Grafton Sightseers to Get Route Markers and Caution Signs
State road officials agreed at a mayor's conference to install signs directing tourists to Grafton from the Northwestern turnpike and to place illuminated caution signals at the Fetterman and Blueville intersections where the turnpike meets city streets. W K Knauff represented the state with local leaders and citizens in attendance as plans moved toward installation soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Grafton
Fetterman
Blueville
W. K. Knauff
Clarksburg
J. W. Califf
W. Merle Watkins
Fred B. Wallns
C. A. Keefer
H. C. Camp Ge Ray Parrish
Luther Hodges
Harry Murray
Body Of Slain Woman Found In River Near Johnstown
Elizabeth Potz, 42, was found dead in the Conemaugh river. Joseph Gelgonia, 29, of Seward, surrendered and confessed to shooting her during an argument while they walked together. He allegedly dragged her to the river bank and drowned her after the fatal shot. Potz had left her husband to live with Gelgonia, who was a lodger in her home.
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Johnstown
Elizabeth Potz
Conemaugh River
Joseph Gelgonia
Seward
Here
Interesting Talks Heard By Rotarians
Vienna June 25 Rotarian International heard a report on separate language assemblies and speeches by A Endatorme Stockholm on national cooperation in science Papil Abraham Forwein Berlin on the international aspect of unemployment Yesterday Rotarians were received by the president of the ee in the ancient imperial ce.
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Vienna
Rotary International
A.endatorme
Stockholm
Papil
Abraham Forwein
Berlin
Phillips Pleads Guilty Then One Year Sentence at Moundsville
George C. Phillips of Morgantown pleaded guilty this morning to obtaining money under false pretenses in a special circuit court session. Judge Warren B. Kittle promptly sentenced him to one year in the state penitentiary at Moundsville, with costs to be paid.
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Phillips
Moundsville
George C. Phillips
Morgantown
Warren B. Kittle
Nellie Tucker
Kittle
J. C. Holt
Holt
W. W. Stonestreet
Parker Selvey
Grafton
Negotiations Under Way On 100 Million Credit For Reichsbank
Berlin reports negotiations among the Bank of England Bank of France Federal Reserve Bank and Bank for International Settlements to grant a short term 100 million dollar loan to the Reichsbank to cover month end obligations. Reichsbank weekly report shows gold cover at 40.4 percent, down from 68.4 percent a month earlier, with hope to return to about 68 percent within a month due to the Hoover proposal.
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Berlin
Bank of England
Bank of France
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank For International Settlements
Reichsbank
Reich
Hoover
Reichsbank i6
Australian Aviatrix Sued For Divorce
London reported that Mrs J M Keith Miller an Australian flyer now in America was sued for divorce by Keith Miller a journalist. The Melbourne agency quote notes the action was filed in the United States with no immediate details on residence or court.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Melbourne
J. M. Keith Miller
America
Keith Miller
Lindbergh books vanish from St Paul library shelves
St Paul officials report several books by Charles A Lindbergh missing from the public library. Board member P D Scannell notes disappearance tied to a possible collector group or wartime removal. volumes, published in 1917, show withdrawn cards though Minnesota library records offer no clear trail.
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Lindbergh
St. Paul’s Library
St. Paul
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
P. D. Scannell
Scannell
Astrorate
Minnesota
Minneapoln
Navy to Let Big Contract for Work Soon
Navy plans to award major contracts soon as naval construction totals exceed 200 million dollars. Destined starts include eight to eleven destroyers, seven inch gun cruisers, a 19 million aircraft carrier, and multiple submarines. Modernization funds of 30 million will update three battleships while the Florida will be scrapped to meet the London treaty. At Norfolk the Utah is demilitarized as a target ship and Wyoming is conversion to a training ship completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United States
Mississippi
New Mexico
Idaho
Florida
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Utah
Wyoming
New Members Join Grafton Country Club
Four new members were admitted at a meeting in the office of W A Beavers bringing total membership to 40. The new members are Dr Hugh L Church V M Kerr Willard D Almy and Randall McKinney high school coach. About 20 members attended to welcome them as interest and participation in club amusements and activities grow. Dr Alden Beagle, board of governors member, commented on the year’s progress.
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Grafton
Alden Beagle
Board of Governors
Congregational and Christian Churches Discuss Union
Seattle June 25 The principal event of today’s program at the convention was the consummation of the union of Congregational and Christian church organizations into a single body. A joint meeting was ordered to organize a general council after moderators are elected to act as coexecutives for merged church management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Congregational and Christian Church
United States
City Warns Against Vandalizing Bridges and Parks
City officials warn residents after complaints about flowers on bridges being destroyed. Anyone trespassing on Maple Avenue tennis courts or the city park without permission faces severe punishment by fine or imprisonment or both, per Mayor CHAS KING.
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T Nave
Citzens
Maple Avenue
Gett Chas
King, Ee
Stocks Leap Upward Amid Heavy Buying Across Exchange
New York June 25 Stocks leapt upward on heavy buying orders that overwhelmed exchange facilities with advances of 1 to 5 a share. The high speed ticket lagged seven minutes behind real transactions as demand surged. Reports that the Federal Reserve planned a 100 million short term credit for Germany to cover the June 30 settlement added to the day’s gains, with United States Steel common topping 101 a share, up about 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Germany
United States Steel Common
Mellon to Talk Plan With French Amid Debt Talks
Washington awaits Secretary Mellon as he wraps up a London visit to help shape Hoover administration proposals. Discussions focus on France and other powers and the idea of suspending reparations and war debt payments for a year while negotiations continue. Arrival of Mellon in Paris is awaited for possible impact on talks.
