Vets Resolve At Convention In Columbus Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted firm stand against foreign entanglements at the 38th annual encampment in Columbus. Delegates rejected withdrawal of diplomatic relations with Russia and measures opposing Japan and Mexico over oil. In contests, Royal Oak Michigan and Upper Darby Pennsylvania won national bugle corps titles and $1,000 prizes. Iron Fire Pennsylvania and Des Moines Pennsylvania led women’s divisions.
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Columbus
United States
Russia
Mexico
Royal Oak
Mich
Upper Darby
Des Moines
Debut Singer Deanna Wows Radio Audience
A female performer named Deanna dazzles listeners on a radio program with a striking vocal rendition. Report notes word-of-mouth praise from passengers and a plan to tour the United States from the east coast to Los Angeles. Future goal includes a Carnegie Hall concert upon return to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Rome
Austria
United States
Los Angeles
New York
Carnegie Hall
G O P Prospects Eye Support for Clark Against Pope
A Republican committee led by Senator Brown discussed backing Clark over Pope in the upcoming contest. Brown indicated the committee would back the preferred candidate, signaling a unified party stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Clark
Pope
Brown
Commissioners Study Law Proposals For Tax Relief Changes
Pennsylvania welfare leaders urged county commissioners to back bills shaping relief and tax rules. Engard praised county home reforms and warned prevention of juvenile delinquency saves long term costs. Debate focused on medical aid liability, tax abatements, and state versus county roles amid a convention wrap up at Pymatuning Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut Lake
Peomisylvania
Irdigent
Engard
State Department of Welfare
State Association of County Commissioners
Department of Assistines
Baagired
Scienice
William A. Spensler
Ingolgr
State Senate
Department of Public Assistance
James B. Miller
Delaware County
Association of County Commissioners
Charles J. Margioi
Consolidated Relief Wes
F. Harold Gates
Venango County
John N. O'Neil
Washington County
John D. Berryman
Miller
John W. Rankin
Uniontown
A. Anderson
McKean County
Pymatuning Lake
Roosevelt Attack Shapes New Primary War Watch
Regular party nominee in any state unless strong evidence showed fundamental wrongs in primary procedure. Brawn announced the committee which expects to receive from $20,000 to $40,000 from the Democratic National Committee. It named Iowa Indiana Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania New York and New Hampshire as close states to concentrate on. Chairman Hamilton said Roosevelt has not hesitated to take advantage and voters across party lines. He accused Roosevelt of injecting himself into Nebraska's party affairs and pressuring for Norris's re election, while Michigan Republicans allegedly dominated the Democratic primary to back Governor Murphy.
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Democratic National Committee
Middle West
Iowa
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New Heinynshire
Hamiiun
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Nebraska
Norris
Michiwan
Mra Murphy
Two Guards Held on Charges Amid Turbulent City Politics
Two guards Alfred Wo Rough, 39, and Francis Smith, 43, were arrested yesterday and held on bail of 2500 each. Mayor Davis Wilson ordered the arrests, though he claimed he learned of them only after the fact. The case involves the shift of authority from police to a district attorney and hints at broader investigations and potential further arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wo Rough
Francis Smith
Wot
Huarther
Horsch
Davis Wilson
Inasimueh
Wilson
Tosbatt
Walla
Baste
Ostlands
Aidas
Mtson
Hersch
Overworked Buerds Spark Belief of Fatigue
The remark reflects a belief that the Buerds are overworked and worn out, suggesting strain or fatigue tied to their duties. The context implies concern about workload and its impact on performance or well being.
