Refinery Blast Raises Fearful Toll at Coraopolis Plant
A Canfield Oil refinery in Coraopolis suffered a massive explosion and fire that left two workers dead Anthony Martino 43 and Charles W Hyatt 71 among four on site with five others injured. Damage is estimated at 150 000 to 200 000 as rescue teams battled debris and fires.
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Pittsburgh
Coraopolis
Anthony Martino
Charles W. Hyatt
Canfield Oil Company
Martino and Hyatt
Harry Kerr
Merle Coleman
Coleman
Kerr
New Name Wanted and Mussolini to Settle Plan
Arthur Brisbane notes intrigue around a new name sought for leadership while Mussolini prepares a settlement move. The piece hints at austere times with comments about severe conditions such as peaches at fifty below. No explicit violence appears.
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Mussolini
What’s in a Name and Mussolini on War and Soviet Plants
A compact review fragment notes young Republicans debating renaming the party to Constitutional Party. It recalls a Joseph Pulitzer quip about newspapers, critiques Mussolini’s war stance, and reports IVAN V. MICHURIN’s death at 80 in Russia, praising his plant improvement work without sweeping social reforms.
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Republican Party
Constitutional Party
New York Herald
Joseph Pulitzer
Ivan V. Michurin
Russia
Michurin
Conner Seeks Re nomination For County Commissioner
A. E. Conner announces he will seek re election to the Lawrence County board of commissioners. The ad highlights debt reduction, bond payments totaling 533 817 50 over 1932 34, and his record of economy and public service.
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A. E. Conner
Board of County Commissioners
Conner
Presbyterian circle hosts lively women meeting with lunch
Sixteen members of the Opportunity Circle of the Presbyterian church met at Mrs. William Leicht’s East Clayton home. Devotionals led by Mrs. G. H. Scheidemantle and a verse on Faith followed by a topic discussion. Lunches were served by the hostesses as garden flowers adorned the rooms.
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Opportunity Circle
The
Presbyterian Church
William Leicht
East Clayton Street
Queen Esther
Queen Esther Society
M. FE
Adda McCullough
Gladys Rape
Carmel Deprano
Florence Nicholls
Police Seek Two Missing Persons in City
City police were asked to search for Benjamin Stoner age 78 of New Wilmington and Dominick Damgio age 15 from 233 North Cascade street. Stoner may be headed to a relative’s home in Columbus. he is described as 6 feet tall, 140 pounds, with gray hair and a gray suit. Damgio left home June 6 wearing a blue zipper jacket gray trousers and no hat.
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Benjamin Stoner
New Wilmington
Harry Gravenstreeter
Gravenstreeter
Columbus
Dominick Damgio
North Cascade Street
Missionary Society Week Schedule
Monday group meets at Iva Wilson home on North Cedar Street. Tuesday session at the church ladies parlor at 7 30 p m with dues requested. Wednesday prayer meeting at 745.
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Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Iva Wilson
North Cedar St
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Sunday school convention set at First United Presbyterian
E A M Class plans Thursday evening gathering at Elizabeth Broadus home on 4th street and S C W Bible Class meets Thursday at Mrs E W Smith home on West Clayton Street. Annual Sunday school convention to be held Thursday in First United Presbyterian church.
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Elizabeth Broadus
4Th Street
E. W. Smith
West Clayton St
First United Presbyterian Church
Edenburg Shower Honors Miss Maughan at Mt Jackson Road
Thirty one young people gathered at Miss Jessie Maughan home on Mt Jackson road Wednesday evening for a shower. Games and music followed by lunch served by Gladys Rape and Irene Park. Special guests Edyth Marianne Edyth Jones and Catherine McCullough from New Castle attended.
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Jessie Maughan
Mt. Jackson Road
Gladys Rape
Irene Park
Edyth Marianne
Edyth Jones
Catherine McCullough
New Castle
Hypnotism Charge Sparks Store Incident in Copenhagen
A young saleswoman shouted Help as a customer allegedly tried to hypnotize her to secure a price cut in a Copenhagen department store during rush hour. An inquiry found the eccentric shopper was released on charges of attempting hypnotism. The piece closes with a remark on government checks and balances amid New Dealer schemes.
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International
Copenhagen
Ours
Loyal Workers Meet At Wilkins Home Tuesday
Tuesday the Loyal Workers convene at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilkins on Oakmont Avenue. The Ladies Aid Society will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. R. A. Franklin’s home on North Cedar Street.
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Carl Rodgers
New Castle Road
Women’s Missionary Society
M. EF
Walter Wilkins
Oakmont Avenue
Ladies’ Aid Society
R. A. Franklin
North Cedar Street
Troop V-15 Holds Outdoors Meeting Near National Rad tor Plant
Scoutmaster Bowman led Troop V-15 of the First Christian church in an outdoor woods meeting near the National Rad iator plant. After Clark led opening exercises, wieners roasted and stories told. Taps by Tyndal closed the meet. Scribe Ray Flavion.
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First Christian Church
Bowman
Kitchen
Clark
Taps
Scout Tyndal
Number On Relief Showing Decline
Harrisburg reports a weekly relief update with a first rise in six weeks. Expenditures for the week ending June 1 exceed the prior week by 2,900 dollars. direct and work relief totals reach 3,632,155 dollars while 39,567 people earned 583,705 on work relief and direct relief sums to 3,944,424 dollars. The relief roll falls 8,193 to 1,669,253 with average direct relief at 7.38 dollars and work relief earnings at 13 dollars.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Relief Board
Burglars Tunnel From Restaurant to Loot Denver Jewelry Store
A pair of burglars spent hours on a downtown theft tunneling through a brick wall from an adjacent restaurant to reach a Denver jewelry store and abscond with 40 wrist watches 135 rings and assorted items totaling 1 275 dollars.
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International News Service
Denver
St Pauls Baptist Church Weekly Activities
St Pauls Baptist Church in New Castle lists activities this week. Wednesday prayer and senior choir rehearsal at 6. Thursday club meeting at Venia Wheeler home on Eddy Street at 7. Friday junior choir rehearsal at 6 and teachers meetings at 7 30.
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ST. Paul's Baptist
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Venia Wheeler
Eddy Street
Program Tonight at St Elizabeth's Spiritual Church Play
Tonight at 8 at St Elizabeth's Spiritual church corner Home and Moravia Sts a play The Ten Virgins staged by a cast including Corene Gantlin Carrie Cobb Mattie Aldridge Clarine Chandler Mary Durham Annie B Aldridge Kelly Josie Carr Annie Stribling C Williams and George Lee. The R G A Jubilee Singers and the Spiritual Four quartet will perform several selections. R L Durham in charge Rev G D Gantlin pastor.
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St. Elizabeth's Spiritual Church
Corner of
Home and
Moravia Sts
the Ten Virgins
Corene Gantlin
Carrie Cobb
Mattie Aldridge
Clarine Chandler
Mary Durham
Annie B. Aldridge
Kelly
Josie Carr
Annie Stribling
C. Williams
George Lee
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