Twelve dead in crash near Burbank plane wreck
A United Air Lines twin motor plane carrying nine passengers and three crew vanished from San Francisco to Burbank and was found in a brush filled ravine near Oak Mountain. Rescue teams removed twelve bodies and fought through inaccessible terrain to recover the wreckage.
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Associated Press
Burbank
Calif
Here
San Francisco
Boeing
Oak Mountain
Saugus
United Air Line
Edwin W. Blom
San Fernando Valley
Robert McLean
Blom
Newhall
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
United
Union Air
R. E. Dickinson
Dickinson
J. M. Dickinson
Orv Mohler
National Guard
A. W L. Markwell
Diamond
Los Angeles
Edward T. Ford, Jr
San Marino
Edward Ford
Grace Lines Steamship Company
Edward T. Ford
John Korn
el Centro
Alex Novak
H. S. Teague
Hollywood
W. A. Newton
Paul Hare
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
Evelyn Valance
Yvonne Trego
Alameda
Union Air Terminal
Amelia Earhart
Ford, Jr
Standard Oil
Pasadena
Ford
University of California
Glessner Girl to Undergo Surgery Tuesday Morning
Martha Glessner 13 daughter of Deputy Sheriff Merle Glessner has been ill since Christmas with appendicitis and will undergo an operation at Somerset Community Hospital Tuesday morning.
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Martha Glessner
Merle Glessner
Somerset Community Hospital
Mrs. Frank Wyrough Dies While Visiting in North Carolina
Mrs. Frank A. Wyrough 42 of Johnstown Pennsylvania, wife of the district manager of Pennsylvania Telephone, died in a Southern Pines hospital after an emergency operation performed on Christmas Day. She was visiting her mother Mrs. A R Wolfe. The body will be sent to Altoona for burial.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Frank A. Wyrough
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation
Probe death of coal miner Mortensen near Clearfield range
State police and county officials investigate the death of 51 year old Edward H. Mortensen who vanished after leaving a scientist's office. His body was found in a snow bank on a remote mountain. coroner reports a broken neck. Three theories include murder accidental self harm.
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Edward H. Mortensen
Mortensen
Clearfield Range
Here
John Wood
Indiana County
Horse Fatal Crash Sends Woman Hurt and Man Jailed
A horse pulling a buggy owned by Gideon Brenneman and wife was struck by a car driven by Russel S. Hetrick. The collision injured Mrs Brenneman and killed the horse. Hetrick is jailed on reckless driving and assault charges awaiting trial.
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Gideon Brenneman
Springs
Russel S. Hetrick
Fort Washington
Maryland
Salisbury
Brennemans
60 Killed in Rebel Air Raid at Santander
Madrid reports 60 dead in insurgent air raid on Santander on the northern coast. Defense lines claim advances at several Madrid edges as militiamen seize trenches near Usera. British envoy George Ogilvie-Forbes says orders were given to move the embassy to Valencia.
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Madrid
Santander
Usera
George Ogilvie-Forbes
Valencia
Reckless Driving Costs Cobb $17.50 in Maryland Crash
A light coach driven by John Cobb forced a sedan driven by W J Miller of Berlin onto a fence near Route 219 close to the Maryland line. The Cobb car had no injuries. Miller’s car sustained rear end damage. Cobb was charged with reckless driving and paid $17.50 in fines and costs.
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John Cobb
Cumberland
W. J. Miller
Berlin
Route 219
Maryland State Line
Cobb
Miller
Somerset
Highway Patrol
C. A. Maust
Salisbury
Fog Delays Drive on Non-Dimmed Headlights
State highway patrolmen planned a Monday night operation targeting drivers who refused to dim lights but dense fog in Somerset County caused the delay. Patrolmen said reduced visibility would have made stopping vehicles on the highway hazardous.
