Dafoe Wins Day In Court In Chicago
Dr Ale fan R Dafoe won dismissal of a 1 000 000 damage suit filed by Tran T Spear Chicago promoter who sought to exploit the Dionne quintuplets with their father Oliva Dionne Federal Judge John J Barnes ordered the case dismissed citing lack of evidence of a conspiracy by the defendants Pathe News Woolworth and Kresco stores and Dafoe said he was not surprised by the decision noting the babies birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alefan R. Dafoe
Tran T Spear
Oliva Dionne
John J. Barnes
Spear
Dr. Dafoe
Pathe News
Woolworth
Kresco
Group Votes U. K. Of McCloskey Building
Jey a Republican seeks a grand jury inquiry into McCloskey building contracts. The probe halted while a Supreme Court ruling on legislative investigation powers is awaited. Margiotti testified the project failed to meet specifications and inspectors examined the work. McCloskey agreed to pay Governor Earle profits of 75000. A four-lawyer, a farmer, a tailor, and an engineer staffed a two hour site visit led by John L. Boardman of McCloskey Ais Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Boardman
McCloskeyais Company
Obituary notices from Cherry Tree area recorded
Obituary items list survivors and services for Mrs. Duncan and others. Mrs. Duncan, daughter Inez, son Norman L. Duncan, step-daughter Ella McAnulty, siblings A W Lydic and A C Lydic, and others. Services at 2 p.m. in Cherry Tree home church, Rev. Applegath officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Also details for Charles Franklin Livingstone born 1877 Indiana, died at 2:20 a.m. in Indiana. survivors include wife Flora, children Earl F, Beryl E, Evelyn, Helen, etc. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday Blairsville Cemetery. Thomas J. Rager, 83, Civil War veteran, died in Patchinville. survivors listed, funeral arrangements forthcoming.
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Ust
Cherry Tree
Indiana
Duncan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Inez FE. Duncan
Norman L. Duncan
Ella McAnulty
Tampa
Fla
A. W. Lydic
Homey City
A. C. Lydic
New Alexandria
Charles Franklin Livingstone
Noah and
Mary (Manges) Livingston
Blairsville
Wayne Avenue
Livingaton
Journeyman Barbers International Union
Palladium
Helen Livingstone
Charles Foreman
Clairton
William G. Livingston
Harry Livingstone
Cleveland
Minnie McAfee
George Bolen
Tledo
Robinson Funeral Home
Charles Sinclair Appiegath
Blairsville Cemetery
Thomas J. Rager
Patchinville
George and
Catherine
Porter) Rager
Pennsylvania Infantry
Commission Begins Effort To Compose Railroad and Labor Differences
President Roosevelt appoints a three man board to draft recommendations to avert a looming nationwide railroad strike. The panel hears carriers and workers as nearly one million railroad employees threaten a wage cut dispute under the National Mediation Act. The board has 30 days to propose, plus another 30 day waiting period before any action. The president orders a report by October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Reverend N R Constable to Officiate Mercer Funeral
Reverend N R Constable will officiate at the Patchinville Evangelical Church service on Sunday at 2 30 PM with interment in Patchinville Cemetery. Rev A Clyde Mercer, 44, a retired United Presbyterian minister who once led Dayton church, died at home near Dayton Monday. He married Nancy Williams and leaves three daughters Doris, Margaret, Nancy, and son Chester. Born in Pittsburgh, he belonged to a noted family. Funeral at home in Dayton Thursday afternoon, with Pittsburgh services and Homewood Cemetery interment to follow.
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Evangelical Church
Patchinville
N. R. Constable
Patchinville Cemetery
A. Clyde Mercer
Dayton
Pittsburgh
Homewood Cemetery
Revival at Homer City Tabernacle Holds Baptismal Service
Evangelist J. W. Clair will deliver a message at the baptismal pool at 2 30 Sunday afternoon at the forks of Big Yellow and Little Yellow Creek. Route directions from Indiana and Mechanicsburg provided. Evening services Sunday Tuesday and Friday at 7 30 with Sunday School 2 45 P.M. as usual.
