Heat Wave Grips Philadelphia Death Toll Climbs
In Philadelphia hot weather after floods left fire hazards high and hydrants blocked people were warned against street showers. Five died from heat prostration and three drowned in the past 48 hours with hundreds more treated for heat exhaustion. Albert A. Oland, 51, a former Philadelphia broker and Warner Oland’s brother, was found dead on his Pitman New Jersey farm. Four others died from heart attacks linked to the heat as temperatures hit 93 degrees for a second day. Thunderstorms were expected to bring relief.
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Philadelphia
Albert A. Oland
Warner Oland
Pitman
N. J
Moon Eclipse Visible From Earth Across Distant Shadow
The article notes the moon will be visible during the eclipse with the moon 226,740 miles away and on the opposite side of the earth. The earth's shadow forms a cone about 639,100 miles beyond the moon, with a maximum width near the moon’s crossing, implying a near maximum duration.
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American Nature Association
Second Ward Playground Volunteer Roles Open
Parents from other wards and community members may volunteer to help advance the play program and serve on neighborhood committees by contacting William Ruddock, chairman, at phone 67. William Holstein and several assistants have agreed to help, with Mike Davis coordinating youth volunteers. Harold Williams, treasurer, notes multiple organizations have contributed equipment and invites further donations.
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William Ruddock
William Holstein
Marian Cox
Sarah Smith
Margaret Cravener
Betty Reigh
Martha Johnson
Dorothy Meneeley
Ant Vin
Mike Davis
Harold Williams
Knights Templar Commander Dies in Traffic Collision
George W. Sitgreaves 46 of Easton, grand commander of the Knights Templar in Pennsylvania, died at Abington Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull after a July 5 auto crash near Pipersville. His wife, also with a fractured skull, remained hospitalized and was expected to recover.
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Philadelphia
INS
George W. Sitgreaves
Easton
Knights Templar
Pennsylvania
Abington Memorial Hospital
Pipersville
Sitgreaves
The Scoundrel heads to Indiana Theatre Monday
Noel Coward chosen The Scoundrel for his film debut as a literary Casanova. Cast includes Julie Hayden Stanley Ridges Hope Williams Rosita Moreno Ernest Copsart Everley Gregg Lionel Grander and more in this witty drama of New York literary sophisticates. Also a Republican Suggestion Meeting set for Green No 2 Stanford schoolhouse Tuesday July 16 at 8 pm.
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Indiana Theatre
Filmmgoers
Noel Coward
Julie Hayden
Fred Allen
Radio Woupe
Rosita Moreno
Scoundrel
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
New York
Stafford
Apm
Sweltering Pennsylvania Heat Posts Weekend Travel Surge
Sweltering crowds flood highways as heat waves drive travelers to summer resorts. Thermometers near 95 degrees yesterday and again today across Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Death toll climbs to eight with relief delayed.
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Pennsylvania
Lief
Pittsburgh -and
Harrisburg
Wheat Field Meeting Discusses Varieties and Weed Control
At Clyde McConaughey farm in North Mahoning Township twenty men observed four wheat varieties Fultz Pennsylvania 44 Purdoft and Forward and a fertilizer test showing clear gains with 16 phosphate and 2-12-4. J B R Dickey Penn State Extension Specialist spoke on cultural methods and weed control recommending sodium chlorate as a strong weed killer. County Agent Warner offered weed bulletins and warned of Penny Cress spreading from clover or alfalfa seed and urged prompt identification and eradication.
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Clyde McConaughey
North Mahoning
Fultz
Pennsylvania
Purdoft
Forward
J.B. R. Dickey
Penn State
Mr. Dickey
Dickey
Warner
White Township
Measures Trim Penalties and Expand Local Spending
The governor signed bills cutting penalties for tax land redemption from 25 to 15 percent and easing disputed tax payments to allow 75 percent of disputed taxes to be spent by collecting units. Other acts expand veterans bonuses for estates, raise prosecutors and stenographers pay, restore tax assessor pay, and require township auditors to review justice records. The Cavalcante bill blocks water shutoffs for fire protection without approval and boarding out mental patients in private homes is permitted on parole. A miners smoking ban is narrowed to apply only to gaseous mines.
