Great Britain protests Shanghai settlement to Japan
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden informed the house of commons that Britain will not recognize unilateral action in Shanghai's international settlement. He backed protests by the United States and France and warned Japan against controlling Shanghai customs income and harboring leaders at Hongkong.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
Shanghai
United States
France
Britain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Congress Special Session bogged by quarrels and delays
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt faces a stalemated special session as Democratic factions, sectional jealousies, and old animosities stall progress. Leaders admit completing a full emergency program before January appears unlikely amid acrimonious rhetoric.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Farm Work Wins Them Awards at National Show
National 4-H club champions were chosen at the International Livestock show in Chicago. Clifford Breeden, 18, Lafayette Indiana, and Helen Michael, 16, Eugene Oregon, hold trophies for the 4-H club leadership contest. Bob Morford, 18, Amorita Oklahoma, and Viola Niedfeldt, 17, Bangor Wisconsin, won the Roosevelt award for outstanding farm work.
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Chicago
Clifford Breeden
Lafayette
Ind
Helen Michael
Eugene
Ore
Bob Morford
Amorita
Okla
Viola Niedfeldt
Bangor
Wis
Central Press
Japanese Explain Flag Incident Amid New Bombing Claim
A new incident is reported as Japanese forces defend actions regarding a flag incident. Priests report a Catholic orphanage bombed on November 15, with details outlining the impact and authorities investigating.
Novel aerial ladder sighted on Washington Street
Downtown visitors observe a Pennsylvania Power company truck-mounted aerial ladder used to service Christmas bulbs on Washington Street. The device anchors firmly, allowing a worker to operate at steep angles without a ground support. The column also promotes shopping tips and notes pop culture remarks about Gilda Gray and Marion Talley amid local commentary on economic issues and price trends.
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Pennsylvania Power Company
Washington Street
Daily Weather Report with Temperatures and Frost
U S weather summary for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning records a maximum 38 and minimum 17 with heavy frost and precipitation. River stage 5.3 feet. Year ago on same date showed max 24 and min 9 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Youth Suffers Fatal Injuries near Dubos Pa
Guido De Santis 17 of Brockway died in DuBois hospital from injuries after he fell while trying to recover a cap tossed into a tree by other boys in Dubois Pennsylvania authorities said.
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International News Service
Dubos
Guido de Santis
Brockway
DuBois Hospital
Harr Praises New Castle Bankers On State Trip
Dr. Luther M. Harr state secretary of banking praised New Castle bankers for careful management. A 1937 state statement shows county deposits and bonds rose by 1,215,893.40 from 1936 to 1937, with nearly 2000 more depositors, totaling 27,477. This was his last state trip as secretary of banking.
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Luther M. Harr
New Castle
Harr
Wounds Friend and Self-Inflicted Death in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a 35 year old man William Gillespie shot his 32 year old friend Fred Burton and then killed himself. Gillespie died at his feet beside his 30 year old wife Helen who pleaded with him. Burton survived initial hospital treatment. both children, William nine and Betty Jane Burton five, were asleep during the incident.
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Pittsburgh
William Gillespie
Fred Burton
Gillespie
Helen
Burton
William 9
Betty Jane Burton
Welcome Given Earle And Party Welcome Given Earle And Party
Sweden welcomes Governor George Earle of Pennsylvania and party amid snow. Thousands greet them led by Count Folke Bernadotte as Stockholms leaders attend the reception. The visit includes a luncheon with Premier Hansson and the Sweden committee at Golden Peace tavern.
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Stockholm
George Earle
Pennsylvania
Folke Bernadotte
American Legion
Hansson
Earle
New Sweden Committee
Golden Peace
Court Opinion Upholds Collector's Right to Dtrain With Notice
Judge Braham posts a lengthy opinion in Walter Van Meter and Melvin Greggs v J R Moore Pulaski township tax collector. The ruling confirms the right to distraint for per capita school taxes but requires personal notice and bars further distraint sales or collection actions already begun.
