Verdict in murder case not reached
Seven men and five women failed to agree after hours of deliberation in the John Shumack murder trial at the Somerset county courthouse. They will resume today as the judge weighs potential next steps and the possibility of a retrial.
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John Shumack
Coal Run
Somerset County Court House
Commonwealth
Ira Stevanus
Norman T. Boose
Ferner
Boose
Loose
Shumack
Dr Frantz Dies Founder of Confluence Hospital
Dr Carl W Frantz 55 founder of Frantz hospital in Confluence died at 9 45 am in the hospital bearing his name after a lingering illness since October 1938 Born in Confluence July 4 1884 he earned his MD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1907 and studied at Johns Hopkins He founded the hospital in 1914 and built a modern medical facility Surviving: mother Martha Frantz wife Clara Brackemeyer Frantz daughter Louise and son Howard plus two sisters Funeral Friday at 2 in Frantz hospital parlors with interment at Addison Cemetery
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Carl W. Frantz
Frantz Hospital
Confluence
Hiram and
Martha Welfley Frantz
Carl Frantz
Southwestern State Normal
California
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Finyville
Washington County
Conflance
7Rantz Hospital
Somerset County
Frantz
Somerset County Medical Association
County Society
Pennsylvania Medical Society
First National Bank of Confluence
Martha Frantz
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clara (Brackemeyer) Frantz
Louise
John Ritter
Newell
W. Va
Howard Frantz
Earl Beggs
Harvey Tissue
Los Angeles
Cal
James 5. Shannon
Confluence Lutheran Church
George O. Ritter
Addison Cemetery
Charles B. Humbert
Armed Bandits Raid Maryland Bank
Two armed men raided the Clear Spring National Bank in Maryland and escaped with about 2500 dollars in coins and bills. They tried to lock in three employees and a customer in the vault before fleeing as cashier George B. Haugh triggered an outside alarm. Police traced the getaway car to a stolen vehicle reported on November 15.
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Clear Spring
Clear Spring National Bank
Maryland
Pennsylvania
George B. Haugh
Baltimore
Cheaper to Expel Than Send Officer
Coatsville school board votes to expel a 15 year old girl after concluding truancy enforcement is too costly. They approved paying 11.70 in arrest costs for a mother who refused to send her daughter to school.
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Coatsville
Coroner's jury urges better crossing devices after Meyersdale deaths
A Meyersdale coroner's jury exonerated the Baltimore and Ohio engine crew in a three death grade crossing crash, but urged installation of improved protective devices at all Meyersdale crossings. Witnesses said the crew did not see the auto before impact and efforts to stop the train began only after collision.
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Meyersdale
F. E. Sass
R. C. Bolton
Pittsburgh
Fred Sandusky
Connellsville
Bolton
Sandusky
Milton Weimer
Gerald L. Mahan
Berlin
Andrew Mack
MacDonaldton
Mack
James Schrock
Meyersdale Beer Gardens
Main Street
Sass
A. M. Matthews
Main
North
Broadway
Baltimore and
Ohio
Maryland
Thomas F. Lansberry
Co. L. Shaver
Railroad
Governor James Harrisburg Receives Safety Plaque
Governor James Harrisburg accepts a metal plaque honoring his pledge to drive no faster than 50 mph for safer roads. The ceremony marks a public commitment to road safety and distinguished service recognition.
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James
Harrisburg
Hoover's Plea For Finland
Former President Herbert Hoover urged aid for Finland during a Madison Square Garden rally and NBC broadcast. He described the refugee crisis and sea blockade as stoking a humanitarian need, noting past Finnish relief and repayment of aid debts amid ongoing shortages and war disruptions.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Yumi
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Usl
Fromer
To.d
fFin
North
Teacher in McKeesport Ends Life Over Money Woes
Joan Blythe 40, head of mathematics at McKeesport technical high school, killed himself with a pistol on the third floor after a note said lack of money would ruin his family. He left a note for the superintendent citing financial ruin and his intent to die. Blythe, Temple University graduate and father of three, earned 2700 annually. wife was Christmas shopping nearby.
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M.aelsport
McKeesport
J. S. Aldisert
Graf Spee Captain Langsdorff Dies by Own Hand
The Graf Spee commander Captain Hans Langsdorff, 45, shot himself at the Argentine naval arsenal after bringing his ship to its end off Montevideo. He died for the fatherland, the German embassy said, and his body lay in state as crews and survivors faced internment and delayed surrender.
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Harold K. Miles
Buenos Aires
Gra: Spee
Hans Langsdorff
Argentina
Uruguay
Montevideo
Graf Spee
Hayny
Immigran
Ellis
Romania and Germany Reach Oil Trade Pact Amid Cabinet Crisis
Romania and Germany finalize a new oil trade agreement granting 190000 tons monthly while negotiations and a cabinet crisis dominated the scene. Prime Minister Constantine Argetaoianu resigned, George Tatarescu formed a new cabinet for King Carol II.
