Epidemic of robberies hits East Side homes Thursday night
A lone thief used a skeleton key to enter or attempt to enter five East Side homes between seven and 10 30 last night. Observed at one scene the robber secured items at two others and succeeded at four or five entries. the skeleton key was found in one home. Description matches Harry Alford who was robbed near his Adams street garage the prior night. Homes entered include William P Boyd 924 Winslow James Edmundson 930 Beckford D R Moore 1031 Beckford C A Wasson 919 Adams A attempted entry at Charles A Brunton 921 Adams. Continued on Page Two.
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East Side District
Harry Alford
Adams Street
William P. Boyd
Winslow Avenue
James Edmundson
Beckford Street
D. R. Moore
C. A. Wasson
Charles A. Brunton
William
Judge Lindley Rejects Clark's Merits Ruling
Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley in Chicago ruled that attacks on the validity of the Eighteenth Amendment are without merit. He overruled a quash motion in the indictment of George Morris of Streator charging operation of a still.
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Chicago
Clark
New Jersey
Walter C. Lindley
Lindley
George Morris
Streator
United States
New Castle Council Approves Immediate Police Hiring
City officials authorize adding five officers to the New Castle police force. Recruits will begin night duty Saturday, chosen by Police Chief Cy Horner with former officers favored. The push follows a week of rising crime including four home burglaries and attempts on a fifth. Mayor Gillespie upholds the plan as a tougher stance against law breakers.
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Gillespie
Cy Horner
Tri-State
New Castle
Horner
Reeves
Genkinger
Four shopping days remain before Christmas in town
PA Newg Observes notes shoppers rushing to finish gifts. A young boy eyes a red bike near the post office while a girl browses downtown window displays. Christmas toy notices fill downtown stores and a clock mouse delights onlookers at a window. Margaret L Henry home features children crafting items for Miss Henry.
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Margaret L. Henry
Miss Henry
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period Ends Nine A.M.
U S Weather Bureau statistics show a high of 33 and a low of 27 degrees with no precipitation. The river stands at 43 feet and is falling.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Italian Planes Halted By Gale Over North Africa
A severe gale off the North African coast delays General Italo Balbo's divided Italian air squadron. Six of fourteen planes have landed in the Balearic Islands, while the rest wait in Cartagena for the hop to Kenitra Morocco. Weather grounded Balbo and his party from rejoining the main group yesterday. The seaplane squadron continues a seven-stage flight toward South America.
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International News Service
Cartagena
Spain
North African
Italo Balbo
Morocco
Balearic Islands
Kenitra
South America
Desperate Bank Bandits Tracked To Dense Swamp
Two army observation planes from the 106th squadron circled the Bogue Chitto Swamp near Saffold Alabama in a hunt for four bank bandits. The crews were armed and ready to shoot or bomb if spotted, while track hounds hunted the jungle following the elusive criminals.
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International News Service
Safford
Ala
Chitto
106Th
Birmingham
Donora Plant Damaged By Fire At American Steel Facility
Fire at the Donora plant of the American Steel and Wire Company destroyed the pipe shop and millwrights department and crippled the plant for hours. Police estimated damage at 50000 dollars as firefighters, hampered by low water pressure, fought flames from 2:30 AM until 6 AM. Officials said repairs would begin immediately to prevent layoffs of about one thousand workers. The cause of the blaze was undetermined.
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International News Service
Donora
American Steel and Wire Company
Negro Confesses Killing Teacher in Missouri
Reymond Gunn, an ex convict, confessed to the murder of Miss Velma Colter, 19, a schoolteacher in Maryville Missouri. He was held in a St Joseph jail after authorities moved him there fearing mob violence following his capture based on an informant tip and an imprint near the school.
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Central Press
National Guard
Velma Colter
Maryville
International News Service
Reymond Gunn
St. Joseph
Gunn
Miss Colter
Richard New
New
World Court defeat sparks mixed tides in Hoover era opinion
A Hollywood dispatch reflects on the World Court setback as a victory for Mr. Hoover to the writer, who ridicules American judicial systems and notes broader concerns about judges and justice while suggesting laughter at the political moment.
City Fireman Dies After Car Strikes Freight Car
Alec E. Hartman aged 66 longtime New Castle fire department member died at New Castle hospital shortly before 2 PM from a heart ailment after his automobile struck a freight car on a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie siding on Produce street. Fire Chief Charles H. Lynn was present at the hospital.
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Capt. Almond
Alec E. Hartman
Croton Avenue
New Castle
New Castle Hospital
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Produce Street
Charles H. Lynn
New Castle man held in county bookmaking raid
County Detective Peck Lee and state police officers arrested John Micco Thursday at 910 South Mercer Street. Police report found in his possession a pile of number slips from customers and a roomful of numbers, slips, and cash in the house. Micco, a New Castle man, allegedly worked for Youngstown gamblers and drove an Ohio‑registered car while claiming New Castle as his home.
