Annual Columbus Picnic Draws Large Local Crowd
The 22nd Columbus reunion and picnic drew about 400 residents and former residents to Mather Park. State Senator LeRoy Chapman spoke on good roads and Pennsylvania highway progress, while John Siggins Jr. discussed relief work and the NRA, praising Columbus High School principal D. Bartov for his cooperation.
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Columbus
Columbua
Mather Park
LeRoy Chapman
Warren
Chapman
Pennsylvania
Warren County
Mira
Columbis
John Siggins, Jr
Siggins
NRA
D. ©. Bartov
Columbus High School
Voliney Relief Committee
Roosevelt price control board proposal gains support
United Press reports strong backing in Washington for creating a price control board to regulate price increases and curb profiteering, a measure tied to Roosevelt era policies. Cyclone activity observed near Havana moving west-northwest 150 miles south of the city, with potential impact on Pinar del Rio. In Arkansas Marl El Shank acts as his own attorney. hearing on poisoning charges postponed to September grand jury. In Washington the ICC approves conditional consolidation of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway with 14 subsidiaries. In Harrisburg bills for state bank investment regulation notify Dr Gordon as banking secretary.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Bandit Escaped Hospital Sentenced to Prison
Pete Morrison, who fled a hospital where a leg was in a cast, was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in the Western Penitentiary. He refused to help his aides in the escape while awaiting sentencing on a robbery charge.
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Laeu Rrese
Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Pete Morrison
Four youths escape serious injuries in Union City crash
Four youths en route home from Corry after visiting friends had a near fatal crash at Bentley Hill near the Union City Fish Hatchery. Three were taken to Union City hospital with injuries including facial cuts and a possibly fractured shoulder. one escaped unhurt. The driver Robert Church and Baldwin aided by other motorists.
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Pour Union City
Corry
Bentley Hill
Union City Fish Hatchery
Union City Hospital
Jobn Luba
Wilbur Baldwin
Arniu Strong
Baldwin
Luba
Strong
Robert Church
Cag
Union City
Darrow Blames Crime Growth on Capitalists
Clarence Darrow, in a Chicago interview, links crime to wealth inequality and big money interests. He argues crime rises as capitalism concentrates wealth and urges a more equitable distribution to reduce crime, citing kidnapping and justice as symptomatic.
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Darrow
Chicago
United Press
Clarence Darmn
Daygon
Mnear-Lake
Wille
Idok
Erie
Pittsburgh Surgeon Performs Delicate Liver Repair
Aug 17 Pittsburgh a surgeon credited with a remarkable feat after a 6 year old boy Daniel Kasmier was struck by a car. An internal hemorrhage revealed a torn liver and after blood transfusions, the surgeon Dr. M A Bradford operated for about 40 minutes to patch the delicate vessels.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Daniel Kasmier
M. A Bradford
Danilet
Mrs Pinchot Leads Dairy Price Campaign in Pa
Mrs Jomelia Bryce Pinchot plans a campaign aimed at raising milk prices for farmers in northeastern Pennsylvania. She will hold a meeting Saturday night in Montrose inviting farmers from ten counties and urged newspaper editors in the area to back the effort.
City Police Seek Two Suspected Kidnappers
Authorities in northwest Pennsylvania issued a lookout for two men believed part of a Chicago gang fleeing in a car equipped with a sub machine gun. A highway patrol tip near Girard 12 miles west of Erie prompted a several hour vigil, but no trace of the suspects or vehicle was found. The men named are George Kelly and George Batts of Chicago, described as dangerous.
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Pennsylvania
Girard
Ice
Ursehel
Erie
Chicago
George Kelly
George Batts
Bandit Slain as Loot Is Recovered in Minn Shooting
In Starbuck Minnesota a middle aged bank robber was shot dead during a Wir'st National Bank robbery. The loot was recovered. a youthful companion fled. Rudolph Hanson, restaurant owner, fired the fatal shot. Florence Ditman, a telephone operator, alerted authorities. A separate report notes Tracy, a U S Secret Service agent, is tracing the Chas Urschel kidnapping case in Montreal.
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United Press Starbuck
Minn
Wir'st National Bank
Rudolph Hanson
Florence Ditmian
Cary
Montreal
T. M
Tracy
U. S
Washington
Wie
Chas
Urschel
Million Workers Reabsorbed in Nation's Plants in July
Washington reports 1.1 million reabsorbed in manufacturing from March to July and 1.5 million overall employed in the industrial areas. Perkins says payrolls and purchasing power rose, with factory employment at peak since 1981 and payroll index highest since 1932, despite summer slowdowns and July 4th effects.
