Air Show at Lawrence Airport promises thrilling program
An all afternoon air show at Lawrence Airport on Sunday August 20 features a parade of ships over Corry and more than a dozen aircraft. Events include a 1 30 bomb dropping contest 2 30 race 4 20 stunt flying 4 40 and 6 30 parachute jumps and a balloon bursting contest. Passenger flights and awards distribution by local merchants accompany demonstrations of an air mail pickup plane by AU American Aviation.
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Lawrence
Spring Street Hill
Corry
Golden Tele
Ash Prises
Lawrence Thomsovier
Au-American
Pennsylvania
Thomas
PLAN ADDITIONAL ROUTE MARKERS TO AID DRIVERS
Safety Director Richard Rossbacher obtained State Highway Department cooperation to install reflectorized route marker signs and directional arrows at the Smith Center and Columbus Center intersections to help motorists follow Route 6. No parking signs were placed on West Smith Street west of Center Street to prevent truck maneuvers around parked cars. Tyrone Power appearance at a London theater injures eighteen people.
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Richard Rossbacher
Transbenit
Corry
State Highway Department
Smith and
Center
Columbus Avenue
Center Street
West Smith Street
L A B Faces New Tests After Ruling
United Press reports the National Labor Relations Board ruling Bethlehem Steel violated the Wagner Act, signaling a likely appeal path through the circuit courts to the Supreme Court. The NLRB ordered the firm to create a 21 year old employee representation plan, deemed employer dominated.
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United Press
Washington
Aus
National Labor Relations
Bethlehem Steel Company
Supreme Court
Board
Circuit Court of Appels
U. S. Supreme Court
NLRB
2810 Division Routs Invaders In War Game
Near Manassas Virginia on August 10 tanks artillery and motorized cavalry opened a simulated war with Regular Army invaders attacking National Guard units defending Washington Six thousand officers and 11 000 guardsmen took part with an envelope maneuver yielding a defensive victory over invaders who were driven back toward the sea The Blues suffered a rout on Monday but rebounded as numerically superior defenders pushed back the attackers.
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United Press
Manassas
Bull Rum
Washington
National Guard
Natorial Guard
Field Marshall von Hindenberg
Germany
Tan~webbers
Hannibal Agaist
Testimony of Friend in Kirk-Skok-Temple Case
In Harrisburg on August 16, Vic tor S Skok co-defendant in the extortion conspiracy trial refused to say he had a reason for the alleged hold up. Commonwealth witness Fasenmeyer testified Skok, a 21 year old salesman for James P Kin bonding agency, solicited a performance bond by phone and ended the call by saying this is a political hold up if you want half.
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Unitedress
Harrisburg
Victor S. Skok
Fasenmeyer
Ereyond
Commonwealth
Skok
James P. Kine Bonding Agency
Pittsburgh
Medical service plan approved by Taggert
Harrisburg Aug 16 United Press reports Pennsylvania moves toward a first non profit firm to offer eight cents a day medical service for moderate income families. Insurance Commissioner Taggart viewed the rates and fees proposed by the Mental Association of Pennsylvania as satisfactory after a conference with Insurance Department officials.
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Taggert
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Tnsurance
Matthew H. Taggart
Menal Association of Pennsylvania
State Motion Society
Taggart
Insurance
Danzig border guard kills Polish soldier today
Tensions rose as a Danzig border guard shot and killed a Polish soldier at Kohling after warnings. The incident follows ongoing disputes over Danzig's status and German demands for return to the Reich amid international mediation efforts.
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Danzig
Poland
Germany
Kohling
London
London Times
Great Britain
The
Times
Munich
Berlin
Adolf Hitler Wold
Nuremberg
Dansig
Reich
Hitler
Karl J. Burckhardt
League of Nations
Ihat
Daney
Max Harvey Ordained in East Congress Street Baptist Church
Max Harvey son of Mr and Mrs Ellis Harvey of East Congress street was ordained in the Christian ministry at a Tuesday evening service in the Baptist church. Delegates from Dunkirk Cherry Tree Sherman Spartansburg Sharon Erie Panama Niobe Edinboro and McLean attended the examination and service. Rev J A Waugaman presided with sermon by Rev M L Lowe and charge by Rev Mr Waugaman. About two hundred fifty visiting church leaders and friends attended. Mr Harvey and his wife have long evangelistic work as the gospel team Max and Neva Harvey.
