Brazen Union Station siege ends in Nash slaying
Five men, including Frank Nash, are killed in a bold attempt to free the captured convict outside Kansas City's Union Station. McAlester police chief Ott Reed and Justice Department agent Raymond McCaffrey are among the dead. Nash is also slain. Gunmen escape as a citywide gun battle erupts witnessed by hundreds.
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International News Service
Kansas City
Department of Justice
McAlester
Okla
Frank Nash
Union Station
Nash
Raymond J. Caffrey
McCaffrey
Ott Reed
Frank Hermanson
Work Relief Projects Halt In New Castle
New Castle suspends work relief projects amid funding questions and administrative review. Officials state construction and labor programs will pause pending guidance and new allocations. Local workers face temporary layoffs as the halt continues.
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New Castle
No Relief Work In City Monday Seeks County Burden
Mayor Charles B Mayne ordered a cessation of relief work after two weeks of talks failed to secure county funding. City officials say Lawrence County commissioners have not decided to assume the burden, with the city exhausting its funds after a year and a half of paying insurance rates and foreman wages. No workers will be called to work Monday.
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Lawrence Co
Chas. B. Mayne
Mayne
Gypsies selling rugs ordered out of city
Police in the East Washington and Court street district investigated a group selling rugs from house to house. They found no mercantile license had been issued, and the group was ordered to leave the city.
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East Washington and Court Street
New Castle Runners Seek America’s Marathon Crown
In Washington DC two popular New Castle runners compete with marathoners nationwide for the title of America’s marathon champion. A granite stone from a Minnesota quarry will form the base trim of the new post office building, and a smaller drinking fountain replaces the bulky one at Washington and Mill streets. An auto with a Montana license featuring the state outline was seen on local streets yesterday.
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Washington, D. C
New Castle
America
Post Office
Minnesota
Washington and
Mill Streets
Montana
Daily Weather Report for the 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 63 and a minimum of 57 with 0.29 inches of precipitation. The river stage is 4.6 feet. A year ago the maximum was 81 and the minimum 63 with one inch of precipitation.
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U. S
Will Honor Richards On Tuesday Evening
A dinner will honor Howard B. Richards, promoted to manager of the Chattanooga Water Company, at the Castleton Hotel Tuesday at 6 30 pm. Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs, the event is open to the public with Fred L. Rentz as general chairman and Thomas W. Dickey as toastmaster. Reservations may be made by calling the Castleton Hotel.
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Howard B. Richards
New Castle Water Company
Chattanooga Water Company
Castleton Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
The
Lions Club
Fred L. Rentz
Thomas W. Dickey
Castleton
Yellow Dogs
W. Stan Treser
President Roosevelt Arrives in Boston Amid Heavy Security
President Roosevelt arrived in Boston on vacation aboard a special train reaching South Station at 8:34 a.m. EDT with expert marksmen atop the elevated structure and 500 officers along the station area. Police in the city cleared streets near the terminal and 250 more guarded the route to Harvard bridge and Groton where he would visit his sons. A secret service squad was present as Boston police prepared to manage crowds. Earlier, at Providence, the president’s party passed through at 7:21 a.m. without stopping.
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Boston
Roosevelt
South Station
Washington
Back Bay
Harvard Bridge
Groton
Secret Service
Providence
R. I
Union Station
Robert McCafferty Killed In Crash Near Kittanning
Funeral services planned for 24 year old Robert McCafferty of Kittanning after he died from injuries in a car crash on the Freeport Kittanning road. His companion Charles Guinta of Freeport was treated at home. McCafferty, Grove City College 1930 graduate, had been named head of the commercial department in Kittanning schools.
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Kittanning
Robert McCafferty
Tarentum Hospital
Freeport- Kittanning
McCafferty
Charles Guinta
Freeport
Guinta
McCaf
Maug And Turpac Being Returned To Pittsburgh
Escaped convicts John W. Maug and Edward Turpac were escorted by heavily armed officers in two cars from Lakewood Ohio to return to Pittsburgh. They waived extradition and faced a Cleveland police show-up before transfer to Pennsylvania authorities. Chief G W Murrin expected the trip to take about four hours.
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International News Service
Lakewood
John W. Maug
Edward Turpac
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
G. W. Murrin
Allegheny County
Nomination Blanks Available for Local Candidates
County commissioners clerk William A. Eakin reports that nomination blanks for county city borough and township offices have been received and can now be secured. Signatures cannot be obtained until July 6th and papers must be filed by August 15th. Only qualified electors may sign and must represent the same party as the candidate.
