Buckeye Plant Leased for National Pants operations
Announced by Attorney Orville Brown for Fisher Brothers Inc the Buckeye Manufacturing Buckeye plant on Butler Avenue Extension has been leased to the National Pants Company of Washington DC. Operations to start soon with about 200 expected to gain employment and production of men s pants garments. J Alpert of the National Pants Company will visit New Castle to speed reconditioning and begin assembling materials. The firm operates seven factories nationwide and chose New Castle for expansion.
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Orville Brown
Fisher Brothers Inc
Buckeye Manufacturing Company
Butler Avenue
National Pants Company
Washington, D. C
J Alpert
National Pants Coi
New Castle
Alpert
United States
Brown
Invasion of heligramites reported by local residents
Residents report sightings of night flying heligramites with several brought to The News for identification. Steve Duda brought one from his Ralph Avenue home. The piece notes crowded public square at eleven and upcoming events including reunions at Mt. Jackson and Volant and the West Pittsburg road opening.
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Steve Duda
Ralph Avenue
Battery B
Mt. Jackson
Volant College
Volant
West Pittsburg
Moley Delays Aerial Arrival for London Visit
Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley remains aboard the liner Manhattan as it docks at Cobh Ireland. He plans to land at Plymouth tonight and travel to London, despite unofficial plans for a dramatic air arrival to influence the world economic conference. Moley sent a wireless message saying he will go to London by boat train.
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International News Service
London
Raymond Moley
Ireland
Roosevelt
Ees Trust
Manhattan
Cobh
Irish Free State
Moley
Plymouth
London Bureau
New Castle Junction West Pittsburg Road Opening
Weather is fair for the opening ceremonies of the new highway linking New Castle Junction and West Pittsburg to New Castle. Marshal Alec Samuels urges motorists to join a 3:45 parade from Falls and Jefferson, proceeding via Washington, Mill, Long to Moravia for speeches and a speakers’ truck platform.
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New Castle Junction
West Pittsburg
New Castle
Alec Samuels
Falls
Jefferson Street
Washington Street
Mill
Long
Moravia
Moravia Street
Spanish fliers Barberan and Collar die in Tabasco crash
Mexico mourns the loss of Capt. Mariano Barberan and Lieut. Joaquin Collar who perished when their Cuatro Vientos crashed in a Tabasco swamp while attempting to fly from Havana to Mexico. A prior over water record flight from Seville to the Atlantic had been announced before the wreckage was found by Balcazar.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Mexico
Tabasco
Havana
Cuba
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Cuatro Vientos
Seville
Spain
Balcazar
Governor Urges Immediate Submissions for Data Program
Governor calls on all departments to submit projects at once so they can be forwarded to Washington for consideration. All proposed projects require federal approval before any work can begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Fall From Cherry Tree Injures Local Man
William A. Beil aged 73 of 714 Monroe street fell from a ladder while picking cherries Monday afternoon. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to Jameson Memorial hospital where no bones were broken and he was described as badly shaken up.
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William A. Beil
Monroe Street
Beil
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Survivor recounts three drownings as woman clings to wreckage
A woman aboard a plane wreck survives by gripping debris while three others perish in the icy aftermath. Rescue teams locate bodies as weather hampers recovery efforts. The incident prompts a search for missing crew and passengers.
Woman Survives Lake Michigan Seaplane Crash Ordeal
Mrs. Charles Rennie Jr. of Traverse City is out of danger from pneumonia after 34 hours adrift on a raft. She witnessed her husband and two others die when their seaplane crashed into Lake Michigan.
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Lake Michigan
Charles Rennie, Jr
Traverse City
Mich
Otto Art Patron Questioned in Senate Banking Inquiry
Otto Art Patron was questioned today at the Senate banking inquiry regarding Kuhn, Loeb and Co. operations, with Barkley present. Ferdinand Pecora, the special counsel, examined him about relationships with clients and whether any public utilities were involved, noting a majority of his sources were railroad corporations and Western Union as a possible utility.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
Otto Art Patron
Senate
Kuhn, Loeb and Co
Barkley
Kentucky
Ferdinand Pecora
Committee
Kahn
Descrip
Western Union
Cummings Plans National Police Force to Battle Underworld
Attorney General Cummings proposes a national police corps with district hubs to curb crime nationwide. He even suggests arming military forces for a drastic crackdown as funds and personnel strain federal work. The plan follows a surge in crime across sections of the country.
