Doctors Say Seevers Sane During 1929 Murder Trial
Three doctors testified in Lawrence county court that John Dewey Seevers was sane on July 25 1929 and capable of distinguishing right from wrong. They agreed on Seevers mental and physical condition, saying the alleged pneumonia illness had burned out, and the verdict likely goes to the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dewey Seevers
Lawrence County Court House
Catherine Rodgers
C. C. Whalley
Pittsburgh
John Priestes
Western Penitentiary
Z. N. Stutz
New Castle
C. C. Wholly
Seever
Stella Seevers
Parkstown Corners
Seevers
Wind Lashes New Castle Area Knocking Branches Down
High winds disrupted power service to the Pulaski road sub station and Ellwood road area, with outages confined to lines where trees and limbs fell. Crews moved to clear debris as residents witnessed vivid lightning along overhead wires and officials repaired the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski Road
Ellwood Road
East New Castle
Cascade Street
New Castle
Locust Street
Pennsylvania Power Company
Legislature Delays Social Security Action to Next Week
Senate delays social security bill action to end of month after amendments from Bran cantor measure split parties. Conference committee expected to fail, risking bill collapse. Meanwhile Cohen administration bond reissue plan awaits Gov. Earle approval. House passes Simon library funding for flood damaged facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Harris
Allegheny Republican
Senate
House
Harris
Cohen
George H. Earle
Simon
Sessions Set for Philadelphia Convention Next Week
Delegates and leaders head to Philadelphia as Roosevelt and Garner prepare to accept nominations. Senator Wagner of New York will chair the resolutions committee shaping the platform. Farley and Wagner plan weekend presence to finalize items while the city gears up for an extended convention schedule and associated business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Robert Wagner
New York
Wagner
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Garmer
Union League Club
London and Knox
Congress May Quit Within Few Days See Tax Agreement
The report notes possible congressional departure within days as tax talks progress. The compromise aims to recognize the administration plan to tax undistributed corporate income, while the Senate keeps the existing tax on total corporate income regardless of dividend payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Scout Board Meeting Scheduled for Monday Evening
Lawrence County Boy Scout council executive board to meet in Chamber of Commerce rooms on Monday June 22 at 7:45 p m. Announcement notes future plans. City painters under John F Haven work on safety lanes in East Washington street to improve safety.
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Lawrence County Boy Scout Council
Chamber of Commerce
John F. Haven
East
Washington Street
Death of C H VanFleet Exalted Ruler of Elks
Charles H. VanFleet 63 prominent New Castle clothier died at 11 45 am at 414 East Garfield avenue after a two year illness. He served as Exalted Ruler secretary and trustee of New Castle Lodge No 69 and was active in the Elks. Born August 17 1872 in Charleston Mercer county he married Grace Mossman eighteen years ago and survived by her plus three cousins. Funeral services Sunday at 3 pm at R L Boyd funeral home with interment in Oak Park cemetery. family hours Friday and Saturday 7 to 10 pm.
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Charles H. VanFleet
New Castle Clothier
Garfield Avenue
van Fleet
Cooper and Butler Company
Order of Elks
New Castle Lodge No. 69
Mr. VanFleet
Lawrence County
Charleston
Mercer County
Richard
Sara VanFleet
Grace Mossman
First Christian Church
Mae Gimbile
John Hawk
Sharpsville
Nellie Grooms
New Castle
R. L. Boyd
Oak Park
Speed to remove stains instruction from Mrs. Page
Massachusetts extension clothing specialist Esther Cooley Page urges fast action to remove fruit and coffee stains. She recommends pouring boiling water from a height of three feet to spatter and dissolve the stain, stressing immediate treatment rather than soap and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst Mass
Esther Cooley Page
Massachusetts State College
Local P H D Gathers State Delegates For Convention
Local P H D prepares to greet state delegates with open sessions Monday through Wednesday. Fourteen drill teams perform. a grand ball follows in Cathedral Crystal ballroom. Tuesday includes public morning session, then members only afternoon, with candidate initiation by a Uniontown team and later an exhibition drill and ballroom dancing. Grand officers present include Joseph Spencer and M M Henline. Local officers elected: President Edna Bright, Vice President Frank Kennedy, Chaplain Ethel Cowles, Guardian Katherine Cowles, Guide Gladys Erwin, Companion Mildred Rodgers, Sentinel Eleanor Double, Watchman Laura Cunningham, Pianist Hazel Hicks.
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Cathedral Crystal Ballroom
Uniontown
Sharon
Joseph Spencer
Spencer
Quinn
Ivan Ishman
M. M. Henline
Erie
Edna Bright
Frank Kennedy
Ethel Cowles
Guardian
Katherine Cowles
Gladys Erwin
Mildred Rodgers
Eleanor Double
Laura Cunningham
Hazel Hicks
Britain Abandons Sanctions Plan On Abyssinia Crisis
Prime Minister and foreign secretary Eden signaled Britain would withdraw sanctions tied to Italy and Abyssinia, admitting Ethiopia’s independence had effectively ended and urging restraint. The ruling party faced calls to resign as opposition pressed for action amid the league’s disarray. The report notes the 1847 U.S. adhesive stamp and England’s 1840 penny stamp dates.
