U S Funds Sought for Croton Viaduct Project
County officials plan a reinforced concrete viaduct over Neshannock creek from Lincoln ave to Croton avenue as a new public works employment project. Thomas A. Gilkey advances sketches and site surveys while seeking federal financing through Harrisburg to build a 600 foot structure with a 30 foot roadway and eight foot sidewalks.
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Neshannock Viaduct
Commission
Harrisburg
Gilkey
City Planning Commission
Penn
Five Day Honeymoon Ends Heiress Romance With Nobleman
American heiress Janet Snowden ends her short marriage to Prince Francesco Don Caravita after a five day honeymoon. She says she no longer loves him and dismisses rumors of marrying out of spite. The couple now lives apart as tears and mystery surround the romance.
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International News Service
New York
Finis
Janet Snowden
Prince Francesco Don Caravita
Probe triple tragedy in Pittsburgh
A suburban druggist gave a patient wrong pills causing death then drove with his friend’s wife and took poison. Victims named Kerr New Kensington druggist Dorothy Yonkers 25 New Kensington and Ian Della Gradler 24 New Kensington mother of two. Continues on page thirteen.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Edward D. W. Kerr
New Kensington
Dorothy Yonkers
New Kenpang
Ian Della Gradler
Kerr
Boy Falls From Top Of Bridge In West Pittsburg
Joseph Hravtin a 10 year old son of Mr and Mrs Marco Hravtin West Pittsburg was critically injured after falling from the top of the State road bridge in West Pittsburg late yesterday He sustained brain congestion a cut on his right leg and a cut above his right eye The boy regained consciousness this morning He allegedly climbed on the eight inch wide rail on top of the bridge and fell The bridge resides on the lower West Pittsburg Moravia road
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Joseph Hravtin
Marco Hravtin
West Pittsburg
New Castle Hospital
State Road Bridge
Pittsburg-Moravia Road
Odd License Plate Sparks Local Wit At August Morning
PA NEWC notes a quirky license plate reading P 8 found this morning, pegged as a local oddity. Rain remains scarce with just over an inch in August, though gardens show some relief. Concrete benches have been installed in city parks adding a pleasant touch.
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Pa Newe
City Officials to Return From Harrisburg With Aid Plans
Stanley Treser and Councilman Hoyland along with City Engineer Harry Hoskins are due back in the city late today after talks in Harrisburg with Emergency Administration of public works officials about improvements here funded by government money. They carried plans and cost estimates and planned to seek a $105,000 loan and a $45,000 donation.
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Stanley Treser
Hoyland
Harry Hoskins
Harrisburg
Authority To Take Back Blue Eagle Not Local
Washington officials deny local recovery boards have any authority to seize the Blue Eagle emblem. T. S. Hammond of the NRA Blue Eagle division stated only Washington can authorize removal, countering reports that local boards acted as courts to enforce the recovery act.
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International News Service
Washington
T. S. Hammond
Blue Eagle Division
NRA
Hammond
Daily Weather Report Summary for the Period
U S weather statistics show a high of 84 and a low of 56 for the 24 hours ending 9 am. Precipitation measured at 0.01 inches with heavy dew and a river stage of 3.3 feet. Year-ago figures recorded a high of 83 and a low of 50 with trace precipitation.
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U. S
Death record for William A. McFarland
William A. McFarland 62 of 417 North Liberty Street is reported dead. The notice lists his age and residence as the principal details in this obituary item.
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William A. McFarland
North Liberty Street
Coast Storm Renews Fury Across Atlantic Seaboard
The Bermuda born storm intensifies along the coast with heavy rain and winds up to 52 mph on the New Jersey shore. New York City remains drenched as forecasts predict continued gales from the Carolinas to northern New England and warnings extend from Wilmington to Eastport.
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International News Service
New York
Bermuda
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Carolinas
New England
Wilmington
N. C
Eastport
Principals In Wife Swapping Remain Silent
Fort Leavenworth, August 23. Captain Bradford of the U S Cavalry refused to discuss his wife trade with Major Stuart C MacDonald. Bradford gained MacDonald s former wife and MacDonald won Bradford s former wife. The new Mrs Bradford was reticent and Bradford said the matter is personal.
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International News Service
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Bradford
U. S. Cavalry
Stuart C. MacDonald
MacDonald
Hearing Set in Hermine Rung Beverage License Case
County Treasurer William O. Pitts seeks revocation of Hermine Rung's beverage license at Lakewood Beach for insufficient floor space and seating capacity. Rung denies the claim and both sides will present witnesses at the court hearing tomorrow morning.
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Hermine Rung
William O. Pitts
Lakewood Beach
Pitts
Lamson to testify as jury hears murder case
District attorney deputies prepare to question David A. Lamson as jury selection continues in the case charging him with killing his wife Allene at the Stanford campus. Prosecution aims to break him with a verbal onslaught once he testifies. The defense and judge await the next steps in the high profile trial.
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Allene
Stanford
Love Cottage
A. P. Lindsay
E. M. Rea
Lamson
Publisher's Body Found In River Near Coshocton
In Coshocton Ohio a coroner's jury expected to verdict death by own action in the case of Fred Wallace 61 editor and publisher of the Coshocton Tribune found in the Muskigum river five miles south of Coshocton last night. The body bore a wire around the legs and shoulders a plow point in his coat and a small hammer down his back for weight.
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International News Service
Coshocton
Fred Wallace
Mary Kelly Sentenced to 30 Days for False Information
San Diego Aug 23 Mary Kelly a 21 year old Philadelphian was jailed for 30 days for giving false information to police. She claimed she was drugged attacked and thrown from a speeding car by two sailors. Investigation found torn clothing and a fight with the boyfriend.
