More Funds Sought to Enforce Wage Bill
President Roosevelt called a White House conference with wage hour officials to review requests for extra funds to administer the new law. Secretary of Labor Perkins Elmer Andrews and aides will attend. Officials say the act is underfunded with about 100000 of 400000 appropriated being diverted to the children’s bureau and other uses.
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Roosevelt
White House
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Elmer Andrews
Indor Department
Andrews
Congress
Children‘s Bureau
Labor Department
Corry Officers to Attend Pennsylvania Police School
Three Corry police officers including Chief John Ti Flanigan will attend the Zone 1 Pennsylvania Police School opening Friday November 18 at Armter Hall Allegheny College. The course covers patrol duties civil government criminal law and traffic procedures with Corp Charles Sarok leading instruction at the Lawrence Park barracks.
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John Ti
Flanigan
Meartville
Polive Sciences
Charles Sarok
Lawrence Park Barracks
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Arter Hall
Allegheny, College
Ashtabula Couple Killed in Crash
An Ashtabula couple, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hall of West 57th Street, were killed Sunday evening on Route 20 west of Ashtabula when their speeding coupe rear- ended a truck and trailer. County coroner Dr. C C Webster said the bodies were badly mangled and that Hall, driving toward Ashtabula, had passed several westbound cars just before the collision.
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Route 20
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West 57Th Street
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C. ¢. Webster
Geneva
Webster
Ashtahula
Meadville Man Is Heart Attack Victim
Meadville Pa October. Robert Hoffman shoe store manager dropped dead while hunting near Blooming Valley. He walked 100 yards from the rear automobile before collapsing as companions C M Bisaman and Edwin Whitehead stood nearby.
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Meadville
Robert Hoffman
Blooming Valley
Here
C. M. Bisaman
Edwin Whitehead
Hoffman
Hospital Drive Sees Best Returns In Years
Corry residents reported strong results from the hospital’s donation days sponsored by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. Canned goods vegetables and other foods were collected Thursday and Friday, with today still accepting donations and the drive expected to be the best in several years.
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Corry
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Truck and trailer crash into Union City home injure none
A loaded truck and trailer struck a utility pole and the home of Delbert Weed on South Main Street in Union City at 5:45 AM. The truck diverted onto a curb in dense fog, smashing a bay window and scattering empty oak barrels across Weed’s lawn. Drivers Eddie Jones and Alfred Collins, both of Cleveland, were arrested for reckless driving. Jones was behind the wheel and Collins claimed to be asleep.
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South Main Street
Union City
Cleveland
Eddie Jones
Alfred Collins
Buckeyegg Case Company
Pert Alegheny
Jones
Calms Die In Sheriff Firing Squad Execution
John W. Deering, described as “just a bad egg,” was executed by a sheriffs firing squad in Salt Lake City for the May 9 murder of Liver B. Meredith, owner of a Salt Lake leather goods store. In the prison yard at dawn he faced the wearing heart monitor and a pistol‑shielded setup as four bullets struck his heart. a blank round preceded his death two minutes later.
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Sherif
Liver B. Meredith
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S. Grant Young
Salt Lake County
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Federal probe opened into scare program caused nationwide panic
The Federal Communications Commission opened an inquiry into a radio drama that triggered mass hysteria across the country. The one hour program portraying Martian invaders led to alarm in New York, New Jersey towns, and even Indianapolis where a woman fled in a church aisle.
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Aderal Communications Commission
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New Jersey
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Martian invasion radio panic spurs nationwide hysteria
Across the country listeners panicked as a dramatic radio sketch of a Martian invasion triggered fear. In Corry distress and mass exodus followed false reports while other cities logged fainting, rushed calls, and abrupt restaurant departures amid the hoax. The incident sparked widespread relief once the broadcast was revealed as fiction.
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Corry Radio
Corry
Nurse shot as she resists assailant in Pittsburgh
A 26 year old nurse Margaret McDowell was shot through the left shoulder while resisting an attempted attack as she walked to Allegheny General Hospital. The bullet lodged near her left lung but was removed and doctors said she was recovering. The incident capped a weekend of holdups and robberies in the city.
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United Free Pittsburgh
Margaret McDowell
Allegheny Gen Rel Hospital
Miss McDowell
Peronace Dies With Thought For Children
Antonio Peronace 38, once a Kulpmont coal miner and Italian army artilleryman, was executed in the Rockview penitentiary electric chair for the murder of his wife Mary and her father Vito Marielio. In his final moments he murmured thoughts of his two children Kathleen 4 and James 7, as he strapped into the chair.
