Foreign Officer Reviews U S Crime Conditions
An international visit by P. J. Sillitoe chief of Glasgow police contrasts crime in the United States with Britain. He cites four Glasgow homicides versus seventy four in Los Angeles, arguing policing confidence and swift law enforcement reduce crime, while American gun access and public pressure shape outcomes. He notes life appointments in Britain curb meddling and urges sharp justice. The piece also covers the Erie Dispatch Herald on the Ziesenheim bill abolishing the Westmoreland County poor board, its constitutional debate, and potential cost impacts.
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U. S
P. J. Sillitoe
Glasgow
Scotland
America
Sillitoe
United States
British Isles
Los Angeles
Great Britain
Fidge
Phere
Poor Board
Copeland
Westmoreland County
Ziesenheim
Wile County Board of Poor Directors
Erie Dispatch Herald
Pricney General
Willian B. Hirt
Legislative Reference Bureau
Hartisburg
Genera
Supreme Court
Don’t Be Tortured by Your Feet Ad Campaign
An advertisement urges relief for sore feet with Sen-Qura Medicated Soap and San-Cura Ointment. It promises cooling healing and a return to comfort by tomorrow, aiming to leave weariness behind after use.
Intruders Delayed by Secure Cotton Report Office
United Press reports in Washington that a Department of Agriculture crop reporting office locks down on report days. Three intruders briefly joined a delay as the cotton consumption estimate neared release. Officials kept strict access, phones off, and shades drawn until the crop board released figures at 11.02 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Tugwell
Department
Paris Fashion: Schiaparelli Necklace and Nightwear Trends
Paris styles feature Madame Schiaparelli in a flexible onyx necklace looping over a diamond button, paired with black silk capelet dress and Talbot hat. She showcases all black or all white formal wear, a crinkled white silk gown with bolero, and guests wear chalk prints. Jewels include diamond and onyx pieces, new bracelet sets with synthetic sapphires rubies and emeralds.
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Paris
Madame Schiaparelli
Talbot
Schiapdrelli
Frank Wooster
Schiaparelli
Negro extortion plot targets railroad official daughter
Police and federal investigators hunted a suspected extortionist in South Philadelphia who threatened James R Downes of Pennsylvania Railroad for 15 000 under kidnap plots. Five messages warned of harm to Downes daughter Betty 15 as the suspect eluded capture near a West Philadelphia store. In New York Erie authorities sought two suspects in a separate slaying case with districts attorney Mortimer Graham stating they are closing in on the killer amid withheld name details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wey Press
South Philadelpha
James R. Downes
Pennsylvania
Betty
Downes
Erie
Albert
Johanna Biegerl
Mortimer
Graham
Sliyer
Tim
Looters Hit Prudential Office in Pitsburgh District
Three bandits bound the night watchman at a Prudential Insurance office in Pitsburgh Aug 10. They looted $2,800 in cash and checks while James Thompson 89 lay found in the basement. The masked robbers were armed. one acted as lookout as the other two ransacked the offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsbuna
Prudential Insurance Company
James Thompson
Carrie
Rooster Battles a Snake in Oregon Barnyard
Farmer Plummer boasts a snake eating rooster after a garter snake challenged the fowl in the barnyard. The rooster pursued the prey and finally stunned it with a blow, then ate the snake.
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Plummer
New Novelties for 1933 Fair at Wattsburg Grounds
Wattsburg is set for a mammoth fireworks display during the fair week from August 29 to September 1. Harry Burrows, secretary of the fair, said new novelties in fireworks will be introduced this year with stunts and flashy displays each evening to astonish visitors.
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Wattsburg
Harry Burrows
Air
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P. R. R. Freight House
Jack Thom
Federals
Carry Baseball League
George Barlow
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Gress
Wil Git Trust Company
Oil Guy
National Biscuit Company
Uneeda Bakers
Frank C.chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Model Dairy CO
Corry
Penna
del Monte
Heinz
Heart OF Gold
Gravenstein
Rom Phuretoy
August Wik
Dugent
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