Bell Arrives At Home In Safety After California Trip
Samuel W. Bell once Lawrence county sheriff returned safely to San Diego with a grateful note from New Castle residents. The Civil War veteran near ninety praised local kindness and said farewell to friends while noting the death of his son-in-law James McCracken on the eve of the G A R encampment. He traveled across the country for the convention and plans to stay in California.
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Samuel W. Bell
Lawrence County
San Diego
Calif
Fred L. Rentz
Bell
New Castle
Fred Rentz
California
James McCracken
Los Angeles
State Supreme Court Weighs Ballot Row After Luzerne County Fraud
The piece reports Pinchot leading by about 26 000 in the county while the state shows the former governor ahead by over 20 000. Attorney Wells notes no further fight before Luzerne county court and says the case will go to the state Supreme Court for consistency. He cites unprosecuted election officers and flagrant fraud in district 2 ward 8.
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Pinchot
Supreme Court
Wells
Luzerne County
Supreme Body
2Nd District
Germany to ship nearly 200000 tons of toys abroad this year
Germany plans to export about 200000 tons of toys to international markets this year. Meanwhile Netherland East Indies natives are learning to operate cars, signaling modernization drives in colonial holdings.
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Germany
Mob Prank Ends With Wounding After Blank Fire
In a small town case the mob of over twenty friends gathered at a residence and fired revolvers loaded with blanks. The householder fired twice, injuring no one severely, then was arrested. Testimony revealed the crowd intended a prank, and the girl suffered a lip cut from a table in fright.
Nightly Features at Regent Capitol Dome Audiences
Regent shows The Golden Calf with Sue Crol and Jack Mulhall among an all star cast, an all talking comedy with music and world sound news events. Capitol screens Montana Moon with Joan Crawford plus a lineup of stars in a feature with songs and romance. Capitan also offers Ruth Chatterton in The Laughing Lady and Ruth Chatterton in Marching to Georgia as moving acts, plus Tarzan and other comedies on the program.
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Regent
Sue Crol
Jack Mulhall
el Brendel
Marjorie White
Penn
Ruth Chatterton
Clive Brooks
Georgia
Capitol
Joan Crawford
John Mack Brown
Dorothy Sebastian
Richard Cortez
Benny Rubin
Cliff Edwards
Karl Dane
Summer notes and street improvements in New Castle
Local column observes warm days, missing schedule cards, and church summer service cuts. Community activity includes picnics at McConnell's Mills and lawn improvements on East Brook-Volant road. Residents praise paving in Seventh Ward but urge widening a sharp Liberty Street turn and repaving Grant Street and Croton Avenue.
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Rich Hill Presbyterian Church
East Brook-Volant Road
Pa Newe
Seventh Ward
Liberty Street
Night at the Music Ball Field and Local Notices
A boxing bout ends in the fourth round with a decisive left from Schmeling’s opponent Sharkey conceding the victory. Western Pennsylvania postmasters gather at Slippery Rock for a tribute to retiring Pittsburg postmaster George Gesser. The court house clock reportedly misstrikes. About 200 YMC A boys participate in Learn To Swim Free activities on East Washington Street, ending with a cemetery hike to Grace land cemetery.
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Sharkey
Mighty
Schmeling
Pensylvania
Slippery Rock
Pittsburg
George Gesser
Department
East Washington St
Association
Graceland Cemetery
Byrd Returns Home After Polar Triumphs
Commander Byrd travels by train from Richmond toward Winchester to his Virginia homeland where the famed explorer will be greeted by family. He carries a National Geographic gold medal for the South Pole flight and joined by Mrs. Byrd and relatives amid praise from President Hoover and crowds in Washington.
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Richmond
Winchester
Virginia
Dicky” Byrd
Naval Academy
Congress
Byrd
National Geographic Society
South Pole
United States
New York
Lindbergh
Paris
Dicky” Jr
Elinor Bolling
City of
Antarctic
Floyd Bennett
Hoover
Washington Auditorium
South Polar
The Grab Bag Quiz and Anniversary Note
A trivia item asks about a Cambridge teacher and rank, a 1914 Hoover medal topic, Pearl of the Antilles isle, and a Bible verse source. It notes New Hampshire ratified the U S Constitution on this date in 1788.
