29 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
1
Acting Secretary Morgenthau stated the treasury targets big gold hoards in banks and private holdings. He said millions may lie with individuals who ignored the original order and that harsher penalties, doubling the value held, aim to compel compliance and end the year with decisive action.
A fierce northwest wind drove New York and the northeast into a record cold spell with official readings at 2 below zero at 8:30 am. Unofficial suburbs showed 6 below in Paulsboro and 5 below in Westchester and western Connecticut. Upstate New York plummeted to 21 below in Auburn with 15 to 20 below across the Adirondacks and near the Canadian border. The city’s 2 below zero broke an 11 year record dating to February 17, 1922.
The New Castle News will not publish on New Year’s Day while Pa Newe reports skating around the city and nearby. Youths skate on the Neshannock at Croton Hill, and ice is good on local lakes. Temperatures hover around zero with light wind. residents discuss coasting on city streets and parks.
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine this morning show a maximum of 21 and a minimum of 3 with 01 inches of precipitation and 5.5 feet of snowfall. For the same date year ago the maximum was 45 and the minimum 17 with no precipitation.
In Argentina, a revolutionary movement erupts in Santa Fe and Rosario with heavy casualties. The government reports 35 to 40 killed and about 250 wounded as rebels seize Santa Fe buildings while loyal troops advance. Planes are dispatched from Parana to bomb if needed.
Public sentiment favors placing the new county court house on the old Martin Gantz school site. The property is owned by the New Castle School district and tax free, so using it would preserve tax revenues and redirect the purchase price to school expenses. The site is conveniently located near attorneys and would allow parking for jurors and witnesses.
The federal CWA says New Years Day will see painting of the Thaddeus Stevens Building, a Rose Avenue playground, and West Side school basement remodeling begin. Gunton Park work starts Saturday with orders issued. Over 1500 workers are on CWA projects now, rising to about 1750 by Tuesday January 2.
Harrisburg report notes the tentative price list for state liquor stores open next Tuesday details a wide range from bottled in bond whiskey six fifty to seven dollars per quart to wine as low as forty five cents per pint. The board warns of limited supply across two hundred plus brands amid domestic shortages.
A region wide cold wave drives temperatures to record lows. Montreal posts 30 to 40 degrees below zero, Rochester marks a seven year low of minus 7, Watertown reaches six below tying a 1904 benchmark, Tupper Lake hits 35 below official, Quebec at 45 below, Lake Edwards in Quebec hits minus 50.
Police in Baltimore investigate the death of Mrs. Joseph Ranft, a well known Baltimore beauty, whose body was found in a gas filled basement. She was the daughter of the late Francis P. Curtis former speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.
In Miami on December 29, Francis Harrell Marsalis and Helen Richey pushed The Outdoor Girl through fog and after beating an electrical storm, maintaining flight for nearly nine days and 15 hours at 9 30 a m E S T, setting a new world mark for continuous flight despite fatigue and engine strain.
In Kane Pa the temperature plunged to 23 degrees below zero breaking a 15 year record as Old Man Winter tightened his grip. In St Marys Pa the mercury dropped to 19 below zero also signaling a long standing cold snap.
Alfred McCready aged 61 died in New Wilmington. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the notice.
Old Man Winter hits Pennsylvania with subzero cold as Tobyhanna records 36 below and Mount Pocono 32 below. Kane sinks to 23 below, Franklin and Monroe counties also show deep freezes while Cherry Valley hits 20 below. Fatalities include 12 year old Helen Gaza from Sharpsburg and eight year old Dalton White from Marmarville.
Weather forecaster W S Brotzman told International News Service that Pennsylvania has seen the worst of the frigid spell. A high December barometric pressure broke a 62 year record. He said temperatures would rise, with not as cold tonight and 30 degrees by tomorrow afternoon, near normal for December.
A group of western senators led by Senator Burton K. Wheeler organized a Senate Silver bloc in Washington on December 29 to demand remonetization of silver at 16 to 1. They cited $11,367,412 in silver payments from debtor nations over six months and announced plans to issue about $11,000,000 in silver certificates.
In Baltimore on December 29, six month old Sue Trammell was operated on for an obstruction in the cerebral spinal fluid tract. Dr. Walter E. Dandy performed the two hour procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The bulletin said the child rested comfortably but the final outcome could not be determined.
Mercer county officials announce a 200000 loan from the public works fund to finance bridges roads and general repairs. Projects include a Shenango river 190 foot bridge at Wheatland a Wolf creek 100 foot bridge at Grove City and roads in Stoneboro and Buhl Park Sharon. About 200 workers will be hired as weather allows and bids over 500 must follow Pennsylvania law with Mercer County men on the low bid.
Harrisburg was chosen as the 1934 convention city by the Pennsylvania Education Association at its annual meeting in Philadelphia. Carmen Ross of Doylestown was elected president and Dr. Francis B. Haas of Bloomsburg was named a national council member.
Beverly Hills dispatch notes the Pan American conference in Uruguay adjourned without substantive results yet leaving participants amicable. The writer credits Cordell Hall for effective diplomacy across Argentina, Chile, Peru and other nations, while US delegates typically depart unrecognized.
Writer Ted Lloyd files suit against his former in laws over his marriage to Marcia Workman later alleging her parents influenced the divorce. The suit seeks annulment claiming Marcia was 16 at the wedding as her mother contests the age.
In Birmingham on December 29 Elgin Morris a Jefferson county deputy sheriff was found shot and burned in a wrecked automobile. The flaming car and Morris were discovered by mine workers along a desolate stretch near the city after he was seen with a negro woman earlier.
Casper Powell, 81, was jailed on murder charges in the death of Frances Gerino, 25, a nurse for the elderly, at the home of Powell’s son Harry. The incident occurred as authorities investigated the fatal shooting at the residence in Alliance.
Greensburg state report states the Westmoreland county home will close January 1 with a new plan for its 11 mentally ill residents. Officials consider relocation options and funding as the decision finalizes today. The move aims to place residents in suitable facilities promptly.
Financial writer Leslie Gould reports a broad group of U S business leaders expect 1934 to be better than 1933. They cite progress in 1933, support for the New Deal, and moderation in forecasts across industries from autos to retail merchandising, with calls for fundamental changes.
Three young women and their escort died when a Michigan Central train struck their car near Rodney Ontario early today. Victims were Carmen Evans 27 driver Jean Stewart 23 Georgiana Munro 24 and Sarah Paterson 26.
Walter Reppin, 18, of Newark New Jersey, condemned to die in the gas chamber at Colorado Penitentiary next week after Gov. Johnson refused clemency. The case underscores a harsh executive decision in the December 29 Denver report.
The verse notes winter mood and home comfort as frost nips curbstones and lakes. It contrasts blizzards with staying in, banking the furnace, and enjoying a pipe and a book while snow and ice shape the routine. The narrator emphasizes cozy indoor appeal during cold spells.
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