SINO-JAP WAR YEAR OLD TODAY SUMMARY OF GLOBAL CONFLICTS
The article notes the Sino Japanese war nearing its first year, with China boosting defenses near Hankow and along the Yangtze, while Japan reports large territorial gains and casualties. In Spain, insurgents reinforce fronts along the Mediterranean as government militiamen withdraw. International efforts include Britain urging nonintervention and Evian talks on refugees with U S leadership.
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Associated Press
Europe
Hankow
Yangtze River
Nakow
Kiukiang
Yellow River
Shansi
Nanking
Fawning
Yencheng
Toyo
War Office
Spain
Mediterranean
Nules
Espadan
Segorbe
Teruel
Roosevelt
United States
Street Work To Continue In City Budget Meeting
The Finance Committee reported a three thousand nine hundred fifty six dollar forty seven cent balance in the general fund on July 1. Council approved buying a 1250 gallon triple action fire pump truck costing over fourteen thousand five hundred dollars with eight thousand borrowed from the Indiana Fire Company. A resolution welcomed the Eightieth Division Association convention to be held August 4 5 6 and 7 after remarks by Hugh M. Bell and council members.
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Indiana Fire Company
Eightieth Division Association
Hugh M. Bell
Countess Barbara Haugwitz case adjourned to next week
London reports on the Count Haugwitz-Reventlow divorce threat case with alleged demands of 5 000 001 and threats to shoot himself and others. Testimony cites a "gentleman in London" and possible renewed dueling talk as Barbara’s lawyers push for safety and divorce outcomes.
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Barbara
London
Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow
Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Xouso
West
T Hat
Ames
Lance
Woolworth
Prince Alexis Moivant
Norman Birkett
Paterick Hastings
England
William M. Mitchell
Sir Patrick
Birkett
Birket
Mitchell
Borough proceeds with zoning move on junk yards
Borough Solicitor Barber to draft a zoning ordinance banning junk yards in residential areas. Police Chief Beal says 20 mph speed limit signs will be installed on busy streets this week. Street department approves buying a new truck from Sutton Miller Company for 741 dollars. A petition signed by over a hundred residents seeks reinstatement of Edgar Sullinger as patrolman.
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Thomas S. Barber
Arthur E. Beal
Sutton- Miller Company
Edgar Sullinger
State Mines Face Massive Jobless Rates in Coal Regions
A report notes 75,000 jobless in state mines with agriculture offering little full-time work. Migration and attracting other industries to coal fields are seen as key solutions, while soft coal workers face overpopulation and rising production costs amid mechanization pressures.
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Appalachian
Mechanization Drives Shifts in Labor and Fuel Use
The passage notes that adoption of mechanized progress will displace workers, with production costs and geography shaping where mechanization is feasible. Even if activity returns to 1929 levels, bituminous demand may stay 5 to 7 percent below 1928 due to efficiency and energy shifts. Employment likely drops more than output as mechanized methods spread.
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Ulate
TEST BOARD GIES RESULTS TEST BOARD GIES RESULTS
Names and roles fill a long list from a test board report including foremen and assistants across towns such as Aultman Dixonville Clymer Vintonale and Blairsville. The fragment outlines first and second grade foremen and assistants with numerous individuals and locations. A partial roster appears with many surnames and places.
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Seward
James L. Currie
Len R.machak
Chine
Stacy Stiles
McIntyre
Arius Granlund
Sagamore
Doe Dobashinski
Clune
Foxeph I. Maloney
Edward Uu
Doyle
Charles R. Morris
Indiana
Roy Holsapple
Hamer City
Marlin J.neher
Ernest
Robert J. Sloan
Arthur Anthony
Aultman
Elmer McGee
James F. Scott
Irvis Burkett
Henry E. Wilsor
Dixonville
John C. Grundy
James G. Daniels
Clymer
Michael A. Beres
Vintondate
Eugene McCracken
Auliman
Ernest. Bass
George W. Myers
Commodore
Joseph Jasienski
Blairsville
Charles L. Ling
James M. O'Hara
Harold T. Vinton
Thomas Harvey
Leland C. Thorburn
William Morgan
Yatesboro
Dean Lydie
Glenn Weiss
Glenn L. Youlkey
James TL. Seibold
Smokeless
Ohn A. Golavichin
Narold Yates
Lucernemines
Robert FB. Harshell
Iva Turnbull
Metntare
John C. Wise
Wintondale
John P. Frear
Obituary: Female community leader and mother dies
Obituary notes a devoted member of the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society, longtime Bible school teacher, and community leader. Survived by four children Laura Bash Pearl Bash Heckel Thaddeus Bash and Gladys Bash Evans, plus two grandchildren Alvin William Evans and Robert Bash Evans. Funeral at First Regular Baptist Church Friday at 10 a.m. Rev John W Kennedy officiating. Interment Oakland Cemetery. Friends receive at 1020 Washington street home.
