Three Gray youths plead guilty to burglary and larceny
Dale Blank 16 Bernard Blank 18 and Duane Der er 16 of Gray pleaded guilty to burglarizing the Gray Consolidation Coal company stores and stealing a car to escape. They were bound over for the next term of court under $1 bond each and remanded to Somerset county jail. Officers recovered most of the loot including $11.83 in currency, $29.45 in script, and merchandise. The trio were caught in Greensburg while driving the Zufall car the wrong way on a one way street following burglary leads.
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Greensburg
Gray
Dale Blank
Bernard Blank
Duane Deaner
Justice of the Peace
Josiah Swank
Somerset
Somerset County
J. A. Blair
Elmer Schmeyer
State Mon Police
George Zufall
Sipesville
Gray Consolidation Coal Company
Zufall
Dunn Weary Of Politics Ends Run For Congress
Matthew A. Dunn a blind U S representative from the Siih district announces he will not seek re election to a fifth term due to exhaustion from constant pleas for aid. He says rest is necessary and plans to return to the insurance business after leaving office. Dunn has long advocated labor education and aid for the blind.
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Pittsburgh
Matthew A. Dani
U. S
Dunn
Meyersdale
Philadelphia
Ng House of Representatives
Congress
Efforts to reopen tin plate mill fail at Port Vue
Conference called by Sheriff Heinz to resume talks with McKeesport Tin Plate officials and borough leaders collapsed. Lawrence D. Smith declined to meet with union representatives and cited unresolved minor details. The mill, with 2100 workers, closed during a SWOC dues dispute.
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Pittsburgh
SWOC
Unusual Accidents Send Two to Somerset Hospital
Two strange accidents sent people to Somerset Community hospital Thursday. Mrs. Orrie Dettman of Berlin slipped on a rug in her home, dislocating and fracturing her left leg. James M. Merryman, 48, a turnpike timberman, injured his left thumb in a washing machine wringer with severe lacerations. He was treated at the hospital. Mrs. Harry Pletcher of Somerset R. D. 5 was admitted as a medical patient.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Orrie Dettman
Berlin
James M. Merryman
Turnpike
Guthrie-Marsh-Peterson Construction Company
Allegheny Tunnel
Harry Pletcher
Somerset R. D. 5
Jury Convicts Man of Second Degree Murder in Wife Slaying
A Webster Springs jury convicts Everette Claypool, 23, of Hacker Valley, of second degree murder for the June slaying of his wife Goldie Claypool, 25, at their home. Claypool claimed the shooting was accidental.
Presidential hopefuls celebrate Burton Wheeler birthday in capital
Four White House contenders gather in Washington to mark Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana turning 58. Present are Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, Wheeler, Vice President Garner, and Robert Taft of Ohio, all named as potential or likely candidates for the presidency.
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White House
Burton
Wheeler
Montana
Arthur A. Vandenberg
Michigan
John Nance Garner
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Garner
Taft
Hoover seeks 20 million to avert Polish famine
Former president Herbert Hoover urged Congress to appropriate up to 20 million dollars immediately to avert an acute food shortage affecting about seven million residents in dismembered Poland. He said aid to Poland would not violate neutrality and stressed the broader European hunger risk after the war.
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Poland
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Finland
Roosevelt
Hoover
Europe
United States
Bat Battles Guard as Bat Flies by Governor Office
A bat swooped along the corridor outside the Governor's office causing clerks and visitors to scatter. State Patrolman Joan Frank attempted to strike it with an overshoe but failed to stop the animal before it escaped.
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Joan Frank
Found Key Turns Up Missing Owner in Williamsport
Raymond Pepperman posted a notice after finding a key on a factory bulletin board. A week later he realized the key belonged to him, confirming it as his own property.
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Williamsport
Raymond Pepperman
Earle Jr to Bulgaria as Personal Secretary
Gorge H. Earle the fourth son of Pennsylvania’s former governor will travel to Bulgaria as personal secretary to his father and expects active assignments during the mission.
