Trial Appeal Weighs for Two Convicted in Road Conspiracy
Harrisburg September 23. Judge Fred S. Reese weighed an appeal seeking a new trial for Oliver Kyle ton and Victor Skok, convicted in a road contracting payoff ring. The case involved alleged attempts to monopolize Pennsylvania highway contracting in western counties. Temple, the lead defendant, was acquitted. Prosecutors argued the convictions should stand, citing influence between public officials and private interests.
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Harrisburg
Wesern
Pennsylvania
Fred S. Reese
Cumberland County
Oliver Kyleton
James P. Kirk
Ale
Ratoy
Reese
Samuel Handler
Eaton
Kirk
Skok
Jnvale
Urless Aly
Commonwealth
Hendler
Faith Healer on Trial in Philadelphia Murder Ring Case
Philadelphia justice follows a fatally curious tale as Morris Bolber testifies about a broad insurance murder conspiracy. Bolber links Paul Petrillo to slayings and schemes including the 1832 drowning plot and a poisoning death, detailing payments and love motive while noting others charged or convicted in related cases.
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Philadelphia
Morris Bolber
Paul Petrillo
Bolber
Petrillo
Luigi la Vecchia
Antonio Giacobe
Millie
Barber
Joseph Arena
New Jersey
Dominic Rodia
Arena
Cape, May
N. J
Roman Manchuk
Paul Ferrillo
Herman Petrillo
Joséphine Romualdo
Pet- Title
Coal Industry Faces Recovery Amid Price Shifts
Thomas notes cut-throat competition between old-fine operators and independents as prices mend. Anthracite shows production rising while prices dipped to $4 a ton for certain prized goods. Employment rises reported in Scranton Wilkes Barre Pittston region with about 3,000 new jobs. 55,000 workers in upper field. idle mines reopening steadily and more planned next week.
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Thomas
New York
Coe Terge Steed Company
Scremton-Wilkus- Barre-Pittston
London War Measures Spark Gasoline Rationing
London plans a broad course in the European war with strict gasoline rationing reducing motor traffic in London and major cities. The government readies general distribution of national registration forms for food rationing, with registration day set for next Friday.
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London
United Kingdom
Polish Defense Official Declares Warsaw Must Hold Out
Staff officer Col Vaclav Lipinski of the Warsaw defense asserts Germany cannot prevail and the British blockade works. He says Warsaw and Modlin are supported by strong Polish troops fighting through encirclements and that troops still fight at Gamosc Rawa-Ruska and Lwow, urging Warsaw to endure.
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Vaclav Lipinski
Warsaw
Germany
Lipinski
Modlin
Gamosc
Rawa-Ruska
Lwow
German Army Chief Von Fritsch Recalled in 1938 Honorary Role
The piece notes Col. Gen. Fritsch, 59, resigned as chief of the German army in 1938 then was made honorary commander of the Twelfth Artillery Regiment. It discusses his influence, postures toward Hitler, and the high command as well as wartime shifts and food rationing decrees affecting German civilians. It mentions possible German Soviet cooperation and the Poland occupation boundaries, with context on wartime leadership.
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Fritsch
High Command
Twelfth
Third Reich
Germany
Adolf Hitler
von Fritsch
Fuehrer
Poland
Adolf Hiller
Warsaw
Army High Command
Linv
Galicia
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Peak in mine employment and coal output figures
The record notes 1939 employment in hard coal fields at about 99,000 and 110,000 in bituminous work. It projects hard coal production to exceed 50 million tons if current pace continues, following 47 million tons from the previous year.
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Tong
Refugees Recombinant: Warsaw Americans Reach Koenigsberg
Consul Douglas Jenkins led a group of U S officials and families fleeing Warsaw after shellfire damaged the U S Consulate and communications failed since September. Twelve Polish descent students joined the refugees in reaching Koenigsberg while others stayed for Polish ties or safety concerns. Food was scarce and bombs threatened daily life as street fighting raged on the city outskirts.
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Douglas Jenkins
Koenigsberg
John K. Davis
George J. Haering
William Cramp
Cans. M. Williams Blake
E. Tomlin Bailey
Carl Birkland
Waldemar J. A. Wickham
United States Public Health Service
Warsaw
Jenkins
Nanking
China
Cramp
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
United States
rPates
German Drives Fails as French Hold Western Front
Front reports say German assault troops attacked French lines after heavy shelling yet French fire halted advances. German big guns reopened along the Lauter near Wisembourg while air activity increased near Aachen and on the Rhine. Observers cite rapid German mobilization and French calls for stronger anti tank and anti aircraft defenses at Maginot fortifications ends.
