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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
5
A M Wooster of Bridgeport retires from active participation in conferring Scottish Rites degrees in Masonry. He appeared here just after his eighteenth birthday in a famed characterization and then announced it would be his last appearance in the work.
Chicago dispatch reports government agents and local police searching for 68 Capone allies indicted in a vast liquor conspiracy. Boss Al Capone to face likely plea talks on income tax charges, while underworld chaos and undercover probes intensify the crackdown led by Edward King and Eliot Ness.
A column critiques California border practices describing the Line between Tijuana and Mexicali as closed at six, yet motorists slip past via a loose fence strand to visit Agua Caliente. The piece blames idle moralists and government overreach for the perceived hypocrisy and lax enforcement.
Marshal deputies seek Al Capone and 67 other defendants at the federal building while Heinan, former boxer and paddock grill owner, is present. A $5,000 cash bond is posted and the subject is released.
A heavy hail storm swept over Hutchinson Kansas last night shattering hundreds of window panes riddling auto tops splintering roofs and flattening crops. Wheat fields north of town were reported flattened with another damage arc extending 10 miles by seven miles near Newton 35 miles east of Hutchinson.
Somerset report states two Somerset County residents died by self inflicted gunshot. Elias Sanner 23 of Kingwood was found in a woods near his home after using a shotgun. Samuel Kooser 45 of Bethany killed himself with a .38 revolver. No motive is given for either death.
The body of Stanley Woznick age 43 of 643 Glenwood Avenue was found hanging from a tree near the Standard Seamless Tube Company's plant on Duss Avenue in Ambridge. An employee of Belt Line Railroad alerted police. Coroner H C McCarter ruled death by own action.
New Castle service clubs consider forming a working roundtable where presidents and secretaries meet regularly to tackle issues. Leaders approved the idea and plan to act after July 1 turnover as new officers take duties.
CHARLEROI Pa June 16 Steadfastly holding to the claim that he does not know how 20 keys containing 100 gallons of gasoline got into the basement of his home before it caught fire Saturday Geo Teslovich 48 210 Twelfth street Donora was held for Washington county court on a charge of arson and attempting to defraud insurers.
New Castle civic clubs and several women's organizations discussed centralizing relief and prevention work in Lawrence county. Members, led by Lions Club President Earl T. Ramsey, pledged support but postponed definite action until fall.
Glenn Kahl ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas L Kahl of Emilenton and former New Castle residents has left Oil City hospital where he was treated after being struck by a automobile resulting in a fracture of the left leg Just above the knee The Kalhs formerly lived at 311 Elizabeth street and moved near Emlenton a year ago Friends of the family here are glad to hear of his recovery.
San Francisco education chief J. M. Gwinn says the rapid buildout will finish within four years with every pupil housed in modern facilities. Fifty-one new schools have risen in the last decade as part of the expansion.
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