JAIL BREAK FOILED IN SOUTH DAKOTA PRISON PLOT
Three men died and two deputies were injured as Claude Carrier attempted to free his brother Harold from a South Dakota state prison. Warden Reilly was killed, Phil Ray died, and another inmate Burley Meisel perished. Carrier and accomplices seized weapons, overrunning a guard, then sought more guns from the arsenal.
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United Press
Sioux Falls
S. B
Kansas
South Dakota
Claude Carrier
George Collins
Eugene Reilly
Phil Ray
Carrie
Harold
Burley Meisel
Claude
Sonia Hodges
Claute
Fred Strass
Strass
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Governor Reappoints Wagner to Liquor Board
Harrisburg March 7 Governor Earle reappointed W Worrell Wagner of Philadelphia a Republican to the state liquor control board for six years a ten thousand dollar position. The former Pinchot appointee expires today remarks praise his honesty industry and knowledge of the liquor business saying stores show steadier more profitable results under the present administration.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Earle
W. Worrell Wagner
Philadelphia
State Liquor Control Board
Wagner
Gifford Pinchot
Shetter
Commonwealth
Market’s at a Glance United Press
Market report notes irregular stock activity with silver and aviation shares strong. Bonds slide on foreign and A S S government issues. Canb stocks easier, Chicago irregular, Call money at 1 percent, dollar firm, trench franc falls nearly 2 points to 6.6514 cents. Cotton unchanged, grains firm with May wheat at 99 cents. Rubber down 4 to 6 points.
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United Press
A.s&s
Chicago
Mussolini Ready to Discuss Peace Terms
Rome dispatch reports Premier Benito Mussolini and his cabinet will accept in principle a League of Nations peace plea for a settlement of the Italo Ethiopian war. The cabinet hopes Graziani’s campaign toward Jijiga will strengthen Italy’s position to negotiate terms on its own terms. The league’s reply was not released. a cabinet communique noted Mussolini discussed terms and that Italy’s answer is accepted in principle.
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Stewart Brown
United Press
Rome
Benito
Mussolini
League of Nations
Italy
Rodolfo Graziani
Ethiopia
Jijiga
Jijida
Haly
League
Muscolini
Duce
Hauptmann Expects New Trial In Lindbergh Case
A prosecutor said Hauptmann believes a state official assured him of a new trial. The remark was not clearly communicated but the conviction remains under review. The statement comes as Hauptmann awaits possible legal action following the Brung case.
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Hauptmann
United Press
Trenton
N. J
Brung
Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Gauherer
Gotham strike extended to 11 more midtown hotels
New York March 7 The building service workers strike entered its seventh day and was extended to 11 additional midtown hotels including the Pietre St Movita New Weston. Union leaders ordered the action to press advantages as some owners signed agreements. One thousand seven hundred forty maids cooks elevator operators porters firemen and housemen reportedly joined from 11 hotels alongside earlier participants. Other affected houses listed include Taft Lexington Imperial Salisbury Barbldon Spencer Arms Madison and Seville.
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United Press New York
Building Service Workers
the Pietre
St. Movita
New Weston
Wall Coure
Boiler explosion at Tsolla Fraschini plant kills ten
A boiler blast at the Tsolla Fraschini automobile and aviation motors plant at 5 am killed ten workers and injured 30, with 12 in serious condition. A fire fought by Milan firefighters lasted two hours before being extinguished.
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Tsolla-Fraschini Automobile and Aviation Motors
Milay Fire Department
Teresa Hawking Recovers After Nine Day Illness At State Hospital
An 18 year old honor student Teresa Hawking of Waspon West Virginia underwent an ankening operation after nine days of intermittent illness and today she gained strength and returned to health at the State Hospital.
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Wasspon
W. Va
Teresa Hawking
Shea
Weston State Hospital
Board to Act Favorably on State Changes Awaited
Superintendent Halph S. Dewey said state officials favor approving plans to transform Hatch school into a modern vocational training center. After Harrisburg consultations, the project awaits four to five days of review by state departments, with final approval expected as a routine step upon receiving recommendations. A special board meeting may be called to act on the requests.
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Halph S. Dewey
Harrisburg
Ld Hatch
Varous State Department
Corry Board of Education
Dewey
Quiet Party Office Petitions Circulating Ahead of Primary
Petitions for county party committeemen and women are circulating with filing due at the county courthouse on or before Tuesday March 24. The primary is set for April 28. No filings or re election announcements have occurred yet and most party leaders are expected to seek re election with limited opposition. Local races have seen some spirited contests in the past, but this year’s party races are not anticipated to spark fireworks.
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County Court House
Corry Party
Pary
Woolworth Co May Change Store Here In Corry
Representatives of the F W Woolworth Company have been in the city for three days inspecting potential sites for a larger store in Corry. Two or three properties on North Center Street were reviewed, with no deal yet but a decision expected within weeks on the contemplated project.
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F. W. Wornworth Company
Wvent
Corry
Nort
Higher income taxes shelved as tax leaders back Roosevelt plan
Washington March 7 house tax leaders discarded treasury ideas for higher income taxes and nuisance levies. They prepared a six bill plan to raise 730 to 790 million annually for three years and 620 million thereafter, including corporate profits tax and a windfall tax to recapture uncollected processing taxes.
