Italian leader rejects League plan in Ethiopian dispute
Premier Mussolini rejects League of Nations settlement proposals on Ethiopia. A cabinet session may reconvene next Tuesday as the League considers new ideas. Haile Selassie signals conditional acceptance while Rome and London react with war crisis rhetoric.
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Mussolini
Great Britain
France
League of Nations
League
Ethiopia
Duce
Geneva
Rome
Paris
Britain
L] Duce
Haile Selassie
London
Truce
Attendance at New Castle fair shatters records
Friday drew unprecedented crowds with thousands of cars filling Croton Avenue and Harlansburg Road. Ideal weather and a school children’s day boosted attendance as concessions thrived and the grounds overflowed, prompting continued coverage.
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New Castle Fair
Croton Avenue
Harlansburg Road
Rogers Denies Inquest In Evelyn Hoey Shooting
Henry Huddleston Rogers Jr. and William J. Kelly face an inquest into Evelyn Hoey's death. Rogers declares he did not shoot Hoey and would have given his life to keep her from shooting. The coroner's jury hears testimony as Westchester, Pennsylvania, remains tense.
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Westchester
Henry Huddleston Rogers, Jr
William J. Kelly
Camerman
Evelyn Hoey
Rogers
William E. Parke
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Bittern Found In Gaston Park With Wing Bruise
A note from Owen Penfield Fox describes spotting a rare migratory bittern in a secluded Gaston park spot. The bird appeared injured, flapping to fly, and bit its finder with a long bill while emitting a croaking sound. The writer notes grass tufts and low bushes as nesting areas.
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Pa Newec
Gaston Park
Jefferson Street
Owen Penfield Fox
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 77 and a low of 58 inches of precipitation at .01. The river stands at 4.1 feet. For the same date last year the high was 82 and the low 52 with no precipitation recorded.
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U. S
Character Chest Board Is Formed In New Castle
The Character Chest Board of New Castle formed by the Y M C A Y W C A and Boy Scouts to fund ongoing character-building work and permanently promote character-building in the area. Dr G S Bennett pastor of First Christian church is president after months of effort by the three agencies.
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Character Chest Board of
New Castle
Boy Scouts of America
G. S. Bennett
First Christian Church
Bennett
Character Chest
Strike Looms In Soft Coal Field As Deadlock Persists
In Washington on September 21 a general strike threat by 450000 soft coal workers reemerges as union leaders and operators fail to resolve wage demands. A full Appalachian conference meeting is urged after a subcommittee could not break the stalemate over a 50 cent per ton raise.
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Washington
Edward McGrady
United Mine Workers
Man Slain In Parked Auto Near Allentown
In Allentown Pennsylvania a man named Charles Wetzel of the United Gas Improvement Company was found dead in his parked car along the Lehigh river with a fractured skull. Police linked the case to a jail escape, though evidence remains inconclusive.
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Allentown
International News Service
Charles Wetzel
United Gas Improvement Company
Philadelphia
Lehigh River
Lehigh County
G. M. Jones
Employer
Wetzel
Auto crash kills five as train wrecks near Hillsboro
Five dead and six injured after a car collides with a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train near Hillsboro Illinois. Ten passengers rode in the horse car, four horses died, and all injured were stable hands or jockeys from Motor City stables Detroit. Mrs Danmann stalled at a grade crossing a mile north of the station.
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Hillsboro
Ill
Chicago
Danmann
Coal Commission Members Named
President Roosevelt named the new national bituminous coal commission and coal labor board members. Charles S. Hosford of Pennsylvania will sit on the bituminous commission with associates George E. Acret California Walter Maloney Missouri C R Smith West Virginia and Percy Tetlow Ohio. On the labor board John M Paris Indiana represents the public and Lee Gunther Tennessee represents the operators.
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International News Service
Hyde Park
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Companion Coal Labor Board
Charles S. Hosford
National Bituminous Commission
John J. O'Leary
Hosford
George E. Acret
California
Walter Maloney
Missouri
C. R. Smith
West Virginia
Percy Tetlow
Ohio
Lee Gunther
Tennessee
John M. Paris
Indiana
Death Notices from Kittanning and Area
Mrs Nora Hu of Kittanning and Mrs Gertrude Heiliger Pontius aged 55 of 618 Allen Street are listed among the deceased. Robert Miller, aged 7, is noted at home. Mrs William N Michaels, 65, Greenville, Pa, appears in the notices. Penner Frischkorn, 66, of Lawrence County is also listed.
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Nora Hu Kittanning
Gertrude Heiliger Pontius
Allen Street
Robert Miller
Ty Home
William N. Michaels
Greenville
Panter Frischkorn
Lawrence Coun
Italy Sends More Troops and Workers to East Africa
Naples dispatches report Italy shipped thousands more soldiers and workers to East Africa. The Toscania Grande carried 5,000 soldiers while the Pozzuoli and Ernani carried 1,100 technical workers and war materials as they sailed from Naples.
