Food supply dwindling and Viking survivors face new storm
Erie police report a confession to strangling a girl as part of a series of crimes. Community Chest cites need for emergency funds as plans for a benefit entertainments draw near, aiming to raise about $1,000 to aid those out of work and struggling with fuel and food bills this winter. Mayor C B Alexander leads the drive with committees from local clubs.
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Rossiter
C. B. Alexander
Lys
Uinse
Walter H. Scott
Iscul
Women's
Busines
Clb
State Armory
Corry
Alexander
Jury hears case on substitution in Pittsburgh federal case
Erie March 21 special to Journal the defense argued over testimony as attorney Samuel Fossilir and two defendants faced charges of substituting James Patton under the alias Joseph Jarvis for an alleged wealthy Canadian hoodlum in a Pittsburgh federal case. The jury was brought in shortly after 2 pm as attorneys claimed testimony misled the court and sought dismissal or acquittal amid repeated references to the alleged plot and liability.
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Erie- Attorney
Isoner
Erie
Mar
Samuel ¥. Fossilir
James Patton
Joseph Jarvis
Unites Press
Simuel V. Rossiter
Eric
Ad Lwog
Pittsburgh
Pity Gliffrd
Foamk Quinn
James Patrang
Buntlegses
Alan
Quins
Hell Holm
Elinegwaill Patrome
Bol
Bossiter
Leste
Boils
Joseph Donos Vidi
Deny Forgery Rumors Over Driver Licenses
Harrisburg officials deny wholesale forgery of motor operators licenses amid rumors. Commissioner Benjamin G. Eynon explained new automatic numbering produces slightly different machine block style digits stamped in black ink, while older hand stamps were italic in blue ink.
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Harrisburg
Benjamin G. Eynon
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights From Five Best Network
WABC and CBS networks present Leon Belasco orchestra at 6 PM and Ben Alley tenor with orchestra at 8 PM. WIZ NEC network airs Dixie Circus at 8 30 PM, WHAF NEC network features Silver Flute at 8 30 PM, and WIA NEC network carries Fieyd and Gibbons at 9 PM.
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WABC
CBS
Leon Belasco
Ben Alley
WIZ
NEC
Dixie Circus
WHAF
Siliver
WIA
Fieyd
Gibbons
Pinchot criticizes lax gas tax collection in Pennsylvania
Governor Pinchot condemns the state revenue department for lax gas tax collection. He cites missing and understated returns from Allegheny and Philadelphia counties, alleging negligence or fraud since the department’s formation and praising new revenue secretary Clyde L. King for improvements. He accuses dealers of widespread evasion and warns that revenue theft harms roads and utilities.
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Allegheny County
Philadelphia County
Revenue Department
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Enter office second consecutive night at Atlantic Refining
Patrolman Brown found the walled door raised at the Atlantic Refining Company last night marking a second consecutive entry. An investigation found nothing missing though a previous Thursday night break had led to the theft of postage. Police continue investigation into the incident.
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Atlantic Refrig Company
Brown
Lindsley
Ali
Hoover Allots Porto Rico Visit During Restful Cruise
President Hoover, aboard the Arizona at sea, plans to address Porto Rico from his holiday retreat. He aims to use his Ponce speech to bolster Theodore Roosevelt’s governorship and Washington’s attention to island welfare. Officials note hurricane relief funds and tax protections under federal law aid Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
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U_S
Arizona
Hoover
Ponce
Porto Rico
Hussey
Mir. Hoover
American Virgin Islands
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington
Tederst
Arctic submarine Nautilus heads to Brooklyn yard
The Arctic submarine Nautilus departed from the Texas Company piers at Claymont, Delaware, and began down the Delaware River. Sir Hubert Wilkins, expedition leader, said the trip would take at least ten hours to the Delaware breakwater, with a planned arrival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard late tomorrow.
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Uniten Rress
Claymont
Del
Texas Company
Delaware River
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Delaware Breakwater
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Four More Tied To Sugar Lobby Scandal
Washington D C report says four more national leaders linked to a sugar lobby scandal in a Senate investigation of alleged payments for tariff lobbying. Among them two Republicans and two Democrats joined Senator Davis who denied receiving money. Davis had summoned the committee but paused the probe to pursue travel, amid lingering California job rumor and actor speculation.
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United Press
Washington
Davis
Senate
Iwuby Committee
Labor
California
Jobkk
Youth Given Life Sentence In Gas Station Killing
Eugene Batdorf of McKees Rocks, age 20, was found guilty of first degree murder in the holdup killing of a crippled gasoline station attendant, and was sentenced to life imprisonment by visiting Judge Boose after defense indicated no appeal would be filed. Batdorf’s alleged accomplice George Skidmore remains at large, with Slidmore having escaped earlier and two posse members wounded during pursuit.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
Eugene Batdorf
McKees Rocks
George Skidmore
J.J. Inter
Batdorf
Boose
Somerset County
Batdor
Charles Hammon
Sudmore
Henry White
Henry Uccelino
Slidmore
Bellefonte
Starvation Threat Flares for 108 Island Survivors
A strong northeast gale around Morse Island endangers 108 Vilking disaster survivors awaiting relief. The Sago carries limited food while Prospero races with supplies. authorities fear ships may be immobilized by ice and a failing radio battery on Horse Island hampers rescue efforts. Efforts to reach the trapped group continue amid grim prognoses.
