No Solution To Fayette Murder
Uniontown Pa June 1 despite two grand jury probes and a court arraignment the Dunbar township slaying of John A Brooks remains unsolved Emma Brooks 22 wife of the victim was indicted on murder charges by the May grand jury after Fayette county court refused to sentence Mrs Minnie Wroe Brooks mother in law who was held by a coroner s jury The Wroe home was the scene of the fatal shooting and testimony showed a quarrel over Brooks visit to his mother in law s residence where his estranged wife lived Four shots were fired with the last three by the elder woman Authorities alleged the shot attributed to Emma Brooks was discharged in a scuffle with her husband Blame has shifted between the two women for months and the case has remained unsettled.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Dunbar Township
John A Brooks
Emma Brooks
May Grand
Fayette County
Minnie Wroe
Brook
Wroe
Mrs. Wroe
Brooks
Profit Passed Up By Morgan Firm In Senate Inquiry
The firm of J. P. Morgan and Co. kept its holdings in United Corporation a giant utility holding company and passed up a profit of 122 million 508 thousand dollars as revealed at the Senate Banking Committee inquiry on June 1.
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International News Service
Washington
J. P. Morgan and Co
United Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
State Trooper Returns To Duty After Leave
Paul Engle of Troop D State Police returns to the New Castle station after a several days leave of absence. He accompanied Trooper Jack Eben of the Mercer detail on a motor trip to Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Paul Engle
State Police
New Castle
Jack Eben
Mercer Detail
Reading
Watch recovered through News ad helps owner
Mrs. Elsie Fisher of New Brighton recovered a valuable watch lost at Cascade Park on Memorial Day after a News classified ad appeared. Fred Watt of Bellevue Avenue located the owner and wished to return the item following notification to relatives.
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Elsie Fisher
New Brighton
Cascade Park
Fred Watt
Bellevue Avenue
Fred
City boys begin life in forest camp No.126
New Castle’s first 100 Civilian Conservation Corps foresters arrive at Camp No. 126 near Trout Run and Bodines Pa. to set up a 200 recruit camp between two Allegheny peaks. Tents rise in three hours as meals begin and Commander Allison earns quick respect.
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Tommy Crenney, Jr
Civilian Conservation Corps
Trout Run
Allegheny Mountain
New Castle
Haskell Allison
Thomas McLaughlin
Joseph Ganighan
Flynn
Drendor
No. 126
Bodines
Shenango Township High School Year Book Reflects Treasure Island Theme
The Shenango Township High School year book, almost entirely handmade by students, features a Treasure Island theme with student drawn illustrations. It includes class history and prophecy, squibs on graduates, athletic photos, year records, and student produced writing on multigraph machines.
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Shenango Township High School
Shenango High
Coldwater Hoax Sheds Light on Slayer Hunt
In Coldwater Michigan police believed a wallet note pointed to Balfe MacDonald and companion William Terwilliger 16, wanted for questioning in his mother’s slaying. Three boys admitted writing return to Balfe MacDonald on paper and planting it in an old wallet tossed into a school yard.
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International News Service
Coldwater
Mich
Balfe MacDonald
Ralph Jones
State Police
Balfe
William Terwilliger
Flint, Mich
Chicago
Rice Held on Charge of Shooting
George Rice, colored, was held for court by Alderman L C Mantz after a morning hearing on felonious assault and battery against Mrs. Mary Blunt. He shot her in the hip during an argument at the Blunt home. the wound was not serious and she can move about.
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George Rice
L. C., Mantz
Mary Blunt
Rice
Blunt
Disorderly House Raided Near Moravia Street
An officer on duty near 803 Moravia street raided a suspected disorderly house at about two this morning. Ted Brown and Jessie Brown were arrested along with two white male visitors. Evidence of a drinking party was found. At the police court Mayor Mayne questioned the Browns who showed a marriage in Akron. They had county aid and Akron as their legal residence. The matter was referred to County Poor Director M B Hogue. They were discharged.
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Moravia Street
Ted Brown
Jessie
Charles B. Mayne
Akron
M. B. Hogue
Bus Hearing In Council Friday In Sampson Street Area
Residents of Sampson street vicinity and T C Moore superintendent of the local street railway will appear in council Friday. Last week a protest was filed against abandonment of bus service in Sampson street and the city invited the street car company superintendent to be present.
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Sampson Street
T. C. Moore
Street Electric Railway
Street Car Company
Boys Agree to Pay for Damage
Three boys chasing pigeons in the city building attic caused damage when one fell through the ceiling. They have arranged to repair the damage at their own expense, and this will be their only punishment.
Civic groups plan flower day for shut-ins observance
Civic club representatives meet in The Castleton lounge to work with Chairman Thomas Cunningham on a plan for National Flower for the Shut-Ins Day in June. Local groups will place flowers in the rooms of elderly and sick residents.
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Civic Club
Castleton
Thomas Cunningham
Missing Bulldog Found By City Police
Missing bulldog of W. J. Offutt, advertised in The News last evening, was located by a city police officer near South Croton Avenue. The dog, found with a clothesline attached to its neck, likely had been tied somewhere and escaped. The owner was notified.
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W. J. Offutt
South Croton Avenue
Return of beer explains mystery at Defiance club
The countryside asks why Defiance Country Club reopens after long closure. An hour after ownership changes, a permit to sell 3.2 per cent beer was issued by the state beer commission to C. W. Kimble.
