Cool air expected to break week long heat wave
A northwest air mass moves toward Pennsylvania with forecasters predicting a cooling break by Saturday after days of record heat and scattered storms. The heat caused multiple deaths and continued to threaten, with high temperatures reaching 100 in Lancaster and near 97 in several cities.
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Mercury
Wilkes-Barre
Christopher Chicknosky
Stroudsburg
Emmet C. Cramer
Union
Heatwave Triggers Heater Request At Fort Wayne Station
In Fort Wayne Indiana yesterday the temperature hit 99 degrees as attendants mopped brows and a Mississippi registered car pulled in for a heater installation. A sunburnt day reflects how local heat influenced unusual customer requests and concerns about comfort.
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Argentina Opposes U S Security Plan at Pan American Talks
Argentina rejects general commitments on trusteeing European possessions and urges defense measures through regular diplomacy. Delegation head Leopoldo Melo insists future status be decided by involved peoples without outside pressure and warns against force or outside treaties in the Americas. The stance risks division as Lima 1938 precedent looms and Cordell Hull’s stance influences united action.
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Havana
Argentina
Americas
Leopoldo Melo
Melo
United States
Brazil
Cordell Hull
Lima
Hull
Senate plans to curb draft dodgers and protect jobs
Senate Military Committee studied penalties for draft evaders up to five years in prison and fines to ten thousand dollars as it moves to pass the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory service bill. Amendments aim to safeguard civilian jobs for conscripts, including reinstatement with back pay for demobilized workers and a sense of Congress that old jobs should be restored. Senator Wheeler criticized the bill as steering the nation toward war while Senator Reynolds defended defense spending.
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Allegheny G.O.P. Wants Place In State Council
Allegheny County Republican Chairman Frank Harris, who supported Wendell Willkie, seeks recognition by state Republican leaders amid protests from Mrs. A. G. H. Frazier The county official claims cold shoulder from the James administration and criticizes the state committee leadership Harris plans to attend a protest meeting in Lancaster as talks with independent Willkie supporters proceed to appoint a state Willkie campaign coordinator in Harrisburg Torrance declined to comment on the telegram
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Allegheny County
Frank Harris
Wendell Willkie
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Harrie
Gifford Pinchot
James
A. G. H. Frazier
Willkie
James F. Torrance
Pennsylvania
Che Tima
Commonwealth
Torrance
Harrisburg
Willie
Local driver hurt in crash near Uniontown Masontown
George Kunkle age 25 of Indiana suffered a skull fracture and back injuries when his tanker truck was forced off the highway between Uniontown and Masontown last night before nine. The unit crashed into a wall and guard rails. he was admitted to Uniontown Hospital. The truck is owned by C. M. Marshall of Indiana. Relatives report they are monitoring his condition.
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Quick Thinking Saves Life In Narrow Rail Crossing
Shirley Clair, 11, across Pittsburgh and Lake Erie tracks in West Newton, fell into the path of a moving engine but kept calm and grabbed the coupling, holding on until the locomotive stopped. She escaped with cuts and bruises, while her collie lost its tail under the wheels.
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West Newton
Shirley Clair
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
Bridge sale eyed for toll bridge in Forest County
The Hickory Bridge Company seeks to sell its Allegheny River toll bridge near Forest County to the Commonwealth for 26000 dollars, claiming heavy maintenance costs burden traffic. The request was lodged with the Public Utility Commission yesterday.
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Harrisburg
Hickory Bridge Company
Commonwealth
Allegheny River
Forest County
Public Utility Commission
Earle Not Responsible for State Plane Repairs
Harrisburg officials ruled former Governor George H. Earle need not pay repair bills for planes damaged while in office. He had previously paid about 2400 dollars for work on planes he and his son damaged, but authorities deemed him acting on official business.
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George H. Earle
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George 4Th
First Payday, Meets Death in Sleep Tragedy
Pittsburgh July 26 John C Campbell 18 dreamed of his first payday at a new job but while sleepwalking fell from a third story window and suffered fatal injuries.
