Scout Council Is Formed For Lawrence Co
Lawrence county will have a first class Boy Scout council soon if the June 12 meeting at the Y M C A materializes. About 560 New Castle citizens organized to form the council with $6,000 needed for the first year, money expected quickly. Frank F. Fischer was elected president and Earl S. Machin scout commissioner. Vice presidents are Judge Plummer Emery P J Flaherty R L Wallace C L Repman and Dr W C Wallace. Howard B. Richards was chosen secretary and Daniel E Reeble treasurer. Prof Ben Graham led the meeting in place of Machin who was delayed arriving.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Frank F. Fischer
Boy Scout Council
Earl S. Machin
Judge
Plummer Emery
P. J. Flaherty
R. L. Wallace
C. L. Repman
Wampum
W. C. Wallace
New Wilmington
Howard B. Richards
Daniel E. Reeble
Prof
Ben Graham
Graham
R. E B. Seymour
Harrisburg
Seymour
Attorneys Claim Evidence Of Unusual Death In Ridgley Case
Attorneys for relatives say they possess leads suggesting foul play in the death of Mrs. Ora Ridgley, 48, who died May 28 in Hot Springs. They seek analysis for poison traces and note more than $100,000 disappeared, with connections to two wealthy women, an Assumption banker, and others.
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International News Service
Chicago
Ora Ridgley
Hot Springs
Alice Horn
Pana
Death Of Lenine May Bring Serious Russian Upheaval
London dispatch reports Nicolai Lenine in hopeless physical condition with speech loss and paralysis from a brain bleed. Sources claim a poisonous infection may be the cause, possibly linked to an assassination attempt, signaling a critical potential for Russian political instability.
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Lenine
International News Service
London
Nicolai Lenine
Russia
Arrest of Mrs. Doris Brunen in Riverside murder case
Camden dispatch reports Mrs. Doris Brunen widow of circus owner John Brunen is jailed in Mount Holly on murder charges. Brunen was shot at his Riverside home March 30, with three arrests to date including Charles Powell who said he was hired by Harry Mohr. Detective Ellis Parker says Mrs. Brunen has been suspected from the start.
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International News Service
Camden
N. J
Doris Brunen
John
Brunen
Riverside
Here
Record Flight Reaches 24206 Feet In Martin Bomber
Dayton officers Lieutenant Leigh Wade Captain A W Stevens and Sergeant Roy Langham completed a near three hour flight in a Martin bomber reaching 24206 feet above Springfield and James Town The ascent included Stevens leaping from the plane with oxygen and parachute Then Wade and Stevens landed at McCook Field after a separate drift and landing The mission aimed to secure aerial photographs for the McCook field collection
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International News Service
Dayton
Ohio
Leigh Wade
A. W. Stevens
Roy Langham
Martin
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Springfield
Stevens
Jamestown
Wade
McCook Field
Blarcecu
Stephens
Canoe Vacation Joys Describe Secluded River Escape
Arthur Mometer recalls vacations ranging from summer resorts to mountain climates but ranks a canoe trip as the best. He describes simple dress, no audience, a self directed schedule, and fourteen days of independent leadership afloat on calm waters.
France Faces Pressure on World War Debt to US
Paris June 13. French ambassador Jusserand urges immediate delegation to negotiate the American debt funding, signaling Paris feels the urgency of settling the ten billion dollar war debt owed to the United States.
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International News Service
Paris
M. Jusserand
United States
Parmentier
America
Coffee Roasting Slip Sparks Morning Smoke at Wylies
A store at the corner of East street and Neshannock avenue reported smoke during the morning hours. An employee supervising the coffee roasting forgot the batch while conversing with a traveling man, causing smoke until the mistake was found and halted.
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Wylie’s
East Street
Neshannock Avenue
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Patrick J. Daugherty of New Castle and Frances K. Holliday of Edenburg appear among listed licenses. Other couples include Shite Ch Coarse on laws eles Butler and Charlotte J. Collings of New York with Chester Hartzell of New Castle. Margare P. O Neil of New Castle and Pasquale Magno of New Castle partner with Josephine Mitalo of New Castle.