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Homer City Tabernacle
Big Yellow
Little Yellow Creek
Indiana
Mechanicsburg
J. W. Clair
26 Dead in S C Tornado
Meteorologist Dr James H Kimball warned of an offshore storm tracking up the coast from Wilmington NC toward New York City and New England. He noted possible tornadoes in Charleston have already claimed 26 lives with hundreds injured and millions in damage, while coast guards reported high winds and heavy rain along the mid Atlantic region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Long Island
Nantucket
Mass
New York City
New York
Coast Guards
Fire Island
Barrier Beach
Wilmington
N.C
Coast Guard
Atlanta
Boston
Savannah
Cape Satteras
North Carolina
Virginia Capes
Eastport
Maryend
Philadelphia
Kimball
Charleston
Hunters Urged Careful As Seasons Open
The notice asks hunters in Monroe and Pike counties to favor caution as the hunting season opens. The wookcock or Whistling Bird season starts tomorrow, with October 15 to November 38 for other ducks and small game, and the four week turkey and pheasant periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Pike
Britain France Italy Guarantee Peace Amid Naval Pact Tone
Britain, France, and Italy pledge to keep relations peaceful with Germany and view their recent agreements as a symbol of national desires to avoid war. The 1936 Anglo-German naval treaty capped German shipbuilding at 35 percent of British levels, and the three powers say consultation will govern future actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
Munich settlement ends Czech crisis. Europe prays for peace
After Munich, Daladier and Chamberlain announce Czech territory ceded to Germany under an international supervision plan. A four power commission will oversee Sudetenland transfer and plebiscites while Russia voices discontent and warns of broader dangers. Leaders signal a pause in war as Europe anticipates further clarifications tomorrow.
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Europe
Chamberlain
London
Daladier
France
Munich
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Fuehrer
International Commission
Germany
Berlin
Neville Henderson
Andre Francois Poncet
Count Ernst von Weistaecker
Bernardo Attalico
Vojvech Mastiny
Sudetenland
Hungary
Poland
Britain
Italy
Politic
Dalacer
Continent
Kremlin
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Joseph Stalin
Maxim Litvinoff
Geneva
Hiller
Pomona Grange Booster Night Draws 200 Attendees
About two hundred people attended Pomona Grange Booster Night and Neighbor Night gatherings with a five minute program by county Granges. The afternoon program featured talks by Kenzie Bagshaw, Mrs. Ira C. Gross, Heath Clark, and EB. B. Dorsett. They urged Americanism and warned against Communism as they called for leadership to keep agriculture strong. The next meeting is planned for the last Thursday in December at Blairsville Grange, with officer elections on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Grange
Kenzie Bagshaw
Hollidaysburg
Ira C. Gross
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Grenge
Heath Clark
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
EB. B. Dorsett
United States
Grange
Blairsville Grange
Hitler Demands Sudetenland Occupation Details
Officials report German demands for Sudetenland evacuations by October 1 with no property removals, and by October 10 for evacuation without destroying installations. The exchange notes that four areas would be occupied, with occupation to occur by October 1.
Labor votes rally behind Warle Earle ticket in Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania labor leaders claim a united front of about 1,000,000 organized workers will back the Little New Deal slate of Governor Warle for U S senator and Charles Alvin Jones for governor in November Republican leaders declined comment on opponents' claims The endorsement from the Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council and approvals from the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and four transportation brotherhoods solidify labor support for Earle Jones and their slate The CIO and other unions report combined memberships totaling roughly 960 000, about a quarter of the state's registered voters The Republican chair and candidates offered no response to the labor claims while President William Green of the AFL endorsed Davis and a Trainmen's Brotherhood official asserted support for the Earle slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United Front
Little New Deal
Warle
U. S
Charles Alvin Jones
CIO
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Kennedy
Jones
Democratic State Committee
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
Earle-Jones
James F. Torrance
U. 8
James J. Davis
Wiliam Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Earle
Davis
Albert F. Whitney
Trainmen's Brotherhood
Senator Davis
Brotherhood
Washington
Territorial Arrangements and Sudeten Demands Outlined
A report outlines seven day occupation plans for new territory starting Oct 1, with another area to be held by Oct 10 under an international commission. It also covers Sudeten German demands for discharge, release of political prisoners, and a Nov 23 plebiscite under international oversight. Additionally 160 miles of bus roads were built at the New York World's Fair for 100 buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Commission
Czechoslovakia
International
Four Group Hospitalization Plans Working in Pa
Four Pennsylvania communities run group hospitalization plans providing complete medical care for under three cents daily. Three more affordable plans are authorized and nearly ready to enroll subscribers, including one offering hospital care for as little as 2.5 cents per day year round. Plans span Pittsburgh Harrisburg Boston and Abington with additional arrangements in Philadelphia and New Castle and an eighth application filed in Bethlehem. The department notes typical annual rates 10 for one person 18 for two and 24 for a family but Philadelphia and Pittsburgh may offer lower daily rates. Officials expect subscriber totals next month and stress plans are tax exempt and community driven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Boston
Abington
Philadelphia
New Castle
State Insurance Department
Bethlehem
Insurance Department
Joseph Sexton
Prohibition Party Opens Pennsylvania State Convention
Prohibition party leaders and candidates gather in Oil City to launch the Pennsylvania state convention. George D. Harger of Pittsburgh is state chairman. D. Leigh Colvin and Edward B. Blake attend as national figures. Sessions will set a platform, elect officers, and feature speeches by Harger Colvin and Blake. State ticket includes Burnham for governor Miller for lieutenant governor Vanvalin for U S senator and Killip for secretary of internal affairs.
