Bodies feared in ruins after factory fire blaze
City officials ordered a thorough search of the burned Wongthé and Rose plant ruins in the First Ward after reports of missing local residents. Debris and hay were cleared as investigators sought to determine if any others perished in the blaze that killed a man believed to be Sherwood Ingersoll.
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Wongthé & Rose
Sherwood
Ingersull
Ey Baward Harsington
Ingersoll
Jblaze
Prant
Dareow
Thyersoll
Rte County
Hail
Corty
Plan inspection of city's new fire truck in Allentown
Cony’s new fire truck will be inspected Friday in Allentown by Wire Chief Andrew Paulson to determine if it meets approval for city delivery. Stanford Hose Company committee members will inspect the apparatus on arrival and, if approved, purchase and donate it to the city. The truck, a combination booster pumper, was shipped back to the factory after Bremen found the front end unsatisfactory. Workers in Allentown are improving the machine’s appearance.
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Cony
Allentown
Andrew Paulson
Stanford Hose Company
T Ne
Bremen
Road to Ruin shows Indiana firm’s six month profit
Slaviderd Ol of Indiana reported for six months ended June 30 con solidated net profit of 22 015 597 after taxes but before surtax on distributed net earnings. This equaled 145 a common share. It compared with net income of 13 191 180 or 87 cents a common share in the first half of 1935.
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Indiana
Slayer At Ease Found Insane Slayer At Ease Found Insane
Samuel c. Weed, 40, accused of killing his wife and two children, has been adjudged a victim of criminal insanity and will not face murder charges. District Attorney Mortimer E. Graham announced the decision after reviews by Dr. Chaves W. Burr and Dr. Daniel J. McCarthy, Philadelphia specialists, who examined Weed. Continued on Page Five.
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United Press
FAIB
Samuel c. Weed
Mortimer E. Graham
Graham
Chaves W. Burr
Daniel J McCarthy
Philadelphia
Weed
Heat wave claims fifty as relief showers spread
Scattered showers broke over the midwest easing a heat wave that killed nearly fifty people since August 2. Forecasters said relief would be limited with record temperatures persisting in the dust bowl states. Prices on grain jumped as corn and wheat futures rose on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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United Press
Chicago
Middlewest
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
K Uols
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Chicas Board of ‘Trade
Jongen
ONE KILLED TEN HURT IN CRASH NEAR EASTON PA
Raymond Flyte 26 of Bangor died from burns when a truck and a Greyhound bus collided seven miles north of Easton. Bus driver Cito Wisner 41 was severely burned and nine passengers sustained cuts and bruises after escaping through shattered windows. The crash occurred as the bus tried to pass the truck on Three Chitten Hill Road with Wisner swerving 40 feet to avoid the impact. Magistrates and Easton hospital staff provided updates on the victims.
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United Press
Easton
Raymond Flyte
Bangor
Greyhound
Here
Cito Wisner
Camden
Three Chitten Hill
Jeff
Wisner
Three Corry WPA Projects To Start This Week
Corry will launch remodeling of Hatch School into a modern Vocational building and begin a sidewalks repair program in Paird and Fourth wards. About thirty workers will start on the school project and thirty on the sidewalks, with WPA notifying laborers by official communications.
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Hatch
Erie Wpa
WPA
Carlton V. King
All Hatch
Ad Cong
Charles J. Geiger
Corry
WIPA
Tonis
Karl B. Morrison
Two Army fliers die in chute jumps near Otsego
A power dive during maneuvers with the Second Army ended in the deaths of two Army airmen near Otsego Michigan. 2nd Lieutenant William W Harding 35 of Los Angeles attached to the 8th pursuit squadron Selfridge Field and Private Francis Maier 19 of Dowagine Michigan were killed after bailing from a blazing craft Witnesses said one parachute failed to open and the other hesitated before pulling ripcord The deaths are the first fatalities in Army maneuvers involving 24 000 troops and National Guard members
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United Press
Otshgo
Mich
Otsego
Wm. W. Harding
Los Angeles
Tt Selfridge Field
Francis Maier
Dowagine
Ebate
McCee
Filers
National Guard
Two Killed as Philly Gang War Breaks Out
Police fear a truce in the South Philadelphia numbers racket has collapsed after the slaying of racketeer Big Nose John Avena and a companion. Avena was shot from a speeding car while on a street corner. Martin Feldstein, talking with him, was fatally wounded.
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Philadelphia
John Avena
Martin Feldstein
Avena
Mayor Miller Demands Retrenchments Organize March 66
Rebellious factions in Spain outline a nationwide action plan to seize Madrid and the north while the south holds. Generals Mola and Franco, commanding in the north and staff, coordinate from Burgos as France and Seville are mentioned in plans to adjust leadership and timing.
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Miller
Madrid
United Press
Burgos
Spain
Giuscey
Virginia Chai
Organi l
Badajox
Manrest
Emilie i Moly
Noel
Frantisco Frico
Ms Sath
Wilk
Abance & Weel
France
Beyer Mola
Seville
Clymer Child Struck By Car Fatally Hurt
A three and a half year old girl, Henrietta Warnshouse, died after being struck by a car driven by Henry Schrules in front of her East Main Street home in Clymer. She was brought to Corry Hospital in critical condition but died shortly before 3 PM. An investigation by Chautauqua county authorities was anticipated. She is survived by her parents, two sisters, two half brothers, and a half sister.
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Henry Schrules
East Main Street
Clymer
Henrietta
Henry Warnshouse
Corry Hospital
John Wiggers
Chautauqua
Henry Warns House
Fishing Boats in Rough Seas Seek Help at Magdalena Bay
Two ten man crews faced wreck danger as heavy seas broke up two fishing boats near Magdalena Bay Baja California. Mackay Radio reported that the tuna clipper Enterprise sent a distress call after losing anchors and rudder amid raging swells.
