Democrats open drive amid early campaign rhetoric
Six Democratic governors broadcast criticisms of Alf Landon's acceptance speech calling it vague and indefinite. Gifford Pinchot backed Landon as a practical Progressive while Josh Lee defeated E. W. Marland for the Oklahoma Democratic senatorial nomination. Norman Thomas warned of fascist patterns amid rising campaign tensions in New York and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alf M. Landon
Earle
Pennsylvania
Green
Rhode Island
Horner
Inois
Martin
Oregon
Cochran
Nebraska
Herring
Town
Topeka
Kas
William 4. Donovan
Herbert Hoover
Landon
Gifford Pinchot
Oklahoma City
Josh Lee
E. W. Marland
Norman Thomas
William Lemke
Union Party
Father Coughlin
Gerald Smith
Doctor Townsend Xxxx
Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
Langon
Govrnor Horner
Illinois
London
Uandon
Kansas
Lojva
Pinchot
Franklin Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Tropical Storm Veering Toward Gulf Brings Modest Winds
A tropical disturbance moved into the Gulf of Mexico after crossing southern Florida. Miami saw moderate winds and rain squalls as a utility line worker died after being burned by a fall across a high tension wire. The storm could regain force in the Gulf, authorities warned vessels to stay cautious. Nearby settlements reported only minor gale debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Bureau
Gulf
Indiana County 4-H Club Picnic At Camp Rest-a-While
About 300 4-H members and families gathered for a two part picnic at Camp Rest-a-While Indiana County with swimming diving and games in the afternoon and evening. Thirty two clubs performed stunts songs or brief parts and Louise Streams and Keith Marshal announced events from the loud speaker. Next 4-H Club week at State College will bring thirty Indiana County youths to participate August 12 to 16 with about 1500 peers from Pennsylvania in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Warner
Miss Owen
Louise Streams
Marion Center
Keith Marshal
Plum
Pennsylvania
Weed To Face Murder Trial In Erie
Judge William E. Hiyt ruled Samuel C. Weed must stand trial for the slaying of his wife and two children before any hearing on declaring him an incompetent person. Prosecutors and defense debated insurance policies as part of the case, with the district attorney refusing to release funds. The September grand jury is expected to consider the murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Willian E. Hiyt
Samuel C. Weed
Edward C. Petrillo
War District
Mortimer F. Graham
Weed
Graham
Obituary notices of Jones Marsh and Hammond elders
Obituary items list IL Mayne Jones born Punxsutawney 1880 died in Pittsburgh after a career as school administrator in Jefferson and Westmoreland counties. Other notices honor John Oresik born 1910 in Greece died in Starford, Purdie Passmore of Susquehanna Township, and Mary Horner of Johnstown. Also James Torrence Marsh of Blacklick Township and Dr Hilton Hammond of South Bend. Funeral details and survivors listed.
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Mayne Jones
Punxsutawney
Pittsburgh
Punxsutawney High School
Grove City College
University of Valparis
Sigel High School
Jefferson County
East Versailles Township
Westmoreland County
Elias W. Jones
Greenville
Worth M. Jones
Glade Jones
DuBois
Oscar C. Jones
Ashitabula
O. J. Freas Jones
M. Ran Jones
Indiana
Etha Jones
St. Petersburg
Fla
Doris Bowlyey
Tampa
Gerthe Thosmas
Mary Murray
Brookville
Hazel Jones
Detroit
Mich
East McKeesport
Asbury Cemetery
Clarion
Death notices from 1693 to 1926 in Bailey family and Mrs Terpe
Obituary notices recount the deaths and survivors of Dr Hammond and Mrs James Terpe. Dr Hammond, once a physician in Johnstown, later a builder, survived by his widow and a granddaughter with no surviving children. Mrs Terpe of DuBois died suddenly after years as a parishioner of the First Presbyterian Church, leaving a husband James Terpe and several grandchildren. funeral arrangements set for Friday at her residence with interment at Morningside Cemetery.
