Tax collection cost dispute sparks friendly suit talk
Three subdivisions halt agreement on how to share expenses for collecting city county and school taxes. Hill County commissioners Mayor Glen Miller and Milon L. Brown pressed for equal thirds while county representatives favor proportional costs. A friendly suit is suggested to settle the dispute.
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Rollo McCray
Hill County
Glen Miller
Milon L. Brown
Board of Education
Corry
Walter H. Scott
City Council
Roosevelt signals new budget in 1939 press trip notes
Washington reports reveal President Roosevelt brandishes a large blue pencil at his desk signaling a new budget theme likely to recur during the 1939 press tour. The briefing mentions Alf Landon and his balance of power with Hyde Park routines and White House activity as the scene shifts to the era’s political maneuvering.
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TIS
Washington
Roosevelt
Crea
del Ct
Alf Lan
Latrobels
White House
Pamilies
Hyde Park
Derry
Crete
Perry
Bank Bandits Uncaptured in Conneautville Heist
Three robbers entered Farmers' National Bank in Conneautville yesterday, wore hunting clothing, and fled with 5800 in cash after abducting the cashier and a woman clerk. They overlooked 1000 in securities, prompting a statewide search. authorities say the bandits made good their escape.
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Farmers’ National Bank
Ashler
Ill health suspected in death of 85 year old Arthur W King
Arthur W King aged 85 was found dead at his home in 330 East Wayne Street with a self inflicted .32 calibre bullet wound. Deputy Coroner R Lawrence Davison ruled death by own action noting temporary derangement due to ill health. He is survived by a daughter Cynthia Gurney and son Wil King plus two granddaughters and a grandson. Funeral arrangements set for Bracken Keating Funeral Home Monday at 2 pm with burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
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Arthur W. King
East
Wayne Street
Cynthia Gurney
Ashta
Gurney
King
R. Lawrence Davison
Derry
Ashtabula
Wil King
Corry
R.D
Shirley Cady
Donald Group
Pittsburgh
Val Man Warren
Bracken-Keating
Pine Grove Cemetery
Schoolteacher faces choice on flag salute in Canonsburg
Grace Estep, a Canonsburg second grade teacher, must decide by next week whether to lead students in the pledge or lose her job. The school board voted to dismiss her if she does not comply, but she maintains her refusal on religious grounds and will not receive a hearing next week.
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United Press
Canonsburg
Grace Estep
Board of Education
Miss Estep
Puppis
Markets at a Glance Shifts in Stocks and Commodities
Stocks irregularly lower and moderately active with curb and Chicago exchanges showing gains. Bonds active and higher while foreign exchange holds steady. Grains show wheat flat to up slightly, cotton steady, and rubber declines amid mixed market signals.
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United Press
Chicago
Ethiopian Traitors Flogged to Death Reported in Ethiopia
United Press reports from Geneva and Addis Ababa describe 12 Ethiopian soldiers executed by flogging for alleged pro Italian sympathy. The dispatches note Ethiopia’s harsh measures amid rising tension as the League of Nations plans an economic boycott against Italy and military actions near the Sudan and Eritrea border.
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United Prean
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Italy
Pierre Laval
France
Ethiopia
Rome
Mritres
Lake ‘Yana
Sudan
Egypt
Asmara
Setit
Eritrea
Hiarar
Ite
Addis Ababa
Danakil
Dynamite and Barge Menace to Frisco Ships
A storm scourges San Francisco harbor as a derelict steel barge loaded with 100 tons of dynamite drifts offshore. Coast guard broadcasts warn ships and land stations while a loaded lighter broke loose from the Concord, drifting adrift with explosives aboard.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Harbor
California
Coast Guard
San Francisco Coast Guard
Harbor Tug
Warner
Grace Line
Concord
Communist Plot Thwarted in U S Army Units
San Francisco November 1 Military authorities hold Isaac Finkelstein for deportation after investigation into a supposed effort to form a commonist army within U S Army ranks. The San Francisco Presidio soldiers say a private admitting recruitment and organization for revolt amid civil disturbances.
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U.S
United Press
SAN Frangisco
Suth U. S. Infantry
Issac Finkelstein
Siliiors
San Francisco Presidio
Finkelstein
Presidio Ofivers
Communist Party
Anti white feeling spreads in Ethiopia
New York report describes how a New York cameraman in Addis Ababa witnessed rising anti white sentiment. He notes attacks by Black warriors and violent expressions, with derisive comments on living conditions and safety. The piece emphasizes hostile attitudes and threats faced by expatriates.
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Ethiopia
New York
Howard
Newareel
Addia Ababa
Todlay
Woman's Club to Reorganize Meet November 45th
Preliminary steps for reorganizing the Corry Woman's Club were taken at a meeting at Miss Marion J. Skidmore's home with Skidmore presiding. A November 21 meeting at the same residence will elect officers and complete reorganization. The club voted to dispose of the Mott street club house surrendered to mortgagees. Members and those reentering should notify Skidmore Keate or Newton. The first social gathering is tentatively planned for the first week of January.
