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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
1
Lawrence County Sabbath School Association opens its 92nd annual convention in the cathedral with over 200 workers pledging full support to prohibition enforcement and opposing liquor traffic. The group denounces recent Literary Digest poll methods and calls for stricter moving picture censorship and disarmament, continuing through tonight.
Police in New York City search for a killer after a body is missing and baffling clues stump investigators. Detectives pursue leads as officials warn the public while mounting pressure to solve the case.
King Carol II of Roumania declares in a June interview his aim to govern like a business magnate, placing kingship and politics on a business basis. He spoke from the royal palace after returning from exile and reclaiming the throne from Crown Prince Michael.
Special to The News reports Dwight Morrow’s sweeping win as a political wave across states. Harsh chatter hints he ran beyond a platform, with references to Webster and Harvardites. Also notes Olive Rodgers improving from illness and a narrative about a Boston king in exile.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd returns to New York after nearly two years of polar exploration. Bands, ticker tape, and a crowd greet him as he rides up Broadway to City Hall with his mother at his side. Mayor James J. Walker gives the official welcome amid cheers from flag bedecked buildings and harbor vessels.
Saturday marks the longest day with a large outdoor testimonial picnic for Postmaster George Gosser at Slippery Rock. Kiwanis Rotary and Lions conventions head to Atlantic City Chicago and Denver. A false fire alarm in New Wilmington was a test of a new fire engine. The Cascade Park stone bridge was replaced by a larger concrete span. Admiral Byrd returns to New York after two years in Antarctica.
The 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning shows a maximum temperature of 74 and a minimum of 56. Precipitation totals 0.03 inches. River stage sits at 4.8 feet and rising slowly.
Post mortems ordered as Benjamin McKittrick family mourns the death of four of five children from a mysterious illness. Donald 3 is latest to die while Kenneth 8 remains ill. Raymond 2 Evelyn 5 and Paul 10 had died earlier. Doctors suspect bacterial poisoning with a germ isolated. The infection is believed to begin in the nose and throat and spread, destroying red blood cells.
Robberies were reported at two East Side businesses. The East Side Service Station at 718 East Washington was entered by forcing a rear window and 25 cartons of cigarettes were stolen. The Lutz Barbershop at Beckford and East Washington saw a window forced entry with a pair of clippers and a bottle of hair tonic taken. Detective John Young and Officer U G Harper investigated.
New York socialite Miss Mabel Boll once dubbed the diamond queen had her jewels seized in a fashionable Paris hotel near the Champs Elysees for alleged unpaid dressmaker bills. Police acted after her stay in the city following a New York to Havana flight with Charles A. Levine.
Acting Police Commissioner John Alcock says wholesale indictments and dismissals of officers will begin to purge gangsters and entrenched crooks from the Chicago Police Department. The move comes with mayor and civil service backing to cleanse the force.
Huston Johnson was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the stabbing death of Charles McMurray. The jury, after deliberating with defense attorney Joseph McFate and prosecutor John Powers, returned the verdict before Judge James A. Chambers. Johnson showed little emotion as the verdict was announced and two thirds of jurors favored the verdict, with some initially seeking the death penalty.
Police sought 17 year old Clarence Lyttle missing from New Brighton. He is 110 pounds, 5 feet 4 inches, with light brown hair wearing a white shirt light pants and black shoes. Officer Carl Lockhard investigated after a state police request. MARRIERS Johan Kobnick and Agnes Strupz wed this morning by Alderman Green.
The new Cascade Park bridge is to open to traffic this afternoon around five o clock. Henry Golder, hired to finish the approach work, confirms the opening will end the rough detour over Big Run east of the bridge, much to motorists relief.
An epidemic of dog bites is reported with three separate incidents across the city. Victims include Florence Yacobel who needed four stitches after a dog at 8208 Mercer Street broke its chain, Jane Stoddard who was bitten on the leg by a stray dog, and a son of J W Rupert bitten by a dog owned by J W Bowman at 9385 Winslow Avenue. Police notified owners to keep dogs tied for ten days pending injuries’ outcome.
Police investigated a report that John Saad near 20 East Reynolds street and George Alex of 445 East Long Avenue were selling lottery chances. Detectives Logan and Dukes ordered an inquiry and the men appeared before the mayor who, after a lecture, let them go.
City bacteriologist Dr. William L. Steen sampled Cascade Park springs for monthly quality tests. He reported one spring has mineral content that makes the water healthy for drinking.
Arthur Memeter recounts two weeks in hospital with nurses and doctors, painful beds, and limited meals. She is finally discharged, noted as better than before, with the doctor praising recovery and the weather reported at seventy eight.
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