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Purdie Passmore
Susquehanna Township
Cambria County
Union Church
Uniontown
Indiana County
Passmore
Cherry Tree Coal Company
Emeigh
Erita Passmore
James Passmore
Bells Landing
Amanda Laney
Kinport
Gerwude Laney
Stafford
Lawrence
Paul
Gay Passmore
Mary Horner
Orville Horner
Johnstown
Memorial Hospital
Flick
Franklin Street
Archie L. Lynn
First Church of the Brethren
Grandview Cemetery
Horter
Gallitzin
Owen
Elizabeth ¢McGrath Clark
Harner
John Clare
Akron, C
Andrew Clark
Nant-y-Glo
Lewis Divide
James Torrence Marsh
James T. Marsh
Blacklick Township
United Brethren Church
Strongstown
Mr. Marsh
Zelda Marsh
Laura Marsh
Hilton Hammond
South Bend
Ind
Reece (Bailey) Hammond
Warren Worth Bailey
Johnstown Democrat
Hammond
Bailey
James Terpe
Dubois
Terpe
First’ Presbyterian Church
F. E. Bishop
Massilon
Ohio
Dan Lewis
Hershey
State Assembly Demands Route For Relief Funds
Reporting plan calls for 49.5 million dollars in revenue, including 4.5 million from liquor profits, to fund unemployment relief with 45 million earmarked. A conference committee of House and Senate members debates issue notes and future taxes as jobless crowds flood the State House. Leaders urge end to protests while deferring relief funding amid outcry for 100 million.
Guardsmen Over The Top At Indiantown Gap Training
Pennsylvania's motorized 28th Division, National Guard, went over the top today in a two week training drill at Indiantown Gap. The big push began at dawn with tanks, chemical warfare gear, and air scouting as battalions moved into position and field artillery fired. Lt Col. L. F. Acker opened a school for selected NCOs from each platoon to train in smoke screens tear gas and other chemicals, and troops wearing gas masks practiced formations under simulated gas and smoke conditions.
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Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania
National Guard
L. F. Acker
Pennsylvanians face food limits amid Capitol marchers
Leaders of the so called army faced a food shortage in Harrisburg as only enough of a $4,000 federal allotment remained to provide two sandwiches and a coffee for breakfast and dinner. Most marchers slept in the State Farm Shaw Building while Governor Earle and New Deal allies pressed for tax measures and sale of tax anticipation notes before relief funds. Lawmakers condemned the disruption and warned of safety committees to restore order. Attorney General Margiotti questioned the legality of diverting $9,000,000 from liquor profits pledged as collateral for tax notes.
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Ments
Army
Harrisburg
David Lasser
Workers’ Alliance
George H. Earle
Amreher
State Farm Shaw
Thys Senate
Capitol
Earle
New Deal
Senate
Hiram G. Andrews
Cambria
Charles J. Margiotti
Fascists Move East In Spain War
Military posts were entrusted to sub officers as regions became war zones under military authority. Government allocated 40,000,000 pesetas for suppressing a 12 day rebellion. In the Somosierra Pass loyalist forces rested after 11 days of battle near Madrid. Recruits from 1834 and 1936 were called to reinforce Madrid defenses. Juan Garcia says Gen. Emilio Mola was not in the sector and many fascist civilians fought with rebel forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Juan Garcia
Guadarrama
Emilio Mola
Corn Benefits by Rainfall
Philadelphia July 29 The U S weather bureau reports a week of moderate to heavy rain across about three quarters of the state, easing drought in many areas. Rainfall varied from light in the east to heavy in the west with York and Adams counties noting heavy showers. Corn tassels about half grown and rains to promote ears. Pastures and alfalfa show promise. late potatoes and truck crops improving. early sugar corn and tomato vines in good condition. Apples fair to good. late varieties scarcer. peaches scarce. buckwheat blooms, crops variable.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Weather Bureau
York
Adams
Lehigh
Berks
Northampton
Loyalists Claim Slow Victory in Spanish Conflict
Rebel and government forces exchange setbacks across the Basque coast and inland provinces. Loyalists brace for a longer fight as Franco’s forces report gains and air losses, with Guardia de Brown Shirts seen in Segovia and multiple exchanges around San Sebastian and Gibraltar. Reports mention guerrilla tactics, troop movements from El Pardo, and rescues by Loyalist fliers from Murela to Granada.
