Efforts For Coal Code Agreement In Final Stages
National Recovery Administrator Hugh S Johnson aims to finalize a coal code with Appalachian operators and United Mine Workers lenders ahead of a Roosevelt submission. After a week of talks, Johnson says a basis for agreement has been reached though details remain secret and a formal deadline looms.
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Will
Neal
Washtinion
National
Hugh S. Johnson
Appalachian
Johnson
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
United Miie Workers
Fogo
New Castle Notes On Elections And Events
The village announces voter registration for the fall election with a reminder that Labor Day is upcoming. A ship orchestra invites a student from Haus Avenue to join during a voyage to England, while Montana license plates are seen and World’s Fairs visits recalled. Readers urged to report attendance at both Chicago fairs to Pa Newe.
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New Castle
Schaal
Ene
Atlantic
England
Betty Joshua
Haus Avenue
Miss Joshua
Lawrence County
Chicago
Liem
Daily Weather Report Summary from 24 Hour Period
Weather report shows high of 69 and low of 40 with no precipitation. Yearly figures: high 77 and low 56.
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Daily Weather Report
U.S
Wedding Night Tragedy Strikes Pittsburgh Fiancee
Allen Haid, radio announcer at WWEW, awaits word beside his dying fiancée Thelma Van Hoppe after a car crash in East Liberty. Miss Van Hoppe, injured and burned when the vehicle exploded after hitting a pole, remains in a Pittsburgh hospital amid cautious optimism.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Miss van Hoppe
West Virginia
East Liberty
Frances Sussman
Lawrence Meyers
Three Gunmen Slay Two Men In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles at the Bell Napoli cafe three well dressed gunmen killed two men in a crowded, brightly lit scene. The victims were identified as Harry Mackley of New York and F. Keller of St. Louis. Detectives suspected a gambling feud. the killers fled in a black sedan, possibly driven by a woman.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Harry Mackley
New York
F. Keller
St. Louis
Mackley
Keller
Wilshire District
Thousand Women To Be Enrolled In NRA Drive
More than a thousand women will start on Thursday September 7 to work through September 9 conducting a Consumer Home Survey of every home in Lawrence County. The survey is organized by the Women’s Division of NRA in Lawrence County chaired by Mrs. S. L. Pearson. The Lawrence County Federation for Women’s Clubs has been designated to assist.
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Lawrence County
NRA
Pearson
Transfer 750 Relief Cases End Transfer Plan
Seven hundred fifty cases have been taken over by the Emergency Relief Board from county authorities. Under the latest plan practically all relief cases will be handled through the board, not through the county poor director. The transition requires re registration card indexing and investigation as cases shift. The board expects most transfers to be completed soon.
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Emergency Relief Board
W. M. Hall
Lamson Tears In Court In Murder Trial Of Wife
In San Jose California on August 20 1940 author Kathleen Norris counseled in court that David Lamson may be innocent amid testimony about his wife Allene Lamson found dead in their Stanford campus bathroom on the morning of May 30. Norris spoke of love and questioned whether love can drive murder while lamson shed tears in public.
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Ernestine Ball
Internatonal News Service
Starf
San Jose
Cal
Allene Lamson
Kathleen Norris
David Lamson
Allene
Lamson
Lamsons
Samson Stanford University
Mrs. Norris
David
Wampum Man Charles Harvey Dies Suddenl y
Charles M. Harvey a longtime Crescent Cement employee and Knights of Pythias member of Wampum died suddenly Monday evening while being driven from New Castle to Wampum after a hospital visit. He slumped on Frank Miles and died from a heart attack after earlier indigestion. He was born near Harrisburg and survived by his wife four daughters a son a brother and four grandchildren. Funeral set Friday at 2 30 pm from his Bay street home with burial in Clinton cemetery.
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Mr. Harvey
Mr. Miles
Orly
Harvey
Harlansburg
John and
Sara Harvey
Bay Street
Clinton Cemetery
San Diego Doctor Charged With First Degree Murder
Dr. Virginia Wilson a 35 year old New York trained psychologist and physician has been charged with first degree murder after a sudden maniacal outburst in which housekeeper Ann Kitte 40 was stabbed to death and psychiatrist Dr Anita Muhl 42 was seriously wounded in San Diego California
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Virginia Wilson
New York
San Diego
Cal
Ann Kitte
Anita Muhl
Wilson
Two Are Killed In Auto Crash
Two persons died and four were injured in an automobile accident on U S highway 30 about 34 miles east of Fort Wayne Indiana last night. A tire blew out causing a speeding coupe to overturn in a ditch. The dead were John Daloia fourteen from Columbus Ohio.
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International News Service
Fort Wayne
Ind
U. S. Highway 30
Here
John Daloia
Columbus
Ohio
Blame Insects For Sleeping Sickness Spreads Death Toll Rises
In St Louis, the sleeping sickness death toll reached 42 as federal, state, and local health workers, led by Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming, study insects blamed for transmission. Five new cases lift totals to 284 in the city and county, with researchers focusing on mosquitoes and horn flies as possible spreaders.
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C International News Service
ST. Louis
Hugh S. Cumming
Public Health Service
Cians
St. Louis County
Who Clouted Huey Long At Sands Point Bath Club
New York report describes Huey Long being confronted at the exclusive Sands Point bath club with accounts from Milwaukee and Long Island about whether the senator was attacked or ganged. The gossip hints at a brusque washroom encounter and a terse exchange as the mystery deepens.