Pennsylvania students vote on statewide campus government
Students from 20 colleges and universities converge in State College to vote on forming a statewide student government and discuss campus problems.
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State College
Pennsylvania
Leap Year Babies Born in Pittsburgh Hospitals
Seven leap year babies were born today in Pittsburgh hospitals keeping the city in step with the calendar cycle. Each child faces a future with birthdays occurring only every four years, marking them as calendar orphans.
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Pittsburgh
Legion of
Slide Delay Halts Dream Highway Work Near New Baltimore
Contractors await improved weather and clearance from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission before removing a large slide of about 200000 cubic yards of earth from a cut one mile west of New Baltimore. The slide, created Sunday February 18, has blocked the right of way and may worsen as rain saturated soil remains unstable.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
New Baltimore
Central Pennsylvania
Stripping and Construction Company
Turnpike Commission
Turnpike
Leap Year Dance Draws Big Crowd at Somerset Club
About 250 to 300 people attended the Leap Year dance at Somerset Country Club. The event was hosted by the new women’s activities committee with ladies escorting the men and paying expenses. Dick Richards and his orchestra provided music and dancing ran from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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Somerset Country Club
Women's Activities Committee
Dick Richards
Korns Appointed Minority Inspector in Southampton Township
Sherman Korns is named minority inspector in Southampton township by Judge Norman T. Boose, announced at the Clerk of Courts office. He replaces Charles E. Burkett who resigned from the post.
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Sherman Korns
Southampton Township
Norman T. Boose
Ivan Lambert
Korns
Charles E. Burkett
Loot Not Worth Trouble at Harrisburg Feed Mill
Burglars dragged a 350 pound safe from a suburban feed mill office to a shed 15 feet away knocked off the combination and left with about 10 dollars in cash and two dollars in stamps.
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Harrisburg
Coaster injury victim amid hillside accident
In Harrisburg on February 29 a 12 year old from Etter, Gerald Beinhower, was severely hurt when a tin sheet used as a coaster slid downhill and was struck by a car. He sustained a fractured skull and concussion and was taken to a local hospital.
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Harrisburg
York County
Gerald Beinhower
Etter
President Roosevelts Voyage Ends At Pensacola
President Roosevelt announced he would end his southern cruise aboard the U S S Long at Pensacola Florida around noon tomorrow then depart by train for Washington arriving Saturday afternoon The disclosure came via wireless from the at sea voyage.
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U.S.S. Long At
Roosevelt
Pensacola
Fla
Washington
Veteran Engineer Dies in New York Railroading Career
Peter Osborne 65 veteran railroad engineer died of heart disease in Cold Springs New York. He piloted the New York Central's 6th Century and other trains totaling over 2,000,000 miles during 45 years of service.
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Cold Springs
N. Y
Peter Osborne
New York Central
Guffey Predicts Roosevelt Third Term Bid In Pa
U S Senator Joseph F P Guffey said President Roosevelt will be drafted for a third term. He filed renomination petitions in Harrisburg and urged party unity as candidates rush to meet Monday filing deadlines. Guffey warned that the outcome depends on the presidential nominee as anti Guffey sentiment lingers among some Democrats. He claimed 14 000 signatures for his own petitions across 38 counties.
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Harrisburg
U. S
Joseph FP. Gulley
Roosevelt
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Europe
Chicago
Washington
Garner
Roocevet
Democratic State Committee
Best
New Deal
State Elections Bureau
Jay Cooke
Republican Organization
Lebensraum Thesis Drives Hitler Welles Meeting
Berlin reports prime goal of talks with United States Undersecretary Sumner Welles centers on German security and domination in its living space. Megerle cites living space as Germany’s aim and suggests potential bargaining over colonies if central Europe remains unchallenged.
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Bhalin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
United States
Sumner Welles
Berlin
Rome
Zurich
Weles
Karl Megerle
Hermann Wilhelm
Welles
Hull Megerle
Hull
Britain
Megerle
Hitler
Foreign Office
Europe
Oldest Dog Licensed by Officials in County
L P Wright of West Brownsville obtained a license for a shepherd dog he claimed was 23 years old, with county officials noting it was the oldest dog they could recall licensing.
