Contempt case heard over UMWA mine protest in Indiana County
Testimony resumed in Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co v Ghizzoni and 34 United Mine Workers members. Prosecutors allege July demonstrations at McIntyre and Finest menaced workers, with Ghizzoni threatening marches despite injunctions and remarks about marching even if sheriffs are used. Continued on Page Two.
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Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
John Ghizzoni
Clarence Donaldson
United Mine Workers of America
J. N. Langham
Indiana County
McIntyre
Defendents
Ghizzoni
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Barr Slope
Sample Run
R. & P. Coal Company
R. and P. Company
Highway talk for Kiwanians outlines Indiana road plans
Indiana Highway Superintendent E R Finn spoke to the Kiwanis Club at Moore Hotel about light type construction roads. He cited red dog road cost at 5000 dollars per mile and a Pinchot era plan of about 20000 miles to be completed before the end of Pinchot term. He estimated Indiana office payroll near 250000 dollars yearly and district road work bringing 260000 to 300000 dollars more with about 100 men to be housed locally. He answered several questions at length.
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E. R. Finn
Indiana
Kiwanis Club
Moore Hotel
Thru Road
Bowser enters race for coroner in Plumville area
D. B. Bowser, a well known funeral director of Plumville, announces candidacy for coroner pending Republican Primary. He pledges a business like approach and plans to appoint deputies to handle detailed duties across the county.
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Bowser
Plumville
Elderton Prepares to Welcome Electric Power Light Up Night
Elderton will receive electric service next Saturday at 8 p.m. when James G. Hawk flips a switch to connect West Penn Power. A program near the public school includes speeches by local talent, a West Penn Power representative, and John McKee of Harrisburg along with a band.
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Elderton
James G. Hawk
Bay
West Penn Power Company
Lmne
John McKee
Harrisburg
Bomb tests planned in Forbes Street building
Pittsburgh on August 4 two bombs prepared by Drs Gunther von Elbe and Bernard Lewis of the U S Bureau of Mines will be exploded next week in a Forbes street building to study combustion engineering. A strong room is being built in the bureau building to ignite the devices by electric spark with safety.
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Pittsburgh
Forbes Street
Gunther von Elbe
Bernard Lewis
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Deaths and crash claim two local men
James Dempsey 40 of Wintondale dies at Memorial Hospital after a fall from a porch severing the spinal cord. Survived by widow Zula and six children. Funeral plans not yet set. Peter Kovach 50 of Duquesne killed when a truck struck a pole at Tenth Avenue and Broad Street and he died at Memorial Hospital shortly after. Police had limited details on the crash and driver.
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James Dempsey
Wintondale
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Dempsey
Zula Dempsey
Virgil
Everett
Jane
Frank
Nell Rose
Wayne
Vinton Collieries Co
Tenth Avenue
Broad Street
Peter Kovach
Duquesne
Peter Madger
McConaughy Street
Indiana
Cowanshannonck Tax-Justice Meet Formed
A meeting of taxpayers in Cowanshannonck township Armstrong Co at the Dunkard church near Blanco drew a good turnout. They unanimously formed a Tax-Justice League for the district and scheduled another meeting in Rural Valley next Monday to select officers and committee members.
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Cowanshannock Township
Armstrong Co
Dunkard Church
Blanco
Tax-Justice League
Pastor A B Fowler to Teach Hebrew at Jersey City Seminary
Pastor A B Fowler of the First Baptist Church and his family visit New York State briefly visiting Springville Harmony and Buffalo to see relatives and friends. He expects to begin work as an instructor in Hebrew and Old Testament Literature at Jersey City Theological Seminary shortly after September 1.
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A. B. Fowler
First Baptist Church
New York State
Springville
Harmony
Buffalo
Fowler
Jersey City Theological Seminary
Japanese Beetles Killing Dogs and Cats
The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports Japanese beetles are not only damaging plants in eastern Pennsylvania but also killing hundreds of dogs and cats. The beetles cause inflammation on dogs and cats and are shown to be fatal.
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Philadelphia
Auge
Pennsyvania
Pennsyvania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Clay Pigeon Shoot Wednesday at Getty Heights
Announcement of a clay pigeon shoot at Getty Heights from 1:30 P M tomorrow invites all to participate. The eighth Fulmer reunion will be held at the Indiana Fair Grounds on August 8 with friends and relatives invited to camp for the day.
