Mrs Lucy Heffley Lohr Dies Aboard Rail Trip
Mrs Lucy Heffley Lohr wife of A J Lohr died at 3 28 p m Friday on a railroad train bound for Phoenix Arizona after leaving Dallas Texas She had not been ill Her body expected to reach Somerset Monday for funeral services She was en route with her husband to spend the winter and had previously wintered in St Petersburg Florida She was born to Peter and Rebecca Walker Heffley at Highland Farm and survived by her husband two brothers Harry and Walter one niece and seven nephews She had three marriages the first to Simon O Donnell then Stephen Rappe killed in France in World War I Mr Lohr survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Heffley Lohr
A. J. Loar
Phoenix
Arizona
Dallas
Texas
Grace Heffley
West Main Street
Somerset
Lohr
California
St. Petersburg
Florida
Peter
Rebecca Walker Heffley
Highland Farm
Harry
Walter
Rebecca Heffley
Johnstown
Simon O'Donnell
Stephen Rappe
France
Mr. Lohr
Snow Clears Dense Fog Over Somerset County
A light snow began around 9 Friday evening in Somerset, dispelling most of the dense fog that lingered Thursday night and Friday. The fog and heavy mist reduced travel safety earlier, with highways wet but above freezing. Weather observer David Grove reports over half an inch of rain in the 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Friday.
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Somerset
David Grove
Somerset Weather Observer
Wounded Deer Falls At Hunter's Feet After Charge
A hunter named Carl Shook near Deal chased a wounded deer that charged him. He fired three pumpkin ball charges, tried to reload, and struck the animal with the gun butt as it closed in. The buck fell dead at his feet despite mortally wounding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Shook
Wittenburg
Deal
Shook
Aladdin Lamps Gift for the Family from Doherty Hardware
Ady features Aladdin Lamps described as a real gift for the family. Advertised by Doherty Hardware, Ady promotes the item as a practical and decorative lighting option for homes.
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Ady
Ferndale Grade School Fire Hits Johnstown
Fire destroyed Ferndale Grade School minutes before 400 students were due to report. Ernest Robson of the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department collapsed from smoke and was hospitalized. The fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage and classes will resume Monday in the high school building across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Ernest Robson
Ferndale
Man Killed in Chester Riot at Ship Plant
Associated Press reports a violent strike episode at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock in Chester left John Young, 63, dead and more than 36 injured as police used tear gas and rioters hurled bricks and stones. Concurrent unrest spread to Berkshire Knitting Mill area and other plants with clashes and equipment damage noted.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Committee For Industrial Organization
National Transit Company
Berkshire Knitting
Wyomisseing
Reading
John Young
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Chester
Berlinger
Weatherly
Hazleton
Towanda
John L. Lewis
Homestead
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Oil City
Man Crushed As Train Car Falls On Truck In Pittsburgh
Rescuers: two and a half hours to reach wrecked truck. One man dead Jonas Wood 30 driver of truck. The other, Christy Lamont 32, survived after pleading for help. Both city employees. Railcar loaded with iron pipes involved. Lamont begged to locate John Mullins district highway chief for directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Christy Lamont
Wood
John Wood
Lake Erie
Lamont
Johnny
John Mullins
Highway Department
Mullins
Truck Forcibly Off Road In Maryland Accident
Foster Yost of Accident Maryland drove a heavy truck off Route 219 about 200 yards north of the state line near Salisbury into a ditch. The undercarriage was extensively damaged but Yost escaped unhurt. Patrol said a passing car forced him off the road. Estimated truck damage was $150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Foster Yost
Accident
State Line
Salisbury
Somerset
Highway Patrol
Yost
Window treasure hunt lights up Somerset with ninety seven decorated shops
An American reporter previews a Monday night event in Somerset featuring 97 visiting windows along Main and neighboring streets. Merchants report strong early sales as Christmas lights and city tree create a festive scene. Santa plans to attend after the parade, with a band recital at the square.
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Somerset
Kautz Market
West Main Street
Main Street
East Main Street
B and O
Patriot Street
Musser
Cliff Saylor
Santa Claus
Santa
Christmas Programs by Berlin Schools
Berlin public school students present two Christmas programs during Christmas week. The annual concert at the Berlin Brethren church on Tuesday, December 22 at 8 features the senior and junior girls glee clubs, the mixed chorus, and the string ensemble. A musical play, Christmas with the Old Woman Who Lived in the Shoe, by sixth and seventh graders, is set for Monday evening, December 1 in the borough building. Both are directed by Miss Thelma Saylor, music supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Flue Fire Tests Berlin Pumper's New Gear
A flue fire in William O'Dwyer's Berlin home on Broadway drew the Berlin volunteer fire department to test its new pumping equipment in its first run since purchase a month ago. Neighbors and the family extinguished the blaze before firefighters arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O'Dwyer
Broadway
Berlin
King Edward’s Radio Address Echoes at Cannes Villa
In Cannes the ex king Edward VIII spoke on radio to Wallis Simpson as crowds gathered outside the villa of Herman L. Rogers. Lord Brownlow said the broadcast was heard with no further details. Mrs Simpson, awaiting divorce, plans to remain in southern France while Edward travels to stay near her but avoid close contact before the decree becomes final.
