Skyliner Search Intensifies for Missing Luxury Airliner
Nearly 500 men from Fort Douglas and local ranchers mobilize at dawn to scour north central Utah for the Western Air Express skyliner missing since yesterday. Searchers report possible clues on Alpine ridge amid a new storm, while officials fear occupants may have perished from crash or exposure.
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Salt Lake City
Utahs
Aleady
Jimmy James
Western Air Express
Allan Barrie
Fred Kelly
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake
Utah
John S. Hess
CCS
Alpine
Hess
A. E. Cahlan
Las Vegas
Nev
S. J. Sampson
Los Angeles
Milford
Cahlan
Alta
Read Ads and Coupons Spur Holiday Trade in Somerset
Advertisers urge readers to collect coupons as 175000 coupons have been distributed in Somerset, signaling strong holiday business. Merchants promote a save your profits movement, with department stores predicting a record Christmas season locally.
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Somerset
Woman Injured in Lincoln Highway Skid Near Jennertown
Mrs Henry Hertzler wife of Dr Henry Hertzler from Jenner Cross Road is hospitalized in Johnstown with a fractured pelvis after her car was overturned by a skidding vehicle on the Lincoln highway between Jennertown and Jenner Cross Road. Miss Martha Heiple and M L Weighley escape serious harm as their vehicles collide on a sheet ice grade. Police plan to charge Fred W Sieman with aggravated assault and battery following the crash caused by ice slick conditions.
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Jenner Cross Road
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Lincoln Highway
Jennertown
Henry Hertzler
M. L. Weighley
Jenner Cross Roads
Fred W. Sieman
Washington, D. C
Weighley
Martha Heiple
Weighley Home
Highway Patrol
Sieman
Hertzler
Remand Miner to Jail for Murder
Cambria county court remanded 65 year old miner Albert Gogglick of Puritan to jail after he pleaded guilty to murder. Police say he confessed to beating neighbor Stanley Solarczyk over the head with a rock, causing death.
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Johnstown
Cambria
Albert Gogglick
Puritan
Gogglick
Stanley Solarczyk
James Dranchak found insane. committed to Farview State Hospital
A Cambria County jury deliberated 30 minutes and found Michael Dranchak 35 insane. They recommended commitment to Farview State Hospital for the criminally insane for the killing of his father, Michael Dranchak Sr., at their home last month after the defendant said he shot him for being chided about work.
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Johnstown
Michael Dranchak
Farview State Hospital
Dranchak
Cambria County
Fayette Court Criticized Over Grand Jury Handling
Chief Justice Kephart denounced Fayette county judges for how they handled the grand jury report in the death of Frank Monaghan, indicting 12 people including District Attorney Reilly and several officials. Prosecutor Margiotti called the conduct a low point, noting jurors were questioned about indictments and votes in open court.
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Ladelphia
John W. Kephart
Supreme Court Today
Fayette County
Frank Monaghan
James A. Reilly
Charles J. Margiotti
Pennsylvania
Margiotti
Thomas H. Hudson
Dumbauld
Horatio S. Dumbauld
Harry A. Cottom
Kephart
E. C. Higbee
Uniontown
Faye
Glass plants idle threaten auto makers
Strikes at Liberty Owens Glass Co plants in Toledo Charleston Shreveport and Libby Downs Ford Ottawa halt about 7 000 workers. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co plants idle about 7 000 since October in a closed shop wage dispute. Detroit officials say prolonged strike could affect auto glass supply. Ford GM Hudson stockpiled for a month. McCabe to confer in Washington with Martin and Lewis.
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Toledo
Libby-Owens Glass Co
Charleston
W. Va
Shreveport
Glenn W. McCabe
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Ottawa
Libby-Downs-Ford
Detroit
Auto
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Hudson
McCabe
Washington
Martin
Lewis
Laborite defends Edward before trade unionists
Ben Tillett M P defended former King Edward before union members in London noting the king was hounded from the throne. He said Edward spoke farewell wishing Parliament would act for the people and criticized those who pushed him to quit his life position.
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London
Edward
Ben Tillett
Laporite M. P
Tillett
National Trade Union Club
Will funds probate distributes and trusts to Nichol
Fayette county probate records reveal Mrs Mary Schell Cochran's will distributing a 25000 estate to relatives and friends. Henry Schell Nichol of Somerset receives 7000 in trust. A further 500 bequest goes to the Ankeny Square Association of Somerset.
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Uniontown
Mary Schell Cochran
Fayette Cuts
Henry Schell Nichol
Somerset
Ankeny Square Association
Edward Duke of Windsor plays golf amid wedding rumors
Bareheaded Edward Duke of Windsor golfed at Enzesfeld amid speculation he will reunite with Wallis Simpson. An American patroness Baroness Rothschild praised hospitality while locals noted the archbishop's condemnation of wedlock. Twenty two cases of beer arrived at the chateau.
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A. D. Stefferud
Enzelfeld
Austria
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Simpson
Cannes
Enzesfeld
Canterbury
Baroness Rothschild
Associated Press
Mrs. Simpson
Chateau
Cannes Mayor Denies Public Funds for Simpson Bouquet
Paris bureau notes indicating Mayor Pierre Nouveau assured the public he did not use city funds to pay for a large bouquet sent to Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson. The bouquet was sent after a crowd gathered in Cannes.
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Cannes
Pierre Nouveau
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
Pompeyshead: Beloved Esquimeaux dog Pompey dies after wounding
Miss Mary Hause, business manager of the American, mourns Pompeyhead Pompey the Esquimeaux dog. He was shot Sunday December 6 while walking unaccompanied. Veterinary care failed to save him and he died after a lethal injection given to ease suffering. Theories attribute the attack to a dog altercation in the area.
