Windber organist abducted in nighttime car hijacking
Mrs. Ronald Blattenberger, 35, Windber church organist, was shoved from her car and narrowly missed by the fleeing kidnapper near Mine 30. State and county police hunted the gray 1937 Nash Lafayette, license 1EESO, as she described her assailant and recounted the attack in detail.
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Rnald Blattenberger
Windber
Winder Street
Presbyterian Church
Mine 30
Johnstown
Somerset
Jennertown
Borugh
Blattenberger
Jonstown
Sgt
Blair
Pennsylvania
New Deal Drives Out Philco Laboratories
John Ballantyne treasurer of Philco Radio and Television Corp. told State Senator Israel Steifel that Philco automotive radio engineering laboratories will be moved to Detroit on January 1 due to high Pennsylvania taxes the Philadelphia dispatch reports in late December.
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Philadelphia
John Ballantyne
Philco Radio and Television Corp
Israel Steifel
Legislative Industrial Tax Study Commission
Automobile Radio Engineering Laboratories
Detroit
Ballantyne
Pennsylvania
Inquest Tragedy In Warren Ohio Christmas Death
Louise Campbell 27, granddaughter of a steel executive, testified at a coroner's inquest into her mother Mrs. Cordelia Campbell's death from a gunshot at the Campbell home in Youngstown. The case questioned whether the shooting was accidental after alcohol intake and a plan to take a trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling Warren
Louise Campbell
Ohio Steel
Paul Hodge
Blade Girl
Roy Hardman
Paul J Reagan
Mansin
James A. Campbell
The
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Hodge
Miss Campbell
Lucia Cochran
Aretta Branch
J. C. Henshaw
Campbell Hodge
Shultz Family In Auto Head On Collision Near Dubois
Mrs. Leroy Shultz of Shanleytown and her young daughter were treated for injuries after a Christmas morning head on collision seven miles south of Dubois. William Bush of Dubois, 20, driver of the other car, is in critical condition. Noah and Leroy Shultz escaped unharmed. Rebecca Shultz had minor injuries. The family returned home late Monday.
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Leroy Shultz
Shanleytown
Somerset
Dubois
Noah Shultz
Dubois Hospital
William Bush
Bush
Rebecca
Shultz
Landslide injures two women on Aliquippa Ambridge highway
A landslide above the Aliquippa Ambridge highway buried a car killing no one but injuring Wanda Paligski, 21, and Wanda Hodzik, 22, as their vehicle could not avoid the mass of earth and rock.
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Aute Hart
Ambridge
Aliquippa-Ambridge
Wanda Paligski
Wanda Hodzik
Vandal Strikes Uncle Ned Banjo Statue in Pittsburgh
In Highland Park Foster statue to the composer and Uncle Ned figure had its bronze banjo cut away by an unknown vandal. The Civic Club seeks $395 for a sculptor to remake the banjo and $2,500 to relocate the statue to Schenley Park plaza as a public fundraising drive fails to restore the missing instrument.
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Pittsburgh
Uncle Ned
Stephens Collins
Foster
Highland Park
Ned
Civic Club Fine Arts Committee
Schenley Park Plaza
Stores to Close on New Year’s Day in Somerset
Somerset stores will close on New Year’s Day as part of a multi year custom. Households will enjoy an extended two day weekend for shopping. Inventory will be taken on Saturday by most shops.
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Supreme Court
Senate
Somerset
Highway Department
Oscar F. Sutliffe
Burned to Death in Barrel Search Triggers Accident Finding
A. E. Matson, 53, was found burned to death on a downtown sidewalk in Tallahassee. His body was head forward in a blazing barrel of excelsior, elbows wedged in a steel hoop. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental after investigators suggested he leaned forward to reach for something and ignited the packing material with his cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
A. E. Matson
W. May Walker
Frank Stoutamire
Matson
Soviet ambassador in China seen as military link
Hankow dispatch notes the arrival of Ivan Luganets-Orelsky as new Soviet ambassador to China, a 38 year old military man with limited diplomatic experience. His journey from Moscow via Sinkiang and Turkestan highlights growing Chinese Soviet military cooperation as Japan’s advances push China and Russia closer, with talks likely at Chiang Kai-Shek’s mid Yangtze headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Mills
Hankow
China
Russia
Ivan ‘Tewfimovitch Luganets-Orelsky
Lanchow
Kansu Province
Luganets- Orelsky
Moscow
Russian Turkestan
Chinese Turkestan
Sinkiang
Kansu
Shanghai
Japan
Chahar
Suiyuan
North China
Siveria
Outer Mongolia
Luganets-Orelsky
Urumchi
Lanchon
Soviet Union
Red Army
Dmitri V. Bogomoloff
Chinaist
Bogomoloff
Edward Lepin
Tsiang Ting-Fu
Moscs
Madam Sun Yat-Sen
Sun Fo
Sun Yat-Sen
Mussolini Paper Jibes at US Refers Panay Incident
Milan dispatch notes Popolo D Italia mocks the United States for liquidating the Panay affair claiming there is little that can be done against Japan. The editorial attacks opposition to a constitutional amendment for a national referendum before war and ridicules democracy in extraordinary crises.
