Missing Plane And Passengers Not Yet Found
Fog and snow halted air search for the Western Air Express liner missing since Tuesday with seven aboard. A United Air Lines plane with officials joined the hunt near Salt Lake City. Authorities expect to locate wreckage and report casualties as rescue efforts continue.
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International News Service
Salt Lake City
Utah
Western Air Express
Here
United Air Lines
Frank Chrisman
Biggest Raid On Madrid By Rebel Planes
International News Service reports a major raid on Madrid as Nazi German and Fascist Italian forces clash with Loyalist troops and the International Brigade in front line fighting. Boadilla Del Monte sees fierce battles northwest of Madrid while debates of surrender surface in Barcelona and Seville amid food shortages.
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Madrid
International
Boadilla del Monte
Guadarrama
Queipo DeLlano
Seville
Indalecio Prieto
Manuel Azana
Barcelona
Prieto
de Llano
Bilbao
Santander
Poison Death Probe Tangles Wilming ton Couple
Edgar Lee Smoak and housekeeper Genette Harker are held by police in the poisoning death of Smoak's 1 year old daughter. Authorities also probe the deaths of Smoak's two wives under similar circumstances as the case develops.
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Edgar Lee Smoak
Wilmington
N. C
Genette Harker
Smoak
Second Jury In Mountain Case Says Girl Guilty
In Wise Virginia on December 17 22 year old Edith Maxwell a school marm was found guilty of murder in her father Trigg Maxwell case by an all male mountain jury. The verdict of 20 years in prison followed a one hour 37 minute deliberation reflecting local customs and family authority.
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Wise
Mountain
Edith Maxwell
Mar’m
Trigg Maxwell
Mrs Henry McCreary Serves on Jury Despite Age
Aged eighty Mrs Henry McCreary of Sumner avenue New Castle is serving on the jury this week, praised for her diligent work in civic duty. A dense fog yesterday slowed traffic across the district, with difficult driving conditions reported. New Castle’s holiday lighting expands with bright displays on Highland Laurel and Fairfield avenues as stores stay open late into the season. Visitors are advised to view the city lights from Sheep Hill at night, offering a metropolitan view.
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Henry McCreary
Sumner Avenue
New Castle
Highland Avenue
Laurel Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
North Hill
Pa Newc
Sheep Hill
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report for 9 AM Statistics
Daily weather summary shows a 52 degree high and 25 degree low with no precipitation. River stage reads 5 feet. Year ago values report a 33 high and 27 low with 0.05 inches of rain.
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U. S
New Castle School Board Delays Exoneration List for Per Capita Tax
The New Castle school board postponed exoneration of the 1936 per capita tax while considering compulsory measures under the school code. Treasurer C C McKibben reported about $59,000 uncollected out of a $122,000 levy. roughly half of taxables have not paid. J H McIlvenny condemned the situation as a crying shame and urged stronger collection laws.
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New Castle
C. C. McKibben
J. H. McIlvenny
Former fiancé shoots to death woman then kills self
James N. Nicholson a 29 year old Clearwater high school coach shot to death his former fiancée Ruth Biggs Owens 25 after she wed another man ten days earlier He then shot himself and was hospitalized near death in Scott City Kansas Police quoted Nicholson saying they had been sweethearts for years and planned to marry at Christmas.
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James N. Nicholson
Clearwater
Ruth Biggs Owens
Owens
Nicholson
Scott City
Kas
Nichollson
Central Press
Mayor McGrath Back From Harrisburg Crime Prevention Conference
Mayor Charles E. McGrath returned from Harrisburg where he attended a national crime prevention conference. He noted the emphasis on trained police and that the city has already sent officers to training programs. The convention drew officials from across the United States.
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Charles E. McGrath
Harrisburg
McGrath
United States
Gail Patrick and Restaurant Man Marry in Secret Elopement
Hollywood reports Gail Patrick and Robert Cobb eloped to Tijuana and wed yesterday after a two year romance. Friends say the couple, once estranged after a quarrel, renewed their plans and married as Patrick returned from a tour. Cobb, head of a restaurant chain, pressed for immediate nuptials during the Christmas season.
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Hollywood
Gail Patrick
Robert Cobb
Tijuana
Miss Patrick
Cobb
Raskowski and Fleming Headed for Rose Bowl Battle
Included in the Pitt football squad bound for the Pacific coast are New Castle’s Walter Raskowski a lineman and Charles Fleming an end both likely to play key roles in the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl game.
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Pitt
Pacific Coast
New Castle
Walter Raskowski
Charles Fleming
Raskowski
Fleming
Local Santa 89 Years Old in Pennsylvania
William Botham of 713 East Main Street, aged 89, may be the oldest Santa Claus in Pennsylvania and possibly the United States. He has played Santa for seven years and this year grew an extremely long beard as Yuletide season nears.
