Three Injured In Collapse Of Ran kin Bridge Near Pittsburgh
A Ran kin bridge at West Braddock collapsed today trapping vehicles on the structure and sending work cars from Pittsburgh Railways and a motor truck to the B and O tracks below. Fire, police, and ambulances rushed to the scene as crowds gathered and three men were hospitalized at Braddock General.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Rankin
West Braddock
Pittsburgh Railways
Braddock General Hospital
New York's Welcome For Liquor Return Falls Flat
New York observers noted a subdued reception to Prohibition’s end with crowds in the white light district mainly window shopping. Much legal whisky and imported liquor remained held in bonded warehouses and piers delaying a full celebration.
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New York
White Light District
Lindberghs Land in Natal Brazil on South Atlantic Hop
Col Lindbergh and his wife arrive in Natal Brazil completing a second flight mile hop over the South Atlantic. The journey continues as the notable aviators press toward home.
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Col. Lindbergh
Natal
Brazil
South Atlantic
Lindberghs Complete 1850 Mile Ocean Flight To Natal
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrive Natal Brazil after completing their second joint trans Atlantic flight from Bathurst Gambia. They landed on the Potengy river after 1850 miles of ocean travel in brisk time and were greeted by crowds waving flags. This flight, part of a broader survey of air routes and terminals, is Col Lindberghs third ocean crossing and the least hazardous of the three.
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International News
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Gambia
British West Africa
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Shetland Islands
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St Nicholas Day Notes and Local Happenings
St Nicholas Day marked with historical tale of gift giving. Near steady summer warmth today cooled. past year saw similar highs then winter chill. Gunton park proposed for summer picnics. Police warn about cars blocking streetcar routes on North Mill. Washington street vacancies to be filled as business returns. Unlit red lantern seen at North and Neshannock. Lawrence County reports many rabbits escaped from hunters.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Gunton Park
North Mill Street
Daily Weather Report
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 63 degrees and a minimum of 38 with no precipitation. River stage 5.5 feet. For the same date last year the maximum was 55 and the minimum 33.
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U. S
President Roosevelt Calls For Temperance In Repeal Proclamation
President Roosevelt issues a national appeal for temperance and law observance as repeal of the dry law takes effect. The proclamation follows the recovery act provisions and notes taxes lifted by Congress. It urges individuals and families to abstain from illegal drink and to support lawful conduct nationwide.
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Washington
Rooosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Phillips
Utah
Farmhouse Fire Kills Father and Two Sons in Columbia
A early morning blaze two miles from Columbia destroys a farmhouse after an oil lamp explosion. Victims are William Schruck, 40, and his sons Clyde 12 and Donald 10. Mrs Schmuck is severely burned and daughter Evelyn 16 escapes by leaping from a second floor window.
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International News Service
Columbia
William Schruck
Clyde
Donald
William Schmuck
Lancaster
Evelyn
County School Directors Set Meeting Date From Lawrence County
The Lawrence County School Directors association scheduled its annual meeting for January 24. The executive committee approved the plan at County Superintendent John C. Syling’s office. The Second U P Church will host the event. Syling and the program committee will map the agenda. They hope to secure Charles E Maxwell of Westmoreland County Schools as principal speaker. Officers will be elected at the business session.
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Lawrence County School Directors Association
John C. Syling
U. P
Syling
Charles E. Maxwell
Westmoreland County
Prohibition Repeal Fails to Spark Local Revelry in New Castle
On December 5 1933 Prohibition ended but New Castle and Lawrence County saw little celebration. No legal liquor sales occurred with only prescription alcohol and bootlegged substitutes found. A license was issued in Harrisburg for the Leslie Hotel but no stock or sale materialized locally.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
John Barleycorn
Harrisburg
Leslie
Phillips Resigns from State Liquor Board Choice
Thomas W. Phillips Jr., Butler oil man, sent his resignation to Governor Gifford Pinchot after refusing a seat on the state liquor control board. The governor offered no comment on a successor.
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Harrisburg
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr
Butler Oil
State Liquor Control Board
Gifford Pinchot
Pittsburgh Slaying Ties to Local Boarder
Allan Law a 45 year old machinist and boarder at Mrs. Mary Kronosko's Creighton store home was held incommunicado as a subject in the woman's death. Police say he admitted killing Kronosko who was beaten to death with a rolling pin and found dead about eight hours earlier.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Allan Law
Mary Kronosko
Creighton
Local Officials Attend Beaver Valley Football Banquet
Local football officials James A. Rugh Ray Nolte Dave Hoskins and Gomer Emery attended the Beaver Valley Football Officials Association banquet in Beaver Falls Tuesday night. The annual event closes the football season.
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James A. Rugh
Ray Nolte
Dave Hoskins
Gomer Emery
Beaver Valley Football Officials Association
Beaver Falls
Ryan Faces Charge in Bituminous Coal Holidays Fallout
Martin Ryan, insurgent leader, to stand before Judge Henderson in Uniontown for assault and battery charges tied to disturbances during captive mine elections. He was arrested on a bench warrant issued by the judge. LIQUOR TRAFFIC DOOMED EVANSTON, Ill., Dec 6. WCTU headquarters say repeal does not save liquor as the eighteenth amendment aims to abolition. Foreigners and some Americans evacuated interior Fuien Province amid a looming punitive expedition under Chiang Kai-shek.