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Max Harvey
Ellis Harvey
East Congress Street
Baptist
Dunkirk
Cherry Tree
Sherman
Spartansburg
Shar~on
Erie
Panama
Niobe
Edinboro
McLean
J. A. Waugaman
Harvey
Edith Crosby
M. L. Lowe
Binghampton
Waugaman
Beightol
Violence erupts in New York milk strike amid road blockades
In Utica and across the New York dairy belt, farmers backed by the Dairy Farmers' Union blockaded roads to protest for higher milk prices. Barricades disrupted deliveries as cans were dumped. Oxford and Delhi incidents prompted deputy responses and further clashes. Union president Avehie Wright stated tensions rise as strike reach grows beyond 50 percent in the northern belt.
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Miltd Fess
Utica
N.Y
Dairy Farmers
New York
Wong
Delhi
Ab Lusitirk
Oxford
Chenanah
Nlite
Ines Avehie Wright
Wright
New Yorke
Toras
Seule
Schools Seek Work Projects For New Setup
Cleveland Morton, chair of the Board of Education property committee, works on a county work for relief program. The board met after a visit from J Neiner handling the county plan, discussing a sidewalk project on East Wayne Street and potential district work. Finances limit scale, but some projects may be managed without large outlays. An early spring meeting will hear recommendations from the committee.
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Clevel. Morton
Board of Education
Erie County Boar
Corry
J. R. Dearing
J. Neiner
Fast Wayne Street
Carry Hospital
Dave Bees
Waitress loses her battle for estate in Masontown case
Aug 16 a pretty waitress challenged in Orphans Court for a $250 001 estate of Masontown recluse Fred Schraver claiming status as his illegitimate daughter Judge Ross S Matthews ruled Alverda May Gilmore 23 not entitled to the estate due to lack of evidence of marriage between her mother Cora Gilmore and Schraver who wealth was not disclosed until after the affidavit
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Uniontown
Mason— Town
Tusge Ross S. Matthews
Alverda May Gilmire
Fred Schraver
Cora Gilmore
Alverda
Major state witness in murder missing
United Press reports the disappearance of ten year old Martha Jean Matter, key prosecution witness against her father James Matter in a murder case. A 60 day continuance was granted for his second murder trial. The girl was placed in the custody of her aunt, Mrs. Marial E Matter, Harrisburg, Pa, after the first trial ended with a long sentence.
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Chicago
Martha Jéan Matter
James
Ne K
Marial E. Matter
Harrisburg
Authorities find no record of large sum in Braddock Bank case
Officials investigating the $26,000 defalcation from Braddock National Bank by teller John L Fair report no record in Fair's personal life indicating how he spent the money. The missing funds puzzle investigators and the bonding company that must reimburse the bank.
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United Press Pittsburgh
Braddock National Bani
John L Fair
Day
Fair
Wold
Bonding Company
Reduction Ordered in PWA Administrative Staff
Federal Works Administrator John W. Cimody Way announced a 35 percent cut in PWA administrative staff in Washington and at field offices effective September 1. The move targets the administrative arm of the Public Works Administration as part of a broader federal efficiency drive.
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United Press
Washington
Federal Works
John W. Cimody Way
Public Works Administration
Revised WPA wage schedule released today in Washington
The Works Progress Administration issued a revised wage schedule affecting 2.2 million relief workers with gains in the South and West and cuts in the East. Effective September 1, the adjustment, approved with 1.477 billion dollars in relief funding, raises national average monthly WPA wages from 3.68 to 5.95 dollars. Officials estimate federal relief costs rise to about 50.9 million in ten months, with 80,000 to 100,000 workers affected and protests anticipated in lower wage areas.
