Milne kidnapping case voice shifts amid reports
Woodstock N Y December reports claim a ransom note and a wrist watch tied to Caleb Milne IV were sent to his Philadelphia grandfather, who denies knowledge of a payment or break. Investigators pursue possible kidnapping while Milne suggests voluntary disappearance but denies ransom.
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Woodstock
N. Y
Caleb Milne
Philadelphia
Young Milne
Leo, W. Sheridan
Associated Press
Caleb Jr.Milne
New York
Germantown
Poughkeepsie
Caleb
Frederic
Department of Justice
Anta Smith
Goon
Aubrey Milne
Obituary continued for Esther H and relatives in Ebensburg
Mrs. Mary Miller Wilkinson longtime Blairswell resident dies at her East Market Street home Hairyville after complications Funeral services set for Friday at 9 in Holy Name Catholic Church Ebensburg with Rt Reverend Mons H M O'Neil presiding Interment in new Catholic Cemetery The obituary notes the McGough siblings Esther H Thomas D and Warren and mentions the family at home in Ebensburg and Hairyville
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Esther H
Thomas D
Warren McGough
Holy Name Catholic Church
Ebensburg
H. M. O'Neil
New Catholic Cemetery
Mary (Miller) Wilkinson
Blairs- Wile
East Market Street
Hairyville
Willinson
Dayton
Armstrong County
Joe John K Miller
Caroline (Lias) Miller
Blairsville
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Order of the Eastern Star
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Era Club
Justice of the Peace
John F. Wilkinson
John M. Thompson
Harry L. Miller
Pittsburgh
Jean Wilkinson
Mary Jane Wilkinson
Jack Thompson
Elizabeth Hetrick
Freeman Wilkinson
Johh M. Thompson
South Spring Street
C. P. Salliday
Nancy (Garman) Brown
South Seventh Trent
Babingon
North Seventh Street
Holt Hughes
St Methodist
Oakland Cemetery
Concert Makes Impression at First Presbyterian Church
An audience filled the First Presbyterian Church auditorium last evening for the Gordon String Quartet, the Indiana season opener. The group played Borodin, Turina, Debussy, Moussorgsky, Glazounoff, Rubinstein, and Sackson, with strong encores and praise from critics for the distinguished chamber music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Gordon
Jacques Gordon
David Sackson
Paul Robyn
Naoum Benditzky
Indiana
Indiana County Cooperative Concert Association
Borodin
Joaquin Turina
Seherza
Debussy
Moussorgsky
Glaxounoffs
Rubinstein- Sackson
Haden
Rubinstein
Percy Granger
Johnstown Man Struck By Car. Inquest Set
David Henry Stevens of Johnstown was hit crossing a road by a car driven by Oliver Spangler of Johns town R D 4 Oakmont. He suffered a fracture to the right leg back injuries facial lacerations and shock. Coroner Cyrus W Davis announced an inquest for 7 30 Friday evening at the municipal building in Conemaugh. Stevens was a farmer in Jackson Township and former township supervisor. Surviving are his widow Ada and two children Mary and Clifford, plus siblings and 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David BH. Stevens
Johnstown
David H. Stevens
Jackson Township
Lee Hospital
Vinco Jaie
Pike Brethren
Mundy’s Corner
Edgar Walter
Conemaugh Evangelical Church
McClain
Mr. Olive Evangelical Church
Carl E. Davis
Conemaugh
Stevens
Oliver Spangler
Oakmont
Cyrus W. Davis
Spangler
Davis
Governor defends Hauptmann guilt in Lindbergh case
The governor insists Hauptmann is guilty as convicted, says no new evidence or expert opinions will be sought, and notes doubts raised by defense and others do not reflect his own stance. He cites prior testimony on ladder rail 16, fingerprint gaps, and attic nail hole proof as key points from the trial.
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Hauptman
Hauptmann
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Charles A. Lindbergh
Allentown
Lindbergh
J. J. Faulkner
David T. Wilentz
Perth Amboy
Heauptmann
Wilentz
Erasmus Hudson
Mayen
European peace plan said dead after Mussolini speech
Ethiopia rejects the peace plan as French officials report a discouraging impression from Mussolini's Pontinia address. The Franco-British proposal is deemed dead by a league delegate, as other delegates doubt council approval of Hoare Laval plans. Mussolini vows to fight to the end and hints at resignation.
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Ethiopia
Mussolini
Pontinia
Italy
League
Samuel Hoare
Pierre Laval
France
St Duce
Europe
Italy and Ethiopia in peace talks amid Rome signals
In Geneva delegates debate peace terms and a relativity of peace amid pressure to avoid European conflict. Mussolini’s supporters hint acceptance of the Franco British plan with major reservations as Ethiopia submits a 13 page critique while not definitively opposing the proposal. Italian authorities protest alleged use of dumdum bullets cited by Ethiopia.
