Owe Kidnap Plot Feared In Detroit Case
Detroit and Pontiac police voiced anxiety over a possible plot to kidnap Detroit Tigers ace pitcher Schoolboy Rowe or his sweetheart Edna Skinner. A Detroit woman, Viola Talbot, 27, reported being abducted and held near Pontiac while captors discussed “the Rowe job,” though authorities doubt any real plan exists and focus on guarding the team.
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Detroit
Pontiac
Hat
Lynod Schoolhay Rowe
Ace Pitcher
Detroit Tigers
Edna May Skinner
Tiger
Spyatch
Viola Talbot
Ntrs
Talbot
Rowe
Grantor
Sman
Oman
Tigers
Peries
Maine Mills Face Shutdown as Mass Strike Spreads
Biddeford and Pepperell Manufacturing halt operations after four thousand workers join a Maine strike. Union leaders criticize state governors for militia use while AFL chief Morrison pledges support including funds. French workers, frugal by habit, face rising prices and uncertain futures as shops grow quiet.
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Harriman
Frank ‘Morrison
American ‘Federation of Labor
Morrison
Maine
Eleanor Early
Biddeford
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
America
John Smith
South
Nore
Peppergil Company
Ferdinand Sylvia
Washington
Field Day For Boy Scouts
An active Field Day program for the William Penn Council Groundhog District Scouts is planned at Mitchell Park near Punxsutawney this Saturday. Events include parades, oath, athletic events, fire building, knot tying, signaling, first aid, and relay races directed by Wm. A. Gibson.
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William Penn Council
Mitchell Park
Punxsutawney
William Tonn Council
English Lutheran Church
Scott Oath
Cub Promi
Wm. A. Gibson
Dwarfed girl to be transformed into boy under Cameron care
Clara Schreckenost a 20 year old dwarf born female will undergo final surgery at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh to assume a male identity as Clarence. Parents Clark and Lettie Schreckenost travel from near Dayton to witness the critical operation amid strict hospital silence.
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West Penn Hospital
Clark
Lettie Schreckengost
Clara
Pittsburgh
Dayton
Donald W. Cameron
West Penn
Clark Schreckengost
Clarence
The
Humane Society
Boxing Card Thursday At Dayton Fair Postponed By Rain
Rain throughout the Dayton fair day postponed the boxing card planned for Thursday September 20 at the fair grounds. Freddy Boilstein arranged eight bouts plus a wrestling match for the evening and local boxers Mike and Landy Sferna of Indiana were to compete at 126 and 142 pounds. Dayton Fair highlights included larger exhibits and better attractions with Rural Valley and Dayton schools winning prizes in graded classes and Grange shows.
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Dayton
Freddy Boilstein
Dayton Fair
Mike and
Landy Sferna
Indiana
Rural Valley
Medio
West Valley Grange
Grange
Kittanning M. P
Kittanning
Dayton Bair Association
Claire Schreckengost’s gender life sparks medical debate
In Harrisburg the Bureau of Vital Statistics records a person known as Claire Schreckengost, as physicians discuss the patient’s transition to a masculine life. They doubt full physical normalcy but note likely improved ease and social comfort.
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Eau of
Harrisburg
Claire Schreckengost
P SC Members Final to Get Endorsement
P S C members final to get endorsement as five will file for the G O P slate. Key names include Chairman C Jay Goodnough and statesmen with terms expiring in 1940 to 1943. Senate action has stalled on revisions after a lengthy session. The relief package Democrats oppose moves toward a stop gap with vast funds and federal matching money.
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Senate
C. Jay Goodnough
P. Stephen Stahlnecker
Tomas Egan
Frederick P. Gruenherp
Herman Goldberg
S. Ray Shelby
Samuel Walker
Gruenberg
Stahlnecker
Goodnough
Goldberg
Egan
House
Sopwith Dominates as Endeavor Edges Rainbow in Newport Races
In Newport, Sopwith aboard Endeavor outsailed Vanderbilt and Harold aboard Rainbow across key legs. Sopwith’s strategic windward move earned a 1 minute 11 second gain at the second mark while Rainbow’s skipper demanded discipline. The crowd noted Endeavor’s superior rigging and aerodynamics as the sea churned and the race concluded with Sopwith's team elated yet modest.
