Two convicts aided escape with guns in Wheeling case
A Wheeling man, Paul Wisniewski, 44, was identified by a jail bookkeeper as the supplier of revolvers to two convicts who escaped from Allegheny County jail after an earlier murder case. Detectives traced Wisniewski from his Lay Nelles plant job and a 12 year old boy helped police by pointing to Wisniewski's photo, leading to his arrest.
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Pittsburgh
Witcolings
Paul Wisniewski
Paul Belswengers
Allegheny
Wisitiewatit
Paul Jaworski
Flathead Any
Jack Wash
Wheeling
Casey
Jair
Harry Riger
John Hunton
Ouf M
Wiknigwski
Mary Street
Tine
Wismaw
Wisniewski
Kore
Three Drownings After Car Plunges Into Creek Near Bridgeville
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a fatal accident at Bridgeville Clifton road where a motorcar toppled into a creek. The victims include Michael Anton, 65, of Bridgeville, and his daughter Virginia, with two other daughters also missing and presumed drowned. The family had set out to pick berries. the wife was later notified of the tragedy.
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Walter
Pittsburgh
Aig
Bridgeville Clifton Road
Michael Antion
Bridgeville
Virginia
Sylvia
Anton
General Motors hits new high in quiet session
New York stock market activity was subdued as General Motors reached a fresh high in a day of light trading. Investors watched overall demand while the market remained calm amid broad inactivity.
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General Motors
United Prom
New York
General
Radio Entertainment Listings From Asbury Park to New York
Local radio guides show five programs tonight featuring Pryor's Band at WDWAM Asbury Park and Lesohn Stadium Concert from WRE Washington, The Mediterraneans on WJZ New York, The Week Enders on WRAP Hook up, and Creatore's Bande on WH2 Springfield.
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WDWAM
Asbury Park
Pryor
Washington
New York
Springfield
Castor
Creatore
Missing plane rumor fuels San Francisco excitement
An unconfirmed report circulated at 10 a m today that the missing plane Golden Eagle may have been found. Navy radio reported intercepting two messages. authorities said no substantiation. George Heartt, owner, heard the rumor but offered no proof. The rumor spread via royal radio stations causing national excitement.
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United Press
San Francisco
Sex
Army Sqnal Corps
Honoull
Golden Eagle
Navy
United Pres
Connectton
French
Signal Corps
Ukewire
George Heartt
United Presa
Royal Radio
Ality
Lindbergh's Pal Killed in Crash in Missouri
Lieutenant George J. Stumpf was killed and Lieutenant Cliff Hutchinson seriously injured when their air plane crashed in St. Louis County Missouri Hear today. The aviators were members of the Missouri National Guard Corps and comrades of Colonel Lindbergh. Stumpf helped Lindbergh prepare for his trans Atlantic flight.
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Unitdd Press
Louis Mo
George J. Stumpf
Cliff Hutchinson
St. Louis County
Missouri, National Guard Corps
Alindbergh
Stumpt
Lindbergh
Board of Education to meet amid busy agenda
Harrisburg Pa Aug 20 The school board schedules a Monday evening session to review preparations for the new term opening September 11 and to address senior high auditorium issues. Superintendent Rev Dewey Cyclones, returning from New York, will present staffing reports and potential vacancies with refill plans and a legal opinion on the auditorium project. The highway bid for Brokenstraw Township Warren County by CW Milars of Youngstown Ohio was rejected and will be readvertised.
