Roosevelt Warns Democrats Against Conservatism At 1940 Convention
President Roosevelt told the Young Democrats in Pittsburgh he would not back conservative candidates for 1940, warning the party would fail if it shifts to conservatism. Senator Pepper urged a third term for Roosevelt ideas. convention opened amid factional tensions at Duquesne Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Young Democrats
Democratic Party
Pitt
Lyson Maner
Montgomery
Ala
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Isprser
Alfred Eirdmann
Sevelt
United States
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Maner
Wall Street
John M. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
Young Maner
Duquesne Garden
Pepper
John J. O'Connor
Vicim
New Deal
Thomas G. Corcoran
Adams
Homer Mat Adams
Illinois
Pat Beacon
Huntingdon
W. Va
Aamut
Ana
Tweedle Dum
Tweedle Dummer
Indictments in Two Fatal Dares Across Counties
George of Canton indicted on two counts of voluntary manslaughter drunken driving and failure to stop after the May 3 deaths of Ruth Decker 13 and Mary Decker 9 near their home in Greensburg Beeson charged with murdering his wife Gertrude by beating her with a pipe on July 16 Norvell home Beeson trial set for August term and Georges November term ordered by judge Whitten
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Greensbury
James G. George
Canton
Unio
Westmoreland County Grand Jury
Aia
Ruth Decker
Mary Decker
Gorge
New Castle
George
Charles E. Whitten
William Beeson
Gertrude
Beeson
Norvell
Mt. Pleasant
Forster Denounces Hitler Foes in Danzig Rally
Albert Forster denounces Polish authorities in a massive Danzig outdoor gathering. He proclaims Danzig ready to defend its rights with blood and appeals to Britain France and the United States to recognize Danzig as German. He criticizes Polish threats and calls for reunification with the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Stinkopffake
Daweig
Danzug
Aloert Forster
Rolanu
Na- Uols
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Hitler
Forster
Reich
Poland
Britain
France
United States
Danzic
Fresh Alarm Over Americans in Kaifeng
United States authorities report 30 Americans in Kaifeng were detained for undisclosed reasons amid anti American demonstrations in Henan province capital. A courier said Americans were ready to flee due to hostile demonstrations. Hankow lists show 15 Catholic nuns and four priests among the 30, with others missionaries from Southern Baptist and American Free Methodist groups.
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Shanghai
United Seaces
maaLeng
Henan
Chungking
Kaifeng
Hankow
Southern Baptist
British Ready to Speed Tokyo Talks
London reported Sir Robert L. Craigie received new instructions to resume Anglo Japanese negotiations. He told Sato matsu Kato that partial instructions permit talks. Observers saw progress by Britain with the United States and France on economic questions in China.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tientsin
Robert L. Craigie
Satomatsu Kato
China
Britain
United States
France
Plot to blow up new Mauretania foiled in London guard
London Aug. 10 The Cunard White Star liner Mauretania described as the largest ship ever docked in London was guarded tonight as police reported a plot to blow her up. The threat prompted heightened security around the vessel and surrounding piers.
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New Mauretania
London
Mauretania
Cunard
Pershing Returns Home From France Duty Tour
General John J. Pershing departed France tonight after serving as chairman of the American battle monuments commission. He returned to the United States ending his extended tour of duty abroad.
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Pershing
John J. Pershing
United States
France
American Battle Monuments Commission
Bond Business For Kirk Agency In State Deals
Testimony in the bond-monopoly trial shows the James P. Kirk agency of Pittsburgh handled about 28 000 dollars in state bonding business during three years of the Earle administration. Witness Thomas B Wilt, bookkeeper, described commissions and split profits with other firms as part of the scheme.