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Washington
Mellon
England
Hoover
France
United States
Paris
the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
London
Gandhi backs total prohibition in India plan
In Bombay on June 25 Mahatma Gandhi restated his faith in undiluted prohibition. He said if made dictator for an hour he would close all liquor shops, destroy toddy palms, compel humane factory conditions, and open recreation rooms for workers with limited medical exemptions for Europeans or ill persons. A local ad for Liquid Veneer Furniture Polish appears after.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
All India
Young India
Midwest Sweltering as Temperatures Near All-Time Records
Chicago reports intense heat across the Midwest with temperatures near records. Waterloo hit 105, Cant on and Danville note heat damage and fatalities. Minnesota towns set yearly highs while St Louis sees a cooling trend. Multiple states face crop stress and heat related deaths.
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Chicago
Midwest
Waterloo
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Canton
Mercury
Peoria
Quincy
Danville
Nebraska
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Raing
St. Louis
Heath
Post and Gatty Reach Moscow Airdrome in World Flight
American aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at Moscow airdrome at 5:20 p m after Berlin departure, completing about 950 miles in under nine hours. They have covered roughly 5,000 miles of a 14,000 mile circuit and aim to Irkutsk next, seeking Graf Zeppelin’s record in a 10 day round-the-world voyage.
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Moscow
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Berlin
Irkutsk
Siberia
Tempelhof
New York
Hugo Eckener
Rotary Clubs Hold Meet by Radio Trick
Schenectady New York and Melbourne Australia Rotary clubs held a joint meeting via short wave radio without leaving their towns. The Hoover Moratorium proposal drew praise from speakers in both cities. Past president William A. McConnell of Dublin described it as a move toward transforming character and applying the Golden Rule. Members sang to a single piano, while a plan to broadcast to the Vienna convention failed to receive confirmation. Fifteen NBC stations linked to the short wave hookup.
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Schenectady
Melbourne
Australia
William
A. McConnell
Dublin
Ireland
Rotary International
Elups
Hoyer
Vienna
Austria
General Electric Company
National Broadcasting Company
General Relief For Striking Miners
To whom it may concern a conveyance from the General Relief will make one call each week on Grafton merchants. For your protection we ask you to make no donations to individuals not identified with this relief. We ask your cooperation in soliciting funds and food which will be picked up once each week. A. Allen, Chairman General Relief.
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Grafton
A. Allen
Geni
Log of Post Gatty Plane Winnie Mae
The Winston flight log shows departures from Roosevelt Field New York to Harbor Grace Newfoundland then across the Atlantic. It tracks June 23 to June 25 with landings at Sealand Chester England Hanover Germany Tempelhof Berlin and a Moscow leg.
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Winnie Nae
Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Harbor Grace
N. F
S. Drottingham
Cape Race
Sealand Airdrome
Chester
England
Sealand
Hanover
Germany
Hano ©Over
Tempelhof
Berlin
Moscow
Side Tracking of Cold Air Linked to 1936 Drought
Washington reports that W. J. Humphreys of the weather bureau attributes the 1936 drought to side tracked polar cold air currents. He notes the cold masses deviated over the Atlantic east of Greenland, not the Mackenzie River or Mississippi valley paths, causing stagnation and diminished rainfall.
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Washington
W. J. Humphreys
Weather Bureau
United States
Polar
Humphreys
Atlantic
Greenland
Mackenzie River
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Danish fliers resume flight after forced down in Krefeld
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoims, Danish trans Atlantic fliers, landed in the Rhineland after a 32 hour hop from Newfoundland and refueled before resuming toward Copenhagen. The duo, hours overdue, landed with empty tanks at 5 30 p m and took off again at 6 45 p m after a quick rest and a light luncheon.
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Krefeld
Germany
Otto Hillig
Holger Hoims
Rhineland
Newfoundland
Copenhagen
Rural Schools Face Consolidation Push in LA NAEA Meet
Washington reports rural schools with water buckets and single teachers may fall to consolidation. National Education Association plans a June convention in Los Angeles where a bill supporting consolidation will be drafted. About 20,000 educators expected. 161,631 one teacher schools exist nationwide. local notice of death of Brother D Bent.
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Washington
National Education Association
Los Angeles
Jone
Ae Gis
Brother D. Bent
Simon J. Reta
Exalter
Indictment recommended for Pittsburgh mayor and Succop
Pittsburgh June 25 The grand jury suspended its city purchases probe as it prepared a presentment recommending indictments against Mayor Charles H Kline and Bertram L Succop former city purchases chief. The panel lists 22 counts of law violations against both jointly and individually. It had heard witnesses since the inquiry began and expected to continue next week with 75 to 100 witnesses initially foreseen.
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Pittsburgh
Charles H. Kline
Bertram L. Suecop
Ais
Mays
Ing Ters
Sudcop
Kline
I A
Five More Fliers Set to Span Atlantic Ocean
New York June 25 five more fliers prepare to cross the Atlantic awaiting good weather. At Roosevelt Field George En Gress and Sandor Magyar plan dawn departure for Hungary. Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr vow a Saturday start on a round the world flight. Russell Boardman may take off for Paris at midnight. Ruth Nichole remains in hospital after a crash, aiming for a September try.
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New York
Atlantic
Roosevelt Field
George En Gress
Sandor Magyar
Hungary
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Russell Boardman
American Legion
Paris
Ruth Nichole
i/l
St. John
New Biwick
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Congregational and Christian Churches
Secy. Mellon
Secretary
Clark
Iowa
Post
Gatty
Moscow Airdrome
Rotary Clubs
Winnie Mae
Denmark
Krefel
Pitts
Bertram
Atlantic Ocean
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