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Somerset County
Court rules Margiotti can appoint special prosecutor in murder case
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled Attorney General Margiotti may appoint a special prosecutor while Fayette County District Attorney Reilly sits indicted in the Monaghan murder case. The decision upholds the Supreme Court’s stance that Margiotti controls Reilly’s office through trial completion and that a single county judge cannot quash indictments.
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Philadelphia
Charles J. Margiotti
James A. Reilly
Fayette County
Jesse E. B. Cunningham
H. S. Dumbauld
Commonwealth
Superior Court
Dumbauld
Monaghan
High Court
Reilly
Frank C. Monaghan
Uniontown
John C. Wall
Margiotti
Davis W. Henderson
Supreme Court
Cunningham
Delirium Tremens Surgery and Other AAAS Meet Highlights
At the Atlantic City AAAS meeting Edward Spencer Cowles reports surgery to prevent delirium tremens by spinal puncture, aiming to end chronic drink sprees without restraints. Milton B Jensen describes a neck relaxation training to curb migraines, while William Robinson notes insects yield allantoin and bee venom aids arthritis. Compton discusses the half billion dollar annual business of elections.
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Associated Press
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Atlantic City
Edward Spencer Cowles
M. D
New York City
Milton B. Jensen
Louisville
William Robinson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Harvard
Chile
Karl Z. Compton
Association
President's Sick Son Improves At Boston Hospital
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Harvard senior and son of the President shows satisfactory improvement at Massachusetts General Hospital Phillips House from a streptococcus throat infection and sinus operation. Bulletin notes no change since morning after earlier report of very much improved in every way.
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Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Phillips House of Massachusetts General Hospital
Roosevelt
Mrs Speicher Undergoes Operation at Community Hospital
Mrs James Speicher of Gray underwent a surgical operation at the Community hospital Monday morning.
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Speicher
James Speicher
Gray
Germany weighs Spain policy as volunteers sail and ships maneuver
Berlin signals avoid direct war with Socialist Spain while permitting volunteers to depart and using torpedo boats to escort ships to San Sebastian. German foreign office defends Spain policy as non imperialist and opposes extortion while seeking to avoid a full Franco Madrid conflict.
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Berlin
Germany
Bay of Biscay
Europe
Spain
Third Reich
Palos
Bilbao
Biscayne
San Sebastian
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatisch Korrespondenz
France
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden Villa
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Madrid
Great Britain
Reichswehr
Mediterranean
Bayonne
Dairy chiefs urge dairymen to sacrifice initiative for market stability
New Jersey secretary of agriculture William B. Durkee told a four state dairy conference in New York that stability in the milk market requires sacrifice of individual initiative by dairymen. Delegates from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Vermont attended the Commodore Hotel session.
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New York
William B. Durkyee
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Commodore Hotel
Duryee
Mrs J D Snyder Taken To Allegheny General For Ankle Fractures
Mrs Joseph D Snyder of Rockwood was discharged from Community hospital after two days and transported by Walter Hoffman's ambulance to Rockwood station. She boarded a train to Pittsburgh and was admitted to Allegheny General hospital for four ankle fractures.
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Joseph D. Snyder
Rockwood
Walter Hoffman
Pittsburgh
Allegheny General Hospital
Pope Pius Says It Is Better I Die in This Condition
Vatican aides report Pope Pius XII in a very serious condition with paralysis and heart concerns. He told a prelate that in his illness he cannot be pope and remarked it is better that he die while gravely ill. Masse prayers and Masses mark a hushed Vatican amid concern for his life.
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Vatican Qty
Pius
Vatican
Holy Father
Pietro Cardinal Pumasoni-Biondi
Congregation For the Propagation of the Faith
Ford patents rear motor for easier riding car
Henry Ford received an engineering patent for a rear mounted eight cylinder V type motor placed just behind the rear axle. The design shifts the center of gravity toward passenger space to improve roadability and potential for streamlined bodies.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Ford
Ex Senator Marshal L Phipps Dies At Breakfast
Franklin reports former State Senator Marshal L. Phipps died of a sudden stroke at his breakfast table. The 70 year old Republican leader had been ill weeks but had recently appeared to recover. Phipps served in the State Senate from 1914 to 1922 and was secretary of the Park State School under six governors.
