Kahn Loeb and Co Under Senate Banking Inquiry
New York financier and Kuhn Loeb head Ollo H Kahn testified at the Senate banking inquiry, detailing the firm s dealings with railroads and other corporations. Pecora pressed for ethical standards and discussed the firm s client base and public trust as bankers faced scrutiny.
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William K. Hutchins
INS
Washington
Ollo H. Kahn
New York
Senate
Kuhn, Loeb and Co
Blatcher
Florida
Costigan
Colorado
Goldsborough
Maryland
Townsend
Pecora
Western Tinton
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Kalin
Joeb & Co
Kahn
Bankers Field Office
Kahn, Loch & Co
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Jordinand Pecora
TWO STATES VOTE ON REPEAL TODAY IN DRY ISSUE
West Virginia voters went to the polls to decide retention or repeal of the 18th amendment with church and women’s groups backing retaining Prohibition. California voters also cast ballots on the prohibition amendment with other state questions including relief, unemployment, and horse racing. observers expected a turnout near two million.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Sacramento
Cal
INS
California
Kerr Seeks Indiana County Jury Commissioner Seat
Frank Kerr of Grant Township announces candidacy for Indiana County jury commissioner in the Republican primary. He has served since last September, filling the unexpired term of William George, and previously was justice of the peace. He emphasizes economy and efficiency saving taxpayers money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank ‘Kerr
Grant Township
Marion Center R. D
Indiana County
Kerr
William George
Glen Campbell Boy Hurt Playing At Home
Five year old William Ferguson of Glen Campbell sustained a head laceration yesterday while playing beneath a grape arbor at home. He was driven to Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney where X rays were taken after the swing allegedly broke, causing a fall and head injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ferguson
Glen Campbell
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
William
Fourth of July Celebration Planned at Cliffside Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars Indiana County Post 1989 completed plans for a Big 4th of July at Cliffside Park three miles south of Indiana on the Summers City road. The program includes concerts, ball games Indiana versus Homer City, swimming contests, dancing, and a fireworks display. The event aims to wage good old fashioned Fourth of July revelry.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Indiana County Post No. 1989
Cliffside Park
Indiana
Homer City
Drowning Fatalities Reported For Wilmer Mears And Family
Wilmer Mears 41 of Youngstown Indiana County native drowned Sunday night in Lake Milton near Youngstown. Survived by parents six brothers two sisters and funeral set at their Ta noms home at 2 p m Thursday burial Ruffner Cemetery. Indiana Woman's Mother Dead Isabelle Schisler 83 died Sunday night Latrobe from long illness widow of John Schisler 69 years resident Latrobe. Survived by five sons four daughters a sister and 26 grandchildren.
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Wilmer Mears
Youngstown
Indiana County
Lake Milton
Irvin Mears
Tanoma
Rayne Township
Holmes Mears
Clair Mears
Indiana
James
Charles
William Mears
Quay Mears
Mary Campbell
Johnstown
Mabel Shugarts
Girard, C
Tanoms
Ruffner Cemetery
Isabelle Schisler
Latrobe
John ‘Petite Chnsth
Sohn Schisler
Spangler
Frank Schisler
Rose Vogel
Barbara McAteer
Mary Louise
Pittsburgh
Henry Sanderbeck, Jr
Teannette
Catherine Troska
Mutilated Man Left To Die Near Corsica Cottage
James Zimmer, 66, from New York, lay severely injured in County Home hospital after being attacked with a butcher knife in his Corsica Summerville area cottage. He recalled waking in a pool of blood with a pipe in his mouth. Authorities seek the assailant as police question no one yet.
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Brookville
Jane
County Home
Corsica
Summerville
James Zimmer
New York
Hig Cottage
Zimmer
Wool Pool Brings Over Twelve Thousand Dollars in Indiana County
Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers pool 41,034 pounds of wool over two days, selling mainly 31.26¢ per pound for 3/8 blood and 24.26¢ for fine delaine. Rejection wools brought 25.26¢. Draft totals $12,478.70. checks to follow after Boston arrival. County Agent Warner notes the year’s wool post impact.
