Lake Shows First Drowning at Mat eresan Beach
The body of 13 year old Frank Rybak of Oil City was recovered about twenty hours of dragging from Mat eresan Beach at Canadohta Lake. He was believed to have cramps while swimming in deep water and disappeared without a shout. He is survived by his parents and nine siblings. Deputy Coroner O Hy Danner of Lincolnville said the death is accidental.
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Government Eyes Troubled Labor Fronts
United Press reports Washington watches two labor fronts ready to act. The maritime industry on the west coast and the steel sector face possible strikes. Labor Department estimates maritime disruption could affect about 50,000 workers while steel might involve up to 500,000.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Labor Department
Silver Star Citation Presented to Corry Veteran Nick Kireh
At the Lieut Archie W Thompson Post 264 VFW meeting Commander Paul Hines presented Nick Kireh of Corry with the Silver Star citation sent by the War Department for his World War service. The presentation followed the post's regular gathering honoring veterans.
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Nick ‘Kireh
Corry
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Paul Hines
War Department
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Road to Ruin: American Railroads Have Strong Year
Washington August 29 The Association of American Railroads reports net railway operating income for Class 1 railroads will exceed 300 million dollars for the first seven months of the year, the best since 1930. Based on advance reports from 113 lines representing 98.8 percent of total operating revenues, April’s figure rises to 136 million, up from 26.7 million the prior year.
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Amerlican
Association of American Railroads
Ousting of Trotsky Demanded Amid Asylum Tension
In Moscow a government warning cites possible harm from granting asylum to an organizer of terroristic acts. Oslo reports Trotsky’s two secretaries arrested for defying orders to leave Norway and says Trotsky and his wife may be confined in a fortress with strengthened guard, censored mail, and suspended telephone service.
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Moscow
Aig
Luan Pratzky
Oslo
Norway
Leon Trotsky
Band Project Hopes Face Club Probe in Corry
Golden Rule Club awaits action on a report by a committee led by Frank A. Wilcox to explore creating a city band in Corry. Finances, talent, and instruments are flagged. a downtown hall for rehearsals may be found. A later step could form a fundraising committee. Harry B. of MacInnes Steel will address the business group Monday on the First Ward company and steel history.
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Corry
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Momay
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Warrants Issued for Auto Lottery Swindlers in Pittsburgh
United Press reports warrants for the arrests of Glenn Riggs a Pittsburgh radio announcer and three alleged officers of the Square Deal Automobile Club were issued by Allegheny county detectives. The group is accused of operating a lottery and violating the fictitious name act. The club used a chain letter style scheme charging 50 cents to join and 8? to advance, promising a $600 payoff for the top member to buy a new car.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Glenn Riggs
Pittaburgh
Square Deal Automobile Clubr
Allegheny County
Amusement Venues Barred From Liquor Licenses
Harrisburg Aug 39 Establishments whose main business is public amusements cannot obtain retail liquor licenses. In a formal opinion Attorney General Charles J Margiotti advised the State Liquor Control Board that a pool hall billiard parlor and bowling alley fall under the amusement classification and are forbidden from dispensing liquor under liquor control provisions.
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United Press Harrisburg
Charles J. Margiotti
Tiquon Control Board
Margiotti
Liquor Control Board
Raid Near Girard Nets 250 Arrested and Fines
State police and Erie County officers arrested about 250 people at a party and raid near Girard in Route 90 vicinity. Dancers Brin Wes Russe and Bertha Mitenell face charges. spectators and a motion picture film were seized. Police held two alleged dancers at Erie County Prison as fines were assessed. unclear if Corry residents were among arrestees.
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Girard
Harold Pearce
Ten
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Corry
Bertha Mitenell
Lave Ive Tarrant
Brin Wes Russe
Erie County
Otters
We the People and the Southern Reaction to Roosevelt
Jay Franklin Washington argues against the myth of solid South opposition to Roosevelt. The piece notes Republicans touting Southern leaders as trapped by New Deal policy and predicts southern primaries will challenge that view, hinting at more on Page Three.
