Four Hundred Heirs In County Watching Case
About 400 Lawrence county residents and an estimated 17 000 others seek shares in the $20 900 000 Garrett estate as hearings in Philadelphia determine rightful heirs. Ex Judge R L Hildebrand represents local Shaffers while informers Kohn and Garrett appraised the estate. The case grows daily at roughly 1400 dollars, with escheat claims by Pennsylvania the Commonwealth.
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Lawrence County
Philadelphia
Henrietta E. Garrett
Lawnty
Shaffer
Christopher
John
Peter Shaffer
R. Lawrence Hildebrand
R. Lawrence Hildebrand Is Attending the Hearings Representing the Shaffers
Garrett
Walter E. Garrett
State Supreme Court
Hencecou
Charles H. Garrett
Adolph Teller Kohn
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Snow Treacherous Roads Prompt City Detour
Early this morning drivers faced treacherous conditions after a night of snow. A detour via West Washington street extension and Scotland Lane to Route 422 was required due to slick South Side streets and the Youngstown hill.
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Youngstown
West Washington Street
Scotland Lane
South Side
Young Pa Newe
South Mill Street Bridge
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics for the 24 hours ending at 9 this morning show a maximum temperature of 38, minimum 24, precipitation 0.02 inches, and a river stage of 14.1 feet. The same date last year recorded a high of 44, low of 29, and no precipitation.
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U. S
Band Leader Is Acquitted
New London Connecticut January 16 194? Robert Simpson swing band leader was acquitted of assaulting and murdering his 17 year old sweetheart in a moonlight beach tryst. He planned to leave for Los Angeles soon to seek a Hollywood career. His mother would contact the victim’s mother in coming days as celebrations cooled.
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International News Service
New London
Conn
Robert Simpson
West Coast
Los Angeles
Hollywood
New England
Simpson
Maud Sullivan
Italy Considers Landing Expeditionary Force to Crush Barcelona
Italy again weighs landing a smashing expeditionary force of marines and infantry in Catalonia to crush Barcelona amid reports of Francoist aid. Mussolini and Goering reportedly consider open intervention in Spain if Bolshevik support to Madrid- Valencia continues. Troops and a massive air armada are said to be stationed on Majorca to support such action.
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Italy
Barcelona
Frank Gervasi
International
Rome
Catalonia
France
Soviet Union
Britain
Germany
Francisco Franco
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Benito Mussolini
Spain
Madrid-Valencia
Majorca
Belearic Islands
Senior High Musical Show earns praise for Tune In
The senior high chorus and orchestra presented a sprightly musical comedy Tune In directed by Joe F. Replogle Elsie McGeorge and Sarah McGoun with profits benefiting the school band for uniforms and instruments. The plot centered on a radio station with comic sponsor troubles and a starry yet mistaken singer wife in a light froth of tunes and dialogue.
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Edward Bradley
Don Wilson
Joe F. Replogle
Elsie McGeorge
Sarah McGoun
Joe Brown
Kasper Broggins
Kroggins
Kasper
Big Realty Deal In New Castle Alters Clifton Flats
T W Irwin of Pittsburgh announced a large realty transfer in New Castle. Carnegie-Illinois Steel sold 60 acres and about 60 houses in Clifton Flats to Frank McClure of Pittsburgh for investment. McClure plans remodels and subdivision. Ground bought after the war by Carnegie Steel for a coke by products plant at an estimated $450000.
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T. W. Irwin
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
New Castle
Clifton Flats
Frank McClure
McClure
Carnegie Steel Company
Illinois Steel Company
Steel Company
Berlin Severs Another Versailles Treaty Remnant
Germany ordered the Kiel Canal closed to foreign warships unless special permission is granted, another step in dismantling elements of the Versailles treaty.
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International News Service
Berlin
Germany
Kiel Canal
Distress Over Canary Fatal Causes Woman's Death
Mrs. Anna Housinger, 40, died of a heart attack as she rushed to save her pet canary during a cottage fire in Chicago. Her husband George escaped unharmed when flames engulfed the cottage last night.
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International News Services
Chicago
Anna Housinger
George
War Front In Madrid Turns Into Whirlpool
Madrid's front turned chaotic as rebels launched a frontal assault on the capital while Loyalists massed to the northwest for a counter-attack. A taxi army rushed to defend Malaga as Franco forces advanced into the university city sector amid heavy losses and claimed gains near Las Rozas.
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International
Madrid
Malaga
Francisco Franco
Las Rozes
Brest And Logan Await Start Of Return To East
Henry Brest and Harold Logan, described as confessed criminals, waited for federal agents to transport them back to Pennsylvania where they are sought for bank robbery kidnapping and shooting a police officer. Extradition was waived but no timetable was given. Boise police arrested them after a flashy money display drew suspicion and $3000 was found.
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International News Service
Boise
Idaho
Henry Brest
Harold Logan
Pennsylvania
Brest
Logan
Jury Blames James Shultz In Fatal Croton Ave Car Crash
A coroners jury in Alderman Mantz's court found that Charles Stone died after being struck by James Shultz's car on Croton Avenue on December 18 1936. The jury said Shultz was speeding and should not be allowed to drive, citing he could have avoided the collision with due care. Witness James Lambo and his sister testified about Shultz passing them on Croton Avenue prior to the incident.
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Charles Stone
Laurel Place
James Shultz
Upper
Croton Avenue
Shultz
Orville Potter
L C. Mantz
James Lambo
Croton Ave
Carmine Cook
Barrymore Silent On Wife's Divorce Charges
Hollywood report details John Barrymore's silence as Elaine Barrie files for divorce accusing him of threats to kill. Attorney Henry C. Huntington confirms no statement from Barrymore and no cross complaint yet. papers not served. Expectation of possible reconciliation rumors swirl around the Ariel-Caliban romance.
