Auto price war looms as Whippet tops Ford quotes
Willys-Overland through Whippet cuts prices to under Ford equivalents amid talk of further reductions to meet Ford. Other moves include Chevrolet price increases claimed not to signal a broader price war, with LaSalle models priced from 2350 and a 25 percent year over year increase expected in 1928. Bank call issued by the Currency Bureau seeks year end national condition data.
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John N. Wills
Willys-Overland
Ford
Chevrolet
Mich
Cad'/Car Co
LaSalle
Ball
Bank Report
Washington
Old Offenders Will Go Free Under New Law
Lawyers say 88 offenses listed under the 1918 code are relieved by the 1927 code. Arrested persons not yet indicted for 68 offenses cannot be prosecuted under the new act due to a missing saving clause. State supreme court decisions are cited to support the interpretation that offenses under repealed acts cannot be prosecuted after repeal. The old motor code expired January 1 with the new code taking effect.
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United Press
Harrisburg
State Supreme Court
Remedy for skin troubles advertised in 19th century ad
The clipping promotes a skin remedy claiming transformation from blotched skin with pimples to clear skin within days. It touts a sulfur-based treatment combined with Wolftiphur and Mentho for itching, eczema, and inflamed tissue, with free samples offered.
No trace of girl's slayer in Washington case
Washington Pa January 4 authorities focus on Washington County underworld to solve the murder of Thelma Young a 17 year old girl whose mutilated body was found in a vacant lot by her home last Friday detectives questioned every man with a criminal record for accosting women in the city streets District Attorney Warren Burchill directs the probe saying few clues exist but officials are determined to crack the case
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Washington, Pa
Washington County
Thelma Young
Warren 8. Burchihal
Qualities for Success
A compact aphorism on success urging perseverance as a friend experience as counsel caution as elder tutor and hope as guardian genius attributed to Addison offering guidance rather than direct instruction.
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Addison
Inhorse and Alliances Shade Opal Moat Report
Fluffy Ruffles and local leaders navigate a murky partnership over the Opal Moat project. Key figures include Inhorse, Wiens, and TAY, amid funding and governance questions. The piece outlines competing visions, potential delays, and calls for clearer oversight.
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Wiens
Snyder Gray appeal before New York governor
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray face potential execution with a clemency hearing near. Attorney Hazleton seeks a 30 day stay to permit review by psychiatrists of a newer school, arguing Snyder is emotionally diseased and largely unable to control her actions.
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United Press
New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Smith
Edgar F Hazleton
Snyder
Sewer School
Hazleton
Albany
Will
Mia Snydsour Gray
Gray
Lillian Guild Names Officers
Twenty members of the Lillian Guild met in the Parish Hall for their annual meeting. A six oclock dinner preceded the business session with the treasurer's report read. Officers named for the year include President Mrs Mary Whittlesey and others, and the guild voted to give the Vestry one hundred dollars for current expenses in honor of retiring president Mrs F Davis.
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Lillian ‘Guild
Ollock
Mary Whittlesey
Harriet Clough
Allie ‘Terrill
G. 8. Peck
Georgia Myere
F. ©. Davis
National radio hookup to broadcast President Wilcimer program
A major national radio event will mark the broadcasting of President Wilcimer's announcement tonight on a sixty minute program starting at 10:00 p.m. The Dodge Brothers Victory Six deal funds the network with 60 000 dollars, 25 000 of which goes to entertainers including Will Rogers Al Jolson Paul White man and the Stones. Interference insurance costs 9 000 with a 1 000 per minute penalty for outages.
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G. Wilc Imer
Dodge Brothers
Victory Six
Will Rogers
al Jolson
Paul Whiteman
Fred
Dorothy Stone
Laken
Wiles
MacNider resigns as assistant secretary of war
Washington reports the resignation of Hanford MacNider from the post of assistant secretary of war announced at the White House. The failure to fulfill the major portion of his wartime duties was cited as the reason for the resignation, signaling a shift in upper defense leadership.
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United Press
Washington
Hanford MacNider
White House
MacNider
Music sheets heat car fire saves Kil leen in blizzard
In Galesburg Illinois on January 4 a musician Hubert Killeen faced a blizzard when his car stalled. Thirty pounds of worm-eaten sheet music were used to fuel a fire that kept him warm, preventing freezing while rescue or movement through the snowdrift was delayed.
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United Press
Galesburg
Hubert Killeen
Killeen
Naval Court Opens Probe Into S-4 Sub Disaster Near Provincetown
At Charlestown Navy Yard Boston on January 4 a naval court of inquiry began examining the submarine S-4 disaster by inspecting the sister ship S-8. The panel led by Rear Admiral Richard Jackson and Captain Joseph V. Ogan adjourned for a 2 pm session as Bratton announced the S-8 crew would reoccupy positions used during the S-4 tear run that ended in tragedy.
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United Press
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
Naval Court of Inquiry
Provincetown
Way Yard
Richard Jackson
Julian L. Latimer
Joseph V. Ogan
Joseph V. Ogan, Submarine Expert, and Commander ‘Leslie ©. Bratton
Bratton
Paulding
Marine Railway
Navy Yard
Reason Enough Our Mints Output Large Penny Yield
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes last year’s mint output of 176 million pennies. It remarks that pennies are still needed as change for purchases totaling 1.98 dollars, despite saying a penny buys little.
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Pittsburgh Gazette Times
New Colors For Women's Shoes Show Opens In Boston
Boston shoe show opens with new color blends for the coming season. Honey beige plaza gray marron grace Gothic gray headline shoe trims include silver kid rose blush and white jade. Kids and suedes favored while black patent remains popular. Heels unchanged and evening wear favors white satin gold or silver brocades with rhinestones. Church fire destroys Berry Memorial Methodist and damages Stern Furniture in Philadelphia. losses exceed 100000.
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United Press
Mass
Boston
Eugene A. Richardson
Richardson
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