Five believed lost when boat capsizes near Concord
A small boat carrying three men and two women capsized off Yorick Buena Island during a search for missing youths in San Francisco Bay. Authorities later recovered the Jeffersons motor boat and pursued a broad search by air and water with hopes of finding survivors. In another incident in Concord township, Leon McCray, 71, died after falling from a porch at his Nash Hill Road home. cancer, prolonged illness, and a long residence in the area were noted in the report. Funeral services for McCray are planned for Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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United Press
San Francisco
Tieir
Olen
Piedmont
Sanfirancisto Stouke
Atu
Revealot
Leon McCray
Nash Hill
Corry
R. D
G. E. Bennett
McCray
Concord Township
Carl
Union Township
Chester
Wayne
Lyle Patterson
Paul King
President Hoover's Rain-Soaked Weekend Potomac Voyage
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover endured a stormy trip down the Potomac aboard the Sequoia. They arrived in Washington at 8 a.m. after 16 hours at sea, weathering wind, rain, and a thunderstorm during Cape Henry festivities. About 1,000 Virginia women attended the Cape Henry ceremony under heavy rain.
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Washington
Hoover
Capital
Commerce Department
Potomac
Sequoia
Cape Henry
Norfolk
Cape
Mr. Hoover
Mrs. Hoover
Heavy selling drives stocks to new bottom in market slump
United Press reports heavy selling across special issues pushes stocks lower on April 27 in New York. Major declines hit Steel Common, tumbling near two year lows with large losses. several large issues, including Westinghouse Electric, Du Pont, Transamerica, Allied Chemical, Vanadium, Federal Mining, American Bank, Norfolk and Western, Western Union, New York Central, and Johns Manville drop multiple points.
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New York
Dow
Nes
Weating
House Electric
du Pont
Transamerica
Allied Chemical
Vanadisim
Federal Mining & Smelting
American Bank
Norfolk & Western
Western Union
New York Central
Togersoll Rand
Industrial Rayon
Houston Oil
Johns Manville
Vanadium
Plans for Northwest Zone PEA Meeting in Warren
Preliminary plans for the annual Northwest Zone meeting of the Pennsylvania State Education Association were formed at a program committee meeting in Warren. Attending were John C. Diehl Erie president B S Dewey Corry vice president H F Bitters Titusville secretary and committee members W P M Pressel Warren chair C J Knapp Warren County superintendent and G A Stetson Titusville. The program includes general and sectional sessions with Frank W. Wright Massachusetts deputy education commissioner as a chief speaker. The event is expected to draw nearly all Corry Public Schools teachers.
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Pennsylvania State Education Association
Warren
John C. Diehl
Erie
B.S. Dewey
Corry
H. F. Bitters
Titusville
Pressel
Knapp
Waren County
G. A. Stetson
Frank W. Wright
Haitian Minister Bellegarde to be questioned by State Dept
Washington April 27 Haitian Minister Dantel Bellegarde faces questions from the State Department over charges he hinted Major General Smedley Butler claimed a medal for a fort that did not exist Bellegarde said he did not mean to deny the fort’s existence and would explain to the investigator Butler demanded reprimand in a letter to Secretary Adams, a move seen as retaliation for Mussolini criticism. no action is expected due to Bellegarde’s generally good diplomatic record
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United Press
Washington
Dantel Bellegarde
State Department
Smedley D. Butter
Butler
Secretary of the Navy
Bellegarde
Haiti
Jack Diamond narrowly survives mountain ambush
Cairo New York April 27 Themaz ing luck that has saved Jack Legs Diamond from assassination before again aided him as he emerged alive though severely wounded from a midnight ambush at a Catskill mountain roadhouse. Buckshot ripped into him as he exited the Aratoga Inn porch near midnight, four shots lodging in his body while the rest shattered the door. The attacker fled into darkness. Diamond, once shot four times at the Monticello Hotel and left for dead, has since recovered and stays under guard at his Acra fortress. Also, Miss Ras Moore leaves for Cleveland after a brief visit with her sister.
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United Press
Cairo
N.Y
Jack
Catslalll Mountain
New York
Diamond
Jed Life
Broadway
Aratoga Inn
Monticello
Acra
Underworld
Useleas
Fall From Porch Fatal to Farmer and Gas Case Hearing
A farmer dies after a porch fall and a gas rate hearing resumes Wednesday before the state commission. Solicitor Blain Kincaid will represent Corry’s interests as Costy Fre Warren municipalities continue testimony seeking lower gas rates. The joint effort aims to reduce charges carried for years with expected early resolution and a favorable decision for ratepayers.
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Heeviee Commisseion
BNE
Hun
Uily
Blain Kincaid
Corry
Listweek
Costy
Fre
Warren
Suspension of West and Company Across New York and Pa
West and Company, a firm listed as SUSPEND WEST AND COMPANY, faces suspension by the exchange. The notice lists branches in Altoona Harrisburg Johnstown Philadelphia Holtsville Reading Williamsport York and other PA locations, with the suspension announced and continued on page 6.
