Debated paths before FDR in Constitution Day events
Washington Sept 18 President Roosevelt and two opponents of his judiciary plan prepare speeches tied to the 150th anniversary of the Constitution. Sen Borah leads a Masonic address, Roosevelt speaks at the Washington Monument, and Sen Vandenberg closes with a Michigan rally. The discussions may influence 1938 elections.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Borah
Washington Monument
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
Michigan
Black
Alabama
Constitution Day Observance Closes Indiana Banks
Indiana bank offices will close tomorrow for Constitution Day with no other general business closures. A daylong observance includes rallies, a First Presbyterian Church program at 8 pm with Rev Harry Burton Boyd and Judge E E Creps, a noon graveside roll call, and a 3:30 radio segment on How the Constitution Was Signed followed by a Preamble chant.
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Indiana
First Presbyterian Church
Harry Burton Boyd
E. E. Creps
Indiana County
Mistake death sends man to pen
Archie Bemis of Corry was sentenced to five to 10 years in Western Penitentiary for the mistaken identity slaying of John P. Haeliffe a 41 year old Cincinnati salesman. Bemis pleaded guilty before Judge W E Hirt after the judge accepted the plea. District Attorney M B Graham said Bemis confessed he mistook Haeliffe for a man who had been wooing his wife.
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Erie
Archie Bemis
Corry
John P. Haeliffe
Cincinnati
Memis
W. E. Hirt
M BE
Graham
Bemis
Haeulle
Holstein cow births sextuplets at West Virginia dairy
Clarksburg West Virginia Sept 16 A Holstein cow at Pieter Poths dairy gave birth to sextuplets nine days ago and all were reported physically perfect today. A second Holstein and a Guernsey are helping with feeding while Dr H Henderson of Morgantown WVU says the event may set a multiple birth record in the region.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Pieter Poth's
H. @. Henderson
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Million Voters to Settle Primary In Hectic New York
New York news accounts the day’s mayoral primary with 1,000,000 voters in a fierce contest among Fiorello LaGuardia for Republican nomination, Royal Copeland for Democratic, and Jeremiah Mahoney for the Green joint ticket. Norman Thomas runs Socialist. Tammany clings to Mahoney while a write-in for LaGuardia on Democratic ballots grows. The race could signal Tammany’s fate and New Deal politics beyond New York.
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Fiorella H. LaGuardia
Fusion
United States
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Copeland
Tammany
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Borouhg
Manhattan
Norman Thomas
LaGuardia
Alfred E. Smith
Ku Klux Klan
Supreme Court
Hugo Lb. Black
Honey
Mahoney
Hiram W. Evans
Arenes
Mberal
Copeland-Mahoney
Tiger
Seabury
Grandstand Collapse at German Parade Hurts Dozens Near Euskirchen
A grandstand packed with 5,000 spectators collapsed during a military parade at Euskirchen near Cologne. American Consul General Alfred Kileforth and his wife escaped unharmed. Numerous injured, including several diplomatic and consular officials and other foreigners, with initial reports uncertain on American casualties.
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Germany
Euskirchen
Here
Alfred Kileforth
Wall Street Opens Higher As Select Steels Rally
A modest market uptick sees a few steels, rails and motors lead gains around 2 points at mid day. U.S. Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet and Tube U S Rubber Goodyear American Telephone Electric Power & Light American Can Westinghouse Petroleum Santa Fe New York Central Great Northern B&O General Motors St Joseph Lead Loew's and Coca Cola post modest advances, with most stocks uneven and some losses by noon.
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U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
U. S. Rubber
Goodyear
American Telephone
Lectric Power & Light
American Can
Westinghouse Petroleum
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Baltimore & Ohio
General Motors
St. Joseph
Loew's
Coca-Cola
Ghost Automobiles to Replace Police Cycles
Harrisburg reports a plan to deploy 200 white ghost automobiles to replace highway police motorcycles in Pennsylvania. Governor Earle ordered the fleet after Commissioner Foote requested 50, with overtones of loudspeakers and potential color changes if nonproductive. Traffic tolls show 15 killed and 283 injured. total injuries near 283,000.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Earle
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Percy W. Foote
Sgld
Reven
Senese Badaretiae
Hiker bandit convicted in Cambria County court
The hitchhiker Sylvester Hotlabaugh aged 20 from Brushy alley Township was found guilty of robbery and violation of the firesome act after being identified by two motorists. Sentencing is set for next Monday by President Judge Creps. Other defendants faced DUI and related charges in the same session, including Max Means, Ernest Lloyd, Arthur Young, Wade Adams, and Luther Adams. Several were paroled with fines and conditions, and William Wagner received a workhouse sentence with parole terms.
