Beer Advocates Defeated in Senate Committee Report
The Senate committee on manufacturers voted 7 to 4 to report unfavorably the Bingham bill for 4 percent beer. Party lines split with four Republicans and three Democrats opposing and three Republicans and one Democrat favoring. Absent were Wheeler and Long who were expected to attend the vote.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate Committee On Manufacturers
McNary
Oregon
Goldsborough
Maryland
Hatfield
West Virginia
Cutting
New Mexico
Smith
South Carolina
Sheppard
Texas
Costigan
Colorado
Metcalf
Rhode Island
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Barbour
New Jersey
Bulkley
Ohio
Wheeler
Montana
Long
Louisiana
Lynch Killer of Kansas Girl Ends in Mob Hanging
Richard Read, a former Colorado convict, told the mob they were lynching the right man as they dragged a suspect from St. Francis jail. The group of western Kansas farmers hanged him from a tree after seizing him.
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Richard Read
Colorado
Kansas
Read
St. Francis
Congress Not To Delay Post Office Building In New Castle
Senate action on Treasury Post Office funds preserves building money for new Castle post office. Despite a ten percent cut overall, the provision excludes building funds, removing postponement risk and likely permitting summer construction start.
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Congress
Washington
New Castle Post Office
Senate
Treasury Post Office
Mills
Capitol Hill
House
New Castle
Campaign To Start Tonight Aimed At 800 YMCA Memberships
General Chairman Howard M. Kirk Jr leads 140 volunteers for a three day drive to secure 800 YMCA memberships. Tonight's kickoff at the second floor banquet room features R. L. Meermans and staff, with divisional chairmen and speakers including Fred L. Rentz. Fourteen teams organize the solicitation across directors, young men, and boys divisions.
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Howard M. Kirk, Jr
Kirk
R. L. Meermans
William A. Thomas
Henry T. MacNichols
R. J. Tully
William Connery
Young Men’s
Joseph R. Bara
Fred L. Rentz
Diamond site purchase for new post office advances
About 190000 dollars in five parcel settlements for the Diamond post office site are now in the hands of Assistant U S Attorney W J Aiken in Pittsburgh. Local attorney M L Ailey says federal Treasury approval came a week ago and deeds will be recorded before the government formally takes over the site on Washington Street between Jefferson Street and Diamond Alley.
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United States Post Office
W. J. Aiken
Federal District Attorney
Pittsburgh
M. L. Ailey
Treasury Department
Washington Street
Jefferson Street
Market Alley
Washington
District Attorney’s Office
New Castle Saluted On KDKA Radio Parade
KDKA of Pittsburgh saluted the City of New Castle Monday evening as the Westinghouse Parade moved up Washington Street from the Pennsylvania station. The band played stirring numbers and Bart Richards spoke four minutes on the city’s advantages. The 30 minute program was enjoyed by many New Castle listeners.
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KDKA
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Washington Street
Pennsylvania
Bart Richards
Boy Injured Roller Skating Near Sheridan Avenue
Eight year old Jack Thoman, son of Mr and Mrs J L Thoman, was severely injured when he tripped and fell on a sharp stick while roller skating near his home on Sheridan avenue. He was taken to Jam eson Memorial hospital where surgeons treated him and he improved enough to return home today. He will be bedbound for several weeks following the accident.
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Sheridan Avenue
Jack
J. L. Thoman
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Campaigning ends as New Castle Y W C A seeks memberships
The article notes the Y W C A in New Castle wraps up a campaign for new memberships, aiming to bolster support from local women. Primary election day is one week away with state and national officials to be nominated.
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New Castle
Daily Weather Report
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 oclock this morning show a maximum temperature of 53 and a minimum of 25 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 6.7 feet. For the same date a year ago the maximum reached 70 and the minimum 34.
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U. S
Engineers Begin Work On New Willow Grove Bridge
County Commissioner P. O. Elder reports arrival of a steam shovel and equipment for the Willow Grove bridge. State engineers survey approaches and stakes are set. Cleveland firm won the contract and will proceed with construction at once without halting traffic on the old bridge. The new span will be at a separate location and eliminate curves.
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P. O. Elder
Willow Grove
Corps of State Engineers
Cleveland
Darrow To Call Noted Alienists In Massie Case
Massie trial resumes with defense plans to call psychiatrists Dr. Edward Williams and Dr. Thomas Orbison to argue insanity after Kahahawai confessed to an attack. Prosecutor Kelley presses Massie on his account as two naval enlisted men face charges alongside the lieutenant. Tax receipts for early 1932 exceed those of 1931, per city treasury attaches.
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Darrow
Massie
James Adam
International News Service
Honoluluj
T. H
Thomas H. Massie
Joseph Kahahawai
Clarence Darrow
Edward Huntington Williams
Thomas J. Orbison
Kahahawai
Grace Hubbard Fortescue
Albert S. Jones
E. J. Lord
Lieut
John C. Kelley
Death Record for George W. Richard
George W. Richard, age 50, of 199 South Walnut Street, is reported deceased. The notice lists his residence and age as part of a local death record entry.
