Macon Crew Ready for Maiden Flight in Akron
The U S S Macon crew of 88 prepares for the giant dirigible's first test flight set for Easter morning after weather delays. CommandeR Alger H Dresel says conditions should be nearly ideal at sunrise as thousands expected in Akron to watch the event.
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Carl L. Turner
International News Service
Zeppelin Dock
Akron
Alger H. Dresel
Navy
U. S S. Macon
Macon
New York City
Increase Operations At Can Works Plant
The American Can Company adds a night shift to meet seasonal demand. General superintendent B H Kannenberg says the day shift runs at capacity and three extra lines have been added at night. The same workers from 1932 return. no new hires are planned while former employees are idle. The night shift has run about two weeks with no stated duration.
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American Can Company
B. H. Kannenberg
MacDonald Sails For Washington Trip Aboard Berengaria
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald sails from Southampton to meet President Franklin D Roosevelt in Washington. Accompanied by his daughter Ishbel and aides, he greets reporters in sunny weather and cites sunshine as a good omen for talks on world problems.
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International News Service
Southampton
Eng
MacDonald
Washington
Berengaria
Roosevelt
Ishbel
Industrial activity rises in New Castle district amid optimistic signs
In New Castle and surrounding areas factories such as Shenango tin plant, American Can Company, Pearson Brick, Neshannock Falls quarry, and Wampum Crescent Cement show stronger operations or impending start ups. Anglers report a bright trout season opening while city payrolls for April are reviewed for first half payments. a notable oak tree stands near Neshannock U P church.
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New Castle
Shenango Tin
American Can Company
Pearson Brick Company
Neshannock Falls
Wampum Crescent Portland Cement
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather reports for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 71 and a minimum of 43 with trace precipitation. River stage stands at 8.8 feet. For the same date a year ago the maximum was 44 and the minimum 24 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Mrs Judd sanity hearing opens in double trunk case
In Florence Arizona on April 15 state alienists testified Winnie Ruth Judd’s mind had changed and a sanity trial began to determine her fate in the famed double trunk murders. Judd faces hanging next Friday with six days to live.
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International News Service
STATE
Florence
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Legislators Split Over Adjournment Day Plans
In Harrisburg the Republican leaders remain undecided on when to adjourn the session. A finish next week is possible but uncertain as House and Senate debate whether to send bills to Governor Pinchot or risk a new extraordinary session. Morning to night sessions may continue with many programs still awaiting action.
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Joseph A. Loftus
House
Senate
Capitol
Gifford Pinchot
Harrisburg
Baby America Miss America Of 1925 Is Mother Of Baby Daughter
Miss America 1925 reportedly becomes mother as her daughter arrives. The event highlights the lineage of a historic pageant figure and marks a notable family milestone for the era’s public figure.
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Fay Lanphier
Winfield Daniels
Shirley Fay Daniels
San Francisco
Wealthy Widow Found Slain in Long Beach
In Long Beach a towel tied around her neck, the body of 73 year old Mrs. Caroline F. Horne, widow of Col. Walter J. Horne, was found in her luxury apartment. Police say evidence points to murder during a robbery.
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International News Service
Long Beach
Cal
Caroline F. Horne
Col
Walter J. Horne
San Francisco
Sacramento
Guard Daniels Arrives in Mexico City with Heavy Security
At Mexico City April 15 a large security detail surrounds new American ambassador Joseph Daniels. Two hundred uniformed police and plainclothesmen guard the Colon ia station and a heavy guard stands at the U S embassy. Thirty riflemen form a cordon and detectives chase the heavily guarded train after a delay from a rail break near Monterey. State Grange marks 20th anniversary at Big Beaver grange April 21 with Pomona Master David Kyle and Mrs. Kyle present.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Colonia Station
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
United States
Tlalnepantla
Monterey
State Grange
J. Audley Boak
Big Beaver Grange
Grange
Hays Crossing
Pomona
David Kyle
Kyle
Hijackers seize truckload of beer near Wilkinsburg
Four men in a sedan hijacked a Milk Cartage Co truck on the William Penn highway east of Wilkinsburg, abducted driver Ernest E. Coulter, and escaped with 200 cases of beer and the rig. Coulter freed himself after an hour and called his employer. Estimated value: $450 of beer and $4,500 for the truck. Descriptions were broadcast statewide.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
William Penn Highway
Wilkinsboro
Ernest E. Coulter
Troy Hill
Milk Cartage Company
Wilkinsburg Hill
Independent Brewing Company
Turtle Creek
Coulter
Keown Station
Pennsylvania
Deaths of Mrs Essa Derrow and Ira M Beight
Obituaries note Mrs Essa Derrow 76 of Struthers Ohio and Ira Mansfield Beight 70 of Edinburg as deceased. The notices provide ages and towns but no further details.
