Tunney to marry Greenwich society girl Mary Lauder
The engagement of heavyweight champion Gene Tunney to Mary Josephine Lauder daughter of a rich Greenwich family is confirmed. Tunney, nearing retirement, rose from modest beginnings to wealth and scholarship through boxing and culture. The romance traces back five to six years when Lauder was a 16 year old with athletic interests and refined tastes.
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United Preaa Ster
The
United Press
Champion
Greenwich, Conn
Tunney
George Lauder, Jr
Miss Lauder
Lauder
Gene Tunney
Mary Josephine Lauder
Edward Dewing
Hartford
Conn
Dewing
Volcanic Blast Kills 1000 on Paloeweh Island
Reports from Batavia state six villages on Paloeweh Island were destroyed by the Rokatinda eruption. About 5,000 natives remain on the island as a tidal wave and falling stones caused many deaths and injuries. Nine ships sunk off Celebes. Dutch official resident to assess damage.
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U.P
Rokatinda
Paloeweh
Batavia
Celebes
Paloweh
Flores Island
Warren Kiwanis Attend Erie Meet And Banquet
Eleven Warren Kiwanis members led by A Pressell district lieutenant governor attended the Kiwanis Field Day and banquet in Erie. Speakers included Homer Swaney Pennsylvania district governor and Dr John Wells of Beaver Falls. A day of golf and baseball preceded a banquet at the Hotel Lawrence. Northwestern district beat Southwestern district in the ball game. Additional Warren attendees listed include Paul DeFrees Donald McComac W V Geer Earl McDonald R Pierson Eaton W L Wehner Joseph F Gaughn W L McClure S M McLure and A N McCausland with Fred Jacobson of Danville accompanying the delegation.
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Warren Kiwanis Club
A. Pressell
Kiwanis
Erie
Pressel
Homer Swaney
Pennsylvania
John Wells
Beaver Falls
Wells
Dinney
Lawrence
Warren
Paul DeFrees
Donald McComac
W. V. Geer
Earl McDonald
R. Pierson Eaton
W. L. Wehner
Joseph F Gaughn
W. L. McClure
S. M. Mclure
A. N. McCausland
Fred Jacobson
Danville
Cheerful Moody and Deboka in a Prosperity Tale
A 1925 feature quotes John Moody predicting rising values and prosperity amid a new American era. It notes Bar ny Deboke's job hunting misadventure and a woman baking butter cakes as he faints from hunger. George Kojac sets a 100 meter backstroke world record of 1 9 4 5 seconds. sharks chase and humans think faster, with machines outrunning birds. Continued on Page Three.
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John Moody
America
Mr. Moody
George Kojac
New York
Kojac
Stop Gambling at Saratoga Springs Ends Gambling Era
Saratoga Springs, once famed as the Monte Carlo of America, saw gambling houses shut as state police patrolled to prevent reopening after Gov. Alfred E. Smith ordered an immediate closure. In the same period county attorney Edward R. Eddy was shot in the thigh by a masked man on a local golf course, with motive unclear but possibly tied to enforcement actions.
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Monte Carlo
America
Saratoga
Capitol
Albany
Alfred E. Smith
Cvefargaee
Edward R. Eddy
Eddy
Cadets Allowed Motor Car Tours at West Point Encampment
Cadets at the Military Academy will be permitted to ride in motor cars around the encampment to show visitors places of interest. Previously cadets on sightseeing tours were required to walk. August 9. United Press dispatch.
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West Point
U.P
Miliary Academy
Kinzua Community Picnic Draws Hundreds
Fine weather brought hundreds to the annual Kinzua community picnic held Thursday in Fred Smith's Sugar Run grove. Joseph Van Kirk and committee arranged athletic events funded by local merchants. Rev. O G Bloomster chaired the event. prizes were distributed by Mrs. C L Himebaugh and tables arranged by Ed Fogel and A K Borcher.
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Fred Smith
Sugar Run
Joseph van Kirk
O. G. Bloomster
C. L. Himebaugh
Fogel
A. K. Borcher
Marine Killed in Clash With Rebel Group in Nicaragua
In Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua August 9 United States Marines clashed with rebels along the Coco river near Bokay. One Marine was killed and three injured as rebels endured a several hour engagement before dispersing. Marines conducted air searches for the group, while wounded were flown to Puerto Cabezas for treatment. The rebels may be linked to forces under General Augusto Sandino.
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Nicaragua
U. P
Coco Tiger
Bokay
United States
Myer Stengel
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Paine
Roxbury
Mass
Tushel Schoenberger
South Charleston
W. Va
Melvin Mosier
Topeka
Puerto Cabezas
M. A. Edson
Burlington
Coco River
Edson
J Marine
Augustino Sandino
Sandino
Missing Mother and Son in Pottstown Mystery
In Pottstown Pennsylvania Mrs Lester Thompson 28 and her yearold son vanished from their home near Douglassville Monday morning after leaving home to walk through a cornfield toward a road. They did not return by nightfall prompting Thompson to notify police as the search begins.
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Pottstown
Lester Thompson
Douglassville
Dollar Days set new Warren registration record
Warren ulsters report highest ever participation for Commun ity Dollar Days August 17 and 18 with 33 merchants joining Emory C. Cook Chamber secretary noting registrations surpass prior highs by two. Rural invitations mailed, routes planned, and merchants sending buyers to metropolitan markets for unique merchandise.