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Cannes
France
Edward VIII
Lou Vier
Wallis Warfield Simpson
David Windsor
Lord Brownlow
Simpson
Herman L. Rogers
Edward Will
Rogers
Brownlow
Mrs. Simpson
Windsor
Riviera
Fromn
Edward
Portsmouth
England
Free City
Danzig
Bungard Dehorns Buck On Laurel Hill Creek
Bungard of Kingwood shot a four pointer along Laurel Hill creek and dehorned the buck when the pellet struck its lower jaw. The deer weighed about 150 pounds. Miles Knepper, also of Kingwood, took a six pointer in the same area, weighing about 150 pounds. Nine kills had been reported in that section since deer season opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Bungard
Kingwood
Laurel Hill
Bungard
Miles Knepper
F. A. Hall
Baby girl born in Anderson to Coxs
A baby girl weighing 17 1/2 pounds was born today in Anderson to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cox. The father works at Delco Remy. Both mother and child are reported in good condition by physicians.
Wagner Convicted of Poisson Death of Infant Daughter
Kenneth Wagner, 30, is found guilty of first degree murder for the poisoning death of his 14 day old daughter and faces a life prison term after a jury deliberated overnight. Jessie Hankey, 25, testifies Wagner pressured her to kill the baby and receives a life sentence.
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Greensburg
Kenneth Wagner
Jessie Hankey
Wagner
Hankey
Ireland moves to sever internal rule from Britain
In Dublin the government led by Eamon de Valera wins a 71 to 53 test vote to empower a constitutional measure axing the governor general role and making internal government independent of Britain while retaining the monarch only for foreign affairs. Opposition led by W T Cosgrave and William Norton Lee argues the bill is rushed.
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Edward
Free State
Great Britain
Dail
de Valera
W. T. Cosgrave
United Ireland Party
Labor
William Norton Lee
Norton
Indict 4 in frame-up to free Westwood
A grand jury indicted four people for conspiracy to frame Jack Rufus, owner of a Patton township tourist camp, as the slayer of Mrs. Martha Westwood. The defendants are John E. Williams Armand Trapatanno Thomas Borden and Mrs. Bessie Bowser.
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Pittsburgh
Graud
Jack Rufus
Patton Township
Martha Westwood
James J. Westwood
McKees Rocks
John E. Williams
Wilmerding
Armand Trapatanno
Thomas Borden
Bessie Bowser
Fairhope man indicted on federal tax and distilling charges
A Fairhope township man, Harry Samuel Browning, was indicted before a Pittsburgh grand jury on five counts for violations of federal internal revenue laws. He is accused of engaging in unlawful distilling at his Savage Mountain home on October 28, 1935. Dr. J. Andrew Livingston McKinley, 64, of Oil City, Pa., died in Miami, Florida, at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. E. Duncan, while wintering there after retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairhope Township
Pittsburgh
Harry Samuel Browning
Savage Mountain
J. A. L. McKinley
Miami
Fla
J. Andrew Livingston McKinley
Oil City
E. E. Duncan
Indictment Alleges Hill District Liquor Ring Breakup
A federal grand jury indicted 46 Hill district residents on charges of operating an illegal liquor ring in Pittsburgh. The case marks a major federal crackdown on organized bootlegging activities in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Hill District
Edward Windsor resigns throne to wed Wallis Simpson
Edward Windsor announced from Windsor Castle that he abdicated his kingship to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. He said the decision was his alone, seeking happiness with the American-born divorcée, and pledged loyalty to his brother George VI.
Ex King Edward VIII sails into exile amid secrecy
Edward Windsor, now a private citizen, left England at 1:50 am aboard a yacht or destroyer bound for unknown Mediterranean ports. Naval secrecy and darkness obscured which vessel carried him, with Cannes in view as the presumed destination to be united with Wallis Simpson.
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London
Edward David Windsor
England
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Enchantress
Wolfhound
Wich
Edward
Mediterranean
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward VIII of England
Cannes
Nine Men Seized in Springfield Railroad Bombings Raid
Federal agents raided southern Illinois coal fields and seized nine men including Saline County Sheriff Earl Evans in a roundup tied to railroad bombings. 31 prisoners held. Progressive Miners leaders were jailed or released on bonds after indictments for obstruction of the mails and anti trust and anti racketeering laws. Keck and others posted bonds. probe links mine union split from 1932.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Saline County
Earl Evans
Progressive Miners of America
Harrisburg
William Keck
Progressive Union
Earl Major
Evans
Keck
United Mine Workers of America
Progressive
Postal Employes Foil $50,000 Millersburg Robbery
Timely arrival of two postal employees thwarted a robbery at the new Millersburg post office in Dauphin County. Devil Tyson and Elmer Brown entered for work as robbers fled from a partly opened vault leaving tools and a suitcase with $600 in cash and stamps. postmaster W. L. Rothermel said the safe contained $50,000 in cash and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Dauphin County
Devil Tyson
Elmer Brown
W. L. Rothermel
Somerset Girl Wins Poetry Prize at Otterbein College
The Quiz and Quill Club of Otterbein College announces the fall literary contest winners. Miss Wilma Mosholder of Somerset takes first place in the poetry division with her poem To a Brown Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quiz and Quill Club
Otterbein College
Wilma Mosholder
Somerset
December court term opens with 71 cases on week calendar
December term of criminal court opens with 40 cases today and 71 on the week's calendar. Three cases are dropped after nolle prosequis and paid costs. Saturday listings include Arthur Knepp R D Meyersdale Alverta Knepp and others for desertion non support weapons and burglary claims with prosecutors.
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Nolle
Arthur Knepp
R. D. Meyersdale
Alverta Knepp
George McClintock
Brothersvalley Township
Lenhart
James Hersh
Daniel Hersh
H. C. Jacobs
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Daily American
CIO
George VI
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Central Press
Yuletide
Flue Fire
Westmoreland County
Babe
Fairhope TP
Welfhound
Empire
Windsor Castle
New King
Walls Warfield Simpson
Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Queen Mother Mary
Royal
Prince Edward
Big Ben
Harrisburg, Ill
Somerset Girl
Otterbein
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