Saltsburg Firemen's Fair Parade Week Highlights
Saltsburg fire department hosts annual fair and parade this week on Fifth Street. Events run July 24, 26, 27, 28 with a large parade starting around 7:30 pm featuring 25 fire departments and bands from Homer City to Vandergrift. Judges include Edward Bennett and John Daugherty. Dancing nightly with Earl Mack and orchestra. residents urged to illuminate property for viewing.
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Saltsbury
Fifth Street
Saltsbure
Tventy
Salt Street
Coalalley
Railroad Avenue
Railroad Station
Washington Street
Washington
First National Bank
Point Street
Edward B. Bennett
John M. Daugherty
Indiana
T. W. Eshhenaur
Avonmore
R. W. Beamer
Elders Ridge
W. H. Greenway
Kiski
Earl Mack
Silver Tone Sylvanians
Obituary for Isabella M McNeilis of Hastings aged 76
Isabella M McNeilis 76 died yesterday at her daughter’s Hastings home after a long illness. Burial from St Bernard’s Church Hastings with high mass requiem by Rev Father John McNeilis of Altoona. Born May 27 1868 in Canada she lived in Hastings 46 years. Survived by two children James McNeilis Hastings and Mrs B R Lloyd Hastings. nine grandchildren. Brother Hector McKinsey of Boston and sister Mrs George Coleman River Herbert Nova Scotia. Husband James McNeilis died 1918. Son-in-law B R Lloyd died ten days ago. Interment in church cemetery.
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Isabella M. Menelis
B. R. Lloyd
Hastings
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
John MeNelis
Altoona
Canada
James McNeilis
Hector McKinsey
Boston
Mass
Griggs Speaks On Modern Social and Economic Problems
A column quotes Griggs praising a presidential program as constitutional and non dictatorial. It contrasts naturalism with humanism, arguing the 19th century natural order yields ruthless competition, while the 20th embraces humanism and collective duty under law.
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Griggs
Congress
Stock Yards Strike Grows Amid Heat Wave
The Chicago stockyards strike expanded as workers walked out amid record heat. Police used water hoses to cool pens while employers faced potential violence. The regional labor board pushed for settlement talks, with a leadership conference planned between Union Livestock and Transit Company head C. T. Henkle and union president John Gorman. Extra police stood guard at 100 yard intervals to deter breakers.
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Yards
Chicago
C. T. Henkle
Union Livestock and Transit Company
John Gorman
Mrs Rager in Fatal Home Scuffle as Husband Fires
Mrs Rager suffered powder burns and a minor cut during a scuffle when two shots rang out. Johns allegedly wrestled the revolver from his wife and fired four shots at close range, striking her. The couple, married in March, had not lived together. the marriage followed the birth of a child and an earlier morality charge.
Pa Leaders Demand State Share In Federal Relief
Harrisburg July 26 Gov Gifford Pinchot rejected as final claims by Democratic leaders that a special legislative session is needed to fund relief. He said he will use all means to avoid a fourth extraordinary session. Federal relief officials indicated FERA would keep funds if Pennsylvania agreed to bear 50 percent of the relief load.
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Federal Relief Administration
Pennsylvania
H. Rhodes
Superior Court
Washington
Pincchot
Aubrey Williams
Fragmentary remark on possible commitment
A fragment notes that something had been suggested or appeared available to make such a commitment. The text hints at an option or proposal but provides no clear details about who proposed it or the context of the commitment.
Behavior Rules Aid Blind Communities Progress
Behavior rules are offered to assist the blind, describing how guide dogs increase independence for visually impaired individuals and support greater earning capacity as part of the state's care program.
Vienna Chaos as Dollfuss Nazis Seize Chancellery
A day of wild upheaval in Vienna saw Nazis seize the chancellery and hold Chancellor Dollfuss and aides as troops and police battled across the city. A radio broadcast claimed Dollfuss had resigned, and combat at Station Wien left several dead and many wounded as authorities pressed a siege and threatened a deadly response.
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Vienna
Dollfuss
Station
Wien
Miklos
Kurt Schuschnigg
Fey
Anton Rintelen
Italy
Rintelen
Station Wien
Ministry of Finance
Five Women of Desperado Pay Respects
A witness recalls meeting Mary Inder, detained with Dillinger and Pierpont in Tucson, where she as Pierpont’s sweetheart waited for Dillinger’s body. She describes her feelings and a defiant farewell amid the tense aftermath of the case.
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Desperado
Summer lull in iron and steel deepens in July
New York July 25 with INS report Iron Age notes a stronger summer lull as sheet and strip orders from automakers fade. Buyers hold stocks, await price drops, and curb new purchases amid heat waves and labor unrest. Steel output shifts, with Bethlehem rotating labor, PWA project hopes rising, and regional rates varying. Scrapyard prices fall to a yearly low while finished steel, pig iron, and ingot composites show mixed moves.
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New York
Bethlehem
PWA
Pittsburgh Aid
Chicago
Cleveland
Wheeling
Philadelphia
Detroit
Buffalo
Dillinger in Mooresville circles and jailbird kin
The narrative recalls John Dillinger era figures seen in Mooresville including relatives Margaret Behrens nicknamed Silent Magpie and Babe Longacre once tied to Dillinger. Aware of police hunts for Jimmy Hamilton and others, the piece notes Dillinger’s visits to family, wartime fame, and the perilous attention paid to Pearl Elliott amid old circulars seeking detention.
