Split Ticket Republicans Up for Judge
Rumors of GOP splits ripple Pennsylvania Supreme Court race as nine of ten Republican candidates withdraw in favor of two bets. H. Edgar Barnes and M. A. Musmanno face off amid last minute maneuvers as party tensions and potential realignments loom before September 17 primary. Justice Cunningham seeks reelection against Democrat Myers in the Superior Court race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McCann
Cambria County
George H. McWherter
Westmoreland County
Barnes
M. Harvey Taylor
Musmanno
Marion D. Patterson
Blair County
J. Horace Stern
Philadelphia
Elder W. Marshall
Allegheny
Alfred E. Swoyer
Wayne County
Arthur C. Dale
Bellefonte
Workmen’s Compensation Board
High Court
George Thorn
Superior Court
Jesse E. B. Cunningham
Robert L. Myers
Democratic Organization
Fire safety check ends with no blaze at old plant
Fire crews answered a general alarm after neighbors spotted smoke behind the third floor of the long‑vacant Mitchell Chemical building. Inspectors found no fire. A hose entanglement with a dragging fire truck injured Fireman Harry C. Graham and spectator Howard Pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Chemical Company
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Harry C. Graham
Wayne Avenue
Howard Pain
Philadelphia Street
Graham
CCC Group Off for Test
Continued from Page One list of individuals with last names and addresses including Menthe Joe Mike Swinko Homer City Thayer Eugene Homer City Watson Thayer Elm Street Homer City Vadasy Rositer Simpson Van Horn Smicksburg Torrence Waltermire Indiana Wincek Coral Yoder Harrison Blairsville Zajac Blairsville Zako vich Bottz Munshower Church Blairsville Stipeak Black Lick Kriska Buck Run Re Torre Blairsville Stipack Black Lick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menthe
Joe Mike Swinko
Clymer
Joseph Euene ‘Thayer
Homer City
John Watson Thayer
Elm St
Thomas John Vadasy
Rossiter
John Simpson van Horn
Smicksburg
F. C
Jess Torrence Waltermire
N. 11Th Street
Indiana
Henry Edward Wincek
Coral
Walter Henry Yoder
Harrison
General Meat Strike Opens in Detroit Area
A general meat strike by housewives began in Wayne County with about 250 women from Hamtramck Dearborn and the West Side forming a committee of eleven to prevent a total boycott. Pickets stood at meat shows under Mrs Mary Zuk as some shops closed and arrests mounted amid rising prices and tense demonstrations by housewives against dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
Hamtramack
Earborn
Mary Zuk
Hamtramck
James E. McCarty
Stock Market Snapshot From Historical Exchange
A dense list of ticker symbols and percentage figures shows a historical stock market page. Companies include Allied Chemical Ammonia and Can Amn, Westinghouse, U.S. Steel, General Electric, Ford, RCA, and many railroads. Notable figures like 127 percent and various percentage values are present alongside brand and corporate names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Chem Amn
Anaconda
Atchison T
8Th Atlantic
Beth
Bordens
Chrysler
Columbia Gas Consolidated Oil Cent
Curtiss-Wright du Pont
Eastman Kodak Erie
Pitt Brew Co
Freeport
Texas
Penny Co
Kervinator
Kennecot
Cpr
Star Miami
Mis
Kansas
Plan Labor Day Celebration At Fair Ground
A Labor Day program will run from afternoon into evening at the Fair Ground with carnival attractions and rides. Speakers include Judge M. A. Musmanno of Pittsburgh and James Marks of Clearfield, president of District No. 2, United Mine Workers of America, plus entertainment and music. Picnic dinners, refreshment stands, and a prize drawing featuring radios and a bedroom suite accompany a night firework finale and free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Musmanno
Pittsburgh
James Marks
Clearfield
Fear Uprising of Yuma Indians in Parker Arizona
Fearing a minor uprising among Yuma Indians near Parker Arizona authorities moved to detain a group of about 50 braves who overpowered a deputy and beat him before kidnapping an arrested youth. Deputy Jim Washumal attempted to reason with them as they surrounded him and then pelted him with stones and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma, Ariz
Aug
Parker
Ari
Shen
Jim Washumal
Redmen
Five Years Ago Tonight Justice Crater Vanished in Midtown Mystery
Five years after Justice Joseph Force Crater left a midtown restaurant and stepped into a taxi, the Missing Persons Bureau still finds no clear clue to his fate. Police, family, and newspapers have spent over three hundred thousand dollars without solving the case. Despite sightings abroad and in New York apartments, none have been proven, and the search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Donegan
