Haile Selassie Makes Last Stand at Shalameda Pass
Ethiopian defense near Addis Ababa reports dynamited passes and heavy fighting as Haile Selassie seeks to hold the capital. Imperial troops shell the pass while Italian bombers strafe the mountains. Capt. Alex Del Valle recruits two thousand men for a desperadoes division in the capital.
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Addis. Ababa
Addis Ababa
Shalameda Pass
Haile Selassie
Tamba Burr
Alex del Valle
Cap. del Valle
Black Cross
Ten Year Old Girl Travels 4500 Miles Alone To New Castle
A 10 year old girl named Katy Cik arrived in New Castle after a solo journey of more than 4500 miles from Yugo Slovakia with a bright red stocking cap. She was met by city police near the West Side depot and placed in the care of Policewoman Minnie McKibbin after airport and rail staff alerted Travelers Aid in Pittsburgh.
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New Castle
Katy Cik
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Side
Yugo Slovakia
Michael Cik
West Miller Avenue
Travelers’ Aid Society
Pittsburgh
Ray Showalter
H. E. Richards
Minnie McKibbin
Arrest Solves Two Robberies Police Report
John Simison 28 of Volant was arrested by City officers at Long avenue and Scioto street after confessing to robberies at the A and P store Highland and Winter avenues and the Mercer State Liquor store. He is said to have received 23 40 locally and 70 00 at Mercer.
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John Simison
Volant
R. D
Peter Hillers
Robert Hanna
Long Avenue
Scioto Street
Highland
Winter Avenues
Mercer
John F. Haven
John G. Moore
New Castle
Simison
Essex
Harold Hillard
Hillard
Reo
McCullough
Foley
W. G. McMullen
Youngstown, O
Famous Aviatrix Earhart Comes Here By Auto
Amelia Earhart Putnam, famed aviatrix and Atlantic pioneer, visits New Castle for a Lions Club lecture at the senior high school tonight after arriving by car from Detroit via Castleton Hotel. She notes she travels by automobile due to scarce landing fields and shares experiences from her travels.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
Aviatrix
Atlantic
New Castle
Lions Club
Castleton
Detroit
You
Miss Earhart
Rescued Miner Scadding Suffering From Entombment
C Alfred Scadding, youngest of two rescued from the Moose River mine after eleven days entombment, is suffering severe trench feet and will be rushed to Victoria General Hospital Halifax by seaplane. Dr D E Robertson, age 64, is resting easily following earlier underground reports.
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Moose River
C. Alfred Scadding
Halifax
Scadding
D. E. Robertson
Victoria General Hospital
Robertson
Steiner chosen as Old Guard gain in Oregon bid
Alice Longworth analyzes the Oregon selection of Senator Steiner as a boost for the Old Guard and a puzzling move for liberals and London forces. The piece notes Steiner’s potential as a Western favored option and possible path to second place, with Borah’s allies courting him.
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Washington, D. C
Steiner
Oregon
Old Guard
Landon
London Forces
Borah
Points West
Pacific Coast
Dark Horse
London
Alice Longworth
Pa New Observes A Heavy Spring Frost
One of the heaviest frosts of spring hit overnight with autos left outdoors shrouded in frost. A 21 degree low marks one of the year's coldest readings for the date. A horseshoe game unfolded in a South Side alley as Pa Newe noted. An auto on Highland avenue had its radiator blanketed to prevent freezing.
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Pa Newe
Pa Nene
Highland Avenue
Probe Death Of Three Miners In Cripple Creek Mine
Investigators from the Colorado State Bureau of Mines opened a probe into the fatalities at the American Eagles mine Cripple Creek where three men Joseph A Hedman Adrian Marshall and Newton Taylor all about 59 died while being raised in a cage. Two others were injured severely Francis Fisher 24 with a fractured leg and Slim Hartwell 30 with bruises and unable to report details yet.
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International News Service
Cripple Creek
Colo
Colorado State Bureau of Mines Today
American Eagles
Joseph A. Hedman
Adrian Marshall
Newton Taylor
Francis Fisher
Slim” Hartwell
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 41 and a minimum of 21 with trace precipitation and a heavy frost. River stage stands at 68 feet. A year ago the high was 50 and the low 42 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Young Man Dies After Crash Near Reno Pennsylvania
Franklin April 23 A 24 year old James McDonald of Rocky Grove died in Franklin Hospital from a fractured skull after the car he rode in struck a pole at a New York Central crossing in Reno. The crash injured driver Ruth Graham 23 and passenger Gladys Peebles 22 who were returning from a dance at Oil City.
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International News Service
Franklin
New York Central
Reno
James McDonald
Rocky Grove
Franklin Hospital
Oil City
Ruth Graham
Gladys Peebles
Chamber trio depart for Rivers and Harbors Congress
President L. G. Genkinger of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce with Thomas H. Hart man and Alfred J. Chilton left today for Washington D C to attend the Rivers and Harbors Congress. They will urge support for the Beaver and Mahoning river canal project at the sessions.
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L. G. Genkinger
New Castle
Excitement Over Fire Ends in Tragic Death
Mrs. Fred G. Latta wife of the California Pa fire chief died after a blaze at David Bennett’s home where her husband directed firefighting efforts. Excitement over the fire caused her to collapse and she died shortly after.
