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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1932
Page
5
Youngstown police chief Leroy Goodwin states that brassiere and other revealing bathing suits will not be banned on local beaches. He argues if such attire is allowed on Miami Beach or Hollywood then Youngstown should tolerate it too.
A humorous Detroit News quip notes that even a mosquito would find a proposal like stockings with a half inch mesh too soft for sport. The line highlights a playful critique of a lax or easy proposition.
The roll call shows Hoover leading across states with large totals including Illinois 53 and New York 97 while Coolidge and Dawes pick up minimal votes. The unofficial tally lists Hoover 1125, Coolidge 415, Dawes 1, Blaine 1, Wadsworth 1, France 4 and 3 not voting.
The New Castle High School Alumni Association led by Mrs. Rachel Pollock Taylor reveals active committees for the Cathedral gathering on Friday July 1. Aiming for a thousand attendees, committees cover nominating publicity tickets menu table decoration and dance with members including Dr F Earl Eakin Jacob F Rentz Howard Kirk Sara White Rowland Robert Weingartner and Dr William Horner among others.
Billings police hunt a thief who entered a residence and stole belongings from T. P. Clemow's house resulting in an active investigation and likely property loss.
The house on Clemow's farm was not missed until the owner rented the place and showed it to his tenant. After several days of investigation Sheriff E M Birely reported no clues were found not even a nail.
University of Alabama sociologist Dr. E W Gregory Jr notes a shift in lynching patterns. Despite overall declines, the South accounted for the vast share of executions, with Mississippi and Georgia leading, and about 3 703 people killed by mobs in the period 1889 to 1929, most victims being Black.
Wonder an Alaskan husky dog who ruled the bear pens at Denver City Park zoo for years died. She adopted, nurtured, and bossed the bears, separating fighting bears to keep order and maintain her unusual leadership over a mixed colony.
Paul Joyeux, 102, claims to be the oldest Parisian and credits wine for his health. He says he has drank wine through two kings, a republic, an empire, and another republic, with coffee and chicory on non drinking days. He notes his rule is nothing in excess and admits smoking a pack of strong cigarettes daily since age 15.
The Daily Digest notes lawmakers refuse to offer a workable substitute and cites Rockefeller’s call to resubmit prohibition. Deseret News and Rutland Herald critique his stance while Dr. Mott’s views bolster the shift away from hard prohibition.
Twenty eight more Lawrence county workmen will leave Monday morning for the Pymatuning dam site to join crews from western Pennsylvania in land clearing for the lake. Next Wednesday Butler and Beaver counties will each send 10, with 2,700 Lawrence county men registered for work and 4,700 from the three counties having registered. Names of the new group will be announced.
Calvin Davis 24 Eastvale Pa held in county jail awaiting grand jury action on murder charge in the death of Constable John C. Fee 36 Beaver Falls. Davis ordered held for court after joint hearing and inquest before Justice William A. Wehr Rochester. Police say Davis shot Fee in an automobile in Rochester after the pair drove there from Beaver Falls with Norman Blinn 21 Rochester.
The article notes that Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur issued an order reopening lands for oil prospecting permits. On the first day after the order, 38 permits were issued.
Detroit June 17 Albert Kahn Inc cut ties with the Soviet government yet Albert Kahn the renowned architect says formal recognition of the United States of Soviet Russia would benefit the United States. He recently returned from two years work on Soviet buildings and notes they are careful in contracts and pay their bills.
F A Greenawalt of Pittsburgh has perfected an invention that tells time by figures using three differently sized drums bearing numerals. After two years of work the electrically controlled device operates similarly to a car speedometer.
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