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Barrymore
Fred J. Walker
International News Service
Hollywood
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Elaine
Henry C. Huntington
Huntington
John
Mrs Franklin Roosevelt Picks Pale Satin Gown for Inaugural Eve
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the president, selects a satin gown in a pale silvery blue known as white House blue for inauguration night. The dress features a high cut bodice a new V neckline and a slightly flaring skirt with a short train. Fox fur borders the long scarf.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Ann Harding To Wed Again
London date reports Ann Harding 34 and Werner Janssen 37 filed notice of intended marriage in the London registry. The second marriage for Harding, who has been in England on a film project, with Janssen a famed conductor previously with the New York Philharmonic.
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London
Ann Harding
Werner Janssen
Miss Harding
Janssen
A&r
Harry Bannister
England
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Henry Ford
Detroit
Europe
Dizzy Dean To Stay With Cards In Trade Rumor Denial
Bayonne Times reports manager Frank Frisch says Dizzy Dean will not be traded or sold. Frisch told the paper there were no talks in St. Louis to work out a deal and he would travel to St. Louis on Monday.
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International News Service
Bayonne
N. J
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Bayonne Times Today
Frank Frisch
Frisch
the Times
St. Louis
Dean
Death Record Robert W. Carr 71 Slippery Rock
Robert W. Carr aged 71 died in Slippery Rock with obituary notes noting Miss Bessie Rudesill of Arcadia California as a named person. The record lists the individuals connected to the death and location details.
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Robert W. Carr
Slippery Rock
Bessie Rudesill
Arcadia
Cal
Evacuation Of Auto Plants By Sit Down Strikers Begins
Detroit and Anderson see the start of plant evacuations after three weeks of sit down protests. Flint plants are to be evacuated tomorrow amid expectations of a victory celebration by striking workers. Michigan National Guard orders in Flint are reversed though most troops may depart after the event.
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Detroit
Anderson
Flint
Michigan National Guard
Consulate at Malaga Wrecked by Bomb Blast
A high explosive bomb leveled the U S consulate in Malaga Spain with no injuries reported. The building had been officially closed by the United States on September 20 and consulate staff were evacuated to Gibraltar.
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Washington
United States
Malaga
Spain
State Department
Herbert O. Williams
Gibraltar
Department
George M. Graves
Vigo
Youth Held On Murder Charge In Slaving Arson Case
Ralph Hawk, 20, formally charged with murder in the arson fire that killed Mrs Hazel Gelwix, 39, and her daughter Helen, 15, mother and sister of his sweetheart. He waived a hearing after two murder counts were added, having earlier faced arson and assault charges.
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Chambersburg
Ralph Hawk
Wheels of Justice
Hazel Gelwix
Helen
Catherine
Flood Scare At Pittsburgh Ends Flood Scare
Pittsburgh reports a near flood scare as the Allegheny River crest reached 25 feet but toped at 24.8 feet after 36 hours of rain. Weather officials said no higher danger and upriver streams were falling, with the Monongahela unaffected.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Weather Bureau
Monongahela
Hit Run Driver Sought After Actor Killings in Hollywood
Hollywood police searched for a hit run motorist after John Miltern 67 a New York stage and screen actor was killed last night while helping Basil Rathbone exercise dogs Miltern died trying to pull three leashed dogs from the path of an oncoming car Rathbone a noted film actor witnessed the tragedy. Logan F Metcalf 45 a broker denied negligent homicide charges claiming a car in front of his struck Miltern. Miltern lived at Rathbones home for weeks and had a 40 year Broadway career with stars such as Grace George Margaret Anglin Lenore Ulric William Gillette Katharine Cornell Blanche Bates.
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John Miltern
New York
Hollywood
Farflung
Basil Rathbone
Miltern
Rathbone
Logan F. Metcalf
Grace George
Margaret Anglin
Lenore Ulric
William Gillette
Katharine Cornell
Blanche Bates
Fred Smith Skips New York Banquet of Fred Smiths in America
In New Castle Fred Smith of 315 Hillcrest Avenue cannot attend the first annual B eaching Smiths of America banquet in New York due to work. A New York reporter notes many Fred Smiths present, with guests described in colorful detail.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
New York
Biltmore
Fred Smith
Hillcrest Avenue
F. S. of A
Benevolent & Protective
Order
Fred Smiths of
America
Smith
Resi
Kidnapper in Everett Case Supposed Suicide Seen
Tacoma surgeon's son Charles Mattson was found killed after ransom failure. Washington state patrols widened search around Everett as investigators near the identity of the blackbearded kidnapper known as Tim. Police believe the suspect may have killed himself to avoid capture.
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International News Service
Tacoma
Wash
Everett
Charles Mattson
Washington
Tim
Charles
G-Men
Shenango River Reaches Second Highest Flood Stage
After a record rise, the Shenango River reached 14 feet 1.5 inches at 9 this morning and was stationary. It marks the second highest level since the 1913 flood, with expectations of subsiding over the weekend. The Pymatuning dam is credited with averting a larger flood this spring.
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Shenango River
Shenango
Ohio
Mower Expected to Return to Duty in Spring
Arthur Mometer recalls a lawn mower's idle winter, dust and cold fading as warmer days approach. The device once sings through weeds, plans to resume work, trotting through plane rain leaves as seasons turn.
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Moody State
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