State bids requested for 581 foot bridge near Wurtemburg
The State Highway Department plans a new five span reinforced concrete girder arch bridge over Slippery Rock creek near Wurtemburg. Bids close August 5. The eastern bridge will replace a dangerous one way span with sharp turns, adding lengthy approaches for safer heavy truck use. The structure spans 581.81 feet with 34 foot roadway and 5 foot sidewalk, clearance 25 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slippery Rock Creek
Wurtemburg
State Highway Department
Department
Richards Leads Battle Over Pymatuning Fund Cut
In a fast moving session the House backed deep spending cuts led by the Steedle bill and other Talbot Turner measures. Representative Bart Richards fought to save the Pymatuning dam project funds as the looming veto warned. Grover Talbot steered the emergency relief package toward recommittal for amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Talbot
Delaware
Committee On Appropriations
Wade
Observations From Pa Newc on Local Ventures and Inspectors
Pa Newc notes a local colored man who shovels broken bottles for sale as glass at a few dollars a ton and observes optimism about industry resuming cement works. He mentions new car inspection stickers and a rule ending June 30 with driving bans after September 30 for uninspected vehicles in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Newc
Daily Weather Report Summary of U S statistics
This weather note records the 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum temperature of 94 and a minimum of 69. Precipitation measured 0.03 inches and the river stage at 4.2 feet. Comparable date a year earlier shows 92 max, 60 min, and no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Germany Belgium and Italy to join new Entente Cordiale
London reports that Germany Italy and Belgium will join the Entente Cordiale with England and France within three months. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald expects to announce in October that these nations share aims including open dialogue armament reduction and economic cooperation. The move follows Lausanne reparations talks and shifts parliamentary opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Italy
Belgium
England
France
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Lausanne
Mac”nald
Agreement At Lausannes Made Public
The Lausanne conference accord known as the gentlemen’s agreement was made public by the French foreign office in Paris. The document outlines terms contingent on settlements reached by the United States with European countries, triggering diplomatic reactions across two continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausannes
U. S
Arno Dosch-Fleurot
Paris
Wheatland Man Killed in Auto Crash Near Sharon
A Wheatland man, Richard R. Mitchellree aged 24 who had married five weeks ago, was killed when the car he rode in struck a culvert near Sharon Pa. Passengers William Kelly and John Vaughn sustained minor cuts and bruises from the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard R. Mitcheltree
International News Service
Sharon
Wheatland
William Kelly
John Vaughn
Barn Fire Destroys Edenburg Area Barn
A barn near Edenburg owned by August Bigenotte was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon. Neighboring efforts saved the granary as a corn crib with several hundred bushels of corn and farm machinery were lost. The total damage is estimated around $2000 with partial insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Bigenotte
Edenburg
Youngstown
Bigenette
Death Notices for Mae Butler Rebecca Hamilton and Edward Purcell
Death notices list Mae Onstott Butler of Granite City HS Rebecca Criswell Hamilton of Plaingrove township Joseph B Hoon of Cleveland Heights Ohio and Edward Purcell age 59 of Ellwood City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Onstott Butler
Granite City
Rebecca Criswell Hamilton
Plaingrove Township
Joseph B. Hoon
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Edward Purcell
Ellwood City
Start Work On New Mathews Garbett Building
Excavation for the foundation of the Mathews Garbett building on the Diamond began yesterday by contractor L A Haug. The two storey brick structure will include four storerooms and offices on the second floor with modern features and a rapid completion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathews-Garbett
L. A. Haug
Haug
Relief Bill Delayed As Conferees Work Toward Compromise
Washington July 14 Despite delays leaders in the fight for jobless relief legislation expected to send the 2.122 billion measure to the White House by Friday night. Conferees study three main differences including publicity for future loans to RCFC direct loans by Federal Reserve Banks and board reorganizations. Illness of Senator Norbeck delayed a conferee meeting as talks centered on monthly loan reports and other compromises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
House
Hoover
Senate
Sen. Norbeck
South Dakota
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
Administration
Finance Corporation Board of Directors
Prohibition Dilemma Splits Beverly Hills Women Voters
