Strangers Slay Margaret Martin in Wyoming County Mill
Bits of fire burned metal and cloth from Margaret Martin were found at a mountain sawmill in Wyoming County. State police link tracks of a man and a woman to the crime scene and say a body may have been dragged from the mill area. A coroner’s jury ruled the 19 year old was murdered by an unknown assailant.
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Kingston
Margaret Martin
William A. Clark
Business College
J. &. Kerr Esiale
Wyoming County
Wwitels & LapadinwVeren
Zilis
Keei
Clark
Warden Wells
Boys Invade Frisco Mint in San Francisco
Two 15 year old boys, Paul Francis and William Gallagher from an orphanage in San Rafael, climbed a drain pipe into the San Francisco mint. They reached the copper room where pennies are produced before a guard found them. Officials weigh steps after the intrusion into the high security facility.
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San Francisco
Treasury
Justice Department
San Francisc Mint
Paul Francis
William Gallagher
San Rafael
Faul
William
Son with broken leg rescues aged father in house fire
In Decatur Georgia 83 year old J H Morgan was trapped by fire at dawn and rescued by his son Hugh who also had a broken leg. Firefighters fought the blaze as neighbors helped extinguish flames and secure the scene.
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Decatur
J. H. Morgan
Hugh
Mystery "Mr X" lever cited in Harrisburg probe
In Harrisburg on December 29 the so called Mr X lever from the legislature’s probe reappeared as Edward W. Prendergast said it was a mistake. Governor George E. Barnes aides and District Attorney Carl Shelley's inquiry are tied to a 1935 beer and film regulation sale letter. Charles Melchiorre claimed to be Mr X, while Margiotti and Shelley disputed that claim amid broader grand jury activity on gravel and highway material controversies.
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Harrisburg
X” Lever
George
Barnes Ollice
Edward W. Prendergast
Sid
Carl
Shelley U. Lauphin
Charles J. Margiotti
House Committee
Charles Melchiorre
Philadelphia
Margiotti
Melchiorre
Mr. X
Shelley
House
Prendergast
X’ Vebler
Suelley
Prennergast
Onelley
Governors Office
Highway Department
Davis L. Lawrence
The
Commonwealth
Lawrence
Jin
Wayne Meyers
Steelton
Leonard D. North
Franklin
T. J. Cole
Meadville
No Sunday Movies Ban Enforced in Johnstown
Johnstown mayor Daniel J. Shields invoked an ordinance to ban Sunday movies and theatre events for New Year festivities. Downtown venues had advertised weekend shows. officials enforce that no movies run after Saturday midnight or before Sunday midnight, aligning with a rejected Sunday-movies referendum.
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Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Governor’s land sale case probes middleman aid
Pennsylvania forest chief Bogardus testified he paid a trusted personal friend to arrange a rapid purchase of nearly 40 000 acres of abandoned coal land via a middleman. The hearing examined title transfer from the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company and a promised commission to the middleman.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Searves
James F. Bogardus
Swie
Forest and Waters
W & Court
Allen Gray Clark
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Sow Company
Clark
Howard Benton Lewis
Central Manover Bank and Trust Company
New York
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Trust Company
Archibald Palmer
Lewis
Oliver B. Dickinson
Palmer
Milton Meyers Gravely Ill in Somerset Borough Council
Councilman Milton Meyers of West Main street is critically ill with a heart ailment described as grave. Doctors report coronary occlusion. he has served on the Somerset borough council since 1925. His brother Dr. Lloyd Meyers visited from Cumberland, Md. and his daughter Marie was in Chicago.
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Milton Meyers
West Main Street
Lloyd Meyers
Cumberland
Maryland
Meyers
Somerset
Marie
Chicago
Coasters Injure Two Children In Somerset Co Coasters Injure Two Children In Somerset Co
Two Somerset County children sustained injuries in coasting accidents during the cold wave. Donald Brant, 12, and Mary Roman, 13, were treated at Community hospital after separate sled mishaps. Donald broke both bones in his right leg. Mary’s injuries were reported as a broken right leg with x-rays taken a day later. Ronald Brant was uninjured.
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Somerset County
Donald Brant
Robert C. Brant
East Somerset
Mary Roman
Joe Roman
Stoystown R. D
Community Hospital
Brant
Donald
Ronald
Pleasant Hill Evangelical to Hold Watch Night Service
An old fashioned watch night service will be held Saturday evening at Pleasant Hill Evangelical church. The Rev. W. M. Miner will lead the 9:00 pm to midnight program open to the public.
