Trading Suspended On Chicago Grain Board After Big Losses
The Chicago Board of Trade suspended trading after a record session with wheat down 20 cents and other grains falling. Directors voted to limit price moves for wheat and rye to eight cents from the prior close for an indefinite period, while corn and barley faced five cent limits. Cash grain and cotton would continue to trade as usual.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Directora
State Guard Units Prepare for Mount Gretna Encampment
At the State Armory officers and members of Camps sylvania National Guard rushed to entrain at 8 40 p m for Mount Gretna to join the annual two week encampment. The Corry guardsmen head east with the Brie Battalion and 112td Infantry land for Camp Richards. Captain William Houghton leads B Company with Lieutenants Robert Brown and Ross Perlman.
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Campssylvania National Guard
Mount Gretna
Corry
Brie
Mead Yill
Camp Richards
Paul Stroup
Harold Walters
Milford Webster
Corporala
Ynford Chase
Robert Cogswell
Carol Haskins
Erwin Mountain
Robert Sears
Walter Sears
Harris Robbins
Henry Tubbs
Hugh Baille
Rex Cornell
Harold Courtney
William Geer
Fornell Johnson
Gerad Kearns
Orvin Long
Dean Mitchell
Richard Mountain
Wilfred Mountain
Dwar Oyer
Meg Pulton
John ‘Westley
William Wostasner
Amies York
Laurence Anderson
Ralph Babcouk
Frank Baressi
Dale Bunnell
Melvin Cobbett
Edward Crum
Frank DeLury
Millacd Engle
William Fates
Fred Gentilman
Albert Gilbert
Blery Green
Pater Han Son
William Harrington
Gari Hixson
Armour Johnson
Stanley Kushner
Veo Manges
Mark Lindsley
George McMahon
Gerald Mixer
Frederick Rawson
Charles Reed
Daniel Reynolds
Donald Sears
Hawkey Staples
William Steele
Richard Sheeley
William Swiderski
Samuel Upperman
Henry Wille
the Benn
Frank O Day Honored by PRR Employees
Frank O Day recently retired as a maintenance of way foreman from the Pennsylvania Railroad. A dinner by the section foremen and signal maintainers between Corry and Franklin honored him. Superintendent S A Saunders and Trainmaster J W Masterson praised his loyal service. A W Kaufman presented an easy chair on behalf of the workers.
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Frank O Day
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wey
Corry
Franklin
Oil Cuy
S. A. Saunders
J. W. Masterson
Corty
A.W. Kaufman
O'Day
Young Roosevelt May Marry Tomorrow
Attorney Sambel Platt stated Roosevelt’s divorce proceedings are settled and Ruth Googing of Fort Worth is expected to wed tomorrow in Chicago. The report cites Platt’s United Press briefing as the basis for the anticipated marriage.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Sambel Platt
Wlliott Roosevelt
Rimo
The
United Press Today
Mies
Ruth Googing
Fort Worth
STATES TO VOTE ON REPEAL THIS YEAR
Washington dispatch reports that thirty six states will vote on repealing the Eighteenth amendment this year. Governor Townson of Colorado said a special session August 1 will set a September 4 vote. Thirty five states have assured votes with Colorado shifting toward repealing prohibition.
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United Press
Washington
Edwin ©. Townson
Colorado
Auxiliaries Meet in City for District Session
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of Lieut Archie Thompson Post VFW hosted the Northwest County Council session in the First Presbyterian Church. Attendees from Warren Kane Bradford Meadville Erie Oil City attended a luncheon and county officers were elected and installed led by president Mrs Norma Potts of Bradford.
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Archie Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Northwest County Council
First Presbyterian Church
Warren
Kane
Bradford
Meadville
Erie
Oil City
Onesta
Opportunity Club
Lovie Place
Otter
Norma Potts
Continued
Clash Over Labor Scale Delays County Road Projects
Erie County road program stalls as state labor wage scale rearrangement delays bids and construction. Officials fear summer's start will pass before work begins on two definite projects West Lake and West 12th Street while Beaver Dam and Waterfore projects may be included in the statewide plan.
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Erie County
Erie ‘Times
West Lake
West 12Th
Wattstur
iBeaver
Roosevelt urges blanket wage and hour codes for all workers
President Roosevelt calls for voluntary nationwide codes to establish a 40 hour week for white collar workers and an 85 hour week for industrial labor with minimum wages from 40 to 60 cents an hour, aiming to jumpstart economic recovery through broad employer participation. The plan, under the Emergency Re-employment drive, seeks rapid nationwide adoption by July 27 with flexible provisions and deadlines.
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H. D. Thompson
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United Action
Compiden
Jesy
del Yined
Balbo receives tumultuous welcome on Broadway
A cheering New York crowd along Broadway on July 21 saluted Gen Italo Balbo and his flying entourage as they passed amid ticker tape and confetti. Police and onlookers joined in a formal greeting capturing the public air during the high profile visit.
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United Press New York
Italo Balbo
Broadway
Tennessee Repeal Moves Forward in 19th State Vote
Memphis dispatch reports Tennessee becomes the 19th state to favor repeal of the 18th Amendment. Final tallies from 7 073 of 2 252 precincts show repeal 122 607 to 113 079 with strong dry wins in rural East Tennessee and four large cities voting wet. Knoxville falls short, Knox County remains dry.
