Corry school board reelects solicitor and names new committee chairs
Attorney Blaine Kincaid was re elected solicitor of the Corry school district at the first special meeting of the new board. Mrs. F C Barnes was elected president and appointed finance, administration, instruction, and property committee chairs. Joan B Patterson heads the finance committee, with J Roscoe Dearing and Carl L Henson named chairs of administration and instruction. Minutes show six members present, Dr C F Bermett absent.
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Blaine Kincaid
Corry
F.C. Barnes
Board of Education
Joan B. Patterson
Barnes
J. Roscoe Dearing
Carl L. Henson
Liechini
CF. Bermett
Henton
Patterson
J. W. Lambing
Mine Explosion Kills Four. 31 Rescued Near Steubenville
Four died in the Wolf Run mine explosion north of Steubenville while 31 miners were trapped and later rescued after rescuers crawled through floodwaters for hours. The dead include Isiah Bons 30 and his brother Joe Boone 47 of Amsterdam Ohio Albert James 50 of Bergholz and Robert Russell 27 of Amsterdam. The Warner Colliery Co mine caved following a blast late last night.
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United Press
Steubenville
Wolf Run
Here
Isiah Bons
Joe Boone
Amsterdam
Albert James
Bergholz
Robert Russell
Neuen
Te Warner Colliery Co
Rlty
Party Bigwins in Conference at Harrisburg
Harrisburg hosts Democratic leaders including U.S. Senator Guffey and Gov. Warne in a 24 hour gathering. Key topics include social security and unemployment relief linked to a possible special session, state patronage for next year’s elections, and Philadelphia factional clashes led by J. B. Kelly seeking looser appointment restrictions.
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Ross Downing
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
J. B. Kelly
Joseph ¥. Guffey
David
Lawrence
Commonwealth
Matthew H. McCloskey
Kelly
Georgeh. Warte
Highway Dept Opens Bids On 11 Projects
Harrisburg December 6 The State Highway Department opened bids for 11 road projects. Five financed by a large federal allotment and two under a major federal grant for grade crossing improvement. Bids from Lycoming Concrete overpass bridge US Route 220 listed among projects.
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Unite Press
Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Lycoming
Jersey Ore Borough
Altoona
Constiuc- Copperstinn
Rail labor asks lines to assure jobs amid consolidations
Rail workers seek direct talks with management to protect tens of thousands of jobs warned by consolidation plans. They push for a contract without federal mediation, citing potential losses and wage impacts. J. J. Pelley of the Association of American Railways will review proposals from Averge Barrigon, head of the bargaining committee.
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United Press
Washington
New Deal
Efrain
Managemnt
Federal Transportation
Joseph PB. Eastman
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railways
Saiu
Averge Rarrigon
Abot Sumimittee
Plan to blot out bootleg coal industry in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports a new plan to end bootleg anthracite production and marketing valued at 50 million dollars this year. It calls for reopening idle collieries to hire 20 000 workers and selling coal at 1 to 34 dollars below legitimate retail prices, restoring about 15 percent of the U S market to legal operators.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Markets At A Glance Stocks and Commodities Report
Markets at a glance show mixed activity with bonds dull and curb rates fractionally lower. Chicago stocks quiet. grains rise with wheat and corn up. call money at 1 percent. foreign exchange up slightly. sterling eases. cotton steady. rubber increases.
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United Press
Chicago
War in Africa and Europe as Italy Attacks
Italian planes bomb war headquarters and the emperor's palace in Addis Ababa killing five and wounding 80. North Ethiopian bombing signals a possible general offensive while Rome rejects the first peace offer. Paris and London react with hopeful and derisive tones as League mediations falter.
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Ad Emperor's Palace
Addis Ababa
Taleazzo River
Fugitives Nabbed in Oklahoma Jail Break Aftermath
McAlester officers kill Dan Heady and capture another O'Malley gang member from a Muskogee jail escape. A third fugitive is wounded and one more remains at large as dawn raids target a farm near Weathers, Ohio. Russell Cooper is later captured near Clayton. Debris notes conflicting reports on Donny Barrett and Short custody.
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United Press
McAlester
Ola
Dan Heady
O'Malley
Muskogee
Weathers
Ohio
Russell Cooper
Clayton
Dewey Gilmore
Fring
Oldaoma
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pardons Court Asked to Visit Hauptmann in Prison
Trenton December 6 Gov Harold G Hoffman said detective chief Elllis H Parker believes Bruno Hauptmann did not kidnap and kill Charles Lindbergh Jr Parker urged the pardon court to visit Hauptmann in his death cell as part of new appeals supported by Senator A Harry Moore Hoffman disclosed that he and Parker discussed a night visit to the prisoner and other pardons board members may follow.