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Pittsburgh
John C. Campbell
League Head Quits Over Realities of Time
Geneva July 26 Joseph A C Avenol the French Secretary General of the League of Nations since 1933 announced his resignation saying the realities of the times make his office no longer necessary He signaled a possible death sentence for the League noting its decline since 1932 after Japan moved into Manchuria He sent a telegram to member governments and will set a date after a supervisory committee meets next month for his resignation to take effect The resignation comes despite his earlier belief in reforms to regroup League forces and reduce political leadership costs He said the technical section could be adapted to current needs with substantial savings
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Manchuria
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Rome
Man explains false fire alarm motive in Pittsburgh
William Lewis, 24, told police he set off a false alarm to increase fire crew calls and improve his odds of becoming a firefighter. He received a suspended sentence for the act.
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Pittsburgh
William Lewis
Rotary Meets at Oil City Conference Opens
Oil City July 26 More than 100 Rotary Club officers of the 175th district attend a two day conference on Rotary problems that opened last night Leaders of group conferences and discussions today include Joseph E Moor head Oil City Stanley Gillespie Greenville Charles S Passavant New Castle and F Dean Miller Bradford
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Rotary Club
Joseph E. Moorhead
Stanley Gillespie
Greenville
Charles S. Passavant
New Castle
F. Dean Miller
Bradford
Fayette County GOP Chairman Resigns in Hatch Act Push
Uniontown dispatch reports George C. Brown, unemployment compensation board referee, resigns as Fayette County Republican chairman urging other party workers to comply with the Hatch Act. Brown’s move follows scrutiny of political activity within the county party as officials seek adherence to federal guidelines.
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Uniontown
George C. Brown
Unemployment Compensation Board
Fayette County
Police Follow Murder Clues In Pittsburgh Slaying
Police followed up clues that tightened the net around a 58 year old widower questioned in the park slaying of Carrie Kolb and her escort John Edgar Ewing. A hearing saw the suspect deny ties. no charges filed. Det Monaghan said a jealous suitor shot them and that detectives found two witnesses who may identify the killer.
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Carrie Kolb
John Edgar Ewing
Walter G. Monaghan
Monaghan
Miss Kolb
Judge Quashes Indictments in Dauphin County Politics
Harrisburg July 26. Judge Howard W. Hughes granted District Attorney Carl B. Shelley’s petition to quash the indictment against five Dauphin County Democrats accused of pressing state employees for political contributions. The suspects, including three state leaders, had been previously acquitted on similar charges.
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Harrisburg
Howard W. Hughes
Washington County
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Landslides in Chile Slay Over 100 on nitrate coast
Antofagasta Chile July 26 More than 100 feared dead as landslides from rare rains hit towns along the nitrate coast. Radio reports from Tocopilla say almost 100 killed in that region with hillsides collapsing and leaving hundreds homeless.
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Antofagasta
Chile
Tocopilla
Italian Air Raiders Bomb Gibraltar London Berlin Counter Claims
Italian air raids renew attacks on Gibraltar and London while Berlin and Rome trade counter claims. Britain's air defenses report 23 German planes shot down. Germany claims 63,000 tons of shipping sunk. Balkan diplomacy unfolds with Romania and Hungary meeting with Axis officials at Fuschl Castle and Berchtesgaden.
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English Channel
Miners Return at Sonman After Explosion Inquiry
At Sonman mine 400 miners resume work in undamaged sections as cleanup of damaged areas begins ahead of restart in about ten days. The state board finishes its inquiry by questioning 21 blast survivors while Portage American Legion asks Altoona Post to gather food for widows and children of 68 killed miners.
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Koppers
Portage American Legion Post
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County relief payments rise in weekly total
Harrisburg report shows an increase in relief payments to the needy for the week, with total disbursements around 63,470, up from the prior week but lower than the same week last year. State authorities note a decline of roughly 99,068 versus the year-ago period.
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Diana Countlana
Tr. Clair
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