Brookhart Wins Republican Iowa Senate Nomination
Iowa returns show Smith W. Brookhart with a decisive lead over incumbent Albert Cummins for the Republican U S Senate nomination. At partial tallies Brookhart led 141 188 to 98 781 with Howard J. Clark at 43 198 as urban precincts favored the challenger. Cummins’ team prepared for a Brookhart nomination while awaiting full results.
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International News Service
Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate
Iowa
Albert Cummins
Stockhart
Brookhart
Cummins
Howard J. Clark
Senate Opens Debate On Dawes Plan For Farm Relief
Senate debates amendments to the McNary-Haugen export bill as the Dawes plan seeks a 175 million dollar export corporation to sell surplus crops abroad. Vice President Dawes backs it with bankers and business leaders, and bloc leaders hope for a vote this week.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
White House
Senate
Dawes
McNary
Oregon
Gooding
Idaho
Farmers’ Corporation
Westminster College fund drive gains momentum at noon
Westminster college workers reported $5123 raised by noon bringing the total to $64 204.50 toward an $160 000 goal. Louis B. Round of New Castle Electric urged filesystem effort, saying the drive must be pushed citywide and not allowed to drift, warning Westminster cannot afford defeat.
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Westminster College
Episcopal Church
Daily Report
Louis B. Round
New Castle Electric Company
M. Round
Westminster
New Wilmington
New Castle
Westmministerites
Neith
New Castle School Board Moves Ahead on Bond Funded Projects
The New Castle Schools Board approves negotiations with architects for plans to add a junior high, expand Creton and McGill facilities, and upgrade Arthur McGill and Union High. Bond funds of 750000 will finance the work after a May primary. Withers objects, but solicitor says work may begin now. Melivenny also votes no.
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New Castle Schools Board
Creton
Arthur McGill
Enor
New Castle
Thayer
McGill
H. M. Whreing
Croton School
W. G. Eckles
Robert T. Withers
Wiliam J. Moffatt
Mellon Opposes Baker for Pennsylvania GOP Chair
W L Mellon brother of Andrew Mellon faces incumbent W Harry Baker for the Republican State Committee chair in Pennsylvania. The candidates campaigned after a conference with John Fisher the gubernatorial nominee. Beidleman backs Baker. selection occurs at a Philadelphia meeting Saturday.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
W. L. Mellon
Andrew Mellon
W. Harry Baker
Mellon
John §. Fisher
New Castle School Board Awards Oak Street Toilet Contract
At a Monday meeting the New Castle School Board awarded the Oak Street school toilet system repair to William M. Clarke for 5399 with Bradford Brothers as the lone alternative bid at 5420. The board discussed a junior high site offer from Harry Rosenblum on the John T. Phillips homestead and approved book purchases totaling 12603.42 with directors Withers and McIlvenny abstaining. A concrete mix and painting of the North Street junior high offices were approved, and the board set a June 99 meeting.
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New Castle
J. Herbert McclIlvenny
Oak Street
William M. Clarke
Bradford Brothers
Harry Rosenblum
John T. Phillips
Grant Street
Withers
Mcllvenny
Mcclvenny
North Street Junior High
Peace Pow Wow On Westminster Campus Late This Evening
Westminster college hosts a peace pow wow this evening with alumni events and commencements soon after. Senior Joseph McFate and junior Robert Auld will give orations as wigwams rise and a peace pipe is shared marking a solemn campus rite.
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Peace
Westminster
Neshannock
Shenango
Westminster College
Joseph McFate
New Castle
Robert Auld
New Wilmington
Man Found Dead in Howard Alley Home
Anton A. Wiech aged 45 was found dead on a couch in his kitchen by Frank Ren at 1308 Howard. Coroner J. P. Caldwell ruled natural causes. Wiech had been living with a South New Castleboro family, then with Ren for lodging last week.
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Frank Ren
Howard
Anton A. Wiech
J. P. Caldwell
Wiech
New Castleboro
Ren
Old Country
Senate slush fund probe opens with Pennsylvanian primary cost
Senator Reed announces start of the investigation into campaign finances with $5,000,000 spent in the Pennsylvania senatorial primary. Subpoenas target Pepper, Ware, and Pinchot camps. Witness list includes Mellon and several Pepper Ware Pinchot loyalists across Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
James A. Reed
Missouri
George Wharton Pepper
Rep
Willam S. Ware
Gifford Pinchot
W. L. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Pepper
Cheese Theft At South Jefferson Street Restaurant
Police investigated a break in at the Thomas Colella restaurant at 813 South Jefferson Street. About 130 pounds of cheese were stolen from four sacks after intruders forced a rear door and exited through the front door, with a noise heard around two a.m. by Julia Colella.