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Edward W. Lewis
United Press
Washington
Mar
House
Treasury
Roosevelt
House Ways and Means
White House
Akron Rubber Strikers Repulse Police At Goodyear Gates
Police tried to tear down shanties erected by striking rubber workers at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. gates. Several hundred strikers blocked entrances as Mayor Sehroy ordered police into the zone. Police withdrew after jostling with pickets. no blows were struck and strikers held the gates for the third time in 19 days.
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United Press
Akron
Goodyear ‘Tire and Rubber Co
General Tire and Rubber Co
Te Goodrich
Firestone
Fish Answers "Red" Campaign Speech in New York
In New York on March 7 Rep. Hamtonish responded to the first Communist Campaign speech by attacking both the New Deal and Communism. He spoke on the Columbia Broadcasting System network following War Browder, secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, who had spoken the previous night.
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Fish
United Press
New York
Hamtonish
Speath
Columbia Broadcasting System
War Browder
Communist Party
United States
League shock as Germany repudiates Rhineland terms
Wallace Carroll reports from Paris and Geneva that Germany denounces the Versailles Rhineland clauses and abrogates the Locarno pact, stunning the League of Nations. Hitler signals possible return to the League under conditions, surprising officials who expected only denunciation of demilitarization steps.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
Paris
Futape
Hrench Foreign Office
Germany
Uon
Rhineland
Geneva
Mar
Adolf Hitler
Versailles
League of Nations
League
Hitler
Hai Beer
Proposals Sought for New City Fire Pumper Truck
Proposals for a motor pumper to serve Corry are being received by the Firemen’s Relief Association after city acceptance of the group’s offer. Local dealers and chassis makers will submit bids. the apparatus will be stationed at First Ward, with the present Watts truck kept for emergencies. The estimated cost is around $6,000, funded by the relief association.
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Corry
Iit
Automobie
Shouse Attacks Senate Lobby Committee in Washington
Jouett Shouse president of the American Liberty League denounced the Senate lobby committee in a gap speech. He said the group exceeded its authority and urged Liberty League followers to sign a mammoth petition protesting what he called an invasion of fundamental rights during a nationwide investigation.
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United Press
Washington
Mar
American Liberty League
Senate
Jouett Shouse
von Uberty League
Hitler Sends Troops as He Opens Peace Bid in Rhineland
Adolf Hitler moved a symbolic force into the Rhineland today and declared Locarno null and Germany’s right to militarize the zone. He urged neighbors to accept a peacetime program and announced plans for a 25 year non aggression pact with France and Belgium and talks on wider treaties. Germany signaled willingness to rejoin the League of Nations and pursue mutual defense agreements in Western Europe.
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Frederick C. Oechsner
United Press
Pee
United Press Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Germany
France
Belgium
Rhine- Inn
Russia
Hitler
Europe
Reichstat
Reichstag
Locarno
League of Natiit
Lithuania
Britain protests to Italy over Ethiopian bombing incident
In a formal note delivered by Sir Eric Drummond to Fulvio Suvich, Italy’s under-secretary of foreign affairs, Britain lodged a protest regarding the attack on Ned Cross unity in Ethiopia. Drummond and Suvich met briefly for two minutes in Tome on May 7.
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United Press
Tome
Britain
Ned Cross
Ethiopia
Tolak
Fulgie Suvich
Italiary
Eric Drummond
Feitish
Eric
Suvich
Baldwin Brothers Low Bid On Riceville Road Project
Baldwin Brothers Paying Company of Cleveland submitted the low bid of 19757 298 for a 41 mile stretch of State Highway Route 200 between Riceville and Little Cooley in Crawford County. The project will shorten the Corry Meadville route by completing the gap west of Riceville. The plan anticipates substantial grading and possible Roosevelt Highway alignment debate, with property releases and final award pending.
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Baldwin Brothers Paying Company
Cleveland
Stretc
Riceville
Little Cooley
Crawford County
Corry
Meadville
State Highway Department
Cleveland Company
Baldwin Brothers
Municipal Light Plant Brings Big Tax Slash
Lansdale near Philadelphia adopts a municipal light plant and cuts taxes sharply for 1936. The new tax rate is $1 per $100 of assessed valuation, down from $1.20 last year, and electric rates drop after April 1. A 100 kilowatt hour monthly bill would be about 50 cents under the new plan. The basic rate is 8 cents for the first 13 kilowatt hours, versus 7.12 cents for the first 10 in Philadelphia, with the Philadelphia rate at $1.70 per $100 of valuation. The average consumer’s bill is reduced accordingly.
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Theorough
Lansdale
Philadelphia
Corry Amateurs Take Two Of Three Prizes
Corry amateurs win two of three prizes in an amateur contest held by the Senior Class of Spartansburg High School in Wirsy Men's Hall last evening. Victor Sayre won first prize with a piano solo, Jimmy McEvoy placed second with a novelty dance and song, Freda Daniels won third with a graceful acrobatic dance.
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Corry
Spartansburg High School
Wirsymen's
Victor Sayre
Spartansburg
Jimmy McEvoy
Jimmy
Grasehappa
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Woolworth CO
Akron Rubber Strikers
Corry Firemen’s Relief Association
Shouse
Baldwin Bros
Riceville Road
Freda Daniels
Sparta
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