Grand Jury Returns 47 True Bills From 48 Presentments
District Attorney John Powers presented 48 cases to the grand jury. 47 were returned as true bills and one not. The panel reported county home condition with a cement crack in the men's dormitory, and fair courthouse and jail. It urged more filing space in the prothonotary’s office and extending a partition in the county superintendent of schools office to the ceiling for better privacy.
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John Powers
Grand Jury
Prothonotary’s Office
New Wilmington Druggist Trevor Hogue Dies at 49
New Wilmington mourns Trevor Oscar Hogue longtime local pharmacist and civic leader after a six month illness. Born September 18, 1890 in New Castle he moved to New Wilmington sixteen years ago and ran a pharmacy. He served on the school board led the Rotary Club and belonged to several Masonic chapters. He is survived by his wife Nell McCormick Hogue a son Robert a daughter Helen Elizabeth his mother and several siblings. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 30 p m from the family home with Rev W F Byers and Dr J R Neal officiating and burial in Fair Oaks cemetery.
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New Wilmington
Trevor Oscar Hogue
Mr. Hogue
New Castle
Joseph S
Elizabeth E. Hogue
Lodge of Craft, F. and A. M
William M
Margaret E
This City
Ira P. Hogue
Long Beach
Calif
Pearle E. Walls
W. F. Byers
J. R. Neal
Fair Oaks Cemetery
George Fobes
Unity Presbyterian Church
Greenfield
Unity Cemetery
Special door part delivery speeds repair at The News
Kirk Hutton & Co local hardware dealers supplied a special door stop and hinge from Pittsburgh after a bronze lobby door failed. The part arrived by the earliest train and within three hours of a call from Howard M. Kirk the door was swinging normally again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk, Hutton & Co
Pittsburgh
Kirk-Hutton
Howard M. Kirk
Fascists Seek Concord While Regime Reopens Youth Groups
Arnaldo Mussolini signs a piece urging tolerance and selective elimination within Catholic Action. The government allows youth organizations to resume if members join the Fascist party while Florence and Lucca Y M C A branches reopen. Knights of Columbus playgrounds stay closed amid Vatican tensions.
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Arnaldo Mussolini
Azzione Cattolica
Catholic Action
Florence
Lucca
Knights of Columbus
Vatican
Narrows Boulevard Transformed By Unemployed Work
Pennsylvania Newc observes hazardous condition along The Narrows a widened and improved boulevard now features red ash on the cartway. About 40 pupils from Arthur Magill School enjoyed an outing at Castle Beach with games and lunch. Former Sheriff Ayers notes Pulaski boys fishing below the bridge with bull-heads weighing up to a pound and a half. The area remains a popular spot for quiet nature access and fishing along the embankment.
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Ayers
Pulaski
Lindberghs Ready Pacific Flight From Seattle North
Russian piloted Soviet built plane set from Seattle to skim along the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska before turning toward the Aleutian chain. The crossing faces storms and snow with fog and sleet near the Kurile region as crews navigate perilous summer weather.
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Army
Seattle
British Columbia
Alaska
Seward
Alaska Peninsula
Long
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Smith
Kurile Islands
Lindbergh declines interviews at New York meeting
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh did not consent to interviews at his New York office today. About twenty reporters and photographers waited for the 10 a.m. briefing as Lindbergh phoned from his New Jersey home stating he did not wish to discuss his Orient flight plans. He left open a possible later meeting but was not certain.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindy
New Jersey
Miners Ordered Out of Company Houses Amid Strike
Striking miners were ordered to quit company housing as talks continued. Union leaders and state and federal conciliators eyed early settlement while P A Ramsey met with operators and P T Fagan prepared parleys at Primrose to discuss terms. National Miners Union demands include higher pay, various job surcharges, and union recognition.
