Lunatic escape at Matteawan ends with guards increase
ROCHESTER reports Matteawan Hospital doubles security after William Nelson, deemed sane for retrial on robbery, escaped with two gunmen and warned fellow inmates he would return. Eleven armed guards surround grounds as Rochester police seek Barry Gordon the so called mad butcher.
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Conternational News Service
New York
Matiea
Wai
Raymond F. C. Rich
State Hospital
William Nelson
Matteawan
Nelson
Rochester
Barry Gordon
Gordon
Scout Helpers Rally As Christmas Aid Grows
A Scout is Helpful theme prompts local troops to aid the poor at Christmas. The scout office mailed letters urging action. many scouts routinely assist others. Parcel post traffic swells hinting at early mailing. readers advised on Christmas parcel deadlines for cross state gifts. Nearby, a mistaken fire alert at a downtown building turned out to be a furnace blaze at steel mills.
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Scout Office
Steel Mills
Daily Weather Report Summary From Patchy Data
Weather diary notes a telegious morning with rising temperatures. Measurements include a 4.2 foot tide and varying atmospheric readings, while a distant region reports a 42 degree temperature reading and changing wind patterns.
New Castle Chosen For 1931 Motor Federation Meet
New Castle will host the 1931 convention of the Static Secretaries of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation. In a telegram Friday, John S. Slack of The Castleton said Clearfield members voted unanimously to hold the gathering here in December 1931, likely drawing about 200 motor club secretaries and directors for an important industry event.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
John S. Slack
Castleton
Clearfield
Motor Club
Three Thousand Five Hundred Children Donate Food at Theatre Benefit
A Penn Theatre morning benefit drew 3500 children from New Castle to donate canned goods and produce for families in need. Five truckloads of edible items were collected, all fit for mayoral committee distribution, creating an inspiring scene in the city.
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New Castle
Penn Theatre
Hundred Men Are Given Jobs In City Relief Plan
City Council approved an ordinance to allocate 10 000 from 70 000 from the municipal conduit sale for relief work. One hundred unemployed will be hired to widen The Narrows at 7 48 a m Monday for three days a week at 35 cents per hour. Selectees with letters and green tags must report at Rural Avenue and The Narrows.
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Stanley Treser
Treser
Disastrous Flight Ends With Forced Landing At Sea
English aviator Winifred E Spooner survives a forced landing in the Tyrthenian Sea near Poggio Di Calabria Italy while en route from England to Cape Town with Flying Officer E C Edwards. After the crash she swam to shore to summon aid for her companion.
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Winifred E. Spooner
Poggio di Calabria
Italy
E. C. T. Edwards
England
Cape Town
Eight Bandits Steal 48000 From Chicago Bank
Eight armed bandits robbed the State Bank of Clearing in Chicago on a Saturday morning, holding 30 to 40 customers at gunpoint and escaping with an estimated 48000. The group moved with planned precision, targeting the cash window before fleeing to an awaiting car.
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International News
Chicago
State Bank of Clearing
Worden
W. L. Duerr
Death Notice Fragments From North Beaver Township
Fragmentary death notice lists Edna P Gregory age 29 of North Beaver township and Mrs Sara Le Fray age 45 with partial residence details. Other names include Mrs Lucy Jameson Ormond and Ludwig of Dayton Florida. several addresses appear blurred or incomplete.
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Edna P. Gregory
North Beaver Township
Phils Croop
Youngstown
T. McWilliams
Detoil
Sara le
Fray
Jor Street
Staines
Youngstont
Lucy Jameson Ormond
Lo Indo
Chinarty
Ellwood City theft and parole cases dominate sentencing
George Leasure and John Dagres faced sentence in the Western penitentiary after pleas on breaking and entering at the A G Preston wholesale grocery. Leasure drew five to ten years, Dagres one to six. Leasure had prior robberies and reform schooling records. Gertrude Zattierio of Ellwood City received one year in Allegheny county workhouse for keeping a bawdy house, with four children and a nonworking husband in jail. Lawrence and Francis McCormick, charged with auto larceny, were paroled for one year after costs and car repair. Continued on page two.
