Police tie Easter murder suspect Irwin to drugstore visit
Witnesses place 29 year old sculptor Robert Irwin in a Manhattan drugstore two hours before the Easter Sunday triple murder. Owners Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Kaye say Irwin, once a lodger at the Gedeons, ate sandwiches around 1 pm at 125 East 51st Street without hiding his identity. Ronnie Gedeon was a regular at breakfast and Irwin had no known connection with her that day.
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New York
Robert Irwin
Ronnie” Gedeon
Emmanuel Kaye
Irwin
East 51St Street
Kayes
The
Gedeons
Kaye
Ronnie Gedeon
Ronnie
Mrs. Kaye
City-Wide Fire Alarm Signal Is Needed Here
A retired old fire bell at the Central fire station on South Jefferson Street in New Castle sits in a loose boarded lean to, dirty from disuse but otherwise functional. Once a bronze throated town crier ringing for all fires, it fell silent when the central station moved and the steel mill downturn ended the fire siren, leaving residents to wonder if the relic should be cleaned and reactivated.
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Central Fire Station
South Jefferson Street
New Castle
Central Station
East Street
YMCA Drive Teams Top Goal In First Report
YMCA campaign coverage outlines early efforts by drive teams to reach a regional goal. Volunteers organize canvassing, messaging, and outreach to engage neighborhoods and gather support. The report highlights leadership roles and initial progress toward mobilization targets.
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YMCA
East-West Y campaign sets record in 2325 point drive
The 1957 YMCA membership drive ends in a record 2325 points after an East West East division victory. East leads 1232 to 1093 over West with plans to convert points to memberships and cash soon. General Secretary Meermans hails the triumph as a triumph for the year.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Robert L. Meermans
Daniel H. Treloar, Jr
A. L. Bintz, Jr
East Workers
West Workers
George W. Muse
Spring cleanup and new lighting brighten New Castle area
PA Newc notes spring cleanup in farms and suburbs around New Castle. Bonfires appear on hills while North Jefferson street lights, part of a new lighting system, burn at night. A historic building at 27 29 South Jefferson is being razed for a parking lot. Cascade Park draws many visitors as summer approaches.
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New Castle
Jefferson
South Jefferson Street
Daily Weather Report
U.S. weather report for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning shows a maximum 56 and a minimum 39 with no precipitation. River stage is 5.4 feet. A year ago the maximum was 44 and the minimum 24 with .02 inches of precipitation and snowfall.
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U.S
Earle Relief Plan Moves Through Pennsylvania Senate
Governor Earle pushes a consolidated state relief program with 1938 funding to replace 480 bureaus. Senator Thompson sponsors seven measures aimed at efficient administration, uniform relief standards, and county outdoor aid financing.
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Earle
Commonwealth’s Relief and Public Assistance Administration
Senate
Edward J. Thompson
Centre
First Of County Schools To Close April Nineteenth
County eight month schools in Lawrence county begin closing in the third week of April. McCaslin school Scott township led by Jos eph Stener ends 160 days first, with Scott township and Harlansburg finishing April 23 and Brent closing the same day. Fairview Edenburg and others push toward month end as summer suspend begins.
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Lawrence County
John CC. Syling
McCaslin
Scott Township
Joseph Stener
Harlansburg
Brent
Fairview
Slippery Rock Township
Ashley Stevenson
Edenburg
Large Gift From Ball Foundation Promised by George A Ball
MUNCIE Ind April 8 George A Ball Muncie millionaire and Republican National committee member said he will donate his entire common stock holdings in the Mid America Corporation to the George A and Frances Ball foundation recently incorporated for charitable and educational purposes Announcement was made through his secretary Ball was reported to be out of this city Ball owns 92 percent of the stock of the mid America corporation which took over the vast railroad empire and other properties of the Van Sweringen brothers.
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International News Service
Muncie
Ind
George A. Ball
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Mid-America Corporation
George A. and
Frances Ball
House Debates Probe on Sit-Down Strike Situation
Congress moves toward a house investigation into the sit-down strike from both employer and worker viewpoints. Rep. Dies proposes the probe as the Senate condemns the strike 75 to 3 and debates broader labor legislation amid shifting House plans.
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Senate
Edward B. Lockett
International News Service
Washington
Congress
House
Rep. Dies
Texas
Indiana State Teachers College Strike Ends
Striking kitchen and dining room workers returned to work at Indiana State Teachers college in Indiana Pa. The walkout failed to gain demands but a committee was named to seek higher or supplemental state funding in Harrisburg to support pay raises, especially for lower brackets.
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Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Harrisburg
Deaths and memorial notices for local residents
Death records list Harry E Hare aged 45 of 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue and John L Bollinger aged 52 of Grove City. Also named are Mrs John Hogue 64 Worth Township Butler County and Mrs Albert Shoaf Sr 78 Highland Heights. Mary Swope Newton 72 of New Castle Eliweed Road and Theodore Allen Johnston age 5 of 717 Croton Avenue. Charites B Hill Eric Pa.
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Harry E. Hare
Pennsylvania Avenue
John L. Bollinger
Grove City
John Hogue
Worth Township
Butler County
Albert Shoaf
Highland Heights
Mary Swope Newton
New Castle-Eliweed Road
Theodore Allen Johnston
Croton Avenue
Charites B. Hill
Eric
Start Razing Ruins Of Fire At St Cloud Building
N P Woodward began tearing down the ruined walls of the St Cloud Building after the March 31 fire. A steam shovel leveled rear walls from Sycamore Way. Tomorrow crews will remove the stairway and elevator shaft fronting Washington Street, blocking traffic. A Murphy Company employee recovered a satchel with cash from the basement, sent to a local bank for salvage and to the treasury for redemption.