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William A. Eakin
Students To See Fair On Chicago Train Trip
A three car party of Shenango Valley high school students will be attached to a Pennsylvania railroad Chicago train tonight at New Castle Junction for the trip to A Century of Progress Exposition. The party will originate at Linesville.
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Shenango Valley
New Castle Junction
Linesville
Kidnappers Seize St. Paul Millionaire For 100000 Ransom
William Hamm Jr., 39, heir to the Hamm brewing empire, is held by an as yet unnamed gang demanding $100,000. Police identify Verne Sankey as the gang’s suspected leader, linked to prior high profile abductions including Haskell Bohn and Denver's Charles Boettcher II, as authorities work to trap the captors.
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International News Service
ST. Paul, Minn
William Hamm Jr
St. Paul
Northwest
Verne Sankey
Sankey
Haskell Bohn
Charles Boettcher II
Denver
New Castle Consistory Holds Spring Reunion Large Attendance
The New Castle Consistory A A S R held its spring reunion in the Cathedral on Friday with an exceptionally large attendance. Visitors arrived from many sections of the United States and the surrounding district where members reside. The gathering paid tribute to Howard B Richards, longtime manager of the New Castle Water Co. for the past years.
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New Castle
United States
Howard B. Richards
New Castle Water Co
Veterans of 28th Division Arrive for Castle Beach Reunion
World War era veterans of the 28th Division arrive in the city for a western state reunion. They meet a reception committee, head to Castle Beach as headquarters, and plan a weekend of athletic events swimming and army sports followed by a concert. Boxing bouts feature Yankee Pegley vs Lew Storti, Dodie Augustine vs Jimmy Brownfield, and Young Adanco vs Walter West. Sunday features remarks by General William G. Price and other officers.
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Castle Beach
111Th Infantry
Yankee Pegley
Lew Storti
Dodie Augustine
Jimmy Brownfield
Young Adanco
Walter West
William G. Price
David J. Davids
John Shenkel
Army flier killed in crash near Detroit
Lieutenant Jerome P. Thompson died at Bedford Receiving Hospital after a pursuit plane from Selfridge Field crashed north of Detroit. Mechanic Dewey Miracle, 26, suffered a broken spine. The incident occurred amid wartime air operations rules during a period of currency fluctuation coverage. President Roosevelt reviewed a related dispatch before sending it to the Treasury for study.
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Detroit
Here
Jerome P. Thompson
Bedford Receiving
Dewey Miracle
Selfridge Field
Army Air Post
Jealousy Tragedy Ends In Double Gunfire
In Marietta Ohio on June 17 James Arbor 65 shot and killed Albert Newton 58 then killed himself after firing at his wife. Arbor’s wife escaped by climbing from a window to a porch roof and was helped to the ground by neighbors.
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Marietta
James Arbor
Albert Newton
Arbor
European proposal seeks temporary currency stabilization
President Roosevelt has received a European plan for temporary currency stabilization, including the dollar, during the world economic conference. Acting Secretary of State Phillips disclosed the development today as part of ongoing discussions on international monetary cooperation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Phillips
Record freight loadings reach weekly peak for year
The American Railway Association reports revenue freight for the week ended June 10 totaled 564 546 cars, the highest weekly total this year. This surpasses the prior week by 56 312 cars after Memorial Day reductions and is 62 861 cars higher than the same week in 1932.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Baylor coed shot by highwaymen near Benchley
Miss Le delle Hammond of Kosse Texas, a Baylor University co ed, was killed when she and her companion Ervin Conway Jr of Bryan were held up by a woman and two men at a railroad underpass on the Hearne Bryan highway near Benchley. Conway is in serious condition after being beaten shot and robbed by the same assailants.
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Bryan
Tex
Ledelle Hammond
Kosse
Baylor University
Ervin Conway Jr
Benchley
Hearne-Bryan
Century of Progress Stamps Go On Sale
Local post office patrons received the first Century of Progress postage stamps. New Castle stocked 20 000 of the three cent stamps and 10 000 of the one cent stamps in observance of Chicago's celebration.
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Century of Progress
Chicago
New Castle
Court to Sentence Monday for Guilty Pleas and Convictions
Judges R L Hildebrand and Jas A Chambers will preside Monday morning at the county court session. Those convicted or who pleaded guilty during the term just ended will be sentenced.