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W. Walter Braham
Walter van Meter
Melvin Greggs
J. R. Moore
Pulaski Township
Moore
Reports Busses Fired Upon In Mountain Area
GETTYSBURG Pa Dec 1 All quiet was the report here today from L T Shreve Gettysburg bus dispatcher who reported evidence that two buses of the strike harassed line had been fired upon in the nearby mountains Bullet holes I suppose they were made by bullets although nothing was found inside as Shreve explained it were discovered in two line vehicles moving westward over separate routes the driver of a third thought he heard something like a shot Shreve added The glass panel of the drivers door on one bus was penetrated in two places as the vehicle neared Cashtown on Route 30 Shreve said Another apparent bullet hole was accounted for near Zora on Route 16 he added
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International News Service
Gettysburg
L. T. Shreve
Shreve
Cashtown
Zora
Route 16
Death notices from Ellwood City and surrounding towns
A compiled death record lists individuals including Seth Herrington 79 of 506 Electric Street. Mrs. Margaret Wilson 65 of Ellwood City. Clarence Arthur Schuler 17 of New Bedford. Mrs. Louis Reinhart 56 of Ellwood City R. D. 1. Evan Jackson Lowry 80 of 3021 North Liberty Street. Joseph Staph 46 of New Castle. Mary Westano 20 of 113 South Cedar Street. Mrs. Sara Miller 60 of 421 Sutton. Thomas C. Davis 1028 West Washington Street.
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Seth Herrington
Electric Street
Margaret Wilson
Ellwood City
Clarence Arthur Schuler
New Bedford
Louis Reinhart
R. D
Evan Jackson Lowry
North Liberty Street
Joseph Staph
New Castle
R. A
Mary Westano
South Cedar Street
Sara Miller
Sutton Street
Thomas C. Davis
West Washington Street
Coroner's inquest on Kruse deaths near Harlansburg
A coroner's jury ruled that John E. Kruse and Rose I. Kruse died when Mrs. Kruse failed to stop at the Route 108 Route 19 intersection. The crash, involving a Krause car and a truck driven by Lawrence Mellon, occurred November 15 at 2 10 p m. State trooper C G Yahner testified scene response was about 3 p m.
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John E. Kruse
Rose I. Kruse
Harlansburg
Krause
Lawrence Mellon
Mercer
Orville Potter
James C. Brice
C. G. Yahner
Reception for new pastor at Center U P Church
A public reception Tuesday at Center U P church welcomed Rev. B M Wallace his wife and children. About 100 attendees enjoyed a program led by J Milton Houk with devotions by Scott Guy and prayers by Rev G Edward Shaffer.
Murder death by own action verdict in suburban slaying
Pittsburgh authorities ruled murder and death by own action in the killing of Rosalia Karr age 35 and William Harrison Forsythe age 54 on a isolated Williams road in Ross township. A rifle lay between them with Forsythe’s thumb on the trigger as a milkman found the two injured or dead in a car.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Rosalia Karr
Lonely Williams Road
Ross Township
William Harrison Forsythe
Avalon
Forsythe
Drunken Drivers In Court Today
In Pittsburgh on December 1 a large number of motorists faced court as two hundred drivers charged with driving while intoxicated were scheduled to have their cases heard.
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Pittsburgh
State Begins 44-Hour Week Labor Experiment
Harrisburg December 1 Pennsylvania starts its 44 hour week program for about 1 500 000 workers with five and a half eight hour days per week The act carries a grace period until January 3 1938 after which violations will be prosecuted The State Industrial Board issued 23 regulations and continues to publish rules for compliance
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Industrial Board
Ralph M. Bashore
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Bashore
Family Flees Burning Home In Pulaski Township
A family of four, W. P. Workman and wife and Mildred Workman, escaped a fire that destroyed their eight room residence near the New Castle-New Bedford road. The fire started around 4 a.m. and caused about $8,000 in losses with $2,000 on insurance. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade to save the barn. the cause is believed to be a defective flu. The family found shelter with friends as investigations continue.
