Americas Sign Neutrality Pact at Inter-American Conference
United Press reports delegates at the Inter-American peace conference unanimously signed a neutrality pact with Paraguay the last of 21 nations. President Roosevelt indicated moral support for efforts to end the Spanish civil war as Argentine Foreign Minister Lamas suggested the conference might back Franco-British peace proposals in Spain. The London report notes George VI was proclaimed king and Edward named Duke of Windsor as he prepared exile. A separate note describes an industrial code reform tied to labor and NRA aims while a gasoline explosion injuries a woman near Bottsville.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
United Action By the
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Roosevelt
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Spain
Sidheston
Lanad
France
Britain
London
George VI
British Empire
Edward
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England
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Zurich
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Wallis Warfield Simpson
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Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Wallis Simpson
Bill to end monarchic influence passes in Ireland
Dublin reports Premier Eamon de Valera's bill advancing in the Dail to remove the British king's influence and move toward a republican Ireland. The measure, approved 94 to 6 on its second reading, signals a pivotal shift though some wording remains unclear and details continue on Page Eight.
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Unitea Tress
Dublin
Dex
Eamongy
Vilera
Une Pali
George VI
Baron de Valera
Dutton Leach and Coverdale May Shift Posts
Erie County reports hint at state personnel changes with Charles J. Dutton possibly promoted to executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission. William T. Coverdale may move from highway duties to the Justice Department, while George J. Leach could swap to the highway post or take a state building supervisor role overseeing western counties. No formal announcements yet. all are well known in Corry where they visit often in official duties.
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Dutton
Historical Commission
Leach
Coverdale
Highway Department
Erie County
Erie
Charles J. Dutton
State Department of Justice
Historical Commission of Pennsylvania
Will'am T. Coverrule
Department of Justice
State Department of Highways
George J. Leach
WPA
Geven Lean
Corry
Holiday trade rush develops with two weeks to Christmas
With less than two weeks until Christmas Gerry's merchants anticipate a holiday buying surge next week. Open evenings plan likely to start Dec 20 to allow tax cutoffs. Retail sales show a lift with 12 to 24 percent higher activity than four years ago. Dun & Bradstreet notes general mercantile conditions remain favorable as wholesale demand for Christmas merchandise and staples stays strong.
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Gerry's
Dun & Bradstreet
General Mercantile Business
Four Indicted in Plot to Frame Murder Suspect
Four men and a woman are indicted in Pittsburgh in a conspiracy to frame Jack Rufus, the tourist camp proprietor, for the murder of Martha Westwood. Named are John E. Williams, Armand Trapatanno, Thomas Borden, and Bessie Bowser. Trial set for next year.
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Ny United Pross
Pittsburgh
Jack Rufus
Martha Westwood
McKees Rocks
James J. Westwood
John E. Williams
Wilmerding
Armando Trapatanno
WPA
Thomas Borden
MciKeen Rocks
Bessie Bowser
High School Vocal Numbers Broadcast Sunday
High school students under Beatrice Shaffer will present vocal numbers in the public schools program. The concert airs at 3 45 o clock Sunday afternoon over station WLEU in Erie. Several numbers will be offered.
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Beatrice Shaffer
WLEU
Erie
Changes in Aid Setup Likely as Reports Show
In Harrisburg on December 12 relief reorganizations loom for the 1937 legislature. Sen Edward T Thomson, chair of a joint draft committee, said a hearing would be held in January on two major changes. Proposals include consolidating relief funds under county supervision and abolishing poor boards and taxes. The committee will study the Goodrich report before meeting again January 8.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Edward T. Thampson
Ceare
Senate-Houge
Ihawe
Goodrich
Thomipson
Three Men Die from Poison Gas in Berlin Plant
Three workers perished and twelve were overcome when a digester room filled with poison gas at a Berlin plant. Names include Betabrook and Joseph W. of Berlin, with others listed as victims.
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United Press Berlin
Trappel Ina
Betabrook
Gor
Ham
Berlin
Joseph “Tamneeto
Boitin
1937 Budget of City Placed on Public Display
The 1937 city budget is on display in the City Treasurer’s office for public inspection through December 28. The budget and filing have been approved on first and second readings, with adoption awaiting the twenty day period and a potential third reading meeting scheduled for December 11. The preliminaries for sewer funds and related measures will be advanced for further action, and a meeting of the sinking fund commission was held early this week.
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Mune
Siniing Fund Commission
Fisher Attacks Expenditures in Hauptmann Trial
Carlisle Pa December 12 Lloyd C Fisher defense counsel for Bruno Hauptmann condemned the large sums spent in criminal cases and the practice of pretrial newspaper coverage in an address to Dickinson Law School. Fisher, a Dickinson graduate, defended his role in the famous Lindbergh case and criticized expenditures and press statements ahead of trials.
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Py United Press
Carlisle
Lloyd C. Fisher
Breno
Hichard Hauptmann
Dickinson Law School
Fishar
College
No Man Lists Age at 120 Seeks Old Age Pension
United Press reports from Mellsburg West Virginia indicate authorities believe they have found the state's oldest applicant for an old age pension. Mrs Wythe Cooper claims to be 120 years old, a figure that stuns local officials and raises questions about verification and eligibility.
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United Prose
Mellsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Wythe Cooper
School Board Committees to Be Appointed
The board will reorganize Monday night and appoint committees. Incoming president Tretinett may reshuffle chairs including administration and instruction and the property committee. Budget chair Mouroc and others may retain posts. galivitor appointment and district counsel Blaine Kincaid reappointment are pending.
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Advention
Gioconvene
C.H) Tretinett
Benvelt
Mannie
Mouroc
Bell
J. 1 Dearing
Carl J. Bleston
Pew
Blaine Kincaid
Wilmvitox
Roosevelt to Arrive in U S Next Tuesday
President Roosevelt plans a lightning cruise and will travel to Charleston aboard the cruiser Indianapolis after a 14,000 mile journey. He is expected to reach Charleston by 7 a.m. and join Washington by night, with stops in the Leeward Antilles region near Cuba and the Bahamas.
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Roosevelt
U. 8
United Press
Chester
Der
Southhexel
Guba
Washington
Governor to probe bootleg coal problem in four counties
Don Hansburg announced a plan to personally investigate bootleg coal activity in Northumberland, Schuylkill, Carbon, and Columbia counties. He said a dedicated operation will be formed to tackle the issue and to find a humane, lawful solution.
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United Press
Hansburg
Don
Aylvania
Howl Invistry
Guorgy H. Wate
Moyal
Egal
Earle
Northunberlany
Sehuy
Hells
Carbon
Toumbin
Bomming Dee
Ceptene
Bumanty
24 Hours to Prepare U S for War Warned by Officials
Washington dispatch reports War Department officials say the United States can shift to a war footing within 24 hours once war is declared. More than 20 000 industrial plants nationwide have been surveyed and cataloged by Army and Navy planners, detailing capacity and employment to mobilize production rapidly. Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring notes there would be no long transition from peacetime to wartime, avoiding 1917 style costs in men money and time.
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United Press
Totus
United States
Navy
Meir
Harry H. Woodring
Norwegian boy rescues 36 from icy Fundy water
In Saint John New Brunswick a 2 year old hero Harold Hansen swam 40 yards through dangerous undertow to reach an icy lifeline and pull 36 comrades from peril aboard the Norwegian freighter King’s Coury. His modest claim was “it was nothing” as rescuers praise the brave act.
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Fream
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