Montgomery Ward to Erect New Block on Mill Street Site
Attorneys announce long planned redevelopment replacing the Lanes and Gordon properties at 21 33 South Mill Street with a modern Montgomery Ward & Company store occupying the block from Market Way to Water Street. Wrecking starts early February after a year of negotiations led by Alvah M. Schumaker and associates.
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South Mill Street
Eower
Montgomery Ward & Co
Alvah M. Schumaker
Lanes
Gordon Properties
McKee
Kuwer
Market Way
Water Street
Montgomery, Ward & Company
Schumaker
Jacob Genkinger
McVeyand Faris
Altoona
J. Aronson
Pittsburgh
Gordon
New Castle Chamber Dinner Sparks Growth Plans
About 250 citizens attended the New Castle Chamber of Commerce dinner at The Castleton. C E Yacoll detailed Beaver Mahoning and Shenango river slackwater projects and a Penn Power plan to recruit new industries within a few hundred miles of Youngstown. L A Manchester urged river improvements for navigation, outlining steps and urgency. Attendees heard a possible new plant location for a major firm among four cities including Chattanooga Nashville and Easton. Moody presided and Dickey served as toastmaster as music by P and O orchestra and William Filson highlighted the program.
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New Castle
Beaver
Mahoning
Shenango
Pennsylvania Power Company
Youngstown
C. E. Yacoll
Industrial Development Department
Pennsylvania-Ohio System
Yacoll
Chattanooga
Nashville
Tenn
Easton
L. A. Manchester
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
W. F. Moody
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas W. Dickey
Dickey
Manchester
P. and O
William Filson
Mr. Filson
Blonde And Pal Reach County Jail Tonight
Blonde and Pal will reach county jail here tonight after leaving Chicago in the morning. Many curious have been at stations along the route from the West, awaiting developments in the case.
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Blonde
Pal
Conference report from London sparks global quip spree
Special to The News Ramsay MacDonald opens the session and nations riff on sinking oceans and coastlines. Foes from America to Canada and France rib one another amid talk of coast lines and colonial holdings in a satirical exchange during the conference.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Mr. Fenton
Coast Line
Canada
Mr. Ralston
France
New Castle Warms As Rivals Unite For Steel District Project
The New Castle area aims to advance the Beaver Mahoning and Shenango river improvements through united action across the industrial district. The piece notes cooler mornings, a cold snap with three below, and renewed efforts to bring the project to fruition. Local seniors at Franklin junior high will receive sheepskins at tonight’s commencement in the auditorium. Two native sons, William Filson and C E Yacoll, return for the big meeting at The Castleton hosted by the New Castle Chamber of Commerce. both once worked at Metzlers on Neshannock avenue.
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Beaver
Mahoning
Shenango
Franklin Junior High School
Castleton
New Castle
Daily Weather Report
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine this morning show a maximum of 13 and a minimum 3 below zero with no precipitation. The river stage stands at 5.8 feet and is falling.
Four Children Die In Ottway Ohio House Fire
Fire believed caused by a defective flue destroyed a Ottway home early today. Four children died and four others were seriously injured in the blaze. The Perry family, twelve children in all, watched as the fire trapped the youngsters on the second floor while parents rushed to save them.
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International News Service
Portsmouth
Jan
Ottway
Here
Raymond Perry
Elsie
Elmer
Bessie
Lawrence Perry
Arthur
Melvin
Sap
Martha
Malissa
Perry
Erie Motorist Is Killed In Crash Near Erie
One man was killed and four others injured when the auto they rode in skidded on West Lake highway, struck two telephone poles and burned. Victims Charles Minning 21 Erie died. Geraldine Schall 19 suffered a probable skull fracture. Passengers Bordon Gallagher 21 Clara Carlson 19 Irwin Geoale 20 and driver Miss Schall were taken to Hamet hospital.
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International News Service
Erie
West Lake
Charles Minning
Geraldine Schall
Bordon Gallagher
Clara G. Carlson
Irwin Geoale
Miss Schall
Hamet
Local Students In Graduating Class At Slippery Rock College
Four New Castle youths form part of 24 member mid year class at Slippery Rock State Teachers College. The commencement exercises are in the college chapel at 7 30 tonight with Dr C D Koch deputy state superintendent delivering the principal address. Louise Davies Alice Mitchell Katherine Jameson and William J Wallace are named among the graduates.
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New Castle
Slippery Rock
City Solicitor Moves to Remove Abandoned Trolley Rails
City Solicitor Robert McKinney White told council at the city building he plans an equity bill against New Castle Electric railway to remove abandoned tracks on Long avenue Beaver Grant and Hamilton streets in New Castle.
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Robert McKinney White
New Castle
Senate Delays Action on Elliott Public Buildings Bill
The Elliott public buildings bill of 230 million dollars, passed by the House, stalls in the Senate as lawmakers weigh amendments and southern allotment concerns. House Appropriations chair Wood says funding may rise by up to 15 million dollars if enacted. Senate tariff focus delays action.
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William S, Neal
Sen. Keyes (R
New Hampshire
Senate Public Buildings Committee
Senate
Public Building Commission
Wood
Congress
House
Preparing Way For Naval Agreement
London dispatch reports a naval disarmament conference shifting to private talks to smooth contentious points. Delegations hold entrenched positions while informal sessions aim to prepare the ground before formal negotiations commence. An American delegate calls the process preparatory and notes leaders have not locked in hard figures.
