State Trooper Killer Benoit Captured After Manhunt
Alcide Benoit paroled convict and marijuana addict confessed to killing State Trooper Richard Hammond near Monroe Michigan. He was captured near the crime scene with two guns, one belonging to the trooper, after a widespread manhunt involving state, Indiana, and Ohio officers and federal agents. He was heavily guarded awaiting arraignment as crowds gathered outside the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Monroe
Mich
Michigan
Justice Today
Alcide
Frenchy) Benoit
Richard Hammond
Benoit
L. A. Lyons
Indiana
Ohio
Detroit
Page Ten
Alcida Benoit
Hammond
Levee Break Threatens Hazleton and Ohio River Valley
Flood waters from a broken levee inundate Hazleton Indiana as CCC crews and volunteers battle to hold back the White river. Thousands forced from homes as the Ohio and Scioto rivers rise well above flood stage across southern Ohio and adjacent states.
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Hazleton
Ind
CCC
White River
Ohio
Scioto
Hospital over capacity as winter’s end nears
One third of winter is over and spring nears as Jameson Memorial Hospital reports crowding and strained capacity due to sick and injured. An upside down 1937 Pennsylvania license tag draws puzzled looks in downtown as ruins of the Capitol theatre on South Mercer Street linger, continue on page two.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania
Capitol Theatre
Mercer Street
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period Ends 9 Am
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 52 and a minimum of 32 with 1.23 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 11.1 feet. A year ago the maximum was 22 and the minimum 8 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Flood Fears Return as Rain Keeps Streams High
Heavy rainfall pushes small streams over banks in Mercer and Lawrence counties with Perry Highway flooded near the Crawford line. Shenango River rises to 11.1 feet and could climb. Red Cross chapters ready to aid if floods worsen.
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U. S
B. F. Johnson
Shenango
Mercer County
Perry Highway
Crawford County
Lawrence County
Red Cross
Rebel submarine netted by Tarragona fishermen
Barcelona dispatch reports Tarragona fishermen hauled in heavy nets and found instead a rebel submarine entangled among their catch. The discovery followed peering into the blue depths and confirmed by local observers.
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International News Service
Barcelona
Tarragona
Roosevelts Fail To Catch Cold At Inauguration
Four generations of Roosevelts faced the inaugural day drenched by rain but reported no illnesses. The White House attributed the health to good luck and emphasized that none, from the president’s 82 year old mother to the youngest grandchild, caught colds or sniffles. Spectators fared less fortunate with more illnesses reported.
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International News Service
Washington
White House
County school directors meet at 34th annual convention
In a central county area the 34th annual convention of the county school directors convenes at the Second U P church. Rev. R S Naylor opened the morning with invocation, aided by reports from President P M Cox Secretary Roy DeArment and Treasurer Charles S Ferguson.
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U. P
R. S. Naylor
Volant
P. M. Cox
Roy DeArment
Charles S. Ferguson
James Kelso
W. Walter Braham
Lawrence County
John C. Syling
Pope Pius XI suffers severe heart attack at Vatican
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI gravely ill with a heart attack today. He gasped for breath as his heart beat dropped, and his condition grew extremely precarious according to unimpeachable authority.
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International News Service
Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
Headlines Kiwanis Benefit Show Opens At Cathedral
The Kiwanis club presents Headlines a lively benefit show at the Cathedral auditorium with a hometown cast. Proceeds aid New Castle children as hundreds of pupils attend matinee and celebrate the curtain rises at 8 15 this evening.
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Cathedral Auditorium
Kiwanis Club
New Castle
Seventh Ward Worker Hurt In Car Shop Accident
Frank Zumpello a 24 year old laborer in the Pennsylvania railroad seventh ward car repair shops was crushed when a heavy freight car body was lowered onto its trucks by a locomotive crane. He was taken to Jameson Memorial hospital with a serious head injury and possible skull fracture.
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Seventh Ward
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank Zumpello
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Zumpello
Pennsylvania
John Webber
Zampello
South
Cedar Street
No Progress In Settlement Of Auto Strike
Governor Frank Murphy of Michigan held hours of talks with federal officials labor leaders and GM chiefs in a bid to end the General Motors strike stalemate. He doubted success and signaled potential presidential intervention. He planned a conference with John L. Lewis and his aides directing strike operations in Michigan.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Michigan
General Motors
Murphy
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Second Phase Of New Deal Is Now Starting
International News Service reports the second phase of the New Deal began today as celebrations of Democratic victory still echo in the capital. Roosevelt outlined broad goals in his inaugural, stressing aid for the ill housed ill clad and ill nourished and the test of progress is aid for those with too little.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Seek Acquittal Of Woman Held In Baby's Death
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania on January 21 Mrs Margaret Karmendi 24 faces the electric chair for the slaying of her son Matthew Jr 3 as defense attorney Frank J Reiser pleads for acquittal after a state supreme court granted a new trial Her alleged lover Roy Lockard a WPA worker is also sentenced to die claiming the pair killed the child to hide their affair from the husband The defendant weeps as the trial opens with the motive tied to alleged trysts and fear of disclosure.