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Essa Derrow
Struthers
Ohio
Ira Mansfield Beight
Edinburg
Woman dies after face rejuvenation operation in Los Angeles
Woman 31 named Aline Farnum wife of an LAPD officer died after a cosmetic face rejuvenation procedure. Doctors said death resulted from a weak heart despite initial readings.
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Aline Farnum
Los Angeles
Farnum
Slayers Resume Fight To Escape Death In Chair
Slayers continue to struggle in the electric chair as lawyers press appeals to halt the execution. Court filings cite alleged misconduct and legal errors in the sentencing process.
Sharon Men Appeal to Supreme Court Over Death Sentence
Two Sharon Pennsylvania men, Ralph Atterholt and Tony Rotunno, sentenced to die for the slaying of Newton Falls merchant policeman Scott Vasbinder during a July 5 attempted robbery, appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court from first degree murder verdicts. Their attorney argued four errors centering on a juror note asking about mercy and pardon.
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International News Service
Columbus
Sharon
Newton Falls
Ralph Atterholt
Tony Rotunno
State Supreme Court
Jay Buchwalter
Warren
Rotunno
Common Pleas
Buckwalter
Atterholt
Ohio
Scott Vasbinder
Riotous Protests Hit GE Japan Showrooms in Tokyo
Rioters clashed with police in Tokyo's Ginza district aiming to damage General Electric Company of Japan premises. Police dispersed the crowd and arrested three alleged ringleaders as a heavy guard was placed around the Kawasaski General Electric factory.
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International News Service
Tokyo
General Electric Company of Japan
Ginza
Broadway
General Electric
Kawasaki
World tour returns reveal Europe busier than America
William M. Clark of William M. Clark and Company returned from a three month voyage with world tourists. He found Europe especially France England and Germany busier than Americans and noted no direct street fighting in Berlin though turmoil was visible. He praised France as the best off among nations during the tour.
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America
William M. Clark
Wiliam M. Clark and Company
Grant Street
France
England
Germany
Clark
Emma Baer
Harold
Baers
Syracuse
N. Y
Spain
Egypt
Palestine
Greece
Berlin
Easter Observance Promises Crowded Church Services
City churches plan sunrise services at 6 15am and a packed 11am program with Easter cantatas in the evening. The day also features a major Easter parade on the boardwalk in Atlantic City with many women showcasing new Easter outfits, weather permitting.
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Atlantic City
Beverly Hills Echoes on First Lady and Ranch Life
Special to The News notes praise for the first lady citing her use of a horse and airplane for work and leisure. It laments modern restrictions on riding and touts dude ranch vacations as healthy. Mrs Roosevelt is humorously described as having fallen into a mud hole.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
California
County School Offices Busy With Closing, Exams Ahead
County superintendent John C. Syling and staff prepare attendance certificates for over 2,000 pupils with perfect attendance as rural and eight month term schools close for vacation. High school entrance exams set for April 29 across the county, starting at 8 a.m. in multiple locales.
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John C. Syling
Scott
Plaingrove Township
British Worker Claims Frame-Up Of Soviet Case
Allan Monkhouse, British director of the Moscow Metrovick Electrical branch, denounces the Metropolitan Vickers spy trial as a frame-up. He asserts the charges of sabotage espionage and bribery are unfounded as court proceedings resume. He faces the Moscow court with a direct challenge to judge Vasily Ulrich.
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Moscow
Metropolitan- Vickers
Allan Monkhouse
Monkhouse
Metropolitan Vickers
Vasily Ulrich
Fishermen Line County Streams Opening Day
Fishermen rose before dawn to reach the county’s smaller streams where trout are abundant. Some spots were marked posted along Elliott Run and Taylor Run restricting access, as owners enforced closures on opening fishing day.
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Lawrence County
Elliott Run
Taylor Run
Easter Day Meaning Beyond Finery
Arthur Mometer reflects on Easter as more than clothing or gifts. He describes it as the day of the risen Lord, a tomb in dawn, and a symbol of worldwide hope and salvation offered freely. The note ends with a weather remark: the weather is sorty three.
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Panewc
Alderman O. Green
East Washington Street
Neshannock River
Phil Greer
Neshannock
Daily Weather Report
Mrs. Judd
Republican Organization
Baby
Guard Daniels
Pittsburgh, PA
Mrs
Sharon, Pa
Slayers of
Hope
Supreme Court
General Electric Company of
Japan
Milady
Yours
Puto
Pss
McNaught Syndicate
Prince
Prince of Siam
Princeton
Prasab Mom Chow Sukhavsti
Princeton University
Christian Gauss
Judge
Linton Wells International Mews Service
Arthur Mometer
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