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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1938
Page
2
Wendell Forrest Bowers a 28 year old Montgomery County slayer faced execution in the electric chair at 12:33 after entering calm and unflinching. He reportedly muttered my time is up and accepted his fate without visible emotion as witnesses and officials observed the 267th execution in the state.
Six men were sentenced after a court found a broad state provision on voter intimidation covered the Works Progress Administration. The defendants were accused of aiding a Democratic candidate by marking ballots in Homestead. The article notes the impact of farm and hospital labor and references 300,000 nurses employed across 6,600 U.S. hospitals.
National reporting notes Japanese naval movements along the Yangtze and the threat to Hankow, with river flooding hindering routes and troop progress. Citizens in Shanghai, Canton, and Shameen Island react as air raids and riots affect security. Obituaries from Pittsburgh and surrounding towns fill the rest of the page.
fragmented report describes Galemns under Gen Yalino breaking through fortified lines to seize Barrios and villages around Castellon. Italian air support forms a ring as refugees flee south while government forces, led by General Miaja, retreat toward Valencia after losses and bombings. two insurgent planes shot down at sea.
The state court granted a five day delay as Governor Earle’s legal team plans to file an amended petition for a writ of prohibition. Attorney Curt B. Shelley says 20 days are needed to prepare a petition for a grand jury investigation of the Earle administration. Shelley, a Republican, accuses Gov. Earle’s family and eight Democrats of conspiring to cheat and defraud the Commonwealth, alleging over $8.25 million enriched the Democratic party and allied committees in four years.
Funeral services were held in Bayonne New Jersey for Stanley Penticky Sr 40 a brother of Mrs Helen Nos of New Castle Rhode Island. He was swept overboard by a squall off New York Bay and drowned while attempting to reach shore. He leaves a wife two sons a daughter and three brothers. Also noted: more than 42500 Jewish exiles from Germany have settled in Palestine in six years.
The Kensington meeting scheduled for this evening with Mrs Molly Johnson on West Green Street is postponed indefinitely due to reasons not specified. A revival opening is planned by Ber Wood at Greensboro, with Maddox and other listed organizers. A Vacation Bible School is also noted.
Joseph Cram Hughes of DiBis buried. funeral service details unclear. Survived by a widow and several relatives including a daughter and grandchildren. note mentions church affiliation and associates in Wilkinsburg and LaRue.
In New Castle a local Afro-American club hosts a Tuesday event labeled TON CLUB CURA. The brief notice notes two patients or participants connected to a westward rise in community activities.
Mrs. Burton dies at Washington Pennsylvania wife of Frank Burton. She resided in Washington and was a member of the New Castle family. she was the niece of Mr and Mrs Albert Smith of Highknnd Heig. Survived by her husband, a daughter Lara Jane, a sister and a sister in Pittsburgh. Services set for 1 pm Wednesday at Day Funeral Home Washington Pa.
International News Bureau Miami Florida reports grand jury here plans indictments charging Franklin Bierce McCall with kidnapping and murdering Jimmy Cash Jr. The father paid 10000 in ransom, McCall confesses abduction but claims death was accidental. Anthony Fokker, inventor of the synchronized aircraft machine gun, had not seen a machine gun before.
Lawrence County riders earned ribbons at the Beaver Valley Horse Show in Beaver, led by Nora Dare riding Wonder who earned top honors and placed second in a division. Other horses including Little Par ridden by Mrs. Marshall and a horse named Warps were listed among participants as the event showcased local talent.
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