Ene Boy Scout In Byrds Party Welcomed Home
Erie massed to honor Paul Siple the 19 year old personal orderly to Rear Admiral Richard Byrd on his return from the South Pole expedition. He appeared healthy and was greeted by Boy Scouts and citizens as police reserves struggled to control the crowd. The parade highlighted Siple’s family presence amid numerous honors from New York and Union Depot.
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Erie
Paul Siple
Richard Byrd
South Pole
Union Depot
New York
Byrd
Paul
New Castle Man Injured by Baseball Hit Near White House
Archibald Davis of New Castle Pennsylvania, 41, was driving near the White House in Washington when a foul ball shattered his car window and cut his wrists. He was treated at an emergency hospital for severe cuts and disappeared before police could question him.
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Washington, D. C
Archibald Davis
New Castle
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Davis
Truth About Our Economic Situation in 1930s Chicago
The writer laments six years of wild credit buying and questions why the truth about the current economic state isn’t printed. He says people now must pay under Hoover and compares the situation to a howling pet coon.
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Chicago
Hoover
High Alumni Meet In Reunion
Five hundred or more former New Castle high school students gathered for the 17th annual reunion at Cascade park. Alumni from nearby and distant cities shared a picnic dinner and ice cream supplied by the association. The class of 1913 again led attendance with 35 members at dinner and in the business meeting.
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New Castle High School
Cascade Park
Ne-Ca-Hi
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Beaver Falls
Aliquippa
Park Grove
Auto Driver Gives Another Version Of Constables Wounds
Hugh Barclay Kirkwood, a Gunton Motor salesman, voluntarily surrendered to city police and spoke with the district attorney and other officials. He offered a different account of the Thursday night incident in Neshannock township in which Constable Rees was critically injured and Constable Robinson wounded. He says he believed he was being held up and tried to escape, with a Chrysler coach noted as the car involved. officers were hurt in the process. The authorities are not detaining him. Continued on page five.
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Hugh Barclay Kirkwood
Gunton Motor Company
D. T. Nelson
John S. Powers
H. Martin Lee
J. ©. Hennebeck
Michael Shulick
A. S. Leslie
Neshannock
William G. Rees
de Graff Robinson
Robinson
Kirkwood
Chrysler
Detours Expanded by Penn Highways in Weekly Bulletin
The Detour Bulletin notes 269.52 miles of new roadway completed by June 19 with 46.62 miles laid in the prior week the highest annual total. A detour map will be posted at The News lobby. Civil war veterans hold a Battery B reunion at Mt. Jackson while Rear Admiral Byrd is hosted by Philadelphia officials. Camp East Brook opens along the Neshannock under YWCA.
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Pennsylvania Department O Highways
East Brook
Neshannock
Daily Weather Report
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 o clock. Lows and highs reported with a maximum and minimum. Precipitation measured at 0.10 inches. River level 46 feet and stationary.
Compromise On Proposed War Pension Measure
Senate finance committee opens tests on Hoover administration pension plan for World War veterans. The bill seeks annual costs near 50 million dollars over three years with four main provisions including monthly pensions, dependency allowances, extra compensation for amputations, and a 25 percent minimum disability rating. The American Legion substitute backs the administration plan as al l sides push toward adjournment.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Treasury
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
American Legion
Girl Near Death From Snake Bites in Ohio Suburb
Emma Johnson, 18, lay near death in a hospital at Powhatan Ohio after five copperhead bites while blackberry picking. A special Brazilian serum arrived by air from Philadelphia to treat her, but doctors reported she remained in critical condition despite the treatment.
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Powhatan. O
Emma Johnson
Philadelphia
Miss Johnson
Organization Held Solution To Farm Problem
Alexander H. Legge chairman of the Federal Farm board said organized farmers can easily adjust production and market agricultural products. He urged unity of action from planning to marketing to prevent market glut and save freight costs. He spoke in a radio address from Washington.
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International News Service
Washington
Alexander H. Legge
Federal Farm Board
One Man Killed Three Hurt In Munhall Auto Crash
In Munhall near Pittsburgh an auto crash early today left William Sargent 25 of Duquesne dead. Three companions disappeared after the wreck and were believed injured. two carried the third with a crushed foot. The trio rode a trolley to Homestead then a cab for care. Police were alerted by A G Becker and wife who passed the scene and did not stop.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Munhall
Here
William Sargent
Duquesne
Duquesne Road
Sargent
Homestead Hospital
Homestead
A. G. Becker
Mifflin Township
Croton Avenue Repaving Underway From School to City Line
Work began this morning on repaving Croton avenue from Croton school to the city line. A large crew is at work and contractors Woods and Golder push the project rapidly.
