Grub Waits for Referee at Diplomatic Dinner
A humorous letter from New York on April 4 discusses Washington etiquette at diplomatic dinners. The writer jokes about seating diplomats by status, mentions Secretary Stimson as referee, and recalls a Gridiron dinner where nations were seated by debt to the U S.
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New York
England
Stimson
Washington
Los Angeles
France
Belgium
Italy
Coolidge
Poultry Hints And City Clean Up Plans
Pa Newc Observes poultry timing for backyard flocks and baby chicks arriving after a blizzard. An elevator man notes rare tips. state cleanup week urged to improve New Castle premises. Weather shifts from rain to dust as anti prohibitionists cheer Wisconsin vote. Milwaukee trends toward wetagain.
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Pa Newe
New Castle
Pa Wewe
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Pa Nene
When I Was 21 Stewart B Howson Joins RAF Service
Stewart B Howson of The Castleton has entered legal pood amid thrills as a member of a group. He enlisted in the Royal Air Forces at Toronto Canada and landed in England the same year as a second lieutenant in the aerial division of the English army. He returned to the United States that year and entered the University of Michigan. His home was in Saginaw Michigan and later he resided on Moody Avenue.
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Stewart B. Howson
Stewart
Castleton
Mr. Howson
Royal Air Forces
Toronto
Canada
England
United States
University of Michigan
Saginaw
Mich
Moody Avenue
Rage-Fueled Murder Suicide Shocks Reynoldsville
Frank Chiffen 55 a silk mill fireman in Reynoldsville Pa killed his wife Gertrude 40 with a pole axe after which he shot himself to death as authorities near a capture Six children aged 12 to 18 witnessed the tragedy with the oldest son Frank Jr striking his father during the escape The killer believed jealous and had previously barricaded the home in a paranoid spree authorities report this was a homicide suicide with a long aftermath for the family
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U Interniblenal News Service
Reynoldsville
Frank Chiffen
Gertrude
Chiffen
Frank, Jr
Chifffen
Prank, Jr
Elder Site Chosen for New Scott Township School
Scott township school board bought six acres from the Elder estate on the Perry highway near Harlansburg to build an eight room high school and a grade school. The plan calls for two to three high school rooms and two grade school rooms with completion aimed for the next fall. The present facilities are condemned and a new modern building is to replace them after a recent bond issue approval.
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Scott Township
Herlansburg
Perry Highway
Harlensburg
Mercer
Harlansburg
New Castle booster page to spotlight city interests weekly
The New Castle News will donate one page weekly to the Chamber of Commerce to promote New Castle. Fred L. Rentz announces the plan and the initial page appears in today’s issue on page 18. Future pages will cover industries working conditions business reports proposed projects and general civic and economic activity.
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New Castle News
New Castle
Chamber of Commerce
Fred L. Rentz
News Company
Hoover marks first month in office with new policies
President Hoover completes the first month of his presidency noting a thorough overhaul of Coolidge policies and bold changes at the White House. The article cites innovations and renovations and suggests further steps ahead in the next four years.
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Hoover
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Star
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
White House
Tragic double tragedy ends with killer's suicide in Wilton
In Wilton Connecticut on April 3 Edwin J Melhuish shot and killed Mary Yates an 18 year old high school senior then wounded and killed himself when cornered by farm hands. The killer had hidden a revolver and poison inside a hollowed book. The incident followed a crash into a pole as the girl attempted to leap from Melhuishs car.
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Wilton
Conn
John J. Phelan
Mary Yates
Edwin J. Melhuish
Mary
Melhuish
Herrick Honored By France Funeral Follows Embassy Service
France holds a national funeral for Ambassador Myron J. Herrick with ceremonies at the U.S. Embassy and the Pro-Cathedral. Gen. John J. Pershing and two others eulogized the envoy, whose body will be shipped to Brest and then to the United States aboard the French cruiser Tourville.
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Frederick K. Abbott
International Newsy Service
Paris
France
Myron JT. Werrick
Marshal Foch Sine
United States
Brest
Tourville
John 3. Pershing
Court Grants New Trial In Dean Will Case
Judge James A. Chambers grants a new trial in the Jane Ligo versus Ida B. Dodson and other heirs of the late Mrs. J. J. Dean case. The previous trial favored defendants Ida B. Dodson and others. The will’s validity was disputed over signature authenticity, and the case will be retried in local courts. Jane Ligo was a principal beneficiary under the contested will.
