Son Of Assistant Navy Secretary Returns To Harvard
Douglas Robinson, son of the assistant secretary of the navy, returned to his Harvard classroom after a trip to New York to consult a doctor. He said he did not inform his father or classmates to avoid alarm, and that his father was en route from Washington to search for him.
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Cambridge
Mass
Washington
Douglas Robinson
Young Robinson
Htarvard
New York
Tihhe
Navy
Beadel Earns Big Bonus for Fast South American Plant Erection
Edward W. Beadel, ex-New Castle and former Pennsylvania Engineering Works manager, completed a 40,000 barrel per day Bethlehem Steel refining plant in Argentina six months ahead of schedule. His work earned his company a 1,000 dollar daily bonus during the period. Beadel, hailed as a “Miracle Man” in regional construction, drew the praise after C. J. Kirk of Universal Sanitary Manufacturing visited New Castle with Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Beadel, and Miss Frances Beadel. Beadel left New Castle less than two years ago to manage the South American project. The report notes continued coverage on Page Two.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Edward W. Beadel
New Castle
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
Mr. Beadel
C.J. Kirk
Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Mr. Kirk
South America
Kirk
Beadel
Frances Beadel
Court Entrance By America Fades Into Dim Future
Washington reports indicate the League of Nations will not accept the Senate reservations tied to American adherence. The key issue is the fifth section restricting advisory opinions without U S consent, seen as hamstringing the league. Continued in next page.
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America
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
League
United States
Geneva
New School Head Elected Tuesday in New Castle
The New Castle School Board will elect a new superintendent on Tuesday, April 13. Acting head James M. Hughes states he will not be a candidate, while three city principals and several outsiders receive board support. Ballots may be required multiple times to reach a decision.
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New Castle
Ben G. Graham
James M. Hughes
Lincoln, Garfield, Pollock and Thaddena Stevens
Hughes
Robert
Zoning Appeals Board Hears Several Cases
The Zoning Appeals Board in regular session heard five cases with three decisions, one withdrawal, and a favorable recommendation for a fifth. R R Kegarise sought a permit for a 10 by 8 foot rear office addition to his garage amid objections, noting plans to move to Pittsburgh by May. He argued the project would be unused after fall and could be a simple garage otherwise.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Matthew Gunton
Florence Pearson
Frank A. Hover
City Council
Frank Hover
Gunton
R. R. Kegarise
East Winter Avenue
Neal Williams
Mrr. Kegarise
Pittsburgh
First Meeting Enthusiastic for YMCA Drive Launch
Enthusiasm ran high as 100 workers gathered Tuesday to launch the YMCA campaign for new memberships. The drive aims for 500 members with canvassing in New Castle starting today and a kickoff banquet in the institute’s banquet hall where first reports will be presented.
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Young Men's Christian Association
New Castle
Italian Premier Mussolini Shot by Elderly Woman
Premier Mussolini was slightly wounded when an elderly woman fired at him as he left a congress in Rome. The bullet struck his nose, security moved to protect him, and the assailant was seized and later jailed. Police rescued the woman amid crowd fury.
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International News Service
Rome
Mussolini
International Congress of Surgeons
Chigi Palace
Tripoli
Caribineri
Four Drown In California Coast Storm
A severe Southern California storm has caused four drownings and left the freighter Suduffeo with a 26 man crew overdue. Dispatch No. 5 capsized between Lajolla and Delmar. Captain A P Pettersen of San Pedro is among the missing. The Suduffeo departed Newark March 13 and has not been heard after passing the Panama Canal.
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International News Service
DS Angeles
California
Lajolla
Delmar
A. P. Pettersen
San Pedro
Dispatch
Ferighter Suduffeo
Los Angeles
Newark N. J
Panama Canal
Bulgarians Launch Anti Communist Drive Reported
Sofia advices say Bulgaria opened a new anti communist drive today. Communist activity has risen due to agitation by Moscow agent M Kabaktchieff, who was arrested near the Yugoslav border as he tried to cross.
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London
Sofia
Moscow
M. Kabaktchieff
Jugoslav
Lancaster Fire Traps Two Men In City Garage Blaze
A blaze at the Engleside garage paint shop in Lancaster traps John Cover and Charles Book who smash windows trying to escape. The fire razes the garage, with damage estimated at 35000 dollars.
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Lancaster
International News Service
Engleside
John Cover
Charles Book
Aged Lady Hurt In Auto Crash
Mrs. Mary Price, 70, of 1706 Jackson Avenue, was severely hurt in an intersection crash at Court and Ray streets Tuesday afternoon. Ralph Collins, 16, of Volant, Pa, and his companion Glen McCleary were held on suspicion. Collins’s car struck the Kennedy coupe driven by Mrs. H P Kennedy, who escaped serious injuries. Price had a scalp wound and a broken finger. she was in New Castle hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Mary Price
Jackson Avenue
New Castle Hospital
Court and
Ray Streets
H. P. Kennedy
East Long Avenue
Ralph Collins
Volant
Kennedy
Ray and
Court Streets
Price
Kelley Undertaking Company
Collins
Horner
Hillers
Hartford Returns To Normal Life After Chapman Case
Hartford resumes ordinary business as the Chapman case fades from daily headlines. State's Attorney Hugh Alcorn plans no immediate action against Walter Shean, who faces June term court proceedings and potential pleas to breaking and entering or concealed weapons. Chapman's body lies in Mt. St. Benedict cemetery protected from would be grave robbers.