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Ryan
Uniontown
Martin Ryan
Davis W. Henderson
Henderson
Evanston
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Fuien Province
Chiang Kaishek
Evacuate Cities Peiping Move Reported
The American consulate at Amoy announced evacuation actions as cities were ordered cleared in the ongoing tensions.
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Peiping
Amoy
Mayer Loses Bet In First Legal Drink Challenge
Oscar Mayer of Chicago ordered the wrong beverage and lost to Benjamin De Casseres of New York in a race to gulp the first legal drink after repeal. A $1,000 bet went with the result.
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Chicago
Oscar Mayer
Packer
Benjamin de Casseres
New York
American girl Nila Cram Cook in Calcutta hospital for mental observation
Nila Cram Cook, once a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, deserted his ranks and was sent to a Calcutta hospital for mental observation after being found at a railway station without a ticket.
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Bombay
Nila Cram Cook
Mahatma Gandhi
Calcutta
Death verdict in Scottsboro case again handed down
In Decatur Alabama on December 6 1931 an Alabama jury after three days deliberation found Clarence Norris guilty of mass assault and sentenced him to die in the electric chair. The verdict marks the eighth such death sentence in the Scottsboro case stemming from a March 1931 incident involving nine black defendants and two white women.
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International News Service
Decatur
Ala
Alabama
Scottsboro
Tennessee Valley River
Clarence Norris
County Schools Outline Rural Work Projects
County Superintendent John C. Syling and district boards outline Civilian Works Administration projects for rural schools. Existing work includes grading the Union township athletic field and sidewalk construction near the school. A major plan calls for razing two old Burnstown buildings and moving them to Ellport grounds for a modern two room facility.
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John C. Syling
Louis B. Round
Syling
CWA
Union Township
Union Township Board
Burnstown
Ellport
Liquor Return Not Celebrated In Pennsylvania
After 14 years in exile John Barleycorn returned to Pennsylvania amid mixed reactions. Celebrations were mostly disappointing and warnings accompanied the welcome as the state imposed control acts. About 1,800 establishments can sell liquor under new licenses with Sunday sales banned and bars largely restricted to clubs.
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John Barleycorn
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Keystone
Utah
General Assembly
Death Record Mrs. Marie Hicks and T John Lockrowig
Marie Hicks aged 33 of 10 Bank Street is listed in a death notice. John Lockrowig, 67, of North Sc Wickley is also noted in the same record.
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Marie Hicks
Bank Street
T. John Lockrowig
North Scwickley
Coal Dealers Map Bids For December Relief Coal
About 60 Lawrence County coal dealers heard Dr. G S Bennett outline a federal relief bidding plan at the YMCA. Bids open at 5 pm in the county relief board office for December deliveries. Lowest bids move to Harrisburg for contract awards with January bids due by December 20.
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YM. C. A
G. S. Bennett
Lawrence County Emergency Relief Board
Bennett
Wilson Hall
Relief Board
Lawrence County
Harrisburg
Emergency Relief Board
North Mill Street
State Relief Board
State Reports 81311 Jobless On Civilian Works Program
Harrisburg December 6. The Civil Works Administration shows 81311 Pennsylvanians given work today under the program. Eric Biddle state CWA administrator announced that several hundred new projects across 64 counties were approved this week, providing jobs to 18773 workers.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Eric Biddle
CWA
Biddle
Noble Experiment Starts With States In Doubt
Special message from Beverly Hills notes that the noble experiment in liquor law is just beginning. States face uncertainty over regulation and taxation, with predicted scandals in liquor sales and political battles ahead. The writer signs off from California.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
More Workmen Start On Jobs
While no new CWA projects were started today a number of additional men were put to work. Twenty five more were ordered for widening Poland avenue in Bessemer and ten more for constructing an ash walk in Wampum. Several new projects have been presented to the CWA administrator. Volant submitted requests for street repairs and athletic field grading. The request will be sent to Harrisburg for approval by Eric H. Biddle state administrator.
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CWA
Poland Avenue
Bessemer
Wampum
Horo
Volant
Harrisburg
Eric H. Biddle
Soldier Bonus Bills Awaiting Pinchot Action
Harrisburg reports three bonus measures plus the Zimmermann bill completed passage in both chambers and sent to Gov. Pinchot. The Myers bills authorize ten dollars per month for up to twenty months to Spanish American War veterans and others, with bans on draft dodgers and early conscientious objectors.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
House
Executive Chamber
Guam
Christmas Purchases Push Wallets Toward the Brink
The verse-like note describes brisk weather, rising bills, and the pressure of buying gifts for many relatives and neighbors. It sketches empty coal heaps, dwindling funds, and salesmen pressing for purchases as December tightens its grip.
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