Court Armistice Delays Senate Leadership Battle
Washington July 17 A complete armistice in the fight over Roosevelts court bill and the senate leadership contest groups. Barkley and Harrison are chief contenders as a caucus may settle leadership next week. With Senator Robinsons funeral in Little Rock the vote on leadership could be postponed to January.
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Asy William Es Hutchinson
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Capital Hill
Joe T. Robinson
Little Rock
Ark
Robinson
Senate Democrats
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Barkley
Capitol HM
Harmison
New Castle Area Roads and Maps Update After Heavy Rains
Rain in recent months has washed out roads around Cascade Park making many sections impassable. New Jersey official road maps are available at the New Castle Chamber of Commerce while supplies last. Paving on Fairfield and Hezelcroft avenues from Carlisle to North Mercer is finished and open to traffic. North Mercer from Sheridan to the city line is slated for soon. Heavy rains hindered local fishing as muddy streams deterred anglers. Continuation noted on page two.
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Cascade Park
Park
State of
New Jersey
New Castle
Fairfield Avenue
Hezelcroft Avenue
Carlisle Street
North Mercer Street
North Hill District
Sheridan Avenue
Daily Weather Report for the 24 Hour Period
U S weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am shows a maximum of 69 with a low of 5 and 0.02 inches of precipitation. River stage is 3.7. Last year the date recorded a 90 maximum and 50 minimum with no precipitation.
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U.S
Secretary Hull Seeks Far Eastern Peace
Secretary of State Cordell Hull on July 17 declared the United States an unofficial peacemaker in the Sino Japanese crisis in north China. He warned both Japan and China against widespread hostilities and said American policy applies universally where war threats arise. Hull stated the rights and interests of the United States and all nations are affected and cited the nine power treaty of 1922 urging respect for Chinese sovereignty.
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China
Hull
Japan
United States
Funeral Train Enroute West for Senate Leader Robinson
A special International News Service report notes the body of Senate Majority Leader Joe T. Robinson travels by train toward Little Rock Arkansas for Sunday funeral services and interment. A large delegation from Congress including Baruch Farley Keenan Couch West and Roosevelt aides accompanies the train.
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Robinson
Senate
Ioe T. Robinson
Little Rock
Ark
House
Washington
Capitol
Hattie M. Caraway
Arkansas
Charles and
Grady Miller
Bernard Baruch
New York
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Joseph B. Keenan
Harvey Couch
AEC
Charles West
White House
Roosevelt
Edwin M. Watson
Paul Bustedo
Heat Wave Ends in Pittsburgh After Fatalities Rise
International News Service reports a heat wave in Pittsburgh ends with a violent storm and four more deaths amid lightning strikes and a downed high tension wire. Edward Philipp Jr., 18, was killed instantly while golfing. Albert Ross, 33, of Ross Township, electrocuted while attempting to remove the fallen wire near his home. The heat contributed to the deaths as temperatures fell from 87 to 67.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Edward Philipp, Jr
Albert Ross
Ross Township
Mercury
Train wreck near Bihta leaves hundreds dead and injured
In Patna a Punjab Calcutta express derailed, killing 280 natives and injuring 250 near Bihta. The speeding train, with flimsy wooden coaches, shattered as them all died or were badly hurt. The disaster ranks among India’s worst railway accidents.
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International News Service
Patna
India
Bihta
Calcutta
William Powell in Nervous Exhaustion Report
Hollywood reports William Powell, screen star, is in a state of nervous exhaustion after collapsing before a camera. Doctors ordered him to rest at a country retreat, with friends saying he is coping with the loss of fiancée Jean Harlow a month ago.
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International News Service
Hollywood
William Powell
Screen Star
Powell
Jean Harlow
Mae West Faces New Legal Moves In Marriage Case
International desk reports Mae West silent as attorneys for Frank Wallace seek a deposition on whether she was a kissless bride in 1911 Milwaukee marriage. Judge Kenney rules cohabitation not pertinent to the case as Wallace, now identified as Mr Mae West, pursues further court steps amid the star's ongoing legal troubles.
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Sergicay
Los Angeles
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Wallace
Miss West
Milwaukee
Wis
RB. W. Kenney
Columnist Is Attack Victim
International News Service reports Pittsburgh columnist Charles Danver of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette was found unconscious and bleeding near his home early today. He sustained possible skull fracture and jaw injuries, scalp bruises, and facial cuts. police search for an unidentified assailant and driver seen leaving a newspaper picnic at Jacob Amusement Park.
