New York News Highlights Finnish Relief Drive
Myers of the United States raised more than $300000 to aid the Finnish relief fund, announced by Herbert Hoover as national chairman. The Evening Gazette reports its Indiana branch has collected $87 so far, with ongoing contributions acknowledged. Hoover praises newspapers for leadership in the humanitarian effort and notes rapid mobilization aided by newspaper support.
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York
Newa- Myers
United States
Herbert Hoover
Nitional
Indiana
Evening Gazette
America
Desolate family in mountains seeks aid as cold snaps bite
In Brothers Valley Township Probation Officer A D Shaffer found a mother and five daughters aged 2 to 13 huddled in a mountain home with near zero temperatures and only two loaves of hard bread and two pounds of flour. A 45 year old father James Foy was arrested for failure to provide for his children. In Florida the coldest weather in a century damages citrus and vegetables with losses estimated at 7 to 10 million dollars as temps hit 10 above in Deland and 17 in Everglades.
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Brothers Valley
A. D. Shaffer
Shaffer
James Foy
Atone Mason
Foy
Miami
Fla
Florida
Southland
Middle West
Dade County
Deland
Key Wart
W. W. Hubbell
Florida Citrus Commission
Ohe
Labor Groups Split on Roosevelt Endorsements at Convention
Sid ney Hillman of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers backs the Roosevelt plan while Lewis cites White House friction as a reason for breaking with the administration. Johnson expects Roosevelt’s renomination and predicts Wheeler has little chance. UMW officials debate political contributions as unions face campaign fundraising thresholds. Kennedy notes about $450,000 was spent in 1936 for the Democratic national campaign.
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Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Johnson
Lewis
White House
NRAA
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
United Mine Workers
Logal
Moore U. M. W
Thomas Kennedy
Gestapo Charged With Murder Of Polish Priests
Vatican dispatch reports the Polish embassy to the Holy See charged the Gestapo with killing at least 14 Polish priests in German occupied Poland. The document read by Pope Pius XII and Cardinal Hlond details killings, beatings, overwork deaths, prison and concentration camp detentions, and deportations in the Gnieczno and Poznan archdioceses.
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Gestapo
Vatican City
Holy See
Poland
Pius XII
August Cardinal Hlond
Gnieczno
Poznan
Germany
Guffey faces Democratic split as candidates vie for renomination
The piece outlines intra party battles in Pennsylvania with Alvin Jones for Governor and Guffey's re election bid backed by Kennedy. Opponents include Mundy Alien Shull and McNair while Kelly shifts to harmony. Republican candidacies surface as party leaders maneuver over auditor general and treasurer posts amid primary tensions.
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Alvin Jones
Guffey
Thos. Kennedy
Cio-United Mine Workers
Jen
Earle
Guttey
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Lea C. Mundy
Luzerne County
Robert G. Alien
Westmoreland County
Samuel E. Shull
Monger County
Willian M. McNair
Pittsburgh
John B. Kelly
Kelly
Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
U. S Senate
Frederick T. Gelder
Susquehanna County
James F. Torrance
Pennsylvania
Auditor General
Lewis Defends Labor as Unemployed Cry Rises at Convention
Murray blasts federal efforts on unemployment noting Pennsylvania's one million idle workers and three million dependents. He urges a Roosevelt meeting, warns of possible unrest, and calls for bold government action. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson brands Lewis’ New Deal break as shrewd politics.
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Europe
Asia
Murray
Washington
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Lewis
Front Echoes of German Submarine Activity Across the War
Reports from the front describe intermittent rifle fire near the Maginot and Siegfried lines as French outposts repel intensified patrols. Paris also notes a new wave of submarine actions against Allied shipping, estimating substantial German naval activity amid the ongoing conflict.
