John Wilson Shields Dies in Indiana at 76
John Wilson Shields, 76, a long time Indiana resident and retired carpenter, died at 7 p m Friday at his home 335 North Sixth Street He was born April 16 1860 in Covode Indiana County A daughter Miss Ida Shields chief librarian at the Indiana Free Library survives along with two brothers Dr W H Shields of Edwood City and George B Shields of Wilkinsburg a sister Mrs Zilla Shields Fleming of Salem WV The funeral will be at 2 p m Monday at the family home with burial in Oakland Cemetery Friends may call after 10 20 a m Sunday
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John Wilson Shields
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North Sixth Street
Indiana County
Covode
Oakland Cemetery
Shields
Lydia Alice (Bair) Carothers
John J. Carothers
Saltsburg
James
Mélissa
Coulter) Bair
Lebanon
Flora M. Shaffer
Salina
Maud Carothers
Frank
Stear
California
Messrs. M. Rudolph Miller
Salisbury Presbyterian Church
James R. E. Craighead
Elders Ridge
West Lebanon Presbyterian Churches
Elders Ridge Cemetery
Adam D. Tyger
Marion Center
Fairview
Beschester Mills
C. A. Walton
Marion Center Presbyterian Church
Oma (Coy) Tyger
Alex
Brush Valley
Rhoda
Denver
Cale
Joseph
Uniontown
John
San Pedro
Calif
Virginia
Brooklyn
Arthur
Edna
Royden
William
A. G
Denis
Anna
Jennie
Markets reflect slow demand for produce and mixed livestock
Pittsburgh markets report slow produce demand on December 19 with steady carloads of apples and potatoes and a decline in hog prices. Apple prices range across varieties from New York Baldwins to Rome Beauties, while potatoes show steady No 1 Maine Green Mountains and Idaho Russets. Livestock markets soften with hogs about 25 cents lower, cattle mostly steady to weak, and vealers firm. Sheep and lamb values hold with good and choice lambs at 9.00 to 9.75 and ewes around 4.00.
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Pitsburgh
New York
Baldwins
Mackintoshes
Kings
Pennsylvania
Rome Beauties
West Virginia Delicious
Maryland
Maine
Real Single Rule in Spain Dominates Madrid Front
Madrid December 19 reports a real single command demand from the Communist faction gaining favor with Popular Front leaders. Premier Francisco Largo Caballero bans Christmas merrymaking at the front and warns that militiamen leaving the lines for dinner will be disciplined.
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Madrid
Popular Front
Francisco Largo Caballero
Holiday hours for motor bureau in Harrisburg
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Harrisburg will observe Christmas holidays from noon Thursday December 24 to 6 30 pm Monday December 28. All applications received by mail will be processed Saturday December 26.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Harrisburg
Branch Office Network Planned for Unemployment System
Harrisburg reports branch offices will open in all 67 Pennsylvania counties to aid employers in applying the new unemployment compensation law. Secretary Ralph M. Bashore says the federal Social Security Board funds initial costs and aims to recruit a 600 person staff, with 200 needed before April 1, as forms go out to more than 300,000 employers.
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Pennsylvania
Ralph M. Bashore
Labor and Industry
Washington
Federal Social Security Board
Bashore
Unemployment Compensation Office
Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Fund
Pardon board recommends Christmas clemency for three
Harrisburg reports the pardon board backs Christmas gift pardons for Lester Newhall Wayne H Sears and George W Weldy along with eleven commutations from Eastern and Western penitentiaries and cases held over from earlier sessions. Decisions to free prisoners aim to allow Christmas at home while many pleas were denied.
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Philadelphia
Lester Newhall
Wayne H. Sears
George W. Weldy
Eastern and Western Penitentiary
Indiana County
Slyir
Lawrence Gresevinsky
Vito Palmieri
Margiotti Wins Change in Venue Case
Chief Justice Rap hart criticized Fayette County judges over their handling of the grand jury report indicting 12 men. He stated judicial action occurred and was not denied, while Justice Kephart condemned the conduct as lacking proper judicial standards.
