Stanfort Fire, WPA Airport Start Mark Busy Week
Local notes report Stanfort Hose Company open house, City Council session to close year, and new municipal administration forming next week. Fire department responded to two chimney fires with minor damage. other incidents include a burned hole in East Main street woodwork and scorched wallpaper on South Street.
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Stanfort Hose Company
McInnes Steel Company
East Main Street
Hcme
Ronald Nichols
South Street
Lindberghs due in England early Tuesday customs arrival
United Press reports Col. Charles Lindbergh his wife and baby aboard the American Importer will dock in Liverpool at about 3 a.m. and disembark around 6 20 a.m. BST. Plans after landing are unclear as press and security details swirl. no London train reservations indicated.
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United Press
Liverpool
England
Charles A. Lindbeigh
United States
Lindberghs
London
Mersey
B and C Lines Tied Up By New Castle Wreck
Dec 30 in this district a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway halted traffic for most of the night as crews removed twelve front cars after a wheel broke on the first car and derailed into an embankment. No injuries reported. Traffic diverted to the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie lines until clears.
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Ay United Res
New Castle
Trath
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
WPA Jobs in Penna Hit 239,900 at Year’s Start
Harrisburg December 10 Edward N. Jones state WPA director announced about 235 500 people will hold WPA jobs as the new year opens on Wednesday They will work on 8500 projects and receive roughly 3 000 000 in wages weekly Jones said 660 000 jobs are provided for in projects developed and submitted to Harrisburg WPA offices but remain at present in various stages of development
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United Press
Harrisburg
Punta
WPA
Edward N. Jones
Jones
New Storm Strikes West Pa Erie Man Dies
A new storm across western Pennsylvania brings heavy snow and dangerous travel. Kane reports the deepest snowfall in years with eight inches in twenty four hours and bitter cold as conditions ease slowly. Corry escaped the worst while Kane area records severe weather and slippery streets.
Desperado Shaffer Arrested After Shamokin Slaying
Shaffer, sought in Erie County arrests, was captured after a Shamokin shooting. He confessed to the slaying of his sister Bertha and injuring Corporal Bloom, claiming he hunted uniforms and traveled from Detroit to the West. He faces a grand jury indictment on murder and related robberies with Francis Ryan.
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Bloom
Shamokin Hospital
Wyoming State Police
Detroit
Nebraska
Robert M. Fortney
Francis Ryan
Ryan
Gtter
Shickshinny
Robbins
Shamokin
Shaker
Otter
Relief Chief to Be Named Today in Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports a successor to State Relief Administrator Robert L. Johnson will be named at the Emergency Relief Board meeting. Johnson resigns effective tomorrow to serve as special representative of President Roosevelt in Europe. Karl De Schweinitz, Philadelphia social worker, is named as a potential appointee.
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Robert L. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Pras
Roosevelt
Johnson
Time Magazine
Tomorow
United Press Harrisburg
State Emergency Revie Board
Europe
Earle
Loar
Watan
Karl de Schweinitz
Philadelphia
de Schweinitz
Mumps Quarantine in City as Cases Reach Twelve
Health Officer Herman Burlingame reports twelve mumps cases under quarantine in the city. Most cases are mild and no child is seriously ill while the quarantine remains in effect to prevent further spread. Also noted are a home confinement for George Kaupp with erysipelas and a typhoid fever case at Corty Hospital with another contagion case recovered and nearing discharge.
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Herman S. Burlingame
Burlingame
T B Hospital Proposal Before Court Today
Evie County Health and Tuberculosis association faces Controller Harvey Willis in county court over mandamus to force approval of a proposed county tuberculosis hospital. Judge William Aint presiding, ruling on whether the controller can legally block construction by withholding approval.
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County
Evie County Health and ‘Tuberculosis Association
Harvey M. Willis
William
Aint
Willis
Mystery Guests Named In Thelma Todd Cocktail Party
Grand jury testimony in Los Angeles recalls two mystery guests invited by Thelma Todd before her death. Charles York identifies one as Duke York and names "Lord Lansdowne" as the other. Roland West disputes the account, saying neither man was chosen.
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Los Angeles
Thelma
Todd
Lord
Lanstowne
Grand Jury
Yorke
Lansdowne
Oldedt English Colony Newfouniliiandi Formally Accepted
The fragment notes the 1580s formal acceptance of a Newfoundland area by Sir Humphrey Gilbert and his expedition, with reference to subsequent transfer and governance. The obscure text mentions Bonavista and a late 17th/early 18th century context, reflecting colonial claims.
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John Cajon
Ug Bonavista
Hupheey Gilbert
Re Wenty
Clveelit
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