Four Killed as Trucks Collide in Delaware Tragedy
Four people died in a Delaware crash when a nitro cellulose truck collided with a returning picnic truck on the Philadelphia Pike north of Wilmington. At least 21 injured, with several in critical condition, as flames and exploding drums created a blazing scene.
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Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia Pike
asOne
Henry Gummings
Daniel ‘Mahoney
Francis Jaskel
Chester
Jean Clastin
Marcus Hook
Marvin “Watson
James Coonan
Eddie
Odd
Watson Land
Preston
White Crystal Beach
Maryland
Henry Knott
Rockdale
Tri-City Freight Line
Baltimore
Knott
Gan
Golden Jubilee of Order County W. Co. T. U. marks reminiscences
The County W. Co. T. U. holds a golden jubilee with Y P B members featuring recitations talks and music led by Mrs. A. W. Wilson. A gold medal contest judged by Mrs. C. J. Diven honors six contestants and Rev R E McClure delivers a strong address on a legalized outlaw.
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W. Co. T.U
Armagh
A. W. Wilwon
Robert McKelvey
McKay Lytle
Charlotte Shupe
Virginia ‘Shupe
C. J. Diven
June Emeigh
Kenwood W. C. ‘S
R. E. McClure
Blairsville
A. W. Wilson
America
Weaving the Web of Temperance in 1932
Mrs. Mary Bellay recalls old linen making as a metaphor for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union’s enduring work. She cites a bride’s linen tale of loss and renewal to stress perseverance, urging younger generations to carry on the movement’s mission at the W C T U convention in Salisbury on August 17, 1883.
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Martha
Josiah
America
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Ous
Martha's
Mary Bell
W. C
TL U
Salisbury
Indiana County
Six Dead As Tumbling Seas Wreck Small Craft
A nor’easter battered New Jersey coast from Atlantic City to Ocean City sinking or capsizing small fishing boats. Six men died when boats including the Fila and Galaio Ry overturned near Longport inlet. dozens were rescued as lifeguards battled towering waves. Coast guards searched for missing vessels while a fleet reached Cape May safely after an eight mile run.
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Louis Williams
Ventnor
Nydy
Galdio Ry
Longport Inlet
Harry R. Schmidt
Camden
Ania M
John Brunner
Carmora
N. J
Lukens
Forsey
Atlantic City
Ocean City
Long Island
Jersey
F. H. Gerner
Drexel Will
D. H. Allen
Cape May
Republican Voters of Indiana Borough Nominate Helwig Candidate
Helwig of 624 Oak Street announces candidacy for Borough collector. Sle respectfully invites inquiries about his qualifications and fitness for the office.
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Indiana
W. &. Crin
Helwig
Oak Street
Sle
Local mail carrier Ralph T. Wolf dies after long service
Death ends a fifty-year route in the town as Ralph T. Wolf, 21-year hospital resident, longtime Zion Lutheran and Masonic member, passes after a life of quiet retirement. Surviving family includes J. Bain Wolf, Walton Wolf, Verner Wolf, Myron Wolf, Dorothy Wolf, Lois Edwards. sister Ida Sickenberger. Funeral at 4 p.m. Tuesday at 215 Chestnut Street with Masonic rites at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Coudersport
Mra
Leora
Harmon) Wolf
J. Bain Wolf
Walton Wolf
Verner Wolf
Myron Wolf
Dorothy Wolf
Lois Edwards
Philadelphia
Ida Sickenberger
Fort Collins
Gale
Chestnut, Street
J. J. McIilvaing
First United Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Multiple Auto Crashes Cause Fatalities and Injuries Across Cities
Reports from Altoona Grazierville Tyrone and nearby towns recount several auto accidents. A 19 year old Grazierville girl and another 19 year old were killed and injured respectively by a Wicks driven car near Tyrone. Six people injured in Philadelphia auto incidents. eight injured in Harrisburg region. A seven year old was struck in Middletown. In Bloomsburg three injured, two critically, in a two car crash east of town. A Williamsport crash killed 72 year old Harry Lauer and injured three others including his wife after a car plunge over an embankment near Muncy Valley. Dorothy Streich of Emporium died when thrown through a windshield returning from a party.
