Plane crash probe cites nose heaviness and possible icing
Washington notes that a nose heavy setup and possible icing amid cold, moist air were blamed for the Will Rogers Wiley Post crash near Pt Barrow Alaska. Eugene Vidal reported on modifications to Post's Orinn 9 EB and motor trouble theories while noting limited testing satisfied construction details.
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Washington
INS
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Pt. Barrow
Alaska
Eugene Vidal
Air Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C.l Roper
Post
Vidal
Rogers
Department
Bureau of Air Commerce Inspection
Homer City Led Man Ki Batteculli Negligence Verdict
Ralph Green testified the pedestrian was 10 to 35 feet from the car when he noticed him due to headlights. The jury found Batteculli negligent for driving without lights and too fast under conditions, recommending involuntary manslaughter charges. Coroner John Woods, in Homer City, noted Wynn’s fatal injuries and that funeral services were not yet arranged.
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Ralph Green
Batteculli
John Woods
L. R. Feloni
Indiana Detachment
State Highway Patrol
Woods
Wynn
Peak of emergency work is passed declares Roosevelt
President Roosevelt says the peak of the government emergency program is behind us as he issues the final executive order bringing 20 emergency agencies under the Budget Bureau. He announces a steady personnel reduction and that all agencies must clear expenses through the budget as activity declines. Agencies affected include AAA PWA FERA NRA TVA and Commodity Credit Corporation.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
INS
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Tnday
AAA
PWA
FERA
NRA
TVA
Commodity Credit Corpugation
Office of Federal Coordinator of Transportation
Hunting Licenses Received Here in 1635
County Treasurer C. C. McLain reports a new supply of hunting licenses for 1635. Indiana Hardware Co. and J. M. Stewns & Co. are named as agents to sell with no commission. Licenses available to ease sportsmen, urging early purchase after last year’s exhaustion. Prices unchanged.
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C. C. McLain
Indiana Hardware Co
J. M. Stewns & Co
McLain
Indiana County
Treasury balance report for August 31 Treasury balance report for August 31
Treasury balance as of August 31 shows total funds at 1 474 882 243 81 with Internal Revenue receipts of 9 013 19 69 and Customs receipts of 37 127 461 72 in this Washington dispatch dated September 4.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Poultry Tour Planned for September 12 Across Farms
A county poultry tour on Thursday September 12 will visit multiple farms starting at 9 00 a m at the Harry Nichol poultry farm two miles east of Indiana off Route 80. Participants will inspect turkeys white leghorn flocks New Hampshire reds and white leghorns see pheasants and culling demonstrations view a basket dinner at Musser Cabin and learn about poultry and egg marketing from H H Kauffman Extension Specialist. A soil conservation forest nursery and CCC Camp Kintersburg stop are included with additional demonstrations on culling pullets and observing commercial flocks.
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H. H. Kauffman
Harry Nichol
Indiana
Elder Croft
Kauffman
W. H. Myers
Tanoma
New Hampshire
Lady Amherst
Musser Cabin
Kintersburg
J. J. McElhoes
Mr. Kauffman
Clyde Houck
Purchase Line
Red Rock
Vouek
Hurricane Strikes Florida Keys Toll Mounts In Wake
As the British tanker Capulet called for aid east of Miami the coast guard and all rescue services mobilized across southern and southeastern Florida. Relief workers from Red Cross National Guardsmen coast guard and volunteers rushed into the battered Keys and nearby areas to deliver food water tents and medical aid. At Tavener the hurricane leveled buildings and Metacumbe reported widespread destruction with over 100 injured brought to hospitals including 15 to Miami and 40 to Homestead where a church hall served as a makeshift hospital.
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Miami
Coast Guard
Florida
Strickeo
Keys
Red Cross
National
Taventer
Metavaun
Homestead
Fla
INS
U.S. Coast Guard
Florida Keys
Matecumbe Key
Key West
Post Graduate Hospital
Recreation Hall
Mami
Philbrick Aerocar
Aeid
Stengler
National Guard
St. Augustine
Lake Okechobee
Tavernier
Cef
Tom
Washington Waus
Campbell Plans Exit After 301 MPH Speed Record
Sir Malcolm Campbell, after shattering his own land speed record with 301.347 mph on the salt lake Bonneville course, announced he would likely quit racing. He blamed a late timing error for disappointing results and prepared for a second attempt before heading to England aboard the Majestic.
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Salt Lake City
Malcolm Campbell
Salt
Bandeville
Campbell
England
Florida Hurricane Toll and Rescue Efforts Across Keys
Storm battered the Florida Keys causing marooned veterans camps and widespread damage from Key West to Savannah. Red Cross and Coast Guard rushed aid as 100 killed and dozens injured were reported, with 700 stranded on Matecumbe Key and many towns cut off by washed-out roads and destroyed communications.
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Jacksonville
Savannah
Georgia
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Tavernier
Keyest
Washington
INS
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America
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Postal Telegraph
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Sarasoza
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Murdock
Boca Grande
Fort Myers
Plant City
Lakeland
Pierce
Bradley Junction
Great Springs
Limestone
Arcadia
Frostproof
Winterhaven
Lake Wales
British And Italian Ships Exchange Frowns At Suez
Port Said Sept 4 British and Italian ships faced off at the mouth of the Suez as Geneva weighs peace or war. Reporters describe British Mediterranean fleet moves and Italian naval positioning near Sicily while tensions rise across Africa and Europe amid sanctions talks and looming action.
