Governor Earle Leaves Nicaragua for San Jose Tour
Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Earle finished a two hour stay in Managua and hopped off for San Jose Costa Rica after a luncheon with Meredith Nicholson United States minister in Nicaragua. They traveled with pilot Captain A M Banks of the Pennsylvania state police, having come from Guatemala City Guatemala.
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Managua
Nicaragua
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
San Jose
Costa Rica
Latin America
Earle
A. M. Banks
Pennsylvania State Police
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Meredith Nicholson
United States
Hines Trial Personalities Move Court In Pennsylvania Speech
Harrisburg Aug 19 Judge Arthur H James Republican governor candidate attacked the Democratic party as driving over a million Pennsylvanians into economic slavery. In a Young Republicans gathering he said fear is behind New Deal tactics including purges to silence opposition. He urged a return to American principles and warned of unemployment by Democratic policies.
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Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
Candidete
New Deal
James
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Party of
Republican Party
Party of Hope
America
William S. Livengood, Jr
Fingerprint Confession Links Miner to 1935 WV Murder
The 35 year old Walker Johnson, using aliases, confessed from Somerset county jail to killing Lucy Redd in a West Virginia mining town in 1935. Fingerprints led WV authorities to Beckley, with Johnson signing aTyped statement after a lengthy interview. He described moving across Pennsylvania and West Virginia, previously serving time for a 1931 holdup attempt, and said he cannot read.
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Walker Harry Johnson
WPA
Somerset County
West Virginia
Beckley
W. Va
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Harry Snow
Alias Snow
Acosta
Moses Grady
Grady
Snow
Washingto
Lucy Redd
Hare
Mitchell
West
Fred Hollands Mitchell
Mary Nash
Windber
R. D
Fred P. Hare
Moundsville
Leon Miller
Kimmel
Pittsylvania
Steubenville
Koppers Coal Co
Faith
West Va
Joe
Claude
Lucy
Baltimore
Koppers Coal Company
Washington
Harry Ankeny
Ralphton
Fred Lewis
Gradys
George Says New Deal Challenge To Georgia Sovereignty
Senator Walter F. George denounced new deal activity against his renomination as a challenge to Georgia sovereignty at a rally in Macon. Campaign aide Edgar Dunlap described his ouster from RFC counsel as pressure from higher powers. George questioned political activity by officials tied to District Attorney Camp and urged a probe by the Senate campaign expenditures committee if a complaint arises.
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Macon
Walter F. George
Roosevelt
Congress
Georgia
City
Edgar B. Dunlap
Georgia Rfc
Washington
George
Dunlap
Atlanta
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Camp
Senator George attacks New Deal on Connecticut Georgia votes
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia charged administration inconsistency in campaign tactics. He noted Attorney General Cummings urged re-election of Augustine Lonergan in Connecticut, whose voting record aligned with his own. George, who named Roosevelt for the first time in weeks, argued if Lonergan’s alignment earns administration support, he deserves similar consideration for himself.
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Macon
Walter F. George
U. S
Lawrence 5
Camp
Barnesville
Roosevelt
Georgia
George
Congress
Lonergan
Senate
New England
Mummers Parade Lights Up Berlin Jubilee Week
Berlin volunteer firemen led a jubilee week with Mummers Night drawing hundreds of spectators. More than 100 youngsters marched in costumes, headed by the Berlin Fife and Drum Corps with drum majors Geraldine Johnson and Louise Miller.
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Berlin
Geraldine Johnson
Louise Miller
Brothers Drown in Monongahela River at Denbo
Steve Salkovich 18 and Albert 14 from Richeyville drowned in about 30 feet of water in the Monongahela River near Washington county town of Denbo. Witnesses said Steve playfully scuffled with Albert, slipped from a pier, pulling his brother with him. West Brownsville firemen recovered both bodies today.
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Denbo
Steve Salkovich
Albert
Richeyville
Monongahela River
Washington County
Steve
West Brownsville
Earle Booed Again at Legion Convention in Scranton
At the Pennsylvania American Legion convention in Scranton Governor George H. Earle was hissed for a second time as officials introduced Welfare Secretary Engard to speak on his behalf. The Dem Times and Rep Tribune reported mixed accounts of the incident amid Democratic leaders including Charlies Alvin Jones and Ralph Bashore attending.
