Storm Sweeps Pennsylvania Cause Widespread Damage and Loss
A severe storm hit Pennsylvania causing five deaths and extensive damage. Lightning struck a $75,000 blackboard mill near Penn Argyl and started a $50,000 lubricant factory fire near Pittsburgh. Roads bridges and lines were damaged while debris clogged streets in multiple cities. Continuous lightning displays were seen across the state with Southeastern Pennsylvania hardest hit and Pittsburgh regions suffering heavy damage.
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Penn Argyl
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Peter Andrews
New Castle Area Sees Picnic Day Amid Storm and Local Happenings
Mary Scherger sends greetings from six New Castle teachers vacationing in Alaska. A storm earlier in the week disrupted power displays in Lawrence County. Picnic events are planned for New Castle workers at Cascade Park and Lakewood. Coal stocks rise in downtown basements as fall prep begins. A gilt mailbox in the Greer building attracts attention. Boys swim in the Ubic square after the storm. Oil wells resume shooting in the Bessemer district as a truck shipment arrives.
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Mary Scherger
New Castle
Alaska
Skagway
Petersburg
Wrangell Narrows
Daily Weather Report
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 oclock this morning show a maximum of 95 and a minimum of 68 with precipitation at 83 inches and a river stage of 5.1 feet. For the same date a year ago the maximum was 88 and the minimum 63 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Few City WPA Projects Approved or Rejected in New Castle
City Engineer Glenn R Throop reported to council that WPA approved limits block any project over 25000 dollars. Major projects appear unlikely with rejections including storm sewer along Reynolds street and Butler avenue extension wall while plans for Harrisburg based engineer work continue.
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New Castle
WPA
Glenn R. Throop
Throop
Engineers Corps
Harrisburg
CWA
Reynolds Street
Butler Avenue
City Beset by Terrific Storm Across New Castle District
A severe electrical storm lashed the New Castle area with lightning and heavy wind. It toppled trees and damaged cornfields while spawning hail and causing brief power outages that were quickly restored by Pennsylvania Power crews. The Shenango River and Neshannock rose modestly as storms moved on. Service to New Wilmington was briefly interrupted but contained.
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New Castle
Shenango
Neshannock
Pennsylvania Power Company
Power Company
New Wilmington
Modified Bill On Utilities Sees Little Sentiment Change
Washington reports indicate the administration will likely accept a modified utility bill that avoids dissolving holding company structures. House leaders, including Rayburn, refused to yield to the senate’s death sentence clause in three votes, showing little shift in opposition to breakup provisions despite lobbying and fake telegrams.
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Washington
Rayburn
House
Senate
Administration
Grant Holding Company
Three Power Conference To Try For Peace
Three great powers initiate a new peace effort as hostilities pause to allow time for diplomacy. An arbitration commission receives another temporary lease on life to pursue settlement talks amid shifting alliances and stalled negotiations.
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Arbitration Commission
Italy Abyssinia clash blocks Geneva plan says dispatch
London dispatch reports both Italy and Abyssinia rejected the proposed Geneva procedure for debating the Italo Abyssinian quarrel. Reuter notes the League of Nations would hold an informal secret meeting at 6 30 p m. in Geneva Italy Britain and France agree on a three power parley to address East Africa issues with a new fifth member for the conciliation commission to handle frontier incidents and avert war.
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London
Italy
Abyssinia
Geneva
Reuter
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Benito Muscolini
League
Conciliation Commission
Ethiopia
Tr Duce
Prince Mdivani's Companion Identified as Baroness Thyssen
Barcelona August 2 with Prince Alexis Mdivani dead after an automobile overturn near Albands at high speed the mysterious woman companion identified as Baroness Maud Thyssen a 23 year old German woman.
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International News Service
Barcelona
Spain
Prince Alexis Mdivani
Albans
Baroness Maud Thyssen
Self Government Granted To India In London
London reports a royal assent granting self government to India, a decision described as epochal, affecting about 350 million people. The historic ceremony invoked four words of Archaic Norman French and a royal commission’s approval, while many Indians remain unaware of the change.
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London
India
Two Are Slightly Injured In Crash
William DeVaughn and William Donges, both 40 from Akron Ohio, received minor elbow lacerations when their car collided with a machine driven by a man named Frey on Youngstown road three miles west of the city at 3 this morning. Mrs Donges suffered no injuries. They were treated at Jameson Memorial hospital and released.
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William DeVaughn
Akron
William Donges
Frey
Youngstown Road
de Vaughn
Donges
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mussolini Ready to Lead or Fight in Abyssinia War
Mussolini told a high diplomat he is ready to go to Africa with his soldiers and even as a private for Italy's glory. Haile Selassie said he would lead Ethiopian forces and fight to death, but doubted meeting Mussolini on the battlefield.
