Eight Die On Pennsylvania Highways In Weekend Toll
An International News Service tally lists eight fatalities on Pennsylvania roads weekend. Western Pa. reported its safest period in weeks despite heavy traffic from sunny weather. Victims include Edgar Trithart, Dolores Bentleyewski, John A. Smith, and others in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and nearby towns.
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Pennsylvania
Edgar Trithart
Ford City
Dolores Bentleyewski
Pittsburgh
John A. Smith
Albert Miller
Lower Merion
Penn Valley
Philadelphia
Edwin E. Lance
James Smith
Lansdale
Spring Valley
William Stroud
Narberth
Elsie Logan
Ardmore
Williamstown
N. J
Tunkhannock
Montrose-Meshoppen
Marvin Jackson
Endicott
N. Y
Donald Robinson
Johnson City
Capital City
Harrisburg
Kansas Governor’s Estes Park Visit Progresses Amid Events
The governor, arriving Thursday, reports his acceptance speech for July 23 at Topeka is progressing well. He completed a message to the special Kansas legislature session slated for July 7 and spent Sunday quietly with church attendance and a hail storm interruption near Estes Park. He plans a Grand Lake trip, attends Estes Park festival events, and greets Lacy Haynes Jr., son of a Kansas City newspaperman and adviser.
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Topeka
Kansas
Estes Park
E. Ross Bartley
Walter M. Horton
Oberlin College
James Madison
Madison
Grand Lake
Great Continental Divide
Lacy Haynes, Jr
Lacy Haynes
Kansas City
Campaign aides to join Landon campaign continue research work
Topeka reports that aides have joined Landon's campaign after his nomination and have been researching for him since. The governor has seen Roosevelt's acceptance speech and the Democratic platform but declines to comment.
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Landon
Topeka
Kansan
President Roosevelt
Drought Warnings Prompt Coordination Of Relief Efforts
Severe drought warnings emphasize need for rapid rain in the corn belt within two weeks to avert crop losses. Observed drought severity already surpasses two years ago, and the 1934 drought’s onset was later in summer. A drought committee plans to map interagency relief involving Agriculture AAA Resettlement WPA RFC and Interstate Commerce Commission, which has cut freight rates to move livestock to better pastures. AAA officials discuss adjusting soil conservation rules to allow more planting flexibility while preserving benefit payments.
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AAA
WPA
RFC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Drouth
Grouth
Public Schools Bar Communism Says Colorado Educator
Dr George Willard Frasier president of Colorado State College of Education in Greeley told the Denver Chamber of Commerce that public schools have built a foundation of freedom and independence in American youth, making a communist or fascist takeover unlikely. He contrasted American schooling with regimes in Russia Italy and Germany.
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Colo
America
George Willard Frasier
Colorado State College of Education
Greeley
Russia
Italy
Germany
Dr. Frasier
Denver Chamber of Commerce
PA NEwC Observes Summer Camp and Rain Skirmish
The piece notes PA New Castle area events as Camp Fred L. Rentz opens July 7 and Camp John M. Phillips opens July 11, with residents observing travel from Mercer to Mill and a convention drill aboard the S S Octorara. It closes with concern over ongoing drought as rain remains scarce.
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Boy Scout
Fred L. Rentz
John M. Phillips
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Scouts
Peiping sees growing foreign force presence amid tensions
The article notes increased Japanese strength in Peiping surpassing other foreign missions. It explains the Boxer protocol allows any power to project troops for protection in the legation quarter, forming a long standing yet uneven balance among foreign forces.
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Peiping
Japan
China
Legation
Thief Snatches Detroit Man's $62 Bet Territory
In Detroit on a June evening two men challenged John Burmeaster to a bet, flashed counterfeit pride, grabbed his $62 bankroll, and fled in opposite directions leaving him stunned and short of cash.
