Navy Planes Renew Pacific Search For Missing Pair
Navy planes resume search over the Pacific for the missing pair. Early efforts yield no sign as Monday night is seen as the probable limit in efforts to locate the two missing aviators.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
1
Nationwide Heat Wave Continues Into Weekend
New York registered 91.4 degrees the hottest day of the year with five deaths and four prostrations in the metro area. Chicago reported 96 as the midwest baked under the blistering heat with no relief expected for 36 hours. Michigan added four deaths in a two day heat wave total of ten as temps rose beyond 90. The hot spell stretched from Nebraska to Missouri and Kansas with many spots near 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Mercury
Chicago
Mid-West
U. S
J. R. Lloyd
Chi
Cago
Huron
Aberdeen
S. D
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Detroit
Michigan
Navy planes search for Earhart and Noonan fail to locate her
Honolulu July 8 Navy planes from the Colorado tried to locate Amelia Earhart and Captain Fred Noonan in a dramatic mid Pacific search. Capt Friedell reported no trace aboard the 80,000 dollar flying laboratory after a 2570 mile flight from New Guinea to Howland Island. The searchlight sweep continued through the night and dawn brought a renewed aerial search over Winslow reef and the Phoenix group to widen the hunt beyond Howland Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
U.S
Colorado
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Friedell
O. G. Murfin
Fourteenth Naval District
South Seas
Miss Earhart
New Guinea
Howland Island
Winslow Reef
Phoenix Group
Navy
International News Service
Mid-Pacific
Fred J. Noonan
U. S. S. Colorado
Phoenix Island
Here
The
Beautifying the News Adds Lilies to Library Lawn
The paper notes a basket of regale lilies donated by C C Campbell of 102 North Bay Street enhances the lawn visible from Jefferson Street after the old library building was removed last year. The First Baptist Sunday school picnic fills Cascade Park grove as warm weather returns after a cool spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News Business
C. C. Campbell
North Bay Street
Public Library
Jefferson Street
First Baptist
Cascade Park
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am shows a maximum temperature of 92 and a minimum of 67 with no precipitation. River stage is 4.6 feet. For the same date last year, the maximum was 89 and the minimum 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tidal Wave Destroys Town Of 6000
A confidential report says a tidal wave, earthquake, and volcanic eruptions obliterated Rabaul New Britain, a German port city of 6000 people. It reports 700 dead, widespread destruction, and five weeks of isolation with no radio or communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
San Francisco
Rabaul
New Britain
Pacific
Pompeii
Steamship Line
Dr. Townsend to Speak at Cascade Park Picnic
Dr. Francis E. Townsend founder of the Townsend Recovery Plan will address the Townsend Tri-County basket picnic at Cascade Park next Wednesday July 14. A large gathering from Lawrence and surrounding counties is expected. Townsend movement operates non politically with adherents across parties. Arrangements place his talk around 3 30 in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend Recovery Plan
Cascade Park
Townsend
Lawrence
Charles N. Crosby
Pennsylvania
Dr. Townsend
Two Boys Die After Train Hits Trestle Near Du Bois
Sorrowful parents arrange funeral plans for Stanley Fish 15 and Theodore Bartnitski 16 of Du Bois after they were hurled 35 feet from a railroad trestle by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train while returning from a swimming party. Both boys died at Du Bois hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
DU Bois Pa
B and O
Stanley Fish
Theodore Bartnitski
du Bois
du Bois Hospital
Clipper Arrives At Southampton
The Pan American Clipper III landed at Southampton at noon after a record Atlantic crossing from Newfoundland, signaling anticipated regular passenger service. The arrival occurred at 9:20 a.m. local time, marking a milestone for transatlantic air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clipper
Southampton
International News Service
Foynes
Irish Free State
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Eng
Amendment May Be Compromise Under Cover Drive