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London
Europe
Africas
Asia
English Channel
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Sicily
Suez
France
Italy
Brindisi
Alexandria
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Saldwe A
Resolution
Dis
Penfield Pike Opens To Travel In Penfield Mountains
Dubois Sept. 4 The hard surfaced highway across the Penfield Mountains from Clearfield to Penfield has been completed and opened. The road runs north south, beside the State Forest Tree Nursery and Game Refuge No. 2, connecting with Clearfield’s system and reaching within 2.7 miles of the Million Dollar Highway at Penfield. It is a wide bi tuminous mountain road with few bends, designed for speed, though deer and other wildlife are warned to beware of fast traffic and potential collisions as motorists enjoy the new route.
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Clearfield
Penfield
Holstein Field Day Set by Indiana County Club
The Indiana County Holstein Club will hold its Field Day at the Indians County Home Farm on Saturday September 14. A basket picnic will occur in the orchard opposite the barn followed by a speaking program with C R Geathart and I Q Sidelman. Holstein cows will be exhibited with records, demonstrations on bull throwing and hoof trimming, and a four cow judging contest with prizes. The event is open to men and ladies and invites all dairymen and their families.
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Indians County Home Farm
Holstein Club
H. O. Kimmel
Blaine Short
C. R. Geathart
Con Testing Association
Pennsylvania
I. Q. Sidelman
Dairy Extension
Penn State
Carl Johnson
Frank Ginter
Gearsharty
County Holstein Club
Slorifying Yourself Kr By Alicia Hart 9
Hollywood fashion writer Heather Angel explains fall makeup to harmonize with Renaissance style. She favors subtle old-world tones, warm cream powder, crimson rouge, and lipstick to match Veronese green and Titian red, stressing harmony with individual skin tones and fall wardrobe.
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Heather Angel
Hollywood
Vatican
Father of eight mourns death in plumbing shop
Johnstown, Sept. 4. Walter N. Bolsinger, 62, Ebensburg plumber and widower with eight children, was found in his brother’s plumbing shop with most of the top of his skull blown off. A shotgun lay beside the body. Coroner Cyrus W. Devils calls it probably death by own action.
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Johnstown
UINS
Walter N. Bolsinger
Ebensburg
Cyrus W. Devils
Jury acquits John Bates in knife murder case in Greensburg
In Westmoreland County a jury after four hours deliberation acquits John Bates of murdering his daughter Mae Barnes, 22, in New Kensington. The testimony centers on Bates intent, with only two witnesses called including Barnes and her husband George Bishop, who says Bates claimed he only meant to frighten her. Police say Bates once confessed to faking his death and wandering to Buffalo before returning home.
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John Bates
New Kensington
Westmoreland County
Mae Barnes
Bishop
Barnes
George Bishop
Charles J. Hanna
Evang
Bone
The
Allegheny
Hannas
Buffalo
N.Y
Hanna
Evans City
Riggs resigns row over Harrisburg appointment
Mrs. Riggs, a Pinchot appointee, denounced the governor's request as presumptuous while stating she will resign only when impossible conditions occur. Officials in Harrisburg declined comment, signaling a likely dismissal as partisan appointments shift with the Democrats.
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Harrisburg
State Treasury In Fine Condition In August Receipts Surpass Payments
Harrisburg reports August receipts of the commonwealth exceeded payments by 212,034 dollars, lifting the treasury balance over July. Total state funds at August 31 stood at 36,553,931.18, with 14,251,177 in operative funds including 5,765,001 in the general fund and 4,976,072 in the motor fund, and 1,970,950 in the stores fund.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Treasury
Charles A. Waters
Reward Offers $500 for Portersville Murder Suspects
Butler County commissioners issued a $500 reward for the apprehension of the killers of Frank L. Blumquist a New Castle steam fitter slain August 2 in a rural lane near Portersville. Investigators say clues have dried up after an exhaustive search in the local and Youngstown Ohio districts.
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Butler
INS
Butler County
Frank L. Blumquist
New Castle
Blumquist
Portersville
Youngstown
Ohio
Ebensburg Boy Killed by Auto Near Home
Johnstown dispatch reports Coroner Cyrus W. Davis probing the death of 8 year old Joseph Casserr of Ebensburg who was struck by a car near his home while returning from a funeral. The driver, Ambrose Sharpless of Altoona, said the child darted in front of the vehicle and was released on bond as investigators continue.
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Johnstown
Cyrus W. Davis
Joseph, Casserr
Ebensburg
Ambrose Sharpless
Altoona
Revival meetings at Pine Vale Church in Chevy Chase
Revivals are being held for two to three weeks at the Pentacostal Church of the Living God in Chevy Chase Indiana. Elder L Thomas from St Louis Missouri is the speaker. The Rev Al Smoak a Johnson Bible College student leads services at Pine Vale Church every evening through Friday September. He previously served as minister at Gipsy during the summer vacation.
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Chevy Chase
Saying
Indiana
Pins Vale
al. Smoak
Johnson Bible College
Pine Vale
Gipsy
Dollar Diplomacy Denounced As U S Ends Sign of Policy
President Booggsvelt stated in Hyde Park that the cancellation of the Standard Oil concession in Ethiopia marks another proof that Dollar Diplomacy is no longer recognized by the United States Government. The remark was made on September 4 as part of the shift in policy signaling a move away from prior diplomatic aid through concessions.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Ethiopia
Booggs
Velt
Siggn
United States
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