Six In Family Are Found Dead
Dayton police investigate a mass slaying by Walter Johnson 42 who killed his wife Loretta and five children including Rose Marie 15 Walter 12 Elsie May 10 Marietta with two sons Horace 18 and Wilbur 16 escaping. Arthur 21 arrived home after the tragedy. Johnson killed himself with a shotgun after forcing the children to the upstairs rooms.
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Dayton
Walter Johnson
Horace
Wilbur
Arthur
Loretta Johnson
Rose Marie
Walter
Elsie May
Marietta Johnson
Johnson
H. H. Harris
Youthful Slayer of Mother Remains Mystery to Police
Police questioned a youth named by Hanna as the gun seller in the death of Mrs. Hanna. The boy claimed the shooting was accidental and described dragging his mother from the garage after firing at an intruder before rushing to alert his brother Henry. Neighbors recall a quiet, average student with a strained home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Sheraden
Henry
John Hanna
Bruce Cobaugh
Conferees Move Toward Agreement on Relief Bill Revisions
Senate changes redirect funds to the president for relief and public works, adding 300 million for loans and grants and reviving the Florida ship canal project with a 10 million allotment contingent on engineers’ review. The measure also includes large reclamation appropriations and broader WPA job access, drawing praise and sharp criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
Senate
Roosevelt
Ickes
Florida Ship Canal
House
Byrd
Virginia
Rexford G. Tugwell
Twelve Point Program for State Reform
Weiss outlines a twelve point reform plan to streamline state and local government. Proposals include abolishing elective offices, revising election laws, centralizing tax collection, merit systems, a unified state police, abolishing local fee pay, consolidating school districts, and a unicameral 100 member legislature. He argues Pennsylvania currently has a patchwork system built in 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiss
Pennsylvania
Union Township P T A Elects 1936 37 Officers
The last regular meeting of the Union Township Parent Teachers Association was held at the high school auditorium. Mrs. Whiting presided and officers for 1936 37 were chosen: President Mrs. Paul Allen, Vice President Mrs. Michael Heckart, Secretary Mrs. J W Elmore, and Treasurer John L. Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township Parent-Teachers Association
Whiting
Paul Allen
Michael Heckart
J. W. Elmore
John L. Leonard
Barrymore Sued for 100000 Over Document Return and Revelations
Actor Barrymore files a lawsuit seeking 100000 from secretary Camomile for return of private papers and documents. The suit accuses Camomile of embezzling bonds worth 30000 and cites a Chicago flight arranged at Barrymore’s urgent request to escape Miss Barrie. The case notes intimate disclosures amid a yachting trip during which Barrymore and Miss Barrie exchanged nicknames Caliban and Ariel.
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Camomile
Barrymore
Chicago
Miss Barrie
Caliban
Ariel
Party Leaders Arrive in Cleveland Ahead of GOP Convention
International News Service reports in Cleveland that preparations for the Republican national convention are nearing completion. The national executive committee will hear disputes over state delegations with contests in Mississippi Louisiana South Carolina and Tennessee and others over district seats. Senator Borah and Governor Landon camps set up headquarters as campaign leaders arrive and Borah supporters forecast strong showing at the conven tion. Borah is expected to arrive Sunday with preparations ongoing for the opening Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Cleveland
National Executive Committee
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Tennessee
John Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
Carl G. Bachmann
West Virginia
Frank E. Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
John Thomas
Bachmann
Nellie Granger Returns to Duty as Sky Chief Hostess
Nellie Granger, survivor of the Sun Racer crash near Uniontown, resumes work with Transcontinental Airways. She boards a TWA plane at County Airport for Kansas City to helm as hostess on the Sky Chief, aiming to be TWA's first lady of the air. She notes kinship with Grace Davison, another TWA hostess from Vandegrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Nellie Granger
Uniontown
Sky Chief
TWA
Grace Davidson
Vandegrift
Chicago
Miss Granger
War Department Mobilization Criticized by Senate Panel
A report by Senator Clark of Missouri, submitted to the Senate, sharply criticizes the War Department mobilization program. It analyzes a series of bills Clark introduced to embody and scrutinize the department's emergency war readiness plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
War Department
Senate
Clark
Missouri
Department
Plan To Reduce Benefit Payments Under Farm Acts
President Roosevelt proposes cutting benefit payments under the soil conservation and domestic allotment acts. He suggests adopting Senator O’Mahoney’s amendment to the sugar act, applying graduated payment rates based on farm size affected by the acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Black Legion members face court hearing in Poole murder case
Testimony links Colonel Harvey Davis and Hershel Gill to the May 13 shooting of Poole, as Dayton Dean and others face questions about planning the murder. Witnesses describe a meeting at Findlater Temple and statements about beating or killing Poole for allegedly beating his wife, with gunfire following at a suburban road.
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Harvey Davis
Hershel Gill
Davis
Lane
Black Legionnaires
Poole
Dayton Dean
Rushing
Danville, Tenn
Jack Harvill
River Rouge
City Hall
Findlater Temple
Harvill
Dean
Johnson
Poolie
Public Lighting Commission
Edison Lake
Lupp
Arthur Lupp
The
Black Legion
Deaths of the Day. Mrs. Josephine Leiby Funeral Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Mayberry Leiby 70, longtime New Castle resident, will be Friday at 2 PM at her King Avenue home with Rev. J A Galbraith presiding. Interment at Graceland cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, two sons, sisters, brothers and nine grandchildren.
