Scotland Theatre Disaster Tragedy Leaves Dozens Dead
A Glen motion picture theatre fire in Paisley Scotland on New Year's Day killed 69 children under 14 and injured about 150 others. A relief fund has begun to aid victims as rescuers pulled survivors from ladders and crowds hampered ambulances amid dense smoke and a mass stampede.
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United Press
Paisley
Scotland
Urs
Wren
Axill Nole
Glen Motion Picture Theatre
Bedlam
Weirton Steel Plans Big Expansion Program
Weirton Steel Company president J C Williams, after merging with National Steel, announced a six million dollar expansion at Weirton West Virginia. The project includes improved furnaces and ovens and the construction of a new mill to manufacture rails and railroad equipment.
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Weirton Steel
United Press
ST Dubenville
J.C. Williams
Weirton Steel Company
National Steel
wiéMday
Weirton
W. Va
Ais
Prinst
Five Die as Train Hits Motorbus in Burg Town
United Press reports five killed and six injured when a train struck a motorbus in the Hast Prissian town of Innter s burg. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as flames and wreckage filled the roadway. Provincial authorities investigated the crash and traffic authorities closed the line for hours.
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United Press
Prissian
Innters Burg
Today’s Five Best Radio Entertainment Nights
A readable schedule notes NBC and Westinghouse network programs with times from 4:30 p m to 11:00 p m including football, hour repeats, and Hank Simmons Showboat on WABC. The listing mentions Duut-Weat football and various regional network slots.
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WEAF
NBC
Duut-Weat
Westinghouse
Balyte
WHARF
Saobitoll Hou
Pulmolly
WABC
CHE
Hank Simmons
New Year Reception Opened At White House For Public
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover hosted a New Year reception at the White House. Thousands queued to enter as officials, military officers, diplomats, and citizens filed through the first floor rooms. The public circulation planned included the blue room and historic east room before exiting through the east door.
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Joseph H. Bairg
United Press Staff
Washington
Tam
White House
General Gable
Hoover
Kart
Army
Navy
Program on science will be broadcast by Westinghouse
Pittsburgh program on science features W A Robertson chairman of Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company hosting a nationwide NBC broadcast. The show, airing at 7:30 p.m., will present science topics and research, with a telephony demonstration from the event. The program is part of a salute to Westinghouse and its engineers.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Jan. J
A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse Electric Aid Manufacturing Company
National Broadcastin Company i
Fonartson
Farlety Specia
fin-Wational Broadcasting Company System
Uncaptured Slayers Linked to Patrolman Death
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on January 1 a missing Trene Schroeder and four year old Donald are central to a homicide case. Police cite her bond with a WV salesman, W Glenn Dague, as motive, while relatives deny involvement. Donald named Dague as "daddy" and described the fatal night before police and relatives interrogate suspects. Police expect Schroeder to surrender to stay with her son as they pursue leads surrounding the patrolman’s slaying.
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United Press
Ittsburgh
Trene Schroeder
Donald
Pennsylvania
Shuy
Wannai
Gyo
Brady Paul
Hiskory
Arid
Liat
Palice
New Castle
Benwood
W. Va
W. Glenn Dague
Dague
Viola
W.vax
Schroeder
Akron
Tom Crayford
Joe Crawfard
Mrs Schroeder
Sale
Irene Schroeder
Mio
Clibt
Mail Drivers Renewal Cards Fee Increased
The state bureau of motor vehicles announced that two million fifty thousand drivers will receive operator renewal cards. Cards must be returned before March 1 to obtain the new two dollar fee set by the 1920 legislature. Drivers who changed addresses without notifying the bureau will not receive cards. State patrolmen checked licenses in the city as all cars must carry 1930 plates to operate on Pennsylvania highways today, with arrests and fines facing owners who lack valid licenses.
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State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Waredd
Sor
Benjymain G. Bynon
Pennsylvania
Explosion at Pillsbury flour mill causes deaths and injuries
An explosion at the Pillsbury flour mill killed one worker and seriously injured three others. Robert Les Mizar, a sweeper, lost his life. Charles Burleis suffered a serious burial and others were burned or hurt. Fire and rescue units battled the blaze as injured were treated.
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United Press
Pillsbury
Willebrandt Silent On Dry Charges in Washington
In Washington on January 1 Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, former assistant attorney general, remains silent on Borah’s dry charges. She reviewed internal Justice Department materials and says she may reveal details only later, while reaffirming her past statements and book claims about enforcement and personnel.