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International News
Pittsburgh
Charles
Danver
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
John
Jaco
Michigan Truck Strike Concluded
Michigan trucking resumed under a 30 day truce after two days of paralysis affecting a $26 million industry. Governor Frank Murphy met with trucking company officials and leaders of the A F L International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs and Helpers to draft a pact for lasting peace.
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International News Service
Detroit
Michigan
Muskegon
Frank Murphy
A. F. of L. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Sablemen
Union Secretary Being Hunted in Meadeville Shortage
In Meadville Pennsylvania on July 17 Leo Carr aged 27 financial secretary of the Slide-Fastener Union was sought after auditors found a cash shortage of 1436.43 dollars. A warrant for Carrs arrest was issued following information from union officials.
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International News Service
Meadville
Leo Carr
Carr
Four Killed in Head-On Crash Near Quantico
Four people died and a fifth was critically injured after a head-on collision between a car and an oil truck on the Richmond highway near Quantico. Victims include Hectorine Morin of Waterbury Connecticut and Marine Sgt Norton Goodwin of Quantico, with the truck driver cremated. A Negro passenger in the truck cab was also identified. Mrs Alice Quelletta of Waterbury and Private W J Platt of Quantico survived with injuries.
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Quantico
Richmond
Hectorine Morin
Waterbury
Conn
Quantico Hospital
Sergi
Norton Goodwin
Marine Corps of
Quantico Battacks
600 Faces Red Hoax Tricked Meyersdale Police Initiation
In Meyersdale Pennsylvania on July 17 about 600 residents filed past a wax dummy staged as a corpse in a local fire hall. A Judge used the fake body in initiation pranks, discovered when a workman found the figure and turned it over to police. The police then moved the dummy to the hall to carry out the hoax.
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International News Service
Meyersdale
Johnstown
Atlantic City Fire Damages Gasoline Plant In Blast
Atlantic City officials probe a blaze at Para Oil Company gasoline storage on July 11. The fire damaged a gas line facility with over 40,000 gallons involved and at least 175 people injured, some seriously. The cause remains undetermined as investigators assess the scene.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Para Qil Company
Wealthy Yachtsmen May Become Gobs In Next War
The navy announced a plan to register millionaire yachtmen and their vessels as a naval auxiliary reserve. In an emergency these experts and their craft could be converted into subchasers and other support units, with commandants in each naval district recording eligible participants.
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International News Service
Washington
America
Vachtmien
New Deal Becomes Issue In New York Mayoralty Battle
Roosevelt New Deal dominates the New York mayoral race as Grover Whalen and Royal Copeland enter Democratic primaries against Florello LaGuardia. Copeland backed by James J. Dooling and Yammer Hall, with Alfred E. Smith backing Copeland’s ticket. Levy runs amid Tammany Hall faction splits in the Democratic field.
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New York
International News Service
Roosevelt
New York City
Grover A. Whalen
U. S
Royal 3
Copeland
Florelco H. LaGuardia
Whalen
James J. Dooling
Yammany Hall
Alfred EB. Smith
Liberty League
Washington
LaGuardia
Samuel Levy
Tammany Hall
Young Picture Stars Married
Hollywood July 17 Tom Brown a young screen star and Natelie Draper socialite actress have been married since July 4. They reportedly wed aboard a yacht off the California coast. New York July 17 Leslie Fulenwider 99, a feature writer, died at Roosevelt Field after two parachutes failed to open during his first jump.
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International News Service
Hollywood
Tom Brown
Natelie Draper
California
Fulenwider
Thaw
President And Hull Confer On Neutrality
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull met at the White House for a conference on neutrality amid the Sino-Japanese crisis. They discussed possible steps under the neutrality act such as embargoing war materials to Japan and China, but officials stressed no immediate action was planned.
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International Avenna Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
White House
America
Hall
Japan
China
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Washington reports a weekly outlook for the Worth and middle Atlantic states with generally fair conditions, a midweek shower period, cooler Sunday, warmer Tuesday, and slight cooling by Thursday. Week temperatures expected near normal with Ohio valley and Tennessee showing showers early week transitioning to generally fair weather later, then possible showers again toward week’s end.