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Geneva
East Africa
Rome
Il Duce
Ethiopia
Red Sea
Mussolini
Fontinia
Italy
Elena
Victor Emmanuel
League
League Oficials
Ion
Italino
Roosevelt relief program may include only one new outlay
Washington sources indicated the Roosevelt relief plan for next year may hinge on a single major addition the public works program projected to total under 500 million dollars. The administration plans to present this to Congress next month with no other large relief proposals. The existing 4.88 billion work and relief fund is largely allotted though about 900 million may remain, to be redistributed to cover unemployment needs through May.
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Washington
Congress
Unemployables Relief Push Ahead Of Congress Session
Officials anticipate a further pickup in private industry to shrink relief rolls by at least several hundred thousand unemployables as Congress prepares to reconvene in January 1937. The plan hinges on private employment gains to reduce government aid costs.
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Congress
Lions Host Falconry Talk At Weekly Lions Meet
At the weekly Lions club meeting 4 guests and 21 members heard a piano duet by Mrs Prevost and Dutch Campbell before J K Torres of the Soil Conservation Service showcased his trained falcon. He explained falconry, its history, training methods and the bird's intelligence and speed, noting falcons arrived in the U S only 25 years ago.
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Lion
Lion Dutch Campbell
Prevost
Dutch
Lions
J. K. Torres
Wild Life Division
The
Soil Conservation Service
Terres
B. C
Torres
Drama Tourney Held at Brookville
Last evening at the Brookville High School auditorium Clarion and Jefferson counties staged the district Dramatics Tournament finals. Ashland Parent Teacher Association won with The High Heart and will represent the district in Harrisburg. Other entries were King Row from New Rehoboth Church, The Darkest Hour by Sugar Hill Grange, and Uncle Jimmy by Oliveburg Dramatic Club.
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Brookville
Clarion
Jefferson Counties
Flora Fritz Henderson
Marie Shields Warper
Evelyn Judson
J. A. Warner
J. W. Warner
Ashland Parent Teacher-Association
Clarion County
Harrisburg
King - Row
New Rehoboth Church
Jefferson County
Sugar Hill Grange
Uncle Jimmy
Oliveburg Dramatic Club
Flashes of Life: Marriage Plans and Odd News Briefs
Carl Studt of Omaha and Kathryn M. Stenzel of South Gate Calif plan a Sunday wedding creating a small family unit amid reports that Stenzel has 12 children and Studt 13. Police in Burlington NC chase a missing chief’s coat and a robbed slot machine jackpot. A tame hawk story ends with a stuffed bird. In Waucoma, Iowa Willy Brueckel runs three newspapers while also managing a barber shop.
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Omaha
Carl Studt
Kathryn M. Stenzel
South Gate
Calif
Pitt May Be Blacklisted by A A U P
Pittsburgh December 18 The American Association of University Professors may blacklist the University of Pittsburgh. Chancellor Bowman said he did not think the reports are true. The Post-Gazette said the national body will approve a ban already voted by its executive committee. The action cites lack of academic freedom tenure and discord between administration and faculty as reasons. Marion McKay said the Pitt chapter was informed and the letter carried a recommendation the university be blacklisted.
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Pittsburgh
Tig University of Pittsburgh
American Association of University Professors
John G. Bowman
The
Post-Gazette
Association
St. Louis
Pitt
the Post-Gazette
Bowman
Indianapolis
Ralph E. Turner
Legislative Committee
George 4 H. Earle
Liberal Club
Marion McIntay
Pitt A. A. U. P
National Committee
McKay
Local road bids opened for Tanoma to Barr Slope project
Bids will be opened December 27 for grading and drainage of two miles of road between Tanoma and Barr Slope. Project cost runs near 25000 dollars under the United States Works Program. Grading and drainage to finish this winter with widening to 16 feet and future paving with a stabilized surface. Federal funding covers the project.
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Thomas F Praler
State Highway Department
Tanoma
Barr Slope
Washington Street
Indiana Borough
United States Works Program
Indiana man found guilty of drunk driving
Charles Cicero of Indiana was found guilty by a Blair County jury after a brief deliberation of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. A sealed verdict was returned to Judge Marion D. Patterson. Cicero also pleaded guilty to operating after license suspension with an arrest following a collision on the Heilwood road in Penn Run last June 11.
