Hoover Plan On Columbus Ave Road Deferred
Assemblyman John H. King says the state will maintain East Columbus Avenue and West Church Street after August 15 but no improvements are planned this year. West Church Street will be refaced to the city line on Spartansburg road, while East Columbus Avenue remains unchanged this season. The governor and state will oversee six miles of Corry streets under the plan, with maintenance starting mid month on the West Church Street segment.
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Columbus Avenue
West
Church Street
Columbus Ave
West Church Street
Uifon Street
Spartansburg Road
Columbus
West Larch Street
Corry
Tastimbus Avenue
King
West Church
Federal mine control eyed by coal operators in Pittsburgh
United Press reports that coal operators in the Pittsburgh district discussed federal control of the soft coal industry as a public utility to curb production and avoid a industry collapse. The proposal, linked to J D A Morrow of the Pittsburgh Coal Company, aimed to save jobs by conserving resources and sustaining output, with government buyouts as an alternative. Denials followed in Pittsburgh and Washington as officials played down any formal plan.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Doak
Lamont
J. D. A. Morrow
Piltsirzh Coal Company
Samuel Pursglove
Cleve Yard
Pallmont
Wigibusiness
Dosk
Cbnfera
Himoself
Lumt
New Superintendent Named for Corry Hospital
Miss Adelaide Bartlett of Pittsburgh has been named superintendent of Corry Hospital succeeding Miss Huth Clyburn whose resignation takes effect July 8. Bartlett, accepting by telegram, comes recommended for her extensive hospital administrative experience and will begin work Saturday evening. She trained at the Homeopathic Hospital School for Nurses Newburyport Mass and has held leadership roles in Oil City and private nursing in Massachusetts and New York.
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Adelaide Bartlett
Pittsburgh
Corry Hospital
Huth Clyburn
Bartlett
Ic Hospital
Newburyport
Miss
Massachusetts
New York City
Oil City Hospital
Oil City
The
American Hospital Association
Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania
Cramer Makes North Atlantic Survey Flight Stop in Iceland
Parker Cramer, American aviator, halted at Reykjavik Iceland during a survey flight from the United States toward Northern Europe. He, with Oliver Pacquette, plans a route toward Copenhagen as part of a program to test safety and establish a potential mail route to Britain and Europe. Thompson Aeronautical Corp says another plane will launch soon piloted by Eddy Preston on a monthly schedule.
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United Press
Reykjavik
Telano
Parker Cramer
Persous
North Atlantic
America
Cramer
United States
Europe
Oliver Pacquette
Detroit
Greenland
Parker D. Cramer
Copenhagen
The
Aeronautic Society
Village Doomed by Fire Rips Priest River
Aug 7 The village of Priest River faces destruction as a wall of flame sweeps through surrounding forests. Over 1,000 men battle the fire while farms burn and livestock perish. J H Daly and his family escaped to Priest River after their farm was consumed and heat blistered their faces.
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Priest River
Red Cross
J. H. Daly
Attempt to choke abandoned mine pit in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh plans a choking procedure next week to extinguish a coal vein fire burning beneath a vacant lot off Wylie Avenue. The fire vents smoke and odor over a densely populated Hill District area, and Mayor Charles Kline and the city council have allocated 25,000 dollars to tackle the nuisance.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Wylie Avenue
Hill
Charles Kline
80th Division Veterans Recall War Experiences
Veterans of the 80th Division recall wartime service during their twelfth annual reunion in Pittsburgh. Attendees include Lieut Schoble, Capt. Dashiell, and families. Gold star mothers also attend as a parade and memorials are planned with Senator Davis urging veterans legislation and a permanent Pittsburgh headquarters.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Sth
Elue Ridgers
Oth
Philadelphia
Yagel
Salem
Ohio
Sciony
Yuggi
Robert Dashiell
Richmond
Lieut
Schoble
France
Joseph Armstrong
James J. Davis
Confession of Young Gangster Clears Harlem Mystery
A swarthy 21 year old gangster, Anthony Torbino, is jailed on robbery charges linked to a Harlem child massacre case. Police say his confession places him near the Helmar Social Club when gunmen opened fire, dragging a boy into a doorway for shelter. detectives dispute a shield claim. Authorities seek other suspects in the narcotics racketeer group.
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United Press
New York
Harlem
Little Mary
Youmg
Ganger
Anthony ‘Trobino
Samuel Orshan
Edward P. Mulrooney
Helmar
Torhino
Torbino
Coll
Lygtta
Jehargée
Lindberghs may depart for Tokio at 1 p.m. today
Fog barriers lift as Col Charles A Lindbergh and wife prepare for the next leg of their flight to Tokio. State department denies talks of a two year naval building holiday. A large plane plunges into Lake Ontario off Toronto. life boats dispatched. Five bombs detonate in Madrid in manhole openings near Cortes. Bailey and Hutchinson held in Pittsburgh in Harry Siegel murder case. Betty Gray’s search renews in Cleveland after sightings in Atlantic City.