Special To The News reports in Beverly Hills that women anti prohibitionists face a split over party lines. They favor repeal yet resist aligning with the Democratic camp, preferring not to end the Republican party despite supporting a wetter policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cal
Pymatuning Dam Fund Saved From Cut
In Harrisburg discussions with Representative Bart Richards the News reports the full Pymatuning dam appropriation will remain intact. An early morning conference led to an agreement to keep the original fund and allow work to proceed without interruption, avoiding a proposed cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Richards
New Castle
Harrisburg
Richards
Pymatuning Dam
Pennsylvania
Many Drown In Flood In Nice France
Flood surprises Nice as Paillon river bed, recently roofed as roadway, bursts its banks. About 40 to 50 people, many of them unemployed and homeless families, drown while sleeping beneath the elevated roadway. only two women are rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Nice
France
Paillon
Mrs Libby Holman Reynolds Returns to Cincinnati Home
A new study profiles Mrs Libby Holman Reynolds former stage star and widow of heir to Reynolds tobacco wealth. She returns to her Cincinnati home after the mysterious death of her husband Smith Reynolds at his Winston-Salem estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby Holman Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco
Reynolds
Cincinnati
Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem, N. C
Theory Advanced Gunman May Have Killed Reynolds
The investigation grows as officials consider a professional gunman killed Smith Reynolds the 29 year old heir to millions. The Carolina millionaire was linked to Libby Holman and suspected extortion plots tied to New York or Florida racketeers. Reynolds reportedly feared danger and habitually carried a gun. the fatal shot occurred on the sleeping porch of his suburban home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David P. Sentner
International News Service
Winston-Salem
N. C
Smith Reynolds
Young Reynolds
Libby Holman
Broadway
New York
Florida
Reynolds
Jyurned
Roast Scorched Prompted Fire Call
William Morrison of 303 South Jefferson street faced a burned roast when his dinner stalled on the stove. The boiling meat created smoke strong enough to alarm neighbors who phoned Central firemen, but the only damage was the loss of the roast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morrison
Jefferson Street
Central
Airways Head Killed As Plane Crashes In Mexico
C W Gilpin president of Gilpin Airways of Los Angeles died piloting a plane that crashed into a mountain near Toluca Mexico. His wife and two other Americans were severely injured along with James Crofton and Hollywood star Agua Caliente Jockey Club head. Carlos Verdugo was also hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Mexico City
American Airways
Here
C. W. Gilpin
Gilpin Airways of
Los Angeles
Agua Caliente
Mona Rico
James Crofton
Agua Caliente Jockey Club
Gilpin
Carlos
Mercer County Heat Takes First Victim Vern Frye 77
In Clarksville Mercer County Pa July 14 the heat wave caused a stroke of apoplexy and death to Vern Frye 77 a retired farmer at his home Coroner William Applegate reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Mercer County
Vern Frye
William Applegate
House Approves Tax Installment System In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg July 14 The House passed a Senate bill authorizing political subdivisions to collect taxes by installments. The chamber also approved a $362 400 abatement for the Pymatuning Dam project and sent back a $400 000 cut to committee. Philadelphia relief funding of 2 000 000 was approved for welfare distribution. A separate measure urged voluntary salary reductions for state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Loftus
Steedle
Tower Branch
International News Service
Harrisburg
House Today
Senate
John J. McClure
Delaware
House
Graham
Witkin-Blumberg
Philadelphia
City Department of Welfare
Samuel G. Hartsock
Blair
Chilean Theatre Fire Kills and Traps Children at Navy Base
In Concepcion Chile at the Esmeralda Theater on the Talcahuano naval base a fire last night during a special performance killed many children and left dozens more missing or injured. Fire officials report around 20 bodies recovered with others unaccounted for. Soldiers sailors and firemen aided in rescue amid engulfing smoke and panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Conception
Chile
Esmeralda
Talcahuano Naval Base
The Old Swimming Hole Remembered In Summer Heat
Arthur Mometer recalls a beloved swimming hole where a cooling stream lured kids on hot days. He memories a place where bushy elders shaded the area and youths lounged as the sun rode high, dreaming and enjoying carefree days despite being miles apart today.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ellwood
Portersville Highway
Wayne
Perry Townships
Mexico
Andalucia
Spain
Senorita Marija Gomez
Ures
East Washington Street
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report
Linton Wells International News Service
French Foreign Office
Bigenotte Farm
U.S
William S. Neal
Royer
McNeught Syndicate, Law
Frange
Airways
Pymatuning
Lillith Wilson
Berks
Arthur Mometer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!