East Wheatfield School Contest in Township Election
Two Republicans seek school director noms in East Wheatfield H Steele Findley and Flo Jane Alt-Phan. Other local races include tax collector Dillie M Cunningham inspector Zoe Mack Viola Findley road supervisor Paul E McFeaters judge of elections Mrs Harry Butts and Democrats field J A McKelvey Charles Sheley J M Naugle K O Brown for school director in East Wheatfield. West Wheatfield nominees include R T Brendlinger John H Clawson for two school director seats three Republicans for justice of the peace Lear Lynn Wilson. Road supervisor contenders John M Clarke Russell Marsh Ray W Walback. Ethel Lear sole inspector of elections. Democrats Blair E McGraw Walter F Brendling Samuel Gednour John F Overdorff for supervisor G B Brendlinger for judge of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Wheatfeld Township
H. Steele Findley
Flo Jane Alt- Phan
Dillie M. Cunningham
Zoe Mack
Viola Findley
Paul E. McFeaters
Harry Butts
East Wheatfield
J. A. McKelvey
Charles Sheley
J. M. Naugle
K. O. Brown
West Wheatfield
R. T. Brendlinger
John H. Clawson
Jerry Lear
T. 8. Lynn
Howard B. Wilson
John M. Clarke
Russell Marsh
Ray W. Walback
Ethel Lear
Blair E. McGraw
Walter F. Brendling
Samuel Gednour
John F. Overdorff
G.B. Brendlinger
King and Farley Discuss Possible 1940 Reprisals
The Democratic chairman Farley warned of voter reprisals against senators and congressmen who did not back the President. The postmaster general spoke of potential consequences, while Farley avoided questions about a 1940 run and said the President’s third term plans were not discussed. Discontent over patronage rose as legislators said appointments favored political opponents and even Republicans in some districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Admitted to Citizenship List Includes Many Ethnic Groups
A continued list shows new citizens from Italian, Slovak, Magyar, Polish, Croatian, and German backgrounds. Names include Adelaide Moro, Giuseppe DiVincenzo, Mary Suckman, Veronica Pikel, Helen Marie McLean, and others across Blairsville, Homer City, Heilwood, Graceton, Rossiter, Lucernemines, and Mentele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Moro
Heilwood
Guiseppe DiVincenzo
Blairsville
Andrew Slupek
McIntyre
Julia Gerusiny
Clune
Magyar
Joe. Rusnak
Alverda
Mary Suckman
Rossiter
Mary Checlosky
Lucernemines
Clara Zicha
Graceton
Teresa Pezzi
Veronica FE. Pikel
Dixonville
Helen Marie McLean
Indiana
Andrew Varnish
Mentele
Poe DeBiasi
Natalina
Gamberoni
Re Demeter
Homer City
Adgigise Caimi
Mike Drab
Andre Holpit
Concetta Fantanzzo
Kreel
Ae Pribesh
Immigrant Names Listed by Ethnicities in Blairsville Area
A scrambled OCR list records residents of Blairsville and nearby towns with ethnic identities. Names include Carmelo Morreale Italian A and Celestina Paniale Italian C from Indiana and Blairsville, plus Anna Kalisz Polish A, Julia Nester Slovak A, Mary Yanek Turka Heilwood Slovak A, Louis Fair Heilwood Romanian D, Alex Blazovsky Commodore Polish, Frank Horvath Alverda Magyar A, Mike Krivec Lucernemines Slovenian A, Anna Sas Heilwood Ukrainian A, Antonia Smon Heilwood Slovenian, Catherine Planiczka Alverda Polish, Tony Jaroszewski McIntyre Polish, Paul Chukin Blacklick Russian C, Giuseppe Dimatteo Alverda Italian, Thomas Minarovich Heilwood Slovak, Alex Chapia Josephine Polish A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmelo Morreale
Indiana
Celestina Paniale
Blairsville
Anna Kalisz
Livermore
Julia Nester
Homer City
Mary Yanek Turka
Heilwood Slovak
Louis Fair
Heilwood
Rumainian
Alex Blazovsky
Commodore
Frank Horvath
Alverda
Magyar
Mike Krivec
Lucernemines
Anna Sas
Antonia Smon
Catherine Planiczka
Tony Jaroszewski
McIntyre
Paul Chukin
Blacklick
Giuseppe Dimatteo
Thomas Minarovich
Alex Chapia
Josephine
Rail unions plan strike over wage demands and mediation talks
Rail unions prepared for a possible strike after wage negotiations faltered with a proposed seven to twenty percent rise. National Mediation Board officials said they had not been officially notified of breakdowns and would intervene only at request. A 30 day cooling period would follow any emergency arbitration report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Mediation Board
