Gangster Inquiry Gains Little In Murders Probe
In New York two major gangsters confessed their woes to police as investigators press the probe into 19 gangland killings over two months. They seek to cross-examine Michael Marks and Charles Luciano to uncover links to the Flegenheimer Dutch Schultz case and the Newark tavern shooting. A Newark grand jury will hear more about Marks’s alleged connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Beale
United Press
New York
Spring Valley
N. X
Charles
Chink) Sherman
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Marks
Flegenheimer
Newark
Train Robbery by Five Bandits at Garretsville Station
Five armed bandits boarded an Erie Railroad mail car at Garretsville station and seized five mail bags before fleeing in an automobile toward Cleveland. It was unclear if the bags contained money. Two clerks were threatened but unharmed as the heist unfolded during the train stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Garretsville
Erie
Cleveland
Board Receives Bids November 25 For School Bonds
The Corry School District will hold a special Board of Education meeting on November 29 to receive bids for 35000 in bonds to fund the Hatch building project and a new Vocational School. Bonds will be 1000 denomination, issued December 1, at 4 percent interest, semiannual payments June 1 and December 1. Plan calls for retiring 2000 yearly for ten years and 1000 yearly for the next fifteen, with total district indebtedness at present 158000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Hatch
Board of Education
Ti Board of Education
Pew
Cony
State Demands Death Penalty for Girlslayer
By United Frese Cleveland Nov. In CLEVELAND Ohio's common Pleas court a six man jury weighed whether Helen Harmon an 18 year old unwed mother would become the first woman executed in the electric chair Prosecution urged the death penalty in closing for her alleged role as an accomplice in a east side holdup during which Albert Wesosky a butcher was fatally wounded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Frese
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Helen Harmon
Ohio
Albert Wesosky
Roosevelt Still Big Favorite In 1936 Election View
Observers say off year polls show Roosevelt could win if the election were held tomorrow but New Deal prestige is slipping. Kentucky New York Philadelphia elections set tone as Republicans say the New Deal is collapsing while Democrats cite encouraging returns. Claims will not decide the 1936 race. Republicans push momentum from last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ay Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Kentucky
New York
Philadelphia
Hurricane near Florida coast expected tonight
Jacksonville Fla Nov 1 The U S weather bureau issued an advisory that if current trends hold the hurricane center may reach the coast early tonight east of Pensacola possibly near Apalachicola Florida with gales that could be dangerous in a small area near the center Storm warnings extend from Cedar Keys Fla to the mouth of the Mississippi River as the disturbance shows hurricane strength winds at the center
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pensacola
Apalachicola
Fis
Cedar Keys
Mia
Mississippi River
Carter Coal Co seeks stay against coal code tax in Supreme Court
Washington November 7 government opposes Carter Coal Co move to intervene in suit testing constitutionality of the Guf sey coal act. Solicitor General Reed says tax not due until January 2 and that trial before Justice Adkins will be completed this month. No grounds for Supreme Court intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Government Today
James Walter Carter
The
Carter Coal Co
Supreme Court
Guf
Sey Coal Act
Stanley Reed
Carter
Reed
Jesse C. Adkins
High Tribunal
Adkins
Malone named to Allegheny Co Board dies
James Malone, 57, Republican candidate for Allegheny county commissioner, died at his home in Pittsburgh from pneumonia after a brief illness. His death stirs speculation on the board’s balance with James J. Coyne likely to succeed, while John J. Kane and George Rankin Jr. remain Democratic winners. Malone fell ill after a vigorous campaign and did not vote on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Pittsburgh
James ¥. Malone
Allegheny County
Pheumonia
Malone
Board of Commissioners
James J. Coyne
John J. Kane
George Rankin, Jr
Stock Fraud Indictment Targets Yale Promoter
United States grand jury in New York indicts Wallace G. Garland and seven others for defrauding the public of 4.5 million dollars through stock sales. Garland, Yale honor graduate, is named as chief promoter in the federal case filed November 7. The charges allege a wide scheme to mislead investors and illicitly profit from the offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Wallace G. Garland
Yale
Armistice Day Programs Mark City Observance
The city plans Armistice Day ceremonies on Monday with church, lodge, merchant, and school events. A dinner for Elmer C. Carrier Post at Presbyterian church is set for 6 30 pm, with addresses and a Ladies Auxiliary supper. Schools will pause for activities as banks and liquor stores close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer C. Carrier
Golden Rule
Major Battle Imminent in Northern Ethiopia
Wallance Carroll reports from Geneva that Germany signals neutrality in the Ethiopian crisis, banning league aid to Italy after November 18 while Mussolini seeks advantage. In Rome, Malian native troops repel Ethiopians near Hauzien and Malkale. Italian losses include officers wounded and native troops wounded. The Ethiopian northern advance resumes after weather delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Carroll
