Northwestern Penn a to Benefit in Program
Millions of dollars will be spent in northwestern Pennsylvania on a proposed waterways development studied by army engineers. The plan covers reservoirs and dams on the Allegheny basin including Allegheny reservoir and Conemaugh projects with estimated costs in the millions, aimed at power storage and diversion.
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Pennsylvania
Dern
Army
Creek
Broken Straw
Allegheny River
Tlowestaeek
Penns
Ylvania
Allegheny Reservoir
Conemaugh
Conemaugh River
Allegheny Basin
Pionesta Creek
French Creek
Allergheny
Tionesta
Tionesta Creek
Freeport
Brokenstraw
Lake Erie
Narrow Escape in Auto Crash at Center Street
Mrs. James H. Humphrey and her husband escaped serious injury when a truck from C. Williams Advertising Co of New York backed into their car on North Center Street near Carroll's Barber Shop. A plank from the truck shattered the right front door glass, but both occupants were unharmed. Patrolman Ross Mead directed traffic as both drivers misunderstood his signal.
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James H. Humphrey
White Street
Carroll
North Center Street
Humphrey
Center Street
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C. Williams Advertising Company
New York City
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Raymond Clark
Bf Rhode Tsland
Ross Mead
Four Arrested in Hijacking Case In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dispatch reports four men were arrested in a hijacking case, with two more sought in connection to the theft of whiskey from a truck en route from Pittsburgh to Erie state liquor stores. Authorities recovered most of the whiskey valued at about $5,000, but did not release the suspects' names to avoid hindering further arrests.
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United Prest
Pittsburgh
Erie
Firemen Overcome In Blaze On Ship
Five firemen injured and many sailors overcome by smoke as holds blaze aboard coastwise freighter Ontario. A third alarm sounded amid a severe Atlantic storm that forced ship trouble and delayed transatlantic vessels.
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United Press
Boston
Mass
Ontario
New Scourge of East Sought in 48000 HoldUp
Philadelphia dispatch outlines Robert Mais, fugitive killer and payroll bandit, leading a new gang in a raid on the Philadelphia Electric Company that netted about $48,500. Mais, 28, with 22 prior arrests, has a long criminal record from bootlegging to the Tri-State gang, and his first major job was a $60,000 mail truck heist in Richmond in 1933.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Robert Mais
John Dillinger
Department of Justice
Will O-The-Wisp
Philadelphia Electric Company
Mars
Mats Cegafilly
Mais
Tri-State
Washington
Baltimore
Richmond
Big George Phillips
Philadelphis
Death Claims Judge Bouton in Smethport Home
Former Judge Joseph W. Bouton, 78, died at his Smethport home. A longtime figure in Corry and Erie, he served as visiting judge on Brié county bench and retired from the McKean County Common Pleas bench on January 1. Born in Portville New York he studied law under Morrison. He served as district attorney once and was appointed to fill Morrison’s vacancy upon his death. He won election in 1903 and held the post through repeated reelections. He is survived by two sons Edwin B. Bouton and Victor Bouton and a daughter Mrs Donald Bovaird. PMID
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Joseph W. Bouton
Pennsylvania
Smethyport
Corry
Erie
Brié
Bouton
McKean County
Portville
N. Y
Smethport
Midge
Tom A Morrison
Treasury seeks end to tax exemption on future bonds
Secretary Morgenthau urges Congress to remove tax exemption on future federal, state, and municipal bonds. The plan would affect trillions in outstanding tax exempt securities and aims to reduce overlapping taxes as part of a comprehensive reform studied for a federal tax conference next summer.
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Morgenthau
Richard L. Gridley
United Press
Washington
Resislani
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Presiie Hoosewelt
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Judiciary Committees
Treasury Department
Fire damages Arthur Fairchilds West Church workshop
A fire on the second floor workshop of Arthur Fairchilds residence at West Church Street caused about 800 in damage before firefighters arrived. Timely discovery by Fairchilds and a chemical extinguisher limited the blaze which was likely started by an unused candle. The home, owned by Eve Kepler, sustained partial insurance coverage.
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Arthur Fairchilds
West Church Street
Min
Fairchilds
Eve Kepler
Burns threaten life of Punxsutawney woman
Dying from burns in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Irene Tweed 39 was hospitalized after last night she fainted and fell against a stove at home. She suffered severe burns over her entire body and doctors fear for her life as she lies semi conscious and unable to move.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Irene Tweed
Punxsutaymey
Fire Destroys Toledo Armory Damaging $1 Million Stock
A spectacular blaze at Toledo's 43 year old Armory destroyed the building and about $1,000,000 of government military supplies. Two firemen were injured. crowds fled as ammunition explosions rocked the scene. The structure belonged to Lucas County and was leased to the National Guard for $1,100 monthly.
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United Press
Toledo
Bec
Buick
Lucas County
National Guard
Youth Confesses to Killing Father in Palatial Home
A youth from Seduin, Tax, confessed to detectives that he killed his wealthy father, a retired farmer, with an iron pipe in the dining room of the Bock family's mansion. He said the motive was the elder's refusal to bless a marriage.
