Erie killer Ferry dies quietly in electric chair
In Pennsylvania at Rockview, 17 year old electrical worker Frank Lee Wilson executed three men in the state’s first triple electric chair death. Paul Perry, Willie Bailey, and Tra Bob Redman were put to death in 14 minutes. Ferry, a wife slayer, Bailey, and Redman faced the chair with varying composure as witnesses observed the proceedings.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Frank Lee Wilson
Paul Perry
Hile
Willie Bailey
Philadelphia
Tra
Bob Redman
Wilson
Robert C. Elliott
Man
Brauley
P. Ashe
Rockview Penitentiary
Elliott
Ferry
Bailey
Redman
State Pardon Board
Rose
Indine
Harry Goldberg
Erie
P. d. McCreesh
J. W. Clouds
Fy ‘Lauer
WPA Red tape delays hit Pennsylvania WPA project quota
Pennsylvania WPA employment rose to 142 600 today as state director Philip Mathews predicts meeting the 150 000 quota within two weeks. A net weekly gain of 1 700 is blamed on a special coordinating committee and delays, with costs of relief wages debated and districts reporting quotes and dismissals under long term rules. Meanwhile Soviet Russia and Finland negotiations edge toward peace though mobilization remains high, with frontline reserves ready and trade talks advancing under anxious wartime conditions.
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Wij
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Artur Hy James
Luverne County Board of Assistance
Qiota
Jor Alex Morris
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Local Holiness Meeting Draws City Faithful For Salvation Address
A fragmented notice describes a holiness gathering led by A. H. Hall at a church corner, urging Southern Christians to attend. The brief mentions Salvation Army and evangelistic focus, with shoppers and townsfolk urged to learn more about religious outreach.
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Funded Sound Policy In Narrow Iowa Inquiry
A terse note from an Iowa inquiry outlines funding for a sound project. Officials referenced include city leaders and state agencies. No dates or specific sums are provided, but the document emphasizes budget allocations and oversight. The fragment suggests a local government review of financial support for audio initiatives.
Goebbels Claims Athenia Bombing Was Propaganda
Goebbels in a radio broadcast accused Churchill of arranging the Athenia sinking to lure the United States into war. He asserted a German U‑boat would be blamed and framed Britain’s account as false, while Britain maintained the ship was torpedoed without warning.
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Umiken Ress
Athenia
Fropaganda
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Paul Goebbels
Winston Churchill
Ford
United States
Goebbels
Democrats Plan Early Erie County Rally
A fragmented early Erie County Democratic rally plan aims to unite county candidates at a staged meeting in the city. The event is described to open within a few days, signaling a coordinated campaign push.
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Crus
Erie County
Two more British ships sunk and RAF losses announced
London reports two ships the teens Sea Venture and Teatimne along with the steamship Whitemantle sunk today. Pollitzen crew members of Whitemantle are missing. Air raid alarms over Firth of Forth eased after a false RAF raider alert. RAF planes reportedly destroyed two German submarines in the North Sea and Atlantic. Germany lost 16 bombing planes last week in bombing attempts on the UK.
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Firth of Forth
Scotland
Royal Air Force
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Air Ministry
Germany
United Kingdom
Donation Days for Hospital Benefit Planned by Ladies Auxiliary
October 27 28 donation days for Corr cors hospital benefit organized by the Ladies Auxiliary. Panel arrangements set for October events with chairmen named in city wards and surrounding communities. Mrs J B Mount leads as general chairman assisted by Miss Margaret Bower with ward coordinators listed in five districts.
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J. B. Mount
Margaret Bower
F. M. Loveland
Morris Bernstein
C. H. Holden
Justin Butters
Columbus
Perry Mead
Merle Page
Spring Creek
Glenn Donaldson
Elgin
Clark McCray
Beaverdam
Gerald Bagiey
Zane Grey Dies at 64 in Pasadena Home
Zane Grey noted Western novelist died of heart disease at his Altadena home. Born in Zanesville Ohio, he trained as a dentist before turning to literature, with many novels made into films. He recently autographed his book Western Union. Relatives recall steady health prior to death.
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Pasadena
Zane Grey
Altodena
Grey
Arizona
Nevada
Wester Union
United States
Greys
Zanesville
University of Pennsylvania
New York
Confessed Slayer of Wife On Trial
Roger Cunningham, 34, confessed killer of his socialite wife, faced trial in district court. Prosecutors rejected a defense offer to plead guilty in exchange for a recommended sentence of imprisonment, while defense attorney Herbert K Hyde argued for changing Cunningham's plea to acquittal in return for dropping death penalty demands.
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United Prep
Oklahoma Ofty
Roger Cunningham
Cunningham
Tfe
Herbert K. Hyde
Philadelphia Bar Association backs Bird for federal court seat
Attorney General Guy K. Bird has been recommended by a Philadelphia Bar Association committee for appointment to the federal district court. Reed today announced the endorsement, noting Bird's qualifications and judicial temperament.
