Hauptmann to Plead for Pardon Before Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann prepares to speak in his own defense as he seeks a pardon for the Lindbergh baby murder. He accepted the U S Supreme Court ruling and plans to address the New Jersey court of pardons inside the state prison with Governor Harold Hoffman and other officials present.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
United States Supreme Court
Baby Lindbergh
Court of Pardons
Carpenter
Harold G. Hoffman
Luther A. Campbell
Screen Tests Fail Actress Aleta Freel Dies by Suicide
Aleta Freel 28 former New York stage actress wife of Ross Alexander shot herself at their Hollywood home police say. Alexander found her body in the yard after a reported family dispute earlier in the evening.
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Aleta Freel
New York
Miss Freel
Ross Alexander
Hollywood
Alexander
Great Host Of State Grangers Gathers In City
The 63rd Pennsylvania State Grange annual convention opened in the Cathedral with State Master J. Audley Boak delivering his address amid a six degree ritual. About 1000 grangers attended the opening session behind closed doors, praising the city’s welcome as 1500 more are expected by noon tomorrow. The address criticized regimentation in agriculture and industry and urged reforms including giving farmers a chance to work out their own destinies.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Cathedral
J. Audley Boak
Boak
Agriculture and Industry
AAA
Milk Control Board
President Roosevelt Briefly Stops in New Castle Train Stop
President Roosevelt's special train trundled through New Castle at 2 06 am on its way to Washington. Secret service guards and crew checked the Baltimore and Ohio locomotive 5233 as No 5094 assisted. The chief executive rested aboard the silent car after an early morning stop and was seen with a rose bouquet likely from South Bend.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New Castle
Baltimore & Ohio
New Castle Junction
Secret Service
United States
Washington, D. C
President Roosevelt
South Bend
Deer harvest reported by area hunters in Potter Warren and Marienville
New Castle Pa Newc Observes notes several hunters returning with deer. K Ox W Roberts from Castlewood bagged a six point buck in Potter county. Brothers Charles and Frank Audino each took a deer in Warren county. Frank’s nine point 180 pound buck and Charles’s five point 175 pound buck. Robert Frazier of Catherine street and Roy Dickey seen with a six point 135 pound buck near Marienville. Weather turned frosty then clouded with frost melting.
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Ox W. Roberts
Castlewood
Potter County
Mr. Roberts
Warren County
Pa Nene
Charles
Frank Audino
Frank
Robert Frazier
Catherine Street
Marienville
Roy Dickey
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum of 48 and a minimum of 30 degrees, trace precipitation, and a river stage of 7.9 feet. The same date last year recorded a maximum of 24 and a minimum of 7 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Hoffmans says no new evidence in Lindbergh case
Governor Harold G Hoffman announced there is no new evidence in the Lindbergh kidnap murder case. The statement followed a report by Kenneth T Downs that Ellis Parker's private investigation yielded no new leads.
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International News Service
Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hoffman
Kenneth T. Downs
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington County
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Roosevelt Returns to Washington for Campaign Kickoff
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington as he outlines his re election strategy. The Democratic campaign steps up on January 8 with the national committee meeting to set convention plans and a Jackson Day dinner featuring Roosevelt as the keynote speaker.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Simul
Abyssinia War Standoff Unchanged Despite Italian Advances
Addis Ababa reports from government spokesmen that Italian gains after two months of fighting remain negligible. Haile Selassie’s forces will not concede any territory and will continue resisting under the Franco British peace plan.
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International
Addis Ababa
Abyssinia
Italy
Hoare Laval peace plan falters amid British opposition
Prime Minister Baldwin told the House of Commons that no settlement base has been submitted to Italy or Ethiopia. A large portion of the British government opposed Hoare Laval peace terms, with Eden leading cabinet critics who say Hoare exceeded authority. Anglo French talks continue on plan details. no immediate submission to Italy or Ethiopia expected.
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London
East Africa
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Ethiopia
Baldwin
Samuel Hoare
Paris
Pierre Laval
Anthony Eden
Sir Samuel
League
Clement Attlee
Committee of Co-Ordination
Geneva
Jordan Named Census Head in Pennsylvania District
Secretary of Commerce Roper announced Ralph T. Jordan as supervisor for the twenty sixth Pennsylvania district for the 1936 census of business. Jordan will base his offices at New Castle.
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Arthur C. Wimner
Washington
New Castle News
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Commerce
Roper Today
Ralph T. Jordan
Pennsylvania
Jordan
New Castle
News Subscriptions at State Grange Convention Desk
During the State Grange convention a News representative will be at a lobby desk to take four days of convention reports. Subscriptions mailed to any U S address by The News for the four issues.
