Two-Gun Crowley Sentenced To Die For Police Murder
Francis Crowley known as Two Gun was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week of July for the murder of Patrolman Frederick Hirsch in Nassau county. Judge Lewis J. Smith imposed the sentence in Mineola Long Island after Crowley was convicted. Helen Walsh testified against him and was with Crowley during the crime.
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New York
Francis
Crowley
Sing Sing
Mineola
L. I
Lewis J. Smith
Nassau County
Ineom
Frederick Hirsch
Helen Walsh
Hoover speech at Valley Forge targets Mellon deficit
Special To The News reports President Hoover delivering a June speech at Valley Forge. He argues Washington faced a harsher winter with his army, while Mellon must address a persistent deficit amid looming summers and political delays.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hoover
Valley Forge
George Washington
Mellon
George
Moravia street improvements and local remarks drive traffic note
Locals report boys scooping the base of Big Run at the Moravia street dam and anticipate summer bathing nearby. A new sidewalk section was laid on Moravia street north of the viaduct. Memorial Day weather pleased travelers, with Sunday skies turning lowering later. Archdeacon Foreman of Erie spoke at St Andrew's Episcopal. Slow drivers cited as traffic menace on Youngstown roads amid heavy traffic. The Perry Highway north of Mercer now opens to the marsh.
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South Side
Moravia Street
Youngstown
Perry
Mercer
Marsh
Weather Summary From Daily U S Weather Bureau
Weather bureau statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with high 62 and low 47, rainfall .05 inches, river stage 6 feet. Sunday data record high 87 low 54 with .44 inches rain and river at 5.7 feet. Saturday period reports high 89 and low 60 with .18 inches rainfall and river at 5.9 feet.
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U. S. ‘Weather Bureau
American Ambassador May Intervene in Vatican Mussolini Row
Rome reports indicate Ambassador John W. Garrett may intervene after Mussolini ordered the dissolution of Catholic organizations and the closing of Knights of Columbus playgrounds in Rome at a annual cost of 75000 dollars. Edward Hearn leads the papal effort.
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Rome
John W. Garrett
Vatican
Knights of Columbus
Edward Hearn
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Memorial Day Observed With Tribute To Dead
Memorial Day ceremonies honored Civil War veterans along with Spanish American and World War II survivors. A parade from the Legion Home to the Capitol Theater preceded services at the theater and Greenwood cemetery. Attendance was down from past years but veterans and families led the observance, with Rev. Oscar Woods giving the invocation and Seth Morrow delivering Gettysburg Address.
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Legion Home Association
North
Jefferson Street
Capitol Theater
Greenwood Cemetery
Pitol
Ralph M. Campbell
Oscar Woods
Lincoln
Seth Morrow
Presbyterians Resume Meeting In Pittsburgh
The 143rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A resumes in Syria Mosque Pittsburgh with no debate approving discontinuation of the annual budget to the Federal Council of Churches and rebuking the council over birth control. A report on marriage divorce and remarriage is expected from the special commission.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
American
143Rd General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Syria
Federal Council
Committee On
Council
Special Commission On
Chicago Youth Held As Slayer
Chicago police held Warner Corry 15 after he confessed killing Edward Smith a policeman at John Marshall high school pool. Earl 13 and Schuyler Pearson 15 faced questioning as officers re enacted the scene and found no remorse.
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International News Service
Chicago
Warner Corry
Edward Smith
Smith
Warner
Earl
Schuyler Pearson
John Marshall High School
Fatal Marriages Now Total Five in Summers Case
Chicago authorities uncover five fatal marriages connected to Mrs. Margaret Summers as they press arsenic murder investigations. She faces charges for killing her husband Thomas Summers and four others to collect life insurance. Stepdaughter reveals two earlier marriages, expanding the total to five and widening inquiries into related deaths including relatives and roomers.
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International News Service
Chicago
Margaret Summers
William Meyers
Effingham
Lehigh Cement Plant Reopens After Winter Shutdown
Operations at the Lehigh Cement plant at Butler avenue and Cascade street resumed in full after the seasonal winter layoff. New machinery installed promises greater efficiency and economy, with operation expected to continue into the late year, employing over a hundred workers. Manager Kleckner says former employees will be prioritized, reducing openings for new hires.
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Lehigh Cement
Butler Avenue
Cascade Street
Kleckner
Rochester Home Razed By Gas Explosion Fire
A gas explosion at Jerome Molone’s home at 460 Park Street Rochester Pa left one family homeless and caused $12 000 in damage. The two story frame house was completely destroyed by the blaze.
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International News Service
Rochester
Jerome Molone
Park Street
Judge Sets Aside Kirkland Prison Term Pending Appeal
Virgil Kirkland, 20, once sentenced to ten years for the attempted attack on his 18 year old sweetheart Arlene Draves whose death followed, had the term set aside by Circuit Judge Grant Crumpacker as the state seeks a heavier penalty. Crumpacker will hear arguments from Prosecutor Robert G. Estill and associates on the new move for a stricter sentence.
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International News Service
Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Arlene Draves
Grant Crumpacker
Kirkland
Robert G. Estill
Governors Open Annual Session At Indiana Spa
Governors from about half the states gather at French Lick Springs Indiana for a three day conference focused on state problems and noncontroversial topics. Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania challenges the program by insisting on speaking about timber needs of the future.
