Twenty Die Ten on Roads Record State Accidents
The Associated Press reports a deadly weekend in Pennsylvania with at least 20 killed and 10 on highways. Fatal crashes occurred in Greensburg Reading Butler Blairsville and Philadelphia with multiple drownings and a subway accident. Officials investigated manslaughter charges after a Langhorne collision and a gas stove death occurred in Lakemont.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Greensburg
Reading
Butler
Blairsville
Philadelphia
Latrobe
Chester
Langhorne
Aaron Kriger
Brookin
Harry Kriger
Bellefonte
Edmond Heavener
State College
36 Pancakes in Sixty One Minutes For Record
Winter Wisconsin March 1 Arvid Kvist twenty years old and lean as a sailor won the National Pancake Eating championship by consuming 36 seven inch pancakes in 61 minutes. He led 13 contestants and received an engraved pancake turner. His father Cave finished second with 28 cakes. The event, run by the American Legion, required steady eating with elimination on pause for butter and syrup.
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Winter
Wis
Arvid Kvist
Arvid
Cave
American Legion
Kvist
Wariat R. Copple
Local Tragedies Reported in Scattered Incidents
In Greenshuts Earle Weaver and El mer Shields both 25 died in a fire that destroyed a shack. George Hughes drowned in a three barrel incident. Reading Arthur Simmon, a negro, died in a one story frame house fire. Butler Paul Gura, 60, fatally burned in an oil store explosion while fighting with his miner's lamp. Lock Haven James D Farwell, 25, of Glen Union, was knocked against his ax by a falling object, severing an artery.
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George Hughes
Greenshuts
Earle Weaver
Elmer Shields
Reading
Arthur Simmon
Butler
Paul Gura
Lock Haven
James D. Farwell
Glen Union
Speech Authority To Lecture On Choral Speaking Here
A visiting authority will address the college on Choral Speaking and its relation to Speech Education and English and American Literature. The program spans four days with two practical classes for prospective and secondary teachers, a study group for the college English faculty, and a general lecture for all students and area teachers scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Saturday, March 13. Efforts aim to include local English teachers in daily sessions.
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Law
Mechanical brain “human” analyzed by engineers
Continued from Page One speech describes magnetic impulses read by a device. The impulses are converted to radio currents that travel to a large black box housing the brain. Dials on the box let engineers adjust settings to interpret vibrations signalled by the magnets.
Rotor balance dials reveal needed weights in unbalanced spot
The dials reach the rotor area and indicate the exact grams of weight required. The new control brain cannot fix other issues. Yet in civilized settings human ears remain able to hear rotor sounds, implying detectability and attention.
Obituary notes multiple deaths and funerals in Cambria area
The report covers multiple deaths including Barick, found with a 32 caliber pistol. alleged self inflicted wound with surrounding dementia notes. Margaret Vizi found the body. services set at St. Charles Church. Also included are Louis Romano of Aultman who died from injuries in a mine fall. Annie Jane Condron of Plumville who died after a short illness. survivor details, burial plans, and church memberships noted.
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Custer
Barick
Margaret Vizi
Steve Bartok
Washington, D.C
Sandor Sceneres Andorne
Hungary
Bartok
Twin Rocks
St. Charles’ Catholic Church
Father Francis Salvary
Cambria City
Louis Romano
Aultman
St. Michael
Cambria County
Indiana
Kent No. 2
Rochester& Pittsburgh Coal Company
McIntyre
Romano
John Woods
Woods
George J. Steinheiser
South Fork Lodge
United Mine Workers
Amerea
Jacob Condron
Annie Jane (Smail) Condron
Plumville
Henry Small
Washington Township
Zula Stiteler
Smicksburg
Carl W. Condron
Keyser
W. Va
James Thompson
Dayton
Beaver trapping season opens in Pennsylvania today
Harrisburg reports steel jawed traps set as the beaver, no longer fully protected, is trapped along small cold streams. The season starts at a.m. with a limit of three traps per trapper and prime pelts valued at up to $18. Trappers must name and tag their traps, and beaver may not be shot until trapped.
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Harrisburg
Eunch
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Multiple Obituaries From Plumville To Saltsburg
Funeral services are planned for Clarence Cramer in Trinity Church Sagamore with burial in the church cemetery. Andrew Yorke dies in the state sanatorium Cresson after a yearlong illness. Infant Lawrence dies in Ernest. Dr W W Leech dies suddenly in his office in Apollo. burial in Edgewood Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed for each case and details of service times provided.
