John K Tener Groom at 72 in Maine Honeymoon
Former Pennsylvania Governor John K Tener, 73, wed Leone Evans of New York in Portland, Maine, with a small group present. He previously served as congressman and governor, later led the National League, and now resides in Pittsburgh. the couple honeymoon at a summer home in Wik.
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Pennsylvania
Leone Evans
New York
Salisbury
Mass
John K. Tener
Tener
National Baseball League
Mise Evans
Gallatin
Tenn
Portland
Wik
Paul DuBois
Bristol, Donns
Boothbay Harbor
Pittsburgh
Congress
National League
Harriet J. Day
Haverhill Mass
James M
Elizabeth Frye Evans
Charleroi, Pa
First National Bank
Political contest swells across states in nominating race
Senator Joseph T. Robinson and Senator William E. Borah led large margins in Arkansas and Idaho as Townsend backers amid contests in Florida and Kansas. Andrews won Florida Democratic nomination with Townsend endorsement while Landon faced criticism over education policy in Kansas. Roosevelt spoke privately in Maryland as national campaigns heated, with Coughlin's Union preparing for its convention and internal opposition to Townsend and Smith.
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Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
William E. Borah
Idaho
Townsend
Florida
C. O. Andrews
Townsend Club
Robinson
Cleveland Holland
J. Rosser Venable
Borah
Byron Defenbach
C. Ben Ross
John A. Carver
Doyle E. Carlton
Andrews
Park Trammell
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Kor
League
Roosevelt
Leslie Doud
Kansas Labor
Landon
School Book Trust
Light and Power Trust
Dowd
Oscar Stuffer
Arkansas City
Stauffer
Kansas Highway Department
Colorado
East
Oxon Hill
Maryland
Radcliffe
Wallace
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Cleveland
Plano
Francis E. Townsend
Gerald L. K. Smith
Sylvester McMahon
North Woods fires widen as reinforcements rush in
Uncontrolled blazes near Superior Wisconsin cross the Minnesota line at Duxbury, threatening 3,000 acres with fear gripping Kingsdale and Cloverton. CCC crews and volunteers mobilize while 690 firefighters battle flames. a steamer Semino le ferried 600 CCC youths and 1,000 others to aid in halting the wind driven fire spread.
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St. Paula
North Woods
Superior
Wis
Minnesota
Duxbury
Chaffey
Wisseclion
Raseaul County
Beltran Island State Forest
CCC
Iste Royale
Chippewa Harbor
Paducah
Wisconsin
Townsend group divisions surface at Chicago convention
Walter Davis as grand marshal opposed the gathering being another Townsend meeting. Dr Clinton Wunder and two senior officers were dismissed amid complaints that Winder injects politics into speeches. Winder accused Townsend of selling the organization to Father Coughlin and Rep William Lemke.
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Walter Davis
Chicago If
Clinton Wunder
Townsend Organization
Gilmour Young
Winder
Dr. Townsend
Father Coughlin
William Lemke
Union Party
Dedication of the new road completes route to Pittsburgh
The ceremony named politicians and engineers including Patrick Stapleton and J. P. Archibald while announcing the Clarksburg to Pittsburgh through route. With the Saltsburg bridge to be reopened and the Indiana stretch concrete laid, the through Route 80 will open without detour within weeks.
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Enden
Patrick Stapleton
State Senate
Eb, Creps
John H. McCann
Thomas Pealer
State Highway Department
Albert Hart
C. L. Campbell
Levi Houck
John B. Flenniken
General Assembly
J.T. Stewart
J. Clair Sloan
J. P. Archibald
Blairsville
Clarksburg
Pittsburgh
Saltsburg
Indiana
Virginia Infantry In Mythical Fight Continues From Page One
Infantry mostly from Valley and Northern Virginia towns strengthens with the return of Colonel Alexander's battalion from Front Royal. About 10,000 men and 3,000 vehicles converge on a 12 square mile military reservation as cannons, machine guns, and aircraft fill the air. The 1st Maryland infantry joins late today and the 5th Maryland infantry arrives Thursday to complete the division.
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Virginia
Alexander
Front Royal
1St Maryland Infantry
5Th Maryand Infantry
Night thefts target Indiana Blairsville warehouses
Night thefts at Indiana and Blairsville wholesale warehouses have cost hundreds of dollars in cigarettes and goods over the past years. Police monitored trucks from the north after a Clearfield robbery, suspecting bootleg cigarettes may be exported here soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Blairsville
Clearfield
Neutrality policy hints in Washington amid European tensions
Washington discussions debated U S neutrality stance while European efforts intensified. A July or August instruction from Acting Secretary of State William Phillips directed diplomats on a specific approach, signaling a cautious shift in policy amid mounting cross Atlantic pressure.
