Unusual New York Harbor convoy guards Bremen gold voyage
Police launches and coast guard ships escorted the North German Lloyd liner Bremen in New York Harbor to deter a suspected bomb plot. The vessel carries 20 million dollars in gold and notable passengers including Pridi Banomyong and Edward J. Flynn, with armed guards aboard and onshore sentries at the quay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pridi Banomyong
Washington
Augustine la Gorrota
Nationa S Bank
Mexico
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Coast Guard
Calumet
Icarus
Busy holiday shopping boosts New Castle stores
The New Castle News notes a strong holiday shopping surge with stores reporting higher business than in five or six years. A suggestion asks for a sheltered public square for bus patrons and mentions sleigh rides as winter pastime. Local hunting reports include P S Blackford’s eight point buck with son Tom at Pond-Lick camp and Howard D Aiken’s 150 pound buck in Potter County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
P. S. Blackford
Kenneth Avenue
Tom Blackford
Pond-Lick Camp
Allegheny Mountains
Center County
Howard D. Aiken
Ellwood City
Portersville Road
Potter County
Deaths of the Day William C. Bruce
William C. Bruce, 61, formerly of Volant, died at his Fairfield township home after a heart attack. Survived by widow, son William Jr., two sisters, and a brother. Funeral at Volant M E church with interment in Volant cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Bruce
Volant
Fairfield Township
Crawford County
Bruce
Lawrence County
William Jr
W. H. Maitland
Meadville
John Barnes
Greenville
W. J. Bruce
Volant M. E
E. D. Thompson
Volant Cemetery
Edward Nolan
North Cascade Street
New Castle Hospital
Sara Nolan
Mr. Nolan
Pittsburgh
Thomas
Sara Surgeon Nolan
New Castle
Blair Strip
Blair Strip Steel Mill. He Was A Member of the Protected Home Circle
Jessie Sloan Nolan
Leona
Maryland Avenue
Robert
Harding Street
C. H. Hauger
Croton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Graceland Cemetery
Thomas Cunningham
West Washington Street
Offutt
George Burke
Arlington Avenue Free Methodist Church
Fred Smith
Coaltown Free Methodist Church
Old Rugged Cross
Harriet Thomas
William Hilton
William Hay
Roy Kelly
James Hamilton
Hugh Hannon
George Gry
Greenwood
William Finney
Altoona
Darrell Burke
James Travers
Francis
William Fee
St. Mary’s Cemetery
William Galvin
St. Mary’s Church
Haile Selassie Narrowly Survives Ethiopian Plane Raid
In Dessye a major air raid destroyed the town center and a California run hospital. Emperor Haile Selassie and Ras Makon ne escaped unharmed as shells and fires raged. An American nurse Patra Hoeving was injured. Journalists and locals suffered wounds amid collapsing buildings and emergency medical efforts.
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Patra Hoeving
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ras Makonne
Desiye
Georges Doyon
Dessye
Hospital of
California
Andreas Stadin
James Sorenson
Ethiopia
Petra Hoeving
Addis Ababa
Docks Without Incident As Bremen Arrives Under Guard
The Bremen docked in New York Harbor under heavy guard after warnings of a communist bomb plot. A security cordon of 80 police and 75 special officers protected 627 passengers, including 281 Americans, as the liner was guided to her berth by three police launches and two coast guard vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bremen
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Louis Weickum
the Line
Europa
Leopold Ziegenheim
Police consider halting street coasting after street closures
The police and mayor agree that the Parent Teachers associations sponsoring sled riding and street closures should aid authorities. Parents are urged to instruct children to sled ride only where allowed and to discourage attaching sleds to cars or lantern damage. England offers help to the League against Mussolini if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayne
England
League
Mussolini
Sales Tax Hint From Warm Springs As President Talks
The piece discusses possible veto maneuvers to pass the soldiers' bonus and predicts a special message to Congress if Supreme Court delays arise. It notes uncertainties over the court and Congress, Roosevelt's past stance on a sales tax, and potential adjustments to the wealth tax and corporate tax. It also mentions neutrality laws expanding presidential power over exports and the budget remaining a focal point of the administration’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Supreme Court
Congress
George
Mr. Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
White House
Young Roosevelt Replies To Mitchell On Aviation Role
Roosevelt said he would not influence whether the army or navy pursues aviation. He noted he is no longer connected with the aviation industry and implied Col. Mitchell should follow developments himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Col. Mitchell
Roosevelt Son Recruited by Aviation Lobby Said To Lobby
A House patents hearing heard a claim that Elliott Roosevelt son of the President was hired by a powerful aviation lobby to influence army air chiefs. General Mitchell asserted lobbyists hired him and moved the aeronautical chamber of commerce to Washington and that Roosevelt retreated once informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House Committee On Patents
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Air Chiefs
William Mitchell
A. E. F. Air Forces
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Leaders stall as they search for a clear public rationale
The piece argues progress stalls when leaders delay action awaiting a widely understandable reason. It emphasizes the need for timely decisions even without perfect public justification, warning delays hinder outcomes.