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Washington
L. P. Wright
West
Brownsville
Student crushed to death grabbing ride in Altoona
Howard Edgar Mengler attempted to board a truck from the rear in Altoona on February 29 1944. He slipped and was run over by the rear wheel, dying at once as witnesses looked on.
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Altoona
Howard Edgar Mengler
Crisis Looms For Cardenas
Mexico City report says militant petroleum workers union leaders began drafting counter proposals after rejecting Lazaro Cardenas government plans. They vow a united front and warn of a serious situation if their demands for greater control prevail. The move follows a closed meeting with representatives from all 32 industry sections.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Militant Petroleum Workers Union
United Workers’ Front
First Egyptian Ship Arrives in Philadelphia
The 4,329 ton Star of Alexandria docked in Philadelphia with English officers and a crew of Egyptians, bringing English china clay from Fowey Cornwall. The ship flies the green and yellow flag of Egypt and is bound for potteries in Trenton New Jersey and Ohio.
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Philadelphia
Fowey
Cornwall
Star
Alexandria
Trenton N. J
Ohio
Last Morganza Runaway Caught
Chief of Police Sam Powell announced the recapture of the final two of 13 boys who escaped Morganza State Training School on February 16. The youths piled up various charges during 13 days on the run before leaving a car near Burgettstown.
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Morganza
Burgetistown
Sam Powell
Morganza State Training School
Powell
Joseph Orbu
Donora
Joan Kasgak
Pittsburgh
Buggttstown
W C T U Program Speaker Focuses on Frances Willard
The WCTU announces a Saturday program, March 2, at 1 15 p m over WCAE. Rev Willard C Mellin of Oakmont will discuss Frances E Willard as a maker of Freedom.
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WCAE
Willard C. Mellin
Oakmont
Frances E. Willard
Senator Guffey Pays Respects to Governor James
U S Senator Joseph F. Guffey, a Democrat, paid his respects to Governor Arthur H. James, a Republican, in Harrisburg today.
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Guffey
Calson James
Harrisburg
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Arthur H. James
Life in Germany After Six Months of War
Berlin reports life in wartime Germany growing harsher with fuel and food shortages, cold homes, and strict rationing. Mothers work in munitions, husbands longer hours, and daily ration calculations dominate the hausfrau’s routine amid cold offices and limited soap. A sample menu from a medium priced restaurant is noted.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Gera
Hermann Wilhelm
Pilot Lands On Hill After Fuel Runout
An army attack plane from Langley Field Virginia trained to Pittsburgh landed safely on a hill in west Point Marion after running out of fuel. Lt James Ciamatti was unhurt. The plane, advised to land due to heavy traffic and low visibility, had fuel for three hours and may have carried no passengers.
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Uniontown
Army
Langley Field
Pittsburgh
West Point Marion
James Ciamatti
Army Aircraft Operations Office
Allegheny County
Allegheny
Connellsville
Prisoner Demands Lavish Jail Provisions
In Johnstown Cambria city jail a 90 day inmate insisted on many items beyond standard rations. His list included a pillow towel soap shaving gear a bathrobe slippers fruit a newspaper daily money and more. Guards usually allow tobacco cards and magazines but denied the broader request.
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Johnstown
Cambria
GOP Men to Meet Thursday in Somerset County
The Republican Men of Pennsylvania in Somerset county will meet Thursday evening March 7 in the courthouse assembly room. Speakers are secured and a public address system will reach other courthouse areas. Refreshments will be served.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Heroic Dog Dies After Saving Families in Fire
Sandy, a wire-haired terrier from Altoona, died from smoke inhalation after awakening two families during a fire early Tuesday. The dog alerted Howard C. King and Mrs Grace Boughton, enabling them to escape unharmed.
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Altoona
Sandy
Howard C. King
Mrs
Grace
Casselman Carpenter Jailed on Fornication Charges
Frank Weiss aged 25, a Casselman carpenter, was committed to the county jail Thursday on charges of fornication and bastardy.