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Scranton
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania Department
American Legion
the Times
Dem
Earle
William F. Smith
Engard
Welfare
Commander Smith
the Tribune
Rep
Charlies
Alvin Jones
The
Tribune
David L. Lawrence
Commonwealth
Ralph Bashore
Labor and Industry
Guy K. Bard
Jones
Lackawanna County
Hugh J. Brady
Brady
Legion
Legion selects commander candidates for state post in Scranton
In Scranton the Pennsylvania American Legion nominated three candidates for state commander as delegates prepare to pick tomorrow. Frank E. Gwynn Allentown Kenneth J. Guest Plymouth and I G Gordon Forster Philadelphia contend. The convention drew thousands for a six hour parade and a call to oppose fascist and communist subversion. Department Chaplain Wesley Baer was elected by acclamation. Clayton Williams Lansford won eastern district vice commander while Koch Conley post Scranton received a membership leadership plaque.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania Legionnaires
Frank E. Gwynn
Allentown
Kenneth J. Guest
Plymouth
I. G. Gordon Forster
Philadelphia
George H. Earle
Charles I. Engard
Welfare
Legionnaires
Earle
United States
Phil Conley
Charlestown
W. Va
American Legion
Poorbaugh on Alaska
Ralph A. Poorbaugh told the Somerset Rotary Club about his Alaska tour with Don Specht of Stoy town. He described traveling to Seattle, then up the inside passage past timbered hills and a sparsely inhabited point with only an English couple who cherish nature. He showed many photos from the trip.
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Ralph A. Poorbaugh
Alaska
Don Specht
Stoystown
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
Mr. Poorbaugh
Seattle
Refugee breakout prompts France and Swiss border push
Basel reports intensified border patrols as France and Switzerland mobilize police to block a flood of refugees, many Jews, fleeing Nazi Germany and Austria via a secret underground railway. Detectives questioned about 400 asylum seekers and traced a coordinated operation financed from escape routes in Germany and Austria through Bavaria toward Baden.
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Basel
Switzerland
France
Germany
Austria
Central Council
Berne
Rsa
Bavaria
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Baden
Unexpected Guest Ends Rockwood Picnic Meeting
An unexpected guest at the Tuesday bridge club picnic in Edgewood Grove Rockwood disrupted the event. The goat Billy stood on the table, ignored attempts to be removed, and then calmly left as the ladies continued, with the wreckage cleared afterward.
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Rockwood
Edgewood Grove
Billy
Harlem policy bankers testify Schultz funds helped campaigns
Two Harlem policy bankers testified in court that Dutch Schultz donated thousands to campaigns here. Alexander Pompez said $10,000 was taken from his treasury in 1933 for campaign use and that every bank in the racket would contribute. Joe Ison tied deductions to Jimmy Hines and described $2,500 campaign funds for a Democratic mayor and district attorney. Dewey alleged Hines received $500 weekly from Schultz and aided Dodge’s bid with poll floaters.
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New York
Harlem
Supreme Court
Dutch Schultz
Humbers
Tammany
Jimmy Hines
Alexander Pompez
George Weinberg
Pompez
Schultz
Big Joe’ Ison
Hines
Weinberg
Ison
Fiorello LaGuardia
Joseph V. McKee
Recovery” Party
John O. O'Brien
LaGuardia
William Copeland Dodge
Thomas E. Dewey
Schulz
Dewey
Dodge
Catholic dignitaries invited to Loretto for Sept 8 departure
High church dignitaries including Pennsylvania bishops were invited to attend a Sept 8 departure ceremony for six Franciscan fathers in Loretto. The priests head to north India for missionary work. Rev Ameleto Cicognani apostolic delegate to the U S was among invitees. Rev John A Kilian of Chicago will sermon at St Michael's Church, first parish between the Susquehanna and Mississippi.
