Widow of Film Star Slays Family to Avoid Arrest for Theft
Mrs Marie Williams widow of a film star and her mother chloroformed her two children and themselves to dodge arrest on theft charges involving $3400. The tragedy, discovered at Pine Street, left Florine Williams dead and the others alive but unconscious. the motive tied to restitution talks and alleged theft from a maid.
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Earle Williams
Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press
San Francisco
Marie Williams
George
L Jh
Kra. Fish
Catherine Fc
Luther Has 77 As He Defends W. Pa. Title
Ted Luther of Corry Country Club opened his West Penn Green crown defense with a 77 amid intermittent downpours at the Pittsburgh Field Club. He stood five over par after finishing the final nine in 39, with a rough 89 on the back due to sand trouble and missed birdie odds on the final holes. Capebianco and Edinboro’s Baron posted 79 and an unreported score respectively as weather and greens hindered scoring.
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Joe Shafer
Special Journal
Pittsburgh Field Club
Pittsurgh
Ted Luther
Corry Country Club
West Penn
Luther
Corry
Green
Capebianco
Edinboro
Baron
Four Die in Western Penn Auto Mishaps
United Press reports four people died and at least ten were injured in Western Pennsylvania automobile accidents over the weekend. Notable incidents include two motorcyclists killed near Zelienople when their bike crashed with a car, plus a rider who died after falling from a car near Millvale. Others include a Pittsburgh youth who died after loosening a door catch on a car in Evergreen and an over turned auto on a road between Eleanora and Big Run.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Press
Zeliénople
Millvale
Stanley Schenkewicr
Anhony Gantowski
Donald Kuntz
New Hospital Head Assumes Duties at Corry Hospital
Miss Adelaide F Bartlett of Pittsburgh arrived to take the post of superintendent at Corry hospital succeeding Ruth Clyburn whose resignation took effect July 15 She has over twenty years nursing experience including eight years at Oil City hospital and holds registry certificates in Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania The legislature also passed the oil relief bill in the 30 day special session by a 112 to 20 vote in the house with senate amendments to the Davis pipeline bill.
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Adelaide F. Bartlett
Pittsburgh
Corry Hospital
Ruth Clyburn
Bartlett
Diéctors
Oil City
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
United Press
Austin
Tex
Texas Legislature
House
Senate
Prosperity Checks Rally Local Merchants in Corry
A dubious Prosperity Check scheme circulates among Corry merchants claiming to boost local business. The notes promise quick cash to recipients who endorse and pass the checks along to participating stores, sparking a loop of endorsements and questionable liquidity.
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Corry
Corty
Nunte
Milox Brown, Inc
Kalster's ‘Drug Co
Newhouse Shoe House
Lindberghs Stop at North Coast to Attend Church
Charles and Anne Lindbergh rest at the northern tip of America awaiting clearer weather to press toward Nome. They attend church, greet villagers, and note homesickness while noting fuel sufficiency for a 529 mile leg to Nome despite Northland gasoline delays and stormy seas.
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Aran
Alaska
Ang
Col
M Charles A. Lindbergh
Cana
America
Orient
Lindberghs
Charles, Sr
Ita
Coast Guard
Northland
Lindbergh
Nome
Capes
Germany moves to halt rioting after plebiscite
Berlin authorities impose stern measures against Communists after violent clashes. A 20 000 mark reward is offered for information on two police captain casualties as meetings in Buelow Square are banned indefinitely. The Red Front newspaper is shut for two weeks and Liebknecht Haus is occupied for 10 days. Provisional reports state casualties and injuries from yesterday’s Prussian plebiscite.
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Berlin
Buelow Square
Lie Outbrenze
Rote Faips
Liebtechtshaus
Communist Party
Provices
Prussia
Faulty Propeller Blamed in Fatal Airliner Crash
An American Airways twin engine plane crashed into the Miami River near Lunken airport after takeoff for Atlanta. Nineteen people perished including Marvin Odell and William Dewald. The right propeller and motor showed damage, suggesting propeller failure caused a fatal vibration. Passengers included Gwenny Hughes, William Keitt, William Brimberry, and Y B Baum.
