Did Not Mean to Hurt Child Trial Testimony
In Chambersburg on May 7 Mita Kiva Sleighter 29 days old testified she had not intended to harm six year old Jean Evita, the child found dead after alleged abuse by Mita and her husband Glenn Sleighter. Prosecutors say Jean died January 10 from beatings, Glenn awaits sentence for murder, while Mita denied planned cover story. Police and defense details described repeated blows and alleged concealment.
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Chambersburg
Mita
Jean
Evita
Childo's Aid
Lighter
Glenn
Murer
Albert Davis
State Police
Steighter
Obituary of Ella Worth 72 White Township resident
Ella Worth aged 72 died at her White Township home Thursday May 6. Born June 9 1865 to John and Mary Leach she married A M Worth July 14 1897. She lived in Indiana Bristol Wisconsin and Johnstown with survivors Earl Worth and Mrs Lola Aretha Elliott. Husband and daughter Lola Aretha died in 1918. Two sisters Miss Mary and Miss Esther Leach survive. Services at Rowineon Funeral Home Sunday 3:30 p.m. Rev Holt Hughes to officiate. Interment Oakland Cemetery. Friends may visit today 7 9 p m Saturday 2 4 and 7 9 p m.
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Iddte Ella Worth
White Township
John Leach
A. M. Worth
Indiana
Bristol
Wis
Earl
Walter Elliott
Johnstown
Lola Aretha
Mary
Esther Leach
Burlington
Rowineon Funeral Home
Holt Hughes
Oakland Cemetery
New Quinine Drug Reported To Fight Pneumonia
A new drug named hydroxethylapocupreine was reported today to combat pneumonia. In 200 cases, there has been no confirmed success or blindness, only a technical name was provided for the compound.
Causes of the Hindenburg Crash Cited by Noted Figures
Captain Frank McCarthy, James C. Mars, W. Von Meister and Sir Hubert Wilkins weigh theories on what sparked the disaster. They cite a possible flame from diesel engines igniting hydrogen, static electricity during a storm, and sparks from rain or landings as the triggering mechanism.
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Uatrange
Frank McCarthy
Shenandoah
James C. Mars
W. von Meister
Zeppelin Transport Company
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hindenburg
Opposition to Mine Code Faces Senate Hurdles
The bill to create a new mine code drew opposition from Dr. Albert Reed of Washington who called it smoke-screen legislation. A committee voted against bringing the already proposed code to the floor, while another panel rejected the administration's style-crew bill. The effort shifts to next March as leaders push to move the measure from committee.
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Albert Reed
Washington Democrat
Chee J. Harmeady
Ines
Keystone State
Senate
Comnet
House
Homer City Hospital plans expansion and public funding proposal
A proposed 98 by 26 foot 4 bed hospital in Homer City would cost about 71628 dollars with equipment, supported by a Federal grant of 23507 and sponsor share 38030. It would serve private patients and group plan subscribers, offer offices for five physicians and two dentists, and feature a three story layout with wards, maternity, surgical suite, x ray, lab, and an advisory management board.
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Duke
Focas
Homer City Hospital
Inaugurations Give Democrats Control of Capitol Hill
A Capitol week of ceremonies included the swearing in of Clair Ross as state treasurer and Warren R. Roberts as auditor general, completing Democratic control of major offices. The administration sought to remove gas producers from utility oversight, move to strip real estate tax authority from Senate committees, revive the horse racing betting bill with votes believed secured, and Assembly passed a minimum wage law for women and children while the chain store tax was delayed. Milk control board members also took oaths.
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Ing
Public Utility Committee
Senate
John Dent
Westmoreland Democrat
Charles Melchiorre
Philadelphia
House
Assembly
Capitol
Milk Control Board
Clair Ross
Butler
Warren R. Roberts
Bethlehem
Demtrats
Capitol Hill
Like Broken Erector Set Describes Crash Scene Personnel
A witness recalls a burning aircraft wreck with black smoke and metal fragments raining down. He describes the aircraft's landing at a 45 degree angle, passengers ejected, screams, burning fuel, and crew injured as he retreats to protect his family.
Federal agent joins Tamaqua search for missing child
A federal agent and state police oversee a large-scale search for a missing child in Tamaqua after the boy disappeared near his grandparents home. Civilian Conservation Corps workers joined from Nesquehoning to scour the mountain, with volunteers to inspect the Schuylkill river area and coal holes as theories consider a possible auto incident.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Nesquehoning
Tamaqua
Jerome
Schuykill
Iminers
Disaster Will Block Airships
Congress funded oceanic airplane mail service but no action followed on President Roosevelt's aviation commission recommendation for a 17 million dollar appropriation, hindering trans atlantic air service plans.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Aviation Commission
Trans-Atlantic airship plans shelved after Hindenburg disaster
Navy committee leaders warned that the Hindenburg crash demonstrated the risks of lighter-than-air craft and halted Trans-Atlantic airship service proposals. They cited past wrecks including the Macon, Akron, Shenandoah, and Roma as evidence of danger and urged helium supply legislation to speed up increases and lower prices.