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United Press
York
Sumpany
New
Labor groups seek modification of Volstead act in Congress
Philadelphia April 2 organized labor anti prohibition committee opens its two day conference. Matthew Woll AFL vice president and A M Ornburn head of the gigay makers union say a majority in both houses favors modification. The survey claims only 17 Senate members and 43 House members oppose change and predicts tax reductions from altered laws.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Congress
Organized
Labor
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
4. M. Ornburn
Gigay Makers’ International Union
Senate
House
Second Trial For Kirkland In Gary Murder Case
Valparaiso Indiana April 27 Virgil Kirkland, once convicted of murdering his high school sweetheart Arlene Draves, faces a second trial for the Gary killing after a party incident. Prosecutors shift counts to murder by attack and murder by attempt to attack with death penalty mandatory if convicted on either. Judge Grant Crimpaker again presides, with Barratt O Hara leading the defense team.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Sweethear
Arlene Draves
Gary
Bin
Cary Hive
Indiana
Grant Crimpatker
Circuit Court
Barratt O'Hara
Illinois
Corps of
Report on findings to House tonight by committee
Hangisrimmm April 1 193? Glenn Moore Washington chair of the investigating committee presents a preliminary report to the House tonight. He says the document reflects sensitive conclusions and recommendations after weeks of hearings with over 4000 pages of testimony. The inquiry targets the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission and the treatment of rate payers and investors in public utilities.
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United Press
Hangisrimm
Glenn Moore
Washington
En’ Comite
Pennsylvannia Public Service Commission
Moore
House
Sorganlaing
Ig Com Yolloe
Commission
Scott or Boyd To Head Senate During Recess
Harrisburg April 27 Senator Harry B Scott of Center and Senator James E Boyd of Montgomery are led as possible president pro tempore for the interim between sessions. Gossip among Senate members says the interim pro tem is elected before adjournment and the same person is often re elected for the next session. Scott has been a dominant figure in the current Senate and Boyd is linked to the Montgomery political circles and the Johnson leadership faction.
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Harrisburg
Harry B. Scott
Center
James 8. Boyd
Montgomery
Senate
Scott
Boyd
Charles Johnson
Grundy
Burke Given Life Term for Murder in Michigan
In Josh, Michigan, Burke received a life sentence for second degree murder after pleading guilty to the crime. Patrolman Charles Skelly was named in the case, with Judge Charles B. White delivering the sentence at the Marquette branch of the state prison.
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Josh
Mich
Iby Allenic
Freil R. Bure
Charles Skelly
Burke
Marquette
To State Prison
Charles B. White
Birth control approved by Presbyterians for Christian home
Philadelphia April 27 immediate approval of birth control by the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A is recommended by a special commission. The report favors record as favoring contraceptives but only in fidelity to the highest spiritual ideals of a Christian home. It cites approval by other churches and medical bodies and argues for moral control within marriage.
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United Press Philadeupela
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Hns
Federal Council of Churchies In
America
New York Academy of Medicisns
Prisoner Dies of Pneumonia in County Jail
Pittsburgh April 27 Patrick Conley 24 of North Braddock died today in the county jail from pneumonia while serving three years for manslaughter in a crash that killed two companions after a stolen car struck a telephone pole January 25 in Pittsburgh Ladislaw Manik 22 and Joseph Gibbons 27 were the deceased companions. Thomas Conroy also of North Braddock was sentenced to three years in February for the same case Milton Zalmneck left for Detroit for a year on business
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Unites Pres
Pittsburgh
Patrick” Conley
North Braddock
Conley
Thomas Conroy
Ladislaw Manik
Wages at Door of Big Business Spark Debate
Washington on April 27 Senator Couzens and others pressed to cut Melty wage reductions and reallocate costs. Julius Barnes, chairman of the board, claimed about 49 million workers earn roughly 50 million dollars daily while five million are unemployed. he proposed redistributing up to 5 million dollars daily from employed wages to cover unemployment, shifting burden from capital to workers.
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United Press
Washington
Couzens
Hupainiions
Meh. Nl
Bles
Vitor
Tinihinl Suites Chamber of Coummeres
Lbsel
Juris Barnes
Boar of the Whame
Julius Barnes
Regent
Shere
Emily Kirk Brutally Attacked and Slain in Hamden
Emily Kirk, 21, daughter of Hamden farmer Charles Kirk, was beaten with a ginger ale bottle, shot four times, and crushed by a heavy boulder in a Hamden woods. Investigators including James Corrigan and Gene Lenzin questioned William Wetford as police search the scene and pursue leads in this brutal murder case. A drenching raid erased many traces, and autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds and blunt force trauma.
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Connecticut
Loyd Lewis
United Press
Hamden
Conn
Emily Kirk
Charles Kirk
Hamiler
Youlder
Corder James J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Gene Lenzin
Stanley Gianelli
George Nicolart
Harry Barrows
Hampden
William Wetford
James Clement
Dead Nuts
Miss Kirk
Marvin H. Searhroileh
St George
Joslin
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Concord
Mary Loken
Carl F. Jefferson
Oakland
Tsi
Lydia Jefferson
al Sheridan Hubshard
Oakland Building and Low Association
John A. Johnson
Crowley Tug No. 16
Jefferson's News 1
Yorick Buena Island
Jlimotly
Wife
Massachusetts
Fort
Jack Diamond
Mountain Roadhouse
Ras Moore
Cleveland
City
Harrison Keppel
Spregallinge
Lin Utility
Puble Aeeyice
West and Company
Kirkland
Scott OR Boyd
Presbyterians
Special Commission
Federal Council
Milton Zalmneck
Detroit
Michigan
Chamber of Commerce
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