Somerset Trials Move Toward Special Venue Amid Murders
The arrival of former Judge Davis Henderson in Somerset signals county officials weighing a special venue for the Monaghan murder proceedings. A Supreme Court order lists defendants and accessories, directing Justice George Maxey to oversee juror selection with additional venires if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis W. Henderson
Somerset
Wader K. Newell
Fayette County
Monaghan
Henderson
Charles J. Margiotti
A. M. Matthews
Supreme Court
Kephart
Maxey
Third Award By Merchants
The third award in the Merchants profit sharing promotion was held at the Park Theatre. Manager Jack Langley thanked the committee. over 200000 coupons issued to date. Assisting were William S. Livengood, Charles Holderbaum, and George W. Schenk. Names of awardees to be posted in member stores. publishing them in newspapers may violate postal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants
Park Theatre
Jack Langley
Langley
William S. Livengood
Charles Holderbaum
George W. Schenk
First sledding party heads to Lavansville in Somerset
In Somerset on Monday evening 14 students home for holidays joined a two horse sled driven by Mr and Mrs Harvey Lichty for a sledding party to Lavansville Luncheon followed at the Conestoga Inn Those on the party were Martha Halbrook Elizabeth Rinard Betty Hare Bettie Winters Irene Walker Katherine Boucher Mary Jeannette Weimer Bill Roy Frank Worner Frank Harrison George Cleeves Jim Brant Jim Harrison and Edwin Saxman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Harvey Lichty
Lavansville
Mr. Lichty
Lichty
Conestoga Inn
Martha Halbrook
Elizabeth Rinard
Betty Hare
Bettie Winters
Irene Walker
Katherine Boucher
Mary
Free employment ads offered by Daily American
December promotional notice offers free personal help wanted ads and six free insertions for employers. Service is free for both employers and workers. Bring in your ads today.
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Daily American
Mit
Gridiron Club Satirists Satirize Era of Good Feeling
Washington notes describe the Gridiron Club dinner where over 400 guests including Roosevelt and Landon watched satirical sketches mocking political rivalries. The show opened with a Roman chariot scene and forecast 1968 social security humor, featuring parodies of Ickesovitch Morgenthhausky and Hopkinsky.
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Washington
Gridiron Club
Organization of Washington
Sot Aes Roosevelt
Alf M. Lanon
Alf Landon
Norman Thomas
Earl Browder
Supreme Court
Edwin W. Gableman
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Club
F. D. R. Imp
Pa Pensioner
Roosevelt
Tovarich Stalin
Hyde Parksky-on-the-Volga
Ickesovitch
Hopinsky
Morgenthausky
Stalin
Hopkinsky
Richard Wagner
12 Guests At Hotel Hare For Holiday Jail Dinner
Eleven of their cellmates were set to depart from county jail while a dozen prisoners remained for the holiday. Sheriff and Mrs. Fred P. Hare hosted the pre Christmas event at Hotel Hare with chicken dinner and all the trimmings. Jury commissioners will meet at 10 Tuesday to select the grand jury for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Hare
Hare
Somerset County Clears Snow and Faces Ice on Roads
After a blizzard, Somerset County roads were opened by plows and crews though many rural routes remained impassable. By Monday evening, melted snow refroze creating icy conditions in towns including Jennertown where Lincoln was described as a sheet of ice. crews worked on both sides of the Ligonier mountain as streets were cleaned and traffic resumed.
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Jennertown
Ligonier Mountain
Moran Named Acting Chief For Johnstown Fire Dept
John Moran, a 30 year veteran of the Johnstown Fire Department, becomes acting chief after Harry Schultz resigns at the request of Mayor Daniel Shields. Moran, previously assistant chief for 12 years, will serve until January 1 with a likely permanent appointment. The former chief led the force for 16 years and is eligible for pension.
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Johnstown
John Moran
Bucks Reported Killed in Somerset County
Somerset county returns indicate 251 bucks were killed during the 11 day season. Game warden Mr Woodward said the returns were slow to come in from parts of the county after the season ended. He noted this year's total was smaller than in 1935.
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Woodward
Somerset Zame
Somerset County
Xmas Liberty For 11 Men From Somerset Jail
Eleven inmates were released from the Somerset county jail by court order as Christmas preparations began. Six received conditional paroles from Judge Norman T. Boose: Harry Zarefoss Edward Bell Edward Johnson Harry Merkel and Dewey Merkel. Dave Sharp of Cairnbrook also got a parole. A testing period over the holiday week was granted to five others: Joe Miller William Plume Frank Ober William Brady and John Vauen. Most will report to the sheriff and return to court after year’s start for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Norman T. Boose
Harry Zarefoss
Edward Bell
Edward Johnson
Harry Merkel
Dewey Merkel
Dave Sharp
Cairnbrook
Joe Miller
William Plume
Frank Ober
William Brady
John Vauen
Vauen
Sheriff's Office
Michigan City teachers tell pupils there is no Santa Claus
Parents protest as teachers tell primary students there is no Santa Claus. Superintendent M C Murray says teachers should avoid Santa, while a mother supports the stance. School board president Henry Miller jokes that Santa may still visit his house.
