Prize Awarded In Auto Injury Case At Somerset
Allan Tipton of Meyersdale received 8379 from Edith Baer of Boswell in a civil trespass suit filed in Somerset County Court. The Dec 30 1934 head on collision on Route 219 between Berlin and Garrett left Tipton crippled and hospitalized for 22 months. The Baer car occupants also suffered injuries including Edith Baer and her children.
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Allan Tipton
Meyersdale
Somerset County
Edith Baer
Boswell
Route 219
Berlin
Garrett
Tipton
Leland W. Waker
Som
Beachdale
Baer
Evelyn Austin
Meyersvale
Louis Baer
Edith
Robert
Mary
Anna
Ethel
Friends
Pocahontas
Palintiff
Bitter Guffey Bill Battle in coal industry forecast
Washington reports a bitter fight over the Guffey coal control bill with Senator Guffey planning to introduce price regulation after January 5. Observers note omitted details of a New York operators meeting and anticipate resistance from some producers while a new legislative committee forms. The wage and hour talks may run parallel to the bill battle as the 1935 dispute colors expectations. Deer hunt ends with two arrows, six point buck brought down near Spring Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guffey
D-Pa
Congress
Supreme Court
New York
Charles P. O'Neill
United Mine Workers
Free employment ads offered by Daily American
In December the Daily American will run a free employment ad for job seekers and provide six free insertions to employers seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily American
Spory Prize Deer Hunter Claims Largest Local Buck
William Spory of Latrobe shot a 204 pound 22 point buck on the Somerset side of Laurel Ridge to lead the season in Somerset county. Game Warden Hagar M. Woodward verified the kill. Other notable hunts include eight point bucks by E C Pyle and W S Lehman and a 13 prong buck near Stoystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Spory
Latrobe
Somerset County
Somerset
Laurel Ridge
Hagar M. Woodward
H. G. Fritz
Friedens
W. S. Lehman
Reels Corner
E. C. Pyle
Negro Mountain
George Collins, Jr
Meyersdale
Homer Maust
Springs
Lee Mimna
R. D
John Nicholson
Roy Becket
Elmer Enos
Listonburg
Lloyd Hay
Pius Zimmerman
Summit Mills
Galen Peck
Wilson Hay
Menno Brenneman
Walter Teats
Brenneman
Woolward
Daniel Seibert
E. M. Sheeler
Stoystown
Shade Township
J. W. Smith
Brotherton
Saylor
Woodward
Bierer Speaks Before Rotary on Forestry Progress
Vv. M. Bierer district forester of Ligonier spoke at the Somerset Rotary noon meeting at the Ferner Hotel. He outlined forest protection gains, CCC fire fighters, road-building for prevention, and showed reels on fires origin and control, forest fire equipment, and white pine propagation in state nurseries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv. M. Bierer
Ligonier
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
Department of Forests
Wa Ys
Mr. Bierer
CCC
Bethlehem to reopen big Cokeburg mine
Bethlehem Steel Corp announced it will reopen its large Cokeburg mine in Charleroi. About 600 workers will be employed as operations resume later this month after seven years idle, with the mine now fully electrified and modernized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cokeburg
Hamilton to resign as Republican chairman in December
John Hamilton announced he will resign as Republican national committee chair on December 17 in Chicago, citing inability to continue without confidence. The move prompts Capitol speculation on whether the resignation will be accepted and possible successor decisions. He stressed full effort to reduce the party deficit of 1.3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National Committee
Chicago
John Hamilton
Capitol
Hamilton
Representative Fish
Alf M. Landon
Hobe Sound
Florida
McNary
Oregon
Liason Committee to Steer Program Named
Gov Earle and state leaders propose a 12 member liaison panel to push the administration's agenda through the 1937 legislature. The body includes five senators and seven representatives appointed by presiding officers and party leaders. David L. Lawrence said the group would strive to carry the program with minimal friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Earle
House
Senate
David L. Lawrence
Commonwealth
All Western Orchestra Meeting At Bellevue High
Six Somerset high school students travel to Bellevue Pittsburgh for the All Western orchestra meeting featuring 40 district music directors and soloists Milton Thomas of Taylor Alderdice as violin soloist. Robert Critchfield Rinerd Cowher Seibert and Berkey named among players. guest conductors include Ralph Lewando and J Vic OBrien with Howard Hanson as guest conductor for December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset High School
Bellevue High School
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Helen Custer
Elizabeth Rinerd
Anna Cowher
Robert Critchfield
Robert Seibert
Donald Berkey
Somerset
Rinerd
Cowher
Miss Custer
Milton Thomas
Taylor Alderdice High School
Ralph Lewando
J. Vic O'Brien
Carnegie ‘Tech
Virginia
All-Tate
Mt. Lebanon
Allwestern
Howard Hanson
Eastman School of Music
Midland Strike Ends At Detroit
The Associated Press reports a major nationwide strike wrapup with the Midland Steel Products Company in Detroit settling after a week, granting higher wages and a 45 hour week while ending piecework. The settlement released brake on auto production though other strikes linger half across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midland Steel Products Company
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Lincoln- Zephyr
Ford Motor Company
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
G. W. McCabe
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Ottawa
Ill
Ottawans
Chrysler Motor Company
Chrysler
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Pittsburgh Plate
San Francisco
Gulf Coast
Houston
Tex
New York
Simpson Spends Night Hidden in Blois France
Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson arrived in Blois and stayed at the Hotel De France after a dash from Rouen. She telephoned London from her room and left with her party the next morning. Police guarded the hotel as staff reported she checked in under the name Harrison.
