Businessmen Press Urgent Build of New Court House
About 30 prominent New Castle business men urged immediate construction of a new county court house. A unanimous straw vote favored starting work soon, with a possible site on the adjacent Boyles property and temporary offices in the Boyles home during building. County commissioners and President Hoover’s prosperity drive were cited as reasons for action. The meeting, led by J. C. Miner, was at the Colonial.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
C. C. Boyd
P .O. Elder
T. J. McCullough
Boyles
Court House
Hoover
J. C. Miner
The
Home Trust Company
Colonial
Central States Suffer Heavily From High Water
Flood swollen rivers and tributaries through the Central States drive people from homes. In Vincennes Indiana volunteers shore up banks along the Wabash and residents seek emergency plans as hundreds become homeless and more evacuate to prevent flood damage.
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Central States
Chicago
Wabash River
Vincennes
Ind
Will Rogers on shipboard humor and Europe
Special dispatch from aboard the SS Bremen on January 14, Will Rogers jokes about rough seas and ships that rock while wishing for dry land or a flight to Europe. He rails at political life, mocks a peace delegation, and signs off with a playful plea to calm the waves.
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SS. S. Bremen
Weather and street scene notes from PA Newo
The report notes warm, early spring conditions with budding trees and green lawns, plus foggy rural roads and rising Shenango River levels. It mentions littering after reading letters, aluminum colored car sightings, and a comparison to a cold January from a prior year.
Congress Takes Center Stage in Prohibition Enforcement
Congress shifts focus to enact President Hoover and the National Law Enforcement Commission plan to strengthen the dry laws. Wet leaders promise a challenge, citing public disregard of laws and pointing to many focal points of infection. Legislation aims to relieve court congestion, sharpen enforcement, and unify agencies under the Justice Department.
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George E. Durno
Commission
Congress
Capitol Hill
Department of Justice
Two Harrisburg Realtors Plead Guilty in State Frauds
Harrisburg realtors Guy H. Thomas and Charles C. Stark pled guilty in Dauphin county court to conspiracy and six counts of forgery and uttering a fraudulent instrument tied to a $129000 cattle indemnity fraud in the state agriculture department. They confessed to state police and Stark turned over property interests as authorities pursue recovery from active depositaries. treasury checks involved total about $1400.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Guy H. Thomas
Charles C. Stark
Harrisburg Realtors
Dauphin County
State Department of Agriculture
Stark
Commonwealth
Auditor General's Department
State Treasury
Daily Weather Report Highlights
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine o clock this morning show a maximum temperature of 52 and a minimum of 42 with 12 inches of precipitation. The river stage stands at 12.5 feet and is rising.
Surgeon Announces Tunneys Condition Progressing
Dr George Winthrow Fish who operated on Gene Tunney issued a bulletin at 10 o clock stating the boxer's condition is progressing very satisfactory He announced this after visiting Tunney at Presbyterian hospital in New York on January 14 1933.
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International News Service
New York
George Winthrow Fish
Gene Tunney
Fish
Tunney
Presbyterian Hospital
Police Hunt Pay-Roll Bandits After Coal Company Heist
Police across the state joined the search for two bandits who dynamited a Glen Alden Coal Company pay car near Wilkes-Barre Pa and stole $3,000 of a $33,000 payroll. Three workers were killed outright, one fatally injured and three more wounded, with one in critical condition.
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International News Service
Wilkes-Barre
Glen Alden Coal Company
Stimson Urges Liner Captain To Make Speed
American delegates aboard the George Washington race toward Plymouth to reach Thursday night for pre conference talks. Secretary Stimson pressed swift sailing to shorten delays before meetings with Prime Minister MacDonald and other world leaders.
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Stimson
Dawes
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Henry L. Stimson
Plymouth
London
George Washington
Ramsey MacDonald
Britain
Andre Tardieu
France
Dino Grandi
Italy
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Japan
England
Fifty Automobiles Destroyed In Fire Blaze Guts Garage
Fire at Brentwood Motor Co. garage in Brentwood destroys fifty automobiles and damages an adjoining three story apartment house. More than twenty people flee their homes with loss estimated at 35000 dollars. No injuries reported. The fire likely originated in the garage and spread to upper apartments.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Brentwood Motor Co
Brentwood
the Motor Company
Matthew McGuird
John D. Fulton
Secon
Rivers in Pittsburgh Rise Toward Flood Stage
Pittsburgh rivers, led by the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio, are rising toward flood stage as more rain is forecast. United States meteorologist W. Britzman estimated the rivers may reach about 22 feet with a possible climb toward 45 feet if rainfall continues. A slight temperature drop is expected with today’s precipitation.
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f‘International News Service
Pittsburgh
W. & Brotzman
United States
Allegheny
Monorgahela
Ohio
Britzman
Three Killed In Chicago Gun Battle At West Side Apartment
Chicago dispatch reports a fierce early morning gun fight at a West Side apartment base in response to a burglary call. Detective Jerry Murphy was killed, Lieut Edward Conroy wounded, and three bandits died or were fatally wounded as officers returned fire in a hail of bullets.
