Suspect Surrenders to Seattle Police in Kidnap Case
Fred Orrin Haynes, former Folsom inmate wanted for questioning in the Charles Mattson kidnapping and murder, surrendered to Seattle police. After hours of questioning, Capt. Scrafford said Haynes appeared not to be involved and would likely be freed soon.
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Seattle
Wash
Fred Orrin Haynes
Folsom
Charles Mattson
Haynes
F. G. Scrafford
Mattson
Scrafford
G- Men
Capt
Scafford
G-men
Truce Reached in Prolonged General Motors Strike
A four o clock truce ends a historic sit down strike involving General Motors, United Automobile Workers, and GM plants in Detroit Flint and Anderson. Terms include evacuation by Monday, start of bargaining at 11 am, no union discrimination, and a 15 day negotiation window unless a settlement occurs sooner.
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Detroit
Flint
Anderson
International Union
General Motors
GMC
Patrol raid probes cabin near scene of prior mystery
Washington state patrols conducted a raid on a cabin near the location of a prior incident. The operation aimed to uncover clues in the ongoing case as more details were expected on the continuation page.
Local streams high after rains but not near flood stage
Heavy rains in the district have left streams very high though still below flood level. The weatherman's forecast proved unreliable for this area. Cold air intrusion seems delayed as of now. Streets were washed clean and debris removed from river banks.
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum temperature of 55 and a minimum of 38 with 1.26 inches of precipitation. River stage is 12.2 feet. For the same date last year the maximum was 47, the minimum 27, with no precipitation.
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U. S
Rivers Rising At Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on January 15 heavy rain pushed the Allegheny to higher levels and threatened charts with rising water. Residents faced flooding in Chartiers Creek while the tri state junction rivers neared but stayed below the 25 foot flood mark. Forecaster Brotzman logged the level at 18.5 feet as temperatures stayed in the forties and a cold snap was expected later.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Chartiers Creek
Washington County
Monongahela
Ohio
W. S. Brotzman
High Waters Rise Across Shenango and Mahoning Rivers
River reaches in Wheatland and Niles Warren district prompt rail officials to monitor the Erie and Ashtabula division. Shenango swelled overnight but caused only seepage into a Wheatland turntable pit while Mahoning floods edged low tracks without halting traffic.
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Shenango
Mahoning
New Castle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie and
Ashtabula Division
Wheatland
Wheatland Yards
Niles-Warren
Ohio
Another Prisoner Dies At Sing Sing
OSSINING N Y Jan 15 Sing Sings electric chair claimed another life with the execution of Louis Lazar 29 for the slaying of Morris Saskowitz 55 of Brooklyn in an argument over a painting bill Lazar went to the chair at 11 o clock last night and was pronounced dead four minutes later His blonde wife Yetta Lazar drank beer and listened to a phonograph in a nearby cafe before boarding a train for New York City half an hour earlier
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International News Service
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Louis Lazar
Morris Saskowitz
Brooklyn
Lazar
Yetta Lazar
New York City
Rebels Seek To Cut Off Loyalists From Gibraltar
Rebels push northeast from Estepona toward Malaga as part of an offensive to sever loyalist access to the Straits of Gibraltar. Estimates of forces include Moors, Italians, and Spanish volunteers. Madrid denies Estepona fell while signaling heavy combined arms attacks on Malaga.
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Gibraltar
Thomas A. Loayza
Madrid
Estepona
Malaga
Straits of Gibraltar
Loyalty Luncheon Speakers Denounce Liquor at W C T U Event
One hundred forty women from Lawrence county attended the Loyalty Luncheon at First Presbyterian Church where Dean Alex C. Burr of Westminster College and Rev. Merrill Cadwell of the First Christian church argued that liquor remains a corrupting force. Burr described taverns as centers of gambling and immorality and called liquor trade a greed driven, anti social practice. He cited failed retraining laws and quoted Proverbs warning that wine mocks and strong drink rages.