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United Press
Aklaine
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tokio
Toronto
Lake Ontario
Cleveland
Betty Gray
William J. Potter
Atlantic City
J. J. Radléck
Move to Seize Church Property in Spain Seeks Dissolution
Madrid Aug 7 Catholic church power in Spain faces a fresh threat as a proposal to dissolve religious orders and confiscate their properties by the state is reviewed by the constitutional assembly. The bill would separate church and state and follows prior Republican moves to curb church support.
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Spain
Madrid
Republic
Constitutional Assembly
Seasion
Repubean
Lindberghs Stranded by Arctic Storm on Trip to Tulsa
Akuaivik Aug 7 1927 Lindberghs delayed by heavy storm while en route from Washington to Tulsa Japan on a 7000 mile voyage. They stay with Presbyterian host Cr J A Urquhart and wife and, though eager to fly, remain uncertain about the next leg with weather keeping them grounded and crowds admiring their presence in the Arctic circle.
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United Press
Akuavik
N. W
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Tulsa
Japan
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Arctic Circle
Cr. J. A. Urquhart
Revenge Tip Triggers Massive Liquor Seizure in Chicago
An operative from the racket bureau, acting on a tip to the state's attorney’s office, led a raid to 3250 Ogden Avenue. Police seized 635 quarts of Scotch, 2446 gallons of pure alcohol, 16 pints of Mountain Ridge, 564 pints of Mellow Wood, 12 pints of Old Colonel, 94 pints of Chicken Cook, and 143 pints of Old Ninety-nine pwnney.
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United Press
Chicago
Ogden Avenue
Mountain Ridge
One Midget Singer Dies From Fall In Olean
A member of the Singer Midgets troupe, Hogbauery 24 of Australia, died in hospital in Olean New York from injuries after falling two stories from a fire escape behind a hotel where the group stayed. He sustained a fractured skull and crushed chest with little hope of recovery.
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Olean
Olean Hospital
Flying boat enroute to Para on long transatlantic flight
NATAL Brazil Allnited Press reports the great German aging DO X flying boat departed today for Para with a New York bound transatlantic cruise from Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft roared from the bay at 6 80 m rose to altitude after a water takeoff, paused at Macio for fuel, then continued north completing the 700 mile leg in about five and a half hours.
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Brazil
Para
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Macsio
Bahia
Lake Constance
Miners' Families Rally as Wives Seek Release
In Clarksburg West Virginia hundreds of wives and children of jailed striking miners gathered at Phillips and Grafton to press officials to free 88 men. At Phillips they awaited Judge Warren B. Kittle after sleeping in the courthouse basement. at Grafton 1,500 demonstrated with flags, songs, and chants for jailed miners. Several inmates faced bond issues and contempt rulings with no disorder reported.
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United Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
Phillips
Warren B. Kittle
Galloway
Court House
Grafton
Taylor County
United Mine Workers of America
Juhn B. Euston
American Federation of Labor
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers
Barbour County
Kittle
Henry G. Sexton Held for Fraud Against Beaver Merchants
Pittsburgh August 7 Henry G Sexton 38 of Beaver was arrested for defrauding Beaver county merchants of thousands of dollars in merchandise He posed as a high pressure salesman and operated from offices in the Union Trust Company building He failed to remit funds and is held for Beaver police on fraudulent conversion charges
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Henry G. Sexton
Beaver
Beaver County
Morgan and
Monaghan
Sexton
Union Trust Company
Sixton
Todays Five Best Radio Entertainments on Networks
Vie NBC network B215 M ine Aida and La Torge. WABRC CBS network 7 40 tgalum concert WAEG CBS network 0K Musical pageant WHARF NBC network 9 90 Theater of the Aly WEAR NBC network 11 00 Paul Whiteman and archestra.
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NBC
Mine
Aida
CBS
Hoover eyes labor planning meeting for winter relief
President Hoover weighs two new unemployment relief steps as labor and economic leaders press for a winter planning conference led by William Green of the AFL. Coordination via Red Cross and chambers of commerce is studied while a broader program awaits a firm plan and a chamber survey.
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Paul FR. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Red Cross
Chambers of Commerce
Federal Employment Service
White House
United States Chamber of Commerce
Silas Strawn
Chamber
Julius Barnes
Wile Ward T. Harriman
Boston
Labor Council in Convention in Atlantic City
Unemployment relief and prevention of future unemployment dominate deliberations of the AFL executive council in Atlantic City on August 7. The group opposes wage cuts as relief, arguing consumers must have money to buy. They plan to push for an aggressive production restoration program through government action. The council’s findings will appear in its annual report at the Vancouver convention on October 5. President William L. Greet noted local union jurisdiction issues for discussion and announced the Samuel Sompars memorial work will begin and be completed within a year. Robert Aiken’s plan for a New York judge was accepted.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
IS Council
Vancouver
B. C
Wiliam L. Greet
Samuel Sompars
Robert Aiken
New Yorke
Doherty Buys Paper to Aid Campaign Effort
United Press reports Doherty buys half interest in Homans City Journal Post to aid his political campaign. The move aims to boost influence in the city and support the broader contest for public influence.
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United Prete
New York
Homans
Journal Post
Nat
Sipry L. Doherty
Ranma City
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