Washington July 8 The Senate split into two camps over the judiciary bill as administration leaders press a covert bid to secure a constitutional amendment. Democrats clash over strategy while foes warn of a party schism and possible Roosevelt approval of a compromise aimed at enlarging the Supreme Court. Wheeler senator hints at further administration opposition remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchinson
Wheeler
Reopen Another Cleveland Plant Reopens
July 8 Cleveland reports the Republic Steel small Steel & Tubes division reopened with 315 workers, under guard, no disorder. Total Republic workers in Cleveland now exceed 4,000, out of about 6,200 normally employed in the area. CIO claims only 2,000 at work, mass meeting expected with John Owens and Lee Hall as speakers. Other Ohio strike coverage notes suit by CIO attorneys seeking injunction against Sheriff Elser’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Republic Steel
Steel & Tubes
C. H. Reinert
Republic
B. J. Damich
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Damich
John Owens
Lee Hall
CIO
Ohio
Initial Aerial Search For Amelia Earhart Fails
Hope for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan vanished since last Friday faded after three U S Navy seaplanes from the Colorado failed to find them near Howland Island. A second hunt is under way and 63 planes will sweep 200000 square miles. George Putnam, Earhart's husband, showed distress in San Francisco as events unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Aviatrix
Naval Air Hunt
Lexington
Lahaina Roads
San Diego
Calif
Navy
San Francisco
George Palmer Putnam
Miss Earhart
Harry Clay
Putnam
It’s Not The Heat It’s The Humidity In Western PA
The weather man explained the heat as humidity rose to 79 percent while temperatures neared the low nineties. U S Weather Forecaster W S Brotzman said the heat was typical for mid summer in Western Pennsylvania, with humidity far above normal.
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International News Service
Washington
Mercury
W. S. Brotzman
U. S
Pennsylvania
Registration Near 7000 Totals in Rural Areas See Shifts
Early July registration figures show scattered returns and a possible total near 7000, with rural precincts leaning more Democratic. Examples include Ellwood City precincts reporting both parties in double digits, and rural Wards indicating rising Democratic shares. County commissioners may add a rural registration day, likely August 11, to allow more voters to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permanent Registration Commission
Ellwood City
Ellwood
Wayne 5Th
Mahoning
Wilmington
Perry
Neshannock
Mussolini's Son Sets World Speed Record in Italy
Rome July 8 Bruno Mussolini son of Il Duce claimed a new world speed record of 423.61 miles an hour over a 1,000 kilometre closed circuit. He flew in a Savoia-McHetti S-79 with Col. Bisco of the Italian air force aboard a two ton cargo flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bruno Mussolini
Il Duce
Col. Bisco
Doubt Arises Over Wage and Hour Bill Passage
Washington July 8 congressional leaders voiced doubt that a maximum hour and minimum wage standards bill will pass this session. The Senate Education and Labor Committee prepared to vote on a revised measure. Chairman Black indicated a final vote, but several members questioned whether key issues were settled. The main dispute centers on section five granting power to the labor standards board to set interstate hours and wage rules as exceptions to the general act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Black
Alabama
Labor Standards Board
Wife of Accused Man Admits She Lied to Aid Him
Mrs. Isabelle Dyer, wife of Albert Windford Dyer, admitted under hours of questioning that she lied to authorities to shield her husband, the confessed slayer of four girls in Baldwin Hills. She said he forced her to stay quiet and beat her, and that she had suspected nothing until his confession. She was held as a material witness to protect her from mobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Los Angeles
Isabelle Dyer
Inglewood
Cal
Albert Windford Dyer
Madeline Everett
Melba
Jeannette Stephens
Baldwin Hills
Dyer
Produce Workers Strike Is Ended
Pittsburgh reports an end to a 48 hour produce market disruption as 350 striking workers return after a compromise. The retroactive June 14 agreement spans one year and grants the union sole collective bargaining rights, signed by trade committee leaders and Local 20612 AF of L affiliate president. No closed shop clause noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