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Philadelphia
Allegheny
Public Service Commission
Fatal Injury Near Grafton Stuns Blacklick Family
Mrs. Charles W. Stormer a 39 year old Blacklick township woman died after a skidding automobile struck her and her seven year old daughter as they stepped from a store in Grafton near Black Lick. The incident occurred at an intersection when the car driven by Stanley Harkelli 28 of Coral skidded onto the sidewalk. Both women were seriously injured and taken to Indiana Hospital. the daughter recovered. Funeral arrangements announced with services Monday at the Robinson Funeral Home North Seventh Street.
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Charles W. Stormer
Blacklick Township
Grafton
Black Lick
Harkelli
Robinson
North Seventh Street
Rail Accidents Fatal To Two In District
Two men died after rail accidents in the district. Silovich, 50, of Dilltown, was struck by a train late yesterday afternoon and died at 11:10 p m after sustaining a deep head wound and shock. Sopchak, 52, of Lloydell, died at 9:35 p m from gangrene following the amputation of a mangled leg after being run over near his home. Coroners planned an autopsy and investigation. Sopchak leaves a widow Anna and eight children.
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Doe Silovich
Dilltown
Mike Sopchak
Litevich
Memorial Hospital
Jeahnstown
Indiana County
John Woods
Cyrus W. Davis
Cambrian Countty
Sopchak
Davis
Logan Coal Company
Anna Sopchak
Michael
Samuel
Joseph
Catherine
Barbara
Nicholas
Culver
Mary
Anna Luba
New York City
C. O. Dimond
South Fork Moarticien
Historian Society Tour Draws Johnstown Visitors
Ex Governor Fisher addressed the gathering as Fred Krebs served as toastmaster. Johnstown residents, including Chamber of Commerce members, heard talks on Gallitzin and the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Miss Anna Catherine Saylor spoke on Gallitzin with Nathan Shappee originally slated. The tour continues to Ebensburg Loretto Altoona and Indiana with Schwab speaking at noon.
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John W. Oliver
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Oliver
Johnstown
Anna Catherine Salvor
T. K. Say
Flacd Pictures
James Madden
Leo J. Buettner
Alvin Sherbine
South Fork Dam
Ebensburg
Loretto
Altoona
Charles M.schwab
Indiana
Teachers College
Double Guard On Strawser Cell In Middleburg
In Middleburg on July 13 a doubled guard watched the cell of Sherman L. Strawser 19 a Snyder county farmhand whose bid to avoid the electric chair for the murder of his former boss Charles Gable was denied by the State Pardon Board Sheriff Car! Runkle moved Strawser to another cell removed objects that could aid self harm and increased security after he threatened to take his life upon learning the pardon decision Strawser is set to die on July 22 at Rockview Penitentiary
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Middleburg
Sherman L. Strawser
Snyder County
Charles Gable
State Pardon Board
Car
Runklé
Strawser
Takien
Rockview Penitentiary
Jury in Waley case faces juror disagreement
The report notes jurors including six men and two women, with Judge Cushman planning to read instructions next. It portrays Mrs. Waley as influenced by her husband in the crime and hints at potential further deliberations tomorrow.
Test Husband Who Killed Wife in Pittsburgh Case
A sanity commission, appointed by Judge W Heber Dithrich, prepared to examine Clement Hagerman aged 34, charged with strangling his wife Victoria 23, mother of two, in their Lawrenceville home after he was released from a hospital where he was treated for a mental illness. Hagerman has been jailed since the death.
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Pittsburgh
W. Heber Dithrich
Clement Hagerman
Victoria
Hagerman
Lawrenceville
U S Still Sees Kellogg Pact Binding On All Signatories
Washington reports confirm Secretary Hull stated the Kellogg anti war pact remains binding for all signatories, with the aim to deter Italian actions in Ethiopia. The note, issued without naming Italy or Ethiopia, signals U S resolve while avoiding direct Rome entanglement.