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Lawrence County
First Presbyterian Church
Alex C. Burr
Westminster College
Merrill Cadwell
First Christian Church
Dean Burr
W. G. Wilkins
Formation of Ice Patrol for Three Rivers in Pittsburgh
The United States Army Engineers announced an ice patrol for Pittsburgh's three rivers the Monongahela Allegheny and Ohio. The group will monitor a 300 mile navigable stretch and relay updates to division headquarters and river shipping companies as colder weather arrives.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Three Rivers
United States Army Engineers
Army Corps
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
You Always Win When You Use Page Twenty Six
A brief note touts page 26 as the key to success, urging readers to rely on that section for tips, tricks, or wins. The line emphasizes PAGE 26 as the optimal resource, implying strong results or guidance.
Bank Robbery in Wood-Ridge Seizes Thousands
Four armed men robbed the Wood-Ridge National Bank in New Jersey today, escaping with an estimated eight to nine thousand dollars. Bank official George Young said the four clerks and he were inside when the robbers entered, forced everyone to move, and took the money without shooting.
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International News Service
Wood-Ridge
N. J
Wood-Ridge National Bank
George Young
Young
Local Streams At High Point
Local streams rose about four feet in the past day though still far from flood levels. Shenango was 12.6 feet late today, two more feet to reach the flood stage seen in 1913. Neshannock neared North Street bridge bottom, but has not flooded. Some smaller streams overflowed as rains ceased and temperatures fell.
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Neshannock
Shenango
Here
North St. Bridge
Ohio
Body Of Death By Own Action Unclaimed In Detroit Morgue
DETROIT Jan. 15 The body of Frank Snener 65 of Youngstown who ended a romance with a burst of gunfire that killed one man wounded two others and then committed death by his own hand lay unclaimed in the county morgue. Edward Van Kirk 25 lay dead from a shot fired by Shaner who was also wounded. Mrs Mary Van Kirk Petrisor 43 and husband John 47 were seriously wounded at a rooming house. Shaner had come from Ohio after Mrs Petrisor asked for $2000 in back pay and had lived in the Van Kirk home for 18 years. He called her his old sweetheart. The Petrisors had married seven months earlier and moved to Dearborn.
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International News Service
Detroit
Frank Snener
Youngstown
Edward van Kirk
Shaner
Mary van Kirk Petrisor
John
Ohio
Brest and Logan Indicted in Federal Bank Holdups
Harold Martin Brest and Harry James Logan, paroled convicts from Western Penitentiary, were indicted by a federal court jury on four counts for two bank holdups at the First National Bank of Volant near New Castle. The indictment cites $5,846 seized in the September 15 robbery and $3,910.35 in the December 18 hold up, plus counts alleging threats to bank staff. Brest and Logan were seized by police in Boise after leaving a movie house and face swift extradition to Pittsburgh for trial.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Harold Martin Brest
Sharon
Harry James Logan
Western Penitentiary
First National Bank of
Volant
New Castle
U. S
Charles F. Uhl
Pennsylvania
Boise
Idaho
Uhl
Lawrence
P. M. Cox
Mabel Simpson Brown
L. P. Hauschild
National Bank
L. W. Morgan
Brest
Arnal
Brady
Banks
Arnold
Logan
Indiana flood crisis prompts WPA sandbag effort
Cold weather and rainfall relief arrive as all streams stay out of banks. Thousands of acres submerged and communities isolated with schools closed and levees breached. 700 WPA workers will fill sandbags near Vincennes to bolster the Wabash and White river levees. 300 more to the White river levee south of Vincennes protecting a township.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
North Central
WPA
Wabash
White Rivers
Vincennes
White River
Flood Refugees Housed as Black River Swells
Poplar Bluffs Missouri reports 150 residents marooned by rain swollen Black River as Red Cross and national guard provide aid. About 200 refugees sheltered at the courthouse overnight with relief operations ongoing.
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Poplar Bluffs
Red Cross
National Guard
Court House
Nations Seek To Halt Franco Aid To Loyalists
Berlin and Rome plan a joint effort to force France to stop aiding the Spanish Loyalists. An Italian note to be released early next week will outline concrete steps. Germany will publish a parallel note. Britain backs an international peace patrol around Spanish waters urged by France and the Soviet Union.