Times are good in England miners cheer report
Bris bane reports improving conditions for British miners as they fight for bread, noting positive times in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
England
Wounded Man Guarded After Franklin Bank Robbery
James Henderson Gault, 20, is guarded at Martins Ferry hospital as police await witnesses to the Franklin bank robbery. Gault was shot in the left shoulder. another bandit was wounded, and Marshal Graham killed one suspect after a surprise capture. The robbers lost 7000 of 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
James Henderson Gault
Franklin
Gault
W. E. Graham
Thomas Lee
New Concord
Graham
Truckers Hear About New Laws from State Leader
In Lawrence County a meeting led by John Welker of the local unit discussed the federal motor carrier act. W A Sutherland of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association stressed filing tariffs and obtaining federal permits. He warned noncompliance could force truckers out of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
W. A. Sutherland
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Meet
John Welker
Sutherland
Officer Prisoner Burned To Death In Car Crash
A county officer and a suspected car thief were burned to death when trapped in a moving automobile en route to jail. Policeman Leslie Shaw of Arlington Virginia and ex-marine William R. Harrison age 21 of Chicago were the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Alexandria
Leslie Shaw
Arlington
William R. Harrison
Chicago
Seventh Day Adventists to protest Italian hospital bombing
In Tacoma Park Maryland officials of the Seventh Day Adventist church met at national headquarters to plan a formal protest to Italy over the bombing of the Dessye Seventh Day Adventist hospital by Italian planes. The conference was led by Rev. C. H. Watson president of the church's general conference. A separate report notes bombings around Makale and Davark in the Lake Tsana region with casualties and extensive damage in parts of Makale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davark
Lake Tsana
Makale
Tacoma Park
Seventh Day Adventist
Dessye
C. H. Watson
General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Fifth Ward Election Board Denies Wrongdoing Amid Discrepancies
The Fifth Ward Election Board members and clerks defend their counts after a large recount gap and accuse no one of fraud. They call for a full, open hearing with subpoenas for all voters to testify and insist the miscount stems from honest error, not malice, urging investigation to protect their reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Lawrence Hildebrand
New Castle
Lawrence County
Fifth Ward
Samuel Bassano
Richard R. Lewis
Lewis
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Lloyd Docks
West Forty-Sixth St
PA Newg
Pa Newe
New Castle News
Elmer Brown
Dale Brown
Joseph Stoner
Clarence Stoner
Joseph Burton
Jasper Drake
Andrew Johnson
Everett McConnell
J. O. Brown
Earl Stoughton
Oak Park Cemetery
Christman
Herbert S. Christman, Jr
Albert Street
Jos. S. Rice Co
State College
Young Set
D.L. Ferguson
Highland United Presbyterian Church
Sigma Nu
Oak Park
James Sutton
Edward Cox
Arnold Kennedy
Joseph Swift
Charles Campbell
Mac Leslie
Cunningham
Genkinger
Fred C. Genkinger
Wick Street
F. E. Stough
St. John's Lutheran Church
Albert Genkinger
Carl Genkinger
Norman Clark
Dave Nessle
Carl Rahrer
Charles Rohrer
Greenwood Cemetery
Sue L. Whitney
Francis M. Whitney
Alliance
Ira F. Leeper
Whitney
J. Brady Bowman
Mt. Union College
Union Avenue M. E. Church of Alliance
Cassaday & Turkle Funeral Home
James Brown
Alliance U. P. Church
Haile Selassie
Optometrist
Young Roosevelt
Mitchell
Court House
Virginia
Kemp
Smith
Super Cleaners
Furriers
Fifth Ward Election Board
John Mash
Dora Greco
Caroline Ricciardi
Rose Falena
Anthony C. Ricciardi
Cunningham & Weingartner
City Hall
Butler Road
Dr. Rosenthal
GREER
M. Mercer ST
George McCracken
Hutchinson St
Julius Fisher
Highland
Philip Morris
Raleigh
Larwilt Jr
Derosa
Jefferson St
Armour’s
Cudahy’s
Service
Grocers
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