Self defense claim in fatal Barnesboro kitchen shooting
Frank DePetro testifies in Cambria county court that he shot Joy Sacci in his Barnesboro home only in self defense after Sacci, a long time boarder, argued and sang loudly after a drinking session. DePetro, 49, asserts Sacci had previously fired at him and that Sacci was a dangerous man when drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank DePetro
Barnesboro
Stafford
Indiana County
Iis
Cambria County
Pbensburg
Joy Sacci
DePetro
Sacci
Starford
de Petro
Tony Meliano
Meliano
Two Boys Save 8-Year-Old Girl From Creek in Glenshaw
In Glenshaw May 16, Sean Ward and Walter Kay both 12, saved 8-year-old Jean Ward who slipped into Pine Creek near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge. They found a tree limb, reached her, and pulled her to the bank, saving her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenshaw, Pas
Sean Ward
Glenshaw
Baltimore and Ohio
Pine Creek
Harry Hollihan
Walter Kay
Jean
Hollihan
Filmed Firefight Over Gun Sparks Fatal Landlord Case
Witnesses testified that DePetro killed Sacci after seizing a gun from Sacci and firing in self defense. Sacci fired first breaking a window. DePetro fired three more shots, killing Sacci with multiple wounds. Autopsy details were given and a confession cited, with witness Meliano placing the drinking prior to the shooting. Detectives described Sacci carrying a revolver and DePetro's subsequent arrest nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePetro
Sacci
Sacel
B. C. Enly
Barnesboro
Corp
J. F. Maroney
DePetra
Surel
Wfe
Tony Meliano
Commonwealth
Whited
Cambria County
Derby field set as 11 line up at Churchill Downs
Kentucky Derby draws 75 000 as Eleven starters expected with Twenty Grand and Mate favored. Weather dry improves footing with Equipoise possible favorite if track muddy. Mate could join Sir Barton and Gallant Fox as Derby Preakness double winners, while Old Rosebud’s track record stands threaten. Crowd and bets soar toward Louisville for the fifty seventh running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Kerr
United Press
Louisville, Ky
Greentree Stable
Mate
Churchill Downs
Sir Barton
Gallant Fox
Rosebud
Louisville
United States
Charles Curtis
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Boys Howdy
H. C. Hatch
Canada
X-Twenty
G. Kurtsinger
X-Surf Board
E. Watters
X-Anchors Aweigh
KE. Steffen
Mate—G. Ellis
Ladder
L. Schaeffer
Equipoise
R. Workman
Pittsburgh
Three Women Passengers and Pilot Marooned
Three nurses riding in Bettis Field bound plane escaped injury when a wheel dropped off after takeoff. Pilot Weiblin kept calm, circled, and landed the craft safely despite the broken wheel while hundreds watched. The women recalled fear turning to laughter as they awaited a safe touchdown.
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Mckeesport
Bettis Field
Erie
Buffalo
Faith Smith
Kyle
Miss Smith
Misa Elizabeth Wilson
Obituary notices from Indiana Pennsylvanian area deaths
W T Calhoun and Dean Nolan McIntire died with services in Livermore and Gastown. Jennie Varner and Alexander Reed mourned in Johnstown West Lebanon. Surviving relatives include Jennie Varner’s son Chester Warner and others. Funeral services set for 2:30 pm Sunday for Reed at Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert EF. Hinszey
Philadelphia
Livermore
Samuel Shane
Second United Presbyterian Church of
Indiana
A. H. Gettman
Oakland Cemetery
Jennie Varner
Jennie Stewart Varner
Isaac Varner
Charles Moyer
O’connor Street
Johnstown
Warner
Indiana County
John
Sarah Grow Stewart
Rachel Rager
Cambria County
Charles Stewart
Chester Warner
Windber
Lemon Warner
Altoona
Moyer
Dean Nolan McIntire
Frank McIntire
Church Street
Gastown Reform Church
Alexander C. Reed
Alexander Cunningham Reed
West Lebanon
Mr. Reed
John Reed
Presbyterian Church
G. C. Reed
R. E. Reed
Vandergrift
C. P. Reed
A. W. Reed
Pope calls for new economic system in talk
The pope urged social justice to better distribute capital and labor profits, opposing Soviet leveling while aiming to uplift the proletariat. Read in St. Damentus courtyard beside the Medallion for the new encyclical Quarresima Anno, recalling Rerum Novarum. The pope sought to share a summary of the document with the faithful.
