Eviction Threat Flares in Westmoreland Resettlement
In Greensburg Pennsylvania six of 238 Westmoreland Homesteads families face possible eviction after a meeting where residents accused government retaliation for attempts to form their own group. Manager David Warren denied any communist link and called the claim unfounded while noting tensions over leadership and organization. The homesteads were created by the Resettlement Administration to provide miner housing during economic hardship.
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Greensburg
Federal Resettlement Administration
Westmoreland
Pennsylvania
David Warren
homestead@rg
Ray Newhouse
Warren
Newhouse
Resettlement Administration
County Audit for 1936 Ends
County audit report notes no recommendations for county operations. For 1996 revenue totaled 772289.67 with expenditures and sinking fund payments matching that amount. Assessed valuation stood at 45,187,141 with 6,108,165 tax exempt. Assets were 1,157,303.47 while liabilities and bonded debt plus unpaid orders reached 2,690,086.99.
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Sahame
Unsold Tickets Boost Saturday Prize Draw at Fairgrounds
Tickets remained unsold for prizes Lions plan to give away this Saturday at the fairgrounds. Thursday noon was set as the deadline to turn in all unsold tickets for money. Remaining tickets will be available at the fairgrounds amid heavy demand. Prizes include a Buick, Oldsmobile, Al-Ned electric refrigerator, Zenith TV, and Norge washer, to be drawn after the last race in the grandstand.
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Buick
State Boosts Speed Limit and Traffic Signal Rules
The state expands enforcement with higher penalties for defacing signals and longer imprisonment prospects. New rules require clear visibility for parking, cautious passage through yellow lights, and updated signal placements and timings. Trailer titles become mandatory after September 3, and a certificate of title may be issued if encumbrances remain after three years.
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Page One
Secretary of High
Philadel
H Jn
Pittsburgh
Allsay
Department of Revenue
Louis Schmeling bout cancelled in Detroit
September 1 report says a defense of the heavyweight title against Max Schmeling is off this fall. Physicians advise a 2 to 6 month rest after x rays show badly bruised muscles and tendons around the knuckles of Louis right hand from the title defense against Tommy Farr in New York.
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Detroit
Max Schmeling
Louis
Tommy Farr
New York
Law Reforms and Provisions Update Reported
The notice outlines laws effective today requiring explosives firms to report safety measures to the Department of Labor and Industry and to obtain licenses costing between 2.50 and 23 after January 1. It also mandates fire safety fixtures in public buildings, grants Common Pleas Court jurisdiction over liquidating closed banks, and bans stuffing sausages with vegetable products milk powder cracklings or vegetable coloring.
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Department of Labor and Industry
Common Pleas
Indiana County Fair Returns With Harness Racing and Vaudeville
Thousands attend the Indiana fair as the grounds, bought by J S Mack and E M Mack of the G C Murphy Co, host a revived event. Profits fund purchasing the grounds for the Indiana County Agricultural Fair Association to secure yearly shows. Harness racing dominates the program with $900 in daily prizes and a strong field of racers. A dynamometer pull showcases strong teams, followed by vaudeville acts from a Broadway-style lineup including the Rexola Troupe and Daredevil Roland The Human Fly.
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Sheriff's Sale
J. S. Mack
E. M. Mack
G. C. Murphy Company
Indiana County Agricultural Fair Association
Frank Gourley
Apalio
E. Creps
Common Pleas Court
Heilbrun
The
Fair Association
John W. Warner
C.A. Burke
State College
B. H. Hankison
Cawangville
R. D
James Kuntz
New Bethlehem
Clark Uber
White Township
C. C. Stockdale
Dayton
Charles M. McMillen
Rayne Township
Buoadway
Jacob Faith
Harry W. Leech
Dick Stephens
Nmanagers
Rexola
Tovelry
Jomes
Capt
Lavalley
Roland
Navy Increases Watch as Shanghai Crisis Grows
Hoover region bombing raises danger for nearly 2000 Americans in the zone. Officials say government will keep escape routes open. If Shanghai excludes commercial ships, the navy must remove them to ensure exit paths.