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Clarence Cramer
Plumville
John Cramer
Oakland
New Bethlehem
Sagamore
Trinity Lutheran Church
Plarence Cramer
Samuel Cramer
Clamer
Harry Cramer
Homer City
Cyrus Cramer
Georgeville
Trinity Church
Fred Steuber
J. B. McCall
Plumville United Presbyterian Church
Andrew York
Cresson
Austria
United States
Helen Yorke
Anna Slovick
Commodore
Mary Parlod
Struthers, O
Susan Petris
Binghampton
Julia Ohman
Stafford
Lawrence
Jackson
Emma Jones
Ernest
Revi James Peredo
Greenwood Cemetery
W. W. Leech
Apollo
Kiski Valley
McBriar
Edgewood Cemetery
Saltsburg
Presbyterian Church
C. W. Cathran
M. Rudolph Miller
Fires Cause Fatal Crash at Dangerous Intersection
State Patrolman T. B. Donough reported a fatal collision at 5:30 p.m. when a Johnson car failed to yield at a through stop, crashing into the side of a truck. The gasoline tank on the vehicle was involved in the crash.
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T. B. Donough
Johnson
Home Comforts for Loyal Workers at Brook Mfg Plant
Brook Manufacturing Company installed comforts of home for 60 employees mainly women who stayed in over the weekend to avoid clashes with striking workers. War union leader Nicholas Bisignan inspected the preparations and called them ready for a long siege. A shower bath, physician, and electric stove for heating meats were provided to maintain health and morale.
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Scranton
Brook Manufacturing Company
Nicholas Bisignan
Hosiery Strike Parley Fails in Berks County Mills
Eleventh hour talks failed to avert a strike affecting 20 Berks County hosiery mills. Union leaders and manufacturers left the meeting with only the remark that the strike is on. The walkout aims at union recognition and pressure to settle a prolonged strike at Berkshire Knittings Mills begun October 1.
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Reading
Truck Crash Fire Kills Skacel in Blairsville Area
A tractor trailer and car collision near Blairsville caused a fatal fire. Skacel died after his car overturned and struck a 40 gallon gasoline tank, sparking flames that limited rescue efforts. Otio Mays and helper George Swinger escaped. Mays reported no injuries. Fire crews from Blairsville and surrounding towns battled the blaze. damage totaled about 10,000 to the truck and cargo plus 600 to the car. Police noted injuries to Hetrick and Officer Neal. A second fire on the William Fenn Highway was contained with no cargo loss. Spinks’s truck sustained 2,000 in damage while 10,000 cargo remained intact. Local services arranged funeral details for Skacel and transported remains to Derry Cemetery.
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Clarion
Robert G. Thomas
Knox
State Highway Department
Chambersburg
Lincoln Highway
Paul Yeager
James Malone
Fort Loudon
Reading
George R. Rhoads
Liverpool
Harry Theodore Knittle, Jr
Blairsville
William Skocel
Derry
Donora
Frank Kurowsky
Philadelphia
Frank Morris
Norristown
John Platch
Canonsburg
Thurman Dilley
James B. Jones
Altoona
George D. O'Shell
Lakemont
Arthur Culbertson
Latrobe
Joseph Holub
Chester
Aneishbar
Deuck
Hetrick
Homer City
New Florence
Skacel
Otio Mays
Belding
Mich
New York
Mays
George Swinger
St. Louis
Ferguson Funeral Home
Nicholson Mortuary
Frank Skacel
William Spinks
Zanesville
William Fenn
Mundy'’s Corners
Sprinks
A. W. Zaverello
Ebensburg
Nant-y-Glo
Treasury balance report and Pittsburgh trophy design prize
Washington on February 26 receipts were 13 531 193 66 expenditures 13 480 575 90 balance 1 542 282 051 41 customs receipts for the month 39 554 004 61 Pittsburgh city offered 200 prize for best design for a collegiate football trophy council appropriated 1 800 to have the cup made of sterling silver.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Council
State Direct Relief Rolls Rise in Week Ending February 20
Pennsylvania’s direct relief rolls increased by 2,012 to 161,500 as 6,244 cases opened and 4,232 closed. Expenditures for the week totaled $1,183,550.10, up $16 from the prior week, with 95 relief applications in Indiana County bringing rolls to 1,027 and 4,266 people served. Openings and closures reflected private employment shifts and WPA changes.
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Pennsylvania
Wweek
W.P.A
Eo Nee
Steel Battle Showdown Soon in Steel Industry Labor Fight
Pittsburgh March 1 The five billion dollar steel industry eyes a March showdown between organized labor and management while hoping negotiations keep the industry on a recovery path. Key questions: will the John L Lewis committee demand full recognition as sole bargaining agent or limit itself to its membership. and will the 40 hour week replace the 48 hour standard. Bethlehem Steel predicts a satisfactory pay increase for 85,000 workers within days, with hours debated as navy contracts loom under a 40 hour rule. Observers cite production near 198,000 tons daily and orders 30 percent above a year ago.