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Indiana Spa
George R. Holmes
International News Service
French Lick Springs
Ind
States of the Union
Election Board
Gov. Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Samuel Foltz Dies In New Castle On May 31 1931
Samuel Foltz prominent banker and city leader of New Castle died Sunday May 31 1931 at 5 p m at his home 205 East Wallace avenue after a week long illness from a heart attack He led First National Bank of Lawrence County and held posts at Union Trust Company New Castle Mahoning Trust and Shenango Valley Improvement Company He helped build Foltz Sons Bank into a major institution and later its successor through mergers He is survived by his son Stewart Foltz daughter Virginia Foltz and sister Mrs William M Brown Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Samuel Foltz
Pennnsylvania
East Wallace Avenue
First National Bank of
Lawrence County
Union Trust Company of
New Castle
Mahoning Trust Company
Foltz Sons’ Bank
National Bank of
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Falls Short
Early reports show three people killed and 41 injured in auto accidents during Memorial Day weekend, a notable drop from previous years. The eastern state urban area around Philadelphia accounted for the weekend toll with a sparse casualty list overall.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Doomed slayers granted respite in Cambria county case
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania Carl Crow and Frank Cantilla were granted a temporary reprieve from the electric chair for the 1928 Johnstown murder. Their execution is stayed until July 20 as announced today.
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International News Service
Bellefonte
Louis Hoffman
Johnstown
Carl Crow
Frank Cantilla
Cambria County
Hoover And Party Back in Capital
President Hoover returned to Washington on Sunday night and faced a heavy workload after addressing Memorial Day ceremonies at Valley Forge. He had skipped his fishing trip to the Rapidan in Virginia, while Mrs Hoover led a large party to Pennsylvania for events including a Union League Club dinner in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Hoover
Capital
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Rapidan River
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Union League Club
Auto Accidents Toll on Memorial Day in Lawrence County
Memorial Day crashes in Lawrence County sent six to New Castle Hospital with five more injuries from a separate collision near Mount Jackson. Victims include J. W. Weaver and Pete Pushnik family members, with Carl Pushnik's car blamed for the Mount Jackson wreck. Dora Weatherby remains seriously injured after a separate Liberty Street crash. Ralph Morrison was taken into custody. State Patrol details place responsibility with Carl Pushnik and describe a stop for food moments before the Liberty Street incident.
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Lawrence County
New Castle Hospital
Mount Jackson
New Castle
J. W. Weaver
Washington Street
City
Pete Pushnik
Bessemer
August Pushnik
Mary Pushnik
Julia Pushnik
Mrs. Weaver
John
Martha Pushnik
Carl Pushnik
Lawton
Carl Pushnick
Waver
Dora Weatherby
Epworth Street
Liberty Street
Ralph Morrison
Ardinger
Morri
Death Notices From Various Locations
A list of recently reported deaths includes Myrtle Siders aged 74 of St Louis Missouri Earl S Hunt of Bellevue Mary Scofissky 37 of Struthers Ohio John Francis McCormick 73 of Shippe ry Rock Samuel Foltz 205 East Wallace Avenue George Arthur Taylor 56 of 454 Martin Street Cloyd W Williams 74 of 677 Raymond Street Benjamin H Rhodabaugh 76 of 1072 Croton Avenue Charles Neal Todd 61 of 318 North Beaver Street Miss Margaret Henry 9 of 925 Cro ton Avenue Reinhold Herman Mielke 68 of Big Beaver Township.
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Myrtle Siders
St. Louis
Earl S. Hunt
Bellevue
Mary Scofissky
Struthers
Ohio
John Francis McCormick
Shippery Rock
R. D
Samuel Foltz
East
Wallace Avenue
George Arthur Taylor
Martin Street
Cloyd W. Williams
Raymond Street
Benjamin H. Rhodabaugh
Croton Avenue
Charles Neal Todd
North Beaver Street
Margaret Henry
Reinhold Herman Mielke
Big Beaver Township
Eight robberies attempted in city during Memorial Day weekend
Eight robbery attempts occurred in the city over the Memorial Day weekend, five in the early hours today in the North Jefferson street district and West Wallace avenue area. At Adolph Green's 9 West Wallace, $75 cash was taken. other targets included Bennett Restaurant and homes on Wallace avenue and North Jefferson street. A file, pliers, and chisel were found, traced to Henry Grotefend's garage, with tools used in the attempts.
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Adolph Green
West Wallace Avenue
Bennett
North Liberty Street
North Jefferson Street
Wallace Avenue
James Passias
B. F. Butler
North
Jefferson Street
John Hromyak
H. A. Rugh
Wallace
Passias
Henry Grotefend
New Gas Tax Law In Effect Across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania’s new gasoline tax law took effect today. The measure shifts collection from retailers to distributors, applying a three-cent tax across the state as prescribed by the recent legislative action and approval.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
June Means Freedom For Schoolchild And Farmers
The piece recalls how June signals roses and weddings yet also marks a student’s summer break. It notes the end of the long school year, mixed with chilly weather around sixty eight degrees, and the chance for children to roam, swim, and enjoy carefree weeks.
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Young Crowley
McNaught Syndicate
PA Newc
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
H. M. Foreman
Diocese of
Erie
Daily Weather Report
Ambassador Garrett
Guglielmo Emanuel
Hearn
Presbyterians
Louis Miller International News Service
Commission
Pinchot
Gale
Count
em—Jane
Jean
Joan
Jane
Paddington Station
London
United States
Gilmartin
City OF Pioneer
Jefferson and
Wal
Lace Avenue District
A. Green
Arthur Mometer
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