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Bard
Guy K. Bird
Philadelphia Bir -Association
Boost Wage Rate and Hours Rule Change Across Pennsylvania
The new Federal wage hour measure raises the minimum to 30 cents an hour effective tomorrow at 12:01 am. About 30,300 Pennsylvania workers will get raises, while roughly 169,700 employees now exceeding 42 hours weekly gain overtime at time and a half. The 20 cent base stays for six years, then 40 cents. the maximum work week drops to 40 hours next year. Enforcement is expected to be eased and wage earners nationwide total about 9.88 million with 699,000 in Pennsylvania receiving increases.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
Expect Senate Embargo Vote By End Of Week
Washington Oct 23 Senate leaders told President Roosevelt final action on neutrality legislation in the Senate could come by week’s end Democratic Leader Barkley said a 10 minute conference with Republican McNary and Vice President Garner discussed speeded passage. McNary indicated a Friday vote and possible debate limits later today. Barkley noted conflict with sponsors claims and objections remain. Isolationists conceded loss of leverage to keep embargo in place.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Tunder Charles 1
McNary
Ore
Jahn Nanice Garner
Barkley
Reim
Tractor overturn injures young man near Nash Hill
Harold Moffatt, 21, of British Columbia, is in serious but not listed as critical condition at Curry Hospital after a tractor he was operating overturned at the edge of a bridge at the foot of Nash Hill. He suffered a fractured skull and facial injuries. he was found by a passerby and taken to hospital. The tractor, owned by John Allen, was engaged in farm work nearby. no witnesses to the accident. He is the son of Ollio Moffett of West Columbus Avenue.
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Iva Sutton
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Eve
Comny” Hospital
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Sutton Tale
Kelen
Roosevelt Highway
Jackut
William G. Vogt
Madison Street
Conneaut
Ohio
Beaverdam
Fish Hatchery
Harold Moffatt
B.C
Curry Hospitl
Nash Hill
Bernieminal
Moffatt
John Allen
Corry Hospital
Chinese Troops Surround Yochow Amidline Reports
United Press dispatches from Chungking Oct 23 report Chinese forces have ringed Yochow and hold the northeast shore of Tungting Lake. The army claimed to have captured Malang, 17 miles south of Yochow, with Yochow Defense holding strong against Japanese positions along Tungting Lake near Hupaye province.
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United
Prmn
Orungking
Supine Abermeields
Tuhgtng Lake
Malang
Yechow
Tungting Labi
Tung Tune Bakers If bin
Hupey Provine
Britain to send more troops to front in France
Britain intensifies war effort as thousands of troops and vast supplies pour into France. Officers and men expect a long, costly conflict with no early victory in sight. Conversations across units reveal no belief in a quick end or German collapse.
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Webb Miller
Uasted
France
Britain
Germany
Great Britain
le Thibae
Senator Clark Warns Against Sympathy Toward Europe
United States must not let sympathies in the European conflict jeopardize its own liberties, warned Sen. Bennett Clark of Missouri. He attacked a second repeal of the arms embargo, saying involvement could drag the U.S. into a wider war and align it with the rest of the divided nations.
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Washington
Bennett C. Clark
United States
Glark
Sulanonisy
EXPECT NEW OUTLINE OF GERMANY'S POLICY
Berlin October 23 foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop may present a new outline of Germany's policy in an address to the old guard of the Danube Neu party in Danzig tomorrow. The speech’s diplomatic significance is noted as Ribbentrop rarely speaks publicly. Locomotive derailment disrupts Center Street crossing as a large PRR locomotive left tracks and caused a long automible congestion near Steen Dry Cleaning.
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Berlin
Joachim van Ribbentrop
Germany
Danzig
Ribbentrop
Old Guard
Danale Neu Party
Center Street
Steen Dry Cleaning
Wealth of Local Talent to Be Heard in Kapers of '39
Local Kiwanis Kapers of 1939 to be staged at Corry High School auditorium on Thursday and Friday nights at 8 15. Proceeds aid the Kiwanis education fund. Thomas Roelofs directs with local talent and guests from nearby cities including veterans like Ames Sullivan and Wheelty Pandle, plus Miss Shirley Tilloleon and N Delf Darling.
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East
Promse
Sullivan
Ioral Pontmesher
Wheelty
Will Panddle
Marrille
Hisso
Donald Watson
Hines
Chillop
Bhirley Tilloléon
Spartansbore
Erie
Buffalo
Bowes
N. Delf Darling
New Jersey Senate Debates Track Registration Bill
The New Jersey Senate renews debate on track registration in Trenton. Senate President Wendrickson presides as lawmakers clash over licensing, racing interest groups, and regulatory questions amid a crowded session.
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NEW Jersey Senate
Walled Press
Trenton
State Senate
Senate
Robert G. Wendrickson
Gloucester
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