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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1933

Page

17

Sixty Hot Mills Resume Operations At Local Plants

Sixty hot mills are operating at American Sheet and Tin Plate Company plants in New Castle with all mills active for the first time in years. The Shenango plant runs forty mills at capacity while the New Castle works resumed the last eight mills after 17 months idleness. D S Pyle set June 26 as a tentative readiness target and workers surged to ready the mills to turn out black plate within four days of the order. Finishing departments will start after hot mills produce sufficient black plate.

American Sheet and Tin Plate Company New Castle Shenango D. S. Pyle Shenango and New Castle

Farewell Dinner for H B Richards at Castleton Hotel

Citizens gathered at the Castleton hotel in a public farewell for Howard B. Richards longtime manager of the New Castle Water company who departs for Birmingham Alabama to lead a new plant. The event featured speeches song and gestures of esteem and included both men and women in attendance reflecting broad community affection.

Howard B. Richards Castleton Hotel New Castle Water Company Birmingham Alabama Mr. Richards

Highland Avenue Improvements and Summer Outlook

PaneWG reports improved Highland Avenue as weeds and grass are cut in vacant lots. Vacant areas remain in several sections while streams and pools draw people seeking cooling. Bass season starts in nine days with many fishermen planning early trips. Local prosperity rises with coal mining growth in Leesburg field and New Castle district. A new drinking fountain opens on North Mill Street near Washington. Kom Pa Newe praises Howard B. Richards at the community meeting.

Highland Avenue North Mill Street Washington

Daily Weather Report

U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 93 and a minimum of 59 with no precipitation and a river stage of 4.6 feet. The same date last year recorded a high of 91, a low of 64 and 0.38 inches of precipitation.

U. S

New Castle Post Office Cornerstone to Be Laid

A public ceremony at five o clock Friday June 30 marks the laying of the cornerstone for New Castle s new post office on the Public Square. The event will be chaired by Judge R Lawrence Hildebrand with remarks from Westminster College president Robert F Galbreath and Mayor Charles B Mayne among others.

New Castle R. Lawrence Hildebrand Robert F. Galbreath Westminster College Cornerstone Committee Mayne

Twenty Nurses To Graduate Tonight At Jameson Memorial

At eight thirty o clock the Jameson Memorial hospital holds its commencement in the First Christian church. Twenty young women form the class of graduates and will receive authority to serve as graduate nurses. Elizabeth Miller will give the address and Fred L Rentz the welcome. Julia Kemperdina presents the class. A reception follows at the Nurses home. services are open to the public.

Jameson Memorial Hospital First Christian Church Elizabeth Miller R. N Pennsylvania State Board of Nurses Fred L. Rentz Julia Kemperdina

Death Record Mrs. J. E. Clutter East Liverpool

A death notice for Mrs. J. E. Clutter of East Liverpool is reported. The obituary states her passing and identifies her residence, with standard local death notice details pending further information.

J. E. Clutter East Liverpool

Barn Fire Destroys Eckels Farm Barn Near New Wilmington

A large barn on the J. C. Eckels farm, about a mile west of New Wilmington, burned down due to an undetermined origin with an estimated loss of 2500 dollars. Firemen found no water supply to fight the blaze, which damaged hay, straw, machinery and potatoes.

J. C. Eckels New Wilmington New Wilmington-Sharon Eckles

Two Boys Suffer Broken Arms In Local Accidents

Two boys in the district sustained broken arms in separate incidents. Robert French, 6, of R F D No 2, broke his left arm after stumbling on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near the Harbor at about 6 15 pm and reaching Jameson Memorial hospital by 9 20 pm. John Milson, 13, of 1701 Delaware Avenue, fractured his wrist after falling from a tree behind 116 Hillcrest Avenue. X ray confirmed the break.

Jameson Memorial Hospital Robert French Pennsylvania

Hitchhiker from Proctor Discharged After Accident

Tessie Smith of Proctor West Virginia, injured when his benefactor's machine left the New Wilmington road, was discharged from Jameson Memorial hospital after two weeks of treatment for a forehead laceration.

Tessie Smith Proctor W. Va New Wilmington Road Jameson Memorial Hospital Smith

Moley Arrival Seen as Turning Point for London Parley

London officials and delegates await American Assistant Secretary of State Ray Moley as the London conference nears a critical moment. Roosevelt's brain trust member is expected to speak for the U S and may shape outcomes amid wide European skepticism about his role and the parley’s fate.

Raymond Moley Roosevelt The United States London Moley

Conneaut Man Falls to Death From Bridge in Erie

Albert Loomis aged 41 from Conneaut Ohio died after plunging 150 feet from a Nickel Plate railroad bridge at Erie while painting. Rope supports slipped, he died later at St Vincent's hospital. Coroner W G Stroble opened an inquiry.

International News Service Erie Albert Loomis Conneaut, O Loomis St. Vincent's Hospital W. G. Stroble

Falls On Scythe Injures Youth On Pulaski Road

Reed V. Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Orran E Miller, tripped Saturday evening and fell on a scythe, cutting a deep gash in his left leg. He was taken to a New Castle doctor and then to a hospital where two tendons above the ankle were severed and dressed before he returned home.

Reed V. Miller Orran E. Miller Pulaski Road New Castle

Roosevelt And Companions On High Sea Again

President Franklin Roosevelt sails Amberjack II north from Martha’s Vineyard to Gloucester with Portland, Maine as night stop, logging over a hundred miles in a single day. The trip continues as naval officers watch closely.

