pupils and friends are urged to attend for an interesting program and address by a capable speaker.
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John Mann Methodist
East Cork Street
Ingraham
St. Stephen’s Co. M. E
Mineral Water Crystals at Miller's Store
Advertisement notes Mineral Water Crystals to make homemade mineral water. Claims relief for rheumatism neuritis and related acid pains. Offers large pound box for 69 cents and urges shoppers to compare prices, inviting them to view the store window display.
Miner Killed in Clash Near Woodward Colliery
In Luzerne county near Larksville and Woodward colliery, Frank Petrosky 28 of Larksville was killed and Anthony Legosh 31 of Edwardsville seriously wounded during a fight on a picket line as rival unions clashed while miners returned to work. The strike by Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania seeks recognition from Glen Alden Coal operators. State troopers investigated, noting the incident happened about a mile from the Woodward colliery.
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Wilkes Barre
Larksville
Luzerhe County
Frank Petrosky
Pennsylvania
Anthony Legosh
Edwardsville
Woodward
Glen Alden Coal Company
Glen Alden Company
Luzerne County
Petrosky
Legosh
United Mine Workers of America
Joseph F. Santilli
Plymouth
Demonstrations For Pruning Set For Next Week
Pruning demonstrations scheduled for seven sessions after weather delays. D A Tucker of Blacksburg will lead with topics on fertilization spraying and cover crops at seven orchards across the area from February 18 to 22 led by local growers and farms in Gore Apple Pie Ridge Road Stephens City and nearby towns.
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D. A. Tucker
Blacksburg
Orchard
R. P. Anderson
Gore
Phil H. Gold
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Ray Robinson
Stephens City
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Edwin Marker
Opequon
E. W. Braithwaite
Cross Junction
R. BE. Brumpack
Middletown
Italian Forces Leave Saturday for Somaliland
The first detachment of Italy's African expeditionary force will depart Sicily for Eritrea and Italian Somaliland on Saturday with more contingents to follow over the next days. The move, while not confirming war, aims to reinforce colonial garrisons and deter further Ethiopian attacks. About 15,000 troops are expected to depart before the end of next week.
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Italy
Sicily
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Mussolini
Grand Council
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Associated Press
Rome
Hauptmann verdict arrives after six ballots in murder trial
Jury reaches guilty of murder in the first degree for Bruno Hauptmann after six ballots. Hauptmann spends a restless night in Flemington. He faces transfer to the state prison death house within 48 hours.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Trenton
Nevada City
Calif
Clarence Frechette
Howell
Mich
Robert Brown
New York
British Guiana
Pawnee
Okla
Jack Snedden
Phil Kenamer
John Gorrell
Sensational Washing Machine Deal at Montgomery Ward
A bold ad promotes a sensational washing machine priced at 42.95 with easy terms of 5 down and 5 monthly payments. Montgomery Ward & Co. runs the offer on page 1.1 1p-11.
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Montgomery Ward & CO
British press avid over Hauptmann trial verdict
London readers followed Fleming ton proceedings with keen interest as Hauptmann faced the electric chair. Critics praised Lindbergh for pursuing justice, while British coverage contrasted the dramatic U S courtroom with traditional British procedure and welcomed the verdict's return to reality.
Jail Penalties Of NIRA Are To Be Discarded
Washington February 14 The proposed bill from President Roosevelt advisors would drop jail penalties under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Fines would stay, the act would be extended for two years and could become permanent unless Congress acts. The proposal would mandate wage hour provisions when codes lack adequacy and strengthen enforcement actions.
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Washington
National Industry Recovery Act
Roosevelt
NIRA
Congress
Hauptmann Guilty of First Degree Murder in Lindbergh Case
The jury returned a death penalty verdict after six ballots in the long trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the Lindbergh kidnapping murder. Foreman Walton read the verdict at 10:45 p.m. and Hauptmann reacted with tears as Justice Trenchard imposed the sentence.
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William A. Kinney
Hauptmann
Court House
Foreman
Charles Walton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Thomas W. Trenchard
Hopewell
Wien
Sourland
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
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