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Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Abyssinia
Africa
Mussolini to mobilize more troops for colonial duty
Premier Benito Mussolini announced plans to send additional Italian troops to Africa to reinforce colonial forces. The decision, made in Rome this morning, is timed to press Geneva peace talks and signal Italy’s unyielding course despite the League of Nations session.
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International News Service
Rome
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Africa
Geneva
Italy
Il Duce
Westwood Seeks Release After Refusing Lie Detector Test
Pittsburgh August 2 James J Westwood McKees Rocks jailed after he refused county officers use of a lie detector on the murder of his wife Martha Attorney M Barney Cohen acting for Westwood will seek habeas corpus release Westwoods refusal followed re questioning of five witnesses including squire s 19 year old daughter Bertha and the district attorney declined to discuss test results
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
James J. Westwood
McKees Rocks
Martha
M. Barney Cohen
Westwood
Andrew Tt. Park
Bertha Westwood
Squire
Park
Cohen
West Virginia Youth Arrested After 60 Mile Chase
Clyde Sharp, 21, captured in an abandoned brickyard shanty near Elkins after a 60 mile pursuit through mountains. He faces charges of slaying his grandmother Jennie Sharp 73 and uncle William 42 at their Marlinton farmhouse and robbing them of a small sum. Raymond 9, the missing boy, was with him when arrested.
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International News Service
Elkins
W. Va
Clyde Sharp
Marlinton
A. O. Harper
Clyde
Jennie Sharp
William
Harper
Raymond
Woman Constable Is Turned Down Training School Application
Harrisburg Aug 2 Major Lynn G Adams head of the state police today turned down the first application for the new special municipal police training school course at the State Police Hershey Training school The applicant was a woman constable from a western Pennsylvania county Training emphasized boxing wrestling and jujitsu says Major Adams.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Lynn G. Adams
State Police
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Adams
New York Bars Schultz's Return from Adirondacks
Dutch Schultz is barred from returning to New York City after a tax evasion acquittal. Mayor La Guardia stated there is no place for him in the city, despite Schultz saying he is on his way home.
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International News Service
New York
Dutch Schultz
Adirondacks
New York City
la Guardia
Dutch
National Pants Company Outing Set For Saturday
National Pants Company employees will hold their annual picnic Saturday August 3 at Lakewood Beach. The plant closes for the day to allow full participation. Under J Hassan’s direction committees have arranged sports and entertainment. buses will transport workers to the beach.
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National Pants Company
Lakewood Beach
J. Hassan
Soak the Rich Story Sparks Tax Debate
Beverly Hills report presents a remark claiming 58 of the wealthiest Americans paid no federal tax on 37 percent of their incomes. The piece notes Roosevelt's brain trusters and wealthy lawyers crafting counter moves as the public discussion continues.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
United States
Roosevelt
Shenango Pottery Picnic at Cascade Park on Aug 3
Shenango Pottery employees plan a full day at Cascade Park with sports prizes dancing and a floor show. The plant will be closed for the picnic and workers will enjoy meals in the grove with an afternoon and evening program and a drawing for employees.
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Shenango Pottery
Cascade Park
Jupiter Pluvius
Liquor Board Secretary Quits in Harrisburg
Harrisburg correspondent reports Harry G. Banzhoff resigns as secretary of the Pennsylvania liquor control board after a year in the post at 6500 dollars annually to pursue private business. Assistant secretary Ben G. Hessel will fill the vacancy temporarily during successor search. The move follows a winter hint from a house committee inquiry into the liquor control system.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Harry G. Banzhoff
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Walter E. Grosscup
Banzhoff
Ben G. Hessel
House
Death Notices for Local Residents
Luciano Caiazza aged 75 of 116 Phillips Place died. Anna Marie O Neil aged 75 of Youngstown. Margaret E Stewart aged 55 of Slippery Rock. Logher R Dunkel aged 72 of Ellwood City.
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Luciano Caiazza
Phillips Place
Anna Marie O'Neil
Youngstown
Margaret E. Stewart
Slippery Rock
Logher R. Dunkel
Ellwood City
Man Debunks “Death by Own Action” Scheme in Bauer Case
Chicago police questioned Mandeville Zenge of Canton Missouri after he attempted to mislead investigators by claiming suicide. Zenge was detained at the county building where his father J Andy Zenge arrived for personal inquiry into the mutilation murder of Dr Walter J Bauer.
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Chicago
Mandeville Zenge
Canton
Walter J. Bauer
J. Andy Zenge
Arthur Memeter Sets Course For Distant Scenery
A traveler named Arthur Memeter plans a journey to scenic areas he has not yet visited. He relies on pamphlets from distant sources to map his route and schedule, expecting eighty four days per trip.
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