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Atlantic
Political Flashes From The Associated Press
Boise Idaho Senator Borah extends a commanding margin in the Republican senatorial nomination contest as Townsend backed Deffenbach trails. Gov Rus widens lead in Democratic race over John Carver. In Arkansas Joseph Robinson leads amid a two to one majority for re nomination with Townsend allies Andrews and Trammell winning key primaries. Roosevelt era chatter and Landon administration critique circulate in Washington and Maryland politics site roils ahead of Roosevelt’s Hill discussions.
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Boise
Idaho
Willam
Borah
Byron Defenbach
C Ben Ruspulls
John Carver
Feders
Little Rock
Ark
Joseph Robinson
Senate
Pilea
Spanish Civil War tensions rise as Madrid drive slated
Government forces report major push toward Madrid with Franco troops to attack from the south aided by Moroccan units. Rebels face blockages around Madrid while Navy and air forces clash in battles near Valencia and Algeciras.
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Spai
Spain
War Ministry
Cordoba
Granada
Benitez
Covaleda
Sora
Seville
Dato
Jaime I
Algeciras
Malaga
Guadarrama
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Tangier
Favis
Petit Parisien
Menises
Valencia
Teruel
Manuel Goded
Burriel
Barcelona
Spanish government stakes life on two desperate offensives
Madrid reports rebel forces press near Irun and Fuentevabia as they aim to seize San Sebastian and seize arms depots. Government retaliations include executions of revolution leaders at Monjuich Fortress while Burgos signals threaten reprisal against captured officials. Associated Press dispatch notes Madrid and Catalonia backing united defense.
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Madrid
Iran
Fuentevabia
San Sebastian
Irun
Los Pasajes
Revolution
Monjuich
Manuel Gaded
Burriel
Burgos
Ramon Blardony
Associated Press
Civil War Fronts and European Diplomacy Widen Crisis
Front lines in Spain shift as government and Rebels clash from the Bay of Biscay to Madrid and Oviedo. Burgos reports San Sebastian fell. Irun and Tolosa contested amid heavy artillery. In Paris, France sets August 17 as neutrality deadline. nine powers endorse non intervention while Mussolini and Germany push for tightened citizen aid bans and reparations disputes loom over Barcelona killings.
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Bay of Biscay
Madrid
Oviedo
North Africa
Francisco Franco
Cordoba
Granada
Seville
San Sebastian-Irun
Spain
Burgos
San Sebastian
Irun
Tolosa
Belchite
Zaraga
Paris
French Council of Ministers
Germany
Italy
France
Spanish Morocco
Associated Press
Leon Blum
Poland
Great Britain
Geraany
Russia
Portugal
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Belgian
Mussolini
Blum
Doge
Berlin
Barcelona
NYA Grants Large Share to Pennsylvania
The National Youth Administration announced grants totaling 1,150,000 for Pennsylvania to aid students unable to attend school. Other allotments include New Jersey 325,000 Maryland 90,000 New York City 500,000 and New York State 470,000.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
New York City
New York State
Obituary notices from Vandergrift and Punxsutawney
Obituaries report a Vandergrift resident married in 1909 to Florence Kennedy with a large listed family and congregation ties, funeral at 111 A Grant Avenue and burial in Vandergrift Cemetery, plus Mrs Forrest Work’s last rites in Rochester Mills and an obituary to follow. Also noted is Emma Sophia Gutellius of Punxsutawney who died in Long Beach California after a 63 year life, leaves children James and Harry, daughters Mrs William Owens and Mrs Adeline Gaily, three sisters, and cremation arrangements in California.
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Florence Kennedy
Vandergrift
United Presbyterian Church
Alice McMahan
Beech Botsom
W. Va
Shelocta
Gretta Wiggins
Mabel Speedy
Livermore
Lena Dixon
Clarksburg
Vernie Wolfe
West Sunbury
Robert B. Warner
Frank C. Warner
Beech Bottom
Esther Carnahan
Louise Bleakney
Monroe
Mich
Ruth Lowry
Grant Avenue
Vandergrift Cemetery
Forrest Work
Rochester Mills
Mr. Davis
Emma Sophia Gutellius
Punxsulawney
Harry C. Gutellius
Long Beach
Calif
McGees Mill
James McGee
H. Gutellius
Gutellius
M. £. Church
Punxsitawney
James
Pennsylvania Lakes and Waterways Highlight Natural Beauty
The piece notes Pennsylvania has about 296 lakes, concentrated in the northeast, with Wayne Pike Wyoming and Susquehanna counties housing many. Lake Wallenpaupack, straddling Wayne and Pike, is the state’s largest artificial body of water by volume. It promotes fishing boating swimming and other water sports plus inns and cottages in the region and mentions Route 6 and major highways Route 11 611 and 208 as East access.
