Two Boys Dead Eight Injured In Auto Crash
A head on collision near Adamsville Crawford county last night at about 9 o'clock killed two boys and injured eight others. S C Teece aided the injured and several victims were from St Pauls Orphan Home Greenville. Victims include Robert Stelton Donald Hamor Harriet Sickels Harry Teague Edward Grossman Robert Tennant Mary Sickels Addison Keats H H Stringer and Edward Singer.
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Adamsville
Crawford County
S. C. Teece
Conneaut Lake
Robert Stelton
St. Paul’s
Greenville
Donald Hamor
Charles Hamer
Harriet Sickels
Clarksville
Harry Teague
St. Paul’s Orphan Home
Edward Grossman
St. Paul's Orphan Home
Butler
Robert Tennant
Mary Sickels
Addison Keats
H. H. Stringer
Edward Singer
Pa Newc Observes Weather and Local Incidents
Temperature shifted from 49 degrees a year ago to 69 last night as rain barely dampened the parched earth. A car stalled in a cemetery required towing after carnival-like misfortune. North Highland baseball field saw three pinch hitters struck out in the final inning against Hillsville. A woman in an automobile fanned herself along the street. John B. Waddington’s car was noted last night on Albert Street.
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North Highland
Hillsville
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report for the 24 Hour Period
Temperature ranged from 69 to 92 degrees with trace precipitation. River stage stood at 2.8 feet and was falling. Year-ago figures showed a high of 83 and a low of 49 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Three Cars Crash on Ellwood City Road
Three vehicles collide on Ellwood road near Harmony Baptist church as Le Roy Mumford of New Castle tries to pass a bus. Ray Campbell and H Marcus, both from Ellwood City, suffer leg injuries while Francis Campbell is cut. hospital treatment in New Castle follows.
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Ellwood City Road
Ellwood Road
Harmony Baptist Church
Leroy Mumford
Ray Campbell
H. Marcus
Campbell
Mumford
Marcus
New Castle
Ellwood City
Francis Campbell
Frank Campbell
Howell J. Jenkins
Campbell Boy
Mr. Marcus
Sentence For Capone Likely To Be Surprise Sentence
Al Capone, jailed for income and prohibition law violations, faced a longer prison sentence than expected as Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson indicated the case would be continued to 2 p.m. to finalize the ruling. Capone appeared in Chicago court smiling as the proceedings began.
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William J. Kostka
Alleged auto thief arrested after hold up
Peter Sando 17 of Wilkinsburg is accused of stealing a car he rode in and holds up J M Anderson at a Leesburg service station. He allegedly forced gas and oil, flashed a gun, and fled before being captured ten minutes later by state police at Mercer with the car.
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Peter Sando
Wilkinsburg
Leesburg
J. M. Anderson
Mercer
Mazza
Anderson Service Station
Pittsburgh
Mr. Anderson
Sando
Anderson
Harry Hahn
William Penn Highway
Hahn
Mine Killer Demofonti Committed to Farview Hospital
Mercer Pa July 30 Following lunacy findings by Drs Hope and Richardson Judge J A Mc Laughry orders Marco Demofonti the Mine Number Two killer committed to the Hospital for the Criminal Insane in Farview Wayne County Pa Demofonti who killed five people and wounded three was deemed insane by the commission Masters storekeeper at Mine Number Two risked his life to subdue Demofonti Flora and Mrs Mike Bonnani wounded in the attack remain hospitalized at Mercer Hospital with non vital injuries expected to heal soon
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Mercer
Marco Demofanti
J. A. McLaughry
Demofonti
Farview
Wayne County
George Masters
Masters
Tony Ciciliani
Mike Bonnani
Flora
Mercer Hospital
Young Girl Drowns at Kennard Pool Picnic
Miss Marie Carlson, 18, of Kennard near Sharon, drowned during a July pool picnic as about fifty swimmers were present. Authorities believe a sudden heart attack caused the death, and Theodore Ball of Greenville recovered the body after an hour-long search.
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Marie Clarson
Kennard
Sharon
International News Service
Theodore Ball
Greenville
Giant Olive Worm Baffles State Street Residents
A 16 legged entomological curiosity was found in a State street backyard by E. C. Welkenbach of 819 State street. The olive green creature, about five inches long and three quarters of an inch wide, resembles a caterpillar with orange black and yellow particles arranged along its body.
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State Street
E. C. Welkenbach
Lindberghs Continue Flight Toward Japan if Weather Holds
Col onel and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh plan to resume their journey to the Orient from North Haven Maine if weather stays good. They arrived Wednesday from New York for a farewell visit with Senator and Mrs Dwight W Morrow and their infant son. He hopes to depart for Ottawa and will test the radio equipment again.
