Japanese Parade Protest Sparks Shanghai Tense Stand
A Japanese victory parade through Shanghai sparked protests by American and British officials. The march triggered a deadly blast near Wing On as 5,000 troops swept six miles along Nanking Road. Casualty figures and flight activity were reported amid air battles near Nanking and Hangchow.
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Nanking Road
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International Settlement
Bubbling Well
Nanking Roads
Bune
Nanking
Hangchow
Chekiang
Hsiaoshan
Japan
Wuhu
Vice President Garner Goes Deer Hunting in Pennsylvania
Vice President John Nance Garner hunts a four point 150 pound deer while visiting Pennsylvania. The trip also features President Roosevelt fishing off the Florida coast and guests including Senator Joseph F. Guffey and Polish ambassador Count Jerzy Potocki departing Washington in a private car.
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Florida
John Nance Garner
Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Guffey
Jerzy Potocki
The
Washington
Garner
Brothers observe golden weddings in two cities
Two brothers marked their golden anniversary today with 50 years of marriage. Isaac Claster and his wife of Pittsburgh celebrated, while Harris Claster and his wife, now in New York, observed the same day in different cities.
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Pittsburgh
Lock Haven
Isaac Clatcer
Harris Claster
New York
Ladies Altar Society to Meet at St Peter's Church
The Ladies Altar Society of St Peter's Church plans a Tuesday evening meeting on December 7 in the church social rooms. Hostesses will be Mrs. Clarence Schrock Mrs. James B Landis and Mrs. A I Mock.
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St Peter’s Church
Clarence Schrock
James B. Landis
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Central City miner dies in pumpkin ball hunting accident
Felix Yatta a 53 year old Central City miner was found dead near his fence during the deer season. Coroner Logue says the pumpkin ball shell was removed from the 12 gauge gun by 16 year old John Babula, suggesting accidental discharge as Yatta crossed the fence. Surviving are Mae Yatta and children Martin John Frank Joseph Anna Julia and Alexander. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Saturday morning with interment in the church cemetery.
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J. C. Conway
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Swetack
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Potter County
Meyersvaie
Edward Walters
Merle Walters
Roy Nedrow
Wilson Walter
Humphrey Lehman
William Whorrel
William Carter
Howard Lohr
Hiram Walker
Leroy Lehman
Earl Drenner
Uck
George Grega
N. E. Mangus
Victo Gordon
Ezra Newman
John Madda
John Kudasik
John Mech
Tony Vidmar
Matt Midomski
GOP Spending Reported in Late Somerset County Vote
Official election board filings show the GOP spent 3888.13 and Democrats 2852.46 in Somerset County’s November general election. Republicans reported 1067.15 on hand with subsequent 1845.21 in contributions. Democrats listed 14.87 on hand and 3124.25 in contributions. Largest individual Democratic spender was Richard Krissinger at 190.96. Republican top contributor Neva S. Longridge at 350. Fides extended to several donors on both sides and noted contributions exceeding 50 dollars.
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Election Board
Republican National Committee
Ivan Lambert
Republican County Committee
G. E. Fogle
Neva S. Longridge
Richard Krissinger
Charles R. Blatt
Burgess
Somerset
Republican Committee
F. E. Sass
E. J. Newbaker
Paul Kieffer
R. S. Stoughton
Robert W. Cons Jr
F. Homer Fritz
Buyers Strike Slump Cited By Labor Federation in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor blamed the current recession on a buyers strike and high prices. It estimated about 850000 Pennsylvanians are out of work or underemployed, noting unemployment could not stem from a boom that failed to restore full private employment. The statement, signed by John A. Phillips and Lester Thomas, was given to a Senate committee investigating unemployment and relief.
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Harrisburg
Pennylvania Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania
Senate
John A. Phillips
Federation
Lester Thomas
Non-Suit In Snyder Damage Case Cleared By Civil Court
In Civil Court on Thursday the Snyder damage case was dismissed via a compulsory non-suit after the plaintiff failed to prove negligence. Eleanor Snyder sought damages for Armour Snyder’s death after a December vehicle collision with defendant Shnomas Lenhat. The trial heard conflicting eye witness testimony and adjourned with Adler v Specht continuing.
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Jan Snyder
Rama Snyder
Shnomas Lenhat
Armour Snyder
Route 53
Harnedsvile
Listonburg
Snyder
Jane Adler
Walter C. Ader
Walter C. Adler
Josiah Specht
Miss Adler
Greensburg
Specht
Specnt
Muss Adler
Patcolman
C. Ernest Herb
State Highway Patrol
Spend
Bouse
Wilkins Heads Arctic Search for Lost Russian Fliers
Sir Hubert Wilkins leads an Explorers Club expedition with base at Aklavik to find five Russian aviators missing since August on a Moscow to United States non stop flight. He reports radio contact will calibrate before search begins. Mihail Vodopyanoff says the crew is believed dead.
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Polar Sea
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Moscow
United States
Wilkins
Mihail Vodopyanoff
Lady Kingsford Smith Weds Alan Tully in Melbourne
Lady Kingsford Smith widow of famed aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith marries Alan Tully a corporation executive in Melbourne. The ceremony seals a union in the Australian city with notable social prominence.
