New Bedford Church Suffers Fire Damage
Lightning struck the Belfry of the Hopewell Church in New Bedford during a Saturday storm. Firefighters from New Castle and New Wilmington, backed by quick local heroism, saved the main building with losses around 500 dollars covered by insurance.
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New Bedford
Hopewell New Bedford
Pulaski
New Bedford Roads
New Castle
New Wilmington
A. P. McIilwain
J. C. Munroe
Lincoln cent designers initials hidden on obverse since 1918
Coin collectors report V D B initials for the Lincoln cent designers are placed on the obverse since 1918 in a concealed spot near the shoulder. The initials were moved to the back in 1909 causing controversy. Storms over the weekend caused minor damage district wide and crops suffered from heavy rain. City officials face the matter of improving signage for municipal parking plots.
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather report covers 24 hours to 9 am with max 91, min 65, precipitation 1.03 inches and river stage 5.8 feet. Sunday period shows max 92, min 68, precipitation .15 inches.
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U. S
Manager Named For Security Office Here To Open Thursday
The New Castle field office of the United States Social Security board will open in the Johnson building on Thursday July 15 with Weiland J. Michael named the manager in charge. William L. Dill, regional director for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, announced the selection. The office covers Lawrence, Beaver, Butler and Armstrong counties with about 91 141 employable persons and a four county population of 406 098. It is estimated over 1 100 benefit claims will be filed in 1937.
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New Castle
United States Social Security Board
Johnson Building
Weiland J. Michael
Westmoreland County
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
William L. Dill
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Michael
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Armstrong
Showers Fail To Halt Heat Wave In State
A fifth day of stifling heat grips Pennsylvania with new deaths drownings and lightning. The toll reaches 45 over the weekend as Pittsburgh and surrounding areas endure severe storms bringing brief relief and widespread damage.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
City Employees Granted Raise
City council met in the city building and approved a wage rise for employees though full restoration was not granted. Police and firemen receive six to six and a quarter percent increases, labor wages rise from 40 to 50 cents per hour, and most non statutorily tenured staff get higher wages effective July 1.
Police drive against speeders nets summons and double parking arrest
Police continued the citywide drive against speeders on Saturday. One motorist was caught speeding and will receive a summons to appear before Mayor Charles E. McGrath. Police headquarters reported one arrest for double parking Saturday night as cruiser cars and a motorcycle officer pursued violators in various city sections.
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Charles E. McGrath
City Hospital
William Netros
Nick Vadias
James Decan
Michael Sondonea
H. O. Curley
Army
Stanley Switter
Republic Mill
Harold Ruttenberg
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Caddy Injured at Sylvan Heights Course
Harry McKissick Jr son of Mrs John Hillard Sutton Street was slightly hurt while caddying Sunday afternoon at Sylvan Heights. He was struck in the chest by a golf ball as a golfer prepared to drive and taken to a doctor for a bruise. If struck a foot higher he could have suffered a head injury.
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Harry McKissick, Jr
John Hillard
Sutton Street
Sylvan Heights
McKissick
Heat Wave Eases After Five Day Eastern Belt Breaks
Heat belt over the eastern United States weakens after five days of high temperatures and storms. New York cooled by rains, Boston reports 74 with humidity high, and forecasts call for continued cool, wet weather. Death toll estimated around 250, with higher figures possible from outlying areas. New England and New York City worst hit. Baltimore records sixth day in the 90s.
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United States
New York
Baltimore
New England
New York City
Boston
Citizens Bank Building to Be Remodeled
George R. Ralph executive vice president announced major improvements planned for the Citizens National Bank at Mill and Washington streets. Work may begin this summer with contracts to be awarded, and the building to be sheathed in marble or granite, the third floor removed to create a modern banking house.
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Citizens National Bank
Mill
Washington Streets
George R. Ralph
Lightning Causes Severe Damage Across District
Wind and storms cost the Pennsylvania Power company an estimated 5000. Lightning damaged transformers across the district with ten burned out in New Castle and 350 transformer fuses replaced. Street lights along 27th Street in Bessemer were burned out and power interruptions affected the New Castle Youngstown road as crews worked from Saturday through early today.
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Pennsylvania Power Company
New Castle District
Bessemer
New Castle- Youngstown Road
Delay Start Of Mass Navy Plane Hunt For Amelia
The U S navy postponed the planned start of a 62 plane search from the aircraft carrier to tomorrow. Officials said no confirmation or trace of Amelia Earhart or Capt. Fred Noonan had been found, and rumors of a Japanese fishing boat sighting were considered unlikely.
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Capt. Noonan
Washington
Navy
Amelia Earhart
Flyer
South Pacific
U. S. S. Lexington
Fred Noonan
Pittsburgh Man Killed In Crash
John Bauer of Hackney Street North Side Pittsburgh died after a Route 19 crash near Portersville when the passenger car skidded and overturned. Driver Arnold Grade of Langtry Street Pittsburgh claimed a passing truck caused the skid. Two other occupants, David Bauer 12 and Josephine Seville 65, were treated for minor injuries. truck involved not found.