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Chicago
International News Service
West Side
Jerry Murphy
Edward Conroy
Conroy
Murphy
Fall From Engine Tender Fatal At Pennsylvania Station
C D Headings of Ashtabula about 35 years old was killed at the Thompson water station of the Pennsylvania railroad while slipping from the side of an engine tender during water filling. He fell about 7 30 this morning and presumably struck his head, death instant. He had served as a freight fireman and left a wide local acquaintance. Surviving relatives include W W Headings of Ashtabula mother and father Mr and Mrs J W Headings Harbor Bridge a sister Miss Mary Harbor Bridge and a brother in law West Edison avenue Ashtabula. He was single. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Thompson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wampum
C. D
Headings
Ashtabula
Pennsylvania
W. W. Headings
West Edison Avenue
J. W. Headings
Harbor Bridge
Mary
Motorist Strikes Boy on Long Avenue in New Castle
James Messner reported he was driving west on Long Avenue at South Jefferson Street when Bill Memenki of West Reynolds Street ran into his path and was struck. Messner took the boy to New Castle hospital where examination found no serious injuries.
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James Messner
Long Avenue
South Jefferson Street
Bill Memenki
West Reynolds Street
Messner
New Castle Hospital
Death Notices and Ages from Wayne Ellwood City and More
Deaths listed include L Z Johns 72 Wayne stop William Perkins 31 Ellwood City James Ragan 48 222 Pearson Street James C Riblett 72 Pulaski and C D Headings 35 Ashtabula O listing ages and places of residence.
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L. Z. Johns
Wayne Stop
William Perkins
Ellwood City
James Ragan
Pearson Street
James C. Riblett
Pulaski
C. D. Headings
Ashtabula
Complete Arrangements For State Encampment Of Sons Of Veterans
Plans finalized at a joint meeting in New Castle for the Sons of Veterans Reserve role in the June Grand Army encampment. Committees set for activities. a $3000 budget to host 800 to 1000 uniformed men for six days. Congress action via J Howard Swick sought to secure canvas from the U S Army. Post 100 G A R must request canvas use. The Reserve attracts hundreds daily with maneuvers and drills.
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Pennsylvania Brigade
Sons of Veterans Reserve
New Castle Retail Grocers Association
Grand Army of the Republic
United States Army
Congress
J. Howard Swick
New York Man Killed by Fall From Window
Herbert Spencer Martin 45 the son in law of S W Straus and an executive at S W Straus and Company and Ambassador Hotel Company died after jumping or falling from a bedroom window in his exclusive Manhattan residence. He and his wife and three children were to sail for Egypt today while he sought treatment for a nervous ailment. He was found clad only in pajamas and reportedly would open a window to breathe during illness.
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International News Service
New York
Herbert Spencer Martin
S W. Straus
Fifth Avenue
S. W. Straus and Company
Egypt
Martin
Ambassador Hotel Company
Straus Company
Palmer's Store Burglarized on East Washington Street
East Side Store at the city limits was entered by night burglars who used an auger to breach hinges and reach the main storeroom. The robbery yielded ten to fifteen penknives, six wrist watches, cigarets, meat, butter, clothing items, and a black leather coat. Police are pursuing clues and hope for arrests in this and recent robberies.
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Axe & Brenneman
Parrot Fever Fatal To Child In Freeport
Nine year old Mary Walker, granddaughter of Mrs. William Shields, died from Psittacosis known as parrot fever. Elsine Shields, 18, remains in serious condition as authorities confirm a third victim in Freeport with similar symptoms. Dr. Charlie A. Rogers notes Walker shows illness signs akin to prior cases.
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Hato
Percy Q. Williams
Toledo
Ohio
East
Middle West
Williams
Cuba
Freeport
Mary Walker
William Shields
Elsine
Charlie A. Rogers
Walker
Missing Pastor Reno Hunter in Erie Disappearance
Harbor Presbyterian trustees in Erie Pennsylvania search for Rev. Raymon E. Muthard who vanished from his home December 26 after a prior two week absence last year. A postmark letter asked back pay be delivered to his wife as the minister and family relocated to Allen town.
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International News Service
Erie
Harbor Presbyterian Church Today
Raymon E. Muthard
Las
Muthard
Harbor Creek
Allentown
Indiana
Board of Trustees
A Market Tale By The Ticker in Faltering 58
Arthur Mometer speaks of stocks and market moods in a bustling office setting. The narrator listens as Mometer explains fundamentals, swings, and the risks of buying on margin while noting the market’s temper and daily ticker chatter.
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Levine
Yours
Will Rogers
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Shenango
Pa Nene
Postoffice
California
Hoover Commission
Daily Weather Report
Arthur E. Webb
Scranton
Martin Burns
Frank Bimski
Miner
James Shovlin
Frederick W. Pfaff
John Sookis
Naval Conference
Brenwood
Sons of Veterans
Drilll
East Side
Axe and Brenneman Store
City Line
Pastor Reno Hunter
Raymond E. Muthard
Arthur Mometer
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