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James
Republicans Aim to Retain Congress in 1988 Election
Washington report forecasts continued Democratic control of Congress as the final campaign week begins. GOP gains could threaten either house, while the main battle centers on state governments where Democrats hold 39 seats to Republicans 7, plus minor parties. Maine’s late election had three Republicans in the House and a Republican governor, narrowing the remaining regional contest.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Parter-Labor
Maine
Fin Pawe
European big four move to preserve peace talks begin
Europe’s four powers France Germany Great Britain and Italy push on with peace efforts. Premier Edouard Daladier’s government leverages a Radical Socialist vote to start talks, while Bonnet receives a dossier from ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet now in Rome. Chamberlain chairs a cabinet session in London as Britain weighs colonial issues and potential returns of former territories. Ciano and von Ribbentrop plan a Vienna meeting to resolve Czech Hungary minority disputes, signaling a broader mediation effort.
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Edouard Daliier
Soeialixee
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Germany
Great Britain
Ttal
Georges Bonnet
Andre Francois-Poncet
Berlin
Rome
London
Neville Chamberlain
Tanganyika Africa
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vienna
Twly
Et Odda
Motorists Urged to Dim Headlights Under Traffic Law
Pennsylvania motor police warn drivers to dip beams within 500 feet of oncoming vehicles to prevent glare and accidents. Offenders face a fine of $10 and costs as mass arrests were threatened to enforce the headlight dimming provision.
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Pennsylvania
Two Injured When Auto Overturned on Rural Road
Two persons were hurt when their car left the Sugar Grove Carry road yesterday afternoon and overturned. Arthur Nowak, 19, of Buffalo, suffered a lacerated leg while William Fraise, 22, of Kenmore, N.Y., had a lacerated ear. Both were treated at Jamestown General Hospital and were not in serious condition.
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Arthur Nowak
Buffalo
William Fraise
Kenmore
Jamestown General Hospital
Successor to Hoffmaster to be named soon
Superintendent Ralph B Dewey said the university of Pittsburgh will gain Charles F Hoffmaster as director of vocational education after he leaves for a university post. Corry school officials seek a qualified candidate trained in both shop and education to fill the supervisory role.
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Corry
Leaders Plan To Reconsider Slash Request In Rail Pay Strike
Washington Ort 31 Chairman H A Knochs of the carriers Joint Conference announced that railroad representatives will meet in Chicago within a week to consider withdrawing a 15 percent wage cut demand affecting nearly 1 000 000 rail workers. The conference followed a Roosevelt fact finding panel recommendation against the wage cut and amid a looming threat of a strike by organized labor. President Roosevelt pressed for a settlement during multiple conferences, while Railways Association President John J Pelley met at the White House as executives weighed the board’s guidance.
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Carriers’ Joint Conference
Chicago
Carriers Joint Conference Committee
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Association of American Railroads
White House
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Gabor Executives Association
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Pelley
Knochs
Raim
Oliver Industries
Pollard Players Set for February 1 Appearance
Pollard High School's Lyceum Course continues as the Pollard Players prepare for a February 1 appearance. The Laurenting Light Opera Company canceled a planned Friday night concert due to illness, prompting the Pollard troupe to showcase in Bar gels of Money.
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Sg Senna de Sep
Ncenena Rderson
Curry High School Lyceum
Laurenting Light Opera Company
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Ennis Retires as Agent of Railway Express Company
Charles S Ennis retires after 35 years with Railway Express Service and 21 years as local agent in Corry. He began June 7 1897 and served at Renovo Canandaigua Bradford Greensburg Tyrone and Emporium before arriving here.
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Railway Express Company
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Railway Express Service Agency, Inc
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Guith
Express Company
Plana
Corry
Rochester
N.Y
Maple Avenue
Aincé
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Renovo
Canandaigua
Bradford
Greensburg
Tyrone
Emporium
Roosevelt Directly Attacks GOP Leader in Pennsylvani a Letter
President Roosevelt denounces Judge Arthur H. James for misusing his name in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign. He cites misrepresentation of facts and explains he will not meddle where his name is exploited for liberal programing, noting reactions from prominent figures and political supporters.
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Roosevelt
Annenberg
Robert Vermillion
United Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Michael Francia Doyle
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Joseph NM. Pew
Nationaire Oilrman
Fugitive Ready to Plan Another Break
Ay limited Dance Ay limited Dance Michael Dinig Jax Smith a Beaver county convict is back in Ruskview prison after escaping last night He surrendered to a state motor police officer near State College saying he had not eaten for days His clothing was torn from hiking through heavy brush.
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Jax Smith
Beaver County
Ruskview Penitenary
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J. J. Mignag
State Motor Police
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