Frerish Defendant Seeks Quashment of Perjury Case
Attorney John Duggan moves to quash perjury charges against Alex Frerisch claiming six defects in the information. District Attorney A M Matthews says the petition is without merit and will arguing to show cause why prosecution should continue on the second Monday in June.
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John Duggan
Alex Frerisch
A. M. Matthews
Frerisch
Matthews
Ivan Lambert
Joseph Levy
Norman T. Boose
Boose
Duggan and Levy
W. M. Brown
State Department of Justice
Somerset
Land
Brown
Child Dies From Scalds After Home Accident
Six year old Ophelia Field of Prospects near Johnstown died at Lee Hospital from second degree burns after falling into a bucket of scalding water in the cellar Friday. Her sister Dahlia was burned slightly. Funeral services set for 4 tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church Geistown Cemetery.
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Ophelia Field
Prospect
Johnstown
Lee Hospital
Cyrus W. Davis
Dahlia Field
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Geistown
Forest Fire Threatens Vast Timberland In MAUCH CHUNK
Smoke over Broad Mountain as foresters battle a large fire that burned through extensive timberland, nearing Hudsondale as flames lit the night sky. In Butler, 18 year old Lester Wade died in a highway crash, with Vivian Selbaugh and George Wood injured after the vehicle flipped following a shimmy at a sharp bend.
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Timber Mauch Chunk
Broad Mountain
Hudsondale
Butler
Lester Wade
Vivian Selbaugh
George Wood
Eva Claire
Teachers Dream Comes True in Georgia Exam Grading Machine
Athens May 4 A long time dream of teachers has come true with a device claimed to correct and grade true false and selective questions. The machine works with electricity and displays the grade on a meter, said F S Beers examiner of the University System of Georgia.
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Athens
F. S. Beers
University System of Georgia
President Roosevelt Sails on Fishing Cruise to Port Isabel
President Roosevelt sails aboard the Potomac from Port Aransas for Port Isabel at 7 a.m. escorted by the cruiser Decatur and destroyer Moffett. He is aboard for a fishing cruise and is expected to return to Port Aransas in two days after landing his first tarpon, a 90 pounder, and nearly catching another since starting the trip Saturday.
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President Enroute
Port Isabel
Corpus Christi
Tex
Potomac
Decatur
Moffett
Port Aransas
Roosevelt
Chauffeurs Clash Outside Harlem Funeral
In St James Presbyterian Harlem a negro choir sang hymns at a funeral while 20 to 30 rival chauffeur union men fought outside for control of the body, a chaotic melee reflecting tensions within the transportation unions.
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New York
St. James Presbyterian Church
Harlem
Reservoir Collapse Hurts Thirteen Workers in Allentown
The roof of a new 30 million gallon Allentown reservoir collapsed during cement work, dropping 27 feet to the bottom. Thirteen workmen were injured, seven in serious condition, with no water in the tank at the time of the accident.
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Allentown
Dairy Strike Ends in Cumberland Milk Reassurance
Cumberland's 40,000 residents are assured of a normal milk supply after a 24 hour strike by 115 dairy workers across six dairies. workers return to their jobs under an agreement granting higher pay to end the disruption of the city’s 3,850 gallons daily.
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Cumberland
Supreme Court to Hear Social Security Act Case
Washington May 4 The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow on the old age pension provisions of the social security act. Lawyers said a final decision on the act s constitutionality covering both pension and unemployment insurance might be given May 17. Arguments have already been heard on the insurance aspect.
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Social Security
Washington
Supreme Court
Boston Surgeon Starts World Air Flight From Newark
Dr Reginald D Margeson a Boston surgeon left Newark airport at 822 a m today for Cleveland on the first leg of a round the world flight by scheduled airlines He hopes to be back in the United States in 19 days returning on the Hindenburg airship.
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World Air
Newark
N. J
Reginald D. Margeson
Boston
Newark Airport
Cleveland
United States
Margaret Mitchell Wins Pulitzer for Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell reacted to winning the Pulitzer Prize for Gone with the Wind by saying she was astounded and later that she was overwhelmed after finding only four words to greet the news.
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Margaret Mitchell
New York
Atlanta
Denhart Weeps in Court in Kentucky Murder Trial
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhart, war veteran, wept in New Castle Kentucky as defense counsel argued his innocence in the murder of his fiance Verna Garr Taylor in Taylor's home county. Berry urged Denhart's fight against a hostile group to save his life.
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Denhart
New Castle
Henry H. Denhart
John Marsall Berry
Verna Garr Taylor
Arch AOologist Esther Van Deman Dies in Rome
Dr. Esther Boise Van Deman, 74, noted American archaeologist, died last night in Rome. Born in South Salem Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Van Deman. She will be buried in Rome tomorrow after living there many years.
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Rome
Esther Boise van Deman
South Salem
Joseph van Deman
van Deman
Fireman Killed as Ladder Touched High Wire
In Wilkes-Barre on May 4 an extension ladder contacted a high tension wire during practice, killing one city fireman and seriously burning four others. The injured were rushed to area hospitals as investigations began into the accident.
