Heavy November Snowfall Hinders Traffic In State
Western Pennsylvania faced heavy snowfall with 6 to 14 inches on trunk lines and some areas reporting a foot. Central and eastern sections saw light traffic disruption with temperatures near freezing rising in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. North and western regions endured ice, slow travel, and ongoing cold fronts moving toward New York and New England.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Portersville
Erie
DuBois-Buffalo
Pittsburgh Automobile Club
Greensburg
Ligonier
Bedford
New York
New England
Diplomats Confer on US Russia Recognition in Washington
Soviet foreign affairs commissar Maxim M. Litvinov and U S Secretary of State Cordell Hull confer in Washington during talks on renewing diplomatic relations with the United States. Litvinov met President Roosevelt for discussions on recognition policy.
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United States
Russia
Maxim M. Litvinov
Cordell Hull
Washington
Litvinov
Hull
Roosevelt
WARS ON HUEY Phelps Hammond Leads Group Against Long
Mrs Hilda Phelps Hammond arrives in Washington to lead about 1000 women in pressuring a senate committee to probe fraud charges tied to the Louisiana Senator Huey P Long and the 1930 election of Senator John H Overton.
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Hilda Phelps Hammond
Louisiana
Washington
Huey P. Long
Armistice Day Parade Draws Veterans From Three Counties
Veterans from Lawrence Butler and Mercer counties gather in New Castle for the fifteenth Armistice anniversary. A 11 01 parade will start from the Legion Home and move to The Cathedral for lunch and an afternoon program featuring a bugle event and a military ball. John R. Wilson chairs the local committee overseeing arrangements.
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New Castle
Lawrence
Butler
Mercer
John R. Wilson
Blizzard Hits PA Roads With Dangerous Ice
Motorists faced an extreme blizzard last evening causing treacherous driving as ice coated hills and streets. Those without chains struggled to move while service crews prepared for an influx of battery and garage work after the sudden winter descent.
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine this morning show a maximum temperature of 37 and a minimum of 26. Precipitation is .06 inches with six tenths inches of snow. For the same date a year ago the maximum was 53 and the minimum 36 with 93 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Peereeee
Ready To Honor Moser Tonight
Writing students and alumni gather at Benjamin Franklin Junior High to honor Prof J L Moser creator of the free arm movement. The 7 45 pm program features Franklin orchestra under John E Paton then Charles H Andrews as chairman with addresses and a Treasure Chest for Moser. The public reception for Prof and Mrs Moser invites all former students.
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Benjamin Franklin
J. L. Moser
Franklin Auditorium
Franklin Orchestra
John E. Paton
Charles H. Andrews
Prof. Moser
Two Sluggers Die In Kentucky Electric Chair
Eddyville Ky November 10 two convicted slayers were executed in the state penitentiary electric chair early today. The victims were Harve Burton a 50 year old mountaineer who killed his wife and Walter Dewberry a 40 year old former Chicago and Detroit resident who proclaimed innocence to the end. Dewberry had been convicted of fatally shooting a Kentucky farmer. Burton was the father of nine children.
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International News Service
Eddyville
State Penitentiary
Harve Burton
Walter Dewberry
Chicago
Detroit
Burton
Dewberry
President Roosevelt Aims for Rapid Talks With Litvinoff
President Roosevelt prepared for his first formal conference with Soviet foreign commissar Maxim Litvinoff as Russo American talks lagged behind hopes for quick progress. Officials doubted recognition of the Soviet Union would come by tomorrow, while secrecy shrouded the discussions delaying advancement.
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Kingsbury Smith International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
White House
Soviet Union
Bear hunting season opens in Pennsylvania
Cool, crisp weather greeted the opening of the big game hunting season in Pennsylvania as thousands trek through snow covered woods seeking black bears. Favorite hunting grounds include Potter Clinton Elk and Tioga counties with bears to be one year old or older. The bear season ends when deer hunting becomes legal on December 1.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Potter
Clinton
Elk
Tioga
Carnegie Steel Chief Remembers Professor Moser’s Teachings
Lamont Hughes president of the Carnegie Steel Company writes from New Castle lamenting his lost penmanship while praising Professor J L Moser who taught him in Mercer and later in New Castle Public Schools He cannot attend the November 10 reception but sends kind regards to Charles H Andrews and associates.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Moser
J. L. Moser
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Lamont Hughes
Hughes
Charles H. Andrews
Mercer
New Castle
I. Lamont Hughes
State Roads Ashed After Snow Overnight
Following last night snow that left hills icy the state highway department sent trucks across the state highway system in the county spreading ashes to improve safety Super intendent of Highways H F Lightner said this morning Snow plows were not ordered as the snowfall was lighter than the previous night though areas north of the city saw more snow than New Castle
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State Highway Department
H. F. Lightner
New Castle
Rebels Brace for Death Battle as Grau Opponents Rise
Havana reports say insurgents, defeated in a long Havana clash with Ramon Grau San Martin, move inland toward Oriente province seizing towns. Santa Clara Camaguey provinces also report rebel activity amid disrupted communications and censorship. Two destroyers head to Banes to aid federal troops as fighting rages at Puerto Padre and Hoguin.
