Arraign Hauptmann Monday for Murder in Lindbergh Case
Bruno Richard Hauptmann will be arraigned Monday on a murder indictment in the Lindbergh baby case and is to be tried by November 15. He was moved to Hunterdon County jail after losing a New York extradition appeal. State troopers guard the jail as the mob threat is ruled off.
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Hauptmann
Lindbergh
United Press
Flemington
Fl. J
Brumo
Richard Hauptmann
Thia
Huntserdon County
New York State
New York City
Atorney
David ‘P. Vilente
New Jersey
New York State Supreme Court
Wilentz
Hauptmasin
Frost Cloaks Corry in Severe Fall Cold Snap
Corry woke to the heaviest frost of the fall season with temperatures well below freezing. Frost coated roots wires and outdoors as dense fog hampered travel and reduced highway speeds to a crawl. Meteorologists forecast cloudy skies with rain and continued cool temperatures through the weekend.
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Corry
Jack Frost
Pinchot Attacks Guffey in Ford City Campaign Rally
Governor Pinchot launches a sharp critique of Senator Guffey in Ford City Pennsylvania. He frames his bid as a Republican defense against labor and cites the party’s stance while urging voters to back his new slogan and approach ahead of the election.
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Ford City
Nine Dead in Launch Explosion at Lake Winnipeosis
Winnipeg, Oct. 20. A fishing party of 10 plunged to tragedy when the gasoline launch exploded its fuel tank. Nine victims, all Winnnipegosis residents, drowned after futile efforts to reach shore as survivor William Johnson recounted the event and the loss of his companions including Wilbert Goodmann and his family.
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Unitea Press
Winnipeg
Man
William Johnson
Winnnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis
Wilbert Goodmann
Oliver
Rolla
Oliver Johnson
Harry Harrison
Gill Arnson
May Bickell
Readjustment theme underscores Roosevelt address in Virginia
President Roosevelt urged citizens to adapt to changing economic conditions with pioneer spirit. Speaking at William and Mary College during John Stewart Bryan’s inauguration, he praised flexible education and warned against occupational predestination, urging broad world view and practical vision. He cited colonial heritage and College realignment as fits for America’s evolving times.
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Virginia College
Frederick A. Storm
United Press
Williamsburg
Virginia
Roosevelt
William and Mary College
John Stewart Bryan
William and Mary
America
Fea Tallwre
Ickes Blames Mellon for 1929 Crash in Pennsylvania
Secretary Harold Ickes, administrator of public works funds, says the Republican party in Pennsylvania made slaves of the workers and blames Andrew Mellon as one of those chiefly responsible for the crash of 1929.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Andrew W. Mellon
Three FERA Workers Killed in Bowling Green Accident
Eighteen Bowling Green children were left fatherless after an accident that killed three FERA workers. The victims were Toptha B. Woan, 08, widowed of four children. Webren H Simon, 61, father of three. and Rudolph Suiltier, father of nine.
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Bowling Green
FERA
Toptha B. Woan
Childred
Webren H Simon
Tye
Rudolph Suiltier
Indictment of Father and Wife Sought Today
Federal grand jury in Kentucky considered indictments against Thomas H. Robinson Jr his wife and his father for kidnapping Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll. Prosecutors reported sightings across multiple states while agents tracked the suspect who escaped with a $49,000 ransom. The case spans Kentucky Pennsylvania Delaware and beyond with federal attention centered on the Lindbergh law violation.
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Winthrop Lyman
United Press
Equisville, Ky
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Stoll
Louisville, Ky
Alice Speed Stoll
Frances Roblinson
Stoll
Yintim
Vel
Cincinnati
Melvin Purgis
John Dillinger
Kane
Wilmington
Del
Robinson
Washington
California
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Ilinois
Kansas
Springfield
Indianapolis
Mississippi River
Swamp Fires Unchecked Across City Tracts
Fires raged through grass and swamp areas in the northeast city sector this afternoon, with extensive blazes near Mats off Mast Columbus avenue and another long burning swamp fire east of GM tower below Columbus. Additional fires reported east of Columbus have been limited to swamps and wetlands away from day farm properties. AW Mellon’s brother, James Mellon, 88, elder brother of Andrew W Mellon, died at his home in Pittsburgh.
