French and Italian Talk Exceeds Their Tonnage Says Will
London dispatch reports a meeting where little action occurred as leaders from France and Italy dominated the speaking with grand rhetoric. Will Rogers notes the talk outweighed naval matters and the Japanese offered no input, calling it a replay of old party maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
London
Jin
Rogers
Frente
Italy
Will Rogers
P. S
Joe Robinson
Pa Newc Observes Local News Highlights and Notices
Pa Newc notes Theodore Ropp of New Bedford receives Harmon Foundation award as one of only 50 nationwide recipients. The paper cites dog license shortages, 3,000 short of last year, about 4,000 tags sold this month. VFW armory drive for New Castle urged. New Castle high school additions now in use. Mercer reports David Cummings from New Wilmington eyed for Merely postmaster. Easter 1840 inquiry answered by Mrs. M. D. Morgan. Thermometer readings show 6 degrees above zero and 29 degrees minimum. Snow hides hazards as motorists face slick hills, and two new license numbers 67676 and 67577 issued. Sassafras being sold signals spring’s near arrival.
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Pa Newe
Theodore Ropp
Eagle Scot
New Bedford
Harmon Foundation
United States
Daily Weather Report Summary for 9 AM Period
Weather figures show high of 33, low of 6. Precipitation 0.603 inches, snowfall 0.02 inches. River surge 3.2 feet. stationarity noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wether
Sul
Suaige
State court approves new castle pay plan for cert debt
City Solicitor Robert White states Dauphin County court ruled certificates of indebtedness are valid for financing improvements. Meadville and Chester argued tests. Harrisburg, Meadville, and Chester sought to issue such certificates without state reports. Legislature passed a measure aiding the plan, vetoed by the Governor.
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Maudu
Robert White
Court of
Dauphin County
State Department
Joan Geyer
Harrisburg
Meadville
Chester
White
Formulation Of Naval Agenda Is Being Attempted
The London naval arms conference moves forward with a steering committee meeting at 3 PM to pursue compromises on French global tonnage limits and British category limits. Observers anticipate a compromise acceptable to all, given yesterday’s harmony at the opening plenary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rf. Flory
London
Jan
Mercer County Man Instantly Killed in Tree Accident
Lawrence Brush, 20, of Salem Township was instantly killed when a tree he was cutting fell and struck him, breaking his neck. Neighbor Stanley Palm, assisting in clearing the brush, escaped injury.
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Interamimal News Service
Mercer
Lawrence Brush
Salem’ Township
Stanley Palm
Getty Is Head Of County Bankers Meeting At Castleton H T Y
Getty, president and cashier of the First National Bank of New Wilmington, elected president of the Lawrence County Bankers Association as about 45 bank executives from New Castle and county towns gathered in The Castleton dining room for the second annual banquet and officer election. Frank A Schulz steps down as president with H B McDowell of Sharon delivering the keynote on modern banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. TY. Getty
First National Bank of
New Wilmington
Lawrence County
New Castle
Castleton
Frank A. Schulz
Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
Schultz
Mr. Getty
Joel S. McKee
John Kennedy
L. L. Gelbach
Ellwood City
Frank A. Schultz
H. E. Marshall
Wampum
G. B. Hancher
H. B. McDowell
Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association
McDowell National Bank of Sharon
McDowell
W. 5. McKay
First National Bank of Greenville
Secretaries Of Motor Clubs In Session Here
Representatives of 5 to 30 automobile clubs in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio convene at The Castleton to discuss common problems and share business information for motorists. Attendees include Thomas W. Ruddergw of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation, Elmer Jenkins of AAA Washington DC, William H. Lawler of Youngstown Auto Club, Dr. W. S. Cool Beaver Falls Auto Club, and Butler Auto Club president Mayor Joseph Heineman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Castleton
Thomas W. Ruddergw
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
American Automobile Association
Elmer Jenkins
Washington, D. C
William H. Law
Brooklyn Gunmen Are Put To Death
Brooklyn gunmen Michael Scalfoni and Frank Plata were executed at Sing Sing prison for the murder of Sorro Graziano and his wife near Franklin Square Long Island. Guards reported Scalfoni remarked about giving a man a clean chair then dusted off the chair before death. Plata went calmly to the chair smiling after a cigarette.
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Cicumuaional News Services
Ossining
Michael Scalfoni
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Scalfoni
Plaia
Sorro Graziano
Franklin Square
Long Island
Plata
Missouri Youth Is Hanged Today
Lawrence Mabry a 19 year old Sedalia youth wagered daily imprisonment against death and lost. He was hanged from a crudely assembled gallows in a barn beside Cooper county jail for the murder of law student William Busch during a Sedalia holdup on February 4 1926. The trap sprung at 6 14 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnternacional News
Boonville
Lawrence Mabry
Sedalia
Cooper County
Willian Busch
Uie
Snow Storm Hits Nation With Varied Toll
Snow fell steadily for 12 hours leaving streets slick in New York. Washington reported 12 inches snarling traffic while Tallahassee and Jacksonville saw snow. Atlantic City faced 45 mile gales and drifts. Philadelphia and Baltimore had heavy snows. Lake Chaplain froze as temperatures plunged. Northern New England endured severe cold.
