Man admits shooting employer after praying for debt
Denver authorities quoted Robert Battalino 37 admitting he killed restaurant operator Michael Randolph during a confrontation over a $7,500 debt. Battalino, previously jailed for forgery, said Randolph prayed briefly before being shot after a ride to a mountain ravine with Archibald Miller and others. Miller claimed Battalino killed Randolph and took $450. Battalino also mentioned a past partnership in Richmond, Indiana.
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Denver
Jefferson County
Robert Battaline
Richard Simon
Battalino
Michael Randolph
Simon
Archibald Miller
Marine Corps
Miller
California
Omaha
Fred Banks
Randolph
Richmond
Ind
San Quentin
Millers
Car Impaled On Bus Three Die 14 Injured
Three young Ohioans died and 14 were injured when an automobile impaled a Portsmouth bound Greyhound Lines bus on State Route 125 in Mount Washington. The auto rider Kenneth Jordan 22 and Norman Davis 21 both of Williamsburg and Sidney E. Brown 22 Windham Ohio were killed. All injured were taken to Cincinnati General Hospital. two remained in critical condition.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Greyhound Lines
Mount Washington
Roy Bell
Kings Brothers Line
Bell
Federal to take over bank robber case
SUNBURY Pa August 8 The federal government agrees to prosecute Robert Fox a 65 year old Lewistown horse trader for the Beaver Springs bank robbery The case will be pursued by federal authorities after a conference with U S Attorney Arthur Maguire and the State Police material including Foxs signed confession will be turned over to them Fox admitted participation and most of the stolen money has been returned to the bank
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Sunbury
Robert Fox
Lewistown
Jermce W. Vought
First National Bank
Beaver Springs
U. S
Arthur Maguire
Vought
Fox
Snyder County
Tokyo dog catchers raid meatballs at night
Meatballs drive dog catchers in Tokyo to raid mutts at night as bait for capture. Daylight operations fail due to meatball scarcity and poor results.
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Tokyo
VA to discharge 8000 admin staff amid budget cuts
The Veterans Administration ordered the discharge of about 8,000 administrative employees as economy moves, with as many as 500 VA offices likely to close. In Washington about 700 will be fired, while roughly 7,300 will be discharged elsewhere. The action follows a 10,000 worker cut in the 1948 budget, leaving VA staff 16,000 below February peak. It may take weeks to reassign workloads. many contact offices will close and be served by itinerant offices. Largest cuts hit the vocational rehabilitation and education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
Vettrans Administration
Wife of Former STC Head Dies
Estella Hoffman King widow of Leroy Albert King former president of Indiana State Teachers College died in Medford Oregon hospital from injuries after a Monday automobile crash. Survived by daughter Mrs Wine Hagts and two sons John and Joseph, plus siblings and grandchildren. Cremation pending. remains to be sent to Indiana for Robinson's arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella Hoffman King
Leroy Albert King
Indiana State Teachers College
Medford
Ore
University of Pennsylvania
Kine
Wine Hagts
Borfer
Texas
John
Tuscan
Arizona
Joseph
California
Philip Hoffman
Indiana
Robinson
Turnpike To Be Part of Network
The plan envisions constructing six highway systems totaling 1322 miles of four lane roads linked from Harrisburg to major cities including Baltimore Pittsburgh Scranton Altoona and Philadelphia. Funds come from a federal grant of about 25 million dollars yearly matched by the Commonwealth with some money reserved for other state road projects. Several Pennsylvania cities and regions will be affected by the interstate routes with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at key nodes while Altoona Johnstown and Lancaster are not included in the interstate system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Mugserstown
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Altoona
Easton
Reading
Philadelphia
Fria
Erie
Chester
Allentown
Bethlehem
Heart Attack in Public Pool Fatality at Boiling Springs
Cumberland County coroner ruled a heart attack caused the death of 17 year old Carolyn Bair of York in a public swimming pool in Boiling Springs Pennsylvania. The death was ruled accidental after medical examination found no wider lung damage. Richard Brandt of Mechanicsburg assisted in the inquiry and filed the certificate.
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Boiling Springs
Carolyn Bair
York
Yeostersi
Richard Brandt
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
Chester Ford Plant Closure Extended to Next Wednesday
The Ford Motor Chester assembly plant will stay closed until next Wednesday due to a shortage of body parts. The shutdown followed a Wednesday closing, furloughing all 2,000 workers.
