South Bend Girl Slain as Manhunt Opens
Margerine Appel an eight year old girl was found murdered in an alley after being kidnapped with promises of candy. Police mobilized 150 officers and a volunteer group joined the manhunt. Jack Stamper, 30, was taken into custody on the murder complaint.
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South Bend
International News Service
Ind
Margerine Appel
C. B. Grumpacker
Jack Stamper
Eula Appel
Appel
Stamper
New York City
Drought Relief Appeal Likely To Congress
Federal officials expect a December appeal to Congress for drought relief to aid farming through loans and credit programs. States including Alabama Arkansas Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Virginia and West Virginia have begun local relief efforts. Destruction of crops and lack of collateral limit farmer access to relief, prompting government action.
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Washington
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Bankers’ Conference
Hughes elected president of Carnegie Steel Company
Lamont Hughes, newly elected president of the Carnegie Steel Company and a former New Castle boy, will assume his duties September 1. He was born in Mercer and educated in New Castle, and is brother to James M. C. Roy and Edward L. Hughes of this city.
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TI. Lamont Hughes
Carnegie Steel Company
New Castle
Mr. Hughes
Mercer
James M. C. Roy
Edward L. Hughes
Cascade Park Nears Labor Day Crowd As Summer Ends
PA Newc notes Cascade Park will draw a large crowd on Labor Day weekend while praising the park as a local wonder. Mercer plans a celebration for the Perry highway opening to Pittsburgh and anticipates strong auto traffic. Daylight saving time ends Sunday in New Castle and clocks shift to Eastern Standard Time. A boy seen flying a kite on Highland Avenue is reported as an unusual sight for the season.
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Cascade Park
Pa Newc
Mercer
Perry Highway
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a high of 68 and a low of 60 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 4 feet and is falling.
Preparing To Pay Reward To Captors Of Irene And Dague
County officials plan to pay the reward for the capture of the slayers of Corporal Brady Paul of the State Highway Patrol, killed December 29, 1929. Other reward offers are being contacted to join in one settlement through the Lawrence County Commissioners. The New Castle News reports a $1,000 payment plan.
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News Company
John P. Lockhart
Brady Paul
State Highway Patrol
Lawrence
Local Man Named Heir to $8.2 Million Fortune
Peter Braunstein of 1310 East Washington Street is identified as one of seven heirs to an $8,200,000 fortune left by Baron Benjamin Bershon of Antwerp. Executors seek him after a distant New York relative provided his whereabouts. Braunstein is a first cousin of the deceased, and negotiations over the estate division are under way with all heirs currently residents of the United States.
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Peter Braunstein
East
Washington Street
Benjamin Bershon
Antwerp
Belgium
Mr. Braunstein
New York City
United States
German Plane Sighted Over Syracuse Flight Path
German trans Atlantic fliers were sighted over Syracuse at 10 30 am local time. The craft circled the city twice then proceeded north to Oneida Lake and along the Barge Canal toward Oswego before moving west over Lake Ontario toward Rochester.
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International News Service
Syracuse
N. Y
Buffalo
Chicago
Oneida Lake
Oswego
Lake Ontario
Rochester
Jimmy Gerard’s 57 Men Claim Draws Slander Threats
Special to The News from Tahoe Tavern California notes Jimmy Gerard’s joke about 57 men running the country drew laughter and mock criticism. He names Bishop Cannon and Al Capone, while those mentioned fear litigation for slander as unnamed elites avoid public praise this election season.
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Tahoe Tavern
Cal
Jimmy Gerard
Heinz
Bishop Cannon
al Ca
Jimmy
Senate
Gerard
Lindberghs Silent on Baby At Chicago Air Races
At Curtis Airport Chicago Aug 29 Mrs Charles A Lindbergh formerly Anne Morrow answered questions on arrival with Col Lindbergh for the national air races. When asked How is Junior she said Very well thank you and the subject was changed.
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International News Service
Curtis Airport
Chicago
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Col. Lindbergh
Junior
Lindbergh
Channel swimmer forced to quit
Dover England August 29 Dr Brewster of London failed in a bid for the Dover gold cup by swimming the English Channel from Dover to France. He became seasick and left the water at 2 pm after nearly eight hours in the sea.
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International News Service
Dover
Eng
Brewster
London
France
Secretary Hurley To Start Survey Of River Valley
Secretary of War Hurley will launch a 3 500 mile survey of inland river works as part of President Hoover inland waterways program. He leaves Washington by air for Minneapolis and will inspect the Mississippi River with Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown and T Q Ashburn aboard an army inland waterways boat.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Hurley
Minneapolis
Army Inland Waterways
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
T. Q. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
War Department
Lon Chaney Laid To Rest After Emotional Funeral
In Forest Lawn cemetery Los Angeles the death of Lon Chaney is marked by a funeral in which the actor’s last wish is honored. The strains of Laugh Clown Laugh play after Marine chaplain Lieut Col Dyar concludes the service, overwhelming widow Hazel Hastings Chaney and causing a momentary collapse. Musicians Jack and Sam Feinberg provide the set music Chaney favored during his years in film. Six old friends accompany him to the grave, including a San Francisco millionaire.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Calif
Lon Chaney
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Chaney
Dyar
Hazel Hastings Chaney
Jack
Sam Feinberg
Filmland
Sa Francisco
Deverell Accepts Music Instructor Post in Louisville High School
Richard W. Deverell son of Mrs. Fred T. Deverell of North Jefferson Street left today for Louisville Kentucky where he has accepted a position as music instructor in the high school of that city. He is a Carnegie Tech graduate of last June.
