Chicago Man Killed in Crash East of Corry
Horace M. Goddard a 64 year old Chicago man and special representative of Editor and Publisher was killed in a highway crash nine miles east of Corry on Route 6. His Chrysler skidded hit a hill and overturned on an ice glazed stretch. He died of a fractured skull with possible internal injuries. The body was moved to the Davison Funeral Home and burial arrangements would be handled by a relative arriving from Chicago.
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Horace M. Goddard
Chicago
Ill
Roosevelt Highway
Corry
Goddard
National
Werd
Chrysler
Gomece
Henry Hokert
Sugar Grovg
Eckert
Chicago Fi
Carty Hospital
Coty Hospital
R. Lawrence Davison
Goddarda
Davison Pureral
Tataisda
Lowrey
Warren
Davison
N. Paulina Street
Food Shortage Alarms Hawaii Alaska as Aid Sought
United Press reports food shortages in Hawaii and Alaska with the maritime supply deadlocked. Gov. Joseph B Poindexter appeals to the Department of the Interior to relieve the critical food crisis as rice potatoes dairy and fats near exhaustion and bread and butter expected to run out by mid December.
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United Press
Sain Francisco
Hawaii
Alaska
Tsai
Joseph B. Poindexter
Confesses to Murder by Ex-convict in Indiana Case
Joseph Poholsky, 84, an ex-convict, confessed to taking part in the head and hands murder of Harry Miller, a retired Cincinnati fire captain, last June after receiving $65. He had hidden for two months while being sought. Indiana State Police Captain Matt Leach announced the confession. He was arrested in an unrelated political charge and moved from a local prison after restitution. Two days after his release, police learned he was wanted for murder.
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Iori
Joseph Poholsky
Harry Miller
Incinnati
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Penolsky
Eile County
Priso
Haile
Special Meet Hinges On Two Vital Points
Harrisburg November discussions center on a November special session to consider unemployment insurance. The key issues are whether Congress will amend the social security act to allow states with jobless insurance laws to receive full benefits, and whether such an amendment would be legal. Attorney General Homer Cummings cited policy as the deciding factor, with Margiotti noting 83 states lack legislation while Pennsylvania pushes to conform and seek retroactive benefits.
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Morey J. Potter
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H Earle
Homer
Cummings
Charles J. Margiotti
Washington
Margiotti
Department of Justice
Social Security Board
Appeal Looms In Reckless Driving Case Involving Mrs Jones
Witnesses are being subpoenaed in county court as William Sederburg appeals a $25 fine and costs imposed by Acting Police Magistrate C B Porter after a hearing on reckless driving stemming from a East Main street accident that injured Mrs Plate Jones. Bedetching’s car struck her as she crossed toward Wilcox store, sending her to Corry hospital for treatment.
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William Sederburg
Sederburg
C.B. Porter
East Main Street
Railroad Worker Injured Falling From Box Car
Erie man PR Kerr, a Pennsylvania Railroad employee, fell from a box car near the freight house early this morning. He was taken to Corry Hospital with injury to the left wrist, no bones broken, and later discharged.
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RR. R. Kerr
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Corry Hospital
Kerr
Chamber launches drive to find jobs for four million
The U S Chamber of Commerce starts a national campaign to cooperate with President Roosevelt’s re employment program seeking to place about four million unemployed industrial workers. The effort marks a broad business coalition following Roosevelt’s election victory with related plans from the National Association of Manufacturers and the Commerce Department Business Advisory Council.
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United Press
Washington
U. S
Commerce Department Business Advisory
Britain vows to resist Spanish naval search in war risk note
Britain will oppose any attempt to search or seize nationalist ships at sea and will not recognize the right to blockade Barcelona as long as the nationalists are not belligerents. The note from the Spanish Nationalist government warned foreign ships and citizens to stay clear of Barcelona and its port. Separately, officials in Pennsylvania consider examining large cuts in utility rates as the Pennsylvania Gas Company faces a tariff probe.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Partelona
Genebey Franco
London
Great Britain
Bisekade Barcelona
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Bardelona
Brisen
High Seas
Madrid
Oh Serios
Babson Sees U.S. Business At New Peak Potential
Roger W. Babson predicts a return to normal volumes and a possible surpassing of 1929 business activity. He notes wage gains and dividend distributions fueling optimism, yet expects selective stock advances and possible temporary downturns before Congress reconvenes in late January.
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Roger W. Babson
United Press
Congress
America Moving Back to Farm Roots Postwar Shift
Phil W. McMahon of Tulsa told real estate boards that afterwar population trends show a major shift back to rural living with electrification and good roads. He said the 1940 agricultural census likely indicated the nation has become predominantly agricultural as Americans return to farms.
