Fire Ends Life Of Five In Meath Camp Home
Bedford May 3 A mother Mrs Mary Widmar and her children Mary five months and Paul 19 months died in a blaze that destroyed a two room frame dwelling at a camp eight miles west of Bedford. Husband Frank Widmer 27 escaped by crawling through a window but was severely burned. Investigators said the hut housed among several at the camp near here and the explosion occurred about 4:00 am after air poured into a stove. One child was three years old and another eight months. Widmar removed to a hospital.
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Bedford
Meath
Yasher
Bed
Mary
Frank Widmer
Obituary notices for Fetterman Krivenick and Warner in Indiana gazette
Obituary items report Wantan Sherman Fetterman 91 of Strongstown died after months of ill health. He was born August 20, 1848, worked last in 1930 for New York Central Railroad, survived by widow Sara, daughter Mrs Homer Ober and grandchildren Lila and Betty Ober, services at Diamondville Union Church with Diamondville Cemetery interment. Also listed are Dorothy Isenberg Krivenick 24 of Fulton Run White Township who died after surgery complications, survived by husband John Krivenick and many Isenberg relatives. services at parents’ home. Additional death notices include Sam M. Gailey, Samuel Conti, and William H. Warner of Chula Vista California with survivors and memorial details in Indiana.
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Wantan Sherman Fetterman
New York Central Railroad
Strongstown
Center Township
Indiana County
Fetterman
Diamondville
Clymer
Sara
Homer Ober
Lila
Betty Ober
Strongs
Union Rch
Dorothy (Isenberg) Krivonick
John Krivonkof
Fulton Run
White Township
Indiana
Krivenick
Norma
Adam Isenberg
Oscar Brown
Ira. Wells
William H. Warner
Chula Vista
California
Warner
Isaac
Messina Furman Warner
Rachel Lewis Warner
Alice
Attwood Cutler
Monte
Dallas
Texas
S. F. Warner
Greensburg
Steel
Arthur
James M. Campbell
J. E. Lewis
Nettie Lewis
Wiggins
Thirteenth Street
Filmcom Strike May Get Help From Negotiations
Stars including Lew Ayres Leslie Howard and Jean Harlow were not commenting as the guild and a producers committee met. Robert Montgomery, guild president, presented a draft working conditions proposal while actors seek a blanket agreement covering all studios. The strike's fate hinges on producer negotiations and potential impact on the film industry and revenue.
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Monk
Lew Ayres
Leslie Howard
Jean Harlow
Guild
Robert Montgomery
Casey
Jogsey
Peter Duncan Clay Man Taken by Death
Peter S. Duncan 95 originator of Duncan clay used in ceramics and steel died at his Hollidaysburg home. Founder of Standard Refractories later merged with General Refractories, organizer of Keystone Carbonic Gas in Harrisburg. Born at White Hall estate near Pittsburgh, married Ann Sweitzer. Member of Union League Club Philadelphia Duquesne Club Pittsburgh and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
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Hollidaysburg
Peter S. Duncan
Standard Refractories Company
General Refractories Company
Huntingdon County
Keystone Carbonic Gas Company
Harrisburg
White Hall
Pittsburgh
Ann Sweitzer
General Sweitzer
Union League Club of
Philadelphia
Duquesne Club Fof
The
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Wallis and Duke in Argument Ends Quietly in Austria
Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor renewed their five month separation with a joyful embrace at a chateau in the Touraine region. Officials noted plans to wed near the chateau around May 18 with the Duke of Kent possibly serving as best man amid preparations for Edward's marriage.
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Austria
Chateau
Simpson
United States
Canada
Edward
Austrian
Tyrol
Touraine
France
London
Surete Nationale
Duke of Kent
Kent
Basques claim fleet blocks bombing squadron near Bilbao
Basque commanders report pressure relief as they encircle insurgents near Bermeo 16 miles northeast of Bilbao while a second Basque column moves along the Durango road. They say the Durango road assault seals a key route into Bilbao and forces Italian troops into the Bay of Biscay after a bridge demolition southeast of Bermeo.