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Sen’ Borah
United Press
Washington
Represent Prohibition Fprom
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Siorcement
Justice Department
Keensing
Willebrandt
Assistat
Jast Sintier
Simllar
Bora
Maho
Treasury Pétonit
Willys Krangt
City Council Sewage Plant Fund Seen Inadequate
The 1930 mill levy of about 6400 dollars for a sewage plant is deemed insufficient by State Sanitary Water Board district engineer H. Young. He suggests a two mill minimum to fund intercepting sewers and disposal plant, and recommends adding surplus from permanent improvement to raise the fund above 10,000 dollars. Council plans no extra appropriation this year due to tight budgets, with a possible request coming before the new administration.
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State Sanitary Water Board
H. Young
Meadville
Young
Carrcil
Council
Road Worker Loses Toes In Highway Crash
Improvement reported at Carry Hospital for two accident patients. Lawrence Gillooly of Elidas West Virginia had the right foot great toes amputated after getting caught in machinery on a highway construction job between Corry and Spartansburg. One toe may be salvageable. Leslie Dyperman of Columbus in serious condition after automobile crash near Spartansburg Union City with a fractured hip. Morgan Peele of Spartansburg escaped with minor injuries and left the hospital the next day. New Year's Eve at Rex Theatre drew a large crowd for Desert Song and other features confirming a festive close to the year.
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Carry Hospital
Nis
Lawrence Gillooly
Elidas
W. Va
Corry
Spartansburg
Gidooly
Leslie Dyperman
Columbus
Union City
Christer
Morgan Peele
Open House Draws Crowd at Stanford Bom Company Event
An annual open house hosted by Stanford Bom Company and volunteer group Uremen attracted a large crowd. Organizers moderated activities throughout the day with a lunch team providing served meals and beverages, drawing steady attendance into the afternoon.
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Stanford Bom Company
Uremen
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS AT LOCAL VETERANS POST
Newly elected officers of the Veterans of Foreign War post are to be installed this Friday at the community home on Main Street. Rev. Tiglo Oakth will present the benediction and oversee the ceremony as the new officers take their seats.
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Feur Archle
Bbrelent Ware
Briday
Tiglo Oakth
Blymmsinae
Bank Bandit Held Fearing Mob Violence
Bank robber Eller Grayson escapes the threat of mob violence in Gianapolis Indiana after capture in Bowling Green Kentucky. Grayson confesses to taking part in the Oak Tand Kentucky bank holdup. He denies shooting Robert Kirby president of Smiths Grove.
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Eller Grayson
Gianapolis
Ind
Nashvilly
Tenn
Bowling Green
Grayson
Oak
Tand
Robert Kirby
Smiths Grove Houl
Graylay
Lyndit
Arrival Of 30 Brings Usual Celebrations In City
Citizens welcomed the new year in a mix of dances, dinners, and private parties as 1929 yielded to 1930. Police reported few arrests while prohibition enforcement struggled against widespread liquor, with night spots crowded and crowds filling streets. Religious services, home gatherings, and radio broadcasts linked local celebrations to events abroad as the city entered the new decade.
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Corry
London
Charles P Taft Dies in Cincinnati at 86
Charles P Taft, half brother of Chief Justice William Howard Taft, died at his Cincinnati home from complications of pneumonia. An editor, philanthropist, and art collector, he was known as editor and publisher of the Cincinnati Times-Bias. His life included ownership interests in Chicago and New York ventures.
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Cincinnati
Tan
Charles P. Taft
William Howard Taft
Taft
Cincinnati ‘Times- Bias
Park
Chicago
Philadelphia
National Lensiveseum
New York
Nation's chiefs foresee year of steady progress
United States officials, including Secretary Mellon and Secretary Lamont, forecast a steady new year for the economy. They expect modest gains in industry and construction and a continued improvement in money rates as the nation moves toward renewed prosperity, despite some seasonal slowdowns.
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Ess
Shinguon
Hoover
Congress
Hovis
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Mellon
Secretary of Commerce
Usaf
Lampat
Commie
Lamon
United States
Two Murders in Chicago Reported by United Press
Two murders were recorded in Chicago as a victim named Fred Jean Roe, 52, a prominent real estate board member, was found shot in Logan Square shortly after midnight. His wife Sym Stall Stildens survives. A second slaying occurred during a party, with limited details available.
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United Press
Chicago
Alice
Bush
Fred ‘Jean Roe
Tess Mill
Chicago Real Estate ‘Board
Logan Square
Hulls
Royality
Frie& Grocery
Eainbert
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