Feely triple murder inquiry near closure says police
Police near closing the inquiry into the deaths of Eleanor Feely and her two children, Robert and Janice, after a dud letter from Potterville failed to shed light. Investigators questioned three cleaners who could not access the apartment, and coroner John Artz’s proof is sought to rule out suicide.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Eleanor Feely
Robert
Janice
Potterville
N. J
Martin Feely
John Artz
Landon Draws Requests Across Cities For Speeches
The Republican nominee receives requests from many cities including Philadelphia Roanoke St Joseph and Boston for appearances as he plans a 10 day Estes Park vacation and Topeka prepares a large rally with a 54 member business leaders committee assisting the national committee in venue and notice events.
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Delphia
Landon
Col. Knox
Roanoke
St. Joseph
London
Boston
Chautauqua
Greeley State Teachers College
Greeley
Col
Lake Chautauqua
N. Y
Estes Park
Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
National Committee
Keynoter Barkley to Address Democratic Convention Tonight
Senator Alben W Barkley is expected to deliver the keynote address to Governor Smith at the Democratic convention tonight with Senator Joe Robison of Arkansas following tomorrow. Delegates, largely Roosevelt appointees, react with anger at Smiths critique of the New Deal as the party braces for its 1936 direction. News by mail rate listed.
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Smith
Jim Farley
al Smith
Farley
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Barkley
Roosevelt
Senator Barkley
Hotels Report Full Occupancy As Governor Accepts Speech
Managers of the two leading hotels said every room was booked within three hours of the governor's announcement of the ceremonies date. The GOP committee booked about 100 rooms. Railroads plan extra trains to provide transport and sleeping space. Topeka police and state officials plan traffic maps for crowds at the state house for the governor's acceptance speech after sundown.
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G. O. P. National Committee
Topeka
State Police
State House
Fine highway praised by PA Newo as a top route
PA Newo commends a highway as an excellent national route while noting rapid cherry ripening in Lawrence county and a normal crop despite weather. City fireworks ban in New Castle contrast with echoes of violations. Central firemen work on an ornamental iron fence gifted by Carnegie Steel for flower beds north of the building.
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City of
New Castle
Lawrence County
Carnegie Steel Company
State P H C Convention In Progress In Pennsylvania
The article covers the ongoing state P H C convention with remarks by Mrs Ida Armstrong of Pittsburgh and performances by the Sharon juvenile team and Uniontown degree team. It notes schedule items from 5:30 pm junior degree work to 10:30 pm closing dances, officer elections, site selection for 1937, and multiple drill exhibitions by ten teams from cities including Pittsburgh Oil City Bradford Uniontown Connellsville East Liberty Homestead Johnstown Triumph North Side Franklin.
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Ida F. Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Sharon
Uniontown
Inner Circle
Hiland
Oil City
Bradford Circle
Bradford
Connellsville
East Liberty
Homestead
Johnstown
Triumph
North Side
Franklin Circle
Franklin
Roy Erwin
New Castle
Morris Henlein
Michigan
Henlin
Oscar Kamp
Milton
Hazelton
Philadelphia
Two youths held for breaking into roadside stand
Oscar Cover age 17 and Irvin Long age 17 of Rural Route 3 were jailed on $600 bail each for breaking into Amanda Hoover's roadside stand on June 17. They were arrested by Trooper Ralph Mears and pled guilty at a hearing before Squire James C. Brice.