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Sasson
Columbia University
Blaine Kincaid
Controns
United Press
Harrisburg
CW. Milars
Youngstown
Ohio
Brokenstraw Township
Warren Colts
State Highway Department
Vets Complete Plans for Big Bazaar Thursday
Members of the Lieut 2. W. Thompson Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary promise a large, enjoyable bazaar to be held Thursday evening in Union City. Reports show committees near completion, with rain delaying to Friday. Event features include varied concessions, bugle and drum corps, ice cream, cake, and a treasure chest prize on display at a local window. tickets available from post members or auxiliary.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Washinton
Best
Bugle and Drug Corps
Union City
Sts Treasure Chest
Veterans Post
Laulies Ausiilaty
Reunion urged for 112th veterans by General Rickards
Wartime members of the 112th United States infantry are urged to hold a reunion. General George Rickards who led the regiment during the war proposed an organization joining old regiments including the 16th and 8th Pennsylvanians. He advises delaying any reunion until next year or this fall.
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Ue Mt Infantry
George Rickards
Athc Bth
Richards
Hudson Motor Co Boosts Dividend Declared for Oct. 4
Hudson Motor directors declare a quarterly dividend of 1.25 dollars per share, placing the common stock on a 12 month basis with a $350 prior. The dividend is payable October 4 to stockholders of record September 12.
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Hudson Motor CO
United Press
Detroit
Hudson Motor, Car Company
Escaped Convicts Searched For After Erie Shooting
Erie Pa August 20 Police tightened a countywide hunt for Paul Jawani and John Vaubrides two Allegheny County murder suspects believed involved in a midday shooting at Edward Germer Sr’s car The Germer Stove Co president reported his Cadillac was fired upon by three men one shot at driver John Vogel said the car carried a Michigan license plate 416 and that the assailants appeared to mistake him for a trooper and feared pursuit
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Erie
Ilashias
Paul Jawani
John Vaubrides
Edward Germer
Germer Stove Go
Sait
Voge
Michigan
Sept list shows Corry cases before grand jury
Several Corry cases appear on the September grand jury docket. Three murder charges loom for Edia Sandquist and John Daniele along with Feanl Wojnarowski. Old Corry liquor cases against Pete Giros James Titus and Ralph Saraceno await action. Additional local allegations include Michael Havanczyk facing driving while intoxicated without a license.
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Severs
Edia Sandquist
Carey
John Daniele
Feanl
Wojnarowski
Havanchaky
Stolen Plans For New US Vessel Recovered In Philadelphia
Philadelphia May 20 partial plans for a new Honey scout cruiser for the United States Navy were recovered after the arrest of aviaval draftsman Sven Van Berg a Danish national who confessed to stealing the designs from Newport News shipyards He admitted to aiming to sell them to a foreign power if the Navy refused to buy back His letters to the Navy Department and an advertisement in a Philadelphia paper led investigators to a Fairmount Park hiding place where the plans were recovered after a three hour interrogation of the suspect.
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Philadelphia
United States Navy
Newport News
Fairmount Park
Sven van Berg
Navy Department
Hanticillars
Berg
John Fish Dies After Short Illness at Home
John Fish passed away last evening at about eight o clock after a short illness at his home on North Center Street. Besides his wife, Mrs Fish, he is survived by one daughter Mrs James Stapleton and granddaughter Missopal Allen, both of this city. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the home with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Fish
James Stapleton
Mise
Boy Drowns Near Mere In Yellow Breeches Creek
In New Cumberland Pennsylvania on August 90 12 year old Richard Schriner drowned after slipping into Yellow Breeches Creek near Mere. The body was recovered fifteen minutes later but resuscitation failed.
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New Cumberland
Richard Schriner
Yellow Breeches
Mere
Five defendants plead guilty in stiff sentences near Franklin
In Franklin five defendants before Judge Parker pleaded guilty. One received a year and six months in the Allegheny workhouse, another was sent to Morgana, and a third paid a 200 dollar fine. Harry Gordon of Erie, arrested in Oil City, faced 700 dollars in fines and costs and a year and a half in the workhouse. LeRoy Ebberts, 13, of Reno, was sent to Morganza for stealing a typewriter.
