Baker Estate Trial Defense Highlights Heirs Belief
Five Pennsylvania youths from Johnstown and nearby towns faced fraud and conspiracy charges in federal court as defense attorney Arnold M. Pen lodge argued they were dupes of late Washington DC attorney W. Cameron Smith who died in Lewisburg penitentiary. Smith allegedly sought heirs of a non proven Baker estate, igniting a long running quest tied to Bishop Jacob Baker.
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Pittsburgh
Jacob Baker
Arnold MW
Penlodge
Federal District Court
W. Cameron Smith
Washington, D.C
Lewisburg
William S. Miller
Indiana
Narman Jr. Bloviel
Davidsville
David L. Anderson
Fred F. Sprengel
Wiliam HH. CG. Sprengel
Johnstown
Smith
West
Philadelphia
Jacob Baler
Evening school courses offer home economics and shop skills
School officials promote Home Economics for the Consumer Practical Chemistry and Everyday Aid along with Personal Selling to help homemakers and youths. Evening School courses include General Shop Practical Mechanics Welding Blue Print Reading and government literacy. Registrations close Monday evening December 4 for the first classes and instructors are offering services.
Welfare meeting highlights Indiana County child care care
Harrisburg funding discussions on welfare services described a program for children in Indiana County. Mrs Clark spoke of visits to a foster home showing the children integrated in family and community life. Ruth Lown praised county support and Rural Child Welfare staff noted monthly visits.
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Harrisburg
Indiana County
Snedecker
BM. Clark
Hapay Pel
Ruth m M. Lown
Mire Lowney
Customer Pressure Drives Activity in Cleveland
Continued from page one, the article notes that customer pressure for delivery of raw and semi finished materials largely fueled the relatively high rate of activity in Cleveland. The piece cites prompt demand and supply chain urgency as the main factors behind the surge.
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Cleveland. Dee
Alien Registration Held Up In Pa After Court Ruling
In Harrisburg a federal court ruling deeming a state alien registration law unconstitutional halted enrollment. Chief Registrar William R. Douglas reported six office workers and ten field agents ready, with 250 registrars prepared to start. state labor official Lewis G. Hines was away when the decision arrived. Attorney General Claude T. Reno ordered enforcement suspended while a possible appeal is studied.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
William R. Douglas
Scranton
Desfarding
Begin Boday
Amttorney
Claude T. Reno
Douglas
Lewis G. Hines
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Douglass
Fourth District Bank Sees October Peak in Industry
The Federal Reserve Bank reports October output across the fourth district reached record highs in steel coal and rubber while retail trade rose for the fifth straight month. Employment and payrolls expanded with department store sales up 12.8 percent from 1928. Debits climbed 17 percent with large gains in Butler Erie Franklin Greensburg and Pittsburgh.
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Distrief Industries
Federal Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Butler
Erie
Franklin
Greensburg
Oj City
Sharon
Wheeling
W. Va
Law race at Dauphin County court hinges on juror bias
Prosecution objects as defense argues testimony supports lawyering over contradiction. Judge Hughes faced claims that a juror overheard a remark about guilt and replacement of the juror raised questions of fair trial rights under the federal constitution and state law.
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Howard W. Hughes
Fowser
Errc V. Compton
Bowser
Verona
United States Supreme Court
Lawrence
Dauphin County
Hia
Hughes
Wial
Pennsylvania
Maton
Hawyenee
U.S. Supreme Court
Obituary of Robert Gill Stanley in Yonkers New York
Robert Gill Stanley died unexpectedly in Yonkers New York. Funeral services will be held at his lifelong residence in Yonkers this afternoon. He was born December 2 18— in Center Township and spent early years in northern Indiana before moving to New York. He married Donnie Miller in 1903 and survived by a daughter Margaret Stimley and several brothers and sisters including O P Stanley Westius S Stanley nest Stanley and W Edgar Stanley.
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Robert Gill Stanley
Funer
Stanley
Yonkers
N. O
Sar- Way
Dessud
Kuo
IG Stanley
Indliana
Leemer
Madeline
Irk Steed
Enroile Lo
Genter
Indiana
New York State
Donnie Miller
Margaret Stimley
Detroit
O. P. Stanley
Jel Newport
Westius S. Stanley
Je Mayholl
Linus Huber
Pensacola
Fla
Ogden
Aviation School
U.S. Navy
Clifton Howells
Barr
Merritt Baxter J
James Howarth
Clymer
Henry Wilson
Walter Bone, Jr
Tara Carlson
Sample Run
Louis Clemenson
GN. Clemenson
Anna Clemenson
Baltimore
Hugh Calkins
Pontiac
Michigan
Walter Bons, Sr
Bary
War First Add Reaction on Law In Editorisis and Stories
The text describes editorials and stories accusing Finland of aggression and portraying the United States as seeking to provoke war with the Soviet Union by using Finland as a pawn. It notes British press outcry over Finland’s suffering, calling her a martyr for freedom and referencing supportive sentiment toward Prime Minister Chamberlain.
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Toka
Russia
Japan
Finland
Lals
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Madyia
ABC
Finlard
United States
Soviet Union
Chamber
Kremlin Wary of Finland Policies Censures Poland Links
In a heated AmeSoviet campaign statement, officials label Poland as a nest of uni Soviet intrigues and claim such a government cannot guarantee Finland’s interests. The message decries foreign influence and calls for removal of oppressive actions affecting workers.
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Poland
Finland
Death by own action ruled in Mahaffey double tragedy
James A. Gar etln Toinson 58 of Mahaffey who testified in a fatal knife stabbing last month near Mahaffey was killed Wednesday when a shotgun blast destroyed part of his head near New Washington Gleatfield County authorities and state police, after an extensive inquiry concluded death resulted from self-inflicted action.