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Newport
Mr. Sopwith
Mr. Vanderbilt
Harald
Endeavor
Newport Harbor
Hraing
Harold
Leeward
Rainbow
Sopwith
Legion Post Gets Its Rain Insurance
A legal notice details claims for damages from injuries in a tea company store on South Seventh Street on May 23, 1982 due to oil on the floor. The Shaffers seek $5,000, alleging a 1931 car collision in front of the Shaffer home caused serious injuries to Ella Elizabeth Shaffer.
Obituary notices mark Barnesboro deaths and services
Obituaries report August Anderson 74 of Barnesboro dying after a long illness and burial at Fast Ridge Cemetery. Emma Brumbaugh 74 of Williamsburg area died at home. burial at Sheeleytown Cemetery. George W. Palmer 70 of West Wheatfield Township died after a long illness. burial at Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery. Samuel Shultz found dead near Nant-y-Glo. coroner cites cerebral hemorrhage. funeral at Kreshak chapel and burial at Ogden Cemetery. Elva Fisher Stitt died in Juliana Hospital. services at Shi Yoh Baptist Church. Also brief Ambridge note on Union of St. Wenep Officers elected and convention sessions.
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August Anderson
Barnesboro
Anderson
Fast Ridge
Sweden
America
Claude
Australia
Charles
W. Virginia
Ambrose
Raveral
Charles O'Hara
Rochester
N. Y
Cole
Emma Brumbaugh
F. A. Edwards
Clymer
Matilda Lovengood
Bedford
Williamsburg
Blair County
Martin H. Brumbaugh
Sheeleytown Cemetery
George W. Palmer
West Wheatfield
Mt. Tabor
Clyde
William and
Jane (Campbell) Palmer
Martha (Campbell) Palmer
Russell Palmer
Roy Palmer
W. J. Palmer
Wellsville
Minnie Clawson
Samuel Shultz
Nant-y-Glo
Lester Rodkey
Mr. Shultz
Robert Rodkey
Lester
Cyrus W. Davis
Kreshak Mortuary
Kreshak Chapel
Ogden Cemetery
Senult
Harry L. Mack
Strongstown
Elva Fisher Stity
Daniel Stitt
Juuliana Hospital
Shi- Yoh Baptist Church
Ambridge
Pennseixac
The
Union of St. Wenep
Kuitman
R. Labujewski
M. Helwick
Wisniewska
Oleska
ALF OF L GALLS ON CANDIDATES ALF OF L GALLS ON CANDIDATES
The American Federation of Labor demands congressional candidates pledge support for an 80 hour week and a six hour day, plus unemployment insurance and public works. William Green writes to Senate and House candidates outlining a labor program that could mark a shift from past practice.
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William
Nealns
INS
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
NRA
Federation
Senate
House
William Green
Roosevelt
Green
A. F. of i
Railroad Brotherhonds
Only Survivors Know Story Of Ship Disaster
Asbury Park reports on a ship disaster survivors recounting chaotic flames on B deck driving passengers to C deck. A cruise director urged calm while lifeboats were not ready and many jumped into smoke filled water. A girl recalls hours in the sea before rescue by a Paramount fishing boat.
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Bakwarda
Hoover
Ujle
Asbury Park
N. J
Morro Castle inquiry continues as fire cause sought
U S Commerce Department chairman Dickerson N Hoover led a probe aboard the wrecked Morro Castle off the New Jersey shore to determine how the fire started and why the SOS was delayed. He reported the interior a total loss and noted lifeboat tanks were sometimes weak, as inspectors reviewed witnesses and ship officers.
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Morro Castle
Dickerson N. Hoover
United States Department of Commerce
New York
Hoover
George J. Alagna
Charles Maki
Alagna
Warms
Jersey
Ward Line
Indiana Tabernacle youth visit and corn roast
The Indiana Tabernacle Youth group rode to Hazelett Thursday for a union service at the Hazelett church and a corn roast at Jane Kanarr’s home. The Hazelett M P Church Missionary Society met Friday evening with prayers, readings on China, and notes from China’s Dream. Jeter reading by Elizabeth Arthur. next meeting at Daisy Armstrong’s home with Mrs. Cartright leading. Charles Kanarr and family visited Rev. Sprinkle in Cherry Tree. William Lukehart and family with Jimmie stayed with Mrs. Lukehart’s parents.