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Germany
Guernica
Bermeo
Bilbao
Durango
Urumendi
Mountain of Gold
Amorebieta
Bay of Biscay
Mundata
Bermes
Pittsburgh area laws move on tax and court changes
The Pennsylvania legislature moves toward enacting a chain store tax with a reform to stop leasing units to managers to dodge the levy. A study commission on petroleum regulation is approved. York County orphan court authorized. Schuylkill County common pleas judge creation fails. The House revives a bill to abolish the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard G. Eisaman
John J. Snyder
Pattison
Howard C. Reynolds
Factoryville
Pennsylvania
Earle
Senate
Ralph H. Smith
Pittsburgh
William H. Godfrey
Germantown
John E. McComb
Rouseville
Venango County
Harry Shapiro
York County
Common Pleas
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill
Shapiro, Daspan
Rupp
Lehigh
John J. Haluska
Cambria
J. Albert Reed
Washington
Lycoming
Weldon C. Heyburn
Delaware
Heyburn
Joseph P. Dando
Sanate Blames Evidence For False Position
A statement asserts that the speaker believed others did not follow their own judgment but were led into a false position by the district attorney. The remark is linked to controversy around evidence. The piece also notes that many manufactured articles and lacquers use fish scales in production.
Bloody revolt in Catalan Valencia settled brief
A Barcelona radio report says an anarchist uprising against Catalan and Valencia regimes ended peacefully. About 100 died as rebels attacked Catalan troops and seized buildings in Hospitalet near Barcelona, while British warships guarded the area. Refugees from Almeria and Murcia crowd Hospitalet as peace terms were not disclosed.
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Perpignan
Barcelona
Insurgenta
la Barcelona
Hospitalet
Hospitatet
Almeria
Murcia
Cleveland Killer Murders Linked by Kingsbury Run History
Police seek all tips after a series of dismemberments around Kingsbury Run from 1934 to 1936. Chief Matowitz urged public help a week ago while Dr. Guy H. Williams questioned any single insanity pattern. Victims include Florence Polilla and several unidentified women and men, with heads often severed and bodies found in vacant lots and Lake Erie.
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George J. Matowitz
Guy H. Williams
Cleveland State Hospital For
Kingsbury Run
Edward Abdrassy
Florence Polilla
Lake Erie
Orley May
Low Temperatures Delay Pennsylvania Crops Say Weather Bureau
Philadelphia reports that last weeks’ cold nights kept soil cold and slowed seed germination across Pennsylvania. Winter grains and pastures show first good growth while orchards bloom late, frost damage minimal, and rains earlier in the season created muddy fields delaying seeding and corn planting.
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Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Bureau
York
Lancaster
Merit system would save state millions
Harrisburg May 5 Don ald J Howard of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce told a House committee that passage of a bill to establish the merit system for state employes would save 4 400 000 yearly in salaries He said the annual pay of workers under the bill totaled 29 517 000 Representative Samuel A Weiss sponsor said it would place all state employes under civil service except elected officials appointees by the Legislature those in military service the superintendent of state police and some secretarial officers William C Beyer said present employes would face non competitive tests if the act passed and those who failed would lose their jobs Competitive exams would be used to fill vacancies
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Harrisburg
Donald J. Howard
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
House
Samuel A. Weiss
Allegheny Democrat
William C. Beyer
Philadelphia Committee On Public Affairs
State Taking Bids On Highway Jobs
Harrisburg May 5 Bids for highway projects will be received by the Department of Highways until Friday May 14 at 10 am. Beaver County Independence townships 2.88 miles of road along State Route 351 one pony truss bridge. Erie Millcreek township 1.53 miles of road on Route 25823. Fayette Franklin and Redstone townships Route 26020 and 26120 16 of a mile of road an I-beam bridge. Jefferson Reynoldsville borough 07 of a mile on the Worth street bridge an I-beam structure.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Beaver County
Independence Townships
Erie
Millcreek
Fayette
Franklin
Redstone
Jefferson
Reynoldsville
Worth Street
Congress in Fifth Month Advances Power and Reform
Congress in fifth month pushes coal regulation and Re construction Corporation extension while Supreme Court justices seek full pay and retirement at 70. Appropriation bills move easily as Democratic leaders expect a presidential message urging broader power legislation. Senator Norris prepares a bill for boards to manage power navigation fertilizer production and conservation across eight districts.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Supreme Court
Norris
Ind-Neb
Administration committee mulls wage hour reforms report
The administration committee weighing minimum wage and maximum hour rules has not reported. Wages and hours may be tackled separately, possibly outside this session. Little progress on the government reorganization plan, the first definite recommendation this session. Some Senators warn the plan could die if the session runs long, but supporters dispute that.
