Corrites Hort Crash Kills One and Injures Roelofs Family
A Philadelphia Negro, Theodore Drayton, 25, died in a two car crash near Elizabethtown while en route to Harrisburg. L Edwin Roelofs, 48, and his son Robert, 20, were injured and hospitalized in Lancaster with fractures and lacerations. The Roelofs had visited his mother in Corry the previous evening before the collision.
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L. Edwin Roelofs
West Sith
Robert
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Corry
Elizabethtown
Theodore Drayton
CORRYITES AT VFW MEETING IN COLUMBUS OHIO
Several Corry residents attend the Veterans of Foreign Wars session in Columbus Ohio as Herbert Swope warns that without free speech there can be no free thought or vision. The attendees include Mr and Mrs Clyde Reynolds Dr and Mrs Merle Amy Mrs Paul Quintise and F L Kelster with others planning to attend remaining sessions.
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Herbert Swope
Herbert Bayard Swope
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Columbus
Ohio
America
Corey
Hedin
Sur
Clyrle Reynolds
Merle Amy
Paul Quintise
FL. Kelster
W. Post
Mother, Four Children Die in Home Fire
A Kittanning Pennsylvania mother Emma Dowser aged 35 and four of her children Mary Louise 8 Douglas 7 Doris 6 and Jean 4 died in a house fire on a North Watford township farm. A fifth child Herman Dowser aged 1 survived after the mother leaped from a second story window landing in brush.
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United Press
Kittanning
Watfalo Township
Nwre
Emma Dowser
Mary Louise Dowser
Douglas
Doris
Jean
Herman Dowser
Earthquakes jar New Jersey and Pennsylvania near Philadelphia
Four minor quakes last night and today centered within five miles near Camden Mount Holly and Philly area. strongest at 1 08 a m CT shook City Hall and West Jersey Hospital causing alarm but no casualties. Police and reporters flooded with calls as tremors rattled windows and woke residents.
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United Press
Trenton
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphid
Fordham University
New York
Camden
N. J
City Hall
West Jersey Hospital
Mount Holly
Philadelphia
Fire Shack
Borough Manager Plan Favored In Tarantum Vote
Tarantum Pa August 23 Borough Solicitor S M Hazlett drafted an ordinance urging adoption of the borough manager form for the town of 10000. At a special meeting last night council voted 5 to 4 in favor. proposal likely to be submitted to residents for approval.
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Ney Wpilteg Press
Tarantum
S. M. Hazlett
Seting
Bhorough
Examinations for State Police Liquor Board Workers
Examinations for state motor police liquor board workers, described as free from politics, will be held tomorrow and Thursday at the Barahew barracks. Details mention Commissioner Percy W. Amitril and a system to test men, with names and units poorly legible.
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Liquor Board
Percy W
Barahew
Jeanté
Harrisburg liquor employees oppose campaign contributions
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Employees' Association argues in the State Store Standard that members should not contribute to political campaigns unless they choose to do so of their own free will, and that there is no obligation to support any party.
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Harrisburg
Fenpaulyana Liquor Control Board Employes' Association
Iaaue
State Store Standard, Association
Tamany Boss Took 500 Weekly Bribe, Witness Says
George Weinberg, operations manager for Dutch Schultz’s policy racket, testifies he paid Tammany district leader James J. Hines $500 weekly in front of his Central Park West home starting April 1932, with meetings at his home or The Monongahela club. Dewey questions Weinberg about regular meetings as he describes a scheme to show Harlem power and consider opening an office.
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United Press
New York
George Weinberg
Dutch Schultz
James J. Hines
Tammany
Weinberg
Hines
Central Park Wear
Monongahela
Dem
11Th Assembly District
Schult
Harlem
Schultz
Jimmy
Rebels Refuse Withdrawal of All Volunteers
United Press reports Great Britain's cabinet faced tension as diplomats tried to limit Spain's Civil War crisis. Franco rejects foreign volunteers withdrawal, raising alarms in Europe. Halifax sought France assurances, while Russia pressed for an immediate call of the Non Intervention Committee, a move likely to be deferred.
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United Pre
Great Britain
Spain
Febel
Francisco Franco
Viscount Halifax
Paris
France
Italy
Russia
International Non- Intervention Committee
R A Official Dies in Altoona at 93
R A official and Civil War veteran, long retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad, died today at his Bla home in Altoona. He was 93 and had served the railroad in various roles, leaving a lasting impact on the community and industry.
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R. A
Altoona
Farry
Pennzylvenia Railroad
Bla
Philadelphia hunger strike deaths stir coroner inquiry
Coroner Charles H. Hersch announced an autopsy on four convicts found dead in Philadelphia County Prison, saying evidence would reveal cause amid a hunger strike involving up to 650 inmates. Officials dispute claims of beatings and scaldings, while state investigations begin and autopsy planned to determine exact cause.
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Thomas Donohue
United Press
Aphiladelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Philadelphia County
Herach
Cormvida
Hersch
Tio
Thalligor Mortis
Cella
Marti Crane
Daniel B. Conlin
William J. Donovan
State Department of Welfare
Tabusk
William B. Milly
Erie Youth Killed in Route 19 Crash Near Urbandale
In Urib Pa Aug 23 three youths were hospitalized with serious injuries after a rear end collision on Route 19 near Erie. Clifford Caldwell of Erie died in the crash and Nathan Levi, also of Erie, was killed. Victor Mayer of Lawrence Park drove the car involved. passengers Paul Robbins and Clair Sutton, both of Bre, sustained serious injuries. Caldwell was a Brink Tech High School student and football team member.