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Ial
Jan Margiotti
John W. Raphart
Fayette County
Kephart
NEW FORCES HUNT HUNTING IN WIDE SEARCH FOR MISSING PLANE
Rescue efforts expanded as authorities directed more than 20 aircraft and over 1,000 volunteers from Salt Lake City amid reports of a missing Western Air Express plane. A local man unknowingly stayed with his family, not tracing the aircraft, while reports to Northwest Airlines pilot Nick Mamer suggested Haid and Livermore may have crashed on foggy Mica Peaks near the Idaho Washington line.
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Yuesterday
Nick Mamer
Northwest Airlines
Haid
Livermore
Mica
Idaho-Washington
Mne
Utah
Western Air Express
Holy Father Cancellations Amid Papal Uncertainty
The Vatican notes Cardinal Pacelli directing affairs as Pope Pius IX weakens. Reported calm nights contrast with sleepless periods, while speculation on a successor grows among Cardinals. February is noted as a rainy month in London.
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Evigenio Pacelli
Elia Dalla Costa
Florence
Luigi Lavitrane
Palermo
Pacelli
Munzio
Germany
Prussia
Bavaria
St. Malachy
Pius XI
Pastor Angelicus
Dalla Costa
Lavitiano
Imola
Catiolici
Holy See
Cardinal Pacelli
Eerless
Pope Pius
London
Bogus "tenners" and bad checks returned to endorsers
The article notes bogus "tenners" and bad checks returned for payment as Gist allegedly re presented the checks as commissions from sales of the Collier publication. It states the Collier weekly is now distributed by Crowell Publishing Co and that Gist stayed at an Indiana hotel for weeks, becoming known to several people including an endorser.
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Collier
Collier Weekly
Collier Family
Crowell Publishing Co
Indiana
Killer of Five Used Makeup in Revenge Murders
Duquesne district attorney says Sullivan confessed to shooting five people in revenge after being ordered held on charges of mistreating a 12 year old girl. Victims listed include Mrs Mary Vukelja, Milan Vukelja, Joseph and Mrs. Benda, and social worker Laura Bacon. Prosecutors seek the electric chair. Emory Bacon, son of a victim, had planned to marry today but the wedding was postponed.
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Andrew T. Park
Sullivan
Mary Vukelja
Milan
Joseph Benda
Laura Bacon
Park
Duquesne
Emory Bacon
Helen Hotham
Declaration of Solidarity in Inter-American Peace talks
A Central American proposal for a solidarity declaration among 21 American republics was presented at an Inter-American Peace conference plenary session in Buenos Aires after edits to accommodate Argentine objections. The draft defines outside injury or aggression as an offense to all republics. The piece notes 5,000,000 trapshooting enthusiasts in the United States.
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Buenos Aires
Quick Action Sought for Relief Funds in Congress
Washington reports rapid congressional consideration of a $500 million relief appropriation to fund WPA costs through June 30. President Roosevelt plans to request early in January, while WPA rolls face further cuts and unemployment counts are debated by the cabinet and the AFL.
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Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
American Federation of Labor
Mystery Airplane Escape Sparks Probes In Pottsville
Detective Buono reports no charges or confinement after Bruno’s escape from Irving beyond six hours after the walkaway. Attorney general vows prompt criminal prosecutions. Guards, officials, and town police reveal limited notice as state police issue widespread alerts and a Mt. Carmel theft ties emerge.
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Bruno
Irving
Breng
Mt. Carmel
Tamaqua
Gossiin
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Christmas Saturday Optimism Amid Snowbound Shopping
Christmas Saturday brings cheer as snow flurries and a blizzard delay travel yet boost gift buying. Robert Tross notes colder temperatures but shoppers flock to stores with extended hours and persistent postal volume. Packages to multiple states urged to mail by Saturday to ensure timely delivery.
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China extends Chiang warning and civil war ends hoped
In circles, a peaceful settlement was urged though threats from marshal subordinates were seen as blocking terms that would ensure safety for all. The text contrasts political warning with a metaphor about a mockingbird improvising on other birds.
Salvation Army Kettle Volunteers Share Holiday Cheer
The Salvation Army lassies endure long hours in all weather at fund raising kettles. Adjutant Elsie Kendrick appeals to shoppers to support efforts to relieve suffering and bring Christmas cheer to those at home and beyond.