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Chester
Ford
We Must Aid Europe One More Year
The FAO urged another year of governmental controls over food exports to avert possible starvation in Europe and Asia. It called for extended international collaboration to share scarce foods, warning of political disintegration in Europe if not renewed and stressing life-saving actions beyond pre-war production levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Europe
Geneva
FAO
Asia
Postpone Hearing For Roosevelts
The Lake Success city magistrate postponed for two weeks a hearing on specific charges against Mr and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr The action occurred in Lake Success New York on August 8 with unclear docket details.
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Lake Success
Speecifi
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Noontime Stock Listings From a Century Ago
An OCR fragment lists numerous ticker symbols and percentages for companies like Am Can, Gen Motors, AT&T, Chrysler, General Electric, IBM? and others. The noisy text includes percentages, company names, and partial prices, reflecting an old stock ticker page with numerous entries such as American Can, General Electric, General Motors, Edison, Westinghouse, Sears Roebuck, and Woolworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smelt & R
T & SF
Atl Refining
Balt & Ohio
Bayak Cigars
Beth Steer
Boeing Airplane
Budd Co
Case
Ches & Ohio
Int
Harvester
Nick Can
Tel & Tel
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Cop
Kresge
Libby McN & L
Loow
Montgom Ward Hug
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
NY Central RR
Yao Gas & Elee Hy Param Pictures
Percy (Ic
Pem RR
Sve NJ
Pullman
Pure Oihls Ridio Corp
Repab Steel Quy
Sears Roebuck
Bob Sinclair
Gillbla Soveny-Vacuumn
Sperry Corp
Pfed
Cal Gory
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co
Texas Co
Markets Livestock and Produce Report at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh markets show receipts of cattle ten, hogs seventy five, sheep one hundred, and cattle valued at one hundred. Produce demand moderate with apples steady to slightly higher and various regional fruit prices listed. Potatoes moved in 11 car lots. egg prices unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Gravensteins
U. S
Long Island
Legion Elects New Pa. Officers
PITTSBURGH Aug 8 delegates at Pennsylvania Department American Legion women’s auxiliary convention elected state commander with nominees Mrs. James Desmond Chester and Mrs. Frances Gerber Summit Hill retiring president Mrs A Bruce Denniston Greenville cannot seek another term Western division vice president Mrs Austin Dille Waynesburg eastern division Mrs Arthur Yealy Philadelphia central division vice president Mrs George Tucker Lebanon and district directors named Mrs Daniel T Brown Rochester Mrs Dianne Mobley Bell Vernon Mrs D H Smallcross Collingdale Mrs Edward Greeley Lehighton Mrs Annabel Meckley Milton Mrs Kenneth Sload Duncanian
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Pittsburgh
Women's Auxiliary
Pennsylvania
Trouble In Indonesia Continues
STANLEY SWINTON reports from Batavia that Dutch forces report fires in Royal Dutch Shell's Treppe oil fields in East Java as Indonesian Republican forces claim 39 casualties since a cease-fire began. A communique notes air reconnaissance shows smoke over Treppe but fires not yet serious. fighting persists near Soerabaja and Randegankoelen with Dutch claims of bands robbing and harming Chinese. Dutch say 1,300 Chinese rescued in occupied areas. coal mines at Bockit Asem and rail links near Locboekboeja and Padang back to full operation in Sumatra.
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Stanley Swinton
Batavia
Java
Royal Dutch Shell
Treppe
East Java
Soerabaja
Semarang
Randegankoelen
Cheribon
Banjaemas
Sumatra
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Locboekboeja
Padang
Reorganization Meeting Sets Southeast Scout Plans
Tom Lynch newly elected chair man of the Southeast District Wil liam Penn Council will preside at the Southeast District Committee reorganization meeting. Work will begin on completing the district committee and steps to increase Scout troops. A final check on troops for Camp Twin Echo on August 17 and dates for the Annual Finance Campaign. Notable invitees include George Allison Max Dick Carl Weyanat R OQ Dickie Boyd Simmons A P Simmons A P Housholder Louis Noceo and Tom Blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lynch
William Penn Council
Twin Echo
George Allison
Max Dick
Carl Weyanat
R- OQ
Dickie
Boyd Simmons
A. P. Simmons
A. P. Housholder
Louis Noceo
Tom Blue
Bombshell Fourth Of Way Around The World Solo
Cairo dispatch reports pilot William P. Odom, of Roslyn New York, at 5:44 pm after 21 hours 51 minutes from Chicago in a converted A-26. He aims to complete circumnavigation in 90 hours, seeking to beat Wiley Post’s 1933 record. Odom flew from Paris after a hop from Gander Newfoundland with tailwinds hoped to aid the next leg to Karachi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
William BP
Odom
Roslyn
N. Y
Chicago
Wiley Post
Oram
Paris
Gander
Newfoundland
Karachi
India
Eviction Case In Municipal Court Shocks Deputy Clerk
Cleveland August 8 0 Deputy Clerk Aloysian Kelly presided over and was handed the eviction writ in a case he had just indexed. His brother Chief Bailiff Frank T. Kelly observed the moment as Aloysius noted the hundreds of eviction cases he has handled over five years and paused mid comment.
