Two Die, One Critical After Route 219 Crash Near Thomas Mills
In a head on collision near a stone bridge, Mrs Helen Scattlefield 27 died at Johnstown Memorial Hospital from skull fracture and other injuries. Her brother William H Sanner 22 was in fair condition with head injuries. Howard Knepper 40 Boy Scout executive was critically injured with skull fracture and broken femur. All three were traveling from Moxham and Somerset. police investigate.
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Boswell
Helen (Sanner) Scattlefield
Willam H. Sanner
Johnstown
Howard B. Knepper
Admiral Peary Council
Scattlefield
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Scout
Knepper
Memorial Hospital
Sanner
Stone Bridge
Thomas Mills
Somerset
Moxham
Thei Boswell
R. D
Jennertown
State Motor Police
Bertha (Gillespie) White-Sanner
Greensburg
Lanner
William H
Light coach Skids and Crashes in West Main Street Incident
James Pyle of Somerset operated a light coach that skidded on ice at West Main and struck Bruce Reed of Stoystown and a parked sedan driven by Harold Gardner. Damage totaled about 150 dollars with no injuries and no charges against Pyle.
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James Pyle
Somerset
West Main Street
Pyle
Bruce O. Reed
Stoystown
R. D
A. Chevrolet
Reed
Harold Gardner
Garner
Flue Fire Stops Firemen at Witt Home
A flue fire at the home of Mr and Mrs A G Witt 530 North Center avenue was extinguished by Somerset volunteer firemen. The alarm sounded at 4 30 p m Fire Chief Richard Pile reported no damage.
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A. G. Witt
North Center Avenue
Somerset
Richard Pile
Bonnelly Named to Philadelphia Court
Governor George H. Earle filled three vacancies on the Philadelphia municipal court amid a France trip. Edward Schmidheiser Adrian Bonnelly and Felix Piekarski were named, with Bonnelly a former deputy attorney general and Piekarski a former Philadelphia family court member. The posts had stood open for over a year.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Philadelphia
France
Earle
New York
Capitol
Edward Schmidheiser
Adrian Bonnelly
Felix Piekarski Bonnelly
Charles G. Margiotti
Margiotti
Piekarski
Philadelphia Family Court
State Supreme Court
France Faces Strains as Italy and Reich Weigh Peace
Paris reports tensions rise over Italy and Germany pressuring for favorable peace terms. Daladier warns employers after a failed general strike while government pledges to honor existing contracts. Navy notes a liner requisition and workers plan to strike in support of wage demands. Jouhaux signals talks with Daladier as Tunisia and Corsica rhetoric intensifies.
Italy ready for march on France
Diplomatic circles report French Ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet protested to Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano over Wednesday anti-French demonstrations in the Chamber of Deputies. Francois-Poncet spoke for three quarters of an hour outlining Paris's reaction.
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Rome
Andre Francois-Poncet
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Chamber of Deputies
Francois-Poncet
Ciano
Somerset WPA sewing projects closed due to funding cut
Somerset County ends three WPA sewing projects with over 350 workers laid off as federal funds for payrolls run out. A county sponsorship of 2500 is meant to restart work quickly, with a new center planned in Central City and an expected similar worker total despite the delay into January.
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Somerset County
Madeline Maloy
Somerset County Board of Commissioners
Somerset
Windser
Meyersdale
Miss Maloy
Harriisburg
Washington
R. H. Krissinger
Department of Public Assistance
R. W. Trevorrow
WPA
Trevorrow
Sewen Project
David Jenkins
Area 11
Jenkins
Board of Commissioners
Central City
State liquor agent found dead in hotel room
Coroner Edgar A. Miller ruled Henry D. Bongartz death by own action. The 42 year old state liquor agent, a Philadelphian and World War veteran, was found fully clothed in a hotel room with a pistol beside the body and minor facial scratches. His car was found abandoned along a road five miles away. associates said he had been despondent for months.
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Gettysburg
Edgar A. Miller
Henry D. Bongartz
Bongartz
Ore
Parkersburg Lawyer Homer Adams Dies at 56
Homer Adams a 56 year old Parkersburg lawyer prominent in oil and gas circles died today after a heart attack earlier in the week. He served as general counsel for several oil and gas firms and was well known in local industry.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Homer Adams
Furloughs in Highways Hit Extras Only
Reductions of the number of state employes announced in Harrisburg will not affect the state highway department's regular forces in Somerset county. Some inspectors and traveling survey corps workers may be furloughed, estimated at about 15 locals. A general job rush follows the election as Republicans face turnover and new posts to fill.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Somerset County
H. F Webber
Webber
Uniontown
W. H. Beachy
Windber Shoemaker Arrested for Arson After House Fire
Leo Arcurio, 62, Windber shoemaker and owner of a double dwelling at 1714 Veil Ave, was arrested by State Police arson squad in Greensburg and jailed in Somerset after a Wednesday night fire gutted the building. He was held on arson charges following a Windber hearing.