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Oscar Cover
Irvin Long
R. D
Amanda Hoover
Ralph Mears
State Police
Squire James C. Brice
Firemen to Mercer for Wednesday Smokers Night
Several city firefighters and volunteers will travel to Mercer Wednesday evening to join Mercer County firemen as guests at a smoker event hosted by local crews.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Opening of convention marked by calm unity and rules clash
Delegates gathered as the convention opened with a vow to sideline Franklin D Roosevelt and nominate a true Democrat. Southerners threaten to challenge the two thirds nominating rule while Senator Bennett Champ Clark handles the debate. The hall buzzed with visitors, photographers, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth among early arrivals as Farley appeared on the platform with the gavel.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Rules Committee
Andy Jackson
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Cleveland
Farley
Farley Opens 1936 Democratic Convention in Philadelphia
Postmaster General James A. Farley formally opened the 1936 Democratic national convention in Philadelphia. He attacked the G O P ticket as unknowns and accused the DuPont Liberty League and allies of bullying politics, while naming Liberty League signatories as among those pressuring Roosevelt opponents. He refrained from naming Smith or others by name, except to reference Hoover as a hypothetical GOP nominee.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
DuPont Liberty League
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Philadelphias
Big Jim
Landon
Knox
al Smith
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
James A. Reed
Missouri
Bainbridge Colby
Aemaican Liberty League
Farley
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Britain celebrates king's birthday with pageantry and honors
Thousands cheered as King Edward rode with dukes, generals, and foreign attachés including an American. Queen Mary observed from the Horse Guards Building while Hyde Park salutes boomed. The king hosted a royal luncheon at Buckingham Palace as flags flew and a flood of congratulations arrived, including Roosevelt's message. New peers were named, with Lord Dawson of Penn promoted and five knights created. Queen Mary received the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
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Queen Mary
Horse Guards
Hyde Park
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Roosevelt
Palace
Empire
Lord Dawson of Penn
King George
Royal Victorian Order
Herbert Austin
Henry Strother Cautley
Malcolm Hailey
United Provinces of India
John William Beaumont Pease
Lloyd's Bank
France Seeks Stronger Unity as It Rules Out Immediate Arms Cuts
French Foreign Minister Delbos urged faster regional pacts and a tougher use of sanctions, calling for a united league response to aggression. He pressed for effective measures rather than league reform, warned Germany’s rearmament continues, and insisted France keep its defenses strong while pursuing an entente with Berlin.
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Geneva
Britain
Delbos
League
Germany
Rhineland
Italy
Chamber
France
Deaths of the Day: Mrs J A Price and others
Mrs J A Price widow of James Albert Price died at 33 North Beaver Street at 11 55 pm after a two year illness from a heart condition. She was born in Mayville Kentucky and leaves five daughters and seven grandchildren. Requiem high mass set for Thursday at St Josephs church. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Betsy Hardy and Kenneth Robert Hetrick with funeral plans and burial details.
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J. A. Price
Smily Kennedy Price
James Albert Price
North
Beaver Street
Price
Mayville
Kentucky
James and
Margaret McCue Kennedy
New Castle
St. Joseph's Church
Phillip L. Stack
Max E. Ludwig
J. Edward Junkin
Roanoke
Helen
Mary Price
Jean
Peter
Helen Ann Stack
Buddy
James
Mary Lou Ludwig
Sandra Hope Junkin
St. Mary's Cemetery
Betsy Hardy
L. M. Hardy
M. B. Jones
North Cedar Street
J. C. Hardy
Akron
W. L. Hardy
Stow
Abingdon
Mahoning Funeral Home
Kenneth Robert Hetrick
Chester
Violet Hetrick
Wilson Avenue
New Castle Hospital
Richard William
Warner
W. H. Evans
Liberalized party platform outlined with crop insurance and relief reforms
The draft platform shifts toward liberal policies with promises of crop insurance for farmers and federal relief aid for coal workers. It preserves a strong currency stance, opposes the gold standard, defends WPA relief, and endorses a good neighbor policy while criticizing price fixing and monopolies. White House aides briefed a closely guarded rewrite amid convention tensions. Pennsylvania hosted the parade with Gov. Earle and Maj. Gen. Margiotti leading cheering delegations.
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Roosevelt
America
League of Nations
Pennsylvania Leads Parade At Convention
Pennsylvania led the parade of states around the vast Democratic convention hall at Convention Hall Philadelphia at the close of today’s session. The scene captured the party’s display of regional support during the gathering.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
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