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Hoover
Shanghai
Speed blamed for bus crash in Goshen Indiana
Coroner Karl Vetter blamed a speeding motorist who ran a stop sign for a deadly bus automobile crash near Goshen. Five killed and more than 30 injured, nine seriously. The motorist, Allison Bishopric, 65, of Cincinnati, died. Bus driver Lee Callahan, 32, of Toledo, was injured. Greyhound vehicle overturned, trapping passengers. Victims include B. F Hartman, 72, and son C. F Hartman, 36, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
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Goshen
Ind
Karl Vetter
Here
Morc Heh
Allison Bishopric
Cincinnati
Lee Callahan
Toledo
Packard
Callahan
Greyhound Company
B. F Hartman
C. F. Hartman
Waynesboro
Hartman
Damaged Liner President Hoover Returns to Harbor After Air Raid
A Chinese air raid damaged the Dollar Liner President Hoover, killed a steward from Baltimore and wounded others. The vessel, en route to Shanghai, was ordered to turn back toward Japan to avoid further attacks. Passengers and crew faced a brutal strike with shattered interiors and mended by Japanese warships offering aid.
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Hull
World Peaceways
National Council For Prevention of War
Emergency Peace
Campaign
Women's International League For Ppace and Freedom
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Wichita
China
Baltimore
Port Wobe
Japan
Dollar
President Hoover
Hoover
Shanghai
Lloyd
Haskell
United States
China Sea
George W. Yardley
Yardley
Guests Hike Two Stairs as Hotel Strike Shuts Some Areas
Guests at a hotel faced limited access as a sudden strike by bartenders in sympathy with a wage dispute with hotel management led to temporary walkouts. Other staff stayed at work while unions objected to a proposed contract and a so called vider that would allow firings without hearings. The confider offered raises of ten dollars per month for porters and waitresses and up to twenty five dollars for kitchen staff.
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Hotel and Restaurant
Exempted Groups Labor Hours Across Sectors
Four groups exempted from standard hours outline allowances for overtime in newspaper publishing banking hospitals and retail. Newspapers may exceed eight hours daily up to 44 hours weekly to prevent service disruption. Banks may average 46 hours weekly over 13 weeks totaling 520 hours, with daily limits up to 10 hours and weekly caps up to 54 for salaried staff. Hospitals allow up to 10 hours daily or 48 in a six day week until fiscal year end, with a 12 hour single day limit and a 10 hour period rule. Retail workers may be on duty eight hours daily or 44 hours weekly.
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Pnes
Labor rules and wartime Shanghai conditions described
The article outlines weekly and daily work limits for various sectors including laundries and hotels, notes collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act, and details penalties for violations. It also reports on deteriorating conditions in the French concession amid cholera typhoid and dysentery, Japanese air plans, and U S Marines under Admiral Yarnell reinforcing Shanghai defenses as tensions rise.
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Shanghai
China
Yangtzepoo
Yarnell
American Troops Ready Amid Far East Crisis
Japanese forces press Taiwanese and nearby coastal areas as Shanghai battlefronts intensify. Admiral Yarnell governs U S Asiatic fleet powers while plans await Roosevelt. The liner Hoover bombed near Shanghai and refugees seek evacuation as U S vessels face port restrictions.
Labor Day Races Set Record Entry at Altoona Speedway
The Labor Day speed classic at Altoona Speedway draws the largest field in years with 45 drivers. Qualifying begins 9 a.m. Monday, narrowing to the 24 fastest for the final grind. New entrants include Hearty Drexler of Louisville and Deb Snyder of Kent.
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Altoona
Altoona Speedway
Hearty Drexler
Louisville
Deb Snyder
Kent
Gay Nineties Pageant Opens Allegheny County Fair
A pageant themed Gay Nineties will inaugurate the fifth annual Allegheny County Fair at suburban South Park tomorrow. Other opening events include harness racing a polo game and a contest for glider exhibition.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
South Park
Truck Driver Former Deputy General Kills Youth Near Uniontown
A truck driven by former Deputy Attorney General Lyon V. Phillips struck and killed 14 year old Clyde Joseph McDowell on the highway near Uniontown last night. Phillips said the boy ran into the path of the truck.
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Uniontown
Lyon V. Phillips
Clyde Joseph McDowell
Phillips
License Applications with Several Applicants Named
Michael Finkovich Jr McIntyre and Agnes Louis McIntyre apply. Michael Oterson Detroit and Kathryn Palchesko Idamar. Christopher Fisher Dunn Saltsburg and Freda Marie Bryan Saltsburg also listed.