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Bucharest
Vec
Ikumania
Germany
Rumania
Morgan Family Injured in Outing Car Crash
El Paso, Tex., Dec 20. Frank Morgan moving picture actor and his family were injured in an automobile accident near Cambray, New Mexico. Mrs Morgan broke a leg and son George, 25, was bruised while their chauffeur was critically hurt. They were taken to Deming hospital after the car, traveling about 70 miles an hour, overturned when a tire blew out during a trip to El Paso and Mexico.
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EL Paso
Tex
Frank Morgan
Cambray
N. M
Morgan
George
Deming
Walter Johnson
Morgans
Mexico
Britain to Recognize Czech National Committee in London
diplomatic circles report Britain will grant formal recognition to the Czech national committee led by Eduard Benes and Jan Masaryk in London. Recognition would authorize recruitment for the Czech legion training in France, aligning with Allied aims to free Czecho Slovak peoples from German rule. Masaryk is the son of the republic's founder.
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London
Eduard Benes
Jan Masaryk
Britain
France
Benes
Masaryk
Republic
Thomas Masaryk
German liner Columbus scuttled under orders in Atlantic
Survivors say Captain Daehne’s crew followed German command to sink the Columbus with benzine and valves opened as the Hyperion threatened. The Tuscaloosa rescued the crew, who were taken to Ellis Island for hearings to determine status, with many labeled in distress.
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New York
Voluntsus
Aire
Waulin Daehne
Ponngat
Bae Commons
Adolf Hitler
Vraere
Vatulesio Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
Daehne
U. S
Tuscaloosa
Ellis Island
Coast Guard
Daphne
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Dacane
Columbus
German protest over Argentine internment of Graf Spee crew
Berlin reports Germany will vigorously oppose Argentina internment of the Admiral Graf Spee crew, arguing they are seamen seeking shelter and should not be interned. Mentions scuttling off Norfolk and related naval events, plus Hitler's Christmas plans and the 1923 Beer Hall putsch anniversary.
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Berlin
Graf Spee
Germany
Argentina
Graf Speed
Norfolk
Virginia
Columbus
New York
United States
Tuscaloosa
Fuehrer
Hitler
Nazi Vessel Tied Up in Port Everglades After Chase
In Fort Lauderdale on December 20 a British cruiser chased the German freighter Arauca to Port Everglades and a U S district court attached the ship for a 38 451 claim by Imperial Sugar of Galveston Texas. Navy destroyer Philip and officers from the Arauca search for evidence of refueling equipment as Hamburg American lines seek direction on port stay.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
U. S. District Court
Arauca
Port Everglades
Kurt Ludwig
Texas Sugar Company
Imperial Sugar Company of
Galveston
Orion
Philip
U. S. Navy
Key West
Washington
New York
Atlantic
Frederick Stengler
Stengler
Germany
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Gulf Stream
Florida
Gardner family fined in liquor law violation case
Easton, Dec. 20 A family of four including Mr and Mrs Henry Gardner were convicted in Northampton county court of liquor law violations. The parents were fined 100 each and their children Stanley and Cula ordered to pay costs or face a month in jail. The Gardners, hotel proprietors in Hanover township, were convicted of selling liquor to minors.
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Easton
Northampton County
Henry Gardner
Stanley
Cula
Gardners
Hanover Township
Fierce Fighting Across Karelian Isthmus Reported
Fierce fighting on the Karelian Isthmus as Reds attempt a broad attack by air and land, facing stiff resistance from opposing forces and heavy artillery exchanges reported in partisan dispatches.
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Karelian
Cities Bombed As Russians Pummel Finland Fronts
Russian forces unleashed hundreds of tanks and air strikes across the Karlian isthmus and eastern Finland as Finnish defenses mobilized. The Finnish communique reported heavy tank advances, captured machines, and intensified air raids with casualties in Laskela and Janisjoki while reservists were summoned and manpower expanded by about 15,000.
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Thomas F. Hawkkins
Helsinki
Pierce
Karlian
Finland
Artilery
Turku
Abo
Romma
Porvoo
Silo
Kaselka
Vartsila
Laskela
Sortavala
Janisjoki
Isthmus
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove
Daily weather summary for the 24 hour period ending 5 30 p m Tuesday to 5 30 p m Wednesday reports temperature 54 near 30 precipitation 2 2 and notes about daily conditions from Somerset with remarks by the U S Weather Observer David Grove.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Cccessan Sancesnsees
Moria
Ccsc
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
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P. m
New York
Boston
Miami
Chicago Denver
New Orlean
See
Or Columbus
Ashline
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Elgins
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Weather Outlook for Eastern States With Snow Flurries
Eastern Pennsylvania reports cloudy and colder with snow flurries in the west and north Thursday, colder Thursday night, and Friday fair. Maryland shows partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, then Friday fair. Western Pennsylvania: cloudy and slightly colder with snow flurries Thursday, colder Thursday night, Friday fair. West Virginia: partly cloudy and slightly colder with snow flurries in the west and east Thursday, Friday fair.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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