Service Commission in New Inquiry of Utility Corporations
The Pennsylvania Public Service Commission launches a new probe into the Associated Gas Company as Governor Pinchot leads a crackdown on giant utilities. The commission orders its law bureau to examine Dauphin County bonds and mortgage securit ies while scheduling a hearing for September 19 on the petition of Metropolitan Edison.
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Joseph S. Wasney
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission
Pinchot
Wreli-Foe
Gagani Bivetele Company
Law Bureau
Dauphin
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Metropolitan Edison
Two Planes Collide at Cleveland Air Show Tragedy
A deadly melee near Cleveland's air show left one bandit dead, two others wounded and believed dying, plus two policemen and a bystander injured. The pursuit began when a police radio car halted four bandits attempting a hold up on Court Street near George Thain’s pawnshop. Annunziata Piscioie, wounded in the crossfire, was treated and sent home. William Donn, allegedly part of the bandits, was shot four times and hospitalized. Identifications remained incomplete.
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United Press
New York
George Thain
Court Street
Annunizia Piscioie
Willira Donn
Havelit
New Order Against Penn Electric Bonds
The Pennsylvania securities commission issued another order forbidding use of the Pennsylvania Electric Company first and refunding mortgage bonds in Pennsylvania. It cites amended earnings figures and new investigations into bond use for acquisitions, plus a probe into notes and other convertible securities. The Metropolitan Edison case and Senate inquiry into utility relations are noted, with Judge Robert S. Gawthrop named counsel for the Senate committee.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Today
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Commission
Pennsylvania Electric Company Wa
Te Clarion River Power Company
Metropolitan Edison
Associated Gas and Electric
William K. Barclay, Jr
George B. Harris
Henry W. Stokes
Staten Island Adison Corporation
Senate Utility Investigating Committee
Public
Police Use Clubs in Riot at Republic Steel Mills
Police used clubs to restore order at Republic Steel tin mills in Warren as pickets blocked entry. Seven men were arrested and more than 40 bruised heads were treated among workers and protesters today.
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United Frese Warren
Republic Steel Corporation
Uncertain politics swirl as Hitler rouses Berlin crowd
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler denouncing Franz von Papen in a 90 minute rally, with calls to dissolve the Reichstag and assertions the Nazi party will not yield to current conditions. Washington notes tremors in U.S. politics as Walker resignation widens presidential race uncertainty. Roosevelt and Smith discussed as NY politics heat up, California primaries show party shifts, and Hoover faces renewed Republican strategy ahead of elections.
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United Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Etesnere von
Eunvlenburg
Reichstag
National Socialist Party
Hitler
Hille
Urs
Mayor resigns amid bitter attack on Roosevelt in New York
James J. Wallese of New York City quits as mayor during pending charges of official misconduct amid infighting with Governor Roosevelt and looming re election. Walker’s successor is Joseph V. McKee as protests and national politics swirl around Tammany Hall. The resignation follows days of courtroom testimony and a somber farewell at his brother’s funeral.
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Sidney B. Whipple
United Press
York
James J.J. Wallese
America
Guv
Enor Branklim D. Roosevelt
Walker
New York
Joseph V. McKee
Board of Aldermen
Samuel Seabury
Tammany
Admiral Coontz Will Be Choice Of VFW
Delegates at the 38th VFW national encampment in Sacramento planned to elect Admiral Robert Coontz, retiring commander-in-chief Harold D. DeCoe, to lead the organization. Unopposed in Washington, Coontz was pledged to push for immediate payment of the soldiers’ bonuses with James B. Van Zandt of Altoona named to be senior vice commander in chief.
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Unites Frese
Lorry Woman Draws Record Premium Wins at Wattsburg Fair
Mrs. Wargney of Carren Street, aged over 70, is hailed as the champion premium winner, described as the finest in Wattsburg and all fairs. She is credited with 36 blue ribbons and 201 red ribbons, totaling 58 prizes, the largest ever awarded in the region.
New State sales tax clarified for Corry merchants
Corry merchants received progressive clarification on the new state sales tax. Deputy Secretary of Revenue Leon D. Metzger said tax can be remitted at 1.45 percent of total emergency sales for six months, with full instructions to follow. The tax may be calculated on daily totals or a broader period, simplifying the scheme and potentially reducing consumer costs. Merchants are urged to keep daily totals of taxable articles, while exemptions include farm products sold, sales to the federal government, sales for resale, and sales outside the state.
