Dollar Days Begin In New Castle Stores Big Bargains Planned
Tomorrow marks the first of two Dollar Days as 48 Retail Merchants Association members prepare in New Castle. Thursday and Friday will feature special price offers across the business district attracting shoppers from the city and surrounding areas. Clerks rush to ready displays while readers are urged to check The News for item highlights and bargains as the annual event continues.
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New Castle
Retail Merchants Association
Jts
Two Irish Rebels Executed For Coventry Bomb Plot
Peter Barnes and James Richards, young IRA members, were hanged in Birmingham after failed reprieve attempts for the Coventry bombing that killed five. The executions, completed by 9 a.m. with a small crowd observing in the streets near the prison, followed police cordons and a silent clock toll. A public notice appeared at 9:07 a.m.
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Cinternational News Service
Birmingham
Ieng
Peter Barnes
James Richards
Irish Republican Army
Coventry
Sam
Erie
New Castle
Screech Owls Found Dying In Tree Stubs In Pennsylvania
Charles Giddings of Neshannock Boulevard reports that while pruning lines for Penna Power Company workers found screech owls in tree stubs. The birds appeared frozen but revived after warming, later eager to regain liberty. Also notes stamps for Washington Irving and other series on sale at the local post office. A Greensburg fire at the Greensburg Lumber company caused about 50 000 dollars damage, starting in the boiler room and taking two hours to control.
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Charles Giddings
Neshannock Boulevard
Penna Power Company
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Louisa May Alcott
Huy
Greensburg
Greensburg Lumber Company
New Castle
Daily Weather Report for Tuesday
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 5 p.m. Tuesday show a maximum temperature of 45, a minimum of 33, and precipitation of .30 inches. River stage stands at 4.2 feet. For the same date last year, the maximum was 45, the minimum 24, with no precipitation.
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United States
Ex-teacher Beatrice Cox Charged With Slaying Mother
Beatrice Cox 35 of San Diego faces a charge of slaying her mother Claraox 55. Police hunted her for a week in East San Diego hills and canyons. She was found behind her home and rushed to a hospital psychiatric ward.
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Beatrice Cox
San Diego
Calif
Claraox
Gandhi hopeful for settlement after talks with Linlithgow
Mohandas K Gandhi, en route from New Delhi to Wardha, expressed hope India Britain dispute may soon be settled after a conference with Viceroy Linlithgow failed to yield Dominion status. He said talks are not broken but suspended and believes goal may be reached sooner without another struggle.
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International News Service
Allahabad
India
Jhansi
Wardha
New Delhi
Mohandas K
Gandhi
Great Britain
Congress
Marquess of Linlithgow
New Castle
Floating Mine Damages English Boat Pier
A floating German mine drifted ashore on England's east coast and exploded beneath a pleasure boat pier. The blast destroyed part of the structure, shook the district, and shattered windows in seafront buildings.
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International News Service
London
England
British Coastal Steamer Munster Sunk Off England
The 4,302 ton British coastal steamer Munster was sunk off England today likely by a mine or German submarine. About 200 passengers and crew were brought ashore by a tramp steamer and all were believed landed safely. some crew members were injured and rushed to hospitals by ambulances.
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Internnational News Service
London
Munster
England
Local Resident Dies In Crash In New Castle Area
Mrs Edward Kline 31 of 122 West Washington Street New Castle died after a two car crash on a curve on McGuffey Street in suburban Youngstown Ohio Tuesday evening. Others in the death car were injured including driver Paul Blasco 28 and Miss Thiliian Minteer Mrs Paul Pope and Frank Letch all from Youngstown. James Thomas driver of the other car was uninjured.
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Edward Kline
West Washington Street
New Castle
McGuffey
Youngstown
St.Elizabeth's Hospital
Kline
Paul Blasco
Hubbard R. D. 2
Thiliian Minteer
Paul Pope
Frank Letch
Minteer
James Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Charge Youth Killed Husband Of Landlady
Bellefontaine Ohio February story reports Prosecutor J Ewing Smith saying 18 year old roomer Donald Slater confessed to killing his landlady’s husband Fred Jenkins 56 citing jealousy of a woman 32 years his senior. First degree murder charges to be filed and accessory charges against widow Minnie Jenkins 50 and her son Merlin 18. Jenkins a railroad telegrapher was bludgeoned to death and his body dumped by a roadside near Dayton Saturday night.
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International News Service
Bellefontaine
J. Ewing Smith
Donald Slater
Fred Jenkins
Slater
Minnie Jenkins
Merlin
Smith
Jenkins
Dayton
Pelley Faces Dies Committee Questioning in Washington
The Dies committee planned to question William Dudley Pelley in Washington while he faces parole violation charges in North Carolina. Pelleys surrender ends months of evasion and influences the House battle over the plot to smear the committee, with Rep. Frank Hook demanding withdrawal of forged speech records.
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Washington
Dies Committee
William Dudley Pelley
Pelley
North Carolina
Ateter
House Rules Committee
House
Martin Dies
Frank E. Hook
Michigan
Hook
Dies
Boy Scouts Ready To Rule County And City
On Saturday February 10 Mayor Charles B Mayne designates Civic Day with Boy Scouts taking over county and city duties from 10 am to noon. Scouts will fill selected city and county offices at City Hall and County Court House to learn government operations as part of Boy Scout Week. Scout leaders were instructed to select one scout per troop to report in uniform at 8 am at the Greer building, then assign offices after drawing lots.
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Charlesb. Mayne
County Court House
John J. Finnessy
Lawrence County
King
Greer
Lawrence predicts opposition candidate to Guffey named soon
Democratic State Chairman David L. Lawrence said a candidate to oppose U S Sen Joseph F Guffey will be selected within a week. He noted strong demand from factions for an alternative and planned to confer with party leaders in Harrisburg over the coming days.