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Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Hugh Alcorn
Walter Shean
Springfield
Mass
Chapman
Shean
New Britain
Skelly
Mt. St. Benedict
Frederick J. Groehl
Bundle Day Observed in New Castle for Near East Relief
Citizens of New Castle observe Bundle Day to aid destitute orphans and refugees in the Near East. Large bundles collected at schools and fire stations. local list stations arrange for direct pickups. Headquarters at the Y M C A report strong community support and bundles shipped to Brooklyn for immediate preparation on outgoing steamers.
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New Castle
Near East
Brooklyn
Near East Relief
New Castle Hotel Company Incorporation Planned
The New Castle Hotel Company announces an incorporation filing with the governor of Pennsylvania on May 8. Preliminary work is underway and construction is expected to begin within weeks. Lawrence Club, a property site holder, plans to vacate soon for the project.
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Pennsylvania
New Castle Hotel Company
Lawrence Club
Letter hints at innocence in murder case
Philadelphia April 7 A letter signed I R received by Abraham Wernick counsel for David L Marshall chiropractor convicted of second degree murder for the killing of Anna May Dietrich may establish Marshall innocence. The letter from Baltimore names two people in the building the night of January 19 with a dying woman companion. An investigator will be sent to Baltimore to verify facts. An appeal for a new trial will be based on the letter.
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Philadelphia
I. R
Abraham Wernick
David L. Marshall
Anna May Dietrich
Marshall
Wernick
Baltimore
Miss Dietrich
Miss
Death notices list several local residents
Death records naming Mrs George H Bucher 50 of New Wilmington Pa Barbara Ann Waddington two weeks of English avenue Joseph I F Reolt 53 of Court Street Katherine McCarthy 15 of 1022 South G Gano 76 of Newark Hi Mrs Frances M Fowler 36 of Struthers Edna McDonell Pittsburgh Pa Mrs William Grant 40 of Lillyville Pa Wm Clark Shetlenberger 70 of Hwood City Pa Mrs Robert Davies 608 415 Wood Street
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George H. Bucher
New Wilmington
Barbara Ann Waddington
English Avenue
Joseph IF. Reolt
Court Street
Katherine McCarthy
S. G. Gano
Newark
Frances M. Fowler
Struthers
Edna McDonell
Pittsburgh
William Grant
Lillyville
Wm. Clark Shetlenberger
Hwood City
Robert Davies
Wood Street
Prohibition Enforcement Hearings Move To Metro Districts
Washington reports the drive to expose defects in the national prohibition law shifting to enforcement in major cities. Senate hearings resume with Emory B. Buckner testifying on enforceability in New York, followed by expected Chicago witnesses. Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews set to return to detail federal agents’ impact, including a claim only five percent of liquor smuggling halted. A new dry committee forms to handle the dry side of the debate, chaired by Wayne R. Wheeler and other reform leaders.
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Washington
Congress
America
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wets
Emory B. Buckner
U S
New York City
Wet
Chicago
Andrews
Lincoln C. Andrews
Army of Federal
Wayne R. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
KK. A. Yost
William Chase
International Reform Bureau
C. Dinwiddie
National Temperance Bureau
Clarence T. Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals
James Cannon
Blaze Destroys Two Chester Shops and Flats
Fire in downtown Chester Pennsylvania destroyed the B D Wright paint shop and David Wiley tailoring shop along with several apartments and offices above. Two children were rescued and residents escaped as flames caused oil barrel explosions. Loss estimated at ninety thousand dollars.
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Chester
B. D. Wright
David Wiley
Doctors Plan Bedside Consultation For Luther Burbank
In Santa Rosa California April, doctors will hold a bedside consultation for Luther Burbank, famed plant wizard, as the aged patient has not been improving with treatment. Dr. Joseph H. Shaw said there was no reason for alarm, though progress has lagged. Friends await the outcome.
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International News Service
Santa Rosa
Cal
Luther Burbank
Joseph H. Shaw
Burbank
Fire drives hundreds from Winnipeg hotels
Fire swept the Windsor building adjoining the Lindsay hotel in downtown Winnipeg on April 7 driving several hundred guests from their rooms into the street. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at 40000 dollars as guests sought refuge in nearby hotels.
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International News Service
Winnipeg
Man
Lindsay
Windsor
Lindsay Hotel
Marriage Licenses In New Castle Reported
Lester Waile and Lillian Manning are listed for marriage license proceedings in New Castle. The brief notice notes the couple’s names and location without additional details.
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Lester Waile
Lillian Manning
Fear Floods Hit Missouri Roads and Rails
Floods threaten Missouri as snow melt and rain swell creeks. Four to five feet of water strand vehicles between Columbia and Boonville and wash out rail bridges. A bus full of Missouri University students is marooned at Boonville while Jefferson City line traffic from Fulton is blocked by a washed out bridge. In Pennsylvania a 17 year old, Harry Foreback, dies in a Hillman mine accident with his father uninjured.
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Columbia
Missouri
Boonville
Jefferson City
Fulton
Chicago and Alton
Missouri University
Rock Fall
Jerome
Hillman
Harry Foreback
Golfing Bug Draws Adults and Youth to Green Fairways
The piece describes a persistent golfing bug captivating eighty-year-olds, middle-aged men, and boys. It depicts niblick and tee influence, crowded greens, and husky players striking the ball in quick succession, with weather noted as gloomy and unsettled today.
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