Honor Memory Of Heroic Dead Here On Sunday
Memorial events honor fallen service members with parades from the Legion home to the Penn theater and rites at Greenwood cemetery. Civil War veterans Capt. David M. Clark and John Rodgers attended, cheered by the crowd during ceremonies at the Penn theater and cemetery.
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Veterans and Patriotic Societies
Legion Home
Penn Theater
Greenwood Cemetery
West Washington Street Bridge
David M. Clark
John Rodgers
Co. E., 100Th Roundhead Regiment
Memorial Day Weather and Safety Report Highlights
New Castle and Lawrence county reported no traffic fatalities over the holiday weekend. Memorial Day conditions were hot with highs near 89 and lows around 63, while rain and storms stayed north of the area. Gardens thrived as residents took advantage of the holiday, though rainfall delayed crops. A light outbreak of tent caterpillars was noted north and east of Lawrence county, with many trees stripped and many caterpillars along highways.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Memorial Day
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather reports show 24 hour period ending 9:00 this morning with max 89 and min 63 and trace precipitation. River stage is 5.3 feet. Monday period recorded max 84 min 50 with trace rainfall. Sunday period max 80 min 47 with no notable precipitation.
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United States
Britain and France Seek Joint Move to Contain Spain Crisis
Britain and France coordinate to prevent spread of the German Spanish crisis. Paris plans to propose France and Britain take over Italian and German naval patrols to keep war materials from entering Spain as Italy and Germany seek to rejoin non intervention efforts.
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Britain
France
England
Spain
Italy
Germany
J Kirk Dies After Illness Founder of Local Industry
Charles Jackson Kirk age 78 of 308 Highland Avenue died after illness and an operation at Jameson Memorial hospital. He founded the Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company in 1901, building a key local industry in New Castle Junction and earning respect as a business executive and lifelong Lawrence county resident.
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Charles Jackson Kirk
Highland Avenue
Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Lawrence County
Mr. Kirk
Universal Plant
New Castle Junction
Accidents Reported Light Across Lawrence County Roads
State highway patrol reports no fatalities from Memorial Day weekend accidents in Lawrence County. Two injuries occurred in a Saturday and a Sunday crash. Hazel Young suffered a head laceration in a Villa Marie area collision involving Benjamin Young and a truck driven by Robert Scott. Stanley Dick and Harry Agnew collided on the West Pittsburg road injuring William Dick with head lacerations and bruises.
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State Highway Patrol
Hazel Young
Benjamin Young
Eric
Robert Scott
Turtle Creek
Villa Marie
Butler-New Castle
Stanley Dick
Harry Agnew
Delaware Avenue
Pittsburg
New Castle
Willaim Dick
Italian Mediterranean squadron readies for action near Spain
Rome June 1 Italy plans to strike if attacked by Loyalist Spanish ships or planes. The ministry orders a naval division to position near Sardinia within reach of Barcelona. Five ships on hand include a cruiser, four destroyers and four submarines. A naval review for Von Blomberg’s visit to Salerno was canceled amid the crisis.
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Frank Gervasi
Rome
Italy
Ministry of Marine
Sardinia
Barcelona
Catalan
Bay of
Salerno
Werner von Blomberg
Heat Soars Across Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh reported temperatures rising rapidly under a cloudless sky as the June 1 heat threatened the all time mark. The official reading hit 90 at noon and forecaster W S Brotzman predicted the 1895 record of 94 would be tied or surpassed with continued sun.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
W. S. Brotzman
Brotzman
Amelia Earhart Starts New Flight
Amelia Earhart Putnam launches the first leg of an equatorial world flight from Miami at 5 55 a m E S T heading to San Juan Puerto Rico. Capt Fred J Noonan navigator accompanies her on this renewed attempt after a prior ill fated circumnavigation effort. A broken thermos coupling delayed departure by about an hour.
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International News Service
Miami
Fla
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Miss Earhart
Fred J. Noonan
Globe
Municipal
San Juan
Puerto Rico
State Holiday Traffic Toll Rises with Memorial Day Deaths
Memorial Day weekend traffic in Pennsylvania claimed at least 15 lives as crowds swarmed highways. Victims include six year old Jean Lindsay in York and 16 year old Mary Maioccou in Blandburg. Additional injuries and fatalities across York, Chester, Oil City, Lancaster, Wellsboro, and Pittsburgh were reported by International News Service.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Jean Lindsay
York
Mary Maioccou
Blandburg
Wellsboro
Anita Grant
Pittsburgh
George W. Decker
Home
Holiday Death Toll Tops 300 Nationwide
A three day Memorial Day observance ends with a death toll well over 300. At least 220 people died in traffic accidents and 85 drowned as heat and congestion strained cities, highways, and resort areas.
Cascade Park draws huge crowd with safe day
Twenty thousand people packed Cascade Park yesterday with no incidents reported inside the grounds. Councilman Joseph D Alexander and park officials said it was the largest crowd in years and all concessions operated, Rainbow Terrace crowded, fireworks display closed the day.
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Cascade Park
Joseph D. Alexander
C. C. Coulthard
Park Commission
Coulthard
Rainbow Terrace
B. J. Biondi
Man sustains broken arm in hill road truck overturn
John Swan Jr. was taken to Jam eson Memorial hospital Monday morning May 31 after the truck he rode in overturned at the foot of a hill on the Ellwood road to Armstrong bridge crossing Slippery Rock creek. He escaped serious injuries.
