22 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1936
Page
1
Unidentified nude woman with long black hair and fair skin, about twenty, was found dead in the Rolling Road Golf Club clubhouse kitchen outside Baltimore. Gas jets were open, suggesting accidental or foul play during a winter closure. no ID, scene free of clues.
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek flies to Lianfu in a personal bid to ransom Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek from Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang. She is said to offer a king’s ransom in cash and is accompanied by her brother T. V. Soong.
A PA NewcObserves note recalls Chickadees silenced by Sunday snow hunger. After the observer placed ground feed, chickadees descended to feed at his feet and restored the birds language. The piece ends with Christmas wishes and a nod to local sledding on East Reynolds street amid 1937 traffic.
The Gridiron club semi annual dinner satirizes from the president to cabinet members and other New Deal leaders. Republicans at the event face sharp but playful satire amid pageantry and song.
In Havana on December 22 President Miguel Mariano Gomez faced imminent removal as Col. Fulgenio Batista’s forces pushed impeachment for coercion of congress through the House by 111 to 45. Armed senators debated the measure past six in the morning amid tense scenes following a near shooting on the floor.
A safe deposit box potentially holds a clue to the escape of Joseph J. Bruno, life-term convict in the Kelayrese election eve massacre case, as state investigators pursue the box beyond current obstruction claims by Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti.
More than a dozen liners with 3500 passengers and Christmas mail are delayed by North Atlantic storms and will reach New York 24 hours or more late. Westbound ships held up include the Normandie Europa Aquitania Champlain Kongstein Pilsudski Ansonia Deutschland Exchorda and Rotterdam.
A slight improvement was reported this afternoon in the condition of Sam Ross of 222 Edgewood Avenue who is in New Castle hospital suffering with three bullet wounds in the back. Hospital attendants said he rested fairly well last night.
Vatican officials reveal Pope Pius plans a worldwide Christmas address by radio despite fears it may stress his illness. His physician Dr Milani and Cardinal Pacelli warned the emotional effort could endanger the ailing pope and barred Cardinals from visiting the sick room.
Hollywood dispatch reports actor Phil Regan admitted he is married after 13 years with four children. He and his wife raised the children while he worked as a policeman in Brooklyn. The couple reportedly kept their identity a secret to preserve his romantic image.
A rescue party in Idaho reported the two Northwest Airlines pilots A. A. Haid and Joseph Livermore are dead after their Lockheed plane crashed Friday. Lieut. Byron Cooper of the Idaho National Guard sighted the downed craft over Cemetery Ridge in the St. Joe National Forest.
Disappearance of Frieda Mierse the Miss America of 1927 complicates the separation suit of Mrs. Ed Wynn against her actor husband. Attorney Froner seeks relief, and a Supreme Court judge reserves decision as efforts to locate Mrs. Wynn continue.
Mary Ann O'Neill 90 of 461 Moore Avenue James Wilson 87 of North Beaver Township Willis R White 77 of Enon Valley Charles W Kelly 61 of New Castle are reported as deceased with addresses provided for public records
The Pennsylvania Power Company reveals a $3,000,000 power plant near New Castle, with site still undecided but expected to boost local industry. Louis B. Round, VP and GM, stresses the plant's regional significance and links it to the Pymatuning Dam's proven value to the district.
The Newcastle post office processed about 100000 holiday letters on Monday, with 78000 cancellations by machine and the rest by hand. Postmaster Steen said windows stay open tonight until 8 o clock and praised the day's workload as a record pace.
Brookville Indiana December 22 194? Heber L Jimmy Hicks 39 must die in electric chair before sunrise Saturday April 16 for the head and hands murder of Captain Harry Miller retired Cincinnati Ohio fire captain jury deliberated four hours and 45 minutes before convicting him
Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, exchanged gifts with Wallis Simpson and others from Castle Enzesfeld. He sent a mink cape and a diamond wristwatch to Cannes, while Wallis sent an opossum coat and a St Bernard dog from the south of France. He also shared photographs and remembered his family, including Princess Elisabeth.
Mrs Marion Stegowski and her 12 year old LeRoy leaped into Lake Michigan after a tour of toy departments left them unable to buy gifts. Otto Olson risked his life to rescue the mother but LeRoy could not be revived.
In Dallas Texas on December 22 15 year old W F Emery died from a rifle shot to the head during a William Tell act with a play rifle. He and an 11 year old companion had been rabbit hunting and were almost home when Emery urged his friend to shoot off his fat. The rifle ball entered Emery's head.
President Roosevelt moves to submit a new St. Lawrence waterway treaty to the senate risking a fresh parliamentary fight. The rejected 1934 pact would have joint construction of a $500,000,000 canal from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic with critics saying it favored Canada and harmed eastern U S ports at taxpayer expense.
Madrid reports bodies of German officers and soldiers found among rebel dead after a five hour battle south of Madrid. Loyalists attack near Villaverde with an international column and push insurgents from forward positions. An engagement northwest of Madrid involved more than 20 000 troops as the leftist government pressed a counter offensive.
In Nanticoke Pennsylvania ten men were rescued after an elevator cage auto safety dogs failed, trapping them 2000 feet down a coal shaft. Workers rigged an emergency pulley line and pulled the group 180 feet to surface over four hours. Three men were lowered into the pit to set up the rescue device.
A young man ponders Santa Claus fate and delivery issues asking how Santa will clear chimneys without a dirty pack how reindeers eat live and travel and whether Santa has a wife and how names of children are learned. The piece frames a child’s wonder about Christmas logistics and the weather.
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