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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1931
Page
1
In the downtown district prompt Fourth of July celebrations drew noise as canon crackers sounded. The city has prohibited all fireworks this year by ordinance. A separate note announces a shift to semi annual motor car inspections beginning January 1 1982. Drivers are urged to regularly check brakes lights and other important vehicle details.
On Wednesday July 1 New Castle purchasers must mail war savings and thrift stamps to Washington for redemption at their own cost. Government will cover mailing for letters sent before that date. Alumni reunion for Ne-Ca Hi graduates set for Friday evening June 26 at Cascade Park. Downtown storm cleanup noted with damage repairs and a 96 degree official temperature. Post office fiscal year ends June 30 and a new year begins July 1 adding to clerks workload. Continued on Page Two.
U. S. Weather Bureau data show the 24 hour period ending 9 am recorded a high of 85 and a low of 63 with 0.01 inches of precipitation and the river at 3.6 feet and falling. For the prior 24 hours ending Sunday 9 am a high of 96 and low of 61 with 0.19 inches of rain and the river at 3.7 feet.
A deadly downtown New Castle storm Saturday afternoon killed 39 year old Alex Costika when a huge elm collapsed onto his car on North Jefferson Street near Craig and Grant. Costika, who survived German shells in France, drove under the falling tree as visibility waned from heavy rain. The car was crushed and the vehicle flattened to the street.
President Hoover, returning from Camp Rapidan, will personally direct negotiations on a one year moratorium on inter government debt payments. The plan would defer about 250 million dollars due next fiscal year and aim to ease global economic strain and Germany's finances. He believes the move will be welcomed abroad and help avert financial and political chaos.
President Hoover's intervention in Central Europe sparks a near world-wide market surge. London, Berlin, Rome, Liverpool, and Bombay exchanges rise as investors rally on the anticipated stabilization. German Young Plan bonds jump to 76, with gains continuing across major markets.
In Lebanon Indiana on June 22 chicken sandwiches with strychnine capsules caused two deaths and three serious illnesses at a family reunion. Thirteen of eighteen sandwiches prepared by the Simmons family were poisoned. A suspect dementia fear among relatives is noted.
Robert J. Tully, general superintendent of the New Castle Works, Carnegie Steel Company, announced that the New Castle Works will suspend operations temporarily. The blast furnace will be banked rather than blown out and will be ready to resume when conditions permit.
A violent clash near the Wildwood mine leaves one miner dead and seven wounded as state police and deputies disperse a mob of 200 from Wildwood and nearby towns. The confrontation follows a court injunction against demonstrations near the Butler Consolidated Coal mine.
Letters by Starr Faithfull said to shed light on her Greenwich Village death will be scanned as authorities search for whether she killed herself or was murdered. Dr G Jameson Carr, bound for Nassau grand jury in protest of the probe, reported the new trio of notes may fill 142 hours missing before her body was found.
The Nautilus, hauled by the battleship Wyoming, reached Cobh Harbor at 8 a.m. The polar submarine seeks engine repairs before heading to an English yard for overhauling. Wyoming with midshipmen passengers heads to Copenhagen. Sir Hubert Wilkins hoped to cruise under the North Pole.
New York reports thirty two deaths from the heat wave with drownings and heat prostration. Weather relief promised by forecasters with thunderstorms and cooler air tonight. Coney Island beach crowds reach record 700000 as rescues near two hundred across beaches.
During a council session the City indicated Wildwood avenue between Delaware avenue and 451 feet from that point would not be improved by paving this year. A protest petition and lack of funds led to the decision to defer paving.
A list of death notices and ages from the Youngstown area and surrounding towns including Mahoning avenue Youngstown Ohio Ellwood City Pennsylvania Croton avenue Carroll street First street Spruce street 92 Croton avenue and Espyville Pa. Names include Charles B Smith 94 Raymond C Latimer 31 Sarah Apaline Schuler 67 Frank Giancotti 35 Alex Costika 39 Mary Wiggins 536 Carroll street Harry W Kennedy 30 Cheswton Beatrice Police 18 months Chester Guy 75 James Dunn 65 Esther A McNab 78.
Hollywood actress Evalyn Knapp is in critical condition after a 30 foot cliff fall in Hollywood Heights. Her brother Stanley was with her when she fell and struck a rocky ledge, potentially ending her screen career. Knapp rose to fame in George White's Scandals and starred with George Arliss in The Millionaire after arriving from New York last April.
During a city hall session Mayor William H. Gillespie asked the civil service board to present a list of eligible policemen to the council next Friday. There is one vacancy and a temporary appointment fills another. The board said an eligible list was secured from the May 18 police examination.
First of a five part series details the new U S dirigible being built in Akron Ohio. The story outlines the project scope and local industrial effort.
Paris observers regard President Hoover’s worldwide one year debt payment postponement proposal as a German diplomatic victory. French deputies voice unfavorable comments, fearing the move stems from fear of Germany drifting toward Bolshevism and threatening American capital in Germany.
Paul Gilbert and John F. Walters of Shenango Pottery Company rescued a five year old child at Mountain Lake Park near Duncansville Pennsylvania on a Saturday. They stopped along the highway after noting the swimming pool and heard a cry for help from a woman at the water.
Myron C. Taylor, chairman of United States Steel Finance Committee, backs Hoover's plan for a one year suspension of reparations and war debt payments. He calls the move a major constructive step for global economic recovery and urges abroad to appreciate it.
A Special To The News datelined Beverly Hills report quotes a writer claiming Mr. Hoover plans to delay international debts for a year. The letter mocks government debt worries, arguing the true burden lies with individual debts and Old Man Interest, naming Ramsay MacDonald Hindenburg and Andrew Mellon in the critique.
Cleo Patterson and Clarence Williams, both residents of Allegheny County, were put to death in the electric chair after being convicted of the murder of August Braun Jr. in West Elizabeth. Patterson received the first shock at 7:01 am, Williams at 7:13 am.
Harrisburg report notes three hundred ninety nine bills approved by the last legislature awaited action by Gov. Gifford Pinchot before the upcoming Saturday. The governor was expected to start reviewing them today, with many bills of considerable importance on the list.
Arthur Mometer is described as a humorous but flawed golfer who talks up his play after a round. The piece notes his erratic shots, heavy groans, and odd swing, claiming he relies on electronic clubs when wood is needed and ends by boasting about the day’s weather at seventy one.
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