Kane janitor confesses brutal acid attack at Kane High
Kane Pa September 17 United Press Nathaniel Molson a 17 year old CCC worker and Kane high school janitor confessed to the brutal attack on William Campbell 12 at the school's chemistry laboratory He was arrested at his Kane home after an absence from his camp Officers found him hiding behind a dresser Molson described choking Campbell who then stabbed him with a sharp object leaving Campbell wounded Molson was taken to the state police substation for questioning He signed a confession detailing the assault and intended to decapitate desks of school staff Justice of the Peace Emile Stenger will hear continued coverage on page seven.
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United Press
Kand
CCC
Nathaniel Molson
Polive
William Campbell
Kane
Molson
Alsoane
Niy
Campbell
Kane State
Campbel Amos
Hoor
Onit Firen
Jst
Justice of the Peace
Emile Stenger
PTA Council Meeting Arrangements In Erie County
Arrangements are completed for the Erie County Parent Teachers Association Council meeting, to be held at a third church on Wednesday at 9 o clock. Mrs D L Div Jay of Erie will chair. A luncheon at 12 will be served by the Alabama Society, followed by the business meeting and program. Superintendent R S Dewey will speak, Miss Siena Anderson will perform on the organ, and local Boy Scouts will escort members to the church.
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Erie County Parentoarhers Association Council
D. Ll. Div Jay
Erie
Alabian Society
R. 5
Dewey
Viewers report on damage claim for George MacDonald
City Council received a readers report on a damage claim at South Center Street tied to property damage. The claim totals 325 dollars. The claimants and neutral viewers signed the report though Havins did not. Corry, owner at Pleasant and Northwest, sought 1500 dollars. Council deemed the amount high and delayed action.
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George MacDonald
South Center Street
Walter Scott
C. Hi Deto
Corry
Journal Promises Quick Election Returns Tonight
The Journal prepares a city wide speedy election forecast for tonight using voting machines in the city and county. Readers will receive early city and county results with a Journal extra issued once major contest outcomes are clear. Telephone lines will be open to supply data.
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Journal
Jounal
Ity
Aail
Registration Errors Delay Voting At City Booths
Registration irregularities and authorized changes in party affiliation caused delays at multiple voting booths as a record primary vote was cast. Some voters faced missing registration cards or denial of voting until errors were fixed. Officials expected results to be reported after polls closed.
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Sis
Bush
Gun victim discharged from Corry hospital
Roy Hamilton aged 40 was accidentally shot at Alfred Breault’s Corry home on Seneca Street. He was discharged from Corry Hospital this morning with no serious injuries after going to a storage room to examine a .22 rifle given as a gift to Breault’s son. Breault reported the accident to police.
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Roy Hamilton
A. D
Corry
Alfred Breault
Seneca Street
Breault
Hamilton
Four Dead in Storm Hits Southern England
London reports four persons dead in the hurricane scourging Southern England. The Brompton Manor steamer captain is among the dead. Storm disrupts nineteen thousand phone lines, with London outages totaling 470 dollars in fines.
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United Press
London
Brompton Manor
England
Clear Day Promises New Record Number Of Votes
By Ross Downing United Press staff correspondent Harrisburg Pa Sept 17 1940 Some 4 000 000 voters participated today in what may be the most important off year primary in two decades They weighed a state constitutional convention referendum and nominated judges for the superior and supreme courts plus 45 county judiciary posts and thousands of local offices The polls opened at 7 am and closed twelve hours later The day favored a record municipal primary turnout amid party tensions The constitutional revision issue dominated politics with a sharp GOP Democrat split.
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Ross Downing
United Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Keystone
Supreme Court
Inter Tt
Dissiet
Kerrtown Woman Acquitted in Husband Shooting
Meadville Pa September 17Mrs Anni Shellenberger a Kerrtown blonde aged about 28 was acquitted today of murdering her husband with a shotgun last May The jury deliberated briefly after receiving the case at 440 pm yesterday and recessed overnight as a juror grew emotionally distressed Mrs Shellenberger sobbed with gratitude to the jury as the verdict was read
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Uniren
Meadville
Anni Shellenberger
Kerrtown
State Solon to Face Grand Jury on Wednesday
Harrisburg will see state Senator William H. Clark of West Chester appear before the Dauphin county grand jury on charges of offering to barter influence as chairman of the Senate appropriations committee. High state officials Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti and Revenue Secretary Harry Kalodner may be called Wednesday to testify about alleged bribery offers. a speakophone record of conversations between Clark and officials will be presented. In a separate note, Thomas Alton Tully, 24 year old son of novelist Jim Tully, is held in the Lasea bounty jail on statutory charges.
