Sales Campaign Opens With Huge New Castle Rally
A large New Castle crowd gathered at Tastleson ballroom as the Junior Chamber of Commerce launched a National Salesmen's Crusade drive. L. B. Round will lead the campaign with plans for a major August mass meeting at Taggart stadium. The effort unites multiple local business groups to boost turnout and spread the crusade's success across some 2,000 cities.
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South Side Board of Trade
Seventh Ward Civic Association
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New Castle Auto Dealers’ Association
New Castle Coal Dealers’ Association
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Retail Druggists’ Association
Credit Exchange and Insurence Agents’ Association
New Castle Dairy Association
East ‘Ride Civic Club
Dollar Day Crowds To Fill Stores Here All Day On Thursday
Dollar Day will be observed by 8 half-hundred New Castle stores all day Thursday. Organized by the New Castle Retail Merchants Association, the event promises large crowds downtown with many bargains and sales staff ready to handle shoppers. President Lew J. Miler says the day will set sales records for many stores as summer merchandise meets early fall demand. Advertisements in The News list numerous specials, though each store offers hundreds more.
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New Castle
Coal gift prank and New Castle chatter
A county welfare office near New Castle received a coal lump in a joke package from James Frew of Slippery Rock Township aimed at Welfare Director Edwin O. Reet. The scene also notes a truckload of caskets passing through town and locals remarking on corn gleaning and hog feed, all described in the day’s bustling, rough-edged local column.
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James Frew
Slippery Rock Township
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Bailey Weather Report: 89F High 63F Low No Rain
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon show a maximum 89 degree high and a low of 63 with no precipitation and a river stage of 48 feet. For the same date last year, the maximum was 84 with 1.63 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Brass Hats Welcome Douglas Corritan in Washington
Washington officials and dignitaries prepared a large welcome for Douglas Corritan arriving from Baltimore by plane. An array of greeters including two cabinet officers and a diplomat, plus the head of the Bureau of Air Commerce, awaited him as District police lined up to handle a likely large demonstration reported by International News Service.
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Bureau of Air Commerce
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District of Columbia
Sentence Court Hears Pleas Before Local Judges
Sentences were passed on several prisoners who pled guilty at sentence court held by Judges W Walter Brahany and Thomas W Dickey. Eve Conway got 18 months in Allegheny county workhouse for felonious assault with a knife on Anna Evans. Harry Stewart received 30 days for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. 10 days to run if costs and $100 paid. Dewey Rineman also got 30 days for DUI, with 10 days unlock if $100 paid. Dr J Redmond received 30 days for delivering worthless checks dating from July 19. checks later made good.
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Thomas W. Dickey
Eve Conway
Anna Evans
Allegheny County
Harry ‘Stewart
Dewey
Rineman
J. Redmond
Mary Allshouse Bitten By Snake
Mary Allshouse was bitten twice on the leg by a snake while picking berries on the Youngstown road. She is in New Castle hospital being treated with snake bite serum. She could not identify the snake and authorities note nearby abandoned coal mines may contain poisonous gases.
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Lewis Allshouse
New Castle Hospital
Nazi Czech Crisis Deepens, Sudeten Party Faces Measures
The pro Nazi Sudeten party in Prague warned the Nazi Czech crisis has grown more serious. It cited recent violence and stated the Prague government has begun direct actions against Sudeten party members.
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International News Service
Prague
Grangers Gather at J A Boak Farm for Annual Picnic
Western Pennsylvania Grangers gather at the J A Boak Farm in Slippery Rock township for the 11th annual Western inter County Picnic Association event. National Grange Master Louis J. Taber attends. Activities include speeches by Taber and local leaders, a sports program, lunch by Willard Grange, band music, and moving pictures of Lawrence County farms.
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Slippery Rock Township
Louis J. Taber
Columbus
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Pomona
Sharp Follerton
Glen Hill
Armstrong County
Fred L. Rentz
News Company
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Allegheny
R. H. Bovard
Allegheny County
Johnson Russell
Washington County
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North Beaver
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Philip H. Dewey
Tioga County
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Slippery Rock State
Carroll On Stand Denies Guilt In Maine Murder
Francis M. Carroll once deputy sheriff testifies for the defense in the Dr. James G. Littlefield murder case in South Paris Maine. He details a cigarette lighter gift from Sidney Verrill and recalls meeting Paul Dwyer at a September 1987 fair, with Dwyer later confessing to killing the doctor and his wife.
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Littlefield
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Chapman
Buddy"Dwyer
Dwyer
North Arlington
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Maine
Two Youths Are Burned To Death At Camp Mowglis
International News Service reports in Bristol New Hampshire that two youth camp councillors aged 17 and 16 were burned to death when an undetermined fire destroyed the assembly building at Camp Mowglis on Newfound Lake. 104 boys were led to safety as Col A F Elwell and Robert W Iglehart tried to rescue them.
