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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1931
Page
7
Reno awaits the next move in the Vanderbilt Arno feud as Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr files for divorce for extreme cruelty and plans an alienation of affections suit against Peter Arno. Mrs Vanderbilt vows to contest if divorce granted. Arno counters with possible slander suit.
Close to a hundred separations are mentioned as part of Vanderbilt's divorce suit which cites Nevada law allowing broad general allegations in its secrecy provisions. Mrs. Vanderbilt denies kisses by Arno and signals that cruelty counts may be introduced once a bill of particulars is demanded.
Superintendent Reeves ordered the fire department to pull down a large barn along Big Run Creek near the bathing beach. Fire Chief Lynn said the structure was dangerous and could have collapsed during the coming storm, endangering local children who were inside when the crew acted.
Los Angeles dated June 22 Carole Lombard and William H Powell film stars filed notice of intent to wed and were a step nearer marriage. Neither would disclose timing or venue.
Charles E. Clark steps down after four years on Hamden's town court. He notes his departure was reluctant. Clark had followed Robert E. Hutchins as Yale Law School dean and will relocate to New Haven with Yale completion of the Sterling Law buildings and a central dean residence.
Four Mercer county men spoke to about 700 delegates of the Protected Home Circle during its Washington DC convention. County figures note 1000 tax writs on seated lands await Harrisburg action and two bills aim to adjust the 1929 tax statute.
The June Grand Jury recommends a bridge over Saul Run in Greenville borough at county expense. Commissioner plans to have Engineer F. P. Graham draft specifications immediately, promising more work for a local contractor.
Miss Helen Richard daughter of Republican County Chairman L. R. Richard earns first honors in her fraternity Alphi Chi Omega at Allegheny College. A former local high school scholarship winner she is praised as one of the school’s best graduates.
County superintendent of schools compiles figures to submit to boards for a Sandy Lake Perry township consolidation. Sandy Creek shows a high cost per pupil per month as figures are finalized.
Lancaster police arrested Alfred Dietrich and Oliver Schable on larceny charges after they allegedly swapped Almon Reinhart’s car for a horse and cart while it was parked on a farm lane near Lancaster. Reinhart said the owner was unaware of the swap and caused the arrest.
Primo Argelli of 409 McClain avenue reported to police that a valuable Boston Bull named Jiggs was taken from his front porch during the night. He suspects suspects traveled by automobile after hearing a car stop outside.
Sam De Luca a San Jose California father of eight was shot to death in St Louis while visiting his mother’s home. He was the third De Luca brother to be slain here since 1923 with two earlier brothers killed in 1923 and 1926. An unidentified assailant fired two shots into De Luca as he sat on the front lawn. motive is unknown.
A tarpaulin draped over a truck exhaust on Mount Jackson hill caused a fire that damaged a South Side Coal Co truck and 60 000 condensed milk cans bound for American Can Co. The load and truck damages were pegged at about $500 with truck damage around $150. Seventh ward firemen arrived to extinguish the blaze after the tarp was removed.
In Scranton on June 22 a historic blacksmith shop in the Providence section, long a landmark and part of Samuel Davis’s smithy, is to be demolished for a modern oil station. The building, tied to the old Connecticut grant boundary, draws interest from Wyoming Valley historians.
Uniontown reports that attorneys plan to ask for a new trial for Linford S. Ruth a banker convicted last week of misappropriating 60 000 from a defunct Connellsville bank. The plea cites improper indictment procedure and an appeal would follow if denied.
State College, June 22. Caretakers report wild animals have left the mountain swale housing the Penn State nature camp as visitors’ frequency drove nearly all game away. Director G. R. Green notes the area is now clear of wildlife due to visitor traffic.
Postmaster Edwin Crawford received an invitation from the Pittsburgh Federal Business Association to join a delegation on a get acquainted boat trip down the Ohio River on Tuesday July 14. The outing includes inspection of several government locks and a speech by area coordinator Col. F. G. Knabenshue.
Windsor Connecticut report notes a horse wandering onto the state agricultural experiment station tobacco farm and plowing a shade tent. Dr. Paul J. Anderson says the incident highlights the trend toward raising tobacco with less hand labor and, within a few years, with no horses.
In Uniontown Pa on June 22 first testimony opened the murder case against Capt R C Bledsoe a former county detective accused of causing Younkins death in an auto train crash to profit from a life insurance policy taken out three days earlier Special Prosecutor A E Jones outlined the central issue of who drove the car on the tracks Bledsoe claimed Younkin inexperienced driver acted without his permission and the conference that followed drew a large audience with sermons and lectures scheduled through Wednesday by church leaders and Bible scholars including Rev J R Loughner Rev Jos E Pringle Rev Hiram H Van Cleve and Dr Clarence Edward Macartney Also noted were plans to install a loud speaker to accommodate overflow crowds and ongoing addresses by Dr R E Neighbour with Senecas line quoted at the close.
Large crowds attended the opening sessions of the Western Pennsylvania Bible conference held yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church in Slippery Rock. President led the program and addressed attendees.
The Elephant Club social event held Saturday night in the clubrooms on East Long Avenue proves a success. President Joe Nocera reports the gathering well attended and satisfactory in every detail.
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