Amelia Earhart search near end as navy plans withdrawal
Navy officials said the Lexington would end its search in the South Pacific tomorrow with its accompanying vessels, failing to locate the Earhart plane. Rumors of rescue persisted in some areas despite no progress.
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Talernenal News Service
Amelia Earehart
Fred Noonan
Navy Today
South Pacific
Washington
Lexington
Auckland
New Zealand
International News Service
Star
Amelia Earhart
Navy
Neshanock Brook swimmers interest Croton avenue a late night
Higher water levels in the Neshanock Creek let the boys swim along Croton avenue at night. PaNene notes a large hollyhock garden near Crawford Avenue and County Line street. Lawn work at Epworth M E church at East Washington and Butler shows results. Wheat across Lawrence County is partly cut but still at risk due to wet weather. Weeds along highway projects completed recently crowd stones and spoil appearances. Political activity rises with many candidates as state police plan to consolidate headquarters per Hartisburo reports.
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PaNewe
Crawford Avenue
County Line Street
Epworth M. E
East Washington
Butler Avenue
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather reports for the 2 hour period ending this morning show a maximum temperature of 69 and a minimum of 69 with 0.06 inches of precipitation. River stage at 84 feet. For the same date last year the maximum was 61 and the minimum 50 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Elopement Dash Halted at Canadian Border
Mrs Nancy Hoyt Curtis a 35 year old socialite author and James Baker a 27 year old cab driver traveled toward the Canadian border seeking elopement but were stopped by immigration authorities.
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Nancy Hoyt Curtis
James Baker
Twenty Die in Mine Explosion Near Sullivan Indiana
Sullivan Ind July 16 Be reaved women and children were grouped today about the bodies of 20 victims of a tragic explosion at the Glendora Coal company Baker mine six miles northeast of here yesterday. Preliminary investigation indicated the blast was caused by a gas layer along the ceiling and possibly sparked by an open carbide lamp or a spark from machinery or a cigarette. The dead bring the area’s mine disaster toll to 100 in two years. Three others were seriously injured and may die. Arnold Roberts and his son aided in rescue.
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International News Service
Sullivan
Ind
Glendora Coal Company
Baker
Here
Charles Lecreace
Arch Anderson
Arnold Roberts
Mary Sherman Hospital
Roberts
Three Family Tragedy In Fire Destroys Abbottstown Home
Abbottstown Pa July 16 three members of the Ayres family die when a farmhouse burns to ashes after an explosion as Mrs Pearl Ayres lighted the kitchen stove Partell W Ayres age 2 and Clingmar Ayres five months die in the blaze Clarence G Ayres 33 is hurt and the father remains in critical condition at Hanover hospital firemen said the tragedy was discovered in the morning after the blast and blaze swept the home
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International News Service
Abbottstown
Clarence G. Ayres
Ayres
Pearl Ayres
Partell W. Ayres
Clingmar
Hanover Hospital
Coin club visit to Youngstown by New Castle Cair Club
New Castle Coir club members plan an visit to the Youngstown club this evening as guests of the Ohio mnwsmalists. Local members wish to join and should assemble at the Diamond at 7.
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New Castle
Yale Student Kidnapped and Released by Escaped Convicts
Sapulpa Oklahoma July 16 Yale University student Buira H Markham Jr son of General Baird H Markham was released unharmed after ten hours in the custody of three escaped convicts from Texas who stole his 1937 car and wandered with him two miles to Sapulpa. The captors Pete Traxler Charlie Chapman and Fred Tindal were among sixteen escapees from the East ham State Farm. The boy reported being treated well and the men boasted of their crimes and refused his money which totaled only two dollars.
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International News Service
Sapulpa
Okla
Buira
H. Markham, Jr
Yale University
New York
Markham
Texas
Baird H. Markham
American Petroleum Institute
Pete Traxler
Charlie Chapman
Fred Tindal
Eastham
State Funeral Service Held For Senator Robinson
Washington observed a state funeral for Arkansas Democrat Senator Joe T. Robinson. The body lay in state on the Senate floor near his longtime chair as President Roosevelt and officials paid their respects. Robinson died of a heart attack in his apartment Wednesday morning, with family seated beside the open casket.
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International News Service
Washington
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Robinson
Roosevelt
Pymatuning Dam Will Increase Water Release This Summer
Harrisburg dispatch reports the Forests and Waters department will raise the Pymatuning reservoir release to 200 cu ft per second, about 129 million gallons daily, during the summer for industrial and sanitary needs in the Shenango River valley.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Forests and Waters Department
Pymatuning
Crawford County
Shenango River
Clipper Ships Cross Ocean
Pan American Clipper S17 and British Imperial Airways Caledonia completed a double trans Atlantic flight from Botwood and Foynes. Caledonia arrived in Botwood after 12 hours 7 minutes from Foynes, while Clipper landed at 6:49 a.m. EDT after 16 hours 26 minutes from Foynes. Both planes met about 900 miles from Newfoundland as headwinds and tail winds affected speeds. Future round trips planned before regular service.
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International News Service
Botwood
Newfoundland
British Imperial Airways
Caledonia
Foynes
Ireland
Sharpsville Girl Is Electrocuted
SHARON Pa July 15 a 15 year old Sharpsville girl Ruth Cram was electrocuted when a high tension wire was struck by lightning during a storm en route home from a vaudeville exhibition. Her companions Jean Addicott 41 and Alice Sanger 14 were injured and the Addicott girl was hospitalized with severe burns.