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Lautes
Wissembourg
Lauter
France
Cermany
Poland
Aachen
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Belgium
Holland
Luxemboure
Polad
Maginot
Neutrals
Roosevelt Returns to Hyde Park as Neutrality Act Debates Loom
President Roosevelt traveled to Hyde Park to visit his family and celebrate the breaking ground for a state papers shelter. He left Washington after addressing Congress on revising the neutrality act and will receive updates via private lines while remaining at his home over the weekend.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Washington
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
Robert LaFollette
Wisconsin
Hiram Johnson
California
William Borah
Idaho
Hyde Park
N. Y
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Senators split on embargo repeal party lines in vote tally
Washington reports forty four in favor of repealing the embargo, with thirty eight Democrats five Republicans and one Independent. Nineteen opposed include eight Republicans eight Democrats one Progressive and two Farmer-Labor members. Twenty four undecided include fourteen Democrats ten Republicans. James J. Davis is among those not expressing a view, while Joseph F. Guffey is listed among favorites to eliminate the embargo.
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Farmer-Labor
James J. Davis
R-Pa
Joseph F. Guffey
D-Pa
Jury finds mutual negligence in 1938 Penn Highway crash
In Erensburg on September 23 a jury under Judge Greer held both S. T. Runzo & Company of Cresson and John H. Stephens Jr of Indiana at fault in the July 7 1938 collision on William Penn Highway near Cramer Dilltown. Neither side awarded damages. Runzo blamed Stephens while Stephens said Runzo caused the wreck.
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Erensburg
William Penn Highway
Cramer-Dilltown Road
Charles C. Greer
S. T. Runzo & Company, Inc
Cresson
John H. Stephens, Jr
Indiana
Joseph Runzo
Cresson Company
Stephens
Runzo
Pittman outlines revised neutrality measure to critics
Pittman described his updated neutrality bill as a “come and get it” plan rather than cash and carry, noting foreign buyers must show title transferred before departure, potentially on short term credits. He and Senators Connally and Thomas finished a draft and reviewed it with Democratic committee members including Majority Leader Barkley, while predicting no hearings or filibuster in the Senate.
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Pittman
Connally
Tex
Thomas
Utah
Barkley
Senate
Brockway Firm Granted West Virginia Oil Charter
West Virginia grants R. W. Beadle Inc of Brockway Jefferson County Pa a charter to deal in oil gas coal with $10,000 capital. Incorporators include W. W. Beadle Dagus Mines Pa R. L. Warren Brockway Pa and 7 B Warren DuBois Pa. Also notes frost term “black forest” and London buses pick up about 4000 tons of mud yearly.
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Charleston
W. Va
R. W. Beadle, Inc
Brockway
Jefferson County
West Virginia
W. W. Beadle
Dagus Mines
R. L. Warren
7. B. Warren
DuBois, Pa
London
French Estimates Put German Losses From Poland Campaign
Reports from Poland indicate Warsaw still held out while reinforcements moved up. Paris halted the claim that the Polish campaign had cost Germany 50,000 casualties. Jean Giradoux, French general commissioner of information, said Germany lost 400 to 600 planes and 600 to 700 first-rate pilots, harder to replace.
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Hitler
Poland
Warsaw
Paris
Jean Giradoux
Giradoux
White House Grounds Closed to Public Visitors
The White House grounds were shut to all but official business yesterday as Secret Service moved to protect the President. Colonel E W Starling cited security and crowd control near prominent national figures, noting photographers and newsmen caused disturbances. Regular visitors may be barred today for fall cleaning.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Secret Service
E. W. Starling
Real Estate Drive Aims to Sell HOLC Properties in Pennsylvania
Contract Brokers and cooperating brokers announce a sales drive to clear HOLC held homes across Pennsylvania. J S Baughman reports HOLC sold 1686 properties since January 1 1939 valued around 6 million, and 1913 properties over the three years before 1939 totaling about 7 million. Terms allow buyers to carry property at roughly rental costs after a down payment.
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Pennsylvania
Baughman
HOLC
Lace hair and corset fashion debut in Chicago
The Illinois Hairdressers Association unveiled a fall style pairing lace corsets with new hairdos. It features a sleek front pompadour, side waves, eyelet curl rows, and a cascading back with soft neck curls. Options include a corset lace look or Cascade and Wing styles.
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Chicago
Illinois Hairdressers Association
Pollution talk at Forest Meet in Cook's Forest
Conservation, game and river pollution were discussed yesterday at the Sard annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association in Cook's Forest. About 75 delegates attended. Edward Ehrhart, Custis Publishing Company chief forester in Armstrong County, reported improvements at the big paper mill in Johnsonburg to aid in preventing pollution of the Clarion River.
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Clarion
Sard
Pennsylvania Forestry Association
Cook's Forest
Edward Ehrhart
Custis Publishing Company
Armstrong County
Johnsonburg
Neutrality talks eyed at Pan American conference
Delegates from 21 nations at the Panama Panama conference on neutrality discuss forming a permanent Americas neutrality committee. Plans include policing coasts with larger powers, economic exchange measures, and limiting belligerent ship privileges near neutral waters. Canal defense and Panama Canal protection featured prominently as officials warn against enemy air bases near the canal.