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Croton Avenue
Croton School
Woods and Golder
Hospital Benefit Game Ends In Tie At 8-8
Rain halted the Lehigh and Shenango Tin mushball game at Taggart Field with an 8-8 tie before about 1 500 fans. Proceeds benefited Jameson Memorial Hospital and an annual event was planned. Preceding the game, Benjamin Franklin Junior High tumblers impressed, Scout Troop 15 performed a Sioux-Arapaho dance, and the Senior High band provided entertainment.
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Lehigh
Shenango Tin
Taggart Field
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
J. McCandless
Boy Scout Troop 15
First Christian Church
Sidney Smith
Arapahoes
Joe F. Replogle
Seventy Boys Head to Camp from New Castle
About 70 boys leave New Castle on Tuesday morning July 1 for Camp Fred L. Rentz along Slippery Rock Creek run by the local Y M C A. The first group of nearly 70 will stay until July 15 then another group of about 70 arrives. Cars are sought to transport the group. volunteers are asked to call the Y M C A on Monday.
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New Castle
Fred L. Rentz
Slippery Rock Creek
Fre(d)onia Physician Dies After Long Illness
Dr. Thos F Hogue a 67 year old Fre(d)onia physician died in Greenville Pennsylvania after a prolonged illness. The noted doctor was a leading local figure and longtime medical practitioner.
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International News Service
Greenville
Thos. F. Hogue
Fredonia
Chicago Fliers Near To New World Record
The City of Chicago monoplane piloted by John and Kenneth Hunter with two support crews to refuel nears a world endurance record. By June 28 they had logged 402 hours aloft with 18 hours remaining to tie the 420 hour mark set by the St Louis Robin.
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Dale Jackson
Forrest O
St. Louis
Stinson
Chicago
Sky Harbor
City of
Atlantic Fliers to Attend British Embassy Reception
Major Charles E. Kingsford-Smith and three companions who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland to Newfoundland will be guests of the British embassy in Washington. They will meet Sir Ronald Lindsay and later see President Hoover after touring the embassy and related social functions. The Southern Cross crew will also be present, with police plans in place for large crowds at Bolling Field. Michael MacWhite and Sir Ronald Lindsay accompany the fliers to the White House.
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International News Service
Washington
Charles E. Kingsford-Smith
Atlantic
Ireland
Newfoundland
Hoover
Ronald Lindsay
Southern Cross
Pacific Ocean
California
Hawaii
Australia
England
Bolling Field
Michael MacWhite
Irish Free State
White House
Sir Ronald
Convict Admits Slaying Artist
William E. Peters, jailed for the murder of 60 year old artist Frank Whiteside, allegedly confessed after a two hour attorney client conference. Peters attorney Harry Johns said the confession was repudiated by Peters who claimed he did not know Whiteside or Miss Leona Fishbach.
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C International News Service
Philadelphia
William E. Peters
Frank Reed Whiteside
Director of
Public Safety
Schofield Today
Schofield
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bedford Springs
Connelly Peters
Leona Fishbach
Harry H. Johns
Peters
Johns
Whiteside
Miss Fishbach
Admits Slaying Evangelist At Mission Session
Frank Ross surrendered and confessed to killing Rev. Edgar R Wood at a Niagara Falls revival meeting. He aimed to kill four people and had trained with pistols to avoid missing. His wife Mildred Ross, 38, was wounded and an unidentified man was shot during the attack.
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Ross
Niagara Falls
Erie Attorney Brooks Heads State Bar in 1930s Era
John S. Brooks of Erie was unanimously elected president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, succeeding Bernard J. Meyers of Lancaster. The vote followed debate over a plan to inform voters about appellate candidates, with supporters arguing it would improve justice administration.
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International News Service
Bedford Springs
John S. Brooks
Erie
Erie County
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Charles E. English
Brooks
Bernard J. Meyers
Lancaster
Myers
Bar
Albert C. Hirsch
Pittsburgh
William S. Dalzell
Daizell
A Quiet Life Ends as Golf Draws Him Away
A widow recalls how Arthur Mometer once stayed home with family before golf took over his days. He woke with dawn to play, never asking others to join, and disappeared with his clubs when the weather was right at eighty two.
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Oscar Stensland
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R. C. Lutz
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Constable Robinson
Rees
PA Newc
Mt. Jackson
Richard E. Byrd
Pa Nene
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