Patient Kills Man at Hospital in Blairsville
In Torrance State Hospital near Blairsville, James S. Ruffner of Latrobe died from a fractured skull after Albert Gandolph, a homicidal patient, seized a clothes tree and struck him from behind. Gandolph, committed from Indiana County, is described as acting under delusions. investigators deem it an unpredictable patient act.
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Blairsville
Torrance State Hospital
James S. Ruffner
Latrobe
John Wiseman
Albert Gandolph
Ruffner
Gandolph
Indiana County
False Fire Alarm at Storage Tee & Supply
A neighborhood woman reported a flickering light and triggered a fire alarm at the Storage Tee & Supply Company early this morning. The fire department inspected the scene and found no fire, returning to quarters after a routine check. A food sale is planned for Saturday, September 2 at Curb Market and Troutman's Basement for the King's Daughters.
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Storage Tee & Supply Company
Curb Market
Troutman's Basement
King's Daughters
Indiana public schools set to open next Tuesday
Indiana public schools will open for the 1939 40 school year next Tuesday afternoon Superintendent E C Perry announced today The schools have undergone improvements since June and aim to start the year with a brighter atmosphere Dark classrooms and corridors have been redecorated to reflect more daylight and reduce artificial light The high school auditorium has been redecorated with cream and white and acoustic treatment The 1939 graduating class left funds to buy drapes matching the curtain to improve acoustics The Thaddeus Stevens School assembly room stage was enlarged and rough floors covered The Harrace Mann School lighting was upgraded
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Indiana Public Schools
E. C. Perry
Jne
Perry
Thaddeus Stevens
Harrace Mann
See
Local youth sailing home from war disrupted voyage
Ernest Stewart son of Attorney and Mrs Ernest Stewart is en route home after escaping Europe amid war concerns. A cablegram says Ernie reached Bulgaria then Italy, Switzerland and England. He sailed today from Southampton on the S. Manhattan.
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Europe
Ernest Stewart
Ernie
Bulgaria
Italy
Switzerland
England
Southampton
Manhattan
All States Colleges Urged To Train Pilots for War
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania aeronautics bureau urged 72 colleges to join the federal civilian air training program. The authority aims to train 800 to 1,000 student fliers in the state this year with funding for ground courses and flight instruction. Courses are open to ages 18 to 25 with a 2 percent women quota and 5 percent noncollege men.
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Harrisburg
Thief of Pennsylvania
Aeronautics Bureau
William M. Schwarz
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Pennsylvania
CAA
Schwarz
Air Porte
President Voices Appeal Against Bombing
President Roosevelt urged European powers to pledge not to bomb civilians or unfortified towns as the world faces widespread hostilities. He also announced the resignation of Ambassador Hugh Wilson, who will take up special duties in the State Department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Hugh Wilson
Germany
Wilson
State Department
Richard L. Turner
Death claims local native Ralph Cunningham and Thomas Wilden
Ralph Cunningham son of the late A S Cunningham died at Mount Vernon New York hospital. Two sisters Mrs John M Miller and Miss Erma Cunningham plan to bring the body to Indiana for funeral arrangements. Thomas Wilden foreman at Ernest for 30 years was killed in an accident Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 30 in Ernest Union Church with Rev Lester H Case officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Body lies in state an hour before the service. Family home visitation is noted. Continued on page two.
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Ralph Cunningham
A.S. Cunningham
Gertrude (Cunningham) Glover
Mount Vernon
N. Y
John M. Miller
Erma Cunningham
Indiana
Thomas Walden
Thomas Wilden
Ernest
Ernest Union Church
Lester H. Case
Greenwood Cemetery
Thomas G
Eliza
Amond) Wilden
New York
Artegan
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Britain ready to fulfill pledged obligations to Poland
Prime Minister Chamberlain declared Britain would unhesitatingly fulfill its obligations to Poland if Germany does not suspend aggression and withdraw. He spoke at an extraordinary Commons session, warned Berlin ambassador to seek passport, and noted a bill for military service ages 18 to 41. He blamed the German chancellor for the catastrophe.
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London
Chamberlain
Germany
Poland
Britain
Berlin
Neville Henderson
Mussolini
Commons
Bok
Warsaw
Great Britain
George
House of Commons
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Bombers Roar Over Warsaw and Berlin As Armies March On
German forces invade Poland in undeclared warfare as bombers strike Warsaw. Britain and France pledge aid if Germany continues. mobilization underway. Roosevelt urges pledges not to bomb civilians and weighs U.S. neutrality actions. Italy says it will refrain from military operations.
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Warsaw
Berlin
Poland
Great Britain
France
Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Géorrge VI
Foreign Ministry
Washington
United States
Danzig
State Department
Alexander C. Kirk
Roosevelt
Italy
White House
Congress
Poland invokes mutual aid pact with Britain over German aggression
The Polish Ambassador in London notified Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax that Poland has invoked the British Polish mutual assistance treaty citing German aggression. The ambassador made a personal call to Halifax to announce the action in London.
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London
Lord Halifax
Poland
War Buying Lifts Market Amid War Demand Surge
War buying swept through United States and North American markets as steel copper rubber and sugar purchases pulled markets from a slump. Wheat jumped 5 to 8 cents, bonds fell as investors shifted to stocks and commodities. U S Treasuries faced mixed support from big banks while premiums remained high, and trading surged in the final hour with Archers reaching record volume since March.
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New York
North American
U. S. Treasuries
Fim
German air raid on Poland signals invasion push
German warplanes attacked Warsaw and Poland’s Vistula corridor as three German armies near invasion. Bombers tracked the river, destroying bridges. a refugee train bombing near Poznan killed many. Reports also noted raids near Krakow and Gdynia while Polish troops seized a German armored train.
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Warsaw
Vistula River
Poland
Poznan
Kutno
Puck
Danzig
Krakow
Gdynia
Chojnice
Paris
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Three German Drives Hit Poland in Early War
WARSAW Sept 1 German troops aided by Nazi warplanes launched three major drives into Poland with city bombing across several regions. Warsaw reported three air raid alarms but no damage or casualties. Attacks targeted Deialdowo Mlawa Chojnice and Katowice while Westerplatte in Danzig saw initial bombardments, and bombers near Gydnia reportedly fell into the sea.
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Warsaw
Poland
East Prussia
Deialdowo
Mlawa
Pomerania
Chojnice
Breslau
Katowice
Gereman
Gydnia
Westerplatte
Danzig
France Declares State of Siege and Mobilization
The cabinet ordered general mobilization and a state of siege across France and Algeria, with air forces to mobilize in quick reaction to the invasion of Poland. The decree follows a 90 minute meeting under President Lebrun as dispatches report German troops advancing.
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Paris
Geraman
Poland
France
Algeria
Lebrun
Fuad
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Clarion
Hartman
Suga
Harrison A. Hartman
Sligo
Homer Wiser
Robert
Wellman
J. F. Summerville
Old City
Walter Slaughenhaupt
Sligo School
Dick Greenwalt
Ronald Wilson
Slaughenhaupt
Public School
Mt. Vernon
Pennsyl
Hitler
Reich
Russia
Reichstag
Hany Nichol Fer
Franeiceny
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