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John T. Meaney
United Press
ST John's Newroundlind
Sri
Morse Island
Sago
Kean
Sagara
Tim Oh
Doctor May
Varick Friesell
New York
Horse Island
Probe Soviet connections of Akron plotter
Akron Ohio March 21 United States government will try to prove Paul F Kassey Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation inspector linked to the Soviet government He is jailed on charges of attempting to wreck the Akron dirigible under construction for the navy Fellow workers described him as destructive toward anything used against the Soviet Union Land a defense attorney arrived to aid in his case Kassey pleaded not guilty and was held on 25000 bond He said the charges were a frame up
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Goodyear Dirigible
United Press
AKRON
United States
Paul F. Kassey
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Unite! Press
Communist Party
Kassey
Soviet Russia
Yetla Land
Hassey
T ‘At
Goodyear
Fearful search for missing Prangisco Barber
Relatives fear foul play in the disappearance of Prangisco Barber, 20, of Bradford. Barber left home midweek with several hundred dollars on his person and was last seen driving a Pontiac in New York state license THS 8. Police and family organize a search, aided by kin and local authorities.
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Rena
Prangisco
Bradford
New York
E R R Worker Injured Near Columbus
Charlton W. Cobb, 35, Berkshire, N. Y., is in Corry hospital after an E R R bridge crew accident near Columbus. He suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture when struck on the head by a hammer while a fellow worker used a maul. Condition serious but expected to recover.
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C. W. Cobb
Berkshire
Bridge Gang
Charlton W. Cobb
Corry Hospital
Columbus
Cobb
Uke
Donn C. Kier
Win
Aly
Ure Hospital
Former German Chancellor Hermann Mueller Dies
Berlin reports the death of Hermann Mueller former Socialist coalition chancellor and signer of the Treaty of Versailles He died at 10 45 p m after a prolonged illness following an operation and pneumonia Mueller a leading postwar statesman and moderate Socialist figure died aged 66 or 6 years in the dispatches This obituary notes the impact on party policy and German politics.
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Frei Berlin
Germany
Hermann Mueller
Mueller
Socialist Party
Profit taking halts advance in stocks in New York
In New York on March 21 profit taking pared stock prices by about eight points as trading remained dull after a rainy opening. Auburn Auto led gains, crossing near 216 as it neared its high for the year, while General Motors hit a new yearly high at 48 before retreating. Other automakers rose slightly.
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United Press
NEW York
Auburn Auto
General Motors
Theft of 200 Autos Blamed on Huge Ring
In Wheeling and surrounding counties police report a staged auto theft ring centered in Wheeling that allegedly stole more than 200 automobiles across western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Five Beaver County men are charged with conspiracy and possession while others remain in custody awaiting grand jury action. Authorities say the Wheeling group operated with police involvement and that bond defaults and pending investigations continue.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Man
Howanl McGoy
Snudl
Whueling
Ng Petion
Joseph Dye
Maind
Fenty Rouche
Smith
Keir Bver
Roger Knoxite
Mulland Gollee
Eiven
Wheeling
Pennsylvania
Castern
West Virginia
Beaver County
Lie
Theodore Dreiser Slaps Lewis At Dinner
Theodore Dreiser, while admiring Sindair Lewis's works, slapped the Nobel laureate twice at a Le Metropolit an Club dinner. Dreiser warned he would strike again if Lewis repeats remarks about his wife’s book on Soviet Russia. The incident followed Lewis’s speech criticizing the Nobel prize award and featured dinner host Ray Long.
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Theodore Dreiser
Hallen Smith
United Press
New York
Mar
Sindair Lewis
le Metropolitan Club
Lewis
Dreiser
Upat
Ohio
Ray Long
Dorothy ‘Thompson
Soviet Russia
Corres‘pondent
Hirape
Birth control gains approval by Church group in America
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America announced approval of birth control under certain conditions. It is said to be the first interdenominational declaration on the topic, with a minority advocating abstinence. The report limits itself to birth control within marriage and urges education, religious instruction, and self control, aided by medical and social science input.
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Federal Council of Churches
United Press
NEW York
Federal Council of Churches of Christ ii America
Council
Committee On Marriage and the Home
Worth M. Tippy
Hie Eouneil
Commission On the Church
English author Bennett in critical condition in London
English writer Arnold Bennett is reported in critical condition in London after a severe illness. A recent attack of influenza is noted as the likely cause, with doctors fighting to stabilize his health during a difficult period.
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London
Mer
Convern
Arnold Bennett
Bennett
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