Wilkinsburg man in manhunt after mother and son killed
Norman Stewart, 30, husband of Mary Louise Stewart, 29, is sought in connection with the deaths of his wife and their three year old son in a Wilkinsburg apartment. The bodies were found by the landlord after a lingering absence and odor, with Mrs Stewart beaten and stabbed and the boy strangled. Both had been Pitt graduates, and Stewart had worked as a dentist and in retail positions before vanishing since Saturday.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Mary Louise Stewart
Wilkinsburg
Norman Stewart
Stewart
University of Pittsburgh
Stewart's
R. W. Sullivan
Janet
Pitt
Warren
Columbus
West Virginia
New York
Bronx
Walter Pilutkiewicz
SSEMER Regular Auxiliary Meeting and Bible Class Notes
The regular meeting of the ladies auxiliary is set for Monday evening June 24 at 8 o clock in the Legion Home with Daisy Glasser Daisy Kerr in charge of entertainment and Maud Carr Ruth Donaldson Belle Kerr Margaret Corbett and Almyra Pitts assisting with lunch. The Ladies Loyal Bible class gathers at Mrs Joseph Scotts home Thursday at 8 o'clock with associate hostesses Mrs Alfred Lago Mrs Roy DeArment and Mrs R R Hillard. The Bessemer Sunday school Children Day program is scheduled for Sunday evening at 7 in the main auditorium.
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Legion Home
Daisy Glasser
Daisy Kerr
Maud Carr
Ruth Donaldson
Belle Kerr
Margaret Corbett
Almyra Pitts
Ladies Loyal Bible Class
Joseph Scott
Alfred Lago
Roy DeArment
R. R. Hillard
Bessemer Sunday School
Westminster Trail Blazers Postpone Thursday Meeting
The Westminster Trail Blazers announce their Thursday evening meeting is postponed to the first day of next week.
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Westminster Trail Blazers
Seton Club Hosts Frances Snezic Party at St Anthony Basement
Seton club members gathered in the basement of St Anthony church for a Monday evening party honoring Frances Snezic. The event featured dancing and refreshments provided by the committee, ending with the group reporting a very enjoyable night. Dorothy Engle hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her Sunday school class with 14 members attending. Games and storytelling by Engle and Miss Throop filled the 2:30 to 5 pm session, followed by refreshments and a pleasant close.
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St. Anthony
Frances Snezic
Dorothy Engle
Miss Engle
Miss Throop
Local residents leave, visit, and return in weekend trips
Evan Kucich of Bessemer was admitted to New Castle hospital for emergency operation. Frances Snezic of East Poland Avenue left Bessemer for a visit with friends in Pittsburgh. Mrs. John McClain of Struthers and daughter Dolores spent Sunday with the Schnables of Walnut Street. Esther Johnson returned home after visiting Elizabeth Dickson at North Beaver. Betty Wallin of Canton is vacationing with Gerald Eck and family on Elm Street. William Fish returned home after a weekend in Youngstown. Randall Beck called on his grandmother Jane Macklin and relatives in town. Sunday visitors included Louis Godina of Sharon and Frank Lesnak of Girard. Mrs. William Ebberts returned home after visiting Bradford friends. The Nelsons and daughter Dorothy of Youngstown spent Sunday with Mary Henderson and Hilda. Mrs. Joseph Martin, Jameson Memorial patient, was discharged. Tony Samsa and family visited Cleveland. Anna Samsa returned home briefly. Sunday callers at Rev. W. Engle’s were Bernath Donaldson, Ralph Donaldson, Isabelle Shane, and Frank Temple with families.
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Evan Kucich
Bessemer
New Castle Hospital
Frances Snezic
East Poland Avenue
Pittsburgh
John McClain
Dolores
Struthers
E. Schnable
Walnut Street
Esther Johnson
Elizabeth Dickson
North Beaver
Betty Wallin
Canton, O
William Ebberts
Bradford
Robert Harmon
R. O. Nelson
Dorothy
Youngstown
Mary Henderson
Hilda
Joseph Martin
Overlook Lane
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Tony Samsa
Elm Street
Cleveland
Anna Samsa
Hamilton Writes at Western Ranch
Mrs. Scott Hamilton of Pennsylvania avenue reports her son Edmund Moore Hamilton writer is at Jack Williamson’s ranch in Elida New Mexico with a writer’s colony. He praises the climate as ideal and plans to stay for some time before returning to California.
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Scott Hamilton
Pennsylvania Avenue
Edmund Moore Hamilton
Jack Williamson
Elida
New Mexico
California
Today Tu Quoque For Lloyd George
A dated column by Arthur Brisbane discusses Lloyd George with provocative headlines including a claim about heads and a note on two women who killed themselves. The piece reflects sensational tone and opinion typical of early 20th century newspaper columns.