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Thomas Colella
South
Jefferson Street
Julia Colella
Taft Shows Improvement and Plans Summer Trip
Washington June reports say Chief Justice William Howard Taft, confined at home with a minor illness, slept well last night and is much improved. If no setback occurs, he and his family will travel Friday to their Murray Bay summer home in Canada.
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Washington
Brookhart
Des Moines
Cummins
Col
International News Service
Wm. Howard Taft
Murray Bay
Canada
Portrait Presented to New Castle School for Dr. Ben G. Graham
Civic clubs of New Castle present a portrait of Dr. Ben G. Graham to the Ben Franklin school during the high school commencement exercises. The gift honors his years of service as city schools director and is supported by both men and women in the community. Mrs. H. M. Kirk will deliver the presentation address.
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School of Music
United Presbyterian Church
Pres
J. A. Beebe
Allegheny College
New Castle
H. M. Kirk
Rush to claim share of 165 million building program begins
Senators and representatives led a rush of cities filing applications at the supervising architect's office for allocations of public buildings under the construction bureau program. Seventeen more cities with authorized buildings but no funding were added to the immediate construction list as the drive started. Assistant Secretary Charles Dewey said most allocations, including previously announced ones, should be under construction next year.
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Roberts
Thornburgh
International Mews Service
Washington
Pogram
Treasury
Charles 8. Dewey
Harrisburg Man Stabbed By Wife In Domestic Fracas
William Foster a 37 year old Negro was stabbed in the chest during a family dispute in Harrisburg after a quarrel over 26 cents. Foster was hospitalized while his wife Gladys accompanied him and confessed to detectives that the stabbing occurred during a struggle over the money.
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Harrisburg
International News Service
William Foster
Foster
Gladys
Auto crash kills boy. two hurt in New York group incident
In New York on June 8 a car started by a group of boys crashed after being abandoned at high speed. Stanley Miller, 11, died and two others suffered serious injuries as the vehicle sped over a curb and into a billboard.
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New York
Stanley Miller
New York Curfew Closes All Night Cabarets At 2 A.M.
New York enforces its new curfew to end all night clubs. Police seal exits at 2 AM as cabarets close and patrons depart in frustration. One West Fifty fourth street club reportedly defied the edict, while operators plan a protest to seek a later closing hour. Mayor Walker says 2 AM suffices to keep crowds off subways and street after a big night.
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Broadway
White Light District
West Fifty-fourth Street
James J. Walker
Walker
Premature blast at Glass Sand plant kills six in Maryland
Six men died and eight injured in a landslide caused by an early blast at the Glass Sand company works near Berkeley Springs Maryland. Victims include Irvin Henry George Wall Roma Moon George Miller and Henry Dawson others identified as J M Miller Ernest Widmyver and George W Hohannis. Three injured are in critical condition with uncertain recoveries. Corning New York reports a separate note of a sister reunion restoring speech to Betty Lundgren.
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International News Service
Hagerstown
Glass Sand Company Works
Was Dawson
Henry Miller
Oliver
Dawson
George Miller
J. M. Miller
Ernest Widmyvver
George W. Hohannis
Death Notices and Infants in Local Record
Anton A Wieeh 45 of Howard Way and El wood City resident Inora Scarfoss eight weeks and Beighley infant eight weeks are listed among local death notices. Phe records show addresses 1710 Highland Avenue and 905 Butler Avenue.
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Anton A. Wieeh
Howard Way
Lutz
Highland Ave
Nue
Inora Scarfoss
Elwood City
Beighley
Butler Ave
Phe
Marriage Licenses Reported in Local Districts
Anthony Luser of Youngstown and Rose Wilmitch of New Castle. George Garber and Pearl Sperling from Beaver Falls. John M. Willoughby and Loren W. Headley from New Castle. Paul Jones and Sharon Theresa Rose from Sharon. Mariin B. Dinsmore of New Castle. Cora B. Eckles of New Castle listed in marriage license notices.
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Anthony Luser
Youngstown
Rose Wilmitch
New Castle
George Garber
Beaver Falls
Pearl Sperling
John M. Willoughby
Loren W. Headley
Bellview
Paul Jones
Sharon Theresa Rose
Oy Peeres
Mariin B. Dinsmore CO
New Castile R. D
Cora B. Eckles
New Castle R. Dp
Century-Old School Break Poem Reflects Summer Ease
A nostalgic verse laments the final school day before summer break. It reflects students' boredom with light tasks and speeches, the tedious duties of teachers, and the looming three months of freedom before Latin tests and classroom grind resume in autumn.
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