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United Press
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Congress
WPA
David Lasser
Workers’ Alliance
Report shows big boost in U S retail trade
Washington August 16 A million dollar increase in retail trade in the first six months of 1939 over the same period last year was reported today by Secretary of Commerce Harry L Hus teins The total retail trade for the first half reached 17 9 billion dollars a gain of six percent from 16 9 billion in 1938 The year over year rise persisted each month this year The second quarter showed the strongest gains with sales averaging about seven percent higher than 1938
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U. S
United Press
Washington
Harry L. Husteins
Haples
One Year Sentences in Big Swindle Case
A man in Warren County was sentenced to one year in jail on two counts of violating the state securities act. The sentences run concurrently from March 14 and include $100 fines on each count. The case involved nearly $100,000 in shares dispersed through a Canadian mining economy and affected by the loss, with portions expected to be returned.
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Man
Warren
DU Ried
Warren County
Anderson
Arird
Schofield
Third Avenue
Lema
Philadelphia
Ely
Hins Bee
Mercy death case shocks Lehigh hospital nurse
A 77 year old nurse Miss Margar L Cowan was held today in Lehigh County prison for the mercy slaying of her sister Mrs Lauella Sager at Allentown State Hospital. Police quoted her as saying she shot to end suffering after a two year illness. Two nurses watched as Cowan talked after the incident and a bouquet was left on the body.
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Uniter Press
Allentown
Lehigh County
Allentown State Hospital
Lauella Sager
Sphinerstown
Bucks Ca
Hupiler
Min Cowt
Quadruplets Born in Illinois Gain One Loss News
Virell Deschand, 25, a welder, prays as physicians fight to save three survivors from a quadruple birth to his wife Myrna, 23, at a private maternity hospital. The first infant a girl arrived at 8 pm followed by two girls and a boy within half an hour. The boy died an hour and a half after birth and one girl faces slim chances. The second child was initially thought to be a boy due to a bathing error. Each baby weighs three to four pounds. Mrs Deschand rests comfortably and in good condition.
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Ey United
Preos
DHEA
J. J. Wilkinson
Oil strike spreads as states join 15 day shutdown
Four oil producing states join a 15 day shutdown affecting fields yielding up to 2,000,000 barrels daily. States including Oklahoma and Michigan push for higher crude prices, with Texas and New Mexico already enforcing production slumps, threatening broader fuel cost rises nationwide.
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Debs Myers
Oklahoma City
ORKOH
Kasay
Ken Messee
Effargy
Ukwit
Lioness
Michigan
Cali- Talia
Pelmaylvania
Wyominik
Mottara
Midiste
Kentucky
Llinoty
Che Molorius Vonsiment
Texas
Texas Shutdown Was Effective Tuesday. Gov Lin Phyllixs
Tehlve
Tome
New Mexico
Guys Payne
Uae
Smike
Appresting
Ely
Seek Motive for Train Wreck in Western Rail Sabotage Probe
Reno investigators pursue a motive after a suspected sabotage caused a Pacific train wreck. Officials questioned merchants and travelers across multiple states as they traced evidence of a deliberate rail removal that toppled a streamliner near the Hombaldic river, with no firm clue yet.
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Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Dom
Tiree-statérea
Loeistent
Southern Parlin
Caise
Caise Liothe and Yellow Train To Trash Through & Fever Over the Hombaldic River
Willy
Brougtt
Burvicy
All Western Bureau
Tri California
Tejada
Wah
Overian Crosse
Southern Pacific
Murder Victim's Father Studied in Counterfeit Case
U S Stores service agents examined the criminal record of Rev Whiter Dwar ecki, pastor of a Polish Baptist Church, in a probe tied to the slaying of the minister's 9 year old daughter Wanda. Officials link the case to counterfeiters seeking vengeance against the minister who was arrested four weeks earlier on charges tied to a spurious $8 bill.
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Camden
Whiter
Dwar Ecki
U. S
Wanda
Federal Againur
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