Murder Row In Jail Here Holds 3 Men
Three men were held on murder charges in Somerset county jail, joining two others facing upcoming trials. Andy Racosky, 63, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Justine Bartosky, 55, and died Wednesday from injuries. The other inmates are Mike Bojden, 56, and John Schumack, 63, with trials set for this week or next.
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Somerset County
Andy Racosky
Conemaugh Township
Justine Bartosky
Justice of the Peace
R. J. Schmucker
Racosky
Johnstown Memorial Hosital
Justice Smucker
Mike Bojden
the Hill
Adam Palusky
John Schumack
Coal Run
Ira Ste
Stevanus
Schumack
H. C. Jacobs
Racobs
Bartosky
Holsopple
Driver Found Not Guilty in December Term Acquittal
H G Claycomb of Johnstown was found not guilty of drunken driving in the December term of Somerset County Criminal Court. The jury placed costs on the county after ruling there was no intoxication. Earlier, Truman Seibert and Howard Griffith were convicted of drunken driving or related charges. John Zindash faced trial as court adjourned. Joseph Gerney pled guilty to maintaining a gambling device and operating an unlicensed pool room and was sentenced to costs and probation.
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Somerset County
H. G. Claycomb
Johnstown
R. D
Claycomb
Truman Seibert
Addison Township
Howard Griffith
John Zindash
Windber
Joseph Gerney
Cairnbrook
Boose
Gerney
Stores Open Evenings Beginning Friday
Somerset merchants announce evening shopping hours from Friday December 15 until Christmas. Some stores have already opened evenings this week and others will join to aid shoppers unable to buy during the day.
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Somerset
View Goeson In Spite Of Court Action
The Pennsylvania turnpike commission sought to stay a board of viewers inspection of property claimed by the A D Graham Co of Somerset. Judge Boose let the view proceed as scheduled and issued a rule to show cause why Graham should not file ejectment action. The nine parcels include P W S railroad bed and part of a planned South Penn line. Ownership remains in doubt amid competing claims from bankruptcy sales and land tax acquisitions. Arguments will resume after January 8 if weather permits.
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South Penn Railroad
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
A. D. Graham Co
Somerset
Norman T. Boose
Charles F. Uhl
The
Turnpike Commission
E. O. Kooser
Graham Co
Graham Company
Laurel Hill Mountain
Uhl
Boose
Fulton, Bedford and Somerset Railroad Co
South Penn
Kooser
Commission
Birthday mishap leaves Hironimus with foot injuries
Guy Hironimus of Hooversville turned 37 on Wednesday after a mine accident near his home. Surgeons at Somerset Community Hospital amputated one toe and part of another to save his foot. He was listed in satisfactory condition Wednesday night.
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Guy Hironimus
Hooversville
Hironimus
Somerset Community Hospital
Paving bids set for Somerset County leg of turnpike project
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission opened bids from 39 contractors for dual lane concrete paving over 20.25 miles from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. Union Paving Co. leads at 307 600 for 2.75 miles in Somerset township, Somerset County, with other bids from W Johnson Construction Co. of Hickeville Ohio and Baughn Brothers Paving Co. of Cleveland. Work includes winter storage of materials and drainage, with paving to begin in April and most grading near 87 percent complete.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Harrisourg
Pittsburgh
Union Paving Company
Philadelphia
Somerset Township
Somerset County
W. Lohnson Construction Company
Hickeville
Bedford
Snake Springs
Bedford County
Bauwin Brothers Paving Company
Cleveland
Westerminus
North Huntingdon
Hempfield
Westmoreland County
Sue Commission
Fennsylvania Turnpike
Allesteny
Laurel Hill
Mies
I'ne
Somerset and
Husband
Somerset
Allegheny Tunnel
New Baltimore
Resolution To Pave Way For Council Action
Assembly set to pass a resolution today enabling the council to take decisive steps. The move follows a fearful league of red fears and preparations mark the political climate as officials plan forthcoming measures.
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Council
Scandinavia Watches Russian Drive Through Finland
Copenhagen dispatch reports three Russian columns advancing from Petsamo toward Rovaniemi and toward Oulu, threatening Sweden and Norway. Nordic publics push for aid to Finland though Sweden reports coalition backing neutrality, Denmark maintains non aggression ties while fear grows of Germany’s possible gains.
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Copenhagen
Finland
Bothian Gulf
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Arctic
Petsamo
Ee Seton
Rovaniemi
Gulf of Bothnia
Markajarvi
Kemijarvi
Pressig
Suomussalmi
Oulu
Bothnia
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Hitler
Baltic
Wreck of Indigirka Feared To Claim 700 Lives
Blizzard driven disaster off Hokkaido aboard the Russian steamer Indigirka leaves about 1,100 aboard and 395 survivors reach port. Reports from Tokyo note 87 dead and many missing as rescue ships wait in port amid stormy conditions.
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Wakkanai
Hokkaido
Japan
Indigirka
United Sates
Russia
Tokyo
Vladivostok
Kamchatka Peninsula
Boys Get Wrong Answer to Question in Jail Trip
Two brothers aged 13 and 14 questioned a stranger in the railroad yards about an incoming freight train. They learned the man’s destination was the city jail to await return home after the deputy sheriff Leroy Bryerton identified him.