Rotary Winners From Three State Clubs Shine
At the closing session of Rotary International District 34, Lebanon club earned a cap for the greatest number of new members in nine months ending March 1 1937, Hanover club won for the highest membership growth percentage, and Curwensville club received a trophy for the greatest aggregate mileage traveled to attend the convention. The district covers Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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Annapolis
Pennsylvania
Rotary International
Lebanon
Hanover
Curwensville
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Philco Strikers Parade at Philadelphia Plants
Several thousand striking workers from the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company protested in front of seven plants in Philadelphia on May 5. They carried Strike signs and wore United Electrical and Radio Workers Union arm bands. The 8,500-strong workforce began a strike last week, with Reese Llewellyn noting possible union talks later in the week. Strikers seek higher wages and contract renewal. company argues wages are 34 percent above industry average.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Storage Battery Company
Philco
United Electrical and Radio Workers Union
Reese Llewellyn
Van Dyke Sees No Loss in Move
Van Dyke, secretary of highways, discounts claims Pennsylvania would lose Federal road funds if the state police and the highway department merge and are financed from the motor fund. He cites alternative gas tax sources and notes the merger is debated as bills sit in a Senate committee since April.
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Harrisburg
van Dyke
Earle
David L. Lawrence
The
Commonwealth
Senate
Bomb Explodes Aboard Bordeaux-Marseille Express
A mysterious tomb explosion aboard the Bordeaux Marseille Express near Saint Martin De Crau killed one French passenger and injured about 20 others as the train sped at 60 miles an hour. The blast, linked to a coupling between coaches, shattered windows, caused fires, and detached a first and a second class car while the train continued toward Marseille. The dead man could not be identified immediately due to severe burns. The Paris Nice Express passed the scene ten minutes later with many Riviera tourists onboard.
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Marseille
France
Saint Martin de Crau
Paris
A. F. L. Defeats C. I. O. at Erie Election
Erie May 5 The American Federation of Labor defeated the John L. Lewis Committee for Industrial Organization in an election held by striking workers at the National Erie Corporation. The strikers voted 142 to 157 for the federation as bargaining agent in negotiations with the company. Strike leaders will confer with William J. Johnson on wage demands. The plant idle since Saturday.
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Erie
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
National Erie Corporation
Federa’’N
William J. Johnson
Explosibility Tests Planned For Freeport Coal Dust
The U S Bureau of Mines will test the explosibility of Lower Freeport Red coal dust at the Experimental Coal Mine near Bruceton Pennsylvania on Saturday May 8 starting about 10 o clock EST. Rust will be prepared from a large sample of coal from the Lower Freeport Bed from Jefferson County Pennsylvania. The tests invite all in the mining industry concerned with mine safety. Also noted are 1937 traffic death counts and a butterfly life span fact.
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Freeport
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bruceton
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
Relief for stomach ulcers via garden vegetable treatment
Stomach specialists at a Chicago hospital announce a revolutionary, inexpensive therapy for stomach and duodenal ulcers derived from a common garden vegetable called ochre. It reportedly helps acid-related conditions and colitis. Readers can bring this ad to Morton's Drug Store in Indiana for liberal treatment of V. M. and a free booklet.
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Gommen
Chicago Hospital
Morton's
Philadelphia St
Indiana
V. M
Lions See Boy Scout Camping Exhibition
Lions Club program featured Scoutmaster Boyd and two Lions sponsored scouts Harry McPhilimy and Lynn Moorhead demonstrating camp setup tent pitching and packing efficiency. Two of four boys headed to the world jamboree in Washington in early July. New members John A. Erickson Sidney Paschoff and H. B. Reese welcomed. Chairman Harrison outlined the state convention in Erie June 7 and 8 and urged attendance. President Boyts announced regional meeting May 20 in Johnstown and marble tournament plans by dens in Johnstown and Altoona with Indiana filing considered.
