Oil Code Nearing Signing as Roosevelt Moves to Unify Industry
President Roosevelt ready to sign the oil code as Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson lobbies steel and coal leaders for quick agreement under the Recovery Act. A hearing on the automotive code by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce opens as efforts continue to bring big industries under federal recovery measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh 5. Johnson
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Recovery Administration
J Johnson
Johnson
Government War on Kidnappers Expands Across Regions
Federal agents have aided local authorities in thirteen major kidnapping cases since the Lindbergh crime, quietly prosecuting suspects. Notable arrests include Harvey Bailey and accomplices in Texas linked to Charles Urschel’s abduction, as the effort aims to finish the fight against kidnapers.
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Lindbergh
David P. Sentner
International News Service
New York
Harvey Bailey
Texas
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
Bailey
Kansas City
Joseph B. Keenan
Homer Cummings
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma City
Shank Cries as Wife Arrives at Accused Man’s Side
Akron attorney Mark H. Shank, who confessed to poisoning four people, wept upon news that his wife was en route to his side. The stony mood he had shown at the morgue contrasted with the emotional moment as personal appeals emerged amid the criminal case unfolding in Arkansas.
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International News Service
Little Rock
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Shank
Alvin Colley
Mear Malvern
Mark Shank
Colley
West Washington street bridge nears completion
The West Washington street bridge is nearing completion and will soon reopen to traffic. Autumn begins with September 23 as autumn arrives. A Prince of India gladiolus bouquet donated by J. M. Monk is shown at The News office. A night blooming cereus with four exotic blooms was the centerpiece of a Thursday lawn party at L. R. Thompson’s Sutton street home. Merchants report the dollar day event was the most successful of recent years.
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Washington _ street
Pa Newe
Autumn
J. M. Monk, R. D
Post Ofice
L. R. Thompson
Sutton Street
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 84 hour period ending at 9 this morning record a maximum of 88 and a minimum of 61 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 3.5 feet. For the same date last year the maximum was 89 and the minimum 66 with .75 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Visitors From Eastern Pennsylvania Return From Chicago Trip
Eighty Schuylkill County residents of the Agricultural Extension Association, en route from the World’s Fair in Chicago, stayed overnight at The Castleton hotel in New Castle. They arrived late after visiting Detroit automobile factories and a detour near Youngstown. Local leaders welcomed the group at dinner in the ballroom, completing their annual trip under Walter L.
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Castleton
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill
Mrs Roosevelt Tours West Virginia Coal Fields in Secret
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt travels incognito through West Virginia coal regions in a battered sedan with Miss Lorena Hickok. She requested secrecy to inspect mines away from publicity and crowds and planned to depart for Washington shortly.
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International News Service
Morgantown
W. Va
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Virginia
Bailey Investigation In Dallas Underway In Bailey Case
Fred Blake of the Department of Justice said a general investigation was opened into Harvey Bailey's record as part of the Urschel kidnapping case. He noted no current theory on Bailey’s involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping and had not yet checked if Bailey was jailed during that period. Kansas City reports Bailey was at large when Lindbergh's son was kidnapped and murdered.
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International News Service
Dallas
Tex
Fred Blake
Department of Justice
Harvey Bailey
Urschel
Bailey
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Blake
Sevon
Kansas City
College Students Injured In Rainy Lewistown Crash
Three college youths were hospitalized in serious condition after their automobile rear ended a truck near Lewistown WN Pa yesterday during heavy rain. Injured are Andrew Parker 21 Reedsville with skull fractures Frank Parker 20 Princeton student serious head injuries Elmer McMeen 20 Yale student skull fracture.
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International News Service
Andrew Parker
Reedsville
Frank
Princeton
Elmer McMeen
Yale
Denies Charges Bar Operated At Lakewood Beach
Hermine Rang disputes County Treasurer Pitts bid to revoke her Lakewood Beach beverage license. Attorney Edwin K. Logan calls the complaints spite work and alleges no bar sales, sufficient floor space, or chairs. He argues former troublemakers seek revenge by removing the license.
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Lakewood Beach
William O. Pitts
Edwin K. Logan
Pitts
Rung
East Moody Avenue Woman Returns Home After Tonsil Operation
Hinda Kohn of East Moody Avenue has returned home from Jameson Memorial Hospital following the removal of her tonsils.
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Hinda Kohn
East Moody Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Inflation Pressure Grows for Roosevelt Actions
Pressure on President Roosevelt to use inflationary powers granted by Congress has intensified this week, driven largely by inflationist lawmakers in Congress who argue that currency expansion is needed to support the National Recovery Act.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington Rumor Circuit Centers on Hoover Building
A correspondent describes the Washington rumor scene centering on the Hoover Building and the Department of Commerce, with attention shifting from J. P. Morgan to federal figures. The writer notes the city’s obsession with codes and business backroom dealings as an Oklahoma Johnson figures prominently in the scene.
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Washington
Chicago
J. P. Morgan
Hoover
Department of Commerce
District of Columbia
Virginia
Oklahoma Johnson
Papa
Ha genback-Wallace Circus Moves to Rosena Furnace Site
Representatives of the Hagenback Wallace circus announce a change of venue for the Saturday exhibition in New Castle. The show will pitch tents on the Rosena Furnace site of Carnegie Steel Company, near South Mill Street and the Neshannock bridge, instead of the Mahoning Avenue lot.
