U. S. Prepares Evacuation Plan Amid War Worries
Officials in Washington move to evacuate about 100000 Americans in Europe if war breaks out. The plan involves the State Department and Maritime Commission and would take effect automatically with hostilities. The Soviet-German nonaggression pact adds to regional tension and complicates Polish prospects as Britain and France reassess support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Monter
United Press
Washington
State Department
Europe
Germany
Soviet Russa
Poland
Caltingaression Prilmace
Corry Shares In State Liquor License Fund
State Auditor General Warren R. Roberts announced total liquor license fund distributions of $234,608.04 to about 60 municipalities and townships for the six months ended July 31 1939. The payments reflect license fees collected by the Liquor Control Board under the liquor control act less certain exceptions. Erie County allocations include Erie $87,400 and multiple towns such as Girard $900 Union City $900 North East $1,200 and Wattsburg $150 among others with February and August distribution timing.
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Aeany
Warren R. Roberts
Liquor Control Board
Erie County
Erie County Allotments Meet the 1Quor Neenge Fund Include: Erle
Garry
Albion
Edinhorn
Fairview
Girard
North East
North Girard
Union City
Waterford
Wattsburg
Wesleyville
Council ends sewer experiment to ease Second Ward flood
Mayor Frank E. Hepler recommends abandoning the East Wayne and East Congress tile sewer project after resident Frank Manwarren petitioned to remove the storm tile. Officials fear state approval is unlikely and city funds cannot cover extending the line 1400 to 3000 feet eastward. The council authorized removal and did not pursue further Second Ward relief plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fy Council
Frank E. Hepler
Alylic
East Wayne
East Congress Streets
Eust Smmiwc
Second Ward
Frank Manwarren
East Wayne Street
Harvey
State Health Department
Hepler
Jim
Temple U Hospital tests patient for five day frozen sleep cancer therapy
Max Harlan a 42 year old farmer from ackport Tennessee arrived at Temple University Hospital Philadelphia to undergo physiological tests assessing his ability to endure a five day frozen sleep treatment for pancreatic cancer. Doctors Temple Fay and Lawrence Smith devised the method and, if feasible, he would be the first to receive it. Hospital staff warned no announcements would follow the experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sn United Press
Philadelphia
Temple University Hospital
Ackport
Max Harlan
Temple Fay
Lawrence Smith
Kirk and Skok seek new trial in Dauphin case
United Press reports in Harrisburg that Pittsburgh insurance men P Kirk and Viewer Skok, convicted of conspiring to monopolize binding of state road contractors, filed pleas for a new trial in Dauphin County Court. Appellate counsel listed six grounds, including alleged errors in indictments and refusals of acquittal, with plans to file additional material after transcript review.
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Kirk
Skok
United Press
Harrisburg
Dames
P. Kirk
Pittsburgh
Wis
Fle
Dauphin County
Reagan
Wide variety of reactions to war fears
News of Germany's non-aggression pact negotiations with Soviet Russia unsettled world markets. Initial bearish trend led to declines in London Paris Amsterdam, then a New York rally as Europe’s timing shifted. British bond values slid by about 25 million dollars while war loans and American shares regained parity with New York. Traders saw the pact as delaying war, causing bullish sentiment in the U S.
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United Press
Germany
Russia
London
Paris
Amsterdam
New York
Europe
Soviet Russia
Brilain
France
United States
Youth Burned by Gas and Truck Injures Two Men
George Hopkins, 21, of Corry hospital with severe burns to the face chest and arms and a back injury after gasoline ignited while fueling his car. Tony Kolebuk, 60, of Clymer suffered serious head and chest injuries when struck by a trailer truck near Clyme while standing by a wagon team. Both were reported in fairly good condition the following day, with hospital officials awaiting full medical updates.
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George Hopkins
R. D. Ilim Corry Hospital
Tony Kolebuke
Clymer
Hopkins
Oflock
Kolebuk
Ig Cosry
Clyme
Dairy Farmers Study New Price Program
The Dairy Farmers Union in New York studied a proposed price plan at Mayor LaGuardia's conference to ease a strike that halted half of metro area milk shipments. The plan offers farmers about five cents per quart for milk previously sold at three cents, with city retail near 11 cents. The 15 000 member upstate coalition and parts of Pennsylvania and Vermont may respond by midnight. Archie Wright says members must decide, amid ongoing violence and a milk famine affecting 10 million residents.
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United Press New York
Dairy Farmers’ Union Today
J. A. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Archie Wright
John J. Rice
Buckhanton official jailed under federal wage law
In Elkins West Virginia August 22 an official of a Buckhannon trouser company began a six month sentence for violating the federal wage and hour act. Sanford Lerner vice president of the Standard Trouser Co Buckhannon and an official of the Crown Trouser Co Williamsport Pa was sentenced by Judge W E Baker. The judge allowed Lerner a possible release if he pays the employer the money the government says is due them. His lawyers say he is ready to pay about 1 05223.