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Salvation Army
Elsie Kendrick
Pennsylvania crop values rise in 1986 to 176.9 million
The Crop Report Board announced that Pennsylvania’s crop value for 1986 reached 176,861,000 dollars, up 27,965,000 from the prior year. Wheat, corn, and potatoes posted substantial gains while buckwheat value rose despite lower production. tobacco output also increased as national yields fell.
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Pennsylvania
Crop Report Board
United States
Bureau
Stock Market Sector Listing and Declining Indices Note
A dense OCR of stock market listings shows numerous company names across industries with scattered percentage figures. The fragment lists auto and machinery firms, oil and chemical majors, railroads, and consumer brands, followed by numerous percentage values and columnar data indicating gains and losses. The intent is a market roundup snapshot from a historical page.
Edward Goes Merrymaking in Enzesfeld Austria
The Duke of Windsor rose early for calisthenics to regain health after Britain's crisis. He then golfed and bowled as a masseur pounded him, restoring vigor. Locals report regular hours have helped his health, ending with a light game of ninepins beside the chateau while he sang with Baron Eugene de Rothschild.
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Enzesfeld
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Baron Eugene de Rothschild
Ibave
Chateau
Windsor
de Rothschild
Landon to Visit White House for Gridiron Dinner
Kansas Governor Alf M. Landon the Republican presidential candidate will visit the White House Monday morning. He will brief President Roosevelt before attending the Gridiron Club dinner that evening in Washington.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
White House
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Roosevelt
Mrs Simpson Purchases Villa in Hammamet Coast
New York December 19 Mrs Wallis Simpson reportedly bought a villa at Hammamet on the northern African coast. The villa overlooks the Mediterranean and was purchased from Mr and Mrs George Sebastian of New York and Paris. The American cites Cholly Knickerbocker noting the couple may spend time there monthly.
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The
New York American
Cholly Knickerbocker
Society
Wallis Simpson
Hammamet
Africa
Duke of Windsor
Mediterranean
Simpson
George Sebastian
Paris
Treasury balance and December receipts reported
Treasury figures for December 17 show receipts of 54.85 million dollars and expenditures of 36.06 million, leaving a balance of 1.4017 billion dollars. Customs receipts total 23.89 million, with a nationwide balance update amid the holiday period.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Anniversary of Frick fuels Connellsville coke revival
In Connellsville on the 87th anniversary of Henry Clay Frick birth, the coke region relights ovens as hundreds of furnaces blaze again. The revival follows years of slowdown. over 3,000 ovens burn now versus 400 last year, marking renewed industry in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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Henry Clay Frick
Pennsylvania
Barefoot Farm
Thomas Mellon
Cornwellsville
Frick
Sey
Carnegie Steel
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Mills
Coke Company
Pittsburgh
Carnegie
New York
Somerset County Educator Daniel Seibert Dies at 63
Daniel W. Seibert, 63, longtime Somerset County schools superintendent and local farmer, died of lobar pneumonia at home after illness since December 2. A native of Somerset Township, he served five terms as superintendent from 1902 to 1918 and led rural vocational training. He was active in relief work, Odd Fellows, Masonic Lodge, and the Somerset Grange, and is survived by his wife Madge and six children. Funeral services are planned Monday at the Seibert home with Rev. H W Newag and Odd Fellows members participating.
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Somerset County
Somerset Township
Federal Loan Association
Seibert
State Emergency Relief Board
Johnsown
Somerset
Johnstown
Solomon and Mary
Trent) Seibert
Somerset Borough
California Normal School
California, Pa
Berlin
Somerset High School
Odd Fellows Organization
Somerset Masonic Lodge
Somerset Grange
Madge Adderbaum
James HH. Seibert
Helen Seibert
J. Evan Seibert
Carl M. Seibert
Robert E. Seibert
Iso
My. Seibert
Israel Baer
Lottie Miller
Beaver City
Neb
Millard Walker
Albert Seibert
George Seibert
Beatrice
John H. Seibert
Quakertown
Wayne Seibert
H. W. Newag
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