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John Swan, Jr
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Ellwood Road
Armstrong Bridge
Slippery Rock Creek
Mr. Swan
Auto Jumps Curb Injuring Father and Son at Butler Turn
At 4 50 a m on Butler avenue Genkinger homestead a driver apparently asleep struck a tree. Father Melwan Lewis and his son Andrew 19 were injured. They were treated at Jamenson Memorial hospital. The father left hospital the son remained but in stable condition.
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Butler Avenue
Genkinger Homestead
Melwan Lewis
Akron
Andrew
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Death notices listed for Mary Lancaster and others
A death notice listing multiple individuals with ages and residences. Names include Mary Lancaster 71 of Wampum, Dan Onica 56 of West Pittsburg, Rose Capitolo 74 of 508 South Jefferson, Tade Hartsuff Kuhns 78 of Berkeley Springs West Virginia, Anna Rose McCormick 4 of 513 Cunningham, Mary Elizabeth Marino 8 months of 261 West Washington, Grace Rose George 21 of 826 South Mill, Anna B Crawford 76 of 116 Bay, Charles Jackson Kirk 78 of 305 Highland, Mrs James S Brown 81 of 1124 West State, and George Malenowsky 3 of North Beaver.
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Mary Lancaster
Wampum
Dan Onica
West Pittsburg
Rose Capitolo
South Jefferson Street
Tade Hartsuff Kuhns
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Anna Rose McCormick
Cunningham Avenue
Mary Elizabeth Marino
West Washington Street
Grace Rose George
South Mill Street
Anna B. Crawford
Bay Street
Charles Jackson Kirk
Highland Avenue
James S. Brown
West State Street
George Malenowsky
North
Beaver
Eyewitness account of Nazi bombing terror in Almeria
June 1 report from Valencia describes Almeria waking to sirens as five German warships approached. Citizens dashed from beds, rushing to docks in night clothes, while shells and shrapnel erupted, spawning panic and destruction in the port of Almeria.
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Almeria
Alkeos Angelopoulos
Valencia
Tele
Steel Strikers Clash at South Chicago Plant
Steel strikers picketed the Republic Steel South Chicago works amid recent deadly rioting. Gov Horner mediates a peace plan allowing peaceful, unrestricted picketing while authorities plan an inquest into five deaths. Across six states the strike remains unresolved as talks continue.
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International News Service
Chicago
Republic Steel Company
Cook County
Tin Mill Picnic Set for June 26 at Cascade Park
Carnegie Illinois Steel announces the She nango and New Castle tin plant picnic will be held Saturday June 26 in Cascade Park preceded by a downtown parade. Harry Davies as general chairman says Captain Harvey G. Bintrim will be parade grand marshal with about 4000 marchers from both plants. A day of sports entertainment and gifts follows with speakers planned and committees later announced by Davies.
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Shenango
New Castle
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Cascade Park
Harry Davies
Harvey G. Bintrim
Davies
Ethel duPont Bridesmaid Before Roosevelt Wedding
Miss Ethel duPont appears as a bridesmaid just weeks before her own wedding to Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. The image captures her at the ceremony in New York City where Miss Ann R. Foster wed Thomas Le Boutillier ITI, as reported by Central Press.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
President Roosevelt
Ethel duPont
Ann R. Foster
Thomas le Boutillier
ITI
New York City
Central Press
Tragic Death of FourYearOld Anna McCormick at Play
Four year old Anna Rose McCormick of 513 Cunningham Avenue died after a heavy timber along the Allen Street horse shoe court embankment was dislodged by her tricycle and toppled onto her Saturday about 3 45 PM. The incident occurred as she played near her home. Authorities investigated the accident.
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Anna Rose McCormick
Cunningham Avenue
Allen Street Horseshoe Court
Three Americans Wounded in Almeria Bombardment
Valencia reports three Americans aiding relief efforts were wounded by shrapnel during a German bombardment of Almeria. Their identities were not immediately released.
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International News Service
Valencia
Almeria
U. S. Plea to Keep Peace Amid Spanish Crisis
Britain and France unite to maintain peace as Germany and Spain deepen crisis. Reported bombardment of Almeria described with terror and casualties, Barcelona claims of Cartagena shelling denied by Berlin, with France proposing a British French patrol revival of the non intervention effort.
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International News Service
Britain
France
H. R. Knickerbocker
International Nas Service
London
Almeria
Reich
Spain
Barcelona
Cartagena
Leremia
Berlin
Germany
Italy
House Drives Final Vote on Relief Bill Amid Earmark Struggle
Washington reports House leaders push for a final vote on the 1.5 billion relief bill as majority Rayburn seeks a last minute deal with insurgent blocs to drop earmarking amendments totaling 505 million dollars. Beiter and Starnes head PWA and insurgent factions asserting no administration compromise.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Rayburn
Beiter
New York
PWA
Starnes
Alabama
What is so rare as a day in June finish line
The verse celebrates June as rare and bright with a June wedding-like mood. It remarks on June’s arrival, a bumper garden harvest, and a long sequence of warm days with the weather at eighty nine. The tone is playful and celebratory.
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June
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Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
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J. Kirk
Chas. J. Kirk
State Patrol
Talian
Mercury
Amelia Earhart
Machine
Tree
Youngstown, O
C.I.O
Youngstown
Republic Steel
Tin Mill
Allen Street
U. S
U.S
Arthur Mometer
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