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International News Service
Sharon
Sharpsville
Ruth Cram
Jean Addicott
Alice Sanger
Addicott
Barkley May Emerge Democratic Leader
President Roosevelt presses for a vote on the court plan this session as Senate leadership fights deepen. The three leadership contenders Harrison Barkley Byrnes back the White House plan, while the late Senator Robinson’s funeral adds to the tense mood that threatens to stall adjournment. Continued on page two.
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Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Jimmy Byrnes
South Carolina
White House
Senator Robinson
Barkley White House
Battle over Roosevelt court bill resumes in Senate
Opponents and supporters move to finish the senate debate on the Roosevelt Supreme Court bill next Tuesday after President Roosevelt’s challenge. Senator Wheeler of Montana says the opposition will press ahead, rejecting a recommittal and maintaining party lines amid memorials for Senator Joe T. Robinson.
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William K. Hutchinson
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Wheeler di
Montana
Riths Ph
Last Night Was Warmest Of Year
New Castle residents endured a scorching night as thermometers dropped to 9 degrees with a stubborn heat lingering after a hot day. A refreshing breeze after a passing shower aided sleep for some, but comfort remained scarce overnight.
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New Castle
Washington mourns death of Senator Joseph T. Robinson
The capital flags fly at half mast as Senator Robinson's death prompts state funeral arrangements in the senate chamber. Plans were made to transport the body to Little Rock, Arkansas, with services to follow at the capitol building.
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Washington
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Capitol
Robinson
Lite Rock
Arkag
Arkansas Capytol
Confession in Woman’s Murder Reported in Pittsfield
A Baptist minister from Paris Missouri admitted to beating his 45 year old wife Dennis Kelly to death with a hammer or heavy object. He described loading her body into his car and dumping it from the Mark Twain Bridge into the Mississippi near Hannibal. He and others reportedly took $1930 during the crime.
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International News Service
Pittsfield
Elsworth Newon
Paris
Dennis Kelly
Vsanda Hery
Jooks Bute
St Hann
Mississippi
Non-Intervention Plan Survives Partial Coalition Boost
Britain claims a temporary win in efforts to keep the Spanish conflict within frontiers after a plenary session of the 27 nation Non-intervention committee. Thaly and Germany accepted a compromise as a basis, potentially averting a full collapse of the non-intervention effort and delaying a clash between Britain and Axis powers.
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Kingsbury Smith Dare Ball
Sree
Spee
London
Briain
Thaly
Germany
Cauces
Spain
Britain
Italy
Providence Doctor Slain In Home Ambush
Dr. George W. Webster, a Providence physician, was shot three times as he opened his front door. An unidentified assailant fled, and Webster crawled to a phone to summon help before dying at the hospital. Authorities investigated the midday killing.
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Internatunal Navy Service
Providence
R. I
George W. Webster
Webster
Prospect Man Killed At Butler
Herbert Kneiss aged 23 of Prospect was killed instantly at the American Rolling plant in Butler when he became caught in a scrap baker at 2790.8 a m. The accident occurred early today and the victim was identified by local authorities.
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International News Service
Butler
Herbert Kneiss
Prospect
American Rolling Company
Ammonia Tank Explodes In Pennsylvania Tragedy
Conternational News reports an ammonia tank explosion in Mechanicsburg Pa. July 16 killing two children Hueviet Moyer age 4 and Charles Stumons age 4 who were nearby buying a plane when the blast and fumes struck. Eight others injured, firemen controlled blaze, investigators probing cause with plant officials and authorities.
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Conternational News
Mechanicsburg
Crea
Hueviet Moyer
Meshanicsburg
Brel Rakeshaw
Charles Stumons
Haniesburg
Fire Destroys Garage And Auto In Moravia
A garage and a car were burned at the home of Edywanyit ablaze causing damage to a nearby chicken coop. Firefighters were summoned around 2 PM Thursday to HG Fern Street where Mr Steart was cleaning a washing, and children reportedly started a fire with gasoline.
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Furl
Bobeak Youyan- Jes
Moravia
Edywanyit
Alex Lada
Ell
Sleary
Japan Says Intervention Not Wanted War Fears rise in Far East mobilization
Wide scale Sino Japanese tensions escalate as Japan prepares for possible strike in North China. Partial mobilization and war footing under way as officials warn a decisive weekend could determine whether war breaks out in the region. Hong Kong reports indicate Chinese forces brace near the Chahar area and Japan readies for action on likely front.
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Far East
Japan
China
d—Peiming
Japis Douried
Pion
Jes Hontg Kong
Ordince
Nart
Clenatra
Chahar
Quiet Town Character Amid Odd Street Banter
The fragment describes Arthur Mometer Tama as a peaceable, sometimes sharp speaker who avoids direct clashes. It hints at street life, teasing exchanges, and a quirky scene where a parade or show event unfolds with unclear details, mentioning Pat and an edging moment near a gate.
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Croton Avenue
Hartisburo
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Indiana
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Senate Chamber
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Barkley
George R. Holmes
Baren
Honsevelt
Orville Potter
Moravia Street
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Mosor
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Hong Kong
Arthur Mometer
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