King George Opens World Economic Conference in London
King George V opened the world economic and monetary conference at the Geological Museum in London. Delegates from 66 nations, 168 members, were told to cooperate to lift mankind from economic gloom. The American delegation led discussions as the opening ceremony began at 3 p.m. local time, broadcast worldwide.
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King George
England
U. S
Cordell Hull
Guido Jung
Italy
Hjalmar Schacht
Germany
Edouard Daladier
France
Ramsey MacDonald
Great Britain
Geological Museum
London
King George V
George
Jimmie Walker
James J. Walker
New York
International News Service
Plane crash at World's Fair lakefront kills nine in Chicago
Investigators blamed a damaged wing for a Sikorsky amphibian crash near Glenview while attempting a water landing at the World’s Fair ramp. Seven passengers and two crew died. several bodies were badly burned, hindering ID. Pilot Carl Vickery, 36, Chicago, led the flight with other victims including Harrington Jacobs, Edward Fay, Miss Stephanie Ogorek, Joseph Robinson, and Edward Schaller.
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International News Service
Chicago
Glenview
Frank Walsh
Carl Vickery
Lake Michigan
Pilot Vickery
Harrington Jacobs
Edward M. Fay
Stephanie Ogorek
Fay
Joseph G. Robinson
New York City
Edward G. Schall
Pa Newe Notes Dry Warm Summer Weather
A PA Newg item describes rapid ground drying and unseasonable heat. Grass is burning, crops need moisture, and residents at a near summer resort report sleeping under three blankets. Swimming holes are crowded as travel to watering places increases. A distinct Mercer area bird house is highlighted with a tall chimney.
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Pa'Newe
New Castile
Pa Newe
Mercer
Mercer-Stoneboro
Daily Weather Report Summary of U S statistics
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 o'clock this morning report a maximum temperature of 95 and a minimum of 68 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 5 feet. For the Sunday period ending at 9 o'clock, minimum temperature was 61 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Mowing Machines Sound for Harvest Season in Lawrence County
Law rence County fields echo with mowing machines as preliminary harvest work begins. Farmers report hay being laid low and ready for storage. Spring rains boosted early hay yields while wheat, oats, and rye progress rapidly toward harvest.
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Lawrence County
Rebellious Congress Delays Adjournment Face Off With White House
Washington reports a stormy session as Insurgents block final adjournment over Roosevelt's executive order, while Borah urges reinstatement of a broad tax on all bonds. The Senate weighs the industrial recovery and 3.3 billion public works bill, with La Follette objecting to income tax return publicity. Borah grows nettled by conference actions trimming his price issue stance.
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International News Service
Washington
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
Borah
Idaho
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Jimmy Mattern May Be Resting At Khabarovsk
Soviet officials waited anxiously for word on Jimmy Mattern’s round the world flight in his Century of Progress monoplane. He reportedly reached Khabarovsk hours earlier, but Siberian communications delays and lack of updates from Moscow time left officials uncertain of his status or next move toward Nome.
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Jimmy Mattern
Khabarovsk
Linton Wells International News Service
Moscow
Siberian
Spanish airmen set long Atlantic record to Havana
In Camaguey Cuba on June 12 two Spanish aviators capped a 4900 mile Atlantic crossing from Seville in 39 hours 35 minutes aboard Cuatro Vientos landing at 4 40 p m E D T. Captain Mariano Barberan and Lieutenant Joaquin Collar plan to continue toward Havana. In New York Captain J Errol Boyd aims for Port au Prince Haiti on a nonstop goodwill flight along the south Atlantic coast aboard the Columbia with crew and writer aboard.
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International News Service
Camaguey
Cuba
Havana
Atlantic
Seville
Spain
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
New York
Port au-Prince
Haiti
J. Errol Boyd
Columbia
South Atlantic
Caribbean
Robert G. Lyon
H. P. Davis
Boyd
Floyd Bennett Field
Florida
Port-au-Prince
Man Keeps Cross Bull in Gaston Park Allegedly
Complaint to police about Kopsky of Wilson Avenue pasturing a cross bull in Gaston Park. He was notified that the practice must stop.