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Frank Gervasi
International News Service
Rome
Francisco Franco
Spain
Germany
Italy
France
London
Soviet Union
Britain
Negro Slayer Awaits Trial Courtroom
A defendant nicknamed the Negro Slayer remains in custody as his trial proceeds in the courthouse. Prosecutors prepare to present evidence while defense attorneys request additional time to review the case.
Green indicted for first degree murder in Case slaying
Major Green a 33 year old Black man indicted on first degree murder in the slaying of Mrs. Mary Robinson Case. He awaits trial on February 1 amid crowd anger led by women who shouted lynch threats while detectives guarded him and a second man, Robert Hines, was cleared of involvement.
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New York
Major Green
Mary Robinson
Green
Robert Hines
Case
Hines
Queens County Court
Allegheny River Levels Rise as Rain Recedes
Mountain streams of the Allegheny river were reported rising rapidly after 36 hours of rain ended. The Spring Water Company recorded a 1.76 inch fall. The temperature dropped from 47 yesterday to 32 this morning at nine o'clock.
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International News Service
Kane
Allegheny River
Spring Water Company Instruments
Ex Kaiser Stricken by Grippe in Cold Weather
Amsterdam reports the ex Kaiser is suffering a slight grippe after a chill from wood chopping in raw weather. His physician says the former emperor remains strong with age and is expected to recover without adverse effects.
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International
Amsterdam
Grippe
Death Notices for Several Residents Include Strizzi Toscano Shaffer
Frank E. Strizzi age 84 of Vernal. Ferris Jr age 18 of Charlotte. Toscano 13 months of 2004 Wilson Avenue Extension. Andrew Shaffer age 76 of Aliquippa.
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Frank E. Strizzi
East Sutton Street
Vernal Ferris, Jr
South Front Street
Charlotte Toscano
Wilson Avenue
Andrew Shaffer
Aliquippa
Goose Creek Parson Dies In California
Rev. William B. Hogg known as Josiah Hopkins the Goose Creek Parson died in Los Angeles after a major operation and a relapse. He had been a prominent radio figure with a nationwide following and passed away with his family at his bedside.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
William B. Hogg
Josiah Hopkins
Goose Creek
Baby Tornado Strikes York Pa Leaves Homes Damaged
A small tornado hit a single block in York Pennsylvania early today unroofing two homes and shattering porches and windows. Damage is estimated at 10000 dollars with residents shaken but unharmed. The sight described as a ball like luminous cloud near the ground. The event marks York's first big wind in decades. nearby Hanover saw major destruction in 1912.
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International News Service
York
Archibald R. Lefever
Lefever
Nelson R Gouker
Gouker
Hanover
Congress Must Approve Mellon Art Gift for Nation
President Roosevelt announced that the Mellon art collection, valued at millions, will be presented to Congress for acceptance. Attorney General Cummings is handling the legal details of the transfer.
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International News Service
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Congress
Roosevelt
Atotrney
Cummings
Fifth Member of Family Dies Of Severe Burns
OGDENBURG N Y Jan 15 Rescued yesterday by a neighbor from a fire in his home that claimed the lives of his four sisters ten year old Robert Petrilli died from his injuries in a hospital today Paris A pin has killed Francois Boutier a tailor of Guingamp France Like most tailors he had the habit of holding pins in his mouth while fitting his customers and he swallowed one He was rushed to a hospital and operated on but died shortly afterwards
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International News Service
Ogdenburg
N. Y
Robert Petrilli
Paris
Francois Boutier
Guingamp
France
Senate Extends RFC Agencies For Two Years
The Senate approved a two year extension for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and four subsidiaries, rejecting Senator Byrd’s one year limit by 23 to 52. The measure extends the RFC group to June 30, 1939 and moves to the House.
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International News Service
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Byrd
Virginia
RFC Group
House
Postcards from the Sunny South
The writer describes Arthur Mometer sending cheerful postcards from Deacom in Florida. He reports warm days and pleasant nights with no troubles, enjoying a carefree winter in a sunny, idyllic climate.
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South
Deacom
Florida
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By Paul Benton
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Las Canarias
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Kaiser
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