Pike Workers Injured In Motorcycle Car Crash Near Diamond
Two turnpike workers, Howard Moore and Arlowin Miller, both of Connell and Laub Construction, were critically injured when their motorcycle collided head on with a car driven by O B Statler. They were admitted to Community hospital with severe injuries.
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The
Diamond
Howard Moore
Denver
Colorado
Arlowin Miller
Hyndman
Connell and Laub Construction Company
Oseam
Miller
Moore
O. B. Statler
Central City
R. D
Paul Jones
East Main Street
Kimberly Avenue
Statler
Jones
New Dry Law Triggers Bombay Riots Under Curfew
Bombay to impose a 9 pm curfew for 14 days after riots over the new prohibition law injuring 55 people. Moslems led by Parsees clash with Hindu onlookers. six shot, many hurt. Police baton, pistol use. five hundred thousand citizens flood streets amid protests and bans on assemblies and press mentions for two months.
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Bombay
India
United States
Varner Freed on $5000 Bail in Deer Killing Case
Scranton school director James W. Varner was released on $5,000 bail in Honesdale today as he awaits trial on a murder charge stemming from a deer killed out of season. District Attorney J. Wilson Ames said he would not seek a first degree verdict. Varner said he encountered John Garrity Jr. and James Cortright near the carcass, they argued, Garrity raised a rifle, and Varner fired in self defense. Cortright was released after questioning.
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Honesdale
James W. Varner
Scranton
J. Wilson Ames
Varner
John Garrity, Jr
Forest Hill
Garrity
James Harold Cortright
Carbondale
West Danby
N. Y
Cortright
55 000 British rail workers to strike
London Aug 1 A strike of 55000 employees of Britain four main railway systems was threatened as the country nears peak summer travel. The executive committee of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen announced the strike date would be fixed at meetings within the next day or two. Workers demand wage increases longer holidays extra pay for Sunday and abolition of extended duty rosters.
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London
Britain
Associated Society of Locomotives Enineers and Firemen
Frank Brant Barn Burns Near Glencoe
A large barn on the Frank Brant farm in Northampton township near Glencoe was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin Tuesday afternoon. Berlin volunteers prevented spread to the home and outbuildings. Damage estimated at 4500 dollars with 2000 dollars insured. Brant said he was loading hay in the mow when he noticed the blaze.
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Frank Brant
Northampton Township
Glencoe
Berlin
C. W. Altfather
Brant
Altfather
Snowstorms Over Pittsburgh and the Flying Fortress
Four army fliers piloting the Boeing-39 flying fortress swept above Kansas and Pittsburgh in 85 degree ground heat as they completed a non-stop cross country flight from Burbank to Floyd Bennett Field in 9 hours 14 minutes. The crew reported 33,000 feet and 13 below zero air temperature while the craft averaged 225 miles per hour, approaching Howard Hughes' 1937 west-east record.
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New York
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Leonard F. Harman
Army
Floyd Bennett Field
Burbank
Calif
The
Weather Bureau
Smittsburgh
Howard Hughes
Davis Speaker At Meyersdale Harmony Dinner
United States Senator James J. Davis will headline a harmony dinner in Meyersdale Zion Lutheran church on August 10, hosted by the Meyersdale Young Republican club. Secretary of Internal Affairs William S. Livengood Jr. of Somerset and county Republican leaders will speak. all primary candidates invited but not speaking. about 400 attend. program includes music and entertainments.
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United States
James J. Davis
Meyersdale
Young Republican Club
Paul Fuller
Zion Lutheran Church
William S. Livengood, Jr
Somerset
Meyersdale Club
Fell In Love And Married Fell In Love And Married
VALLEY FORGE Aug 1 4 Dark n aked Marjorie Milies the New Yorker author of Live Alone and Like It married Thomas Henry Roulston 65 Brooklyn hair store operator in her sister s home. His son acted as best man and two grandchildren attended. They sail from New York for a Europe honeymoon aboard the Normandie tomorrow night. She declares she will be a housewife and raise a family, having dropped syndicate writing.