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George W. Richard
South Walnut Street
The Gumps Move to Classified Page
Due to a rearrangement of News strip cartoons The Gumps appear today on the classified page and will be found there in the future. Some other strip cartoons have also been rearranged in this issue.
Lindbergh Pleads For Contact With Kidnappers
Col onel Charles A Lindbergh seeks direct contact with abductors to rescue his infant son. Through Schwarzkopf he asks to drop press scrutiny and press coverage hindered his efforts. After 24 hours of searches, Europa port inquiry yielded no trace of the baby. An anonymous tip offered a possible lead.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey State Police
Lindbergh
New York
Bitter Primary Campaign Goes To Final Week
Politicians brace for the last week of the campaign as Pinchot and Butler face off against Sena tor Davis. The April 19 dispatch from Harrisburg notes two Republican factions scrambling for last-minute moves before ballots are cast and counted.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Harrisburg
Central Presbyterian sexton dies of heart attack
George W. Richard sexton at Central Presbyterian church on the public square collapsed after leaving the boiler room and died of a sudden heart attack around 3 30 pm. He had served the church for six years and was active in the New Castle Volunteer Fire Police. He is survived by his wife Mary A. Richard and other relatives.
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George W. Richard
Central Presbyterian Church
Sexton
Blanche Bright
Mr. Richard
Miss Bright
M. L. Riley
Ralph Criswell
J. P. Steiner
Liattear
Richard
Orville Potter
Jos. S. Rice Company
Mr. Bichard
David N
Clara Davis Richard
New Castle
Mary A
Bishop Boyle Confirms Hundreds in Lawrence County
His Excellency Bishop Hugh C. Boyle completed a two day visitation of Lawrence county churches, confirming hundreds of adults and youths. Three services were held in St Marys St Marys Madonna and St Philip and James. A 40 member class was confirmed at St Margarets in Ruthen?ville.
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Hugh C. Boyle
D. D
Pittsburgh
Lawrence County
St Mary’s Church
Church of Madonna
Saits Philip and James Church
Seventh Ward
F. S. Clifford
St. Alhponsus Church
Murrinsville
M. J. Vitale
St. Lucy’s Church
Leo Watterson
St. Mary’s Church
Rev. W. F. Byers Heads Shenango Presbytery
For the next six months the moderator for Shenango Presbytery including Sharon New Castle and Ellwood churches will be Rev. W. F. Byers pastor of Neshannonck Presbyterian church at New Wilmington. Rev. Ross M. Haverfield retiring moderator presided at this morning's session and handled routine business.
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Shenango Presbytery
Sharon
New Castle
Ellwood
W. F. Byers
Neshannock Presbyterian Church
New Wilmington
Ross M. Haverfield
Westfield Presbyterian Church
Tax on everything spurs buyers not makers, Beverly Hills
Special to The News notes that manufacturers push taxes on goods while buyers shoulder the cost. Auto makers feel singled out as discrimination grows, and the writer laments Congress tax bills shrinking to an envelope sent to the Senate.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Washington
Congress
Senate
Plan To Expose Short-Sellers To Public Scrutiny
The senate banking and currency committee studies 14 000 short sellers and finds numerous fictitious names in the list. A committee member urges subpoenas to identify real brokers behind dummy accounts. Reports allege cabinet officials and lawmakers engaged in short selling since the 1929 crash.
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Senate Committee
William K. Hutchinson
Congress
Man Hangs Self in Philadelphia Hotel Room
Philadelphia police report William S. Ryan aged 60 hanged himself in a hotel room. He stuffed his mouth with cotton and bound his lips with tape. No suicide note was left. He is survived by a brother, an Albany, New York insurance broker.
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William S. Ryan
Philadelphia
International News Service
Ryan
Albany
N. Y
Smoke Scare Calls Out Departments
Five fire trucks rushed to Mill and Washington after an alarm from Box 28 at 5 30 last evening. Firemen found burning paper in a basement furnace beneath Whelan drug store causing smoke in storerooms with no damage. Assistant First Chief Stockman urged calling the fire department when smoke is smelled, not always an alarm, noting a potential avertable risk from a nearby earlier woods building fire.
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New Castle
Mill
Washington Street
Whelan Drug Store
Washington
Stockman
Central Department
Tin Plate Plant Increases Output At Shenango
Beginning Monday April 18 the Shenango plant of American Sheet and Tin Plate co raised production to fifteen turns per week from twelve. The move puts the plant at about 75 percent capacity as orders for tin plate rise over the past two weeks, boosting local plant benefits.
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Shenango
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Rabbit Problem Prompts Note on Rifle Purchase
Arthur Mometer complains about rabbits in the garden eating plants. He contemplates buying a squirrel rifle or shotgun to deter the pests and stop their lunching. He vows to act soon as rabbits ruin the tops of tender plants each morning.
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Diana
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