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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1936
Page
1
Democratic national convention opens amid tensions as Al Smith urges rejecting Roosevelt and nominating a genuine Democrat. Delegates reportedly boiling mad, leaders struggle to respond amid bitter exchanges and conflicting loyalties.
Topeka June 23 Governor Alfred M Landon faces a flood of request letters as notification ceremonies set for July 23. Cities from New York to West Middlesex Pa seek his opening address with West Middlesex a prime candidate. Other requests come from Philadelphia Boston Buffalo Roanoke Indianapolis Dallas and several Pacific coast cities as Texas centennial officials urge a Dallas appearance after notification.
The Democratic National Convention opened at 1 02 p m EDT with National Chairman James A Farley presiding Monsignor A Lamb auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia gave the invocation Farley assailed the Republican Party amid unusual harmony among delegates at tendance at convention
Special to The News notes rising discord at the Philadelphia Republican gathering in 1936. Delegates reportedly back moves to rescind the two thirds rule and shape the platform, while ex Governor Smith leads a dissenting camp. Attorney General Cummings questions responsiveness as Farley’s postmasters appear aligned with the party line. Alice Longworth reports.
PA Newc notes signs painted on streets to curb unsafe one way alleys. City painting spreads with many downtown buildings and homes receiving new coats. A chilly night saw the thermometer at 48 degrees. A traveler reports the Perry Highway from Meadville to New Castle remains well traveled and noted on his long trip.
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum temperature of etc. Minimum 48. No precipitation. River stage 4.2 feet. Year ago on same date: maximum 73, minimum 56, precipitation 0.14 inches.
Pennsylvania's delegation to the national Democratic convention paraded to the municipal auditorium in full control of administration forces. The caucus was brief, about ten minutes, and voted unanimously to support a plank abrogating the two thirds rule, a move favored by Democratic leadership.
Paris June 23. French foreign minister Yves Delbos told the chamber sanctions against Italy would be symbolic without real effect as France follows Britain in lifting penalties after Ethiopia conquest. Heavy reinforcements move to France borders while Premier Blum outlines a policy of peace through collective security and universal disarmament.
President Roosevelt planned to listen by radio to the opening session of the Democratic National convention in Philadelphia. His focus was the platform for four more years in power and he held talks with left wing figures on the eve of the convention.
Margaret Karmendi of Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania was found guilty of slaying her three year old son and faces the electric chair. Jurors did not recommend mercy. An alleged lover Roy Lockhard was also convicted.
Tokyo reports that Japan’s cabinet decided not to adhere to the treaty clause requiring advance exchange of shipbuilding plans. The move follows earlier refusal to join the three power pact, with Britain France and the United States still inviting Japan to participate to curb a naval build up. The invitation remains open as Britain negotiates parallel two nation pacts with the Soviet Union Germany and Poland.
University of Chicago student Ardis Noryne Manney is named Cherry Queen at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City Michigan. Event runs July 15 through 17 with coverage by Central Press.
President Roosevelt signed an 800 million dollar tax bill in Washington. It imposes 7 to 27 percent tax on undistributed net income, 8 to 15 percent tax on corporate income, and changes dividends to be taxed as normal income.
Warren Pa June 23 Joe Senauskas 19 and John G Polens 31 former Garland justice of the peace were sentenced to death in the electric chair for the murder on March 27 of Me tro Seminak a Youngsville innkeeper. Mr and Mrs H D Harlan and children John Virginia and David of Edgewood avenue enjoyed a day trip to Lake Erie today.
Delegates and visitors to the Protected Home Circle state convention in New Castle are welcomed by Mayor Charles F. McGrath. Supreme President Samuel H Hadley of Sharon speaks on convention memories and rebuilding plans for the Sharon headquarters. The program opens with prayers and musical numbers before the address by Mrs Helen Ray for the New Castle circle.
Col Frank Knox rests at his Manchester New Hampshire home for two weeks of golf horseback riding and loafing to prep for a hard campaign. A large testimonial rally Friday marks a homecoming welcome that has grown into a New England salute to the Republican vice presidential nominee.
London marked the monarch’s 42nd birthday with a full empire wide celebration. King Edward VIII rode a chestnut charger in scarlet and bearskin as he led the Grenadier Guards from Buckingham Palace to the Horse Guards parade ground. He inspected the guards and watched the colors trooped before returning to Buckingham Palace to take a salute.
The opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on June 22 includes noon proceedings led by National Chairman James A Farley with a Catholic invocation by Rt. Rev. Hugh L. Lamb. The program lists speeches by Mayor Wilson, Gov. Earle, and Sen. Albert Barkley, plus prayers and national call readings.
In Montreux on June 23 Turkey pressed for unrestricted passage for commercial ships through the straits while demanding limited foreign warship tonnage in the Black Sea to match Turkey's navy size 28000 tons. The Soviet Union balked at unrestricted wartime warship transits arguing for broader access.
Betsy Hardy, 83, of 406 North Cedar street, died recently. Kenneth Robert Hetrick, two months old, of 1705 Wilson avenue, is also noted in the death notices. Both records list addresses for identification.
Roosevelt platform writers liberalize the 1936 campaign plank to appeal to farmers and organized labor. The party rewrites farm and labor planks to offset the Lemke O'Brien third party challenge and keep Roosevelt popular in the midwest.
The Democratic National Convention opens in Philadelphia with Franklin Roosevelt and John Garner slated for renomination. National Chairman James Farley delivers a forceful first address as about 1100 delegates and equal alternates fill the hall, while thousands more crowd the galleries seeking a party-wide fight projected into the campaign.
The Philadelphia convention opened a last-ditch fight by the solid south to preserve the two-thirds rule as leaders push for a majority vote for presidential nominees. Southern spokesmen threaten floor action to revive rules honoring regional regularity while considering a Republican style bonus for states that vote Democratic. The current system assigns delegates by congressional district with northern and southern states receiving equal voice despite differing electoral votes.
Firemen were called out three times on Monday afternoon and this morning by small fires with slight damage. At 2 10 on Cliff Street Union township boys set fire to rubbish by a house igniting the porch causing about 25 dollars damage. At 3 35 box 64 Willard avenue boys burned waste paper from an old storage building which burned months ago with no damage. At 11 30 this morning Second ward firemen were to the vicinity of North Mercer street and Sheridan avenue for a grass fire.
The poem describes a dog named Arthur Mometer who lacks some skills yet excels at a trick. When a bone is held above his nose, he responds instantly, prancing and barking to perform the bone trick with evident intelligence as the weather cools to seventy three.
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