State Police Battle Bandits in Mercer Hold Up Gunfight
State police clashed with two bandits during a Mercer gasoline station robbery. One suspect, Joseph Lance 19 of Ebensburg, was captured after a two mile chase. Lance and Don Conrad 24 of Cresson had recently been paroled from Huntingdon. Police believed Conrad wounded. The two fled after the hold up as an auto wreck attempt occurred during pursuit.
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Mercer
Perry
Joseph Lance
Ebensburg
Huntingdon
Don Conrad
Cresson
Conrad
Lance
Corp
William Brush
J. E. Taylor
State Po
Spanish Rebels Fire Near U S Cruiser Off Spanish Coast
Spanish rebel ship Espana shelled near the U S cruiser Erie off the northern Spanish coast. Three 305 millimeter shells landed within 300 yards, Erie displayed its colors and Espana withdrew, later heading to Musel Harbor after firing seven shells.
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International News Service
Gijon
Spain
Espana
United States
Erie
America
Musel Harbor
Renew Efforts To Find Plane With 7 Aboard
Air crews renewed the search for the missing Los Angeles to Salt Lake airliner carrying seven aboard after it disappeared near Wasatch mountains and Utah Lake. Seventeen planes and a large ground search scoured the terrain while winds hindered progress. The hope now is to recover the plane’s remains rather than survivors as winter snows threaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Lake
Rocky
Christmas Tree Topples Over Killing Man in Ohio
Leon Adam, 31, of Irondale, Ohio, was killed when a tall Christmas tree toppled as he chopped it in a wooded area near Salineville. He died instantly after the tree fell on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Wellsville
Leon Adam
Irondale
Adam
Salineville
His Overalls As Big As A Tent In Texas
Bob Wiggins a 25 year old seven foot one inch tall 469 pound farmer from Smith County Texas was out shopping for overalls in Tyler Texas. Two salesgirls Lechie Levin and Florence Shuttles conducted a comparative demonstration. The article notes his height weight and health prior to the overalls fitting.
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Bob Wiggins
Smith County
Texas
Bob
Tyler
Tex
Lechie Levin
Florence Shuttles
Shooting at Freight Office on S Mall Street in New Castle
Police report Sam Ross 41 chief clerk at the B and O freight station was shot three times at 8 20 am by Pasqualle George 59. Ross is in critical condition at New Castle hospital. George is in city jail. A motive linked to imagined statements, police say.
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Sam Ross
Edgewood Avenue
Pasqualle George
East Home Street
South Mill
Division Streets
Ross
New Castle Hospital
George
Katherine McDowell
S. H. Rhoads
Ed Ramer
Ann Eagan
New Castle Stores Open Thursday Evening for Holiday Shopping
New Castle retailers stay open every weekday evening through Christmas to accommodate shoppers as the holiday business shows marked strength. A 1937 Indiana license tag spotted downtown tests color similarity to 1936 Pennsylvania plates with a blue shade tweak. Nearby, youngsters build a Toonerville style shanty on Friendship Street Hill and residents display festive trees at the Penelec substation Cedar Street West Washington Street and Trinity Church yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Daily Weather Report Summary 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics show a maximum 38 degree high and 31 degree low with no precipitation for the 24 hours ending 9 AM. River stage sits at 5 feet. Year ago figures record a 35 high, 30 low, and .02 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Mrs Simpson denies wedding plan disagreements with ex king
In a Cannes statement Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson says her future rests with the man who gave up the throne for love and denies reports she disagreed with former King Edward about a lavish wedding. She also says she does not plan to see him soon or return to the United States with the ex king.
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International News Service
London
International
Cannes
Wallis Warfiled Simpson
Enstand
Edward
England
United States
Bank Heist Repeats in Volant. Cash $4,000 Taken
At about two o clock in the afternoon, the same two men who robbed the First National Bank at Volant months earlier returned, forced Cashier Phil Cox to open the vault, and stole about $4,000. The bandits fled in a Ford V eight toward New Wilmington as State Police pursue. Cox fired several shots but struck no one.
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First National Bank
Volant
Phil Cox
Mabel Brown
Cox
New Wilmington
Brunette Given Life Sentence for Kidnapping Trooper Turnbull
Harry Brunette the western desperado who pleaded guilty to kidnapping New Jersey State Trooper W A Scotty Turnbull began serving a life sentence today at Lewisburg penitentiary accompanied by three carloads of G Men.
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International News Service
Trenton
N. J
Harry Brunette
W. A. “Scotty” Turnbull
New Jersey State Police
Lewisburg Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Auto Crash Leaves Local Man Severely Injured
Charles E. Stanley aged 50 of Edenburg R F D No 1 is in Jameson Memorial hospital with severe facial and scalp lacerations a right foot fracture and possible skull fracture after losing control of his car and hitting a culvert on Edenburg Road half a mile west of Parkstown Corners Thursday at 2 PM He was alone and the exact cause is unclear The car was badly damaged and his condition was listed as serious this morning.
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Charles E. Stanley
Edenburg
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Edenburg Road
Parkstown Corners
Stanley
Pleads For Halt In Chinese War
A messenger pleads for a ceasefire to save Premier Chiang Kai-Shek as he and other captives of Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang are reported well. The envoy Ting Wen flew from Sianfu in a record trip to Nanking to deliver the plea with the latest civilian and military updates.
