School man held in death near Hawley Honesdale
James W. Warner Scranton school board member and sportsman held on murder charges after a Sunday night shooting that killed John Garrity Jr 35 of Forest Hill Pa near the Hawley Honesdale highway. Bail set at 6000 with judge Swoyer. Garrity shot with a 230 pellet slug. deer carcass reported. Witnesses include August Hoffman and Warner.
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Honesdale
James W. Warner
Scranton
Pike County
Wayne County
J. &. Swoyes
Oscar E. Hippensteel
Warner
John Garrity, Jr
Forest Hill
Hawley-Honesdale
Deay
J. Wilson Ames
J. A. Baer
Garrity
Sidney Krawitz
John Price
Scranton Atorney
A. E. Swoyer
James Harold Corwight
Carbondale
West Danby
N. Y
Shaffer
Cortright
August P. Hoffman
Mushbaugh Camp
Berlin Township
New York
Investigation escalates after Garrity raises rifle toward Varner
Witnesses recount a confrontation where Garrity lifts a small caliber rifle as if to shoot and Varner responds by firing his shotgun, triggering a tense exchange.
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Arated
Varner
Garrity
Strike prompt uncertain: police provocation warned
A continuing report quotes Ness assuring strikers they will not assemble in the zone and that there will be no repetition of yesterday's trouble if police do not provoke.
State Home Building On The Rise In Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank reports a clear upswing in residential construction in its district with demand for moderately priced houses and strong rental demand in the lower price range. Non-residential construction is down from last year while overall district business activity remains solid and employment trends improved in June. Farmers’ incomes are down this year due to the drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Trade and Industry
Pickets, Non-Strikers Stay In At Plant Amid Strike Clash
Amid a major wage dispute, 463 non-strikers remain inside the plant while about 300 workers stay, with 200 sleeping on cots and others in cars or offices. The stay-ins receive meals in the company cafeteria as unions press for a supplemental contract. Police clash with strikers near the reopened plant, hearings set on limiting picketing and banning violence. Local names listed appear in a donor-like notice following the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Peterson
Company Police
Mas
Tool and Dye
Marihuana Crackdown Across Pennsylvania City Busts
Head Michael V. Fadden says 50 000 pounds of marijuana worth 40 million were destroyed in Philadelphia with 1 500 pounds burned yesterday. Ten men arrested in Pittsburgh with most sentenced as pushers. Three Philadelphia residents seized last week for possession. McFadden and four field men to run the bureau in five divisions. The act allows prosecution of property owners who fail to destroy weed after five days notice. Vacant Philadelphia lots where weed was found are being cleared quickly by owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
McFadden
Feld
Department
Democratic and Republican candidates listed for borough offices
Continuing a survey of Republican candidates for borough and township offices, the paper lists East Mahoning and North Mahoning contenders for constable, supervisor, auditor, school director, and judge. Democratic candidates include Earle E Mewitt sr and others. Charles I Baucher leads Republican sheriff slate. additional local contests and petitioners are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle E. Mewitt, Sr
W. R. Calhoun
Harry A. Nicholsen
Harris Democratic
G. Ww. Cunningham
Willard A. Hart
John C. Brilhart
A. B. Ausley
John M. Thompson
Floyd A. Lightner
Darrell Eddie Sams
Charles I. Baucher
S. Ben Pollock
William J. Moore
Albert Brilhart
Warren 2. Kline
Guy Fetterman
J. Clair Invin
Foster J. Parks
Herbert M Brown
Cordner
Lewis Litzinger
E. L. Fleming
A. H. Seamon
John M Stewart
Office of the
Board of Elections
East Mahoning
James W. Ryan
George C. Loughry
Clifford H. Hughes
Waldo Simpson
John North
Blair Hamil
John E. Walker
R. D. Hunter
Robert L. Emerick
Walter Black
C. L. Morrison
Howard G. Swan
North Mahoning
Walter Wineberg
Henry Roney
Harry Wallert
Guy £. Pearce
John H. Brady
Ed Beatty
L. §. Wells
S. A. McMillen
Frank Hamil
Jury List Names From Various Boroughs and Towns
A roster of jurors listed with surnames Clark Brusnvalley Clawson Ednie Evherson Fallal Faith Fleming Foreman Foster Fulmer and others across Blairsville Center Two Canoe Two Ganoe unions and Indiana Boroughs. The document reads as a compilation of potential jurors by last name and residence and includes several first names and middle initials.
