Graf Zeppelin Crosses Equator on Historic Flight
May 22. The giant Zeppelin Graf Zeppelin crosses the equator for the first time in history as it sails south from the Atlantic toward Brazil. Nineteen passengers aboard cheer the milestone while radio stations track its position near Pernambuco and Natal as preparations for a gala reception begin in Recife.
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I. N.S
Dygo Eckones
Graf
Atlantic Ocean
York
Mackay
Sayville
Pan Rocks
Rnambuco
Brazil
Orand
South Atlantic Ocean
Plae
Natal
Fernando de Nor
Inday
Market Records Sharp Slide Amid Broad Stock Declines
Stocks move lower in early trading as broad selling presses major indices and leading issues. United States Steel rebounds while Westinghouse and General Electric slip. railroad and motor stocks show mixed strength amid a quieter bond and money market.
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York
Wedesday
Jase
United States
Westinghouse
General Electric
Consolidated Gas
Ized Corporation
United States Steel
United Corporation
Electric Power
Nations Power
Keith
Westing‘house
Amn
Wang Anagonda Copper
Atchinson
Slyc
Crea Cola Visssvreciersseree Continental Cun Secservesepie Waly
Bastian Kodak
Veey Bibpal Erie
iGeneral Motor
Serene Amg
sGrigeby-Gruno
Kelvinator
Kenecott
sAasee Gas
Nec
Ieeesee
Pennroad Corp
Curtis-Wright Miami
Nash Motor
NY Central
North American
Penn BR
Royer Veesers
Pullman Veesers
Transcontinental Airways
Binglair Oil
Standard Oil
Steel
Dessacagtense
White Motor
ST P
Wammongin
Park site selection and governance proposal praised
A committee should select a suitable park site near Indiana county center with strong water supply and accessible grounds. A board of directors with stock shares, led by a president, must guard integrity. The Indiana fair grounds, with a race track and grandstand, are favored for central location, health water, shade, and room for amusements and athletic fields.
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Elgetto
Piente
Indiana
Daniel Boone
Plumville School Board to Meet for Teacher Hiring and Bids
Plumville School board will convene May 28 at 4 o clock in the High School to select teachers for high school Prenell and History along with Music and Health. Applicants must appear in person with certificates. The meeting may also hear bids for fuel and janitor service. The board may reject any or all bids. Ghark Ml. Smith president Phunville Pa Kinter Fry secretary Whonville Pa 6-23.
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Plumville
Bord
Ghark Ml. Smith
Jt. D
Phunville, Pa
Kinter Fry
Whonville, Pa
Penn Run bids sought for school bus routes and fuel
The Penn Run school district invites bids for pupil transportation from Bleu Spruce to Kellar district and for fuel for new and existing town buildings. Separate bids required for each route and for fuel of remaining township buildings. Bids due to secretary by May 8. KC Ray president F S Golden secretary.
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Vide
Charryhillawnghip
Bilson
Bleu Spruce Ami Kellar
Ray
Golden
Penn Run
Kiski Golfers Capture National Inter scholastic Title
Kiski golfers led by Captain Lille Marks and teammates George Kunter Herb Levine and Ken Zimmerman won the Eastern United States Inter scholastic Golf Association title at Greenwich Connecticut. They finished with 676 over 36 holes, edging Hotchkiss of Connecticut by two strokes amid soggy conditions and windy rain.
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United States
Hotchkiga
Connecticut
Atlantic
Ohio
Hotchkiss
Marks
Community Boosters Meet at Clymer
The Community Boosters gathered in Clymer with Ward Houck as chairman. G D Pequegnat outlined the Johnstown campaign model aimed at aiding Indiana County merchants through an educational drive, stressing ethical methods and civic spirit to persuade residents to patronize local shops.
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Clymer
Ward Houck
Chasrman
Houck
G. D. Pequegnat
Pequegnat
Johnstown
Pequégnat
Indiana
Indiana County
New York Millionaire Builder Shot in Bronx Attack
New York housing magnate J. Schwarzler, 59, a leading Bronx builder and share owner, was shot and critically wounded as he entered his car in front of his home. Three young gangsters fled in a red roadster. Detectives Duffy and Bob questioned him, but he gave little information. Schwarzler is brother to August F. Schwerger, prominent builder and major Bronx taxpayer.
