Four Hunger-Strike Inmates Die After Steam Cell Block
Coroner says steam turned on in an air tight punishment block killed four hunger strikers at Philadelphia county prison. Six hundred inmates revolted over monotonous food and two seriously ill inmates were found with others unconscious after the incident. Authorities pledge investigations and possible arrests as autopsies proceed.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Philadelphia Record
Hersch
Morris Spatz
Joseph Forte
John A. Boyle
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Welfar
Charles I. Engard
William B. Mills
McCloskey's Only Bid for White Hill Job
Harrisburg reports McCloskey & Company of Philadelphia submitted the sole bid for general construction of the Pennsylvania industrial school at White Hill Cumberland County. The bid totals $2,114,000 for a state authority project to train delinquent youths and rehabilitate them, replacing the Huntingdon facility for mentally defective delinquent youths.
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Harrisburg
McCloskey & Company
Philadelphia
Matthew H. McCloskey
Pennsylvania
White Hill
Cumberland County
McCloskey
Huntingdon
Mrs. Daviss Pickle Patch Produces Giant Cucumbers
Mrs James Daviss West Garrett street truck patch yields extraordinary cucumbers. Two giants brought to the American office one eighteen inches and another fourteen and a half inches long. She has sold over three bushels of these oversized vegetables.
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James Davis
West Garrett Street
Defend ant Wins Suit for Insurance
In a Civil Court verdict, Judge Norman T. Boose instructed the jury to find for The Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Lancaster County in Landis v. Landis. The dispute centered on ownership of Berlin Packing Co. property destroyed by fire on June 1 1935. Landis admitted signing a deed to A M Glessner in 1934 and contended escrow did not transfer ownership. The court ruled the deed held in escrow did not make Landis the sole owner for indemnity. A related Eureka Stores v Lochrie case resulted in a jury verdict for the plaintiff for 2071 38 with settlement reached post verdict. Later, Weaver v Johns was set for trial following adjournment.
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Norman T. Boose
Robert L. Landis
Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
Lancaster County
Boose
Packiiing
Berlin Provision Co
Berlin
Landis
A. M. Glessner
Escrow
Glessner
Eureka
Lochrie
Eureka Stores
Kathleen Lochrie
Rufus Lochrie
Robert B. Lochrie
Minnie Dickey
Kathleen Booz
David T. Price
John Lochrie
Earl Weaver
Anna Weaver
Joseph W. Johns
D.b.n.c.t.a
Ollie E. Arthur
Planes Crash kills fourteen in Tokyo Omori incident
Two Japanese planes collided over an iron foundry in Omori, Tokyo, today. Fourteen people died and about 150 were injured as gas exploded and the foundry burned. Ten workers perished in the blaze, while three crew members on a transport plane also died. A trainee plane pilot jumped but his parachute failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Omori
Mediation Talks Set on 15 Percent Railroad Wage Cut
J. A. Phillips vice chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association said general chairmen of 18 railroad brotherhoods are summoned to Chicago on August 29 to discuss progress of mediation in the dispute over the carriers 15 percent wage cut order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. A. Phillips
Railway Labor Executives Association
Auto Truck Crash Claims Life of Teen in Erie
A collision on Route 19 six miles south of Erie killed Clif ford H. Caldwell, 17, and injured three companions. Coroner W. G. Stroble said Caldwell was thrown from the vehicle when it struck the truck’s rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Clifford H. Caldwell
W. G. Stroble
Caldwell
Gnest to Headline Kingwood Democratic Picnic Today
About 5000 party supporters will gather at Kingwood Grove for an all day Democratic picnic. Attending will be gubernatorial candidate Charles Alvin Gnest and running mate Leo Mundy along with state and local leaders. The event features speeches at four pm by Secretary J Hansell French and entertainment throughout the day.
