Four Leisure Bank Robbers Stage Holdups
Long Island bank robbed of 22000 dollars by a band of intruders. Three or four depositors were tied and forced to the corner while inside men opened the cashier cage. No one was reported shot as the robbers fled in a car that was later lost in traffic.
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Newark
N. d
3 Avenue
Side National Bank
Joseph Knaster
Ypamaica
Rose York
Richmond Hill National Bank
Jamaica
Porter
Dound
Joseph Whalen
Whalen
Albert Thorne
Tariff Vote in Senate Likely To Be Fought Again
Washington June 7. Senate tariff fight continues with 16d votes anxiously awaited for a final roll call on the Smoot Hawley measure within a week. Senators weigh how Wise ns Curtis will vote. Reed appears in London as a conference delegate. An agreement to vote on the conference report simultaneously aims to boost British Empire trade, with a trade delegation organized by the British Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Smoot Hawley
Wicens
Curtis
Iod
Reed
London
Doctor Nathanson Kidnapped Then Held for Ransom in Chicago
Chicago report details Dr. Frank L. Nathanson's kidnapping by Mrs. Carmello Lupreto and August Pusateri after a pistol threat. He was forced to raise ten thousand dollars and signed a ransom note, while the girl Anna Lupreto, 16, was placed in juvenile care. Nathanson and Lupreto face legal actions. Robertson is charged with contributing to delinquency. The physician previously survived two gun attacks in 1921 and 1925.
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Chicago
Frank L. Nathanson
Ranso
Carmello Lupreto
Lupreto
August Pu
Dr. Nathanson
Nathanson
Ethel Shay Funeral Rites Planned in Independence
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Shay who died at her Independence home of heart trouble will be held Sunday at 2 20 PM from the Methodist Episcopal Church in Independence with Rev J L Dotson officiating. Interment will be in Knights of Pythias Cemetery. Rebekah Lodge and Degree of Honor unit will participate. She is survived by her husband Hubert Shay three brothers and three sisters. Body buried in Bluemont Cemetery by Bartlett Funeral Company.
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Newburg
Grafton Sentinel
Ethel Shay
Independence
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. L. Dotson
Knights of Pythias
Rebekah Lodge
Shay
Maxine Wolfe
Hubert Shay
Jennie Crouse
Rosemont
George Gall
Virginia Mouser
Thomas
Ben Wolfe
Dewey Wolfe
St. Louis
S. L. Postlethwait
Total Cirete
Stone Ffedge
Bluemont Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Mrs. Kisner Funeral Attended at United Brethren Church
The United Brethren church was crowded with relatives and friends for the funeral of Mrs. Curley E. Kisner formerly Nina Isner. She died Wednesday morning at the home on Kennedy Street.
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United Brethren Church
Curley E. Kisner
Nina Isner
Kennedy Street
May curb Jap immigration in Philippines report
Manila reports Secretary of Commerce General Dwight F. Davis urged strict enforcement of immigration laws in Davao province Mindanao. He cited 12,000 Japanese residents with under 2,000 in work, saying tighter rules could cut future arrivals and curb labor competition with Filipina homesteaders. A Valparaiso woman was convicted 49 times in 25 years on liquor charges.
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Manila
Davao
Mindano
Philippine Archipelago
Dwight F. Davis
Perez
Valparaiso, Ind
Police act to stop slayings among Chinese
New York dispatch reports a wave of tong related killings across major cities. District Attorney Cran orders an immediate halt as violence spreads from New York to Everett Massachusetts Brooklyn Manhattan and Chicago prompting warnings of deportation if unchecked.
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New York
Ines
On Leong
Hip Sing ‘Tongs
Cran
Everett
Mass
Sing Wong
Hip Sing Tong
Lut Sing
Brooklyn
Whele Cheong Fook
Manhattan
Newark
N. J
Boston
Chicago
Murrooney
Jury Working (Continued From Page One) First case for new attorney
The young lawyer, son of O E Wyckoff, delivered a concise maiden speech for the plaintiff, arguing the wreck left her severely injured and she is entitled to her claim regardless of bus driver negligence. Defense attorneys then prepared to respond as Bruce Talbott led the defense with closing remarks.
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O.E. Wyckoff
Bruce Talbott
Barbour County
Moving Offices of Dr G H Johnson in Summville
Dr G H Johnson announces the relocation of his offices from the West Penn Power area to the Summerville building beside the Gas office. Regular hours will be 9 30 am to 12 noon 1 30 pm to 5 pm and 7 30 pm to 9 pm by appointment. Phone 920. Not in Mondays Wednesdays or Fridays after 6 pm. June 7 9 11 13 bp.
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Br. G. H. Johnson
West Penn Power Company
Summerville
Litigation Over Bridge Accident Seeks $20,000 Verdict
Talbot accuses defendant company and driver of negligence causing Mrs. Bennett’s injuries while Wyckoff and Wyckett argue the case. Evidence centers on stormy roads and a crowded bus. Over 2,000,000 travelers cross the Eagle Pass Piedras Negras bridge annually.
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Wyckett
Othey
Mr. Talbot
Bennett
Jist
Talbott
C. B. Wyckoff
Eagle Pass
Texas
Piedras| Negras Mexico
Doctor Takes Rotarians on Trip to Holy Land
Grafton Rotarians heard Dr. A. R. Warden speak on his journey to Palestine and Jerusalem. He described Nazareth the boyhood home of Christ and traced travels through sacred sites including battles of Crusaders, feeding of the 5,000 and the Valley of the Pigeons as part of a planned Holy Lands trip for local men.
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Grafton
A. R. Warden
Warden
Holy Lands
Palestine
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Christ
Hstory
Pilgrim City Jerusalem Shrine Story Draws Local Interest
Dr. Warden describes Jerusalem sights and legends including a sacred rock tied to three faiths and a blood ritual. He notes sanitation issues, blur the line between myth and fact, mentions artifacts from Solomon’s quarry and olive-wood gavels. Local attendees and next week’s rural-urban program at Mountain View Inn noted.
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Mohammed
Warden
Abraham
Isaac
Solomon
Temple
William Robinson
E. Bailey Wycke
Lon Kelley
Charleston
Mountain View Inn
Grafton-Fairmont Highway
Grafton
Caddie Golf Course Opens With Exhibition Match
Grafton welcomes the new Caddie Golf Course on the Bopafede lot near Main Latrobe and McGraw Alley opening at 7 PM. An exhibition match features E Red Kersting and Paul Male. The course offers prizes for holes in one and low scores, plus instructional help for beginners.
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Grafton
Bopafede
Main, Latrobe and
McGraw Alley
Bobby Jones
Chiropractor Opens New Office in Summerville Building
Dr. G. H. Johnson, a chiropractor for the past five or six years, has moved his office and residence from the West Penn Power Company building into the Summerville building above the gas utility.
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G. H. Johnson
Penn. Power Company
Summerville
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Albert J. Kerns
Fairmont
W. Va
Hyle Landsbury
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S. J. Walter, Jr
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America
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Red” Kersting
Paul Malone
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