Alcatraz of state will be barren spot
Harrisburg Aug 10 A new Pennsylvania prison, a 2 million dollar maximum security complex at Gretna, will resemble an Alcatraz. The circular towers, 10,000 feet of steel mesh, and a rock tunnel system create an escape proof design. Six cell blocks of 592 cells form the inner prison with stringent dual gates and coded access. A death house will be added later, replacing the electric chair at Rockview. The plan emphasizes security over scenery, with guards at a central tower controlling all interior locks.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Alcatraz
Erin Conronel Augustine
Iowas
Wurherits
Mh Gretna
National Guardsmen
Janeway
Rockview
Bellefonte
Obituaries for Jacob Stepinski and Jane Akey Brandon
Jacob Stepinski 73 ended his life at home in Lucerne with funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Lucerne and burial in St Bernard's Cemetery Indiana. He was born in Poland July 14 1864 and survived by wife Mary and three daughters Anna Kroll Helen Stepinski and Bertha Shimko. Jane Akey Brandon wife of William S Brandon died Sunday night and funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at her Indiana residence with burial in Oakland Cemetery. She was born July 10 1851 in Armstrong County and leaves husband a son C M Brandon a daughter Margaret Bell Warden of Lucerne a sister Margaret Graden two brothers Miller Akey and Henry Airey eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Jacob Stepinski
Lucerne
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Indiana
Poland
Mary Stepinski
Anna Kroll
Helen Stepinski
New York City
Bertha Shimko
Williams. Brandon
Jane ¢T Akey
Brandon
William S. Brandon
R. D
Oakland Cemetery
John and
Lavine (Miller) Aiey
Armstrong County
This County
Salem Methodist Church
C. M. Brandon
Margaret Bell Warden
Margaret Graden
Advance
Miller Akey
Shelocta
Henry Airey
Plumcreek
Hands Off Fight Roils New York Nomination Clash
Senator Copeland accuses Roosevelt of destroying Democratic harmony and prompts a Mahoney retort blaming Alfred E. Smith for shifting Tammany Hall toward the Liberty League. The intra party battle divides Tammany factions, with a September 16 primary looming amid New Deal tensions. Linfield man Joseph Guntick, 32, dies at a cold storage plant from accidental electric shock while unloading cherries.
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Royal S. Copeland
Mahoney
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island
Copeland
Alfred E. Smith
Tammany Hall
Liberty League
Tammany
Manhattan
New Deal
Linfield
Joseph Guntick
No Leniency in Lax Tax Suits
Harrisburg August 10. Agents for the Department of Revenue began prosecutions today against firms that did not pay the chain store tax. Officials said no leniency will be shown for man agement violations. By last Wednesday 188000 of 193000 firms had paid. Penalties of 30 dollars per day and imprisonment of officers can be imposed for violations. Warrants will be taken before local justices of the peace.
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Harrisburg
Department of Revenue
Dauphin County
Justices of the Peace
Four Dead In Plane Crash At Florida Field
A crash at an Orlando area airfield killed four passengers after a plane struck an overhead line erected by Florida Power and Light. The craft veered 100 yards, then plowed 150 feet, finally stopping against a tree. Dr Charles M Gratz helped rescue survivors. A 10 year old boy, E W Philpots, survived uninjured aside from shock. one pilot passenger was conscious until hospital transport.
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Dygert
Florida Power and Light Company
Charles G. Williams
Orlando
Fla
Charles M. Gratz
New York
Williams
Dr. Grate
Jacksonville
Philpots
Mexican Air Service
Fraud charge sparks Moritz denial in Pittsburgh
Former representative and secretary to ex Mayor William N. McNair, Odore L. Moritz, was arrested on a charge of fraudulent conversion after a 1935 judgment dispute. He called the charge “a lot of baloney” hours before dining with Constable George F. Bass in his law office. Emma C. Michaels filed the information, noting a 1930 loan and a 1935 court action.
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Pittsburgh
Odore L. Moritz
William N. McNair
George F. Bass
Moritz
Emma C. Michaels
Prothonotary's
German expulsion signals wider action against foreign press
Berlin officials say the expulsion of Ebbutt, a London Times correspondent, is only the start of broader measures against foreign reporters accused of meddling in Germany’s internal affairs. Two German correspondents have already left England, with Werner Von Crome due to depart London this week.
