Large moving van destroyed in early morning fire
A large moving van owned by A. A. Colt Furniture Co of Medina New York and its contents were destroyed by fire at 430 am Tuesday. Flames caused damage to the DuBois Battery Building after 40 gallons of gasoline exploded in the truck. Driver Lee Scott and assistant Norman Holly escaped injury. The DuBois fire department prevented further damage to the pottery firm. The truck, en route to Johnstown and Indians, had stopped near here for a rest before a grade downhill caused the steering gear failure and loss of control.
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Ridgway
8. A. Colt Furniture Company
Medina
N.Y
DuBois
Contol
Lee Scott
Norman Holly
Wayne Brewery to reopen at old Wayne plant
The Kessler estate announced on Tuesday that beer will soon be manufactured in the old Wayne Brewery at 17th and Parade streets. Negotiations with an out of town syndicate failed, and local stockholders will renovate the plant with men working daily to start production.
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Kessler Estate
Wayne
17Th
Parade Streets
Te Kessler
Shirt Factory Girls Extend Strike Picket
More than 200 girls and women from the Birkowile shirt factory in Uniontown march to Brosburg Md. to picket the shirt factory there and demand its workers strike until the NRA blanket code is adopted.
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Uniontown
Aug
Modification of Codes Announced by NRA for Several Industries
United Press reports the NRA authorized modifications to re employment agreements for barbers and beauticians lithographers coal dealers employees saw and steel products plant workers and copper and brass mill workers. Provisions set 48 hour weeks for barbers and beauticians with no fixed minimum wage during hearings. Retail coal industry lists 40 cents to 1 dollar 14 weekly for common labor. lithographic 40 cent hour for men 30 cent for women. saw and steel 35 cent hour for men 30 cent for women. copper and brass mills 40 hour week and 80 cent for women as stated.
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United Press
Washington
NRA
Coles
Ay Nour
First Wreck in 43 Years Shocks Pittsburgh Rail Line
Pittsburgh August 9 The derailment of the Duquesne Limited near Shadyside station injured the engineer Andrew Wilt a veteran Altoona pilot with 43 accident free years and five other crewmen. A mail coach derailed but passengers escaped unharmed as seven cars remained coupled. The locomotive tore up 200 feet of track and traffic was blocked for hours while officials investigated a faulty brake beam suspected to have caused the mishap.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Limited
Pennsylvani Railroad
Shadyside
Altoona
Andrew C. Wilt
D. Gross
Lewistown
Philadelphia
Not Inflated Stock Fueled Morse Telegraph Invention
Private capital shunned Morse's telegraph invention about ninety years ago and Congress had to finance it. Today the telegraph stands as one of the most important forms of mechanical communication.
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Congress
Former Corry Man Buried in Erie
The remains of John Shay, former Corry resident and Mineité employee who died in Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, July 16, arrived Tuesday morning and were buried at Trinity Cemetery. He had lived with his daughter Mrs. W. W. White in Panama and was accompanied by her. He is survived by a brother B. J. Shay of this city.
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B.J. Shay
Mr. Shay
Corry
Not Killed in Flight Debunking fall-from-altitude myth
War department declares the common belief that a person falls unconscious or is stunned before hitting the ground from a great altitude is false, as explained by army aviators.
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War Department
Four Hurt In Auto Accident At Fredonia
Four people were injured, one seriously, when an automobile skid on wet pavement on Central Avenue in Fredonia Tuesday afternoon and crashed into a tree. The group included the wife and son of Dunkirk District Attorney Glenn W. Woollin. Jean Shinners, 17. Elizabeth Heppell, 16. Byron Wendling, 18. They were taken to Brooks Memorial Hospital after the crash near 208 Central Avenue. Shinners sustained a possible skull fracture while the others had cuts and bruises. All were unconscious at the scene but revived soon after arrival, except Shinners who remained unconscious.
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Fredonia
Central Avenue
Glenn W. Woollin
Dunkirk
Jean Shinners
Carroll F. Shinners
Glenn W. Woodin
Byron Wending
Woodin
Elizabeth Heppell
W. W. Heppell
Wagle Street
Dimkiblé
Chautaunia County Albaholic Beverage Control
Bard
Brooks Memorial Hospital
Miss Shinners
Ginger Rogers Seeks Millionaire Plan for Family Life
Hollywood profile notes Ginger Rogers aims to be a lady billionaire by investing her own earnings. She says she wants one million first, then four hundred more to reach a million, believes wealth brings neither happiness nor ease, and plans to marry after achieving wealth and have four children. Rogers emphasizes independence over marriage as a path to success.
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Alanson Edwards
United Press
Bollwood
Calif
Ginger Rogers
Ginger
Virginia
Etty Green
Mary
Tim
Kin of Corry Man Recovering From Injuries
Mary Walsh of Rochester New York remains in recovery after a Monday automobile crash near North East. She regained consciousness Tuesday as state police report the collision involved a northbound car and a westbound vehicle. Mrs L K Jones and her son Ralph of Culman Washington were treated for cuts and bruises in North East while the other occupants escaped unharmed.
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Missa Walsh
North East
L. K. Jones
Ralph
Cuilman, Wash
Classified Ads Section Offers Various Local Services
A lengthy classified page outlines ad categories including Personal, Automobiles, Building, Cleaning, Dressmaking, and Moving. It invites housewives and others to submit well-prepared ads, notes editors may edit or reject, and provides guidance on reports of errors and ad durations. It ends with a Wanted- Female notice seeking work for a young girl with modest clothing arrangements.
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Tournal
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du Bois
Wayne Brewery
Shirt Factory
Duquesne Express
Williams
Keister
Drig Store
Etta Kett
Randy
Megs
RPA
NEW
Moe Saas Man
By Paul Robinson
Erie
Hollywood Film Shop
Mary Walsh
Misa May Walsh
Gilly
Edward Q. Walsh
Bagie Street
Northn East
Monady
Brie Fdvices
Reay
Oxford Street
Rochester
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Hast Lake
North East Road
Miss Walsh
St. Vincent's Hospital
Heatrola
Doane Hardware
Citizens National
R. H. Keller
Garry
Ertilizers
Milwood
Milo Walton
R. D
Collumbus
South Centon Street
Wright Street
Second Avenue
Mary Murray
J. By Patterson
South Center
M. WN
Dournel
Spartansburg
C. B. Tracy
Centerville
Smwitt
Noles
Wilson
David Rowe
Olive Johnson
Lees
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Sale Oly
Tommyson
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