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Michael Finkovich, Jr
McIntyre
Agnes Louis
Michael Oterson
Detroit
Kathryn Palchesko
Idamar
Christopher Fisher Dunn
Saltsburg
Freda Marie Bryan
Chicken hawk captured near Fayette County courthouse
Joseph B. Hadock captured a large chicken hawk in downtown Uniontown eighty yards from the Fayette County courthouse. The bird became confused while maneuvering among buildings and swooped toward the street.
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Uniontown
Joseph B. Hadock
Fayette County
Pittsburgh alderman hopeful credits opponents
Albert Morgan, seeking the Democratic nomination in the 14th ward, praises all opponents as honorable and responsible while urging voters to support him. The report also notes a star brighter than the sun being discovered and a brief line on tree stump regrowth after cutting, with scientific remarks.
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Pittsburgh
Albert Morgan
Star route service changes reconfigure Indiana to Torrance line
The post office announces changes to the Star route mail service between Indiana and Torrance railroad station. Effective July 23 1987 the contractor’s pay is reduced by 114.58 dollars yearly. The revised route from Indiana passes Homer City Graceton Coral Blacklick Blairsville Patterson Corner and End of Derry Lane to Torrance station six days a week and returns directly to Indiana.
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Washington
Indiana
Torrance
Stalior
Post Office Department
Wit
Homer City
Graceton
Coral
Blacklick
Blairsville
Patterson Corner
Derry Lane
Cokeville Road
Greceton
Civil War veteran dies and local obituary notices
Aged weathered veterans and residents are remembered in multiple notices. Nine children born to a Union veteran include five survivors: Calvin and Bert Rummel of Green Township, Benjamin Rummel of Bethlehem, Mrs. Thomas James of Vincennes, and Mrs. Harkins, plus service details and a Uniontown cemetery burial with American Legion honors. Other obituaries include Mrs. Mary Ann Ellison of Indiana city, Mrs. Sarah Williams of Greensburg, Miss Florence Mabel Dunmire of Conemaugh Township, and Mrs. Wesley Emhoff of Glen Campbell. Funeral services are set at churches and homes with interments in Oakland and Madison cemeteries. Ezra Bratton of Johnstown dies after surgery at 30, with a list of relatives and local committal. A line about native Ainu women’s lip tattooing appears at the end.
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Union
Calvin
Bert Rummel
Green Township
Benjamin Rummel
Bethlehem
Thomas James
Vincennes
Ind
Harkins
Evangelical
Uniontown
Indiana County
Michael R. Tysor
John Scott Post
Cherrytree
American Legion
Mary Ann Ellison
James Ellison
Maple Street
Indiana
Liverpool
England
Ellison
United States
Rossiter
Rossiter Presbyterian Church
Indiana Tabernacle
Mix
Anna Ellison
Bell Funeral Home
Funeral
Stillman A. Foster
Jack Munyon
Oakland Cemetery
Sarah (Bowman) Williams
W. D. Williams
North Fifth Street
Greensburg
James M. Williams
Toledo
Williams
Old Madison
Westmoreland County
Jeannette United Brothers Church
Mary Strawn
Swissvale
Jacob G. Williams
Blairsvile
John L. Williams
Joseph F. Billups
C. G. Hall Samuel Williams
George Cribbs
Robert B. Williams
Jeannette
Madison Cemetery
Florence Mabel Dunmire
Water Street
David E. Dunmire
Catherine (Starry) Dunmire
Conemaugh Township
Saltsburg
Zion Lutheran Church
Alice Marie Cravener
Homer City
Arthur J. Pfohl
R. B. Hurt
The
Christian Church
Swims Two Miles as Plane Crashes at Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City reports a U S Army reserve air crew plane crash at sundown. Henry Paar 86h an Army mechanic and passenger is missing after a night swim to shore. Forces including Capt D W Golds rich and Goodrich planes hunted the lake as Fort Douglas soldiers patrolled the shore.
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Salt Lake City
Sept.Uy
Great Salt Lake
Henry Paar
Army
Lucian Powell
Cdms
D. W. Goldsrich
Pearson
Goodrich
Fort Douglas
Utah
Belle
Flood victims accuse feds of double crossing at dams
State Senator W B Rodgers, leader of the tri state authority, charges the federal government halted work on the $4 million Tionesta and Crooked Creek flood control dams to study hydro power. He says delaying power plans endangers western Pennsylvania coal markets and violates an 1898 bargain.