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Hackney Street
North Side
Pittsburgh
Route 19
Portersville
Bauer
Arnold R Grade
Langtry Street
R. D. Hoke
New Castle
Miller's
Grade
David Bauer
Josephine Seville
Roskamp Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Strangled Woman Not Identified at New York Hotel
A woman about 40 found strangled in a Broadway hotel room remains unidentified at noon. Her beaten body lay on a double bed with two stab wounds to the forehead. The slain woman checked in with a man described as short and stocky under the name Mr and Mrs Frank Fiyetti of Pennsylvania. the man is missing. An autopsy was planned.
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International News Service
New York
Broadway
Frank Fiyetti
Pennsylvania
President Roosevelt vetoes land bank loan rate bill
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill setting Federal Land Bank loan rates at 3 percent for 1938 and 4 percent for 1939. He said the measure would cost the government about 52.9 million dollars over two years as gifts to individual borrowers from the federal treasury.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Treasury
Lightning Strikes Rose Avenue School and Cathedral
Severe thunderstorms swept the district Sunday afternoon causing major damage. The Rose Avenue school chimney was shattered by a bolt, bricks scattered around and the tower likely must be rebuilt. The Cathedral roof was also struck, bricks raining down on the lawn and interior.
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Rose Avenue
Massillon Steel Strike Violence Leaves Fatalities
A midnight clash between police and strike sympathizers in Massillon Ohio leaves Flugencio Calzada killed and Nick Vadlas mortally wounded. National Guardsmen patrol as 125+ people detained after the Public Steel Corp division battle near Canton.
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Massillon
Public Steel Corp
Central Alley
Nick Vadlas
Canton
Flugencio Calzada
Republic Steel Corporation Stainless Mill
Links Golf Wizard Arrested in Los Angeles
Mystery man John Montague known as the wizard of the links was arrested under the alias LaVerne Moore in Los Angeles. He faced charges related to a 1930 roadhouse holdup in Jay New York and admitted his identity but remained noncommittal.
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John Montague
Montague
Los Angeles
LaVerne Moore
Jay
N. Y
Moore
Bing Crosby
Oliver Hardy
Golfer Montague Faces Extradition Fight With Hollywood Support
John Montague alias Laverne Moore, jailed on a roadhouse holdup charge from 1930, agreed to appear in a police show up and plans to fight extradition. Comedian Oliver Hardy and Beverly Hills socialite Mrs Esther Plunkett defended him as his golfing friends rally, while Montague admits guilt and recalls a tough upbringing.
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International News Service
Hollywood
John Montague
Laverne Moore
Montague
Jay
N. Y
Oliver Hardy
Esther Plunkett
Beverly Hills
Paul Bunyan
Pairways
Lakeside Country Club
Soviet airmen in second trans polar flight toward United States
Moscow July 12 three Soviet airmen led by Mikhail Gromov passed Archangel at 10 10 a m on a second trans polar attempt to link Russia and the United States by air. Sergei Danlin and Andrei Yamachev accompanied him as they sought to beat the previous Arctic crossing to San Francisco.
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James E. Brown
Moscow
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Archangel
Russia
United States
Mikhail Gromov
Soviet Union
Sergei Danlin
Andrei Yamachev
Death Notices From Kittanning Area Obituaries
Multiple listings show deaths from Pennsylvania communities including Lloyd M. Chambers Racine and 75 year old Mrs. Sarah Foster of Racine plus Marley Scott 59 of 1729 Wilson Avenue and George A. White 61 of Mingo Junction. Also listed are Mrs Lidia H Raney Rodgers 79 of R F D No 2 James W Leeper 73 Edenburg and Agnes Givens Pollett of West Middlesex.
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Sarah Foster
Racine
Marley Scott
Wilson Avenue
George A. White
Mingo Junction
Lidia H
Raney Rodgers
James W. Leeper
Edenburg
Agnes Givens Pollett
West Middlesex
Fighting Rages As 1000 Kwantung Troops Reach Tientsin
In Peiping and the North China theatre Japanese and Chinese forces clash west of Peiping as 1000 Kwantung army troops arrive at Tientsin from Shanhaikwan. The move heightens fears of a broader showdown despite Nanking’s warnings to Tokyo.
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International News Service
Peiping
Kwantung
Tientsin
North China
Nanking
Tokyo
Kwangtung
Shanhaikwan
Great Wall of China
Sheet And Tube Denies Truce
Chicago bulletin reports workers crowding the Youngstown Sheet and Tube plant gates seeking to resume work after rumors of a truce. Company officials deny any agreement while union leaders had withdrawn pickets. Gov Townsend claimed a truce with terms but the company refuted it stating no truce was made.
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International News Service
Chicago
Youngsttown Sheet & Tube Company
Candidate speeches fill the air amid summer heat
The city braces for campaign activity with parades and speeches as voters hear the candidates. Weather remains hot with a ninety two degree day, while cards on the street advertise candidates and debates begin.
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Arthur McMeter
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George von Elm
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Gromov
Otto Schmidt
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