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Indiana
Delaine
W. B. Connell
Pennsylvania State College
Connell
Boston
Warner
Firecracker Regulation Proclaimed by Borough Officials
Borough ordinance bans bon fires and blasting rockets or dynamite in streets and alleys. Violators face fines from one to ten dollars and possible 30 days jail on summary conviction. Police plan intensified enforcement with 24 hour shifts and guards to curb noisy and dangerous acts by youths and others. Burgess B H Lichpebergel urges cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess
B. H. Lichpebergel
Two Women Given Life Terms in Poison Murder Case
Judge J Frank Graff sentenced Mrs Mary Challa and Mrs Avna Allas to life in the State Industrial Home for Women at Money Pa, for poisoning Stephen Dallas 12, stepson of Allas, with stannous chloride. They were also indicted for murder in the death of Andrew Allas 16 but not tried. Trial spanned two weeks amid sensational testimony from Gizella Young claiming a fortune teller spell influenced the defendants.
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Pittsburgh
J. Frank Graff
Mary Challa
Avna <Allas
Munhall
State Industrial Home
Money
Stephen Dallas
Allas
Andrew Allas
Steve
Erbe
Gizella Young
58 Met Death in Pa Industries in May
Harrisburg June 27 Fifty eight persons met death and 3 808 others were injured in Pennsylvania's industries during May the Department of Labor and Industry reported today The death toll was 23 below the April figure but 269 more accidents occurred during May High deaths were reported in the anthracite fields during the month while bituminous mines claimed five Manufacturing industries took 16 fives and seven persons met death while engaged in transportation work Air analysis showed 4 9 per cent of the accidents occurred in the unskilled labor group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
Silver Cord at Ritz Theatre Today
Irene Dunne stars in the RKO-Radio adaptation of Sidney Howard's play The Silver Cord at the Ritz Theatre today. Christina resists her mother in law Mrs. Phelps as she uncovers a web of maternal control and manipulation aimed at breaking Christina and David Phelps's marriage.
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Sidney Howard
Irene Dunne
Ritz Theatre
Miss Dunne
Christina
David Phelps
U S S Macon Officer Visits Indiana in Test Flight
Mr Albert Francis chief aero trepper of the U S S Macon made its first tip from Akron Lakehurst Friday night and passed through Indiana Saturday taking lunch at the Hotel Moore He praised navy hospitality in Akron and the Benjamin Franklin highway noting its impact on travel between Akron and Lakehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Francis
Macon
Akron
Lakehurst
Indiana
Moore
Francis
Navy
Rubber City
Son Held for Father's Death in Vandergrift
In Vandergrift Pennsylvania 19 year old Paul Uhing was held at the Butler State Police barracks awaiting a coroner inquiry into his father's death after he said he shot and killed his parent. He recounted witnessing his mother being struck, obtaining a shotgun, firing two shots, and warning his father the previous night. He had recently graduated from Vandergrift High School. After a coroner's inquest he is expected to be transferred to Armstrong County jail at Kittanning.
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Vandergrift
Butler State Police
Paul Uhing
Chaage
Bslion
Uhing
Armstrong County
Kittanning
Buyers of Untaxed Beer Guilty in State Warnings
Harrisburg June 27 Purchasers of beer that lacks the state tax stamp face prosecution. Leon D. Metzger secretary of revenue warns that buying untaxed beer or wine is as culpable as selling it and notes it is unlawful to receive taxable beverages in unstamped containers.