New York
UINS
Joseph Force Crater
Supreme Court of New York
Missing Persons Bureau
Joseph Welsenstein
Hig
Justice Crater
Judge Crater
Charley Ross
Dorothy
Arnold
Jurist
Crater
United States
Europe
Canada
Cuba
South America
Wilse
Ing Persons Bureau
Stelle M. Crater
Brillant Justice
U. S
Robert Wagner
Man Killed In $300,000 Blast At Waverstrew Garage
In a massive explosion at Waverstrew a 52 year old garage owner Louis Hoyt was killed and his garage burned. Three nearby buildings were destroyed and $800,000 in damage reported as sparks dropped into gasoline jams. Fire threatened surrounding countryside as investigators linked blast to spark ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waverstrew
Louis Hoyt
Italo Ethiopian Crisis Deepens As Nations Plan Parley
The dispatches report Mussolini mobilizing uniforms and deferring an announcement to avoid a direct slap amid a peace conference. Britain France and Italy debate the East African crisis in Paris next week to mark time before the League of Nations Council meets in September. Eden Hoare and staff discuss limiting Italian demands to the economic sphere, while Haile Selassie receives League thanks amid Ethiopian gloom and arms embargo hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Reynolds
London
Paris
League of Nations Council
Benito Mussalini
Britain
France
IL Duce
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Samuel Hoare
Eden
Robert van Sittart
Foreign Office
Geneva
Sir Samuel
Stanley Baldwin
Cant. Eden
Haile |Selassie
League
British
Concessions and Italy-Ethiopia Talks Stall
The parties remained firm on political demands as Capt Eden and Sir Samuel discussed findings with the foreign office but declined to issue a formal statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omic
Ethiopia
Capt. Eden
Sir Samuel
Foreign Office
Obituary notices from Iselin and nearby towns
FRANK MARENKA 68 former Iselin resident found dead at his Ashland Ohio home July 22 heart trouble dropsy. Survived by four sons Joseph Thomas Robert James and daughter Mrs Thomas Askey of Ashland plus stepchildren Frank John Sarko Myrtle Sarko Canton. Funeral Aug 2 in Ashland. MRS M G ROBINSON rochester death of mother Mrs M G Robinson two other children survive Mrs M R Miller Rochester and J Grant Robinson Cleveland. ARTHUR HEISMAN 75 of Kittanning died at home D D 1 leaves widow daughter Mrs Charles Boyd son Paul two grandchildren sister Mrs J T Iseman. Funeral today at residence burial Kittanning Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Marenka
Iselin
Ashland
George
Joseph
Thomas
Robert
James
Thomas Askey
Frank
John Sarko
Myrtle Sarko
Niagara Falls
Joseph Pacelli
Canton, O
M. G. Robinson
W. A. Moss
Krape Avenue
Rochester
N. Y
M. R. Miller
J. Grant
Robinson
Cleveland, D
J. Arthur Heisman
Kittanning
R. D
Charles Boyard
Paul
J. T. Iseman
Ts Date
Barr
Kittanning Cemetery
More Petitions for County Offices
A long list of candidates petitions across multiple counties includes F. M. Dick R Road Supervisor. Thomas M. Doherty D Indiana Assessor. Everett Fisher D Conemaugh Inspector of Election. Floyd Pierce D Conemaugh Judge of Election. M. B. Bowman R Armstrong Supervisor. John Beeley R Banks Constable. Linus McHenry D Center Supervisor. Harry Pierce D Conemaugh Inspector. Blair Rainey R Montgomery Constable. John Rodgers R Canoe Constable. Melvin Park D Washington School Director. Alex I. Biss D Montgomery Supervisor. M. E. Churchill Pro Montgomery School Director. John Wright Pro Montgomery. George Frantz Pro Montgomery. Glenn Rosborough D North Mahoning Supervisor. Elmer Shields D North Mahoning Auditor. Elmer Peffer D North Mahoning Constable. Ben Shields D North Mahoning Scot Postlewalt D North Mahoning School Director. William B. Jeffries R Grant Supervisor. Harry E. Weaver R Grant School Director. Homer Gaston R Cance Constable. Julius Jude Sabo R Pine Andrew Woytek D Montgomery. Howard Q Harrah R Montgomery. Mrs Ledsil Gaston R Canoe In George Smith D Montgomery. J A McKelvey R Blairsville Murray Fairman D Washington Auditor. Bert Fairman D Washington Judge of Election. R W Hamilton R South Mahoning Inspector of Election. David A. Etkin R Smicksburg Councilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Dick
R. White
Thomas M. Doherty
Indiana
Everett Fisher
Conemaugh
Floyd Pierce
M. B. Bowman
Armstrong
John Beeley
R. Banks
Linus McHenry
Center
Harry Pierce
Blair Rainey
Montgomery
John Rodgers
North Mahoning
Scot Postlewalt
William B. Jeffries
