Chinese Claim Seven Japanese Planes Shot Down
Chinese authorities reported seven Japanese aircraft shot down during a raid on Nanking. The dispatch notes tension in the Far East with Japan continuing air raids on Chinese cities as Hitler and Mussolini discussed Europe.
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International News Service
Nanking
China
Far East
Munich
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Europe
Peiping
Japan
Duce
London
Abyssinia
Accused Slayer Sobs At Questioning In Brooklyn
Gertrude O Keefe a 37 year old Wall Street typist sobbed during hours of police grilling over the love slaying of former sweetheart George O Frank a stock exchange teller. Police quoted her saying Frank had threatened her if she did not return 178 love letters.
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Brooklyn
Gertrude O'Keefe
Wall Street
George O. Frank
Stock Exchange
Miss O’keefe
Frank
Central Press
Night raid on Nanking targets water works and power plant
Japanese war planes attacked Nanking killing and injuring many non-combatants. Bombers aimed at the water works and power plant, putting them out of action before destroyers left the city. About twenty five bombers roared over the capital for two hours with seven claims of shoots down and extensive destruction.
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Nanking
China
United States
Great Britain
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Roads and ballots among fog and jokes in a small town
The notice advises travelers to use the concrete road out Wilmington avenue due to less fog, while noting politcal primary votes include many write in names as a joke. It reflects on straw hats fading from fashion and hints at keeping the Prohibition party name off the primary ballot.
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New Wilmington
Wilmington Avenue
Highland Avenue
Pa Nene
Prohibition Party
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather report for the 24 hour period ending at nine this morning shows a high of 81 and a low of 51 with no precipitation. River stage reads 6 feet. Year ago the maximum reached 68, minimum 40, with .08 inches of rain.
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U. S
Ambassador Wang Denounces Japan for Atrocities in China
Chinese Ambassador C. T. Wang on September 25 accused the Empire of the Rising Sun of wide scale atrocities in China. He alleged use of poison gas against civilians and Red Cross workers, saying Japan’s war machine has brought death and destruction beyond any parallel in history.
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Washington
Japan
C. T. Wang
Red Cross
China
Shipments Of Old Metal To Far East Held Up By Strike
In Philadelphia on September 25, shipments of scrap metal to the Far East were disrupted by a strike involving about 2,000 truck drivers engineers and yardmen and by the closure of 12 scrap yards. A Scrap Metal Dealers Association spokesman said 500 workers walked out and 10 of 15 yards were closed or restricted. Strikers demand higher pay and shorter hours.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Far East
Scrap Metal Dealers Association
Death Notices for Lyda Stafford Almeda Miller Viola Cox
Death records list Lyda Stafford 60 of 313 Rhodes Place James E. Vogan 76 of Youngstown Ohio Almeda Beatty Miller 89 of Butler Road R D 1 and Viola Cox 85 of New Wilmington.
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James E. Vogan
Youngstown
Almeda Beatty Miller
Butler Road
R. D
Viola Cox
New Wilmington
China vows to drive out all Japanese invaders
China informs the United States it will wage a final fight to expel every soldier of the Empire of the Rising Sun from Chinese shores. The undeclared war will continue and is likely to prevent any early peace in the Far East, affecting Britain France Germany Italy and the Soviet Union.
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Washington
China
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
Far East
American State Department
Japan
President Roosevelt Tours Yellowstone on 1937 Inspection Trip
President Roosevelt rests at Yellowstone National Park during a cross country tour with stops in Illinois Iowa Wyoming. He avoids surface politics while a Wyoming Sen. O Mahoney clash over court reform awaits resolution. He hints at a special Congress session for crop control and price stabilization and defends four year spending while pushing social and economic goals.
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Yellowstone National Park
Roosevelt
Illinois
Iowa
Wyoming
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
James A. Farley
Pacific Coast
Congress
Garr Brothers Back At Home
Garr brothers released on bond after testifying they shot Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt in self defense. Bonds set at 20 thousand dollars for Dr E S Garr and Roy, 10 thousand for Jack who was unarmed, as crowd cheered in Shelbyville Kentucky.
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International News Service
Shelbyville
Henry H. Denhardt
Garr
H. F. Walters
E. S. Garr
Roy
Jack
Hubert S. Meredith
Verna Garr Taylor
Denhardt
Roosevelt Scored For Coal Dumping By Other Nations
In Altoona Pennsylvania the Republican state committee adopted a resolution harshly criticizing the Roosevelt administration over a trade treaty with Russia allowing foreign anthracite coal imports. The measure, led by Jakes of Lackawanna county, cites harm to Pennsylvania miners and urges steps to restore American coal markets. U S Senator James J Davis and U S Senator H Styles Bridges condemned foreign coal imports.
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International News Service
Altoona
Roosevelt
Russia
Republican State Committee
Jakes
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
United States
America
U. S
James J. Davis
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Yeager Sentenced to Electric Chair for Trooper Slaying
William H. Yeager, 53, was sentenced to the electric chair for the April 22 slaying of State Trooper John E. Fessler. Convicted June 1, Judge Charles C. Evans announced the sentence as Yeager’s family looked on. defense plans an appeal within three days.