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Wilkes-Barre
Flood Control Plan Offered for Johnstown Protection
Cambria county officials submitted to army engineers a plan to shield Johnstown from floods. The delegation proposed widening one Conemaugh river channel and would contribute 1 500 000 dollars toward the cost as part of immediate flood protection.
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Washington
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Army Engineers
Johnstown
George B. Pillsbury
Conemaugh River
Edward and Wallis Reunite At Monts Chateau
Edward, Duke of Windsor, meets Wallis Warfield Simpson at the mossy Castle de Cande in Monts France after five months apart. They embrace, plan marriage soon, as guards, villagers, and reporters observe the emotional reunion amid lilacs and alpine scenery. Simpson had just won freedom from her second marriage to Ernest Simpson.
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St. Wolfgang
Austria
France
Wallis Simpson
Tours
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
London
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Chateau
Mine Reopens After Fire Destroys Tipple at Monessen
Two hundred miners returned to work at the Monessen coal mine where a March 22 fire destroyed a tipple. A new tipple costing 20 thousand dollars has replaced the damaged structure.
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Monessen
Confessed slaying of Irene Wadas by Bronx man
New York detectives said Leonidas Hamilikas also known as Louis Karras of the Bronx confessed to killing Irene Wadas, a waitress at the Columbia Residence Club, on April 22. He allegedly attacked her with a nine inch kitchen knife after a dispute over her affections and was arrested after being found near his former workplace.
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New York
Irene Wadas
Columbia Residence Club
James Pike
Peter Hyas
Leonidas Hamilikas
Bronx
Hamilikas
Louis Karras
Miss Wadas
Hamilkas
East 161St Street
Richard F. Oliver
Windber
Detroit
161St
Flames threaten powder plant as timber blaze grows
Flames swept about 600 acres of timber near Fairchance and menaced Du Pont powder plant at Oliphant. Civilian Conservation Corps workers extinguished the fire.
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Powder Mill
Uniontown
Fairchance
A (du Pont
Oliphant
Civilian Conservation Corps
Building Collapse Injures Worker in Pittsburgh
Two dismantled buildings collapsed suddenly in Pittsburgh injuring James Butler, 38. Thirteen other workers escaped injury in the incident, which occurred during the dismantling work.
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Pittsburgh
James Butler
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania shows showers tonight
A Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for showers tonight and Wednesday with slightly cooler conditions on Wednesday. Strong entities include Western Pennsylvania as the region.
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Pennsylvania
Movement to Combine Unemployment Offices in Beeruts Building
Somerset County commissioners allow R H Krissinger to stay in the Beeruts building for 30 days while seeking new arrangements. He notes a Harrisburg move to merge unemployment compensation with employment services, which would require the Department of Labor and Industry to rent space. He cites fraternal organizations filing separate returns and mentions a Berlin lodge reporting 30 cents for its only paid officer.
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Somerset County Commissioners
R. H. Krissinger
Somerset County
Beerit
Beeruts
Rudy Frease
WPA
Krissinger
Harrisburg
Department of Labor and Industry
Krissiner
Berlin
Markets At A Glance New York May 4
Stocks firm with industrial leaders up on light volume. Bonds, corporates, and governments advance quietly. Forex easy after Monday rally. Cotton higher with New Orleans buying. Sugar firmer with spot market strength. Coffee steady with Brazilian support. Chicago wheat lower on May deliveries. corn firm amid scarce offerings. Cattle steady to 25 lower. hogs steady to 10 lower, top at 10.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Missing Tot Found in Cesspool Near Mount Union
The body of two year old Bobby Suders, missing two days, was found in a cesspool near his Mount Union home. Coroner William B. West stated the boy fell into the pit.
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Cesspool
Mount Union
Bobby Suders
William B. West
Huntingdon County
To Observe Church Centenary New Brighton
The First Methodist Episcopal church begins a week long celebration marking its 100th anniversary starting Sunday in New Brighton.
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New Brighton
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Three Entrenchments Routed Madrid Besiegers
In Madrid on May 4 three hundred defenders were killed when houses housing them were destroyed by dynamite, routing the besiegers from three entrenchment lines on the city’s southwestern edge. Government forces pressed to break insurgent lines and restore links to 3,000 besieged north of University City as fighting continued through the night.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
University City
Teruel
War Ministry
ST. Jean DE Luz
France
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Bil
Nervion
Bay of Biscay
Habana
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A. A.C. Armour
S. Millers and
DAVCO
C. Beerits’ Sons
Wally
Duke of Windsor
Chateau Door
Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward, Duke of Windsor
Edward of
Great Britain
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Nears
George VI
Central Press
Beerits Building
H. C .Beerits’ Sons
England
Bordeaux
Marquax
Carimare
Chateau Palmer
Margaux
King George VI
Canterbury
Theishop
Cerem
Windsor Memorial
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