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R. L. Hildebrand
Jas. A. Chambers
Death notices for four residents delayed by ages and towns
Richard Custer aged 90 of Cavetsville, Rosalie Onsch aged 70 of Lemuel L. Toy 79 of Edenburg and Fred W. Flinner 63 of Ellwood City are listed in death records with ages and home towns.
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Richard Custer
Cavetsville
Rosalie Onsch
West
Moody Avenue
Lemuel L. Toy
Edenburg
Fred W. Flinner
Ellwood City
Farmer Kicked By Horse Breaks Leg in Odd Stall Incident
Mont L McConnell of R F D No 2 New Wilmington was brought to Jameson Memorial hospital at 1 45 Friday afternoon with a broken leg. He had just parked his team in their stalls to feed them when a pet rabbit hopped in. In trying to remove it the man was kicked by the horse, fracturing his left leg between the ankle and knee.
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Mont L. McConnell
New Wilmington
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Americans Will Draft Proposals On Tariff Truce
Secretary Hull directs American economic experts to draft tariff proposals for the world economic conference. Plans favor multilateral reductions and quota regulation, with emphasis on engaging the plenary commission. Hull meets Ramay and attends Windsor Castle garden party for delegates.
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Hull
George R. Holmes
Economic Commission of the Parley
Chequers
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Windsor Castle
Royal Garden
Bates & Rogers win bid to relocate railroad and highway
The Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Cleveland received authority from the water and power resources board to relocate the Pennsylvania Railroad and a highway across Pymatuning reservoir near Links. The bid, $207,152, covers about two miles of work starting immediately, including embankment, excavation, riprap, gravel surfacing, guard rails, and multiple bridge and dam structures.
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Harrisburg
Bates & Rogers Construction Company
Cleveland
Water and Power Resources Board
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pymatuning Reservoir
Linksville
Cleveland Company
Cascade Park Opens With Band Concert Sunday
The Cascade Park season begins with a sacred band concert directed by B. J. Biondi at 2 45 p m Sunday. A Community sing will follow as part of the opening program announced by the park commission.
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Cascade
Duke of Abruzzi
B. J. Biondi
Cascade Park
The
Park Commission
Mae West imitators flood new pictures in Beverly Hills
A writer notes an epidemic of Mae West style acting in recent films and jokes about the craze. He credits Finland as the only one to fully earn her pay and suggests hitchhiking fans favor Finnish descent drivers.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Mae West
Mae
Little
Finland
Silent Arctic Hush Over Mattern Flight From Siberia
In Nome Alaska on June 17 authorities and veteran aviators fear for Jimmy Mattern the Texas flyer who left Khabarovsk Siberia on a 2400 mile solo flight to Nome. His gas is exhausted over 30 hours and searches are hampered by scarce boats on the icy Bering Sea as hopes fade for a successful aloft circumnavigation.
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International News Service
Nome
Alaska
Arctic
Jimmy Mattern
Texas
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Aleutian
Mattern
Bering Sea
Solo
Globe
Chinese Diplomat's Daughter Hosts Visit in City
Mr and Mrs James DeLawrence of 1305 Wilmington avenue host their niece Miss Gen Lombardo from Pittsburgh and Miss Wenchia Wu daughter of a renowned Chinese diplomat The young ladies attend Seton Hill School for Girls in Greensburg and are spending part of vacation with the DeLawences.
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James DeLawrence
Wilmington Avenue
Gen Lombardo
Pittsburgh
Wenchia Wu
Seton Hill School For
Greensburg
DeLawrence
Twenty Eighth reenacts old war era frolics and songs
The Twenty Eighth units roll back to bygone days with puttees trench hats rifles and songs about a Smile. They anticipate two days of reminiscence and frolic as they recall fighting the Hun while the keystone hosts this event. Weather is forecast at seventy eight.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Warden White
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Will
Richards
Grove City College
Maug
Turpac
William Hamm, Jr
Hamm
William Hamm
Theodore Hamm
Alabama Polytechnic
Vera Frances Pruet
Alabama
Opelika, Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Iron Division
H. B. Richards
Newssbriefs
Treasury Department
France
Bates and Rogers Company
Ala Scribem
Rayer
McNaught Syndicate
Aleutian Island
Arthur Mometer
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