11 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1937
Page
1
Japanese forces mount a large assault on the capital with about thirty thousand troops reported. Defenders in civilian attire try to hold back the onslaught as retreat looms and hopes for escape from annihilation grow dim.
Captain Yardley reports that all 600 passengers and 335 crew members are safe after the President Hoover liner ran aground on a Pacific island near Formosa. U S destroyers Braker and Alder speed to aid, as the ship remains stranded and a rescue is underway.
Flames and heavy fighting marked Nipponese efforts to breach Nanking with Chinese rear guard defenses at multiple gates. Reports indicate Chiang Kai-shek has withdrawn his best troops to avoid annihilation as thirty thousand provincial officials face mass reassignment.
Holiday lighting in homes and community trees in New Castle districts are expected to appear within days. Skating nostalgia recalls Pearson dam and Neshannock as popular early rinks, with Shenango River and local ponds also used. A noted highway danger at Harlansburg is criticized as calls for action grow. The column notes growing Christmas card lists and social duties.
U S weather data shows a maximum temperature of 22 and a minimum of 3 with trace precipitation. River stage stands at 5.3 feet. Year ago metrics recorded 51 maximum, 29 minimum, and .10 inches precipitation.
Buffalo and nearby regions dig out after the worst blizzard in years. Snow halted autos and buses as drifts hit seven feet. At Niagara Falls and Welland Ontario, 24 hours of continuous snow left motorists marooned, as shown in the photo.
Harrisburg reports the milk control commission calls a public hearing in Pittsburgh to review the entire milk price structure affecting minimum and maximum prices. The Dec 17 session at 10 o clock in Allegheny County Courthouse will consider conditions in production marketing and distribution of milk and dairy products in the Pittsburgh marketing area.
Harrisburg reports the state industrial board issued a blanket exemption today for outdoor industries affected by weather and climate, relaxing the 44 hour week rule. The move shields sectors reliant on outdoor conditions from full enforcement.
Dr Francis C Frary research director at Aluminum Company of America won the Pittsburgh award for 1937 from the Pittsburgh section of the American Chemical Society. The award will be presented in February for his work across multiple fields. Previous recipients include Andrew W Mellon and Richard M Mellon.
Norman Thomas former presidential candidate and Socialist party leader urged an economic boycott of Japanese goods in Pittsburgh. He spoke at a meeting of the national executive committee and opposed armed intervention predicting Japan may conquer China but will not digest the nation.
In Buffalo two days of heavy snow trap residents as 15 foot drifts block roads. Rescuers search a cold riding academy finding Mrs Colton and her husband awaiting hospital aid. A hearse and ambulances clear paths through snow as marooned locals plead for help.
A car overturned on the Perry highway near Leesburg last Sunday as flames engulfed it. Mary Cipriano aged 24 died yesterday in New Castle hospital after sister Antonetta 22 passed away at 4 30 Friday. The driver Victor Lombardo 22 escaped with minor injuries. Funeral mass will be held at St Vitus church.
Weather outlook reports precipitation with rising temperatures early in the week for North and Middle Atlantic States. Expect generally fair and colder conditions midweek, with precipitation likely near week’s end as temperatures rise. Ohio Valley and Tennessee show similar patterns with early precipitation and higher temperatures, then fair to colder midweek followed by warming and further precipitation late week.
Japanese authorities seized another section of Shanghai today as Nippon's military police entered the neutral zone in Nantao. They immediately took over the entire neutral region claiming the action followed an alleged Chinese civilian shooting a Japanese sentry. The police will remain permanently in the zone.
A harsh first winter siege ends except along the west coast with a near hurricane storm in California and heavy snows in upper New York. Fifty-two people die nationwide, many in Buffalo as marooned residents lack food and medical care amid intense cold and flood waters sweep through coastal cities.
Coroner Orville Potter has submitted his resignation to Governor George H. Earle, effective December 20, 1937, to assume the register and recorder post on January 3. Potter has served six years as coroner and was re elected two years ago. The governor will appoint the two year unexpired term as Earle is currently traveling in Sweden.
An eight year old Sturgeon boy Wallace Overacker died in hospital after his sled crashed into an automobile near his home in Pittsburgh area on December 11.
Death notices report Mrs. Mary Price Roberts aged 73 of English Avenue R. D. 2 passing away. Also listed are John R. Wilson 59 and Dominic Fera 62 of Ellwood City, along with Miss Antonetta Cipriano 22 of 412 Bleakley Avenue.
Broadcast urges residents to start Christmas shopping now. Merchants prepare as stores bustle with rush and late December deadlines loom. Do not wait until the night before Christmas.
In midtown Kansas City, two bandits were killed by police during a holdup at a gambling venue. A 40 year old customer, Edward Crocker, died in the exchange. a bartender avoided loss as officers Myers and Raisbeck shot the suspects after a passerby alerted them. One bandit, Henry Floyd Shoemaker, is named. a second slain assailant remains unidentified.
Floyd Tait, 20, admitted guilt in the fatal stabbing of his mother and his sweetheart after a quarrel following a Halloween party on November 2. Judge John H. Wilson set a hearing for December 17.
Harrisburg authorities approved December 11 to December 30 as the window for civil service exams for the unemployment compensation division and employment service after last week’s abrupt postponement caused by a test leak.
Attorney Ray W. Humphrey of Ellwood City is named to the state Workmen's Compensation Insurance department. He will oversee special investigation work for the department, announced today.
President Judge James A Chambers of the Lawrence County court was rushed to Jameson Memorial hospital Friday night after his appendix burst. He underwent an operation around 1 am and physicians reported serious but hopeful prospects for recovery. He had been in court Friday afternoon until about 4, then spoke with Judge Braham about next week’s trials before reporting increasing pain.
Mrs. Duncan C. Henry and her children William and Mary Anne expect to sail for Ethiopia to rejoin husband Rev. Henry in Addis Ababa. The permit is likely the first issued to a missionary family since the new government took charge. Embarkation hinges on United Presbyterian board approval, with arrival anticipated near February 1.
Rain snow and floods hit the Pacific coast with California towns flooded. Sacramento River overflows at Chico forcing evacuation, Gilroy levee collapses, Pitt River reservoir breaches Alturas submerging the city. Bridges out and Southern Pacific rail service paused for days amid wide weather disruption.
A playful piece notes New Year vows fade as people slip back into old habits. The writer cites self discipline, humor, and the cyclical pattern of trying to quit habits each January. A light reflection on human nature and the changing weather closes the excerpt.
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