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New York
Ins—Alwert J. Schwarzler
Bronx
Hig
Schwerster
Duffy
Bob
Schwarzler
August F. Sehwargler
Esate
County
Man and woman taken for ride ends in shooting
In a federal liquor conspiracy case at Payales Beach a drive to a Tomales ranch led to a fatal shooting of Melville C. G. Sturtevant and serious wounding of Mrs Grace Arnold Berri. Vincent Lucchi, a known racketeer and ex-convict, was sought as the shooter after inviting them on the ride.
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Ban Francisco
Melville CG. Sturtevant
Grace Arnold Berri
Sturlevyant
Berri
Payales Beach
Vincent Lucchi
Peta Lunas
Sturtevant
Tomales
Lueehi
Tariff Wars Near End as Conferees Seek Compromise
Washington May 22 The end of the tariff wars may come as House and Senate conferrees seek a compromise on the flexible tariff clause President Hoover to keep power to change tariffs on recommendations from the tariff commission with possible procedural changes. The export debenture plan for farm relief and a lumber duty compromise were resolved while silver duty and cement import measures were dropped or modified. The tariff commission will have six members with terms of six years and salaries debated. final report expected after further talks as Democrats and insurgents press to oppose the bill while Hoover allies anticipate his signature if passed.
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William K. Hutchison
VNS
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Hoover
Tariff Commission
White House
Cavabalien
Caraway
Grundy
Grundylem
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Davis
Bohlen
Philips
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Thomas W. Phillips
Mayor Mackey
Bih
Roper
Princeton
David A. Reed
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atterbury
Davie
Algr
Hoovey
Farm event showcases dairy prizes and vivid contests
Farmers Quby McMillen Mrs H W Mumau and others vied for prizes in a local fair style event. Mrs R L Boucher won first in cow calling and 100 pounds of 20 percent dairy feed. Children and teens competed in hawk bird and cracker eating contests with winners Kennth Fuller and Frank Walker. The program closed with a lemon pie contest won by Frank Walker as County Agent Warnery highlighted cooperative value and Miss Louise Borland spoke on Arctic explorations and dairy nutrition.
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Quby McMillen
H. W Mumau
Dick Boucher
Dean’ Mumau
Henry Lechner
Avanelle Rice
Ida Jack
Mae Ginter
Burl Lydick
Ida Fyork
Jack Fuller
Kenneth Mumau
John Kerr
Robert Lemmon
Albert Heacock
Kenneth Fuller
Norman Buterbaugh
Kennth Fuller
Henry Laghnor
Ernest Goas
Quay McMillan
Frank Walker
Mark Fyork
Ed Bossie
Harry Jydick
Clyde Mouck
Houck
Warnery
Organiga
Warner
Louise Borland
Pittsburgh Dairy Council
Admiral Byrd
Borland
District Institute Dinner and Election Notice
The Twenty Fifth District Mining Institute will hold its annual dinner meeting and election of officers at the M C A building on Saturday May 24 at two o'clock. Program includes addresses by Walcome Heath Clark, awards to Adrian Mine, discussions on mining method and ventilation, a financial report, and a sermon by Rev J J Mellvaine. Dinner by the Methodist Episcopal Church ladies will follow, with the Commodore Orchestra providing music.
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Twenty-Fifth District Mining Institute
M.C. A
Walcome
Heath
Clark
Joseph Holmen Safety Association
Adrian Mine
S. W
Blakesley
George Steinh
Iser
Morris Coulere
Guy Kanable
J. J. Mellvaine
First Presbyterian Church
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Commodore Orchestra
Sheep Breeders Hold Notable Indiana County Meeting
The Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers Association held a farm program at Clayton Miller’s near Creekside featuring County Agent Warner and speakers from State College and Chicago. A Wool Pool is set for July 1 and 2 in Indiana with a ram sale planned for August 27 at the fairgrounds. A judging demo selected six top breeders who won subscriptions to American Sheep Breeder. Stray dogs and a Krag rifle display added to the event amid progress reports listing 7700 sheep in the county.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Warner
Cooperative Association
Lfe
Indiana County
Clay
Ton Miller
Creekside
Miller
Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
WB. Connell
Bill
Pennsylvania State College
Indiana
Fair Grounds
Connel
P. V., Ewing
Chicago
American Sheep Breeder
Ewing
United States
West
Connell
Comfort A. Tyler
Detroit
Michigan
American Hampshire Sheep Association
Tyler
Hampshire Sharp
Conr
Krag
Messrs
Conner, Ewing
Yler
W. 3. Weaver
Iarry Leech
Indiana Hospital
Fulton Simpson
White Township
Postwar GOP Power Play Spearheads Anti Hoover Drive
Democratic circles mourn as factional tensions surface two years before the Republican convention. The piece notes sharp, contested rhetoric including references to tariff walls and a figure nicknamed Uncle Jon amid party infighting and calls for a tough stance against Hoover.