H. A. Enochs
Nodh
Pullman Company
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Carriers
Insurgent Forces Enter Santander Amid Siege and Escape Attempts
Insurgent columns occupied Santander with red and gold flags after 14:45 local time as Franco's forces closed in on the Biscayan port. Some 50,000 government troops were reportedly trapped southeast of the city, while refugees fled by sea and land. Frightened residents and fleeing civilians filled France-bound routes as Franco’s army pressed a swift offensive in northwest Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Santander
Spain
Perpetual Spring
Biscayan
Franco
Power of eminent domain in liquor licenses raised
The state board requires property deeds from license applicants to show no restrictions on sales. It warns the move could spur speakeasies in restricted areas while confirming state stores may still be established. A study will gauge affected licensees amid a larger tension with Pennsylvania’s new permanent registration law affecting petitions for local option votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquor Board
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Westmoreland
Wayne
Armstrong
State Elections Bureau
James Wallace, Jr
Elections Bureau
United States
Wallace
State appoints new employes while Indiana County votes plan
Harrisburg reports 46 new state hires and five dismissals including James Richards land surveyor and J. C. Hoover typewriter repairman. No Indiana County appointments. primary election date set for September 14 with local option issues likely unresolved. Also obituaries note Harry B Fulton of West Lebanon and Anita Pasqualina Chemelli of Cadogan, with funeral details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Game Commission
James Dichards
Brush Creek Township
Fulton County
J. C. Hoover
East Manchester
Indiana County
British envoy wounded in Nanking attack shocked by Japanese action
British Ambassador to China since 1936 was shot in Nanking on route to Nanking aboard the Westcatt on July 14. He arrived July 16 and met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Chung Hui. condition described as not immediately dangerous. Lt. Col. W A Lovat Fraser accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Hughe
W. A. Lovat-Fraser
Man Converts to Judaism to Wed New York Bride
Herbert Smith of New York city renounces other faiths and adopts Judaism to marry Miss Rachel Hakheizer. At the recorder of deeds office he declares he will be Abraham Smith and that any future children will be raised Jewish, per a court documented agreement. Also, Judge Wilson upholds the teacher tenure act, mandating contract renewals despite earlier nonrenewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Herbert Smith
New York City
Abraham Smith
Herbert B. Lehovity
Smith
Rachel Hakheizer
New York
Recorder of Deeds
Abraham
County Today
John H
Bomb attack on Shanghai diplomat and dairy herd hit
Military attache knocked senseless by a bomb. Lovat-Fraser rendered senseless by a second blast as a Japanese plane struck. J B Powell of the Chicago Tribune uninjured, while J H McKinnon of Poplar Groves Dairy Farms survived by feigning death under crater rubble. Embassies blamed American property. Relief committees faced hunger and disease amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE. L. Hall-Patch
China
Lovat-Fraser
Ambassador
J. B. Powell
Chicago Tribune
J. H. McKinnon
Houston
Tex
Poplar Groves
Shanghai
McKinnon
Butler and Adams Township Schools Appeal Over Contracts
In Butler, two teachers and a coach challenge tenure and renewal terms after the school board declined to renew contracts. Attorneys argue the tenure law implies a lifetime $2,800 contract for the coach, prompting concerns about taxpayer burden. The case centers on contract renewal rights and district obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ditty
Weiss
Butler
Win Butler
Adams Township
Bridge by William E. McKenney warns against careless play
The column cautions that a contract seeming safe may fail due to unfavorable distribution and a colorless heart gaff could surface. Even expert skill is tested when a contract is not solid, urging careful play in bridge strategy.
