Soviet Guns Pound Four Mile Japanese Front Near Changkufeng
Soviet heavy artillery bombarded the entire four mile Japanese front near Changkufeng hill in Korea, with six inch shells falling at least six per minute. The intense bombardment targeted Changkufeng hill and the Tumen river forts as both sides exchanged machine gun and rifle fire.
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Yuki
Korea
Siberian
Changkufene
Tumen River
Tumen
Changkufeng
Snell
Moscow
Leaps to death from Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh
James McKay aged 55 fell 225 feet from the George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge in Pittsburgh after collecting his pay. Deputy coroners say cousin John Laird reported McKay was despondent over his wife’s illness and stopped at the bridge before his death. The coroner’s office ruled it a death by own action.
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Pittsburgh
James McKay
George Westinghouse
John Laird
McKay
Japanese Reinforcements Ordered to Yangtze Front
Twenty thousand Japanese reinforcements move from Hofei to Kiukiang to bolster major Yangtze river operations near Hankow. Chinese forces encircle 6,000 Japanese near Hwangmei but cannot break the trap due to flooded terrain as Yangtze waters recede. Japanese air strikes hit bases at Kian and Changshuchen in Kiangsi.
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Shanghy
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Hofei
Anhwei
Kiukiang
Hwangmei
Yangtze Valley
Susung
Taihu
Yangtze
Kian
Changshuchen
Kiangsi
Soviet extend border war amid new defenses near Siberian border
Soviet forces dig in along Possiet Bay and near Changkufeng as hostilities widen the Siberian border dispute. The war office cites renewed attacks, casualties, and new defenses on the Soviet shore near Vladivostok while diplomacy resurfaces.
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Tokyo
War Office
Siberian
Russia
Possiet Bay
Changkesung Il
Yuki
Korea
Vassily Konstantinovich Bleacher
Far East
Novogievsk
Changkufeng
Suiliufen
Shachufeng
Soviet Bay
Vladivostok
Somerset Hospital Tag Day Planned for Saturday
The hospital auxiliary announced a Saturday tag day to support Somerset Community Hospital. Volunteers will wear colored tags and collect contributions on the streets all day in return for the tags.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Burned by Lysol Treatment for Ivy Poison
Joseph Sweeney of Garrett suffered painful burns on his body after applying undiluted Lysol to cure ivy poison. Large water blisters formed and he was seriously ill before improving at his Garrett home on Tuesday.
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Joseph Sweeney
Garrett
Air raids kill about 200 in Canton Canton China bombed for 10 days
Canton suffers heavy casualties as the fifth Japanese naval squadron continues its 10 day aerial campaign in Guangdong province. Reports say about 200 dead and over 300 injured with hundreds missing after a three hour bombardment. Schools and homes destroyed.
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Canton
China
South China
Kwangtung Province
Tapingshan
49Th Girls
Corrigan Laughs Off Lack Of Job At Newark Welcome
Doug Corrigan, the famed flier, enjoyed a 250000 person reception in Newark with 800 fans at the Newark Athletic Club. He joked about offers from aviation but said no definite job, noting he’d take any aviation work if it pays well and isn’t too hard. He accepted four trophies with humor, left without the Newark Advertising Club purse, and urged using about 500 for pilot orphans and widows welfare.
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Newark
N. J
Doug Corrigan
Corrigan
Baltimore
Newark Athletic Club
Will Rogers
Newark Advertising Club
Herbert Waters
Corrigan Receives Coat of Arms in Baltimore Welcome
Douglas Corrigan arrived in Baltimore from Newark on a wrong-way flight to Ireland to a 5,000‑strong crowd despite rain and wind. Mayor Howard W. Jackson explained Corrigan means little hero and the Gaelic scroll on the shamrock coat of arms reads by Wisdom and Bravery.
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Baltimore
Douglas Corrigan
Boston
Ireland
Howard W. Jackson
Corrigan
Newark
Check Artists Held For Jury
Paul Christner and Richard Berke Bile Somerset youths held for grand jury after waiving preliminary hearing. Bond set at 1000 dollars each, remanded to county jail following arrest in Confluence for passing two 15 dollar worthless checks. About 15 checks allegedly authored by the pair have been reported, with more appearing daily.
