Two Gangsters Are Executed At Rockview
Martin Farrell and Francis Wiley were executed in the electric chair at Rockview Prison Bellefonte Pa for the ransom slaying of William Weiss a Philadelphia underworld figure. Farrell appeared calm repeating a dying prayer while Wiley, paralyzed by fright, cringed and refused to speak as he faced death. Both maintained that Bucks County jurors were unfair.
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Rockview Penitentiary
Bellefonte
Pennsylvania
Martin Farrell
Francis Wiley
William
Big Nose) Weiss
Philadelphia
Farrell
Wiley
Bucks Countie
Downtown Christmas cheer lights up Washington Street
Pa Newc Observes notes the downtown display of scented pines and thousands of colored lights, commending merchants for spreading Christmas cheer. Snowfall enhances the decorations as streets face slick conditions and hills receive ash treatment to keep travel safer. Big game hunters head into the mountains as winter settles in.
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Pa Newe
Washington Street
Owen Penfield Fox
State Highway Department
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report shows 24 hour period ending 9 am with max 33 and min 23, precipitation 0.06 inches and 0.6 inches of snow. river stage 4.7 feet. Sunday morning period records a low 28, precipitation 0.16 inches and 0.6 inches of snow.
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U. 8
Mrs Dorothea Livermore Faces Formal Assault Charge
Mrs Dorothea F Livermore the former wife of Jesse L Livermore faces a formal charge of assault with intent to commit murder over the alleged dare shooting of her 16 year old son Jesse L Livermore Jr A district attorney has drawn the complaint and the 14 year old brother Paul Livermore is cited as a potential key witness The case hinges on statements indicating the shooting was not accidental and the youth shows improvement after the incident.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Dorothea F. Livermore
Jesse L. Livermore
Wall Street
Dare
Jesse L. Livermore, Jr
Percy Heckendorf
Paul Livermore
Young Livermore
Jesse Jr
Workmen Battle Snow In State
Harrisburg dispatch reports state roads open as 500 workers and 141 trucks operated across wide areas for precautionary snow measures. Heaviest snow hit District 1 including Crawford Erie Forest Mercer Venango Warren counties with 3 to 8 inches in Erie. other areas saw lighter accumulations. Temperatures fell to 30 in Harrisburg with lingering slick spots in Lackawanna Susquehanna and Wayne counties as the storm waned.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
District 1
Crawford
Erie
Forest
Mercer
Venango
Warren
Lackawanna
Susquehanna
Wayne
Cambria County
Allegheny
Beaver
Westmoreland County
Peek Resigns as Head of Second Export-Import Bank
George N. Peek president of the Second Export-Import Bank resigns after a protracted dispute with Secretary of State Cordell Hull over U S foreign trade policy. The resignation, directed to assistant secretary R Walton Moore, is expected to be acted on by the bank board this afternoon.
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International News Service
Washington
George N. Peek
Board of Trustees
Peek
Cordell Hull
R. Walton Moore
Truck Drivers Strike Threatens Philadelphia Produce Supply
In Philadelphia on December 2 a strike by truck drivers halted movement of 400 loaded refrigerator cars, risking a fruit and vegetable shortage as nearly 3,000 union pickets blocked stock. Operators blame a rival union over jurisdictional issues and police patrols guard the terminal to curb disorder.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
President Roosevelt Prepares Speeches for Chicago and South Bend
President Franklin D Roosevelt, in warm Springs, Georgia, enters the final week of his vacation. He plans two more speeches before Sunday, including remarks to the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago on December 9, and a stop in South Bend.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Health Foundation
Chicago
South Bend
American Farm Bureau Federation
Eight Candidates Seek Postmaster Job at Volant
Eight applicants entered the civil service exam set for December 7 in New Wilmington for the Volant postmaster position. The $1400 annual post pays and attracts local interest. candidates listed in application order are James N. Mc Connell, Francis T. Ryder, Mrs. Maude McCracken, Mrs. Ethel M. Armstrong, Jesse Vernon Amsted, W. Groves Stevenson, Mary Anna Stevenson, and Albert W. McCrumb.
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Arthur C. Wimner
Washington
New Castle
Washington, D. C
Volant
Civil Service Commission
New Wilmington
James N. McConnell
Francis T. Ryder
Maude McCracken
Ethel M. Armstrong
Jesse Vernon Amsted
W. Groves Stevenson
Mary Anna Stevenson
Albert W. McCrumb
Philadelphia Girl Fed Cotton Sandwiches To Remove Pin
The 18 year old Thelma Kaighn remains in a Philadelphia hospital after swallowing a straight pin. Doctors ordered soft fibre wrapped in bread to help push the pin through and out without injuring her.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Thelma Kaighn
Miss Kaighn
Haile Selassie Reaches Dessye
Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in Dessye en route to the front after a three day truck journey from Addis Ababa. He pondered why Italy made war as Italian planes loomed and two nude bodies of soldiers were found on the road. The populace waited, lights dimmed, and the emperor slept safely in the palace despite danger.
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H. R. Knickerbocker International News Service
International News Service
Dessye
Ethiopia
Italy
Emperor Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
St. Mary’s
Oil City Plant Closes for Deer Hunting Break
In Oil City Pennsylvania the Oil Well Supply plant paused operations as 750 manual workers halted production to hunt deer. Management allowed the break during Pennsylvania's deer season opening with office staff exempted and machines silenced. Time will be made up on Saturday.
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International News Service
Oil City
Oil Well Supply Company
Pennsylvania
Hunter
Italy. Bold Italian Move to Circumvent Oil Embargo
Italian oil officials with government support travel to Vienna to secure Russian and regional oil contracts. Austria may act as a reexport hub for Albania and Balkan oil, bypassing sanctions if credits for Italy are blocked, complicating fulfillment of deals and risking reexport limits.