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United Press
Cincinnatt
Sts
Lunken Airport
Atlanta
Miami River
H Marvin T. Odell
William T. Dewald
Gwenny D. Hughes
Fort Thomas
William B. Keitt
Chicago
William H. Brimberry
Y. B. Baum
Memphis
Tornado Wrecks Fifty Vessels At Joulon France
A French tornado swept the sea near Joulon leaving fifty vessels wrecked and six bodies washing ashore with the death toll expected to rise to about twenty. Lifeboats searched the night for missing ships as roofs were ripped from houses and seawalls buckled under mountainous surf.
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Joulon
France
Nagorski Draws First Place On Primary Ballot
Francis J. Nagorski drew first place on the Republican ballot for supreme court nomination at the September primary. Drawings by the Secretary of Commonwealth Beamish in Harrisburg listed Nagorski and several others for various judicial nominations.
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Harrisburg
Nagorski
Clark
Francis J. Nagorski
Iharist
Orpheus
Commonwealth
Warren-Forest County Pleas Court
Charles J. Bordwell
O Hara Leads Morning Round in Pennsylvania Open
Peter O Hara of Westmoreland County Crew shot 74 to lead after 28 holes in the Western Pennsylvania Open at Pittsburgh Vincent Hildred Highland pro and Fred Bane Oakdale Hench Connellsville tied for second with 78 Herb Miller from Aliquippa and Rader Jewett from Wheeling shared third at 76 amid early standings and names from the region
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Pittsburgh
Peter O'Hara
Westmoreland Country
Vincent Hldred
Highland Pro
Fred. Bane
Oakdand Hench
Conneaut Lake
Wee
Witl Herb. Nlller
Allquippa
Rader Jewett
Whoalingy AW. Wa
Car overturns west of Union City injuring man
Frank Stearns of Chapmanville is in Union City Hospital with a badly fractured right arm after a car driven at high speed left the Roosevelt highway one mile west of Union City Sunday afternoon. Two companions suffered minor injuries and fled the scene. one unidentified rider remains at large. Police investigated a reported bear attack tale found to be false.
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Frank Stearns
Chapmanville
Union City
Titusville
Union City Hospital
Roosevelt Highway
Searns
George Hammer
Erie
Waterford Sne
Market and war era update from scattered reports
Bulletin items from New York Havana and Washington describe a unsettled stock market amid cotton prices and railroad dividend expectations. Officials note steel stocks down 74 thousand tons while government limits and prohibition trends shape business. A Havana search for a private yacht tied to revolutionary readers, and a prohibition director warns against grape concentrate use for wine.
Long Overdue on Last Lap of Ocean Flight
Parker D. Cramer, American aviator, missing on the final leg to Copenhagen, is feared overdue after leaving Sydero bound for Denmark. Weather and possible radio trouble hinder search efforts led by Captain Rikser Larsen in Oslo and reports place him near Bergen, Stavanger, or along the Norwegian coast with no definitive signal by late today.
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Oslo
Norway
Rikser Larsen
Bergen
Parker D. Cramer
Larsen
Cramer
Copenhagen
Denmark
Detroit
North Atlantic
Oliver Pacquette
American
Europe
Hes A. My
Pacquette
Sydero
Warne Islands
Scotland
Greenland
Iceland
Sydera
Navy Yard
Shipa
Scansinavia
Cleveland
Trans -American Airways
Pars
Ker D. Kramer
Shetland Islands
Stavanger
United Press
Copenhaged
Todays Five Best Radio Entertainments
The report lists the top radio entertainments across networks including MBC WABG CBS and WHAF Tot canal Mass Quartet and pryor's band with Guy Lombardo's orchestra featured among the prominent broadcasts.
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MBC
WABG
CBS
Pryor
Canal
NBG
WABC
Guy Lonitardo
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Penn
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North
Taki
Allavik
Germany
Frederick Kuh
O'Hara
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Bulletins
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Havana
United States Steel Corporation
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