Storm victims buried without identification in Florida
Relief workers in Palm Beach and Lake Okeechobee regions report rising death tolls from the tropical hurricane. Estimates range from several hundred to about 400, with 100 already buried, as bodies surface and sanitation deteriorates. Military aid called after riot reported in Pahokee.
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United Press
Lake Okeechobee
West Palin Beach
Florida
Horace M. Towner
French West Indies
Guadoupe
West Palm Beach
Fra
Cressston
Washington
U.P
Florda
Red Cross
Paim Beach
Lake Okechobee
A. T. Eide
Haines City
Pahokee
Fla
Pennsylvania
New England
Palm Beach County
A. L. Schafer
East Goes West and V. V. Annoying Hold Up
A New York American item notes Mr. Hoover from California urging voters to back Republican prosperity and Governor Smith heading west to urge electing Democrats. It frames the issue as prosperity and national pocketbook growth, mentions prohibition and religion debates, and references a Brooklyn poker game with a policeman present. Continued in Page Three.
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Capright
New York
Mr. Hoover
California
Governor Smith
Brooklyn
Costs in Stoney Lonesome Supreme Court case
Final distribution of court costs in the Stoney Lonesome test case has been made. Blanche S. Lawson deposited 910.93 in currency to cover costs exclusive of attorneys fees. Total costs were 739.56. the remaining 271237 covered filing costs for allied suits never tried. Lawson lost possession after the Supreme Court upheld the Salvation Army trustees appeal.
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Stoney Lonesome Supreme Court
Prothonotary
U. B. Whiting
Blanche S. Lawson
Stoney Lonesome
Erie
Prothonotary Whiting
Lawson
Supreme Court
Salvation Army Trustees
New York City
$600 000 Estate Left by W S Brown in Will
William S Brown Pittsburgh business man and imperial treasurer of the Shriners died here a week ago leaving an estate of $600 000 the will filed for probation shows. Main beneficiaries are three sons and two daughters with $2 000 to Homewood Cemetery $25 000 in trust for four grandchildren and $500 to several employees.
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Pittsburgh
U. P
William S. Brown
Imperial
Masonic Order of Shriners
Homewood Cemetery
France to Aid Hurricane Sufferers in West Indies
Paris officials announce the council of ministers will seek 100 400 000 francs from parliament for relief of hurricane victims in the French West Indies. The request totals about four million dollars and aims to fund shelter food and medical aid for affected residents.
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Paris
U. P
Council of Ministers
French West Indies
West India storm remnant weakens over Pennsylvania
The U S weather bureau told United Press that the West India storm remnant was decreasing in intensity and moving northwestward, centered in western Pennsylvania this forenoon. The report notes diminishing force as the system shifts.
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Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
United Press
Pennsylvani
Plaster Casts of Auto Tracks Aid In Sending Man To Penitentiary
Plaster casts of automobile tire tracks found on a lawn after a burglary helped convict and sentence Joseph McCart to from two and a half to ten years. Impressions from Edgar Brown's auto reportedly tied to the stolen vehicle used in the crime.
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Norristown
U. P
Edgar Brown
Joseph McCart
John Albreacht
Lower Merion
Threat on Life of Dem Chairman Charged in Philadelphia
Frank C. Mooney was held on 10000 bail on charges of blackmail and extortion in a case involving threats to the life of John J. Raskob, Democratic national committee chairman. Letters demanded $100,000 with a note that “Governor Smith will need a new campaign manager” and threats to blow up the Raskob home in Claymont, Delaware if payment failed.
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Philadelphia
U.P
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
Frank C. Mooney
Mooney
Orchards Damaged Across State By High Wind
Harrisburg report says thousands of dollars in damage to apple orchards in Adams, Cumberland, and Dauphin counties from a late hurricane tail. Weathermen described winds as the tail end of the southern hurricane with gusts up to twenty two miles per hour. Hundreds of bushels of apples were blown from trees during the storm.