Grant
Harry E. Weaver
Homer Gaston
Cance
Little
Conemaugh Audi
Tor. Julius (Jude) Sabo
Pine
Andrew Woytek
Howard Q'Harrah
Ledsil Gaston
Canoe
George Smith
J. A. McKelvey
Blairsville
Murray Fairman
D. Washington
Bert Fairman
R. W. Hamilton
R. South Mahoning
David A. Etkin
R. Smicksburg
Jail bars filled with tear gas demonstrate new prison
In Boston, U S Marshal John J. Murphy and Deputy John Hall unveiled a system using hollow pipes filled with water or tear gas in place of steel bars. A prisoner sawing triggers an automatic siren and releases gas or water, potentially reducing guards needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard Lovelace
U. S
John J. Murphy
John Hall
Springfield
Murphy
Markets Grain and Livestock Report From Chicago
Wheat prices eased late on Saturday after a morning gain, with declines in corn and oats noted amid liquidation. September wheat closed near 89 1/4, with other futures lower. Livestock little changed, hogs and cattle barely traded, produce steady with tomatoes and cabbage showing modest firmness in price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
Maryland
Ohio
Appeal passes six disbarred in Philadelphia case
Four of six prominent Philadelphia attorneys disbarred on unethical conduct last June 27 were removed from practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the appeal period closed. Chief Justice Robert Frazier signed the orders, with actions also taking effect in the Superior Court and in Orphans and Municipal courts. Those who did not appeal include Alfred L. Wanamaker Cornelius W van Artsdalen Henry I. Hynemann and Charles E H Westbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Robert Frazer
State Superior Court
Alfred L. Wanamaker
Cornelius W. van
Artsdalen
Henry I. Hynemann
Charles EH
Westbrook
Punxsutawney Aquitators Clash Dreamland Tomorrow
Punxsutawney Aquirators coached by Posey Morgan meet Dreamland at the foreal pool on Wednesday afternoon about 3.0. Last year Dreamland edged Punxsutawney in the regional championship at the community pool, with stars Sid Carleton and a Dreamland lineup featuring Dickie Thomas Zacur Maggs Brody Armonine the McKnight brothers Parky Lias and more. Punxsutawney counters with Shick Demay Haines Hockingen Rooney and a 13 year old wonder named Robinson from Dreamland last summer. Rival meet expected to draw a strong crowd as both teams seek victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howd" Zacur
Pokey
Maggs
Len” Brody
Bib
Armonine
the McKnight
Brothers
Parky” Lias
Punxsutawney
Shick
Demay
Haines
Hockingen
Rooney
Robinson
Dreamland
Safe After 24 Hours Lost Child Found Near Gascola
Rose Varlotta, aged 2, was safely returned home in Gascola Penn Township after a 24 hour disappearance in woods and ravines. A foxhound tracked her scent as searchers located the exhausted child lying under a tree. She had wandered off while with her parents Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rose Varlotta
Gascola
Penn Township
Tax Law Enjoined Over Federal Processing Tax
New York Aug 6 An injunction halts collection of AAA processing taxes from Washburn Crossley Co in a Kansas City suit. Judge Merrill E B Otis cites three constitutional principles and signals potential limits on tax collection while legal challenges proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Congress
Merrill EB. Otis
Washburn Crossley Co
Kansas City
AAA
Otis
Pay delays hit 860 state workers amid vetoed hires
In Harrisburg on August 6, sped by legal red tape and Gov. George H. Earle’s vacation, 860 Capitol Hill employees faced delayed August 1 pay. Culture payrolls blocked by unapproved appointees, while 800 workers in hearth and agriculture kept names on requisitions. Revenue and banking departments trimmed their lists and issued checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Anc
George H. Earle
Capitol Hill
Agriculture Department
Earle
Revenue and Banking Departments
Cramer Falls From Edison Amid Roosevelts Whispers
E P Cramer, the security ad man who admitted proposing a whispering campaign against President Roosevelt, says he was fired from Thomas A Edison Inc in West Orange but still has several irons in the fire. In Plainfield he described investors as timid and warned of losses in public utilities while recounting his role in urging steps to wreck the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Aug
INS
E. P. Cramer
Roosevelt
Cramer
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
West Orange
Electric Band & Share Company
Family Ended by Own Action in New Castle