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United Press
Harrisburg
William H. Clark
West Chester
Dauphin County
Grand Jury
Senate Appropriations
Charles J. Margiotti
Revenue
Harry Kalodner
Clark
Margiotti
Westwood
Cal
Thomas Alton Tully
Jim Tully
Hollywood
Lasea Bounty
Teint
Markets at a Glance Pushes Mixed Futures Higher
Markets at a glance show stocks uneven with small gains and losses across sectors. Bonds drift lower while call money holds near 1 percent. Foreign exchange shows the dollar steady versus sterling and mixed against gold bloc currencies. Dutch guilder firm. grains rise with wheat and corn up several cents. Cotton gains about 1.25 per bale and rubber remains firm.
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United Press
Chicago
Sterling Group
PWA project list cut as many fail Roosevelt standards
Washington reports that more than half of 13,800 PWA applications seeking over 1.1 billion dollars do not meet President Roosevelt’s standards. Harold Ickes says no allotment board meeting will occur until the president returns from Hyde Park. The deadline was removed, and contract work must start by December 15.
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United Press
Washington
Pwa
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Hyde Park
Ickes
Tokes
Hie
Mayor charges extravagance in city spendings
City Council halted at last night meeting and voted to transfer 251 from Incidental funds for streets and alleys repairs after Mayor Glen Miller alleged extravagance in the department led by Stanley H. Nichols. Nichols said repairs totaled about 2000 from July cloudburst damage. Treasurer Frank Westley supported the outlay. Betts of Pittsburgh visits Corry friends, former resident.
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Glen Miller
Stanley H. Nichols
Miller
Nichols
Frank ©.Westley
Nichol
War Imminent as Ethiopian Mediation Plan Rushes Completion
Geneva September 17 The league committee on Ethiopia works at top speed amid grave fear of a momentary border flare that could spark war. Reports of fighting provoke anxiety though Rome denies them. Spanish envoy warning prompts swift drafting of a 12 point plan of reconciliation to be submitted to Italy and Ethiopia.
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United Press
Geneva
League
Committee of Five
Ethiopia
Rome
Somaliland
Eritrea
Salvador Ue Dariaga
Spain
Wans
Italy
Hoover Warns Against Surrender of Rights at Inexpo
Former president Herbert Hoover denounced Fascism Nazism and Communism in a Constitution Day speech at the Pacific International Exposition in San Diego warning Americans not to trade liberty for economic security. He stressed the Constitution as under fierce discussion since the Civil War and attacked regimes that censor speech press worship and criticism.
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San Diego
United Press
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Nazi Germany
Russia
Brooklyn Dodger Len Koeneeke Killed in Plane Battle
Len Koeneeke former Brooklyn Dodger star died when he was killed by the pilot during a battle in a plane over Toronto. The incident occurred thousands of feet above the city in what authorities described as a violent in-flight confrontation.
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Len Koeneeke
Brooklyn Dodger
Toronto
Brooklyn Star
City Council Considers WPA Sidewalk Project Plan
City officials discuss a WPA sidewalk repair and construction program allowing property owners to pay only for materials while labor is provided by the WPA. Councilman Nichols pushes for drafting plans, with City Solicitor Seath to study ordinance changes. Bond issuance for storm sewer financing remains unresolved as the measure waits for project approval.
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Stanley FH. Nichols
WPA
Walter Seath
Scott
Erie Voters Struggle With Jammed Polls and Broad Contest
Erie voters faced long lines at polling places with hours waiting as 70 percent of 40,009 registered could vote. County townships show 21,000 registered with forecasts of light turnout due to weather. The main contest centers on a common pleas judgeship with eighty candidates seeking the post. About 200 candidates seek city and county offices.
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Erie
Common Pleas
Six Masked Bandits Stage Hold-Up at Waldack Packing Plant
Six masked gunmen armed with sub machine guns and shotguns raided the Waldack Packing plant in Sandusky, tying up engineer Coonrd Kliezer and seven other workers before locking them in rooms. They blasted the safe, escaped with several thousand dollars, and completed the operation in under 20 minutes.
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United Pres Sandusky
Waldack
Coonrd Kliezer
Len Koenecke Killed by Pilot After Attack
Three men fought aboard a pilotless aircraft above Toronto when Leonard Koenecke, star out fielder of the National Baseball League, was killed by pilot Joseph Maguire Maggie? who said the act saved others. Koenecke had been released by the Brooklyn Dodgers and had just arrived in Detroit after a trip.
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United Press
Toronto
Leonard Koenecke
National Baseball League
Joseph Mulqueeney
Koenecke
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Detroit
Uriteu Cross
Craw
Lennard Koenecky
Scuiyi
Rochester
Brokelyn
Buster Mills
Eugene Moore
Rochester Pattienters
Koenecke Plane Fight Ends In Tragic Death
A plane battle near New Toronto ended with baseball star Koenecke dead after a fight with fellow parachutist Mulqueeney and Davis. The incident followed a Detroit departure and involved a gunfight over piloting as the craft landed, leaving Koenecke with severe skull injuries.
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Buffalo Bnd
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Koenpike
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KoAecke
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