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United Press
Franklin
Parker Foilay
Morgana
Harry
R Gordon
Erie
Oil City
Hallor
Allegheny
Tor
LeRoy Ebberts
Reno
Morganza
Legionnaires Threatened by French Reds in Paris
Paris reports L Humanite a Communist daily warns reprisals against American Legionnaires if Nicola Sado and Bartolomeo Vangetti are executed. About 500 Legionnaires arrived for a Paris convention next month, with thousands expected. The warning calls Americans fascists and urges retaliation against US Legion members.
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United Press Paris
L'Humanite Today
Anesritin Legionaires
Paris
Nicola Sado
Bartolomeo Vangett
Frst
Legionnaires
Legion
Seversl
Ig L’humanite
Woman assisted in murder of husband in timber camp
United Press reports that Edgar confessed to District Attorney James Beerkamp that he killed his partner Eric Brouillet and burned the body while Mrs Brouillet held a flashlight. He said he struck Brouillet with an axe and cut his throat as they returned to the timber camp where they worked.
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L. E. Edgar
Limberack
Holurs
Attor
James Beerkemp
Eric J. Brouillet
Ahanid
Broullet
Beerkamp
Ridgar
Edgar
Plant Locate at North Corry Switch One
Mayer Brothers Construction Company plans erection of a road building plant at the switch near the ice plant north of the city. Equipment reportedly shipped from a Ohio city. About twenty days required to complete once construction launches.
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Mayer Brothers, Construction Company
Aome
Ohio City
Sister visits Vanzetti in jail amid death row delay
In Charlestown State Prison a sister met Bartolomeo Vanzetti as Gov Fuller’s office received a request from defense counsel for a respite to allow the U S Supreme Court to consider the Sacco and Vanzetti case.
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Boston
Aliss Lugia Vancetti
Charlestown State
Bartolomeo
Alvano Fuller
Hill
Sacco
Vanzetti
United States Supreme Court
Wri
Savatelli? Vanzetti appeals led to cert petitions
In a Washington dispatch dated August 20, two petitions for writ of certiorari were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Their lawyer Michael Musmanno argued the Massachusetts trial judge was biased and due process was violated, urging the high court to intervene while records from the murder trial were submitted.
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United Press
Washington
Nicola Saveord Bartotoman Vanzett
Tod
Michael Angelo Musmuni
Declatinee
Imfort
Mus
Norfol Soints
Mass
Massachusetts Supreme and Superior Courts
US. Supreme Court
Jed Hers
Tuntire Mal
Massachusetts Superior Court
Supreme Tower
U_ 5
Supreme Cour
Musmanno
Chief Hill
Welchse
Boston
Big V. F. We Picnic at Celoron Park
A Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary motorcade morning gathering heads to Celoron Park for a large VFW picnic. Attendees from southwestern New York and northwestern Pennsylvania join in a tent event organized by the John W. Tiffady Post with a big parade among the day’s features.
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Hinry Menivenor
A.W. Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Celonert Park
Animal Union
John W. Tiffady
New York
Pennsylvania
Coolidge's Son Writes Daily Letters to Governor's Daughter
In Massachusetts on August 20, reports say John Coolidge, son of the president, writes a daily letter to Miss Florence Trumbull, daughter of Connecticut's governor. The notes arrive as Florence visitors stay with Miss Theodosia Davis in Braintree while his family is visiting Rapid City, South Dakota.
Tailspin fatal to Erwin and companion
Chaos aboard the missing Dole air draughts in the Pacific deepens fears for Captain William Erwin and the two aviators after a tailspin reported near Shaoghay and ongoing search by USS Lavallette Langley and Hazelwood. Hawaii calls for prayer as officials doubt survivors remain.
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Cail
West Sequana
Federal Telegraph
Calero Ab 247 & Om
West Seavana
Shaoghay
San Franisco
Dallas
Dan
US. S
Hazelwood
Momier Theavy
Dallas Sprite Tro Wns Said That the Destroyer Shmier
Langsley
Fwallette
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