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Defiance
Doc Kimble
Defiance Country Club
State Beer Commission
C. W. Kimble
Ice solution fixes Ellwood City water leak
Workers faced a costly excavation for a water pipe leak. They dug to the joint, packed ice around the pipe, poured rock salt, froze the water flow, and repaired the leak.
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Skillet
Ellwood City Water Company
Not Allowed To Swim Along Road Cascade Lake
Bathers are prohibited from swimming in Cascade Lake at Cascade Park where water parallels the lake. The notice states restricted access along the waterfront area to prevent incidents near the road. Public safety guidance urges adherence to posted signs and local authorities' directions.
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Cascade Lake
Cascade Park
May fires bring light losses for city and township
City firemen answered 19 alarms in May with two outside the city. Total fire loss was minimal at 125 dollars in the city and 25 dollars in the township. For two weeks no major fires occurred and losses were negligible.
ABA437th convention set for Chicago in September
The American Bankers Association announces its fifty ninth annual convention will be held in Chicago from September fourth to seventh. F N Shepherd executive manager of the association made the announcement.
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International News Service
New York
American Bankers Association
Chicago
F. N. Shepherd
Association
Justice Roberts On Morgan List
Justice Owen J. Roberts of the U S Supreme Court and former Senator George Wharton Pepper were named on the fourth list of J P Morgan preferred clients, made public at the Senate banking inquiry.
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International News Service
Washington
Owen J. Roberts
U. S. Supreme Court
George Wharton Pepper
J. P. Morgan
Senate Banking Inquiry
Navy Seeks 600 Men Monthly for Navy Roll
Navy recruiting expands nationwide with a July 1 start demanding 600 recruits per month. Local office will supply about seven to eight eligible young men monthly aged 18 to 25 plus unmarred status, good grammar schooling, and a passing physical. Contact Chief Machinist's Mate Gerry at the city building.
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C. F. Gerry
Navy
Pittsburgh
United States Navy
Gerry
Naval Service
Start Building Croton Hill Wall
About 20 workers began preliminary work on the Croton Avenue hillside wall. The project runs from the hill bottom for roughly 450 feet with wall heights from 10 feet at the foot to about 55 feet at the highest point. Foreman J. K. McQuiddy oversees the site.
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Croton Avenue
J. K. McQuiddy
Italian Lodge Elects Next Sunday
Italian Lodge Rina scenza No. 19 will hold a meeting on Sunday July 4 at King Humbert hall Division street. Grand Secretary D Russo and another superior officer will visit to deliver important messages to Pennsylvania branches of the order.
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Lodge
Rinascenza No
Italian Order of Sons and Daughters of America
King Humbert
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Promises Fast Digestive Relief
Suffering from stomach agony gas and indigestion is promised quick relief. One tablespoonful stops gas pressing on the heart and helps breathing within ten minutes. The ad claims over 6 000 bottles sold in a New Jersey town and urges demand at Eckerd's Drug Store and by other pharmacists.
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Dave
New Jersey
Dare
Eckerd
America
Enjoy Florida Reunion In Butler County Home
A St. Cloud reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cooper on the New Castle Slippery Rock road. Attendees from New Castle Ellwood City Clintonville Worth township and Portersville gathered for picnic dinner and supper with plans to form a permanent organization later in the summer.
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Florida
Butler County
St. Cloud
H. W. Cooper
New Castle
Slippery Rock
Bert Yoho
Fred Green
Yoho
Slaugushaupt
Chester Morrow
Pascoe
Joe Winner
Ellwood City
Clyde Hill
Clintonville
Dufford
Alderson
Buddy
Worth Township
Frank Wimer
John Wimer
McDanel
K. C. Humphreys
Portersville
Commission Plans To Open Park Road
The commission announced plans to open the lower SE route through the park after repairs and a new through route are completed. The road may be widened and gravel added with possible speed limits and truck restrictions inside and outside the park. Relief workers may be used on the project.
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Ers
Dr. Gerald Zieve to Receive Pitt Medical Diploma
Dr. Gerald Zieve will graduate from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School among the honor students. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Louis A Zieve of South Mercer Street and was an honor student at Geneva College. He will begin internship at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh after graduation.
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University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Gerald Zieve
Louis A. Zieve
South Mercer Street
Zeive
Geneva College
Montefiore Hospital
Pittsburgh
Dirigibles Prove Unsuitable for U S Military Tactics
June 1 report from Washington notes Emile Gauvreau of the New York Daily Mirror at congressional hearings on the Akron disaster brands lighter-than-air ships largely a failure. He cites slow speed limited maneuverability large bulk and vulnerability to attack as well as weather risks and high costs as prima facie reasons dirigibles should not be military machines.
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International News Service
Washington
Emile Gauvreau
New York Daily Mirror
Akron
Gauvreau
Plan to Repair Bridge at Grove
The Park commission plans repairs on the bridge from the main road through Cascade Park to the grove. The new construction will allow safe automobile passage. Currently cars are barred from entering the grove.
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Claim Morgan
George Dewberry
Young Street
Forest
Coldwater, Mich
Slayer Hunt
Council
Cutiura
Willis J. Jones
Race St
Phila
Cutieura Laboratories
Dept. H, Malden, Mase
Lawrence County
Studebaker Commander
Liberal Trades
the Chambers Motor Co
Croton Ave
Jack Dempsey
Max Schmeling
Max Baer
Justice Roberts
Morgan
Croton Hill Wall
Commission
U. S
Naftalin
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Naftulin
Orr
Orr’s
C. Orr Baking Co
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