Turner Seeks Seat in Senate in 1940
Chester reports Ellwood J Turner Speaker of the House will seek the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1940. A close associate said Turner wants to be considered and will meet Republican leaders across the state. Other named candidates include State Senator G Mason Owlett and U S Representative J William Ditter, all from eastern Pennsylvania. Turner previously stepped aside from a superior court race after Governor James pledged support for Keller Balridge and Hirt nomination.
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Chester
Ellwood J. Turner
House
United States Senate
Turner
John V. Diggins
Joseph F. Guffey
Guffey
G. Mason Owlett
Tioga County
Senate
UV. S
James J. Davis
Davis
George H. Earle
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
U. S
J. William Ditter
Montgomery County
Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
Pittsburgh
James
William H. Keller
Thomas J. Balridge
William J. Hirt
Evie County
Dorothy Lewis Loses Leg After Cancer Battle
Eight year old Dorothy Lewis of New York loses her right leg at the hip after a long battle with cancer. Her father William, a Queens Park employee, faced doctors’ amputate or she will die verdicts, sought many second opinions, and after irradiation gave up hope before the final decision.
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New York
Dorothy Lewis
William
Queens Park
Dorothy
Market summaries include fruits grains and livestock figures
Pittsburgh market notes show produce demand moderating with apples and peaches trading near steady. Grains in Chicago open steady amid dry belt conditions while livestock in Pittsburgh shows cattle at 7.00 to 11.50 for fed steers and hogs around 7.50 to 8.00, with varied calves and sheep prices. The world note mentions 100 kinds of animals and insects.
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Pittsburgh
Sejit
New York
McIntosh
Virginia
West Virginia
Grimes Golden
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Maine
Ohio
Idaho
Chicago
Livestork
Insurance horror unfolds in Philadelphia murder trials
Jurors convict Herman Petrillo and Josephine Romualdo in an insurance case tied to a mass murder sensation. A second jury weighs Grace Giovanetti for killing Pietra Piovelli amid denials and accusations of a murder ring. Prosecutors seek the electric chair for Emedici Murscelli as evidence stacks against multiple defendants. An insurance agent testified that Paul Petriello tipped him 200 for life policy sales.
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Josephine Sadila
Adelphia
Herman Petrillo
Josephine Romualdo
Emedici Murscelli
Giuseppe di Martine
Grace Giovanetti
Pietra Piovelli
Giovanetti
Pioralli
Paul Petriello
Luige la Vecchio
Gaetano Cicinati
Neutrality debate tightens as 1940 moves loom
The neutrality dispute widens with President Roosevelt and several Democratic critics grappling over a 90 day non-renewable sales clause. Officials clash over War Department mobilization plans while senators split between repeal efforts and amendments. A Cuban coast patrol sighting is noted amid broader political maneuvering ahead of the 1940 campaign.
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Band Jt
Ime
Woodring
Panania
War Department
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Cuba
White House
Senator Johnson
Third Year of Hearings Begin In Search For Heir To Garrett Snuff Fortune
Hearings in Philadelphia into the $20 million Garrett snuff fortune, filed by Henrietta E. Garrett’s heirs, enter their third year with more than 25,000 claimants from across the U S and several foreign countries. Special Master Davison notes extensive proceedings and 90,000 pages of testimony, as the Commonwealth seeks escheat and executors defend validity of the claims. The Kretschmar family alleges cousinship to Mrs Garrett. other claims include an alleged illegitimate son and a German cousin, with the state supreme court requiring entry to the U S for adduced proof.