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New Yorker
Thomas Henry Roulston
Brooklyn
Normandie
New York
Europe
Army fliers plan West Virginia to Pennsylvania flight visit
The Seventeenth pursuit squadron of the U S Army Air Corps will fly over West Virginia and Pennsylvania for almost three hours to commemorate the purchase of the first army airplane. The route includes Wheeling Wheeling West Virginia Washington Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Erie Pennsylvania with a 56 minute refueling stop in Pittsburgh. After meeting the Twenty seventh and Ninety fourth squadrons over Detroit the flight will return to Selfridge Field Michigan.
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Selfridge Field
Mich
U S. Army Air Cores
West Virginia
Pennslvania
Wheeling
W. Va
E.S.T
Washington, Pa
Pittsburgh
Erie Pa
Detroit
Landis Speicher Boyer Reunion Scheduled in Glades Grove
The Landis Speicher Boyer clans hold their annual reunion on Sunday August 6 at the Glades grove along the Roxbury Reels Corner highway. All family members are urged to attend. N A Landis of Berlin R D 1 serves as secretary.
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Glades Grove
Roxbury-Reels Corner
N. A. Landis
Berlin
Hrvats Call FR Home Rule On Secession
Dr Macher proposes Croatia secede from Yugoslavia and seek home rule though warns such action could trigger a world war. The debate centers on Croatia's future amid rising nationalist tensions and international repercussions.
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Hrvats
Croats threaten secession from Yugoslavia over autonomy
Dr Vladko Machek, head of Croatian peasants, warned Croatia will quit Yugoslavia unless home rule is granted, risking a world war. He said protectorate may be needed and Germany could impose order if Belgrade fails to stabilize Yugoslavia. He noted 5 million Croats among 15.63 million in the kingdom and blamed a Belgrade clique for blocking talks.
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Robert B. Parker, Jr
Kupines
Yugoslavia
Vladko Machek
Croatia
Belgrade
Machek
Servia
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Austria-Hungarian Empire
Serbia
Montenegro
Seven new Junior DPA visitors named in Somerset
Mrs. Daryle R. Heckman chair of the Somerset county department of Public assistance board announced seven new junior visitors effective Tuesday to handle rising relief caseloads. Appointees include C. J. Larmon Wadsworth W. Wagner Ruth Brecht Garrett Ruby Kannenill Lillian Wise Katherine Ralphton and Ramon Stephenson Holsopple replacing staff cutbacks and previous reassignment due to WPA layoffs increasing investigations and staffing needs.
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Daryle R. Heckman
Somerset County Department of Public Assistance Board
C. J. Larmon
Wadsworth W. Wagner
Somerset
Riuth Brecht
Garrett
Ruby ‘Kannenil
Rockwood
Lillian Wise
Salisbury
Katherine Ralphton
Raron Stephenson
Holsopple
WPA
Somerset County
WEA
Catherine Miller
Joane Boose
Miss Boose
Payroll checks delayed in some highway districts
Harrisburg reports field officers have faced unpaid wages for up to a month while the state payrolls normally go out on the 15th and 30th. I Lamont Hughes, highways secretary, said $800000 in wage requisitions were sent on time and blamed local offices for delays. The treasurer said all semi monthly checks had been issued by Monday night.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
I. Lamont Hughes
State Treasury
Highways Department
F. Clair Ross
Nice Man Robber Strikes Auburn State Bank
A robber described as a "nice appearing man" held up Auburn State Bank, forcing cashier John Haggerty to surrender 5748 in cash before fleeing in a waiting car. State police blocked northern Indiana highways but found no trace. The cashier said the suspect resembled a gunman who robbed a Toledo loan company on July 17.
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Auburn
Ind
John Haggerty
Auburn State Bank
Haggerty
Indiana
Walter Eckert
Toledo (O
No Transportation Act This Session
Washington Aug 1 AP Chairman Lea of the House interstate commerce committee said sponsors of transportation legislation have given up hope that action would be completed before adjournment. Both chambers have approved bills to bring water carriers and other transport under ICC regulation.