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Pennsylvania
NRA
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Williamsport
William Sikora
Duquesne
George Baird
East McKeesport
W. M. Henry
Penn Run
Mary Wilson
Grazierville
Alberta Bailey
Charles Wicks
Tyrone
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Myzsell van Horn, Jr
Ine
Muncy Valley
Emporium
Dorothy Streich
Ridgway
Capone Era Enemies List Highlights Chicago Gang Figures
A Chicago piece lists public enemies tied to Capone, naming Murray Humphreys as No. 1 and others such as William White, Klondike O Donnell, Machine Gun McGurn, Frank Nitti, Frank Diamond, Joe Saltis, Spike O Donnell, Dan Stanton, Claude Maddox, Bugs Moran, Michael Quinlan, and more. Police allege 39 names, with details of each figure’s status in crime or post crime life.
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Murray Humphreys
Humphreys
Capone
William C
Jack
White
Ong
Outlaw Union
William
Klondike
Far West
Jack McGurn
Fyrank Nitti
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Frank Diamond
Century of Progress
Joe Saltis
Stock Yards
Edward
Spike
George
Bugs”) Moran
Chicago
Michael
Bugs
Roger ‘Touhy
St. Paul
Kinmauping
Touvp
Yobaeg Ag
Local graduate blinded in daring hold up
Allen recounts a summer night robbery as a purse slips through a car window. A shot wounds Miss Withington in the neck then eyes, destroying sight in both eyes while Mr. Allen is grazed on the neck. She is expected to recover though permanently blind.
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Allen
Miss Withington
Rasa
Mr. Allen
Died Suddenly Mrs Stuchell and Other Obituaries
Obituary notices report the sudden death of Mrs. Stuchell and a series of local losses. Dolores Jean Lasher aged 18 months died from scalding burns in Indiana Hospital after a kettle toppled. Funeral arrangements and burials outlined for Lasher and others, including Sloan A Nelson 73 of Homer City, and James Costello 58 of Heshbon. Burial plans follow in local cemeteries with church services listed.
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Dolores Jean Lasher
Indiana Hospital
Earl Lasher
Near
Atwood
J. &. Giffen
Plumville
Atwood Cemetery
Sloan A. Nelson
Armstrong’ County
Homer City
Samuel and
Agnes (Johnson) Nelson
Woodmen of the World
George L. Carlisle
Greensburg
Reaidonga
Hamar City
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Janes Costello
James Costelio
Heshbon
Graceton
Mrs Shank Seeks To Aid Accused Mate
Mrs Mark H Shank wife of an Akron attorney charged with four poison murders said she would travel to Akron to marshal evidence for his defense. She left Hot Springs for Little Rock claiming she would return promptly. Police Chief Wakelin was unavailable for comment.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron, O
Akron
Joseph Wakelin
Missouri Wet Majority Ends Prohibition Era Vote
Missourians backed repeal with a wide margin across the state. In St. Louis County a 20 to 1 vote favored nullification of national prohibition. Kansas City showed strong support at 10 to 1, with statewide totals tallying 483,418 for repeal and 118,180 against. Local precincts of 4,104 reported results, signaling Missouri's alignment with repeal.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
St. Louis County
Kansas City
Agalbal
Negro murder suspect killed in Carbondaly gun battle
A felonious suspect in a Negro murder was killed and a deputy sheriff wounded during a gun battle in Carbondaly Illinois. The suspect Joe Brenson, 29, reputed bootlegger, was killed while four deputies including Cecil Brashas exchanged fire after attempting to arrest him for the earlier slaying of Night thief L A Sizemore, 51.
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Carbondaly
L. A. Sizemore
Joe Brenson
Brenson
Cecil Brashas
Rackets Move In On New York Racing
A New York racing scene is infiltrated by an organized racket, with fixed bets, bribes, and ring activities. Bookies and players are affected as draws and losses mount, involving notable figures like Pete Bostwick and others, while tales of jump racing and suspicious maneuvers echo through Saratoga and local tracks.
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New York
Davis ¢. Walsh
la Arlington
Chicago
Urea
Pir
Cita
Melviney
Tatler
Pete Bostwick
Bostwick
Mekhinsey
Mr. Bostwick
Cuban envoy to U.S. named after Oscar Cintas resignation
Marquez Sterling, a veteran Cuban diplomat, is pictured in Washington after learning of his appointment as Cuba’s new ambassador to the United States. He succeeds Oscar B. Cintas, who resigned during Machado era tensions.