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Blois
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Paris
Tonight
Rouen
Hotel de France
Tours
London
Simpson
Simpson speeds toward Cannes in southern France escape
Evreux dispatch reports Wallis Warfield Simpson traveling by car through Rouen Evreux Orleans and Tours en route to a secret refuge from public eye. A chauffeur and guard accompany her while British detectives trail in a second car. The party allegedly includes Herman Rogers and wife at Cannes villa as bodyguards confront journalists.
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Evruex
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
England
Edward
Fort Belvedere
Simpson
Cannes
Tours
Rouen
Evreaux
Orleans
Mrs. Simpson
Buick
Royal
Lou Vier
Herman Rogers
New York
Rogers
Civil Service Restored in Unemployment Insurance Bill
Harrisburg scene at 1:54 a.m. as Senate restores civil service provisions to the unemployment insurance bill amid protests by Governor Earle. The House had passed the original form, while a social service worker preference clause was dropped. A separate Greensburg note reports Judge Fetterhoof sentencing John Quinn to two to four years in Allegheny county workhouse for a 98 theft.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Earle
House
Greensburg
Chester Fetterhoof
Huntingdon County
John Quinn
Allegheny County
Edward VIII Faces Choice Between Throne and Wallis
Britain’s king met with Prime Minister Baldwin to decide whether he will wed Wallis Simpson or retain the throne. The PM warned the sovereign to choose, while Simpson fled to a French hideaway, leaving the empire awaiting Baldwin’s next parliamentary disclosure.
Lions Observe Charter Night in Somerset
The Somerset Lions Club held its seventh annual charter night banquet at the Church of the Brethren dining room. Dr J T Bowman presided, James O Courtney outlined club work since 1929, and the group noted over 11 000 dollars donated to churches for lunches and other fund raising. The event featured magic by William T Neff and a five act drama with Joseph Snyder and Samuel Jaffee assisting. Membership stands at 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Lions Club
Church of the Brethren
J. T. Bowman
James O. Courtney
W. Guy Critchfield
Dr. Bowman
Major Bowes
Robert 5. Uhl
Lions
Lionesses
William T. Neff
Indiana
Mr. Neff
H. J. Geisler
Abdication Likely For King Over Wallis Simpson Affair
London dispatch reports King Edward may abdicate over his planned marriage to Wallis Simpson. Canadian sources note Dominion governments oppose the match due to Simpson’s two living former husbands and warn abdication could follow if the king insists.
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London
Edward
George Hambleton
Wallis Simpson
Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis Campaign Extends
Bruce Barton urges action to prevent tuberculosis deaths among 15 to 45 year olds. The Christmas seal drives the campaign in Pennsylvania through the Penna Tuberculosis Society and affiliates, informing the public about the disease, prevention, and early treatment. Purchases support ongoing local tuberculosis work into 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Barton
Pennsylvania
Penna, Tuberculosis Society
King Edward Faces Choice Over Marriage and Duty
Crowds in London cheered King Edward as he faced a public ultimatum from Prime Minister Baldwin. The monarch weighed between marriage to an American-born divorcee and his royal duties across the British empire, with frequent cabinet sessions and a possible Saturday Commons meeting signaling the next move.
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London
Edward
Britain
Walley Warfield Simpson
Fort Belvedere
Sence Se
Baldwin
Commons
Belvedere
Maxe Edward
Viscount Craigavon
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Truck Forcibly Deterred by Bus Causes Crash on Wellersburg Pike
Clarence E. Ohler of Sand Patch lost control after a passing bus forced his truck off the Wellersburg Pike. The snowbank prevented reentry, sending the vehicle into a headwall and a tree in a field. No injuries were reported. a new frame will be required. The truck was bound for Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Ohler
Wellersburg Pike
Somerset
Maryland
Mother and Daughter Slain in Canton Farm Find
Discovery of Mrs Minnie Long and her daughter Virginia Pyatte murdered led police to an abandoned farm in search of Sherman Long, the trio’s husband and stepfather.
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Canton, O
Minnie Long
Virginia Pyatte
Ira Manderbaugh
Sherman Long
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King Edward
Bill Battle
Corry
Therol Matteson
Spring Creek
Spory Prize
Bierer
Bethlehem
Edward J. Duffy
Liason Committee
Wicicland
Ujmini
Bellevue
Somerset High
All Western Orchestra
Ottawa, Ill
Wally
King Edward’s Royal Garage
Stanley Baldwin
Parliament
British Empire
Edward VIII
Evreux
Buckingham
GOD
the King
Wellersburg
J. M. Maizel
H. C. Beerits’ Sons
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