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Lions Club
Rustie Lodge
Boyd
Harry McPhilimy
Lynn Moorhead
Washington
John A. Erickson
Sidney Paschoff
H. B. Reese
Harrison
Erie
Boyts
Johnstown
Altoona
Indiana
Stock Market Ticker Snapshot Of Major Companies And Percentages
A dense listing shows a broad array of corporations across sectors including Alchem and Dye Am Can Am and For Pow Am Rad and St S Am Smelt and R Am with many others such as Tel and Tel Am Tob B Anaconda Atch T and 5 F Ad Refin Balt and Ohio Bendix Aviat Beth St Briggs Mfe Budd Whee Burr Ad Mach Calumet and Hee Canad Pac Case Cerro De Pas Ches and Ohio Chrysler Coca-Cola Coml Soly Comwith Sou Con Edis Con Oil Corn Prod Del Lack and W Douglas Aire Du Pont De N El Auto L Gen Elee Gen Foods Gen Mot Gen Refract Gillette Hard-Walk Hudson Mot Int Harvest Int Nick Can Int Tel and Tel Kennecott 8 Kresger Lehigh Pert Leh Val RR Loews Montgomery Ward Nash-Kelvin Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Nat Distill Nat Pow Lt NY Central North Am Packard Mot Penn RR Phila RC and I Phillips Pet Pub Sve NJ Pure Oil Radio Reading Co Repub St Rey Tob B Sears Roch Socony-Vacuc Sou Pac Sou Ry Std Brands Ltd G and Std Oil Cal Ltd Ol Ind Std Oil NJ Studebaker Yexas Corp Time Roll B Transamerica Unit Aircr Co United Corp United Gas In US Indus Ale US Rubber US Smelt R US Steel Vanadium West Un Tel West El and M Woolworth with codes and percentages such as 232 100 and 4 2216 8544 169% B2M% H2b 89% and other figures.
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Balt
Ohio Bendix Aviat
Beth St Briggs
Cerro
Ches
Ohio
Chrysler Coca-Cola
Douglas Aire du Pont
el Auto
Gen Foods
Gillette
Hudson
Int
Harvest
Nick Can
Kresger Lehigh
Val RR
Loews Montgom Ward Nash-Kelv
Nat Biscuit
Nat Distill
NY Central North Am Packard
Penn RR
Phila RC
Phillips
Phillips Pet Pub
Sve NJ
Pure Oil Radio Reading Co
Repub St Rey
Sears Roch Socany-Vacu
Sou
Pac
Std Brands Ltd
G and & Std Oil Cal Ltd
Ol Ind Std Oil NJ Studebaker
Yexas Corp
Time Roll
Transamerica
Aircr Co
United Corp
United Gas
Indus Ale US Rubber US
US Steel
Vanadium West UN
Tel West el and
M Woolworth
Flood program not delayed by President’s request
Washington May 5 The flood control program in Pennsylvania totaling 69 million dollars remains active despite President Roosevelt’s request to defer new legislation A claim by Representative James L Quinn indicates the President’s stance targets only new laws The plan includes 55 million for Pittsburgh area protection and 14 million for the Susquehanna River flood guard Local officials in Cambria County proposed an 8 9 million Conemaugh River widening project with state support of 1 5 million to reduce flood stage by three feet
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Washington
James L. Quinn
Brads’ Dock
Roosevelt
Vania
Quinn
Pennsylvania
Will Whittington
Mississippi
Central Committee
Pittsburgh
Cambria
Johnstown
Joseph Fr. Guffey
George B. Pillsbury
Army Engineers
Conemaugh River
Loney Creek
Dorrick Point
Conemaugh
Farm News 4-H Clubs Organize in Brush Valley
Last evening the Brush Valley 4-H clubs organized for 1937 at the Community Hall with Paul Overdorf elected President and Percy Snyder as vice president. Thirty-three members enrolled and will meet May 18 to select club work, with Warner and Miss Owen outlining possibilities and a plan for fair roundups next September. County Agent Warner showed a sound-on-film motion picture Behind the Shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Valley
Paul Overdorf
Percy Snyder
Mina Meade
William Aller
Jean Conrad
Joe George
Lila Mae Overdorff
H.C. Cunningham
Quay Overdorff
Robert McNutt
Warner
Owen
Market summary from Pittsburgh hogs and cattle markets
Markets report from Pittsburgh on May 5 shows hogs at 10.80 to 10.60 for 1600 direct. heavies steady to 25 cents off. cattle with top steers at 11.50 and cutter cows 4.35 to 5.50. calves 10.00 to 10.50. sheep with lambs at 10.75 for choice. produce demand moderate with apples and potatoes listed. trailers noted with running water and built-in power plants.
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Pittsburgh
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