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Cleveland
Aloysian Kelly
Yestersday
Churchill Attacks Socialist 'Powers' in Commons
In London Aug 8 Britain's Socialist led House of Commons backed the government's crisis powers bill despite Churchill's warning that it would mean the abrogation of parliament and rights. The measure aims to direct labor and control industry to curb imports and boost exports. An amendment to reject failed 251 to 145. In Nanty Glo two men, George Dunlap 64 and Kemp A. Cook 43, were killed in a mine accident at Heisley Coal Company No 31 mine when a trip shifted and struck the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
House
Commons
Chuter Ede
Churchill
Hitler
Attlee
Herbert Morrison
Johnstown
Nanty Glo
Heisley Coal Company
Andrew Stropke
George Dunlap
Kemp A. Cook
Dunnlap
Cook
Hoover condemns Russia over postwar world crisis
Former President Herbert Hoover blasted Soviet Russia as responsible for global instability and warned the United States may need to rearm and keep supplying surplus food to prevent famine abroad unless international relations improve. He urged cooperation from Russia or peace among non-Russian nations, saying failure could justify sustained isolation and a robust U.S. defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Soviet Russia
United States
Hoover
Truman
Russia
Hysterical Wife Kills Drunken Father-In-Law
In Hot Springs, Anne McMath shot and killed her drunken father in law after years of abuse and threats. The husband says he planned medical treatment for him and that Anne acted in fear during a confrontation at their farm. Police and deputies investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Mt. Ida
Anne
Sheriff's Office
McMath
Riot Toll Grows as Military Reinforcements Arrive
In Lahore Punjab a deadly Sikh Muslim clash raises the toll as 70 villagers are killed in Amritsar district amid fears of partition. Reinforcements arrive as violence and arson spread in the region ahead of the Partition Council decision.
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Lahore
India
Punjab
Partition Council
Pakistan
Amritsar
Homer City Man In Traffic Violations
William Anderson Medley of Homer City was charged by police with running a red light at Ninth and Church Streets and failing to stop at a stop sign at Tenth and Church Streets yesterday afternoon at 3 45 o clock. He was driving west on Church Street when the offenses occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Anderson Medley
Homer City
Ninth
Church Streets
Tenth
Medley
Church Street
Murray Strike Rally Ties Taft Hartley Immunity Clash
Detroit August 8 union officers of Murray Corp of America, representing about 7 000 employed, vow to reject a modified immunity formula under Taft Hartley. The 18 day strike idles 65 000 workers, including 55 000 Ford and 10 000 Studebaker, as absenteeism due to heat and parts shortages spreads. Packard and other plants send workers home. production to resume Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Murray Corp. of America
Jafe
John JL. Lewis
Emil Mazey
CIO
United Auto
Ford Motor Co
Studebaker Corp
Murray
Brisss Manufacturing ‘Co
Packard Motor Car Co
Packard
Ford
UAW
Farm Equipment Club Picnics Amid Ford Talks
Indiana Farm Equipment Club held a picnic at the Indiana Fair Grounds as negotiations on a pension plan for Ford workers continued. John Bugas expressed satisfaction with progress. Activities included softball races and horseshoes, with over 40 members and their families attending. Production news noted more than 35 000 units produced this week and a threatened strike averted.
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Indiana
15 Room Home Gutted By Fire In Vintondale
Fire destroyed the 15 room home of M. F. Brandon, superintendent of the Vinton Coal and Coke Company, in Vintondale on Wednesday night. Loss estimated at 18 000 to 20 000 by Nanty Glo Chief Thomas Woodring. The Brandon family, known locally, is vacationing in Alaska and unaware of the misfortune. Most furniture owned by Vinton Colleries was lost.