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Sy United P Sess Elkins
W.va
Buckhurnon
W. Va
Trouser Company
W. EB. Baker
Sanford Lerner
Standard ‘Trouser Co
Buckhannon
Crown Trouser Co
Williamsport
Baker
Lerner
Gypsy Band Car Theft Tale In Ohio Tangle
An Ohio theft claim ties a car used by a gypsy band to Adolph Marx of New York City. Attorney W O Wallace says Frank Demitro drove Marx’s auto from Columbus to Cleveland, leaving a Reo in its place. Police seek clarity on why Demitro wasn’t held in Columbus and any link to thefts from elderly men in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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Columblena
Ohio
John D. Flanigan
Adolph Marx
New York City
Columbiang
Frank Demitro
Cleveland
Ahalito
W. O. Wallace
Ion
Demitro
Marx
Ohio City
Columbiana
Mary
Damitro
Far & Saries
Pennsylvania
Cobb Travels 46923 Miles Per Hour At Bonneville
United Press reports John Cobb reached an unprecedented 46923 miles per hour on the Bonneville speedway in Utah but did not set a world record due to a false start on a return run. Officials require two valid runs, one in each direction, for an official average.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Johnn Cobb
Bonneville Speedway
Cobb
Milk Strike Aired As Union City Meeting Discusses Impact
About one hundred dairy men attended a Grange hall meeting in Union City to discuss the Milk Strike led by the Dairy Farmers Union in upper New York. Henry Marsh urged unity while most local producers remained non sympathetic, aiming for orderly recovery amid market instability and a July price boost.
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Gerry Ane Novih
Pennsylvania
Dairy Farmers’ Union
Upper New York State
Mille
Grange Hell
Unlson City
Henry Marsh
Waterford
New York State
City Council Sets Sit Tight Stance in Farm Dispute
In a tense Monday night session the city declined a request to release the MacDonald farm dispute from further damage while plans to proceed with the stalled South Center Street project were postponed. The discussion highlighted presidential style caution with no immediate action taken. Pittsburgh mayor Soull resigns Kirk as city treasurer remains unresolved as of August.
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MacDonald Farm
South Center Street
Kirk
Pittsburgh
Cornelius B. Soulls
Pittebungha
James P. Kirk
Stage Manhunt For 3 Convicts In Moyamensing Breakout
Philadelphia Aug 22 A wide manhunt hunted three convicts who sealed a 25 foot wall at Moyamensing prison and escaped by hoarding a trolley car William S Hall alias Robert Aster 38 in a $3000 theft case William Brandt alias Orville Bilyeau 38 charged with burglary and John McAvoy 20 paroled felon Dr Frederick Baldy county prison chief denied aid in the escape Authorities believed they slipped from a watch tower through a building and over the wall two wore gray prison clothes and one a yellow shirt then rode a trolley on busy streets without notice
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Wy United Press
Philadelphia
Moyamensing
Willam S. Hallman
Robert Aster
William Brandt
Orville Bilyeau
John McAvoy
Aolator
Frederick
Baldl
Barber sues Van Vleet for 16000 dollars in auto collision action
George W Barber of Erie files a civil suit against William Van Vleet of West South Street over an accident near Wattsboro two years ago in which Barber was struck by a car driven by a Corry man. Damages totaling 16000 are sought and the case includes the insurer. Johnstown plant manager C Ray Billiott of Bethlehem Steel dies in Baltimore hospital.
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George W. Barber
Eries
William van Vleet
West South Street
Wattsboro
Barber
Corry
Johnstown
C. Ray Billiott
Bathlehem Steel
Gov
Baltimore
Bethlehem
Germany and Russia move toward non agression pact
Berlin reports Ribbentrop will seal a Soviet non aggression treaty after talks in Moscow. Preceding coverage notes German force mobilization and Mussolini support, while Britain France and Poland react with caution as Allied leaders weigh terms and potential peace avenues amid European crisis.
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Freederick Ochsner
United Press
Berlin
Germany
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Joachimson
Ribbentrop
Moscow
Russia
Leiday
Salzbersch
Brivun
Sudett Land
Czechoslovakia
Polis
Britain
Prante
Benito Mussolini
Warsaw
London
Nevile Chamberlain
Artur Greenwood
Paris
Tokyo
Janay
Missing Society Woman Is Found in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Aug 22 Mystery of the disappearance of Mrs Susan Lee Hunt from Miami during divorce proceedings was apparently solved when Mrs Hunt and her husband Edmonds E Hunt were reported found in Pittsburgh. Revelation of her whereabouts caused adjournment of contempt of court proceedings in Florida against Hunt and his brother Stanley who were charged with spiriting away Mrs Hunt during the divorce.
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Pittsburgh
Susan’ Lee Hunt
Miami
Fis
Erie Railroad Reorganization Proposed by ICG Examiner
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner recommended approval of a Erie Railroad reorganization plan. The proposal would reduce the railroad’s total debt from 6808 358 880 to about 251 958 602 plus 2 554 660 shares of no par common stock, cutting capitalization roughly in half.
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Iy United
Praia
Washington
Apt 21
Interstate Commerce Commission
IGG
Erie Railroad
ICG
Milo H. Writiney
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