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International News Service
Washington
Worth
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
West
East
Death Record for Mrs Elzena Lowry and James R Mead
A death notice reports Mrs Elzena Lowry of 7th Carlisle Street and James Russell Mead of 142 Sant Wioter Avenue. The brief item lists names and residences as the readable details from the fragment.
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Elzena Lowry
Carlisle Strret
James Russell Mead
Sant Wioter Avenue
James R. Mead Dies Suddenly in New Castle
James R. Mead prominent Kinney Shoe Store manager for thirty years and Union Trust vault clerk died at 9 AM after a cerebral hemorrhage. He served the First Presbyterian church as elder and was active in Look-Out class Westminster Lodge and local councils. Survived by wife Hazel Sutton Mead, two sons Hobart R. and James R. Jr., and a grandson James Charles Mead. Funeral Monday at 2:30 PM at his residence with Dr. S E Irvine officiating. Interment in Graceland Cemetery.
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James Russell Mead
East Winter Avenue
Kinney
New Castle
Union Trust Company
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Mead
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster Lodge
Candor
Josephus B
Susan Brown Mead
Hazel Sutton Mead
Hobart R
James R. Jr
James Charles Mead
Two Younger Brain Trusters to Quit Service
Washington July 17 two government lawyers who helped shape new legislation resign from federal service. Thomas Co j corun and Benjamin Cohen planned to start a law practice in Cortozan while continuing outside agency drafting work. Departure date not set but expected soon.
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Titertatianal News
Washington
Thomas Co Jcorun
Benjamin Cohen
Cortozan
RFG
Cohen
FWA
Orain
Artillerymen Seek Shelter as Rain Delays Encampment
In Indigo Town Ga, 450 soldiers of the 107th Field Artillery were forced to abandon tented guns and sleep in four buildings at Ebernsburg fairgrounds after heavy rain. Col. Eric Fisher Wood and Lieut. Gal He Armour led the advance, while Maj. Charles B. Gonner directed the motor train and Capt. John Lee Dressler oversaw the baggage convoys.
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Ite Ntonal
Pittsburgh
107Th Field Artillery
Indiantown Gaong
Ebernsburg Fair Grounds
Bem
Eric Fisher Wood
Gal He J. Armour
Charles BE. Gonner
Nayal
Sade
John Lee Dressler
Lightning deaths in Ohio from heat and storms
In Ohio two deaths were linked to heat and storms. William Thompson, 65, was killed by a lightning bolt near Xenia. His brother-in-law, Clarence Riley, 49, was knocked unconscious by the same flash. James Hoell, a farm hand, died of heat prostration near Hamilton. Marvin Poling, 30, a telephone lineman, died suddenly while working on a service line.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Thompson
Xenia
Clarence Riley
James Hoell
Hamilton
Marvin Poling
Settlement Of Sino Japanese Dispute Sought
Tokyo officials pressed for an immediate conference with Chinese officials to settle the Sino Japanese dispute by peaceful means if possible with force as a last resort. A cabinet meeting followed, and a government spokesman said negotiations would be accelerated.
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James R. Young
North China
Japan
Home Affairs
Finance
Kiyoshi Katsuki
China
Making Final Amelia Search Near Howland Island
The final search for Amelia Earhart and Captain Fred Noonan intensifies as 303 Navy airmen spread across many planes to scan 29,000 square miles east of the Gilbert Islands. Rescue hopes fade while the world awaits a last-ditch aerial sweep from New Guinea toward Howland Island in the Pacific.
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Paul Brook
Tmtar
Amelia Rhart
Fred Noonan
Aviatix
Noonan
New Guinea
Howland Island
South Pacific
Navy Air
Gilbert Islands
Lost Shoes and Summer Wanderings of a Kid
A childhood memory recalls summer days when the speaker longed to shed fleece lined long underwear stockings and shoes. They roamed the woods barefoot, feeling carefree until dogs irritated the toes and stones made walking painful. The narrator still wishes to travel barefoot if the weather was warm, though fear of soreness remains.
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Barkley and Harrison
Democratic
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Little Rock, Ark
Robert A. Mgill
Charles V. Danver
Auto
Xil Trusk
Atlantic City Blaze
Roy Williams
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hull Cenfer
James R. Mead
Amelia
Navy
Arthur Mometer
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