Relief after heat wave as showers aid West PA
Storms and showers across western Pennsylvania and New York break a three day heat wave. Rain cools temperatures though deaths from heat and lightning are reported in Pittsburgh New Kensington and Harrisburg. Crop and livestock damage noted as farmers face drought in the region.
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City
Spring Creek
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
W. 8. Broteijn
Vic~tims
Eva Warner
Perry High School
J.B. Stickling
Truxton Station
Citizens’ Hospital
New Kensington
York
New York
Sime 19
James Frederick
Nathan Zimmer
George Wilde
Joseph Hollins
David Reimer
Ralph Mele
William Hanby
James Donoghue
James A. Parker
Philip Moyer
Richard Anderson
Thomas Hurd
William Schatz
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Lester A. Rockflll
Charles Williams
Newton
Bernice Krasankey
Girardville
William H. Wolfs
West Shore
Comilly Club
Camp Hill
Edward McNelly
Seward
York County
Philadelphia
Thealate
Jester A. Rockh
Charles A. Williams
Northamppton Township
Bucks County
Bernin Krasumky
Girardvillé
Hernard Decker
Montgomery
Extradition Petition Approved for Salvators Accord
Harrisburg June 20 Governor Misher approved a petition to extradite Salvators Accord from New York City. Accord is charged with the murder of State Policeman James J. Downey at An metonia two years ago. A sergeant will carry the petition to Albany.
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Asi
Harrisburg
New York City
Salvators Accord
James J. Downey
Anmetonia
Misher
Sergrant Tanek
Mate Police
Albany
Coleman Band to Give Concert Here Tonight
The Coleman band of Union City presents a program at City Park tonight sponsored by the Union City Post American Legion. The lineup includes Sousa overtures and marches, Fox Trot numbers, selections by Rosenkrans and Lampe, and other band pieces. Local residents are invited to attend this community concert.
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Coleman Band
Union City
Union City Post
Amarcan Legion
Will Jnide
Sousa
Overture
American Legions
Wil L. Skeexs
R. F. Seitz
Local Motor Club Names New Board Member
James H Wright president of the Corry Motor Club was elected to the Erie Motor Club board to succeed the late Franke P Boyd. He will serve until the last of October when the regular election will be held. The Erie club seeks a charter for the Hie County Motor Club and considers adding the Assion City slub to the county organization. Sam Lavwis of Harrisburg will address the Erie County Motor club at the next ball meeting.
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James H. Wright
Corry Motor Club
Erie Motor Club
Erie
Wright
Franke P Boyd
Erie Club
Hie County Motor Club
Stanford Hose to Decorate Members Graves Memorial Day
Members of the Stanford Hose Company plan their annual memorial services on the fourth Sunday in June. Volunteers will visit city cemeteries to decorate graves of departed members. They meet at the Airst Ward fire station at 10:80 am with cars donated for cemetery visits and graveside decorations.
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Stanford Hose Company
Airst Ward
Today’s five best radio entertainments noted
WABC and GBS Network schedule lists Marine Bang at 7:30 EST, Detective Drama at 8:00, Bourdon’s Orchestra at 8:07, Jean Goldkatte’s Orchestra at 8:30 EST, and Hound the World Concert Tour at 9:30 EST across stations WABC WJ NBC WIZ CBS with regional timing details.
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WABC
GBS
Marine Bang
NBC
Bourdon
WJZ
Jean Goldkatte
WIZ
CBS
Trains Crash Near Corry Promptly Escaped Losses
A coal train derailed a work train car three miles east of Corry on the Remoylo division of the Pennayl vanht Railroad near four o clock Wednesday. The work train car derailed without anyone aboard being injured and traffic delay was minimal as crews restored the derailed car to the rails.
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Corry
Remoyo
Pennaylvanht
York Tiln
Colt
Spring Creek
Beaverdam Road Aimed For Early 1930 Improvement
Beaverdam road paving to Wattsburg, creating a faster route to Erie, is slated for 1930 or 1931. State Highway Department policy favors minimal maintenance on the Roosevelt highway to Beaverdam stretch, with plans to upgrade the Fantire to Wattsburg soon. The Beaverdam-Wattsburg segment has appeared on the program for years and is now believed to be accelerated.
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Beaverdam
Wattsburg
Erie
Erie County
State Highways Department
Roosevelt Highway
Beaverdam Village
Wattaburg
Belle Valley
Probe Air Crash Kills 2 at Rodgers Field
Officials at Rodgers Field investigated an army primary training plane crash that killed two servicemen. Captain J Snyder Jr. was pilot and a 24th observation squadron member. Private Marty Lat Rentz, 29, a regular army mechanic, also died in the incident.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Rodgora Field
Tha Plang
J. ‘Snyder, Jr
Plans
Marty Ci Lat ‘Rentz
Rodgers Fuld
Wisconsin Seceded From Union Over Prohibition Signals
Milwaukee senator Bernhard Gettelman argues Wisconsin may have earlier seceded under the fugitive slave law case and warns current prohibition enforcement could spark a new civil conflict. He has proposed two measures, one to amend the state constitution to permit manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors by the state.
