Radio Movies Promised as Future Entertainment by NBC Chief
Merlin Hal Aylesworth, NBC president, in Pittsburgh after witnessing Dr Frank Conrad’s moving picture demonstration via radio, said radio movies may revolutionize entertainment within years though остаtus remains laboratory stage. David Sarnoff of RCA agreed, calling it a vast broadcasting expansion without harming theatres. The pair stressed uncertainty about timing and emphasized the potential for cultural education through wireless transmission.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Merlin Hal Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Company
Frank Conrad
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Aylesworth
America
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Westinghouse
Sarnoff
Dr. Conrad
Storm rips Florida coast as warnings extend to Alabama
A hurricane-like storm moved through Florida causing extensive damage across the peninsula. Citrus losses reach half in some districts with Fort Pierce reporting severe building wreckage and up to a million dollars in damage in Vero and Fort Pierce. Power outages left Tampa and Orlando in darkness as ships rode out the hurricane in the Gulf and Straits with limited radio contact.
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Orlando
Winterhaven
Barton
Kissimmee
Great Florida
Palm Beach
Melbourne
Fla
Bahamas
Florida
Tampa
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Appalachicola
Mobile
Ala
Vero
Fort Pierce
Castilla
Florida Straits
New York
Refinery Waste Probed After Fish Die Off Near Creek
Discussion centers on discharged water forming surface scum while officials seek a chemical source for the recent fish kill. Mrs. Lewis cites a 22 inch muskalunge seen near the Conewango plant as investigators probe a possible unsafe spill.
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Lewis
Five ships to join Amundsen search mission
Five ships will join the hunt for Roald Amundsen and his five companions who vanished in a French seaplane while trying to aid Traha survivors. The effort follows a Daily Mail Oslo desk report stating the search will commence immediately.
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Amundsen
London
U.P
Roald Amundsen
Daily Mail
Oslo
Smith Reply Will Be Made in Church in New York
Governor Smith will answer Dr. John Roach Straton’s attack on his fitness for office from Calvary Baptist Church, not Madison Square Garden, as Straton had urged. Close friends say Smith prefers the pulpit for the reply, while Straton prays at Greenwood Lake, N J, seeking guidance to support his charges.
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New York
Smith
John Roach Straton
Straton
Americ
Madison Square Garden
Calvary Baptist Church
Greenwood Lake
N. J
Picnic 15 Postponed by Building Trades Council
The annual picnic and outing of the Building Trades Council and Central Labor Union scheduled for Sunday, August 12, at Island Park, Youngsville, has been postponed indefinitely.
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Building Trades Council and
Central Labor Union
Island Park
Youngsville
Brown Succeeds Raskob as GM Finance Chief
Donaldson Brown acting chairman of General Motors finance committee has taken over the duties vacated by John J. Raskob who resigned as chairman to lead the Democratic national committee. The change was announced today in New York.
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New York
U P
Donaldson Brown
General Motors Corporation
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
In and Out of Town Guests Reported at Crescent Park and Warren
Miss Dorothy Killen of Cresson Pa visits Miss Florence Reed Crescent Park as a Locks Haven State Teachers’ College sorority sister. Mr and Mrs Millard F Watta and granddaughter from St Louis visited Mrs T C Slater Second Avenue. Mrs L M Lowe and daughter Charlotte Ann return to Niagara Falls after visiting relatives in Warren. Miss Gertrude Slater spends week at Chautauqua Assembly Grounds. Dr and Mrs D A Smith visit Lutheran Boys Camp at Chautauqua Lake. Misses Elizabeth and Catherine Reed attend Allegheny College as Epworth League Institute delegates.