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Kopsky
Wilson Avenue
Gaston Park
Richard Rentz Returns From Coast Across America
Richard Rentz, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rentz, East Winter avenue, arrived home shortly before noon after a trans continental motor trip begun May 18. He toured California cities, witnessed the Long Beach oil field explosion, and traveled 3200 miles, with Canada as part of the return route. H. T. McBratney, a former Pittsburgher now in California, accompanied him eastward. McBratney's son Robert joined for part of the journey.
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Richard Rentz
J. F. Rentz
East Winter Avenue
West
California
Long Beach
Rentz
Canada
H. T. McBratney
Showers Bring Cooling Promise Across Pennsylvania
Western and central Pennsylvania faced 92 to 93 degree heat as weekend drownings added a grim toll of 21 deaths. The forecast promised cooler air, showers, and lower humidity, with eastern regions expected to see clouds and a temperature drop later in the day.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Western
Terra Firma
Davis Trial Set for July 10 in Lottery Case
New York June 12 United States Senator James J Davis of Pennsylvania was arraigned in federal court on a superseding indictment charging violation of national lottery laws. He pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for July 10.
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International News Service
New York
U. S
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Beverly Hills Sun Doctor Warns Congress Not Adjourned
A spoof from Beverly Hills notes no disasters await but reveals the punch line that Congress did not adjourn. The writer, Doris W RoG, delivers a humorous, clipped tip about impending political stasis from Ute Roper McNaught Syndicate.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Morgan
Congress
Confesses Killing Mother In Flint
Balfe MacDonald, 17, heir to a two million dollar fortune, confessed this morning to murdering his mother. Chief of Detectives Edward S. Tewhey relayed the admission in Flint Michigan.
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International News Service
Flint
Mich
Balfe MacDonald
Edwards
Tewhey
Three Drowned in Houghton Lake Tragedy
Three bodies were recovered from Houghton Lake Michigan after a freak cyclone yesterday turned the boat-filled lake into a death trap. The deceased are Mrs Florence Labuda of Saginaw aged 47, Robert Walcott 30 of Charlotte, John Townsend of Alma and his son Francis 12.
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Houghton Lake
Mich
Florence Labuda
Saginaw
Robert Walcott
Charlotte
John Townsend
Alma
Francis
GOP Deficit Grows as $208,044 Gap Reported
Washington June 12 The Republican national committee deficit widens to 208,044 from the prior quarter, with Treasurer J R Nutt of Cleveland filing the June 1 report to the House clerk.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
J. R. Nutt
Cleveland
House
Gas stealing fatal in Norristown shooting
Elmer Geiger a 35 year old unemployed stone mason from Sumneytown was shot and killed by Richard Rodgers 29 an artist at Woxall while attempting to steal gasoline from Rodgers’ car police said Geiger died at the scene and Rodgers cooperated with investigators in the incident dated June 12 in Norristown Pennsylvania
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Norristown
Elmer Geiger
Sumneytown
Richard Rodgers
Woxall
Rodgers
Trucker Dies as Truck Sparks Bridge Collapse
Howard Furie a truck driver for L. and B. Cartage Corp. of Muskegon Michigan was burned to death when his heavy truck struck a 200 foot bridge over the Huron River in Milan Ohio causing the span to collapse.
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Milan
Howard Furie
L. & B. Cartage Corporation
Western Avenue
Muskegon
Mich
Huron River
Buck Brothers Face Kidnapping Trial in Mass Court
In Barnstable Massachusetts Kenneth Buck and Cyril Buck go on trial for kidnapping Peggy McMath a 10 year old heiress abducted from Harwichport in front of a school on May 2. Peggy was recovered three days later and $60000 ransom paid to the kidnappers was later recovered at Kenneth Buck's home.