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Kingwood Grove
Democratic County Committee
Charles Alvin Gnest
Pittsburgh
Leo C. Mundy
Dave Lawrence
J. Dress Pannel
Harrisburg
Earle-Jones
J. Hansell French
Edith DeWitt
Senator Mundy
Kennedy
Lee Lichliter
Charles F. Uhl
Lichliter
Uhl
WPA
Ernest O. Kooser
Chas. H. Ealy
Park Johnson
Walter Gress
J. B. Schrock
Ellis Roose
General Assembly
French
Roosevelt says party meddling in primaries harms system
President Roosevelt denounces cross party voting in state primaries, cites Idaho where Senator Pope lost renomination after Republican interference. He warns Democrats and Republicans alike against参与 in others primaries, asserting direct primaries must reflect intra party choice.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Idaho
James P. Pope
D. Worth Clark
Pope
Georgia
Maryland
Case of
Hemming
Hawing
Shade board pauses school modernization plan for next year
Shade township school board leader President Glenn Ling said plans to revise the system to a six year grade and six year junior senior high school are postponed due to teacher certification and tenure issues. Board hopes to revive the project for 1939 40 amid legislative uncertainty on a proposed tenure act amendment affecting teacher dismissals.
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Glenn Ling
Shade Township
Ling
Cannon Withholds WPA Sewing Centers Funds
County Controller Henry L. Cannon refused to pay Cambria county’s share of seven WPA sewing centers totaling about 2500 dollars. He accused the projects of political rackets and demanded the names of 625 employees, saying nonrelief workers were all Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Henry L. Cannon
Cambria County
WPA
Cannon
Chaplain Cassler Safe After Storm at Fort Leavenworth
Rev Henry Cassler Jr chaplain at Fort Leavenworth Kansas wired his parents that he is safe after a severe windstorm hit the district around the penitentiary late Sunday. He said the storm caused extensive damage and one person was killed with several others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cassler, Jr
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Penitentiary
H. H. Cassler
Davidsville
Children’s division plans Thursday outing at church
The La Vansville Lutheran Sunday school children’s division schedules an afternoon of fun and games on Thursday September 1. They will depart the church at 2 30 PM for a basket supper and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavansville Lutheran Sunday School
Horthy Visit Forges Paths in Nazi Hungary Germany Ties
World attention centers on Admiral Horthy regent of Hungary as he meets Adolf Hitler in Kiel. Nazi press hails the visit as laying groundwork for closer neighborly ties and potential Nazification of Hungary. Hungary's role on the Danube valley and grain supply drives German interest amid Little Entente concerns.
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Horthy
Hungary
Kiel
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Tragic Cottage Fire Claims Bowser Family Near Kittanning
Mrs. Herman Bowser 35 and four of her five children perished in a cottage fire near Kittanning Armstrong County Coroner C M Woodward said an oil stove explosion likely caused the blaze The surviving baby and father escaped after the home burned with the bodies of Mary Louise 8 Douglas 7 Doris 6 and Jean 4 found in the ashes Funeral services for the victims planned for tomorrow.
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Kittanning
Herman Bowser
WPA
Armstrong County
C. M. Woodward
Woodward
Shelley Working on Brief for Sept 6 Supreme Court
District Attorney Carl B. Shelley returned from vacation and began drafting a 200 page brief for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He argues that hastily enacted grand jury laws are unconstitutional as he prepares to present the campaign charge case against Governor Earle and 13 associates. He will assemble staff and review evidence for possible grand jury submission.
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Harrisburg
Carl B. Shelley
State Supreme Court
Earle
Shelley
John W. Kephart
WPA Foremen Gather for Court House School on Record Keeping
About 50 WPA foremen, tool checkers and timekeepers met in the courthouse assembly room for instruction by department heads on WPA records. They were told of a change in procedure for tracking government and sponsors' equipment used on WPA projects.
Fate of Czechoslovakia Discussed Amid Helgoland Visit
On Helgoland Admiral Miklós Horthy and Adolf Hitler toured the island fortress as German and Hungarian officials kept political talks private. Officials hinted Czechoslovakia’s fate, including Sudeten German autonomy, could be a shared goal. The visit exposed Germany’s fortifications while signaling possible broader talks.
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Helgoland
Germany
Hungary
Gibraltar
Hitler
Nicholas Horthy
Mussolini
Horthy
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak
Yugoslavia
Trianon
North Sea
Elbe
Weser
Eider
Hungary Told to Choose Between Berlin and Bled
A German diplomat said Hungary must decide soon between Berlin and Bled as Little Entente forces seek to align Hungary with them while Germany aims to pull Hungary into its sphere of influence. At a Bled conference closing, the Little Entente nations granted Hungary military equality.