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Pittsburgh
W. B. Rodgers
Tri-State Authority
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Tionesta
Crooked Creek
Federal Power Commission
Rodgers
Croatea Creed
Stock Market Tumbles as Shares Dwindle Across Sectors
A dense listing shows numerous stocks trading with fractional gains and losses, including Ford, General Electric, Chrysler, IBM, and United Aircraft among others. The market mood shifts amid varied percentages, reflecting broad volatility. One line notes a historical remark: one third of the Indian Empire consists of algae, and a tortoise lifespan is about Wy years.
Submarine attack near Valencia and Asturias front in Spain
News from London and Madrid report a submarine attack on the British destroyer Havock off the eastern Spanish coast near Alicante and Valencia, while Greek freight and Spanish ships are bombed. Spanish forces retreat toward Asturias as insurgents push from Santander with government remains defending Gijon and Zaragoza fronts.
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London
Admiralty
Alicafit
Valencia
Barcelona
Britain
Paris
France
Non-Inters
Vention Committee
Mallar
Santander
Havock
Mediterranean
Timiryazev
Parame
Ciudad de Reus
Spain
Iran
Asturias
Escudo
Cuera
Jijon
Gijon
Bay of Biscay
Cuevas
Aragon
Zaragoza
Markets report from Pittsburgh and Chicago on Sept 1
Pittsburgh market notes show apples steady with No 1 Pennsylvania maidens and wealthys priced across cents, potatoes steady with New Jersey Cobblers and California Leng Whites also listed. Hog and cattle prices in Pittsburgh edges up, calves and lambs mixed with steadier to lower tone, sheep slow. Chicago wheat weak on hedge selling amid soft demand, private crop forecasts awaited. corn opens mixed with slight gains then retreat.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Jrsey
Long Island
California
Chicago
Budget Deficit in 1939 Forecast Amid Rising Expenditures
Treasury officials note expenditures cut has not kept pace with revenue gains, raising the tax expenditure ratio. They report 60.8 cents in tax collection per dollar spent, up from 65.3 cents in July. Work begins on a revised budget for the 1939 fiscal year as administration aims for balance.
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Agroinsistration
Auditors Seek Settlement Of Estate Distribution
The Orphans Court of Insi diana County appoints an auditor to settle and adjust the report distribution of money in the hands of The Savings & Trust Company of Saodlang as Executor of Jane Bowers late of Ingle OrOUGH deceased. The duties of the auditor's appointment are stated to be conducted at The Farmers Bangding in the borough on October 15, 1937 at 10 o'clock in the morning.
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Finber & Ruddock
Rubstows
Orphans’ Court
Insidiana County
Savings & Trust Company of
Saodlang
Gstar Para
Jane Bowers
Ate
Ingle Orough
Bang Ding
Sata
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Daughtery
Cat Rate Drug Store
Louis - Schmeling
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NAVY
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Harrisburg
Harry Yarnell
Asiatic Fleet
Roosevelt
Ching
Woosung
Yangtze
International
Changwhapang
Paoshan
Yanglee
Bunker Hill
Lotien
Chapei
Kiangwan
Nanking
Shanghai-Nanking
President
Dollar Line
Clarence Gauss
Sherghai
Lad
Chicken Hawk
Pasadena
Cass
Fritz Zwicky
California Institute of Technology
Cape
STAR
Torrance Col
Wesley Emhoff
Glen Campbell
William Lewis
Punxsutawney
Baptist Church
Gettysburg
Emholl
Wesley Finhoff
Henry Barkley
Glen Campbel
Ezra Beatton
Johnstown
N. E. Bratton
Dorothy
Luther
Walter
James Long
Jennie Hunter
Kittanning
Olive Timblin
Rossi Rossiter
Steffy
Rig
Dever
Cemery
Rogers
Air Reduc
Chrysler Corp
Comwith
South
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Crane Co
del Lack and
West
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
Kennecott Corp Sah
Kresge
Lehigh Val Coal
Loews
Mack Trucks
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kelv
Lila Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
NY Central
North Ameria Zale Packard Motor
Penn RR
Phillips Pet AG
Radio
Repub Steel
Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck
Socony
Vacuum
Southern Pacife
Southern Ry
Gas
Calaly
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Transamerica
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas
US. Steel
Vanadium Corp
West Union Tel
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Woolworth
Curb
Ark
Nat Gas
Elec
Pennroad
Spanish
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