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Renteris
Iran
San Sebastian
Carlos Bernal
Seville
Franco
Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Tangier
Morocco
Segovia
Jose Vasquez
el Pardo
Guadarrama Mountains
Estorial
Huelva
Almieria
Munoz del Coria
Murela
Granada
Sev
One-Eyed Man Pleads Not Guilty In Larceny Case
Henry Johnson a one-eyed individual in Bowling Green Kentucky faced petty larceny charges after claiming a hidden pocket slip in a department store led to a 30 day jail sentence. He alleges someone slipped a sex item into his pocket on his blind side. The case follows a controversial plea in a local court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Story
Bowling Green
Henry Johnson
Regia
U S Cruiser Explosion Fatal To Seamen
A breech block explosion on the Marblehead during gun practice off the Southern California coast killed two seamen, Leo Moranda and Percy Cover, and wounded nine others including John Overton and Robert Opie. Benedict lost a right arm. officials withheld details.
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San Diego
Calif
Hgitt
Marblehead
California
Leo Steve Moranda
South San Francisco
Percy William
Cover
Augusta
John William Overton
Robert Wittiam Opie
Delphia
Harold “Vincent Smallwood
Whitesburg
William Roy Thrift
San José
William Abel Bradley
Clinton
Ark
Belland Lowell
Curnow
Stockton
Edson Lee ‘Flower
Colorado Springs
Colo
Casber J. Hayes
James Edward Benedict
Forest Knolls
Calle
Benedict
Rebels Seize Airfield as Loyal Planes Fight Back
In Northern Madrid Province rebels moved to seize an airdrome while Loyal planes countered with machine gun fire causing landings. Mrs. Robert S. Owen and daughter Patricia fled revolution torn Spain and reached Bordeaux with twelve American students led by Mrs. Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral
Madrid
Paris
Robert S. Owen
Patricia
Spain
Associated Press
Owen
Boston
Mass
Bordeaux
Barbara Longstretch
Haverford, Pa
B. & O Car Loadings Show Increase
Baltimore and Ohio railroad figures for the week ending July 23 show 47,522 total cars, with 32,260 loaded on line and 15,262 received from connections, up 8,735 from the 38,787 total in the same week last year. For the week ending July 18 the total was 4,441 with 33,071 loaded and 15,370 received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Ohio Railroad
Scouts Host To Lions At Camp Meeting
The Boy Scouts of Camp William Penn hosted the Indiana Lions on a Tuesday evening at a camp a few miles east of town. The Lions sponsor a local scout troop and sent one member to the American Legion summer camp. A mushball game preceded dinner with bananas donated by Lion Ady Stauhura. The Lions won the game but the scouts claimed mixed victory as the bananas stayed with the scouts after a light argument. The camp visit included a tour of recent improvements and a campfire service closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
William Penn
Indiana Lions
Lions
Caing
Easl
American Legion
Lion
Ady" Stauhura
Indiana
Fourth Victim Of Twist Wind
Brownsville July 29 The fourth victim of Monday's twisting windstorm died while residents cleaned up debris. The disaster left property damage over 500000 and 50 injured. Henry Williams 23 a negro firefighter and baseball player died of a fractured skull while attempting to rescue two boys from a collapsed baseball stand at Smock. John McCann 7 was killed outright. Margaret Renner 14 drowned in the Ohio river near New Martinsville WV. Russell L. Smith 48 a watchman died after contacting a fallen power wire near Sherrard WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Overals
Henry Williams
Smock
Ohn McCann
Violence at Northwestern Barb Wire plant sparks first steel strike
At the Northwestern Barb Wire Company plant in Sterling on July 29, a melee erupted as 25 to 30 shots and rocks were directed at guards. Deputies used tear gas. three men were injured, including two guards in a scuffle with strikers. Charles Roberts, a spectator, was burned by a gas bomb amid ongoing talks led by John Lewis committee for Industrial organization. Robert Pilkington noted a tentative pay raise of ten percent and a union bargain right, but disputed reintegration of strikers and closed shop conflict persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Barb Wire Company
Thhem
Johny Gleason
Fay Bennett
Thear
Charles Roberts
John Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Robert Pilkington
U. S. Labor Department
Picnic Among Clubs At Curt Brown Home
Parkwood residents and neighbors spent a day at the Curt Brown home for a joint picnic hosted by several clubs. Guests included the Flickingers of St Petersburg and Vandergrift, the Fouls of Youngstown, and local families like the Buyers and Kunkles. Attendance highlighted social visits, farm sales, and upcoming church homecoming set for August 22.
