Railroads Demand Immediate Rate Increase Denied
President Roosevelt and aides pushed for railroads to recover financially without government ownership. The Interstate Commerce Commission declined an immediate 15 percent freight rise and a 0.5 cent per mile coach fare increase, delaying action to hear both sides. Officials indicated the review would speed up on a permanent rate increase while considering consolidation and track abandonment to cut costs.
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Waseington
Harely
Roosevelt
Interstate Commete Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Booth insanity plea denied in West Virginia kidnapping trial
In Huntington on December 10 two defense doctors testified Arnett Booth is sane, opposing the prosecution’s call for a death penalty for kidnapping Dr James I Seder. Booth testified about alleged FBI abuse to obtain a confession and described years of falling fits as part of his insanity defense groundwork.
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James I. Seder
Huntington
W. Va
Arnett Booth
I. W. Taylor
W. M. York
Booth
Vetterli
R. E. Vetterli
John Travis
Orville Adkins
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fall Down Stairs Fatal in Altoona
Harry E. King aged 75 of Altoona died in a hospital after injuries from a fall down stairs suffered last Tuesday. He passed away on December 10.
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Altoona
Harry E. King
Nine Die in Knoxville Fire and Cleveland Sanitarium Blaze
Nine people including six children perished in a condemned Knoxville fire trap as flames raged through a home. In Cleveland a sanitarium blaze saved more than 40 patients, with firemen credited for heroic rescues including 15 mothers from a maternity hospital fire earlier in the week.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Cleveland
O. Sanitarium
McKinley Connaster
Cora Tate
Cleveland Sanitarium
UAW strike at Ford Kansas City plant sparks mass arrests
United Automobile Workers called a strike at the Ford assembly plant in Kansas City after complaints of inadequate police protection. About 150 police arrested 49 pickets as workers entered the plant during a seasonal layoff dispute. The plant plans a Monday reopening. union says the action targets discrimination and will not report back.
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Kansas City
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Assembly Plant
Committee For Industrial Organization
H. C. Doss
Menack
Ford
Brothersvalley Lad Seeks Parole After Conviction
Merle George Vought a Brothersvalley township youth who was convicted of breaking and entering a neighbor's smokehouse and stealing ham. He was sentenced January 18, 1937, to one and a half to three years in the Western Penitentiary and now seeks parole at the December 15 and 14 board hearings. A prior commutation request was heard June 18, 1937 and refused, with a second commutation request filed October 15, 1937 to be heard December 16.
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Merle George Vought
Brothersvalley Township
Western Penitentiary
Parole Board
Labor Divides On Wage Hour Tour and Senate Fight
The American Federation of Labor opposes the House revised wage-hour bill claiming it would grant life and death powers to a single administrator. Homer Martin of the CIO affiliated United Automobile Workers warns Congress opponents that they will not be forgotten at next year’s elections.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Congress
William Green
House
House Labor Committee
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Two Minor Auto Crashes Reported With Small Damages
State Motor Police reported two minor crashes causing damage to four vehicles totaling about $40. In Confluence Vernon G. Spear's car collided with a Ringer Independent Oil Co. truck driven by Glenn Humberson. damage estimated at $20 and $5 respectively. A second crash on Route 53 near Listie Road involved Stehman Shaffer of Somerset and a Ross Stewart Johnstown truck, with minor damage.
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Confluence
Vernon G. Spear
Harnedsville
Ringer Independent Oil Co
Glenn Humberson
Listie Road
Stehman Shaffer
Somerset
Ross Stewart
Johnstown
26 Killed In Scotch Crash At Castlecary
A Scottish express train collided with a second train near Castlecary Scotland in a blizzard killing at least 26 people with rescuers pulling more bodies from the wreckage and authorities signaling a heavy toll and unclear cause. The crash occurred about 4 45 P M as trains on the main line were blocked by snow with passengers and crew among the dead and injured.
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Castlecary
Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Great Britain
Gretna Green
Snowbound Buffalo Struck By Deep Lake Erie Snowstorm
Five lives lost as Buffalo and suburbs endure three days of heavy snow and 30 inch drifts. Red Cross and state mobilize rescue teams, snow trucks, Boy Scouts deliver aid, and troops are requested for Kenmore amid worsening conditions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Red Cross
New York State
Lake Erie
Buffalo Red Cross
Lehman
State Highway Department
Kenmore
Clifford B. Lane
National Guard
Lane
Upper
Charles Petersdorf
Amherst
Petersdorf
Skeleton may be Crater’s headless body found near Walden
In St Johnsbury Vermont a headless skeleton found in dense woods is linked by Sheriff Flint to the missing Judge Joseph F Crater of New York after authorities compare clothing fragments and items found with the remains. Police in New York and Pittsburgh seek identification as the case unfolds with a possible five year-old death.
