Watchful waiting over Ethiopia as tensions rise
International notes from Geneva to Addis Ababa reveal the League of Nations seeking neutral observer checks on Haile Selassie’s borders while Britain and others plan sanctions and troop movements as war threats loom in East Africa.
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League of Nations
Enito Mussolini
League
Italy
Mussolini
Hadh
Geneva—League
Haile Selassie
Britain
Addis Ababa
Asmara
Floyd Gibbons
Rome
Eritrea
London
Aden
Mocha
Yemen
Geneva
East Africa
League of Nations Council
Roosevelt Heads West for Pacific Coast Tour
President Roosevelt travels to the West to observe conditions after two and a half years of New Deal policies. The trip is seen by many as a prelude to his 1936 re election campaign, timed with Republican leaders meeting in Washington. He proceeds to the San Diego Exposition to fulfill a long standing promise, with speaking dates to follow.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
West
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Washington
San Diego Exposition
Miners End Wage Dispute With Eight-Plus Cent Increase
The 400000 United Mine Workers bituminous miners reach a new contract ending the strike by Tuesday October 1. A nine cent per ton piecework wage rise is included after a stalemate over the rate, with President Roosevelt and union leader John L. Lewis expressing satisfaction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Praying mantis Found On North Street Porch
Miss Mary Estelle Dwyer found a praying mantis on her porch at 105 South Walnut Street and brought it to The News office for viewing. The insect, common in the south, is rarely seen this far north. Observance of daylight saving time ends Sunday morning.
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Mary Estelle Dwyer
Walnut Street
the News
United States
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am reports maximum 80 and minimum 58 with no precipitation. river stage 3.5 feet. For the same dates as prior, maximum 90 and minimum 53 with 0.16 inches precipitation.
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U. S
Typhoon Hits Five Japanese Warships In Fierce Pacific Typhoon
A typhoon struck five Japanese warships during naval maneuvers, causing 60 deaths at sea and over 230 dead on land. Two destroyers Hatsuyuki Yugiri and other vessels Mutsuki Kikutsuki and carrier Hosho were damaged. Bridges washed out, 75 000 homes flooded, 11 rescue soldiers among the dead.
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Hatsuyuki
Yugiri
Naval Office
Mutsuki
Kikutsuki
Hosho
Great Britain Says No Immediate Escalator to Navy
Secretary of State Hull announced that Great Britain has no immediate plan to invoke the escalator clause of the London naval treaty to surpass current treaty limits, signaling a cautious approach to naval strength.
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Washington
Great Britain
Cordell Hull
Charges Answered By Mrs. John Phillips
Mrs. John M. Phillips, president of the State Federation of Women, faced accusations from Mrs. Frank A. Kaiser of bias in seeking a resignation. Phillips declined to comment, stating the matter would be considered by the federation’s executive board at the Erie convention next week.
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Pittsburgh
John M. Phillips
State Federation of Women
Frank A. Kaiser
Scranton
Phillips
Erie
Drexel Financier leaves estate valued at six hundred sixty thousand
Anthony J. Drexel, financier, died abroad last winter. An appraisal shows an estate of $660,218 in America, excluding $69,956 from Drexel Sr.’s $40,000,000 estate.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Anthony J. Drexel
Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel, Sr
Allentown Woman Reaches Century Mark on Birthday
Amelia Groman of Allentown Pa. celebrated her 100th birthday with a quiet home observance surrounded by well wishers in the county capital. The event marks her as the area’s oldest mother with a long life in the community.
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International News Service
Allentown
Lehigh County
Amelia Groman
Blaha Promoted By Metropolitan in Pittsburgh Office
Julius Blaha longtime New Castle district manager for Metropolitan Life is promoted to manager of the Pittsburgh Office Account in the Century Building effective October 7. He began Metropolitan service as an agent on September 23, 1912 and rose to manager here before moving to Pittsburgh. W. E. Oplinger sent the notice.
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Julius Blaha
New Castle District
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan
Pittsburgh
Century
Blaha
W. E. Oplinger
West Virginia School Board Head Slain by Troubled Principal
In Clarksburg, James F. Tracy 32 a junior high principal shot Harrison County school board head Dr J W Corder then killed himself. Authorities blame temporary insanity tied to terminal illness and a grievance against his mother who was secretary to the superintendent.
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International News Service
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harrison County
James F. Tracy
J. W. Corder
Tracy
Dora Tracy
Corder
Lace Wolfe
Dr. Corder
Wolfe
Peter Capitolo Laid To Rest In Ontario Funeral
Peter P. Capitolo a prominent Italian American of 138 Leasure Avenue died in St. Catherines Ontario and was buried in St. Marys Cemetery after services at St. Vitus Church. Thousands attended as pallbearers including Raymond Peluso president of Umberto Primo society and Angelo Casacchia president of the Wolves accompanied the hearse from King Humbert Hall.
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Peter P. Capitolo
Leasure Avenue
St. Catherines
Ontario
St. Mary’s
St. Vitus
King Humbert Hall
Division Streets
Red Coat Band
B. J. “Siondi
Raymond Peluso
Umberto Primo Society
Angelo J. Casacchia
the Wolves
Welcome Warren at Taggart Stadium Opens Local Showdown
Warren Ohio visits New Castle under floodlights for a rivalry game at Taggart Stadium. The issue promises full lineup details, starting times, and officials in the sporting pages with quarter by quarter scores posted at The News office.
