King to Get Hearing Probably Next Week
King to get a hearing early next week on murder charges in the fatal shooting of Lawrence W. Field. Attorneys for the defense consider the arraignment a formality with testimony from Commonwealth witnesses to be presented. Funeral services for Field will be held at Jamestown with burial in Frewsburg Cemetery. a veterans post delegation will attend.
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Guy Tt. King
North Fisdvente
Murda
Lawrence W. Wield
King
Commonwealth
Joroner
Blaine Kincaid
Field
Jamestown
Frewsburg
Archie W. Thompson
Probe store seizure of miners relief checks
Governor Wayles orders inquiry into alleged seizure of miners pay envelopes by a coal company store. Only one dollar per workers reached relief amid deductions for rent and store debts. Officials were told to ensure adequate relief for victims in Pleasant Valley and Oliver near Uniontown.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Wayle
Robert G. Johnson
Oliver
Uniontown
Hlh. Peterson
Payette County
Pleasant “Valley Cou Company
Ens Miner's
Torent
Wipelgate
Hunt Woman Missing After Domestic Quarrel in Punxsutawney
Police and firemen searched Punxsutawney Pa for Mrs Samuel Gaylor who disappeared from her home around midnight after a domestic quarrel. She was reportedly dressed only in nightclothes when last seen.
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Dente Ee Punxsutawney
Samuel Gaylor
Mia Gaylor
District Highway Office Move Planned for Erie
District offices of the SiMe Department of Highways, longtime at Franklin, will relocate to Erie within ten weeks. About forty to fifty employees will be affected as supervision shifts to Erie. The Franklin unit has overseen construction and maintenance of state highways in the northwestern Pennsylvania district, with duties moving to Erie under the new arrangement.
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SiMe Department of Highways
Saveral
Wranklin
Erie
Franklin
Pennsylvania
Evie
Former Spring Creek man held hit run charge
Tran Sischo a farmhand near Jamestown is held by Falconer police on a hit and run charge after a car he drove struck Lester Maus injuring him on Palcone Kimball Stand Road near a drowning scene. His brother Jo an and two other occupants faced intoxication and related status. state police take over.
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Tran Sischo
Jamestown
Spring, Creek
wFalooner
Lester C. Maus
Kimball Stand Road
Arthur Brown
Sischo
Maus
Wesson Paplow al Falconer
New York State Police
Joan
Sischa
New York
Two Army Fliers Missing in Panama Jungle Rainstorm
In Panama on July 5 Army and Navy planes searched the Panama jungle for two Army fliers missing for 48 hours after a practice flight from Rio Hato to France Field. Lt. Winston Graham of Virginia and Lt. George McMahon of Virginia disappeared amid a storm, with fear they may have parachuted or landed in an isolated area.
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United Press
Colon
Panama
Army Anii
Winston
Graham
Biztone Gap
George R. McMahon
Humtingville
Rio Hato
France Field
Cra- Rea
Ineerior
Army
Roosevelt Hints At Veto On Public Utility Bill
Washington July 5 President Roosevelt signaled a possible veto of the public utility holding company bill unless the death sentence provision remains. Senate support had kept the clause by one vote, while the House removed it and now the measure heads back for concurrence. A Senate investigation proposal of 160000 is under review, with House inquiries into lobby activity set to begin.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Capitol
Mir
Waa
House
Burton Jr. Wheeler
Mont
Petitions Now Open for Local Office Seekers
Petitions of candidacy are now available at the county commissioners office marking the start of a busy nominating season in Corry and Erie County. The state election bureau set yesterday as the first day to gather signatures for county city borough township and school district posts. Competition is expected to intensify in the city especially for the treasurer and two council seats with school director and constable positions also on the slate.
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Corry
Erie County
Likley
Suspect in Punxsutawney Robbery Makes Escape
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on July 5 a man suspected of robbing the Nolph store of $181 fled in a vehicle as police moved him toward the station. Officer Guy Grading pursued and caught him counting a wad of bills before the suspect broke free and escaped.
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Punxsutawney, Fa
Nolph
Guy Grading
Three Hurt In Auto Accidents Near Union City
Several people were injured in a morning crash near Union City. Mrs. G W Sloan of Fort Clinton Ohio and Dave Atram of New York City drove in separate cars causing a serious collision that sent Mrs Sloan and another passenger to hospital. A Corry youth remained in St. Vincent's hospice Erie. Helen Sloan and Mrs Sloan’s daughter suffered minor injuries. A second accident near Union City involved Meg Brewer of Maple Avenue hospitalized in Erie with a fractured shoulder and arm.
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Corry
Union City Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospice
Erie
G. W. Slonn
Fort Clinton
Ohio
Dave Atram
New York City
Union City
Mra. J. Z. Marshall
Sloan
Brewer
Denown
Red Patterson
Tax rate left with Congress by president
President Roosevelt tacitly approves by White House meeting that Congress will decide tax rates for the rich as part of his four point program. House Ways and Means Democrats briefed that the bill may broaden beyond expectations to raise substantial revenue.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
White House
House
Democrats
Congress
Selecting Jury in Coast Kidnap Trial in Tacoma
United States federal court in Tacoma began selecting a two jurors to try Margaret Waley, 19, for the kidnaping of George Hunt Weyerhaeuser, 9. Mrs Waley, wife of Harmon M Waley who pleaded guilty, appeared nervous in court as her attorney John Francis Doro, former Seattle mayor, presented documents.