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Harrisburg
James P. Kirk
Pittsburgh
Earle
Thomas B Wilt
Kirk Agency
Kirk
Victor Skok
H. H. Temple
Cie
Highways Department
Ature
Lalure
Wil
Leagelis
Madage
Netten
Wilt
Smile F. Rossi
Skok
Commonwealth
Temple
Alice E. Priddy
David L. Lawrence
The
Earl V. Compon
Compton
Miss Priddy
Lawrence
Grand Jury
Test Hatch Act With Uhl Case
United States Attorney Charles F. Uhl of Somerset discusses using his case to test the Hatch Act in court. He waits word from the attorney general before deciding on participation while noting he is unopposed for the Democratic common pleas judge nomination. He may resign if required and would seek leave or resign during the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles F. Uhl
Somerset
Uhl
Pittsburgh
Frank Murphy
Common Pleas
Somerset County
Good Start Murphy Hatch Act Promise
Attorney General Murphy said the justice department will act in good faith and follow Congress intent when interpreting the Hatch Act. He spoke at a press conference after issuing a circular outlining the law to department heads. He asked reporters to expect the law to start well and for government executives to harmonize over time. William F. Smith suffered a slight heart attack in Williamsport during the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murphy
Justice Department
Congress
FHA Father Dies After Crash
Brookville reported James G. Caffrey 55 of Cleveland, known as father of the FHA, died after an auto crash into a culvert caused a rollover. He suffered a broken back.
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FHA
Brookville
James G. Caffrey
Cleveland
Break Bread With Young GOP at Meyersdale Rally
More than 400 Republicans attended a Meyersdale Zion Lutheran banquet stressing party unity for the fall campaign. Senator Charles Ealy spoke for Senator Davis, who could not attend, and several county officials and candidates were introduced as plans for boosting Republican gains in 1940 were outlined.
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Meyersdale Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Ntersdale
Somerset County
United States
U. S
James J. Davis
Charles Ealy
Somerset
Davis
Paul E. Fuller
Meyersdale
Young Republican Club
Fuller
Lucente
Frank S. Lucente
America
Ocean
Fred P. Hare, Jr
Alice Hostetler
Gene Hostetler
Recorder of Deeds
Norman T. Boose
Naugle
Harry C. Naugle
Young Republican Clubs
Republican Party
Clara McKenzie
S. Cober Braucher
Bill” Livengood
American Legion
Williamsport
Brancher
Wilbert H. Beachy
Braucher
Pennsylvania
Livengood and
Beachy
Charles H. Ealy
Ealy
House
Senate
H. K. Hilner
Mary Susan Collins
Beachy-Livengood
Harrisburg
Congress
Pease
Miami Crime Pair Abducted Girls. Slayings Taint Town
Ruth Frances Dunn 17 and Jean Bolton 19 vanished after leaving for Palm Beach with a man calling himself Charles R Jefferson. Bolton later walked into a Boca Raton fire station and led officers to Jefferson, who was arrested. Dunn's nude, stabbed body was found near a beach trail as Bolton recovered in Miami. Jefferson admitted abducting the women and killing Dunn after resisting orders.
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Miami
Fila
Ruth Frances Dunn
Jean Bolton
Palm Beach
Charles R Jefferson
Miss Bolton
Boca Raton
Here
Jefferson
Miss Dunn
E. W. Melchen
West Palm Beach
W. E. Roebuck
Looks Brighter For Monessen
Prospects in Monessen improve as Pittsburgh Steel fires a new open hearth furnace and recalls 300 workers at the Belle Vernon glass plant. The Belle Vernon operation, shut three months ago, is to run at capacity next week with about 500 men and 45 women, with hours increased for current staff if orders stay strong.
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McOnessen
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Belle Vernon
American Window Glass Company
Pittsburgh Steel
Somerset House Installs Electric Clock On Porch
Miss Ella Baer proprietress of Somerset House installs an electric clock on the hotel porch. The 18 inch face features a neon border visible day and night, aiding residents on West Main street who cannot see the courthouse clock.
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Somerset House
Ella Baer
West Main Street
Court House
Laurel Hill Tunnel Inquest Set For August 16
Coroner A. Albert McMurray named Wednesday, August 16 at 10 a.m. for the inquest into four workmen killed in a rockfall in the Laurel Hill tunnel of the state express highway project near Greensburg. Officials from the turnpike commission and contractors will testify.
