Weidmann to face guillotine for six killings in 1938
During 1938, barring unforeseen developments, France's serial killer Eugène Weidmann is to be executed by guillotine for six murders including American dancer Jean De Koven. He is pictured entering the Paris magistrate's office to see his mother as his fate looms. Also noted is Claire Brandeis Went to court in Los Angeles over a $5 250 maintenance suit against a wealthy jewellery figure.
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France
Bluebeard
Eugene Weidmann
Jean de Koven
Weidmann
Paris
Viper Claire Bimvotte Brandeis
Los Augeres
Joer
Measles Spread as Sparta Hosts Grange Officers Install
Epidemic spread in Spartansburg with many new measles cases over the weekend. Quarantine imposed. several students barred from Farm Show attendance. Sparta Grange installed officers with attendees from Corry and Hydetown. Hydetown orchestra aided ceremony. Officers named include Floyd Stafford master and Winnie Damon overseer. The event followed by noon dinner. town updates include farming meetings and local lodge activities. Recent hospital and family news noted. church and school events listed for the week.
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Spartansburg
Spartansburg School
Burvinburg
Sparta Grange
Corry
Hydetown
Jease Goodwill
Frank Studd
Floyd
Arthur Stud Donald Haven
Prin. A. Bennett
Dad Breeches
Neva ‘Bewley
Harbor Lights
Shirley Tillotson
Floyd Studd
Joan Tillotson
Studd
Grange
Ad. A. Whitney
Lady Morton Rebekah Lodge
Willis Harrison
Bentle Harrison
Corry Hospital
Bessie Glover
Arthur Himebaugh
Leota Wilson
Alice Maitland
Elizabeth Wilson
Margaret Morris
Houghton
N. Y
Houghton College
Fred Morris
Clyde Morris
Edna Foley
Red Oak
Morris Home
Walter Pfeiffer
Conneaut Lake
George Waggoner
Pfeiffer
Paul Blakeslee
Silver Creek
Phyllis le Day
Blakeslee
J.C. Himebaugh
Centerville
Wave Blakeslee
Cochranton
M Bs Church
Ina, Smith
Foreign Missionary Society
Myre
Rose ‘Thompson
Baptist
Independent Baptist Churches
St McClain Church
44 Hour Work Week Mandate Reached for County Staff
County Solicitor Jaco Held announced from Harrisburg that a new 44 hour work week must be observed by all county employees including prison and almshouse staff. He noted municipalities cannot grant exemptions and that meetings with state officials are planned to seek a possible 48 hour extension benefiting several counties including Brie.
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Harrisburg
Jaco
Aleashouse
Brie
Employed Students Win High Rank at Temple
Temple University officials announced a survey showing employed part time students by the National Youth Administration maintained better scholastic standing than similar students who were unemployed. The finding supports the idea that work need not harm grades.
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Temple University
Offcia
National Youth Administra
Yen
Cortesi
Texas gets trailer park in Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco opens a unique trailer tour lot Park that can accommodate 11M trailers and includes a small room for victors. A London market offer features a three in one plane convertible for freight, air defense, or passenger use, highlighting versatile industrial aims.
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Texas
Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley
Devas
IOUT BALLISTIC TEST DELAYED IN SCALISE CASE
The IOUT ballistic test on the revolver and five bullets used by Detective Sergeant Louis Scalise was postponed as Amulatant District Attorney William Kg returned from Washington with an FBI report. He would not discuss results though a written report is expected later this week. The investigation seeks whether the weapon fired the rounds that struck the detective while his son Ralph Scalise, 27, faces first degree murder charges.
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Bureau of Investigation
Louis Scalise
Amulatant
William Kg
Washington
Tily
FBI
Illg
Ralph Scalise
Commonwealth
Drie, Tan
Colt Wimera in North China coldest winters reported
North China endures one of the world’s coldest winters, with the region facing extreme low temperatures tied to its latitude. The harsh conditions challenge daily life and agricultural activity as residents brace for prolonged frosts.
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Colt Wimera
North
China
North China
Salary Board Fails To Act On County Worker Pay Rates
A salary board meeting failed to convene delaying set pay rates for county workers. Chairman Elroy Blair withheld until Commissioner Farley’s return, while officials noted state law requires annual rate setting. Most sheriff office staff are new and lacking fixed valuations, risking salary timing. Local office heads warned they may advance salaries per schedule to cover gaps. In another note, FBI lab work on crime violence more than doubled in 1997 per J Edgar Hoover. A Colpegnills sheriff sought ID for dogs killing poultry, a curious local case.
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Furs
Elroy Blair
Thomas W.J. Farley
iController
Salary ‘Board
Sheriff's
Washington
Co ed demand prompts Kent men to improve front at dances
A Kent State University co ed urged better male attire at campus dances after criticizing men in checked shirts and leather jerkins. She complained dances start well but men look out of place, urging prunes for Army and Navy brine campaigns amid a California surplus of 300000 tons.
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Kent
Kent State University
San
Local Produce Prices Noted in Brief Item
A brief catalog style note lists fruit and produce pricing in cents per pound with several entries such as 33¢ per pound and 25¢ per pound, alongside a few two pound quantities and a small bulk price. The readable text centers on unit pricing for shoppers.
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Joseph B. Kennedy
Federal Maritime Commission
U. S
Great Britain
Los Angeles
Claire Binvette Mrandeisee
Pile Tess
Sparta
IOUT
Aasiatalat
Uhig
Scalise
Loblaw’s
Eatwell
Anglo Corn Beef
Baker's
Maxwell House
Ann Sothern
Rko-Radio
Barbara Stanwyck
Herbert Marshall
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