P. J. Schamming
E. J. Balzer
Employing Association
Howard McGregor
Produce Workers’ Union
A. F. of L
Governor Earle's Polk State School Inspection Postponed
Governor George H. Earle canceled his planned sunrise inspection of the Polk State School in Oil City Pennsylvania and returned to Harrisburg. Welfare Secretary Arthur Howe conducted the inspection in the governor's absence ensuring state oversight continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Oil City
George H. Earle
Polk State School
Harrisburg
Arthur Howe
Welfare
Anglo-Russian and Anglo-German Naval Treaties Reported
London dispatch states that Anglo-Russian and Anglo-German qualitative naval treaties are to be signed today. The pacts provide for information exchange on warship building, mirroring terms of the Anglo-American and Anglo-French agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Death Notices Honor Local Residents and Relatives
Death records list Stanley Bok 54 Mahoningtown R D 8 Rose Moldavan 19 Ellwood Portersville road Rev Thomas W Webster 58 Ellwood City James Booker Ellwood City Joseph Gillespie 47 Lawrence County Home Richard Francis Crocker 40 Ardmore Pa Charles I Porath 84 1611 Morris street Joseph S Young 92 Highland Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Bok
Mahoningtown R. D
Rose Moldavan
Ellwood
Portersville
Thomas W. Webster
Ellwood City
James Booker
Joseph Gillespie
Lawrence County
Richard Francis Crocker
Ardmore
Charles I. Porath
Morris Street
Joseph S. Young
Highland Heights
Night maneuvers by Japs spark clashes at Peiping bridge
Reports indicate Japanese night maneuvers and several clashes near a bridge at Peiping. Chinese casualties are estimated around 200 in the battle, with reports citing heavy fighting and disrupted routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Chinese Army Attacks Outside Peiping. Fighting Reported
Reports from Tokyo tonight say troops of the 29th Chinese army have launched a new attack on Japanese forces near Peiping and heavy fighting is under way. The clash follows Chinese commanders' rejection of a Japanese disarmament proposal pending peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
War Office
Peiping
Martial Law Declared in Peiping by Chinese Authorities
Peiping authorities announced martial law tonight amid rising tensions. The measure formalizes military authority within the capital as security controls tighten citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Clash Near Marco Polo Bridge Sparks Chinese Japanese Fighting
In North China, Japanese and Chinese forces clashed after Nipponese troops near Peiping’s Marco Polo bridge conducted night maneuvers. A Chinese detachment reportedly repelled the assault, with about 200 Chinese dead or wounded and around 10 Japanese casualties. Temporary truces paused the fighting before reinforcements intensified tensions in Lukuchiao.
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Peiping
China
Marco Polo Bridge
Lukuchiao
New Inci
Indict Hall in bombing plot ties six steel strikers
Warren O July 8 seven men including Gus Hall recently dismissed C I O leader were indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury in connection with an alleged steel strike bombing plot. All seven face charges of using and possessing nitroglycerine. The six co defendants named with Hall are Arthur Scott Charles Myers Andy Marsh George Bondas Sidney Watkins and John Borawie c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren O
Gus Hall
Trumbull County
Te Sides Hall
Republic Steel
Arthur Scott
Charles Myers
Andy Marsh
George Bondas
Sidney Watkins
John Borawiec
Weather Whispers and Summer Chatter Echo Past Roars
Poetic musings on heat and sun contrast with past cries for rain and storms. The narrator recalls sultry days, warm weather, and critics of rain while noting a high ninety one and sunlit noon.
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New Caledonia
Midway
Oakland
Equator
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Guam
Wake L
Marianas
Caroline
Gilbert
Australia
New Hebrides
Baker I
Phoenix
Samoa
Keene
Mildred Doran
Caro, Mich
Phoenix Islands
Howland
Coast Guard
Itasca
Swan
Moorby
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Townsend Plan
du Bois, Pa
Senate
Republic Co
Youngstown—Cio
Ralph A. Elser
Amelia
Balzer An
Earle
Polk
By John Goette
Warren Grand Jury
Arthur Mometer
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