James Favours Power Return At County Convention
Conneaut Lake August 24 Judge Arthur H. James Republican gubernatorial nominee told the Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners that too much central government has been taken from communities. He said most problems are best solved locally and pledged to restore powers to counties if elected. He spoke while en route to Crawford County Republican picnic.
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Conneaut Lake
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania State Association of Cownty Commissioners
George H. Earle
James
Pennsylvania
Crawford County
Onero
Harrisburg
Pennsylvane
Tam
Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Sheppard
D-Tex
Lewis
Tydings
CIO
Berry
PWA
Tennessee
A. T. Stewart
WPA
Senate Committee
Roosevelt
Pope Deldahoy
Pope
Worth Clark
Hyde Park
Idaho
Senwlor Logan
D-Ky
Logan
Dor
Phyde Park
N. Y
James P. Pope
D Warth Clark
White House
Chops Own Hand In Celestial Fury Case Stuns Family
The husband recounts Mrs Harwell cut off her left hand with scissors and then severed the wrist with an axe in a cabin after professing religious visions. The injury was followed by the husband summoning an ambulance and the patient being treated at Mercy Hospital in good condition. Police questioned Silveira as they doubted the self-inflicted nature of the act.
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Harwell
Mercy Hospital
Silveira
Foot trouble rises with mass produced footwear shifts
Dr Ralph Dye of Sharon Pennsylvania explains that wide heavy shoes with wood shanks kept foot trouble rare before the Civil War. He notes postwar shoe mass production and fashion toward lighter lines weakened arches causing higher heels and less support, leading to bunions and related troubles.
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Ralph Dye
Sharon
Board Eyes Housing Authorities Across Counties
Law and accomplishments to date push for housing authorities in every county and city over 30,000 population. Sixteen units operate with ten authorities secured for more than 48 million dollars in federal loans. Pennsylvania's federal fund quota stands at 80 million. Authorities exist in Allegheny Delaware Montgomery Mifflin McKean counties. cities include Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton Allentown Reading Bethlehem Chester Harrisburg McKeesport New Kensington Erie. Jow-rent sites chosen in Allentown Philadelphia Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvania
Doyle
Allegheny
Delaware
Montgomery
Mifflin
McKean
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Allentown
Reading
Bethlehem
Chester
Harrisburg
McKeesport
New Kensington
Erie
Deaths of Morris Spat and Joseph Forte Spark Prison Inquiry
Coroner-led investigation follows reports that Morris Spat and Joseph Forte died while in custody. Prison officials deny use of steam or hot water during confinement. Warden Mills states no such hazards existed. Separate inquiries by state, county, city, and others are underway.
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Morris Spat
Joseph Forte
Mills
Army Engineers Survey Susquehanna to Pick Flood Control Project
Army engineers began a Susquehanna watershed survey to select flood control projects under the new act. The Williamsport office will study a $2,000,000 levee plan with possible joint federal, state, and local funding. Study scope may extend to Sunbury, Lock Haven, and Codorus Creek, with existing Levee work at Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, and Plymouth referenced.
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Harrisburg
Army Engineers
Susquehanna
State Water and Power Resources Board
Army
Williamsport
Sunbury
Lock Haven
Codorus Creek
York County
Wilkes-Barre
Kingston
Plymouth
Gale Dixon
Department of Forests and Waters
State Department
Fed
W. E. Kirkpatrick
Cadorus Creek
W. A. Johnson
Baltimore
James F. Bogardus
Forests and Waters
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Conemaugh
Stony Creek
Johnstown
W. E.R. Covel
Pittsburgh
Tionesta
Crooked Creek
Conemaugh River
M. Freeand, Inc
Bogardus
Department
Eyston Pounds Thunderbolt to 247 MPH on Land Run
At Bonneville Salt Flats English driver George Eyston powered the Thunderbolt to 247.155 mph on the outward mile as part of a two run test for a land speed record. A timing eye failed on the return, preventing an official mark after the faster outward leg.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George E. T. Eyston
Eyston
Les Syston
Dmcials
Plane crash kills Hawks famed speed flyer
Hawks, once a leading speed pilot with 214 point to point records, died after a crash near Buffalo. A longtime resident of Redding, Conn, he retired to join the Gayvin corporation after a Newark incident. He also held glider marks and once piloted a West Coast to New York glider. He served in the air service in World War I and later in the Navy Reserve Air Force. Charles Campbell faces larceny charges in Greensburg over a stolen $100 found hidden in a tube casing.