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Washington
Lea
D-Calif
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Byrd Victor In Primary In Virginia
Virginia Democratic primary results show Byrd faction gaining ground over Price in key districts. Burr Harrison defeats Price ally J Russell Catner in Clarke Frederick Winchester Shenandoah area, while Charles Burks topples Carter Glass Jr. in Campbell Lynchburg. Bruce, tied to Mellon, appears to beat Price-backed Adams in Charlotte County.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States
Harry F. Byrd
James H. Price
Price
Roosevelt
State Senate
House of Delegates
Burr P. Harrison
Byrd Organization
Russell Catner
Price Senate
Clarke-Frederick-Winchester - Shenandoah
Byrd
Charles E. Burks
Carter Glass, Jr
Campbell- Lynchburg
David K. E. Bruce
Andrew W. Mellon
Eyre
Berkeley SD
Adams
Charlotte County
Bruce
Landon
Furlough rule setback as WPA relief bill dies
Washington August 1 The death of the administration bill halted a Senate amendment easing the 18 month WPA furlough rule. Senator Murray planned to attach the change to a third deficiency bill. WPA workers security league pledged protests at state capitols and city halls on Sept 9.
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Washington
WPA
Senate
Murray
U-Mont
Workers’ Security League
More Over
Lloyd Leith
Congress
President Roosevelt Deliberates Hatch Bill Today
President Roosevelt said he had decided what to do about the Hatch bill limiting political activity by federal employees and would announce his decision tomorrow. Officials earlier suggested a statement within 24 hours but offered no clue on signing, veto, or automatic enactment. A reporter asked about the souvenir pen and Roosevelt joked that the question was not settled.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hatch
Senator Hatch
D-Nm
JAIL Kantner MEN IN WOMAN S PLaint
Two Kantner men, Elmer Deaner and his son Lloyd Deaner, are jailed awaiting grand jury action on felonious rape charges. A 65 year old woman testified at a justice hearing that they assaulted her in her home. Both pleaded not guilty and are held in default of bond after arrest Monday night.
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Kantner
Elmer Deaner
Lloyd Deaner
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Howard Baldwin
Deaners
Woodchuck hunter dies when gun discharged
AKes Aug 1 AP A 19 year old woodchuck hunter Kenneth S Bartlett Harbor Creek was killed when his gun slid to the ground and discharged while he sat on a log He was struck in the right chest Dr W G Stroble coroner ruled the death accidental after companions Howard Wilkinson 15 and Walter Anderson 17 reported the incident
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Ease
Kenneth S. Bartlett
Harbor Creek
W. G. Stroble
Bartlett
Howard Wilkinson
Walter Anderson
Danzig Poland Trade War Escalates In Imports Clash
Tension between Danzig and Poland rises as products like herring and margarine are blocked from Polish markets. Danzig claims Poland’s move harms its economy. Warsaw calls it German propaganda. Observers see potential but no immediate rupture in relations.
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Danzig
Adolf Hitler
Free City
Germany
Poland
Warsaw
Nazig
Reich
Free State
Two youths die in electric chair over $3.50 holdup
In Boston two Somerville robbers Wallace Green and Walter St Sauveur were executed for the Somerville storekeeper murder tied to a $3.50 holdup. Green died at 12 23 a m praying and singing, St Sauveur at 12 40 a m, both with hymns. An unnamed substitute carried out the current as the veteran executioner was ill.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Somerville
Wallace Green
Walter St Sauveur
Green
Italian Army Maneuver Near French Frontier Begins Aug 3
Italian troops and heavy equipment move through Lombardy as 50,000 soldiers prepare for a simulated counter attack against a French invasion. The war games cover 8800 square miles and culminate with dawn maneuvers on August 3.
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Milan
Italy
Lombardy
France
U S Protests Jap Assaults in China Report
Tokyo reports say a U S protest over a string of Japanese assaults on Americans in China was made by charge d affaires Eugene H Loehman. The move followed tensions with Britain over actions at the Tientsin talks as Japan linked anti British sentiment with anti foreign agitation. Simultaneously Britain threatened to halt talks unless anti British agitation was controlled.
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Tokyo
United States
China
Eugene H. Loehman
Dooman
Seijiro Yoshizawa
Foreign Office
Japan
Robert Leslie Craigs
Tieptsin
Satomatsu Kato
Tientsin
Robert
Far East
Britain
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hungary Is Astonished by Border Skirmishes on Tisza
The Hungarian government voiced astonishment over three nights of border fighting with Romanian guards on the Tisza in Ruthenia, noting four Hungarians wounded. It proposed a mixed military commission to fix responsibility as Romanian artillery was reported across the river from Tecsa. Romania blamed Hungary, threatening to bar Hungarian raftsmen from the Tisza until actions to end incidents are taken.
