G Men Hunt Remainder Of Swindle Gang
G men chase remaining members of a gang suspected of a five million dollar stock and bond certificate swindle. Nine arrests have been made and $590,000 in U S treasury notes stolen from the United States Trust Company in Wall Street on December 13, 1934, are tied to the case. The thieves were charged with stealing and counterfeiting Liberty Bonds and treasury certificates.
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International News Service
New York
G-men
Liberty
United States Treasury
U. S. Treasury
United States Trust Company
Wall Street
First Boston Corporation
Trust Company
Roosevelt plan to resurrect NRA sparks nationwide debate
Alice Longworth argues that President Roosevelt seeks to revive the National Recovery Administration after its 1935 Supreme Court defeat. She suggests the administration will push for legal or constitutional changes, warning that a resuscitation effort is underway and could reestablish the Blue Eagle symbol.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Local fishermen return with trout in early morning outing
Adolph Lang of 221 Fairmont avenue Thomas OBrien of Miller avenue and James Lynde of New Castle Ellwood City highway were among the first to return home Wednesday morning with 23 trout from Taylor Run. One fish measured 12 inches. The group left at 4 and came back at 11. A robin bang incident at Gardner and a bird mecca in Bran Der residence yard are noted amid rapid weather changes in the past 24 hours. Jack Baer, son of Clarence Baer formerly of New Castle now in Oswego New York, reports a fine catch of rainbow trout a sucker and several chubs.
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Adolph Lang
Fairmont Avenue
Thomas O’brien
Miller Avenue
James Lynde
New Castle-Ellwood City
Taylor Run
Jack Baer
Clarence E. Baer
New Castle
Oswego
N. Y
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily Weather Report shows 24 hour period ending 9 am with maximum 66 and minimum 38. Precipitation 0.04 inches. River stage 7.4 feet. For same date last year, max 40 min 20 with 0.03 inches of precipitation and snowfall.
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U. S
Maj. Covell to Head Pittsburgh District Engineers Office
Maj. William E. R. Covell will assume as chief of the Army Engineers Pittsburgh district in late May replacing Maj. W. D. Styer who is transferred to Panama. Covell will oversee 46 000 square miles of watershed and 33 locks and dams, with projects including Tygart River reservoir, Montgomery dam work, Emsworth dam alterations, lock and dam No 9, and Mosgrove dam top raising. His service spans war and peace.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Army Engineers
William E. R. Cowell
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
W. D. Styer
Panama
Tygart River
Monongahela
Covell
Montgomery Dam
Emsworth
Ohio River
Allegheny
Mosgrove
Major Covell
Third Death In Easter Bombing
Wilkes Barre report says the Easter bombing death toll rose to three as Thomas Maloney a 45 year old former mine union leader died after six days of battling injuries from the Good Friday explosion. Investigators intensified their probe into the attack which already killed two others and injured two more. A miner suspected by authorities blew himself up at the Buttonwood Colliery of the Glen Alden Coal company to avoid questioning.
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International News Service
Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Valley
Thomas Maloney
Buttonwood
Glen Alden Coal Company
Old Mahoning river bridge hailed as relic by highway chief
Samuel Lewis, former secretary of highways for Pennsylvania, urged preserving the Mahoning River covered bridge near Edenburg after admiring its unique walk and construction. Lawrence County residents weigh whether to save, relocate, or tear down the historic structure.
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Pennsylvania
Samuel Lewis
Edenburg
Lewis
Mahoning River
Lawrence County
Band fund tag day set to send seniors to Pottsville
Mayor Charles E. McGrath proclaimed a tag day to raise funds for Greenville High School band members to travel to the state contest in Pottsville Pa on April 25. Over 200 senior students will canvass downtown collecting coins for the trip for the band and soloists from the Greenville contest. Ruth Southworth chairs the drive with James Woods as treasurer and Elder Bryan as secretary.
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Pottsville
Charles E. McGrath
Greenville
McGrath
Ruth Southworth
James Woods
Elder Bryan
Small Indiana Town Ablaze Shambles Business District
DE MOTTE Ind April 16 Fire swept the business district of the Hoosier town with 706 residents for eight hours causing about 100000 in damages.
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Indiana
de Motte
International News Service
Ind
Hoosier
Formal Opening Of Gerson Store In New Castle
Tonight from 7 to 10 o’clock the corner Mill and Washington hosts the formal opening of the Jack Gerson jewelry store. The new shop is described as a modern showplace with a rich simple design, blue panelling, and an air of quiet dignity as it aims to add tone to the district.
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Mill and
Washington Street
Jack Gerson
New York
Chicago
New Castle
Jail Break Orchestrated By Young Woman Inmate
A 24 year old former preacher and her 23 year old sister in law from Creston Iowa escaped Cass county jail in Harrisonville Missouri by freeing Perry Griffin from the bull pen after opening a door with a key. Deputies conducted an all night search with no trace found. they suspected the pair headed south toward Kansas or Oklahoma.