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Warren
Emory C. Cook
Chamber of Commerce
the Printz Company
J. A. Johnson
Style Shop
Carnahan-Shearer Company
Direct Shop
Lester Shoe Company
Anderson Shoe Company
Danielson & Haglund
E. L. Stein
Garrison’s
Win Rose Ishop
Pickett Hardware Company
Jamieson Hardware Company
Rhodaberger Hardware Company
Sperts Hardware Company
Metzger-Wright Company
Johnson Bros
Robinson's
Electrical
C. W. Beckley
Anti Smith Democrats Seek Statewide Anti South Clubs
A Florida meeting of about 300 anti Smith Democrats outlined plans to form anti South clubs across the state. Herbert Hoover rehearsed his acceptance speech at Stanford University bowl, with hundreds of Hoover followers arriving in Palo Alto for the ceremony. Governor Smith pledged to press for a debate with Dr. John Rosch Straten on the governor’s legislative record at Calvary Baptist Church, where Straten accused Smith of opposing moral progress.
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Florida
Herbert Hoover
Stanford University Bowl
Hover
Palo Alto
Smith
John Rosch Straten
Calvary Baptist Church
Straten
Senator Vare Over Danger Line Says Physician
Atlantic City August 9 Senator Vare remains on the danger line but his personal physician Dr Elwood Kirby says he will recover with normal temperature and blood pressure within safe limits The doctor added his speech should not be impaired by illness Also Pittsburgh reports a three year old child Harry Elis died after being struck by an automobile near his home today
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Vare
Elwood Kirby
Ware
AUTO
Pittsburgh
Harry Elis
Youth badly hurt after fall from horse in Lancaster County
Ira Fisher, 16, of southern Lancaster County, remained unconscious with a fractured skull after tying a rope from a steer to his saddle and being pulled along as the riderless horse returned home. Family members found him by the road.
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Ira Fisher
Lancaster County
Refinery waste deemed safe by state health board
Conenango Refinery officials say the plant’s waste discharge has a clean bill of health from the state sanitary water board. Harry R. Lewis, vice president and treasurer, asserts no acids or alkalis are used and that heated water outlets carry no chemicals. A probe would be welcomed if any illegal discharge is found.
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Sanitary Water Board
State Department of Health
Harry R. Lewis
Lewis
The
Tribune
Mr. Lewis
Conewango
O. K
Sargent Approves Parole for Dwyer
Washington August 9 Attorney General Sargent approved a parole for William V Dwyer who was serving a two year sentence at Atlanta penitentiary for conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws He had paid a 10000 fine before parole was granted on the prison physician recommendation that the bootlegger was very ill The former New York attorney was convicted in New York City and would have been released January 28 1929 The parole request had been filed previously and disapproved in April by Sargent.
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Washington
Sargent
William V. Dwyer
Atlanta
Dwyer
New York
Il”Awyer
New York City
Tie
Zonta President Guests Warren Club Luncheon
Mrs Katharine B Sears international president of the Confederation of Zonta Clubs was the honor guest at the Warren Zonta club luncheon. Twenty eight members attended at the YWCA. She arrived late due to car trouble near Kane but spoke informally. Afterward she discussed Zonta service with members as songs and music entertained.
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Katharine B. Sears
Glen Falla
N. Y
Confederation of Zonta Clubs
Warren
Georgia
Lott
Dorothy Allen
Florence Kennett
Florence Shawkey
Maymo Wendelboe
Betty Bristow
Helen Pressel
Peasant Leader Dies of Wounds in Belgrade Parliament Shootout
Stefan Raditch a leading peasant figure in the Belgrade region died at 8 55 p m after being shot in the abdomen during a parliamentary incident. Gendarmes cordoned public spaces fearing protests as an opposition to the government had pressed for resignation. The assailant deputy fatally wounded Raditch’s nephew and two other deputies were killed.
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Jugo Slavia
Stefan Raditch
Belgrade
Raditch
Stefan
Trail of Rain Marks Path on Florida Coast
The tropical hurricane moving across the Florida peninsula is rapidly entering the Gulf of Mexico north of Tampa. No lives reported, but widespread damage across Citrus County and multiple towns, with many houses unroofed and groves wrecked. Communications are largely down in several coastal areas as the storm advances.
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Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Citrus County
Road Oiling Sparks Damage Complaints Near Grand Valley
Warrw County Motor Club members report cars damaged after driving on roads oiling near Grand Valley. Misunderstanding over dates caused confusion with August 9 as the oiling deadline, while state bulletins show work scheduled that week. A motorist plans to seek department reimbursement for refinishing his vehicle.
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Warrw County Motor Club
Grand Valley
State Highway Department
McClure
Pleasantville
Torpedo
Grand Valley Borough
Motor Club
State Department
Wall Street Firm Moore and Co Fails on Obligations
New York Aug 9 National news reports that W D Moore and Company a Wall Street broker and Stock Exchange members announced the firm could not meet its obligations and had failed This marked the first failure tied to the recent bull market where fortunes were made rapidly and a sharp reaction followed
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U.P
W. D. Moore and Company
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania Tonight and Friday
Slightly warmer in the south portion tonight with a few thundershowers possible Friday. Local precipitation chances rise as a river gauge shows 82 degrees and gusts near the evening. sunrise at 6 05, sunset at 7 06.
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