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International News Service
Brownsville
Fred G. Latta
California
David Bennett
College Convention Names Hoover for President at Westminster
A Westminster College mock Republican convention completed the Hoover Landon ticket in the small hours after six ballots. Frank Knox led early, with Landon and Hoover gaining steadily. after fifth ballot a deal shifted support to Hoover, finalizing the ticket with Hoover for president and Landon for vice president.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Alfred Mossman Landon
Westminster College
Hoover
Landon
Col
Frank Knox
Illinois
Borah
Vandenberg
Knox
Two Held For Death Of Boy In Blair County
Margaret Berkheimer Karmendi 23 and Roy Lockard 24 admitted to district attorney Ney H. Wray that they beat three year old Matthew to death with a heavy railroad spike during dates. Wray said formal murder charges will be filed and each blamed the other for the killing.
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International News Service
Altoona
Sonny
Margaret Berkheimer Karmendi
Ney Chester H. Wray
Blair County
Roy Lockard
WPA
Will
Wray
Lockard
Matthew
Roy
Death Notices for Six Local Residents and Infant
Death notices report John F. Fobes 77 of Highland Avenue extension. Mrs. Jennie Gipe 63 of Wampum. Robert Eagan 40 of Eric. Prudence M. Fisher 81 of East Brook. infant Simpson 2 days of Volant. W. E. Patton 81 of Harlansburg Road. Mrs. George M. Green 77 of Pulaski Road.
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John F. Fobes
Highland Avenue
Jennie Gipe
Wampum
Robert Eagan
Eric
Prudence M. Fisher
East Brook
Simpson
Volant
W. E. Patton
R. D
Harlansburg Road
George M. Green
Pulaski Road
Adjournment of Congress May Come In June
Senate leaders say Congress may stay in session into early June as tax and relief bills dominate work. Senator Robinson told President Roosevelt that adjournment hinges on resolving taxation and relief measures, with a possible extension beyond June 1 if needed.
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International News Service
Washington
Congress
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
White House
Open Bids On State Highway Building Here
Bids opened at Harrisburg on Wilmington road project show Cook-Anderson Company of Beaver as low general contract bidder at 84 347 dollars. Heating is William M. Clark Company of New Castle at 6 186 dollars. Electric is Marvin Electric Company of New Castle at 3 795 dollars. Plumbing is Frank P. Andrews Company of New Castle at 4 775 dollars. Awards depend on department review and are expected soon.
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State Highway Department
Wilmington Road
Harrisburg
Cook-Anderson Company
Beaver
William M. Clark Company
New Castle
Marvin Electric Company
Frank P. Andrews Company
State Department of Property and Supplies
Department
Wife In Husband Stabbing Prompted by Infidelity
In Brooklyn, Randolph J. Kruger a 36 year old real estate man was stabbed multiple times and rushed to a hospital. His wife Loretta 32 was taken to police headquarters for questioning after declaring she did not care what happened to her. Kruger told officers he woke when he felt a knife in his back. A neighbor found him bleeding with Mrs Kruger in pajamas beside the bed.
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International News Service
New York
Randolph J. Kruger
Brooklyn
Loretta
Kruger
Plan To Speed Trial Of Confessed Slayer
In New York on April 23 District Attorney Dodge announced swift actions to speed the trial of John Fiorenza the confessed slayer of Mrs Nancy Evans Titterton. He dismissed insanity pleas as unlikely and said evidence enough for a first degree murder conviction would remain even if Fiorenza retracted his confession. Police secrecy over fingerprint and chemical test results at the Beekman Place apartment persisted with the fingerprint report not yet received.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Dodge
Fiorenza
Titterton
Beekman Place
Definite Program For Special Session Is Still Uncertain
Harrisburg April 23 The joint legislative committee failed to craft a complete harmony program for the May special session. Differences on several topics and unemployment relief needs delayed final conclusions after a lengthy session into the early morning. Governor Earle announced he would call a May 4 session and support a $70 500 900 relief fund proposed by state relief director Karl De Schweinitz, but no commitment was reached on that item.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
General Assembly
Joint Legislative Committee
Earle
Karl de Schweinitz
Coach Bridenbaugh's Father Passes Away
The death of Head Coach Philip H. Bridenbaugh's father in Martinsburg Pennsylvania at age 84 saddened the New Castle senior high school testimonial banquet. The elder Bridenbaugh had been ill for some time and his family left for Martinsburg after the news. Flowers were sent from the senior high school.
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New Castle
Philip H. Bridenbaugh
Martinsburg
Bridenbaugh
City considers loud speaker control bill
Mayor McGrath introduces a measure restricting loud speakers in highways and public places. Violations could bring up to 300 dollars fine or 10 days in jail. A permit from the police at 5 dollars a day is required and operations limited to 8 am to 8 pm in non residential zones.
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Charles E. McGrath
Police Department
Venango County Reports Mercury At Low Figure
Hampton Station in Venango County recorded a low of 14 degrees above zero with thick ice. Oil City logged a low of 24 degrees at 7 a.m.
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Venango County
Oil City
Hampton Station
Draegermen Praised After Nova Scotia Rescue
In Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island communities pride spread as Draegermen rescue Dr. D. E. Robertson and Alfred Scadding. The last shift hailed from Stellarton, the coal town where the remarkable rescue lift occurred.
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Moose River
N. S
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island
D. E. Robertson
Alfred Scadding
Draegermen
Nova Sociia
Glace Bay
Sydney
Pictou
Stellarton
Draegerman
Robertson
Scadding
When Travelers Return Home Again
Arthur Mometer writes about the joy of friends returning from trips. He notes the value of sharing new lands, scenes, and people, and the rest and change travel brings, ending with a weather line stating fifty three today.
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Capitol
Mercer Liquor
Hillers
Hanna
Amelia Earhart
Halifax Hospital
DR. Robertson
Moose
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Daily Weather Report
Rivers and Harbors Congress
G.O.P
Arthur Mometer
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