Corrigan Awaits Welcome Home After Atlantic Flight
Douglas Corrigan, hailed as a national hero, returns to New York aboard a liner after his trans Atlantic flight from California to Ireland. Crowds and officials plan a grand reception with city leaders, while Corrigan remains modest about endorsements and future aviation work. He recalls the flight’s confusion and seeks to continue in aviation despite offers for other appearances.
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Manhattan
Douglas Corrigan
Brian Boru
Finn
Mad Cool
Cuchulain
New York
Corrigan
California
Dublin
Howard Hughes
Ireland
Floyd Bennett Field
Columbus
India
America
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
James McGurrin
Rooklyn
Darling Douglas
Senate considers criminal prosecutions in U S election abuses
Washington August 4. Chairman Sheppard of the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee said any criminal violations found would be reported for prosecution. The panel may also push new election laws and rule on challenges to newly elected senators. So far about 20 complaints have been received with investigators in six states. No prosecutions have been warranted yet. The committee also probes use of public funds in politics and state expenditures.
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Washington
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Senate
California
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Parade Flight From Lloyd Bennett Field To Borough Hall
Dozens of craft were chartered to ferry well wishers from Lloyd Bennett field along the East River to meet Corrigan at the Liner Manhattan in Brooklyn. Fogs delayed the vessel. the skipper said it would not dock until 5 or 6 p.m. EST tonight.
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East River
Lloyd Bennett Field
Fame
Brooklyn
Borough Hall
Bay
Corrigan
Manhattan
Heat Wave Grips Nation With Record Penns Peak Readings
A Washington Pennsylvania thermometer hit 100 degrees as heat spread from Maine to California. Cities reported high nineties or above, with deaths from heat and many prostrations. WPA projects paused, crops need rain, and scattered showers were forecast in western counties.
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Washington
Oil City
Philadelphia
Reading
Harrisburg
Allentown
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Pittston
Moscow
Lackawanna
Department of Agriculture
United States
Maine
Texas
California
Dakotas
Eastern
Quebec
Portland
Weather Bureau
New England
New York
Alleghenies
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Chicago
Minnesota
Pierre
S. D
Mobridge
5. D
Michigan
Al»pena
Kansas City
Mercury
Kansas
Missouri
Salt Lake City
Fresno
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Needles
England
China
Manchoukuo
Europe
Two Injured In Runaway Truck Crash Near Blairsville
Two men leaped from a runaway truck on Penn View Mountain after brakes failed. Harry Lavere, 42, of Woodside Calif., suffered lacerations to the leg and arm, while Herbert Voshell of Felton Del. had deep leg injuries. The truck plunged 260 feet down a steep embankment, turning over several times, with $1,500 total damage including cantaloupes and truck.
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Sewardchili
Mobile
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Emma Luly Smail
Grover Smail
Clifford Dissail
Penn View Mountain
Blairsville
Harry Lavere
Woodside
Cal
Herbert Voshell
Felton
Del
Indiana
Brade
Treasury Balance Report Shows $2.13 Billion
Treasury data as of August 2 records receipts of 33.92 million and expenditures of 30.59 million. Net balance stands at 2.13094971898 billion with a working balance of 1.53835553503 billion and customs receipts for the month at 34.68681205 million.
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Washington
the Treasury
80th's President Arrives for Reunion Sunday
The 80th Division Veterans Association holds its 16th Annual Reunion in Indiana Pa. on August 6 1938 with an official parade at 2 p m under Grand Marshal Colonel Richard W Watson. The order details divisions aides bands colors and parade route through Indiana Teachers College campus.
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St. Bernard's Church
Richard W. Watson
Eightieth Division Veterans Association
Indiana
Kittanning
American Legion
Johnstown
Clymer
Monongahela
Indiana Sons of American Legion
Indiana State Teachers College
Tenth Street
Oakland Avenue
Charles C. McLain
William E. Pierce
John B. Goheen
Boy Scouts
Hotel Moore
Assembly Point
110Th Infantry
Philadelphia Street
Fifth Street
Court House
Philadelphia
Sixth Streets
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Indiana and Pittsburgh Areas
Obituary notices report deaths of Mrs Cora Elkin Beers of near Smicksburg aged 43 with funeral Friday at Plumville Presbyterian Church and burial in Indiana Cemetery. John C Keibler of 721 Brighton Road N S Pittsburgh dies. services at Simons Funeral Home with Oakland Cemetery burial. Rev C A Williams memorial service at local Methodist Church with services planned for Smithport and Fairview Cemetery. Mrs Zenia Cook Fisher dies at Maple Avenue Blairsville with obituary to follow Friday.
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Cora (Elkin) Beers
Smicksburg
Plumville Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Bowser Funeral Home
Lumville
Beers
Agnes Elkin
John C. Keibler
Mary T. Keibler
Brighton Road
N. S
Pittsburgh
Simons
Oakland Cemetery
C. A. Williams
Methodist Episcopal Church
Williams
Smithport
Zenia (Cook) Fisher
Ford Fisher
Maple Avenue
Blairsville
Robinson
Wed to Fight to Retain Jobs in Johnstown
Johnstown reports married women school teachers hire law partner S C Pugliese to defend their jobs amid board letters urging resignations. Tenure law blocks dismissal for marriage. a pending bill by Rep L H Alexander would permit it.