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Getty Heights
Fulmer
Indiana Fair Grounds
Cambria County Eyes Moratorium on Sheriff Sales
Ebensburg dinner crowd backs a local moratorium to ease tax sales and curb debt in Cambria county. Irving L. Camp of the Citizens' Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal committee urges a countywide pause to reduce distress, boost morale, and stabilize the real estate market amid soft coal prosperity efforts.
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Ebensburg
Irving L. Camp
Citizens’ Pennsylvania
Cambria County
Germany
United States
WEDDINGS ANNOUNCED FOR MACGIBBON AND QUIGLEY PAIRS
Mrs Stella Keagle reports Vara Luella Keagle wed to Commander Colin MacGibbon US Navy in New York City on July 30. The couple plan to reside in New York City after visiting at Mrs Rea's home in North Fifth Street.
Man awakens on pavement after dive from second story
Herman Gardini dreamed of a cooling swim but woke face down on the sidewalk in front of his home. He had allegedly leaped from a second story window in a somnambulistic episode and was rushed to hospital with internal injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Herman Gardini
Herman
Roosevelt Gives Blood For Infantile Paralysis Fight
Gov Roosevelt who battled infantile paralysis ten years ago donated a pint of blood for serum to combat the outbreak centered in New York city. Health officials report a rising number of cases in the state with 90 upstate and 802 in New York city since the year began, most cases July 1 to 31. City appropriated 75000 dollars to aid the effort as 114 new cases were added in the five boroughs over the weekend.
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Albany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
State Department of Health
Department
New York
McAdoo Resting After Emergency Operation
William Gibbs McAdoo former Secretary of the Treasury under Wilson rested easily after an emergency operation in Santa Barbara California. Officials gave no detail on the illness but it was believed to be chronic appendicitis. The operation occurred on Sunday and recovery was reported smoothly.
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Santa Barbara
Canf
William Gibbs McAdoo
X Will Rogers to the Editor
Beverly Hills Aug 3. In a letter to the Evening Gazette Will Rogers laments the dull mood and lack of news predicting that big debts are cancelled and people tire of politics. He notes no presidential candidate stands out in 1932 and fears growing interest and taxes dominate national life.
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Evening Gazette
Beverly Hills
Cal
Hoover
Bricks That Turn Into Wine Attract City Interest
New York August 4 The press bricks that allegedly dissolve into wine draw customers to a Fifth Avenue shop opposite Marble Collegiate Church. State official Fred A Victor says he will consult prohibition authorities on legality while a young clerk explains how to dissolve a brick in water to produce wine, warning not to age the liquid.
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New York
Marble Collegiate Church
Fifth Avenue
Fred A. Victor
Anti-Saloon League
Andrew McCambell
Gehenna
Jones Survives Buck Attack on Bennett Farm
County purveyor Q. B. Jones famed for his snake stories recounts a near fatal encounter with a large buck deer while surveying on the Bennett farm near Camp Rest-A-While. He was knocked into a groundhog hole, chased to a swimming pool, but escaped with minor contusions and shock aided by Harry Bennett. Jones reports reporting to work, plus a note on his campaign for Sheriff as a Republican in Indiana County.
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Q. B. Jones
Bennett Farm
Rest
Jones
Harry Bennett
Bennett
Indiana County
Two Hour Silence Ends With Dead Woman Found
In Los Angeles on August 4, Robert Boyland met a woman and persuaded her to ride with him. They dined and drove again until the woman grew unusually quiet. When he asked for a reply he found she was dead, with police physicians saying she had been dead about two hours.