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Pleasant Hill Evangelical Church
W. M. Miner
Insurgent Breakthroughs Threaten Catalonia Front
From Hendaye France the insurgents claim a breakthrough at Balaguer on the Segre river front north of Lerida. They report breaching the central line, taking Montero Heights, and driving toward Granadella while government forces pull back to the Llena mountains.
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Hendaye
France
Catalonia
Balaguer
Granadella
Spain
We Segie
Lerida
Lerida, ‘There, Insurgents Said, Generalisomo Francisco Bancos Planns
Montero Heights
Bobera
Catalona
Madrid-Valencia
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Llena
Granadela
Soleras
Ebro
Menoe
Government destroyer Jose Luis Diez runs aground near Gibraltar
Rebels force the red destroyer Jose Luis Diez aground off Gibraltar after a gauntlet of insurgent warships. The vessel rammed and sank the Jupiter insurgent mine layer, with 52 aboard killed or held as prisoners. The ship, damaged in battles near northern Spain and Falmouth, sought Cartagena but was overwhelmed by insurgent fire from Ceuta and Canarias.
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Gibraltar
Jose Wus Diez
Ater
Jupiter
Ceuta
Canarias
Government
East Beach
Furly
Europa Point
Jose Luis Diez
Cartagena
Government de Stroyer
Falmouth
England
le Avre
France
Spain
Straits
Postponed Christmas Program Set for Friday at 7 30
The Pleasant Hill Evangelical church Christmas program, postponed from Monday due to weather, will be held Friday evening at 7 30. It will include recitations exercises and plays.
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Pleasant Hill Evangelical Church
New Arrests in Coster Musica Blackmail Ring
New York December 29 authorities arrested Joseph Paracandola 67 and Michael Petrella 40 of Brooklyn in a widening case charging conspiracy to blackmail the late F Donald Coster Musica. Three others previously held are also in custody as federal probes seek an $18 000 000 overstatement by McKesson and Robbins with opvallation of Coster Musica’s accounting methods. Grand jury hearings are slated for next Tuesday alongside continuing state inquiries and potential witness appearances from Bridgeport Waterbury and Hartford officials.
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New York
F. Donald Coster-Musica
McKesson and Robbins
Joseph Paracandola
Michael Petrella
Brooklyn
Paracandola
Petrelia
Coster-Monica
Jim
Joseph Brandino
Coster
Brandino
Mary
Walter H. Cragg
James Pyke
Petrella
Coster-Musica
Cragg
Ben Simon
U. S
Gregory Noonan
Coster- Musica
Ambrose McCall
Connecticut
Horace B. Merwin
Bridgeport City Trust Company
R. W. Phillips
Waterbury
McKesson
Vincent W. Dennis
Hartford
Two Arrests in Foster Case in Connellsville
In Connellsville Faytte County Detective John C. Wall announced the arrest of two men in connection with the death of 69 year old Henry D. Foster. John Turza 27 and Clyde White 35 both former WPA workers face murder and robbery charges. Eight twenty dollar bills were found in Turza’s room. Royston claimed he acted alone in the robbery and assault on Foster.
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Connellsville
Faytte County
John C. Wall
Henry D. Foster
Luther
King Kong
Royston
Franklin Township
Wall
John Turza
Clyde White
WPA
Fred Munk
Foster
Tarza
Taxi strike threat grows as drivers authorize walkout
New York reports 2000 day drivers and over 4500 night associates voted to empower union leaders to call a city-wide taxi cab strike at a time deemed necessary possibly on New Year Eve.
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New York
Slaying Confession Tells of Nickels Robbery Here
Savannah police report that Marion Hunter, 25, pleaded guilty to the Dec. 21 killings during a robbery at slot machines. Prosecutors say the shooter obtained only dimes nickels and pennies, a shotgun and clothing fragments.
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Savannah
Samuel A. Cann
Marion Hunter
Musmanno Expected to Join Federal Third Circuit
Washington sources say Judge Michael A. Musmanno of Allegheny County Common Pleas Court will be announced next week as the new judge for the federal Third Circuit.
Tax Penalty Abatement Urges Delinquent Somerset County Owners
With two days left, Somerset County offers two plans to settle 1938 taxes and abate penalties for delinquent properties. Over 1,400 treasurer deeds await final entry after December court confirmation as fees and interest are waived for older years.