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Clark
Brusnvalley
Clawson
Mary A. White
Cottrill
Genevieve B
Blairsville
Bury
Curry
Isabelle D
Center Two
Ednie
Jas
Salisbury Boro
Evherson
Helen
Canoe Two
Fallal
Frank
Young
Faith
Paul
First Ward
Indiana
Fleming
Mae
Indiana Baro
Foreman
W. Earl
Armstrong No
Foster
Emma
Aultman
Fulmer, Richard
Marion Center
New Discord in Yugoslavia in Deepening Crisis
AP reports signs of internal discord in Yugoslavia as Croatian autonomy leader Vladko Machek threatens secession to push for a united state of Croatia Macedonia Montenegro and Serbia. Polish-German tension over Danzig widens with bans on fat products and fears of reprisals. Poland tightens espionage watch while minority Ukrainians face arrests. Romania accuses Hungary of frontier clashes along the Tisza and Britain braces for a busy recess with troop maneuvers planned near Italy. Japan pushes peace in China amid a wave of influence in Tsingtao under wave ching Wei.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Europe
Vladko Machek
Machek
Dragisha Cvetkovich
Kupinec
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Free City
Danzig
Poland
Warsaw
Berlin
Budapest
Tisza
Tecsa
Hungary
Bucharest
Chamberlain
Britain
Ebranet
Nalion
Tulay
Alps
Japan
China
Tsingtao
Ching-Wei
Chiang Kai-Shek
Prosecutors Prepare Case in Philadelphia Murder Ring
Seven veteran prosecutors began assembling evidence in the 19th investigation of a vast murder for hire ring. District Attorney Charles Kelley aims to start trials after Labor Day. The syndicate allegedly plotted 60 to 100 murders across four eastern states, with many conspirators held and more arrests expected within two weeks. Prosecutors expect 66 to 63 witnesses per trial, while only a few defendants have pleaded guilty. A man has been convicted of murder and a boardinghouse keeper admitted involvement in three poisonings, though neither has been sentenced.
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Philadelphia
Charles
Kelley
WPA Reorganization and Worker Furloughs Rumor in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania WPA overseeers discuss cutting branch offices from 16 to 10 or 12, furloughing about 55,000 workers under the 18 month clause. Plans include boosting state personnel to 150,000, trimming administrative staff, and cutting wages as Congress eyes reform during a period of political maneuvering.
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Mathews
WPA
Pennsylvania
Congress
Federal Works Program
Congress approves large lending package in final passage
Congress moved a massive aid plan with 760 million for roads 500 million for rail equipment and 25 million of a 100 million Export-Import Bank authorization for exports. Western demands added 9 million for reclamation as Byrd had bonds taxable and Barkley boosted RFC funds to 500 million. Democrats split with Republicans over the measure with supporters arguing long term gains and opponents warning repayment risk.
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Export-Import Bank
Chamber
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Barkley
RFC
Politicians discuss possible 1948 Republican candidates
The article surveys potential GOP contenders for president, naming Taft of Ohio and Vandenberg of Michigan among early favorites. It notes Taft’s opposition to much of the New Deal and Vandenberg’s early support then criticism, with Dewey and Bridges also listed among possible candidates.
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House
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
Congress
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Senate Bridges
New Hampshire
Local Officials Named Across Districts and Roles
OCR fragment lists various municipal posts and names across districts including inspectors, constables, supervisors, auditors, and school directors. It mentions Marion Center, Pine, Rayne, Plumville, and Vernon areas with multiple named figures such as Glenn Steele, John A. Adams, Maria Cunningham, Leroy Crawford, Floyd Braughter, J. T. Burns, and others, indicating a roster of local governance appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Smith
Vernon D. Spicher
C. H. Runk
Elmer H. Smith
Ward Cressley
Zemma C. Buterbaugh
W. J. Smith
Crissie Spicher
Pine
Quay Henry
Harry Yarnell
F. J. Trinkley
Samuel Law
W. A. Dinsmore
G. Johnson
Elvira Strong
Harry J. Lunn
Bar Ganoe
Plumville
Elder P. DeVinney
Rayne
Thomas Leanwick
Leslie Ruffner
J. C. Myers
Thomas Harvey
Charley F. Glaser
Roy Donshey
A. B
New WPA State Administrator Appointed in Pennsylvania
Major Philip Mathews of Carlisle becomes the state administrator for Pennsylvania's Works Progress Administration, replacing E. C. Smith Jr. The conference with 16 district office managers centered on the new 10 hour work month and potential layoffs.
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Mathewson
Harrisburg
Works Progress Administration
Pennsylvania
Philip Mathews
Carlisle
WPA
F.@. Harrington
West Point
E. C. Smith, Jr
J. Banks Rudson
Take Action At Alexandria Bridge Tragedy In Huntingdon County
The incident at the Alexandria bridge underpass near Huntingdon County killed a family of three on July 22 and left many injured after a Greyhound bus skidded into a culvert. W. H. Fields of the club cited repeated danger for five years and said officials blamed the utility commission due to a railroad. Victims included Ray O. Kelly of Oakmont and Edwin P. Fallgreen of Pittsburgh. At the same time, the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association convenes its 28th meeting in Pittsburgh with FBI official Hugh H. Clegg and prosecutors as speakers.
