British cabinet abandons sanctions on Italy amid diplomatic u-turn
Alice Longworth notes a startling shift as the British cabinet moves to scrap sanctions against Italy. She cites Eden and Baldwin abandoning punitive action and aligns the stance with the Cleveland Republican platform opposing foreign entanglements and the League of Nations. The piece reflects U.S. policy debates and party positions.
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Eden
Baldwin
Italy
United States
Senate
Republican Party
Cleveland
League of Nations
League Court
Alice Longworth
Triple Slayings Claim In-Depth Police Theory Questioned
Deputy coroner disputes police theory of murder suicide in a triple death case. Husband maintains his wife is not guilty of the triple crime, while brothers are implicated in the investigation. Authorities seek clarity as proceedings continue.
Three Slain in Pittsburgh Mystery Linked to Hammer Print
Pittsburgh investigators renewed efforts in a mother and two children slaying case after a well defined man's thumb print was found on a death hammer. Mrs. Eleanore Feely, 30, wife of a University of Pittsburgh professor, was killed by a hammer wrap around her throat. Children Bobby, 5, and Janice, 3, were strangled in the nursery. The husband Martin Feely was at a camp in Pottersville, New Jersey, with plans to relocate for the summer.
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Pittsburgh
Eleanore Feely
University of Pittsburgh
Bobby
Janice
Martin Feely
Pottersville
N. J
Taft Predicts Landon Victory In Fall
Charles P. Taft, son of former President Taft, urged that Landon will win in November by pushing a strong eastern industrial fight. Taft, joining Landon’s Kansas campaign, projected Ohio will vote Republican and predicted hard work in Kentucky and Indiana. He warned Democratic splits could aid Landon in Cincinnati and beyond.
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International News Service
Topeka
Kas
Alfred M. Landon
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Kansas
Mississippi River
Cincinnati
Landon
Ohio River Valley
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Lemke-O’brien
Hamilton County
Father Coughlin
Local Briefs: Thefts, Finds, and Community Notes
Sweat thief targets electric bulbs at Allen street horseshoe courts with three lights missing. Joseph Dineen uncovers a dated 1805 half dollar during planting at Cunningham and Weingartner nurseries. Bobby Wallace, 80, hones garden work between New Castle and Edenburg. Father’s Day kicks off church services at Cascade Park at 7 pm. Universal Sanitary Manufacturing unveils a porcelain elephant novelty amid active party emblems.
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Allen Street
Joseph Dineen
Cunningham and Weingartner
Butler Road
Pa Newe
Bobby” Wallace
Edenburg
New Castle
Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am records a maximum temperature of 89 and minimum of 59 with no precipitation. river stage 4.3 feet. Comparable date last year shows highs of 80 and lows of 57 with 0.05 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Pittsburgh triple slayings prompt murder or suicide ruling
In Pittsburgh on June 20 police signaled they may rule the deaths of Eleanor Feely and her two children as murder and suicide. Details describe the mother's alleged actions after scarlet fever, with a split between homicide and coroner investigators over whether a killer was involved. The husband, Martin Feely, expressed shock at the tragedy.
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Pittsburgh
Eleanor Feely
Robert
Janice
University of Pittsburgh
Ralph Barton
New Castle to Host Protected Home Circle Grand Circle Meet
New Castle welcomes Protected Home Circle members from across Pennsylvania for a three day Jubilee Year Grand Circle convention beginning Monday afternoon. About 300 delegates are expected with many more members and friends attending sessions. Grand officers including supreme president S. H. Hadley and Grand president Ida Armstrong will attend. Meetings start Monday night with a reception and exhibition drill in the Cathedral. Continuous dances and sessions follow Tuesday.
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New Castle
Home Circle
Pennsylvania
Grand Circle
Roy E. Erwin
Castleton
Cathedral
Supreme
S. H. Hadley
Sharon
Ida Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Cathedral Crystal Ballroom
Liquor Store Bandit Falls After Shootout With Expert Marksman
Pittsburgh June 20 A hard coal fields holdup man Francis Puggy Ryan tagged by James Gramentine a Ben Avon motorcycle cop in a 70 mile an hour pursuit ended when Ryan fell mortally wounded in a hail of bullets. Gramentine said Ryan who had been wanted in several states held up a New Castle Ohio liquor store and a Cleveland holdup was identified as the pair’s partner.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Texas Plains
Francis
Puggy) Ryan
James Gramentine
Ben Avon
Gramentine
Ryan
Cleveland
New Castle
Alumni Group Of High School Holds Friday Reunion
The New Castle High School Alumni association hosted a Friday reunion at The Cathedral with over 250 former students attending. Dinner was served at 6 30 by Epworth M E church ladies before president Mrs Ethel Rentz Ferrer opened reports from the treasurer.
