Johnson and Wagner Center on Wen's Case
NRA charges against Ernest T. Weir hinge on a conference between Senator Wagner and Recovery Administrator Johnson. Johnson seeks peaceful submission to labor board supervision of an election of workers at Weirton Steel Co. plants, a subsidiary of National Steel Co. The outcome will affect potential criminal action and Blue Eagle status.
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Washington
NRA
Ernest T. Weir
The
National Steel Co
Robert F. Wagner
National Labor Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Wagner
Weir
Labor Board
Weirton Steel Co
Cummings
Steel Company
Blue Eagle
Pasadena Dentist Slain in Revenge Case
Police pursue a mysterious woman from the dentist Dr. Leonard Siever's past after a hysterical young woman claimed to be the killer then recanted. The case centers on Siever, a Pasadena dentist and musician, and a diary filled with love notes.
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Pasadena
Cal
Leonard Siever
Winter to summer in a day as PA NEWC notes
The PA NEWC reports a dramatic swing from a record 4 degrees on December 12 to near summer heat and a thunder shower last evening. Downtown shoppers and motorists in the seventh ward call for warning signs on Highland Heights to New Wilmington road after a near accident.
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Seventh Ward
Pa Newe
Highland Heights
New Wilmington
Daily Weather Report for U. S. Weather Statistics
Weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am shows a maximum of 62 degrees and a minimum of 37 with 0.65 inches of precipitation and a river stage at 5.1 feet. A year ago the date recorded 26 as the maximum and 2 below zero as the minimum with no precipitation.
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U. 8
Skidding Grocery Truck Destroys East New Castle Porch
A heavily loaded grocery truck driven by Howard West of Pittsburgh skidded on a slippery East New Castle bridge, tore from its path, crashing into the Jennie Dodds home then the Charles Wilkinson porch. West was unharmed. damage includes broken porch, damaged meters, gas lines, and a tilted home front with possible rebuilding.
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East New Castle
Allegheny Tracks
Howard West
Pittsburgh
Jennie Dodds
Charles Wilkinson
West
New Castle
Wilkinson
Dodds
Wilkinson Terrace
Nearly 300 Take Exams For State Liquor Store Jobs
In Harrisburg over 295 applicants gathered at the senior high school to take exams for state liquor store positions. By noon 266 had completed tests, with fingerprints and discharge papers processed, then sealed and sent to the University of Pittsburgh for grading.
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Sedlock
J. D. Champion
Harrisburg
C. C. Green
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Liquor Cost To Be Made Known First Of Week
Harrisburg reports the liquor control board will publish price labels for state stores early next week. The labels will face purchasers when stores open on January 2, answering the key question What will it cost. Local officials expect full cost details to guide consumer expectations.
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Harrisburg
Liquor Control Board
Dollar policy sets stall for big men to sulk then yield
Special dispatch from Beverly Hills notes a weathered view on economic policy. The writer suggests financiers will sulk when their plans to stabilize the dollar fail, then align with the broader market after realization that they cannot force their own terms. The tone is skeptical of unilateral control by leaders.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Astor Engaged to Eileen Gillespie in Society Circle
John Jacob Astor and Eileen S Gillespie of New York and Newport announce their engagement. The 21 year old heir inherits a three million dollar trust and comes from prominent Anglo American social lines. The couple’s marriage would unite two long established families with extensive England connections. Miss Gillespie debuted this season and is linked to Lady Campus in London.
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International News Service
New York
Society of Two Continents
John Jacob Astor
Eileens
S. Gillespie
Newport
Miss Gillespie
Col
United States
England
Lady Campus
London
Astor
Young Astor
St. George’s School
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Freed 10 Die Detained After Squealed in Gang Killing
Margie Pilaski also known as Marian Smith was freed after nearly a year in jail to shield her from underworld vengeance. She was strangled to death in a New York apartment two weeks after her release. Her home was Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
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Margie Pilaski
Marian Smith
New York
Shenandoah, Pa
Weather Outlook For Next Week
North and Middle Atlantic States see rains in the south and rain or snow in the north early in the week and again around Thursday. Temperatures start moderate, turning colder by Wednesday, moderate again Thursday, with much colder conditions by Friday or Friday night.
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International News Service
Washington
Weather Outlook
North
Middle Atlantic
Clue hunt widens in Venango Co murder case
Venango County authorities inch toward a revenge or silencing theory in the slaying of 50 year old Clark N Witherup in Kennerdell. His body was found after he left his oil well with strangers. Investigators report two young women were in the ride party and drinking preceded the trip. Police say robbery is unlikely in the death and pursue clues from river valley witnesses. One woman said to be known as Blondie may aid identification.
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International News Service
Franklin
Venango County
Clark N. Witherup
Kennerdell
Witherup
E. M. Voorhies
Allegheny River
Emlenton
Blondie
Rausch Brothers and McNeal Guilty in Robbery Case
Jury delivers verdict finding Frank and Clyde Rausch and Leslie McNeal guilty as indicted after testimonies and closing arguments in Judge James A. Chambers court. Defense contends innocence and asserts lack of involvement in the robberies.
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Frank
Clyde Rausch
Leslie McNeal
James A. Chambers
Commonwealth
Burning Ship Abandoned After Fire Off Nova Scotia
A fishing schooner Ellan T. Marshall was abandoned with 22 of 26 crew unaccounted for after a blaze off the southern Nova Scotia coast. Four crew were rescued by the Danish vessel Lans Kruse, which reached the scene overnight as search continued.