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Budapest
Hungary
Bled
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Germany
Probe into WPA work for 7 year old Richard Malone
Federal investigator seeks how Richard Lee Malone was listed as a WPA worker and later fired for not reporting to work. Malone's mother says he never worked and was discharged for unknown reasons after the family lost relief until the $6.54 check was returned to WPA.
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Smithfield
Richard Lee Malone
Works Progress Administration
Arthur Malone
John C. Shaw
WPA
Washington
Richard
Three Somerset Men Charged In Cigarets Theft Case
Three Somerset county men face larceny charges over the theft of about $1,000 worth of cigarets from Gand K Drug Company warehouse in Johnstown. Two Johnstown men are also charged in connection. Proprieties Constantino Verna Holsopple bar room owner John Marshock Casa Nova roadhouse Route 219 and Joe Radic Holsopple gas station proprietor are charged with larceny and receiving stolen goods. Louis Siciliano and Sam Serio Johnstown beer garden proprietor face breaking and entering larceny and receiving stolen goods charges. The Somerset trio allegedly bought cigarets from Serio for $1 per carton. Johnstown police recovered about one-third of the missing cigarets. state revenue stamps were found pasted on packs of a higher-priced brand.
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Somerset County
Gand K Drug Company
Johnstown
Constantino Verna
John Marshock
Casa Nova
Route 219
Joe Radic
Holsopple
Louis Siciliano
Sam Serio
James T. Malloy
Tenth Ward
Serio
Roosevelt Aims Government Labor Conference in New Labor Act Review
President Roosevelt proposed a government labor capital conference at Hyde Park to study changes in the national labor relations act. The plan seeks a joint discussion among government, labor, and business leaders on modifying the act.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Miss Knepper Recovering After Appendectomy
Miss Thelma Knepper of Berlin, daughter of Mr and Mrs A R Knepper, is recovering at Somerset Community Hospital after an appendectomy performed on A D 2.
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Miss Knepper
Thelma Knepper
A. R. Knepper
Berlin, A. D. 2
Somerset Community Hospital
Famed flier dies in car crash in East Aurora
Commander Frank Hawise and socialite J Hazard Campbell were killed when a field takeoff in an aircar ended in flames. Hawks tilted the craft to clear trees but hit electric wires, with Campbell thrown clear and Hawks dying later in a Buffalo hospital. The accident occurred on the Rogers estate field as Hawks demonstrated the aircar.
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East Aurora
N. Y
Frank Hawise
J. Hazard Campbell
Hawks
Rogers
Heaks
Campbell
Rogers Party
Buffalo
Connecticut
George Scheneckenburger
Polo Field
E. H. Rogers
J. M. Gwinn
Gwinn Aircar Corporation
Aircar Company
M. R. Carlin
Somerset Weather Report Missing Temperature Details
Daily weather data incomplete with 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Monday to 5 30 p m Tuesday showing only partial temperature readings. No minimum or maximum values provided in readable text.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather forecast for Western and Mid Atlantic states
Western Pennsylvania shows partly cloudy skies with a slight cool down. Extreme south may see showers. Wednesday and Thursday partly cloudy. West Virginia forecasts showers possible, cooler in extreme north on Wednesday and Thursday. Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania expect partly cloudy conditions with cooler temperatures and local showers in spots on both days.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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Frank Hawks
Holmesburg Prison
Charles F. Kelley
S. Davis Wilson
James Ryan
James McQuade
Hebert
Mills
Calcutta
Holmesburg
John A. Bole
M’closkey
Ray
Kingwood
Odd Fellows
Harmony Assembly
Lichlighter
G.C.P. Gripes
F.dr
William B. Ardery
Cairnbrook
AAA
Somerset
Garrett
Cambria
Chaplain Cassler
Admiral Horthy
Fuehrer
Brother’s
Court House
Louis P. Lochner
Somerset Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau
P. m
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Denver
Bittsburgh
Wee
Columbus
Seer
Elkins
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