Salis bury dedicates park water system and fire truck
Soviet and Japan sign truce as Salisbury dedicates a new water system and public park with WPA aid. About 300 residents endure showers during the ceremony led by Roy E. Brownmiller. A rain postpones the Salisbury Eckart game and a new fire truck is unveiled by the volunteer department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Little Salisbury
Roy E. Brownmiller
State Department of Highways
Salisbury
Eckart
Brownmiller
Levi G. Lichliter
State Labor Relations Board
Somerset County
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Congressmayor
Buell Snyder
America
S. D. Sigler
United
David Lasser
District 11
Johnstown
Matthews
Ross M. Matthews
Connellsville
Fayette County
L. G. Lichliter
Mr. Sigler
Bert Statler
Borounh
John Lichliter
Salisbury Council
Levi G
W.D Weiss
Salisbury Volunteer Fire
Maxey Ready for Supreme Court Call on Earle Probe
Scranton reports Justice George W. Maxey of the state Supreme Court says he is ready to be called into session immediately to rule on the constitutionality of legislation from the current session lacking a grand jury probe into graft and corruption charges against Governor Earle and other Democratic leaders. He notes no date has been set and the first post recess session is scheduled for September 26 in Pittsburgh.
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Maxey
Supreme Court
Earle
Scranton
George W. Maxey
State Supreme Court
John
W. Kephart
Kephart
Pittsburgh
Legislative recess next week in Harrisburg planned amid grand jury dispute
Legislative leaders plan a one to several day recess next week as a battle over the Dauphin county grand jury material and a probe into campaign charges against Governor Earle and Democratic leaders stalls activity. Judge Schaeffer and Chief Justice Kephart delay proceedings while the House committee suspends hearings.
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Harrisburg
Stll
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Dauphin County Grand Jury
Earle
Thomas Kennedy
Rep
Herbert Cohen
Paul N. Schaeffer
Carl B. Shelley
Reading
Frank B. Wickersham
John W. Kephart
House Committee
Schaeffer
Rep. Cohen
Kephart
Shelley
Cohen
Corrigan Wins Capital Welcome After Trans Atlantic Flight
Douglas Corrigan received a jubilant welcome in Washington along with cautious signals from civil aeronautics officials about reinstating his plane license. Dennis Mulligan indicated a decision would come soon and discussed a minor modification to improve visibility. Ireland's day was celebrated with green ties and large crowds, rivaling Lindbergh in spectacle.
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Waseington
Douglas Corrigan
Ireland
Dennis Mulligan
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Corrigan
Mulligan
Niagara
Hibernians
Press Club
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lindbergh
Jacob Swank Dies at 89 After Illness Six Months
Jacob D. Swank, 89, longtime Somerset resident and former register and recorder, died about 6:30 PM at his daughter Mrs. Ella Yost’s home. Born February 26, 1849, in Davidsville, he served as justice of the peace and Somerset burgess, ran a jewelry shop, and is survived by nine children, a sister, a brother, and his wife Mary Lohr Swank predeceased him.
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Jacob D. Swank
Somerset
Ella Yost
West Fairview Street
Josiah
Elizabeth (Levy) Swank
Davidsville
Conemaugh Township
Mary Lohr
Josiah Swank
Jennie Shaver
Wilson Shaver
Johnstown
William Swank
Altoona
Edward Swank
Lottie Berlin
Elmer J. Berlin
Jenkins, Ky
Sadie McIntyre
Elmer Myntyre
Lucy McIntyre
J. N. McIntyre
Monongahela City
Harry Swank
Binghampton
N. Y
Charlotte Spangler
P. L. Swank
Boalsburg
Mary (Lohr) Swank
Swank
Somerset County
Harry
William
Larken Poll Defers Choice in Western Pa Firemen Race
Kenneth Larken of Tarentum forces a second election for president of the Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association after a first ballot where Peter J. McGurk led with 1 041 votes and Larken had 954. David Colclaser 146. Larken’s name missing from printed ballots but to be printed tomorrow. Perry J. Stuck elected first vice president Simon Hoffman second vice president and A Caputo third vice president. 1939 convention awarded to Ellwood City for August.