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United Press Urib
Clifford Caldwell
Erie
Nathan Levi
Tourniles Routh
Victor Mayer
Lawrence Park
Paul Robbins
Clair B. Sutton
Bre
Caldwell
Mayer
Robbins
Sutton
Briek Tech High
Ight
Erie County Submits Plan for School Aid
Public Instruction Department reviewed today 15 formal applications for new school buildings as part of Pennsylvania s 75 million proposed new school construction program. The first county plans came from Adams Hunting ton Erie Montgomery and Wyoming counties, with many others expected soon. Dr Clarence E Ackley said county wide plans are needed to assess actual district needs and avoid arming districts for new buildings.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Public Instruction Department
Pennsylvania
Bigler Township
Clearfield County
Len
Edward J
Thompson
Adams
Hunting
Ton
Erie
Montgomery
Wyoming
Clarence E. Ackley
Sail
Ackley
State Authiorlty
IVA
Governor Earle ends Latin American flight tour
Governor George H. Earle cuts short his Latin American airplane vacation tour after Democratic leaders urged his return for a Saturday rally in Hershey. The trip by plane bought for the Pennsylvania motor police began August 13, with Mrs. Earle and Captain A. M. Banks aboard.
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United Press
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Latin America
Panama
Hershey
Earle
A. M. Banks
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Barlevil
Panavia
Brownsville
Tex
Captain Banks
Barle
Big Seaplane to Make Atlantic Hop
In Biscarosse France on August 28 the 37 ton seaplane Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris begins an Atlantic crossing to New York via the Azores. After a failed attempt last week the craft will fly to Lisbon then refuel at Horta Azores before continuing to Port Washington and New York City's seaplane base.
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Biscarosse
France
Port Washington
N. C
New York City
Debate over naming relief post personnel in Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg and Washington the Pennsylvania legislature clashes with the federal Social Security board over control of relief posting. Lawmakers argue the board may not dictate how state relief staff are hired and paid, challenging the board’s threat to withhold aid for old age assistance and dependent children. Rep William Shaw leads a panel accusing the board of violating the Social Security Act by favoring certain exam results and workers.
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United Press
Arrisburg
Pennsylvania
Federal
Social Security Board
Washington
Public Assistance Department
William A. Shaw
Senate Welfare Committee
Assistance Department
Bhaw
Atute Employment Board
Tre
Erie Midget Racer Injured in Ithaca Track Crash
Erie midget racer Chester Dailey 51, of Erie and Corry renown, was seriously hurt in a crash at the New York State Fair track in Ithaca during midget auto races. He suffered a possible left leg fracture, possible right leg fracture, and nervous shock. X rays planned. Floyd Fogle skidded and spun. Dailey could not avoid collision. Dailey was found near track edge after being struck by the flying car of George Hurd, who nearby escaped injury.
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Cord
Chester Dailey
Erie
Corry
Ithaca
Dalley
Ithaca Dispatchws
Floyd Fogle
Eyle
Dailey
Fogle
George Hurd
Harborcreek
Hurd
Suspect Arrested in Kidnapping Case Near Montesano
Olympia Aug. 23 Police take Robert Smith 34 member of a planter family as fourth suspect in the kidnapping assault and attempted mutilation of Irving Baker 37 a former coast guard officer. Smith arrested at a farm home near Montesano where another suspect a former town marshal was taken into custody. He did not confirm whether he was in Olympia last Friday night when Baker was kidnapped and tortured.
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Ey United Fre
Olympia
Whsch
Robert Smith
Irving Baker
Coast Guard
Smith
Tin Farm
Montesano
Baker
Tydings Accused Of Personal Gains From Federal aid
United Press reports Rep David Lewis accuses Maryland Senator Millard Tydings of obtaining personal and monetary advantages from federal agencies. Lewis says Tydings opposes FDR and the New Deal yet has benefited from it, demanding an explanation for the apparent inconsistency.
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Ay United Press
Mayo
David
Lewis
New Deal
Millard ‘Tydings
Tydings Clao
Maryland
Roosevelt
Tydings
BLES Open Meetings in New Castle Today
In New Castle Pennsylvania on August 23 the 32nd annual roundup of 119 lodges of the Pennsylvania Association of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opened after 105 new members were initiated. The antlers of Bikdom were bestowed by the Ellwood City state champion degree team, followed by an address by Charles H. Grakelow of Philadelphia, exalted ruler.
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Ey Musdress
New Castle
Pennsylvania Association of Benevolent and Protective Order of Files
Ream
Ellwood City
Charles H. Grakelow
Philadelphia
Man Killed as Truck Crashs in Fog Near Clearfield
In Clearfield Pennsylvania on August 25 a light delivery truck failed to negotiate a foggy turn and struck a man. Harold A. Fisher, 25, of Pottsville, was killed instantly when his body was caught in the truck’s mechanism. The driver, Robert Rowe, of 3104 West Boulevard, was hospitalized with possible facial and back injuries in serious condition.
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Unites Frees
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Edwin Roelofs
Roelofs
Lancaster Hospital
Roye
Mator
Drayton
McCloskey and Company
Corryites
V. FW
Europe
Erie County
Harriet Colegrova
Franklin
Atlantic
Debate Right Board
Nab
BLES
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