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U. S
Kingsbury Smith
SN. 8
Washington
INS
Cordell Hull
United States
Italy
Ethiopia
Rome
Ediise
Hull
Mussolini
Indiana Club Members Rifle Event Draws Large Crowds
Large crowds viewed United States and Canada rifle matches at Camp Aitchie amid threatening rain. About 50 entrants were expected today with 8 registered locally, aiming for a place on the U S international team. If entries exceed 128, Indiana’s will be the nation’s second largest rifle tournament after Camp Perry.
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Indiana
United States
Canada
Camp Aitchie
Maryland
Pennsylvania
England
Germany
U. S
Dewar
D. Bashline
Akron
E. M. McLean
Bradford
R. A. Wright
Butler
J. W. Crotley
New Kensington
C. H. Berlin
Oil City
E. N. Moor
Detroit
Mich
James Shockey
Meyersdale
Thurman Randle
Dallas
Texas
Alan Salkeld
H. &. Henshaw
Pittsburgh
D. 1. Davis
R. E. Rainsberger
Urichville
T. T. Chariton
Hancock
Mad
M. Markey
Munhall
Ise
Jd. W. Crosley
Dorothy Key
Ellet
C. C. Hamer
F. P. Rice
Marion Center
D. Bashiine
Charles Caro
Beyer
C, O. Fu
Tex
Charles Whipple
Somerset
M. J. Watson
Toronto
Any Sight
F. E. Diegel
Iron Sight
F. Rider
C. M. Bickers
Buffalo
U R. Johanides
McKeesport
Probe Into Disaster Of Stratosphere Balloon Open
Rapid City South Dakota July 14 The probe into the disaster of Explorer II a stratosphere balloon that collapsed before takeoff at Moonlight Valley will begin today National Geographic and Army Air Corps officers report Cause remains unknown Captain A W Stevens and Captain A Anderson say the second failure in two years is inexplicable The pilot examined the nearly three acres of cloth for hours before inflation and noted a huge rent at the top as the fabric folded over the helium
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Rapid City
SL. D
Moonlight Valley
National Geographic
Army Air Corps
A. W. Stevens
A. Anderson
Piot
Anderson
New Deal Meet Plans Campaign Strategy on Jefferson Island
President Roosevelt heads a Democratic high command gathering with 45 aides on Jefferson Island near Annapolis to map campaign issues and the post Congress adjournment. Discussions focus on wealth taxes, public utility regulation, and a 1936 campaign push as the President seeks August 17 adjournment and a nationwide tour.
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George Durno
Ron
Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island
Annapolis
White House
Garner
Byrnes
Senatorial Club
Congress
Blair Gordon Nuptials at Gordon Home in Pittsburgh
John S. O Gorman Jr of Cleveland and Aiken W Fisher of Pittsburgh wed in a Blair Gordon ceremony. A reception followed at the Gordon home before a Northern motor trip. The couple will reside in Indiana where Blair is executive director of Area Eleven, State Emergency Relief. Floral decor featured emilax, gladioli and asters. a lawn marquee hosted guests.
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Pittsburgh
John S. O'Gorman, Jr
Cleveland
Aiken W. Fisher
Blair
Gordon Home
Indiana
Area Eleven
Gordon
Earle vetoes McClure bills delaying relief loan repayment
Gov. George H. Earle vetoed the McClure bills that would delay repayment of money borrowed from special state funds for relief until May 31, 1937. The vetoing requires the state to borrow $23,000,000 under the tax anticipation loan act to repay loans by December 31, 1934, with much of the funds destined for local governments and highway construction plans.
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Harrisburg
INS
George H. Earle
McClure
Kozier execution delayed to August 12
Harrisburg July 14 The execution of John Kozier, convicted Fayette County slayer, was postponed from next Monday to August 12 by Governor George H. Earle. The reprieve followed a request from Kozier’s counsel to allow time to seek a sanity commission. Commutation filing may follow with the Pardon Board. Kozier killed Sampson Rosenshein, a Uniontown jeweler, during a robbery.