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Detroit
John Burmeaster
Burmeaster
Reich To Have An Underground Radio Station
Berlin June 29 an underground radio broadcasting station will be ready for use in Germany by 1937. Located northeast of Leipzig near Torgau on the Elbe with 300 kilowatts power it will replace Deutschlandsender and be highly secrecy protected. The subterranean transmitter could become a crucial military asset enabling Germany to stay connected with the outside world despite hostile actions.
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Berlin
Europe
Germany
Deutschlandsender
Leipzig
Torgau
Elbe
Indians Get Taste Of Civilization
Full blooded Montagnais Indians from Northern Quebec visit Quebec City hospital for treatment sent by the Hudson Bay Company. They experience their first exposure to urban life as visitors marvel at buildings while receiving care for toothaches and stomach ailments.
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International News Service
Queblcc City
Que
Quebec
Deaths of the Day at 729 Pearl Street
Obituaries detail Jean Marie Lesher 11 died at home in New Castle born July 29 1924 and member of Reformed Presbyterian church and Oak Street L T L. Survived by parents two brothers and grandparents. Funeral plans set for Tuesday. Additional notices cover Francis Chiapperino St Vitus church mass and Bertha Ritter services plus Newton A Smith death and forthcoming Springfield burial.
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Mont
Ethel E. Marshall Lesher
Pearl Street
New Castle
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Oak Street
Robert
James
Stanley Marshall
Baltimore
Daniel Lesher
Transfer
Burke
St. Vitus Church
Francisco Chiapperino
Pearson Street
N. DeMita
F. Anuszkiewicz
Nicholas Biondi
Dante DeLillo
Casa Savoia Society
Salvatore di Masi
Salvatore Isabelli
Luigi Ruscette
Antonio Mastrantreno
Mariano Rotunno
Alberto Coletta
Giovanni Caselandra
Stefano Vendemia
Antonio Barletta
John Casacchia
Antonio Crudell
Demita
St. Vitus
Allen Wood Smith
Irma Jayne Smith
Neshannock Avenue
New Wilmington
North Side Hospital
Youngstown
Ohio
J. Ralph Neale
New Wilmington United Presbyterian Church
Fair Oaks Cemetery
Bertha Ritter
Franklin Avenue
George Ritter
Edison Avenue
R. J. Predericks
Calgary Presbyterian Church
J. J. McSilvaline
First Presbyterian Church
John Quimby
Andrew Krestel
Harry Crist
Albert Moser
John McFerren
Clarence Tindal
Greenwood Cemetery
Newton A. Smith
South Main Avenue
Sharon
Mercer Street
Sycamore
Buhl Hospital
Smith
Lilian I. Smith
Edward
Ware
Mass
Clarence
Asbury Park
N. J
Gertrude Barker
West Brookfield
Springfield
Four Will Leave For Police School
Four policemen named Daniel Williams George Sigler George Price and Walter Tewell will depart next Sunday for the state police training school at Hershey for four months training to qualify for local positions. They gave bond to the city for faithful performance. board and laundry will be paid. Historians cite 1481 as start of Portuguese slave trade and 1777 saw over 9,000,000 Africans enslaved abroad.
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Daniel Williams
George Sigler
George Price
Walter Tewell
Hershey
Zioncheck Appears at Capital Office Amidst Silence
Zioncheck shows up at the capital office and refuses to answer. A guard on Zioncheck’s recommendation summons the lawmaker with no response. A charwoman recalls him ordering her out and then locking himself in, with police saying he won’t be arrested without hospital commitment.
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Capitol
Zioncheck
Maryland
Bernard Thompson
Baltimore
Washington
Compromise Talks Over State Relief Fund Rise
State lawmakers discuss a possible relief fund arrangement as Gov. George H. Earle seeks 35 million dollars. Rumors place a 40 million dollar compromise to meet needs through January, while unresolved issues include a Works Progress Administration inquiry and potential legal challenges. Senator G. remains cautious about appealing if the ruling goes against them.
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George H. Earle
Works Progress Administration
Albert W. Johnson
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