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James A. Gareteln Toinson 58
Mahaffey
R.D
Harold Hutton
New Washington
Gleatfield
Russian raid on Helsinki and Finland’s turmoil deepens
Russian bombers struck Helsinki and suburbs as Karelia fighting intensifies. Reports say fires burned in working districts, civilians fled in buses and trains, and a Finnish government resignation followed a day of mass bombardment. Casualties stated include at least 40 dead and 126 wounded.
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Akrelian
Leningrad
Moscow
Russarae
Hangoe
Helsinki
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Nahgoe
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Bee
Vaenau Sihivonen
United States
Helsinki Institute
Hindenburg School
Foreign Office
Perssons
Havens
Legation
Bad Grankulla
Viipuri
Ensoe
Karelian
Lake Ladoga
Suojarvi
Invasion of Finland Reported by Tass News Agency
Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reports that Soviet forces crossed the Finnish border after alleged Finnish provocations. The communique cites early advances into Karelia, airfield bombardments at Helsinki and Viipuri, and engagements at Kevoina, Reasuly, Korkiamaki, Texmolove, Me sapintti, and Kuokkala as Red Army units moved toward Petrozavodsk, Suojarvi, and Terijoki.
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Fineland
Tass
Red Army
Red
Karelian
Finland
Helsinki
Viipuri
Voiborg
Russia
Kevoina
Lake
Ladoga
Massila
Reasuly
Raasuli
Korkiamaki
Koppikyla
Texmolove
Terijuki
Petrozavodsk
Suojarvi
Kareliah Isthmus
Red Armg
Mesapintti
Kuokkala Intch
Terijoi
Heavy Crude Oil Price Rise Triggers Third Increase in 2 Months
In Pittsburgh on December 1, heavy demand pushed Pennsylvania grade crude prices higher for the third time in two months. The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency set May prices including Bradford and Allegany at 2.50, Southwest Pennsylvania at 2.15, and Hureka at 2.00 per barrel, with Buckeye and other grades rising modestly. Prices have climbed since January amid rising industrial demand and exports, reflecting a broader market push after declines earlier in 1947.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Joseph Seep
South Penn Oft Company
Bradford
Allegany
Southwest Pennsylvania
Quaker State Oil Rrefining Corporation
Pennzoil Company
Bennsylevania
Pennzoil
Europe
Clymer News Hunts and social notices from town
Local hunters in Clymer and Clinton County chase deer, led by Ally Hines and club veterans like Lynn Widdowson and William Jarvey. Pep Forsythe plans a risky siting attempt. Mrs James Daniels hosts The 500 Club with prizes won by Carolyn Dishong and Mrs Ralph Fulton. Samuel Ogden, naval aviator, recently visited town.
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Clymer Hunting Club
Clinton Co
Ally Hines
Lynn Widdowson
William Jarvey
Lincoln Chrig
Fie
Dave Lyle
Pep" Forsythe
Dixonville
James Daniels
Carolyn Dishong
Ralph Fulton
Linus Huber Vissing
Fla
Samuel Odgen
Viisted
Grain and produce markets slip amid unsettled weather
Chicago wheat prices edge lower as ongoing Southwest rain delays shipments. December futures hover near 91 1 2 cents, May around 88 7 8, with a soft start across corn futures. Pittsburgh produce markets show steady apples and varying vegetable prices, with butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry remaining mostly unchanged. Livestock in Pittsburgh trades steady to mixed, with hogs, cattle, and calves listing broader ranges.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
West Virginia
Maine
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Green Mountains
Romeo Fails to See Juliet on Gong Island Balcony
New York December 1 A private detective barred broker George Lowther from scaling the Herrick summer home on Gong Island as he attempted to glimpse his brunette heiress love Eileen Herrick amid a series of family legal struggles including a writ of hafftes corpus and ongoing parental protection.
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New York
Eileen
Juliet) Herrick
Geo
Romeo} Lowther
Herrick
Gong Island
Lady Fair
Kamen
Romica
George
Justica
Life Sentence For Mate Killer In Insurance Death Case
Philadelphia dispatch reports a middles aged widow, Am dustia Giacobbe, convicted of slaying her husband Antonio for a $3,800 life insurance payout. Jury recommended imprisonment as she protested innocence. The case ties to an insurance murder ring with six previously convicted and eight guilty pleas. Another trial, Rose Carina, nicknamed the Kiss of Death, heads to a jury over a husband’s poison death for insurance proceeds amid heated courtroom scenes.
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Philadelphia
Dustica
Mille Giacobbe
Antonio
Giacobbe
Rose Carina
College Weather Forecast for Turning Cold Tonight
A college weather note forecasts rain and colder conditions tonight with tomorrow’s precipitation turning from rain to snow and a much colder night ahead. Reading temperatures show 37 as current, high 44, low 34 with about 3.4 inches of December precipitation to date and pressure around 20.60 today after 29.70 yesterday.
Rail car loadings fall in week to Nov 25
Washington reports the Association of American Railroads says 678,516 cars of revenue freight were touched in the week ending Saturday November 25, a drop of 94,888 cars or 12.3 percent from the prior week. This compares with a 114,858 rise or 20.4 percent year over year and a 120,754 or 21.7 percent increase since 1937.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Truce Ends As Lowther Fails To Woo Despite Break
After a 10 day truce, Lowther could not resume courting as the hiatus ended last Saturday. The report notes he has been unable to make boy meet girl progress, signaling ongoing challenges in the courtship.
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Lowther
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Kremlin
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Clymer News
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Rabelais
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Dies Committee
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Miswaukee
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Juliet
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