Edge Opens Wet Bloc Battle for 2.75 Percent Beer
Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey urges Congress to legalize 2.75 percent beer, calling current prohibition a failure and vowing federal revenue of about a billion dollars. He attacks bone drys while citing rising arrests and government unrest. In Butler Pennsylvania two boys, Theodore De Winter and Remigil Lardo, were killed by a nitroglycerin blast. Felix Lardo was badly injured.
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Senator Edge
New Jersey
International News Servicer
Washington
Walter E. Edge
Senate
Congress
Edge
Federal
Butler
Mars
Theodore de Winter
Remigil Lardo
Felix Lardo
West Penn Torpedo Company
Coast Guard Criticizes Volstead Act as Ineffective
The coast guard chief attacked the Volstead act in a bold statement, asserting no one is satisfied with the current law except bootleggers. He called for changes to the temperance framework amid ongoing enforcement debates.
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Coast Guard
Bessemer Gas Engines Head South for Florida Reclamation
Grove City Pa December 16 diesel oil engines built by the Bessemer Company are shipped to Florida for land reclamation and dredging projects. Four large type engines have already been sold this month for rush delivery to contractors in the state as part of a broad real estate boom and reclamation program.
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Grove City
Bessemer Company
Florida
Snow Falls as New York Sees Heavy First of Season
New York records its first heavy snowfall of the season with forecasts for a white Christmas. In Hackensack, the board of education probes high school dances over petting parties and hip flasks. In New York City ten hold ups yield from $5 to $65,000. In Middletown, Jesse Coleman, 54, killed himself about grief for a sweetheart who died a year earlier.
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International News Service
New York
Middletown
N. Y
Jesse Coleman
Pittsburgh Prohibition Motor Squad Formed by Baird
Administrator Fred C. Baird organized a federal prohibition enforcement motorcycle squad in Pittsburgh. Secretary Andrew Mellon and Senator David A. Reed donated ten motorcycles to the new unit.
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Pittsburgh
Fred C. Baird
Federal
Prohibition Enforcement Bureau
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Death of John McKechnie Ties to Pirates Manager Kin
John McKechnie, 43, brother of the Pittsburgh Pirates manager, was found dead in his room in Pittsburgh. The death is reported as chronic nephritis.
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Pittsburgh
John McKechnie
Pittsburgh Pirates
McKechnie
Police fail to identify fire victim in Franklin blaze
Franklin Pennsylvania police chief said no identification could be made for the man who perished in a recent house fire. The victim remained unidentified, despite efforts, and was not confirmed as Peter Unger, a Cleveland sailor.
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Franklin
Sheffer
Peter Unger
Cleveland
Three deaths and a crime report from Clinton County and Chicago
In Clinton County a 17 year old, David Kennelly, dies four hours after an accidental shotgun discharge while removing a firearm from a boat on Bald Eagle creek during a trap. It marks the second hunting fatality in two days. In Chicago a police shooting results in the death of 17 year old William Wolz Jr after he fires at officers who were subduing his father. Also in Chicago Olga Cook and G Keith Line wed by Judge Bedinger. A jewelry store robbery in Chicago’s loop ends with a theft of diamonds valued at $25 000 in full view of Christmas shoppers.
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Lock Haven
David Kennelly
Bald Eagle Creek
Kennelly
Clinton County
Chicago
William Wolz, Jr
Loop
Thumbs Fail to Open Milk Bottles Despite Progress
Despite advances in civilization, some individuals persist in attempting to open milk bottles with their thumbs. The stubborn habit endures across generations and remains a minor social curiosity.
Crossword Puzzle From The International CvnbiCate
A readable crossword puzzle layout presents across and down clues with various numbers and partial phrases. Clues reference Christmas terms, Latin abbreviations, measures, and common crossword conventions.
Hershey Returns to Lancaster to Plead Guilty
Harry H. Hershey arrives in Lancaster in custody of three detectives to plead guilty to charges of embezzling about $42,000 from Conestoga Traction and Allied Public Utilities. He traveled from Cleveland to face the local court.
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International News Service
Lancaster
Harry H. Hershey
Conestoga Traction Company
Allied Public Utilities Companies
Builty
Cleveland
Char belina’s tale in cross word clues
Running Across contains Word 1 Whom in the picture and fairy story did Char belina marry Word 4 A European country Word 5 Total complete Running Down Word 2 A city in France Word 3 One who cries or makes proclamation
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Char Belina
France
Hunter Dies From Injuries in Hunting Accident
Lock Haven Pa Dec 16 Samuel S Probst 67 of near town died from a bullet shot by a hunting companion Ellery Reed er whose gun fired the fatal shot was exonerated of all blame. Probst died after a leg injury worsened by complications making surgery inadvisable.
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International News Service
Lockhaven
Samuel
Probst
Ellery Reeder
True Story Magazine January Real-Life Narratives On Newsstands
A bold pitch to readers highlightsTrue Story Magazines January issue featuring real life narratives that rival fiction in drama and emotion. The copy promises thrilling stories of people facing love, danger and sacrifice with frank vividness.
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True Story Magazine
True Ory
Community notes from Mercer and Fredonia region
Local residents attend social visits and contests in Fredonia and Mercer. Fredonia teams edge Hadley Sharpsville by 12 points as students prepare a Ying Hoo Doo play at Fredonia vocational school. several families report hospital and recovery updates.
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A. Philson
Mercer Cottage Hospital
A. Mildred McCullough
Margaret A. Mount
B. L. Mount
Fredonia
Arthur Swartz
J. Howard Alexander
Fredonia-Hadley-Sharpsville
Margaret Philson
Margaret McCullough
Edna Elton
Fredonia Vocational School
Student Players Give Up Vacation on Big Road Tour
State College, Pa. December 16. Fifty members of the Thespian Club will skip Christmas vacation to begin the club’s largest road tour in 28 years with eight shows over two weeks. The troupe performs in Bellefonte and visits Wilkes Barre Philadelphia New York City Binghamton Scranton Pittsburgh and Greensburg.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Thespian Club
Bellefonte
Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
New York City
Binghamton
N. Y
Scranton
Pittsburg
Greensburg
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