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Eevout
UN Iia
Ladies’ Aid
Bible Schoo
Laura Bash
Pearl Bash Heckel
Columbia
Thaddeus S. Bash
Gladys Bash Evans
Ebensburg
Alvin William Evans
Robert Bash Evans
Albert K. Heckel
John W. Kennedy
D.D
Oakland Cemetery
Washington Street
Wage Hour Administrator candidates eyed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt studied a list of candidates for wage hour administrator as he planned to name a successor before his western trip. Names included Nelson, vice president of Sears Roebuck, Lowell Meltett, and others, with the new 25 cent per hour and 44 hour week standard to take effect for interstate workers on October 24. A separate 17 point southern economic diagnosis, prepared for the NEC, was discussed by a Dixie group of 23, noting no specific wage hour recommendations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nelson
Sears, Roebuck and Company
NRA
Lowell Meltett
National Emergency Council
Josephine Roche
the Treasury
Leon Henderson
WPA
White House
Prentiss L. Coontey
Business Advisory Council
Isador Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lloyd J S. Garrison
University of Wisconsin
National Labor Relations Board
Dixie
Lowell C. Mellett
NEC
Obituary notices from Rayne and nearby towns
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Catherine Edwards at 64 in Rayne Township after 63 years of marriage. John Charles Griffith, 80, retired Pennsylvania Railroad employee, with services in Johnstown. Mrs. Anna Matilda Michael, 78, widow of Cyrus Michael, dies in Big Run with services in Curwensville. Survivors listed include numerous children and relatives across multiple towns. Burial plans include Ruffner Cemetery and Grandview Cemetery.
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James Edwards
Catherine (Ober) Edwards
Wike
Rayne Township
David
Catherine Ober
Cherryhill Township
Twolick
J.T. Davis
Blairsville
Ruffner Cemetery
John Charles Griffith
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Street
David K. Allen
First Presbyterian Church
Grandview Cemetery
Indiana County
Mr. Griffith
East Wheatfeld Township
Thomas
Margaret
Keira) Grifith
Cramer Section
Griffith
Mary E. Findley
George S. Griffith
Viewmount Avenue
Wilson Construction Company
Esther
John F. Wrun
My. Griffith
A. B. Hubler
Fort Collins
Col
E. 8. Griffith
Plateau City
Mes
L. H. Jacobs
Denver Cola
Cyrus Michael
Anna Matilda Michael
Percy Maurey
Big Bay
John Yingling
U. B. Church
Rhoda Rebekah Lodge
Maccabees Lodge
Maurey
Big Run
Oak Hill
Curwensville
Car Stolen In Braddock as Cashier Slugged
Braddock police pursued a stolen car and its driver after a cash cashier, Miss Bertha Hosbach aged 45 of a gasoline station chain, was slugged and the thief escaped with 2000 dollars as she rode toward a bank. The incident occurred in the Pittsburgh suburb area.
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Pittsburgh
Braddock
Bertha Hosbach
Foote stays calm on high crash toll over July weekend
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania led nation in highway fatalities during Independence Day period as Commissioner Foote weighs long term safety goals. He notes many patrols at Gettysburg celebration and trainee guards, but emphasizes future measures over holiday spikes.
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Harrisburg
Bernese
Percy W. Foote
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Pennsylvania
Foote
New York
California
Gettysburg Sth
Gettyspurg
32 Nations Discuss Refugee Plans And Taylor Chair
The Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees is debated with Taylor considering refusal to chair. Austrian proposals seek colonization in friendly nations and allowing property transfer to refugees. Taylor warns forced migration risks catastrophic suffering and urges global action to stop “anarchic” practices.
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Taylor
Intergovernmental Committee On
Germany
New Zealand
South America
Austria
United States
Sie! Corporation
Nations
Medical care duties for indigent men in county care policy
Washington County commissioners face a dispute over who pays for medical care of indigent men. The board narrowed eligibility to tally and physically incapacitated individuals, excluding others. The matter rests with state courts awaiting a ruling on indigent medical responsibility.
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Washington
Silver Bars Move To New Vault In West Point Transfer
New Information from Attorney General Bard delays Judge Schaeffer’s decision on whether a grand jury should probe alleged political corruption under Governor Earle. The plan now waits for District Attorney Shelley’s reply and may involve the June or September panel. Also reports on campaign mappings in Philadelphia with Senator Guffey, and a massive 12 ton silver transfer to the West Point vault guarded by coast guards.