Contract Slam in Six No Trump A Diamond Finesse Question
North plans a six no trump slam relying on a diamond finesse but plays cautiously after West discards. South wins hearts, ruffs spade returns, and uses clubs to trump West out of diamonds. The hand ends with South securing the final two tricks to fulfill the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
West
East
Wesl
NBA Service, Inc
Cambria GOP to Host Preprimary Supper Rally
State Senator C Gilbert Worden day of Indiana and David B Perry of Allegheny will address Cambria County Republicans at a presprimary supper and rally at the Capital Hotel Johnstown tomorrow evening at 6 90. Harve Abbott EBensburg member of the State Committee will sing and lead group singing. City and county office candidates have been invited to speak. County and city committee officers will attend and participate. Miss Vashti Burr will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iemanamas
C. Gilbert Wordenday
Indiana
David B. Perry
Aletoona
General Asst Bry
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
Republican State Committee
Republican County
M. Vashti Burr
Stock Market Summary of Major U S Steel and Power Shares
A dense listing of stock percentages and tickers shows widespread activity across industries. Key names include Gen Elec 54, Gen Motors 55 34, U S Steel 110, International Harvester 110 percent, Bethlehem Steel 58, Eastman Kodak 186, Allied Chemical 8, Amoco 28, Texaco 50, Penn RR 35 44, Reading Co 33, United Aircraft 27, Sears Roebuck 82, Westinghouse 164, and Du Pont 15734. The data reflects varied gains and declines across manufacturing, energy, and utilities with numerous corporate percentages and market moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alco
Ad Refining
Baldwin Lee
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Burr
Calumet and
Hee
Canad Pac
Hard-Walker
Hershey Chac
Hudson Mot
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Kennecott Corp
Kresge
Lehigh Val RR
Loews
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kelv
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow
NY Cen m
And
North
Packard
Penn RR
Phila
Phillips Pet
Sve NJ
Radio Corp Ly Reading Co
Repub Steel
Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pac
Southern Ry
Qi Ind
Gil NJ
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Time Roll B
Transamerica
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Indus Alco
US Rubber
US Steel
Vanadium
West An Tel
West el
Woolworth
Curb Ark Nat Gas A
Cities Service
el Bond
Fennroad Corp
Senate foes clash over judiciary reform in new Congress
Washington reports Senate opponents Senator King Utah and Senator Johnson California condemn a plan to reorganize the judiciary and fear a continuation of Roosevelt's court expansion scheme. President Roosevelt signs a lower court procedure bill and heads to Hyde Park for a Long Island Sound cruise aboard the Potomac after taking 100 Senate bills to the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Presley
Roosevelt
King
Utah
Johnson
Calif
Supreme Court
Congress
Tos
Hyde Park
N. Y
Long Island Sound
Poughkeepsie
Markets and Produce in Pittsburgh Report Aug 26
Livestock prices show hogs 850 head with declines in some weights and steady to higher for others. Cattle calves and sheep listed with direct sales and varying prices. hogs and sows lower, vealers around 12.00-12.50, spring lambs 10.25-10.75. Produce demand fair with multiple apple varieties quoted, potatoes steady, regional price ranges for several fruits and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pennsylvehia
California
Colorado
Eleven Injured In Morning Indiana Crash
About 7 30 a m an Indiana crash left eleven people with injuries. Thomas Testa 47 West Philadelphia street Indiana bruised knuckle right hand Phillip Chido 48 South Lees street lacerations right hand J M Cunningham 50 Inv a Diana R D 5 lacerations lower lip Arthur Cresswell 0 abra sions shoulder Clyde Boring 38 Grandview avenue Indiana brush burns left leg Carson and Miller treated at Indiana Hospital by local physician who gave first aid to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Testa
West Philadelphia
Indiana
Phillip Chido
South Lees and Street
J. M. Cunningham
Diana
R. D
Arthur Cresswell
Clyde Bor
Grandview Avenue
Carson
Miller
Indiana Hospital
Oak Tree 4 H Flower Club Show Set at School House
The Oak Tree 4 H Flower Club will hold its annual show at the Mahoning School House at 2 00 p m Friday. Judge Mrs Joseph Nichol of White Town will award the 4 H Club ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Tree
Mahoning School
Joseph Nichol
White Town
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Mussolini
Sicily
Brotherhoods
Buureau
Wiggins
Harry B. Fulton
West Lebanon
Uullery and
Young Township
Gates
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Emma Fulton
Frank F. Fulton
White Township
Lillie Miller
Mae Barr
Lackawanna
Virginia Fulton
Robert Fulton
Carrie Ruddeck
James Allshouse
West Lebanon Presbyterian Church
J. R. EB. Craighead
Oalland Cemetery
Anita Pasqualina Chemelli
Cadogan
West Penn Hospital
August
Victoria Chemelli
Gene
Leo Chemelli
Ann
Kittanning
St. Mary's Cemetery
Ford City
Nippon
ALL Nations
Sebreez
Moorhead
Boy
Tyler Abell
London
George Abell
England
Drew Pearson
Harris
Ewing
International
Rea F
William E. M'’Kenney
American Bridge League
S. Val
South Wea Nori
Pase
Wolfenden
Cambria
OAK Tree Club
Horse & Mule Association of
C. A. Burge
Pennsylvania State College
Hovag and Mule Association of
J. J. Connolly
D. J. Fisey
Secretary of Agricultur
State of
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