02 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1936
Page
1
A found word Kensington Seltch is used by women groups as sewing and sewing clubs. Deer hunting reports mix with heavy snow shoveling and downtown decorations as New Castle residents plan shopping and car travel amid frigid weather.
Intensive drive for high welfare agencies aims to raise 60370 dollars. Campaign ends tonight in New Castle with volunteers meeting at First Christian church for final reports. Over 45501 have been subscribed since November 17 as teams push to reach the goal.
The Pennsylvania special session will hear a measure shaping unemployment insurance with 300000 employers and 2500000 workers affected. A joint Senate and House committee meets at 2 pm to discuss the bill, seeking to align with federal social security benefits of 22.9 million dollars. Governor Earle urges scrutiny of the bill’s provisions as industrial groups weigh constitutional questions.
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum 36 and minimum 10. Precipitation totals include 3.8 inches with confusion in the text. A second line notes 63 temperature and 23 maximum humidity, with 6 inches precipitation and snow mentioned.
Visitors in New Castle urge a night time parking ban on Washington Street to reveal holiday decorations and improve street scenery. Cars along both sides obscure curb trees and lights, diminishing overall display. city officials are considering the issue and more action may follow.
In Cameron county near Emporium under a frigid sky with eight inches of snow two New Castle firemen fought a small blaze at their camp. George Harper of Young Street and Edwin M. Jessel of Maryland Avenue contained the chimney fire and kept damage minimal. Jessel also hunted deer at the opening of deer season, bagging an eight pointer weighing about 145 pounds for $101.
Heavy snow blankets the district at 10 o clock with over four inches and more forecast as state highway crews work to keep roads open. Temperatures rose from nine degrees yesterday as snow, heavy and slushy, persists. Few accidents reported as motorists exercise caution after prior slick conditions.
London dispatch says King Edward will summon close advisers to discuss plans to wed Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson. He plans separate conferrals with Sir Godfrey Thomas Sir John Aird Lord Brownlow the Duke of Sutherland and Sir Alfred Duff-Cooper to rally support and avoid a crisis.
New Castle railway reports first season plow placed in service at 5 a.m. and still operating by 10 a.m. Superintendent T. C. Meare said no serious interruptions to street car operations occurred.
Snow and rain cripples highways from Pennsylvania east to west with 2.5 to 4 inches of snow and icy roads. Four deaths linked to exposure and accidents. Pittsburgh reports many skids and outages as workers face delays and streetcars rely on sand. Frank Conant of Erle died of heart attack and exposure.
Former President Herbert Hoover telegrammed a New York newspaper denying any truth to a morning story that he planned a prolonged stay in the British Isles. He called the report false and asked the paper to publish his denial in full.
President Roosevelt prepares to depart Buenos Aires aboard the Indianapolis after inaugurating the Inter American peace conference. He attends funeral services for Augustus Gerich, bodyguard to the president, and will meet Argentine President Justo at a luncheon before seven hours in Montevideo. Delegates from 21 nations heard his call for Pan American unity to avert war in the old world.
Loyalist forces pressed a Madrid offensive across fronts but faced a cloud of poison gas in the Casaquemada Garabias Pozuelo sector. Government troops temporarily fell back, then regained positions after the fumes cleared. Insurgents evacuated Clinico Hospital in University City as government shells hit.
In Porterville district, East Sidemu and his son tag two deer within minutes after Vine 1920 season opened Tuesday morning. Joan McCoy of Hazelstregt reported the quick harvest to authorities.
President Roosevelt is greeted by crowds in Buenos Aires as he arrives to address the South American peace conference opening. He is pictured with Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas, co winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, in a Central Press Radio Sound photo.
In New Castle workers including Johnson receive the first local account numbers under the new old age pension system. Johnson’s card shows permanent social security details and the sequence 102-09 0001 with district code 72-09-0001. Over 500 New Castle workers were registered as clerks in the Baltimore Social Security offices processed notices.
London dispatch reports widely circulated claims that Mrs Wallis Simpson suffered a nervous breakdown were officially denied. She remains in good health and hosts American friends at Cumberland Terrace with Mrs D B Merry man of Washington and guests including Newbold Noyes, son of Frank B Noyes.
Death notices for Ann Fleming of 5 1 Flem ing Way and Martha Duke Mercer plus Rebecca Margaret Muhalfiey age 48 of Ellwood City. The brief record lists three individuals and their locations, marking a local obituary update in Mercer and Ellwood City areas.
The national Young Women's Christian Association leaders and Buffalo president Mrs. Austin Kimball attended the fourth annual association dinner at Cathedral dining room. Mrs Rangwall delivered a compelling address on what other YWCAs do. The event drew about 500 attendees including teens from girls clubs and classes.
The News reports local hunter Doc Wayne Cooper from 2110 Highland Avenue secured a buck on the first day of hunting season. He traveled to New Castle in the afternoon with a B-point buck found about tires miles from Marienville in snow covered woods. Temperatures Tuesday morning in Marienville were five degrees below zero.
International concerns rise as foreign volunteers from Germany France Russia and Italy may join both sides in the Spanish war. The Inter national Committee for Non Intervention delayed action while urging Spain to approve immediate international land and sea control. A cabinet meeting at No 10 Downing Street weighed the crisis as reports place up to 15 000 foreigners ready to fight.
Cari Sacco of East City was named president as the Wolves club held its annual officer election during a regular meeting at the Elks Club in Nora Mill forest. Sacco, a founder of the club, helped lead the event and the organization’s continuity.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at disrupted public discourse and warnings about forthcoming changes. It mentions arguments, enforcement, and reactions tied to transportation and safety, with scattered references to ships ferries and weather.
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