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James A. Chambers
Jane Ligo
Ida B. Dodson
J. J. Dean
Ida 8. Dodson
Formal Petition Seeks Air Mail Stop Here
James W. Cole of the Chamber of Commerce and New Castle Booster Club filed a petition with the U S Post Office for an immediate daily air mail stop in New Castle. Copies went to congressmen and government officials as organizers cite current mail volume and pledge support from local businesses. If granted, mail would depart New Castle twice daily on both northern and southern routes, altering the Cleveland Pittsburgh line's path nearby.
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United States Post Office Department
James W. Cole
Chamber of Commerce and
New Castle
United States Department of Commerce
Clifford Ball
Alr
James J. Davis
Secretary of
Labor
Newcastle
Tyrelve
Missing Boeing flying boat with five aboard from Vancouver
Five passengers including P. T. McCarthy and his wife are aboard a Boeing flying boat overdue since Tuesday afternoon. From Vancouver the Alaskan leg required a safe arrival at Lake Union. officials reported no word received by 7 AM. Pilot EB Burke and mechanic G North are among the crew.
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Internatches News Oervees
Seattls
Wash
Boeing
Vancouver
B. C
Lake Union Hanger
Coast Guard
P.T. McCarthy
International Airway
J. W. McCord
McCord-Alaskan Livestock and Fuy Growers
EB. J. Burke
Canadian Air Force
G. North
Plan for Jameson Memorial Hospital Aid Society Campaign
Mrs J Norman Martin announces a city and county wide membership drive for the Jameson Memorial Hospital Aid Society during the week of May 12. Annual memberships cost 1 5 and 10 dollars and will be issued. Federated Clubs lead in the county with city clubs coordinating. Executive board meeting set for April 10 at 3 PM at Mrs J Norman Martin's home.
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J. Norman Martin
Jameson Memorial Hospital Aid Society
Jameson Memorial Hospital
New Castle
Lawrence County
Hospital Aid Society
Mercer Street
Tuttle Ready To Drop Procedure In Morgan Case
Prosecution of William M. Morgan a congressman from Onie over alleged contraband liquor may fade as U S Attorney Charles H. Tuttle probes the case. Testimony suggests Morgan imported four bottles from Panai on March 25 and may seek immunity under federal law if called before a grand jury. The episode could trigger changes to free entry privileges for congressmen.
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James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
New York
William M. Morgan
Onie
Spe
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
Morgan
Panaa
Louis B. Crawford
Tytile
Congress
Tuttle
Rebels Routed as Mexican Forces Crush Guerrilla Army
Battles near La Reforma and Reforma in Chihuahua leave General J. Gonzalo Hscabar’s rebels shattered and fleeing north of Jimenez. Federal general Andrew Almazan’s forces inflict heavy losses, with estimates around 2,000 casualties. Planes supported the federal advance.
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Mentico City
J. Gonzalo Hscabar
la Reforma
Chiluahua
Andrew Almazan
Reforma
Jles
Jimenez
Evaquatmenez
Perjury charge faces Aurora dry informer Fairchild
Eugene Bord Fairchild returned to Kane County to face arrest on a perjury charge after admitting a false affidavit led to the death of Mrs. Lilian De King in a dry raid. He accused Prosecutor George Carbury and investigator Walter Millar of forcing him to leave town with 315 to tell his side.
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International
Aurora
Ill
Eugene Bord Fairchild
Lilian de King
Aurora Toda
Kane County
Fairchild
George Carbury
Walter 7
Millar
Frit~child
Demiee
Sentinuss
Spring Fancies and Finances in a Gentleman's Year
The piece muses on spring attractions for a young man, noting that money eases social pleasures like dances, dinners, and outfits. It contrasts romantic thoughts with practical limits, suggesting a healthy bank roll keeps youthful impulses in check and fuels social outings.
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Mg Mae
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PA Newc
Ebenezer EB. McDonough
Fort Wayne
Ind
John F. Duff
Petersburg
Man
Pershing
Herrick
Dean
Chamber of Commerce and Boosters Club
Queens OF Military Affairs
University of Missouri
Columbia
Julia Davis
Macon
Infantry
Josephine Kensteiner
St. Charles
Naco
Arizona
Naga
Sonora
Loys
Aid Society
Morgan Case
Fairekit
Arthur Mometer
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