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Hagenback - Wallace Circus
New Castle
Rosena Furnace
Carnegie Steel Company
Mill and
Washington Streets
South Mill Street
Neshannock
Mahoning Avenue
Minimum Wage Policy Aims For Public Works
The public works administration advances two major moves: a federal municipal housing program to clear slums and over $62 million in federal building projects across states, plus a nationwide minimum wage schedule for all public works to raise wages and purchasing power, with employment rises shown in post offices across 22 states totaling $11,527,499.
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International News Service
Washington
Public Works Administration Building Program
United States
Akron Lumberman Dies by Own Action in Meadville
Meadville Pa August 18 The body of D E Hopkins 65 Akron lumberman was to be returned to Akron after he fired a slug into his right temple in his hotel room a few hours after registration.
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International News Service
Meadville
D. E. Hopkins
Akron
Greensburg drum and bugle corps leads tri state legion event
Greensburg drum and bugle corps won first honors in the tri state district at the fourth annual American Legion drum and bugle corps competition. The event was held on War Memorial field in McKeesport.
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Pittsburgh
Greensburg
Tri-State
American Legion
War Memorial Field
McKeesport
Police clash in Philippopolis after bomb attempt on Zankoff
Bulgarian police killed one man and at least 20 protesters were wounded in a violent clash in Philippopolis. The confrontation followed an attempted bombing aimed at former Premier Zankoff, prompting security forces to intervene.
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Bulgaria
Philippopolis
Zankoff
Naturalization Chief Ragsdale Retires After 30 Years
William M. Ragsdale, who personally supervised naturalization for over 100000 aliens across Pittsburg and surrounding states, retires after three decades of federal service.
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Pittsburg
William M. Ragsdale
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Detectives question two men in Joy homicide case
Pittsburgh August 18 detectives grilled two men arrested overnight as suspects in the slaying of Frank Joy 44 Pitcairn electrician who was beaten to death by bootleggers after boasting of knowing too much His body was found in an abandoned mine.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Joy
Pitcairn Electrician
Joy
Editor Goytia to Face Panama City Mayor Over Diplomatic Story
Victor Goytia editor of Diario De Panama prepared to answer to the mayor of Panama City about a newspaper report claiming Panama would sever diplomatic relations with the United States.
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Panama City
Victor Goytia
Diario de Panama
Panama
United States
Lindbergh Plane to Be Examined in Reykjavik
The Lindberghs plane at Reykjavik awaits examination as the supply ship Jelling arrives to serve as their headquarters.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Jelling
Council Approves Public Works Plans With Federal Aid
City council approved plans and specifications for public works costing about 150000 dollars under the Federal Recovery act. A loan of 105000 and a grant of 45000 will fund resurfacing in Mahoning to Mercer streets and alleys, plus sewage disposal improvements along Euclid, Butler, Taylor, and Deanay streets and related storm sewers. Councilmen Treser Hoyland and Engineer Hoskins were authorized to submit the plans to the state board in Harrisburg.
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Treser
Hoyland
Hoskins
Harrisburg
State Board
Mahoning
Avenue
Cedar Street
Sycamore Alley
Market Alley
Norris Alley
Diamond Alley
Cochran Alley
Apple Alley
Rebecca Way
Long Avenue
Sampson Street
South Beaver Street
Walnut Street
South Croton Avenue
Shenango Street
Reis Street
Mercer Street
Euclid Avenue
Shenango River
Butler Avenue
Taylor Street
Washington Street
Mill Street
Deanay
Park
Denver Jail Guards Tighten Security After Break Attempt
Denver authorities said rumors prompted armed guards around the city jail and netting over windows. They revealed that the cell bars holding Albert L. Bates, the famous kidnapper of Charles F. Urschel, had been sawn through and a heavy iron bar hidden nearby.
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International News Service
Denver
Albert L. Bates
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Mercer County Farmer Held For Grand Jury
Mrs. Anna Moore of Uniontown and Robert Breese, a Mercer county farmer, were ordered held for the federal grand jury on conspiracy charges connected to a counterfeit ring. Four others, Penn and David Spangler, Davis Moore, and Frank Collier, were bound over to the grand jury. Secret service agents testified that printing presses, paper, and ink were found on the Breese farm near Grove City and that Moore’s home contained hundreds of counterfeit ten dollar notes.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Anna Moore
Uniontown
Robert Breese
Mercer County
Federal Grand Jury
Penn
David Spangler
Davis Moore
Frank Collier
Grand
Federal Reserve
Secret Service
Nonagenarian Attends Old Timers Reunion at Cascade Park
George W. Moody, aged ninety, attended the Old Timers reunion at Cascade Park on Wednesday. He was not on the official list, so his status as the oldest person present was only learned today. Mr. Moody is the father of W. F. Moody.
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George W. Moody
Highland Avenue
Cascade Park
Mr. Moody
W. F. Moody
Illinois Woman Held By Police
Mrs. May Hanson 38 faced arraignment on a formal charge of murder in the torch death of her divorced husband Earl Hanson 42 an industrial executive. Hanson died in his blazing automobile at his former wife's country home last Sunday night after gasoline and a match were used. Mrs Hanson fainted when the warrant was read and pleaded I didn’t kill him asking why they don’t get the real murderer.
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International News Service
Rockford
Ill
May Hanson
Earl Hanson
Hanson
Morning Briskness Brings Vim and Warm Sunshine
The narrator describes mornings that feel bracing yet pleasant with azure skies and warming sunshine. A sense of vigor, clear eyes, and renewed pep accompanies the sunrise painting the world in yellow gold as air grows warmer to ninety two.
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