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Sylvester Hotlabaugh
Brushyalley Township
E. Creps
Thomas Hoffman
Buffington Township
Peter Coleman
Jackson Township
Cambria County
Centre County
T. C. Hoffman
Max Means
Indiana
North Mahoning Township
Green Township
Ernest Lloyd
Barnesboro
R. D
Arthur Young
Hillside
Edward Snyder
Blairsville
Young
Snyder
Allegheny County
Wade Adams
Luther Adams
Creps
William Wagner
Spangler
Indiana County Educators Meet in Harrisburg NYA Talks
A delegation of Indiana County educators will attend a series of conferences and a dinner in Harrisburg Thursday September 23. Aubrey Williams executive director of the National Youth Administration outlines the student aid program at a 9:00 p.m. session of college and university presidents with Dr. R D Hetzel presiding. At 4:00 p.m. Williams addresses a meeting of high school superintendents and principals on student aid. The day features prominent state educators and a Forum session at the Educational Building followed by a NYA dinner.
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Indiana’ County
Harrisburg
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
R. D. Hetzel
Pennsylvania State College
NYA
Overdorff Wins Democratic Nomination In Blairsville Vote
Burgess Overdorff from Blairsville loses Republican bid but gains Democratic nomination after sticker campaign. He defeats Allen Glass for the Dem nomination by 10 votes as observers note a swing to Democrats. Tax races in Rayne and White Townships show close contests with several roll offs expected.
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Burgess G. C. Overdorff
Blairsville
Burgess
George Marshall
Overdorff
Allen Glass
Burgess Overdorff
Fighhts
Rayne
White
Bruce G. Frew
Washington
James K. McElhoes
B. H. Groit
Fred Dilts
T. L. Kunkie
Marion Center
B. R. Shields
Don Heeler
Sheloca
Justice of the Peace
Lawrence Thomas
Floyd Stiffier
W. E. Sell
A. E. Rupert
Floyd Ray
R. Q. Richardson
Wilmer Miller
Jacksonville
George Barney
Neal
Davis Settock
Anna Phelley
R.C. Binkley
Mr. Blakley
Steve Bartel
Diven Rites Friday At 2 30 PM Blairsville
Funeral services for Cornelia Blair Diven 74 who died from skull fracture after a fall down stairs will be held Friday at 2 30 p m in Blairsville United Presbyterian Church with Rev R E McClure officiating Burial will be in Blairsville Cemetery The body lies at Ferguson Funeral Home Blairsville until 1 30 p m tomorrow then in state in the church until service time Friends may be received in church until the hour of service Diven was active in the United Presbyterian Church and led the Blairsville Women’s Christian Temperance Union In addition to a daughter and a son she is survived by a sister and two brothers
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Cornelia (Blair) Diven
Blairsville Nited Presbyterian Church
R. E. McClure
Blairsville
Ferguson Funeral Home
Diven
United Presbyterian Church
J. W. Blair
Latrobe
John A. Blair
Pittsburgh
Robert McFarland
Robert B. McFarland
West Mahoning Township
Robert
Elizabeth McFarland
D. R. Rouch
Punxsytawney
Camden Weaver
H. J. Kerr
Smicksburg
William Dormire
Coyode
Craig Whitacre
Niles
United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Dayton
Magic Show Here September 24 At High School Auditorium
About 60 Indiana merchants sponsor Woods the Magician for a free appearance at the High School Auditorium Friday evening September 24. Tickets will be distributed by sponsors and no admission charge will be collected. Also Love Moving Pictures at IHS Fonlght See Your Town and Yourself shown tonight at Indiana High School. McDowell Cafe Orchestra hosts Friday night September 7 at 1842 N. 6th Street with no cover charge.
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Indiana
Woods the Magician
IHS
Indiana High School
McDowell Cafe Orchestra
St. Indiana
McDowells Cafe Orchestra
6Th St
Anglo-Italian Deadlock and Mediterranean Patrol Strains
Reported Sino-Japanese clashes near Shanghai and Peiping as Chinese and Japanese forces clash. Cholera toll rises to more than 100 with spreading outbreaks in Shanghai foreign quarters and international settlements. U.S. officials note no embargo shift on cotton shipments to Japan or China and League of Nations considers recalling advisory committee amid China protests. A Wichita bound freighter drops anchor with plans to unload bombing planes in line with the embargo proclamation.