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Garrett Sniff
Philadelphia
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Henrietta E. Garrell
William M. Davison
Kretschmar
Walter §. Garrett
Henrietta E. Schaeffer
John
Central City
Garrett
Union
Davison
Orphans Court
Commonwealth
Thomas J. Minnick
John Kretschmar
Isaac Newton Schaeffer
Newark
Del
Henrietta Schaeffer
Miss Grace 1 Schaeffer
Penfield
Johann Peter Christian Schaeffer I
Bad Nauheim
Germany
State Supreme Court
United States
Repeal of the arms embargo stirs party lines and 1940s politics
The piece discusses the arms embargo repeal amid partisan tensions with President Roosevelt and Taft among Republicans weighing support. It notes the potential rally effect for the Democrats, the risk of shared credit, and speculation on Roosevelt's term plans, set against escalating wartime actions and Allied–Axis developments across Europe, including Poland, Berlin, and Paris.
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Taft
Ohio
A. Roosevelt
War News From Page One and Baltic Tensions
Moscow speculation grows over a possible German Soviet alliance and Balkan bloc led by Turkey and Soviet Union. Estonia faces naval base demands. Estonian foreign minister visits Moscow. Balkans see talks on status quo with Romania wary of Red influence. Western Hemisphere considers a joint patrol amid Baltic and Baltic Sea tensions. Churchill reports a North Sea air attack on British warships by German planes with no hits. Bremer liner mystery noted.
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Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
North Sea
Suku Sarasoglu
Moscow
Balkan
Poland
Estonia
Russia
Baltie
Fish
Estunias
Bucharest
Linder Way
Romania
Bessarabia
Rumania
Panama
United States
London
Winston Churchill
The
Adniralty
House of Commons
Churchill
House of Campions
Bremer
Nominations delayed as neutrality review proceeds
The White House said no nominations would be sent to the Senate until neutrality revisions are completed. Stephen Early noted any submissions would go to committees with potential holds, delaying other business. It may mean no new nominations before the regular session in January.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Stephen Early
Early
House
Moscow Conference Stirs War Outlook in Europe
Moscow and Berlin figures anticipate major shifts as German Soviet talks come amid Turkish presence. Diplomats weigh a possible Russo German military pact and a Balkan bloc led by Turkey, while France acts against Communism as Warsaw surrenders revealing Eastern Europe’s new balance of power.
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Moscow
Germany
Turkey
Russia
Europe
Dewitt MacKenzie
Daladier
France
Poland
Warsaw
Balkan
Balkans
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Britain
Romania
Prints On Bottle Fingerprint Hopes Solve Suburban Slaying
NORRISTOWN Sept 27 Investigators see hope in a fingerprint left on a soft drink bottle at the home of Mrs Clara Buchanan strangled by an intruder while her husband worked and son at school The DA says identification of the print may solve the case FBI lab in Washington to examine the prints Police release suspects but continue a manhunt for strange men in the vicinity Coroner Bushong says the killer is a powerful man who used his hands to choke Mrs Buchanan and tied towels and an apron around her neck
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Norristown
Angelo
Clara Buchanan
Frederick B. Smile
6 & Bottle
Buchanan
Here
Smillie
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Washington
Winslow L. Bushong
Clare Buchanan
Edward, Jr
Arsenal linked to 1923 Vandergrift theft
Vandergrift police connect a 1923 Steele Hardware store robbery to a modern case after Martin Wauk murder spree. A miniature arsenal found at Wauk’s home ties the weapons to the $2,000 theft on Halloween night 1923, involving a Serbian alien prohibited from owning firearms.
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Vandergrift
Martin Wauk
Salina
Wauk
Latvia
Tintown
Vnuk
United States
Steele Hardware
Hallowe'en
College Man Goes On Trial At Butler For Misfeasance
Dr Charles S Miller president of Slippery Rock State Teachers College and David V Ketterer suspended bursar face trial in Butler on charges linked to college management. Miller indicted for misfeasance and nonfeasance in office while Ketterer stands accused of fraudulent conversion maleposs and misfeasance and nonfeasance. They were jointly indicted on conspiracy of public officers to commit improper acts.