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Washington
Cummings
Canada
Northwest Mounted
Aged Man Mutilated in Lone Cottage Attack
James Zimmer a 66 year old newcomer from New York lay mortally wounded after a brutal assault in a cottage between Corsica and Summerville. Police believe a butcher knife was used and Zimmer remained unable to answer questions as he fought for life in County Home hospital.
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International News Service
Brookville
County Home
Corsica
Summerville
James Zimmer
New York
Zimmer
Faithful Aimee McPherson Hutton improves in Paris
In Los Angeles on June 27 reports say Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton ill in Paris has improved. Meanwhile her husband David Hutton Jr. is discussing divorce with new attorney Fairfax Cosby amid conflicting Paris reports.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton
Aneglus Temple
Paris
Hutton
David Hutton, Jr
Fairfax Cosby
Oil Tank Fire Quenched At National Transit Facility
An oil fire engulfed a 30000 barrel tank at the National Transit Company and was extinguished today. The damage is estimated at 40000 dollars. A Baltimore man named Ralph Hyman, 34, reported he was kidnapped by three armed men last Thursday and held until yesterday, found in underwear.
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KANE
National Transit Company
Loos
Biagze
Ralph Hyman
Baltimore
Hyman
Guilty of Murder in New York Killing
A man was found guilty of first degree manslaughter for the New Year’s killing of Larry Joney and sat in the Tombs awaiting sentence Friday. The Italian liner Roma was refloated by tugs after running aground near Sandy Hook, with docking delayed further by fog in both harbors.
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New York
Larry Joney
Priday
Sandy Hook
Roma
Kidnapping tale? Life term for murder in Pittsburgh
Louis Scaratow, 24, was sentenced to life imprisonment today for the murder of William Weddell, a McKeesport barbecue proprietor, during a February 1930 robbery. The case ties a violent crime to a Pittsburgh proceeding, reflecting early 20th century penalties.
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Pittsburgh
Louis Scaratow
William Weddell
McKeesport
Arms Smuggling Ring Busted Near Salburg
Salburg police disclose a large scale arms smuggling operation from Bavaria into Austria by Nagis. The seizure was announced today and underscores cross border trafficking concerns.
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Vienna
Nagis
Bavaria
Austria
Salburg
Mother of Four Children Slain in Easton
Mrs Janet Cosper 41, wife of Harold Cosper and mother of four, was found shot to death today in a room rented by Edward Linden 37, who was arrested. Linden claimed the woman shot herself during a struggle for a pistol. Cosper's body lay on a bed, scantily clad.
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Easton
Janet Cosper
Harold Cosper
Edward Linden
Linden
New Castle Woman Dies in Ohio Auto Crash
Mrs. Pearl E. Chambers 35, of pne Sumner avenue, wife of Thomas E. Chambers, secretary and treasurer of Chambers Motor Company, was killed in a west of Wellington, Ohio automobile collision at 8 30 this morning. Mr. Chambers and their son Robert 8, sustained minor injuries. They were en route to Detroit, Michigan, after reaching Route 18 near Saget.
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Pearl E. Chambers
Pne
Sumner Avenue
Thomas E. Chambers
Chambers Motor Company
Wellington
Ohio
Chambers
Robert
Detroit
Mich
Read on Hugh Johnson recovery act idea in era
A reader from Santa Monica comments on Hugh Johnson and the proposed recovery act. The writer argues for distributing gains between workers and stockholders to preserve existing factories and criticizes big industrialists. The letter praises Johnson as a capable adviser and notes some opposition from major business leaders.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Barney Baruch
Cornerstone Ceremony Planned for New Castle Post Office
Preparations for laying the cornerstone next Friday afternoon proceed under a committee chaired by Mayor Charles B. Mayne. President Robert F. Galbreath of Westminster College will deliver the main address at 5 p m with Judge R Lawrence Hildebrand presiding. Contests for the cornerstone box have been sent to the committee. postmaster Lake S MacNab says the entire post office staff will attend.