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Uniontown
Kenneth Larken
Tarentum
Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
Peter J. McGurk
Swissvale
Larken
David Colclaser
Turtle Creek
Milk Price Cut in Philadelphia Area
The milk control commission ordered a two cent decrease in the minimum price paid to producers for Class 1 milk in the Philadelphia area, lowering the price to 2.98 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Harrisburg
Milk Control Commission
Philadelphia
Butler Physician L R Hazlett Dies at 70
Dr. L R Hazlett a prominent Butler physician surgeon and eye ear and throat specialist aged 70 died today after a heart attack. He had practiced in Butler for 36 years.
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Butler
L. R. Hazlett
Ligonier Hit Pope Set Back For $100000 JOLTS CHIEFS LOSS
Electrical storms in the Ligonier valley caused the Loyalhanna to flood, damaging rail lines, homes, and businesses. A five foot wall of water blocked Lincoln highway for hours while most losses exceeded $100000. one barn was destroyed by lightning and fire at Sam Smith’s farm four miles north. Water filled basements and stores on Main street, with widespread crop and livestock losses and scatted injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier Valley
Loyalhanna
Ligonier Valley Railroad Company
Ligonier
Lincoln Highway
Laughlintown
Sam Smith
Linghning
Waterford
Justice of the Peace
H. F. Bush
Mill Creek
Oak Grove Park
Ligonier Valley Beach Club
J. A. Blair
State Motor Police
Somerset County
Jennertown
Fred P. Hare, Jr
American Book Company
Somerset
A. M. Matthews
Said
U. S
David Grove
Benjamin Rees
Idaho Senate Primary Upset Signals New Deal Strain
In Wallington Idaho Democratic voters nominating D Worth Clark over Senator James Pope. Bulkley, Caraway win renomination in Ohio and Arkansas as Republican Taft and Sawyer gain in Ohio. Nebraska renominates Gov Cochran for unprecedented third term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
D. Worth Clark
James E. Pope
Donald Callahan
Barzilla W. Clark
C. Ben Ross
Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Robert A. Taft
Robert J. Bulkley
Arkansas
Hattie Caraway
Carl E. Bailey
R. L. Cochran
Charles Warner
Wallington
James P. Pope
Idaho
Hattie W. Caraway
Ohio
Pope
James A. Farley
Senate
House
Clark
Administration
Bulkley
Caraway
Washington
CIO
Davey
Labor
Sawyer
Cincinnati
William Howard Taft
Arthur H. Day
Somerset Guest Eager About Local Produce and Roads
J Oliver Snyder of Hampstead Maryland visits Somerset guest of John D Weller. He is impressed by Maine potatoes and maple syrup shipped to Vermont for processing and reexport as Vermont syrup. He will travel to Pittsburgh and Johnstown before returning home using three national highways crossing Somerset county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Oliver Snyder
Hampstead
John D. Weller
Maine
Vermont
Mr. Snyder
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Somerset County
Seven Year Old Receives WPA Check in Error
Uniontown reports a seven year old boy held a $6.54 WPA check while an investigation into his work on a road project was opened. WPA director Lyell L Buttermore said a surname mixup may have caused the mispayment and ordered the check revoked. The Malone family of Smithfield near Uniontown says the boy did not know he had worked.
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Uniontown
Works Progress Administration
Lyell L. Buttermore
WPA
Washington, Fayette
Greene Counties
Buttermore
Richard Leo Malone
Smithfield School
New Deal Admits Wallop in Idaho Primary
Senator James P. Pope conceded defeat in the Idaho Democratic primary amid a clear New Deal issue. With 664 of 802 precincts tabulated, Pope trailed Rep. D. Worth Clark 40,729 to 37,189 as Clark ran as a conservative Democrat and occasional Roosevelt foe.
