Tulsa firm to supply refinery supports for Wellsville and Marcus Hook
Fleming Structural Steel of New Castle awarded contract by Jackson Engineering of Tulsa to furnish 20 tons of steel platforms and supports for refineries in Wellsville New York and Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. The Tulsa engineers sent F W Watkins to inspect the New Castle plant and report back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
New Castle Steel Construction Company
Wellsville
N. Y
Marcus Hook
Fleming Structural Steel Company
Neal Street
Louis Kohn
Oklahoma
Jackson Engineering Company
Philadelphia
Fleming
F. W. Watkins
New Castle
Watkins
Fleming Company
Jackson
Kohn
Mexico
South America
Counter Revolt in Spain Spreads Across Galicia to Barrios
Madrid reports a widespread counter-revolutionary movement in Galicia with a general strike paralyzing business. Insurgents threaten secession from the federal government by nightfall while unrest spreads to other regions. Troops are confined to barracks in Barcelona and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Galicia
Spain
Barcelona
Nephew Killed In Electric Storm
Mrs. Robert Magill of Highland Avenue received word of the death of her nephew Donald McGraw 27 of 1941 West 57th Street Cleveland Ohio. He was killed Friday when lightning struck the boat in which he and George Corder were fishing at East 53rd Street foot. McGraw survived by a wife and two children. Funeral arrangements not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Magill
Highland Avenue
Donald McGraw
West 57Th Street
Cleveland
Ohio
McGraw
George Corder
East 53Rd Street
Unusual Hen Eggs and Local Street Scenes in PA News
The piece describes a hen laying unusually large eggs with a small second egg inside and a shell marked with the number four. It notes Public Square lawn work, a city officer aiding two boys crossing, and minor detours on the Pennsylvania highway map displayed in The News lobby. Squirrels in Court Street crossings delay motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert James
John Street
James Wysner
West Washington Street
Public Square
Jimmy
The
News
Court House Lawn
Court Street
FREEDOM OIL CO FIRE LOSES $300000 PLANT
A massive explosion at the Freedom Oil Co plant damaged walls and a nearby garage. Firefighters fought the blaze as water was pumped from the Ohio River to control the inferno. Fire crews from Beaver Baden Rochester and East Rochester aided. PA RR locomotive pumped water. Main line traffic delayed hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom
Beaver
Baden
Rochester
East Rochester
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Highway
Beaver Valley Traction Company
Outdoor Service Planned for Croton Church
If the weather permits on Sunday evening the Croton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church congregation will worship outdoors at the corner of Haus and Lorraine avenues. Pastor Rev. C. E. Joshua selects "Looking Up" as the sermon topic for the under the skies gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Haus and
Lorraine Avenues
C. E. Joshua
French Deputies Endorse Laval Cabinet Amid Hoover Debates
French deputies sustain Premier Laval in a view toward compromising with Hoover's proposal. Briand defends the move while Budget Briand urges France to back stabilizing measures. Radical socialists rally with Blum's faction as opposition softens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laval
Mr. Hoover
France
Chamber of Deputies
M. Laval
Louis Marin
Chamber
Henry Franklin-Bouillon
Aristide Briand
Hoover
America
Germany
Briand
Franklin Bouillon
Edouard Herriot
Leon Blum
Pinchot Signs Hospital Appropriations Across Counties
Governor Pinchot approves a broad hospital funding package totaling amounts for numerous institutions including Mercy Altoona $46,800, St. Vincent’s Erie $81,600, Wilkes-Barre General $135,000, Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Wilkes-Barre $34,400, Zem Zem for crippled children Erie $7,500, and many others across Lewis County to Beaver County. The allotments support tuberculosis, general care, and regional health facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caster County
Lancaster General
Latrobe
Lewistown
Maple Avenue
DuBois
Meadville City
Monongahlea City
Mercy
Altoona
Wilkes-Barre
Northern Cambria
Montgomery
Norristown
Nason
Roaring Springs
Oil City