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International News Service
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sianfu
Chiang
Chang Hsuehliang
Ting- Wen
County plans Ben Franklin highway upgrade to Ohio line
Harrisburg state highway department signals readiness to improve the Ben Franklin highway from the concrete end past Edenburg to the Ohio line at an estimated cost of 350000. The county would cover any damages and the project would create a new right of way from near the Miller farm on the Edenburg Hillsville road to the state line north of Carbon, passing through Union Limestone quarry and New Castle Lime and Stone properties, reshaping Hillsville’s approach.
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State Highway Department
Harrisburg
Edenburg
Ohio Line
Miller Farm
Hillsville
Ohio State Line
Carbon
Union Limestone Quarry
New Castle Lime and Stone Company
Baltimore
Den
Police Officer Murders Five In Duquesne Massacre
A 63 year old police officer, Martin Sullivan, killed five people in Duquesne and wounded two others in a spree driven by revenge after his arrest for molesting a 11 year old girl. He surrendered after firing his last shots and was taken to jail.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Martin Sullivan
Sullivan
Thomas L. Gallagher
Littl
Jurors Not Needed At Court Next Week
Judge James A. Chambers ordered the sheriff to notify jurors summoned for next week that their services are not required. Deputy Elmer Taylor mailed notices today as most pleas have been entered and many cases continued, leaving nothing for jurors to do.
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James A. Chambers
Elmer Taylor
Lions Give Christmas Dinner For Blind Here
Thirty three sightless residents of the New Castle district were honored guests at the annual Christmas dinner of the Lions club and Ladies of the Lions at Epworth Methodist Episcopal church. The event featured dinner, music, singing, and speeches led by Roy F. Conway, with Ezra D. Marvin directing carols and Gerald McElhaney on piano as the group enjoyed the festive program.
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New Castle
Lions Club
The
Lions
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth Church
Roy F. Conway
Ezra D. Marvin
the Lions
Numa F. Vidal, Jr
Gerald McElhaney
Vidal
Grade Crossing Decisions Made By Commission
The Public Service Commission rejected the Pennsylvania Railroad application to substitute traveling watchmen for safety gates at five grade crossings in New Castle. It granted authority to the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad to modify protections at two crossings in the same city, despite city protests.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Castle
Public Service Commission
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Produce
South Mill
Grove
East Wash
Five Die In Manhattan Rooming House Fire
A four story New York rooming house fire killed five people. August Frank aged 43 died after leaping to the street. Victims include Nancy Green 37 Margie Green 24 Eleanor Duffield 28 and her eight week old son Henry Duffield. Firemen recovered the charred bodies as residents escaped with several sustaining burns.
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International News Service
New York
Manhattan
August Frank
Nancy Green
Margie
Eleanor Duffield
Henry Duffield
Widow Watches Execution of Iowa Bank Robber
In Fulton Missouri George McKeever was executed by hanging at 7 34 a m in an old barn near the county jail. The widow of Sergeant Ben Booth and the widow of Sheriff Roger Wilson witnessed the event along with other onlookers. McKeever had killed Booth during the 1933 bank raid and drew the hanging’s attention from local officials and residents.
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International News Service
Fulton
George McKeever
Iowa
McKeever
Alice Booth
Ben Booth
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Roger Wilson
Boone County
New York Man Found Dead Under Auto in Florida
Peter Van Horn forty three year old president of the American Federation of Textiles Inc of New York City was found dead in his wrecked automobile in Palm Beach Florida investigators say he appeared to fail to see a turn and plough into a concrete wall with no witnesses to establish when the accident occurred
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International News Service
Palm Beach
Fla
Peter van Horn
American Federation of Textiles, Inc
New York City
van Horn
Death Notices for Ellport Residents and Nearby Towns
Death records list Mrs Mary Lloyd 79 Ellport Frank T Lawson 37 831 Morton Street Paul Henry Ward 2 days Highlands Heights Mrs Kitty Kress Webster 54 Ellport Allan C Noggle 64 Big Beaver Township.
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Mary Lloyd
Ellport
Frank T. Lawson
Morton Street
Paul Henry Ward
Highland Heights
Kitty Kress Webster
Allan C. Noggle
Big Beaver Township
City Girl Crash Victim Leaves One Dead in Pa
In Oil City Pennsylvania a collision between a car and a switching engine on North Seneca street last night left Lois Richards age 22 dead. Marion Hinkson 22 is in serious condition with doctors fearing for his life. Boyd Messer 20 and Neal J. McBride Jr. were also injured.
Bowl games in football Imitate gravy bowls for glory
A humorous reflection on the proliferation of football bowls across the country. The piece jokes that the Rose, Cotton, and Sugar Bowls claim primacy while implying they may be more about prestige and payoff than pure sporting merit, amid uncertain weather.
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Tral Press
S. Mall Street
John Haven
PA Newc
Friendship Street Hill
Mickey McGuire
Toonerville
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Power
Cedar Street
West
P.O
Trinity Church
North Mill
Falls Street
Daily Weather Report
Mrs. Simpson
Kingsbury Smith
Volant Bank
Desperado
Ifor
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Missouri
Auto
Florida
Arthur Mometer
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