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United Press
Memphis
Tennessee
Cty
Bennett Urges FDR to Close Wall Street to Save World
Premier R. B. Bennett of Canada called for closing the New York Stock Exchange to help save the world. He signaled support for halting grain futures trading in Chicago and noted that a stock market shutdown might be the best step to curb wheat price declines tied to trading volatility.
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F.D.R
Wall Street
United
London
Roosevelt
New York Stock Exchange
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Duleat Bennett
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
District VFW names Dr. Merle Amy district commander
Dr. Merle Amy, longtime Lieut Archy W Whimpson Post leader, has been appointed commander of the VFW in the 28th District covering six posts in Mikne and Crawford counties. He is noted for recruiting 47 new members and for his prior service as Corry Fest post commander.
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Merle
Amy
Archie W. Whimpson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mikne
Crawford
Wilden-Golden
Pittsmurgh
Liew
Archie W. Thompson
V. FW
Corry
Y. BW
American Legion
Lloyd Stowe
Legion
Lindberghs Leave Base in Labrador With Jubilee Singers Monday
Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh depart Labrador at 10 22 a m EDT bound for Nain about 400 miles away after a week’s delay due to weather. The Spiritual Jubilee Singers of Chicago will perform at the Brethren Methodist Episcopal church Monday at 2 o clock. The concert is free with a voluntary offering. This marks the 34th and final local appearance before their six month tour in England Ireland and Canada.
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Lindberghs
Labrador
Chicapu
Chicago gang leader held in two kidnappings
Roger Touhy and three henchmen are jailed under guard after being captured in Wisconsin and returned to Chicago. They are implicated in the kidnapping of John Factor in Chicago and William Hamm Jr in St. Paul. Police seek further charges and ransom-related evidence.
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Factor
Haman
United Press
Chicago
Roger Touhy
Lile
Old Capone
Axy
John
Jake the Barber
William Hamm, Jr
St. Paul
Thomas Cahill
Hamm
Lake Geneva
Elkhorn
Chist Dahil
Alo
Narrow escape as gas stove explodes at lawn party
A gas stove explosion at a Pythusta benefit lawn party in the Andrews home on Baal South street injured one woman mildly and caused a chimney to blow out and plaster to tear. Mrs Ferry suffered minor Burns while several others escaped serious harm as preparations for luncheon continued. Authorities suspect a gas jet in the oven ignited accumulated gas.
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First Ward
H. Andrews
Baal South Street
Mattern Reaches Alaska After Forced Seaplane Landing
James Mattern of Texas, a world flyer, traveled from Siberia to Anadyr and reached Alaska after a Soviet seaplane piloted by Levanevsky was forced to land 15 miles west of Nome at 1:58 a m yesterday. The craft, damaged only by fuel exhaustion, was towed in by coast guard vessels.
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United Prese
Alaskeh
James Mattern
Teéxna
Siberia
Alesina
Lévanevsky
Mattern Jeony
Anadyr
Nome
Coast Guard
Parley Nears Close With No Accord At World Conference
Secretary Hull presented a draft international truce on trade at the expiring World Economic Conference as delegates move to a recess. Wheat talks flagged hope for a world wheat restriction agreement, with Morgenhaupt saying another meeting may be held Tuesday to seal disagreements. Delegations consider reconvening at Geneva in September to work on details.
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Frederick Kuh
United Press
London
Hull
Henry Morgenhau
United States
Geneva
Roosevelt weighs assignment for Moley in Washington
President Roosevelt considers an important assignment for Assistant Secretary of State Moley. The nature remains unclear. Possible roles include handling war loan negotiations or Russian recognition. Moley is in New York on a brief vacation while officials discuss the matter.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Press
Washington
Moley
Roosevelt
White House
New York
Oregon expected to vote repeal today
Portland July 21 Oregon long governed by a voluntary prohibition since 1844 voted on repeal of the 7th amendment enforcement act in a move seen as paving the way for adding the 21st amendment to the constitution. Observers predicted a favorable result amid dry statutes now largely inoperative.
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Portland
Gre
Oregon
Senate
Post to Edmonton as World Flight Continues
Wiley Post gears toward Edmonton Alberta after a forced Alaska detour. He hopes for a non stop leg to New York, despite storms and a damaged propeller delaying the world record flight begun with Harold Gatty two years ago.
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Alaska
Wilpy Post
Wolmonton
Alberta
Post
Harold Garty
Fairbanks
Edmonton
Rom
New York
Pairbanks
New Yorl
BMT
Harold Gatty
Nome
Ruby
Lene Tesq
Corry Man Narrowly Escapes Crossing Train Crash
H G Miller of 3 J G Miller 776 East Concourse Corry had a narrow escape when his Ford coach was struck by Pennsylvania Railroad train No 508 on a detour east crossing at War Fe Weilne aday afternoon. His vehicle damaged about 250 dollars and he was injured as he moved to avoid the oncoming train.
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Congress Street
Renovo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Warfe Weilne
G. Miller
Corry
Mmilier
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