Jerusalem Terror Toll Rises as British Move in Palestine
Bombing at Jaffa Gate kills four Arabs and wounds 36 as violence surges in Palestine. British battleship Repulse enters Haifa with reinforcements and soldiers flood Northern Palestine while Arab and Jewish leaders fear civil war. In China, Hankow’s fall slows as guerrillas disrupt rail lines and Nippon’s forces face resistance. Franco’s insurgents push toward Valencia’s key town Almenara as Spain’s theater remains volatile.
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Palestine
Orient
Spain
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Haifa
Holy Land
Enterprise
Emerald
Egypt
China
Japan
Hankow
Langtze River
Nippon
Shans
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Almenara
Valencia
Pennsylvania CIO seeks conference before fall election stance
A PA CIO forces conference with Governor Earle to discuss administrative questions before endorsing any November candidates. Lester Thomas says survey of labor sentiment is finished and awaits governor talks. Budget disputes and alliances shape Earle Jones ticket as Democratic leaders plan August 27 campaign kickoff in Hershey.
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Aarrisburg
Pennsylvania
CIO
Earle Loday
Keystone
Lester Thomas
CIO State Industrial Union
Counneil
Thomas Kennedy
Pstrvey
John Philips
Louncil
Aote
U. S
Renate
Charles Alvin Jones
Kennedy
Steel City Industrial Council
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
A. F of l
Earle-Jones Liekel
Joseph F. Guffey
Earle
Jones
David L. Lawrence
Wershey
Earla-Jones
Insurgent Defeat Reported. Palestine Refugee Conference Cited
Government forces say insurgents driven back in the Morn Hills sector 45 miles inland from the Mediterranean and 20 miles southeast of Teruel. In Avian Les Bains France a refugee conference led by Myron C. Taylor discusses housing for racial and political refugees from Germany and Austria. Officials including Edward W. Prendergast, Matthew H. McCloskey, Carl K. Dean, Robert M. Fager, Thomas Reilly and others face charges of organizing a crime scheme and funneling large sums to Democratic committees. Judge Schaeffer weighs credibility of Shelley's accusations and the scope of any inquiry.
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Ernment
Morn
Mediterranean
Teruel
Avian-Les-Bains
France
Palestine
Myron C. Taylor
United States
Germany
Austria
Edward W. Prendergast
Matthew H. McCloskey
Philadelphia
Carl K. Dean
Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
Robert M. Fager
Dauphin County
Thomas Reilly
Roy Brownmiller
Carroll McShane
Bureau of Inspection
Department of Revenue
Harry £. Kalodner
Jee Crossen
Liquor Control Board
J. Twing Brooks
Shelley
Shelley Caimed Marle
Schaeffer
Bard
Grand Jury Investigation Continues In State Affair
Biofli filed complaints with Shelley and Dauphin County Judges, triggering a grand jury inquiry approved by the Dauphin Court. Earle appealed to the State Supreme Court, which ordered more specificity or drop the inquiry. Shelley amended the petition naming Earle, David L. Lawrence, Ralph M. Bashore, Arthur D. Colegrove.
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Biofli
Shelley
Dauphin County
Dauphin Court
Earle
State Supreme Court
High Tribunal
David L. Lawrence
Ralph M. Bashore
Labor and Industry
Arthur D. Colegrove
Property and Supplies
Governor Earle and Shelley in truck sale case
The report notes no link to Dauphin County and limits of Shelley's jurisdiction. Judge Schaeffer says no evidence was shown to implicate Brownmiller in the alleged kickbacks from state truck sales. Capitol coverage cites persistent rumors that a special session could supersede Shelley, which Governor Earle has avoided commenting on.
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Brownmiller
Schaeffer
Shelley
Capitol
Earle
Co F Prepares For Camp Trip To Honor Major General King
Company F and allied officers depart for camp at Camp Edward L. King honoring the late Major General Edward L. King who served as Chief of Staff in the 28th Division during World War I. Leaders include Major Dale C. Marlin, Major William E. Pierce, Lt. William Ruddock, and Captain Charles W. Campbell with numerous officers and privates listed.