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England
Werner von Crome
Berlin Lokalanzeiger
London
Berlin
Germany
Ebbutt
London Times
Boersen Zeitung
Vacationer William Chandler Dies in Auto Crash
William Chandler, 22, of Kittanning and home from Harvard, died yesterday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Two friends who rode with him were not seriously hurt.
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William Chandler
Harvard
Ammonia Gas Leaks From Ice Cream Plant
Allison Hill residents coughed and wiped tears as a cloud of ammonia gas filled the air last night. Firemen donned gas masks and repaired the leak at the plant.
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Harrisburg
Allison Hill
Foster Parents Win Custody Battle Over Orphan Boy
In Chicago Aug 10 Judge Edmund Jarecki granted temporary custody of 31 month old Donald Horst to his foster parents Mr and Mrs Otto Horst pending a hearing on Aug 23 to adopt him. The boy’s real mother Miss Lydia Nelson signed consent but was not present as the court reviews a police report about the foster parents’ past.
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Chicago
Donald Horst
Otto Horst
Edmund K. Jarecki
Lydia Nelson
Jarecki
Horst
Miss Neilson
Horsts
Flashes of Life: odd clipping hobby puzzles cities
A Columbia police hunt a man cutting squares from plate glass, ten windows damaged last night. In New Britain a Friday the 13th jinx prompts Alfred Coty to close his roofing business and hide at the sky shore. In Mackay Idaho a neighbor hunt for twelve mice for a cat Archibald. Hastings Nebraska lawyer finds a needle and thread in a dog's neck after a sleepless night.
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Columbia, S. C
New Britain
Conn
Alfred J. Coty
Coty
Sky Shore
Surcess Hastings
Neb
R. O. Canaday
Hastings
Dng
WPA transfers shake Pennsylvania offices in 1930s
Harrisburg announces Fred Will transfer from Erie to Greensburg District 13. A. G. Mercer, previously Greensburg chief, moves to Erie to replace Will, with Mercer’s Greensburg post assigned to relieve Frederick W. Gaw. Gaw had led District 13 after Robert G. Allen’s resignation. Mercer’s move preserves salary as branch manager title shifts.
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Harrisburg
WPA
Fred Will
Erie
Greensburg
A. G. Mercer
Will
Eve
Bernard J. Cochran
Mercer
Evie
District 19
Frederick W. Gaw
Robert G. Allen
Allen
Congress
J. Hilary Keenan
New Deal Organization
Gaw
District 13
Treasury Balance and August Receipts and Expenditures
The Treasury position as of August 7 shows receipts of 28,247,026.14 and expenditures of 19,478,468.31, leaving a balance of 2,827,777,957.98. Customs receipts for the month totaled 10,364,153.75.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Transport Day in Johnstown Planned for September
Civic leaders plan a transportation day in September to honor the dedication of the new Franklin bridge. The observance would feature new bus routes linking surrounding communities if the utilities commission grants Cambria Equipment Co. a permit to operate the lines.
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Johnstown
New Franklin
Utilities Commission
The
Cambria Equipment Co
Tamaqua offers $500 reward in missing Jerome Coonan case
Schuylkill County commissioners post a $100 reward for Jerome Coonan, two years old, missing since he left home to visit his grandparents, Mr and Mrs William Berry. Tamaqua borough had previously offered a $100 reward.
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Tamaqua
Schuylkill County
Jerome Coonan
William Berry
Dog bites catcher during wild encounter in Philadelphia
A mongrel dog bit a dog catcher during a chaotic scene in Philadelphia. The dog was taken to a police station after biting the officer on the arm. Cols.34, an employee of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was unable to subdue the dog before it attacked. Cole received hospital treatment.
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Philadelphia
Carroll
Cols
Pennsylvania Society ‘For Prevention of Cruelty
Cole
Wage Increase Settles Month-Old Strike at Hosiery Mills
In Lewistown up to date a wage increase settled a month-old strike at the Albert M. Green Hosiery Mills. Half the increase asked by the 40 workers became effective immediately, with the remainder to take effect on October 1.
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Lewistown
Albert M. Green Hosiery
Motorist reports crash. charged in Philadelphia case
Charles Krupevich, 17, walked into a police station to report an auto accident and was charged with five offenses including reckless driving failing to stop after an accident and operating a car without the owner's consent.
