Mellon Will Is Registered In Pittsburgh
The will of Andrew W. Mellon parks the entire fortune, estimated between 100 and 200 million dollars, to the A W Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. Executors Paul Mellon, David K E Brice, and Ronald D Shepherd, listed as trustees, posted 500000 bond. Mellon’s art collection, deeds to Smithsonian and a planned Washington gallery, and large past gifts to institutions are noted. the will provides for estate distribution to employees and future directions to charities.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Hig Educational and Charitable
Register of Wills
Paul Mellon
David K. E. Brice
Inlaw
Ronald D. Shephard
Treasury
A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable ‘Trust
Mellon
Washington
Shephard
National Gallery of Act
Trust
Smithsonian Institution
University of Pittsburgh
Mellon Institute
Obituary of Mrs Anna Frantz Berry in Avonmore
Mrs Anna Frantz Berry 4, died at home in Avonmore at 1 p.m. Thursday from a heart attack. Burial was in Manor Cemetery after services at her brother John Frantz McGrann’s home at 2 36 p.m. The family notes she lived in McGrann until five years ago. Surviving are her brothers David King of Avonmore James John and Frank King and Robert Berry, all at home.
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Anna
Frantz) Berry
Avonmore
Manor Cemetery
John Franz MeGrann
Educators Gather in Harrisburg for Education Congress
Harrisburg September 20 Pennsylvania educators fresh from classrooms will share problems and solutions at the annual Education Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. The event will attract several thousand teachers to the State Capital to discuss the new teacher tenure law and other school legislation passed by the 1037 general assembly.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Yenual Education Congress
General Assembly
Tax amendment proposed to Pennsylvania constitution
The legislature proposes a uniform property tax approach with general exemptions for homesteads public property religious worship burial sites charitable institutions and veterans benefits. The Earle administration campaigns for approval asserting the current tax system is inequitable while Secretary Warren Van Dyke pledges to push for passage under general laws with graduated excise taxes allowed.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Commonwealth of Pennsylvan
Earle
Warren van Dyke
High Ways
Can't Steal From Charity Contained Convictions
On Sunday Frank Caprino faced $200 fines for slot machine possession and liquor license violations. Two drivers, James R. Hancock of Reynolds and Max Means of Indiana, were fined $200 and given seven and 14 month terms in the Allegheny County Workhouse for operating while intoxicated. The extra month reflected trial costs.
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Frank Caprino
Tosis
Sosis
Allegheny County
James R. Hancock
Reyloc
Max Means
Indiana
Envoy Forced to Quit Post in Nanking Crisis
The embassy shifts operations to the Luzon boat as emergency plans unfold in Yangtze defense. Nelson Johnson aims to safeguard staff by moving office upstream if needed, with Italian Belgian and other contingents staying at Nanking. Japan sets noon evacuation deadline. British, German, and Russian officials weigh safety and stay. Army intelligence expands in Japan. Creswell to Tokyo as Crane’s aide, Stillwell leads embassy attaches in Peiping. overall war monitoring continues despite the upheaval.
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Luzon
Yangtze
U.S
Nelson Johnson
Nanking
Japan
Tersaly
Army Intellience
Washington
Harry S. T. Creswell
San Francisco
Tokyo
William C. Crane
Creswell
Crane
China
War Department
Peipling
Joseph Stillwell
Hay
Fourth Death From Paralysis Reported In Oil City Area
Health authorities in Venango and Warren counties report a fourth infantile paralysis death within weeks. A 14 month old Charles Marshanke died 48 hours after illness. Near Titusville, 15 year old Howard Deane died after a rapid decline. Earlier, six year old Phyllis Conway died, with another child also reported dead in Pithole.
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Oil City
Venango
Warren
Charles A. Marshanke
Clarence Marshanke
Titusville
Howard Deane
Opposing Forces in Far East or Spain Mentioned
The note references opposing forces possibly in the far east or Spain. It recalls that the last assignment of American officers occurred during the Italo-Ethiopian war, implying a historical or hypothetical context about foreign postings and officer deployments.