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Peck Lee
John Miccoc
South Mercer Street
Micco
New Castle
Youngstown
Ohio
Five Killed As Auto Plunges Into Abutment
Five young men died when a car crashed into an abutment of the Pennsylvania Railroad underpass near Lewisburg Pennsylvania. The victims include W Wheeler Watson 25 son of Federal Judge Albert L Watson Wilkes Barre Wilbur Gair Herman Gair both 25 and Arthur L Rohn 30 Canton Ohio. Paul August of Watsontown was injured. Coroner Joseph Fisher opened an inquiry.
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International News Service
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W. Wheeler Watson
Albert L. Watson
Wilkes-Barre
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Robert Wilson
Wilbur Gair
Herman Gair
Watsontown
Arthur L. Rohn
Canton
Ohio
Paul August
Joseph Fisher
Sunbury
Lewisburg Bridge
Susquehanna River
Capone Face Possible Murder Charge in 1924 Slaying
Chicago December 19. State's Attorney investigators summon witnesses in the May 8 1924 slaying of Joseph Howard at a South Side saloon. Capone once questioned then freed though police officials told a coroner's jury he was the killer. Howard, a gang member and beer runner under Johnny Torrio, was shot five times at close range.
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International News Service
Chicago
Scarface
al” Capone
Generalissimo
Joseph Howard
Howard
South Side
Capone
Michael Hughes
Johnny Torrio
New York
Donnie Schroeder Returned to New Castle Family
Donnie Schroeder son of Irene Schroeder will spend Christmas with his mother after being brought from West Virginia by his grandfather and aunts. He was left in New Castle when the visitors departed last night.
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Donnie Schroeder
Irene Schroeder
West Virginia
Irene
Donnie
New Castle
Revolver Stolen From Mail Truck At Station
H. G. Lutz notified police that a Smith & Wesson .45 revolver, holster, and government belt were stolen from a mail truck at the Baltimore and Ohio station between 9 and 9 40 PM. An unknown person was the suspect.
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H. G. Lutz
Baltimore and Ohio
Smith & Wesson
Neshannock Township Schoolhouse Damaged by Fire
Forty pupils at Fairview school in Neshannock Township lost six days of Christmas vacation after a small one story wooden building on Highland Avenue burned early today. Firemen led by Assistant Chief H. Clare Stockman controlled the blaze, caused by an overheated coal stove, with damage about six hundred dollars to floor walls and roof. Desks largely undamaged and students began vacation earlier than planned.
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Fairview
Neshannock Township
New Castle
H. Clare Stockman
Highland Avenue
Kathryn Mayberry
R. D
Senator Davis Defends Hoover In Philadelphia
Senator James J. Davis spoke at the New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania dinner in Philadelphia predicting Congress will approve 500 million dollars for public works this session. He defended President Hoover against critics amid the depressed economy.
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Hoover
Philadelphia
International News Service
Herbert Hoover
U. S
James J. Davis
New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania
Congress
Grove City Youth Heads to Cleveland in Job Search
Colby Easterbrook an 18 year old Grove City high school senior left home after quitting algebra to seek work. He was later seen in a Cleveland bread line after a food checker identified him from a photo. His parents fear he may be with relatives in Cleveland.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Grove City
Becauss
Colby Easterbrook
G. S. Easterbrook
Colby
George Easterbrook
Young Easterbrook
Grove City High School
Congress Seeks Quick Relief Before Christmas Holidays
Congress leaders from both parties push to pass drought loan 45 million, public works 116 million, and farm board 150 million bills before adjournment for Christmas. If not enacted by tomorrow night, session extends into next week delaying holidays.
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William K. Hutchinson
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Highway Dept Error Misstates Driver License Revocation
The News reported that Elmer P. Taylor of 8 Katherine Street had his driver license revoked. Benj G Eynon, Registrar of Motor Vehicles, confirms the revocation notice was in error and the correct person resides in Pittsburgh. The paper apologizes for the unintended error but notes Bureau bulletins are assumed correct.
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Elmer P. Taylor
Katherine Street
Taylor
Harrisburg
Benj. G. Eynon
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Eynon
E. P Taylor
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Death Notice for Margaret Sanders in Boro Line Street
Mrs. Margaret Sanders aged 38 is listed, with location on Boro Line Street. The notice names Richard Simms of 515 Young Street as a related party.
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Margaret Sanders
Boro Line Street
Richard Simms
Young Street
Nine Missing Launch Upsets San Francisco Bay
Nine persons are missing after a fishing launch capsized off Tomales Bay on the Marin county shore. A Marshall resident identified the craft as the missing launch owned by Jack Freas, who answered the description of the wrecked vessel.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Tomales Bay
Marin County
Marshall
Point Reyes
Jack Freas
Christmas in Snowy Weather Preference
The speaker contrasts celebrating Christmas in warm sunny Isles with snowy blustery conditions. They insist the season feels more real with snow, frost crunch, bells, sleds, and cherry noses, despite winter in sunshine. The nostalgia centers on traditional winter scenes rather than tropical warmth.
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