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Hudson Hawley
Rome
Vienna
Austria
Italy
Albania
Balkan
League
Moorehead Seeks State Relief Funding in Harrisburg
James W. Moorehead director of Area 10 Emergency Relief travels to Harrisburg to learn how direct relief will be funded after the federal cutoff. WPA funds may continue for workers, but unemployables face uncertain status and many still rely on direct relief.
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James W. Moorehead
Harrisburg
WPA
Alrady
Ease of U S Neutrality Emphasized by Col House
Col Edward M. House, adviser to President Wilson, says it is easier for the United States to stay neutral now than in 1914. He cites Congress and presidential actions limiting protection for traders with warring nations. He warns peace sentiment is fickle and warns one incident could trigger wider war.
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International News Service
New York
Europe
Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
United States
Ferdinand
England
France
Italy
Mussolini
League Nations
Big Game Hunting Season Opens Across Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania's timbered uplands about 200000 hunters begin the annual big game season. Last year more than 21000 bucks were slain as officials urge hunters to wear red for safety after a Schuylkill County accidental shooting.
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Schuylkill County
Holiday Lights Transform Downtown as Snow Falls
Shoppers visiting the business district Saturday night caught their first glimpse of Christmas lighting and decorations. The lights will illuminate evenings through Christmas, with snow enhancing the scene as trees and street greenery create a festive, glow filled display.
Pan American Clipper Returns from Manila to Guam
Pan American Airways giant China Clipper lands at Apra Harbor Guam at 6 42 p m completing the first leg of its return from Manila. Capt Edwin C Musick piloting the 25 ton aircraft flew 13 hours 50 minutes for the 1500 mile Manila to Guam segment. The flight used a low altitude to dodge headwinds before dawn the Clipper departs for Wake Island en route to Alameda California.
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Guam
California
Philippines
Pan- American Airways
China Clipper
Manila
Edwin C. Musick
Apra Harbor
United States
Wake Island
Alameda Airport
Cal
Fire causes small Sunday morning blaze at Livingston home
Firemen respond to 11 40 Sunday morning blaze at 414 Croton Avenue due to overheated chimney. A thin plaster covering allowed the chimney to burn out and ignite wallpaper. damage described as slight.
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M. S. Livington
Croton Avenue
Death notices list six local residents and ages
Death records report Mrs Walter E McClelland 61 of Harlansburg Blanche Faith Schooley 6 of 312 Park avenue Infant Gentile 1 day of 324 West Cascade street Sherman Kitson 70 of 1011 Beck ford street Mrs John P Morgan 65 of 1107 South Mercer street Jerry Smith 74 of 24 East Long avenue George Cooper 68 of Volant R D 2
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Walter E. McClelland
Harlansburg
Blanche Faith Schooley
Park Avenue
West Cascade Street
Sherman Kitson
Beckford Street
John P. Morgan
South Mercer Street
Jerry Smith
East Long Avenue
George Cooper
Volant R. D
Marion Talley Drops 25 Pounds for Screen Debut
The singer Marion Talley, pictured rushing to her Hollywood studio before her screen debut, explains she lost 25 pounds by staying in her room at meals and living on fruit vegetables and fruit juices.
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Marion Talley
Hollywood
Marion
Honor Dead At Elks Memorial Service In New Castle
The New Castle Lodge of Elks held its annual lodge of sorrow last night in the Elks club lodgeroom paying tribute to departed members. Attorney John S. Powers, a lodge member, gave the address recalling Elk charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity. Exalted Ruler Bertram Davis presided and introduced Powers as families of the deceased attended.
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New Castle
Elks
Bertram Davis
Mr. Powers
Oil sanctions threaten Italy as Mussolini urged to talk peace
The British cabinet calls a special session and Paris and London push for a three power talk to avert an oil embargo on Italy. Mussolini demands sanctions be lifted before peace talks, hoping Badoglio gains a decisive Ethiopian victory to bolster Italy’s position.
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Paris
London
International News Service
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Il Duce
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Clifford L. Vance Named Court Crier
Clifford L. Vance of 101 Pine Street was appointed court crier by Judges Hildebrand and Chambers at a salary of 1000 dollars per year. He succeeds Edward H. Grace who has been ill and unable to serve. Vance is a longtime Carnegie Steel mill foreman. He was sworn in by Prothonotary Ralph M. Campbell and began duties promptly. John W. Eberle was named tipstaff to replace John Roberts, who is also ill. Eberle was sworn in by Campbell and started work immediately.
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Clifford L. Vance
Pine Street
Hildebrand and
Chambers
Edward H. Grace
Vance
Carnegie Steel Mill
Ralph M. Campbell
John W. Eberle
John Roberts
Mr. Eberle
Mr. Campbell
Deer hunting rush as dawn breaks across cold day
The piece describes early morning hunting activity with gunfire and hunters moving at midnight, targeting deer in a brisk season. It notes the cold weather at thirty four degrees and mentions hunters transporting deer to a truck after a successful shot.
Miss America of 1935 Allows Nude Statue Revelation
Miss America of 1935 Henrietta Leaver withdrew objections to Frank Vittor’s nude statue after weeks of debate. The undraped sculpture, previously challenged on modesty grounds, is now displayed as a declared work of art by a panel of artists in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Henrietta Leaver
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Volant Office
Haile Selassie
Moorehead
U.S
Colonel House
Kenneth T. Downs
Keystone State
Musick
Elks’ Memorial
Attorney Powers
Davis
Britain
HOPE
H. K. Reynolds International News Service
Samuel Hoare
Arthur Memeter
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