New Castle Girl Elected May Queen at Westminster
Miss Virgil Wettich daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Wettich 512 West Clayton St New Castle was yesterday afternoon elected May Queen at Westminster College by ballot of women students of the senior class A junior she is an honors graduate of New Castle high school on the honor roll since entering Westminster She holds office in Chi Omega sorority member of the Women's Athletic Association intramural teams associate editor of the Argo yearbook and serves on the Y W C A cabinet Her election was unsurprising to the campus Continued on Page Two.
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New Wilmington
Virgil Wettich
Lewis Wettich
West
Clayton St
New Castle
Westminster College
Wettich
New Castle High School
Westminster
Chi Omega Sorority
Women’s Athletic Association
Argo
Miss Wettich
Corliss Palmer Granted Divorce From Eugene Brewster
Corliss Palmer the Georgia Peach is shown on the witness stand in a Los Angeles court shortly before being granted a divorce from her husband Eugene Brewster once a millionaire publisher. Palmer says he neglected her shamefully after meeting in 1920 at a beauty contest conducted by his magazine.
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Corliss Palmer
Georgia Peach
Los Angles
Eugene Brewster
Corliss
Brewster
First Lady Lindberghs Christmas Shopping Trip North
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived at Para Brazil after a fast flight from Natal on a trip toward North America. Officials say the Miami route may be targeted with talk of a nonstop Natal to Miami flight.
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International News Service
Para
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Natal
Here
North America
Henry Winkler Returns With Six Point Buck
Henry Winkler of 125 North Beaver Street returns from a hunting trip to Caledonia Point Elk County with a fine six point buck. Christmas shopping starts early in New Castle as weather and highway conditions improve. suburban residents can reach the city for busy shopping day ahead.
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Henry Winkler
Beaver Street
Caledonia Point
Elk County
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary for Local Station
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 47 and a minimum of 30 with no precipitation. River stage is 5.4 feet. For the same date last year the high was 52 and the low 26 with 0.14 inches of precipitation including rain and snow.
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U. S
Tragic house fire claims two mothers and five children
In Sault Ste Marie two young mothers Mrs Genevieve Hibsen 31 and Mrs Erline Orr 19 along with five children aged 2 to 18 months died when a stove overheated causing a blaze that trapped them in beds. Bodies were recovered on the downstairs floor and in a bedroom as investigators search for escape attempts.
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International News Service
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Genevieve Hibsen
Genevieve
Katherine
Jerome
Ernest Jr
Erline Orr
Constantine
Katherine Hibsen
Frigid Arctic Blasts Grip Chicago and Midwest
Bitter arctic cold sweeps the middle west with zero weather in North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin. Chicago expects the same frigid temperatures and Winnipeg reports sixteen degrees below zero this morning.
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International News Service
Chicago
Middle-West
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Winnipeg
Three Teachers Will Be Added in Lawrence County
State department authorizes Dr. C. C. Green to add three more instructors for Emergency Educational Relief progress in Lawrence County. Classes are being organized and instructors will be announced within a few days.
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Lawrence County
State Department
C. C. Green
CWA Workmen Head to State Game Farm Project
Twenty six CWA workmen will go to the Jordan State Game Farm to clear and grade ground for a general land improvement project. Superintendent W. T. Warfel will supervise the work starting Monday.
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CWA
State Game Farm
Jordan State Game Farm
W. T. Warfel
Drunks Face Higher Fines and Taxi Bills, Mayor Says
Mayor C. B. Mayne warned that fines for drunkards may rise and added that police transport costs will be charged as a taxicab bill. He noted a drinker spends 25 cents for liquor and dollars for a night out, then must pay to get up again, implying higher penalties and fees.
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C. B. Mayne
Portersville Auction Draws Crowd For Church Benefit
Portersville thrives as autos fill streets and Odd Fellows Hall hosts a benefit auction for the Portersville Presbyterian church. Charley Smith auctions a range of farm goods and household items, from Jersey heifers to quilts, with cattle sold in the church yard and prices described as low by observers. A large turnout and generous donations mark the event.
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Portersville
Lawrence
Butler
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Charley Smith
Scores To Take State Store Exam
Senior High plans a Saturday December 16 enrollment so totals resemble current figures. Reports say 300 to 500 applicants will take liquor store exams for various positions. Dr C C Green, Chief Examiner, faces a busy task as one applicant notes 75 truck driving applications.
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C. C. Green
Grand Jury Favors New Court House
The Lawrence county Grand Jury recommended a new modern county courthouse and purchase of adjoining land. They visited offices and found present buildings congested and unsuitable. They reported 48 bills acted on, 41 true bills and 7 not true.
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Lawrence County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Allow $5000 For New Wilmington Sewer Projects
Washington December 8 The Public Works Administration today allotted 41588269 for 63 non federal projects in 21 states They included New Wilmington Pa sewers 5000 It is an outright grant of 1000 and a loan of 4000 for construction of a storm sewer Work can be started at once and completed in one and one half months employing twelve men.