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Melbourne
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Alan Tully
Corporation
Somerset hunter slays 8 point buck in woodlands
A 17 year old Somerset factory worker Richard Knupp stunned a 125 pound eight point buck with one rifle shot then used rope and a knife to claim the kill four miles from the Lincoln highway near Furnace Run on Ligonier Mountain.
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Richard Knupp
Knupp
H. W. Walker
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Furnace Run
Ligonier Monthin
Lincoln Highway
Ligonier Mountain
Knapp
Business slump sharpest in 55 years in Pittsburgh district
University of Pittsburgh bureau of business research reports a sharp drop in the Pittsburgh district last week marking a tenth straight weekly decline and the lowest activity in 55 years. All major production lines, shipments, and most retail and wholesale trades fell, with the index at 177.5 percent of the 1953-55 average, down nearly six points.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
See Yourself and Your Town in the Movies at Somerset High
Somerset enterprises and residents will appear in a Veterans of Foreign Wars show at the Somerset high school auditorium on December 9 and 10. The film showcases the band in uniform, classrooms, hospital renovation, churches, courthouse, local businesses in Christmas dress, and Becky Cotler’s dancing school, with citizens filmed unaware in daily tasks.
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Somerset High School
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 554
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset County
Becky Cotler
Regalia
Dwyer Plea Change Sentences Man To Life In Maine
Paul Dwyer reversed his murder plea from innocent to guilty in the Littlefield double slaying case. He faces life imprisonment with hard labor as Maine has no capital punishment. The motive cited involved a pregnancy remark by the doctor. Bodies were moved through New England to New Jersey before discovery. Judge Emery called the case a public horror and praised the all male jury.
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Paris
Paul Dwyer
James G
Littlefield
Dwyer
George L. Emery
Maine
Kennedy seeks more ship subsidies for private lines
In Washington on December 2 Joseph P. Kennedy urged Congress to pass additional legislation to boost private ship lines’ participation in a government program. The plan would support a $137 million subsidized construction program over five years.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Congress
Somerset county potato crop steadies price despite blight dip
Somerset county's 1937 potato harvest is projected at 1.4 million bushels, 30 percent below 1936 and far from the 1935 record. Yet farm agent C McDowell says farmers may net about the same as last year as prices rose from 70c to $1.10 per hundredweight, aided by blight cutting yields but preserving quality. He notes 9,000 acres planted, yields about 100 bushels per acre, smaller carryover, and price stabilization as digging continues toward Page Seven.
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Somerset County
Co. C. McDowell
McDowell
Someset County
Somerset
U. S No. 1
Sawmill Accident Claims Local Banker Frank Koontz
Frank Koontz 48 vice president of Hooversville National Bank and prominent Quemahoning township figure died in a sawmill accident Thursday afternoon. While sawing lumber a plank split striking him in the neck and head causing a skull fracture. Coroner ruled death accidental. Survived by wife and three daughters. He died after transfer to Memorial Hospital Johnstown.
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Hooversville National Bank
Quemahoning Township
W. J. Logue
Meyersdale
Smith Again Heads GOP Men
The Somerset County unit of the Republican Men of Pennsylvania reelected H. W. Smith of Conemaugh township as president for the ensuing year. Dr. A. L. Lumley and S. Cober Brancher were reelected secretary and treasurer, respectively, with E. M. Shankis of Jenner township as vice president. An executive committee was named including B. Blaine Barefoot, Percy Miller, Abe Solomon, John Stutzman, Dr. J. D. Spencer, Scott Holliday, Elmer Lepley, William Foley, Paul Burnett, E. C. Hostetler, Scott Miller, S. Beck, Bayard Maust, W. L. Mills, William McCall, Charles Humbert, Aaron Heiple, and Forrest Lohr.
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Republican Men of
Pennsylvania
H. W. Smith
Conemaugh Township
Court House
A. L. Lumley
Somerset
S. Cober Brancher
E. M. Shankis
Jenner Township
B. Blaine Barefoot
Burgess
Windber
Percy Miller
Shade Township
Abe Solomon
John Stutzman
Stonycreek
Dr. J. D. Spencer
Scott Holliday
Somerfield
Elmer Lepley
Southampton Township
William Foley
Jenner
Paul Burnett
Boswell
E. C. Hostetler
Meyersdale
Scott Miller
Elk Lick
Hunter is Dead After Stray Bullet Incident
George Dickey of Corapolis was found dead about 16 miles from St. Marys. He was believed killed by a stray bullet while lost in the woods since Tuesday night. An experienced hunter, his death was reported today.
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ST. Mary's
George Dickey
Corapolis
Mellon Institute Exempt from County Taxes
Allegheny County commissioners grant tax exemption to the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh for industrial research, recognizing it as a non profit organization.
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Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Commissioners
Wage Hour Bill Advances As House Rejects Probe Into Signatures
The House moved the wage hour bill forward after scuttling a proposed probe into how the 218 signatures were obtained. Debate centered on strict minimums and the possible shift to a one man labor department, with amendments anticipated. Bribery hints surfaced as opponents alleged offers were made to secure signatures.
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Waslhngton
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Bief
D-Tex
Robertson
R-Va
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Florida Ship Canal
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DNJ
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West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania Forecast Warm Friday
West Virginia and western Pennsylvania expect fair weather with a slight warming trend on Friday. Friday and Saturday in eastern Pennsylvania will be generally fair but cold then cloudy and warmer on Saturday. Maryland will be fair and cold Friday with increasing cloudiness and warmer Saturday.
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