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Harrisburg
Leon D. Metsger
Secretary of Revenue
Metzger
More Nations May Drop Gold Standard
London financial circles foresee a fresh monetary crisis with Holland and Switzerland abandoning the gold standard and France likely to follow. The London Daily Herald notes a large discount on forward deals in the French franc, signaling expectations of further declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holland
Switzerland
France
London Daily Herald
Sisters Shoplifting Slash Two Clerks in Pittsburgh
Two sisters, Anta Walters and Venetory Walters, both 16, were jailed after allegedly shoplifting at a downtown Pittsburgh 10 cent store. They reportedly drew a meat knife, slashed at two gun employes, and were captured by pursuers as crowds watched. Police said the incident followed attempts to flee through shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Driest in Nation Beer Sale Becomes Legal in Suburb
In a June 27 decision the suburbs of Chicago, known as the driest community in the nation, authorized beer sales by an 11 to 5 vote. Consumption remains barred in hotels, restaurants, and clubs. The local WCTU headquarters is located here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byanston
Chicago
Women’s Christian Temperance UN- 430K
Patsy Tierno Sentenced in Highway Robbery Case
Patsy Tierno, 32, of New Alexandria, led a gang involved in hijacking freight trucks on the William Penn and Tadacola highways. He received five to ten years in the Allegheny County workhouse. Brother Raymond Marino, 20, drew from eighteen months to five years. Joseph Hanlon of Pittsburgh got an indefinite term at Huntingdon state reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guitty
Connecttom
William Pent
Huntingdon State Reformatory
Patsy Tierno
Beaver County
Torrance State Hospital
Blairsville
Tierno
State Hospital
Darlington
F. A. Muhlenberg
Frank McConnell
Foster Dunlap
Derry Township
Westmoreland County
Coal Operators Meet Today In Tri-State District
Pittsburgh June 27 The newly formed Coal Code Association of Western Pennsylvania leads a tri state meeting of coal operators to shape working codes under the national industrial recovery act. Officials expect harmony and adherence to act requirements amid protests from United Mine Workers leader P T Fagan over expulsions of 20 Pittsburgh Coal Company miners active in efforts to organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Tri-state District
Coal Code Association of
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Tri-State
Hugh Johnsan
Wrest
National Secretaries of Labor
P. T. Fagan
United Mine Workers of America
Fagan
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Sikes to Speak at Brush Valley Sabbath Meeting
Miss Sons V. Sikes, superintendent of the Children’s Division of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association, will address Brush Valley Sabbath School conference on Thursday June 30 in the afternoon and evening. She will also speak at the Young People’s Sabbath School workers’ confluence and address youths in Tiomer the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Sons V. Sikes
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
Rush Valley
Tiomer
Eveniog
Crime Wave Sweeps District
International News Service reports a western Pennsylvania crime surge with violent acts across Jefferson County Brookville a farmer mutilated by an unidentified attacker in a life threatening condition. In Pittsburgh racketeers use bomb and machine gun violence as police guard the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks where a man is left dying after being struck. Two young shoplifters battle with knives in a downtown five and dime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Pennsylvania
Brookville
Jefferson County
Pittsburgh
Lely View
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chyslelang
Tax Sales Postponed by County Officials in 1983 Notice
Todiana County Commission with the county treasurer and Judge J Ny Langham announce postponement of tax lien real estate sales set for July 3, 1983 to December 31, 1938 at 1 o'clock, in line with Sec 8 Act 84 of 1038. Tax sales are postponed in six month increments, with 6 percent interest accruing during the extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todiana
O. K
J. Ny Langham
Pennsylvania
Dollar Wheat Is Reality
Chicago June 27. Wheat futures hit new highs with May delivery at 1.02 a bushel, the strongest since 1930, as drought reports and optimism about crop outcomes push prices higher. July deliveries at 92 3 4 cents, September 93 1 4, December 96 1 2 to 97 1 2. Prices up about 20 cents a bushel in nine days.