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ST. Johnsbury
Joseph F. Crater
New York
Pittsburgh
Frederick A. Flint
Walden Mountain
Flint
Crater
H. Stanwood Brooks
Vermont
Frank Miller
Walden
Aiken Attacks Roosevelt on Absolute National Control
Governor George D. Aiken Charges the Roosevelt administration seeks absolute control of natural resources industry and citizens at a Delaware River Basin convention. He says regional conservation laws would centralize all resources under a single authority. Judge Grover Ladner faults Washington bureaucrats for delaying a strong stream pollution law.
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Philadelphia
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Roosevelt
Interstate Commission
Delaware River Basin
Aiken
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Grover Ladner
Washington
Sub freezing Realities Cooler Bound For Somerset District
Weather observers report four straight days of below freezing in Somerset with readings near three to ten degrees. A milder weekend looms as warmer air begins to move in while deer hunting prospects fade with heavy snows and cold.
Somerset lights up for Christmas with volunteer firemen setup
Somerset borough joins in holiday display as volunteer firemen illuminate a Christmas lighting system across four main streets. A 40 foot tree on the Diamond shines with colored gloves and a star while private homes, including Mrs. Evelyn Truxall’s, add wreaths, arches, and pine trees. Merchan ts extend hours amid hopes of snow to boost Yuletide scene.
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Somerset
West Union Street
Evelyn Truxall
William Binford
Pennsylvania
SHS Football Squad Guests of Rotary Club
The Somerset high school football squad visited the Somerset Rotary club at the Ferner hotel for the Friday luncheon. Coach A W Lloyd presided, with assistant coach Prof Mamaham. Captain Charles Morocco spoke on football benefits and Wilbert H Beachy Jr spoke of this year’s All-America selection. Richard Lebo, a Rotarian for a month, gave his valedictory and introduced successor J R Barkman who leads this year’s basketball squad.
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Somerset High School
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
A. W. Lloyd
Mamahan
Charles Morocco
Wilbert H. Beachy, Jr
Burgess Wilbert H. Beachy
Richard Lebo
J. R. Barkman
Conemaugh School Bonds Sell to Four Firms
Conemaugh Township school board approved a 170000 bond sale to four Pennsylvania investment firms to fund a new 350000 school building. Bid winners were Cunningham & Co. and Stroud & Co. of Philadelphia and Rollins & Co. and Glover & MacGregor of Pittsburgh. Construction by J Venter Construction Co. of Tyrone to begin soon at Davidsville.
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Conemaugh Township
Pennsylvania
Kerby N. Hamer
Cunningham & Co
Stroud & Co
Philadelphia
Rollins & Co
Glover & MacGregor
Pittsburgh
J. ©. Venter
Former Governor Harry Leslie Dies in Miami Beach
Former Indiana governor Harry Leslie died tonight in Miami Beach Florida from a heart ailment. He had served as governor during the early 20th century and was noted for his public service and political tenure.
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Leslie
Miami Beach
Fla
Harry Leslie
Indiana
Japanese Grand Offensive Lifts Foothold in Nanking
A Japanese force launched a major assault on Nanking at 10 a.m. after breaching Guanghuamen and pushing into the city's walls. Tokyo confirmed a victorious entry as fighting raged through the night, with aerial bombardment and tank support aiding advances on multiple gates. Chinese authorities disputed some claims and reported Purple Mountain remained under Chinese control.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Nanking
Priday E. S. T
Kuanghuamen
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Domei
Chinkiang
Taiping
Wuan
Nanjing
Yangtze River
Wuhu
Goden Island
Chinghuamen
Chungshan
Taiping Gate
Purple Mountain
Guanghuamen
Somerset Weather Report By David Grove
The daily weather report records temperature for the 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Thursday to 6 30 p m Friday by U S Weather Observer David Grove. The entry includes observed temperature and notable atmospheric conditions during the period.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
XEUIT
PTT
CIA Inc
Oseke
Weekend Weather For Regions Of PA WVa Md
Western Pennsylvania and western Maryland see fair conditions Saturday and Sunday with a touch warmer Sunday. Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland report fair in the weekend with continued cold Saturday and a slightly warmer Sunday. West Virginia expects fair weather Saturday and Sunday with a modest warmup on Sunday.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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