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New Castle High School
Epworth M. E. Church
Ethel Rentz Ferrer
Treas
New Castle Vets Receive $395000 in Bonus Checks
World War veterans in New Castle district had been paid 395000 as 835 bonus checks mailed by noon today. 7000 of the $50 baby bonds were converted to cash in the past week with more checks written as the pace slowed. four clerks handled certification under Superintendent David B. Thomas as officials expect a sharp drop in certification volume.
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New Castle District
David B. Thomas
Weather outlook for next week in Middle Atlantic States
The weekly outlook from Washington on June 20 forecasts generally fair weather and moderate temperatures at the start of the week, followed by generally fair and cooler conditions across the Middle Atlantic States.
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International News Service
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Troop Embarks For Encampment At Indiantown Gap
Troop F of the 103rd Cavalry PNG left for a two week summer encampment at Indiantown Gap at 5 30 pm and arrived this morning. A new camp with WPA built mess halls and tent platforms awaits the unit. Transported by Motor Transport Company of the 103rd Quartermaster Corps the detachment includes three officers and 62 men led by Capt. George F. Mitchell.
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103Rd Cavalry
PNG
Indiantown Gap
State National Guard
WPA
Motor Transport Company
103Rd Quartermaster Corps
George F. Mitchell
Tin Mill Picnic Parade Opens June 27 Biggest Yet
Tin Mill Day in New Castle will feature a six division parade at 10 a.m. with Marshall Clark H. Buell leading from Hamilton Street to Falls Street. The event, organized by tin plant employees, aims to be the largest and finest picnic yet. Lester Clark chairs the parade committee.
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New Castle
Hamilton Street
Clark H. Buell
Hamilton
Long
Mill
Grove
East Washington
Public Square
Jefferson
Falls Street
Lester Clark
Pageant of the Nations Opens to Packed Franklin Auditorium
Franklin auditorium overflowed Friday night for the Pageant of the Nations sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. Visitors viewed an exhibit of clothes, book binding and map making before the show. Performances by men and women of various nationalities featured traditional music with WPA orchestra accompaniment.
Schmeling Reveals Secret Of Ring Victory Over Louis
Max Schmeling, in gray pajamas, tells how Tom O Rourke gave him the tip to counter Joe Louis’s lefthands. He describes crossing his right hand between Louis’s feints after the first left and finishing with the right. O Rourke’s death before the fight marred the win as Schmeling recalls the scene.
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Pat Robinson
International News Service
New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Tom O’rourke
Louis
Schmeling
Tom
O’rouke
Joe Jacobs
Max
Lemke Launches His Third Party Choice
Washington reports on June 20 as Rep. William Lemke of North Dakota launches a third party called the Union Party. Democratic and Republican leaders fear liberal votes may shift electoral balance, with Lemke portraying the new party as ultra liberal against reactionary elements of both major parties.
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Washington
William Lemke
North Dakota
Union Party
Sanity Trial For Zioncheck
Washington DC June 20. Rep Marion A Zioncheck faces a sanity trial by jury after district commissioners petitioned for a finding of insanity with dangerous homicidal tendencies. Justice Oscar Luhring ordered the trial and gave him one week to prepare.
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International News Service
Washington
District of Columbia
Marion A. Zioncheck
Capitol Hill
Oscar Luhring
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Zioncieck
Tax Bill Vote This Afternoon Amid Filibuster Fights
Washington June 20 Congress nears adjournment as filibusters plague the Senate. Key measures target include the 200 million tax bill 992 million Treasury Post Office appropriation Copeland ship subsidy 460 million Wagner housing act and Guffey coal control bill.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Treasury Post Office
Democrats Go To Convention To Philadelphia Trip
Dr John A Meehan one of two delegates for the 26th Congressional District leaves Sunday by car for Philadelphia with Mrs Meehan The Democratic National Convention opens Tuesday June 23 in Philadelphia The pair aim to reach the Bellevue Stratford hotel Monday night for the Pennsylvania caucus with W A Preed also in attendance Lawrence county appears poised for continuation on page seven
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John A. Meehan
Philadelphia
Experts' Knockout Forecasts Fall as Ring Tempers Rise
The piece mocks boxing prognosticators who predicted Baer over Braddock and Louis over Uhlan, only to see surprises in the ring. It notes the heat at ninety three degrees and ends with the reminder that expert opinions often miss the outcome.
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Baer
Braddock
Maxie
Jimmy
Ker
Louis
Rhine
Uhlan
Joe
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