Despondency over marital affairs was blamed today for the death by own action of J. Arthur Moore. The 28 year old died in hospital after taking poison. Moore was found in a serious condition at work and rushed to the hospital. Countersuits for divorce had recently been instituted by Moore and his wife. The body was taken to Slippery Rock, Moore’s former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
J. Arthur Moore
Orville Potter
Moore
Slippery Rock
More
Westinghouse to supply subway equipment for New York lines
Pittsburgh Aug 6 Contracts for more than two million dollars of equipment for New York subway lines have been received by Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Work will begin immediately at the East Pittsburgh plant. The equipment will be installed on 300 new subway cars for the Eighth Avenue and connecting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
New York
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Eighth Avenue
Extortionists Double Demands Threaten Dr Ralph Wagner
Los Angeles August 6. Extortionists raise demands to $20,000 and threaten death to Dr Ralph Wagner rancher and sportsman. They have sent letters directing a cash payoff to a Bronx address. Federal agents observed a payoff location but suspects did not appear. Investigators focus on license numbers of a mystery car for a break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ralph Wagner
James Daew
Bronx
New York
Wagner
Iate
Progressives Fight to Block Adjournment in Senate
In Washington Aug 6 New Deal leaders press for quick action on Roosevelt tax bill after House approval 282 to 98 with 18 Democrats voting no Senate debate centers on charitable contribution provision affecting five percent of corporate income. Opponents led by La Follette push broadening taxes. Robison predicts swift passage. Bonus votes loom as Steiner and LaFolletteattach bills to pending measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Edward
Lockett
Washington
UNS
Roosevelt
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Finance Committee
Wader
Robinson
Arkansas
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Robert McGill
N.S
Congress
Steiner (R
Oregon
Senate Banking Currency Committee
Violence strikes Solingen amid Catholic group raid
In Solingen a dating attack wrecked a Storm Group and Hitler Youth home with a note saying We take revenge signed Catholic Storm Group. Police suspect Catholics, while Catholic circles blame a vengeful minority or anti Nazi foes. Posters blaming Catholics appeared in Coblentz and a janitor was arrested. Pope Pius speech to German pilgrims received no official comment. Redemptorist Father Sebastian Aigner faced four years imprisonment for currency smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dietzel
Berlin
Storm
Solingen
Storm Group
Coblentz
Catholic League
Herr Phillips
Pope Pius
Castel Gandolfo
Rome
Germany
Sebastian Aigner
Catholic Order of Redemptorists
Revival at Taylorsville draws crowd for crusade meetings
Ev ange list T LeRoy Muir preached at Harkins Grove Taylorsville as over 150 people welcomed him Sunday night. Vocalists Miriam and Harold Shank from Mornford and Dixonville plus a 25 voice choir aided the revival with new song books arriving this week. Muir denounced the New Deal and urged faith in God while announcing a Wednesday Prayer Hour and a Wednesday night topic Broken Cisterns on the folly of the New Deal. An army navy attendance contest began, Salvation Army revival meetings run nightly except Saturday at 8, with souls being saved and the public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorsville
T. LeRoy Muir
Harkins Grove
Taylors Ville
Miriam Shank
Commonford
Harold Shank
Dixonville
Imogene
Willowvene
Rose
Sharon
Grove
New Crusade
Evangelist Muir
America
Congress
Army and Navy
Man Killed As Car Crashes
A man seated in a car was killed when the vehicle crashed and slid down a hill to rest on a headwall near a culvert about 400 feet from the impact site. Coroner Woods reported the accident occurred around 1 p.m. Banks in New York are attempting to sell Insull collateral tied to the case. Jurors who freed Samuel Insull are mentioned as potential prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkebile
Woods
New York
Samuel Insull
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CCC
Moorhead
Kndiana
Jang
Justice Carter
Teague
Japan
Tokyo
Kiji Aman
Addis Ababa
Abyssinia
Calves 100 Inc
Tealers
Inc
Weithers
Punxs
Edison
Westinghouse
China
Nazi
Hitler
Salvation Army Revival
Salvation Army Hall
C. M
James I
Heice
Man
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