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International News Service
Naples
Italy
East Africa
S. S. Toscania Grande
Pozzuoli
Ernani
Little Girl Dies From Auto Injuries
Bellefonte Pa September 21 six year old Patricia Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Johnson died today in Centre County hospital from injuries received after being struck by an automobile driven by Fred Heaton Bellefonte police said
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Bellefonte
Patricia Johnson
Guy Johnson
Centre County Hospital
Fred Heaton
Italian Cabinet Communique on Italo-Ethiopian Dispute
Rome announces the cabinet rejects League of Nations proposals for resolving the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. Il Duce presided over a morning meeting with ministers Vecchi Thaon de Revel Solmi Rossoni Cobelli Gigli Benni and party secretary Starace. Ciano was absent serving in East Africa.
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Rome
League of Nations
Council of Ministers
Il Duce
Vecchi
Thaon de Revel
Solmi
Rossoni
Cobelli Gigli
Benni
Achille Starace
Ciano
Mussolini
East Africa
Profes
Italy Will Remain In League Despite Rejected Peace Plan
Geneva reports Italy says it has no intention of quitting the League of Nations after Rome rejected the peace plan. Haile Selassie accepted the plan earlier, while a five member committee of the league prepared to meet to assess the crisis and report to the council. If both sides reject, war becomes legally possible for three months and sanctions may follow.
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Hudson Hawley
International News Service
Geneva
Italy
League of Nations
Rome
League
Haile Selassie
Bedjur
Tecle Hawartate
League Council
Committee of Five
Pierre Laval
France
Salvator de Madariaga
Spain
Ethiopia
Missing Young Boy Searched Across Mountaintops
Bedford Pa September story reports two and a half year old Paul Sunny Goughenour missing for over 24 hours. Sheriff Calhoun and 65 CCC workers joined state police, local residents, and conservation corps in a wide search across Comb Mountainside near Madley and Glen Savage.
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Paul
Sunny
Goughenour
Bedford
International News Service
Sunny” Goughenour
George Goughenour
Madley
Glen Savage
Civilian Conservation Corps
Comb
Sheriff's Office
CCC
Blue Mole Camp
David Calhoun
Alleghenies
Republicans Plan Campaign Meeting In Hazen Office
Attorney Roy W. Hazen chairman of the Republican county committee calls a Tuesday night meeting in his office. Attendees include the executive committee candidates and officers of the Young Republican committee.
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Roy W. Hazen
Republican County Committee
Young Republican Committee
Barrymore Eludes Elaine Barrie in Kansas City
John Barrymore, famed Burlington railroad figure, eluded his protegee Elaine Barrie in Kansas City. He arrived at 8:10 p m and left the municipal airport after an unscheduled stop two miles north, vanishing from the terminal while rumors circulated he planned to catch the Santa Fe California Limited to Hollywood.
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International News Service
Kansas City
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
American Royal
Burlington Railroad
Barrymore
Santa Fe
California Limited
Hollywood
Waitkus Flies 4500 Mile Solo to Kaunas Lithuania
Lieut. Felix Waitkus of the United States Army Reserve took off from Floyd Bennett Field NY at 6 45 am on a 4500 mile solo non stop flight to Kaunas Lithuania He planned to complete the trip in 28 hours and set new speed and distance records for a solo flight.
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International News Service
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Kaunas
Lithuania
Felix Waitkus
United States Army Reserve
Waitkus
School Football Player Is Hurt In Close 7-5 Loss
Sixteen year old Paul Lewellen of Masontown high collapsed after a full game against German Township high and was rushed to Uniontown hospital with a brain hemorrhage. He remained unconscious and in very grave condition. He played center and helped his team mount the drive before their 7-5 defeat.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Paul Lewellen
Masontown
Uniontown Hospital
Lewellen
German Township High School
Man Injured In Frick Memorial Hospital Hit and Run
Presley Wiltrout age 25 from Scottdale was hospitalized at Frick Memorial with leg and abdomen injuries after a motorist, claiming a joke, swerved toward him and struck him as he climbed a fence along a Scottdale highway.
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International News Service
Connellsville
Presley Wiltrout
Scottdale
Frick Memorial Hospital
Wiltrout
Italian rejection of League peace proposals in Ethiopian dispute
The League council reconvenes to seek a peaceful settlement as Italy rejects the five member committee's proposals. Mussolini publicly spurns the plan, saying it offers no sufficient minimum basis, while partial conciliatory notes hint at possible future talks. France and Britain brace for escalation as tensions rise.
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Mussolini
Great Britain
France
League of Nations
League
Geneva
League of Nations Council Committee of Five
Italy
Rome
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations Committee of Five
Ethiopia
Council of Ministers
Il Duce
Europe
Mediterranean
Instructions Given People Of Gibraltar
In Gibraltar on September 21 authorities issued pamphlets to residents detailing air raid procedures as part of wartime preparations. A prior public notice warned residents to be ready to extinguish lights at a moment’s notice while people stocked candles in preparation.
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International News Service
Gibraltar
Report on Alaskan Crash Alters Plane Design Findings
International report notes the Aug 15 northern Alaska crash that killed Will Rogers and Wiley Post likely stemmed from changes making the craft nose heavy and hard to control without engine aid. Temperature near 40 degrees, possible carburetor icing or cooling engine while on lagoon. exact cause undetermined.
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International Washington, News Service
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Alaska
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Air Comme
Ree
Football Season Rages Across Chalked Gridiron
A spirited note extols the football season, comparing the clash of teams to thundering herds across a marked field. The author states no stake in any particular winner, only praise for the sport as spectators cheer the battles unfolding today.
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