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International News Service
Court House Barnstable, Mass
Kenneth Buck
Cyril
Peggy McMath
Defendan
Peggy
Harwichport
Buck Brothers
McMath
President Roosevelt gains vast power over industry rules
President Roosevelt, empowered by a special session nearing its end, tells congressional leaders he will closely supervise his agents during the recess. With the industrial recovery bill pending final action, he faces greater responsibility and power than any peacetime president, hoping the bill will spur business recovery despite threats of plant closings from some manufacturers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stop Sign Violations Lead To Arrests, Patrol Says
Approximately 12 arrests were made for failing to obey stop signs by highway patrolmen led by Corporal Lawton. He notes statistics show many accidents stem from ignoring stop signs and warns of continued enforcement on Grant Street.
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Corporal Lawton
State Highway Patrol
Grant Street
Lawton
Death Records List of Local Obituaries and Ages
A local death record notes several individuals by name and age including John Phillip Endress 23 Union Township Michael Kiriluk 1 South New Castle Annabel Park 53 Albarn avenue Otto Widing Meier 64 Mercer R D 7 George Alexander Shaw 19 Neshannock township Edith Carr Eiselen 34 Ellwood City Annetta Lewis 54 Fombell Pa
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John Phillip Endress
Union Township
Michael Kiriluk
South New Castle
Annabel Park
Albarn Avenue
Otto Widing Meier
Mercer
R. D
George Alexander Shaw
Neshannock Township
Edith Carr Eiselen
Ellwood City
Annetta Lewis
Fombell
Portion Of West Pittsburg Road Open To Traffic
Work on the road to West Pittsburg near Moravia street finished last week and the route is open to traffic up to the B and O shops. Crews continue on the West Pittsburg section and expect completion soon for full motorist access with remaining sidework to be finished.
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West Pittsburg Road
West Pittsburg
Moravia Street
B and O
Lawrence County Receives $39 872 For Mothers Aid
Harrisburg announced allocations from the Mothers Assistance Fund totaling 4 115 938 dollars with Lawrence County receiving 39 872 dollars for a two year period funded by county commissioners. The grant aids widows with families and marks continued indigent relief support in the region. Rochester man dubbed meanest thief steals a crippled veteran’s theatre wheelchair during a performance.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence County
Police Arrest Fifteen Caddies Near New Castle Club
Police in North Jefferson street detain fifteen caddies on Sunday morning as part of a crackdown on begging for rides to New Castle Field Club golf course. Mayor Mayne ordered jail time until 4 pm with warnings. two boys later held longer for abusive conduct. Authorities aim to end the practice despite complaints from motorists and residents.
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New Castle Field Club
North Jefferson Street
Charles B. Mayne
Debtor Nations Weigh Partial June 15 Debt Payment
Washington reports growing signs that debtor nations plan a partial payment to ease toward a dime-on-the-dollar settlement of Europe’s debts. Britain may offer 8 to 10 million on 79.95 million due, with Italy possibly matching, and Romania and Czechoslovakia signaling follow‑through.
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Kingsbur
Smith International News Service
Washington
Europe
Great Britain
London
Italy
Romania
State Department
Britain
Czechoslovakia
United States
Weather Breaks Heat Wave With Rain and Cooler Air
Arthur Mometer describes a hot spell ending as rain arrives. The rain cools the thirsty moor and temperatures dip to seventy four, bringing relief to plants and people who can walk without being drenched in the heat.
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Leaders OF London Economic Conference
Cordell Hall
Ramsay MacDonald
Ence
George R. Holmes
Windsor Castle
PA Newg
Pennsylvania State Highway System
Daily Weather Report
Clark
Nome
Coast
Doris Wrog
Ute Roper McNaught Syndicate
Ine
Barnstable
William S. Neal
Rochester
N. Y
Jefferson Street
Arthur Mometer
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