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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1936
Page
20
International News Service reports the German airship Hindenburg landed at Lakehurst New Jersey at 6 30 am after a 59 hour 55 minute westward Atlantic crossing. It broke the record for a lighter than air craft. Return trip to Germany is set for Tuesday.
Funeral services were held at the family home on South Beaver street and at Sts Phillip and James R C church with Rev. S Wysoczynski of Buffalo in charge. Interment followed at Madonna cemetery with a long list of flower bearers and pallbearers.
The credentials committee included Ray Humphrey C L Brenneman and L M Mitcheltree. Tellers were Findley K Boyd J Myron Rice and Don F McGrew. Shaw accepted the gavel after election and pledged patronage distribution through precinct committee members with positions needing endorsement of their committeemen.
Opinion piece questions America’s fate amid perceived decay in honor and virtue. The author argues national decline threatens future stability, urging reflection on moral foundations and civic responsibility to avert catastrophe.
The seventy fourth Congress ends with appropriations totaling 10,069,710,521.78, the largest peace time spend. It failed to pass the Guffey coal control act and the Copeland pure food and drug act. It backed farmers and labor, created the national labor relations board, and enacted the Walsh Healy act and a new farm relief program. History may note its bold taxes and social security moves.
City council passed a motion by Councilman B F Butler to ask solicitors to obtain damage releases from Big Run property owners as the WPA dredges the stream before widening it and building a retaining stone wall. The A S and T P company will be asked to modify its intake system.
State lawmakers hear criticism of SERA for blocking work programs as Republican leaders push to cut relief funds. Jones accuses SERA of political bias while GOP lawmakers demand a $25 million repayment and plan a $30 million relief appropriation for the rest of the year. He suggests moving liquidation to a welfare agency could cut dole costs.
Councilman Joseph D. Alexander led a meeting at City Hall to review traffic at P L E crossings in South Mill Street and at Moravia and South Jefferson streets. The railroad plans to ask the public service commission to remove watchmen and use brakemen to flag crossings, a move the council opposes to preserve jobs and safety.
The convention chose Senator Albin Barkley of Kentucky as temporary chairman and keynoter without debate. Roll calls showed Governor Eugene Talmage absent for Georgia, while Roy Miller of Texas backed Vice President Garner. Sedgwick Kistler was absent for Pennsylvania and George H. Earle would replace him on the committee. Three delegation contests from Minnesota Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone required action to assemble the 1100 delegate roll.
Funeral services for Edward Ward of 215 Hazelcroft Avenue were conducted at the Jos. B. Leyde mortuary at 2 30 Saturday with Rev. J Albert Tinker of Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist church in charge. Pallbearers were Albert Lane Walter Liebenstine Harry Shaffer John Ward Charles Ward and Frank Langley. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
A large funeral service for the late John J. Evans, a Waldo street resident, was conducted at his home Sunday at 2 o'clock by Rev. T. B. Shearer of Central Christian, assisted by Rev. Rees T. Williams of First Congregational. Relatives and friends sent abundant flowers as a quartet including W. M. Harris, Thomas Phelps, Dave Lewis and Richard Richards sang.
Judge James A. Chambers announced that sentence court will be held Monday June 29 at 9 o'clock. The delay was due to the State Bar Association meeting in Bedford Springs and other court matters. All prisoners who pleaded or were convicted at the recent term of quarter sessions court will be sentenced.
The article describes a planned Landon Lowden conference and notes quick shifts in the national scene due to the Lemke O Brien third party and Roosevelt defections by five leading Democrats. Landon aides decline detailed comment while welcoming all sincere parties to the public debate ahead of ballots.
At a regularly called meeting of the Chester Presbytery in Avondale Pennsylvania Rev. Stanley R Boughton son of Mr and Mrs Richard Boughton of 923 Winslow Avenue was ordained to the ministry and installed as pastor of the Avondale Presbyterian Church. The presbytery also installed Mr Boughton as their pastor in regular order. The service was ably conducted.
A large Grove City District picnic is planned for August 5 at Cascade Park. Methodists from across the district will attend with the grove area reserved for the event. The News via mail subscription offers one year for five dollars.
The Moderator Rev George L Van Alen presided as Dr Walter E McClure former First Presbyterian New Castle pastor preached the ordination sermon. The installed pastor previously belonged to McClure's New Castle church. Other presbytery members present included Dr M M Hostetter Dr Russell and Prof Philip Miller. The service occurred Thursday evening June 18.
Scores of sailors aboard the French liner Normandie escaped injury when a Royal Air Force bomber crashed on an upper deck off Ryde while the ship was discharging passengers. The pilot, flying over the liner, was caught in air currents from the plume and wreckage scattered across the deck in the June incident.
A pilot escaped injury after his aircraft swung around and struck a crane then crashed onto the forecastle deck. The undercarriage was smashed but the pilot survived without hurt.
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