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St. Cloud
N. P Woodward
Sycamore Way
Washington Street
Murphy Company
Treasury Department
Peggy Joyce Returns to U S A with Glamour After Accident
London report says Peggy Hopkins Joyce sails to New York aboard the Normandie wearing a mink coat and orchids. She notes shedding crutches after a sleigh accident that killed her fiancé, declaring she would resume stardom without the reliance on crutches.
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International News Service
London
America
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Miss Joyce
New York
Normandie
City Council Grants Water Line Permit on Mechanic Street
The city council met at the municipal building this morning and approved New Castle Water Company to install a two inch water line along Mechanic street to Mooney Bros. concrete mixing plant.
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New Castle Water Company
Mechanic Street
Mooney Bros
Seventeen In Jacksonville Prison Break
Seventeen inmates in Jacksonville jail broke from a temporary third floor holding area by sawing bars and using a timber to reach and descend from the wall. Within hours, two murder suspects surrendered and another was captured, leaving 14 at large from a total of 103 prisoners.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Society Woman Found Dead In Auto
Edna Sherman a 28 year old Oakland socialite and daughter of a California music publishing family was found dead in her car in the family garage. Preliminary tests indicate possible carbon monoxide asphyxiation while a bump on her forehead prompts officials to probe whether it occurred at the time of collapse or earlier.
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Oakland
Cal
Edna Sherman
Ford and Frankensteen exchange broadsides in Detroit
Detroit April 8 Henry Ford refuses to recognize the United Auto Workers Union. Richard T. Frankensteen UAW organizer counters Ford will either recognize the union or not build automobiles. The two leaders traded statements as peace seemed to return to the strike front. Frankensteen in Lansing and Ford in Ways, Georgia would not say when demands would be served or a strike called among Ford's 87,000 workers. He urged to read John L. Lewis' mass meeting speech for interpretation.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
United Automobile Workers Union
Richard T. Frankensteen
UAW
Henry
Chrysler
Ford
Frankensteen
John L. Lewis
Settlement Of Auto Strikes In Michigan Carries Peace Hopes
Detroit reports peace hopes after Chrysler and Reo sit-down terms pave way to end similar strikes. CIO Chief John L. Lewis urges discipline, warns against spontaneous sit downs, while Gov Murphy and Chrysler push a master settlement plan to end remaining actions.
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Michigan
International News Service
Detroit
Chrysler and Reo Automobile Company
CIO
John L. Lewis
Frank Murphy
Walter P. Chrysler
United Automobile
UAW
General Motors
Lewis
Chrysler
Murphy
Lansing
Land Damages of 18700 Sought in Mahoning Crossing Case
Public utilities commission petitions filed in Harrisburg request land damages totaling 18700 for grade crossing changes in Mahoning township Lawrence county. Compensation listed for Walter Raub and family and W A Hoffmaster all of Edenburg with amounts ranging from 6500 to 7000 dollars.
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Harrisburg
Public Utilities Commission
Mahoning Township
Lawrence County
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Railway Company
New Castle & Lowell Railway Company
Walter W. Raub
Elfrieda Raub
Hershey Plant To Resume Friday
Hershey chocolate plant will resume full time operations Friday after a shutdown caused by a strike and sit down actions. President William F. R. Murrie said 1200 workers will tackle the cleanup task with no discrimination against any employer as farmers and strikers had halted work yesterday in Hershey Pennsylvania.
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International News Service
Hershey
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
William F. R. Murrie
Farmers Land
Fall From Engine Is Fatal To Man
Fred Davies 63 of Erie died in Ridgway hospital from a fractured skull suffered when he fell from a running board of a Pennsylvania railroad pusher engine in the Ridgway yards last Friday. He never regained consciousness and the body was to be taken to Erie today.
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International News Service
Ridgway
Fred Davies
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dentist Gets Sixteen Years In Girl Death
In Charlottesville Virginia Dr. Richard G. Miller an elderly dentist was sentenced to 16 years in prison for second degree murder in the death of 18 year old Cleo Sprouse. He pleaded guilty and was described by counsel as unable to resist a generous impulse. The defense said Sprouse died during an attempted illegal operation after Miller administered chloroform at her request.
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Charlottesville
Richard G. Miller
Cleo Sprouse
Miller
Sit Down Strikes In Texas Taboos By Law
A Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved two bills to outlaw sit-down strikes. The Senate bill's felony penalty was reduced to a misdemeanor, while the House version retained felony provisions but allowed picketing and negotiations with employers.
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International News Service
Austin
Tek
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Texas
Senate
House And Senate Reach Accord On Guffey Van Vinson Bill
Conference leaders from the House and Senate announced a complete agreement on the Guffey-Vinson coal bill after smoothing minor differences. The accord promises swift final action on the measure.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
House
Thal
Clyde Beatty Faces Charges in Nassau County Court
In New York on April 8 Clyde Beatty the famed animal trainer faced charges after a humane society agent Jacob Jacobs shifted the scene from the Hippodrome Lions Cage to west side court. Jacobs served a war rant for cruelty to animals and Beatty was detained at a police station after a circus official posted $500 bail.
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New York
Clyde Beatty
Jacob Jacobs
Humane Society
Hippodrome
West Side Court
Jacobs
Betty
Beatty
Goosebone prophets forecasted harsh winter now marked by fifty two
An observer recalls predictions from goosebone prophets last fall that warned of a severe winter. The tale notes mild lawns and unexpected spring warmth, concluding with a claim that the goosebone prophets are the bank, marking fifty two today.
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George H. Earle
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Peggy Joyce
O. K
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Hudson Motor Car Company
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