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Harrisburg
U. P
Adams
Cumberland
Dauphin Counties
Meager on Trial After Fatal Accident Blamed at Inquest
William Meager of 11 Wiley Street was moved from Warren jail to Warren General Hospital after a coroner verdict found him criminally responsible for a Sunday crash that killed George A. Files. An arm infection from a prior injury forced the transfer. Meager faced charges of failing to stop, involuntary manslaughter, and intoxication, with one likely dropped. The coroner’s jury, though Meager was not present, held he was responsible for the death while intoxicated and urged grand jury action. Helen Lichtenberger, 14, a niece of the accused, testified at the inquest.
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William Meager
Wiley Street
Warren County
Warren General Hospital
George A. Files
Meager
Justice of the Peace
Clark Nelson
LeRoy Eddy
Vaerdick
Files
Rogertown
Mr. Files
Pony Stands Guard Over Girl After Crushing Her in Fall
A Sugargrove girl, Rebecca Saunders, 15, was severely injured when a pony she rode fell and rolled onto her near Patchen Hollow. She lay unconscious for an hour before aid arrived as the pony stood over her. She was rushed to Warren General Hospital and later returned home for treatment. The accident occurred Tuesday morning four miles from Sugargrove. witnesses noted the pony stood motionless above her until help came.
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Sugargrove
Warren General Hospital
Rebecca Saunders
William Saunders
R. D
Patchen Hollow
Miss Saunders
Roy Lindquist
Saunders
Patchen Hollow Road
Lindquist
Banks report tepid Red Cross drive in Porto Rico
An incomplete survey of four banks Thursday shows weak response to the Red Cross appeal for Porto Rico rehabilitation funds. Donations ranged from $15 to $150. Warren county Red Cross chair Paul DeFrees named Mrs. J H West as clothes collection chairman, with the W G A handling storage. National headquarters urged public appeal for washable women and children's clothing and layettes suitable for tropical wear.
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Red Cross
Porto Rico
W. L. McClure
Paul DeFrees
Warren County
J. H. West
DeFrees
National Headquarters
Tropics
Kellys to Return Home Saturday After Auto Crash
Mr and Mrs W T Kelly of Market Street expect to leave Bradford Hospital and return home Saturday according to word received at Pickett Hardware where Mr Kelly is president. They and their guest Mrs Mary Wright of Pensacola Florida were injured in a collision near Bradford Saturday with Mrs Wright likely staying in Warren next week due to shock and minor bruises.
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W. T Kelly
Market Street
Bradford Hospital
Pickett Hardware Store
Kelly
Mary Wright
Pensacola
Florda
Bradford
Hazelton High students win longer lunch period
Hazelton Pa. Sept 20 Hazelton High school students win their fight for a longer lunch period. Starting Monday pupils can spend 55 minutes at lunch Principal W J Davis announced. The 25 minute lunch period put into effect when school opened September 16 resulted in a bitter fight between pupils parents and school officials.
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Haelzton
U. P
Hazelton High School
W. J. Davis
Oil Boom Near Clarendon Sparks Lease Surge
Big operations will start soon near Clarendon as 1700 acres are under lease and a water flood test may unlock a regional boom. Reports indicate outside interests prepared hundreds of acres and plans call for four wells soon. If successful, millions could pour into the Clarendon field within a year, with several local groups already tied to leases and transfers.
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Clarendon
Ene Tire
Ming
Surrces
Optims
Boom Owl
Clanendon
Warren
Ac- Luak
Glarendon
the Tribune
Optiona
S. G. Perry and
Insson
J. B. Percy
Philadelphia Mayor Backs Voting Machines for Decent Ballot
Philadelphia Mayor Mackey told the Fraternal Order of Eagles that voting machines could help the ballot’s sanctity. He praised late Senator John Harris and his brother Senator Frank Harris and urged local option bills to adopt machines as a sign of state election reform.
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Philadelphia
Mackey
Pennsylvania
Order of Eagles
John Harris
Pittsburgh
Frank Harris
Weather forecast remains generally fair through Friday
The report notes generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with possible showers near Lake Erie tonight. Temperatures rise from 57 at 3 AM to 61 by 2 PM with low water levels. Sunset at 6 01 and sunrise at 6 47 Friday.
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Lake Erie
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Central Press
Atlanta
Central Preas
Abe Martin
Coolidge
V. V
Arthur Brisbane
W. S. Brown
France
Pony
Girl
Current
Bankers Report
Y. W. CA
Mrs. West
MR. and
Mrs. Kelly
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