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Franklin
Marshal L. Phipps
Phipps
Senate
Park State School
Ecudorian Ambassador’s Son abducted in Christmas night case
Olmeda Alfaro 15 the son of Ecuadorian ambassador C E Alfaro was abducted robbed and held for five hours after being forced into a car near the Army and Navy club. He was released with warnings and later told his father everything. Police opened an investigation and contacted acting secretary of state R Walton Moore.
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Washington
Olmeda Alfaro
C. E. Alfaro
R. Walton Moore
Young Alfaro
Army and Navy Club
UMW Willing For Soft Coal To Write Provisions
United Mine Workers were said to be willing to let the soft coal industry draft marketing provisions in a new Guffey control bill. John L Lewis telegraphed to producers heading to White Sulphur Springs to discuss regulatory legislation that would guarantee sufficient industry income to preserve wages.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Shaffers Back in Jail After Highway Robbery Hearing
James Shaffer and his nephew George Shaffer were recommitted to the county jail after a hearing before Justice Charles J. Harrison on highway robbery and related charges. Neither could post $500 bond for the next court term. The pair allegedly forced William Rhoads to surrender $35.
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James
George Shaffer
Charles J. Harrison
Somerset
James Shaffer
William Rhoads
Near Trent
Squire Harrison
Rockview
Rhoads
A. M. Matthews
Auto Crash Sends Five to Hospital in Altoona
Five people were hospitalized after a two car collision in Altoona. Injured were Mrs. Clivett Lenning of Pittsburgh with a fractured pelvis and head injuries, her daughter Elizabeth Lenning 10, William Houseman 68 and his wife Annie 66 of Altoona, and George Johns 19, a pedestrian.
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Altoona
Clivett Lenning
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Lenning
William Houseman
Annie Houseman
George Johns
Johns
Snyder Hosts Dinner Guests in Roof Garden Tea Room
Congressman J Buell Snyder entertained a dozen Democratic coworkers from Somerset at a Monday dinner in the Roof Garden Tea Room. Tables were set for 12 and after the meal the guests engaged in political discussions.
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J. Buell Snyder
Somerset
Roof Garden Tea Room
Traffic Fatalities in Pittsburgh Reported Monday
Two men died in Pittsburgh traffic incidents on Monday. John B. Mc Crandle, 40, was struck by a car and Joseph Gliwa, 63, was struck by a truck pushing his wagon into the street.
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Pittsburgh
Wttsburgh
John B. McCrandle
Joseph Gliwa
McCrandle
Gliwa
Baby Boy Born to Barrons in Rockwood
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barron of Rockwood at Somerset Community Hospital Monday morning after a Caesarean operation.
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Barrons
Ray Barron
Rockwood
Somerset Community Hospital
Kidnapping Suspect Sought in Washington State as Boy Is Taken
Ten year old Charles Mattson was abducted from the Tacoma home. Federal and state agents joined local police in a wide search across western Washington for the boy and a suspect described as swarthy with a black beard. A ransom note demanded 28000 in mixed bills and the kidnapper fled after forcing entry and threatening violence.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Washington
Department of Justice
Harry Snider
State Patrol
Charles
W. W. Mattson
Snider
Seattle
U. S
A. J. Chitty
Federal
George Weyerhaeuser
Mattson Boy
Aller
Puget Sound
Mattson
Weyerhaeuser
William
Muriel Mattson
Ginia Chatfield
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Fort Washington, Md
H. S. Duibauld
Duinbauld
J. D. Snyder
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Fuehrer
Werner von Blomberg
Hermann Goering
Goering
Pope
Idea
A FC
Shaffers
Five
Snyder
Washington State
Bandit
Lad
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