State to Trace Route of Death in Slaying Trial
Pittsburgh May 18 A jury will follow the route the state contends 73 year old Martin Sullivan walked last December 17 in a door to door slaying of five persons and wounding of a sixth. Sullivan former Duquesne policeman faces murder charge in the death of Mrs Laura Bason. Attorneys sought a twelfth juror as opening statements began. Sullivan pleads not guilty.
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Pittsburgh
Olf
Martin Sullivan
Duquesne
Laura Bason
Chauncey Pronger
Sullivan
J. Frank Graff
Coll
Plea to Keep Temple Holy at Allegheny Lutheran Synod
The Allegheny Lutheran Synod opened its 96th annual conference in Altoona with Dr. H. D. Hoover urging the church to remain a holy temple as it was in the past. Rev. Ellis G. Burgess announced Lutherans would present a unified display at the New York World Fair. About 200 ministers and laymen from Somerset to Huntingdon counties attended. Officers will be chosen and several ministers, including James Suter Williamsburg and James Fisher Warior's Mark, will be ordained.
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May
H. D. Hoover
Clotisburg
Allegheny Lutheran Synod
Ellis G. Burgess
New York
Somerset
Cambria
Blair
Bedford
Centre
Huntingdon
James Suter
Williamsburg
James Fisher
Edwin Clapper
Duncansville
Elwood Hauser
Ernest Hutson
R. A. Saia
Henry M.cassler
Davidsville
Aaron Kanarr is Indiana's last Civil War veteran dies
Aaron Kanarr aged 91 of Indiana, last Civil War veteran in the state, likely to be buried Thursday after 2:00 p.m. services at Streams Funeral Home with interment at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements pending arrival of daughter Minnie Stevens of Pitman New Jersey. friends may pay respects at the funeral home. SUSANNA FRANCES FEE 53 dies in Gates Hospital near Elderton and Kittanning plan. Charles Kostellic 77 Heilwood resident dies. funeral at Heilwood Church Wednesday 9:00 a.m.. interment Cameron Bottom Cemetery. William G. Barthold Northampton Democrat sworn in as state senator in Harrisburg replacing Warren R. Roberts.
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Indiana
Streams Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Minnie Stevens
Pitman
N. J
Susanna Frances Fee
Gates Hospital
Davis
Clairissa Jane Bierer George
Elderton
Leechburg
Apollo
Frank W‘fee
Whitesburg Presbyterian Church
Kittanning
R. D
Glenn W
Russell C
Pittsburgh
C. ‘E. Ellsworth
John George
Shelocta
Fee
Evened Kittanning
Everend C. L. Moore
Rural Valley
Greenwood Cemetery
Charles Kostellic
Heilwood
Heilwood Catholic Church
Cameron Bottom
Harrisburg
Willian G. Barthold
Northampton
Donald Mellvaine
Frank Leeds
Charles Downing
Oakland Farms
Whitford
Indiana County
J. M. Risinger
Homer City
Marion Center
William McMillen
Charlés Glasser
Harry Wetzel
William &. Wetzel
Clarence Bence
Chester County
Tsare Morgan
Parkersville
Brandywine
H. P. Lewis
Jersey
American men heavy casuals in foreign volunteer forces
Reported continuation describes American men serving as heavy casuals with Spanish passports and assumed aliases. Military observers estimate about 1,000 British volunteers on the government side, with roughly 600 casualties. French volunteers tally around 15,000, with about 3,000 slain.
Justice Van Devanter Retires From Supreme Court in 1937
Willis Van Devanter informs the President of his retirement from regular active service effective June 2 1937 following the term adjournment. The act allows retirement at full pay of 20000 annually for those over 70. His departure opens a vacancy as Roosevelt ponders a successor, after years of mixed voting in administration cases.
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Willis van Devanter
van Devanter
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
White House
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Benjamin WN. Cardozo
Tennessee Valley Authority
Long-serving Justice Van Devanter Dies at 95
The obituary notes the passing of Justice Van Devanter after a 26 year tenure on the Supreme Court. It recalls his stances on AAA benefits and gold payment disputes, his health, his Maryland farm, and a 1994 death of his wife who owned Montana wheat farms. It contrasts his career with records of longer service by Justice Field and Chief Justice Marshall.
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Associated Press
van Devanter
Roosevelt
New York
Washington
Maryland
Potomac River
Virginia
Zebarney Phillips
Senate
Montana
AAA
Blairsville School Banquet Names New Editor Dorothy Martin
The Blairsville Blair Hi News staff and friends of Blairsville High held their annual banquet at Bel Mere. The new editor for the coming school year was chosen as Dorothy Martin. The evening featured dancing and a pleasant gathering.
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Stairsville High School
Campbell Mills Fark
Luther Kennedy
Mary Alice
Apollo
Blairsville
Blair Hi News
Blairsville High School
Bel Mere
Dorothy Martin
Court Bill Faces Hurdles as Retirement Sparks Debate
Senators argued over the court packing plan after Van Devanter's retirement, with Ashurst predicting guaranteed passage while opponents urged withdrawal. Borah and King weighed in on the judiciary committee's vote and implications for the administration's agenda. Washington factions clashed amid news of retirement and potential shifts in judicial control.
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White House
van Devanter
Ashurst
Borah
R-Ida
Judiciary Committee
King
Utah
Burke
D-Neb
Gracesul
Court fines levy on Indiana restaurant men for liquor violations
Sam Carnabucci and James Trimarchi were sentenced for selling malt beverages to a minor. Carnabucci paid 300 dollars and costs, Trimarchi 200 dollars and costs. Nick Pagano was fined 300 dollars and costs. John Kosic and Pete Rensko pled guilty to making alcohol without a permit, Kosic 150 dollars and costs, Rensko 100 dollars and costs.