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Indiana Tabernacle
Hazelett
Jane Kanarr
Hazelett Missionary Society
M. P
McQuown
Biss
Matt
China
William Lukehart
Jimmie
Creekside
Lukehart
J. 3
Massams
Charles Kanarr
Sprinkle
Cherry Tree
Princess Marina Attends Gillies Ball at Balmoral
Servants and farmers join royal guests on the Balmoral ballroom floor as Princess Marina of Greece is honored at the Gillies Ball hosted by King George and Queen Mary. Invitations extend to royal staff and local residents for miles around.
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Balmoral
Scotland
Marina
Greece
Frances
Prince George
Marina Jis
Balmoral Castle
King George
Queen Mary
Miles Aroun
Broun's Divorced Wife Ruth Hale Dies After Illness
Ruth Hale, 48, feminist publicist and ex wife of Heywood Broun, died after a three week illness in New York. Funeral arrangements were being completed as Broun had remained with her during her illness despite their amicable separation.
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New York
Ruth Hale
Heywood Broun
Broun
Non Aryans to Enjoy Protection From Discrimination
Berlin dispatch reports official orders requiring German employers and the public not to discriminate against Jewish workers or business houses. Labor minister Franz Seldite stated non Aryan workers enjoy government protection in a circular. In Pittsburgh, Gilbert Watson, 62, pleaded guilty to two morality charges and was sentenced to three to twenty years in Western Penitentiary by Judge Ralph H. Smith.
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Berlin
Franz Seldite
Pittsburgh
Gilbert Watson
Western Penitentiary
Ralph H. Smith
Paraguay Starts Sixth Offensive Against Ballivian Fort
Dispatches from Ascuncion report Paraguay launching a new offensive after five failures to breach Fort Ballivian, with brisk clashes northeast of Ballivian in the Ganada Carmen area. Bolivia claims three Paraguayan strongholds captured in the northern Chaco. A mutiny aboard the Greek steamer Aliki spurred an Argentinian patrol boat to aid its officers. Native New Guinea hunters make arrowheads from cassowary bone.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Fort Ballivian
Shranes
Villa Montes
Ascuncion
Ballivian
Ganada Carmen
Bolivia
Chaco
INS
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Moorhead
Sylvia
Ferdinand
Blue Eagle
Pennsylvania
Clarence J. Moser
Mediation Bureau
Department of Labor and Industry
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Laxilla
Itry
Son
Marshall Steele
Emma Snyder
Miss Snyder
Lloyd Steele
Hopewell
P. S.C
Legion Post
Alf
L. Galls
New Quaker Lace
Scranton
Priscilla & Cottage Curtains
Si, Pr
Priscilla
Brody's
Farrell
Anthony Dubyawalaki
Mike Bobby
Bobby
Tabernacle Y. P. Visitors
Princess Marina
Allied Chemical
Anaconda Copper
Atchison T
Atlantic Refining
Railroad
Bethlehem Steelway Bordens
Anadian Pacific
Ches
Ohio
Chrysler CM
Columbia Gas
Consolidated Oil
Curtiss-Wright
DuPont So Vie Railroad
Fort Brew Co
Freeport
Texas General Electric
General Motors
Tnt Nickle
Int. T
J.C. Penney Co
Kelvinator
Kennecott Copper
Lone Star Gas Mis
Kansas
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motors
National Dairy Prod
New York Central
H Ve
North American
Packard Motors
Pennsylvania R. RB
Pure Oil
Raciar Corporation
Reynalds ‘'Obacco
Sears Roebuck
Secony- Vacuum
Standard Oil
Cal
Studebaker ,Texas Corporation
United Corporation
United Gas Imp
United States Steel
Warner Bros
Westinghouse
Elec
Gay Woolworth
Curb
Ites
Ile Bond
Ford Linited
New Guinea
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