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International News Service
Havana
Ramon Grau San Martin
Oriente
Santa Clara
Camaguey
Nes
Santiago
Cuba
Banes
Puerto Padre
Hoguin
Pinchot Calls Special Session Monday for Liquor Control
Governor Gifford Pinchot calls the Pennsylvania General Assembly into extraordinary session to report on 13 subjects. He wants action on regulating and taxing liquor when legal December 5 while addressing recovery programs, pensions, workmen’s compensation, unemployment, milk regulation, public rates, banking, taxes, and other measures. The message will be delivered at 3 p m during a joint session.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Commonwealth
McNair to Talk With Roosevelt in Washington
Mayor elect William N. McNair county Democratic Chairman David L. Lawrence and state chairman Joseph F. Guffey planned a Washington trip to confer with President Roosevelt and his aides. On return they would also discuss Governor Pinchot and McNair’s five to one graded tax plan.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
David L. Lawrence
Joseph F. Guffey
Washington
Roosevelt
McNair
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Big Battleship Wyoming Sails For Cuba
The battleship Wyoming with 500 marines aboard sails for Havana to join the American naval armada protecting nationals in Cuban waters. It departed Tampa last night after reports that the ABC secret revolutionary society threatened ransacking American property to push intervention.
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International News Service
Washington
Wyoming
Havana
Cuban
Tampa
Fila
ABC Secret Revolutionary Society
Death record for Mrs Elizabeth Wilming Palmer at Volant
An obituary notes the death of Mrs Elizabeth Wilming Palmer, 88, of Volant R D 4. Also listed is infant Jackie Edward Giering, 5 months, of 5044 Sampson Street.
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Elizabeth Wilming Palmer
Volant, R. D
Jackie Edward Giering
Sampson Street
Four Die As United Air Lines Plane Crashes In Fog
In Portland Oregon four passengers die when a United airliner crashes on a hillside in Willamette Heights during dense fog. Victims include pilot Al A. David of Seattle and Dr. R C Coffey of Portland. Six others survive with minor injuries.
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United Air Liner
8. C. Coffey
Portland
International News Service
Ore
United Air Lines
Willamette Heights
al A. David
Seattle
R. C. Coffey
Coffey Clinic
Arthur Trostler
Chicago
Herman R.J Cohn
Woodworth
Miss Worgast
S Island
Continasd
Kentucky Vote Signals Return to American Principles
In Beverly Hills a correspondent notes a strong showing in Kentucky’s election results, counting sixteen votes on Tuesday as proof of a coming back momentum. The piece mocks slow vote counting practices and cites regional contrasts with New York and the Carolinas while praising prohibition repeal and a revived voter spirit.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Old Kentucky
New York
Carolinas
Jury selection grows for Touhy kidnapping case
Nine jurors were tentatively chosen in federal court to hear Ro ger Touhy and three Chicago gang members in the $100000 Hamm kidnapping. Federal agents kept the potential jurors under guard at a hotel overnight.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Roger Touhy
Chicago
William Hamm, Jr
Farm strike actions lessen in Midwest as weather restrains protests
Des Moines reports picketing lagging as wintry weather and a growing opposition movement slow farm strike actions across Iowa and Wisconsin. In Illinois districts south and west of Chicago the farm holiday halted milk supplies to Kankakee and nearby towns. Seventy five grain elevators in Grundy Iroquois Kankakee and Will counties closed at strikers request. Deputy sheriffs patrol highways but incidents are nonviolent.
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International News Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Wisconsin
Chicago
Kankakee
Ill
Bourbonnais
Bradley
Grundy
City Library Directors Reappointed by Council
Mayor Guy Wadlinger and Attorney William J. Caldwell were reappointed as directors of the New Castle Free Public Library. Their terms near expiration, per Buildings Director Genkinger who urged re election.
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Guy Wadlinger
William J. Caldwell
New Castle
Arthur Mometer Faces End of Football Era
The piece reflects on Arthur Mometer as a football hero who feels blue about retirement after a few weeks. It laments fading fame when crowds vanish and seasons end, noting other stars will rise in basketball and rack, and that the hero’s career may not return. The tone is nostalgic and somber on his thirty second birthday.
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Heros
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