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United/Fresa
Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
George Hunt Weyerhaeuser
Huey Long May Head Progressive Party
Indianapolis July 5 Huey P Long is offered the presidential nomination of the National Progressive party at its annual convention. John Zabad, longtime party leader since 1923, called Long “the most praised” figure among those seeking nomination or a party ticket.
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Huey Long
Progressive Party
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Iuy
Huey P. Long
Jabn Zabad
Tadiangpong
Long
Ima
Bernet Former E R R President Stricken in Cleveland
John J. Bernet a nationally prominent railway executive died suddenly at home in Cleveland at age 67. He led the Van Igen Brothers empire and served as chief executive of Chesapeake Ohio Pete Marquette and Nickel Plate Lines and was a former president of the Erie railroad.
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United Rss
Cleveland
John J. Bernet
Bernet
Van_ igen
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pete Marquette
Erie Railroad
Floods Displace 9000 Families in Ohio Valley
Eastern Ohio towns faced widespread damage after a cloudburst inundated river valleys from Flushing to Maynard. Homes, bridges, and crops were lost across six counties while officials cautioned about rumored drownings. One heart attack death was attributed to evacuation stress as about 4000 families fled to higher ground and recovery operations began.
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United Press
ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Flushing
Dairpoint
Here
John Conchute
Fear Barton
Sherif Howard Duff
Bélmont County
Maynard
Joseph Zelk
Family of Six Die in Florida Blaze
A July 5 fire in Rey West Florida claimed six lives from one family. The victims include Henry Atwell and Syl Wis Atwell, two parents, and four children aged 5, 3, 7, and 18 months. Firemen and police recovered five charred remains from the smouldering two story Atwell home as the search for the 16th family member continued. Neighbors alerted authorities when the blaze gained headway.
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Rey West
Ald
Henry Atwell
Syl- Wis
Henry
Dorothy
Gerald
Atwell
Meeting With State Engineer Called Off In Corry
District Engineer Charles H. Young canceled a Corry conference with City Council members on the proposed sewer plan. He cited a misunderstanding about storm sewer revisions and indicated Department of Health approval may be needed, casting doubt on advancing the project this year.
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Charles H. Young
Meadville
Nevin R. Dickson
Department of Health
Engineer Young
Corry
Stanley H. Nichols
Harvisburg
Spring Street
Nichols
Harrisburg
8 Point
Center Street
Young
Drownings and Auto Wrecks Mark Fourth of July Toll
Independence Day drew wide crowds across the country and abroad, but drownings led fatalities in holiday accidents. Auto wrecks followed, fireworks mishaps lower, while heat deaths appeared in the Midwest. About 85 drownings, 73 auto fatalities, 19 other deaths were recorded across 20 states. The nation celebrated with large gatherings from New York to Philadelphia and international cities, as the Liberty Bell tolled for a renewed national spirit.
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United Press America
Middle West
New York
Coney Island
Tokyo
Paris
Philadelphia
$5,000 A Year Income Plan Debated at Chicago Meeting
A proposal promising a $5,000 annual income for every American family was presented to about 200 delegates in Chicago. The plan, labeled technocracy, advocates production for use under a new Farm Labor party banner, aiming to shift economic and political power away from the profit system.
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United Press
Chicago
Howard Y. Wiliams
St. Paul
Farm Labor Party
Civil War veteran John S. Dick dies at 92 in Butler
John S. Dick, a Civil War veteran aged 92, died at his home on Prospect Street yesterday. He is survived by two sons, J. B. Dick of Butler and Fi Dick of Nixon. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Butler
John S. Dick
Prospect
J. B
Nixon
Abyssinia seeks U S aid under peace pact plea
Abyssinia, facing threat of war from Italy, awaits a U S response to a world peace appeal tied to the Briand Kellogg pact. Addis Ababa asked the American government to press Italy to observe the pact, while preparing to anchor the Geneva Red Cross 1924 convention and form a Red Crown society. Royal princesses begin nurse training amid tensions on the Eritrean border, with no confirmation of clashes or troop movements.
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United Press
Addis Baba
Abyssinia
Italy
League of Nations
United States
League
William B. George
Digitiies
Hhe
Eritrea
Oil City Man Dies On Oil Lease Accident
Oil City Pa July 5 William Johnson 45 crushed to death on the S and Southeile near Plummer when a wheel yand jlne broke and fell on his head scrambling the scene details with a fatal farm machinery mishap in the oil fields witness reports indicate a tragic industrial accident with a single victim and no other injuries confirmed.
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Oil City
William Johnson
S.and
Sou Lehie
Plummer
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