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William Botham
East Main Street
Santa Claus
Pennsylvania
United States
Mr. Botham
Botham
Saint Nick
Santa
Believe Chiang to Be Ransomed
A wartime bulletin from Nanking reports 200 planes shadowing Lianfu as Premier Chiang Kai-Shek, prisoner of Chang Hsueh-Liang, sends an emissary to stop the civil war. Fighting continues east of Lianfu as 150,000 Nanking troops push westward amid the tense pursuit.
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Nanking
Lianfu
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang
Cannes reels from Mrs Simpson stay as visitors boycott grows
Mrs Wallis Simpson's visit to Cannes prompted threats to Mayor Pierre Nouveau over an honorary citizenship and alleged taxpayer spending on flowers. Hotels report a sharp drop in Christmas bookings as British visitors stay away, despite the press spotlight. Simpson remains at Villa Lou Vier through Christmas with hosts Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers.
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Cannes
France
Wallis Simpson
Pierre Nouveau
Cossette
Mrs. Simpson
Romanian Queen Mother invites Duke of Windsor to Christmas at Somberg
Marie, queen mother of Romania, plans a festive Christmas for the ex king. She invites the Duke of Windsor to Somberg near Vienna and also invites Edward's brother the Duke of Kent, the duchess, Prince Paul and Princess Olga to attend the Yuletide gathering.
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Vienna
Marie
Romania
Duke of Windsor
Somberg
Duke of Kent
Edward
Prince Paul
Olga
Duchess of Kent
Wisconsin U. President To Put Up Battle
Dr. Glenn Frank, president of the University of Wisconsin, vows to fight regents seeking his ouster. He will answer charges at the board meeting after Christmas, calling the charges generalizations with inaccurate facts. He denies resigning and says he will present a formal reply to Harold M. Wilkie and the regents' bloc.
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International News Service
Madison
Wis
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Frank
Harold M. Wilkie
Wilkie
Dr. Frank
Regents
Stricken Vessel Sends Out S O S From Guadalupe Island
The freighter Jean Crickett is aground off Guadalupe Island near Baja California. Coast guards sent two cutters, the Aurora and the Calypso, to aid. The radio message signed by master William Dietz asked for immediate help. The Ensenada consul relayed the plea to Armand Levi of Los Angeles. Details aboard and casualty numbers are unavailable.
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Iternational News Service
San Pedro
Cal
Jean Crickett
William Dietz
Ensenada
Armand Levi
Los Angeles
Dietz
Fire Enters Station Courtyard From Smouldering Truck
A New Model Baking company truck began smouldering on a Wednesday afternoon at 3 30. The driver drove the vehicle to the fire station instead of stopping nearby. A hot welded steel piece scorched floor boards but overall damage was negligible.
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Central Firemen
New Model Baking Company
Visitors For Holidays Heads To New Castle Area
The News invites former residents and visitors to share their holiday presence in New Castle and nearby areas. Hosts should send names and addresses of guests and where they are being entertained, with special interest in former residents returning for the season.
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New Castle
Social security registration drive gains tempo in New Castle
In New Castle district the social security registration program nears 15 000 accounts as post office clerks handle a growing flow of forms. Supervisors Clyde E Stevens and William B McIver report over 6 000 accounts opened with another 6 000 ready. Washington urged speed and firms continue to return forms, with many workers delivering cards in person.
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New Castle
Clyde E. Stevens
William B. McIver
Richard A. Steen
Washington
Death notices for Bluedorn White Acquaviva and others
Death records list Henry Bluedorn aged 70 of 508 County Line street Mrs. Mary White aged 86 of R. D. 3 Volant Charles KR aged 61 of 721 Monroe street and Mrs Costabile Acquaviva aged 59 of 53 East Long avenue with no further details provided.
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Henry Bluedorn
County Line Street
Mary White
Volant
Charles KR
Ashton
Monroe
Costabile Acquaviva
East Long Avenue
Hold-up in early hours on Montgomery Avenue
H V Coates of 235 West Moody avenue reports two African American men jumped on his car at 3 am on Montgomery avenue and, at gunpoint, robbed him of $9 and a flashlight. He told Patrolman Tewell the incident.
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H. V. Coates
West Moody Avenue
Tewell
Coates
Montgomery Avenue
Sun God Bids Northern Residents Travel South
A playful weather note frames Arthur Mometer as the sun god inviting northern residents to escape the cold. It humorously suggests packing for a southern getaway as frigid days persist and a warm palm beach scene awaits with a sunny, relaxed tone. The piece ends noting a high of thirty six.
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Hell
Palm Beach
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William A. Turnbull
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Robert Chasseuil
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Arthur Mometer
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