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Leo XIII
Soviet Russia
St. Damentus
Four Held in Forest Fire Case
Four persons faced charges after a forest fire burned over 2000 acres of fields and woods and damaged 20000 feet of lumber fences and a barn. Prosecutors cited a spark from a steam shovel as the ignition source under a new act approved May 4. The law makes it a misdemeanor to start fires in woodlands by any burning material. Trial set for the June term. Lewistown work on Water Street proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Planes Concentrate at Fairfield Air Depot for Nationwide Maneuvers
A vast aviation maneuver operation centers on Fairfield Air Depot and Wright Field with more than 600 aircraft scheduled to arrive and participate through Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Foulois leads the air corps staff as 672 planes prepare for formation flight, coast defense trips, and aerial reviews in Chicago New York and Washington. Governor George White expected to fly in with staff aboard a National Guard plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Columbus
George White
National Guard
Chicago
Dayton Committee
Edgb
Indiana School Board Updates Ward Teaching Plan
The Indiana School Board approved a single teacher per room model for Second Ward, transferring Twila Detwiler to the High School to teach eighth grade arithmetic. Kept plan to open Sept 7 with pre-term institute. teachers' week starts Aug 1. Measles, mumps, and whooping cough cases were reported by the school nurse in April. May enrollment totals 2031 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twila Detwiler
Audrey Mead
Miss Mead
Ruby Day
Harietta Dixon
Blairsville
Miss Day
State Teachers’ College
Thaddeus Stevens
Charles Rink
Lutheran Church to Host Sunday School Talk by Dr Wellburn
District Thirteen officials announce a Sunday afternoon program at the Lutheran Church with Dr George W Wellburn as guest speaker on Sunday School work. A round table discussion will follow the speeches, and Wellburn will deliver an evening sermon at 7 30.
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Geo. W. Willburn
Lutheran Church
George W. Wellburn
Christian Education
State Sabbath School Association
Wellburn
Dr. Wellburn
McKees Rocks Cuts Salaries of 21 Teachers
McKees Rocks trims payroll saving about five thousand four hundred dollars annually after reducing 21 teacher salaries and adjusting 16 raises to comply with state code. Two grade school positions removed, replacements projected at minimum salaries, plus a $1,600 offset from required increases. A new front being erected at Tunkhannock Greenwood Stores on East Tioga Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunkhannock
Greenwood Stores
East Tioga Street
Strikers Meet Employers Over Cut in West Virginia
About 1600 miners in West Virginia meet with employers and union leaders after a wage or job cut was announced. Officials hope a compromise can be reached. The session follows a recent move by the United Mine Workers to discuss terms with company representatives.
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W. Va
Empire Steel Strike Nears End As 1600 Workers Vote Accord
In Mansfield Ohio 1600 Empire Steel workers and officials moved toward a settlement after President Henkel offered a compromise to end a 15 percent wage cut. Strikers indicated they may accept return to work Sunday, while some warned of an independent union if the 15 percent cut is not revoked. A union would be formed only if needed, and cooperation with employers remained strong as feared company failure loomed. In Morgantown West Virginia over 1500 miners met with United Mine Workers organizers to press wage demands after recent cuts, with a mass meeting planned for Sunday led by Van A. Bittner as most mines stay idle. Only one Connellsville By-Products Coal Co. mine continues limited operating.
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Mansfield
Empire Steel Corporation
H. Henkel
Henkel
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America
Empire Steel
Oaly
Morgantown
W. Va
Scott's Run
Here
United Mine Workers of America
Connellaville
Connellsville
van A. Bittner
West Virginia
Lit
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Frank de Petro
Moorhead
Weiblin
W. T. Calhoun
Pope
Lewistown
Watey Streat
Mitchell Field
Wright Field
Dayton
Willimord Ryan
John H. Howard
Middletown
Port Columbus
Ohio
Indiana School Board
McKees Rocks
Mr. Kaeslin
Beauty Shoppe
South 4Th Street
Indiana Candy Works
Samantia’s Market
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