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Edward L. King
Co. F
Dale C. Marlin
110 Inf
William E. Pierce
William Ruddock
55Th Inf
Co. F.raster
Charles W. Campbell
William Tait
Carl P. Ovarydorf
William de Ruddock
Erskine P. Beatty
Clyde E. Brown
Lewis H. Edwards
Edward S. Lydick
Kenneth M. McJunkin
Harry D. Miller
Richard E. Pantall
Henry B Ditch
Clarence Edwards
Andy G. Gall
Edward Martin
Boyd M. Phillipps
Ralph A. Ruddock
Raymond ¥. Stimson
Alex Talt
Carl <A. Buchanan
William H. Crumrine
Russell Fairbanks
Joe A. Gall
Cook
James F. Gorman
Charles W. Johnston
Charles E. Lance
Ernest Lopresti
Cool
Raymond A. Lucas
Herbert A. McAnulty
LeRoy §. Poole
Russell £. Poole
John D. Shank
Edward
Expedition crew is safe after long vigil
Six men raised their arms in a horizontal position as part of a signaling gesture. Government employees on a 24 hour vigil prepared for the party's arrival, but rugged terrain and fast streams prevented further contact. The expedition had been unreported since leaving Green River Utah in June.
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Green River
Utah
Miners Certification Board Awards 37 Pass in District Tests
Forty line paragraph notes that 37 of 159 applicants passed the Fifteenth Bituminous district examinations. Mine foreman and five boss certificates will be issued, with six passing first grade foreman tests and a similar number qualifying as assistant foremen. Names and towns of the certified individuals are listed, including Colver Ebensburg Spangler Heilwood Barnesboro Carrottown Heath and other areas.
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Dennis J. Keenan
Barnesboro
Richard Todhunter
Barnasboro
Bernard Collins
Spangler
Walter Angert
Colver
Henry W. Maurer
Heilwood
John R. Yankosky
Simon Callahan
Henry Caldwell
J. Norman Kerr
Harry Krouse
Alfred Kline
Nicktown
Lawrence M. Walsh
John Drahnak
Hastings
Joseph Chernisky
James Laird
Marsteller
Sam Sagel
Dennis Riordan
James Trinkley
Gust Glass
Robert
Emergency tax totals posted for June in Harrisburg
Harrisburg July 8 Emergency tax collections for June reached $4,080,202 with the biennial total to July 1 at $89,366,068. Corporate net income led receipts at $29,691,573 followed by gasoline at $14,874,147 personal property $12,030,509 and cigarettes $12,355,859.
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Harrisburg
State Treasury
Revenue Department
Man refuses U S money pension ends request
Harrisburg dispatch reports Albert B Bush of Nicholson, blind, asked to discontinue his $80 monthly pension since railroad retirement suffices and he has no dependents. In Mt Pleasant a 20 year old bride Evelyn Shaffer Kalp died in a fire at Alice with her father Josiah Shaffer killed later. blaze traced to kerosene stove explosion destroying two houses.
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Harrisburg
Arthur W. Howe, Jr
Bert B. Bush
Nicholson
Mt, Pleasant
Alice
Westmoreland County
Evelyn Shaffer Kalp
Josiah Shaffer
Mt. Pleasant
Kalps
Shaffer
Home Blaze Destroys House in Marion Center
A house burned to the ground as spectators watched to keep away from live wires. Mrs. DeHaven, born in Rayne township to Thompson Kinter and Mathilda Cribbs Kinter, long resided in Marion Center. Survived by sons Edward and Herman of Richmond, daughter Mrs. Clair McAfoose of Richmond. Funeral Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakland Cemetery with Rev. H. G. Trimmer.
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DeHaven
Rayne Township
Thompson Kinter
Mathilda Cribbs Kinter
Marion Center
GOP Executive Committee Drafts Plans For November Election
Harrisburg July plan to open drive to regain state government control with a Pittsburgh rally on September 10 was discussed by the new Republican State Executive Committee. The program calls for a platform to dislodge the New Deal, party finances, and renewal of a 1980s subscription plan to curb “Anandal bassism.” Torrance declined to predict the November outcome.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Republican State Executive Committee
State Committee
Platform Committee
GOP
New Deal
James F. Torrance
Torrance
Would Ban Funeral Home In Class A District
Pittsburgh July 8. Undertaker Lawrence McCabe challenged a zoning ordinance that bars funeral homes in Class A residential districts after being fined $10 for conducting two services at his home. Attorney Julia Marie Doyle said the act permits only certain commercial activities and bans funeral homes, prompting an appeal to the courts.
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Pittsburgh
Lawrence McCabe
McCabe
Lawrence Murray
Julia Marie Doyle
Locomotive Blast Kills Five Near Willis Missoula
A Northern Pacific freight locomotive exploded near Willis, 29 miles east of Missoula, at about 11 p.m. killing five men. The dead include engineer Ernest M. Westin and fireman E. T. Dunlap of Missoula and head brakeman Ernest Bedillion of Missoula. Two transients are unidentified. Forest ranger H P Van Pelt reported five dead with possible more.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Wills
Carl H. Syria
U. S. Forest Ranger
H. P. van Pelt
van Pelt
Ernest M. Westin
E. T. Dunlap
Ernest Bedillion
Willis
Liquor clerks push wage boost in Pa. board plan
Harrisburg July 8 Organized liquor board employees pressed a demand for higher wages today arguing that state liquor profits would rise by 1 380 000 next year due to higher federal taxes. The estimate from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Employers Association says a 50 percent profit on sales means more gross revenue to tax. They added raises for veteran workers would cost about 137 000 annually.