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New Castle
Taggart Stadium
Warren
Ohio
North
Mercer Street
Call To Third Church Receives Pastor Candidate Yeates
Third United Presbyterian on Buffalo street city expects formal acceptance of the call to Rev. Chester T. R. Yeates of Rochester Pa to serve as pastor. Yeates, a Buffalo native, earned an AB from Muskingum College in 1929 and a Bachelor of Theology from Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary in 1932 after study at University of Buffalo. He previously served as student assistant at Pittsburgh church and as supply at Gilchrist Memorial in Delaware Presbytery New York.
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Third United Presbyterian Congregation
East Side
Chester T. R. Yeates
Rochester
Yeates
Buffalo
N. Y
University of Buffalo
Muskingum College
New Concord
Muskingum
Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary
Third U. P. Church of
Pittsburgh
Gilchrist Memorial Church
Delaware
New York State
Fire kills William A. Brady Jr. in New Jersey bungalow
William A. Brady Jr., 35, son of the theatrical impresario, died in a bungalow fire near Freehold New Jersey. The blaze destroyed the dwelling as a .45 caliber pistol with five rounds lay nearby, and Brady had planned to return to the bungalow after seen at the inn. Grace George, Brady’s mother, collapsed upon learning of the tragedy as her show King Lady was canceled.
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International News Service
Freehold
N. J
William A. Brady, Jr
Alice Brady
Brady
Elsie Chisholm
Emil Hoffman
Miss Chisholm
New York
Grace George
Katherine Alexander
Prof. Russell Addresses Y's Men On The Constitution
Prof. E. B. Russell of Westminster College spoke on The Federal and State Constitutions before the Y's Men's club at the YMCA during the weekly meeting last night.
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E. B. Russell
Westminster College
Y’s Men's Club
Esther Magill Takes Stand in Sherman Murder Trial
Esther Magill, 18, the alleged other woman in Worcester county, testifies for the commonwealth in the Newell P. Sherman murder trial. Sherman stands accused of drowning his wife Alice, 22, at Lake Singletary on July 20 to pursue marriage with Magill.
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Kenneth T. Downs
Worcester, Mass
Esther Magill
Worcester County
Commonwealth
Newell Paige Sherman
Sherman
Alice
Lake Singletary
Esther
Miss Magill
Murphy Named New Legion Head
J. Ray Murphy of Iowa was chosen commander as the American Legion national convention ended in St. Louis. The group vowed to press Congress for a cash bonus payment and urged lawmakers to consider the issue without delving into government finance or currency theories.
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ST. Louis
J. Ray Murphy
Iowa
National Convention of the American Legion
Murphy
Congress
Warren High Team Heads to New Castle For Rivalry Game
The Warren high school football team plans to meet the Red Hurricane of New Castle tonight at Taggart stadium in the annual New Castle Warren contest. The squad left Warren at 2 30 this afternoon, stopped for supper in New Wilmington, and will reach the stadium around 7 o clock. Coach Pierre Hill brings the full squad along.
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Warren High
New Castle
Taggart Stadium
Death Notices Taken From Erie Akron and Oil City
Death records list Harvey Wood age 48 in Erie Martha Shoaff age 89 in Akron Violet Mae Stewart age 15 of 213 North Bay Street and Marion McCullough age 38 of Oil City in this regional notice.
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Harvey Wood
Erie
Martha Shoaff
Akron
Violet Mae Stewart
North Bay Street
Marion McCullough
Oil City
Hold Man In Bremer Case
Detroit the man held on $100000 bond as associate of fugitive Alvin Karpis charged with passing 72000 of the 200000 ran som paid in the Bremer kidnapping. Cassius McDonald 52 posed as wealthy businessman and claimed to be a consulting engineer. He was arrested by federal men and held in Wayne county jail.
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Detroit
Bremer
McDonald
Havana
Cuba
Hit-Run Victim Fades in Bucyrus Hospital
James Miller of Jacksonville Florida, 34, died after a hit and run crash. He was rushed to Bucyrus Hospital where a nurse detected a pulse then found a skull fracture. An hour later Miller was missing from the hospital room amid police searches for both victim and motorist.
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International News Service
Bucyrus
James Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Miller
Protest Filed Over Finleyville Liquor Store
Women of the Peters Creek branch of the W C T U filed a petition in court protesting the State Liquor Board’s placing a liquor store in Finleyville. They argued no local option vote had occurred since repeal at that place.
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International News Service
Washington, Pa
Peters Creek
W. C. T. U. Today
State Liquor Board
Finleyville
Engineer Dies in Collision on Saugatuck Bridge
Westport Connecticut September 27 1940 Engineer John Sheehan burned to death when a fast eastbound New Haven freight train rear collided with another train on the Saugatuck river drawbridge at 125 am. Engineman William J Hughes was seriously injured leaping from the cab and found clinging to a bridge abutment after the crash.
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International News Service
Westport
Conn
John Sheehan
William J. Hughes
New Haven Railroad
Saugatuck
Sheehan
Hughes
The News Weather Report Echoes Through Daily Papers
A reader notes the daily newspaper brings global and domestic events from war to weather. The speaker highlights front page items like eastern conflicts western troubles and southern storms as well as political shifts and daily coverage. Weather mention says sixty four.
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Bration
Edward F. McGrady
Labor
Edinburg
Tom
J. C. Miner
Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
Daily Weather Report
James R. Young
Tokyo
Japan
John Phillips
Pittsburgh Post
West Virginia School Board
Peter Capitolo
W. A. Brady, Jr
Prof. Russell
Woman
Amer
Ican
Newell P. Sherman
National Convention of
American Legion
Bucyrus Hospital
Arthur Memeter
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