Mayor Bracken Endorses Community Chest Campaign
Mayor Bracken endorses the Community Chest and calls for a Friday evening meeting at the Municipal Auditorium to plan next week’s campaign. He praises the Chest’s work, urges attendance, and notes the five participating organizations and the Chest’s ongoing fiscal-year preparations.
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Search for missing fliers continued in four sectors
Four sectors combed for trace of Miss Mildred Doran and the Dole flight aviators missing since they attempted to fly to Hawaii. Naval vessels searched the seas west of Hawaii and near the planned route, while inquiries probed rumors of crashes and possible sightings in the islands region.
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Jeff Calland
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Five Best Radio Entertainments Listing
A compact program guide lists boxing bouts and radio segments across stations including WEAT WJZ CNRT WOS and local areas. Entries specify times such as 9:00 and 8:00 EST with locations like Chicago Toronto and Jefferson City and service hours noted.
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Toronto
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Jefferson City
Corry Youth Sentenced to 20 Years in Reformatory
Policy authorities report Leon Antayely known as Sorry ay Lea aNuie was sentenced to serve 20 years in a reformatory panel institution. Details are scarce from Corry with only fragmented notes linking the youth to Fort Wayne and a related 19 year old, Savage, mentioned in connection to the case.
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Middle West
Corry Boy Returns Home After Two Years Abroad
Uarry Kromas son of Mr and Mrs Chares Kromas arrives in Corry from New York City where his ship docked Wednesday. He spent two years in Chile working as an electrical engineer for the Chile Exploration Company and will spend three months in the United States before resuming work overseas.
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Mi Chares Kromas
New York City
Illinois youth to face murder charge in mother's death
An Illinois youth, Harry Hill, will face a murder charge in connection with the death of his mother Eliza Hill whose body was found in a shallow grave at the Streator home. Police allege forged checks and an orderly plan tied to an automobile trip and inquest proceedings, with the coroner resuming sessions as investigators seek motive amid family turmoil.
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Stolen Kord Coupe Found Abandoned In City
A Kord coupe owned by Jowell Hooker of Northeaft was reported stolen last night. The abandoned vehicle was found on South Center Street by George MacDonald who notified police. Authorities across surrounding cities had joined in the search for the machine.
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Axe attack case charges Clinton county man with murder
A warrant was issued for Jos Huntingdon alias John Doe in Lock Haven Pennsylvania charging him with the murder of Herman H. Klobs 72. The incident stemmed from a dispute over moonshine whiskey on August 10 when Huntingdon allegedly used an axe following a quarrel over liquor production.
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Clinton County
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Bazaar boosts funds for Veterans group on West Washington
The Veterans of Foreign Wars raised about $800 at a bazaar on West Washington Street staged by Lieutenant Thompson and Ladies Auxiliary. Proceeds go to the Post treasury for clubhouse upkeep. evening featured cream and cake, musical entertainment, and a variety of prizes won by local residents.
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Washington Street
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Unie
American Legion Post
Hubert Welde
Gould Street
Lay
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Jativia Kiteleberger
Harry Spicer
Rulph Munroe
Quinlisk
Eohvessiggs
Allin Spencer Grouse
Cyr Edearuts
Ratla
Bilexar
Bombing Fiend Sought After Baltimore Sewage Plant Blast
Baltimore police hunt a man possibly injured in a late night bombing at the city sewage disposal pumping plant. A copper fragment and signs of a premature explosion suggest a homemade device. the blast damaged the plant and morgue, risking a citywide sewage backup of about 2 1000 000 gallons.
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Farm Home Destroyed by Fire Near City
Fire destroyed Nelson Kimmy’s farm home northwest of the city around 7: a m. Sparking from the lumney started the blaze. alarm failed to reach in time due to phone issues. Most furniture and household contents were saved. the loss is estimated at 3500 dollars with unclear insurance coverage.
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Bloody clash at Ponkituy Mancharin mine kills Chinese and wounds Japanese
Daily dispatch from Tokio reports Chinese coal miners clashing with Japanese mine officials. Four Chinese killed and 35 seriously wounded, twenty Japanese dead or wounded. The fight began after officials refused miners demands. Police and troops engaged as rioters fled toward Penkifu. The incident is said to be Communist-inspired.
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Reward Offered for Hit and Run Drivers in Harrisburg
Harrisburg August 21 The federation for the Pennsylvania Mercury Federation announces a reward of 100 dollars for the apprehension and conviction of each hit and run driver. Richard Haldeman president says the move aims to curb the rash activity of hit and run motorists and urges all possible steps to stop the danger.
Loss of the J C Locklund Crew Reported After Storm
Reports from St Johns Newfoundland say two men drowned and concerns grow for the schooner J C Locklund crew after yesterday's storm. Additional wreckage near Placentia Bay is said to include the C Locklund, bottom up, with many feared dead and the fate of remaining crew unknown.
