Daylight Theft Ring Hits Washington Street Stores
Three Mexicans stole twenty suits from Norman Ehrlich Joseph Ehrlich and the People's Credit Clothing Co between noon and 2 pm Friday. Beaver Falls police captured Joseph Cardimas Sylvester Fernandez and Manuel Morales late Friday as they tried to dispose of the clothing to countrymen. Most of the apparel was recovered and the thefts were not discovered until arrests were reported.
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Washington Street
Beaver Falls
Joseph Cardimas
Sylvester Fernandez
Manuel Morales
Norman Ehrlich
Joseph Ehrlich
People’s Credit Clothing Company
National Capital Greets Thousands Of Klansmen
Washington welcomed a massive Klansmen influx with trains and caravans from many states. Police and Klansmen differed on crowd estimates, but organizers projected at least 5,000 with some hints of up to 50,000 for a Pennsylvania Avenue parade starting at 3 p.m. The city reacted with carnival zest and underlying resentment.
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International News Service
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Virginia
West Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Klan Kleagles
Lightning Strikes Hay Load Killing Farmer In Butler County
In Buffalo township near Emery Chapel a thunderbolt hit a hay wagon on the Roenigk farm killing Albert Roenigk 32 and two horses. Percy Hoch 32 and Albert Frey 18 were stunned briefly, two young boys escaped injury, while William Roenigk 7 was lightly shocked.
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Butler
Roenigk Farm
Emery Chapel
Buffalo Township
Albert Roengk
Eliastown
Percy Hoch
Albert Frey
William Roenigk
Police Officer Chases Knapp Through Syracuse Streets
Philip Knox Knapp, indicted for the thrill slaying of Louis Penella, was pursued before dawn in Syracuse as Patrolman F J Wolff, in a commandeered car, hailed him on North Salina Street. Knapp, a former Syracuse University and Cornell student, sped away outrunning the officer who shouted halt.
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International News Service
Syracuse
N. Y
Philip Knox Knapp
Louis Penella
Knapp
Salina Street
F. J. Wolff
Wolf
Wolff
Syracuse University
Cornell
Pittsburgh Grocer Fatally Wounded After Insult Claim
Pittsburgh police report John Foster 29 died from a bullet wound received after allegedly insulting a married woman at a grocery where he refused to apologize. Three men, Gabriel Aromando 16 Louis Mestramello 32 and Frank Mestramello 34, are detained as suspects. Ruth Lanahan, involved in the dispute, is being sought for questioning.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
John Foster
Presbyterian Hospital
Foster
Gabriel Aromando
Louis Mestramello
Frank Mestramello
Ruth Lanahan
Lanahan
Golf Widow Watches Busy Man Seek Weekend Rounds
Arthur Mometer cannot fix the lawn auto or home duties due to constant work. He slogs through dawn to dusk on weekdays leaving family and chores behind. Sundays lure him to the golf course as he pursues better scores despite weather at seventy four.
Prohibition Showdown Looms as Congress Debates Coast Guard
Washington August 8 The biggest post amendment clash since the Eighteenth will unfold when Congress convenes in December. Lawmakers must decide to convert the coast guard rum fleet into a permanent U S police arm or abandon naval anti smuggling against rum row. Officials say funding of 10 to 15 million dollars is needed to transform the temporary patrol into a lasting enforcement body.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Washington
Congress
Coast Guard
United States
Gen. L. C. Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
American Coast Line
Advertising Policy Curbing Mud Slinging in Campaign
The New Castle News announces its advertising columns are open to candidates and citizens for campaign ads provided they do not vilify opponents. The policy bans mudslinging while inviting reputable individuals or businesses to place ads. The notice is signed by Fred L. Rentz, President, and Jacob F. Rentz, General Manager.
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New Castle News
Lawrence County
The
New Kensington Man Killed After Train Struck
New Kensington Pa Aug 8 Paul Kupa 55 was killed when struck by a Pennsylvania railroad passenger train at Glasmere near here. Authorities believe he was drinking and wandered onto the track.
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International News Service
New Kensington
Paul Kupa
Pennsylvania Railroad
Glasmere
Here
Man in New York Brutally Slain
Police believe William Strobe 42 was killed by a blunt blow to the head. His body was found today in front of his home by a peddler. he was dressed only in underwear and trousers.
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International News Service
New York
William Strobe
Auto Overturns Fatal Klan Trip Collision
A vehicle carrying a Klan celebration party from Cumberland to Washington skidded on the Rockville Pike and overturned early today. Clarence Lyons, 22, was killed instantly while Howard Drance suffered critical head injuries and a fractured skull. Grant Gordon George Kickle and Rackey Robenett received minor injuries.