Ohio Valley General
McKees Rocks
Phoenixville
Pittston
Pottstown Homeopathic
Pottstown
Providence
Beaver County
Renovo
St. Joseph's
Carbondale
St. Luke's
South Bethlehem
St. Vincent’s
Erie
Sewickley Valley
Spencer
Meadville
Uniontown
Warren General
Washington
Wayne County
Westmoreland
Greensburg
West Side
Scranton
Wilkes- Barre
Wyoming Valley Homeopathic
Zem Zem
Miners Union Leaders Held in Cedar Grove Assault
Three leaders of the National Miners Union Charles Krunable Charles Boswell and Daniel Lane were jailed in Washington County for allegedly beating crippled miner Louis Polinskie at Cedar Grove near Avella He was taken from Carnegie Coal Company barracks and reportedly thrown down stairs. Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation reports near full return of workers with few pickets and no disorders. A separate shooting near Brownsville left Joseph Thornton critically wounded as police probe a possible motor- van ambush en route to a mine in Chartiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Avella
National Miners Union
Washington County
Charles Krunable
Charles Boswell
Daniel Lane
Louis Polinskie
Carnegie Coal Company
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Brownsville
Joseph Thornton
Mannington
W. Va
United Mine Workes
Thornton
Chartiers
Brownsville General Hospital
Lincoln and schizoids debated in Florence editorial
The Florence Herald asserts stance on schizoids with a compact provocative line about Lincoln being one if he were. The brief editorial reflects a sharp cultural or political jab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Florence
Ala
Null and Void The Dogma Myth Misread as Puppy Mother
A satirical note questions a belief treated as dogma by critiquing how rigid ideas masquerade as parental guidance, suggesting the contradiction between reverence and misinterpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Null and Void
Mission Frolic Draws Nearly 300 At Lakewood Beach
About 275 children mainly from City Rescue Mission Sunday schools enjoyed the 20th annual outing at Lakewood Beach. Marg aret Henry Home guests joined, meals were served, and a full day of swimming boating and games followed under supervision of Mission director John Baynham and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Sol
City Rescue Mission
Lakewood Beach
Margaret Henry
Friendship Street
Mission
W. H. Beck
John Baynham
LeRoy Lutz
Bessie McKee
Merle Watkins
Phillis Delks
Cecil Smock
Margaret Fallmer
Richard McGown
Dolly Green
Robert Childs
Gearldine Stiendorf
Jack Duffy
Margaret Harley
B. J. Watkins
Edna Maxwell Ball
William Miller Ball
Marcell
Mable
James Book
Niel Black
Jennie Watkins
W. Greyson Coates
Deaths of the Day Highlight local obituaries from 1931
A series of obituaries notes Mrs. Mary Camuso 43 of 30 South Beaver street died after a prolonged illness. Also Mrs. Mary Pearl Weitz of 311 Winter avenue died after an operation. John F. McWilliams 89, and Mrs Emma Jane Detweiler 68, with service details given. Funeral arrangements announced, noting churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Camuso
Mary Camuso
South
Beaver Street
Camuso
Niles, O
Michael and
Anna Boyle Perretti
St. Vitus Church
Daniel Perretti
Alfred Cheravolo
John Smolinski
Frances
Antoinette
Clara
Peter Jr
St. Vitus
Apostolic Constitution Highlights Church Role in Education
An oral commission appointed by the Pope issued the Apostolic Constitution dated June 24 reviewing the churchs educational activities through history. It notes Oxford and Paris origins under church control and says the church still establishes new universities needing Apostolic guidance. Cardinal Bisleti led the drafting commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Oxford
Paris
Cardinal Bisleti
Profits in Pheasants
Farmers in New London county abandon poultry for pheasant raising. Small flocks are culled while setting hens go to large farms, and chicken raising ends temporarily. George Dennison of Middletown saved 186 hens and 3000 pheasant eggs to yield about 2500 birds. The state buys pheasants to stock woods for hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
George Dennison
Stonington
Bible Contains Thirty One Thousand Verses Stated
A statement notes that the Bible holds thirty one thousand one hundred seventy three verses. The remark emphasizes the vast scripture count for readers and scholars alike.
