Urges Adoption Of New School Code For State
Dr. W. Lee Gilmore addresses the Midwestern section session urging adoption of a new state school code. The meeting focused on school district governance and uniform standards.
18 Feb 1933
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1933
Page
1
Dr. W. Lee Gilmore addresses the Midwestern section session urging adoption of a new state school code. The meeting focused on school district governance and uniform standards.
Chinese forces struck Japanese lines between Kailu and Tungliao after a Japanese ultimatum demanding Chinese troop withdrawal from Kailu. The hour long battle forced Japanese retreat as Tokyo debated withdrawal from the League of Nations amid Jehol controversy.
Giuseppe Zangara, who shot at President-Elect Roosevelt in Miami, has a trial date set for Monday in Dade county court. A second preliminary hearing was held as defense requests mental condition reports before pleading. Two psychiatrists were appointed to observe Zangara, with no current insanity plea indicated.
Dr. James N. Rule state superintendent speaks at the PSEA Midwest district convention in the Cathedral urging adoption of a new state school code. He outlines its features including consolidation of small districts, equal pay minimums, and equal educational opportunities.
Pa Newc notes the first spring sign with a cardinal whistle. A Young street home shows an amaryllis with two red blooms described in yesterday’s column. Detectives find a second plant with 21 blooms owned by Miss Mary M. Pattison on the Youngstown road. blooms began a month ago.
The daily weather report records a maximum temperature of 45 and a minimum of 24 with 0.01 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 5.5 feet. Compared to the same date last year, the high was 57, the low 22, and precipitation 0.02 inches with snowfall noted.
Shaw of Plaingrove township was named president of the Lawrence County School Directors Association at the convention in the Second U P church Friday afternoon. Officers named were First vice president Dr Hugh Hart New Wilmington second vice president James Eakin Hillsville secretary Miss Mary Walker Pulaski and treasurer Charles Ferguson Wampum. Ferguson and Walker were re elected. The opening address was by Hon William McElwee Jr representative from the county's second district who discussed new educational legislation affecting the fourth class district.
Judges Hildebrand and Chambers will hold a session of court on Tuesday where pleas will be entered and sentences passed. Several prisoners in the county jail have indicated they will plead, reducing March term expenses. The court often considers guilty pleas when passing sentence.
Taxpayers league members along with several local manufacturers Mayor Mayne Solicitor White and Engineer Hoskins attended the session in Pittsburgh to discuss rates and service of the Manufacturers Light and Heat company.
The Democratic House plans a Monday vote on repealing the Blaine amendment to end prohibition. Polls show a possible passage margin, with 12 to 20 votes indicated. absentees urged to return. Speaker Garner will permit passage under suspension of rules despite opposition from the anti repealers. The GOP wet bloc plans to back the resolution, marking a path toward ending prohibition.
Governor Pinchot vetoed one of two bills approved by Pennsylvania lawmakers. The vetoed measure by Senator John J. McClure would have required the Department of Highways to cover road building and relocation damages, shifting costs from counties. The governor noted counties already receive three dollars in gasoline tax for every dollar they pay for land damages.
The New Castle Butler winner will meet the Section 18 champions at Beaver Falls on March 1 if New Castle wins next Tuesday. Butler could force an extra game for Section Three if they win. Union High or Evans City leads Section 18, with Union in first today. Semis and finals are set for Pitt Stadium after byes.
Dr Francis B Haas president of the Pennsylvania State Educational Association and Cameron Beck Personnel Director of the New York Exchange addressed about 2000 educators at the Midwestern Section convention in the Cathedral on Friday night discussing teacher conditions in Pennsylvania. He noted salary gains while training standards rose, arguing taxpayers deserve value for educational expenditures.
James J. Corbett, famed heavyweight champion who defeated John L. Sullivan, died at his Bay Side, Long Island home after a long illness. He was nearly 67, with his wife beside him, and friends present. He had fallen to about 140 pounds after a year of illness. A second item notes the Harlansburg men's chorus, directed by Prof. S A Eakin, traveling to White Chapel church in Mercer county to sing on Sunday evening.
Norma E Krause 18 daughter of Oscar Krause at 116 Gardner avenue is severely wounded in New Castle hospital after an argument with Norman Turner 19 at 128 West Center Alley. Turner surrendered to city jail and faces stabbing charge. Knife struck just below the heart risking loss of life. doctors hope natural clotting aids recovery.
Three of the injured in the Miami shooting that targeted President-elect Roosevelt are pictured. Mrs. Joseph Gill of Miami, wife of a utilities executive, is in grave condition. Officer William Sinnott of New York and Miss Margaret Kruis of Newark are slightly hurt. Bullets grazed Sinnott and Miss Kruis.
Special to The News reports the U S Senate is holding an inquiry in Louisiana amid chaos over a repeal of prohibition. The writer jokes that judges seek the biggest liar, noting the tight field as investigations proceed and headlines travel quickly.
President elect Roosevelt hunkers down at his 65th Street home under heavy police protection after arriving in New York. He meets with James A. Farley and Louis Howe to map his cabinet, with several key posts already linked to Gore Dell Hull Walsh Perkins Woodin. Glass is weighing treasury while Cutting considers interior. Roosevelt hints at currency inflation and silver remonetization after March 4, awaiting Glass’s final decision.
Lawrence County Sportsmen's Association announced that 80 cans of trout will arrive at 10 30 Tuesday morning and be distributed in Slippery Rock at McConnell's Mills. Volunteers willing to help stock the stream should meet at the post office at 10 30 a m Tuesday.
A blast and fire at the Mat Brack rooming house in Farrell Pa seriously injured John Battik 54 and left four others unhurt. Police suspect incendiary origin and began an investigation after a roomer reported seeing a fuse burning before the explosion.
The speaker muses on March forecasts and how signs of spring mix with remaining snow and cold. He notes March storms, wild winds, and variable skies, while January and February fade. He reflects that weather lore often mismatches reality, forecasting both blizzards and sunny days ahead.
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