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George Leasure
John Dagres
A. G. Preston
Western Penitentiary
Hildebrand and
Chambers
Leasure
Dayres
John Matthews
Mahoning Township
Huntington Reform School
Allegheny County
Dagres
Preston
Gertrude Zattierio
Ellwood City
Che
George Junior Republic
Grave City
Erie
Lawrence McCormick
Francis McCormick
Demented Mother Slays Four Children in Chester
Ida Twaddell a 38 year old mother believed driven mad by poverty killed two of her children and left the other two to flee. The tragedy occurred as her husband Lafayette Twaddell returned from work to find the bodies in the bathtub and weapons nearby. The mother was confined for observation while the two young victims were taken to the morgue and the others placed with relatives.
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Chester
Ida Twaddell
Kensnoth
Herbert
Violet
Glarsnee
Eighhorn
Lafayette Twaddell
Adjutant General Bears to Inspect Armory Sites in New Castle
Adjutant General F D Bears will visit New Castle on December 17 to inspect armory site possibilities. Major Wolfe and Captain Shelton accompany Beary with plans for site inspections in the afternoon and a civic dinner at 6:30 followed by a Troop F inspection at 8.
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Adjutant General
Bears
Tha
Louis B. Round
103Rd Cavalry
Samuel B. Wolfe
F. D. Bears
New Castle
Beary
Wolfe Wi
Shelton
Stuie
Harvey G. Bintrim
Bank cashier slain by bandit in Verona bank
A bandit shot and killed A. R. McParland, 38, cashier at Allegheny Valley Trust Company in Verona after he resisted a hands up demand. The robber fled, empty handed, as police were dispatched from Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
G. S ‘Ote
A. R. McParland
Allegheny Valley Trust Company
Verona
McFarland
McParland
Picwsbursh
Congress May Enlarge Upon Hoover Plan
Congress debates expanding Hoover plans and a larger emergency fund to relieve unemployment. Hoovers six month program faces critique as committees advance seed and food fund increases for drought relief and hearings continue on Howevers 160 million emergency fund request.
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Congress
Hoover
William S
NY International News Service
Wastiengtiom
Dev. O
Hoover Adl
Poten Ge
White Horse
Tom
Gas fog over Liege province causes dozens dead
A gas-laden fog shrouded the Liege province in Belgium, killing 64 or more and hospitalizing 300 or more as the day wore on. By late afternoon a sinking sun broke through the haze, offering little solace amid ongoing panic and investigations.
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Finternational Nowe
Brussels
Liege
Meuse Valley Poison Fog Toll Estimates Vary
Brussels officials report the Meuse Valley poison fog catastrophe has death estimates from 54 to 78 with some counts placing 64 missing in the region. Incomplete rural reports add to the uncertainty about overall casualties and hive losses.
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Brussels
Meuse
Mystery gas crisis grips Meuse Valley residents
Panic and evacuation spread through Liege and Meuse Valley as a deadly gas cloud sickens hundreds. Authorities halted normal life, distributed gas masks, and investigated poison theories while the death toll remained unofficial at around 64 with many hospitalizations.
Matrimony Mockery in Hollywood Gossip
Hollywood humor notes a woman who has married her fifth naval officer as rumors swirl about disarmament talks. A jokey quip suggests renaming the navy to reflect wives, with scattered names and playful jab at society.
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Hollywood
Cal
Uncle Sant
Navy
Mrs. Jones
Sera Hagley
Eter
Yume County Court
O. R. Weed
Euiote
Big Rayer Gives Sun Porch For Almira Home
Mrs Celia Wilson of New York City funded a sun porch for the Almira Home, planned to aid farm employment for local men. The project, initiated after her June visit noting the home's comforts for aged women, is under construction and expected to finish within ten days.
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Celia 5. Wilson
New York City
Joseph C. Sibley
Alnar
Wilson
Arthur Mometer Uld Dime Heroes Return From Front
Soldiers named Sergeant Harper and Dy rejoin after fighting in the trenches. The piece recalls their cheer amid the war’s toll as youngsters recently joining the service. The weather note says forty two degrees and the school term continues.
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Matteawan Grounds
PA Newc
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Pace
Daily Weather Report
Harrisburg
Highway Department
Penn
Ellwood
Carolina
Charles EB. Turner
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Martha Carolina Sargent
Hendersonville
N, C
Bandhit
Treasury
Senate Agricultral Committee
House Agricultaire Committee
Belgium
Province OF Liege
Nist
Dee
Meuse Valley
Nan
Iay
Whey
Almira
Celia S. Wilson
Venango County
Metta E. Sibley
Arthur Mometer
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