Six Die In Crash Near Washington Pa
Six people die in a two-vehicle crash near Washington Pennsylvania when a West Virginia family returning from a holiday outing loses control of a sedan and plunges over a ten foot embankment into a bus. Three of the dead are children and two more occupants may die from injuries. The victims include Fred Wendt and his wife and two of their children, plus two Bailey family members. None of the bus occupants was injured.
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Washington
West Virginia
West
Paye Twey Bay
New Castle
New Castle Observes Quiet Fourth Of July
Nick Fontino reports early tomatoes as New Castle and Lawrence County mark a quiet Fourth of July under a new state fireworks law. Farmers worked through the holiday as weather stayed favorable for wheat, bass catches rise in Neshannock and upper Allegheny, and crowds visit Buhl Park and Cascade.
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Tionesta
Daily Weather Report summary of U S 24 hour period
Daily Weather Report shows maximum 35 and minimum 68 degrees with no precipitation. River stage listed at 7 feet. For the prior 24 hours ending Monday, maximum 56 and minimum 47 with no precipitation.
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Britain weighs war warning to Germany over Danzig
In London the cabinet debated an Anglo Franco Polish warning to Germany on Danzig while Soviet reports say the triple entente nears. Roosevelt returns to Washington amid European unrest pressing Congress on cash and carry neutrality. A three power note on a Nazi home guard in Danzig due this weekend. Berlin reports shortages and export declines hurting Germany. Paris notes France has the largest army, Britain the largest navy and both claim strong air forces. Tokyo reports Soviet and Japanese forces skirmishing near Lake Buir.
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Berlin
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Parais
France
Leslie Hote-Belisha
Tokyo
Lake Buir
New Pressure Seen On Neutrality Bill
European unrest adds pressure on Congress to pass Roosevelt’s mandatory arms embargo neutrality plan before adjournment. Opposition in both parties complicates passage as administration allies in the Senate gain from the president’s message that dictator nations were encouraged by last week’s House action. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to weigh neutrality as the House action is challenged.
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President Roosevelt pressurizes Congress on lending program
President Roosevelt summoned Senate Majority Leader Barkley and House Majority Leader Rayburn at the White House to urge passage of the 4.86 billion lending program this session. Barkley and Rayburn said discussions touched on neutrality and monetary legislation with some program features likely to provoke further talks. The plan can originate in either chamber as the White House eyes a September stay.
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Silver Purchases By U. S. Suspended
The United States treasury suspended all silver purchases both foreign and domestic. Officials said the move would last for the day while awaiting Senate action on the president's monetary powers scheduled at 5 p.m. The treasury plans to frame a new silver buying policy afterward.
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Seven injured in Fourth of July shooting in New Castle
Chicago police report Michael Biegel fired a shotgun in his backyard during the July Fourth celebration. Seven neighbors eight individuals were wounded and treated, three women and four men, with hospital care ongoing. Post 315 Veterans of Foreign Wars plans a Thursday meeting at Fountain Inn Hotel to set up officers and the post’s activities and installations.
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Chicago
Michael Biegel
New Castle
NEW Post
Fountain Inn Hotel
Flood Claims 25 Lives in Morehead Ky
International News Service reports 25 drowned in a flash flood that engulfed Morehead Kentucky after a 4:30 p.m. cloud burst. Triplets Creek roared downstream washing away homes while Water severed telephone lines. Town of 2500 cut off from outside world amid heavy losses.
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MT. Sterling
Morehead
Britain and France to Join Poland Over Danzig Protest
Special to The News reports London says Britain and France will join Poland in protests to the Free City of Danzig senate against armed presence and threats. Polish commissioner Marian Chodatki has not yet delivered a note, a sign three power action may be prepared. Count Edward Raczynski, the Polish ambassador to London, is in Warsaw.
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Edward Raczynski
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Light Fourth of July Traffic on Lawrence County Highways
Corporal G F Keck reports only two minor motor accidents on Lawrence County highways during the Fourth of July period. Public was cautious and traffic division notes reduced incidents compared to prior years.
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G. F. Keck
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Edgar Bergen to Start Comic Strip in New Castle News
Edgar Bergen, famed ventriloquist and star of radio and film, will begin a new comic strip titled Mortimer and Charlie in the New Castle News starting July 10. Though best known for radio, Bergen is also a long-time cartoonist, bringing his humor to the newspaper pages.
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New Castle News
Charlie McCarthy
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Mr. Bergen
Mortimer and
Charlie
Jale Will Rogers
Dr James Monroe Smith vows to tell all in bombshell talk
Dr James Monroe Smith former LSU president unexpectedly agrees to meet District Attorney Dewey Sanchez and disclose alleged embezzlement of 100000 dollars from the university fund as Baton Rouge awaits potential disclosures that could rival previous political shocks. Smith spent last night in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail.