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Dillinger
Babe
South America
Jimmy
John Hamilton
Mooresville
Maywood
Audrey
Pearl Elliott
The Tinymites Fire Marshmallow Cannon
The Tinymites trigger a pretend cannon with a spring powered puff. A marshmallow sails out as Windy is startled and Candy dust lands on his lips. The kids laugh at the sugary mishap and continue their playful experiment.
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Windy
Goldy
Tenth Annual Camp Meeting in Armstrong Grove Kittanning
The Tenth Annual Camp Meeting of the Armstrong County Interdenominational Holiness Association will be held at Armstrong Grove, three miles from Kittanning, Pa., August 2 12 on the Butler Road. Opening service Thursday Aug 2 at 7 30 p m with Rev. Lewis Rice of Oklahoma.
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Armstrong County
Inter-denominational Holiness Association
Armstrong Grove
Kittanning
Butler Road
Lewis Rice
Oklahoma
R. A. Shank
Ohio
Mary L. Smith
Dillinger’s Female Associates Gather in Mooresville
Evelyn Frechetti is away for a year up north and could not attend. All known Dillinger female associates present except the one he married who had divorced him after two years of his first long sentence and later married a respectable local farmer.
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Evelyn Frechetti
Dillinger
Mooresville
Here
York County youth’s life term cut to ten to twenty years
Harrisburg July 25 — John Curry, 19, known as the Hex slayer, must serve at least five more years after Governor Pinchot commuted his life sentence to 10 to 20 years. Curry has already served five years for the 1928 Thanksgiving Day murder of Nelson D. Rehmger. The pardon board commuted 24 other prisoners. one pardon granted, several refusals.
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Harrisburg
John Curry
York County
Hex” Slayer
State
Gifford Pinchot
Curry
Nelson D. Rehmger
Albert Carelli
Pittsburgh
William C. Schrader
Lewistown
Schrader
Saul Klein
Record Heat Smashes States Amid Fatal Toll Across Midwest
New all time heat wave sweep hits multiple states with staggering death tolls. St Louis reports 110 degrees while Illinois cities Springfield Peoria and downstate areas tally dozens of fatalities. Iowa Ottumwa reaches 111 degrees with fifty deaths in a week. Indiana records forty one deaths as Indianapolis sees 105.1. A tornado injures many and damages property in western and southern Indianapolis. Also notes Gruber Christmas hymn words by Father Mohr and Tibet monks using electric praying wheels.
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St. Louis
Downstate
Ilinois
Springfield
Peoria
Iowa
Ottumwa
Indiana
Indianapolis
District Four Convention Seeks Religious Education Leadership
The District Four Sunday school convention meets at Nebo Presbyterian Church on Sunday July 29. Activities include a 2 PM devotional, Rev Bennatt, and addresses on The Four Arms of Religious Education and Christian Leadership by Rev De Prefontaine. Reports from Daily Vacation Bible Schools, committee appointments, and an 7:10 PM devotion led by Rev H C Vanwormer follow, with business address by W C Chapman and talks on Temperance and Administration Department.
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Nebo Presbyterian Church
Bennatt
Four Arma of Religious Education
Raymond Lockard
Christian Leadership
de Prefontaine
B. N. Bertinger
H. C. Vanwormer
W. C. Chapman
Temperance
Agnes St. Clair
Administration Department
Livia Myers Music
Revealing tale ties Dillinger to killing case
Anna Sage 43 recounts Dillinger disguise as a Board of Trade clerk and details of the night Dillinger was slain near the Biograph theater. She describes visitors, alibis, and police questioning as federal agents close in. Also notes Troop 2 Boy Scouts meeting this evening.
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Anna Sage
Dillinger
Jimmy Lawrence
Board of Trade
Samuel A. Cowley
Sage
Biograph
Keele
Maxine Dunn
Mrs. Keele
Miss Dunn
Shields and Wood Deliver Stunning Comeback for U S Davis Cup Bid
In a Wimbledon inter zone final, Frank Shields and Sidney Wood rallied from 2-0 down to defeat Australia. Wood toppled Jack Crawford in a five set thriller, then Shields beat Vivian McGrath in straight sets. doubles pair Lester Steffen and George Lott earlier gave the U S a key win. The victory sends America to the challenge round vs England.
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Charles A. Smith
INS
Wimbledon
Sng
Frank Shields
Sidney Wood
America
Australia
Wood
Jack Crawford
Shields
Vivian McGrath
Thas
Anzacs
England
Lester Steffen
George Lott
Crawford
McGrath
Helman Family Reunion Set on Route 422 Inn
The 12th annual Helman family reunion will be at Benjamin Franklin Inn Route 422 between Strongstown and Belsano. A 12:30 lunch follows a program with contests for all ages as Helmans and friends attend. Great Britain spent 282,500,000 pounds on alcohol in 1933. It is claimed that nine of ten Swedish girls are natural blondes.
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Helman
Benjamin Franklin Inn
Route 422
Strongstown
Belsano
al! Helmans
Great Britain
Sweden
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