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Lloyd George
Telegram from Congressman Gassaway Praises Kansan Prosperity
Washington telegram from P L Gassaway cheerful about crop prospects in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas and his predicted rise to Oklahoma governor. He notes breakfast crowded in a railroad restaurant and hails Oklahoma as the best country he knows except heaven.
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Washington
P. L. Gassaway
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Gassaway
Heaven
Lloyd George on Mussolini and the Abyssinia question
A column notes Lloyd George criticizing Mussolini for breaking word, compares Western promises to Abyssinia, and reflects on imperial history. It also reports on Chinese executions and a New York domestic tragedy involving a wife and a son, highlighting cruel punishments and parental violence.
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Lloyd George
Mussolini
England
Hammer Slayer and Tiger Woman Echoes in Crime News
The piece sketches Mrs. Clara Phillips known as the hammer slayer and by others the tiger woman who killed a rival with a hammer, served 12 years, and is out. It contrasts justice with other cases, notes Eva Coe awaiting the electric chair, and reflects on life spans and a tragic refrigerator deaths incident.
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Clara Phillips
Believe Widow's Murder Solved
Police in Johnstown Pennsylvania report the arrest and confession of Jacob Gable 20 who allegedly fatally stabbed and beat 79 year old widow Mrs Harriet Goltstein for valuables and information leading to his jail time for store robberies. Authorities recovered about 15 dollars jewelry and a revolver from a cave near his home.
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International News Service
Johnstown
Jacob Gable
Harry F. Klink
Gable
Harriet Goltstein
Goltstein
Rain Forces Indoor Drill by K Company
K Company Sons of Union Veterans held a city hall drill due to rain. An O Grady drill led by Lieutenant Herman Gilbert provided amusement. Mary Meyer and the Medical Unit announced the annual Cascade Park picnic on Monday evening June 24. Next drill is Tuesday July 2 on the city hall third floor.
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K Company
Sons of Union Veterans
O'Grady
Herman Gilbert
Mary Meyer
Cascade Park
Fife and Drum Corps to Play at Cascade Park Picnic
The Sons of Union Veterans fife and drum corps has volunteered to furnish music for the tin workers picnic at Cascade park on June 29. Mill officials have accepted the offer. Earlier, the tin mill provided drums during the corps formation.
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Sons of Union Veterans
Cascade Park
Fife and Drum Corps
Corps members honor drummers in park parade plan
Lieutenant Frank Schetrom announced that the corps will provide music at the park and also for a parade planned to precede the picnic. The move recognizes the persons responsible for securing the drums.
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Frank Schetrom
Commander Clark Attends G A R Sessions in Gettysburg
Commander D M Clark of Post 100 G A R and veteran H G Sharp travel to Gettysburg Pa for the state encampment. Clark, from Mount Jackson, and Sharp of New Wilmington are the only Lawrence county veterans attending this year. Clark missed last year due to illness. Samuel Baker’s recent death leaves six Civil War veterans in the county led by Clark.
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D. M. Clark
Grand Army of the Republic
Gettysburg
Clark
Mount Jackson
H. G. Sharp
New Wilmington
Lawrence County
Samuel Baker
Local youths embark on European cruise from New Castle
Walter Cwynar and Stanley Suszcynski, cousins who left New Castle to join the U S Navy last fall, are on a summer cruise visiting Spain after Portugal with plans to visit France Germany Sweden Belgium and England before returning to Newport Rhode Island in August. The Atlantic crossing was smooth with favorable weather.
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Stanley Suszcynski
New Castle
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Spain
Portugal
France
Germany
Sweden
Belgium
England
Newport
Rhode Island
Atlantic
McMahon Convicted Again by Lawrence County Jury
David McMahon was found guilty by a Lawrence County jury for conducting a lottery. The verdict followed an indictment and came a week after a prior related conviction in the same court.
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McMahon
David McMahon
Lawrence
McMahon Convicted in June Term Racket Case
McMahon found guilty of conspiracy to violate the law in the June term criminal court. Other indictments tied to the numbers racket saw pleas except Mrs. M Belle Emery who suffered a nervous breakdown and was tried with McMahon on the conspiracy charge. Harold McKim also convicted for making a false statement in an automobile title transfer in courtroom number one.
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McMahon
M. Belle Emery
Harold McKim
Legion Of Honor Plans Family Night At Cathedral
Legion of Honor in which William S Lewis commands plans a Friday Family Night at The Cathedral. A 6:30 tureen dinner precedes entertainment for children as the committee works for a large attendance and a focus on increasing knowledge.
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Legion of Honor
William S Lewis
Cathedral
Hudson Six showcase offers economy and steel durability
Nation wide tests highlight Rotary-Equalized brakes, gas and oil efficiency, and steel bodies. The 1935 Hudson Six markets style, value, and savings, inviting buyers to compare with lower priced and higher priced cars and to test drive before purchasing.
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