Wax mold evidence in Westwood murder trial
Westwood jurors heard testim ony on a wax hand mold linked to nitrates from gunfire. County chemist Buckmaster testified that a paraffin mold taken after Martha Westwood’s July death showed blue nitrate indications. Westwood's lawyers tool to block mold evidence then abandoned the legal challenge.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Justice of the Peace
James J. Westwood
Squire
Martha
Frank C. Buckmaster
Westwood
Buckmaster
Missing Girl Returns Home in Larchmont
In Larchmont New York 19 year old Carol Thorne Smith returned home from a stay in New York City after being missing since January 9. Police Chief William Keresy called it a little family tiff and provided details of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larchmont
N. Y
Skyring Thorne-Smiths
Carol Thorne-Smith
William Keresy
Carol
New York City
Hoffman Grants Hauptmann Thirty Day Reprieve
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman says conscience guided him to issue a thirty day reprieve for Bruno Richard Hauptmann. He contends he has not spoken on guilt and questions the reliability of key witnesses while noting the crime could be committed by one man. He says impeachment would be the price of his action.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard
Hauptmann
Hoffman
Old automobile on Sampson street draws public view
The car owned by Dc R Waters sits at 600 Sampson street not 300 as reported last Monday. Waters invites public viewing as fifteen cars blocked Jefferson street hill during a brief snowstorm causing slippery streets. The old post office building lights up as W P A offices move in. Winter returns with an inch of snow and 12 degree low. Snow shoveling volunteers were active but many did not help sidewalks.
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Dc. R. Waters
Sampson Street
Waters
Jefferson Street Hill
Daily Weather Report for the Period Ended Nine A.M.
U S weather statistics show a high of 32 and a low of 12 with .10 inches of precipitation and an inch of snow. River stage reads 6.4 feet. Figures for the same date last year recorded a high of 46 and a low of 19 with .19 inches of precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Claim U S Neutrality Violated By Allies
Washington reports sensational disclosures that American neutrality was flagrantly violated by Allies before U S entry. State Department releases unpublished documents accusing Great Britain of seizing ships, tampering with mail, and censoring communications to block shipments to Germany and allies.
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Washington
Jan
America
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
Robert Lansing
Launch Instruction School For Police Here On Thursday
Major Lynn G Adams and Capt Thomas F Martin of the Pennsylvania state police outlined a training school for police in northwestern Pennsylvania to be established here. Mayor Charles E McGrath supported it. state police would instruct. Leaders from every branch of law enforcement attended.
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Lynn G. Adams
Thomas F. Martin
Pennsylvania
City Hall
Castleton
Charles E. McGrath
Firm Here Bids Low For Highway Link At Volant
The New Castle Duntile Company submitted the lowest bid of among contracting firms offering estimates to the state for the unfinished 1800 foot concrete stretch on route 614 between East Brook and Volant. Bid $32 918 announced by J R Snyder and C A Anderson. Fry Construction Co Erie bid $33 515 County Construction Co $34 599. Award expected within 10 days. The link will extend concrete into Volant.
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New Castle Duntile Company
East Brook
Volant
Harrisburg
J. R .Snyder
C. A. Anderson
Fry Construction Co
Erie
County Construction Company
County School Directors Hold Thirty Third Annual Meeting
The Lawrence County School Directors association met at Bessemer high school for its 33rd annual convention. Philip M. Cox of Volant was elected president with Norman M. Hunt Scott township as first vice president and Robert Jackson Big Beaver township as second vice president. Roy De Arment Bessemer became secretary, Charles S. Ferguson Wampum treasurer, and auditor William R. Walton Hickory, all new officers except Ferguson.
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Bessemer High School
Lawrence County School Directors’ Association
Philip M. Cox
Volant
Norman M. Hunt
Scott Township
Robert Jackson
Big Beaver Township
Roy DeArment
Bessemer
Charles S. Ferguson Wampum
William R. Walton Hickory
State Police Take City Duty for First Time
State police patrolled New Castle from 3 to 5 pm replacing city officers during a council meeting with Mayor McGrath. Uniform troopers lined East Washington street Long avenue and the seventh ward while one trooper stayed at headquarters ready to dispatch a cruiser if needed. Miss Marjorie Davis coordinated records at the station. No incidents occurred and officials noted broader police support was available if required.
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City of
New Castle
Charles E. McGrath
East Washington Street
Long Avenue
Seventh Ward
Marjorie Davis
Shoaff Named City Assessor After Council Vote
Finance Director James L. Fink recommended A. C. Shoaff for city assessor and the council adopted the recommendation. Councilman Joseph D. Alexander was absent ill. Patterson expected to be named assistant assessor with a salary set for services. Shoaff will replace J. W. Cartwright February 1.
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James L. Fink
Fink
A. C. Shoaff
Joseph D. Alexander
George Patterson
Sheaff
Patterson
Shoaff
J. W. Cartwright
King George Stricken With Cold At Sandringham
London January 17 reports King George is confined to his room at Sandringham with a cold. Court circles say the illness is not serious and confinement is precautionary. Sandringham shares in the east coast cold spell with severe weather and storms.