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Paul Christner
Richard Berkebile
Somerset
Somerset County
C. J. Harrison, Jr
Christner
Berkebile
Nick Shaginan
William Wheeler
Confluence
Waives Hearing Sent To Jail
James J. Johnson a 29 year old former Somerset bank clerk and insurance agent waived hearing on embezzlement and larceny charges and was recommitted to the county jail He posted bond and will await hearing by the September grand jury Johnson is charged with embezzling 3000 in government bonds from the County Trust Co trust department He resigned from the bank about 18 months ago to run an insurance agency Defense counsel announced the waiver and the hearing was set before Justice J Harrison Jr Bond was set at 1500 by Judge Norman T Boose. prosecutors had sought 3000
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James J. Johnson
Somerset Bank
Johnson
Trust Department
The
County Trust Co
Somerset Banking Institution
John A. Berkey
Justice of the Peace
J. Harrison, Jr
Norman T. Boose
Berkey
Squire Harrison
Boose
Camp Meeting Fire Destroys 17 Cottages in Pittsburgh Area
Fire swept the Mt. Sewickley Camp Meeting Association resort center destroying 17 of 40 cottages. Damages estimated at $15,000 or more by Fire Chief John A. Weber of Fair Oaks.
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Pittsburgh
Mt. Sewickley
200 GOP Leaders in Oil City Conference
About 200 Republican leaders from nine northwestern counties attended a conference in Oil City called by State Chairman James F. Torrance. He urged a concentrated effort to mobilize the party and enroll the 20 percent of unregistered voters. Counties represented included Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Erie, Crawford, Forest, Warren, Elk and McKean.
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Oil City
James F. Torrance
Mercer
Venango
Clarion
Erie
Crawford
Forest
Warren
Elk
McKean
Young Morgan Heads to Long Island Home
Indianapolis Aug. 9 John Pierpont Morgan III 21 grandson of 3 F Morgan Jr left for his Long Island home today after an appendicitis attack at the Omer Addison farm near Knightstown where he went to study agriculture methods.
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Indianapolis
John Pierpont Morgan III
Pennsylvania Legislature Bets On Oil Inquiry And School Aid
Harrisburg August 9 Five major points of the administration special program moved in the General Assembly including reviving a commission to investigate the oil industry The House approved a $1 000 000 appropriation to start a 75 million school building program with federal aid and sent it to the governor The Senate publicly backed a bill to set up an oil investigation commission and adjourned in respect for Francis T Baker.
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Harrisburg
Arle
General Assembly
Grand Jury Legislative Committee
House
Senate
Department of Health
George W. Kunkel
Dauphin
Ruth Courts Investigating Commission
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Anthracite Commission
Francis T. Baker
Union Republican
Two Men Charged in Calf Theft Case in Rockwood
State troopers charged John Pratt and William Hoover with larceny after a calf theft in Black township. At a preliminary hearing before Justice W. F. Sembower Pratt, 32, and Hoover, 17, posted bond and were released. Officers said the calf, valued at 15 dollars, belonged to E. J. Romesburg.
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Justice of the Peace
W. F. Sembower
Rockwood
John Pratt
William Hoover
Garrett
Pratt
Hoover
E. J. Romesburg
Romesburg
Separation Petition Granted to Barbara in Copenhagen
Acting Danish Justice Minister Buhl announced a separation petition was granted for Count Court Haugwitz Reventlow and former Barbara Hutton. The ruling follows a private agreement reported in London on July 29, and under Danish law a mutual separation need not go before a court.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Buhl
Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
London
Reenact Fort Duquesne Ending in Allegheny Sesquicentennial
Pittsburgh August 9 A pageant at Allegheny county's sesqui centennial will reenact the destruction of Fort Duquesne by exploding a power magazine during September 16 to 20. The French wrecked the fort at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in 1758 and withdrew to Canada. The English later built Fort Pitt on the site.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Allegheny County
Allegheny
Monongahela
Canada
Fort Pitt
Idaho and Ohio primary results show incumbents ahead
Idaho early returns put James P Pope trailing in the Democratic primary as Caraway and Bulkley lead. In Ohio, Caraway edged McClellan while Bulkley led White. Taft trailed Day in the Republican Senate race. Governor Davey leads Sawyer in the Democratic gubernatorial contest amid labor tensions.
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Associated Press
Caraway
Arkansas
Bulkley
Ohio
Roosevelt
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Carl Bailey
R. A. Cook
John L. McClellan
George White
Robert A. Taft
Arthur H. Day
Taft
Day
Idaho
James P. Pope
Senate
D. Worth Clark
Clark
Davey
Sawyer
John L. Lewis
Pope Holds Slight Lead In Idaho Democratic Primary
In Boise Idaho early returns from 63 of 802 precincts show Senator James P Pope leading Congressman D Worth Clark 3783 to 3454 in the Idaho Democratic senatorial primary. The race is viewed as a test of new deal sentiment in the west.
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Boise Idaho
Idaho
James P. Pope
Pope
Far West
Boise
West
D. Worth Clark
Clark
Cochran Maintains 3 to 1 Lead for Nebraska Governor
Governor R L Cochran holds a strong early lead with 2 444 votes to 736 for Franz C Radke as results from 50 precincts in Nebraska show. Republican Charles J Warner leads guberatorial nomination votes with 2 137 from 51 precincts, Kenneth Gedney next with 553. Foster May endorsed by CIO trails in Omaha for McLaughlin third term bid.