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Sam Carnabucci
James Trimarchi
Indiana
Carnabucci
Trimarchi
Nick Pagano
John Kosic
Center Township
Pete Rensko
Lockport
State Liquor Control Board
Kosit
Rensko
Pennsylvania Farm Failures Decline In 1936
Pennsylvania joined other states in reporting fewer farm bankruptcies in 1936. The Middle Atlantic region registered 313 farm bankruptcies, down from 457 in 1935, part of a national drop of 16 percent from 1935 to 1936.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Independents Announce Plan and Labor Action at Shipyard
Continents from Page One report an inside union campaign as about 2500 Federal Ship Building and Dry Dock workers in Kearny New Jersey walk off the job. CIO affiliated employees call it a strike, while employers claim dismissals occurred. Dr Henry W Shoemaker named Archivist in Harrisburg as successor to Dr Curtis W Garrison. Legislature approves a loan bill setting three percent interest on loans up to 180 and zero percent on 150 to 300. bill sent to governor.
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Kearny
N. 3
Federal Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
CIO
Harrisburg
Lestjer K. Ade
Department of Public Instruction
I Henry W. Shoemaker
McBilhiat‘fen
Clinton County
State Library and Museum
Curtis W. Garrison
State Plans Merge Police and Highway Patrol to form Motor Police
Harrisburg May 18 An administration source said a bill to merge state police and the highway patrol would create the Pennsylvania Motor Police with a Bureau of Investigation or Little G Man unit to handle crime detection. The new force would be financed from the motor fund.
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Harrisburg
State Pollas
Highway Patrol
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Senate
Washington
Bureau of Investigation
Over Million Trees Planted This Year Local Sail Conservation Service
The Spring tree planting program in the Sail Conservation Service ended May 15. From April 1, CCC camps at Home and Shelocta, plus about forty five local men, planted 1,129,384 conifers and 160,600 hardwoods in six weeks across 879 acres on cooperating farms. Project Forester Kerns calls it the largest and one of the most successful seasons for the local project.
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Sail Conservation Service
CCC
Home
Sheloca
Home Camp
Shelocta
Kerns
Women Voters Debate Six-Point Program at Altoona
At the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters convention in Altoona on May 18, leaders discussed a six-point program. Proposals cover civil service merit, local government reorganization, coordinated state and county health services and welfare, improved conditions for women workers, a nonbelligerent stance for peace, and flood control. Mayor J Harry Moser opened the conference before about 500 delegates.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania League of Women Voters
America
J. Harry Moser
Mayor Holds Three In Death Of Officer
Philadelphia May 18 Mayor Davis Wilson ordered three men held for a hearing on charges of slaying Patrolman James T Morrow. The suspects are George Bilger 19 Masefield Carter 45 and Policeman Alfred Gebhardt Morrow's partner. Bilger admitted the shooting was accidental and Gebhardt and Carter denied knowledge of Bilger.
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Philadelphia
Davis Wilson
James T. Morrow
Morrow
Wilson
George Bilger
Masefield Carter
Alfred Gebhardt
Bilger
Carter
Gebhardt
Coal Commission Divided On Report
Philadelphia May 18 The Anthracite commission failed to agree on a solution to unauthorized mining. The six member group appointed by the legislature to study conditions in the hard coal fields gave Governor George H. Earle three different proposals last night. Earle declined to disclose their contents and said he would send them to the legislature without comment before meeting with both houses to decide a course.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Commission
Ave
George H. Earle
Earle
Observe Memory of First Ship in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on May 18 officials marked the 118th anniversary of the Atlantic crossing by the first steam propelled vessel the Savannah built in 1818. The ship used a 90 horsepower low pressure engine and two paddle wheels.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Navy
Steamship Company
Atlantic
Savannah
Wire tolls cut to favor night messages nationwide
Western Union announces across the board overnight rate reductions effective June 1. The new schedule lowers costs for 25 word night letters to 50 cents maximum, with five word increments and distant routes at lower per-word rates. Aimed at expanding use for business and social communication, the plan promises faster morning delivery. Also notes Indiana County dairymen shipping Jersey cattle to Chester County, including several local buyers and breeders.
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Indiana
W. &. Horner
Western Union Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. Ic
Horner
United States
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
N.Y
Chicago
Miami
Fla
Los Angeles
Calif
Proposal to add six Supreme Court justices sparks debate
The article outlines a plan to expand the court by up to six seats if retirement thresholds are met. It cites figures like Felix Frankfurter and Pecora, noting their roles in New Deal laws, government service, and investigations, with mentions of Rosenman and Peccora in connection to Roosevelt era politics. Read the Gazelle Classified Ads.
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Rosenman
Roosevelt
New York
Markets Produce Pittsburgh May 18 Report
Market news from Pittsburgh lists slow produce demand with steady apple and potato offerings across multiple car lots. No. 1 New York Baldwins and other varieties priced. grain and shell stock figures noted. Hogs and cattle show varied, with prices advancing for some weight ranges while calves and sheep movements mix. State appropriation bills in Harrisburg aim at Penn State College funding for engineering and mineral industries.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
Ganos
Starks
Maine
Green Mountains
Michigan Rurals
Florida Spaulding Rose
Alabama Bliss Triumphs
Caliifornia Whites
Bushel Erates
Florida Bliss
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State College
School of Engineering
School of Mineral Industries
Tuber Moti Threat Poses Potato Fields Risk
The Tuber Moth harms potato fields on the Delmarva peninsula but does not affect Pennsylvania crops, according to the Bureau of Markets. The advisory notes regional pest activity and clarifies limits of damage in surrounding states.
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del- Mar-Va
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Markets
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