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International News Service
London
George
Sandringham Castle
Sandringham
Loyalty Luncheon Draws Women W C T U Members
About one hundred women from the Women's Christian Temperance Union gathered in the Second United Presbyterian church in Lawrence county for the annual Loyalty Luncheon. Mayor Charles E. McGrath and Dr. C B Wingerd spoke as Rev. Chester T R Yeates offered the blessing. The event closed with remarks from county W C T U president Mrs W G Wilkins.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Unions
Lawrence County
U. P
Charles E. McGrath
C. B. Wingerd
Central Presbyterian Church
Chester T. R. Yeates
Third United Presbyterian Church
W. G. Wilkins
McGrath
Italians Push Offensive To Cut Addis Ababa Railway
Italian forces rush to the southern front to reinforce a grand push aimed at severing the Addis Ababa railway. Air and tank units mop up remnants of Ras Desta Demtu’s forces as 50 000 Italians breach 44 miles in four days on a major northern battlefield.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Ras Desta Demtu
Dolo
Transfers complete W P A staff move to old post office
The Works Progress Administration staff from South Mill street moved to the old post office at Mercer and North streets last night and today. Remaining W P A divisions include financial division, office management, educational department, white collar, and several administrative workers. By week end labor inventory and engineering departments are to move. J Vale Downie and Joseph T Beltz plan to relocate Friday.
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Works Progress Administration
South Mill Street
Mercer and
North Streets
J. Vale Downie
District 14
Joseph T. Beltz
Deaths of Mrs Annie Frethy and others in Columbus Cleveland and Omaha
A death record notes Mrs Annie Frethy aged 70 in Columbus and Dr John H Vance aged 78 in Omaha Nebraska along with Samuel Stewart aged 60 in Cleveland Ohio.
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Annie Frethy
Columbus
John H. Vance
Omaha
Nebraska
Samuel Stewart
Cleveland, O
Court House Explosion Destroys Parish Records
National guardsmen moved toward Jonesboro Louisiana after a mysterious blast razed the Jackson parish court house damaging registration records for the upcoming primary. Mrs. W. L. Barnes 34 a home demonstration agent was critically injured and her husband was listed missing as rescue efforts continued.
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International News Service
Jonesboro
National
Ruston
Jackson Parish Court House
W. L. Barnes
Jatsie Upset By News Of Reprieve
Dr. John F. Condon arrived in Colon Panama with calm demeanor but was described as terribly upset by news of Bruno Hauptmann’s reprieve. He read the dispatch quietly at breakfast and then said nothing, according to crew members who had sailed with him on the Santa Rita.
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International News Service
Colon
Panama
John F. Condon
Grace
Santa Rita
Jassie
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Dr. Condon
Hauptmann
Ellsworth completes Antarctic solo crossing ambition
Lincoln Ellsworth, found safe at Little America, has achieved his goal of crossing the Antarctic continent, a 2,800 mile journey. He had dreaded returning to the icy wastes yet pursued the task, saying he would finish the job he set out to do.
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New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
America
Antarctic
Ellsworth
Antarctica
Kipling in Critical Condition in London Hospital
Middlesex hospital reports Rudyard Kipling is undergoing oxygen therapy blood transfusions and saline infusions as doctors wage a frantic battle to save the writer's life in London.
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Kipling
International News Service
London
Rudyard Kipling
Middlesex Hospital
Jassie Ready To Come Back
Dr John F Condon the Lindbergh ransom negotiator said he would return to Trenton from Panama today but Attorney General Wilentz advised there is no need to return. He said he cooperates and will come back if asked. Condon arrived at Colon Panama this morning.
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Trenton
N. J
John F
Jassie) Condon
Panama
David T. Wilentz
Condon
Hotel Tivoli
John F. Condon
Latina America
Colon
Italian plane interned by British authorities near Port Sudan
London reports an Anglo Italian incident an Italian three motor monoplane was forced down at Debetawab near Port Sudan in the Anglo Egyptian Sudan last Wednesday. The craft suffered light damage and the event may signal a Mediterranean blow off as feared by officials.
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London
Foreign Office
Debetawab
Sudam
Port Sudan
Four Die When Train Strikes Auto Near Racine
In Racine Wisconsin a Chicago North Western crack train hit a automobile killing four occupants and injuring a fifth who was not expected to survive. The victims are Mrs Harry Rhode her son Harry Jr and Mrs Anthony Bruno and Mrs Rhode's husband was critically hurt. Witnesses reported the car skidded through lowered gates.
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International News Service
Racine
Wis
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Harry Rhode
Harry, Jr
Anthony Bruno
Rhode
Winter Holds Back Spring Amid Cold Thirty-Four
Arthur Mometer writes of winter’s grip and longing for spring. The piece contrasts budding orchards and field work with frost, frostbitten air, and the stubborn warmth still needed to greet the season.
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Wisconsin
Dorothy Teeple
Detroit
University of Wisconsin
Teeple
University
Madison
Gov. Hoffman
James L. Kilgallen
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
U.S
Kingsbury Smith International News Service
Katherine Anderson
Donna van Horn
Major Gregor
Richard Gregor
Dorothy Fletcher
Peg McCracken
Rebecca
Sunny Brook Farm
King George
Second U. P. Church
DR. Wingerd
Mayor Speaks
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Wp.a
North and
Mercer Streets
SS i
Lindesay Parrott International News Service
Court House
Louisiana
George Kennedy
Sudan
Racine, Wis
Arthur Mometer
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