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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1929
Page
7
A teenager’s death triggers protests and rumors as police, customs officers, and witnesses clash in a town shock. Officials refuse to identify the deceased or share details while investigators probe possible gunfire and a disputed arrest.
Reports say seven passengers died when the "City of Quawa ne" plane crashed into the sea after a sudden descent near the south coast of England. Survivors were taken to Row Victoria hospital. two later discharged, others held for shock. Motorboats recovered two bodies. four more remained in the wrecked cabin as authorities prepared for further checks. The aircraft had previously flown 250,000 miles and made about 1,000 crossings.
June 17 stock market reports show gains in railroad and utility stocks with Central Railroad of New Jersey up 15 to 334, Atchison, New York Central, and Norfolk and Western volatile, General Electric up 10 to 205, Westinghouse favored with a rise to 165, reflecting renewed buying interest and optimism on easing foreign conditions.
President Hoover declines to join Senate splits over general tariff revision and favors a limited revision aimed at shielding industries from insurmountable foreign competition. The White House says further comment will come in his Congress message.
Pittsburgh June 17 John Martinek 48 died in hospital and wife Elizabeth 48 critically injured after Martinek attempted to attack her with a rec or. The couple and two children hid in a room then escaped to the roof as he pursued them and fell to the ground. Police say the incident began during the attempted assault and ended with the fatal fall.
Firemen from the Sevent ward district were called to East Cherry Street to extinguish a blaze in flooring caused by a cigarette butt. The damage was slight. This is the second fire at the same bridge in the past weeks.
A fragment describes 15 inch square pieces in assorted colors and patterns including names like Plute and reel. It mentions miscellaneous unlors and shapes but lacks clear context or完整 details.
Linen quality slip coverings offered at 59c per yard with fast colors. Anish brand has 48 inch wide coverings in assorted patterns. Also a finer grade of slip covers 750 yards available in tan or blue grounds with stripe and self colored Vanguard patterns.
Advertisement notes New Shin Coverings priced at 38 cents per yard. Available in assorted simple patterns, 36 inches wide, suitable for aura seat covers patch swings furniture coverings and related uses. Fast colors highlighted with general product details.
Readable fragments describe a regional issue or incident involving a forge, a blue and red object, and an entity named Shei Sree, with no clear dates or places available for full context. The garbled text limits precise identification of people, organizations, or outcomes.
A combined meeting of the Men’s Bible class at First Presbyterian and the Men’s class at First Baptist heard Robert McKinney recount his Holy Land trip in a third lecture. He described Jerusalem points, Christ’s tomb, the Sea of Galilee, and the Dead Sea with about one hundred class members present. Special music highlighted the morning.
Rochester area item reports two individuals insured after a auto crash near Sixth Street Canton Ohio and Minerva Ohio. Names and exact injuries are not clearly readable but local police report indicates insurance coverage.
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