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Johnstown
Charles J. Margiotti
S. C. Pugliese
Pittsburgh
L. H. Alexander
Belleville
Mifflin County
State Fire Fighters union elects officers at convention
The State Association of the International Order of Fire Fighters met today to elect officers at its annual convention here. Second and third class cities including Pittsburgh Allentown and Wilkes-Barre sent 24 delegates.
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Sharon
State Association of the International Order Firefighters
Pittsburgh
Allentown
Wilkes-Barre
Japs Claim Victory In New Battle Near Harkow
Japanese forces pressed toward Harkow provisional capital of China while shifting attacks through rugged terrain north and northeast of Hakkow. In Hangchow British officials accused Japan of violating a hospital accord after machine gun positions were set around the Missionary Society Hospital and 103 Chinese wounded were removed. Mexico rejects a US bid to arbitrate indemnities for seized oil interests, insisting payment under Mexican law and based on its ability to pay.
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Harkow
China
Hakkow
Hangchow
Church Missionary Society
United States
Mexico
Schaeffer decision on acts awaited in court proceedings
A Pennsylvania hearing featured interjections about contempt limits as Shelley declined to answer questions citing a court order. The exchange touched on grand jury status, arguments over evidentiary impounding, and whether testimony could implicate Governor Farley and other officials. The broader session moved forward with coal and oil policy bills as the Legislature adjourned.
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Salsburg
Earl V. Compton
Shelley
Cohen
Tom
Dauphin County
Farle
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Oil Industry Investigating Commission
Supreme Court
Senate Committee On
Anthracite Commission
General Assembly
Health Department
Bankers Tour Indiana County Farms Highlights
Bank officers and directors of the Indiana County Bankers Association toured seven farms in the county. Stops included A Woodward Smith’s 35 acre apple orchard, J James Cornell’s Holstein herd and electric milking gear, R V McNutt’s strip cropped fields, Doyle Stutzman’s cabbage and potato acres, Nichol Turkey Farm’s 1300 turkeys, Jacob I Flock’s cabbage and oats, and Harry W Stonebraker’s 21 acre potato field. The group then lunched at Indiana Country Club followed by a showing of agricultural reels by County Agent Warner.
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Indiana County
Indiana County Bankers’ Association
Hoffman Hotel
Blairsville
A. Woodward Smith
Jjames 8
Cornell
Barrett Township
Hull
R. V. McNutt
Brush Valley
Pennsylvania
Doyle Stutzman
Stutzman
Nichol
Indiana
Jacob I
Harry W. Stonebraker
Indiana Country Club
Warner
Markets Report From Pittsburgh and Chicago
Pittsburgh markets show moderate produce demand with apples and potatoes mostly steady to weak. Livestock prices fall slightly on hogs and sows, while cattle and sheep activity remains varied with steady top cattle and lamb values. Chicago wheat futures ease on weak Liverpool cues as grain prices drift.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Hillbillies Losing Accent Discussed in Article
The piece notes that as time passes the country will lose language color and mountain expressions such as It began to come down dusky the sun was a settin and It let drive at him the near brake ty run and ran away up the mountain.
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America
Sits on thief and he faints in candy store arrest
New York police report a 47 year old Mrs Rosina Arora catching 18 year old Thomas Shearer hiding $25 worth of cigarettes in her candy store. She sat on him causing him to faint. He was held on burglary charges in 1000 bail.
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New York
Rosina Arora
Thomas Shearer
Legislature adjourns to probe grand jury investigation
The legislature adjourned until 8 p.m. Monday as an inquiry into charges against a legislative committee began. Governor Farle and 13 associates faced a grand jury investigation into the events surrounding a $75 million school improvement plan and state funding for the needy’s medical care.
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Ming
House Chamber
Ggainet Legislative Committee
Farle
Grand Jwy
Pearl White Dies in Paris in 49th Year
Pearl White, famed for the silent serials The Perils of Pauline and Exploits of Elaine, died today at the American Hospital in Paris at age 49 after weeks of liver illness. Known for her daredevil stunts, she performed without doubles, born in Green Ridge, Missouri, in 1889, with a career starting in 1913 that elevated her to box office prominence in early cinema.
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Paris
Pearl White
Pauline
Young America
Paulina
Elaine
United States
France
London
Pear] White
Miss White
Greenridge
Eva
Warner Oland
Historic U.S. Corporations Grid in Market Snapshot
A long list of major U.S. companies appears in a market reference, including Anaconda, Am Can, Am Tel Tel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Edison, General Motors, IBM, Kodak, Exxon, DuPont, Penn RR, United States Steel, Westinghouse, and Woolworth. The fragment hints at corporate names, percentages, and share-related notes, concluding with a stray line about a 74 percent and 32 percent on roe av.
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al Chem & Dye Am
Can ‘ Am
Rad & St. S Am Smelt & R Am
Tel & Tel Am
Anacenda Atch
T. & St Ail Refining
Bald Loco Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat Beth Steel
Briges
Hee Canada Pacific
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Column & el Comi Solvents
Comwich & Sou
Cons Edison Cons
Oi Corn Products Crane Co, del Lack & West Douglass Aircraft
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