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Hawks
Los Angeles
New York
United States
Europe
Redding
Conn
Buffalo
Gayvin Corporation
Newark
N. J
Miami
Campbell
Gwinn Corporation
East Aurora Hunt
Marjorie Knox
Seymour Knox
Marshalltown
Long Beach
Calif
Airways
Ale
University of California
Air Service
Navy Reserve Air Force
Prison cruelty probe and political rows ripple through courts and campaigns
In Holmesburg a prison inquiry probes alleged prisoner abuse after guards faced suspensions for slapping a detainee. Judge Flood signals possible grand jury action while praising coroner and DA investigations. Separately, Roosevelt defends primaries and hints at labor law reforms as campaign finance questions heat up.
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Mills
Gerald F. Flood
Common Pleas Court
Holmesburg
Flood
Idaho
Georgia
Maryland
John O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to hear impeachment laws challenge
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear arguments over new laws delaying county inquiries until a legislative committee completes an impeachment investigation. Dauphin County DA Carl B. Shelley, returning from vacation, expanded his 200 page brief to claim grand jury laws are unconstitutional.
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State Supreme Court
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Yester Guy
Joh W. Kephart
Superior Court
Arthur H. James
Lawrence
Hershey
Long Thin Nose Leads to Peoria Robber Hickman
Peoria August 24. Police tied Charles Hickman to 14 roadside holdups after witnesses described a distinctive long thin pointed nose. Hickman confessed to 14 robberies with a gun and named an accomplice. Four victims identified him. he came to Peoria from Connellsville on July 31.
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Peoria
Charles Hickman
Otiet
Henn Morrison
Connellsville
Péoria
Leo F. Kamins
Hickman
Kamins
Obligatory Finesse in Bridge Debated by Inman
The article discusses Franklin L. Inman of Indianapolis and a four spade contract where the key to success lies in counting guards on the honor. The declarer experiences the risky “obligatory finesse” and positions the cards based on bidding signals.
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WM. E. M'Kenney
American Contract Bridge League
Franklin L. Inman
Tndianapolis
Securities Head Proposes Law Against Whisky Paper Racket
Harrisburg Aus 24 UP Special regulation urged to curb a million dollar racket in whisky certificates. Baker, chairman of the State Securities Commission, seeks legislation to punish sale of whisky certificates to unlicensed persons. Losses cited exceed 1 million yearly with 250000 victims. Detainers issued for Nathan Hammer and Max Spiegelman in Dauphin County jail.
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Securities Head
Harrisberg
Pennsylvania
Baker
State Securities Commission
Liquor Control Board
Liquor Board
Commission
Philadelphia
Nathan Hammer
Max Speigelman
Dauphin County
Jai
Lebanon County
Hammer and Speigelman
Elizabeth Géttle
Lebanon
Edith Hemlet
Harrisburg
Lquor
Aggressive Bridge Play Secures Victory After Bold Bid
In a hand from a bridge game, North returns a spade and dummy shows the ten. South loses an ace to the doubleton but employs the alli gatory finesse to force a high card drop. South then leads the heart king and the rest becomes straightforward, with one diamond and one heart lost, while cautious bidders failed to reach or make game.
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North
South
Flahes Of Life and Oddions From Local Briefs
A collection of tiny items across several cities. In Mishawaka golfer Frank Horung reports a bird's disruption after his 200 yard drive struck a swallow on the wing, yet he parred the hole in five. Marion notes John Paul at 61 pursuing a complete mining correspondence course and earning a diploma. Sacramento anecdotes include Drew Walker challenging Louis Berg to a 100 pound watermelon feat, with a 106 pound melon awaiting Walker. Kansas City observes near 100 degree heat dulling effort as a beggar asks for a dime. Des Moines covers a porter learning Central Standard Time on his Chicago to Des Moines run, waking 16 passengers at 6 am. Lincoln recalls a year-old purse theft culminating in the watch’s return via special delivery with extra postage due.