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New Hampshire
United States
Service Station Break-In Reported on State Street
Penn State Gas Service Station on State street was entered last night. Officers M J Young Letera and Har per and Detective John Young investigated. Entrance gained by breaking a rear window. Cigars tobacco and chewing tobacco were taken along with twenty five cartons of cigarettes.
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Penn State Gas Service Station
State Street
Pole
M. J. Young
Letera
Harper
John Young
Horoscope of the Day and Notable Answers
Horoscope notes that those born on this day are sympathetic and protective in Sunday readings. It lists answers naming Arthur Stanley Eddington with knighthood and astronomy as a clue, mentions mining and Cuba, and cites Micah vii. 7 as a reference.
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Arthur Stanley Eddington
Mining
Cuba
Micah vii
Proper Motion of a Star in the Celestial Sphere
The article explains proper motion as the real change in a star's position on the celestial sphere. It notes apparent motion arises from Earth's precession and nutation, plus aberration from Earth's orbital velocity relative to light, and concludes with the real motion being the star's true cross-sky movement.
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Arthur Dev. Carpenter
Celestial Sphere
Hoover Leads Campaign To Sell Business Prosperity
The piece outlines a presidential push to frame policy as pro business during vacation. It notes Mellons comments on the tariff bill and its aim to end 15 months of uncertainty, plus a jab at fiction authors who overlook optimistic resort literature.
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Hoover
Mellon
Wall Street
Deaths of the Day D W Dight
D W Dight aged 65 well known Liberty township farmer died at his Har landsburg home after a three week illness. He was born April 17 1865 in Liberty township Mercer county and lived in Harlansburg two years. Survived by wife Elizabeth Pisor Dight two sons Lyle and Leroy four sisters and a brother. Funeral Sunday at 3 p m E S T from home with Rev A S Dickenson in charge. Interment Plaingrove cemetery.
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D. W. Dight
Liberty Township
Harlansburg
Mr. Dight
Mercer County
William H
Sara A. Dight
Plaingrove Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Pisor Dight
Lyle
Leroy
Plaingrove
Margaret Nelson
Ella Wolford
Inex MvSo
New Castle
Charlotte Eagleson
New Wilmiington
John H
North Liberty
Mystery Message Tied To New York City Mass Incident
A letter from a person with a mental health condition claims a secret Red Diamond of Russia runs a global order. It mentions treason, a plan to punish, and a two victim list including Joseph Mozynski and Noel Lowley. The note references a June 19 recovery of a document and warns of forged letters.
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Russia
Supreme Council
United States
Joseph Mozynski
Noel Lowley
John Mozynski
Joseph
Philadelphia
Maniac
Wilhelm St
Berlin
Red Diamond
C. P .College Point
Flushing
Bayside
U.S. S.R
Miss May
Miss Ring
Battle for Fireworks Plant Reaches Capitol Hearing
Manufacturers claim stock on hand and ability to fulfill July 4 orders. Chamber of Commerce representation undecided for Tuesday hearing. possible Chilton attendance. Aims to secure 60 to 90 day extension to avoid financial loss and meet rule requirements.
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Iodice
Chamber of Commerce
Chilton
Lawrence County
Conversions Told At Castle Hill Mission Tent
Evangelist Schmidt reports a Castle Hill Mission Tent conversion after a man sobered from liquor and pledged a life to Jesus during evening services. A separate tragedy notes a child’s death from accidental poisoning after ingesting medicine tablets. funeral plans are set for Monday at 2:30 pm in Savannah cemetery. A third item references a legal case involving a mass shooting and a judge’s three year sentence.
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Castle Hill
Evangelist Schmidt
New Castle
Esther Schmidt
Samg
Jesus
Child Dies After Medicine Mistaken as Candy
James Andrew Maxwell two year old son of William and Blanche Grannis Maxwell of New Castle RD died at three o clock Friday afternoon from ingesting medicine mistaken for candy.
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James Andrew
William
Blanche Grannis Maxwell
New Castle RD
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