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Michigan City
Ind
Santa Claus
M. C. Murray
Santa
William Green
Henry Miller
American Press Declared Freest in World
Bruce Bliven editor of the New Republic told the Contemporary Club in Philadelphia that the American press is the freest in the world. He said wartime censorship is the main exception and urged Irish American publishers to compare with Germany and Italy. He dismissed claims that the press has lost influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bruce Bliven
The
New Republic
Contemporary Club Tonight
Washington
Germany
Italy
Bliven
Mary Twain
Edward to Eat Wallis‑Packed Tangerines
In Cannes on December 21 Edward the Duke of Windsor will eat tangerines packed by his sweetheart Wallis Warfield Simpson. She filled a box with fruit from the villa garden after the gardener gathered it for her and then she went Christmas shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
France
Edward, Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Herman Rogers
Rescue party formed as airliner search continues in Idaho
A Northwest Airlines transport wreck sighted on Cemetery Ridge Idaho confirms pilots Joe Livermore and Arthur Taid dead after a weeklong search. Amelia Earhart Putnam joined the effort then left for Los Angeles as officials shift operations toward Milford and Delta.
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Salt Lake City
America
Northwest Airlines
North Idaho Wilds
Byron Cooper
Joe Livermore
Arthur A. Taid
Cooper
Amelia Earhart Putman
Airatrix
Heer
Mrs. Putnam
Paul Mantz
Los Angeles
Mountain
Allan Barrie
Western Air
Barrie
Salt Lake
Milford
Delta
O. K
Here
Cemetery Ridge
Calder
Idaho
St. Jose National Forest
Wallace
Livermore and
Hard
Washington Line
Spokane
St. Paul
Margiotti probes Schuylkill officials over jail escape
Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti and District Attorney Leroy Enterline plan to seek access to a safety deposit box tied to Joseph Bruno and his daughters as they press to interview prisoners without commissioners or warden barring. He accuses Alvin Maurer and Philip Ehrig of obstructing the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Attoney
Charles J. Margiotti
Schuylkill County
Joseph Bruno
Margiotti
Leroy Enterline
Bruno
Antoinette Billig
Thea Bruno
Alvin Maurer
Philip Ehrig
Commonwealth
C. E. Berger
Harold Watkins
Enterline
Death Comes to Frau Einstein
Princeton papers report Frau Einstein died yesterday from myocarditis after a year of illness and a six week grave decline. Funeral held this afternoon at their small home with cremation nearby. Privacy was requested and observed by associates.
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Princeton
N. J
Eintein
Frau E.sa Einstein
Trenton
Frau Einstein
Boy Slayer Sentenced to Morganza for Indefinite Term
Pittsburgh December 21 Judge M A Musmanno sentences 15-year old Henry Roxby to Morganza training school for an indefinite period after confessing to fatally shooting Bronislaus Malkowiak in a fright attempt. Roxby said he did not mean to hit him.