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Bran Ball
Mishawaka
Ind
Frank Horung
Horung
Early Carter
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Stock market listings and company names flood a period page
A dense OCR of a historical stock market section lists numerous corporations and abbreviations such as Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, AT&T, and Westinghouse among others. It includes capital figures and percentages interspersed with company names, ticker-like strings, and stray numbers, reflecting a busy financial page.
Oddities and oddities from Pennsylvania scenes
In Chester County dogs raided livestock seven times in ten days forcing confinement from sunset to sunrise. In Scranton the American Legion convention prompted meter closures for three days per a safety director. In Lionnier a boy caught a 14.5 inch bass beneath Kingston dam after it blocked a wall halo. In Philadelphia a printer named Joseph Weber sails the Schuylkill aboard a 35 foot cabin cruiser, claiming home comforts aboard.
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Pottstown
Chester County
Chester
Ligqnier
Dick Bridge
Kingston Dam
Philadelphia
Joseph Weber
Schuylkill River
Sewing Centers Racket In Cambria County
Johnstown, Aug. 24. County Commissioner Henry Cannon refused to pay the county share of costs for seven WPA sewing centers. He withheld about $2,600 for rent, water, light and heat after a conference with County Commissioners and Madeline Malloy, WPA sewing projects supervisor. Cannon demanded the names of 625 women employed and alleged that none on relief were undocumented Democrats. He said relief directors were playing politics to the limit.
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Johnstown
Cambria County
WPA
Jutelier
Henry
Cannon
Madeline Malloy
Malloy
Plane shot down near Canton on forced landing
Sun Fo not on halted plane. An American pilot H L Woods of Hays Kansas says Japanese warplanes forced a Chinese airliner to land on a river between Canton and Macao and machine-gunned it. At least 12 of 17 aboard were killed or wounded. Woods survived unhurt with others missing or unaccounted for.
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Hong Kong
Canton
H. L. Woods
Hays
Kansas
Macao
St Miles
Woods
Ome
Canlaon
Hengkonso Wuchow
Kwangsi Province
Chungking
Sun Fo
Legislative Council of
China
Europe
Hima
Japan
Markets and Weather From Pittsburgh and Chicago Dated Aug 24
Pittsburgh markets report slow produce demand with apples and potatoes listed, plus livestock prices across hogs cattle and sheep. Chicago grain notes wheat gains on wet Canada conditions, UK purchases, and possible Anglo American trade talks. Lancaster cat disappearance, Christmas date dispute notes, and stray bread feeding customs appear amid varied items. A boat captain anchors near the Art Museum with a docking fee mentioned.
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Chicago
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
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U.S
Ara
Coontfruedi
Moorhead
Indiana
Car Ovey
Greensburg
Charles Hanna
Dean Wissinger
Hanna
Wissinger
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Inman
Adeed Hewes
Izsut
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Flahes OF Life
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Cecal
Paul
Alrready
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Drew C. Walker
Louis Greenberg
Houston
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Kansas City
Lincoln, Neb
Charles Bray
Lincoln
Bray
Malmesburg
Coronet
Charles
Engard
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Paw Am
Bald Loco Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Burr
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Hee Canad Pacific
Corra de Pas
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Chrysler Corp
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Consol
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Loew's Inc
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Southern Pacific Southern Ry Sperry Corp
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Cal Stand Oil
Ind Stand Oil NJ Texas Corp
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Transamerica
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Indus Alen US Smelt
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Woolworth
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Pennoad Corp
Ikm
American Legion
Director of Public Safety
James M. Powell
Cambria
Baskets
McIntosh
Jonathans
N. J. Coles
Tabby
Lancaster
Hazel Brown
Neers Ae
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