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Far East
Spain
League Denies Re election In Piracy Debate At Nyon
Nyon conferees discussed piracy in the Mediterranean as Britain and France would lead the patrol with Italy absent. The Foreign Secretary urged Italy to take the first step while warning negotiations with a nonrepresented country are ineffective. Britain hailed potential U S aid as tensions rise and Italy threatens to patrol own coasts with German and Albanian help. Berlin air raid drills spark a citywide roar as the propaganda ministry simulates destruction at the Keiserhof hotel.
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Nyon
Mediterranean
Italy
Lex Jones
Germany
Britain
France
Valencia
League
U. S
London
Great Britain
Europe
Cordell Hull
United States
Paris
Portugal
Albania
Rome
Hull
America
Roosevelt
New Chronicle
Morning Post
Spain
Vandenberg calls for 1940 coalition stirs GOP dissent
Washington Sept. 20 AP Senator Vandenberg urged an anti Roosevelt coalition for 1940 drawing little praise from dissenting Democrats and some GOP critics. He warned of an inevitable realignment with Republicans and Democrats united against the Roosevelt court bill, while fellow Senators such as Borah and Russell voiced skepticism about coalitions and party realignments.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Borah
Idaho
South
Spdech
Miahi Igan
Russell
D-Ga
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt-Farley-La Follette Party
Third Reich war games open with dramatic air raid
Sirens warn at eight nineteen am as crowds flee to cellars while bombers buzz overhead. Goering directs relief as fire and rescue teams battle smoke and debris in the damaged area. War games begin with twelve army corps moving through Meilenburg and Pomerania with a Munich visit planned for Mussolini.
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Air
Hermann Goering
Third Reich
Meiilenburg
Pomerania
Baltic
Pattern 8915 dress pattern for fall and winter
A sewing pattern advertisement promotes pattern 8915 featuring a skirt and blouse. It details fabric options including serge, satin, jersey, and silk crepe, sizes 14 to 44, yardage for blouse and skirt, and introduces the Fall and Winter Pattern Book with 32 pages of designs priced at 25 cents for a pattern and 15 cents for the book.
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Jersey
Sterling
New Hitch Delays Crooked Creek Dam Groundbreaking
Crooked Creek reservoir project in Ford City stalls after a delay to secure formal entry orders from federal authorities. Lieutenant Colonel Cowell said 109 workers build roads and drill borings while awaiting approval, with the earth and concrete dam planned at 14 feet high across Crooked Creek valley, creating a flood control lake about 66 miles long upon completion.
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Ford City
Ohio River
Bilding Roads
Crooked Creek
Glass City
Acual
W. E. R. Cowell
U.S. Army
Foverts and Waters Commission
Harrisburg
Covell
Washington
Crooked Creek Valley
Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
A column on adolescence explains why fourteen to fifteen year old boys turn grouchy and distant. The author notes rapid growth, nervous tension, and the struggle between childhood and emerging adulthood, urging mothers to let time ease the transition.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Six Fen
Modern Pears and Bartletts Dominate Seasonal Markets
A 1950s style preview by NEA staff writer notes marriage bureaus claim a big wedding year while the Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts a banner year for Bartlett pears. Oregon and Washington lead production with New York and Michigan joining mid September, urging careful selection and proper storage for best flavor.
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Gaynor. Co
NEA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bariletts
Oregon
Washington
New York
Michigan
Eight Wounded in Prison Riot at Folsom
Folsom California September reports state warden Clarence Larkin and two guards were stabbed and wounded along with five convicts in a bloody escape attempt at Folsom prison. One guard and two convicts were killed and Ed Davis, described as instigator, was near death.
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Follon
Calif
Clarence Larkin
Falsom State
Ed. Davis
Larkin
Navy Flier Dead In Crash At Brookville Estate
A two seated navy plane crashed into a tree at the David Dows estate entrance in Brookville New York. Reports identify the deceased as F A MacKenzie and the injured as R A Schmidt. Spectators said the craft seemed to be attempting a forced landing.
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Brookville
N. Y
Navy
David Dows
F. A. MacKenzie
R. A. Schmidt
Seek Truckers in Roundup in Harrisburg
A roundup of truckers who have yet to apply for certificates under the new Public Utility Law began in Harrisburg. Major Police and state officials opened headquarters in 22 key cities to help contract carriers brokers file applications and obtain permits. Anyone in business as a contract carrier or broker as of June 1 must apply.