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Morganza
Pittsburgh
M A. Musmanno
Henry Roxby
Bronislaus Malkowiak
Revival of Indictments Questioned by Supreme Court
Philadelphia report notes deputy AG Grover C. Ladner asked the Supreme Court to reinstate 68 indictments quashed by Fayette County Judge H S Dumbauld who rejected the authority of a commonwealth special attorney. DA James A Reilly under indictment with 11 others in Frank Monaghan slaying was superseded by D W Henderson to oversee prosecutions. The judge refused to recognize Hendersons signature on the grand jury returns, prompting the challenge to the entire 68 indictments and triggering legal argument over appointment scope. The Superior Court took the case under advisement to January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Grover C. Ladner
Supreme Court
Fayette County
H. S. Dumbauld
Commonwealth
James A. Reilly
Frank Monaghan
D. W. Henderson
Charles J. Margiotti
Dumbauld
Henderson
E. C. Higbee
Uniontown
Ladner
Recheck Steel Drive Plans
Labor union leaders plan a cautious recheck of their January 4 campaign to quicken the steel organization drive. They intend larger flying squadrons with sound trucks to reach prominent mills and counter local opposition cited by Philip Murray as a sign of changing attitudes following Roosevelt’s reelection.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Cuba’s Gomez Faces Batista Ouster Clash Over Sugar Tax
Cuban President Miguel Gomez and Col. Fulgencio Batista collide as impeachment moves loom in the House and the cabinet backs Gomez. A tax bill on nine cents a pound sugar sparks the dispute with Batista seeking funds for army-run schools while Gomez resists to curb military power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Col
Fulgencio Batista
Col. Batista
Gomez
House of Representatives
Batista
Cuban House Prepares Impeachment of President Gomez
The Cuban House votes to impeach President Gomez on charges of coercing Congress over the sugar tax law. The move follows a veto and a heated Senate session where pistols were drawn, ending with the president arguing the tax plan intrudes on executive powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
House of Nepreentatives
Wonigiut
Miguel Gomez
Congress
House
Senate
Santiago Verde
Gomez
Arturo Illas
Jose M. Gutierrez
Illas
U A W Bid to Gen Motors Sparks Steel and Auto Strike Ties
U A W officials seek direct talks with General Motors executives as strikes chill Detroit industry. About 12 000 U A W members in car parts plants face job stoppages while maritime workers vote on two peace pacts affecting offshore and coastwise routes. Unions may coordinate action with flat glass workers, part of the Lewis committee.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Flat Glass Workers Union
United Action
John L. Lewis
Patterson and Stella Sarig Wed in White Plains Home Ceremony
Rep James W Patterson Pittsburgh Democrat and Stella Sarig daughter of the late Speaker Wilson G Sarig of Temple Berks county married in White Plains New York. The bride works as a librarian in the Harrisburg state law library documents division where Patterson began his first term in the House.
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James W. Patterson
Pittsburgh
Stella Sarig
Wilson G. Sarig
Temple
Berks County
Sarig
John W. Drew
White Plains
N. Y
State Law Library
Harrisburg
Patterson
Three Children Die In Farm House Fire In New Jersey
In Vineland New Jersey a mother named Mrs. Ethel Willams left her children Edna four David two and Lurmia seven months alone in a farm home to buy milk. A fire later killed all three youngsters with investigators reporting the tragedy occurred while the mother was shopping.
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Vineland
N. J
Ethel Willams
Edna
David
Lurmia
Stalemate in Glass Strike Hits 14 000 Workers
Glenn McCabe head of the Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America says negotiations are at a standstill as he directs a 14 000 worker strike by telephone. He adds the next move rests with the employers or the department of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Glenn McCabe
Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America
Department of Labor
German Songs in Liew Of Food
Berlin reports 3,000,000 children at 230,000 Christmas trees singing O Tannenbaum as Goebbels extolled Nazi benefits. No food shortage mention. prices rise for sugar and strings. new rule limits housewives to single store purchases. potato bran bread appears to save wheat and rye.
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Berlin
Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Heavy demand quoted for Pullman extra cars this Christmas
George A. Kelly, vice president of the Pullman Company, called the holiday equipment demand the heaviest in six years. He estimated 15,200 extra car trips would be needed between December 18 and January 3 beyond normal schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George A. Kelly
Pullman Company
Cantata “The Lookout Club” by St Pauls Sunday School
Young people of St Pauls Presbyterian Sunday school present The Lookout Club cantata Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the church auditorium. Local choir members rehearse daily and invite all parishioners to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Presbyterian Sunday School
Ie Canaeee
Earthquake Ravages San Vicente and Surrounding Towns
The earthquake most heavily struck San Vicente El Salvador with official death tolls not exceeding 250 and about 800 injured. Reports from Tegucigalpa Honduras warned higher figures but were dismissed as incorrect. Rescue teams led by interior minister Calderon worked amid collapsed buildings while relief trains transported doctors and nurses to the stricken area.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
San Viren
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
San Vicente
Calderon
Teguegalpa
Alonso Fiallos
Istepeque
San Esteban
Y Cayetano
Apastepeque
San Vicente Mil
Inj
Peterson Holds Keys In South Dakota Succession Talk
Pierre South Dakota amid the death of U S Senator Norbeck, Lt Governor Peterson emerges as a pivotal figure as a special legislative session opens. Rumors swirl that Governor Berry may step into the Senate, leaving Peterson in a strategic position despite prior graft charges and resignation talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Denville
Nordeath
Norbeck
Tom Berry
Senate
Berry
Peterson
Three Extra Clerks On Post Office Duty
Postmaster O F Sutliffe reports three extra clerks have been added to handle the Christmas rush at the Somerset post office. He says dispatching of mails is considerably slowed by unusually heavy holiday mail volume and it will likely exceed recent years in overall mail processed.
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O. F. Sutlif
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District Attorney's
Wveto
JO Uoweuyutexa
Tru Leichliter Seaman
Connellsville
Central Press
U.A.W
Gen’s Motors
Legislator
Tremblor
Teguecigalpa
Associated Press
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