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Navy
Pacific
California
Hause Naval Committee
New Jersey
Ohio
Ialy
Walsh
United States
Eckener: sabotage possible but unlikely in Hindenburg disaster
Vienna May 7 Dr Hugo Eckener said sabotage must be considered in investigating the Hindenburg disaster yet he regarded such an explanation as unlikely. He noted threats against the ship but stressed a natural cause is more probable. He urged hydrogen replacement with helium and planned to join a German inquiry team to Cherbourg and the Europa.
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Germany
Reich
Hindenburg
America
Eckener
Commission of
Cherbourg
Europa
United States
Vienna
Hugo Eckener
Graz
Austria
Lakehurst
Berlin
Closed Indiana County Deposit Bank repays RFC loan
The closed Indiana County Deposit Bank of Indiana Pa repaid a 260 495 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Assets remaining after repayment total 172 028 and will be liquidated to satisfy 1170 depositors who are due 167 802. After closing Sept 30 1933 the bank used the RFC loan and cash to cover preferred claims and pay a 231 705 dividend representing 58 percent of depositor liability. Travelers convention sessions held in Lebanon with a banquet tonight at Hershey. delegates to elect officers Saturday.
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Philadelphia
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Indiana
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Luther Hart
Harr
R. PF. C
Travelers Convention
Lebanon
Travelers Protective Association of Pennsylvania
Hershey
Workers Force Way Into Mill
Philadelphia May 1 The Apex Hosiery Company and the Committee for Industrial Organization began negotiations to settle a strike of 200 employees who entered the plant after a clash with 160 police. Seventeen injured, including executives William Myers and F Elwood Strube. Three arrested on charges of malicious mischief and disorderly conduct. The union pressed for recognition while an injunction had barred picketing. the federation denies representation by the strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Apex Hosiery Company
Committee For Industrial Organization
William Myers
F. Elwood Strube
Daniel Miller
Camden
N. J
Albert Repsch
Joseph Hudson
Paul Burgmeister
Wiliam M. Rummer, Jr
William Goebel
Albert Vallen
Apex
Strube
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Hosiery Federation
John L. Lewis Committee
Tragic Hindenburg Disaster Deaths And Injuries
Spectators watched as the Hindenburg exploded and crashed near the aid station. Captain Max Pruss and Captain Ernst Lehmann were among the critically injured. Survivors faced shock and hospitals prepared for inquiries as officials launched investigations.
Greatest Show on Earth Eyes of American Tourists Pop
American visitors to the Coronation in London flood the city, drawn by the pageantry and Empire spectacle. Tourists from Oklahoma to New Jersey converge on hotels and viewing spots while reporters note the cost and chaos of London streets, security, and hospitality as Pershing, Rudy Vallee, and others arrive.
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Edward J. Nell
London
Barnum
Empire
Great Britain
Southampton
Liverpool
Plymouth
Ardmore
Okla
John J. Pershing
New Jersey
Rudy Vallee
James W .Gerard
King George
Westminster Abbey
Parliament
Lincoln
Abbey
Coronation
Refunds May Hit Balance In Budget Debate
Washington May 7 Officials weighing budget balance face new hurdles from proposed refunds of taxes collected under the unconstitutional Agricultural Adjustment Act A bill urged by Rep Cullen could add millions to government costs for repaying illegal AAA levies against processors Treasury experts expect menos than 10 percent of about a billion dollars would be returned If the Supreme Court delays or rules for taxpayers refunds could extend to December 31 and increase figures Some Senators called the economy drive mere talk while Harry Hopkins warns relief expenses near 2 175 billion for the year with some lawmakers seeking to cut the President’s requested 1 5 billion for the new fiscal year
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Washington
Cullie
D-Ny
Treasury
Cullen
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Hopkins
Woodrum
D-Va
Hindenburg Captain In Critical Condition In New Jersey
Lakewood New Jersey May 71 Captain Max Pruss commander of the Hindenburg is reported in critical condition at Paul Kimball Hospital by Ocean County coroner Dr. Raymond Taylor. Also serious is Captain Ernst Lehmann, Pruss’s predecessor, not out of the woods yet, as efforts to fund a successor airship gather momentum nationwide.