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P. A. Ramsey
State Department of Labor and Industry
P. T. Fagan
United Mine Workers
Cedar Grove
Atlasburg
MacDonald
Carnegie Coal Company
Primrose
Washington County
National Miners Union
Pittsburgh
National Miners Union Group
Court hears non-support and desertion cases
Judges Hildebrand and Chambers hear numerous non-support and desertion cases. Patsy Cole must pay 4 dollars weekly, Carl Hempill similar, and Jacob Williams 5 dollars weekly. Several others including Joe Conti, L. J. Smiley, W. H. Pitzer, George Kimball, John Kalvesmaki, James Weaver, Royale Carothers, Lawrence Fee, William Rougn, Courtney Davis, Ed Wadding, Joe Widel, George Endress, Frank Blumquist face set terms or reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Hildebrand
James A. Chambers
Hildebrand
Patsy Cole
Carl Hempill
Joe Conti
L. J. Smiley
W. H. Pitzer
Henry Buckler
George Kimball
Andy Katarba
Jacob Williams
John Kalvesmaki
James A. Weaver
Chambers
Royale Carothers
Lawrence Fee
William Rougn
Courtney P. Davis
Ed. C. Wadding
Joe Widel
George Endress
Frank Blumquist
Leymoine Speer
Do-X Seaplane Completes Atlantic Crossing From Africa to Natal
The Do-X giant seaplane finished a 13 hour 18 minute Atlantic crossing from Porto Praia to Natal Brazil, averaging 104 mph. Commander Friedrich Christiansen and crew refueled overnight despite heavy seas, with Admiral Gago Coutinho calling the flight splendid and noting strong winds late in the trip.
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Porto Praia
Natal
Pernambuco
Friedrich Christiansen
Atlantic
Gago Coutinho
Brazil
South Africa
Fernando de Noronha
Two Die From Auto Injuries In Pittsburgh Area
Michael Sweeney, 50, of Pittsburgh, and Joseph Bowers, 11, of Castle Shannon, died in Pittsburgh area hospitals from automobile collision injuries. Sweeney was a rear seat passenger when the car struck a pole. three companions, including driver John McGinley, 39, and Patrick Trainor, 21, were seriously hurt. Bowers died after being struck near his home by another vehicle.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Michael Sweeney
Joseph Bowers
Castle Shannon
Pittsburg
Sweeney
John McGinley
Patrick Trainor
John Kelly
Bowers
Union High graduates receive diplomas in campus ceremony
Twenty six graduates marched in the Union High School program as Earl Ammons awarded diplomas. The event featured a Union orchestra, Rev J M McMains delivering the invocation and benediction, salutations by Mary Margaret Hannon, and Casimer Zaremba delivering the valedictory. Dr Blaisdell urged graduates to aim high, value patriotism and international friendship, and keep climbing life’s mountain while enjoying simple duties at home.
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Earl Ammons
Union School Board
Levada Fay Bailey
Florabelle M. Brenneman
Vincent Cecil Campbell
Mary Pearl Carr
Woodrow W. Cowher
Myrtle Ina Cox
Theresa Louise Critchlow
Anna Margaret Denny
Helen Mae Emery
Helen Elizabeth Forsythe
Mary Magdaline Gush
Marie Eleanor Grotefend
Mary Margaret
J. M McMains
Harbor U P. Church
Mary Margaret Hannon
Casimer Zaremba
Blaisdell
United States
Dr. Blaisdell
Baccalaureate Sunday Night Service Planned
David D Sleppy will give invoca tion and benediction at the Mahoning M E Church as the senior high choir and orchestra present opening and closing numbers. program includes marches, hymns, and a sermon by Dr G Bennett with soprano and bass soloists listed.
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David D. Sleppy
Mahoning M. E. Church
Joseph Replogle
la Raine de Saba
Gounod
America
the Beautiful
Mahoning M. E
Litzt-Clark
Bennett
God of Our Fathers
Henry
Benediction
Wilkins Takes Sub To England For Arctic Expedition
Sir Hubert Wilkins and the expedition crew left for Bergen Norway where final stores will be loaded for the voyage toward the north pole. The crew, confident despite possible Atlantic difficulties, hope to rendezvous with the Graf Zeppelin and Eckener and return with valuable scientific data.
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North Pole
Wilkins
Sir Hubert
Atlantic
Bergen
Norway
Graf Zeppelin
Hugo Eckener
City Approves First Pay to Olsen Construction
City council approved a first payment of 9800.44 to Olsen Construction for grading and paving Laurel Avenue and voted 124.84 for sewer connections on Fairmont Avenue. Frank M. Wilson, superintendent of mails, fell ill at the post office and returned home to Harrison Street.