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Josephine Mayberry Leiby
King Avenue
J. A. Galbraith
D.D
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
Graceland Cemetery
Leiby
Plaingrove
James
Ann Curtis Mayberry
New Castle
Samuel A. Leiby
Pearl E. Cochran
Ruth Wright
Everett
Wash
Fred E. Leiby
Rye
Charles W. Leiby
Philadelphia
J. C. Wimner
Oakwood Avenue
Epworth M. E. Church
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Women’s Bible Class
Scotland W. C. T. U
Reynoldstown School Association
Marriage License Applications Listed for Various Names
A list of marriage license applications appears with multiple applicants and their addresses including A. Michael Bennard and Jane Sinclair Vandergrift PA along with several other couples and locations such as New Castle Crawford County and Youngstown Ohio. The notice enumerates potential marriages and associated addresses in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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A. Michael Bennard
Jane Sinclair " Vandercrift
Vandergrift
South Side Board Meeting Wednesday
President Joseph Frengel announced that South Side Board of Trade members will hold an important meeting on Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock in the office of Alderman B J Biondi East Long avenue
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Joseph Frengel
South Side Board of Trade
B. J. Biondi
East Long Avenue
County Gardens Illuminated By Electric Lights
Three Lawrence county gardens owned by Mrs. B. Thacker Mrs. W. C. Eckenroad and Mrs. Colin Campbell were lit by electricity and opened for public inspection. The indirect lighting, arranged by the Pennsylvania Power company, highlighted each garden display. Tonight the New Castle Men's Garden club meets at the Thacker garden for an illustrated talk on birds and a lecture on trees with vocal solos by Ruth Drescher.
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Lawrence County
B. Thacker
W. C. Eckenroad
Colin Campbell
Lawrence County Garden Club
Pennsylvania Power Company
New Castle
Thacker Garden
Knox Avenue
Youngstown Road
Carli Miner
Owen P. Fox
Ruth Drescher
Lawmakers Hinder Action On Tax and Lottery Bills
The majority blocked alterations to the administration bill taxing electricity at three quarters of a mill per kilowatt hour, delaying final house action. A Van Sickle bill on personal income tax was amended to one percent, raising exemption to $2,000. An $80 million state lottery measure faced a public hearing, with three companion bills introduced including a gas tax, a constitutional amendment to cut legislative seats, and a razor blade tax proposal.
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van Sickle
Northampton
House
Ways and Means
Hiram G. Andrews
Cambria
John E. Brown
Washington
John F. Finnerty
Philadelphia
State relief payments resume after senate approval
The senate approved two house bills including a 3.63 million dollar unemployment relief appropriation for May and abolition of the delinquent tax collector in Allegheny county. A half cent per gallon fuel oil tax earned 131 to 56 to fund coal industry rehab with debate over effects on homeowners and small businesses.
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Senate
House
Allegheny County
Conference
Pennsylvania
Clinton W. Sowers
Philadelphia
Straining Passenger Secures Locked Suitcases Aboard Train
A passenger struggles to lift two large suitcases onto a train rack while fellow travelers fear a fall. The owner reassures that the suitcases are safely locked and secure.
Coast Barber Sentenced for Morals Charge in Lurid Case
In Los Angeles on June 2, Robert Ss. James nicknamed Casanova of the barber shops received a sentence of three to 150 years for morals charges involving his 21 year old niece Lois Wright. He awaits trial for the rattlesnake bathtub torture killing of his fifth wife. investigators say he drowned another wife in a fish pond after forcing her feet into a box of rattlesnakes. Trial is set for June 22 as lawyers seek sanity evidence.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Robert Ss. James
Casanova
James
Lois Wright
Birmingham
Ala
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Parent-Teacher Associations
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John H. Kennedy
Beckford Street
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Jess
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Warren, O
Joseph Gundy
R. B. Withers
Greenwood M. E. Church
County Home
Mr. Gundy
Poland
Anna Gundy
Vincent Rzecznik
Wilson Avenue
Sts. Phillip and James Church
V. V. Stancelewski
Madonna Cemetery
J. Genet
J. Strawniak
J. Tabisz
S. Kopsky
J. Horvat
M. Baka
Robert Smithkowski
Chae
Joseph Wrona
Ralph Avenue
Anna Grata
Beaver Street
Joseph Frances Donough Es
Youngstown
Eeeede Tes Cleveland
O. Jack Casey Saees Hiram, O
Pauline M. Munn
John Staph
R. D
Lena Timpolia Teel Te Winne
New Castle, R. D
Chester F. Johns
Dormont
Florence C. Thomas
South Side Board Meeting
Polar
Garden Club
Washington and
Beaver Sts
Bacon
Bert
Rueene Tene
Monde
Rats
Caet Tt Wind
Hesebrough Mfg
WCAE
WTAM
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
Eviows
Coast Barber
All America
Jefferson St
Matrix Shoes
JOS. S. Rice CO
Fred C. Wolford
North St
New Castle, Pa
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