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Los Angeles
Robert Boyland
Boyland
Masked bandit fatally wounds drug store aide in Pittsburgh
In downtown Pittsburgh a masked black bandit fatally shot 27 year old Harry Siegel during a midnight holdup at Wood and Sixth. Siegel died at Mercy Hospital after a struggle as suspect fled with Siegel’s wallet and keys, while drug store employee Daniel Korn aided police pursuit and described the attacker. Siegel, a University of Pittsburgh Pharmaceutical School graduate, was engaged to Miss Leonard Kaison who travels from New York to attend her fiancé’s funeral and assist relatives.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Siegel
Wood and
Sixth
Siegel
Mercy Hospital
Im. Siegel
Daniel Korn
Seigel
Korn
Leonard Kaison
Moorhead
New York
Columbia University
University of Pittsburgh Pharmaceutical School
Three Killed as Negroes Stage Riot in Chicago
City officials welfare workers and police convened an emergency conference to consider relief measures after a riot in a Negro district left three men dead and four wounded following eviction of a 72-year-old tenant. Acting on telegraph advice from Mayor Cermak, the meeting discussed possible troop request from Camp Grant as National Guard massed for training.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Mackinac
Sexton
Camp Grant
National Guard
Surprise Farewell For Store Manager R N Frain
R N Frain manager of the Murphy Store on Philadelphia street received a surprise farewell at his East Philadelphia Street home Monday evening. Thirty seven executives and clerical staff attended the wall party with dancing cards and luncheon. He was given a handsome brief vase and is set to headquarter in Stamford, Conn.
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R.N. Frain
Murphy
Philadelphia Street
Murphy Company
East Philadelphia Street
Frain
Stamford
Coun
Emersons Vacationing in New York City Area
Dr and Mrs Paul and Emerson are vacationing at Candandaigus Lake New York and plan to be away several weeks. Advertisement notes barber shop prices 3 cents for haircuts and 26 cents for children with location at Church Street.
Lindberghs Plan New Flight After Baker Lake Welcome
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh safe at Baker Lake on their variation air tour to the Orient. They landed at 4 P M yesterday after a flight from Churchill and planned to resume toward Tokio after 10 A M today. Destination was AKlavik, northwest territory, with a proposed semicurcular route via Hunter Bay. A severe Arctic storm cut radio contact, causing concern among trappers and traders awaiting their return. Amy Johnson forced down near Khailir on the Siberia Manchuria border while en route from Manchester to Tokio.
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Churchill, Man
Charles A. Lindbergh
Baker Lake
Orient
Churchill
Lindbergh
Tokio
Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Hunter Bay
Moose Factory
Tron
Arctic Circle
Lindgerichs
Amy Johnston
Amy Johnson
London
Khailir
Manchuri
Two Tax Sold Properties Highlight County Sale
Twenty tax delinquent tracts and town lots were offered by the Treasurer at the Court House. Only two parcels sold for the tax due, one in Montgomery township bringing 27.89 to Everet Aie, and another in East Wheatfield township bought by E. J. Kitchenbrood for 202.20. the remainder went to Indiana County Commissioners.
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Court House
Samuel
Henry
Montgomery, Township
Everet Aie
Thomas Beard
East Wheatfield Township
E. J. Kitchenbrood
Indiana County
Rotary Club hears Peelor on 1931 legislative session
Hon. Hitler Peeler was the guest speaker at the regular weekly supper meeting of the Rotary Club held at the Hotel Indiana last night. Mr. Peelor spoke on The Legislative Session of 1931, giving a brief review of important bills before the house and the legislature's work. A delicious dinner preceded the address.
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Hitler Peeler
Rotary Club
Hotel
Indiana
Pestor
Peelar
King's Daughters Visit Brookside Health Camp Charity Event
A delegation from the King's Daughters class of the First United Presbyterian Church toured Brookside Health Camp. They sang and handed out 34 pairs of pajamas. The Municipal Band of Jodigna will give a concert at Brookside tomorrow evening to raise lanterns for the camp’s electricity-less hall. Contact Harold Williams at the First National Bank to donate.
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King’s Daughters
First United Presbyterian Church
Brookside
Jodigna
Brookside Ta
Norrow Eevuing
Harold Willams
First National Bank
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Forbes ST. Bldg
Home
Cowanshannock
Tax-Justice Meet
Banklick Creek
Covington
Kentucky
Quigley
Wieland State College
A. P. Wieland
Sara Winifred
Robert Carter Quigley
Jennie Mitchell
al Wieland
John Harking
State College Lutheran Church
Pringe- Ors
Roosevelt Gives
Life Fluid
McAdoo
Will Rogers
Will
Wood
PITT
Waynesboro
Harold Burkholder
Vera
Upton
Harold
S. D. Shull
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Emersons
N. Y
Moore
Lindberghs
Baker's Lake Oni
Peelor
King's Daughters
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