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Chicago
Charles Howard Pleaded Guilty To Larceny Charge
Charles Howard, 29, of Shelocta, pleaded guilty to larceny at a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Jay D. Hill after he and a jacket and tool set were linked to car thefts on Philadelphia Street near Seventh. He was committed to county jail in default of bond. The infor mation charged him with stealing a jacket from Robert Riddle and tools from Jay Cook’s car in Indiana. The property was recovered after Riddle directed police to a car in which Howard rode as a passenger.
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Charles Howard
Shelocta R. D
Edward Allen
Oliver Barry
Philadelphia Street
Seventh Street
Justice of the Peace
Jay D. Hill
Howard
Allen
Robert Riddle
Ernest
Jay Cook
Indiana
Riddle
Howward
Monthly Meeting of the Training Class at Christian Church
The Training Class of the Christian Church held its regular monthly meeting Friday evening at Mrs Florence Prato's home. Sixteen members and three visitors attended. Guest Virginia Kaelin gave two well delivered readings, followed by a luncheon served by Mrs Fink and Mrs Prato at about 10:30 p.m.
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The
Christian Church
Florence Prato
Virginia
Kaelin
Fink
Prata
Tellelaus Luach
Treasury balance and expenditures reported in Washington
Treasury balance as of June 24 totals 906,389,048.04 dollars with expenditures at 35,007,654.84 and customs receipts 318,008,681.25. The report comes from Washington dated June 27.
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Washington
Treasury
Ex-Dry Leader Favors Repeal Alys William Hamilton
William B. Hamilton of San Francisco a former temperance leader and prohibition candidate for Congress now favors repeal of the 18th Amendment. She will continue to work on temperance issues and related causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alys
William B. Hamilton
San Francisco
Congress
Textile code hearing eyes focus on recovery impact
Washington hearings on the proposed textile industry code drew business labor and industrial leaders. George A. Sloan said adoption could add 100000 jobs while tightening overcapacity and boosting purchasing power as Brig. General Hugh S Johnson and officials voiced strong support for the recovery program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.N. Sandifer
I. N.S
Washington
iNs
George A. Sloan
American Cotton Textile Association
Hugh §. Johnson
National Recovery
Sloan
Aps
Hugh S.johnson
Johnson
Commerce Roper
Seretary
Frances
Kane oil tank fire causes $40000 loss in Kane Pa
A lightning strike ignited a Transit Company oil tank containing about 8000 barrels, triggering a blaze extinguished with foam. The fire produced dense smoke over several square miles but no other tanks ignited. F B Allen of Oil City supervised the firefighting through the night.
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Kane
Transit Company
Yester
Allen
Oil City
Young People Rally Program at Brushvalley Church
The S S District No. 7 program for the Brushvalley Evangelical Church gathering on Thursday evening June 29 features meditation devotional by Pauline Richards, songs by audience and choir, recitations by Esther Sprankle and Mary Coup, readings by Mary Cramer, Tulk, and Alice Stewart, and a talk on church entertainment by Trene Sykes followed by benediction and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. District No. 7
Brushvalley Evangelical Church
Pauline Richards
Esther Sprankle
Mary Coup
Mary
Cramer
Tulk
Alice Stewart
de Flora George
Dorothy “Aster
Trene Sykes
Taxes Should Be Paid Says Pealer
At a White Township Tax Justice League meeting Thomas Pegler spoke urging tax payments. He said taxes fund municipal functions and are the first lien on property, noting tax strikes harm local credit, reduce real estate value, and raise local government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Township Tax Justice League
Thomas Pegler
County Commissioner Flenniken Celebrates 57th Birthday
County Commissioner John Flenniken today marks his 57th birthday. On arriving at his office he found his desk decorated with a bouquet and a card reading Greetings. Russell Biranie, Speaker, notes the All-Kiwanis night event last evening at the Club where members commit to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flens Niken Iz
Russell
Charles Russell
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Brownsville
Fayette County
Paul Barber
Paul
Grindstone
Barber
Lillian Bane
St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s Cathedral
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PA. Industries
Ritz
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Brush Valley
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