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Milan
Italy
United States
Mussolini
Japan
Popolo D’italia
Il Duce
China
Ludlow
Boy Killed When Sled Hit by Auto in Duncanville
Wallace Nicewonger, 16, died after a sled crossing a street was struck by a car in Duncanville. Coroner Chester H. Roth of Blair County ruled the cause a fractured skull from head striking a curb.
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Wallace Nicewonger
Chester H. Rothrock
Blair County
Coast Agog Over Navy Moves Rumors Of Fleet Test
The first destroyers moved from San Diego to Los Angeles harbor as sailors load supplies. Rumors claim a test of efficiency and speed in fleet maneuvers. A fishing boat allegedly owned by a Japanese was seized in Los Angeles harbor with word that five more boats would be detained. Heavy guards blocked Perisicenest naval and air bases.
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U. S. Navy
San Diego
Cal
Los Angeles Harbor
Los Angeles
Clash over Karl de Schweinitz in Delaware relief dept
Harrisburg dispatch reports the struggle over Karl de Schweinitz as secretary of public assistance drags on. He needs until midweek to answer charges of inefficiency and extravagance in the $138 million relief department. Governor Earle set a Tuesday deadline for his defense to a relief survey committee and Ross, with Mills named as possible successor if dismissed.
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Harrisburg
Karl de Schweinitz
de Schweinitz
Earle
F. Clair Ross
Ross
George Mills
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Mills
Sweden
Emma Guffey Miller
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Barle
50 000 Watt Beam In Memory Of Baker
The 50 000 watt beam of the Perry Memorial at Put-In-Bay shone tonight over Lake Erie in tribute to the late Newton D. Baker secretary of war to President Wilson. Keepers say the light will be turned on again tomorrow night after funeral services. President and Mrs Roosevelt expressed sympathy in a telegram to Mrs Baker. The body will lie in state with a military guard tomorrow for two hours before services at 3 p.m. burial follows in Lakeview cemetery with notable figures mentioned nearby.
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Cleveland
Perry
Put-In-Bay
Lake Erie
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Roosevelt
Baker
Lakeview Cemetery
James A. Garfield
John D. Rokefeller
Marcus A. Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Pennsylvania teachers seek amendments to tenure act
Harrisburg December 27 leaders of Pennsylvania teachers supported altering the 1937 tenure act while aiding in a court challenge to preserve protections. Miss Mary McAndrews and Charles Potter urged sympathy for a probationary period before the law applies to beginners, arguing for professional standards despite defense of existing protections.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mary B. McAndrew
Carpendale
Charles W. P.'ter
Jersey Shore
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Miss McAndrews
McAndrews
The
Education Asociation
Potter
Department of
Meadow Gold's Loss Exceeds 150000 in Year
Pittsburgh reports Meadow Gold Dairies will lose about 150000 in depreciation deductions for the fiscal year ending February 28 1938. Secretary treasurer Guy Sittler said about 15000 was allowed for October and November for Class 1 milk. The total includes milk ice cream and related products with wastage and stock losses also noted. The milk commission reopens its price structure inquiry in the Pittsburgh area and plans hearings this week.
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Pittsburgh
Guy Sittler
Meadow Gold Dairies
Milk Commission
Dairies
The
Japanese seize Tsinan and press toward Tsingtao in Shantung
Japanese armies pushed south through Shantung after taking Tsinan isolating Tsingtao. American civilians in Tsingtao prepared to flee on U S warships while reconnaissance noted Weihsien junction capture. Japan warned of punitive action for destruction of Japanese property and urged foreign nationals to avoid reopening embassies at Nanking.
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Tsingtao
Frm
United Sates
Sacramento
Shanghai
Tsinan
Yello River
Weihsien
Midway
Tinan
Tsingao
Germany
Japan
China
Tingtao-Tsinan
Tsina
Yangtze River
Nanking
Gunboat Oahu Sails to Salvage Panay in Yangtze
The U S gunboat Oahu departed Shanghai on December 28 to begin salvage operations on the Panay after the incident. The move underscores U S relief efforts amid tensions on the Yangtze River.
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Oahu
Panay
Shanghai
United States
Yangtze River
West Virginia and nearby states forecast rain and cold
Weather forecast for West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Maryland calls for occasional rain Tuesday with colder nights. Snow flurries are possible Wednesday in some areas, with notably colder temperatures overall. Maryland sees rain Tuesday morning, then mostly cloudy and colder Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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Ofit Party School
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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