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Pennsylvania
Wayne
Pike
Wyoming
Susquehanna
Lake Wallenpaupack
Robot heart pumps tireless at cytology congress
In Copenhagen the Lindbergh Carrel mechanical heart drew crowds as Col. Charles Lindbergh and Dr. Alexis Carrel demonstrated its function at the International Congress of Experimental Cytology. The piece notes the device’s spectacle yet hints scientists viewed it as less novel.
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Copenhagen
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Alexis Carrel
Alfonso Plans Return to War Torn Spain
Former Spanish king Alfonso aims to fly back to Spain with his sons Jaime and Juan to decide their course amid disturbances. He refused to discuss plans, noting the unrest as a key factor, after reports of an airplane intended for him being confiscated in Innsbruck.
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Alfonso
Spain
Associated
Rass Dellach
Austria
Jaime
Juan
Con. Airtue
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Engligh
Innsbruck
Veén- i Lee Lo
Owen Cathcart Jonés
Deluge of plans for making rain from drought
Washington August reports flood Weather Bureau desk with a hundred letters proposing rain making schemes. Some favor balloons or planes dropping lake water, others suggest cannons or TNT to force rain. Experts note 113 tons of water needed per acre for an inch. Public protest rose at cannon efforts tried near Washington in 1892.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Wallace
Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
Citzenry
Greyhound to build $200,000 bus terminal in Pittsburgh
The Greyhound Bus Company announces round the clock construction of a $200,000 passenger terminal to be built at Liberty Avenue and Grant Street opposite the Pennsylvania Railroad station in Pittsburgh, with completion aimed before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Greyhound Bus Company
Liberty Avenue
Grant Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Two Are Held In Head-On Crash
In Williamsport on the Susquehanna Trail a head-on crash left Mrs. Helen Budniak and Paul Budniak dead. Albert Graham of Buffalo suffered a fractured skull and shock. Sophie Winnieski of Camden was in serious condition along with W. J. Audet of Williamsport who had a punctured lung. Edward Budniak escaped serious injury. A patrolman said the Budnia ks turned into a gas station in front of an approaching car.
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Williamsport
Helen Budniak
Camden
N. J
Paul Budniak
Albert Graham
Buffalo
Sophie Winnieski
W. J. Audet
Cardinals regain NL lead on comeback season
Grayson reports the St. Louis Cardinals, plagued by injuries, rally to seize the National League lead. Young recruits Johnny Mize and Jim Winford spark the push while veterans Frank Frisch Jesse Haines and Flint Rhem are retooled. The club faces pitching and second base gaps as the season tightens.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
Johnny Mize
Jim Winford
Cardinals
Wiltie
Frank Frisch
Frisch
Burgess Whitehead
Giants
Parmelee
Charley Gelbert
Cardinals Rally Past the Cubs With Dizzy Dean Heroics
The article recalls the 1934 campaign and 1985 health moves of players like Billy DeLancey and Pepper Martin. Dizzy Dean anchors a Cardinals surge after injuries and roster reshuffling, with Frisch, Medwick, Mize, and Durocher noted amid a season of lineup changes and strong pitching.
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Jack Rothrock
Ernie Oan
Billy DeLancey
Arizona
Surprise party honors Hubbard and Horton in St Petersburg
Friends hosted a surprise birthday for 87 year old Dudge M. B. Hubbard and his divorced wife Alice M. Horton. Guests included Horton who recited a poem That Old Sweetheart of Mine.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Barrymores In Limelight
Ethel Barrymore, nearing 87, vows retirement from acting in New York while offering help to aspiring performers from her Mamaroneck home. Elaine Barrie breaks engagement with John Barrymore, ends their transcontinental romance, and keeps his 12-carat ring amid his illness in a sanitarium.
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Ethel
Country
John
Elaine
Ethel New York
Ethet Barrymore
Lionel
Barrymore
Mamaroneck
Joan Hollywood
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
Manhattan
Caliban
Ariel
New York
Kansas City
Miss Barrie
Astor custody case nears settlement amid Hollywood pressure
In Los Angeles on August 12 a final settlement seemed near in actress Mary Astor and Dr Franklyn Thorpe custody dispute over four year old Marylyn. Attorneys reported progress toward shared guardianship amid industry scrutiny and a push for a truce to discuss terms out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Hollywood
Fim
Miss Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Marylyn “Thorpe
Godspeed
Legion of Decency
Thorpe
Goodwin Knight
Roland R. Woolley
Joseph Anderson
Marylyn
Dynamite Blast Kills Man in St Clair Home
A dynamite blast in St Clair Pennsylvania killed 32 year old George Yosenbusky who was eating sticks of dynamite in the kitchen of his brother Walter’s home. The explosion shook the double houses blowing out nearly all the windows and causing extensive damage.
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ST. Clair
George Yosenbusky
Walter
Isky
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