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Corry
Leon D. Metzger
Harrisburg
Revenue Department
Department of Revenue
Teir
Plane on fire sparks midair escape from Fort Ringguard
Fire Lieuts Joseph H Hicks and Edwin Rawlings of Brooks Field leaped safely by parachute from their burning plane near Fort Ringguard on the Mexican border. Rawlings is from Minneapolis and a Hamline University graduate awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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STEN
San Antonio
Tex
Joseph H. Hicks
Edwin Rawlings
Brooks Field
Fort Ringuard
Rawlings
Minneapolis
Hamline University
Pilots Escape Death In Wallonal Air Race Crash
Two planes collided during the Wallonal air races at the Cleveland airport this afternoon. Pilot William Warrick of Skyways Inc and Paul S. Bloom Davenport were taken to the field hospital unconscious after Bloom’s plane hit Warrick’s tail. About 6,000 spectators watched as wreckage was cleared and spectators were tended for injuries including back cuts and a broken leg. The accident halted the race but no fires erupted and the event resumed after clearances.
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Unite Press
Gleveland
Wm. Warrick
Skyways, Inc
Cleveland
Paul S. Bloom Davenport
Bloom
Warrick
Bne
Onde
Waremen
Slayer Hangs Self in Wisconsin Jail Cell
PORTAGE Wisconsin September 2 Former Kenosha saloon keeper Tylius who confessed involvement in the slaying of Robert A Wilson a Kenosha real estate broker and named three men as accomplices hanged himself in a Wisconsin Dells jail cell. He fashioned a noose from his belt and handkerchief during a guard absence and leapt from the bed fear of vengeance from associates prompted the act. The ex saloon keeper had been brought to the jail with three prisoners from Kenosha.
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United Press
Portage
Wis
Tyllus
Kenosha
Robert A. Wilson
Ross Bennett
Tylius
Wisconsin Dells
Tyrus
Nerrer
Chaplin Wins Suit Over Children in Screen Careers
Los Angeles Sept 2 Charles Chaplin, the screen comedian, won a Superior Court ruling preventing his two young sons Charles Spencer Jr and Sydney Earl from starting film work without his written consent. Judge H L Parker Wood upheld Chaplin against a contract negotiated by his ex wife Ota Gray Chaplin, leaving the matter in his control.
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Los Angeles
Charles Kaplin
HL. Parker Wood
Ata Gray Chaplin
Charles Spencer, Jr
Sydney Earl Chaplin
Poultry Theft Prompted State Police Call to City
State police were called to Carter Hill by Chief Flannigan after residents reported a surge of chicken thefts. A farm poultry house owned by Valentine Raczor near Carter Hill was raided last night with more than fifty hens taken. The theft was not discovered until morning, and Corry police HQ received word, with two alleged operators of the gang in town this afternoon checking on last night’s crime and other similar cases.
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Flannigan
Carter Hill
Valentine Raczor
Kaczor
Corry
Walker Case Hearings End In Resignation
In Albany Governor Roosevelt terminated the ouster hearing against Mayor James J. Walker with his resignation. The governor read into the record that Walker has resigned as mayor of New York City, ending the proceedings. Only a few onlookers and reporters were present as the dramatic closure unfolded.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James J. Walker
York
City of
New York
Walker
Roosevelt
Guerney T. Cross
Maldwin Fertig
Martin Conboy
Ie Walker
James. Walker
Curtin
Glynn
State Relief Executive to Draw $10,000 Salary
Harrisburg Sept 2 The Pennsylvania emergency relief board will appoint W B Rodgers of Pittsburgh to head the agency with a $10,000 annual salary. He will supervise unemployment relief and manage funds from the state 12 million dollar fund and potential federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation money. Rodgers leaves a $15,000 position to take the post. He has been president of Mel Crady Rodgers Co and serves as director at Allegheny Trust and Bellevue Savings. He also sits on the Western penitentiary board and the state industrial board.
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Harrisburg
W. B. Rodgers
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Emergency Relief Board
Rodgers
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pinchot
Mel Crady-Rodgers Company
First Registration Next Thursday in Corry and Cities
Next Thursday September marks the first fall voter registration day in Corry and several third class cities. All eligible voters must register to participate in the presidential election on November 1, regardless of party changes. Registration days include Thursday, September 21, with no subsequent opportunities on Tuesday, September 20, and Saturday, October 8.
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Corry
FIND NO TRACE OF LOCAL MAN
Relatives reported Morley Thom s disappeared from his West Pleasant Street home last December. Police investigated a hush of activity and no bank withdrawals or life insurance payments since. Buff alo contacts said they saw nothing, and evidence at his lone residence suggested he did not expect to be away long, fueling foul play concerns.
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Morley
West Pleasant Street
Buffalo
Meadvite
Marley
Corry Knights Attend Meeting Next Week
A delegation from Corry will join members of the Line Officers and Past Commanders Association of the Knight Templars for the Northwestern Pennsylvania federation gathering at Wanango Country Club near Oil City. The event includes a dinner on September 6 and a business meeting with officer elections after.
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Corry
Northwestern Pennsylvania Association
Wanango Country Club
Oil City
Franklin
Philadelphia Schools Delayed To Sept 20
Public parochial and private schools in Philadelphia will remain closed until September 20 to prevent spread of infantile paralysis. Announcement cites public health precaution and aligns with municipal guidance.
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Philadelphia
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