Major Schoeffel Sails for Europe on Secret Probe
Major Schoeffel of the New Jersey State Police has sailed for Europe on a lead in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. Colonel Schwarzkopf confirmed the departure but gave no destination or specifics. Reports say he boarded the Mauretania for England under the name Carl Schoeffel, after disappearing from Hopewell late last week.
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Major Schoeffel
Europe
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Shee Schoeffel
New Jersey State Police
Schoeffel
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Pee
Schwarzkopf
Mauretania
England
Carl Schoeffel
Hopewell
State Highways Will Erect New Headquarters in Lawrence County
Samuel S. Lewis announced a $372 000 allocation to Lawrence County for two brick state highway offices and an equipment storage building to replace the seven th ward structures. The project, largest in the state for a county, follows an approved army ordnance facility for New Castle and other county allocations.
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Samuel S. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Seventh Ward
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Allentown
Norristown
Mercer
Department of Military Affairs
New Castle
State Highway Department An
Tax Bill Falls Short of Balancing Budget Says Mills
Secretary Mills told the House Ways and Means Committee the current tax bill would not balance the budget. The panel voted to tax dividends to individuals under the normal income tax, estimating an $80 million boost to close the gap. The change lasts only until July 1, 1934, as debate centered on reducing the deficit and preserving government credit.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury Mills
House Ways and Means Committee
Crisp
Georgia
Mills
Treasury
Radio interference suspects hunt clues near North Hill
Radio owners on the outskirts of the North Hill plan detective work to identify who disrupts reception amid recurring intervals. April 1 repeats familiar tricks as weather and local activity hint at a building boom from federal and state projects. A new Pennsylvania barber license law also takes effect today.
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North Hill
Daily Weather Report Summary for 9 AM Period
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 41 and a minimum of 30 for the 24 hours ending at 9 am. Precipitation is 0.06 inch with snow and rain. river stage at 7.3 feet and rising. Year ago on the same date records were 47 maximum and 34 minimum with 0.24 inch precipitation.
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U. S
Nine Men Guilty of Manslaughter in Mine Riot
Nine men were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter by a Fayette county jury in Uniontown Pennsylvania. They were tried for murder in connection with the death of Mike Philopovich, Arnold City storekeeper, during a mine riot last July. The jury had been deadlocked since Wednesday afternoon.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Mike Philopovich
Arnold City
Fayette County
Love Tryst on Coast Ends in Suicide of Stanford Student
Evelyn Chapman, 23, a Stanford medical student and daughter of Surf Postmaster, shot herself in James Cary's apartment after an alleged love tryst. Cary, also a Stanford medical student, found her dying and called a doctor. two notes were found, and authorities report no further details.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Cal
Evelyn Chapman
Stanford
James A. Cary
Cary
Evelyn
Surf
Santa Barbara County
Soviet Cattle Plan Failure Acknowledged
The Soviet government said its five year plan to boost meat supply failed. It blamed state farms for poor cattle care and loss of stock, dismissed 140 farm managers with 37 to be tried for hindering progress, and reprimanded six cattle trust directors.
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Soviets
Kendall Foss
Moscow
Robert P. Lamont
Russia
Three New Castle Students To Take Part In National Chorus
Three New Castle high school students Marion Wilkison soprano Morgan Jones tenor and Guy Davis will travel to Cleveland Ohio to sing in the National High School Chorus at the Music Supervisors National Conference April 3 to 8 Miss Gladys Rich supervisor of music for New Castle schools will also attend the conference Lectures demonstrations and concerts will be part of the program ending with the chorus on April 8.
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New Castle High School
Cleveland
Ohio
National High School Chorus
Music Supervisors
Marion Wilkison
East Wallace Avenue
Morgan Jones
Wilmington Avenue
Guy Davis
Wampum
Gladys Rich
New Castle
First Flour Carload Arrives for Lawrence County Aid
Secretary Orville Potter of the Lawrence county branch American Red Cross announced the arrival of the first carload of flour. The shipment of 300 barrels 2400 half sacks was placed near the Carnegie auditorium and unloading began at noon. Distribution begins immediately to those on the waiting list with a week’s supply cooking.
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Orville Potter
Lawrence County
American Red Cross
Carnegie Auditorium
Potter
National Red Cross
Deeds Approved for Diamond Site Post Office Purchase
Attorney Mont L. Riley reports legal steps completed for Diamond site properties for the new post office. Congressman Swick notes Justice Department approval of deeds and abstracts, sent to the Controller for payment. final payment expected within ten days.
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Mont L. Riley
J. Howard Swick
Department of Justice
Controller’s Department
Ailey
Death Notices for local residents listed
The notice lists deaths of Mrs. Mary E. Thompson 88 of New Wilmington Mrs. Rosie Majorano 37 of 301 West Wabash Avenue and others including William Henry Evans 69 708 South Mill Street Kenneth Jacobs 18 months 1024 Sciota Street and Mrs Mary Emma Young 77 316 ALUrGoh ACUUEs.