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Eden
League
Britain
Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Deaths of the Day Edward Ward 63
Edward Ward aged 63 died this morning at 5 20 at his daughter’s home 215 Hazelcroft avenue after a long illness. He was born August 9 1872 in Armstrong county, worked 25 years for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and lived most of his life in New Castle. Surviving include two daughters Lenore Kerr and Etta Showalter one son George Ward two step daughters Adelaide Phenicie and Margaret Banns and step son Dr Hoover plus seventeen grandchildren and a brother in Petrolia. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 pm at Jos B Leyde mortuary with Rev J Albert Tinker of Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist church officiating. Interment Greenwood cemetery. The family will be at the mortuary tonight and Friday 7 to 9.
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Edward Ward
Ray Showalter
Hazelcroft Avenue
Mr. Ward
Armstrong County
John
Nancy Ward
New Castle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist Church
Lenore Kerr, Wampum
Etta Showalter
George Ward
Adelaide Phenicie
Margaret Banns
Dr. Hoover
Petrolia
Jos. B. Leyde Mortuary
J. Albert Tinker
Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs Gwendolyn Williams Thom as obituary in Cresson PA area
Mrs Gwendolyn Williams Thom as, aged 38, wife of Benjamin J. Thomas of Pennsylvania avenue extension, died Wednesday afternoon in Cresson hospital after illness. Born May 3 1898 in New Castle she was daughter of John B Williams and Anna Hickey Williams. Surviving are her husband, three children John Rees and Phyllis Ann, her father John B Williams of Granite City Illinois, brother Ivor Williams of Pittsburgh, sister Mrs W B Francis of The body is at the Ritchie funeral home and will be moved to the residence Friday afternoon with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Gwendolyn Williams Thomas
Benjamin J. Thomas
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cresson
New Castle
John B
Anna Hickey Williams
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Mr. Thomas
John, Rees
Phyllis Ann
John B. Williams
Granite City
Ill
Ivor Williams
Pittsburgh
California
W. B. Francis
Ritchie Funeral Home
Funeral services for Dr Charles B Hunt held Wednesday
Funeral services for Dr Charles B Hunt of East Washington street were held at 2 PM Wednesday at Kelleys funeral home led by Dr C B Wingerd of Central Presbyterian. Large crowd attended and floral offerings reflected many friends. Pallbearers included Dr L W Grossman Dr Paul Wilson Dr Elian Kaplan Dr T M Shaffer Dr William J Hinkson and Dr A B Foster. Interment followed at Oak Park cemetery.
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Charles B. Hunt
East Washington Street
Kelley
C. B. Wingerd
Central Presbyterian Church
L. W. Grossman
Paul Wilson
Elian Kaplan
T. M. Shaffer
William J. Hinkson
A. B. Foster
Oak Park Cemetery
Fraces Grata 27 Died After Illness In New Castle
Miss Frances Grata 27 of South Beaver street died at New Castle hospital after an extended illness. Born March 21 1909 in New Castle she was daughter of Tony and and Mrs Grata. Surviving are her parents sister Ann brother Michael all of New Castle. She belonged to Sts Phillip and James church. Funeral at the church Saturday at 930 am Rev W V Stancelewski to officiate. Interment Madonna cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Grata
Beaver Street
New Castle Hospital
New Castle
Tony Grata
Shenango Pottery Company
Ann
Michael
Sts. Phillip and James Roman Catholic Church
W. V. Stancelewski
Madonna Cemetery
Iris Ointment Offers Fast Relief for Piles
Women suffering from pain itching and bleeding praise Iris Ointment a new scientific preparation. The odorless white ointment is applied in the bedroom halting itching and bleeding within seconds and does not soil clothing. A tube costs 50 cents and lasts several weeks.
Republicans In State Senate Refuse Plan
Harrisburg June 18 Republican senate leaders rejected Gov. George H. Earle's proposal for a joint conference committee to resolve relief funding. A five seat GOP caucus said the method is not suitable to solve the relief problem and argued the governor's cut from 70.991 million to 55 million fully vindicates their stance against the original appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
Senate
George H. Earle
Joint Legislative Conference
General Assembly
Landon signals full national sweep and HQ plan
Governor Landon announces his nomination and says time will be set by the governor. He confirms Republican eastern HQ in New York with Representative Joseph Martin as regional director and Natalie Couch of New York to head the women’s division. Landon plans Chicago HQ and plans a press conference after a party finance meeting. He will then go into hiding for rest after Tonight’s fight, citing exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
New York
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Natalie Couch
Chicago
Hamilton
Father Coughlin
Red’s confident vow in defeat as state race heats up
Red, with a youthful yet lined face, shows enthusiasm and confidence beyond his prior triumph in Cleveland. He rejects any guessing games and states he has not conceded losing the state, asserting steadfast resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Cleveland
Farley scoffs at Hamilton six-state Roosevelt path
James A. Farley, veteran Democratic national chairman, ridicules Republican chairman John Hamilton's claim he would pick six states for Roosevelt. Farley, in New York, laughs off the idea and declines to endorse a six-state plan, grinning and shaking his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Farley
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Farley
Salvation Army tests snoring in New York dormitory
The Salvation Army and university scientists measured sleeping noises in a Lodge for homeless men in New York. Decibel ratings were assigned to snoring from a room housing about 500 men as researchers study the puzzling snoring qualities for later report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Salvation Army
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