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International News Service
San Diego
Cal
Mary Kelly
Open Shop And Price Fixing Problems Rise In Recovery Drive
Washington Aug 23 The open shop and price fixing issues within the National Recovery Administration sharpen as big industries join the job creation push. Steel leaders back the recovery act provisions for collective bargaining while open shop employers seek code interpretation and enforcement amid union drives.
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William 8. Neal
International News Service
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Steel
No Will Left By Late John S. Waters
John H. Waters of Johnstown died intestate. One third of his estate will pass to his widow Alice Suppes Waters. The remaining two thirds go to his three children. Mrs Waters renounced administration and son Robert S Waters was appointed by the court to manage the estate.
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Johnstown
John. H. Waters
Alice Suppes Waters
Gandhi Freed From Jail As He Enters Eighth Day Of Fast
Poona India August 23 Mahatma M K Gandhi released unconditionally from jail for liberation of untouchables as he begins the eighth day of his second fast to death. The British Indian government confirms his release amid calls for peaceful reform.
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Poona
India
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
Lindberghs Depart for Faroe Islands from Reykjavik
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh left Reykjavik Iceland for the Faroe Islands at 8 40 am ECT. The announcement said they might continue to Copenhagen, as recently reported in New York.
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Lindberghs
Reykjavik
Iceland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Faroe Islands
Faroes
Copenhagen
New York
Sandlot Player Dies From Stabbing in Clairton Fight
Os car Schonsky a 30 year old Monongahela Valley sandlot ball player was stabbed during a free for all fight in Clairton and died here today without regaining consciousness.
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Mckeesport
Oscar Schonsky
Monongahela Valley
Clairton Sundy
Murder Unsolved in Pittsburgh Apt 23
Two men remained under questioning by county detectives after arrests linked to the unresolved murder case in Pittsburgh. Details on suspects and motive were not disclosed as investigators continue the inquiry.
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Frank Joy
Pitcairn
Pittspurgh Apt
Undercover NY Politics in Grand Jury Probe
New York politics face an imminent grand jury review as U. S. Attorney Medalie presents evidence accusing politicians of collusion with racketeers. The probe recalls the Becker case and Whitman era clashes with Tammany Hall, warning of upheaval for local power structures.
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New York
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Troop F Camp In Sea Of Mud
In Mount Gretna Pennsylvania on August 23 the 103rd Cavalry began a day long reconnaissance from CAMP RICKARDS amid heavy rain turning the camp into mud. Col Arthur C Colahan commands Philadelphia brigade troops as they pursue a mythical red army base at Gettysburg with goal to reach Harrisburg and Lancaster along a 45 mile front despite wet roads and dispersed command posts.
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International News Service
Camp
Rickards
Mt. Gretna
103Rd Cavalry
Philadelphia
Arthur C. Colahan
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Fugitive Former Cuban President Seeks U S Entry
Gerardo Machado, the fugitive ex president of Cuba, slept at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Nassau as the Cuban supreme court weighs extradition to Havana on criminal charges from his term. Rumors say he may attempt secret entry into the United States and be brought under police protection near New York City, with the U S state department reportedly asked for comment.
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International News Service
Nassau
Bahamas
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Royal Victoria Hotel
Cuban Supreme Court
Havana
Machado
United States
New York City
United States State Department
President Roosevelt Heads to Ten-Mile River Scout Camp
President Roosevelt began a 180 mile motor tour over New York roads to Ten Mile River scout camp. He left Hyde Park around 10 a.m. and expected to return by nightfall as rain threatened and cooler weather allowed him to travel with a light robe.
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International News Service
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Las Vegas note on Hoover Dam trip and hog use debate
Special To The News reports a Las Vegas message about visiting Hoover Dam and concerns over irrigation and hog farming. The writer argues Wallace’s hog destruction scheme targets farmers, advocating corn acreage and hog birth control as hard to understand, and cites a friend named Blue Boy.
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Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Mr. Wallace
Blue Boy
Wallace
Madison in gale prompts SOS off Cape Charles
The Madison, a New York steamer with 37 passengers and 60 crew, sent an S O S as its forward deck house washed away in a gale off Virginia. Coast Guard and the sister ship George Washington race to aid, while Mackay Radio seeks confirmation of SOS reception.
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International News Service
Old Dominion
Madison
Virginia
Mackay Radio Company
New York
Cape Charles
S. O.S
Old Dominion Line
Norfolk
William Heath
Campaign to check sleeping sickness spreads in St Louis
In St Louis Dr Charles Armstrong, noted pathologist and parrot fever expert, leads efforts to curb the sleeping sickness epidemic which has killed seventeen and grown to 182 reported cases. Dr J P Leake of the Public Health Service calls it the worst in U S history.
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Charles Armstrong
Parrot Fever Authority
J. P. Leake
United States Public Health Service
Vote Dilemma as Cards Pile Up for Candidate Brother
A petitioner describes cards stuck in pockets on the door porch and porch swing all urging a vote. Each card praises a candidate as a good fellow and ally, leaving the voter unsure which to support. The text suggests flipping a coin or bridge card as luck dictates. Weather note appears vague.
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PA Newc
Newc
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Eastern Coast
Ralph B. Jordan
David A. Lamson
Stanford University Press
Tion
John S. Waters
Gandhi
Helen O’day
Allegheny River
Helen
Sixteenth Street
Paris
Florida
Marseilles
Buenos Aires
le Journal
Almeria
Spain
Sharon
Sharon Pa
Isaly
Atlanta
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Anthony Drexel, III
Helen Avis Howard
Walhalla
S. C
Tammany Tiger
Sea of
Yours
Royer
McNaugh Syndicate
Atlantic
Coast Guard
George Washington
Radiomarine Corporation
Arthur Mometer
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