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International News Service
New York
Ellan T. Marshall
Nova Scotia
Radiomarine Corporation
Lans Kruse
Motorists Warned as Icy Roads Hit Mountain Passes
State police cautioned drivers east of Pittsburgh due to icy highways amid rain sleet and fog. Two Millvale men, George Breit enbach and Albert Elster, died after a head on crash with a street car near the Pittsburgh Millvale boundary during rush hour. The White Star liner Brittanic, carrying 250 passengers, ran aground off Governor's Island in Boston Harbor in pea soup fog after departing Commonwealth Pier but posed no danger.
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Here
Millvale
Pittsburgh-Millvale
George Breitenbach
Albert Elster
Boston
White Star
New York
Galway
Cobh
Liverpool
Guernor’s Island
Commonwealth Pier
Saito Named Japan's Ambassador to the United States
Tokyo December 16 Hiroshi Saito presently minister to the Netherlands and former consul in New York is selected as Japan's new ambassador to the United States. Foreign Minister Koki Hirota will seek his acceptance by the American government.
Soviet grain collection fulfilled three months early
Moscow reports the Soviet grain collection program has been fulfilled, announced officially today. The completion comes three months ahead of schedules for all previous years, according to Chairman Tchernov in the report.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tchernov
Payback of 16 percent pay cut sought by councilman
Pittsburgh December 16 Repayment of a 16 percent pay cut taken voluntarily by city councilmen will be sought by Councilman W Y English he announced today.
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Pittsburgh
W. Y. English
Hope For Early End Of Building Tie-up On New Post Office Here
Congressman Swick reported progress after a morning conference with federal inspectors and local officials on New Castle’s post office project. He urged sandstone for the ashlar rear wall and limestone for carved work while a Curwensville quarry inspector confirmed ample sandstone. A final decision will be announced from Washington soon.
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Conn J. Howard Swick
New Castle
Swick
J. L. Maddocks
U. S. Treasury Department
Miles E. Myers
R. A. Eckles
Chamber of Commerce Board
Congressman Swick
Washington
Curwensville
Maddocks
Treasury
East Side Man Struck By Auto
David Elliott, 50, of 1116 East Washington Street, is in New Castle hospital with both legs fractured and probable internal injuries after an auto struck him. The car was driven by Alderman Claude L. Mantz on East Washington Street near West Avenue and Allen Street at 7 30 last night. Police report Mantz was traveling east on East Washington Street. (Continued on Page Tv.)
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David Elliott
East Washington Street
New Castle Hospital
Claude L. Mantz
Alderman Mantz
Ween West Avenue
Allen
Lindberghs Take Final Return Flight to Miami
In Santo Domingo the Lindberghs left at 6 33 a m E S T on the last lap of their return to the United States. They motored from the capital after spending the night with H F Arthur Schoenfeld the American minister. A small crowd watched as the seaplane sped away over the harbor before entering waters near San Pedro de Macorís.
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San Pedro DE Macoris
Dominican Republic
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miami
Florida
Lindbershs
Santo Domingo
H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
LaGuardia Names O'Ryan Police Commissioner New York
Mayor elect LaGuardia announced John F. O'Ryan as police commissioner and John J. McElligott as fire commissioner. The move follows prior forecasts and confirms O'Ryan in the top policing post with McElligott remaining as fire chief.
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LaGuardia
O’ryan
New York
John J. McElliott
Mayorelect
Genea
John F. O’ryan
John J. McLiligott
O'Ryan
The
Evening Journal
McElligott
Deaths and ages listed for residents in multiple notices
The notice lists Martha Stoutt of Cambridge mourned, along with Thomas Raymond Brown age 17 at Crossland Georgia, Mary Blews 86 of 1203 Dushane Street, Tony Carnuche 63 of Ellwood Road, William Alphonse Caravella a 3 month old from West Pittsburg.
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Martha Stoutt
Cambridge
Thomas Raymond Brown
Crossland
Mary Blews
Dushane Street
Tony Carnuche
Ellwood Road
William Alphonse Caravella
West Pittsburg
Don Juan of dentistry slain amid rainstorm in Pasadena
In Pasadena on December 16, Dr. Leonard Siever a 44 year old socialite dentist was shot by a hidden assailant during a heavy rain. Detectives recovered a diary listing the names of numerous women suggesting motives and personal entanglements in the case.
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Pasadena
Cal
Leonard Siever
Don Juan
Dentistry
Death of Louis J. Vance in New York Fire
novelist Louis Joseph Vance creator of The Lone Wolf died from severe burns in a room at the Town House 108 East 38th street. evidence pointed to smoking in a smouldering chair possibly triggered by a heart attack as autopsy was planned to confirm cause.
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International News Service
New York
Louis Joseph Vance
Loyal friends exceed gifts from Santa in worth
A child reflects that when offered one gift from Santa he would choose loyal friends over books, clothes, jewelry, tobacco, or shoes. He notes books wear out, clothes fade, jewelry dulls, but true friends endure worry and work and cannot be bought or sold, describing a warm day at fifty three.
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Santa Claus
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Robert W. Chambers
Doctors Hospital
Douglas Quick
Chambers
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Ellangowan
Ada Rehan
Isole
Ce Roger
McNought Syndicate
Eileen Gillespie
Central Press
Venango Co
C. N. Witherup
Frank Rausch
Walter Rausch
Cooper
Dan Cupid
Gary Cooper
Sandra Shaw
Gary
Sandra
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Arthur Mometer
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