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Harrisburg
CMS
John Kozier
Fayette County
George H. Earle
Kozier
Earle
J. J. Baer
A. J. Byrne
Uniontown
Pardon Board
Sampson Rosenshein
Rhododendron Bloom At Cook's Forest Park
During the second and third weeks of July the rhododendron in Cook Forest State Park peaks in bloom. Local residents and visitors look forward to the season, though this year’s late spring shifted the timing to be somewhat later than past years.
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Cook Forest State Park
Dan Cupid Causes Misfortune in Harrisburg
Harrisburg July 13 Dan Cupid, described as a small fellow with a powerful pull, led to misfortune for Robert Askin who is in Harrisburg Hospital with a broken leg after an attempted rescue chase involving a 15 year old sweetheart. He leapt from a tree escape to the street becoming unconscious but sustaining only a broken limb.
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Harrisburg
Dan Cupid
Robert Askin
Robert
New Pastor Installed at Presbyterian Church in West Lebanon
In West Lebanon the Rev. James R. E. Craighead was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church in a service led by Presbytery of Kittanning with Rev. Walter Kennedy presiding. The ceremony included prayers, a sermon by Rev. M Rudolph Miller, charges by several ministers, and a post service lunch.
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West Lebanon
James _R. E. Craighead
Presbyterian Church
This Place
Kittanning
Walter Kennedy
Templeton
J.C. Stewart
Blairsville
M. Rudolph Miller
Salisbury
Obituary for Yukon resident with multiple survivors
The obituary notes a Yukon resident who lived in Ramey, Clearfield county, for twenty years and in Yukon for six years. Survived by three daughters and five sons including Mrs. James Lear, Monessen. Mrs. Alexander Lawson, Yukon. Mrs. William Zimmerman, Chambersburg. Danial Alsop. James Alsop of Ramey. Funeral services set for Saturday evening at the Lawson home in Yukon, with interment in Beulah cemetery, Ramey, after services in Ramey and Altoona churches.
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Yukon
Ramey
Clearfield County
Danial Alsop
James Lear
Monessén
Alexander Lawson
William Zimmerman
Chambersburg
Daniel
Barnesboro
David
Cora
William
George
Webster Springs
W. Va
James ‘Alsop
Three Hurt As Truck Runs Wild Near Blairsville
A truck loaded with general freight overturned in a field on the Pennview hill of the William Penn Highway near Blairsville injuring three men. Driver Thomas Pendleton of Independence Missouri, 35, was treated for a severe laceration and head burns after emergency care at Blairsvidle. Owner Harry Fox of South Bend and Eric Wickse of Chicago also sustained injuries. Police said brakes failed as the truck descended the hill and failed to negotiate the curve, overturning about 400 feet from the highway. cargo was badly damaged.
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Pennview
William Penn Highway
Blairsville
Thomas Pendleton
Independence
Latrobe Hospital
Blairsvidle
Harry Fox
South Bend, Inc
Eric Wickse
Chicago, Ill
Pendleton
Indiana Station
Skippy the Bear Rescued After Ocean Plunge
In Atlantic City on July 13 a four month old bear cub named Skippy fell into the Atlantic and was swept to a piling. Two lifeguards and Skippy's keeper pulled the cub from the water after a tense scramble.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Skippy
Murder case grows complex in Lang slaying
Chicago reports reveal a tangle of confessions and rumors in the killing of Ervin Lang. Mrs Blanche Dunkel, Lang's mother in law, says Evelyn Smith and Harry Jung planned and executed the murder after luring Lang to Smiths apartment. Dunkel claims $500 was paid for the killing and details a grisly disposal and body parts recovered near Hampland Indiana.
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Chicago
INS
Ervin Lang
Blanche Dunkel
Ervin
Dreyfus Case Leader Rally Stirs Paris Amid Plots and Parades
A leading figure of the Dreyfus case urged supporters to mobilize for a capital march with promises of free food and transport. About 70,000 troops faced crowds as government planes patrolled Paris. Police warned foreigners at protests. celebrations continued across major cities. Col Dreyfus died at 75 after long illness.
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Radical Party
Temps
Paris
Bastile
Col. Dreyfus
Yeaterday
Arermia
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