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David W. Pearson
Genese
Mary E. Thompson
New Wilmington
William Henry Evans
South Mill Street
Rosie Majorano
West
Wabash Avenue
Kenneth Jacobs
Sciota Street
Mary Emma Young
Alurgoh Acuues
Re-Modeling Room For Commissioners
Carpenters work at the courthouse removing the old half height partition in the room once used by County Superintendent John C. Syling. A ceiling to floor soundproof partition will be installed creating a waiting area and a private office for the county commissioners.
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John C. Syling
Court House
Reappoint Ross Temporary Cop During Council Session
Mayor Charles B. Mayne and the council approved a 10 day temporary police appointment for Thomas Ross. Councilman Albert Hoyland presided as chair while the motion was presented and concurred. Ross has served several weeks due to a police staffing shortage.
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Charles B. Mayne
Albert Hoyland
Thomas Ross
Ross
Bank Robbery Strikes Sixth National Branch in Philadelphia
Bandits invaded a Philadelphia Sixth National Bank branch today and escaped with 3500 to 5000 dollars after threatening a watchman and two tellers. Victims were ordered to lie face down behind the cashier’s cage as the robbers looted cash drawers and warned they would be shot if an alarm was sounded.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Sixth National Bank
Monkey prank cuts Highland Park Zoo phone service
International News Service reports Highland Park Zoo in Pittsburgh losing telephone access due to April Fool jokesters. The head keeper Arnold Schaumann warned staff and halted incoming calls after a wave of spoof conversations and confused callers.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Highland Park Zoo
Highland
Lemme
Bahr
Arnold Schauman
Dr. Evan Kane Dies at Summit Hospital
Dr. Evan O Neil Kane renowned surgeon died at Summit hospital in Kane Pa He twice operated on himself using local anaesthetics and had previously treated his own appendicitis A recent Virginia murder trial saw his son Elisha Kent Kane acquitted in the drowning death of his wife The elder Kane also recently performed a successful inguinal hernia operation on himself months earlier.
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International News Service
Kane
Evan O’neil Kane
Summit Hospital
Elisha Kent Kane
Virginia
Soviet Air Squadron Forces Down Japanese Plane Over Amur
Soviet craft on the eastern frontier forced a Japanese plane to land after being surrounded by a Soviet squadron. This marked the third Japanese aircraft brought down in less than two weeks. Sixteen Japanese soldiers who crossed into Siberia returned to Manchuria with arms and ammunition lost, claiming they wandered into Soviet territory chasing Chinese insurgents.
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Harbin
Vladivostock
Amur
Moscow
Tokyo
Siberian
Manchuria
Beverly Hills Tax On Matches Sparks Satire
A humorous protest parodies tax policy as lawmakers reject a sales tax and impose new levies on matches and other everyday items. The column critiques perceived inequities, contrasting taxes on necessities with exemptions on crude oil and candy.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Venezuela
Attempts to ride Penns Flier Free Lead to Jail Stay
Pennsylvania railroad police arrested Harry J. Moore a western traveler for stealing a ride on a New Castle to Cleveland passenger train. He appeared before Alderman Wallace J. Ewing and was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail. Patrolman Mont Richards made the arrest.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Harry J. Moore
New Castle
Fifty Thousand Miners Idle In Illinois Today
Fifty thousand Illinois coal miners are idle as 150 mines shut down at midnight over wage scale disputes. The Illinois Coal Operators Association says the closure is temporary while talks with United Mine Workers emissaries continue. Regional suspensions also ripple Indiana Ohio and West Virginia.
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Illinois
International News Service
Chicago
Ilinois Coal Operator's Association
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Panhandle
Joseph D. Zook
Bellaire
Norfolk Trio Reports Progress In Lindbergh Baby Case
After weeks of mystery the Norfolk trio handling the Lindbergh baby recovery effort claimed progress at a morning briefing. Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage declined to elaborate, saying publishing developments would hinder negotiations and that the information is important. He avoided two questions on delivery arrangements and a reported boat sighting.
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International News Service
Norfolk
Guy H. Burrage
Hopewell
N. J
Col. Lindbergh
Crisfield
Tangier Island
Dissension mounting as De Valera faces oath dispute
By Linton Wells Dublin April 1 Revolt from within the government challenges President Eamonn De Valera and Fianna Fail as the executive council reconsiders the Irish Free State reply to the British note on oath abolition and land annuities. The dispatch to London is expected tonight in milder terms but still demanding oath abolition and annuity cancellation.
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Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Fianna Fail
Executive Council
Irish Free State
London
de Valera
April Fool Pranks Warn of Staying In Bed
The note warns readers to ignore distractions and skip candy as April Fool pranks loom. It oddifies common acts like picking up purses answering phones or doorbells, suggesting staying in bed since the weather is described as forty three.
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Miss Chute
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