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International News Service
New York
Huey Long
Port Washington
L. I
Points East
Milwaukee
Huey
Sands Point Bath Club
Long Island
A& Group
Fegs
Moley Denies Split as Cause Of Resignation
Prof Raymond Moley, former assistant secretary of state, says there is no mystery behind his resignation. He cites three reasons: to edit a national political journal for Vincent Astor, financial need, and belief he can serve American interests better from outside government.
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George R. Holmes
International Laws Service
International News Service
New York
Raymond Moley
Columbia, University
H Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Beheid
Vincent Astor
Insull held by Greek court of appeals in extradition case
Samuel Insull was ordered detained for 60 days by the Greek Court of Appeals as extradition proceedings to the United States continue. The writ approves legal detention pending outcome of American extradition efforts.
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Insull
Athens
Greek Court of Appeals
Samuel Insull
End of college professors in government warned by reader
Special to The News from Santa Monica California dated August 29 prepares readers to accept seasoned politicians as the enduring force in government. The writer mocks professors idealists and communists while praising old Congressmen and Senators as the lasting power in the nation.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Ooley
Hokum
Hooey
Mussolini
Four Killed As Plane Crashes Near Tucumcari
A transcontinental two passenger plane wrecked near Tucumcari New Mexico killing four aboard. Pilot Howard Morgan co pilot W G Barcus and two unidentified passengers Mr and Mrs Invin. The flight began from Amarillo at 10 25 p m and was last heard an hour later over Tucumcari after which it crashed during a severe storm near Quay 19 miles south of Tucumcari. BRIE Pa Aug 22 Two thousand German singers and families from Ohio Michigan to attend Siebenbuerger Sachsen Gesang Verein weekend event.
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International News Service
Albuquerque
N. M
Tucumcari
Howard Morgan
W. G. Barcus
Quay
Brie
Ohio
Michigan
Siebenbuerger Sachsen
Deaths and ages listed for several local residents
The notice records multiple deaths including Mrs. Wester Edeburn Rudolph 64 of Leesburg Mrs. Sarah Pollard of East Brady Mrs. Julia Florence 59 of 807 Merwin West Gardner Monjore 14 of Elwood City Mrs. Mark Kosh 3h of Ellwood City and Charles M. Harvey 87 of Wanipum.
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Wester Edeburn Rudolph
Leesburg
Sarah Pollard
East Brady
Julia Florence
Merwin Whest
Gardner Monjore
Elwood City
Mark Kosh
Ellwood City
Charles M. Harvey
Wanipum
Pennsylvania girl shot to death in New York City
Rose Grygill a 20 year old from Donora Pennsylvania was murdered in New York City four days after arriving to seek fame and fortune. She was shot while trying to stop two men from entering the apartment she shared with two other girls and had recently found work as a taxi dancer.
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Rose Grygill
Donora
New York City
Miss Grygill
Roosevelt appoints Ickes to oil industry code post
President Franklin D Roosevelt elevates Harold L Ickes to administrator of the oil industry code under the National Recovery Administration, making him head of the planning and coordination committee. The measure follows a prolonged conference and is set to take effect September 3.
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International News Service
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Harald F. Yckes
National Recovery Administration
Interior Department
Washington
Fir
Leungthy
Ickes
Committee of
Preliminary Plans For Groton Viaduct Proposed
County Engineer T A Gilkey submitted preliminary drawings of a four unit reinforced concrete viaduct of about 800 feet, supported by three arches. The plan calls for a 30 foot wide driveway and eight foot walks each side with ornamented railing. If built, the project aims to create work for laborers in Lawrence County, with bids to follow bid specifications. Estimated cost around 200000 dollars.
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T. A. Gilkey
Groton Viaduct
Lawrence County
East Washington Street
Crack Train Hits Tucumcari Bridge Wash-Out
Five persons known dead and seven believed dead with more than 50 injured after the Golden State Limited crashed through a weakened bridge west of Pecumcarta New Mexico and plunged into Hargiereek Creek. Fireman James Randall and engineer J Croft are among the dead. rescue teams rushed to Mercy General Hospital and a temporary hospital was set up in the Rand le hotel as reports of higher fatalities continued.
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Eternia Ba
Pecumcart
NX. M
Golden State Limited
Southern Paceific Railroad
Hargiereek
Tne
James Randall
J. Croft
Tu~chmani
Mercy General Hospital
Randle
Big Rise in Local Payrolls Drives Shopping Boom
Merchants report stronger business as more shoppers fill streets, especially Saturdays. Industrial payrolls surge, with the tin plate industry alone adding about 70,000 pounds per week over four months, making total payrolls more than triple their previous level.
Morning Mowing and Snow Shoveling Takes Toll
An urban resident describes daily yard work and winter chores. He notes bruises from tools, constant shoveling, and cold mornings as he combats weeds, frost, and rising heating costs. The piece blends rough humor with blunt realism about winter labor.
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Formosa
Japan
Dover
English Channel
Sunny Lowry
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France
Easy Sulverpool
J. Aub
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Altoona
Beaver
W. A. McConnell
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