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William Gaudet
International News Service
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James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
Dome
Dewey Sanchez
Dr. Smith
East Baton Rouge Parish
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Smith
Huey P. Long
Nuy
New Castle
Fifteen Thousand Visit Cascade Park on Fourth of July
Cascade Park drew about 15,000 visitors for Independence Day, per superintendent G. Coulthard. The bathing pool saw heavy use, concessions ran well, and the fireworks display ranked among the best in recent years. Parking grounds were full and no injuries were reported in New Castle.
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Cascade Park
G. ©. Coulthard
New Castle
Death notices list several local residents’ ages
Death record dated July 5 1939 lists Frank A Nye 73 of McKeen Rocks Mrs Sarah Ann Lewis 88 of Warren O Mrs ftose Allen Bruner 55 of Merc Kh F D Frank H Curry 49 of Edwood City Teofila Tawleski 75 of Wampunitt F D No 1 Herbert M Moore Sharon Ignatz Klemuk 57 of 121 West Long Avenue Henry N Bourchette Moungstown Michael Seman 55 of West Pitt iburr
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McKeen Rocks
Sarah Ann Lewis
Warren
Ftose Allen Bruner
Mercec
Kh. F. D
Frank H. Curry
Edwood City
Teofila ‘Tawleski
Wampunitt
F. D
Herbert M. Moore
Sharon
Ignatz Klemuk
West Long Avenue
Henry N. Bourchette
Moungstown
Michael Seman
West Pitt
Iburr
Strike Begins at GM Fisher Body Plant No 21
Detroit July 5 The C I O began its strike against General Motors Corporation's tool and die shops today with 400 workers walking out of Fisher Body Plant No 21. Union head Walter Rettther says additional workers would join the strike as the union seeks a supplemental agreement on parts hours for tool die and maintenance staff.
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British Ready For Any Danzig Coup By Hitler
Britain readies firm action against any German move on Danzig and seeks a near completion of a trilateral entente with France and the Soviet Union. The cabinet discussed notes to Berlin urging that Danzig status only change by negotiated agreement, viewed as a warning rather than a solution, with potential French support and Polish involvement mentioned.
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New Castle
Formal Claim Alleges Judge Crater Murder Victim
New York July 5 claim that Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater was murdered and cremated after disappearing August 6 1930 was filed for Stella Crater Kunz seeking double indemnity of 60000 on a 30000 life policy. The suit cited the complaint stating Crater died by external violent means and his body was disposed of by cremation or other means making corpus delicti production impossible.
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International News Service
New York
Supreme Court
Joseph Force Graer
State Supreme Court
Stella Crater Kunz
New York Journal-American
Joseph Force Crater
Safe and sane July Fourth with three drownings in Pa.
Statewide holiday toll included three drownings of children in eastern Pennsylvania and one heart-attack death while swimming. Total four-day period yielded 17 accidental deaths, plus a Washington bus collision taking six lives. Fireworks injuries were limited under a new ban, with one fireworks death previously reported. Drowning victims included seven-year-old Ahna Appregate of Wagnersville and eight-year-old George Elliott of Chester. Continued in New Castle.
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International Neves Service
Pennsylvania
Washington, Pa
Commonwealth
Ahna Marian
Wagnersville
Bethlehem
Lehigh River
George Elliott
Chester
New Castle
Sequoia Park Fire Threatens Lumber Stands
Sequoia National Park faced a spreading blaze that had blackened over 2000 acres of brush and grass in Tulare County. More than 300 men and federal and state forestry officers battled the wildfire moving east along the park’s Western edge, though park giant sequoias were not at risk.
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International News Service
Visalia
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Sequoia National Park
Tulare
United States
Administration Battles To Revive President's Powers Over Currency
Washington dispatch reports administration forces pressing to revive Roosevelt era powers over currency control. Republicans and conservative Democrats oppose, while Senate session opens at 11 am. Aiming to devalue the gold dollar and sustain currency programs, fate hinges on conference report and potential two year extension. The struggle ties to 1940 campaign issues.
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Edward P. Lockett
International News Service
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Senate
Span
Fourth Quiet No Casualties Highlight July Observance
Pennsylvanian Fourth of July passed with no fatalities and few minor incidents after a recent speed limit reduction. City residents enjoyed picnics golf and swimming at popular spots including Cascade Park where a fireworks display capped the evening.
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Cascade Park
President Returns to Washington for Senate Debate
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington at 6:30 p.m. and urged Congress to stay in session until a final vote on his neutrality program. He warned against a filibuster by isolationists and pressed for repeal of the arms embargo to keep the nation prepared and at peace. The stance followed a Hyde Park trip and a Fourth of July press conference outlining New Deal foreign policy aims.
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Hyde Park
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Firework injuries top 1600 in New York area
July 5 in New York five boroughs shows more than 1600 people injured in Fourth of July mishaps. No fatalities reported. Report from New Castle by Bly.
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New York
Five Boroughs
New Castle
Weather Report and Picnic Plans Amid Heavy Rain
Arthur Mometer Tun notes ongoing rainfall disrupts picnics and haying. He suggests a spread of ten to twelve weeks to ease impact for farmers, enabling safer crops and better picnics. Forecaster expects seventy four today.
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