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San Diego
Cal
Magdalena Bay
Baja California
Mackay Radio
Enterprise
U. S
State plans to experiment in local relief administration
Governor George H. Earle proposed a state sponsored experiment to test localized relief in six counties Cumberland Butler Carbon Clarion Centre and Chester with a mixed Republican Democratic county board to determine actual recipients and outcomes The plan aims to gauge local sub administration through a practical trial joining western central and eastern Pennsylvania to cover agricultural industrial and mining areas. In a separate note Rena Breen of Warwick New York will discuss possible action with her father over being ejected from St Josephs Church for attending confession in slacks.
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Earle
United Press
Philadelphia
Eorge H. Earle
Weatern
Pennsylvania
Gov
Harle
Cumberland
Butter
Carbon
Clarion
Centre
Chester
Sai
Lis
Moore
Babylon
Rena Breen
Warlleigh
N. Y
Jampa A. Smith
St. Joseph's Church
Ciota Bridge Condemned By Highway Dept
The Highway Department has condemned the Hare Creek bridge at the Corry Water Supply pumping station and ordered a detour via Siota Street until a temporary or new bridge is built. Officials expect a survey and plans for a replacement, with early steps likely to proceed. A temporary structure may be used during construction and route improvements are planned to maintain travel.
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Hare Creek
Corry Water Supply Company
Sviota
Trix
Want Jin
le Seiata
Quebec Fire Kills Three, Injures Thirty Five
Three story store building fire and explosion in Montreal leaves three dead and 35 injured. Firemen search smouldering embers to locate victims and verify toll after initial reports of more missing. Morgues and hospitals are checked to confirm casualties.
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Unwed Press
Montreal
Poive
Corry approves long fire police ordinance bill No. 819
City Council approved Bill No. 819 establishing a fire police unit of twenty named by the Stanford Hose Company to patrol fire scenes and assist in emergencies. The ordinance, modeled after Meadville rules, details operation, files, and regulations for the Corry Fire Department and took City Clerk C B Porter seventeen minutes to read.
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Stanford Hose Company
Suth
Corry
Meadville
C. B. Porter
Elimination of Officer Sought at Council Meet
Mayor Glen Miller pressed for retrenchment starting with eliminating the motorcycle traffic officer after harsh critique of the force. Councillors defended the patrol’s value, noting public approval and benefits beyond fines, while the mayor urged cuts to balance the department’s expenses.
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Glen Miller Mast
Council
Miller
Cornell
Drrestia Ant
Mullevick
Weaver Tonk Es
Resurfacing Delayed as City Council Seeks Plans
The council deferred final action on a resurfacing project for South Center Street from truck to Pleasant and Pleasant to Northwest, awaiting submitted plans from the Highway Department. Bill No. 18 had passed initial readings, with streets director Nichola moving to table until plans and specifications are provided. The delay is attributed to the highway department's current curtailment policy.
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State Department of Highways
Center Street
Pleasant Street
Northwest Street
Unc
Nichola
Department of Highways
Highway Department
Wesleyville Man Wounds Intruders In Home Defense
Wesleyville resident Raron Beck awoke to two burglars at his home. He wrested a rifle from them, shots fired as they fled toward a waiting car. One intruder was shot inside the house and the other as he ran out the door. burglars escaped with about $100 in a car used by a lookout.
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Ey Unicn Frese Trie
Raron & Beck
Wesleyville
Beck
Loyalists Launch Strong Defense in Madrid Corridor
Madrid dispatch reports loyalist regulars civil guard and elite troops mounting a determined push to halt rebel advances through Badajoz province. Loyalist units from Valencia head west toward the Portuguese frontier and the town of Banos, which rebels took last week.
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Madrid
Lodiy
Mubls
Badajex
Whecolau
Valencia
Banos
Roosevelt Cancerns Not to Campaign Abroad
President Roosevelt will not leave Hyde Park for campaign trips due to the critical international situation in the Spanish civil war. An official interpretation indicates he is closely monitoring the Spanish developments from home.
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Hyde Park
N. 4
Roosevelt
Rebels Capture City in Portugal Amid Heavy Fighting
Lisbon dispatch details rebels seizing Almenipale thirty miles southwest of Batajox after fierce clashes. Loyalist toll high with hundreds killed and about 17,000 residents affected as 1,500 civilians were captured or forced to flee. Loyalists held a church tower for five days before rebels breached defenses and bombarded positions.
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Portugal
Leny
Tiny Jreda
Iridaners
Almenilpale
Sevnola Repunil
Algrendrateo
Puiley
Batajox
Hay
Aboue
Phe
Eriade
Ameya
Cuirch Tower
Lemler
Glen
Gum Remler
San Sebastian Bombed as Rebel Warship Bombards City
Aug 18 reports say the Spanish rebel warship Espana bombarded San Sebastian on the north coast, with many killed as shelling continued into the second day. The city faced heavy bombardment from multiple directions including coastal fire.
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San Sebastian
Espana
Irian Fini
San Sebasian
Cabaret Dancer Links Necro With Slaying
Chicago Aug 18 A gaudy shot and a cabaret girl in Little Harlem led police to John Gray 93 a minor southside Negro police character as the man questioned in the hotel room murder of Mary Louise Trammell 24. Audrey Tatum identified him from a notebook dropped by a prowler on a fire escape and described the green and white shirt he wore.
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Ames Press
Chicago
Harlem
Mary Louise Trammell
John Gray
Audrey Tatum
Nolice
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