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Weiss Frank Weiss
Casselman Carpenter
Leap Year Baby Born in Longview Washington
Mrs. Lester M. Johnson, a leap year baby herself, gave birth to a son today in Longview Washington on February 29.
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Longview Wash
Lester M. Johnson
Roosevelt joins British forces as an American brigade commander
Kermit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, publicly accepts a command in an international brigade. He resigns his major’s mission in Middlesex and may wear British army buttons in Finland. London papers hail his selection as an American leader in a beloved cause.
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London
Kermit Roosevelt
Britain
Middlesex Reg
Theodore Roosevelt
Ritz
War Office
Roosevelt
Finland
United States
George
Fear Grips All Europe This Spring
Six months after Germanys invasion of Poland Europe remains engulfed in fear yet hopeful. The piece notes limited ground fighting, widespread bombings limited to Poland and Finland, and asks whether major fronts will open in the west or Balkans as neutrals ponder Italys stance and potential Allied moves.
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Associated Press
Poland
Europe
Finland
Germany
Hitler
Switzerland
Near East
Balkans
Norway
Sweden
France
Britain
Russia
Italy
Bedridden for 61 years Elizabeth Martin dies in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Martin of Williams town was confined to bed from age nine with rheumatic disease and never moved from her bed for 61 years until her death in Philadelphia on Sunday. Despite loss of use of her hands and neck she kept a smile and told a priest she was ready to die.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Martin
Williamstown
Miss Martin
Man 18 Faces Grandmother Jewelry Theft in Court
Montgomery Barker 18 testified in Plttsburg court that he stole 5600 in jewelry from his grandmother to buy a car and have a good time. Magistrate Anthony Lucas held him for the grand jury. Three pawn brokers were not charged with receiving the stolen goods.
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Plttsburgh
Montgomery Barker
Anthony Lucas
Injured City Engineer Dies After Fall
Byard Long, 45, assistant city engineer, died from injuries suffered in a fall last November. Long previously served as city engineer in Johnstown and was a Carnegie Tech graduate. He served in the army engineering corps during the war.
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Altoona
Fee
Byard Long
Long
Johnstown
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Army Engineering Corps
Pittsburgh Business Index Rises as Winter Relents
Pittsburgh business activity shows improvement as winter loosens its grip. The University of Pittsburgh index climbs from 106.9 to 109.1 percent of the 1923-25 average for last week, signaling renewed momentum in the district.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Russians Bomb Finland In Waves. Cities Devastated
Russian bombing raids hit Finnish towns including Savonlinna and Adihimaaki causing widespread fires and casualties. Finnish fighters counterattacked near Viipuri and Kajaani as the Soviet assault along the Mannerheim line continued, with gains and losses reported on multiple fronts.
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Helsinki
Finland
Savonlinna
Viipuri
Kokonselka Lake
Olavi
Europe
Adihimaaki
Kajaani
Karelian
Red Arts
Somerset Weather Report Notes 24 Hour Temperature
Daily weather record for Somerset by David Grove notes temperature from 5:30 p m Wednesday to 5:30 p m Thursday. readings appear garbled with partial values, but include a temperature around 31 and a second line suggesting 24 as a value.
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David Grove
U. S
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Low Prep
New York
Boston TL
Miami
Chicago
Denver Dee
New Orleans
Columbus
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Los Angeles Antonio
San
Weather Outlook Across Regions With Snow and Cold
Western Pennsylvania sees snow flurries and colder conditions Friday with Saturday snow. West Virginia reports cloudy skies with light snow or rain in the north and rain in the south Friday and Saturday. cooler in extreme north Friday. Maryland faces cloudy skies with snow flurries in the northwest Friday and Saturday rain or snow east and snow west. slightly colder Friday night. Eastern Pennsylvania expects cloudy skies with light snow in the west and north and light rain or snow in the southeast Friday. Saturday snow.
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West Virginia
Maryland
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