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Greensburg
A. Albert McMurray
Laurel Hill
Turnpike Commission
Look To Italy to Urge Peace On Germany
Foreign circles expect Italy to press Germany for a peaceful settlement over Danzig as Count Galeazzo Ciano travels to Salzburg for talks with Joachim von Ribbentrop. Discussions may touch on Japan joining the axis and Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Hungary relations.
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Romb
Italy
Germany
Danzig
Splomats
Galeazzo Ciano
von Ribbentrop
Ciano
Count Ciano
Rome
Japan
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Salzburg
Fusch
la Tribuna
Warsaw
Sl Lavoro Fascista
Berlin
Trieste
Keste
Genoa
Germany Ready for Test If Strife Comes
Aug. 10 Germany declared itself ready to stand the test if serious days come. Col. Ren Walter von Brauchitsch, army chief of staff, spoke in a national address at the Rhein munitions works in Duesseldorf. He followed talks with foreign ministers Ribbentrop and Ciano who prepared to meet in Salzburg to discuss Germany’s claim to Danzig and broader international tensions.
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Berlin
Germany
Ren. Walter von Brauchitsch
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Salzburg
Danzig
Hitler
Rome
Count Ciano
von Brauchitsch
Duesseldorf
Rhein
Boiler Kid Fred Snite Jr Marries in Quiet Home Ceremony
Fred Snite Jr who has lived in an iron lung since 1936 married Teressa Larkin of Dayton in a small wedding at the Snite family home in Oak Park. The bride wore white chiffon and orchids, and guests noted Snite’s continued progress toward greater mobility and independent breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Snite, Jr
Snite
Young Snite
Ssr Teressa Larkin
Dayton
Ohio
J. W. Morrison
Sailes
Bone
Oak Park
Fred
Miss Larkin
Georgian Court College
Lakewood
Peiping
China
Tyrone Woman Revived After Carbon Monoxide Gas
Mrs. John P. Bradin Jr of Tyrone Pennsylvania was revived after an hour of emergency efforts in Hillside New Jersey. She was found unconscious in a garage with the engine running and a dog lying dead in the car. Police suspect doors blew shut trapping her inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
N. J
John P. Bradin, Jr
Tyrone
Murdock Picnic Festival Set for August 12
The Murdock United Brethren church hosts its annual picnic and festival in the church grove on Saturday August 12. Refreshments will be served and entertainment provided by local groups.
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Murdock
Berlin WPA paving project stalled over foreman dispute
Berlin borough’s $63,725 WPA street paving plan was halted as council and WPA clashed over foreman appointment. About 100 workers reported with no tools, delaying two miles of streets including South Fletcher and Division. Borough seeks a satisfactory supervisor or cancellation, with borough share around $13,000 and no bond issue planned.
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Berlin Council
Works Progress Ministration
Berlin
WPA
Federal Works Agency
Council
Johnstown
Berlin Streets
Fletcher
Washington
Division
Vine
City Hall Lane
Meadow
Tenth
Liberty Avenue
East Main Street
Berlin-Brothers Valley High School
Maryland and nearby states expect fair, then showers
Maryland sees fair weather with moderate temperatures on Friday, followed by increasing clouds and showers overnight. West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania have fair Friday, with scattered showers Saturday and a bit warmer temperatures. Eastern Pennsylvania also remains fair Friday with moderate warmth, then Saturday clouds increase and showers at night.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
U. S .Weather Bureau
New York
Boston
Miami
Chicago
Denver
New Orleans
Columbus
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
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Lanzig
Ruk
Brilish
Tone Smith
Senator Davis
Richard Durling
Michigan
Lower Michigan
Comstock
Ruth Francis Dunn
Miami, Fla
Monessen
Sitnl
Kelopens
Laurel Hill Tunnel
Boiler Kid
Fred Snite
Teressa Larkin
Honeymoon
Trailer
Niagara Falls
Florida
Charles A. Welsh, JR
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
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