Commutations End Death Sentences for 5 Conspirators
In Moscow the Zik central executive committee commuted the death sentences of Ave Russ Flan technicians and three other defendants to ten years in prison. Eight men had admitted an extensive plot to sabotage Soviet Russia and invite foreign powers to intervene. Mass rallies and radio broadcasts fueled public demand for executions before clemency was granted.
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Eugene Lyons
United Press
Moscow
Ave Russ- Flan
Russia
Zik
Central Executive Committee
Soviet Union
England
France
Bell to Spend 39 Million on State Program in 1931
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania announces a 1931 construction drive totaling about 39 million dollars. Leonard H. Kinnard, president, says 11 million will fund Philadelphia expansion while 28 million covers statewide projects. Major plan includes a 22 story Parkway headquarters in Philadelphia plus multiple new or expanded buildings in cities across Western, Central, and Eastern Pennsylvania.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvenia
Pittsburgh
Oakmont
Coratopolis
Central Pennsylvania
Clearfield
Girardyie
Lebanon
Lewistown
Williamaport
Steelton
Paoli
West Gore
Conshohocken
Bristol
Lausdale
Lesington
North Wales
Perkitsig
Loudenton
Chester
Maston
Radio schedules reveal evening network lineups
The listing shows NBC, NEC and CBS airings with programs such as Roxy and His Gang at 7:45 on WIZ network and a Bay tag orchestra at 9:00 on NEC. General Motors family appears at 9:10 on WHAP CBS and Ax evening in Paris featured on JWABG CBS network.
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NBC
Roxy
NEC
Baytag Orchestra
General Motors Family
CBS
Ax ‘Tvening
Paris
Four of seven escaped maniacs captured in Brooklyn
George E H Webber of Brooklyn headquarters led a police sting that recaptured four of seven escapees from Benson State Hospital. William Nelson Harry Gordon John Biggins and Frank Cambill were cornered in a dim Brooklyn apartment after a two hour standoff with Webber guiding officers. A woman, Marie Ockenfels, was arrested for harboring and her sister was present. Nelson drew a pistol but Webber disarmed the group without bloodshed.
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United Press New York
Der
State Hospital
Benson
George EH. Webber
Brooklyn
William E. Nelson
Harry Gordon
Wad Buteler
Rochester
John Biggins
Frank Cambill
Webber
Miliiara
Railroad Shares Lead New Decline
New York December 8 railroad shares fell sharply as the stock market opened lower. Heavy selling appeared across most groups with many issues showing genuine liquidation. Oil shares dropped to fresh lows and utilities also trended downward as trading intensified.
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Elmer G. Walzer
United Press
New York
Benefit Play Tonight At Seatth High School Auditorium
A two night musical comedy That's That opens tonight at 5 o'clock in the Seatth high school auditorium. Rotary Club sponsors the benefit for the Boys' Band. Lead roles include Beatrice Huings Ruth Mulheim Sarah Tozes Merrill Wilcox Elmer Christenson Thurles Butters Ruth Sheen Myrie Daliée Julie Marios Louise Mont E L Morrow Isabelle Reed Maxie Banks Leata Scott Virginia Botsford. The cast is supported by chorus groups with numbers and music.
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Seatth High School
Rotary Chit
Beatrice Huings
Ruth Mulheim
Sarah Tozes
Merrill Wilcox
Elmer Christenson
Thurles Butters
Ruth Sheen
Myrie Daliée
Julie Marios
Louise Mont
E. L. Morrow
Isabelle Reed
Maxie Banks
Leata Scott
Virginia Botsford
Yuribua Chorua
Gona
B. Rogers Jouweing Company
Danville
Dan River Textille Mills
Schoolfeta
Len Bite
AUTO STOLEN HERE SATURDAY AND PANIC AT CLASS
Police report a car theft tied to an election day probe as three Nye Senate investigators check campaign expenditures amid a May primary. A smoke bomb at a girls school sparked panic with injuries. thieves remain at large. Jail escape in Barbour County leaves ten inmates free after tunneling. Coast Guard to probe schooner Storm Petrel sinking with six dead.
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Harrisburg
Nye Senate Committee
State Election Bureau
Jnormal School
New London
Conn
Coast Guard Board of
Couat Guard
Courthouse Guard as 24 Stand Trial Over 1949 Riots
In Boston Suffolk county courthouse Pem berton Square thirty policemen guard the building while 24 men and women go on trial for involvement in a Communist riot dated October 15. In Washington Chairman MeNery of the Senate agriculture committee favorably reported a bill to provide 101,000,000 for drought and storm distressed farmers, amid president Hoover era context.
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United Press
Boston
Suffolk County
Pemberton Square
Washington
Nery
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Hooyer
Corry Man’s Brother Fatally Wounded in Hunting Accident
Russell Beckwith of Frits and Beckwith Garage reports Sambel Beckwith aged unknown was fatally wounded in Pittsfield Massachusetts. A jammed shell in the gum caused the charge to strike the side, mortally wounding him while he sat with friends near Roch molinthin. Beckwith will travel to attend services for his brother.