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M. F. Brandon
Vinton Coal and Coke Company
Vintondale
Graceton
Nanty-Glo
Thomas Woodring
Brandon
Alaska
Vinton Colleries
BBC Bright and Early wakes listeners with mispronounced slogan
An embarrassed BBC official explained that the usual waking program began at 6:38 a.m. today with the line I guess he overseeps, causing a light moment as recorded music started to rouse sleepyheads.
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London
BBC
Firefighters parachute into Big Tujunga Canyon blaze
In Los Angeles, 160 firefighters parachuted onto Condor Peak as Big Tujunga Canyon brush fire raged for a fourth day. The fire threatened Twin Peaks homes, with about 4,200 acres burned and 1,000 men fighting on all fronts while artificial rain attempts failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Condor Peak
Angeles National Forest
Big Tujunga Canyon
Tujunga
U.S
W. Durham
Twin Peaks
William V. Mendenhall
Big Tujunga
Obituaries of Miss Mary Hastie and Others in Indiana
Widow Miss Mary Hastie dies at daughter's home in Indiana at 7 50 PM born November 26 1861 in Phoenix West Virginia survived by two children James L Hastie II Ozark Park Long Island NY and Miss Hastie faculty member granddaughters services to be held at Robin son’s funeral home with interment Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn also noted are J David H Gressley 79 died in Barberton Ohio with one daughter and several grandchildren and Anna Marion Lezak Portage died at Windser Hospital wife of Frank Lezak with children Irene Miller Twila Spiker Thomas Emanuel William Emanuel and others funeral details listing church and cemetery plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary £. Hastie
James L. Hastie
Mabel A. Hastie
South Ninth Street
Indiana
William Hamane
Phoenix
Ozark Park
Long Island
Miss Hastie
State Teachers College
Robinson’s
North Seventh Street
David A. Graham
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Anna Marion Lezak
Portage R. D
Windser Hospital
William R
Emma Jean Giles Riley
Paw Paw
W. Va
Revloc Presbyterian Church
Frank Lezak
Irene Miller
Twila Spiker
Stopville
Thomas Emanuel
Revlo
William Emanuel
Okinawa
Thomas Gastor
Buffalo
N. Y
Mary Gastor Elders
Twilight Shoemaker
Tennessee
Bell Funeral Home
James K. Leitch
We Fract How Our Economic Crisis Was Myers
Pittsburgh August 8 Senator Francis J Myers warned at the Pennsylvania American Legion convention that the wartime economy faces a delicate balance. He warned against public acceptance of purchasing power shortages and urged those enjoying high incomes to consider whether prosperity can continue if scarcity is exploited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Francis J.myers
Dpa
Myers
Pennsylvania
County V4 Monthly Veterans Report July Operations
Department of Veterans Affairs of Indiana releases its monthly July report through director John H Frampton. Office visits 309, outside visits 14, discharges recorded 18, pension and compensation 14, widows and orphans 6. One hundred forty one personal problems addressed. 25 marriage certificates requested, 3 birth certificates. 65 terminal leave applications, 33 certified discharges. Insurance conversions 22000, reinstated insurance 77000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Veterans’ Affairs‘ of
Indiana
John H. Frampton
Frampton
Rev Irwin to Speak at Ebenezer Church
The Rev. Eagar C. Irwin will preach at Ebenezer Church in August VT. He is a grandson of the late Rev. D. Jrwin, a former minister at Ebenezer Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagar C. Irwin
Ebenezer Church
August
Rev. Irwin
Rev
D. Jrwin
Verbal Tiff Over Hughes Subpoena and Meyer Mentioned
In a tense hearing Ferguson presses Hughes on promoting Hughes ventures with Meyer under scrutiny for $144000 in entertainment for officials. Hughes refuses to recall details while Ferguson signs a subpoena for Meyer and orders immediate service. The room remains hushed as this exchange unfolds amid the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Hughes
Army
Ferguson
Hughes Exchange
Mr. Meyer
United States Marshal
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Peron Pein
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Roosevelts
Legion
Indonesia
Bombshell
The
Gazette
Farm Equipment Club
Los Angeles Times
Ranger Pebble Reef
Forestry
David H. Gressley
Offutt Ideal
Barberton
Ohio
John and
Margaret Detureller Gressley
Cambria County
Lulu Pittman
Commodore RB
Uniontown
Indiana County
Floyd Pittman
Rans
Henry R. Dodson, Jr
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