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Pittsburgh
Iive
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Clinton S. Gorden
Steelworkers Committee
Lewis’ Drive
Philip Murray
Lewis Leutenant
CIO
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
Navy
Markets Livestock and Produce in Pittsburgh and Produce
Hogs totals 3350 with direct 1850. prices steady to slow with live weights 180-220 lbs at 10.50-10.65, 800-400 lbs butchers 9.75-10.00, calves 400 with 10.50-11.00 vealers. Cattle 1000 with slow steer loads at 9.35, odd loads 7.50-9.00. sheep 1000 steady with lambs 11.25-11.56 and ewes 6.56-6.75. Produce mixed: fruits steady, apples 1.50-2.15, potatoes steady, butter and eggs steady, cheese firm, poultry firm with various prices for hens, leghorns, broilers, turkeys, and dressed hogs.
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T'Tsburgh
Pittsburgh
Mar
New York
Starks
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Rome
Idaho
Jean Valjean Appeals to Earle Over Extradition
Terence J. Cannon known as McCann, a 48 year old steel mill foreman, appeals to Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania from a city jail cell to block extradition to Ohio for return to a prison he escaped 17 years ago. He says he has led a peaceful life and seeks clemency.
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Pittsburgh
Terence J. Cannon
Jean Valjean
George H. Earle
Ohio
Cannon
Pennsylvania
Deams McCann
Akron
McCann
Davey
Earle
Railroad reports rising 1936 operating revenues
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced 1936 operating revenue of 44,025,189, a rise of 73,613,003 over 1935. Freight revenue up 22.5 percent and passenger revenue up 13 percent. Net income after charges reached 38,742,081, up 14,778,505, with tech net at 84,180,583. Stockholders to vote April 13 on authorizing 95,000,000 in new indebtedness for improvements.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Revene
Tech
Fresh talk on court status debate stalls reform effort
Calif and Nye discuss a proposal to require eight Supreme Court verdicts to invalidate acts of Congress. Senator Gillette of Iowa proposed similar reform, while Democratic opponents of court reorganization oppose adding justices in any form. The leading critics say they would not accept a size increase.
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Calif
Nye, R. N
Gillette
Iowa
Blacklick Men Sentenced for Blairsville Auto Theft
Judge Creps ordered Lyman D. Palmer Jr. and William Coghran both of Blacklick to the Allegheny County Workhouse for stealing Harry S. Graff’s car in Blairsville on February 8. Palmer received 100 dollars fine plus costs and nine to 24 months. Coghran 75 dollars fine plus costs and six to 15 months. Joseph Panaile of Spring Street Blairsville was fined 50 dollars plus costs for untaxed liquor.
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Blacklick
Creps
Lyman D. Palmer, Jr
William Coghran
Allegheny County
Harry S. Graff
Blairsville
Palmer
Cochran
Joseph Panaile
Spring Street
Blainsville
JIL NEEDS CROP AID Eases Agricultural Pressure
The report notes farm produce declines and questions gains for farmers and consumers. It says the plan would boost farmer income in good years, approving operations under the agricultural adjustment act and soil conservation program amid emergencies affecting agriculture.
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Agricul
Royal coronation shadowed by Edward and romance
The report from Windsor suggests May 2 as the wedding date for Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, with rumors he aims to influence the coronation. George VI is said to offer Edward a yearly income while excluding him from the civil list, sparking middle class discontent amid seating and distribution disputes.
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London
Windsor
Wallis
Simpson
Edward VIII
Gayly
Ernest Simpson
Edward
Enzesfeld
Vienna
George VI
George
Enrollment of G.M. 1.6 Opens Camps for 4300 Young Men
The seventeenth annual Citizens Military Training Camps begin today with 4300 vacancies for young men from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia. Indiana County allocation is 36. Camps will run thirty days with outdoor life studies drills parades and athletics. Six encampments will be held at Fort Meade Fort Howard Fort Hoyle Fort Monroe and Fort Myer with full government provisions and travel paid.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Third Corps
Indiana County
Alex’ M. Stewart
Stewart
CMLT
C.M.T.C
Fort George G. Meade
Signal Corps
Fort Howard
Fort Hoyle
Fort Monrge
Fort Myer
Fort Meade
Radio Pioneer Gets Lamme Award
Pittsburgh March 4 Dr Frank Conrad a pioneer in radio broadcasting receives the 1936 Lamme award for his work on electric metering and protective systems. Presentation will be made at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers annual convention.
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Piitsburgh
Frank Conrad
Pittsburgh
Lamme
Foxy
American Institute Af Electrical Engineers
Mileweukee
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