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Bristol
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Camp Mowglis
Newfound Lake
Robert Blake
Ardmore
Richard Hooper
Manchester
Mass
A. F. Elwell
Robert W. Iglehart
Indianapolis
Ind
Russo Japanese Diplomatic Ties Deteriorate Further
In Tokyo on August 10 the Soviet consul-general at Seoul bid farewell to Korea's governor-general, signaling a further erosion of Russo-Japanese relations. The envoy plans a Moscow-bound leave, but observers doubt a return. Soviet consular posts in Manchukuo have waned, and reports say the Khabarovsk Japanese consulate was closed by force.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Keljo
Korea
Moscow
Manchukuo
Kharbarovsk
Siberia
Death Record Carl Medberg 54 in Chicago
Carl Frederick Medberg aged 54 of Chicago is listed in the death record of Wednesday August 10 1938. The brief notice notes his passing and city of residence with no further details provided.
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Chicago
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Mercer Man Dies After Exertion Chopping Tree
Mercer Pennsylvania reported Logan E. Bellamy 54 died after overexertion while attempting to chop a tree. Physicians attributed his heart failure to overexertion and stress from the task.
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International News Service
Logan E. Bellamy
Bellamy
New Deal Wins Seen In Tuesday Primaries Across Four States
International News Service reports that in Ohio Arkansas Idaho and Nebraska the New Deal shows solid results with Bulkley and Caraway seeming safe for re election while Pope in Idaho trails independent candidate D Worth Clark If Clark wins New Deal may still view Idaho as adequate In Ohio Gov Davey’s defeat by Charles Sawyer is seen as a gain for the administration Taft appears to win Ohio Senate nomination to face Bulkley next fall
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The
New Deal
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Idaho
Nebraska
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James P. Pope
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Roosevelt
William E. Borah
Clark
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Davey
Reynoldstown Reunion Plans Set for August 16
The Reynoldstown School Reunion Association met at the president Mrs. Thomas McGurk home to map plans for the first reunion on August 16. The old school bell on Pearson Street will ring at 3:30 p.m. inviting former pupils and teachers to gather, share photos, reminisce, and enjoy a building picnic dinner.
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Kernel Of Corn Lodged In Lung
A 21 month old girl, Jo Lynn Borgnan, arrived in Philadelphia from Halstead Kansas with a kernel of corn lodged in her right lung. She was rushed to Temple University Hospital for an bronchoscopic operation to remove the foreign particle after an all night plane trip with her parents.
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Temple University’ Hospital
Old Timers Day Celebrated for County Residents
Old Timers Day is held at Cascade Park with Pioneer families eligible if they were here before 1861. President Fred B. Sankey announced that descendants from all county sections may attend and even those outside New Castle are invited to return for the event. Residents may send in old articles of fur as part of the observance.
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New Castle
Fred B. Sankey
WPA worker goes into bankruptcy
Chicago August 10 a WPA worker filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 629802 and assets of 78214 He is W Merle Fisher son in law of banker John Bain His plea shows secured claims 170114 and unsecured claims 42464 Liabilities include 33314 in judgments on notes Fisher signed Assets include one dollar cash stocks beds and real estate He is father of three children.
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WPA
W. Merle Fisher
John Bain
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Martin Gantz Reunion Party Program Plans
Former teachers and scholars of the Martin Gantz school gather at First Christian church dining room on Thursday for Colonel Quiver's Amateur Hour an audition for a new New Castle broadcasting station judging by station officials and audience response natives taking part include Bobby Sewell Anthony Buonpatie Ha Thompson the Gritty brothers Billy Sarl John Fintrowitz Julian Budzowski Joe Smolko and others with a 60 minute program continuation noted on page Te
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Reed McCullough
Colonel Quiver
New Castle
Bobby Sewell
Anthony Buonpatie
Clarines
Ha Thompson
Gritty Brothers
Billy Sarl
Gangs Orchestra
John Fintrowitz
Julian Budzowski
Joe Smolko
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Burke Endorses Garner for Democratic Nomination
United States Senator Edward H. Burke of Nebraska, a New Deal critic, endorsed Vice President Garner for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination. He said Garner stands on both feet and is safe and conservative, with Senator Lewis Schwellenbach of Washington backing the move. They also discussed labor conditions in Europe.
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New York
United States
Edward H. Burke
Nebraska
New Deal
Garner
Salling
Manhattan
Burke
John Gardner
Bath
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington
Europe
Cleveland Votes Win For Lawyer In Close Battle
The Ohio Democratic governor nomination race saw Charles Sawyer lead Gov. Martin L. Davey by a widening margin in Cuyahoga County as returns came in. Sawyer held a large statewide lead with 21,769 to 408,575 for Davey with most precincts reporting. Bricker ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the governorship race.
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International News Service
Columbus
Sawyer
Cuyahoga County
Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Baver
Davi
Roasting Ears Dominate The Modern Festival Schedule
A quirky item notes the shift from ancient feats of Lucullus to contemporary tastes with roasting ears as the highlight. The weather is referenced as a factor, and a sense of playful confusion pervades the fragment, signaling a chaotic but festive outlook for the day.
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