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New Castle
Charles B. Mayne
Robert F. Galbreath
Westminster College
Pa New Castle
R. Lawrence Hildebrand
New @astic
Lake S. MacNab
Ten year old shows bug with feelers at Spruce Street
Gerhard Schlumberger aged 10 of 60814 Spruce street brought a specimen with visible feelers today. He had been bitten by the bug last night after it struck a screen door.
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Gerhard Schlumberger
Spruce Street
Death notices list several residents by age and address
Death records show Mrs. Mary 67 of 1012 South Jefferson and Arthur Davis Sr. 64 of 305 Winter Avenue along with Irere Speer 65 Mercer County Ree Wineman Stitt Monroe Mich Mary Ann Umling Ellwood City and Mrs Pearl E Chambers 35 of 210 Sumner Avenue.
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Mary
Jefferson Arthur Davis, Sr
Winter Avenue
Irere Speer
Mercer County
Ree Wineman Stitt
Monroe
Mich
Mary Ann Umling
Ellwood City
Pearl E. Chambers
Sumner Avenue
Gunmen shoot IBT organizer Henry Berger and wife in Chicago
Henry Berger and his wife Eleanor were critically wounded when three gunmen sprayed bullets at their car. Berger suffered a brain penetration and paralysis, while Eleanor was shot in both legs and bled heavily. Police sought William O Donnell and Three Fingered Jack White, accusing racketeers in the outlaw Chicago Teamsters union. Continued on page Tw.
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International News Service
Chicago
Henry Berger
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Eleanor
Berger
O’donnell
Three Fingered
Jack” White
SeaNaval
Three Wooster Councilmen Inspect Street Resurfacing Material
Councilmen Stanley Treser Louis Genkinger and D O Davies plus City Engineer Harry Hoskins are in Wooster Ohio for an inspection of a new street resurfacing material.
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Stanley Treser
Louis Genkinger
D. O. Davies
Harry Hoskins
Wooster
Ohio
Lehigh Portland Cement Plant to Resume by July 10
W H Kleckner announces repairs under way at the Lehigh Portland Cement Co plant after a shutdown since December 10 1932. About 160 men will return to work as operations restart at the first possible moment with a projected July 10 start and an uncertain running period ahead.
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W. H. Kleckner
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Kleckner
Dollar Wheat Price Reaches Record High in Chicago Opening
Chicago June 27 dollar wheat rose to 1.02 a bushel in opening deliveries the highest quotation since August 1930 signaling a strong market uptick for futures and cash trades.
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Chicago
Reading Railroad Official in Crisis Ties to Tragic Death
Despondency over personnel changes led to the demotion of R. Boone Abbott to division superintendent. Abbott, nephew of former Reading president Ase Dice and cousin of Dr. Joel T. Boone, was found shot dead at his home with a pistol nearby and a bullet through his brain.
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International News Service
Reading
R. Boone Abbott
Pth
Reading Railroad
Abbott
Asenew T. Dice
Joel T. Boone
White House
Hoover
Onery Wardrobe Dilemma in Heat Warms to Beachwear
Arthur Mometer muses on fashion for hot days arguing that socks coats vests and shoes are ill suited for heat. He proposes a bathing suit to roam a beach freely though warns public streets would invite stares before endorsing heat friendly attire.
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Butler Road
Supt. Kleckner
PA New
Chi
Highland Heights Highway
Atlantic
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Underworld
By Roberts
Thornburgh International News Service
Gwendolyn Mc Cormack
John Mc Cormack
Edward Pyke
Lancashire
England
Miss Mc Cormack
Gwendolyn McCorbmack
John McCormack
Aimee McPherson
David Hutton
Orbetello
Italy
Alps
Chambers and Son
Yours
Arthur Mometer
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