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United States
Roosevelt
Dixie
Lydings
Maryland
Byrd
Carter Glass
Virginia
Joe Robnson
Arkansas
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Promethus
Roosevelt Rock
Warren Attorney Earle V. MacDonald Dies in Philadelphia
Attorney Earle V. MacDonald 38 of Warren and Zem Zem Temple of the Shrine Erie died after brain surgery at Temple University Hospital Philadelphia. Survived by wife and three children, he was born August 10 1878 in New Bethlehem and practiced law in Warren since 1903 serving as borough solicitor. He was son of Rev John Calvin MacDonald a Methodist minister, and was active in many local lodges.
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Warren
Erie
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia
Alleghany College
Roumanian Cabinet Resigns and New Premier Sought
London dispatch reports the Roumanian cabinet has resigned. King Carol asked premier Georg Taskarescu, a young Liberal leader, to attempt forming a new cabinet. The note indicates a reshuffle and potential new government without details on timing or lineup.
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Telegraph
Bucharest
Roumanian
Garol
Georg Tatarescu
Liberal Party
Full Military Honors For Secretary Dern In Washington
Government officials join Army and Navy officers in memorial services for Secretary of War George H. Dern. The body will lie in state at Walter Reed and be escorted to Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church for 4 p.m. funeral with a 19 gun salute at Fort Myer before burial in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Army
Navy
George H. Desfairs
Rongevelt
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Salt Lake City
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Dern
Warren G. Harding
Ciinet
Ayer
Walter Reed
Russell J. Clinchy
Fort Myer
Potomite
Walter Reed Hospital
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Manning
Couple Dies By Self-Inflicted Gas Pact In Home Chamber
Los Angeles Aug 29 The Durands Clevenger a 28 year old man and Grace 24 were found dead in a home made gas chamber in Huntington Park. Firemen in gag masks recovered their bodies and a sulfuric acid note tablet with cyanide pellets lay nearby. The coroner ruled a self inflicted death with no inquest planned. A note warned sheriffs officers to take extreme caution entering the dwelling.
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Stout Named New Editor of Saturday Evening Post
Welma Wain Stout, associate editor of the Saturday Evening Post, will become editor on January 1. He succeeds George Horace Lorimer, 67, who resigned as editor and chairman of Curtis Publishing. Lorimer remains a board member.
Erie United Brethren conference closings promised at Glenwood
The Erie United Brethren conference will close at Glenwood A B church in Erie on Sunday with a morning service led by Rev. H F Reagle and a 10 o’clock sermon by Bishop G D Waidort of Harrisburg. The afternoon program includes an anniversary session, a history review by Rev S Paul Weaver, and benediction by Rev W P Hanis. The conference may select next year’s site, possibly Corry, at today’s session.
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Erie
CG. M. McIntyre
Williams
A. Weidler
J. B. Platz
Glenwood Church
W. P. Hanis
Resume Normal WPA Pay Plan in City
Belstatwiva checks are expected for most WPA workers early next week after 5,500 checks arrived at the Erie office in three days. Officials say the Harrisburg reclassification jam is resolved and payroll schedules will likely return to normal, per Director Bernard Cochran.
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Erie
Harrisburg
Bernard Cochran
State aids potato growers with price boost
In Harrisburg on Aug 29 the state Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association launched a campaign to market about 15 million bushels of home grown potatoes at a price above normal. The growers and 8,000 retailers agreed to sell to Pennsylvania buyers before sourcing from other states, with inspectors trained to oversee packing and grading. The program aims to raise farmers’ returns by roughly 60 cents per hundredweight, aligning delivered prices with Maine despite higher freight costs.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers' Association
Department
Chain Store
Pennsylvania
Maine
Louisiana will pay tribute to Huey Long holiday
Baton Rouge Aug 29 Louisiana will observe a legal holiday Monday honoring the late Senator Huey P Long Gov Richard W Leche proclaimed Longs birthday August 30 a holiday though it falls on Sunday. an amendment to make the date a permanent state holiday will be voted on in November.
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United Cross
Pennsylvan ia payrolls dip in July amid slight declines
Harrisburg August 29 employment and payrolls in Pennsylvania industries fell slightly in July from June while showing notable gains over July 1935, as reported by the department of labor and industry.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
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