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Russell Beckwith
Frits & Beckwith
North Center Street
Sambel Beckwith
M Parley
Beviewith
Pittefield
Tewehitie
Beckwith
England
Public Power Fight Seen Over $6 Million Inquiry
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is accused by Charles G. Russell of stalling as the Clarion River Power Company seeks injunction to block hearings on its claimed $11 million net investment. The Federal Power Commission challenges $6,387,000 as unjustified. The case, before District of Columbia Supreme Court Justice Jesse Adkins, could affect nationwide power development. A second action seeks dismissal on lack of jurisdiction.
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United Press
Washington
Dte
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission
Charles G. Russell
Federal Power Commission
Clation River Power Company
Johnstown
Pennsylania
Russell
Jesse Adkins
District of, Columbia Supreme Court
Dec
District of
Columbia
Supreme Court
United States
1+ Clarion River Power Company
Uh Johnstown
Clarion River
Power Commission
Power Company
Jesse Co Adkins
J. Judson King
National Popular Goverment League
DAYS PLANNING MILITANT DRIVE FOR PROHIBITION
Washington December 3 pro gram of militant activity for the cause of prohibition is the objective of a series of meetings of dry leaders beginning there today. The National Temperance Council grouping leaders from the dry organizations expects a more solidified front than in ten years. Wet advocates gather to unify substitutes for the eighteenth amendment and focus campaigns on the issue. The Wickersham law enforcement commission is in the capital for additional talks as prohibition history shows a potential major clash between wet and dry forces.
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Washington
National Temperance Council
Tme
Wide
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
Besig Fox
Anetier
Lindsey and Manning clash in church dispute
Former Judge Ben Lindsey pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct after being arraigned in West Side court following his eviction from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The Denver jurist faced Bishop Manning amid a week of exchanges and was scheduled for a hearing as legal actions unfold.
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Manning
United Press
New York
Ben Lindsey
West Sidecourt
St. John the Divine
Pridey
Lindsey
Dreyer
Reading
To- Jay
Hartford Conn
William T. Manning
Benn Dindsey
Denver
Fon
Hishop
Bishop Manning
Yachtsmen Escape After Vessel Is Wrecked on Guadalupe Shore
Twelve people faced a close escape as the yacht Kola battered itself to pieces on Guadalupe Island’s rocky coast. Nine were brought to San Diego aboard destroyer U S S Aaron Ward, while three stayed to assist a local goat-raising venture. Capt L Sayers recalled a sudden wind eddy driving the yacht toward the beach, a 45 minute struggle to reach safety, with wreckage strewn along the shore by the following day.
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Guadalupe Island
Guadalupe
Aaron Ward
S Land
L. Sayers
Sayers
Wea
Besos
Test Tube May Hold the Secret of Life
Chicago dispatch from Cleveland says the Cleveland Clinic Foundation biology lab may house life’s secret in a test tube. A reporter glimpsed what could be an unnamed creature born without parents and defying traditional procreation, a candidate for a radical theory of life.
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United Press
Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Cleveland
Cleveland Clini Foundation
G. W. Grillo
the Tribune
Corry Elks Honor Departed Members in Lodge of Sorrow
Corry Elks Lodge No. 768 held annual Lodge of Sorrow ceremonies at the club home auditorium. Six members lost this year: Albert R. Taylor Frank J. McMahon John J. Perring Elijah M. Millen Lewis W. Olds Hoy Ball. Music featured Cunfries orchestra with past rulers and officers in charge. Memorial address by Erie attorney J. Orinwait followed by verses and altar service.
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Bikdoni
Tith
Corry Lodge
Corry Lodge of Elks
Albert RW Taylor
Frank J. McMahon
John JN. Perring
Elijah M. Millen
Lewis W. Olds
Sad ‘Hoy’ Ball
Cunfries
William, F. Myers
Harold Johnson
Herb Kahl
Wayne Johnson
Roy Blanchard
Erie
Foster
Davis
Mesers
Andres
Mark Anthony
Julius Caesar
Eat
Wes
Walt
Salvage ship retrieves gold treasure. sinking noted
United Press reports the Yalan salvage ship engaged in recovering 6 million pounds in gold from the sunken Beyjitwis Lune when an explosion sank the Artigue. Fifteen crewmen were lost and seven injured as salvage operations paused after further wreckage from the Florence.
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United Press
Belle Isle
Prince
Dee
Yalan
Florence
Belle Island
Alantic Ocean
America
France
IL Wae
Borie
Dorint
Artiguo
Artiglin
Rosti
Hgyps
Sslyags
Stolen Ford Sedan Recovered by City Police
Police recovered a Ford sedan reported stolen in Mayville. A suspect was apprehended and the car driven to this city, with Mayville notified no prosecution planned if the vehicle and driver are returned.
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Mayville
Minison
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