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Willard R. Smith
United Press
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Bernhard Gettelmen
Milwaukee
Neve
Wissonain
T. Uy
State Historical Library
Union
Gettelman
P. R. R. Plans to Close Nearby Rail Stations
The Pennsylvania Railroad seeks to abandon ten freight and one passenger stations in the northwestern part of the state due to low business. Abandoning non agency freight stations at Wistar Clinton Warren Samson Swissmont Mill Haven Royston and others. Discontinue use of several freight stations for less than carload delivery.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tibe State
Public Service Commission
Wistar
Clinton County
Horn
Warren County
Samson
Erie County
Swissmont
Mill Haven
Elk County
Royston
Colts
Kanty
le Boeuf
Langdon and
Jackson
Close Escape In Record Flight
Berlin June 20 Wilhelm Neunhoffen the German airman who set a new altitude record near 41 000 feet narrowly escaped death when he fainted from lack of oxygen during a similar attempt three days earlier He survived thanks to a safety device on the instrument board and a later successful ascent over Dassau in Bremen type craft ending with the safety feature credited for preventing a repeat of the oxygen deprivation episode He has since become known in Germany as the man who has been close at 10 Heaven.
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United Preer
Berlin
Wilhelm Neunhofen
Neuntofen
Germany
Dassau
Bremen
Hey
Professor Confesses Slaying in Columbus Case
Columbus reporter note: Dr. James H. Snook, former OSU faculty, told Detective Ott Phillips he is ready to tell all about the killing of student Theora Hix. Snook has denied guilt, saying counsel advised silence as more details emerge. The detective pressed for the motive and timing as Snook reportedly warned that the truth will come out.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ott Phillips
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Snook
Phillips
Nut
Soeaine
Former Corry Man Killed in Fall in Barn
Nettie Acocks, 75, of Pittsfield, fell from a scaffold while working in a barn behind the Pittsfield Inn. Believed sun stroke caused loss of consciousness leading to fatal neck fracture. He had been a Warren County hotelman. survived by son James Acocks of Bloomdale, Ohio.
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Nettie Acocks
Mar
Warren County
Pittsfield
Pittsfeld
Pittstell
Mass
Arlington
East Main Street
Pittsfield Inn
J. B.summerson
Timm
Acocks
John Clough
Tocnl
James Acocks
Bloomdale
Ohio
Cars Crash on West Smith Street in Intersections
West Smith Street at Worth Street saw two car collisions last night as a Ford driven by Howard White and a Plymouth sedan owned by Fred Weaver collided. Both vehicles damaged, White’s car worst. no injuries reported. A separate noon incident on West Pleasant Street involved a runaway car hitting D L Bracken’s Cheyer coupe, causing damage but no injuries. In Braddock Pa a woman, Mary Barr, faces trial for fatally shooting her husband Harry Barr last May 23 at their home.
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West Smith Street
Worth Street
Ford
Howard White
Cutting
Fred Weaver
Liberty Street
White
West Pleasant Street
Acond
D.L. Bracken
Hadeen
Bracken
United Press
Pittsburgh
Mary Barr
Braddock
Harry Barr
Barr
Braddock General Hospital
House and Senate clash as recess opens dispute steepens
Washington report says Congress departs on summer break in bitter mood. House and Senate adjourn with mutual hostility over committee organization and tariff debate. The Senate leader cites a House adjournment unseen by the Senate as tensions mount for future farm relief measures.
Stowaway Is Again Scored
Paris papers weigh in as Arthur Schreiber the trans Atlantic stowaway prepares to sail home on the Leviathan. Aviators Assolant LeFevre and Lotli forgive him for risking their flight from Ole Orchard to Paris. Parents forgive, while questions linger about punishment from American authorities. Petit Parisien and Le Petit Journal critique his statements about sharing earnings and his sense of glory.
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United Press
Paris
Arthur Schreiber
Jean Assolant
Rene LeFevre
Armeno Lotli
Portland
Ole Orchard
United States
Petit Parisien
le Petit Journal
Schreiber
Petit Journal
Inmate Kills Foreman With Iron Pipe at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kas June 2 prison inmate Carl Panzran ran amuck in the laundry and killed R G Warnke 40 Igandry foreman with an iron pipe. Warnke died in the prison hospital. Pansian fled to the yard but was captured by guard Phil Holt-Brave. He was placed in aditery confinement pending investigation.
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United Press
Leavenworth
Kas
Carl Panzran
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
R. G. Warne
Warnke
Tospital
Pansian
Phil Holt- Brave
Ruthoridles Begus
Lowman plans no setup until smuggling ends
Washington report quotes Seymour Lowman in charge of customs and prohibition enforcement promising full energy against liquor smuggling along the Canadian border. He cites a Detroit rum running attack as showing desperateness and says federal agents must be armed. The Treasury official notes the Detroit district system is organized and will act vigorously to stop smugglers.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Seymour Lowman
Lowman
Systems Service
Detroit
Hnd
Congress
Hoover
Commission
Bugle Corps to Take Part in W F W Parade
Corry's bugle and firm corps representing Lieut Archie W. Thompson Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will march in the Erie state convention parade Saturday at 1 o'clock. About 30 members depart Erie Saturday morning at 10 30 and a large post delegation will attend sessions. Past commanders R W Brown Julian McGrath Burlingame Ralph Munsee Ross Febman and Dr R Amy are official delegates. The convention opens in Erie this morning and runs through Saturday attracting veterans from across the state.
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Corry
Bugle
Lient
Archie W. Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Erie
Loreal Corps
Post
A. W. Thompson
R. W. Brown
Julian McGrath
Burlingsome
Ralph Munsee
Ross Febman J
R. Amy
Erle
Farmer Kills Son Then Ends Own Life in Indiana
In Metamora Indiana on June 20 John Baker a 55 year old farmer killed his 24 year old son Raymond with an ax then died after leaping into a 20 foot well. Neighbors say he had shown signs of insanity for months.
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Farmer
Son
Ind
John Baker
Raymond
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