Bolivia’s youthful dictator Busch dies after self inflicted shot
In La Paz German Busch known as Condor of the Andes died after shooting himself at his residence. General Quintanilla assumed provisional presidency and ordered three days of national mourning. Busch had seized power at 33 and ruled amid opposition with central bank and exchange controls in a largely Indian population of 3 million.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
German Busch
Mario Flores
Fiores
Busch
Anvensé
Carlos Quintanilla
Wheer
Quintanilla
Natinnalicine
Ranrelline
Poceiane
Throat Cut In Auto Collision Near Confluence
A Markleysburg man Raymond Davis escaped severe injury when his car collided with a truck driven by Richard Alcott near Confluence at 6 45 am. Davis suffered a deep throat cut narrowly missing the jugular. Driver Floyd Osler and another passenger William Prinkey sustained head and body bruises. Fog reduced visibility and state trooper Munson noted the rear end collision. Davis was treated and sent home.
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Markleysburg
Fayette County
Raymond Davis
Davis
Floyd Osler
Richard B. Alcott
Ursina
Osler
William A. Prinkey
E. A. Munson
Confluence
Will Wreck Thaw Mansion to Save Tax in Sewickley
Mrs. William Thaw Jr announces plans to demolish her 44 room Sewickley summer home due to high taxes and maintenance. Frank Givens’s wrecking company will begin next month. Estate valued at 500000 with 45 acres and former 14 gardener staff. house cost 187000. Furnishings to be sold at auction. land to be subdivided into five acre sites.
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Pittsburgh
William Thaw, Jr
Sewickley
Frank Givens
Sidney Howard Dies Under Tractor in Massachusetts
Playwright Sidney Howard, 48, was killed at his summer home when a tractor he was cranking started and crushed him beneath the wheels. He wrote Broadway hits including the 1925 Pulitzer prize play They Knew What They Wanted. He was born June 26, 1891 in Oakland and graduated from the University of California in 1915.
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Twa2ingham
Mass
Sidney Howard
Howard
Oakland
Cali
University of California
George Pierce Baker
Harvard
George i Perce Baker
Fire in Cokeville Leaves Ten Homeless
A seven room Cokeville house was destroyed by a fire leaving ten people homeless including amateur boxer Albert Moore his wife and baby and Mr and Mrs Harry Cunningham and their five children. The families were away when neighbors discovered the flames.
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Blairsville
Cokeville
Albert
Billy the Kid
Overseas Broadcasts Ahead of European Crisis
New York August 23 overseas broadcasts announced for tomorrow include WEAF WJZ NBC 8 30 A M from London with a summation of Prime Minister Chamberlains parliament address, and NBC CBS MBS 3 30 P M with a ten minute Lord Halifax statement from No 10 Downing Street.
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New York
WEAF
WJZ
NBC
London
Chamberlains
CBS
MBS
Lord Halifax
No. 10
Downing Street
John Gunther
Riva
Latvia
Yvon Lesbos
Paris
Gerald P. Nye
N-Nd
Starvey Rock
Til
Milk Strike Ends After Compromise In New York
Utica reports the milk strike ends with a blended price of $2.15 per hundredweight after nine days. Union delegates and New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia back the agreement, ending a boycott that disrupted supply to millions. The metropolitan distributors agency also signs, with health officials noting a 60 percent shortage at baby milk stations.
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Utica
N. Y
Janusia
New York City
Loulgill
Wwtermea
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Metropolitan Milk Producers Bargaining Agency
Metropolitan Distributors Bargaining Agency
City Hall
John L. Rice
Roudies Dump 100 Cans of New York Milk
State police report a crowd forced three trucks to stop at the New York border and dump 100 cans of milk en route to market. Pennsylvania officers escorted the load from Lakewood to Hawkins Bridge before the trucks continued into New York. The total dumped milk weighed about 4 700 quarts.
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Honesdale
New York State
Pennsylvania
Corps of
Lakewood
Wayne County
Hawkins Bridge
Delaware River
President Roosevelt Lands at Sandy Hook on U S S Lang
President Roosevelt returns from a New England and Canadian cruise aboard the Tuscaloosa. He will depark at Sandy Hook New Jersey and catch a train to Washington after a 2 760 mile voyage since leaving New York on August 12.
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U. S. S. Lang
Roosevelt
Sandy Hook
N. J
Red Bank
Washington
Tuscaloosa
Lang
New England
Canadian
New York
Studebaker Plants Shuttered By Indiana Strike
Six thousand workers idled as Studebaker in Muncie and its Warner Gear transmission plant halt operations. Paul C. Hoffman announced the shutdown until further notice. The strike originated at the Warner Gear plant in Muncie, a Borg-Warner subsidiary.