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International News Service
Danville
William H. Yeager
John E. Fessler
Charles C. Evans
Yeager
Tossed Out Of Restaurant Fatal Fall At Elkland
Edgar Trembly and Leonard Perry of Elkland faced involuntary manslaughter charges after Frank Pond, 39, also of Elkland, died from a fractured skull after being allegedly thrown from a hatchway at a Wellsboro restaurant. Police described the incident as a fatal fall linked to an intoxicated state.
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International News Service
Wellsboro
Edgar Trembly
Leonard Perry
Elkland
Frank Pond
Man Leaps to Death After Quarrel in Sharon
George Faber 23, an employee of a Farrell cafe, ended a quarrel with his sweetheart by leaping from his car into the Shenango river. Mary Stankovich, the girl in the car, witnessed the suicide as the body was not immediately recovered.
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International News Service
Sharon
George Faber
Farrell
Shenango River
Mary Stankovich
Faber
Alcatraz Revolt Suppressed After Violent Outbreak
San Francisco September 25 News reports say iron discipline ended the Alcatraz Island revolt at the federal prison. Warden James A. Johnston, bedridden, dictated the incident’s punishment while convicts, led by Burton Phillips, attacked him in the mess hall during a major clash.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Devil's Island
U. S
James A. Johnston
Washington
Three Die After Truck Trailer Detaches in Ohio Crash
In Lorain Ohio a loose coupling on a two trailer rig caused a trailer to break away and collide with a car two miles west of Lorain killing Hans Kellin 34, his wife Harriett 29, and Harriett's mother Anna Pitt 55. Driver Vearl Churchill 36 was not charged.
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International News Service
Lorain
Cleveland
Here
Hans E. Kellin
Harriett
Anna Pitt
Kellin
State Highway Patrol
A. J. Bower
Vearl Churchill
Hurled To Road Young Man Dies In Fog Crash
Punxsutawney Allan Nale aged 19 died after a fire truck returning from a Brockway celebration halted suddenly in dense fog two miles north of Punxsutawney. He was thrown from the running board to the highway and died two hours later at Adrian hospital from a skull fracture and hemorrhage.
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International News Service
Punxsutawney
Brockway
Herman Allan Nale
Adrian
Here
Nale
False Pretense Charge Upheld In Lawrence County Court
Sam De Felice was found guilty of obtaining $266 in Emergency Relief funds via 14 checks while employed, with $469.44 drawn from his regular job. State Emergency Relief head J. W. Moorhead led the case, and witnesses described deceitful relief applications and investigations into the De Felice home.
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Sam de Felice
State Emergency Relief Department
W. Walter Braham
Lawrence County
DeFelice
J. W. Moorhead
State Emergency Relief
de Felice
Beulah Norris
Relief Department
Lucille McGuire
Ruth Sargeant
Florence Sarver
Earl Ruhle
World boycott and arms embargo on Japan debated
British officials weigh a potential world boycott of Japanese goods and an embargo on arms to Japan to halt the China conflict. Germany and Italy show concern as Hitler and Mussolini prepare talks. London or Washington could push a conference, with Britain willing to join if another nation leads.
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International News Service
London
Japan
China
International
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Britain
Washington
United States
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Northwest and middle Atlantic states expect generally fair weather with rain along the north Atlantic coast at the start. Cooler mornings, warming toward midweek, then cooler again. Ohio valley and Tennessee see generally fair skies with a warm middle and cooler end of week.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic States
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Army Recruiting Office In New Castle Inspected By Colonel Buck
Colonel Charles B Buck district recruiting officer inspected the New Castle army recruiting office in the post office building. He congratulated Corporal George Trebesh, the officer in charge, on the neat and efficient arrangement of the station.
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Charles B. Buck
United States Army Service
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Buck
George Trebesh
Kiwanis Club to Elect Officers at Wednesday Meeting
The New Castle Kiwanis club will hold its annual election at the Castleton weekly meeting on Wednesday September 29. Nominees for the presidency are Jesse N. Kerr and Orville Potter. current president is Thomas L. Paden.
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New Castle
Lavish Welcome As Mussolini Visits Munich
Mussolini arrives in Munich for a momentous conference with Adolf Hitler amid a lavish reception. Hitler vents anger over a late Nazi arrival as anti-Fascist plotters are arrested and ten Nazi guards die in street clashes.
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Munich
der Fuehrer
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Young Mussolini Reaches Hollywood
Vit torio Mussolini arrives in Los Angeles by plane from New York with Hal Roach the crowd at the airport small despite police on duty.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Vittorio Mussolini
New York
Hal Roach
Truck Burns On Butler Highway
A truck loaded with 250 mine props owned by the Mine Supplies Company of Pittsburgh was destroyed by fire on the Butler Pittsburgh highway early today. Loss estimated at 450 dollars. Driver identified as Fred Butler of Titusville per police.
How It Was Done: Reflections on a Hard Fought Bout
Arthur Mometer muses on enduring toughness in sports. He notes that victory isn’t only the final score but the effort, courage, and response after a hard hit or fast move. The piece emphasizes resilience and sportsmanship beyond winning.
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H. R. Knickerbocker International News Service
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Daily Weather Report
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Robert G. Nixon
Yellowstone
George Duano
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Casper
Wyo
Garr Brothers
Sharon Man
Alcatraz
Ohio
Oscar Hahn
Malcolm Douglas
American Legion Auxiliary
Wayne, Neb
Seattle
Far East War
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Ing
Pierre J. Huss
Il Duce
Hollywood
Butler Highway
Arthur Mometer
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