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United Press
Trenton
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington County
Bruno Richard Haupmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Harold G. Hoffman
Parker
Hauptmann
United
Aveniies
Af Mbpe
Bruno Richard Weuptmann
Charles Lindbergh, Jr
United States Supreme Court
Harold G. Hofman
Supreme Court
Gov. Hoffman
State Court of Pardonaude
John F
Jassie
Condon
New England
Hoffman
Court of Pardons
War shipments to Italy threaten broader conflict across oceans
Aggregated items report wartime trade moves as Standard Oil of New Jersey financiers ship arms laden cargo to Italy while a chain of U.S. and European events unfolds from a Chicago crash to political shifts and emergency medical news in Dessye and Johnstown.
North China autonomy move draws warning from Hull and Hoare
Secretary Hull and British Foreign Secretary Hoare issued parallel warnings to Japan over autonomy efforts in North China. They stressed respect for treaty obligations as London naval talks approach. The statements underscore concern that Japanese military activity fuels regional separatism and could threaten world peace.
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Hobart C. Montee
United Press
Washington
Cordell Hull
Samuel Hoare
Japan
Hull
North
China
Samuel
House of Conmons
Sir Samuel
Great Britain
United States
Ios
Work relief drive drives airport funding effort
City canvass seeks 5000 to cover Corry airport project costs with work relief as priority. WPA talks in Harrisburg set 50000 labor and 22600 material allocations contingent on a site and 4500 toward materials. Local officials and Aeronautics bureau staff attended to advance the plan.
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Corry
Nee
J. P. Morris
Bureau of Aeronautics
WPA
Harrisburg
Mrne
Walter H. Scott
Glen Miller
Sam J. Irvine
Aero Supply Corporation
Guy Abbey
Scott
Dessye Bombed by Italian War Planes in Ethiopia
Ten Italian war planes bombed Dessye the Selag headquarters today causing numerous casualties. The attack damaged a Red Cross hospital and burned homes. About ten killed and 30 wounded. A hospital roof Red Cross painted emblem was struck but the building was saved. The American flag on the roof remained unharmed.
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London
Dessye
United Press
Ethiopia
Sel
Harry Selagte
Samuaitiea
Red Cross
Industrialists form anti Roosevelt platform at national meeting
By FRED MYERS United Press State Correspondent New York Dec. 6 More than 1,500 wealthiest men pledged to use politics propaganda and influence to defeat Roosevelt in next year’s elections. The National Manufacturers Association and Congress of Industry adopted as platform that the New Deal hinders recovery and threatens freedom and urged mobilizing stockholders and employees. S. Wells Utley Detroit Steel Casting Company said industry must mobilize through a political party and keep Republicans from becoming liberal or radical.
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Fred Myers
United Press State
New York
Roosevelt
National Manufacturers' Association
Congress of Industry
S. Wells Utley
Detroit Steel Casting Company
Republican Party
New Board Acts On Vocational School Today
Corry's new Board of Education plans a 4 PM special meeting to discuss a vocational school program. Deductions totaling about 7200 dollars aim to fit the project within PWA funding, with two of the three new members needed to decide on continuation. Architect Raymond A. Preeburg will propose reductions and bids may be re advertised, though approval may come after December 15.
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Corry
New , Board of Education
BC. Barnes
J.B. Patterson
G. Z. Bermett
J. W Lambing
Raymond .A. Preeburg
Jamestown
PWA
Su*perintendent
Ralph Deway
Santa Claus Big Christmas Party Planned for Needy Kids
A large Christmas celebration for Corry’s needy children is organized by Kris in cooperation with the Elks VFW Junior Welfare League and other groups. A chicken dinner with Christmas trimmings will be served at St Buward s Hall and St Edwards Hall with volunteer coordinators assigning dining duties. An advance free matinee is set for Rex Theatre at 12 80 o clock followed by a planned program for the party.
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Santa Claus
Corry
Kris
the Elks, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Junior Welfare League
Mae
St Buward S Hell
St. Edwards Hall
J. J. Haight
Charles Stewart
Paul Quinlis
P. G. Wood
Rex Theatre
Bucks Bagged Near Ridgway and Wilcox Names
The note lists several hunters reporting large bucks near Ridgway Smethport Wilcox Kinzua and nearby Baker Hill Spaoes Mead and Kellettville with weights 178 pounds and other point values. A separate item says the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appealed to the Supreme Court on December 6 to avoid paying the federal floor tax on liquor owned and sold through its liquor retail system.
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Harrison Keppel
Ridgway
Theo P. Williams
Smethport
Edward Anderson
Wilcox
Richard Shirley
East Wayne
Dew Drop Mountain
Kinzua
George Patterson
Kellettville
Spaoes Mead
Baker Hill
Penna. Files
Washington
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Nquor
V F W Bazaar Opens With War Bond Themed Booths
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened a bazaar at the V F W hall featuring booths for fancy wares home baked goods candy and bingo. The event runs this afternoon and evening with refreshments and prizes for bingo. Proceeds go to the auxiliary treasury.
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Ladies Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. F. W. Hall
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Towa
Chicago & Northwestern
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George W. Norris
Aumbda
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State Prison
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Johnstown
North China
Hoare
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