04 Apr 1933
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1933
Page
1
A gun battle at the edge of Kansas City involved four bank bandits. Two bandits were wounded in the clash with authorities and police pursuit followed. The report notes ongoing investigation and details remain unclear due to damaged text.
The fragment describes observances in April including weather notes and community details. It mentions APPOINTED figures, a Sunday event, and various local references such as Jack, county, probation officer, and buses. It hints at frost, winter months, and road works. The piece reads as a disrupted OCR with many garbled names and places.
Weather statistics show maximum and minimum readings at 1 o clock Sunday morning. Data includes precipitation and stage measurements with notes on temperature ranges and related conditions for the period.
The U S Naval Dirigible Akron, largest airship, crashed into the sea near Barnegat Lightship during a storm. Four of 77 aboard were lifted by the German tanker Phoebus, others missing as rescue forces converge. Lieutenant Commander Wiley aboard Phoebus reported the crash was twenty miles east of Barnegat with four men suffering immersion and shock.
New Castle and New Wilmington high schools dominated the Lawrence Mugs event with strong performances in music and debate. Despite low entries in some categories, New Wilmington excelled in choruses violins and piano, while New Castle showed senior high school strength across instrumental contests and other solo events.
Governor Pinchot backed reorganization of the Department of Public Instruction set to take effect April 16 and supported the Wilson educational bill. He said the plan would cut motion costs and teacher salaries to prevent school closures, with savings of up to 400000 and a reduction from eight to three bureaus.
Detroit April 3 voters went to the polls to ratify repeal of the eighteenth amendment and make Michigan likely the first of 48 states to approve Democratic platform pledge to remove prohibition from the federal constitution. Officials expected more than a million valid ballots.
Four major Jewish groups in France announce a continued boycott of German goods until Jews in Germany regain rights. The organizations include the International League Against Anti Semitism and the World Congress of Jews French branch, among others.
A Warren woman, Isabel Hunter aged 23, shot and killed her four year old son Harold in their home before dying by suicide. The child died shortly after at a hospital. a two year old daughter Doris slept unharmed in a crib. Clifford Hunter, the husband, could not explain the motive.
Lawrence Kritcher, 72, night watchman for the Firth Sterling Steel company, was struck by a switch engine in company yards and died before reaching a hospital. The incident occurred in Pittsburgh on April 3, with Kritcher pronounced dead at the scene. Guests of Mrs. Lynch's grandparents were noted in the bridge of accompanying text.
Former New York mayor James J. Walker and actress Betty Compton visited the Cannes mayor's office and signed documents amid marriage speculation. Walker, denied plans to marry today, said he sought to offset technical ties to allow a possible future marriage. Walker, honorary alderman of Cannes, enjoys city privileges beyond ordinary residents.
New Castle school board cancelled all contracts for teachers, supervisors, and principals in a special session at the Administration Building. The action aims to preempt potential restrictive legislation from the General Assembly, though contracts remain binding unless 60 days' notice of abrogation is given. Director J Herbert McIlvenny led the motion, noting uncertainty over pending bills and a possible 10 percent salary reduction.
Harrisburg reports emergency relief sales tax collections totaling 6 088 403 52 with late returns under review by the Department of Revenue. April 1 postmarks meet the filing rule and half installments must be paid by midnight Saturday. About 200 clerks spent the weekend recording the returns.
A Hopewell New Jersey mansion once home to Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and his family has been abandoned with furniture moved out and the lawn untouched. A close family friend reports the Lindberghs will not return to Hopewell, staying near Audrey Morgan's home, though not leaving the country. The house remains unused and not offered for sale as rumors swirl about their future.
Santa Monica notes a quirky letter from April 1 praising Democres before the deluge and praising all parties uniting. The writer recalls Wealther Lippmann and mocks Republican readers who once hid to read his sage advice while predicting America will stay on its feet amid a pilgrimage titled Back From Ga-Ga.
Under Mayor Charles A Mayne plan to regulate beer sales from April 7 until state law provides rules, Chief John F Haven reports seven residents registered by noon. Applicants are asked about location and intentions, with none admitting bootlegging convictions so far. Continued on page two.
Death records list Mrs Mary Ellen Maxwell Griffith 34 of Whippa Street Carl Reed Powell 53 of West Mid desea Samuel W Disk 81 of South Rey Street Mrs W S Elliott 74 of Butler PA Bruny Salvaville 41 of Sillsville Ezekiel Neville 43 Orlando Anna Martha Vane 68 Lackwannock Township Henry Cwynar 42 Chartes Street Kelton Hillard 46 Pearsons Street David H Rodgers 67 Slippery Rock.
One time film star Alice Joyce filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court at Carson City Nevada. Assets listed at 24.75 dollars with liabilities near 550000 dollars, including 29000 dollars in notes she endorsed for others. Joyce, divorced from James Regan Jr. in January in Reno, was formerly tied to New York hotel bars.
Fresh legal actions pursued in Phoenix to save Ruth Judd the “double trunk” murderess. Attorneys seek a 60 day reprieve while a motion to set aside the jury verdict on grounds of prejudice is prepared for Superior Judge Howard Speakman. The Lerai and Samuelson bodies were mailed in trunks from Phoenix to Los Angeles.
Harrisburg scene as state assembly plans rapid action on beer control unemployment relief old age pensions and several appropriations. The Turner bill to reorganize state government aims to save 10 million dollars in the biennium as conflicts and votes unfold this week. Final decisions on pension proposals and the Sowers-Conner beer control measure in the same session anticipated with possible action on Sunday baseball conference report.
Berlin returned to a normal appearance as crowds watched the impact of a one day Nazi boycott on Jewish economic life. Painted placards with slogans such as Strictly Kosher were visible but the streets showed a calmer scene.
The New Castle school board formally set the 1933 34 millage at fifteen mills, a one mill reduction from the prior rate. The budget was adopted with several reductions including eliminating the school dentist and one dental hygienist, abolishing the attendance officer, and dropping music and art supervision. No added increments under the Bnines act were provided as the board awaits a moratorium. About $70,000 in school bonds due this year will be refunded to create temporary savings.
A garbled poem about summer warmth and rainy comfort, contrasting teary balmy days with torrid heat. The speaker longs for pleasant weather, seaside leisure, and cinematic escapism, invoking images of skate wheels and a theater invitation amid shifting moods.
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