Rural Notes Grange Party Tonight at Plum Creek Valley
Indiana County Grange hosts a square dance tonight at 8 o'clock in Plum Creek Valley Grange Hall with Walter Blagk and Samuel E. Dible in charge. Colt Club Roundup begins 8:30 a m Wednesday August 41 at the grandstand of the Indiana County Fair. Yearling colts weighed prior and weigh slip brought to the fair. Sucking colts receive 2 extra. 4-H calf club exhibitors from Ridge Smicksburg Marion Cemer and Purchase Line to show calves at Indiana Fair next week. Entries close Saturday August 27 5 p m at the secretary’s office next to Western Union South Seventh Street. Cattle on hand Tuesday of the fair with daily judging Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Payrona
Grange
Plum Creek Valley
Grange Hall
Walter Blagk
Samuel E. Dible
Colt Club
Tron
Warner
Tramlders Ridge
Smicksburg
Marion Cemer
Purchase Line
Western Union
South Seventh Street
New Citizens Granted Study Status With Record Checks
Forty one applicants became new citizens with permission to study further. four were kept for further record duties and one application was dismissed due to incompetent witnesses. Names cover diverse origins including Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. several listed as Edin Clymer Homer City Blairsville and Glen Campbell towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Deputeh
Rassiter
Poland
Joe Rusnall
Alverda
Hungary
Agnes Thompson
Clymer
Scotland
Peter Kowalski
Mentele
Mike Daskivich
Lucerne Mines
Anus Szabo
Mary Kawalczyk
Glen Campbell
Michael Dudek
Arcadia
Adna Plavecky
Lawrence Kuzleski
Beyer
Mike Wits
Islen
Gwendolyn Brassfield
Indiana
Great Britain
Nancy Cup
Edin
Joseph Metrisin
Waterman
Czechoslovakia
Victoria Bordatski
Homer City
William Henry Philip
Penn Run
Andrew Totin
Kru
Pennsylvania considers higher compulsory school age and new enrollment forecast
Harrisburg reports education authorities expect Pennsylvania public school enrollment to exceed 1.9 million when schools reopen September 6, aided by a new compulsory age of 17. Some projections suggest enrollment could top 2,000,000, with emphasis on rotational courses and work experiences for teens. A separate bill would lower the leaving age to 14 for Amish exemptions, while 34 districts have been eliminated since July 1 for consolidation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Donald P. Davis
Bureau of Child Accounting and Research
Department of Public Instruction
Commonwealth
Davis
Unidentified Names Surface in Fragmented OCR List
A scan shows a mosaic of personal surnames and country tags including Pisarcik Rossiter Gotko Gy r a c e t on Pi kel Clymer Mucha Wil son Tol lini Del Vit to Virobils Bureliz Soprino Kol sh Wassil Petrol Fair and Mususzack with several European place references. The fragment lacks coherent structure or a complete event.
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Ess
Czechoslovakia
Matt Pisarcik
Rossiter
Poland
Maria Gotko
Cgyraceton
Fred Pikel
Clymer
Hungary
Stella Mucha
Lucerne Mines
Austria
Robert Wilson
Scotland
Santina Tollini
Italy
Jacob Toman
Smokeless
Luigia del Vitto
Frank Virobils
Blairsville
Giuseppe Bureliz
Iselin
Carlena Soprino
Obituary notices from Ohio and Pennsylvania deaths
Obituary notices record Mary Jane O’Hare and Mae and Henrietta Brilhart of Indiana and Ohio with family ties to Milton J Brilhart and Albert Brilhart and a service set for 2 p m at Robinson Funeral Home with Rev Charles Sinclair Applegath and Rev O B Emerson. Also Noah Fridley 78, farmer of Hillsdale, dies at home after farming, threshing and lumbering, survived by four sons and four daughters. funeral Sunday 2 p m at East Mahoning Baptist Church with churchyard burial.
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Cleveland
Mary Jane
Robert O'Hare
Jeannette
Willian A. Brilhart
Honeer City
Henrietta
Ralph Uber
Mae
Thomas Ward
Indiana
Milton J. Brilhart
East Mahoning Township
Albert Brilhart
Marion Center
Robinson
Charles Sinclair
Noah Fridley
Hillsdale
Jacob and
Margret Kerr Fridley
Mr. Fridley
Amanda Jeese Fridley
Willis
Wthon
James
Merle
Blair
Dora Shepherd
Clearfield
Pearl Straw
Ansonville
Zainie Butterbaugh
Ivu Daugherty
R. D
East Mahoning Baptist Church
Church
Treasury balance report from Washington August 23
Treasury report shows receipts 6 828 729 21 dollars expenditures 26 016 284 28 dollars. Net balance 7 237 492 380 22 dollars including 1 641 587 490 79 working balance. Customs receipts for the month total 21 172 906 35 dollars. Bills dated October 12 Columbus Day made legal only in Arrialinus and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Ar- Rialinus
Kansas
Firemen choose Hotzdale as 1939 convention city
Firemen selected Hotzdale as the 1939 Central Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen's Association convention site. Officers elected yesterday include John Markievich Houtzdale president, Bertam Smith Lock Haven first VP, Hugh Gorman Oceola second VP, Morris Anderson Brockway third VP, Harry B. Scott Philipsburg treasurer, and John Mark Johnson DuBois secretary. Delegates rejected a proposal to recognize the ladies' auxiliary as an official body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Association
Fate of 12 Missing on Plane Continues Delayed
Report details the search for twelve missing aboard a China National Aviation Corp plane after a river landing attack. Survivors described attempted escape by sampan, currents sweeping one swimmer downstream, with two prominent bankers among those aboard. Officials feared others hid in countryside while security concerns rose. The piece also covers Hungary and Czechoslovakia tensions, German display for Horthy, and Japan’s progress near Hankow amid ongoing Spanish Civil War context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China National Aviation Corporation
Hsu Sing-Loh
Shanghai
Nazi Germany
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Someter
London
Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Praha
F. T. A. Ashton-Sweikin
Viscount Runehiin
Madrid
Estremadura
Spain
Juichang
Hankaw
China
Kinkiang
Yangze
Julchang
Hankow
Gettysburg opera to debut in Hollywood Bow
A new American opera titled Gettysburg will have its world premiere at the Hollywood Bowl on September 24. Librettist Arthur Robinson, a former New York newspaper man, has written the text while composer Mortis Hutchins Ruger, a descendant of Civil War Brigadier General Ruger, created the score. The premiere coincides with the American Legion National Convention in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gettysburg
American Legion
Los Angeles
Arthur Robinson
New York
Mortis Hutchins Ruger
Ruger
Catholic group opposes child labor amendment in Constitution
The National Catholic Central Verein of America urged against a proposed child labor amendment, warning it would centralize power. It also criticized the Agricultural Adjustment Act for not tackling key causes of U.S. agricultural decline. A separate note states Korean girls may not speak to men outside their relatives.
