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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
1
After 14 weeks of turmoil the $90.5 million special session adjourned sine die at 5 18 this morning. Gov. Earle signed the measures as the legislature settled relief funds, tax changes, and mothers' assistance, with unemployment insurance the lone remaining issue.
Governor Alfred M. Landon receives numerous letters pledging support as he shifts from appointments to drafting three speeches for his planned campaign eastward. A New York farmer's wife writes of hopes he becomes the next president and mentions ancestral roots and wartime service.
Members once known as the White Liners avoid drunkenness arrests as Mayor Charles E. McGrath and Acting Mayor James L. Fink shift policy. The mayor has pursued leniency for first bookings with stricter action on subsequent appearances.
The report shows a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a high of 80 and a low of 49, trace precipitation, and a river stage of 4.6 feet. A year ago the high was 90 and the low 69 with no precipitation.
Beverly Hills August 7 Governor Landon urges Kansas business leaders to aid farmers in drought distress without government handouts. He argues for voluntary cooperation over compulsory subsidies, praising self reliance and neighbor helping neighbor, a stance he says echoes across the nation.
Paul W. Daymner reported a slight accident at 8 p m on Thursday on Croton avenue near Ray street when his car skidded after braking and hit a Pennsylvania registered truck T204K.
A Brentwood Maryland family perished when a moving van toppled on Fallston hill trapping their sedan. Bert Bromley died at the scene and Henrietta Bromley and her 12 year old son Bert Jr. were burned. Bonita Bromley survived with minor injuries as the hill was closed to traffic by Beaver County DA McCreary.
Madrid’s Leftist government moved quickly to bolster the capital’s defenses as Loyalist forces retreated at two northern front points. Authorities ordered lights out and subway entrances opened for shelter while promising calm and normal precautions as General Riquelme was recalled to advise Madrid’s defense.
Dominic Didaio, alias Terry Burns, once partner and rival of Charlie Lucky Luciano, was killed by four bullets outside a Lower East Side restaurant. Police found a .38 revolver and $2,160 in his pockets. no witnesses were located.
State and city police kept watch last night for Claude Larry Gigantello, named in a teletype as the shooter of Alex Dutton in the face at Leg Cabin. The alleged incident occurred about 11 p m Thursday near Stop 18 Struthers C.
Twenty of Troop F horses are sent to Camp Custer Michigan to be loaned to the Michigan National Guardsmen for two weeks. Sergeant Homer Measel accompanies them and will remain until return to New Castle. Training shifts next two weeks due to horse shortage. regular drill tonight at 5 30 at the stables. Captain George F Mitchell notes polo team gains Lieut George Seyfert and will face North Hills Sunday.
Germany and Italy urged creation of an international army and navy to safeguard foreign lives and property in Spain. Through channels Mussolini and Hitler proposed concerted action by Italy Germany Great Britain and France to protect interests and nationals. The idea nears unprecedented scope though the Saar plebiscite shows prior international action.
Americans seized first and third in the 400 meters as Archie Williams led UC and James La Valle placed third in Berlin. Smallwood, suspected of appendicitis, withdrew to hospital before his race, marking a notable setback in the U S decathlon push amid Owens and Johnson among past 400 meter Olympic champions.
Former Massachusetts governor Joseph B. Ely announced he would stump for Republican presidential nominee Alfred M. Landon. The statement came as old line Democratic leaders from 13 states met secretly in Detroit for a constitutional conference led by former Senator James A. Reed.
Organized killings at the front and in rear areas marked Spain's civil war as the conflict neared its third week. Estimates place at least four thousand dead with about two hundred deaths daily. The white government in Cadiz executed Rear Admiral Azarola for aiding the reds. Official actions continued at Huelva as the war intensified.
President Roosevelt in Hyde Park listens as Chariton Ogburn general counsel of the AFL seeks a report on a rift threatening the federation. Secretary Early says Ogburn asked for a July 3 audience and that his Hyde Park visit is not linked to the AFL council action regarding John.
Four armed men seized a $9,000 payroll from Shelburne Shirt Company in Fall River Massachusetts forcing workers into a back room. The robbers fled in a waiting car.
Berlin report shows the United States with 167 points, Finland 57, Germany 54.75 near second as U S tallies 16 points in the 5000 meters and 14 in the 400 meters. Japan, England, Italy, Sweden trail with various sub totals in the final events.
Madrid August 7 report says the governor of Malaga province officially announced that Rebels had surrendered Cadiz to Loyalist forces. A Gibraltar report yesterday had seemed premature.
Obituary item lists Mrs Melville Jordan aged 47 of 418 Butz Street and Mrs Elizabeth Anne Reynolds aged 78 of 760 Lathrop Street with no further details in the readable text.
The British consulate at Algeciras was hit and the consul's wife, Mrs Beckingsdale, was injured by shellfire from the Spanish battleship Jaime Primero during a bombardment of the port. The wound severity was not immediately known as heavy firing pounded rebel boats and positions along the straits.
The piece notes a shift back to minimal swimwear with men in trunks and coats of tan and women in smaller suits, arguing swimming is now a sport requiring little clothing. It mentions skirts and hems no longer being fashionable for swimming and cites warm weather as a factor.
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