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Corry Woman's Club
Marion J. Skidmore
Weat Park Place
Miss Skidmore
Clu
Mott Street
Italian Drive Starts Sunday for 50-Mile Ethiopia Offensive
Rome Nov 2 Italian forces begin a four-magazine offensive along a 50 mile front in Ethiopia at dawn Sunday as the northern Army moves south toward Makale. The move was confirmed authorities.
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Ey Unite
Rome
Ethiopia
Italy
Makale
Democrats Rally in Philadelphia Ahead of Elections
In Philadelphia on November 2, Democrats and Republicans sharpen for the upcoming municipal vote. About 200,000 of the citys 508,000 voters are eligible to cast ballots as campaigns intensify for the mayors chair worth around 18 000 a year and for other offices.
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Philadelphia
Board Deadlock Delays Proposed Vocational School
Friday’s school board meeting showed a 3 to 2 split over bond form approval for a new vocational school financed through Public Works Administration aid. President Brown, Mrs. Barnes, and Messrs. Bennett, Lambing, Patterson attended as action stalled. a special session planned to push the project forward amid mixed support. Superintendent Dewey noted Bradford district’s positive testing of PWA funding.
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Board of Education
Gran Aml Hun
Public Works
Ag’ Tacit
Brown
Barnes
Bennett
Lambing
Patterson
Dewey
Messrs
Lambing Wrade
Bradford
PWA
Bradfor
Fatal Pennsylvania small game hunt deaths rise to eight
Nov 2 Philadelphia reports eight hunter fatalities as the 1985 Pennsylvania season opens. John Rowley 17 of Spartansburg died from wounds suffered at a hunting companion's hand. Grant Moore 40 of Washington was shot by Harry Croues 48 of West Brownsville. Otto Burke 45 of Scottdale was killed by a hunting party’s discharged firearm near Latrobe.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
John Rowley
Spartansburg
Claire Burton
Grant Moore
Washington
Harry Croues
West Browneville
Otto Burke
Scottdale
Latrobe
Injured duo in crashes near McKeesport and Columbus Ave
Mrs. Philip M. Waite of 113 act Fredums street narrowly escaped serious injuries when a door opened on their eastbound auto along Columbus Avenue near St. Pierre Station at 1:40 pm. She was taken to Corry Hospital with burns and lacerations but no fractures. she remains hospitalized for several days. George W. Goode, 49 West Smitty Street, railway mail clerk, sustained serious injuries when another crash occurred near McKeesport. He and Betty Roberle, 21, of Mt. Washington were rushed to McKeesport Hospital with Goode suffering a brain concussion and failing to regain consciousness until admitted.
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Philip M. Waite
Fredums Street
Columbus Avenue
Betty Roberle
Mt. Washington
George W. Goote
Corry
McKeesport Hospital
Miss Roberts
Goode
Proposed Auto Driving Course in High School
Harrisburg officials report principals endorsed a Pennsylvania high school senior and adult education program in auto driving and safety. Drafted by the Department of Public Instruction and the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the 12 week course includes texts, pamphlets, and safety materials. Sponsors predict up to 50,000 licensed drivers from schools and 75,000 more in the state could enroll if adopted statewide.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Revenue
Harry E. Kalodner
Lester K. Ade
Ade
Buran
Truck Worker Killed in Odd Accident Near Kane
Kane Pa Nov 2 Howard Sinclair 23 of Houtadale Pa died in a Kane hospital early today after a piece of wood from a passing truck fractured his skull while he stood on a steam shovel being towed by a truck. The other wood truck was driven by Henry Stralyp of Kane. Sinclair did not regain consciousness as an investigation by the McKean county coroner began.
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Ova Kane
Howard Sinclair
Houtadale
Keane Hospital
Here
Sinclair
Henry Stralyp
Kane
McKean County
John Rowley 17 Dies After Woods Accident
John Rowley age 17 son of Eston Rowley from Rome township south of Spartansburg was accidentally shot in the back by a hunting companion. He died at Corry hospital at 8 this morning after multiple transfusions and a gaping wound.
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Corry Hospital
John Rowley
Eston Rowley
Rome Township
Spartansburg
ERIE MAN FIGURES IN HUNTING ACCIDENT
Edward W. Ward of 1162 West Tenth Street was admitted to Corry hospital after a hunting accident in which a shotgun discharged by companion Glenn Burton wounded him in the shoulder cheek and neck. Ward died en route to Corry hospital. Deputy Coroner Tanner investigates. an inquest likely. Survived by parents Oliver Rowley, Guy Rowley, and sister Mrs Allen Stewart.
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Edward W. Ward
West Tenth Street
Wire
Corry ‘Hospital
Columbus
Rowley
Glenn Burton
Net
Claire
Claire Burton
Burton
Corry Hospital
Tanner
Linccolnville
Oiver Rowley
Buell Corners
Guy Rowley
Allen Stewart
Titusville
Snow and Zero Temperature Slow Helena Recovery
Helena, Mont. quake-torn city reports progress as homeless and needy receive care and reconstruction begins. Severe tremors continue with 764 distinct shocks since Oct 12, while Red Cross relief inspection and recovery plans start, promising many applicants for aid in days ahead.
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United Press
Helena
Mont
B.S. Transite
Red Cross
Red Crags
Transue
Asthemmes
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Phila
George Goode
Mckeesport
Waite
Secretary of Regenncy
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Erie
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