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Philadelphia
Charles Krupevich
Lightning damages barns near Millersville
Lightning struck two barns on the farms of John L. Kreider and Benjamin H. Shenk near Millersville, causing about $20,000 in damage. The Shenk homestead also sustained damage from the strike.
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Lancaster
Millersville
John L. Kreider
Benjamin H. Shenk
Shenk
Holme
Judge Johnson urges patience with rate act in Scranton hearing
In Scranton on August 10 Federal Judge Albert W. Johnson urged courts to slow to stand in the way of legislative acts reflecting public mood. He spoke during a hearing on Edison Light and Power Co of York petition to block temporary rates set by the Public Service Commission. The company faces a $400,000 revenue reduction with temporary tariffs in force while a permanent ruling is sought. hearings delay briefs set for up to seven weeks before a decision.
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Scranton
Albert W. Johnson
Johnson
Edison Light and Fower Company of
York
Public Servier Commission
Ciscuit Court
J. Warren Davis Oforemon
Albert L. Watson
York Company
Commission
Bethlehem to place new issue of convertible debentures
The Wall Street Journal reports Bethlehem Steel Corp will announce about 400 million dollars in convertible debentures to fund plant expansion and redeem existing obligations. Part of the proceeds may cover Bethlehem Steel first 5s totaling 512.8 million outstanding and Lackawanna Steel firsts of 60.8 million called for redemption.
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Neeve York
Wall Street Journal
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel First
Lackawanna Steel Co
Moonshine Stills Still Shine In Pennsylvania Hills
Harrisburg reports that despite repeal bootleg whisky persists in Pennsylvania. From January through May 1987 the State Liquor Control Board seized 149 moonshine stills with capacity for 16 572 gallons daily, and over six years destroyed 1 633 stills with 132 407 gallons capacity. Of 1 564 related cases, 1 334 were held for court, 427 convicted, 88 acquitted, 161 ignored by grand juries, and 628 pending. Stills were found in wooded mountains, farms, miners camps and even a 1200 gallon setup in an old colonial mansion at Delaware Water Gap. denatured alcohol fuels much of the illegal production.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Liquor Control Board
Clyde Eb, Smith
Bureau of Licensing and Enforces
Liquor Board
Smith
New York
New Jersey
Bucks
Berks
Chester
Delaware Water Gap
Luzerne
Markets Produce and Livestock Reports From Pittsburgh and Chicago
Pittsburgh markets show demand slow for apples with prices around 65 to 75 cents for No 1 Western Virginia Dutchess and similar ranges for Pennsylvania Dutchess. Potatoes steady with No 1 100 lb sacks from New Jersey Cobblers around 1.15 to 1.25, Maryland Delaware Cobblers near 1.00 to 1.15, California whites about 2.75 per bushel. Hogs and cattle offered with mixed movement. top hogs steady to 10 cents lower, calves slow but steady to weak, Good to choice spring lambs high, sheep steady to strong. Chicago wheat jumps over 3 cents per bushel on opening and continues rising amid Canadas 1937 crop expectations. Wheat prices advance. corn also higher with futures climbing on the day.
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Pittsburgh
W. Va
Dutchess
Pennsylvania Dutchess
Penna
William Reds
N. J. Cobblers
Maryland and
Delaware Cobblers
Long Island Cobblers
Cobblers
Calif. Whites
Fond
Chicago
Mother and Babe Buried Together in Philadelphia
Mary Boccassini and her baby Frances Mary were buried together after a Caesarean delivery one minute before the mother died of tuberculosis meningitis. The funeral drew over 2,000 mourners outside the Mother of Divine Grace Church as crowds filled the church and viewing areas. Dominic Boccassini praised the support, saying the family was blessed and kind.
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Philadelphia
Mary Boccassini
Frances Mary
Mother of Divine Grace Church
Dominic Boccassini
Parcell to Wed Wistful Model in Washington PA
Artist Malcolm S. Marcell, 42, will marry his longtime muse Helen Gallagher, 44, a school teacher who posed for many of his paintings over 15 years including prize-winning works. Gallagher's early painting titled Miss Gallagher won the Saltus gold medal at the National Academy of Design. Her Portrait Group likeness also appeared in a Carnegie Museum International award piece.
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Washington, Pa
Malcolm S. Marcell
Helen Gallagher
Parcell
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Miss Gallagher
Saltus
National Academy of Design
Whiten
Carnegie Museum
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