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Maginot
Siegfried
Obituary Notes for Lottie Pantall and Anna Gabster
Mrs Lottie W Pantall 05 a former Punxsutawney resident died Saturday in Portland Oregon She was aunt to Mrs Fannie Back and Walter Pantall of Indiana Many relatives and friends attended the funeral for Mrs Anna Gabster late of Ernest at St Michael Greek Catholic Church Clymer Burial followed in Greek Catholic Cemetery indicating local church service and interment plans
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Lottie W. Pantall
Punxsutawney
Fannie Back
Walter Pantall
Indiana
Portland
Ore
Anna Gabster
St. Michael Greek Catholic Church
Clymer
Ernest
British star Laurence Oliver divorces wife Esmond in London
Laurence Oliver, the British stage and screen star, was divorced from actress Jul Esmond in London. Esmond named Vivien Leigh as co respondent, declaring their marriage happy until 1837 when Oliver admitted love for Leigh. Esmond awarded custody. suit not contested. Leigh’s husband Herbert Heign noman filed a petition naming Oliver as co respondent.
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London
Laurance Oliver
Jul Esmond
Vivien Leigh
Oliver
Miss Leigh
Scarlett’ O'Hara
Herbert Heign Noman
Train wreck tragedy near Osaka claims many lives
In Osaka outskirts a two car suburban train derailed and burst into flames burning 170 to 200 factory workers to death with about 100 injured. Osaka Railway Bureau chief said cause remains under investigation after earlier reports said the train rammed gasoline tank cars.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Osaka Railway Bureau
Accidents Report Fatalities Across Multiple Counties
A gun discharged when an engine started as Baughman set his shotgun on a car. Highway deaths include Simon QC Brown 50 of Herndon R D 1 killed walking along the Harrisburg Sunbury road near Dalmatia Northumberland County. Boyd H May 48 of Pittsburgh fatally injured in a collision. John Branik 63 fatally injured by an automobile at McKeesport.
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Baughman
Simon QC
Brown
Herndon
R. D
Harrisburg-Sunbury Road
Dalmatia
Northumberland County
Boyd H. May
Pittsburgh
John Branik
McKeesport
Obituary Notices From Armstrong County and Vicinity
Obituaries list residents from Elderton Kittanning and Canoe Ridge. Jennie Lerner Conn died at Armstrong County Hospital aged 76 with survivors including husband John Conn and eight children. services at her father’s home followed by Elderton Cemetery burial. Joseph Moraserie died at County Home Hospital. services pending. John H Lowmaster of Canoe Ridge died at home. funeral at Fairview Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Jennie Irene Conn
William
Jane (Yount) Lerney
Elderton
Armstrong County Hospital
Kittanning
Gastown
William C. Lerner
Kittanning R. D
Joseph
Mabel Truby
Annie Klingensmith
Sadie Rupert
Lillian Lerner
Mary Ruffner
L. O. Carbaugh
Elderton Cemetery
Joseph Moraserie
County Home
Kant
Streams Funeral Home
John H. Lowmaster
Canoe Township
Canoe Ridge
John
Sare (Hernhart) Lowmaster
Jane (Pearce) Lowmaster
Rossiter R. D. Gervich
Fairview Church
Richm
AAAS Orders Miller Removed From Power
The State Department of Public Instruction asks Slip Rock State Teachers College trustees to remove Dr Charles Miller as president after a conviction for misfeasance and nonfeasance. Dr Francis P Haws notes the constitution requires removal of a public official found misbehaving and urges action. A special trustees meeting may be called to address the request.
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Board of Trustees
Miier
John A. Adams
Dr. Haag
War fears rise in Europe and Finland reports
A near-term crisis from Finland to the Russo-Finnish front and possible renewed Russian pressure around Lake Ladoga. German air and submarine buildup signals, with U-boat production and carrier aviation advancing, threaten allied sea access. U.S. Stockholm legation warns Americans to prepare to return home as war risks intensify.