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Budapest
Tisza River
Ruthenia
Tecsa
Bucharest
Hungary
Tisza
Deputy to Assist in Policeman's Trial
Harrisburg August 1 AP A deputy attorney general was assigned to assist Carbon county District Attorney Albert Heimbach in prosecuting Benjamin Franklin state motor policeman charged with slaying 14 year old Joan Stevens. Franklin said the girl drew a toy pistol and threatened officers during questioning. Heimbach called the weapon deceptive. Reno stated Heimbach should not be superseded but would have active Justice Department assistance.
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Harrisburg
Albert Heimbach
Carbon County
Benjamin Franklin
Joan Stevens
Claude T. Reno
Harrington F. Adams
Franklin
Heimbach
Reno
Department of Justice
Senate Bill Extends Home Owners Loan Amortization
The Senate passed and sent to the House a bill allowing the Home Owners' Loan Corporation to extend loan amortization from 15 to 25 years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Looked For Loot Found A Fugitive
Youthful John Reedy of Wilbur, long sought by county and federal officers on morality charges, was found hiding under a bed in his mother’s Wilbur home during a search for loot tied to a roomer. Deputies Merle K. Glessner and Karl I. Hare located him as they checked the house. He had fled Somerset county in 1938 and claimed to have roamed across the nation. Federal officials were notified of the arrest and Reedy was held on a Somerset county process.
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John Reedy
Wilbur
Merle K. Glessner
Karl I. Hare
Fred P. Hare
Reedy
Ralph Humbertson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Boswell
Somerset County
Union
Pennsylvania
Reed
Hare
Glessner
Gil Cober
Tragedy in New Castle: Uncle and nephew die in double shooting
In New Castle a former Pennsylvania National Guard sharpshooter, Edward J. Dombrowski, 25, shot at a tin can then killed his bachelor uncle Ignatz Dombrowski, 50, inside the elder’s car on a country lane. Coroner C. Piper Byers stated the horn remained sounding after the killings. motive undetermined.
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New Castle
National Guard
C. Piper Byers
Edward J. Dombrowski
Ignatz Dombrowski
Dombrowski
Byers
108Rd Cavalry
Pennsylvania National] Guard
Moral Rearmament as Road to Peace Leaders endorse moral rearmament as path to peace
In San Francisco on August 1 delegates from China and Japan read messages at the Golden Gate Exposition ceremony marking the Monterey moral rearmament conference. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and Japan’s premier Hiro-numa sent messages supporting the effort amid ongoing hostilities.
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San Francisco
Japan
China
Golden Gate International Exposition
Monterey
Chiang Kai-Shek
Baron Hiranuma
Roosevelt and Roosevelt lending bill killed in House
In a swift debacle the Roosevelt lending bill was killed in the House by a 193 to 166 vote. Senate had passed a reduced 1.615 billion version. President Roosevelt criticized the move as a blow to industry, the unemployed, and taxpayers. Rayburn signaled recovery may be near as Congress prepared to adjourn.
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Washington
House
Chamber
Senate
Rep
Raymn
Texas
Congress
Roosevelt
Whue
Reef
House Action Today
Rayburn
von Woodrum
Twoan
Woodrum
Robertson
John Maynard Keynes
America
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Wisconsin
Lacins
How Pennsylvanians Voted On Big Lending Bill
News brief on Pennsylvania House action as lawmakers refused to consider the administration's large lending bill. Democrats for consideration Boland Brooks Dunn Flannery McArdle Moser Sacks Carter voted 163 for. Democrats against were listed on another page.
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Washington
House
Boland
Brooks
Dunn
Flannery
McArdle
Moser
Sacks
Carter
Somerset Weather Report
Daily temperature summary from 5:30 p m Monday to 5:30 p m Tuesday by David Grove U S Weather Observer shows maximum and minimum readings with a year ago comparison. weather data appears partially garbled with missing values and illegible notes.
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David Grove
U. S
Weather Observer
Weather Forecast for the Mid-Atlantic States
Eastern Pennsylvania sees partly cloudy, moderately warm conditions on Wednesday and Thursday. Maryland reports generally fair skies with slightly cooler warmth in the east, followed by mostly cloudy conditions. West Virginia expects fair Wednesday, mostly cloudy Thursday then scattered showers with little temperature change. Western Pennsylvania has partial cloudiness Wednesday and scattered showers Thursday with little temperature change.
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Maryland
West Virginia
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