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Parick J. Daugherty
New Castle
Frances K. Holliday
Edenburg
Eles Butler Charlotte J. Collings
New York
Chester Hartzell
Margare P. O’neil
Pasquale Magno
Josephine Mitalo
Griffith named head of Franklin Memorial statue drive
Leo G. Griffith of Pittsburgh has been elected manager of the Franklin Memorial Association's fundraising drive to erect a statue of Benjamin Franklin in Pittsburgh. Griffith, chairman of the Knights of Columbus committee, is a former resident of the city.
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Leo G. Griffith
Pittsburgh
Franklin Memorial Association
Benjamin Franklin
Mr. Griffith
Knights of Columbus Committee
Welling Sought in New Castle After Bank Robbery Plot
Edward Welling alias Moss Doc Stone and accomplices tied to the Little Falls bank robbery last May are reportedly in the New Castle area. Marion Young, former county detective, had pursued Welling since his habeas corpus release in Erie. Police traced his movements to Youngstown and New Castle before he crossed into Ohio toward Dayton.
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Edward Welling
Moss
Doc’’ Stone
Little Falls
N. Y
Baltimore
New Castle
Marion Young
Welling
Youngstown
James Watkins
Mr. Young
Young
Ohio
Dayton
20 Years in Same Job in New Castle Request
The News seeks the name address and occupation of every person in New Castle who has held the same job or worked in the same business for 20 years or more. Send details to The News City Editor at once.
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New Castle
Mule, Shot, Runs Four Miles Then Falls Dead
Deputy Sheriff H L Bailey attempted to inspect Bill Blankenship's saddle bags for contraband liquor. The mule bolted shooting pierced it, and it ran four miles before dying near the Kentucky border. Blankenship crossed the state line as the deputy closed in, per a report received.
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International News Service
Bluefield
W. Va
H. L. Bailey
Bill Blankenship
Bailey
Kentucky
Blankenship
Woman Captive Amid Chinese Bandit Looting
Reports from Shanghai say bandits looted and burned the Norwegian Lutheran mission at Luchan in Hanal province. Six foreigners were captured. all except Miss Staureseth were released. More than 100 Chinese were reported killed by the raids.
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Gna News Service
Shanghai
Luchan
Hanal
Miss Staureseth
Special Session Of Congress Is Now Threatened
President Harding presses for early passage of the merchant marine subsidy bill. In a letter to House Rules Committee Chairman Campbell he warns Congress that failure to act could force an extraordinary session to consider the measure. He urges quick rule committee action and earnest cooperation to secure favorable consideration.
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Congress
International News Service
Washington
Harding
Campbell
House Rules Committee
House
Committee On Rules
Rules Committee
Deaths in area list includes Ramsay Glenn Rupp and Haswell
Death records show Mrs. A. C. Ramsay age 26 of Ellwood City Mrs. M. C. Glenn age 60 of Portersville Mrs. J. Y. Rupp age 73 of West Middlesex and Theodore Haswell an 18 month old from Burnstown in the local notices.
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A. C. Ramsay
Ellwood City
Theodore Haswell
Burnstown
M. C. Glenn
Portersville
J. Y. Rupp
West Middlesex
Britain Requires Oath From Irish Free State Parliament Members
In the Commons, Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill said Britain does not require an oath from provisional Irish Free State Parliament members but will require it from members after the new constitution is adopted. He added that adherence to the Anglo Irish treaty is required from Dublin’s provisional government.
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David M. Church
Japanese prosecutor appeals life term in Hara case
TOKIO June 3 Dissatisfied with life imprisonment for Nakaoka, the young slayer of Premier Hara, the government prosecutor has appealed seeking the death penalty.
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International
Tokio
Nakaoka
Hara
Storm Strikes New York Wedding Parlor Incident
While John Wallace and his bride celebrated their wooden wedding in New York a storm sent a tree into the parlor. The event injured none, but disrupted the festivities amid the city’s upheaval.
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John Wallace
New York
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