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Columbus Avenue
GM Tower
Columbus
AW. Mellon
Pipfaburgh
Jaman Rosa Mulion
Andrew W. Meliom
Three American crews in greatest air derby
Athens reporting on October 20 1940 Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn led the England Australia air race as U S crews placed among the favorites. Netherlands crew Parmentier and Moil followed Athens bound from Rome while other teams including Jacqueline Cochran and Wesley Smith and John Wright and John Potando prepared for the long 11200 mile dash toward Melbourne. Local crowds of 60000 watched near Dover as planes surged from Mildenhall to the English Channel in swift succession.
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Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
Athens
Greece
Netherlands
Rome
United States
Europe
Melbourne
Gol
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Athengaroll P. My
G.mt
Col
K. D. Parmentier
J. J Moil
Jimmy Woods
Cy Bennett
Australia
Istres
Marseilles
Mildenhall
England
Australis
Forbime
Bem
Clyde
Pangborn
America
West
Lielit
Cathwart Jones
Ken Waller
Great Britain
Jacqueline Cochran
New York
Miami
Wesley Smith
Ittinl
John H. Wright
John Potando
Lambert
Registration figures show Democrats gain in Pennsylvania
Unofficial statewide totals indicate Democrats gaining 13,673 over Republicans, with a net Democrat rise of 480,762 as of early counts. Total registration reaches 4,217,801, about 205,628 above the 1933 peak, with several counties still reporting.
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Sy Unity Press
Harrisburg
Special Registration Day Set For November 1
The Journal notes that county commissioners granted a special voter registration day on Thursday November 1 at the Municipal Building. An registrar will enroll voters who were ill or absent on prior registration days. Hours align with regular days 8 am to noon 1 to 6 pm and 7 to 10 pm. Voters unable to qualify previously are expected to take the opportunity.
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Rhe County Commissioners
Corry
Tire thefts from autos plague local streets
Considerable thievery centered on thefts from automobiles has been reported recently with little police progress. A car on a local street lost two tires and wheels, found stripped the next morning with no clues. A Fourth Ward motorist lost a rear tire and wheel on West Main Street amid other thefts. Residents are urged to alert police if strangers tamper with vehicles.
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Fourth Ward
West Main Street
Leves
Ity
Proprietor of Local Drinkery Held for Court
Mrs Catherine Blchynski of 122 East Main Street faces grand jury action after arrest on September 1 for selling liquor to an intoxicated person. Bail set at 900 dollars. hearing before Alder man George H Gordon delayed to Friday. Constable L R Tiffany seized liquor served to an allegedly intoxicated patron. untaxed liquor reportedly found but no charges yet filed. The case ties to state liquor law violations and awaits county court term.
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Catherine Blchynski
Grand Jury
Catherine Bichynski
East Main Street
Erie County Court
George H. Gordon
Prand
Federal tax revenue under expectation in recovery plan
Treasury department data show tax receipts falling slightly short of budgeted aims for the current fiscal year. June to August business recession linked to lower income. nuisance taxes set to expire, forcing potential new levies unless yields rise.
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Richard J. Gridley
United Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Treasury
Department
Internal Revenue
Fahd
Bank Heist in Illinois Yields Up to $3000 Loot
Three bandits held up the First National Bank in Woodlawn Illinois and escaped with between $2000 and $3000 after wounding customer John Eubank. The United Press report datelined Woodlawn Tl Oct 20 notes the robbery and casualty.
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Illinois
United Press’ Woodlawh
First National Bank
John Eubank
Bank Robbery Suspect Held After Gun Battle in Ohio
Police captured a suspect in the Peoples Bank robbery at Ti ronville Ohio after a gun fight. A second man, believed involved, was arrested later. The prisoner refused to reveal his name Grover Potts, 25, worked at McLean Fire Brick Company, Champaign plant, and was found near a Wellsville hillside.
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Peoples Bank
Tironvillé
Grover Potts
Champaign
McLean Fire Brick Company
Oldkiria
Wellsville
Pressure Tactics in State Highway Dept Hit Erie Area
Rumors claim State Highway Department workers in Erie and nearby counties face pressure to donate to the Schnader and Reed campaign fund. An internal order lists meeting times, personnel to attend, and a threat to shut down work for a political rally led by Mellon Grundy supporters and Governor Pinchot.
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State HighWay Department
Erie
Franklin
Mr. Kinney
Schnader and Reed
Brie
Mellon-Grundy
Schnader
Corry
Highway Department
Pinchot
Ballyhoo
Pennsylvania
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Guffey
F.D.R
Mellon
East Columbus Ave
Penn
Lackawanna County Court House
Scranton
Penna
Adams Avenue
Luzerne County Court House
Wilkes-Barre
Eterling Ih
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