Local notes mix traffic, trials, travel and town events
A string of short items covers Milo Warren’s transfer to the Allegheny county workhouse by Sheriff Ritchie following an arrest, while city business eyes tax bill mailings and post office rate changes. Reports note travel tours from New York to Europe, Chautauqua Lake fishing, Odd Fellows gathering in York, and upcoming police chief selection at City Council. A cross burning by the Ku Klux Klan is reported near Euclid Street, with robed figures observed. Also dated items include veterans’ reunion in Virginia, building industry stats in May, and local club activities plus school and community notes.
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Ku Klux Klan
Euclid Street
Fourth Ward
Crass
Back to Farm Movement Advances in Western Pennsylvania
United Press reports progress in the back to farm movement in Western Pennsylvania. Father James R. Cox plans to care for 100 families at Coxtown with a twofold effort including brick bungalow construction and garden plots. Meanwhile John M. Phillips proposes a state land sale and 10 year loans to unemployed workers to start homesteads.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
James R. Cox
Coxtown
John M. Phillips
Phillips
Wallington
Etna
Haseen
Father Cox
Nove
Three Die in Eastern Penn Storm
Three men are dead, six injured, and thousands of dollars in property may be lost as a severe storm hits the Philadelphia area. Two of the fatalities came from a ploughing party near Fern Hill. wire, rain, and electrical conditions contributed to the disaster.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Lightnine
Fern Hil Pith
Pittsfield Crash Victims Leave Hospital After Tragic Accident
June 14 report from Mead Run near Youngsville on Roosevelt highway states 80 year old Jack Robins died in an automobile crash. Radie Pearlman, 29, driver, released from hospital and allowed to return home awaiting possible inquest. Other relatives and injured, with authorities planning no further investigation.
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The
Highway Patrol
Cleveland
Hannah Schrechter
Warren
Nissin
Yet Robing
Norman Schreehter
Cleyland
Pearman
Society Woman Must Stand Trial for Murder
London society figure Mrs Elvira Dolores Barney a British knight's daughter and former wife of John S Barney faced murder and attempted shooting charges after a cocktail party incident in her apartment on May 1 The Westminster police court heard her pleas of not guilty to the murder and to a separate charge of attempted shooting two weeks prior to the killing Michael Scott Stephen a London society man was the alleged victim in this high profile case
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Unites Press
London
Elvira Dolores Barney
John 5
Barney
Michael Scott
Stephen
Westminster
Stepen
Secret Language Among African Tribes Revealed
Fragmentary note describes a belief that several African tribes maintain a secret language among women that men cannot access. The text is unclear and lacks verifiable details.
Distributing 1932 Tourist Maps of PennsylvanIa Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Department of Highways will begin distribution of the 1932 tourist map, free to requests, with limited supplies to motor clubs, chambers of commerce, and hotels. The eighth annual issue follows the same basic lines, highlights changes in route networks, colors roads and towns, marks mountains and counties, and adds distance markers between key points.
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Harrisburg
Sint 17
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Highways
Sint & Lewis
Chambers of Commerce
Department of Highways
Bureau of Publicity and Information
Wong
Couré
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Mie
United States
Sime Major
Bank Takes No Chances On Waste Finger Incident
A New York City bank report notes stricter safety measures after a man linked to a waste handling incident was saved from a potential finger injury. Officials stress precautions to prevent similar accidents and protect workers.
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New York City
Tyrawi Mseay
Victim Kin of Franklin Woman Dies in Plane Crash
Franklin dispatch reports Miss Misa Kolb 22 of Alliance Ohio died in a Tuesday air crash near Alliance. She was niece of Mrs. John G Foringer. Pilot Robert Purcell 80 of Alliance also perished. Fire and barn impact preceded both deaths. Funeral planned Saturday in Alliance Catholic church.
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Franklin
Misa UN Kolb
Alliance
John G. Foringer
Buffalo Steel
Robert Purcell
Al-iance
Miss Kolb
Pircell
Waringer
Foringer
Spiritual Singers Open at Wattsburg
The Spiritual Singers, a well known group, will begin a week of meetings at Wattsburg M church starting Sunday June 1. They recently finished a successful Canada campaign. Rev. Gibson, Wattsburg pastor, secured the singers for Wattsburg with performances at Philipsville and Lowville during the day before their Wattsburg service. The schedule continues into Monday June 27 with a plantation program.
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Wattsburg M
Canada
Rev
Gibson
Wattsburg
Philipsville
Low
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Highway Department
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C L. Boyd
Mt. A MD
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