American driver smashes world's auto speed mark
Ray Keech, 27, drove his Triplex racer to an average 207.5526 mph on Daytona Beach to claim the world automobile speed record after a prior timing issue. His feat surpassed Captain Malcolm Campbell's 206.95 mph record, with Keech shouting victory and considering future attempts by Frank Lockhart.
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Daytona Beach
Fis
U. P
Ray Keech
Daytona Beach Sands
Automobile Association
Keech
Malcolm Campbell
Frank Lockhart
Lockhart
J. M. White
London
Denmark
Campbell
Prize fighters near rematch as Tunney touted thinker
The piece discusses Jeffries and Willard possibly returning for a bout while doubtingHeeney’s chance against Tunney. It notes Tunney as the superior thinker, and suggests a Tunney victory would frustrate insiders plans. It also reports gangster Charley Birger’s execution, his suicide attempts, and hiring a killer for murder.
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Jeffries
Willard
Heeney
Tunney
LIVE TOPICS OF THE DAY ROAD VISITORS Stirring town notes on a stray bull terrier and community doings.
Morning report from Warren details a stray black bull terrier puppy found at 12 Oak Street kept by F C Roud awaiting owner. Scout activities include food turns and a boy helping others. Camp Olmsted caps unveiled in orange and blue. Local club emblems awarded for recruitment. Legion meeting set, milk theft and jail term noted.
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F. C. Roud
Oak Street
Roud
Missing Syracuse student prompts Jamestown family update
Mrs Dixon S Vernon of 29 Park Street Jamestown reports her son John D Vernon missing from Syracuse University since Tuesday. He sent a message from New York City saying he is safe and will write later. Wayne Kellogg, 15, of 711 Washington Street Jamestown, has not been heard from since leaving Wednesday with a note he is bound for Cleveland. Robert H Young of Warren High School, scoutmaster of troop 14, will lead the educational training program at Camp Olmsted for the Boy Scout summer camp from July 16 to August 4.
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Dixon S. Vernon
Park Street
Jamestown
John D. Vernon
Syracuse University
New York City
Wayne Kelgogg
Burton Kellogg
Washington Street
Cleveland
Robert H. Young
Warren High School
Troop 14
Boy Scouts
Camp Olmsted
Lightest Pennsylvanian Vote In History Expected
The piece notes Pennsylvania Republicans plan an unpledged Kansas City delegation with favorite sons likely John Fisher or Andrew Mellon. It contrasts with a past costly campaign, saying no tours, little money, and minimal ads. Officials predict total turnout under two million, far below two years ago.
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Repubican
Kansas City
John §. Fisher
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia
Republican
Pennsylvania
Corry man found dead in stream near plant
Thomas Connell of Corry was found dead in a small stream near the Corry Brick and Tile plant Saturday morning. Officials consider a heart attack, not drowning, the likely cause. Connell worked as an expert finisher at the Corry Chair company. Jamestown adds two metal industries with new plants. Viking Metal Products leased the Royal Upholstery plant on Scott Street for three years, will begin manufacturing metal doors and elevator fronts in May, employing 70 to 100 workers. Hollow Metal Construction bought the Supreme Furniture plant at Falconer to begin metal partitions. Joseph Viscio of Sheffield was bruised and his sedan wrecked when he avoided a collision on the Sheffield-Kane highway, striking a tree stump after trying to pass a wagon drawn by horses.
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Thomas Connell
Corry
Corry Brick and Tile Company
Connell
Corry Chair Company
Jamestown
Viking Metal Producta Corporation
Royal Upholatery Company
Scott Street
Hollow Metal Construction Company
Supreme Furniture Company
Falconer
Furniture Company
Joseph Viscio
Sheffield
Sheffield-Kane
Viscio
Lundin
Metzger Wright Company Members Visit Buffalo NY
W W Wright C E Metzger and C L Gustafson of the Metzger Wright Company traveled to Buffalo New York today on business pursuits.
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Buffalo
W. W. Wright
C. E. Metzger
C. L. Gustafson
Metzger- Wright Company
New York
Death notices for Arthur Edward Firth in Jamestown
Arthur Edward Firth died at his home on Forest avenue extension Jamestown Sunday night at 1145 aged 63. He lived in Farmington township Warren county until eight years ago then moved near Jamestown where he resided. Survived by widow DeEtte and three children Olive Swart Lawrence and Allan Firth all of Jamestown one granddaughter Edith Firth and four brothers Henry Albert of Sugargrove Benjamin of Lander and Thomas of Jamestown. Member Union Grange No 244 Jamestown and Chautauqua county Pomona Grange. Funeral from the home Wednesday at 2 pm burial in Busti cemetery.
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Arthur Edward Firth
Forest Avenue Extension
Jamestown
Firth
Sugargrove
Farmington Township
Warren
DeEtte Firth
Olive Swart
Lawrence
Allan Firth
Edith Firth
Henry
Albert
Benjamin
Lander
Thomas
Union Grange No
Chautauqua County
Pomona Grange
Forest Avenue
Busti Cemetery
Federal probe sought into vice conditions in Pittsburgh
At a union mass meeting 18 church groups urged a federal inquiry into commercialized vice and violations of the prohibition law in the Pittsburgh district. Public Safety Director Clark was criticized for inaction while Mayor Kline faced condemnation for indifference. Petitions seek a federal jury to investigate wholesale vice and lawlessness. Pennington and former official Baird were praised for effective work, though Pennington’s administration is said to be dormant.
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Pittsburgh
U. P
Public
James M. Clark
Charles H. Kline
John D. Pennington
Frederick C. Baird
Pennington
Poles Endanger Traffic Along Warren Jamestown Road
Police and engineers reported two leaning telephone poles spanning six feet over the War ren Jamestown road one mile north of Akeley. Bell Telephone wire chief Robert L Endress investigated finding the poles owned by State Line Telephone company. Endress moved the poles clear of the roadway and alerted State Line officials. Motorists had said there was barely enough room to pass under the poles which likely failed in rain and wind.
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Warren-Jamestown
Akeley
Robert L. Endress
Warren
Bell Telephone Company
Endress
State Line Telephone Company
Bell Company
Endreas
State Line Company
Constantine
State Highway Patrol
Warren police consider tear gas weapons for force
Warren officials weigh buying tear gas clubs after a demonstration injures officers. The gas devices resemble nightsticks, releasing gas by trigger. a full charge could render a building uninhabitable. About 110 Warren banks reportedly ordered installations, with plans differing on manual or automatic release.
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Warren Banks
Federal Laboratories of
Pittsburgh
W. Borwis
George Haehn
Robert Ritchie
Barwis
Warren Bank
Personal Crisis Reports In Herminie Suicide Case
Martin Purnopok aged 45 committed suicide by hanging himself in the basement of his Herminie home near Greensburg Pennsylvania yesterday. The death was reported from Greensburg. Police and local authorities are investigating the incident as a lone act of self harm.
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Greensburg, Pa
Martin Purnopok
Herminie
Here
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