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Lincoln
Neb
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
Franz C. Radke
Cochrane
Radke
Charles J. Warner
Wavey Farmer
CIO
Beaton Omaha
Foster May
Omaha
Charles F. McLaughlin
May
McLaughlin
Mostoller Reunion Draws Frederick Clan to Greenville Grove
The 18th annual Frederick Mostoller reunion will be held Sunday in the Greenville grove near Stoystown. Rev. S F Foltz will be the principal speaker with sports and contests directed by Milt Mosteller and H M Kimmel. D W Swank of Stoystown serves as association president.
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Frederick Mostoller
Greenville Grove
Stoystown
S. F. Foltz
Milt Mosteller
H. M. Kimmel
D. W. Swank
Bandit Pair Rob Raymond Kahn of 450 Dollars in Chicago
Two robbers met Raymond Kahn in his car in Chicago today and stole 450 dollars. They damaged his glasses to obscure the license number. They did not recover 560 dollars reportedly hidden under a seat.
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Chicago
Raymond Kahn
Bird Boasts In Baltimore Arrest Amid Raleigh Bank Robbery Links
Charles Bird, 26, once called Public Enemy No 2, boasts a crime career earnings near 100000 and says he is wanted for cases in other cities. Captured after a tip from a 16 year old, he faces a hearing with his wife present. He admits a 1000 brewery robbery and six or seven lesser hold ups. he once escaped from jail in Cleveland and claims manslaughter or murder charges loom. His brother Frank and James Widmer also tied to the escape and bank robbery. Widmer and Frank Bird are in Alcatraz.
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Baltimore
Charles Bird
Desperado
Bird
John Cooney
Tye
Missouri
Ohio
Cooney
Cleveland
Frank
James Widmer
Widmer
Frank Bird
Alcatraz Island Federal Prison
Third Victim Dies In Car Hit At New Portage Crossing
Altoona telegram reports the July 22 crash at the New Portage junction grade crossing claimed a third victim. Alice Reed 22 of Williamsburg died today. Kenneth Isenberg 25 and Eston McNerlin 25 had died earlier.
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Altoona
New Portage Junction
Alice Reed
Williamsburg
Kenneth Isenberg
Eston Mc
Nerlin
Funeral Rites Held for Rev Dr Fischer at Gettysburg
Three Somerset county Lutheran ministers attended the funeral of Rev Dr M Hadwin Fischer 62 a Gettysburg seminary faculty member died Sunday in York West Side sanitarium He led the leadership training camp in Adams county founded a decade ago He served on the Lutheran education board for 12 years and was treasurer at his death Survivors include his widow Minnie Gortner of Selinsgrove three sons Alan S H Keit Robert H and a daughter Mrs Herman Hammer of El Dorado Argentina
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Somerset County
Meyersdale
Fisher
Adams County
Gettysburg
Minnie Alice Gortner
Selinsgrove
Alan S
Philadelphia
H. Keit
Robert H
Herman Hammer
el Dorado
Argentina
Court halts Pennsylvania grand jury probe into Earle case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a stay on the Dauphin county grand jury inquiry into campaign charges against Gov. George Earle and 13 Democratic associates. Judge Schaeffer blocked shifting the probe to the legislature while the court reviews new laws. The House committee may recess as witnesses and evidence remain padlocked, with further action pending the high court ruling.
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Tom Reedy
Harrisburg
Sug
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
John W. Kephart
Supreme Court
Paul N. Schaeffer
Dauphin County
Schaeffer
High Court
Grand Jury
House
Guy K. House
Kephart
General Assembly
Herbert B. Cohen
House Committee
Carl Shelley
Shelley
Charles J. Margiotti
Margiotti
Cohen
Earle
Workers' Alliance asks higher quota in WPA protests
Johnstown group that protested dismissals on works progress administration projects today narrowed its demands to an increased quota. Local WPA officials traveled to Harrisburg to confer with state officials on the request.
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Johnstown
Aus
Johnstown Workers’ Alliance
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Harrisburg
4-H Club Week Opens at Penn State
More than 1,000 4-H club members from 45 counties gather in State College for the 18th annual 4-H club week beginning tomorrow.
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Penn State State College
Somerset Weather Report Missing Data
Daily weather report by David Grove records 24 hour period from 5:30 pm Monday to 5:30 pm Tuesday with incomplete temperature values and repeated garbled text. No discernible maximum or minimum figures are legible. no year ago comparison available.
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David Grove
U. S
Weather Observer
Caxvosnesonei
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania to Maryland
Western Pennsylvania mostly partly cloudy with showers possible Wednesday and Thursday and cooler nights. West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with possible showers in the south, then showers later with warmer eastern areas. Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania have fair to slightly cooler conditions with warmer spells and showers at night.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
South Portion
Maryland
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