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Placentia Bay
Waterford Township Youth Dies by Hanging in Farm Event
Wynnin Woods, 16, of Valley Road Waterford, died by hanging on a farm between Waterford and Kearsarge owned by B. J. Qaborns. Coroner Dan Mantey found the body late Thursday night. No motive was ascribed for the act. a brother provided the information.
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Uniton Pres Brie
Wynnin Woods
Waterford
Hanigiis Im Bari
B. J. Qaborns
Kearsarge
Erie County
Dan Mantey
Oxborne
Iniehorn
Woman dies in house fire near Buffalo trapping children
A woman perished in a Burgholz house fire started by a stove explosion while trying to save her two children. The elderly husband and two children escaped unharmed. The incident occurred early today as flames engulfed the residence.
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Vawanda
N.Y
Burgholz
John Badrow
Train attack by Mexican bandits wounds U S party students
Nine members of Pampona College's party of teachers and students traveling from Mexicali to the border report being fired upon by Mexican bandits at 4 am. Miss Perence Anderson, 27, died after injury from bullets. others were treated or wounded aboard the coach as the train, halted by the attack, moved toward Acaponeta and Marutan. The body arrives in Denver for burial. Christmas dawn violence remains under investigation.
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Retired Teachers Pension Declared Illegal in State ruling
Harrisburg reports the act granting pensions to teachers who retired before eligibility was found unconstitutional. The measure aimed to aid those with twenty years’ service aged 62 but predated the retirement system’s effective date, affecting several classes of teachers.
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State! Today
Inmates Beaten by Fellow Prisoners
Philadelphia report from the August grand jury says county prison inmates were severely beaten by fellow prisoners under guard instruction for infractions of rules. Inmates feared reporting to the grand jury due to potential punishment later, the document notes.
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Philadelphia
Holmerburg
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Flight to Rome Postponed by Strong Head Winds
By United Presa Roosevelt Meld New York Aug 26 the flight of Ola Glory to Rome was postponed again today due to strong head winds between shore and Newfoundland. Pilots Lloyd Bertaud and J. D. Hill, after a conference with ice interest ed in the flight, decided that attempting the Fokker monoplane in the face of headwinds would be too hazardous.
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Corn Borer Infestation Reappears Across Countryside
The European corn borer is reported to have reappeared across the countryside despite cool weather. A survey by Al WatRane in Union, Concord, and Wayne townships shows widespread infestation with no yet extensive crop damage. farmers fear heavy losses if the pest persists.
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Rival bootleggers blamed for murder in Cleveland
Cleveland detectives scour the underworld after Luigi Calafora, a noted bootlegger, was shot to death. His body lay in his own yard. investigators found $854 in cash, an $8,000 diamond ring, a diamond scarf pin and gold watch. Police seek rival bootleggers tied to the case.
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Cleveland
Ting
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Junk Sheds Looted of Brass and Copper
Sam Baumgartner, junk dealer, reported to police that four to five tons of copper and brass were stolen from his junk sheds over several weeks. Last loot occurred early Thursday morning with 700 to 800 pounds missing. Total loss about $800.
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Funke
Redfern Heads North in Ambitious South American Trail
The report describes Redfern’s long journey from Brusmawick to the Brazilian coast and then toward the Guiana jungles. Weather forecasts from US Weather Bureau and Caribbean forecasters predict favorable west winds and moderate conditions, with showers tonight and Saturday in the southern Caribbean region.
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Washington
Paul Redtren
Rom Brusmawick
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South America
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Caribbean
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World Flight Is Launched From Old Orchard Beach
William S. Broe and Edward F. Schles embarked in the Pride of Detroit from Old Orchard Beach for a trans Atlantic attempt. The Stinson airplane left at 7:21 AM with Harbor Grace, Newfoundland as a waypoint, aiming to circle the world and surpass the Edwards record.
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Edward F. Schles
Stinson
Harbor Gracey News
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Idas
Edwards
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Linton Walls
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Curtiss Field
N.Y
Slight California quake rattles Santa Barbara
A minor earthquake was recorded in Santa Barbara California at 445 am Aug 24 with no damage reported. Police and firefighters searched the city after the initial tremor as residents fled their homes but few aftershocks followed and seismographs were unavailable.
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Plan Demolition Of New York Slums By United Pros
New York city moves to demolish slums and transform congested areas into modal communities with improved housing. Mayor James J. Walker's housing bill passes both branches and will face a November general election vote unless court action by real estate opponents stops it. August Heekschar, philanthropist and capitalist, is cited as a principal supporter.
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August Heekschar
Motor stocks reach new high ground in trading day
New York trading featured broad gains led by General Motors and U S Steel as stocks of DuPont Prested Steel Car Chrysler General Electric Nash and other industrials moved to record territory. The market tone remained buoyant with heavy buying pushing several issues beyond prior highs.
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