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Bethlehem
National Catholic Central Ver.ein of America
Verein
Hollywood Divorces Blamed As National Disgrace
The Pennsylvania camp Patriotic Order Sons of America denounces Hollywood divorces as a national disgrace and calls actors to set a better example. The 78th annual convention also denounces stars aiding anti Nazi efforts, urging boycotts of films. Other resolutions oppose a third US presidential term and support flag salutes in schools while urging probes into Governor Earle and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.U.S. of A
Hollywood
Pennsylvania
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Anti- Nazi League
America
T Nose
Eddie Cantor
Parl Muni
Sylvia Sidney
Lewis Stone
Franchot ‘Tone
Joan Crawford
Louise Ranier
United States
Germany
Bund
Minersville, Pa
Earle
Democrats at Hershey Fete Rally From Erie to Philadelphia
A mass political rally planned by the Young Democratic organization aims to draw over 100000 attendees. Leaders expect no out-of-state speakers, with trains arranged from Erie Scranton Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Allentown. Roosevelt Farley purge discussion in Hyde Park centers on anti administration Democrats and Maryland New York Idaho and New Jersey campaigning.
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Young Democratic Organization
Philadelphia
Erie
Scranton
Bittsburgh
Allentown
Frank Sweigart
Sweigart
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Robert Wagner
New York
James Farley
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Congress
Roosevelt-Farley
Fazeley
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Farley
Alaska
David Lewis
Idaho
James P. Pope
Lehman
Senate
Joan O'Connor
1938 Licenses Tightened for Hunters Across Regions
Officials announce an extensive hunting license check program to ensure holders are legally licensed. They note too many non residents and aliens obtained resident licenses last year. Season opens September 1 with tests on rail and gallinule populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Markets update from Pittsburgh on August 25
Produce demand is moderate with apples scarce and steady prices. No. 1 bushel baskets from Pennsylvania and West Virginia fetch 1.25 to 1.85 dollars, Rainbows 1.00 to 1.25, Macintosh 1.15 to 1.25, Maiden Blush 1.10. Potatoes comprise 16 car lots with prices about steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bu. Baskets
W. Va
Stock Market Summary of Major Industrial Names
A compact ledger notes activity across diverse sectors with Am Can Jot Am Rad Am Tel and Tel Am Teb B Anaconda Atch and Bethlehem Steel. Key entries include Am Smelt and RABM Bald Loco Ball Qiho Bendix Avialinn Briggs Budd Wheel Calumet Canad Pacific and Chrysler Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Loco Ball
Bendix Avialinn
Beth Steel
Briggs Mig
Burr
Calumet and
Hee Canad Pacific
Chrysler Corp
Calum G and
Mehard in offer to resign over city damage settlements
August 25 Pittsburgh. Mayor Cornelius D. Scully reviewed City Solicitor Churchill Mehard’s offer to resign after a City Council committee charged his department with gross dereliction of duty in settling a damage suit for 350000 dollars. The inquiry found out of court settlements in early 1938 were excessive and improperly administered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Cornelius D. Scully
Churchill Mehard
Scully
Jink
Medard
Fractional corporate stakes listed in a mixed index
A dense OCR listing shows percentages beside numerous corporations and brands including Edison, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, General Motors, IBM, Ford, Packard, Philco, Radio Corp of America, Sears Roebuck, US Steel, Woolworth, and many others. The data appears as a correlation of ownership or share figures across energy, chemicals, auto, and consumer goods firms, interspersed with unclear fragments like city and bond references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cons Edison
Consul Oil
Crane Co
Eastman Kodak
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gen
Hudson Motors
Interlake Iran
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Kennecott
Kresge
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val Coaa Liget and
Myers Bam Loew's Inc
Mack Trucks
Montgony Ward
Nash-Kelyinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat Pew
N Y Central AR
North Ameria
Packard Motor
Pen RR
Phila Read C
Radio Corp of Am
Repab Steel Tbm
Vanadium Corp S
West Union Tel
West el
Mfg
Woolworth
Curb— Ark Nat Gas “A
el Bond
Pennvoad Corp
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Bobby
G. O. P. Prospects
Moorhead
Challis
Andy
Phila, St
Hershey Fete
New Jersey Cobblers
L. Island Cobblers
Chicago
Indiana County Thrift It Corporation
Indiama
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