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Robert Flickinger
St. Petersburg
Fla
Amanda Flickinger Wolf
Vandergrift
W. A
Stewart
Sara
Nancy
Abby Wilson
Lewis
Bert Blakely
Pittsburgh
Blakely
Shirey
Indiana
Miss Craig
Here
J. R. Pattison
W. 4
Craig and Son
South Bend
Anna Smith
Mr. Guise
A. J. Kunkle
McKissen
Alton Muckle
Quade Smith
West Union
West
Lebanon
Ethel Mull
District Highway Shakeup Expected in State Dept
A statewide shakeup in the State Highway Department district ranks is anticipated with transfers and new assignments. Herbert R. Moffitt moves from Cambria and surrounding counties to Williamsport to oversee Lycoming and other counties. Stanton C. Funk returns to Hollidaysburg as district engineer, and J. W. Gary shifts to Philadelphia to replace E. J. Finn. Robert Stoughton rises to district engineer at Uniontown, succeeding E. B. Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Indiana
Herbert R. Moffitt
Cambria
Bedford
Blair
Fulton
Huntingdon
Williamsport
Lycoming
Columbia
Montour
Northumberland
Snyder
Sullivan, Tioga
Union
Stanton C. Funk
Johnstown
Hollidaysburg
Franklin
Earle
J. W. Gary
Philadelphia
E. J. Finn
B. L. McKillip
John Wh B. Dunn
Blairsville Child is Found After Night Search
Blairsville residents, led by County Commissioner John B. Flonniken and his two sons, aided in a search for a local child. Firemen arrived at 8:30 p.m. and used searchlights to comb the area, locating the girl about ninety minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Flonniken
County Bankers Given Diplomas
Four-year course instructors were introduced: Joseph Ward of University of Pittsburgh faculty, Christ Walthour Manor banker and lawyer, James Underwood Pittsburgh broker, and Attorney Fred B. Tresther of Hempfield. St Vincent Father Augustine represented by blessing at the banquet.
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Ave
Joseph Ward
University of Pittsburgh
Christ Walthour
Manor
James Underwood
Pittsburgh
Fred B. Tresther
Hempfield
St. Vincent
Augustine
St. Vincent College
Special Awards At Horse Show Highlight Entries
Continued from page one the note urges early entries for the horse show in Indiana County praised as Pennsylvania’s most extensive event. The text discusses heavy draft geldings and various age classes while recalling the show’s large scale last year with numerous horses and mules. It closes with a curious aside about Stone used for telegraph poles in India before iron due to white ants.
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Indiana County
Pennsylvania
India
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Gaul
Moorhead
Indians’s Finest Men‘s Store
John Oresik
Starford
Oresik
United States
Greece
Clymer
Sample Run Cemetery
House
Dave Lasser
Workers Alliance
State House
Pennesylvania
Toarious Pickering
Indiantown
Roanoke
Joseph T. Graham
Los Angeles
Wesley Robertson
Robertson
Ishtiapi
Helen Taughter Robertson
ST. Louvis
Allen
U.S
Scouts
Parkwood
Anthony Dick
Giaco i
Ed Warg
Tefus
Everest
Blairsville
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