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Somerset County
Agaliel Wieh
CounciliGnals
J. B. Landis
Amos J. Mack
Fire Byleaks at Masonic Hall Dormont
Large blaze damages the Masonic hall in Dormont suburb as paper decorations burn on the upper floors. Firemen estimate $25,000 in damage and say the fire began in a second floor kitchen.
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Masonic Hall
Pittsburgh
Dormont
Death of Albert Sposon in snowstorm auto strike
Albert Sposon, 59, died today from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile while walking along a highway during a heavy snowstorm last Sunday.
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Butler
Albert Sposon
Armed chaos in Nanking region after Japanese takeover
M S Bates reports dire conditions in the Nanking region after Japan seized the city on December 13 1937. Privation is widespread and life remains at a distressingly low level as observers note similar conditions in other Japanese occupied areas. Chinese sources claim 1000 Japanese casualties in guerrilla fighting along the Tsientang river. Meanwhile Japanese say 254 Chinese killed and 62 captured in a two day drive near Soochow. Shanghai University property is not to be returned and the area around Whangpoo river is being turned into a military zone.
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Shanghai
M. S. Bates
Nanking University
Nanking
Bates
International Relief Committee
Tsientang River
Chekiang
Soochow
Milk Truck Crash Injures Three In Monongahela
Three men were injured, one seriously, when a milk truck skidded on trolley rails and crashed into an iron pole in Monongahela. Joe Sacco, 29, of Pittsburgh, suffered a fractured leg and bruises and was taken to Memorial hospital. He drove the truck owned by Naugle Dairy Company of Donora. John Kucia, 21, and Walter Sawa, 18, both of Donora, were treated for bruises.
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Monongahela. S
Joe Sacco
Pittsburgh
Memorial Hospital
Sacco
Naugle Dairy Company
Donora
John Kucia
Walter Sawa
Enrollees Planned for Pennsylvania CCC Draft 1939
The civilian conservation corps announced 5,159 Pennsylvania enrollees to be enlisted for the first quarter of 1939. Enrollment runs from January 1 to January 20.
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CCC
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County Treasurer Dies After Illness
William Marsden 57 longtime Clearfield county treasurer and District 7 United Mine Workers leader died after six months of illness. A Democrat, he previously served two terms as deputy sheriff.
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Clearfield County
Clearfield
William Marsden
United Mine Workers Union
Teachers Elect Francis President At State Education Meet
The Pennsylvania State Education Association elected Thomas Francis of Scranton Lackawanna County superintendent of C0018 as president for 1949 succeeding J Frank Faust of Chambersburg. N R Casilio of New Castle was chosen vice president. Senator Bridges urged changes to neutrality and social security acts and stronger coastal defenses. Dr Lester Ade urged arts appreciation and James Herbert Kelley received a distinguished service medal for 18 years as executive secretary and editor.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Thomas Francis
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Francis
J. Frank Faust
Chambersburg
N. R. Casilio
New Castle
H. Styles Bridges
Congress
Bridges
New Hampshire
TVA
Brliges
Were
United States
Spen
Ade
Lester
Association
James Herbert Kelley
Pennsylvania School Journal
Kelley
R. R. Abernethy
IL D. App
Ben H. Byers
Elizabeth
Paul S. Christman
Schuylkill Haven
Arthur W. Ferguson
York
Lucy W. Glass
Carmen Ross
Edinboro
Bela B. Smith
Kingston
J. C. Werner
Coraopolis
Eb, A. Dimmick
Pittsburgh
Ray M. Cole
Bloomsburg
Ae’ric James, Sr
Eas
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily temperature sweep from 5 30 p m Wednesday to 5 30 p m Theorency shows a maximum around 39 to 48 degrees with unclear minimum data. Weather observer David Grove recorded the figures for Somerset.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook for Eastern States Itinerary
Eastern Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies with snow flurries in the west and north and colder conditions advancing Friday and night in the southeast. Maryland and West Virginia report similar cold, cloudy trends with some flurries and improving conditions Saturday. Western Pennsylvania expects snow flurries, much colder Friday, followed by partly cloudy, cold Saturday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Cyen
Maryland
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Pleasant Hill
Franco
REDS
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Coster Musica
Luther Royston
Mary Brandino
Joseph
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F. Donald Coster
McKesson & Robbins
Philip Musica
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