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Alexandria
Huntingdon County
W. H. Fields
Ray O. Kelly
Oakmont
Edwin P. Fallgreen
Pittsburgh
Greyhound
Fields
State Secretarie of
Utility Commission
Alexandria Bridge
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Hugh H. Clegg
FBI
Andrew T. Park
C. W. Leither
The
Post-Gazette
Market Reports from Pittsburgh and Chicago Commodities
Pittsburgh livestock prices show cattle steady with varied grades and heavy hogs, sheep and lambs mixed, and a dull produce market with no apple receipts. Chicago Wheat declines early, while Liverpool firmness nudges bids, and U.S. corn edges mixed after opening.
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Pittsburgh
Ewes
Wethers
Maryland Dutchess
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Chicago
Aug
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Seven Slayers Get Reprieves in Pennsylvania
Governor James was asked by the Board of Pardons to postpone executions for five condemned slayers to allow late September rehearings, with two more Philadelphia Negroes receiving new hearings. One slayer already rescheduled to September 25, Willie Bailey, was previously reprieved. The board acted amid a seek for substitutes after the illness of executioner Robert Elliott. The next Pardons Board meeting is set for the third Wednesday in September.
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Harrisburg
James
Board of Pardons
Parton Board
Paul Ferry
Eric
Charles Golden
Walter Tankeard
Bob Redman
Philadelphia
James Fuller
Fletcher le Grand
Pardons Board
Robert Elliott
New York
Elliott
Miss O'Hara
Pardon Board
Willie Bailey
Doctor Faces Difficult Rescue of Newborns In Remote Clinic
Dr Fisher recounts a life threatening delivery after welding oxygen line to a tube 75 miles from any hospital. Closest hospitals at Texarkana and Paris Texas. The babies nearly died and required tubes passed through nostrils into lungs to survive.
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Dr. Fisher
Texarkana
Paris
Tex
Obituary notices for Buterbaugh Hamilton Hazlett and Turk
Bertha Vernie Buterbaugh 15 daughter of Wayne and Florence Buterbaugh died at home in Taylorsville. Survived by parents sisters and brothers at home and others. Funeral at East Union Presbyterian Church Thursday at 2:00 pm. John A. Wennersten. James Arthur Hamilton seven months old son of Lawrence J. and Emily G Hamilton died at Indiana Hospital. Survived by grandmother and uncles and aunts. Funeral home services Thursday 3 pm Oakland Cemetery. Shirley Virginia Hazlett 18 daughter of Harvey and Kinnei Hazlett died in Kittanning Hospital. Views at Robinson Funeral Home. services Thursday 2:30 pm Greenwood Cemetery. John Turk funeral 10 am Wednesday at St Bernard Catholic Church. Interment St Bernard Cemetery.
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Bertha Vernie Buterbaugh
Wayne
Florence
Barr) Buterbauch
Taylorsville
Ruth
Indiana
Robert
Eugene
Ford
Ord
Donald
Vivian
Dickie
Doris
East Union Presbyterian Church
James Arthur Hamilton
Lawrence J
Emily Grace (McGaughey) Hamilton
Philadelphia Street
Indiana Hospital
Elizabeth McGaughey
Barry A. Muller
Washington, Pa
Frances Hamilton
Parkwood
Blair
Elder
Boyd Hamilton
Oakland Cemetery
Shirley Virginia Hazlett
Harvey and
Kinnei (Beorn) Hazlett of
Girty
Kittanning Hospital
Robinson Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
John Turk
St. Bernard Catholic Church
St. Bernard Cemetery
Rossiter Man Takes Own Life
Max Donald Sutter twenty of Rossiter ended his life at home early today by a shotgun blast to the head. Coroner John Woods ruled death a self-inflicted tragedy following a domestic drinking quarrel. Sutter, a conveyor loader at the Rossiter mine, is survived by wife Ruby Jene Stlver Sutter, a ten month old daughter Marlene, his parents Lynn and Zora Hank Sutter of Rochester Mills R. D., and brother Charles. Body moved to Morrison mortuary Punxsytawney. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Max Donald Sutter
Rossiter
John Woods
Suite
Ruby Jene Stlver Sutter
Marlene
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Green
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Noka
Michael V. Fadden
Lodge
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Martin
Barton
Bicker
Dames
Sallon
Stark
Missouri
Beth Steel
Budd Mi
Burr
Canad Pacific
Ches
Chrysler Corp
Column
el Thy
Comswith
South Ibe
Cons Edison
Consol
Ol Thy Corn Products
Crane Co
Douglas Atteratt
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Elec
Gen Foods
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Gillette Saf
Ra Greyhound Corp
Hudson Motor
Interlake Iron
Int Harvester
Tat Niels Gan
Tel GM
Kennécott
Kresge
Lehigh Va
Mack
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
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Nat Poward Ltd
Central RR
North Amer Co
Packard Motor
Penn R& Be
Phillips Pet
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Sears’ Roebuck
Sovony-Vacuum Ly
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Sperry Corp
John A. Wennersten
Sagamore
Lutheran Cemetery
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