Canadian Official Hails U S Canada Bond at ABA Dinner
Ottawa official Tonard Brockington told the American Bar Association in Philadelphia that the United States and Canada speak the same language and stand shoulder to shoulder against totalitarian threats. He cited the U S Canada defense pact and said the Declaration of Independence is not weakened by it. Roscoe Pound received the ABA's distinguished service medal for his legal writings and work with Hoover's crime commission.
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Philadelphia
United States
Canada
American Bar Association
Tonard W. Brockington
Ottawa
Aberty
Association
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Pound
Hoover
National Commission On Law Enforcement
Pittsburgh and Chicago Markets Report September 13
Market notes from Pittsburgh and Chicago show mixed movements in fruits vegetables grains and livestock. Produce demand is moderate with price ranges for apples potatoes and regional varieties. wheat and corn futures in Chicago hold steady to soft amid war news. Pittsburgh cattle hogs lambs and sheep show varied cash prices and steady trends across classes.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
McIntosh
Cartlands
Rambos
New York
Alexanders
Duchess
West Virginia
Jonathans
Delicious
New Jersey Coblers
Idaho
Chicago
Stember
Clearfield pigs set county weight record for age
Clearfield reports nine Berkshire pigs raised at the county home weighed a total 2,393 pounds at 180 days old, marking the second largest litter in the county's history. The previous record set by F. A. Glasvey of Grassflat in 1928 stood at 2,879 pounds.
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Clearfield
Berkshire
Clearfield County
F. A. Glasvey
Woman beaten to death on Spoor Hollow road
Testimony in the continuing case shows two defense witnesses recalling Miss Gates wearing black gloves before her head was crushed by a rock on Spoor Hollow road. Sheriff Edward Miller countered that she had nothing on her hands when found. State Police Lieutenant Donald Wagner testified he found black gloves in Miss Gates' car.
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Miss Gates
Spoor Hollow
Centre County
Edward R. Miller
Donald Wagner
Real Assignment for RAF Air Raids Over London
veterans recall the shift from routine bombings to targeted missions after the Fuehrer’s Sept. 5 speech. Reichenberg and crew describe signaling, anti airfire, skies lit by searchlights, and long bombing runs over London with precise hits reported as the bombs exploded.
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Fuehrer
Rechenberg
London
Thames
Allied Relief Fund Variety Show Promises Thrills and Laughs
The Allied Relief Fund presents a two hour mystery and magic revue aimed at grown ups and children alike with a modern, thoroughly pleasing program. It features a top lineup of magics and comedy, with no reserved seats and a climactic finale at curtain.
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Allied Relief Fund
Disaster Talk Reflects Grim Resignation In Community
Residents discussed the disaster with philosophical resignation. One said the locals kind of expect events like this up here. Most of the injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
Italy Masses Troops in East Front Amid Egyptian Theater
Cairo reports Italy massing about 250 000 troops along the Libyan Egyptian frontier as border artillery roars. observers foresee a drive toward Egypt with Tiranny plans tied to Germany. British and Egyptian forces brace for a possible decisive blow.
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Cairo
Egypt
Italy
Rome
High Command
London
Judolf Hitler
England
Germany
France
Russia
Poland
Troyan
Bardis
Italans
Azeiz
Bardia
Fort Capuzza
Britain
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
F Rudolfo Graziani
Mussolini
Berlin
Reich
Dover General Hospital Disaster Claims Multiple Lives
At least three died after explosions at Dover General Hospital with seven burned beyond recognition. About 78 workers were nearby, 26 more unaccounted for, and some injured could not be identified due to severe burns. Officials ruled out further explosions and investigations spurred by Congress and state officials. Governor Moore and President Roosevelt mobilized aid.
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Dover General Hospital
Hunt
J. Parnell Thomas
Dies
UN American Activities
Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Red Cross
A. Harry Moore
Court King And Queen Censor Bombardment Dispatches
A censored dispatch outlines areas affected by bomb explosions including Somerset House in the Strand, the Piccadilly Hotel, eight churches such as St. Giles Cripplegate, luxury routes in Berkeley Square and Hyde Park Bridle Path, and near Waterloo Bridge and the Waterloo Railway station. German raiders claimed attacks on Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol, and Belfast with fires extending toward the southeast coast. fighter planes pursued the raider at sea. Southeast Europe sees Egypt nearing war as Italy plots invasion while Britain reviews indictments and unconfirmed targets in a fraught wartime map.
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Somerset House
Strand
St. Giles Cripplegate
Berkeley Square
Rotten Row
Hyde Park
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo
London
Liverpool
Cardiff
Bristol
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Front Lines Follow AP Reporters Through London Bombings
London reporters recount life under air raids as the city endures total war. Dwight Pitkin notes distant guns and an incendiary blast. Tom Yarbrough describes a seven-cross channel trip and rooftops lit by fires. Hugh Wagner recalls hospital rides and dockside blazes. Edwin Stout and Drew Middleton detail stairway watches and near escapes.
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London
Britain
Associated Press
Dwight Pitkin
Altamont
Tom Yarbrough
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ireland
Commons
Churchill
Ginter defense cites Better Meats case as advisory
Defense counsel for John S. Ginter argues in Indiana County court that the charge stems from a draft payable to Mrs Charles Stoll and indorsed by her. The draft was sent to Ginter, who allegedly handed it to Better Meats president, with Ginter claiming no official or financial affiliation beyond advisory role. Indictments involve alleged misused funds and suspensions of Ginter’s associates.