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Bincae
Uncle Jon
Apd
Pinchot Gains in Pennsylvania Vote Battle for State Offices
Unofficial returns show Pinchot carrying 60 of 67 counties while Davis Brown ticket struggles. Brisk county-by-county gains push Pinchot forward as Philadelphia and several counties slip away. Linn and Drew lead for supreme court, Shannon appears set to win lieutenant governor, with Dewey leading Woodward for internal affairs secretary.
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Pittsburgh
Jenney
J. Davis
Gifford Pinechot
United States
Davis
Joseph R. Grundy
Senate
John 8. Fisher
Francis Shunk Brown
Pinchot
Philadelphia Ware
Brown
Philadelphia
Hivora Sinenit
Teal
Atormy Pettel
Pennsylvania
Iladelphia
Dayla
Chester
Delatvare
Lackawanna
Antaster
Lehigh
Erie
Davis-Brown
Trandis
H. Bohlen
Thomas W Phillipa, Jr
Allerheny
Pittburth
Sedgwick Kigtler
Lock Haven
Johnny Hemphill
West Chester
William B. Linn
James R. Drew
Frank J Graff
Kittanning
Linn
Drew
Graff
Bodly
Allegheny
Edward C. Shannon
Columbia
Shannon
Charles F. Armstrong
Eechburg
Gifford Pinchot
Releate
Philadela Phia
Phillip H. Dewey
Gaines
James F. Woodward
McKeesport
Secretary of ‘Internal Affairs
Woodward
Secrettary
Dewey
Wesley S Ferrier obituary notice continues page two
Wesley S Ferrier is survived by his wife Winona Elgin Manges and children Walter Arling ton Edna Viera Edith Katherine and Paul Eugene plus one grandchild Martin Bareting three sisters Anna Altman Shelogta and Elizabeth Butterworth and Lizzie Manges Funeral services were held at his home Monday at 2 oclock conducted by Rev McClellen with interment in Elder ton Cemetery.
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Curry's Run-Presbyterian Church
Winona Elgin
Manges
Walter Arlington
Indiana
R. D
Edna_ Viera
Edith Katherine
Paul Eugene
Martin Bareting
Anna Altman
Shelogta
Thomas Butterworth
Lizzie“Manges
McClellen
Elderton
One Way Vote Split Highlighted in Primary Talk
Washington report notes Rep. F W Fort of New Jersey argues people vote dry at the ballot box but wet at the polls after Pennsylvania primary results show Davis and Pinchot strong in wet areas. Fort says New Jersey race could hinge on wet dry lines with Morrow and Plelinghuysen as his wet opponents.
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Washington
F. W. Fort
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Davis
Pinchot
Franklin W. Foyt
Dwight W. Morrow
Jseph Prelinghuysen
Fort's
Bandit Kill Rest. Waiter Bandit Kill Rest.
Chicago May 22 INS One of three bandits shot and killed waiter George Gevedakian 88 today while robbing the South Side Restaurant where he was employed. The trio forced him to face the wall as two kept him covered. When he lowered his hands at the cash register bell one gunman fired twice, striking him in the back.
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Chicago
Ins
George Gevedakian
South Side
Garedakias
Fae
Quick Pile Relief Claims Rapid Help for Piles
A promotional notice touts Quick Pile Relief claiming fast relief for piles with a money back guarantee. It asserts rapid action even for stubborn cases and describes the product as harmless and effective against blood congestion in the lower bowel.
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Leonhardt
Cagea
Hem- Reid
Pgs
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