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Harrisburg
Commission
Pennsylvania
Jodiane County
New Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, Incorporated
Catholic Church Rededicated in East Campbell Street Parish
The Catholic Church on East Campbell Street was rededicated after plans for a larger building drew parishioners. Over 107 years, five pastors served the parish including Stilinger, Mex Keever, Brady, Howe, and Carlin. Father Faring has acted as pastor in recent months.
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Campbell Street
Simon and Jude
Father Carlin
Stock Market Roundup Names Many Firms and Dated Quotes
A compressed list of stock names and prices appears with percentages and figures for numerous companies across multiple sectors. Names include Air Refining, Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, IBM, Penn Railroad, Studebaker, Westinghouse, and Woolworth, among others, with various share figures and percentage changes. The entry reads like a ledger of market quotes rather than narrative coverage, reflecting widespread activity and a mix of gains and losses across industries.
Klan Votes to Back Roosevelt Over Black Appointment
In York on September 20 the Ku Klux Klan of Pennsylvania voted to support President Roosevelt amid the debate over Senator Hugo L. Black's Supreme Court appointment. Delegates from 65 of 67 counties favored four square backing, rejecting publicity for the resolution, with a statement to imperial officers to follow.
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York
Ku Klux Klan of
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Four Square
Pittsburgh Produce and Livestock Markets Report
Market news from Pittsburgh shows produce demand moderate with apples and bananas steady to higher. Livestock prices move mixed as hogs, cattle, calves and sheep mostly hold or edge down with selective gains for good quality calves and spring lambs amid steady to lower values.
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Pittsburgh
Delaware
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maine
Long Island
California
Legion Takes Over New York
The account quotes Legion leaders arguing for the right to choose any form of government and praising a constitutional framework with an independent judiciary as the bulwark of liberty. Colmery defends using Legionnaires as strike deputies to support law enforcement, amid labor criticism during steel strikes, urging citizens to assist when authorities falter and asserting vigilantes can be justified for public protection.
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United States
Colmery
Xoxx
Coal Group Opens Hearings in Pa Coal Control Case
The National Bituminous Coal Commission opened hearings in Johnstown to decide if coal mined and sold in Pennsylvania falls under its authority. Examiner Charles QC. Fowler from Washington presides as testimony from leading operators and members of the Do You Read The Classified Ads? commission is planned.
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Johnstown
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Pennsylvania
Charles QC. Fowler
Washington
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Mellon Will
Southampton
D. K. &. Bruce
Kahn
Mr, F. W. Hone
Fabn
Moorhead’s
Todlana
Warren Counties
Berlin
Keiserhof
Foreign Office
der Fuehrer
Mussolini
Hitler
Munich
Il Duce
Harold Coon
Smicksburs
Plumville
J. L. Douds
Belle Roose
Vandergriit
Indiana Hospital
Ebensburg
Benjamin Franklin
Safeway
H. A. Glascock
Huntingdon
Daniel S. Adams
Belsano
Mabel Halls
Addie Stewart
Juliette Dricks
Brooklyn
Joan Limburz
Long Island City
Chester Hunt
Lincoln
Neb
Washington, D. C
Carol Day
Alco
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Calumet
Hee
Canad Pacific
Cerro de Pas
Ches
Chrysler Corp
Con Edison
Gillette Ito
Faby Hudson Motor Illy
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Kennecott
Kresge
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val C
Ils
Val RR Bis Loews the
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kely
Nat. Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat
Ile
Penn RR
Phila
Phillips Petabla
Am Radio Corp
Reading Co
Repub
Reynolis
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Stud Gas
Sid Oil Cal
Std Oil
India
Studebaker Or
Texas Corp
Timken Roughty Transamerica
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Indus Alco
US Rubber Ao US
US Steel
Vanadium Corp
West Union Tel
West el
Woolworth
Curb Ark Nat Gas
el Bond
Pennroad Corp
KLAN
High Command
Legion
Coal Group
ST. Moore Hotel
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