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Harrisburg
Organized Liquor Board
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Woman Dies In Northwest Plane Crash At Billings
A Northwest Airlines transport with eight passengers and two crew crashed at the end of the field during takeoff in Billings Montana early today. One person died and seven were injured. Mrs N B Mackay of Evanston died at St Vincent's Hospital after the crash.
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Billings
Mont
Upy
Northwest Airlines
Mackay
Evanston
St. Vincent's Hospital
Pioneer actor in comeback in Culver City
Culver City July 8 Walter Cameron the sheriff in The Great Train Robbery returns to the screen after a 16 year absence. At 69 he will have a character role in a film starring Carole Lombard and James Stewart.
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Culver City
Calif
Walter Cameron
Cameron
Carole Lombard
James Stewart
Kolbe Buys Fast Horse From Hanover Sale
The three year old trotter Hanover Last, sired by Hanover Heelz out of Sister Lasts, was reportedly sold yesterday to Carl A. Kolbe of Cherry Tree. The black stallion, a standout in small harness skirmishes, was purchased amid reports of strong form in recent training bouts.
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Hanover
Carl A. Kolbe
Cherry Tree
Trotter
Farmers’ Cash Outlay Under 1936 AAA Program
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reported that Pennsylvania committees and associations spent 184,322 dollars for the 1936 agricultural conservation program between July 1, 1936 and February 28, 1937. U.S. total expenditures reached 19,409,514 dollars. Local expenses were five percent of farmers’ 376,097,826 dollars received for participation, with 3,961,596 individuals receiving compliance payments nationwide. Indiana county expenses totaled 4,640.90 dollars.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Pennsylvania
AAA
Focal
Indiana
Market Tumble Amid Wide Stock Declines Across Industries
A broad market snapshot shows multiple major firms including Alcoa Anaconda Chrysler and General Electric under pressure as industrials falter. Utilities and consumer goods names like Bethlehem Steel and Goodyear display mixed results while transportation and tech firms show varied performance.
Survey shows business up across nation in July
Nationwide survey of trade and manufacturing centers shows scattered employment gains as factories reopen from vacations and inventories. Textiles shoes and construction lead gains while steel mills and shipyards anticipate more jobs after early July shutdowns. Government housing and shipbuilding spending add to the outlook with more than 4 million workers to be recalled to industry to regain pre-crisis levels.
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New York
Wall Street
Financial District
Atriumn
National Industrial Conference Board
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Stock Exchange Committee
Great Lakes
Toledo
Electric Autolite
Spicer Manufacturing
Libby- Owens-Ford Glass
Pittsburgh Markets Report July 8 Produce and Livestock
Markets show moderate demand with apples steady to higher in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Potatoes weaken slightly. hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep mixed to steady amid direct sales and dealer activity. Chicago futures edge lower then rebound on wheat and corn trading.
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Pittsburgh
Duchess
W. Va
Virginia Cobblers
Maryland Cobblers
N. C
Golod
Chicago
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Jack Dunn
Great Britain
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Marion Center Methodist
J. Davis
Arthur H. James
Executive Branch
John Y. Huber
Humber Barton Powell
Women's Council
Kolbe
Air Ministry
Dalles
Indiana County
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Pow Am Red
St S Am Smelt
Tel
Anaconda Atch
S F Atl Refining
Bald Loco
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Beth Steel Pt
Briges Mig
Budd Wheel
Burr Add Mach
Calumet and
Hec
Cerro de Pas
Ches
Chrysler Corp
Column and
el Com Solvents
Corwich
South
Cons Edison
Cons Oil Corn Products
Crane Co
del Lack and
West Douglas Aircraft
Mator
Penn RA
Phila Read
Phillips
Sve
NJ Pure Oi
Radio Corp of
Am Reading
Repub Steel Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacific Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Stand
Gil Ing
Oil N J ‘Texas Corp
Timken Roll
Transamerica
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber US Smelt
US Steel Vanadium Corp
West Union
West E
Mtg Woolworth
Ark Nat Gas “A” Cities Service
New
Penmoad Corp
Homer City
Homer City Tabernacle
Evangelist J. W. Clair
Frank Perose
Plumville
Adrian Hospital
Punxsytawney
Harry Owens
Owens
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