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United States
Clamp Lid Down After Slaying Of Crime Crusader
Walter W. Liggett, famed newspaper publisher and vice crusader, was shot as he stepped from his car near home with groceries. His wife and 10-year-old daughter Marda witnessed the attack. One suspect freed as police investigate possible underworld links and political entanglements.
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International News Service
Minneapolis
Walter W. Liggett
Liggett
Floyd B. Olson
Marda
Parker says no new evidence in Lindbergh case
Still believes Bruno innocent Ellis H Parker the country detective in Mount Holly New Jersey admits he has no new evidence in the Lindbergh crime case. He says he has never had any new evidence and his assertions come amid continued political and police speculation about the kidnapping mystery.
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International News Service
Mount Holly
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
Sixty Merchants Aid State Grange Sales
The Grange convention brings thousands to New Castle as over 60 merchants cooperate in a two day Grange Sale. The event aims to provide legitimate values for visiting Grangers and rural women shoppers with banners identifying participating stores.
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State Grange
New Castle
Grangers Hear State Master's Address In Opening Session Here
State Master J. Audley Book spoke at the 63rd annual Pennsylvania State Grange convention in the Scottish Rite Cathedral. He praised Lawrence County for its farms, industries, and scenery, noted the county's small size but growing Grange presence, and stressed the need for more members while reflecting on a busy past year. Continued on page ten.
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Grangers
Pennsylvania
J. Audley
the Grange
New Castle
Lawrence County
Pomona
Sidelights on State Grange Convention at Castleton Hotel
Grangers from across the state gathered at Castleton Hotel lobby for a reunion. Notable arrivals included John A. McSparren former Lancaster County Secretary of Agriculture and 1922 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and Philip Dewey Tioga County former secretary of Internal Affairs. Also present were Frank P. Willits Chester County former secretary of agriculture and Grange treasurer, plus Will Hays a former newspaperman.
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Castleton Hotel
John A. McSparren
Lancaster County
The
Grange
Gifford Pinchot
Philip Dewey
Tioga County
Internal Affairs
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund
Frank P. Willits
Chester County
State Grange
Early Clash In Naval Parley Opens Five Power Talks
London dispatch reports the five power naval conference opening its private session at Clarence House. Debates over precedence of issues begin as Britain aims to raise Japan's demand for global parity and seek a unified agenda through committee appointments and draft proposals.
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London
Naval Conference
Clarence House
Britain
Japan
Stores Open Late for Grange Visitors in New Castle
In courtesy to visiting Pennsylvania Grange members, downtown New Castle merchants stay open until 9 p m on December 10 11 and 12.
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Pennsylvania Grange
New Castle
Frenzied man slashes three in home attack
DiMitri Zuk aged about 45 of 503 Electric Street attacked his wife and son Nick 20 at 9 15 am today slashing necks with a paring knife all three taken to New Castle hospital in serious condition Patsy Audino a city fireman intervened wrenching the knife from Zuk after Mrs Polkovich who lives with the Zuks raised the alarm Police officers Dr Thomas Tyrrell and Wayne Sines rushed Zuk to the hospital noting a gaping neck wound Mrs Zuk was found on the floor.
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DiMitri Zuk
Electric Street
Nick
New Castle
Patsy Audino
Zuk
Paul Polkovich
Zuks
Audino
Dr. Thomas
William Tyrrell
Wayne Sines
Mr. Zuk
Death Notices for Five Local Residents
Death notices list five individuals aged 77 to 80 from areas including Al mira Wayne township and Pittsburgh. Names include Miss Kate B Henderson Mrs Nancy Elizabeth Coulter Mrs Charles B Stright Mrs George Brain John Frederick Woods and Ida Chambers with ages and partial addresses.
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Kate B. Henderson
Almira Home
Nancy Elizabeth Coulter
Wayne Township
Charles B. Stright
Boyles Avenue
George Brain
Pittsburgh
John Frederick Woods
Croton Avenue
Ida Chambers
North Sewickley
Belgian airliner crash kills five near Croydon
A Belgian air liner bound for Croydon airport crashed in Tatsfield Surrey today. Initial reports say five people were killed.
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International News Service
London
Croydon
Tatsfield
Surrey
Grangers Delegate Heads Bring Warm Welcome
A street scene notes travelers wearing badges as Grangers delegates. The poem urges passersby to greet strangers with a cheery hello while hinting delegates may arrive from distant regions near the Delaware or the mountains. It references a welcome rate of forty four today.
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Grangers
Delaware
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Doom
Aleta
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Hoare-Laval
H. K. Reynolds International News Service
Meyer Shulberg
Parker
Bruno
Will Hays
Mr. Hays
U. 8
David P. Sentner
Arthur Mometer
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