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Muncy
Leroy Bryerton
Santa Claus on Job in Jenkintown
Police Chief Frank A. Santa Claus Sweeny returns to duty overseeing a workshop repairing Christmas toys for underprivileged children. The program, started ten years ago by Sweeny, mobilizes a corps of workers who work day and night to prepare gifts.
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Santa Claus
Jenkintown
Frank A
Sweeny
Belgium protest over Luzon steamer torpedoing
Brussels reports Belgium protested Germany over the torpedoing of the 2239 ton Belgian steamer Luzon. Lloyd's had said the vessel was destroyed in October. Germany replied that an investigation would be made.
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Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Luzon
Lloyd's
Britain contracts for 200 bombers
Representatives of the British air ministry signed a contract with Lockheed Aircraft Corp for 200 Hu bombers at a cost of almost $0,000,000. Similar bombers ordered before the war have been used for off shore patrols and leaflet raids over Germany.
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New York
Air Ministry
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Calif
Germany
League Of Nations moves to expel Russia over Finland aggression
A 13 nation committee approved a resolution urging the council to expel Russia for aggression against Finland. The plan empowers the secretary general to coordinate aid and arms for Finland and invites non member states, potentially including the United States, to cooperate. The assembly meets to vote, with China’s seat in the council affected by the move.
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Charles 5. Foltz, Jr
Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
Finland
League
Great Britain
France
Assembly
Italy
United States
Ihe
Cnina
Wellington Keo
Cninma
Keo
Rudolf Holsti
Jacob Surits
China
Ussr
Nis
Japan
Rudolf Freyre
Argentina
Washington
Former Clerk Friedline Returns to Service
Former Clerk Ira Friedline of Jenner township temporarily resumed his eight year post in Criminal Court on Wednesday. He filled in while Clerk of Courts Ivan Lambert was subpoenaed to appear in Cambria county court in Ebensburg to produce records for the Ebensburg trials of James Matthews and James Siciliano on larceny charges.
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Ira Friedline
Jenner Township
Friedline
Ivan Lambert
Cambria
Ebensburg
Lambert
James Matthews
James Siciliano
Swedish Cruiser Manlighten Hit by Mine Near Goteborg
A Swedish cruiser was damaged by a mine near Goteborg today while on mines patrol. Four sailors were killed and 13 injured as the ship reached Goteborg safely.
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Stockholm
Goteborg
Bremen Liner Ties Up At Bremerhaven Dock
The Bremen liner arrived and was tied at the Bremerhaven dock at 12 15 p m today. Official announcement noted the ship tied up at Bremerhaven with local time given as 6 15 am BST.
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Bremen
Bremerhaven
Berlin
Finns Halt Red Drive On Isthmus
The Finnish army said the Russian invasion on the Karelian isthmus was checked after two weeks of winter fighting. The bulk of the 800 mile front remained the same as Finnish coastal artillery repelled red forces. Prisoners were taken and several Russian tanks and guns captured or destroyed.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Arctic Ocean
Lake Ladoga
Saunaniemi
Kirkenes
Aan
Arcic
Mannerheim
Land Battle After Air Supremacy Dictates Timed Big Push
Britain signals a future major land offensive after securing air and sea superiority. Lord Chatfield says Allies must first dominate sea and air, then prepare a carefully timed land battle. Royal Air Force reports night patrols and new endurance fighters, while a German raid is repelled over the east coast. Deptford is sunk off Norway and Exochorda seized for tinplate by Gibraltar prize court during wartime disruptions. Parliament holds a secret session on war supplies to avert shell shortages.
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Robartlee
Bunnelle
London
Britain
Lord Chatfield
Armemens
Air Ministry
North Sea
Germany
Isla
Sylt
Borkum
Morderney
Kingsley Wood
Scottish
Royal Air Force
Deptford
Norway
Exochorda
Gibraltar
House of Commons
Germans Refuse Battle End as Exeter Fails in Fight
A sea clash off Uruguay sees the German battleship Admiral Scheer enter Montevideo for safety after heavy damage. British cruisers Achilles and Ajax pursue while Exeter quits the battle, 30 crew dead and 60 injured aboard the Scheer.
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Uruguay
Scheer
Admiralty
London
Exeter
Achilles
Ajax
America
Washington
South Atlantic
Clement
Altter
Formosa
Brazil
Sencer
Somerset Weather Report Temperature Range and Precipitation
Daily weather summary shows 24 hour period from Tuesday 5 30 p m to Wednesday 5 30 p m with maximum 49 and minimum 32 degrees and precipitation .08 inches. Data attributed to David Grove U S Weather Observer.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Astpenbhayie Ree
Byrne Assuvemicu
U. S. Weather Bureau
New York
Boston
Chicago
Denver
New Orleans
Columbes
Senses
St Louis
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Elkins Penereneenns
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Weather outlook for the mid-Atlantic region
Western Pennsylvania shows cloudy cooler conditions with northeast snow flurries on Thursday and Friday, increasing clouds and rain by afternoon or night. West Virginia expects partly cloudy skies, slightly colder Thursday, warming Friday with rain at night. Eastern Pennsylvania forecasts cloudy and colder conditions with snow flurries in the north Thursday and Friday, then partly cloudy with rising temperatures. Maryland remains partly cloudy and slightly cooler Thursday and Friday with a slow temperature rise.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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