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South Bend
Ind
Studepaker Corporation
Munice, Inc
Wich
Studebaker
Paul C. Hoffman
Warner Gear Company
Munice
Borg-Warner Corporation
Two Miners Die After Slate Fall In Masontown Mine
In Masontown near Ainsley mine two miners died when a heavy slate fall crushed Michael Lakatos 46 of Masontown and fatally injured Frank Hower 48 who died later at Uniontown hospital. Eight men were in the room as a slate fall trapped them. Six others escaped with injuries.
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Masontown
Ainsley Company
Michael Lakatos
Frank Hower
Uniontown
Mrs Pyle Suffers Stroke on Monday
Mrs C G Pyle of West Main street is confined to her bed by a slight stroke of paralysis suffered Monday.
Indictments Hit Two New Orleans State Officials In Oil Plot
Police raid two downtown offices in New Orleans as indictments tied to oil company dealings widen the scandal. W. D. Dark and L. J. Melton of the conservation department face charges for accepting 2250 dollars to acidize gas wells. Senator James A. Noe, former Huey Long ally, is named as president and owner of the firm.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury
Monroe
W. D. Dark
L. J. Melton
Conservation Department
J. and H. Oil Company
James A. Noe
Huey P. Long
Earl K. Long
Noe
Texas
Dark
Melton
Financial
Newman, Harris and Company
Shushan Brothers “Nations
Orleans
Blowout Skids Car Injures Three in Lincoln Highway Crash
A Pittsburgh mother, her daughter and grandson were injured when a tire blew on the Lincoln Highway two miles east of Reels Corner. Mrs. Elizabeth Byers, 79, suffered a fractured collarbone and shock. Edna B. Morris, 43, lacerations and bruises. Bernard S. Morris, 14, a severe forehead laceration. The car left the road, flipped twice, and the wreckage was valued at about $500.
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Pittsburgh
Lincoln Highway
Reels Corner
Elizabeth Byers
Windber Hospital
Romania vows to stay neutral amid looming European war
Bucharest reports 850000 troops ready to defend neutrality unless attacked. King Carol and ministers define policy while Poland learns of Romania's stance. Observers flag risk from Russian German understandings as Germany eyes Romania’s resources.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Europe
Carol
Poland
Russia
Romania
Britain
France
Hungary
Bessarabia
Germany
British Engineers Vow to Strike Across Rail Networks
London August 23 The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen says it will strike August 26 despite the labor ministry request to defer. General Secretary W J R Squance says the strike remains fixed for Saturday midnight. The union with 56000 members argues for wage increases and 12 paid holidays instead of six, predicting rail paralysis on England’s main lines except the London subway.
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London
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Labor Ministry
W. J. R. Squance
England
Girl Injured in Farm Fall Fractures Left Arm
Shirley Stutzman seven daughter of Bruce and wife of Berlin R D 2 suffered a left forearm fracture in a fall from a tree on her parents farm. The injury occurred Wednesday evening and was treated with reduction at Community hospital.
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Shirley Stutzman
Bruce Stutzman
Berlin R. D
Pact Signing Blows Hope For Peace In Europe
London reacts to the German Soviet non aggression pact signed in Moscow as Britain moves to wartime footing. Officials warn the pact undermines hopes for a peaceful settlement with Poland and raises risk of broader conflict. Parliament to grant emergency powers. ARP forces prepare for nationwide blackout. export controls tighten under wartime strategy.
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London
Great Britain
Moscow
Germany
Poland
Russia
Black Sea
Furmer
Hitler
Berlin
Danzig
Nevile Henderson
Britain
Territorial Army
Army
Navy
Air Force
Home Office
Board of Trade
George VI
Nazis Sign With Soviet Peace Pact
Moscow reports Germany and the Soviet Union signed a ten year non aggression pact binding both to refrain from force and to consult on common interests with no exit clause. Ribbentrop and Molotov witnessed by Stalin signed the accord in the Kremlin ending with Berlin Moscow verification.
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Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Ribbentrop
Molotoff
Nower
Ribbentrop Reports to Hitler on Soviet Pact
Berlin reports a ten year non aggression pact between Nazi Germany and Communist Russia. Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov signed at the Kremlin in Stalin's presence, a development altering Britain and France hopes to align the Soviets.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Moscow
England
France
Russia
Soviet
Leliath
Ole
Aileir
Joachim von Hiboentrop
Vyachesiaff Molotoff
Joseph Stalin
Frieaneh Werner von Schulenourg
Berlin
Britain
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Kremlin
Stalin
von Ribbentrop
Japan Chooses Steps To Take In View Of Pact
Tokyo reports the Japanese army and navy have reached a complete agreement on steps to respond to the German Soviet non aggression pact. Government silence persists, but preparations for swift action are indicated with three likely options: aloofness from European affairs, patching ties with Britain France and the United States, or bolstering the anti comintern pact.