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United Press
Washington
Natinn
Sinte Asl Marchi
Perkins
Miss Perkins
Department Staistics
Jaly
Ig Ab
Havana siege as Cuba hunts Machadistas
In Havana a police and soldier siege targeted a San Francisco suburb house tied to Machadistas. Reports say the occupants fired on officers and hid among residents while authorities believe Porristas and members of the secret SHO were involved, with one former regime leader possibly abroad.
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Lawrence S. Haas
United Press
Havana
San Trancisco
Vom
Poris
Juan’ Valle
Miguel Colina
Lst
Machado
Parra
SHO
Machato
Porristas
Tormer
Antonio
Wider Midwest drive against kidnappers nets Touhy gang
Federal state and city authorities extended their manhunt for kidnappers across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota after two suspects escaped a trap. Roger Touhy Gustave Scachtl Frank Fadden and Willie Sharkey were held on kidnapping charges in Milwaukee with guards arranged for transfer to St Paul’s court while other arrests followed in Minneapolis and Oklahoma City related cases.
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United Fresh
Chicago
Midwest
Crities
Timnois
Wisconsin
John
Jake the Barber
Milwaukee
Roger Touhy
St Paul
William Hamm
Touhy
AL Capone
St. Paul
Gustave
Gloomy
Gus
Charles F. Ursehel
Oklahoma City
NRA Expert In Mine Fields Visits Uniontown Study
Elmer F. Andrews of New York, an NRA representative, arrived in Uniontown to inspect mining conditions in southwestern Pennsylvania. The visit aims to verify peace agreement compliance after a two week strike and to assess alleged discrimination against union supporters and workers backing Mine Workers of America locals.
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United Press Uniontown
NRA
Pennsylvania
Elmer F. Andrews
New York
Washington
Andrews
Lmited Mine Workers of America
Trouble in Hard Coal Mine Area
Governor Pinchot ordered state police to Lansford to curb an outlaw strike in progress. He asked NRA to send an observer to warn of settlement. Collieries in Lansford and nearby areas idle for months. miners in an ugly mood as picket lines block shipments.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Lansford
Pinchot
Subravite
NRA
Washington
Lunsford
Gansford
Rippings
Auriave
United Mine Worker
Ais
Couzens Details Dawes Loan In Detroit Bank Probe
Senator James Couzens testified before a grand jury about a 90 million dollar Dawes loan intended for a bank and later claimed it was to finance a new bank. He said Hoover asked him to issue a statement for political purposes and opposed loans to a Detroit bank in a different case.
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United Press
Detroit
Dawes Bank
Hoover
James Couzens
Dawes
Couzens
Jas Couzens
Michigan
APO
Voters Must Register This Fall in Erie County
Erie county officials announce a fall registration drive with three dates for enrollment at Corry and city polling places. Registration hours start at 8 a.m. through 6 p.m with extended evening hours to 10 p.m on certain days. Eligible voters must register on one of the three enrollment days to participate in the upcoming primary on September 19.
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Frank J. Lillie
Erie County
Corry
Reach Accord On Major Items Johnson Says
Washington reports Secretary Ickes and General Hugh S Johnson forecast full agreement on the oil code after a conference with President Roosevelt. The draft will be ready in hours and signed today. Officials would not reveal administering agency or details of price fixing until the draft is released.
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United Press
Washington
Inter
Jet Ickes
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery Administrativater St
Moysevelt
Johnson
Tekes
Tokes
Ofiela
F D R Program Under Fire at Pacific Parley
A pacific parley debate criticizes Roosevelts domestic recovery program. Economists from University of London and others urge inflation, currency stabilization, and global conference to prevent further trade disruption. The NRA and dollar stability are cited as key concerns for world markets.
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F.D.R
Pacific Parley
Hanaison Salisbury
United Press
BANFP
Alberta
Sharp
Prosinat
Roosevelt
Gre WicHons
Priental
The
Institute of Pacific Relations
NRA
Basific
United States
Gregory
J.trep3
Gem
World
Pacific
Factory employment climbs in Philadelphia gains
Recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows factory employment rising by about eight percent from July to August. The report notes stronger pay and orders, signaling continued industrial expansion in the region.
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Unitestress Philadelpata
Fenmayis
Vanla
Ieee
Milladelphia Federal Raywide Bank
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Schnader
W. D., Gordon
Carli
Secretary OF Labor
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Middlewest
U.S
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Burlington
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