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International News Service
Hollidaysburg
Margaret Karmendi
Matthew, Jr
Frank J. Reiser
State Supreme Court
Roy Lockard
WPA
Volant Bank Robbers Face Alcatraz Transfer
Harold Martin Brest of Sharon and Harry James Logan of Pittsburgh were held at Allegheny County Jail after being sentenced to life and 55 years for kidnapping and robbery. They await designation of a U S prison by the attorney general, with officials believing Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay is the likely destination, possibly via Lewisburg first.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Harold Martin Brest
Sharon
Harry James Logan
U. S
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Lewisburg Penitentiary
Alcatraz Institution
Rentz Is Renamed Head Of Jameson Hospital Board
Officers and directors were named at the annual meeting of the Jameson Memorial Hospital association held Wednesday afternoon at the hospital. Fred L. Rentz was re elected president for the coming year. Dr Wayne Bissell, medical director, reported the hospital in highly satisfactory condition. The board for the coming year includes Robert H Cunningham Marcus Feuchtwanger Louis G Genkinger H L Gordon Thomas H Hartman A Crawford Hoyt Charles H Johnson Jr John H Lamb John G Lamoree John P Lockhart J Norman Martin Sam H McGoun William F Moody Mrs Elizabeth Jameson McCreery T C Post Mrs Lucy T Ray Charles W Reed.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital Association
Fred L. Rentz
Wayne Bissell
Robert H. Cunningham
Marcus Feuchtwanger
Louis G. Genkinger
H. L. Gordon
Thomas H. Hartman
A. Crawford Hoyt
Charles H. Johnson, Jr
John H. Lamb
John G. Lamoree
John P. Lockhart
J. Norman Martin
Sam H. McGoun
William F. Moody
Elizabeth Jameson McCreery
T. C. Post
Lucy T. Ray
Charles W. Reed
President Roosevelt Quiet After Inaugural Night
The inaugural night fears fade as President Roosevelt stamps his collection and retires at 10 30 pm. Secretary Early recalls the call and a joke about stamps. Sumner Wells becomes first to call as South American relations loom post Buenos Aires talks and over a thousand congratulatory telegrams arrive.
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International) News Service
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Sumner Wells
Wells
Buenos Aires
South America
Citrus Growers Battle Frost Grasping Southern California
In a brutal Arctic cold snap Southern California fruit farmers fought to save a 106 million dollar citrus crop as temperatures plunged to 22 degrees. Ranchers watched smudge pots and laborers worked through the night to stave off frost damage with a forecast for more cold. Across the bay in Northern California San Francisco logged 32 degrees the coldest January 20 on record and a man named Gus Edson froze to death near Sonora.
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Los Angeles
California
Haggard
San Francisco
Gus Edson
Sonora
Cal
Altoona Blaze Destroys Two Stores in City Center
A major Altoona fire gutted the Westfall clothing store and the McCrory store in the central business district. Two firemen, Ben Goldberg and James Reese, were injured, with Goldberg suffering a possible shoulder fracture and Reese lacerations. The blaze caused about 200000 dollars in damage as city units fought the flames. cause was not yet determined.
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International News Service
Altoona
Westfall Clothing
McCrory
Neil Breslin
Ben Goldberg
James Reese
Glass Workers Return To Jobs After Short Walkout
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company workers resume duties for over 6000 employees after a three month idle period ends with an eight cent an hour raise. The agreement, reached yesterday, omits union recognition and dues check off.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Death notices for multiple individuals in local area
Death records list William J. Patterson Jr age 20 on East North Street and Mrs. Robert S. McKissick age 85 of Homewood. Also listed are Mrs. Francis Brown of Youngstown Ohio and Robert Louis Parco age 4 months of South New Castle Boro. John Joseph Sarko age 2 months of 1010 Huey Street and Mrs. Thomas E. Skelton age 72 of Quest Street.
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William J. Patterson, Jr
East North Street
Robert S. McKissick
Homewood
Robert Louis Parco
South New Castle Boro
John Joseph Sarko
Huey Street
Highway Patrol Finds Young Man Dying Near City Limits
William James Patterson, 20, known as Jim of East North Street, was found dying in his car two miles north of the city at 3 45. A state patrolman removed him to Jameson Memorial Hospital where doctors said he had swallowed a powerful anaesthetic. He died at 5 45. Residents saw him slumped in the car and alerted authorities.
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Wiliam James Patterson
Jim
East North Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Winter Coal Song at the Furnace
In a lyric scene a household sings of winter as Arthur Mometer marks cold. The coal man delivers a truck load and the narrator descends to the furnace to stoke heat. Outside snow or sleet, inside the furnace roars with the coal fed and the household warmed.
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Ohio River Valley
Ohio Valley
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Second
U. P. Church
Pope
G. M
Edward B. Lockett
DuPont Family
Pierre S. DuPont
Alcatraz
Rentz
Jameson Hospital Board
Francis Brown
Youngstown
Thomas E. Skelton
Quest Street
William James Patterson
Highway Patrol
Arthur Mometer
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