Torrid wave claims many lives across Midwest and lakeshore
A brutal heat wave and storms cause heavy fatalities across Iowa Ohio and Michigan. Eight horses and 20 hogs died on a West Liberty farm in 24 hours while northern Ohio saw six deaths from gale damage. Chicago hit a 94.5 degree record. Detroit and Milwaukee areas faced wind events and outages. hundreds flocked to beaches as eight heat related prostrations occur and several drownings are reported in Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Iowa
Ohio
Toledo
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Mercury
Lake Michigan
Castle Way offers fresh Kodak film and development
The Castle Way advertises Paper Plates Napkins and Table Cloths with a small offset charge. Kodak Films should be bought where fresh stock is assured. The stock is rotated to guarantee the freshest films. bring finished film in for developing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak
Castle Way
Escaped Convicts On The Run Toward West
Police seek two escapees from Rockview penitentiary Center Pennsylvania. Fred Williams 27 5 ft 9 in 158 lb gray eyes dark complexion Kenneth Reed 28 5 ft 9 in blue eyes 144 lb heading toward western areas after morning escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockview Penitentiary
Center
Fred Williams
Kenneth Reed
Two Trusties Escape at Rockview Prison
An immediate search is underway around Rockview after two inmates escaped. Williams, from Erie County, received eight to sixteen years for breaking and entering and larceny. Reed, from Allegheny County, was also serving time when he vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockview
Williams
Erie County
Reed
Allegheny County
Convicted for entering building and auto larceny escape
The report notes a prisoner convicted of entering a building and auto larceny with a four to eight year sentence. He and another inmate escaped from the new cell block after sleep duty, fled through the stockade, and prompted a 21 member search. Authorities expect swift recapture despite a 15 minute lead.
Coal Dealers Meet at Elks Club Friday Night
The New Cast Coal Dealers held a regal meeting at the Elks club Friday night with eleven members attending. Al Scarazzo and Ivor V. Davis gave short addresses after a luncheon. A next meeting is planned for Monday noon at the Elks club with attendees including John Byers James Gibson U S Sweesy Joe Frengel Andrew Gall Roy Long William Stump Charles Streib and Paul Fombelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
al Scarazzo
Ivor V. Davis
John Byers
James Gibson
U. S. Sweesy
Joe Frengel
Andrew Gall
Roy Long
William Stump
Charles Streib
Paul Fombelle
State highway described as magnificent stretch between detour signs
A passage from the Kalamazoo Gazette portrays a state highway as a magnificent stretch of road bridging two detour signs. The vivid description emphasizes scenic length and navigational challenges implied by detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
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Fleming Steel
Near Street
Gineers
Wellsville, N. Y
Marcus Hook, Penna
Thomas A. Loayza
International News Service
PA Newc
Freedom Oil CO
Croton Church
Leyde Mortuary
Neshannock Ave
Fred C. Wolford
JOS. S. Rice CO
E. North St
Pinchot
Pittsburgh
Zigarac
Ralph W
Cunningham
Leesburg, PA
Volant
Blacktown
E. A. Childs
Sadie Black
David Jenkins
Mary Balla
Joseph A. Swoboda
Henry Zimmerman
Sarah McClimans
Flora Watt
Ruth Spray
Marvis Williams
A. G. Zahniser
Earl Weitz
Mary Pearl Weitz
Winter Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Weitz
Seventh Ward
Sidney
Laura Alexander Leuer
First Presbyterian Church
Sidney Louer
Audley Dale Louer
Walter E. McClure
D. D. Sleppy
Mahoning M. E. Church
Graceland Cemetery
John F. McWilliams
T. C. Limberg
Brady Street
Butler
Harry Gibson
Mary Joy
Sharon
James F
Emma Jane Detweiler
John C. Detweiler
Fayette
Detweiler
Jacob and
Sara Kaufman Zook
Joseph
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Elmer
New Wilmington
Isaiah
Canton
Sarah Zook
John G. Zook
Enoch Zook
Chris Zook
Springfield
Wallace
Hartwell
Martha Kurtz
Fanny Byler
Thomas
Maple Grove Mennonite Church
Vatican
Picnic Supplies
Kodak Films
Smith’s
Coats
Than
Ordi
Reynolds, Summers & McCann
Casile
George A. Morrow
New Castle, Pa
Sam H. McGoun
State of
Jacob F. Perelman
Wallace Bldg
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