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International News Service
Washington
Public Works Administration
New Wilmington
Santiago in Turmoil as Cuba Enacts Native Labor Law
Santiago Cuba reports a wave of violence and a massive bombing in railroad yards following Cuba's 50 percent native labor law. The text notes the arrival of the first American ambassador to the Soviet regime aboard the liner President Harding.
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Santiago
Cuba
President Harding
Mercer County Civil Works Projects Approved for Five Sites
Final approval for five Mercer county civil works projects was given by John L. Considine. The plan will employ 1 287 men and spend 200 000 dollars. Projects include sewer construction and a stadium at Sharon high school athletic field. Bullitt Reaches France en route to Moscow.
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Sharon
Mercer County
John L. Considine
Sharon High School
Refugee Burden Shifted Away From Europe
In Lausanne on December 8, leading European members of the League of Nations refugee commission said Britain and France could not take more Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, citing that their nations were already too full. The stance marked a shift of burden toward North and South America despite expressed sympathy for the refugees.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Germany
North
South America
League of Nations Refugee Commission
Great Britain
France
Pittsburgh Seeks Markets for 1.4 Million City Bonds
City officials search potential buyers for 1.4 million dollars in city bonds to fund CWA work in Allegheny. Officials pursue market options to cover the project costs and ensure funding is secured.
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Pittsburgh
Auto Crash Injures Woman In Wilmington Road Driveway
Mrs. Mary Workman is hospitalized after a car driven by her son Harold overturned at their Wilmington road driveway. George H. Grimm was alleged to have struck the Workman vehicle. Mrs. Workman suffers a forehead laceration but is reported in good condition. Harold Workman was driving toward New Castle when Grimm’s car followed and collided.
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Mary Workman
Wilmington Road
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Harold
George H. Grimm
Randolph Street
Workman
Grimm
Mrs. Workman
Roosevelt Radio Sparks Old Politicians Jibe
Beverly Hills diary writer mocks political figures after a radio broadcast. The note notes talks of stabilization and monetary standards while predicting another conference and calls out a controversial “goat” in reference to a conference.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Halt Work On Post Office As Stone Problem Prolongs Construction
The A. W. Kutsche company will stop work on the new federal post office until a stone difficulty agreement is reached, as officials report ongoing Treasury Department discussions in Washington. About 50 workers had been employed daily before the halt, with many jobs now at risk. The local office will remain open and await government action.
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A. W. Kutsche Company
George J. Murphy
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Federal
Murphy
Joo
Kutsche
Westfield Church to Call Pastor at Sunday Meeting
The Rev. D. C. Schnebly appointed moderator will preside as Westfield Presbyterian Church calls a pastor to fill the vacant pulpit during a congregational meeting Sunday at 11 a.m. The pulpit has been vacant nearly a year.
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D. C. Schnebly
Westfield Presbyterian Church
Akron attorney Shank set for execution in February
Benton Ark December 8 Mark H Shank Akron Ohio attorney sits in Tucker prison awaiting execution in the electric chair February 2 for the murder of Alvin Colley an Akron employee of the attorney Circuit Judge Thomas E Toler resented former sentence setting the date While convicted only on Colley killing he had been indicted for poisoning Colley his wife Ethel and their two small sons
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International News Service
Benton, Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Tucker Prison Farm
Alvin Colley
Thomas E. Toler
Shank
Colley
Ethel
Plan To Have 1500 At Work In Lawrence County
The State Administration approved two more Civil Works Administration projects for New Wilmington and the New Wilmington school storage cellar. Administrator L B Round said New Castle also needs more projects and workers. About 450 people are employed locally with a goal of 1200 plus by the 15th, pending suitable projects.
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Civil Works Administration
L. B. Round
New Wilmington
New Wilmington School
New Castle
Round
CWA
Lawrence County
Death Records for Abigail Young and Joseph McCance
Abigail Young aged 87 of Highland Heights and Joseph Hunter McCance aged 80 of Pulaski Township are listed in today’s death record notices. Details include ages and residences as recorded by local authorities.
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Abigail Young
Highland Heights
Joseph Hunter McCance
Pulaski Township
CWA Work In State Gives Jobs to 115 638
Harrisburg reports that 115 638 Pennsylvanians have been put to work under the Civil Works Administration as the deadline nears. Officials expect the state to provide jobs for about 300,000 people by midmonth, with the latest approved projects creating 9,088 positions.
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CWA
International News Service
Harrisburg
Civil Works Administration
Pennsylvania
Banquet Season Promotes Meals For Football Team
The article describes a shift from training table meals to banquet eating as players prepare for the season. It notes the team will avoid pastries and candy and stick to roast beef gravy beans and occasional pudding and turnips with turkey now prioritized for the feast.
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Turkey
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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