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W. P. Workman
Pulaski Township
Workman
Mildred Workman
Robert McClenahan
New Bedford
New Castle
New Bedford Road
Three WPA Executives Leave WPA Posts
Three executives of the Works Progress Administration resign their posts effective today. Charles F. McGill long served as county director and later project engineer. W. Leslie Wilson was the requisition liaison officer, and Claude Aiken was a project engineer. All will enter private employment.
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Works Progress Administration
Walter N. Todd
WPA
Charles F. McGill
W. Leslie Wilson
Claude Aiken
McGill
Wilson
Aiken
Powder Factory Blast Rocks London Area
A massive explosion at the Royal Gunpowder factory in Waltham Abbey Essex caused a three mile blast radius and terrified thousands. Officials traced the origin to a stove in the Cordite warehouse. no injuries were reported.
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International News Service
London
Royal Gunpowder Factory
Waltham Abbey
Essex
Young Hunter Dies Of Wounds In Accident Near New Bedford
Clarence Schuler a 17 year old of New Bedford died from a gunshot wound to the right chest suffered during a hunting accident with companion Brunt Doyle near the Schuler home on November 8. The shot tore through clothing and leather jacket enabling infection leading to lockjaw. Schuler born in Northside Pittsburgh on November 21 1920 was the son of Earl and Eleanor Keller Schuler.
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Clarence Schuler
New Bedford
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Brunt Doyle
Schuler
Doyle
Northside
Pittsburgh
Earl
Eleanor Keller Schuler
Examinations To Be Conducted Here
The Pennsylvania employment board announced the first examinations for positions in the department of public assistance and the county board of assistance. Written exams start January 8 1938 at 16 cities, with openings from director of research and statistics at 5000 to clerks and stenographers at 1020 to 2100. At least 71 jobs are available.
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Department of Public Assistance
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Employment Board
County Board of Assistance
Bethlehem
DuBois
Ebensburg
Erie
Greensburg
Lewistown
New Castle
Norristown
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pottsville
Reading
Scranton
Shamokin
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
York
Culbertsons To Secure Divorce In Reno Flight
New York Dec 1 Temperament disrupted the Culbertsons marriage as Ely and his wife moved toward divorce with Ely accepting blame for failures at hearts. The wife sought Reno via California while Culbertsons issued formal notice of the end of their marriage partnership.
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New York
Europe
Ely
Reno
California
Japanese apologize end tug boat dispute in Shanghai
Shanghai reports say Japan returned the American tug Felling and denied deliberate insult to the U S flag as protests ease. Catholic priests then relayed a separate attack at Kashing orphanage, claiming 86 orphans were fatally hurt by Japanese air raids on Nov 15.
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Shanghai
United States
Kashing
Delois
Bonnanatte
Here
Roosevelt Receives Shanghai Incident Reports Aboard Potomac
President Roosevelt, fishing near Florida, received complete code reports from the state department about the Shanghai episode in which the American flag and two Italian flags were torn from ships and replaced by the Rising Sun emblem. Hull in Washington wired the reports. no immediate comment issued.
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International News Service
Miami, Fla
Roosevelt
Florida
State Department
Shanghai
Miami-Biltmore
Potomac
Hull
Washington
December 1937 Opens With Hope For A Quiet Winter
The writing reflects optimism as December 1937 approaches, promising winter scenes and a peaceful month ahead. The passage notes the last month of the year bringing action, snow, and a fresh start, hoping for fewer troubles than the year has brought.
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Pulaski
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Kruse
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McKinley Shaffer
Leslie
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Ethel Mae Black
Kezia Wellhausen
Woman's Missionary Society
W.S. Leslie
Mary Belle
Billy Leslie
Young People’s Society
Jennie Gibson
Kezia
Henry Wellhausen
Ida
Marjorie Guy
Clarence Black
Robert Douglass
East Brook
Neshannock U. P
G. E. Shaffer
Greenwood M. E
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Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church
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