Edward B. Lockett International News Service Gloucester Harbor Gloucester Mass Franklin Roosevelt Portland Maine

Man Identified as Joe Phillips Buried Yesterday

New Castle police identified a local man as Joe Phillips last evening and informed Butler Memorial Hospital authorities that the unidentified body held there is Phillips, who has been buried.

New Castle Butler Memorial Hospital Joe Phillips

Hardy seeks divorce from Myrtle Lee Hardy

Oliver Hardy files suit for divorce from Myrtle Lee Hardy claiming mental cruelty. The action follows a previous suit against his film partner Stan Laurel.

Hardy Los Angeles Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Myrtle Lee Hardy

Allegheny County Seeks 10 Million for Highways

Allegheny County commissioners sent a request to Governor Pinchot asking for 10,250,000 for highway construction under the national recovery act. City officials planned to travel to Washington to discuss a tentative plan for 17,000,000 in federal funds for public works projects.

Pittsburg Allegheny County Gifford Pinchot Washington

Robbers Strike New Carlisle National Bank

Three masked bandits robbed the New Carlisle National Bank of $10,000 and fled, leaving three witnesses shaken as police launch an investigation.

New Carlisle, O New Carlisle

Worker Plunges to Death at Brownsville Brewing Plant

James Famularo a 44 year old laborer and World War II veteran died after a scrap iron snag on his trousers toppled him from a five story ledge at the Brownsville brewing plant. He fell into a pile of scrap iron and succumbed shortly after.

Brownsville James Famularo Famularo

Train Collision Kills Fifteen in Bulgaria Tunnel

Fifteen people were killed and five injured when a passenger train collided with a wildcat engine inside a tunnel on the Dupnitza Radomir line near Sofia.

Sofia Bulgaria Dupnitza-Radomir

Bomb Sender Arrested in Roosevelt Mailings

Watertown New York June 21 postal inspectors to arrive to lodge charges against Joseph Doldo 20 for sending three crudely constructed bombs through the mails addressed to President Franklin D Roosevelt The case centers on a mail bomb plot with a direct target in the White House era.

Watertown N. Y Joseph Doldo Franklin D. Roosevelt

Handomest Pair To Wed Southern School Leaders Are To Be Married This Month

A Southern school leader couple announces their upcoming marriage this month. The announcement highlights the pair as a handsome couple in local society circles and notes the planned wedding date.

Summer Heat Wave Tests Pennsylvania on First Day of Summer

The 1933 arrival of summer brought a statewide heat wave in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia reported 73 degrees by ten, with forecasts in the 80s. Harrisburg saw 76 degrees before noon and a 90 degree high anticipated. Pittsburgh reached 87 at noon with predictions of 95, the hottest first day of summer since 1884.

International News Service Pennsylvania Philadelphia Harrisburg Pittsburgh

London conference aims threefold to cancel American debt

Special To The News reports Beverly Hills notes from June 21 about the London economic conference. The piece claims the three stated aims were canceling debt to America, with subsequent goals including tariff and money stabilization, followed by possible blame on the United States if results falter. The writer uses satirical tone to imply repetition of meetings.

Harry K. Reynolds Beverly Hills Cal London

Narrow escape after oil spill causes crash at State and Grant

Mrs. John Bender and her mother Mrs. Loretta Behring escaped serious injury when Bender’s car skidded on oil spilled from a truck and slammed into a telephone pole at State and Grant streets. Both women suffered minor injuries and were taken to a physician's office. the truck bearing Pennsylvania plate S68-222 is under investigation in Harrisburg. Several other cars avoided collisions on the same slick.

John Bender Scotland Lane Loretta Behring Harrisburg

Warren Man To Succeed Richards

J. L. Matthews is named manager of the New Castle plant succeeding Howard B. Richards who is promoted to Birmingham Alabama. Matthews recently managed the Warren Pennsylvania plant and will assume duties in New Castle after a short visit.

Howard B. Richards New Castle Water Company Birmingham Alabama J. L. Matthews New Castle Matthews Warren American Water Works and Electric System

City and County Reach Sharing Cost Agreement

New Castle and Lawrence County reach a 50 50 cost share on public relief projects resuming Monday June 26. Dr G S Bennett leader of the relief board announced the plan after talks with Pennsylvania relief officials to restart relief work and fund labor and foremen.

New Castle Cit G. S. Bennett Lawrence County Emergency Relief Board Bennett Eric Biddle Pennsylvania Emergency Relief Board Harrisburg

Siberian Coast May Hold Secret Of Missing Flier

Seattlers report missing solo aviator Jimmy Mattern after a week with no trace. Naval and coast guard ships searched the Bering Sea while Alaskan and other fliers investigated Siberia near Nome. Nat C. Brown suggested focusing the search along the Siberian coast for possible rescue.

Siberian International News Service Seattle Wash Arctic Jimmy” Mattern Coast Guard Bering Sea Khabarovsk Siberia Nome Alaska Mattern Nat C. Brown Tokyo International News Service Today

Heat and duty under a blazing ninety eight degrees

The scene describes a blistering summer day with the sun bright like brass and fields parched. A narrator irons a wilted collar and mops a heated brow while noting refriger ator salesmen booming and a wish for cool relief, yet work calls despite the oppressive heat.

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H.B. Richards Castleton Richards Per Howard B., Richards Panewg Leesburg Kom Pa Newe Daily Weather Report Eckels Farm Conneaut Ohio Butler Greensburg Greensburg High School Dorothy Caloagne New Orleans Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Paul Barron, Jr Latan America Warren Man Arthur Mometer
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