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Oil City
Prohibition Party of
Pennsylvania
George D. Harger
Pittsburgh
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Edward B. Blake
Chicago
Harger
Colvin
Blake
Robert G. Burnham
Clarion County
William Miller
Wilkinsburg
Forest S. Vanvalin
Williamsport
U. S
James A. W. Killip
Youths Temperance Council
Supreme Court asked to rule on child sues mother for fatal crash
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a high court puzzle as eight year old Jerome M Minikin sues his mother for 950000 after a car crash killed the father. Lower court ruled against the suit as against public policy, but a dissent argued liability insurance and family rights shift the right to sue to the child. The state supreme court was asked to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
Allegheny County
Jerome M. Minikin
Gertrude Marshall
Kate M. Minikin
McKnightstown
Adams County
Frank P. Patterson
M. A. Musmanno
Allegheny Bench
Supreme Court
Fair receipts exceed eighteen thousand for grounds event
Fair receipts totaled 19055 with 12900 from tickets and 2000 carnival. Grandstand 2296 sold, grounds cars 4927, daily gates shown 1000, 3818, 5746 and 3093. Disbursements included judges and police 1834.58, entertainment 1539.50, race purses 3699.90, advertising 780.05, rents and taxes 1291.68, labor 678.25, repairs 368.76. Purses and premiums were increased this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
J. S
EB. M. Mark
Stock Market Briefs Across Major Companies and Powers
A compact stock market roundup lists numerous firms and sectors with mixed moves. Notable entries include Am Can, Anaconda, Chrysler, Edison, General Motors, and Bethlehem Steel among others, with varied percentage changes and notable activity in oil, refineries, chemicals, and rail. The list appears as ticker-driven notes reflecting market sentiment across companies like Reading, Southern Pacific, Packard, and Sperry Rand, alongside utilities and manufacturing groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alco
Atl Refining
Bald Luco
Balt
Ohio
Bendix
Canad Pacific
Chrysler Corp
el Com
South Coas Edison
Consol Oil Corn Products
Crane Co
del Lack
West Douglas
Alveralt du Pont de N Eastman Kadak
el Auto Lite
Else
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gen
Gillette Saf Greyhound Corp
Hard- Walker
Hudson Motor
Interlake Tron Int Harvester Int
Nick Can
Kennecott Cop Kresge
Lehigh
Lehigh Val Coal Lehigh Val RR
Loew's Inc
Mack Trucks
Montgom Ward Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy RR
Nat Distillers
Nat Pew & Lt
NY. Central RR
North Ameria
Packard Motor Penn RR
Phila. Read
C & FE Phillips Petables Pub Soc
N. J
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of
Reading Co
Repub Steel
Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Sperry Carp
Gas & el Alg
Cal
Qi Ind
Indiana County urged farmers to seek Wheat allotment guidance
The Indiana County Agricultural Conservation Committee urged farmers especially those not in prior programs to contact the county office at Farmers Bank Building for 1998 program eligibility. Payments depend on actual allotted acres or planted acres if plants fall under 80 percent. farms with eight acres or less face two options including harvest-based compliance or optional withdrawal with harvests over eight acres subject to deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Tottch
Farmers Bank
Markets and New Bridge Tolls Reported Across Regions
Markets note moderate produce demand with mixed fruit and potato prices in Pittsburgh and surrounding regions. Chicago wheat futures fall after Munich conference, with corn down, while the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority reports over 8000 cars crossing in four days and tolls near $10,000 at Alexandria Bay.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Idaho
Russell
Maine
Chicago
Munich
Thousand Islands
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Dafoe
U. K
McCloskey Bldg
Frank Cherry Tree
William
Alturas
Calif
Donald B
D. C
John Henry
Cherrytree
George Bloomer
Washington, D. C
Winifred Hoffner
Steubenville
Healey
Moorhead
Spence
S. C
Pomona
Big Grange
Hitler
Ces
Sudeten
DEMOS
NEA
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Prohibition Party
Clarion
High Court
Can Lad
Sue
Studebaker Corp
Tt Texas Corp
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
Indus Alco US Rubber Ass
Steel Easy West Union
West el & Mig
Woolworth Lfw
Bond & Share
Pennroad Corp la
Willard
Vogel Electric Co
Indiana, Pa
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