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Associated Press
Eigape
Germany
Finland
Russia
Mannerheim
Paris
London
Britain
Europe
United States Legation
Stockholm
Legation
State Department
Moscow
Sweden
Norway
Lake Ladoga
Karelian
Arctic Circle
Red Army
Poland
Ladoga
England
Deutschlendele
Capers
Connie Bennett to Wear Imitations After Midwest Jewel Heist
Chicago report says Constance Bennett and Anita Louise were robbed by five masked gunmen near the Loop. Bennett declares she will not wear real jewels in the Midwest again, keeping only imitations. jewelry valued at 33,005 dollars was stolen, with insured items recovered or left.
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Chicago
Middle West
Constance Bennett
Anita Louise
Midwest
Hollywood
Miss Bennett
Louise
Richard Ainley
Noel Coward
Unley
Germany reclassifies ex Deutschland as heavy cruiser
The Graf Spee was scuttled after engaging three British cruisers, signaling the end of the pocket battleship experiment. Ex Deutschland will be rated a heavy cruiser, with a 95,000 ton battleship nearing completion. The change hints Germany plans faster battleship and U-boat programs and may join North Sea raiding alongside other heavy ships. This announcement sharpens Allied anticipation of larger air and sea raids and could force British fleet redeployments to maintain Grand Fleet dominance.
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Graf Spee
Germany
Berlin
Helgaland Bight
England
The
Bight
Man Kills Daughters Then Self in Connecticut Fire
Alden G. Schlosser, 35, a sales man, fatally shot his two young daughters at their lake cottage in Middlefield and set the home ablaze before ending his life. Neighbors freed his wife Jeanette, 35, who survived bound and gagged. The bodies were discovered among the charred remains of the cottage.
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Jeannette
Schlosser
Cleared of killing baby in Union County case
Mrs Jennie Diehl was acquitted of charges that she smothered her infant son. A jury deliberated two and a half hours before finding her not guilty. She had faced concealment of death charges in Clinton County after a body found in a suitcase under a rented cottage. Bail release preceded November custody.
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Lock Haven
Jennie Dick
Union County
Clinton County
Markets Witness Sharp Wheat Selloff and Livestock Prices
In Chicago wheat prices fell over 2 cents amid bearish world supplies and mild southwest weather thawing snow. May and July contracts moved lower before partial rebound. In Pittsburgh hogs and cattle showed mixed to steady trends with lambs softening. Hamilton's Golden Flashes lost uniforms and the game ended 35-28 in underwear.
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Pittsburgh
Hamilton
Ont
Golden Flashes
Dofascos
Flashes
Beaver College Names Dr. Raymon M. Kistler President
Dr. Raymon M. Kistler of Rochester was chosen to succeed Rev. Dr. Walter S. Greenway as Beaver College president. He has led church work in Pennsylvania and New York, served as moderator and held various church and council roles, and holds honorary degrees from Westminster College and Beaver College.
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Jenkintown
Raymon M. Kistler
Rochester
Beaver College
Trustaas
Women's College
Kistler
Walter 8. Greenway
Jamon Elliott Mooney
Greenway
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Iih United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
First Presbyterian Church
Warren
New College
Erie
Synod of New York
New York State Council of Churches
the College
Stock Market Pushes Wide Range With Industrial Leaders
A broad market session lists many major firms from Amoco to United Aircraft and US Steel amid varied moves. Trading shows mixed sentiment as investors weigh energy, manufacturing, and transportation names in a wide index spread.
No Hurry On Jap Embargo Delays In I R Committee
In the Foreign Relations Committee today to delay action on embargo proposals to shipments of American raw materials to Japan. Chairman Pitt says there is no hurry and Hull may prefer holding embargo proposals as a weapon against Japanese discrimination in China. The report also notes highway improvement funds and trade-related provisions affecting 49 states and others.
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Germany
Romania
Europe
Bucharest
France
Britain
Rumania
Far East
Japan
Tientsin
Washington
Dan
Iinals Foreign Relations Committee
Cheirman
Pitt
Q-Ney
Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
China
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