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Tokyo
Domei
Japan
China
Far East
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Manchoukuo
Spain
Leopold pleads for peace amid Oslo group call
King Leopold of Belgium urged seven northern European powers to open negotiations for peace. He spoke at the Brussels palace with Oslo group ministers, warning of a looming war that could destroy civilization and calling for broader international support for conciliation.
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Brussels
Leopold 141
Belgium
Europe
Leopold
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Finland
Luxembourg
Oslo
Royal
War Resources Begins Work on U S Mobilization Plans
The War Resources Board opened sessions in Washington to study mobilization day plans with aims to avoid WWI delays. Members include Edward R. Stettinius Jr and John Lee Pratt with MIT’s Karl T. Compton expected tomorrow. The group would execute the plan and focus on rapidly deploying armed forces and essential equipment.
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Washington
War Resources Board
United States
Roosevelt
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Joint Munitions Group
Resources Group
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institution
John Lee Pratt
General Motors Corporation
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of
Poland Hopes to Hold Peace as Diplomatic Efforts Continue
Warsaw crowds sense a fragile pause as Western allies pursue “aggressive” diplomacy to avert war. Sir Neville Henderson’s Berchtesgaden talk raises Britain’s pledge to aid Poland if attacked while Bech and Renard discuss with Czechoslovak and French officials. A minor border exchange near Breslau prompts concern.
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Warsaw
Poland
Neville Henderson
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Czas
Britain
Neville
Hitler
Howard Renard
Leon Noel
Beck
Bucharest
Romania
Wlucznow
Breslau
Canada's Cabinet Meets All of Today
Ottawa reports Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King and cabinet planning an all day session with Europe events and Britain's emergency session weighing heavy on govt. Defense Minister Ian Mackenzie says months of planning would be activated if Britain enters war mobilizing up to 50,000 trained personnel for defense against invasion disorder or sabotage.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. L MacKenzie King
Canada
Europe
Ian Mackenzie
Britain
London
Defense
Mackenzie
Hs Department
Britons Cancel All Sailings for Baltic Port
British east coast shipowners cancel all sailings to Baltic ports due to German port tensions. Further sailings suspended indefinitely until the international situation clarifies. One Newcastle vessel en route to Hamburg was recalled by radio.
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London
Baltic
Newcastle
Hamburg
Americans On Their Way Home From Europe Crisis
Americans in France begin leaving for the United States as consular authorities urge consideration of safe passage from resort towns near the Italian frontier. Washington sailings from Le Havre are fully booked with limited seats available later. notable travelers include Mrs. Sara Roosevelt and John Roosevelt.
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Paris
Europe
France
United States
Nice
Wiese
Rivera
United States Lines
Washington
le Havre
Roosevelt
New York
Hamburg
Cunard Line
American Airways
Sara Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
France Expands Empire Forces to Nearly Two Million
Posters call up two more classes as France mobilizes partial forces toward a potential clash with Germany. The German Soviet non aggression pact signed in Moscow deepens pessimism. Paris taxis and vehicles are requisitioned to post orders granting broad requisition rights.
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Paris
France
Germany
Moscow
Danzig
Somerset County Bridges on Program Rebuild Plan
Six Somerset county bridges will be rebuilt or repaired under a $2,047,817 PennDOT bridge program announced Wednesday. Exact locations are unavailable, but none are major structures. $147,310 was allocated to the Uniontown district for 15 bridges.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Uniontown
Washington County
Fayette
Greene
Jenners man charged with involuntary manslaughter
Calvin M. Frye, 25, of Jenners, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in Greensburg. The charges stem from an August 10 automobile accident near Seward that killed Milford Winkelman and his sister Viola Felton. Frye posted $1,500 bond and waived a preliminary hearing to await the Westmoreland County grand jury.
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Greensburg
Calvin M. Frye
Jenners
A. J. Naddeo
Indiana
Seward
Frye
Milford Winkelman
Viola Felton
Westmoreland County Grand Jury
Hitler presses Poland with protectorate demand as crisis deepens
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler insists on Poland accepting a protectorate for areas retained after German demands for Danzig and prewar Polish territories. Britain pledges aid but cautious. Mussolini rumored to press Warsaw. Many correspondents and officials have evacuated Berlin amid escalating tensions.
Weather Elsewhere Reported Daily by David Grove
Temperature for the 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Tuesday to 5 30 p m Wednesday listed as 84 with notes of various unreadable OCR strings. A prior year maximum 17 and minimum value not readable.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Rnin i
Cceseenen
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
New York
Eee
Boston
Miami
Anenee
Chicago Vis
Denver
Eantenenare
New Orleans
Columbus
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Elkins
Weather forecast for Eastern states with scattered showers
Eastern Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers Thursday and in the extreme southwest Friday. West Virginia reports similar Thursday showers with Friday generally fair. Western Pennsylvania sees partial cloudiness Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Maryland forecast calls for partly cloudy and continued warmth with showers in the east on Friday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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