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Lotien
International Settlement
Peiping
China
Fushin
Washington
Japan
Geneva
League of Nations Council
League
United States
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Wichita
Oricut
District Nurses Meet Saturday in Philipsburg
The September meeting of District No.5 Pennsylvania State Nurses Association will convene Saturday at Philipsburg State Hospital. The Board of Directors gathers at noon in the Nurses Home, private duty and public health sections at 1 p.m., and the general meeting at 2 p.m. A major agenda item is fixing the date for the state convention to be held in Altoona in late October.
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Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Philipsburg State Hospital
Philipsburg
Altoona
New Lung Disease Mimics Tuberculosis in Farmers
Chicago September 16. Dr Richard Fawcitt of Ulverston reports a new lung ailment in farmers at the International Congress of Radiology. The disease, caused by inhaling moldy hay or grain dust, resembles silicosis in miners and attacks only farming workers.
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Chicago
International Congress of Radiology
Richard Fawcitt
Ulverston
Painter dives to rescue friend in Monongahela River
In Pittsburgh on September 6 a painter FE. L. Martin 28 dived 65 feet from Point Bridge into the Monongahela to save fellow worker Mike Maraxos who fell from scaffolding. Martin supported Maraxos for 10 minutes before rescuers reached them. both were taken from the water by rowboats and were not reported harmed.
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Pittsburgh
Point Bridge
Monongahela River
FE. L. Martin
Mike Maraxos
Lions May Acquire Gamp Progress in Brookside Camp Deal
Indiana Lions plan to gain control of Brookside Health Camp soon funded by proceeds from a recent auto sale. They will first buy rain to serve as headquarters and aim for a prudent expenditure. Four new members joined Rustic Lodge, and Leroy Myers spoke on the U.S. Constitution. A 30 week attendance contest began. next Tuesday a four program series starts at High School auditorium featuring Rufus Rose Marionettes, Hansel and Gretel.
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Indiana Lions
Brookside
Rustic Lodge
William S. Steiner
Steiner's
Nelson Noulton
McCrory
Rufus Rose
Hansel and Gretel
Dog inspectors round up unlicensed dogs in state
Five more dog law investigators join the drive to seize unlicensed canines in Indiana County. An intensive enforcement push aims to ensure compliance with the dog act as owners near McDowell's Cafe Orchestra on September 17 at 1912 North Sixth Street in Indiana. No cover charge.
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Indiana County
Infantile paralysis epidemic days are gone
Harrisburg reports from municipal health authorities that statewide risk has virtually passed. Dr Edith MacBride Dexter notes Lycoming County nine new cases and four anthracite counties Luzerne Schuylkill Carbon Northumberland 20 new since Sept 1. Total Aug 1 to Sept 15 is 146 with 68 since Sept 1.
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Harrisburg
Edith MacBride- Dexter
Health Department
Lycoming County
Luzerne
Schuylkill
Carbon
Northumberland
MacBride Dexter
Pelea
Tor Tal
Britain and France Mobilize Mediterranean Naval Pact
Britain and France rushed their Mediterranean naval activities to a wartime basis and hinted Italy must make the next move if she seeks to join an anti piracy patrol. Italy’s parity proposal remained in impasse as Rome was asked for collaboration. An Anglo French armada moved to halt Mediterranean submarine attacks as destroyers sped from England and Britain built a Mediterranean fleet nearing 90 ships.
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London
Britain
France
Italy
Tr Duce
England
Rome
Bis
Europe
Bri
Manchester
Salford
Dahlia Show at Philadelphia Railroad Garden Club Event
Sunday and Monday flower show opens with prizes for first to third place. Blooms reach peak, attraction draws hundreds of flower lovers. Exhibit features fall flowers like Dublin varieties from Mexico and Canada. William A Whittaker of the Pennsylvania Railroad Garden Club notes the show is the second annual. The club, with 1300 members, sponsors the event along the railroad line.
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Philadelphia
Mexico
Canada
Willliam A. Whittaker
Pennsylvania Railroad Garden Club
Dublin
The
P. R. R. Garden Club
Change in B. and O. schedule delays Pomxsutawney run
A new Baltimore and Ohio timetable effective September 25 delays the Punxsutawney departure from 2 20 p m to avoid clashing with the 2 37 through train. The morning Pyunxey train remains at 7 20 a m and is patronized by many State Teachers College students.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Punxsutawney
Pyunxey
Washington zoo breaks summer tourist draw record
Washington officials reported the city’s zoo drew more visitors than most famous shrines this summer in what may be the area’s biggest tourist season. The record crowds came from across the nation, signaling a remarkable spike in local attraction attendance.
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Washington
Capitol
Nation
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