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Greensburg
Leo Arcurio
Veil Avenue
Windber
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
J. D. Patton
Somerset
Arcurio
Indict Gelb the Dope Dealer in New York
Federal grand jury indicts Solomon Gelb a 41 year old restaurateur and world traveler on smuggling narcotics into the United States He is described as the biggest opium importer and among the world’s largest dealers The indictment comes as Gelb also known as Sollie Gordon and ten aliases is sentenced to three years in prison and fined $2000 for perjury with reported lavish wealth and grand penthouse lifestyle contrasted by his parents Brooklyn basement home
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New York
Solomon Gelb
United States
Garland Williams
Treasury Department
Gelb
Sollie Gordon
Brooklyn
Boswell Lumber Co Suffers Slight Fire
Fire of unknown origin partially gutted the oil room at Boswell Lumber Co on the Lincoln highway near Boswell. Manager E Williams said little damage occurred as volunteers from Jenntown and Boswell quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Boswell Lumber Company
Boswell R. D. 2
Lincoln Highway
Boswell
E. Williams
Jennertown
Four Sentenced in Nazi Espionage Case in New York
Federal Judge John C. Knox imposes two to six year prison terms on four defendants for selling US military information to Nazi Germany. Joanna Hofmann receives four years, Otto Voss six years, Eric Glaser two years, and Guenther Rumrich two years. The verdict followed a six week trial with a crowded courtroom and appeals denied.
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New York
Germany
John C. Knox
United States
Nazi Germany
Knox
Eric Glaser
United States Army
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
United States Army Ueserter
Miss Hofmann
Voss
Glaser
Rumrich
Bernsdorff
Suppes Motor Sales Defeated In Truck Case
A jury in Civil Court ruled for Edward Gates after deliberating a dispute over three notes totaling 259.26 owed by Gates to Suppes Motor Sales of Johnstown. The case stemmed from a truck purchase with a $300 down payment and repairs financed by a third party. Gate claimed the salesman promised trucking work with the state highway department to cover costs, a claim the court limited by excluding WPA earnings as immaterial. Gates had separately sued in Cambria to recover his down payment.
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Suppes Motor Sales Company
Edward Gates
Suppes Company
Johnstown
Gates
Conemaugh Township
State Highway Department
WPA
Boose
Cambria
Motor Company
Jennertown Women Hold Meeting
The Womans Auxiliary of the Jennertown Volunteer Fire Department met at the home of Mrs. Oscar Wright for a regular session. President Mrs. Lawrence E. Airsman led the business portion followed by a social hour and luncheon hosted by Mrs. Eliza Wright and Mrs. May Brown. Attendees included Mesdames Nova Cree Mamie Wachob Edith Friedline Margaret Griffith Pearl Witt Ida Friedline Minnie Horner May Brown Eliza beth Kallman Minnie Brown Eliza Wright Bernice Dixon Rosalie Griffith Emma Airsman and Miss Muriel Witt.
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Womans Auxiliary
Jennerstown
Minnie Horner
May Brown
Elizabeth Kallman
Minnie Brown
Eliza Wright
Bernice Dixon
Rosalie Griffith
Emma Airsman
Muriel Witt
No Significance in Moscow Vacancy
Sumner Welles said there was nothing remotely significant in the United States and Russia lacking ambassadors at their capitals. The absence of envoys has prompted diplomats to note possible coolness between the two governments. The United States has not had an ambassador in Moscow since Joseph E. Davis was transferred to Brussels in June.
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Washington
Summer Welles
United States
Russia
Moscow
Joseph E. Davis
Brussels
Deer Hunting Accidents Rise in Somerset County
Three hunting injuries reported as Roy Miller, 31, of Grantsville Maryland, was seriously wounded by a companion on Negra mountain near Salisbury. Miller survived, claiming the gun discharged accidentally. Other victims, including Alva Martz and Harvey Jr., were listed as out of danger or improving. Deer kills reports lag. local hunters list Jennerstown prizes and a 95-pound buttonback near Roxbury.
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Somerset County
Roy Miller
Grantsville
Negra Mountain
Salisbury
Miller
Atteindants
Hazel McGilvery
Meyersdale
Veterans’ Hospital
Aspinwall
Alva Martz
Glencoe
Martz
Co. C
110Th Regiment
Herbert Laugherty
Northampton Township
Harvey ,&. Jr
Berlin
Norman Brant
Brant
White Horse
Roxbury
Game Commission
Jennertown
Forrest Pyle
Ligonier Mountains
Joe Turella
John Philson
Bob Frye
Fred Bell
Robert Schmucker
Irvan Dauch
Lee Rauch
Ted Biesecker
Bud Griffith
Don Kahlman
John Rhoades
Chester Manners
H. L. Emert, Jr
Fred Vannear
Charles Theil
Hobay
John Hogman
Aaron Walker
Elmer Friedline
George Miller
N. E. Rhoades
West Union Street
White Horse Mountain
Somerset Weather Report Snapshot
Daily temperature data from 5:30 p m Thursday to 5:30 p m Friday lists high and low figures with an incomplete record. The piece notes a historical comparison showing a maximum of 34 degrees on a previous year and an unclear minimum value.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Sriaanee
Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic States This Weekend
West Virginia sees occasional rain Saturday likely ending Sunday morning with warmer Saturday and slightly colder Sunday. Western Pennsylvania expects rain in the west and freezing rain in the east, followed by cloudy skies and moderate temperatures with rain in the east. Eastern Pennsylvania may have light snow or freezing rain turning to rain as temperatures rise Saturday, with rain and warmer conditions Sunday. Maryland likely experiences light freezing rain then rising temperatures with occasional rain and warmer Sunday.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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Tunisia
Corsica
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Daladier
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Charles Pomaret
General Confederation of
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Jouhaux
Leon Jouhaux
General Confederation of Labor
Methodist Church
W J. M. Davis
Utah
Salt Lake City
Rio Grande & Western Railway
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Indict Gelb
Dope
Boswell Lumber CO
Judge Knox
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Grantsville, Md
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