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Max Pruss
Ernst A. Lehmann
Pluss
Hindenburg
Ernst Lehmann
Lehmann
Carl Weigand
Deutschland
Paul Kimbath Hospital
Lakewood
N. J
Ocean County
Paul Kimball Hospital
Raymond Taylor
Pruss
Germany
Dr. Eckener
Berlin
der Angriff
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Lakehurst
Agai
Inquest Set on Death from Airport Auto Crash
An inquest will be held at 1 30 o clock this evening by Coroner John Woods at the Courthouse into the death of Boyd Holby fatally injured May 1 in an automobile accident near the airport.
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John Woods
Boyd Holby
Liquor Board Deluged With Demands by State Employees Association
Harrisburg May 7 Representing a AFL affiliated group the State Employees Association delivered written demands to the Liquor Control Board seeking wage and hours changes and union recognition as bargaining agent for store clerks The union asked for store shortages deductions to end a 40 hour week while some one man shops run 54 hours a new stores training division a standard promotion plan based on seniority and a minimum salary of 1380 yearly The board agreed to provide electric water coolers for each store and coats for clerks
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Harrisburg
State Employes Association
The
Liquor Control Board
American Federation of Labor
I Asues
State and federal clash over Pennsylvania building program
Washington officials said the next move in Pennsylvania's $65 million public works project rests with the state. A PWA spokesman said help to finance remains on offer, with little chance of approved state modifications. The grant tops $20 million, with the rest funded by bonds via the Pennsylvania State Authority. State officials want relief labor use changes to allow skilled labor.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Pennsylvania
Stock market tickers and percent values from 1960s image list
A dense OCR sequence lists company names across sectors plus scattered percentages and figures such as 16% 4616 18% 10a% 82 MW 565 2 40% 53%. The items include Am, For Pow Am Rad and St, Tel, Boeing era firms like Baldwin, Ohio Bendix, Texaco, and Chrysler, with many others: Lehigh, Packard, Studebaker, US Steel, Penn RR, Phil R, and Std Oil variants among names. The fragment resembles a market index or ticker page.
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Baldwin Lo
Balt
Ohio
Bendix
Burr
Cerro de Pas
Chrysler
Crane Co
del Lack
Douglas Aire du Pont
el Auto & Gen
Elec
Gen Foods
Gillette
Hudson
Harvest
Nick Can
Kreske Lehigh
Val RR
Loews
Mack Trucks
Montgom Ward Nash-Kely
NY Central
North Am Packard
Penn RR
Phila
Phillips
Pet
Sve
Pure Oil Radio Reading Co
Repub
St Rey
Sears Roek
Socony-Vacuum
Brands
Cal
Ind
Studebaker Texas Corp
Time Roll
Transamerica
Alter Corp
United Corp
United Gas
Imp US Indus Alco US Rubber US
R US Steel West UN
Tel West
Woolworth Care Ark Nat Gas
Refugee ships reach safety at Bordeaux in France
Two shiploads of Spanish Basque refugees, over 4300 people, arrived at French ports La Rochelle and Pauillac near Bordeaux. They were escorted by British warships amid shelling and machine gun fire from the insurgent army. Families with babies sought refuge in France with promises of housing, hospitals, and protection.
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Bordeaux
France
Tottering
Bilbao
la Rochelle
Paulllac
Barcelona Revolt Still Unquelled Amid Street Fighting
Barcelona report from May 17 says a four day anarchist revolt rages against Catalan and Valencia governments. City is calmer but gunfire heard in suburbs as police flood streets. Plaza Cataluña deserted except for armed patrols while telephone workers return to service under Valencia ordered public order oversight.
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Barcelona
Spain
Paris
Valencia
Plaza Cataluna
Pittsburgh Markets Produce and Livestock Results May 7
Pittsburgh market report shows produce demand modest with apples and potatoes at steady to about steady prices across various grades. Eggs, butter, and cheese largely unchanged. poultry, hogs, cattle, and sheep listed with price ranges and direct sales figures.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Stags
Roosters
Ducks
Geese
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Moorhead
Ndians's Finest Men's Store
Fage One
Federal
GLO
Zeppelin
Gill Robb Wilson
Stern
Nindenburg
Fred D. Fagg
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
Naval Reservation
Atlantic
Gazette
Calliope
Bobby
Savoy
Piccadilly
Claridge's
Oklahoma
Liquor Board
Nloyes Association
Peaket
Pictorial Review
Physical Culture
Morton
Morganti
Philadelphia Street
Ladley
Albert Morganti
Prop
Indiana County
McFarland
Homer City Road
Indiana, Pa
ELC Mae
Studebaker
Chevrolet
U. S
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Lana
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