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Lake
Chaplain
New England
Diver dies as river current tears suit in Canada
Montreal Jan 31 Peter Trans a diver died under the icy waters of a St Lawrence arm after being held prisoner for about 73 hours. Divers reached the isolated Pointe Aux Outaouades village by plane to recover his body which showed severe bruises and nearly torn suit from strong currents. His widow and two sons planned to join him in Canada this spring.
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Sypriss
Montreal
Hous
Peter
St. Lawrénce
Canada
Pointe Aux Outerades
Quebec
Mustard Plaster Fatal For Architect In Philadelphia
Frank A. Hays, 65, a noted Philadelphia architect, died at Jefferson Hospital from burns caused by a mustard plaster kept on his back too long. Found January 20 in severe pain, he had applied the plaster a week earlier to cure a backache, leading to internal burns and death.
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Chivenitional News Serehred
Philadelphia
Frank A. Hays
Jefferson Hospital
Yays
Nugent Named Head Of Municipal Disposal Plant
Nugent elected superintendent of the city sewerage disposal plant by a 3 to 2 vote. Genkinger Reeves and Treser voted yes, Burns and Mayor Gillespie no. Emery has resigned. Nugent starts February 1 under Genkinger’s jurisdiction. Burns warns of needing two capable operators. Emery’s leaving noted. State official Young says the change satisfies the city. Continued on page two.
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Frank Nugent
Genkinger
Reeves
Treser
Burns
Gillespie
James Emery
Nupent
Nugent
Steen
Emerx
Mr. Eméinger
Emery
Genkd
Btale
Colengues
Young
State
Ith Board
Eme
Ery
Laken
Seevers Breaks Down At Prison In Murder Case
John Dewey Seevers, sentenced to life for his wife’s murder, arrived at Western Penitentiary yesterday. Stella Seevers wept as he passed through the doors, with Deputy Sheriff Reynolds noting the strain overwhelmed him upon entry. Seevers muttered of the shooting and questioned his memory of the fatal July 25 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dewey Seevers
Western Penitentiary
Stella Seevers
William Reynolds
Seevers
Death Record for James Davinney McCawn and Others
An obituary note lists James Davinney McCawn and three others, with partial addresses including Cichlor an Reese and Jol Mets BO, Beason. The fragmented item records deceased individuals from the local community with sparse biographical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Reese
Shmintsner
Astroahecker Gil
Clayton Street
Jol Mets
Beason
Attorneys for Woman Accede to Demand They Defend Dague
Irene Schroeder confirms allegiance to W Glenn Dague and demands equal defense. Dague, charged with murder of Corporal Brady Paul, will be defended by the same attorneys retained for the blonde. Preliminary hearing to be scheduled after a confidential conference in the city.
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Dague
Alvar
W. Glenn Dagne
Fointh
Irene Seloedher
Brady Paul
Atorneys
Wiew
Irene
Dagne
Havety
Fomise
Iran
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Thomas W. Dickey
Mr. Dickey
Alex
Cone
Reduction Of Battleships As Chief Goal at London Talks
London conference delegates report progress toward reducing battleships and stabilizing other ship classes. France and Japan press for parity, while the United States and Britain remain cautious. The two-week-old talks have yet to produce concrete figures but aim to lower the battleship ratio as a key objective despite Japan’s push for equal tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Japan
United States
Britain
Six Day Week Plan Affects 150 Pennsylvania Rail Employes
About 150 shop employees in the New Castle district of the Pennsylvania railroad would shift to a six day work week under a plan by Western and Central Region shop committees. The move, approved by management after a conference, starts tomorrow and aims to add 20 new jobs by distributing relief across the two regions, with over 800 workers affected by the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western and Central Reg
Rairoad
Erie
Fox Office
Hoover
Clayton K Reeves Proposes New Condits and Ordinances
Councilman Clayton K Reeves introduced two ordinances to create and adopt permits for new conduits. Passage delayed as bills returned from the pricing office require finances approval. Proposals call for company to maintain conduits with panels and to build where needed along East Washington Street to Butler Avenue and Greenwood Avenue between West Washington Streets and State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton K. Reeves
Permis. T. Company
Washington Street
Butler Avenue
Greenwood Avenue
West
Washington
Ihe
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David Cummings
M. D. Morgan
Heather
Pa News
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Daily Weather Report
Mercer County
Getty
County Bankers
Elopers
Yuma
Ariz
Los Angeles
Loretta Young
Grant Withers
California
George Belzer
Loretta
Inez Withers
Withers
Missouri
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
Gurrent
Trans
Poinke Aux Oucerades
Council
Mayor
James Davinney McCawn
Cichlor
George F. Uomees
Ani
Elassus
Arthur Mometer
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