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Solons
Olsen Construction Company
Laurel Avenue
Fairmont Avenue
Frank M. Wilson
Harrison Street
Treser
Nut Street
Pearson Street
State Street
Greenwood Avenue
Lowry Street
Deaths of the Day and Funeral Notices
Deaths and funeral notices from Grand Rapids and nearby areas list services for George Fleeger Dr Samuel John Crowe Mrs J S Shaffer Adeline Kelley M J Schell Nels Swanson Teresa Hendryx John Shellenberger Samuel T Barr William S Burdette and others with service locations at homes churches and cemeteries across Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Parrot Rescue Up a Tree Delights Crowds at Castleton
A Mexican parrot named Loretto perched 35 feet up a tree as crowds gathered at The Castleton. Fire Chief Lynn and firefighters Yeitler Rohrer and Audino used a 35 foot ladder to reach and coax the bird down with a stick. Nearby, Helen Foster’s parrot Patty shouted encouragement in English.
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Loretto
Castleton
Central Fire Station
Helen Foster
North Mercer Street
Patty
Lynn
J. B. Zeitler
C R. Rohrer
O. W. Audino
Central
Stanley W. Treser
Department of Streets and Public Improvements
Rohrer
State awards road contract for Mercer project
The state awarded a contract for a road to Mercer, including grading and concrete work. Construction is expected to begin in days and must be completed within ninety days. The award was delayed briefly for further study, along with the bid for construction.
Roadwork Contract Awarded for Venango County Link
A contract to build 484 miles of roadway between Oil City and President in Venango county was awarded to Harlon and Okes of Hadley for 184 168 dollars. Completion between New Wilmington and Mercer will finish the New Castle to Mercer segment, with the Lawrence county end already completed years ago.
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Oil City
President
Venango County
Harlon and Okes
Hadley
New Wilmington
Mercer
New Castle
Lawrence County
City Council Votes to Pay Hydrant Water Bill
City officials meet in city hall and approve a payment of 50983 dollars to New Castle Water for hydrant water rental. The piece notes there are about 25000 miles of navigable rivers on the mainland of the United States.
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New Castle Water Company
The
United States
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R.l.boyd Funeral Home
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George Fleeger
Grand Rapids
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Highland U. P
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Williamtson
M. M. Pearce
Geneva College
J. R. Macartney
Bellingham
J. Norman Martin
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J. K. Furst
C. C. Green
E. FE. McGill
James R. Mead
A. P. Thompson
Oak Park Mausoleum
J. S. Shaffer
Enon Valley
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Enon
High Esteer
Christian Church
Herbert Hill
Akron
Ohio
Grace Shafer
Avalon
Henry Zen
William Shaffer
Edwin
A. Haus
Greenville
B. Grossman
John Lusk
James Lusk
Oklahoma
Littl Beaver Cemetery
Adeline Kelley
B. M. Mott. Boyles
Cochranton
M. J. Schell
Wiliam B. Schell
Warren
R. D
William B. Schell
James Oakes
Clarence E. Schell
Butler
William B. Warren
Crown Hill
Waren
Nels Swanson
Galbreath Avenue
Maitland Memorial Church
W. C. Tyrell
John Kellner
Rose Webber
Clara Bender
Walter Bender
Olive Kellner
Oak Park Cemetery
Carl Barth
Erik Ecklund
Thomas Greer
William Dampier
Wallace Miller
J. Lawson
Teresa Hendryx
Almira Home
Hendryx
Sharon
Charles T
Laura Y. Adams Quimby
Achsah Hess
John Shellenberger
Chewton
Shellenberger
Eliza Conners
Elizabeth Shellenberger
George
Durbin
Slippery Rock
Samuel T. Barr
Pasadena
Black Undertaking
Grove City
Mr. Barr
Charles F. Barr
Niagara
M. Moresby
Long Ave
Morayia Street
Konate Stavicz
Smith’s Cleaners
K. Water Bill
Sam H. McGoun
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