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Butler
Charles S. Miller
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
David V. Ketterer
Miller
Kettered
Mate Traders Convicted In Court Swapping Spouses
In Lapeer Michigan a circuit court jury convicted Mildred Davis Clare June George Davis and Edith June on lewd and lascivious cohabitation charges in a narrative described as a wife swap. The trial covered two days with testimony about couples trading mates and children.
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Lapeer
Mich
Mildred Davis
Clare
George Davis
Edith June
Allies aim to restore Polish sovereignty after Nazidom
The text states that the allies seek Poland's sovereignty by ejecting Germany and, if the Soviet Union does not withdraw, compelling it to leave. They avoid an official confrontation with the Soviet occupation until Nazidom is defeated, after which they pledge to confront Russia if it remains in Polish territory.
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Poland
Germany
Soviet Union
Market Names and Values From a Stock Exchange Puzzle
A dense list of global companies and sectors appears, with various tickers and share figures interwoven. The text resembles a historical stock table or fragmented market note, mentioning firms from Alcoa to Westinghouse, Lehigh and Penn RR, with percentages and numbers sprinkled throughout.
Calm Seas Aid Rescue in Seawatch Storm Toll
Weather eased as rescue ships searched for 30 or more missing pleasure boats after a September storm near Los Angeles. At least 38 dead and 24 missing were confirmed, with 13 other vessels wrecked. U S and coast guard crafts scoured caves and inlets while 101 vessels went to sea to aid or find survivors. Camp Baldy residents faced marooning as mountain routes washed out. Rain totals hit 6.62 inches in 24 hours and damage excedes 1 million dollars beyond agriculture losses.
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Los Angeles
Oxnard
Coast Guard
U. S
U. S. Forest Randers
Camp Baldy
Obituaries for Mary Agnes Telford Flory Polesky and Charles T Kramp
Friends receive for Mary Agnes Telford at home of W H Frank 960 Water Street services at 2:00 p m Thursday Rev Stillman A Foster officiates interment Oakland Cemetery. FLORY POLESKY Sagamore Sacred Heart Church service 9:00 a m Thursday interment church cemetery. Polesky died after clothing burned in Sagamore accident. Charles T Kramp funeral 2:00 p m Thursday Homer City Lutheran Church Rev C Thornton Hays officiates interment Greenwood Cemetery Indiana.
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Mary Agnes Telford
W. H. Frank
Water Street
Stillman A. Foster
Oakland Cemetery
Flory Polesky
Sacred Heart Church
Sagamore
Polesky
Charles T. Kramp
Fiuira
Homer City Lutheran Church
C Thornton Hays
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Doctors Fault Unpaid Bills Slow State Invoicing
Department officials blamed delays on unpaid invoices from Philadelphia and Allegheny County, noting about $40,000 of the $80,000 monthly total waited. They argued faster processing hinges on timely submissions from volunteer committees despite speeding up internal bookkeeping.
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Hall
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Hostess Sacrifices Studies For Air Service Career
A young hostess gave up university studies due to health and became an air hostess. She averaged A grades in most subjects despite sleeping only two to three hours nightly. Her exam score for the hostess job was 99. Traffic experts estimate hand signals by motorists could reduce traffic accidents by 10 to 15 percent nationwide.
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Bald Loco Balt & Ohio
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Budd Mfg
Burr
Calumet & Hee Canada Pac
Case J. 1. Co
Cerro de Pas
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Cornwirth & South
Cons Edison
Consol Ol
Coyn Prods Crane Co
del Lack & Hu Dong Aircraft du Pont
Eastman Kodak
el Auto Lite
Gen
Elec
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Gillette
Greyhound Corp
Hard-Walker
Hudson Motor Interlake Iron Int Harvester Int
Nickel Can Int
Tel & Tel
Kennecott Cop
Kresge
Lehigh
Port C
Lehigh Val Coal Lehigh Val RR
Liggett & Myers Loew's Inc _ Mack
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Montgom Ward Nash-Kelvinator
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