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Uingy Press
Seduin
Bock
Trans Pacific Flier May Seek New U S Record
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, transpacific flyer, left Union St termination at 4 58 a m PST en route to Cincinnati via Albuquerque and Kansas City with a plan to reach New York if weather allows He carries 200 gallons of gasoline on The Lady Southern Cross and will refuel in Kansas City before continuing to Cincinnati Cleveland and back to the coast Also in Philadelphia Robert A Edwards challenges his conviction seeking a new trial in Pennsylvania’s American Tragedy case
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Busbank
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Sir CharlosGngsford-Smith
New York
Cincinnati
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Charles
P. G. Taylor
Pacific
Australia
Holiday mail delays train service in winter storm
Heavy pre Christmas traffic and a severe storm slowed city rail lines with many through trains behind schedule. Extra cars were added to handle the surge as Train No 2 eastbound and train 581 westbound reported delays over an hour. Mail delivery continued but Christmas day deliveries were halted.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Ofice
Ennis
Nis Stat
Middlewest
Philadelphia
Toll Rises in Shelbyville Race Riot Violence
In Shelbyville Tennessee the race riot toll rose to four after Pat Lawes died of wounds from Wednesday’s confrontation when National Guardsmen fired into a mob seeking to seize a black assault suspect at the courthouse. A third fatality, Gilford Freaman, lay dead as a nurse halted a knife attack on a black orderly. Merchants and officials planned a vote on Guardsmen remaining through Sunday to keep order amid holiday shopping.
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United Press
Shelbyville
Tenn
Pat Lawes
Farmer
Court House
Lawes
Gilford Freaman
Desperate Indiana Woman Kidnaps 4-Day-Old Baby
In Indianapolis a 19-year-old, Mrs. Dorothy Marsh, abducted her former infant son to win back her estranged husband Porter Robbins. The infant was returned to his parents and Marsh was jailed on a $6,000 bond for kidnapping after an autopsy hospital check deemed her sane.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Jushant
Dorothy Marsh
Joseph Robbins
FERA
Porter
Marsh
Polite
Plymouth
Duquesne Light Co Refuses To Reduce Rates
Harrisburg Pa December 21 The Duquesne Light Company denied its rates are excessive and declined to make voluntary reductions The Public Service Commission announced it had asked a rate cut for Pittsburgh area consumers by December 4 and set January 7 as the final day for reply Formal proceedings likely will follow as the commission seeks to lower earnings for about 70 utilities with many already complying to reduce yearly earnings by ten percent or less
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United Press
Harrisburg
Duquesne Light Company
Public Service Commission
Pittsburgh
Stolen Ford Coupe Found Abandoned Near City
The Ford coupe owned by Jomas Maloney of Brook Street was stolen from the Ajax Ton Works plant Wednesday evening and found abandoned on West Washington Street extension west of the city Thursday after running out of gas. Detectives report no clues to the thieves.
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Jomas Maloney
Brook Street
Ajaxton Works
West
Washington Street
Suspected forger nabbed in Franklin capture
A man calling himself Guy H. Wilson alias M C Travis, 41, was arrested in Franklin Pa after a tip from an Oil City hotel. He reportedly passed a worthless check for 48 80 and gave homes in Baltimore and Indianapolis. The suspect was taken from a Pittsburg founded business and held as a suspected forger.
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Franklin
Guy H. Wilson
M. C. Travis
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Ind
Dutch air liner crash near Baghdad leaves seven dead
Burned wreckage of the Nether lands air liner Ulver was found ten miles south of a desert blockhouse. All seven aboard perished including three passengers and four crew members. The Flying Hotel, an American built Douglas transport, departed from Yaounde on the Palestine coast en route to Baghdad when it crashed after the flight over the desert.
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United Press
Baghdad
Irak
Lrak
Easil
Yaaa
Palestine
Belony i
Wells
Roya Air Force
Bedoun
Patesengers
D. W. Bereity
Atanagbijs
Aneta Press Agacy
Moets
Ava
Dutch West Indies
Walleravi 1Ent
W. M. Beekman
Wit J. van Steenbergen
Ph l
Waalewim
Eheineer
LI Vailsadelnorf
Insull Fate In Jury Hands In Embezzlement Trial
United Press dispatch from Chicago reports financier Samuel Insull on trial for allegedly embezzling 244720. A jury debated evidence as police awaited in Judge Cornelis Harringtons courtroom. If acquitted, the 69 year old Immigrant will likely be returned to Detroit to apply for entry under immigration rules. He had been held on illegal entry charges since his spring arrival.
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United Press
Chicago
j\uty
Martin J.nsuil
Cornelis
Harrington
Insull
Detroit
United States
Labor Department
Tom Mix Damage Suit Settled Out of Court
Tom Mix and Col. Zack T. Miller settled a long running damage dispute out of court. Representatives of both sides reached an agreement as Miller had sought damages dating back to 1928 over alleged breaches tied to a Wild West show venture. The case involved prior judgments and counter claims, with terms reported as an amount near 922,000 dollars.
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Tom MIX
United Press
Miller
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