Golf Team Outplayed In Narrow Match
A puzzled note from a 1920s era correspondent recounts a rough golf contest. Hort on Smith is mentioned alongside blurred names as the writer laments missing players and defeat by a superior touring side.
29 Apr 1929
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1929
Page
1
A puzzled note from a 1920s era correspondent recounts a rough golf contest. Hort on Smith is mentioned alongside blurred names as the writer laments missing players and defeat by a superior touring side.
A string of local notes from New Castle and Erie covers church services, a gospel street tour, weather swings with hail and sun, library opening, mail pole transfers, and ongoing community happenings. The scene includes a large Lawrence County delegation at a sectional music contest and various Sunday observances amid unsettled weather.
Fragmentary OCR text references ages and places but fails to yield coherent events. No clear person, organization, or location to anchor a news item. Unable to determine a definite story from the provided snippet.
A female victim is found burned to death near Scarsdale New York with fragments of a flowered gown a milk bottle of kerosene and a pair of snake skin slippers. Detectives probe a strangulation and a method resembling a funeral pyre as the third such crime this year. autopsy by Medical Examiner Amos S. Squire confirms strangulation before burning.
President Hoover faces a pivotal moment as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares a critical report on Andrew Mellon. The outcome could force a Senate vote and impact the cabinet firestorm shaping national policy and credibility.
The Senate resumed heated debate on the new farm bill amid a fight over the debenture plan sought by administration leaders. Senator Borah of Idaho opposes the plan, while President Hoover’s stance remains split, signaling a sharp partisan clash and possible vote next week. In Florida, Sheriff Beattie opened an inquiry into the flogging of James F. Bick, who was abducted by five men, forced to pay $2,000, and whipped before being released. Bick plans to leave the state, and he warned the mayor to take precautions as his assailants threatened him.
Two sisters Mrs. F. W. Case and Miss Stella McCord departed from New York City in a Baltic Starliner plane bound for Des Moines. They aim to race to their father in Newton, New Jersey, hoping to reach Des Moines about twelve hours later with a refueling stop in Cleveland. Pilot Enslow said the journey would take around 12 hours.
Public Service Commission directs Wampum Bus Co to carry passengers between New Castle and Ellwood City. Ruling sustains a complaint filed by Pittsburgh Harmony Butler New Castle Railway and Harmony Short Line Motor Transportation. Certificate previously granted in 1928 covered two routes: New Castle to Kepperborough and Ellwood City to Wampum.
A hospital committee urges readers to join the Aid Society and be ready to sign pledges. The appeal emphasizes timely participation and contributions to fund the new hospital.
Fourteen youths riding in a small coupe skidded and overturned on Greenville road near Clarksville. They were washed into a ditch by a swollen stream and rescued by Charles Rust and Herald Miley. They were hospitalized in serious condition with names including Harald Cunningham 18 John Fisher 17 Philip Newton 21 Lawrence Partridge 27 Leonard Little 20 John Fenkiel 19 Glenn Ray 18 listed among residents of Hadley Venango Meadville.
Two killed and several injured when an elevated train crossed a street car near a Bronx station. Cars telescoped and caught fire, passengers trapped under wreckage as rescuers recovered two dead and four more injured. Interborough Rapid Transit admits motorman ran a stop signal.
A weekend weather system kept many drivers off roads yet nine people died and 37 were injured in accidents across the state. Pittsburgh saw no fatalities but six injured, including three women, one in critical condition. Philadelphia reported multiple crashes with several seriously hurt and one fatality noted in the broader series of incidents. Additional wrecks near Titusville and Norristown produced serious injuries and one near-fatal prognosis.
Four residents from North Street and Gardner were seriously injured when a car driven by Mrs J C Monroe of Fredonia collided head on with the Wolford vehicle seven miles north of Treasville Pa. The crash occurred near Five Corner as the Monroe car tried to rejoin the highway from Erie bound travel. All four occupants of the Wolford car and Mrs Monroe and two others were hospitalized with head and leg injuries and skull fracture to Mrs Monroe. Local authorities quoted list of injured and said condition of some was serious.
Charles Winfield Chick, 39, a former U.S. Army mechanic, faced a $2,500 bail after a court appearance in Youngstown Ohio on a charge of bigamy. Police said he listed four wives and quoted biblical lines in an invitation to wed Ethel Lishou, with claims of wives in Pensacola Florida and abroad. Ethel testified she uncovered letters indicating additional marriages.
Near Stoneboro Pennsylvania a tornado cut two 200 foot wide paths, damaging the Slater garage and other buildings. Property loss is estimated at 7090 dollars. A 12 year old, Richard Shell, was injured by debris during the storm as tents and trees were uprooted.
A wreck at a grade crossing near Middletown New York killed nine members of a family of ten and left another with severe injuries. The deceased include Auiome Bianths 42 and his wife Rose with seven children. The westbound train struck their auto, throwing bodies across the roadbed as emergency crews rushed to the scene. The lone survivor was hospitalized in critical condition.
Local death records list several individuals with partial details. Names include Mrs. Edieve Qandall of Harton aged 33, and others such as Mrs. Alfred Frosty and Mr. J. Steaua Hayes, with scattered addresses like 900 West Washington Street and Worrings toss. Information is fragmented and some names appear garbled.
A fatal auto strike occurred on Ellwood Road killing Mrs. Tilliz Gilbert near Warlock School. Police report indicates the victim died at the scene with bystander and hospital notes referencing location on Ellwood Road and West Pittsby area. Authorities investigation continues into circumstances of the Sunday incident.
A New York report notes Mrs. Dennett fined $300 for pamphlet publication. The inquiry centers on legal actions against pamphleteers, with mentions of Mary Ware and related proceedings. The article references a judge and ongoing court handling of the case.
Fragmentary text references marriage, dates, and names but is severely garbled. readable bits mention a ceremony or event and various improper phrases, preventing clear identification of people, places, or outcome.
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