Griffith Denies Graft Charges in Erie Gravel Case
In Dauphin County Court E A Griffith a former state highways engineer faced cross examination denying any conspiracy or wrongdoing in the Erie gravel case. He rejected claims of a gravel program designed to benefit Pioneer Materials Co and denied being charged with conspiracy. The defense pressed for clarity on allegations while Griffith asserted he was not charged.
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Babson Sees Best Dec Trade Since Boom Days
Babson argues railroads lead a broad economic revival with carloads and traffic highest since 1930. He notes huge railroad investment, equipment orders, and depot repairs fueling job creation across industries. The piece stresses railroads as the backbone of national prosperity and a driver of the recovery.
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Warnings Against Spurious 50c Coins Issued by Police
Police issued a warning to merchants after a taunter dropped a counterfeit 50 cent piece at the State Liquor Store. The note cautioned that the coins look shiny but are poor reproductions and can be detected readily, urging merchants to report any further attempts to pass them.
Measure Bans Trucks On Road Sundays Urged At AAA
The American Automobile Association backs a model bill to bar heavy commercial vehicles from major highways on weekends and holidays. The plan, drafted by an AAA committee, aims to reserve main routes for motorists during Sundays and holidays and to present the proposal to state legislatures. Industry leaders note trucks’ substantial tax contributions and large employment figures while critics reference cabinet-level attention to the issue.
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Washington
Vokes
Tennyson
Nazi and Red Guards to Guard the Baltic
Paris Soir reports a Russo German accord for Baltic influence. Germany to send four submarines two destroyers and five torpedo boats to Kronstadt to blockade Finnish exports. Agreement grants exclusive influence over Russia Estonia Latvia and eastern Lithuania with a demarcation line 60 miles east of Memel.
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Company A Civilians Continue Weekend Field Training
Sixty five civilian soldiers of Company A join Captain We Stuart Houghton and Lieutenants Robert Brown and Ross Fehl for week end maneuvers under War Department orders. Morning drill focuses on advance guard marching and linked file formations with defense highlighting training. Most activity centered on West Main street extension before returning to the State Armory. Afternoon drills at Patr Grounds cover security guard reconnaissance patrols. Tomorrow marks the third day of outdoor training as plans are drawn with employers.
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State Armory
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Masked bandits rob Burlington station in Mo raid
Monroe City Mo Nov 14 masked bandits armed with sawn off shotgun held up the Burlington railway station and escaped with mail pouches. They seized three leather bags containing registered mail as station master A G Squires and others complied for about three minutes. Police linked the raid to a desperadoes style used by the James brothers in northeastern Missouri decades ago.
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United Press
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Planes and tanks loaded on Byrd's North Star voyage
In Philadelphia on November 18, Rear Admiral Richard Byrd prepared the Antarctic flagship North Star for departure to claim polar wastes for the United States. The ship, arriving from the yard, carried two airplanes eight armored vehicles and tractors aboard with crews and aviators. its ice breaking prow caused minor paint damage during berthing.
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Richard B. Byrd
North Star
Mayy Yard
United States
Terday
Ten Drownings After Inland Waterway Collision
In Beaufort North Carolina divers on the Inland Waterway search for bodies from a collision between a fishing boat and a tug. Twenty men drowned, one more missing and feared drowned. Two bodies recovered, eight of the victims were Jeepers. The fishing vessel, called the Escape, sank eight miles offshore. no one aboard her was lost.
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United Press
Beaufort
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Wax
Italy declares militarily strong as Mussolini seeks neutral role
An incomplete report notes Benito Mussolini portraying Italy as both economically and militarily robust. It mentions potential influence in global affairs if Italy remains neutral, signaling a prominent but tentative bid to assert power without direct involvement.
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Howe
Abe
Cities Ask For A Square Deal In State Law Reform
State College Pa November 18. Mayor Cornelius D Scully of Pittsburgh urged Pennsylvania cities to unite for fair treatment by the state legislature. He attacked current laws as biased against urban municipalities and called for reform to ensure an even share of state taxing and fiscal policies.
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Cornelius D. Scully
Pittsburgh
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
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Varta
Trbmn
Sculli
Pensylvania State College
Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission ends phone service probe in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on November 17 the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said the probe is closed after the job is finished and the fight is over. Richard J. Beamish, a militant PUC member, stated there was no further protest as Philadelphia bar establishments reportedly continued to receive calls from horse race bookies via telephone despite actions.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Public Utlity Commission
Richard J. Beamish
PUC
Philadelphia Bose
Flier Finds Burned Body on Danish Shore
In Copenhagen on November 18 authorities reported the burned body of a person identified as Brinsky Pr washed ashore near Rin miveler in northwest Jutland. The case details remain unclear as investigators probe how the victim died and why the body was found there.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Rinmiveler
Jutland
Mrs Kuhn Hearings Begin In Grand Larceny Case
Defense lawyers in New York announce Mrs Pry Kul will testify as a witness at the grand larceny trial involving charges that funds were stolen from the Bund treasury. Other witnesses include Moray and Kisan, with prior telegrams and travel moves cited by the state and tied to Florence Camp's divorce case in Los Angeles.
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Pry Kul
Witen
Van
Lal the Fuehrer
Florence Camp
Los Angeles
Kithh
Earthquake Felt in Baltimore and Suburbs
A slight earthquake was reported in Baltimore and nearby suburbs. Windows rattled and furniture shifted as tremors were felt across parts of Maryland and Delaware, with observers noting the quake lasted about a minute and was centered about 33 miles from Baltimore.
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