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International News Service
Harrisonville
Creston
Liberty
Perry Griffin
Madge Copeland
Cass County
Glen Weaver
Griffin
Weaver
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hiram Student Takes Own Life
A 19 year old Hiram College sophomore Robert Moore son of a Lisbon attorney killed himself in a Ravenna hardware store after police found him inside early morning. Officers ordered surrender but Moore drew a revolver and shot himself. he died at a hospital hours later. Relatives and college officials offered no reason.
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International News Service
Ravenna
Hiram College
Lisbon
Robert Moore
Much Interest In Hospital Care Plan
Telephone inquiries flood Jameson Memorial hospital after announcement of the Jameson Prepaid Hospital Care plan. The News will publish articles detailing its operation, with groups already forming to take advantage of the plan due to its economy, workability, and unusual features.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mussolini Gains More Time For Army Advance
In Geneva on April 16 Premier Mussolini refused to halt Italy's Ethiopia advance gaining one to three days grace to push on Addis Ababa. Mediation talks by Salvador De Madariaga and Joseph Avenol forecast failure to the 18 member committee, with sanctions not set for Friday and a pivotal session moved to Saturday or Monday. France and Britain clash as Britain seeks tougher action while France threatens to walk from peace talks.
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International
Geneva
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
Addis Ababa
League of Nations Committee of 18
Salvador de Madariaga
Joseph Avenol
Special League
Committee of 13
France
Britain
Entombed Miners Rescue Efforts Intensify At Moose River
In Moose River Nova Scotia three men trapped in the Magill mine face rising danger as 200 miners work to reach them. Water pours into the mine while abandoned Kaulback shaft water drops eight feet in 24 hours, prompting fears of renewed flooding.
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International News Service
Moose River
N. S
Magill Mine
Kaulback
Spurned Youth Ends Life in Altoona Hotel Room
John Jumbo Schottdorf 25 killed himself after a disputed night with Pearl Davis 23 in a local hotel room. Guest Wilbert C. Barger died of a heart attack amid the ensuing commotion. Police said no charges were filed against the girl.
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International News Service
Altoona
John
Jumbo) Schottdorf
Wilbert C. Barger
Pearl Davis
Schottdorf
Jumbo
Atlantic City
Borah Leads Delegates In Illinois Republican Fight
Illinois Republicans split 31 to 26 for Knox and Borah respectively as 57 convention delegates are chosen. Borah shows a projected nationwide lead with 44 800 votes downstate while Knox carries Cook county by 110294 and holds a 65 000 statewide margin.
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International News Service
Chicago
Illinois
Cleveland
Col
Frank Knox
Wm. E. Borah
Cook County
Borah
Idaho
Knox
Fire Damages Home in Croton
Fire damaged the home of George Shuler on Dewey Avenue in Croton to about 250 dollars. Firemen from Third Ward and B Truck Companies were alerted from Box 33. The blaze started in a pile of papers and rubbish in the coal cellar and was confined to the cellar after billows of smoke.
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George Shuler
Dewey Avenue
Third Ward
North Street To Be Widened By City Council
City council adopted an ordinance to widen and pave North Street between East Street and North Jefferson Street. The street will gain three feet on each side, per council, after a request by local property owners.
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North Street
East Street
North Jefferson Street
Death Record Mrs Henry Richards Youngstown Ohio
Mrs Henry Richards of Youngstown Ohio died at age unspecified. Funeral arrangements and obituary details appear in the local notices section of the paper.
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Henry Richards
Youngstown
Lawrence County Road Plan Discussed With Officials
Lawrence County road program on the drawing board as officials meet. Money allocated for about twenty miles with potential for more depending on securing property damage releases. State Highway Superintendent John S. Shaw and county commissioners weigh which projects will be least costly and advance summers’ work.
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John S. Shaw
Lawrence County
Shaw
Haile Selassie Reported Ready to Escape to Kenya
RCME reports that after Dessye fall Emperor Haile Selassie plans to flee by air to Kenya to seek British protection. Il Tevere cites a Djibouti date line and says a train is kept ready at Addis Ababa for the imperial family's flight to Djibouti.
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International News Service
RCME
Dessye
Haile Selassie
Kenya
Il Tevere
Djibouti
Addis Ababa
Pittsburgh Woman Incoma Stump Puzzles Officials
In Pittsburgh a speechless semi conscious young woman with Titian hair resisted identification as doctors and police questioned her. Lawrence Ruhl, 35, turned her over after she walked to his car and collapsed on the running board. No identifying items were found on her person. Physicians chase whether a drug induced coma explains the condition.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Lawrence Ruhl
Arthur Mometer Sees Campaign Noise Meet Spring’s Quiet Call
The writing contrasts political campaigns with daily chores as Arthur Mometer notes candidates speak and crowds clash. He laments the need to clean his lawn and garden despite forecasts of forty four degrees and fading spring.
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Reynolds Street
Gardner
Robin
Daily Weather Report
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Styer
Insurgent
Highway
Gerson
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Arthur Loew
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