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Bard
Harrisburg
Guy K. Bard
Bau N. Schaeffer
Earle
Schaeffer
Atorney
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Shelley
Srand
Bards
Nny
State Board of Public Buildings
Charles Waters
Frank Baldwin
New York
West Point
U. S. Assay Office
Cortroy
United States Military Academy
Treasury
Peter J. Malley
Malley
Flood Control Push Seeks $3.26 Million In West Pa
Pittsburgh mayor urges Washington to approve an extra 3.26 million dollars for flood control in western Pennsylvania. He warns delaying into 1940 could threaten Pittsburgh and nearby communities including Wheeling and Etna Sharpsburg and New Kensington. Funds now total 7.5 million with 3 million for railroad relocation at Red Bank and 580 thousand for highway moves.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Pennsylvania
C. D. Scully
Julian L. Sehley
U. S. War Department
Wheeling
W. Va
Etna
Sharpsburz
New Kensington
Scully
W. E. R Cowell
U. S
Tionesta
Crooked Creek
Johnstown
Red Bank
Kiwanis Hosts Independence Day Event at County Club
Kiwanis members held a belated Independence Day observance at the County Club with Oberti on accordion and guest pianist Mrs. Mac Holstein. C Melvin Johnson of Indiana State Teachers College spoke on the Declaration of Independence, noting its relevance and calling for interpretation to present conditions. Walter Marvis of Butler, district lieutenant governor, joined by John Frye, while Clinton File led the program and recited from the 1978 bill of rights. the club announced continued race program concessions for the County Fair to fund services for crippled children.
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Kiwanis
County Club
Oberti
C. Melvin Johnson
Social Studies
Indiana State Teachers College
Walter Marvis
Butler
John Frye
Butler Club
Clinton File
Johson
Johnson
Ahberti
Morris
Kiwanis Club
Mac Holstein
New Battle at Gettysburg ends veterans reunion
Gettysburg July 6 reports 1200 veterans boarded special trains as 2000 axed wearers of the blue and gray bid farewell. Army crews begin dismantling camps and removing tents and utilities while officials estimate a total cost under 850000 with a planned refund of about 350000 from the federal appropriation.
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Gettysburg
John W. Cooper
Largo
Fla
Paul D. Hawley
New Cumberland
Washington
Baltimore
Henry Gibbons
Overton H. Mennet
Los Angeles
John M. Claypool
St. Louis
Bath
Markets and livestock report from Pittsburgh and Chicago
Pittsburgh markets show moderate produce demand with steady apples and weaker potatoes. Livestock titbits list hogs 380 head steady, sows 7.00 to 8.00, cattle mostly steady around 4.00 to 10.50, calves up to 10.00, and sheep and lambs firm to steady with spring lambs 9.75 to 10.75. Chicago market begins with wheat data dated July 6.
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Pittsburgh
Bas
West Va
Delaware
Cobblers
Maryland
Chicago
Cory
Guthrie Suicide Verdict Shocks Strathtonville
Coroner RB W Moore rules Donald A Guthrie 71 died by his own hand after his body was found on a road near Strathtonville in Clarion County. The case cites a self inflicted gunshot as the cause and notes the investigation accompanies the coroner’s formal ruling.
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Moorhead’s Swimwear
GIES
Henry F. Wilson
James G. Daneiels
Vintondale
William W. Garland
Bolivar
John Stetz
Matthew Jarvie Boltz
Harold Yates
Maynard
Lentmon
Cherry Tree
Thomas RR. Hall
Charles Strickland
Joseph M. Chauby
John Meagher
Ligonier
Henry R. Guella
Robert Jeffrey
Luecorhemines
William Wy
Tucker
Stafford
Cyrus J. Learn
Joseph J. Moloney
Thomas Howarth
Commodore Davied J. Learn
Elmer F. Beeman
Cokeville
William J. Heard
Iseling
Angelo Capirosso
Yateshoro
Richard Bates
Salisbury
Wagehour
Mellett
Edge
W. Worrell Wagter
Ond Binchel
Liquor Control Board
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Guffey
Toddny Lewis
Walter Rodnes
Guffey
Lewis
Jones
Charles Alvin Jones
CIO
State
Democratic Committee
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis-Guffey
PWA
West, Pa
Historic Battlefield
Gretna Chicago
Air Reduction Am
Paw Am Smelt
Anaconda
Bald Loco Ct
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Briggs Mig
Burr
Calumel
Hee Canada Pacific
Cerra de Pas
Cher
Ohie
Chrysler Corp
Colum Gane el Com Solvents Com
South Cans Edison Consol Oil Carn Products
Crane Co
del Lack and
West Douglas Aircraft
du Pont de N
Fastman
Kadak
el Auto Lite
Gen
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motorr
Gillette
Snt R
Hard-Walker
Birdsan Motor Interlake
Ron Tal Harveden Int
Nick Can
Kennecott Cap Kresge Lehish Port of
Leh
Val RR
Loows
Mack Trucks
Mountain Ward Nash Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat
NY Central RR
North Ameria Packard Motor Penn RR Phillips Pel Pub Sve
NJ Pure Qil Radio Corp
Repub Steel Reynolds Tab
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Cal
Ind
NJ ‘Texas Corp
Timken
Transamerica
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber US
US Steel
Vanadium Corp
West Union
Mig
Ala
Ar Nal Gas
el Bond
St Pennroad Corp
Harry Owens
Beyr Owens
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