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International News Service
North Hagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Japan
China
New York
Dwight W. Morrow
Orient
Lindbergh
Ottawa
Fliers Drop Mail at Le Bourget Field en route to Turkey
Attaches at Le Bourget airfield found a package dropped from the Cape Cod by Russell Boardman and John Polando the American trans Atlantic fliers. The parcel included a New York newspaper dated July 25 and a letter dated July 26 addressed to Paris mayor.
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LE Bourget
Paris
Russell Boardman
John Polando
le Bourget Field
New York
Istanbul
Cape Cod
France
Boardman
Death Record: Emma Elizabeth Haltworth
Emma Elizabeth Haltworth, 31, of 1507 Highland Avenue, has died. This notice records her passing and address.
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Emma Elizabeith Haltworth
Highland Avenue
Vandal Kills 22 Elm Trees On Road of Remembrance
Kerosened destruction along The Road of Remembrance near Harlansburg targets 22Lawrence County Garden Club elms planted to honor World War II heroes. Highways Department investigates possible criminal acts, offers $100 reward for information, and plans to replace trees and monitor the row. Ed Brown and Clayton Reeves attend a shrine ceremony in DuBois.
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Perry Highway
Harlansburg
Garden Club
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Garden Club
Ed Brown
Clayton S Reeves
DuBois
New Castle Descendants Attend Perry Monument Dedication
Alderman O H P Green his wife and two sisters travel to Put in Bay for the dedication of a Perry monument. The group are direct descendants of Thomas Green, who aided Commodore Perry during the Lake Erie battle in 1812 earning a 1920 medal. The monument erected 15 years ago has never been formally dedicated.
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New Castle
Perry Fleet
Alderman O. H. P. Green
Joseph Pyle
Robert H. Whaley
Alice
Put-in-Bay
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Alderman Green
Pyle
Whaley
Thomas Green
Commodore Perry
O. H. P. Green
Army survey chief praised for Nicaragua quake relief work
Beverly Hills writer recounts Col Dan Sultan and his crew aiding after the Nicaragua earthquake. He notes doctors and marines in the area, praises the canal project and jokes about the scale of national debt, urging further canal digging.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Dan Sultan
Nicaragua
Lloyd George In Seemingly Stable Condition After Operation
London July 30 The gift of David Lloyd George who led Britain through the war is serving him well as he rests in his London home after a severe operation for haematuria a kidney trouble. Thus far Mr Lloyds condition continues satisfactory says the latest bulletin from his physicians.
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International News Service
London
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Lloyd
Suit Case Factory To Resume At Kane
Kane Pa July 30 Employment for about 60 men will be provided at the Olympic Suit Case company new factory which officials said would begin operations Saturday. The suit case plant is the second new factory to start here in two years after Phillips Jones whose shirt factory employs about 450 men and women.
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International News Service
Kane
Olympic Suit Case Company
Suit Case
Phillips-Jones Corporation
American Pair Land Plane At Constantinople
A1 Russell Boardman and John Polando set a long distance non-stop record by landing in Constantinople after a 5,000 mile flight from New York. Their feat followed rival crews led by Hugh Herndon and Clyde Pangborn who began their world circumnavigation quest from New York, halting briefly in Moyle Grove Wales after departing London.
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Russell Boardman
John Polando
Hugh Herndon
Clyde E. Pangborn
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Constantinople
Clyde Pangborn
Boardman-Polando
London
Veedel
Moyle Grove
Wales
Record Flight Ended With Long Distance Nonstop Reach
Russell Boardman and John Polando landed in Istanbul shouting a new world record for long distance nonstop flight after 49 hours and 18 minutes in the air. They planned to proceed to Angora next, saying sleep was the only plan before continuing.
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J. H. Walton
Angora
Newfoundland
Great Circle
Floyd Bennett
Brooklyn
Forty Nine Years on the Ranch Chief Still On the Job
The piece honors Arthur Mometer as a longtime ranch chief of forty nine years. It notes he never sought gold but earned his keep at home with grit and health. Now on the paper line he works despite modest pay, still active at eighty nine in the weather.
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Char
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PA Newc
Pa Newec
Butler Avenue
John B. Waddington
Albert Street
Daily Weather Report
Capone
Court of
Mercer County Court
Lindberghs
Morrows
Maine
Paris Field
Turkey
Wesley L. Hottenstein
Highway Department
Hottenstein
Walter D. Ludwig
Samuel S. Lewis
Department of Highways
Yours
Lloyd George
England
Berlin
David P. Sentner
Arthur Mometer
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