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Panama
Americas
Pan American Union
Zuniga’ Montu
Far
Costa Rica
Buenos Aires
Panama Canal
Leopold Acosemena
David Stone
Canal Zone
Market movers list strong stock names and percentages
A dense listing of company names with percentage figures across industries includes Am Can, Chrysler, General Motors, Colgate Palmolive, Eastman Kodak, IBM, and more. The compiled snapshot shows varied daily percent changes and notable industrials from utilities to manufacturing, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
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Allied
Allis-Ch
Alco
Andconda
Armstrong Cork
Atlas Tack Typ
Auburn Auto
Celanese Corp
Cerro de Pas
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colgate-Palm-P
Colum G
el Tha
Cons Edison
Consol Film Ind
Consol Oil
Container Corp
Cont Motors
le Crane Co
Curtis Publishe
Curtis Pub Pi
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wr A At Deere' and Co
del Lack and
West Tha Disti Corp-Seag
Douglas Aircraft
Tu Pont del
Eastman Kodak
el Auto Lite
el Power
St A Erie RR
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Goodrich
Goodyear
Loew's Inc
Lorilard P
Mack Trucks
Macy
McCrory
McIntyre
McClellan
Minn-Moline
Montgom Ward
Murray Corp
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Cash Reg
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Dept
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow
Nall Steel
Warden Urges Judges to Fit Sentence to Crime
Warden Henry Hill of the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg Pa urged federal judges to tailor punishment to the crime. He cited cases of a first offender jailed five years for unpaid taxes on one pint of liquor, a still operator given 1 year 1 day, and bankers with 68 000 versus 100 000 shortages facing vastly different jail terms. The talk before the Third Circuit judges included Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts in attendance.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Henry ©. Hill
Federal
Lewisburg
Third Judicial Circuit
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Supreme Court
Owan J. Roberts
Obituary for Nancy Barney Wasko of Clymer
Mrs Nancy Barney Wasko 50 died at home in Clymer Friday after a complication of diseases. Born in Austria November 22 1888 she lived in Clymer 22 years and belonged to the Clymer Greek Catholic Church and Ladies Altar Society. Survived by husband Wasko and children Helen Hartman Frank Barney Michael Barney Mary George Charles at home. Funeral in church Monday 9:00 a.m. Rev Basil Kuruz will conduct with burial in church cemetery. Also notices for John Wesley Tyger and Bermuda motor car ban noted.
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Wasko
Nancy Barney
Wasko Barney
Clymer
Austria
Warren
Mary
George
Charles
Basil Kuruiz
District 2 Children Rally At Antioch Lutheran Church
A District 2 children’s rally is planned at Antioch Lutheran Church near Deckers Point tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o'clock. Local organizers invite families to attend this community gathering featuring activities for youngsters and brief speeches by event leaders.
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District 2
Antioch Lutheran Church
Deckers Point
Cookport Fair Showcases Poultry Livestock And Clymer Grange Wins
The Cookport Fair features abundant displays of agricultural products livestock and home crafts with eleven of twelve Purchase Line 4-H Capon Club members exhibiting two capons each. Judging highlights include Clymer Grange winning best booth Grisemore Grange second and Home Grange third. Horse shoe results list top four finishers O B Washington H Lute Ivan Lute and Arthur Lambing who advance to the Home Community Fair finals on September 30 in Rayne township. An earthnote remarks the earth averages about 9 000 earthquakes per year.
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Cookport
Clymer Grange
Grisemore Grange
Home Grange
Vallie Coblé
Cherry Tree R. D
Cole
Colt Club
Dean Learn
Meade Douglass
Ed Hughmani
Mont Getty
Mont Getts
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Berlin
Landon
West VA
Renew Hold Realty Sales
John Wesley Tyger
Commodore
Walter T. Merrick
Greenwood Cemetery
Bermuda
NY Central RR
North Amer Co
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil
Otis Steel Packard Motor Param Pictures
Penn RR
Phila Read
Phillips
ePt
Pitt Ser
Bob Procter and
Gam
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of
Am Reading Co
Rand
Repub ‘Steel Reynolds
Schenley Distill
Sears Roebuck Shell Union Oil Simmons Ca
Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern Ry Sperry Corp
Stand Oil
Cal
Ind Stand Oil J Studebaker
Swift and
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf Sylph
Tex Pac
L ‘Trust
Tide-Wat
Trans and Wes Union Carbide
Union Pacific
United Air Li
United River
United Corp
United Gas In
US Rubber US Smelt
R and M
US Steel
Vanadium Corp
Warner Brog Pict West Union Tel West el
Mig Wilson and Co
Woodworth
HALL
Odyssey
McConn’s Diner
Philadelphia Street
Unoco
McConn’s
Jimmie Baker
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