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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1933
Page
13
On June 19 New York stocks surged as inflation fears eased by Roosevelt's dollar stance. Sterling rose to $4.14, cotton up $1 per bale, wheat two cents higher, rubber and other commodities also gain. Bond values buoyant, curb and bank stocks firm as speculation steadies.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous corporations across industries such as Phillips Petroleum Phelps Dodge Reynolds Tobacco Studebaker Sears Roebuck U S Steel Westinghouse and Woolworth with scattered references to Standard Oil United Aircraft and Warner Bros indicating a broad industrial catalog rather than a cohesive event.
Westfield hosts a all day cattle show Thursday June 22 in Clark's Woods along the Mt. Jackson Enon Valley road. Judging begins at 10 oclock with E S S T E B Fitts from State College as judge. Classes cover Jersey Guernsey Holstein and Milking Short Horn cattle and grade females. Lunch at noon on grounds served by the refreshment committee. Committee includes J W Martin George Clark W R Fox and John Benson.
H B Richards, longtime superintendent of the New Castle Water Co, is promoted to lead the Birmingham Alabama plant, one of the corporation’s largest. He leaves Wednesday for the new post after learning he would not go to Chattanooga.
A Senate banking inquiry will study the New York Stock Exchange to decide if federal supervision is warranted. The probe, led by Senator Fletcher, will assess safeguards for investors as Congress considers controlling mail and interstate communications linked to market operations. The session will also review Kahn, Loeb & Co and possibly Dillon, Read & Co. next.
Two men sought in the abduction of Miss Mary McElroy, daughter of Kansas City mayor, are in custody in Virginia. Howard E. Wilson is held in Lynchburg and George McGee in Roanoke after a Roanoke detective’s tip linked them to the case. Wilson, married to a Lynchburg woman, faced gun and ammunition findings in his home.
O L Bodenhamer former national commander of the American Legion was critically burned in an oil lease explosion eight miles from Henderson Texas. He was taken to a hospital in Henderson after lighting a cigarette near an employee R C Cook while giving instructions about the wells. Gas pocket suspected. Bodenhamer stood about 150 yards from the nearest well.
Late Saturday night a man crawled along the north wall of the Neshannock Creek and entered City Comfort station through a rear window. Police arrested Joe Anderson or Castmer Wikoski of 809 Steuben Street Pittsburgh and sent him to county jail for further investigation.
Police raided John Watl at 1313 Pennsylvania Avenue with a search warrant on Saturday. They found two and a half pints of moonshine, homebrew beer, an empty pint case, and four five gallon containers. Wall appeared before Alderman Wallace J. Ewing and was charged with intoxicating liquor.
B F Lowery of 462 Neshannock avenue reported Sunday he was going west on Neshannock avenue and stopped to turn into his driveway. A car coming opposite passed him, and William Jack Murphy of Pittsburgh driving James E Hagan's car also west attempted to pass and struck Lowery's vehicle causing damage.
Harvard University Museum of Glass Flowers will stay open daily instead of weekends only, citing daylight saving time. The change follows the resumption of longer daylight hours, reducing the need to light the museum for visitors.
61 year old burglary suspect Frank Dreger was held in Stamford Conn where he was questioned in connection with the mysterious murder of Benjamin Collings society yachtsman in September 1931 Mrs Lillian Collings the widow said Dreger's profile resembled the man who killed her husband.
Dr. Jean Piccard and Lieut. Commander T G W Settle pose with a 200 pound gondola intended as home and lab for an early July ascent. The 100 foot diameter balloon will lift the gondola 10 to 11 miles high as part of the Chicago Century of Progress exposition.
Two of Washington's busiest figures are Congresswomen Mary T. Norton and Edith Nourse Rogers. Norton acts as an unofficial mayor, handling about 300 letters daily and receiving 275 callers, while Rogers dedicates herself to ex servicemen care, serving four administrations though not yet reappointed by President Roosevelt.
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