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Dorothy Killen
Cresson
Florence Reed
Crescent Park
Miss Killen
Miss Reed
Lock Haven State Teachers’ College
Millard F. Watta
St. Louis
T. C. Slater
Second Avenue
L. M. Lowe
Charlotte Ann
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Warren
D. A. Smith
Fifth Avenue
Chedwell
Chautauqua’ Lake
Elizabeth
Catherine Reed
Allegheny College
Epworth League Institute
Hunt Held At Lutheran Camp Chautauqua
The Lutheran Boys Camp on Lake Chautauqua held its annual treasure hunt August 8 with nearly all boys participating. Jimmie Keller won the prize after Karl Timm directed the event. Dr. Xander of Thiel College attended, led chapel talks, and will continue daily. A Sunday gathering is planned with rides coordinated by G A Robinson and John Hertman.
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the Tribune
Chedwell
Lake Chautauqua
Karl Timm
Jimmie Keller
Xander
Thiel College
Relee
Joshua
Sampson and the Lion
Kander
G. A. Robinson
John Hertman
Pennsy Railroad Motor Bus Franchise Hearing
The Public Service Commission today heard the application of the Pennsylvania General Transit Co. for a charter to operate motor bus service in 56 counties. Only one protest was filed by the Pennsylvania Bus Association. Testimony shows capital stock of 100000 dollars and plans to supplement steam trains in some areas while replacing steam passenger service with motor buses on branch lines.
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Harrisburg
U.F
Pennsylvania General Transit Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania Bus Association
Reed Winseashy in Kansas Primary
Topeka dispatch notes the Republican gubernatorial nomination all but decided for Clyde M. Reed with John Hamilton conceding. Attention shifts to Democratic gubernatorial nomination and the Republican secretary of state race as Reed’s expected margin nears twenty thousand votes.
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Topera
Kare
U. P
Clyde M. Reed
Parens
Arkansas
Reed
John Hamilton
Topeka
Dupont Expected to Join Smith Force in Democratic Shift
New York report says Pierre Du Pont, a multi millionaire industrialist and General Motors board chair, may endorse Governor Alfred E. Smith for president and resign as GM chair. His move aligns with John J. Baskobs Democratic leadership and opposes the Prohibition Amendment.
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New York
Pierre 5. Dupont
General Mo Itory Corporation
Alred £. Smith
Alfred P. Sloan
John J. Baskob
Democratic National Committee
General Motors Finance Committee
Lis
du Pont
Haskob
General Motora
Hhe
du Pone de Nemours Company
Raskob
Pierre du Pont
Hte Financial World
Broker Vail Falls From 14th Floor in Philadelphia Building
Arthur H. Vail a prominent broker from Halsey Stuart Company died when he fell from the 14th floor of the Packard building in Philadelphia. His body landed on the roof of Jacob Reed's Sons building. witnesses recalled heat distress before the accident. Police noted he arrived at 9 am and was at his desk until about 10 am before the fatal fall. His auditors found the books in order and no sign of self-harm. Vail, about 45, left a wife and several children. the incident drew a large crowd on Chestnut Street. News note urges cautious buyers to read classifieds.
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Philadelphia
Arthur H. Vail
Ielan
Vail
Halsey + Btoart and Company
Jefferson Hoapital
Jacob Reed
Halsey
Stuart Banding House
E Booke
Reed's Sons
Chestnut Street
Packard
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Hemlock Street
Gertrude. Richards
India
Freda Huber
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Clair King
Miew Anne Huber
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James McKenzie
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Willard Foley
Raymond Rapp
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Clarence Hesch
Charleston
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Waldo Allison
Heech
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Allison
Stanley Riggs
Donald Smith
Charles Jackson
Jack Rebels
Rapp
Minnie Simpson
John Hultberg
John Nicholson
Victor Moody
O. B. Swanson
Ludwig Irohnson
Jennie Johnson
Mildred Seaman
Fred Mickelson
N. Irvine Street
Allen Armstrong
East Aurora
D. I. Ball
Woman's Missionary Society of the First
Presbyterian
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Charles Hubbard
East Street
Buffalo General Hospital
Mike Dobee
Leo Pilinski
Huntingdon Reformatory
Thomas D. Carnahan
Bradley
Johnson Brothers
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Pennsy Railroad
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