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Richard W. Deverell
Fred T. Deverell
North Jefferson Street
Louisville
Deverell
Carnegie Tech
Hillsville to rebuild St. Lawrence church after fire
The Hillsville parish plans a new St. Lawrence church on the former site of the burned structure. Rev. Fr. N. Pirulli oversees plans with bids due next Thursday. Estimated cost for the church and priest’s home is about $15,000.
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New Hillsville
St. Lawrence
Hillsville
N. Pirulli
Triple Tragedy in Pittsburgh Suburban Home
Pittsburgh residents discover the bodies of F. M. Fish 50 his wife Adah 49 and son John 19 in their Mt Lebanon home. Neighbors found blinds drawn and believe Fish killed his wife and son while they slept Wednesday night before his own death.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
F. M. Fish
Adah
John
Fish
Woman Judge To Take Office In Pennsylvania
A woman will assume a judgeship in Pennsylvania, marking a notable milestone for the local judiciary. The appointment follows a formal process amid ongoing discussions on gender representation within the bench.
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Penn
Rush to complete Burton Explosives plant
New Burton Explosives plant sees heavy activity with equipment deliveries and site clearance. Engineers push layout of standard gauge switches and building foundations aims for early cold weather completion. Stanley Fox to set up a chemistry lab while sales offices open in New Castle and other cities with M S Kincaid directing.
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Burton
Stanley Fox
New Castle
M. S. Kincaid
Mercer Street
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Saengerfest Visitors Arrive for Baltimore Event
First guests arrive from Chicago for Saengerfest as John Lienert announces plans. The Detroit Saxonia choirs travel by special train to Baltimore Balti more and Ohio station at 11 30 p m Saturday. A 160 by 40 foot canvas tent on Taylor street to serve 3000 visitors and singers is set up with 35 tables for the two day program.
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Saengerfest
Baltimore and Ohio
Detroit
Ladies
Saxonia Choir
Saxonia
Taylor Street
Feintracht Hall
John Lienert Thurs
Nine Year Old Mt. Jackson Boy Dies At Meadville
Robert Allen Booth nine year old son of Robert Booth of Lathrop street died in Meadville hospital at 9 p m Thursday from injuries suffered when struck by a car in Detroit Michigan on August 22. He had been treated in a Detroit hospital and later recovered enough to travel home with relatives via Canada before his condition worsened and he died at Meadville hospital. He attended Mt Jackson school and lived with his grandfather W C Woods. Survived by his father and brother Ray Franklin Booth. Funeral plans to be announced.
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Robert Allen Booth
Mt. Jackson Road
Robert Booth
Lathrop
Meadville Hospital
Detroit
Mich
Robert
New Castle
Canada
Toronto
Meadville
Mt. Jackson School
W. C. Woods
Mt Jackson Road
Ray Franklin Booth
Express Company Office Held Up
Seven gunmen in an automibile with Iowa plates invaded the American Railway Express offices in Grand Rapids Michigan and escaped with all cash on hand. The amount of loot was not disclosed.
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International News Service
Grand Rapids
Mich
Iowa
American Railway Express
Death Record From Youngstown Ohio Names
Death notice lists Charles Robert Thompson of Youngstown Ohio and names Robert Allen Booth age 9 and William Morris Alshouse age 6 months. address 526 Sheets Street appears in the fragmentary listing.
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Charles Robert Thompson
Youngstown
Ohio
Robert Allen Booth
Mr. Jackson
William Morris Alshouse
Sheets Street
Four Petitions Seek City Vote on Voting Machines
Four petitions filed with the County Commissioners urge a public vote in New Castle on adopting voting machines. affidavits claim at least one percent of district voters support submitting the question to electors at the general election. Demonstrations at the courthouse showed machine speed and accuracy, with surrounding counties recently purchasing devices for city use.
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City of
New Castle
County Commissioners Office
Thomas Edmunds
L. C. Mantz
Ourt House
Truck Fire Sparks Damages Suit Against Penzoil
Philip Winick files a civil action for 730.25 against The Penzoil Company over damage to an automobile after his truck driven by Mandus Kraus stopped for gas at a Pennzoil station. The suit claims gas overflow near the engine ignited, damaging the vehicle.
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Philip Winick
Prothonotary’s Office
Penzoil Company
Mandus Kraus
Pennzoil Company
Pittsburgh
Arthur Mometer Takes Note of School’s Return
The piece recalls students finishing classes for vacation, then facing an early return to school. It reflects mixed sentiments as summer ends and school resumes, noting the lingering warmth of days as they anticipate routines returning.
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Tenn
Frank McNeil
Citizens’ Committee
McNeil
William K. Hutchinson
STEEL
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Carnegie Stee
Pany
I. Lamont Hughes
Hichland Avenue
Daily Weather Report
Irene
Dague
The
New Castle News
Will
Pone
Lindberghs
Colonel Lindbergh
Anne
Baby
Mississippi River Valley
Hoov
Givantinland Waterway Project
Edward B. Lockett
Louisville, Ky
Mt. Lebanon
Sylvania
Sarah M. Coffel
State of
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
John Lienert
Lienert
Paul Lienert
George Binder
Fritz Orend
Mt. Jackson
Express Company
Arthur Mometer
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