27 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1937
Page
1
Mrs. Claire Brandeis, former French beauty and estranged wife of FE John Brandeis, asks the Los Angeles court for a separate monthly allowance of $5250. She alleges her husband is worth $15,000,000.
Hundreds of autos toured the city during Christmas Eve and Sunday as holiday displays lit Sumner avenue and nearby blocks. Winter travel drew licenses from distant states while the post office slowed. A diary habit is proposed as a New Year observance and car cleaning costs rise with winter weather. Legal notes report quarter sessions court convictions and guilty pleas for intoxicated driving.
A survey by International News Service shows 42 Pennsylvanians died in Christmas weekend incidents. Auto accidents across the state killed many, with 11 fatalities in the Pittsburgh district alone, including two 15 year olds Gertrude Kelly and Betty Cunningham.
Weather report for 24 hours to 9 am notes high 42 and low 20 with trace precipitation and a 7 foot river stage. Sunday morn statistics record high 40 and low 26 with no precipitation. Christmas morn records show high 43 and low 34 with 0.5 inches of precipitation.
The Panay bombing crisis eases after Japan’s apology and guarantees of satisfaction. The United States relaxes its tense stance but Connor over the attack remains: American rights in China must be respected during Japan's operations. The future depends on Japan’s conduct.
Fire endangered the home of Charles E. Barker at 140 East Winter Avenue shortly after 11 am. The blaze started near the furnace in the cellar and climbed to the second floor before firefighters arrived. Estimated loss about $200.
Firefighters were called at 10:45 this morning to the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Booker at 332 North Mercer Street. An overheated stove in the kitchen is believed to have ignited paper and rubbish behind the stove, burning a small hole in the floor. Loss estimated around $5.
Japanese forces captured Tsinan the Shan tung capital after crossing the Yellow River with thousands of troops. After taking the gates, they entered the city center and raised the rising sun flag, reclaiming western Shantung. Tokyo pledged against repeats of the Panay incident and pressed foreign policy steps in Shanghai.
By order of Governor George H. Earle Judge W Walter Braham was sworn in as president judge of Lawrence County replacing illness resigning President Judge James A Chambers. The oath was given at 9 12 by Clerk John A Edgar after the commission dated December 24.
Baby Newton rests in a respirator at a Cheyenne hospital after his mother, Mrs. Margaret Beaver Newton, wife of a Wyoming rancher, died moments before his birth. Nurse Flora Morris attended the infant, born one minute after the mother’s death.
About 150 education and recreation leaders from Beaver Butler Lawrence and Mercer counties gather for a three day conference at George Washington junior high school. The event features demonstrations discussions and addresses by Harrisburg supervisors and state officials including Miss Myra DeHaven Woodruff and George C White.
In Warren Ohio a coroner's inquest opens into the fatal Christmas Eve shooting of Mrs Cordelia Campbell 55 and injures her daughter Miss Louise Campbell 28. Prosecutor Paul J Reagan says the shooting appears accidental and Miss Campbell retrieved the gun from her car and fired first into a wall then at her mother.
A two day Christmas period ends with mild weather, pleasant visits, and strong church services. Ceremonies Sunday night dances and secular celebrations drew crowds while highway accidents were few and non fatal. Communities look ahead to the New Year with reflections on a peaceful holiday season.
The 85 year old Pennsylvania State Education Association opened a three day convention in Harrisburg with division addresses. Delegates from across the state consider committee recommendations including one to have the state share one third of district education costs. The legislative committee notes no real estate tax rate limits passed in 1937. Dr Lester K. Ade may endorse the real estate tax stand if an alternative is found.
The Panay’s sister ship Oahu and a salvage tug sail up the Yangtze to raise the Panay and settle whether the gunboat was machine-gunned as it sank under Japanese bombs. Lt. Comm. Hughes says rivets may reveal the truth amid broader Japanese advances in China and near Hangchow.
New Castle postmen carried bulging mail bags, mainly late greeting cards, marking the end of Christmas mailing. Assistant Postmaster James G. Leslie may release holiday figures tomorrow as officials weigh whether totals beat 1936. Illness sidelined several workers, including critically ill clerk Hugh M. Rocks in New Castle hospital.
Isadore Signler aged 19 confessed to police that nicknames Angel Face and Sissy masked his plan to display toughness. He was seized as a robber after a career of crime and claimed the neighborhood called him Angel Face.
In Shanghai on December 27 the Japanese army outlined a shift that could end foreign extraterritorial rights in areas under Japanese occupation. An official statement said offenses against Japanese military law in occupied Chinese territory would not be judged by foreign courts, with potential death penalties for espionage sabotage and interference with military operations. Shanghai districts north of Soochow Creek were reopened to foreign residents yesterday, cited as evidence China can no longer meet treaty obligations.
Chicago police report a gang broke into a delicatessen after hours, looting cash from the drawer and cigars and candy valued at 300 dollars plus. The burglars shouted to onlookers that they were taking in ventory.
Jean Hepburn, a stage actress who moved from London to Hollywood, allegedly burglarized Beverly Hills homes to gain film attention. She was sentenced to Tehachapi prison and later transferred to the State Hospital for the Insane at Ukiah.
The holiday period saw more than 400 deaths from automobile accidents and violence nationwide. Upstate New York logged eleven car fatalities, Connecticut twelve, Illinois twenty seven, while California through Pennsylvania together accounted for about one hundred deaths. The New York area had a light toll, and over 50,000 cars used the Lincoln and Holland tunnels in a single day.
At the city building council session Councilman James L. Fink introduced the 1938 tax levy bill. The proposed millage is 11 mills, split into 9 for general revenue 2 for sinking fund and 0.5 for the free public library. Expenditures for 1938 are estimated at $540,975.91 on property assessed around $49,000,000. Final action expected Thursday.
Obituary notes William C. English aged 84 at Lawrence County Home. Also listed are William F. List 49 of Hillsville Jesse Bunnell 86 Edenburg and Mrs Cornelia Browning Cumberland Md and Mrs Florence M Barnes 52 of 220 McCready Place.
Tokyo reports Japan expresses profound gratitude over closure of the Panay affair and pledges stricter caution to prevent repeats. Yamamoto states navy will prevent recurrence. indemnity settlement remains with U S government Standard Vacuum Oil and victims. Chiang Kai-shek reaction noted as disappointed. America's reply to Tokyo's Christmas Eve note is cited.
In Galilee three days of fighting left a band of alleged Arab terrorists surrounded by British troops and police. More than 30 Arabs were killed in the Yuletide clash, and one British soldier died with three wounded.
In Hollywood a mother from Minneapolis and her 3 year old son died after being trapped by flames from a burning Christmas tree in a bedroom. Four others were severely burned. The victims were Mrs. B. B. Garber and her son David.
Arthur Mometer recalls a hurricane that tore through a living room scattering Christmas gifts. A railroad train, cars, a football, toys, and noisy devices lie in a tangled heap as a tree stands amid the aftermath. The account frames a birthday or holiday chaos with a lingering sense of recovery.
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