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Washington
Cumberland
Rockville Pike
Clarence Lyons
Howard Drance
Grant Gordon
George Kickle
Rackey Robenett
Carpenter Charles Dinsmore Hurt In East Brook Car Crash
Charles W. Dinsmore, 65, of 1242 East Washington Street, suffered a head injury when he was struck by William Crowe’s car in East Brook around 1:30 Friday afternoon. He is at Shenango Valley Hospital in semi conscious condition, with recovery expected barring complications. Crowe and his son Perry were in the car with Geraldine, the ailing granddaughter, as they drove slowly in the country.
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Charles W. Dinsmore
East Washington Street
Shenango Valley Hospital
Eastbrook
William Crowe
Dewey Avenue
Kelley
Dinsmore
Crowe
Perry
Geraldine
New Castle
Mr. Dinsmore
New Castle Cakes Game Postponed After Misunderstanding
The New Castle team in the O. and P. league at Centennial Field has had its game with the Cleveland Grennan Cakes postponed due to a management misunderstanding. A rescheduled date is likely for next Saturday.
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Cleveland Grennan Cakes
New Castle
Centennial Field
Bomb Blasts Drive 34 Families From Homes in New York
In New York on August 8 a bombing damaged two Thirteenth Street stores injuring Joseph Bigigi, 42, and forcing thirty four families to flee their homes. Windows shattered and doors blown from hinges as panic spread amid the blast and ongoing investigation.
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New York City
International News Service
New York
Thirteenth Street
Five Cars Damaged in Midnight Crash Near New Castle
A late night accident near Stevenson's bend on the Youngstown highway damaged five cars and injured a Grove City girl. Rumors of fatalities were false. the girl injured suffered a leg injury while a car driven by Emmett Long reportedly overturned at the bend. The incident occurred as prominent locals and others returned from the Blue Goose Inn.
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Stevenson’s Bend
New Castle
Youngstown Highway
Blue Goose Inn
Grove City
John Lindsey
Mercer
Raints
Studebaker
Emmett Long
Joe Fellorini
Flint
Beauty Of Alps Described By New Castle Woman On Alpine Trip
A New Castle correspondent details a Swiss journey from Montreux to Interlaken and Montreux, amid glacier views and a hail storm on the Bernese Oberland route. She paints Jungfrau’s shifting colors, peasant life, and mountain carriers, noting the hail’s size and the scenery’s beauty.
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New Castle
Laken
Swiss Alps
Hes
Brienzer - See
Thunner- See
Brunig Pass
Brienz
Interlaken
Eden
Jungfrau
Montreux
Alps
Death notices for Armina Adams Stoyer Julia DeThomas and George Bagnall
Death records list Armina Adams Stoyer aged 75 of 20 Smithfield Street Julia DeThomas aged 29 of 220 E Dar Street and Dr George Bagnall aged 59 of Stoneboro Pennsylvania with their residences and ages recorded for the city notices.
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Armina Adams Stoyer
Smithfield Street
Julia DeThomas
Edar Street
George Bagnall
Stoneboro
Walnut Creek hoax body identified in fatal lab blast
Gilbert Warren Barbe, a 35 to 40 year old wanderer and war veteran from Jersey Shore Pennsylvania, was identified as the victim in the Walnut Creek laboratory fire and explosion. authorities say he was killed before the blast and his body planted to fake an insurance murder. A chemist-led probe notes facial and fingerprint tampering with acid to hinder recognition.
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Miller Holland
International News Service
San Francisco
Cal
Walnut Creek
Pacific Coast
Gilbert Warren Barbe
Locust Street
Jersey Shore
Pennsylvania
Eastern University
E. O. Heinrich
Berkeley
Barbe
Charles Henry Schwartz
Driver Exonerated By Coroner's Jury
Bradley J. McGonigle was cleared of blame after a coroner's jury found the accident on Moravia Street unavoidable. The four year old, Charles Berlotti, died after being struck by McGonigle's car near the Big Run Bridge. Witnesses supported that the driver used emergency brakes and swerved to avoid the child, who darted into the street. The verdict praised McGonigle for exercising necessary precautions.
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Bradley J. McGonigle
North
Jefferson Street
Charles Berlotti
Michael Barletti
McGonigle
Moravia Street
Big Run Bridge
Seventh Ward
Little Behlett
New Castle Hospital
Samuel Chilton
Michael Haslak
H. ¢. Woods
Joseph Graham
E. T. Whalen
J. C. Rogan
G. N. Clark
M. C. Kennedy
L. C. Manta
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Nancy Sayles
New England
Ernesto L. Becci
Department of Interior
Italy
Nancy
National Capital
Albert Roenigk
Syracuse, N. Y
Phil Knapp
Hoch
Frye
Coast Police
Pacific Coast Police
Arthur Mometer
the New Castle News
Fred L. Rentz
Jacob F. Rentz
Klan
Joseph Bigigi
Harbor Bridge
R. Frederick Roberts
Switzerland
Inter
Scheidegg
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