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Pompey
Esquimeaux
Mary Hause
Bourne
Hamilton 10 gets vote of confidence in RNC leadership
Western and Southern Republicans express support for John D. Hamilton as chairman at a meeting of the Republican National Committee. Representative J. Hamilton Fish predicts liberal west opposition and urges full floor discussion. Proxies and regional sentiment hint at a narrowly divided stance on leadership.
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John D. M. Hamilton
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Executive Committee
Hamilton
West Virginian
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
J. Will Taylor
Tennessee
John E. Hillman
Colorado
John E. Jackson
Louisiana
J. Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
Republican Progressive Club
Kansas
West
Harry Foors in Detroit a Berlin youth’s letters home
A 14 year old Berlin boy Harry Foors Jr. left home last Wednesday seeking work. He said in a letter to his parents that he arrived in Detroit and was safe with his aunt Mrs. Henry Rosenburg. He reportedly had about eight dollars and may have traveled by bus. He was last seen leaving Berlin public school midweek and was seen along the Plank Road toward Somerset.
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Harry Foor
Berlin
Henry Rosenburg
Detroit
Mich
Plank Road
Somerset
Truck Drivers Tie Up Philadelphia Produce Markets
Philadelphia whs wholesale produce markets were disrupted as 400 truck drivers struck for a $34 weekly wage and a 48 hour week. Only seafood moved to retailers. Christmas trees and other produce were halted. hospital food remained unaffected. A clash left George Kaperitis injured with Adam Gelzinis held on $1,000 bail.
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Philadelphia
Edward Crumbock
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
George Kaperitis
Adam Gelzinis
McDevitt
Kaperitis
Hoffer Named Acting Postmaster at Ligonier
The post office department announced today the appointment of John H. Hoffer as acting postmaster at Ligonier.
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Washington
Post Office Department
John H. Hoffer
Ligonier
Mind and icy road cause crash injuring woman in Addison
A woman in Addison suffered head lacerations and facial bruises when a car driven by David Faz enbaker skidded on an ice slick on Route 53 and struck a telephone pole after attempting to avoid a sideways car driven by Mrs Ruth Brown of Confluence. Brown continued home after deciding to turn back. Faz enbaker’s coupe was a total loss and neither driver will be charged.
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Addison
Judas Barkley
David 8
Fazenbaker
Somerset
Route
Ruth Brown
Confluence
Brown
Patti Patti Patti Gets 3 1/2 to 7 Years For Poison Cake
Johnstown Pennsylvania December 16 Phil lip Patti a 40 year old DuBois cobbler who admitted sending a poison cake to his estranged wife’s family was sentenced to three and a half to seven years after changing his plea to guilty to attempted murder He faced a jury selection before the sentence was imposed and the judge warned of possible life terms in the future Mrs Pauline Laporte Patti said she received the Thanksgiving cake at her father Leonard Laporte’s home detectives traced the cake and poison to Patti and found he bought both the cake and poison
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Johnstown
Phillip Patti
DuBois
John M. McCann
Patti
Pennsylvania
Pauline Laporte Patti
Leonard LaPorte
21 Republics Agree on Joint Peace Consultation Plan
Delegates from 21 American republics at the Inter American peace conference unanimously approved a US backed plan for joint consultation if American peace is threatened. The accord requires legislative passage in each country and Senate approval in the United States before becoming effective, with a one year notice needed to denounce.
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Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
United States Executive
United States
Gasoline Tank Explodes On Cresson Mountain
A burning cargo truck on Cresson mountain exploded its gasoline tank spreading flames through woodlands and halting traffic for hours. Driver Eugene Moore 32 of Chicago and his 19 year old brother A Moore leaped to safety as flames engulfed the cab and the truck rolled into a ditch. Firefighters from Cresson fought the blaze using water from a nearby stream. cargo valued at about 25000 dollars suffered about 8000 dollars in damage.
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Cresson
Cresson Mountain
Eugene Moore
Chicago
A. Moore
Moore
Relief Funds Run Law in Harrisburg
The state emergency relief board allocated all but $800,000 of January funds, leaving a few days of relief financed. The February appropriation totaled $4,740,250, with lawmakers given a month to provide additional money for continued aid.
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Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Nanking Sees Final Chance to Free Chiang as Chinese Forces Close
The Nanking government says Marshal Chang Hsuen-Liang has a final chance to release Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. If refused, a punitive expedition totaling about 75,000 troops is authorized. Loyal forces surround Sianfu where Chiang and aviator Royal Leonard are believed held.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Mme. Kai-Shek
Associated Press
Nanking
Chang Hsuen-Liang
Sianfu
Royal Leonard
Chang
Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Chang Hsenh-Liang
Revel Bar Ia
China
Shensi
Lianfu
Ma Chang
Marshal Chang
Ang
Chiang
Glendale
Calif
Julius Barr
Pittsburgh
Hankow
Leonard
Chiang Kai-She
Third pull sped death in Quemahoning township
Alphoso Conati, 38, a Wilbur Coal Co miner, shot himself in his home in Quemahoning township after a revolver failed twice. His body was found by a neighbor, the coroner ruled death by own action, with no clear cause. He lived alone, unmarried, with one cousin in Hooversville.
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Alphoso Conati
Wilbur Coal Company
Faust
Conati
Quemahoning Township
W. J. Logue
Logue
Hooversville
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Henry Hertzier
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Laborite
Gulf
Bouquet
Pompeyshead
Bullet
PHILA
Kai-Shek
Madam Chang Kai-Shek
Bana
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AMED
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