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C International News Service
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Lawrence
Harrisburg
Japan May Denounce Open Door Treaty Hears From London
Reports in London today claim Japan plans to denounce the nine power open door treaty in China. British circles say there is no confirmation, but such action would be viewed by the British government as extremely serious.
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London
Japan
China
Motor Police Disarm Man Near New Castle
State motor police confronted William Eckley 34 of New Castle R D 4 when he allegedly aimed a repealing shotgun at Corporal Dolan and Private Klare during an attempted arrest in Scott Township. Eckley was disarmed, confined after a hearing before Alderman James C Brice, and held in default of bail for court on charges of wantonly pointing firearms and surety of the peace. wife accuses him of assault.
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Dolan
Klare
William Eckley
New Castle R. D
Eckley
James C. Brice
C. V. Livingston
Corporal Doland
Eckley Place
Scott Township
New
Cabtle
Death Claims Rabbi Cecil Shenson of New Castle
New Castle's Jewish community mourns Rabbi Cecil Shenson of Tifereth Israel synagogue. Bedfast since last Friday, he died of pneumonia at 1:58 this morning at his home on East Reynolds street. He was 80, born November 4, 1860, a learned rabbinic scholar known for his ideal personality and readiness to help others.
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New Castle
Cecil Shenson
Tifereth Israel
East Reynolds Street
Rabbi Shenson
New Fire Siren Heard Today In Bhenango Township
A new fire siren atop an East New Castle garage rang late morning as Bhenango Township firefighters responded to a chicken coop fire near the old Pittsburgh road threatening a home. Firemen did not learn who occupied the home. Shenango's truck made the trip and the blaze was quickly extinguished.
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Bhenango Township
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Shenango
Death Notice Summary for Williams and Friends
Williams 85 of 818 Eina Street dies. Mrs Edward Kiloc 31 of 122 West Washington Street. Martagrazzia Leavelia 89 of Frew Mill Road. Rabbi Cecil Shenson 60 of 239 East Reynolds Street.
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Williams
Eina Street
Edward Kiloc
Weat Washington Street
Mre
Martagrazzia Leavelia
Frew Mill Road
Cecil Shenson
Eaat Reynolds Street
Marital Troubles Between Lewisohn and Common-Law Wife Deepen
Ludwig Lewisohn 58 and his bride Edna Manley 31 honeymoon in a New York apartment as he announces a court battle to gain custody of their son James Elias 6 from his admitted common-law wife Thelma Spear 42. The dispute follows another scene delaying his Baltimore marriage.
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Itytarnational News Service
New York
Ludwig Lewisohn
Edna Manley
Rochester
Lewisohn
Thelma Spear
James Elias
Baltimore
Ray
New Castle
John L. Lewis Charges Secret Conferences Behind Wagner Amendments
CIO leader John L. Lewis accused 14 large corporations and the National Association of Manufacturers of aiding the A F L in drafting Wagner Act amendments in a series of secret conferences. Lewis prepared to provide documentary proof but did not appear. his allegations were read by CIO vice-president Philip Murray before the Senate labor committee.
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International News Service
Washington
Feb. T
John L. Lewis
CIO
Senate
National Association of Manufacturers
A. F. of L
Lewis
Philip Murray
Senate Labor Committee
New Castle
Nursemaid And Baby Missing In New York Case
New York police sought Mary Travels 24 of Brooklyn today after she reported her five year old charge and the nursemaid Helen Jean Sterba missing. Mrs Travels said she returned from work at a beauty parlor last night to find both gone. Travels, who came from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., hired the girl three weeks ago. she and her husband live apart.
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International News Service
New York
Mary Travels
Brookly
Helen
Jean Sterba
Wilkes-Barre
Mra. Travels
Canadian Governor General Injured In Bath Fall
Ottawa Feb 7 Lord Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada was unconscious for an hour after fainting in his bath and falling striking his head. He rests comfortably and out of danger. His scalp was cut but skull not fractured though a concussion occurred.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Modern Raffles Held In Texas
International News Service reports a Texas case where a man jailed on tax evasion charges linked to $250,000 in stolen loot worries investigators. Police seek Fred Johnson’s accomplice, a self styled society burglar, after jewelry and valuables worth about $150,000 were found. Johnson, 46, was arrested after officers found burglary tools, a pistol, flashlights, and a skeleton key ring in his car. A notebook with names and addresses was found on him.
Ice Lingers On Local Streams Despite Recent Rain
Heavy rain Tuesday melted most district snow but left a coating of ice on local streams. Cold air last night suggests the ice will persist for some time. A mid January warm spell caused temporary flooding as ice formed hollow under it when temps dropped again.
Mass Attacks Continue Against Finnish Line
Six more Soviet offensives against Finland's Mannerheim line were repulsed as heavy fighting raged along the Summa sector. Helsinki reports 164 Russians killed in recent clashes with Finnish defences aided by artillery and bombing.
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Bullstiv
Helsinki
Finland
Mannerheim
Summa
Red Army
Moscow
Carelian
Lake Ladoga
New Castle
Little Danger Of Floods Seen
Harrisburg reports indicate widespread rains across the state do not threaten floods now. Authorities expect a coming cold spell to halt rising waters and say ice jams pose only localized flood risk if heavy winter and spring rainfall occurs.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
St. Patrick's Day
Cozy Weather Trick In A Dook Tub Accessory
A quirky late era tip suggests a dook as a prank to fool the weather and stay cozy. The guide advises soaking socks and gaiters, warming the bathroom, and lounging with a smoking flock, a rug, and plenty of hot water as winter grumbles at about thirty three.
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