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George R. Holmes
London
France
Andre Tardieu
Abductors Searched In Smith College Kidnapping Case
A trio of young kidnappers two men and a bobbed haired girl hunted by state police for abducting Smith College senior Miss Suan Albright daughter of Buffalo millionaire John J Albright. The same gang attempted to abduct eight year old Robert McConnell, son of Easthampton mills president Robert K McConnell. The motive appears to be ransom. Miss Albright warned her abductors that discovery would follow. Police and Smith College President William Allen Neilson present.
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International News Service
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Suan Albright
John J. Albright
Buffalo
N. Y
Albert Casey
Miss Albright
Robert McConnell
Robert K McConnell
Mills
Easthampton
McConnell
Casey
William Allen Neilson
Neilson
Mail Arrives For Irene Schroeder And Glenn Dague
Deputy Sheriff William Reynolds reports mail for Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague is arriving at the county jail. A telegram for Irene from a Youngstown attorney and a letter for Glenn arrived this morning. The items will be turned over when the pair arrives from Phoenix Arizona.
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Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Wiliam Reynolds
Irene
Youngstown
Phoenix
Arizona
Well Known Stage Comedian Gordon Dooley Dies
Philadelphia January 24 Comedian Gordon Dooley longtime stage star died at his mother's Bywood home from pneumonia and pleurisy. Though only 31 he had roles in several productions and was in Vanities in New York when struck ill two months ago. Dooley last appeared in Honeymoon Lane about a year ago and will be buried tomorrow.
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Roel
Philadelphia
Gordon Dooley
Bywood
Dooley
New York
Plan to Ask Bids Early on City Contracts
Mayor William H. Gillespie and city officials plan to solicit bids for Croton avenue Grant street and Butler avenue with about 75000 dollars provided by the state. City engineers will prepare estimates and let contracts while the state funds the work. Specifications are to be prepared so bids may be asked by March 1.
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William H. Gillespie
Croton Avenue
Grant Street
Butler Avenue
Honey proves a sweet that does not fatten says Indiana official
INDIANAPOLIS Jan 24 The American woman can reach for a sweet without adding weight if the sweet is honey says C O Yost chief inspector of apiaries for Indiana Department of Conservation Honey is sweet but not fattening It contains iron magnesium calcium and other properties and is a rich body building food but does not produce flabby flesh.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
C. O. Yost
Apiaries
Indiana
Department of Conservation
Yost
No Alarm Felt For Commander Byrd's Party In Antarctic
New York report states Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his team are not in immediate danger and will likely endure, with no shortage of food and ample fuel. Captain H. H. Bailey, Byrd’s representative, says the expedition could spend another winter on the Ross ice barrier if needed, though equipment is not complete.
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Byrd
Antarctic
International News Service
New York
Richard E. Byrd
Ross Ice Barrier
H. H. Bailey
Fire damages Gaston Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
A three alarm blaze caused by a faulty oil burner tore through Gaston Presbyterian Church at 11th Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. The early morning fire threatened nearby buildings, injuring two firemen and several others from smoke and cold. Damages estimated at a quarter million dollars.
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Gaston Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
International News Service
11Th Street
Lehigh Avenue
Bandits Automobile Restored To Owner After Shootings
The car used by Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague on the New Castle-Butler road was recovered by Deputy Sheriff Reynolds and returned to its Toledo, Ohio owner. Bullets and Irene Schroeder’s pocketbook found in the abandoned vehicle are kept in the sheriff’s safe as trial evidence.
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Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Brady Paul
New Castle-Butler
William Reynolds
Adams Street
Toledo
Aviators Plan Airdrop to Flood Stricken Indiana Towns
In Vincennes Indiana the flooded southwestern counties face death disease and starvation as hundreds of families remain marooned. Army planes and National Guard craft will drop food clothing and medical supplies while small boats distribute aid to flooded homes and barns amid ice filled rivers and missing residents.
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International News Service
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
National Guard
Decker Chapel
Griffin
Army
St Louis Woman Found Dead After Fall from Hotel
The body of Miss Bessie Grieve a member of a prominent St Louis family was found today in the back of a local hotel by two garbage men She had leaped or fallen from her sixth floor room The body was fully clothed Her father Colonel Grieve died two years ago in a St Louis hotel from a paralytic stroke
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Bessie Grieve
Miss Grieve
Colonel Grieve
St Louis
Father Seeks Missing Boy Here
Charles E. Barr of 106 Broadway McKees Rocks Pa asks local police help to locate his son Stewart Barr missing since January 18. He was visiting at 926 East Washington street and began homeward journey and has not been heard from since. Police assist daily.
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Charles E. Barr
Broadway
McKees Rocks
Stewart Barr
East Washington Street
Blonde gunwoman and companion nearing New Castle jail
En route to New Castle from Chicago and Phoenix to face murder charges, Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague are transported under tight guard with plans to be jailed in Lawrence County. Officers refuse to disclose arrival details or potential attorneys as the weary trip nears its end.
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TLE
Chicago
Phoenix
Arizona
New Castle
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Lawrence County
Dague
Bank Hold Up In Dayton Seizes 17000 Today
Two armed bandits swept into South Park Savings in Dayton Ohio just after opening and escaped with about 17000. Police dispatched all squads as two customers watched. The incident marks one of the city’s boldest bank robberies in memory.
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Dayton Bank
International News Service
Dayton, O
South Park Savings Bank
Song of the Engine Home at Twenty Today
The verse evokes trains and travel with Pullmans and boiler labor, celebrating reunion with friends on a twenty day milestone. A nostalgic tone blends journeys, tickets, icy journals, and the welcome of returning home.
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