United Press
Geneva
Germany
League of Nations
Adolf Hitler
Wolfgang Krauer
League
Ethiopia
Hitler
Roosevelt
United States
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Rome
Hauzien
Malkale
Billy Sunday Stricken in Chicago Home
The famed Sawdust Trail revivalist Billy Sunday died after an angina attack in Chicago. His brother in law William Thompson and his wife Helen Sunday were present, with Sunday’s notebooks and sermons nearby as he planned revival meetings this winter. Mrs Sundays believe prayer aided his passing and recalled his calm acceptance of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. ‘Thompsan
Chicago
Helen
Rossiter May Be Appointed U S District Attorney
Erie mayor James P. Rossiter, defeated for re election by Charles R. Barber, may be named the next United States district attorney for western Pennsylvania. The report followed Fayette County news that H S Duniabald won the common pleas court seat, prompting speculation an official announcement may come soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Fiends
James P. Rossiter
Erie
Charles R. Barber
United States
P Western Pennsylvant
Rossiter
Fayette County
U. 8
H. 8
Dunibauld
Lander farmer held without bail on murder charge
Harry Firth of Tamestown Warren county faces murder charges after the serenading party shooting at the Firth home. Bound over to next term of court and jailed in Warren County. Twelve witnesses testified, including physicians and members of the serenading party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Euro
Wanner
Warren County
Richard Evans
Warren
Firth
Walter Mahan
Lander
Dorothy Firth
Tamestown
Polich
Bates Raid on MK Pipe Line Stock Eyed by U S News
Frank P. Parish president of Missouri Kansas Pipe Line testified at a Federal Trade Commission hearing on a planned stock raid after utility interests offered to buy control. He described offers involving sale of gas lands to Standard Oil and pipelines to City Service, with payments discussed and a market raid allegedly begun. The stock fell from around 85 to a low near 15 before rebounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey United Press
Washington
Frank P. Parish
Fischer
Parish
Parleh
New York
Payne
Abandoned Ford Linked to Corry Auto Theft
Police tied an abandoned Ford coupe found on West Wayne Street to a stolen car case involving Corry, last night. The Ford, owned by Associated Gas and Electric, was stolen from Grant Gick of 224 Wright Street. The wrecked abandoned vehicle held shotgun shells liquor and license plates, with owner tag for A Homer Hood of Richfield Pennsylvania. Chief Burlingame holds the car and has notified Richfield authorities while describing the local auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Grant Gick
Wright Street
Ford
West Wayne Street
A. Homer Hood
Richfield
Burlingame
Markets at a Glance Irregular in Early Trading
Bond and curb markets show irregular moves with Chicago stocks off. Call money rerates at 4 1/4 percent. Foreign exchange is erratic as Hong Kong dollar falls 1.65 cents. Grains slip for wheat while cotton rises 25 to 50 cents per bale. Rubber remains firm amid steady demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hong Kong
Voters Approve Land Purchase for Central School Building
Central School District No 1 of Chautauqua County authorized land acquisition near the present site and a new Central Seton building after a 370 to TL vote at a special session. Total votes 444 with two old ballots and one spoiled. expenditures up to 130000 and taxes up to 110000 annually. bonds up to 100000 authorized to cover the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central School District No. 1
Chautauqua County
Central Seton
Clymer
French Creek
Harmony
Spitzer
Edward Wiggers
Orrie Church
Alfred Newhorne
F. P. Neckers
Ross McCullough
Painter Runs Amuck in Berwick. Wife Killed, Son Escapes
In Berwick Pennsylvania on November 7, 68 year old painter Terrence E. Brittain allegedly attacked his wife as she slept, attempted to kill his son, then killed himself by slashing his throat. His son Joseph escaped by leaping from a second story window. The man was described as mentally unstable from worry and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick
Amuck
Terrence E. Brittain
Joseph
Wagner act test validity in Michigan case
The Michigan Manufacturers Association was authorized to file a brief testing the Wagner Labor Disputes Act's constitutionality. Joseph W. Madden, chairman of the Labor Relations Board, granted authority to determine if Frushauf Trailer Company's business is interstate and subject to federal act provisions. Hearings will take two to three days, and the Frushauf firm, a member of the association, is accused of discharging seven employees over union ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Detroit
Michigan Manufacturers’ Association
Joseph W. Madden
Wruehauf Trailer Company
Frushauf Trailer Company
Frushaut Company
Frushaut
Red Cross Roll Call Campaign Aims for Public Support
The text urges renewing enrollment in the American Red Cross as part of a broader public health nursing program. It emphasizes family responsibility for adequate care and calls for funds from sources beyond individual family support, noting Red Cross services and membership dollars collected from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bronx
Girlslayer
Florida
Carter Coal Company
American Legion
Presbyterian Church
Billy Sunday
Sawdust Trail
William A. Mueller
William A
Billy) Sunday
U.S. Dist
Rumor
May Land
Dumbeuld
Forest County
Auto
Electric Company
Necker
Painter
Auch
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!