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Indiana
Stoll
R. A. Henderson
Altoona
John S. Ginter
Ginter
Lagonda National Bank of
Springfield
Charles St
First National Bank of Cresson
Henderson
Commissioners Close Meeting in Bedford Dedicate Relief Powers
Pennsylvania County Commissioners wrap annual session with a demand that the legislature restore highway fund borrowings. They seek county relief administration powers, unified delinquent tax collection, and sole county expenditure approval authority. Wilkes-Garre slated for 1941 convention. officers elected include Fred C. Peters, Guy C. Schuckers, John Snedeker, and James Jell.
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Bedford
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Garre
Fred C. Peters
Haverford
Guy C. Schuckers
Brookville
John Snedeker
Towanda
James Jell
New Alexandria
Flax Scutching Demonstration In Stahlstown
In Stahlstown on September 14 a group of Westmoreland County women will demonstrate scutching, the flax processing art. They will beat flax with a stick to separate the floss, then spin thread and weave linen cloth, reviving an old country craft first revived in 1907 as a yearly tribute to early settlers.
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Stahltown
Westmoreland County
Japan seeks Soviet pact amid US preparedness fears
Tokyo reports Kokumin claims Japan aims to settle with Soviet Russia to counter American preparedness. The piece argues US and Britain threaten Japan with naval build ups and base leasing, while criticizing Hull and Washington’s stance as provocative. It says relations are gravely strained and nearly all issues touch war risk.
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Tokyo
Kokumin
Soviet Russia
United States
Japan
America
Cordell Hull
Indo
China
Germany
Stock market snapshot of leading industrials and rail firms
A market summary lists percentages and prices for air and metal producers, utilities, automakers, and rail lines. Notable names include General Electric, General Motors, Chrysler, Boeing, Union Carbide, Anaconda, Eastman Kodak, Alcoa, United Airlines, and Penn Central, with varied gains and losses reflecting daily trading activity.
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Balt
Ohio
Bendix
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright
Eastman Kodak
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Interlake Iron TV
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Kennecott
Copaly Kresge
Lehigh Val Coal
Lehigh Val RR
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscott
Nat Dairy Pr
Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Gtn Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Aya Fenn RR
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of A
Repab Steel Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Stand Gas
Stand Oil
Cal Stand Oil NJ
Studebaker Corp
Texes Corp
United Air Line
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber
U 5 Steel
Warner Bros
Pict West
Woolworth
Youngst
Teeth Lost At Sea Return To Owner
Claude Skinner recovered his missing false teeth after surf at Ocean City New Jersey washed them ashore and a hotel clerk mailed them back. He laughed at the Friday the 13th misfortune as he prepared to enjoy a big steak.
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Pergollidaysburg
Claude Skinner
Ocean City
N. J
Skinner
Bret
Motoring Mishap Ends With Hornet Nest Ordeal
Berlin Wisconsin September 13 Friday the 13th brought no fear for Stanley Miskey whose car was stranded by floods. After drying, he found the keys locked inside and crawled under the car to lift a floorboard, bumped into a hornet nest, then discovered a nest of mice inside. He stepped out to inspect and continued the checkup.
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Berlin
Wis
Stanley Miskey
Methodists Admit Youth to Ministry in Erie Conference
The Erie Methodist conference announced the trial admission into the ministry of 12 young men from western Pennsylvania, listing their names and hometowns. Also admitted to full membership were four others, as Dr. Thomas H. Stafford urged lay support to protect retiring ministers from financial strain.
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New Castle
Erie Methodist Conference
J. Norman Holder
Diamond
Laverly
Harold Melzer
Falls Creek
Pauli R. Smith
Fredonia
James Cousin
Henry Beaty
Grove City
Barnard Howe
Thomas H. Stafford
Chicago
Willkie Campaign Plans for Midwest Swing
Willkie resumes his bid in Chicago with four improvised speeches in industrial areas including the stockyards Western Electric Cicero plant and a Carnegie-Illinois mill. He departs tomorrow to travel Illinois and eastern Iowa then Kansas City for a Coffeyville speech before the West Coast. He denounces La Guardia Hague and Kelly and defended anti machine stance. Treasury data show Sept 11 receipts 22.17 million, expenditures 27.57 million, net balance 2.44 billion, gross debt 43.91 billion, daily increase 3.19 million.
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Chicago
Willkie
Roosevelt
Western Electric
Cicero
Carnegie-Illinois
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Kans
West Coast
Fiorello la Guardia
New York
la Guardia
Frank Hague
Treasury
Washington
The
Obituary of Mrs Zula Price of Buffington Township
Mrs Zula Price wife of George Price Buffington Township died yesterday morning at 9 30 at the family home from complications born Blairs ville July 12 1892 a 17 year Buffington resident survived by husband two sons James and John one sister Mrs Ruth Carnahan of Hesnbon and eight grandchildren Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at the late home with Rev H B Clair in charge Interment in Diamondville cemetery
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Zula Price
George Price
Buffington Township
Blairsville
James
John
Ruth Carnahan
Hesnbon
H. B. Clair
Diamondville Cemetery
Draft Bill To Pass Tonight
Washington dispatch reports confidence that peacetime conscription legislation will reach the White House by nightfall. The Burke-Wadsworth bill would register 16,500,000 men aged 21 to 38, with swift Senate and House action anticipated after a joint conference compromise. The plan outlines funding around 1.25 billion dollars and a 13 day nationwide registration followed by the first trainees within a month.
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Washington
Congressional Mader
White House
Senate
Majority
Barkley
D-Ky
Chamber
House
House Regulations Unit
Sheppard
Roosevelt
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Winterset
Drew Middleton
Koloszvar
Hungary
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Benito Mussolini
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Budapest
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Winston Churchill
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Dutch Campbell
Benefit Allied Relief Fund
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