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Loretto
Pennsylvania
North India
Ameleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
John A. Kilian
Chicago
India
St. Michael’s Church
Susquehanna
Mississippi
Japanese Capture Puchow Second Time
Domei reports Japanese troops seized Puchow, a strategic town at the southwest tip of Shansi, after fighting through trenches and tank traps. It marked the second occupation of the city, which sits at the bend of the Yellow River along north China borders.
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Peiping
Senate panel weighs probes into Democratic May primary spending
Washington reports Chairman Sheppard says the Senate expenditures committee may send investigators to Pennsylvania to determine how about $580,660 of Democratic primary funds were allocated among Governor George H. Earle and S. Davis Wilson tickets. Treasurers say they cannot break down exact amounts by candidate and insist funds were not earmarked for Earle alone.
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Washington
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Pennsylvania
Senate
George H. Earle
S. Davis Wilson
John E. Myers
Earle
W. S. Miller
Wilson
Miller
Lover Fatally Hurt Then Gave Up
New York report states Marie Joyce a 25 year old secretary was killed by John Bellinger 33 in a dispute over marriage vows after dining at a hotel and drinking. He confessed to a priest and surrendered to police, detailing last night with the victim at Joyce's apartment before the fatal attack.
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New York
Marie Joyce
John Bellinger
August Gilman
Miss Joyce
Gilman
Bellinger
Joseph H. Sheehan
Lindberghs Pass Friday at Moscow
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife spent Friday in Moscow without revealing the purpose of their flying visit. He made several calls to London and talked with Soviet air officials about trips outside Moscow. It was unclear if the Lindberghs are in the Soviet Union for pleasure or business and they planned to stay at least a week.
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Moscow
Charles A. Lindbergh
London
Police raid on talent school over promised film roles
Hollywood detectives raid a talent school after parents complain National Talent Pictures Inc promised film parts to children who won talent contests. Three arrests for grand theft. 125 families were at the school. many from the east and Canada.
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Hollywood
Grand Theft Chanco
M. B. Swan
National Talent Pictures, Inc
East
Canada
Myrtle
I. C. Overdorf
Edward Rose
W. A. Garrabrandt
Concern
Swan
United States
Japs Move On Guerrillas In Shantung Drive
Shanghai reports a large Japanese offensive in Shantung targeting 42000 Chinese guerrillas. Initial thrust near Tsiwan scatters 10000 guerrillas. Japanese also fight in Henan and Hopeh areas and push toward Hankow and Nanchang while denying major guerrilla gains.
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Shanghai
Shantung
Tsiwan
Henan
Sinjiang
Siaochionen
Pating
Hopeh
Yangtze Valley
Hankow
China
Nanchang
Kiukiang
Yangtze
Dies of Railroad Injuries in Jeannette Yards
Frank Utzman aged 35 died from injuries after a Pennsylvania railroad switch engine ran over him in the Jeannette yards. His right arm was amputated at the shoulder.
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Greensburg
Frank Utzman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jeannette
Utzman
Weather report for Somerset by David Grove
Daily weather record shows the 24 hour period ending Friday at 5 30 pm with a high of 80 and a low of 43 degrees The entry notes prior year temperatures but contains illegible OCR segments and partially unreadable data without clear dates or locations beyond Somerset and the U S Weather Observer designation
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David Grove
U. S
Pittsburgh
U. S. Weather Bureau
City
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Chicago
Veee
Parkersburg
Elkins
Miami
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania and nearby states
Western Pennsylvania sees partly cloudy skies with a warm Saturday and a chance of local showers Saturday night or Sunday as temperatures rise. West Virginia should be fair and warmer on Saturday with Sunday bringing local showers. Eastern Pennsylvania expects fair skies and warmer Saturday, then Sunday partly cloudy with a local shower risk. Maryland looks fair and warmer interior Saturday, Sunday partly cloudy and warmer, followed by local showers, mainly in the extreme west by afternoon or night.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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Prinncy Rackef
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James J. Hines
Tammany District
Lloyd Stryker
Trap Johnson
Mummers
Legion Books
Smith
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Somerset Community Hospital
Laddie Timko
Poorbaugh
By E. C. Daniel
Puchow
Senator
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