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Unites Arens
Drumang
America
Ita
Phil W. McMahon
Tulsa
Ola
National Association of Rea
Batate Boarda
Exonerated in Death of Four Veterans
Zwald, driver of a Conservation Corps truck, was found not guilty by a Washington County jury in the Armistice Day crash that killed four World War veterans and injured 24 near Frankfort Springs. He had been charged with manslaughter, but the coroner said the district dropped the case and that the accident occurred during Armistice Day celebrations as the men returned to camp.
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United Press
Mcdonald
Zwald
Emporium
Clyilliin Conservation Corps
Canons- Daig Hospital
Washington County
James B. Jones
Prankfort Springs
Beaver County
Evacuation plan debated as Madrid faces siege
Madrid officials consider removing women and children to save them from bombardment as food grows scarce and bombardment threat intensifies. City shelters report cries for milk while headlines warn of starvation and a proposed train evacuation for vulnerable residents.
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United Press
Madrid
Speculation on Landon Meeting Signals GOP Liberal Shift
Ay United Press reports Gav. Alf M Landon met with liberal supporters including former Gov Gifford Pinchot and editor William Allen White in Torika Kansas on November 20. The gathering sparked speculation on possible liberalizing moves within the Republican Party amid calls for an active permanent party structure.
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Ay United Press
Torika
Kan
Gav
Alf M. Landon
Republican Party
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
William Alen White
Emporia
Pinchot
White
Candicate
Autady
Portend
Mery
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Philadelphia Docks
A million dollar fire swept the Moore and McCormack Steamship Co pier at Philadelphia’s waterfront. A company watchman detected the blaze late last night and alarm set flames roaring along the entire length of the pier within fifteen minutes.
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Philly Docks
United Press
Elphta
Moore and McCormack Steamship Co
Floods Hit Northern Japan Killing 250 Residents
A Japanese flood disaster in Akita Prefecture after a power dam failed at Osaruzawa village floods the countryside. Official reports say about 250 people drowned and thousands were evacuated as water swept through homes in the valley below.
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Unites Prose
Tokyo
Akita
Osarusawa
Japan
wallWay
Seek Bills to End Politics in School System
The Pennsylvania State Education Association announced a 1987 legislative program including at least two laws to remove politics from public schools. Proposals include electing the state superintendent, forming a state council of education, ending blanket dismissals, and giving job security to qualified teachers. The package also calls for tax reforms and revenue substitutes to fund schools.
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Pennsylvana, State Education Association
State Council of Educsation
Association
AFL Praised for Support of Social Security Act
Acting Chairman A J Allmeyer Jr of the social security board lauded the American Federation of Labor for turning campaign attacks on old age security into a political boon. He urged labor to keep leading the drive for social security as John G Winant was noted to be returning to chair the national security board. Rev Leon Harvey of Brooklyn is in town for funeral services for his brother EJ Harvey of Wheelock.
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Social Security Board
Tampa
A. J. Allmeyer, Jr
American Federation of Labor Today
Albmeyer
John G. Winant
Unesovia! Security Board
Labor
United States
Altmeyer
Leon Harvey
Brooklyn
EJ. Harvey
Wheelock
Wounded Men Thought To Have Been Bandits
Five strangers stopped at Union City at daybreak seeking the route to Cleveland avoiding Erie. Produce truck driver C P Hayward notified Corry police after a car with five men pulled up and asked the way to Cleveland. Authorities ponder whether the group were bandits or a gang. Continued on page five.
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Cleveland
Union City
Erie
C,p. Hayward
Regu Jed
Corry
Hayward
Public Service Denies Gas Rate Probe
Harrisburg officials deny PSC initiated investigation into Pennsylvania Gas Company rates. Warren Times mirrors talk of possible reopening of a 15 year old dispute on gas pricing, noting past hearings and court rulings while detailing ongoing uncertainty about any new probe and its scope.
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Pennsylvania
Warren
Public Service
Permeylvania Gas Company
Harrisburg
C. Jay Goodyough
Public Service Commission
Hau
Pennsylvants Gas Company
Presen
Comy, Brie
Warren Wrgen
Fe ‘Psc
Yates
SoMewnet
Journal
Warren Times-Mirror
Lousl
Public Service Trimission
State Superior
Supreme Courts
Supreme Court
P. S.C
Thieves Loot Du Bois Store Coats in Night Theft
State police opened an investigation after thieves stole 15 expensive women's coats from the A. G. Leonardson store in Du Bois during the night. The loot included a domon for coats, and authorities said further thefts may follow as officers statewide were asked to be on the lookout.
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Guy
A. G. Leonardson
Ak DuBois
Sollarg
Commonwealth
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