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Associated Press
James P. Pope
Idaho
Pope
Rep
D. Worth Clark
Roosevelt
Robert J. Bulkley
Hattie W. Caraway
Ohio
Arkansas
Bulkley
George White
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
William Howard Taft
Arthur Day
Taft
Day
Caraway
John L. McClellan
Charles Sawyer
CIO
Martin L. Davey
Sawyer
Davey
Carl E. Bailey
Nebraska
WPA OK FOR GUFFEY PLEA
U S Senator Joseph F Guffey on vacation in Europe asked fellow Democrats for contributions to the party campaign fund. A letter from the Democratic state committee under Gurley as campaign manager urged support for the ticket headed by Governor George H Earl and Charles Alvin Jones. Lawrence said the request is routine and WPA rules were not violated.
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Harfedsburg
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Europe
Democratic State Committee
Gurley
George H. Earle
Charles Alvin Jones
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Sheppard to review Guffey letters in campaign finance probe
Senate campaign expenditures chair Sheppard said a meeting next Tuesday will assess the legality of letters sent to Pennsylvania government employees urging contributions to the Democratic state committee. The inquiry focuses on possible violations of funds solicitation rules while noting the letters used terms like fellow Democrats not targeting employees. A second questionnaire to candidates is slated for September 1.
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Washington
Sheppard
Ditter Reacts to WPA Revelation in Pennsylvania Statement
Representative Ditter of Pennsylvania, vice chairman of the Republican congressional committee, commented on the WPA revelation stating the information is not a surprise and described the development as significant within the party. He emphasized political implications and urged further inquiry.
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Waskington
James Davis and Arthur James Lead Republican Picnic Rally
U S Senator James J. Davis and Judge Arthur H. James campaigned for the Republican ticket in Benton addressing about 2,000 people. Davis pledged relief funding and firing high earners, while James attacked Democratic attempts to control a grand jury investigation of Governor Earle. Other speakers included Livengood and Lewis.
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James
George H. Earle
William 5S. Livengood
Japanese Swing at Yangtze Front Opens Hankow Battle Prelude
Japanese troops strike along the Yangtze river in swift attacks aimed at probing defenses around Hankow. Columns pressed west of Kui kiang and Juichang while another force landed north of Juichang and a third moved toward Nanchang. Chinese counterattacks stalled the north bank advance.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Japan
Hankow
Kiukiang
Juichang
Kuikiang
Lake Chiu
Nanchang
Yangtze
Hwangmei
Armistice Sought on Siberian Manchoukuo Border
Moscow reports a noon Aug 11 local cease fire agreement between Japan and the Soviet Union to define troop positions at the time of ceasefire. A two by two border commission will demarcate lines while negotiations continue.
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Moscow
Tass
Siberian-Manchoukuo
Changkufen
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Changkugong
Korea
Siberia
China
Changkufeng
Japanese War Office
Manchoukuo
Siberian
Somerset Weather Report Daily Temperatures and Precipitation
Daily weather data from David Grove shows 24 hour period ending 5:30 p m on Wednesday with high 82 and low 55. Precipitation not clearly stated. comparison to last year lists maximum 17 but unclear.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
DAG Ituita Shivciccrnececeoanvesses Msst
Pittsburgh
U. S. Weather Bureau
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Chicago
Denver
Columbus
Anne Elkins
Anne Steeeeeennee
Wee Miami
San Antonio
Weather forecast for three states in brief
Eastern Pennsylvania shows partly cloudy skies with a bit warmer temperatures and possible showers Thursday followed by cooler night and Friday fair. Maryland expects partly cloudy conditions with possible local showers Thursday and cooler night, then Friday fair. Western Pennsylvania remains partly cloudy with possible southeast showers and slight temperature shifts, while West Virginia is partly cloudy with possible showers Thursday night and Friday fair.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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Kennedy
Capital
Jacob Swank
Larken Poll
Chiefs
Loyalhanna Creek
NEW Deal
Farley
The
Guest
Wallop
Joseph Fundakowski
Penn Avenue
William Lavery
Fundakowski
Guffey
Hudson
C. E. Werner
Litvinoff
Border Commission
Shigemitsu
Russia
Somerset Weather
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