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Chicago
Loop
Joe Reaster
Joe
Marquez Sterling
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Cuba
United States
Oscar B. Cintas
Machado
National League Yesterday's Results Highlights
National League recap shows Boston beat Pittsburgh 6 to 4 and New York defeated Chicago 6 to 1. St Louis topped Troalslya 6 to 4 while St Louis routed Brooklyn 5 to 0. Upcoming games list Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Boston.
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Pittsburgh
Roztoh
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Troalslya
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Standing of the Blues
Ais
Ron Gineinnati
Baseball scores and standings cross leagues and teams
American League results show New York 14 Chicago 3 and other tallies including Detroit 5 Philadelphia 4 and Cleveland 14 Boston 6. Standings list New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis with scattered notes. Middle Atlantic fixtures cover Charleston, Wheeling, Dayton, Beckley, Huntington, Springfield, Zanesville and Johnstown. Odds and bits mention Shakespeare and a muscles fact amid scattered sports blurbs.
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Chicago
York
Ashington
Louis
Wington
SC Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
Cleveland U
Washington
St. Louis
Charleston
Zenorville
Amesville
Wheeling
Dayton
Beckley
Huntington
Johnstown
Springfield
Zanesville
Bechler
Parnell Handicap Tournament Lead After First Round at Local Course
Het Fred Chirk leads the Parnell Handicap at the end of the first eighteen holes with a net 66. Wilson Cightle is second with 67 and Francis Gould third with 68, Gould posting the only sub 80 gross at 71. Final 18 holes may be played any day this week, with low gross scores used to qualify for the Clio Championship on August 40, September 1 and 2. Other top scores include Fred Clark 65, S. W. Guthrie 67, and J. Simpson 72 among several entrants listed.
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Fred Chirk
presWlert
Hallana
Wilson Cightle
Prainers Gould
Gould
Clio
Fred Clark
S. W. Guthrie
Francis Gould
John Daugherty
Paul Reed Jr
J.J. King
Gh Ag
Lewis
George J, Feit
Harry Neal
Wilson St. Clair
G. BE. Simpson
Vernon Fritchman
William E. Pierce
John Simpson
Parnell
Earl Hewitt Jr
de. H. B. Neal
de. H. B. Neal 64 Dh Tf
Vincent Rhea
Ward Zeigler
Dr. G. BE. Rink
Walter Scholes
FL McCarthy
George L. Smith
H. Ridgway
Auto and coal codes weigh heavy in week
The recovery administration eyed a single national code for coal amid regional differences. Johnson said production and minimum price provisions would be written into the code, following lumber and oil precedents. A temporary coal code seemed likely as big industry codes progress, while NRA drive plans mobilize 1,500,000 volunteers including Alfred E. Smith and John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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Recovery Administration
Johnson
Roosevelt
NRA
Charles F. Horner
Horsher
Alfred TE. Smith
Jeln D. Rockefeller Jr
Walter Chrysler
Glenn Frank
Wiscon University
Lewis A. Johnson
American Legion
W. W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Steffy Reunion and WC Meeting in Marion Center Park
The Steffy reunion is set for Saturday at Marion Center Park with invites extended to Pine Flats WC. A W. G. T. U. meeting at Pine Flats Christian church Friday evening features Ruth Glenn, Tessie Parry, Mary Bagley, Lisle Russell, and others with topics on Prohibition progress and the coming election. An international gliding contest in France is noted for September.
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Steffy
Marion Center Park
Pine Flats
Pine Flats Christian Church
Ruth Glenn
Tessie Parry
Mary Bagley
Lisle Russell
Lopic
Mrs. McKnight
Gertha McAnulty
Sara Bagley
le Topic
Soziety
Clark Keith
Robert Buckshaw
Topic
W.C
T. A
Harry Russell
Aaronie
France
Septemer
New Tooth Powder Promises Comfort All Day
A Lowell druggist offers Daugherty's branded tooth powder claimed to prevent slipping or wobbling false teeth. The product from Kas south is described as firm and comfortable with no bad taste. Three sizes available.
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Kassouth
Daugherty
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