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Charles Cicero
Indiana
Marion D. Patterson
Blair County
Cvil
Cicero
Stats Highway Patrolmen
Heilwood Road
Penn Run
County Councils For Business Form Statewide Chambers
The Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce announced the creation of county business councils to promote a pro business climate under the slogan keep Pennsylvania safe for business. George Be Foss, the chamber manager, said councils are named in 80 counties and will operate without partisan aims, focusing on statewide legislative issues while excluding purely local matters.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
George BE
Foss
Willett Grange Meeting in Indiana County Dec 26
Willett Dec 26 Pomona Grange No 68 of Indiana County will meet with Willett Grange Thursday December 26. Morning 10 50 opening in fifth degree roll call officers business session address welcome Edna Frye Willett response Mrs C W Cummins. Afternoon 1 30 singing program Schuock Grange address compensation social legislation Henry I Wilson. Evening 7 30 opening in fifth degree and lowering to fourth degree unfinished business program Willett Grange music Creekside Grange program Marion Center Grange.
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Pomona Grange
Indiana County
Willett Grange
Edna Frye
Willett
C. W. Cummins
Suc ‘Cess
Schuock Grange
Henry I. Wilson
Indiana
Savan Grange
Denton
Creekside Grange
Marion Center
Man Kills Infant Son in Ohio Farmhouse Tragedy
Youngstown Ohio December 18 Frank Townsend 33 admits slapping his 10 month old son leading to brain hemorrhage from blows. autopsy confirms cause of death. Townsend cites religious visions since 1926 and says he struck child out of frustration over crying and bad habits. He recalls wife turning to advice from Crittenden Home as family tensions rose after the baby's birthdates.
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Youngstown
Frank Townsend
Towdend
Crittenden Home
Townsend
Sife
Christ
Earth
New York Directory Expands Names Despite Fewer Pages
The New York phone directory adds over two thousand names while shedding pages, a cost saving by consolidating entries. It notes diverse family column counts and a fanciful animal names list, plus a plea to reclaim valuables from old directories before recycling.
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New York
Cohens
Smiths
Schwartzes
Levys
Johnsons
Murphys
Kellys
Olvany Jr. dies after shooting near New York hotel
George Olvany Jr., 22, son of a former Tammany Hall leader, died after being shot at a Savanna Lake area hotel grounds on December 10. He left a note for a friend predicting death by his own hand and a final note to his parents and fiancée, Sidney Schaler. He had been in New York City since last Friday for health reasons and was treated at Presbyterian Medical Center.
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Philadelphia
Caleb J. Milne, Jr
Milne
Caleb Milne
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York City
New York
Scottland
Germantown
George lQvany, Jr
Tammany Hall
Netrale Lical Institute
Columbia University
Olvany
Clark
Clvary
Sidney Schaler
Providence
R. I
Stock Market Slope Shifts Amid Broad Ally Heft
Across a list of industrials and utilities including Allied, Am Can, Am Power, Anaconda, Am Tobacco and many others the market shows mixed moves as investors weigh recoveries and declines. Notable names such as Chrysler, General Foods, United Aircraft and Atlantic refining frame the trading mood while dust-ups in rail and oil sectors temper gains.
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Adam Exp
Allied Chem Am Can
Alco Am
Anaconda Atchison AM
Auburn Baldwin Lee Band
Bendix
Beth Sti Borg Warn Borden Briges Mfg
Budd Wheel
Chrysler
Douglas Aire Eastman Kod
el Auto
Loens
Elec
Gen Foods
Gillette
Harbison ‘Walk Hershey Homestake Mag
Hudsoh
Nick
T Johns
Kennecott Lehi
Val Coal Lehi
Val RR
Loews Lorillard
Montg Ward Nash
NY Cent
Penn RR
Phil Pete
Sve
NJ Pure Oil
Repub St Rey Tob
Sears Roe Soony
Vac
Sou Pac Sau Ry Spieg M Stern St Brands St
Cal St Oil
Ind St Oi NI
Studebkr Tex Corp
Time Rell
Transama
Aire Corp
Uni Corp
Uni Gas
Rub US
Smelt
West el and
Mtg
Woolworth
Sye el Bond
An¢ Pennroad
National debt hits new record milestone in history
Washington reports the national debt surpassed thirty trillion dollars for the first time, reaching a historic high amid December financial data.
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Washington
Sound legislation shapes business program support in Pennsylvania
They participate in shaping a program to which Pennsylvania business through the state chamber can give united support.
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Pennsylvania
State Chamber
United
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Rossiter High School
First Italian Baptist Church of
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Pacific Clippers
Hoffman
DE Schweintz
Social Science
WPA
Harry E. Kalodner
Secretary of Revenue
Lions Have
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Clare Boothe Broken
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