Lindbergh Repeats Diary Details In Curtis Trial
Colonel Lindbergh testifies in Flemington New Jersey as John Hughes Curtis faces obstruction charges over negotiations tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping. He uses his diary to refresh memory describing Curtis recounting a vessel described as Gloucester fishing boat with a 270 horsepower Fairbanks Morse engine and two masts.
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Julia McCarthy
International News Service
Flemington
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
John Hughes Curtis
Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Curtis
Norfolk Shipbuilder
New Jersey
Gloucester
Baer Describes Chicago Convention Arrival Impressions
W J Baer of New Castle, an alternate delegate from Beaver Lawrence Butler district, mails his first impressions from the Democratic national convention in Chicago. He notes arrival time in Chicago, initial greetings, and visits to headquarters at Congress hotel and Stevens hotel, recalling meeting cartoonist Hungerford.
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W. J. Baer
New Castle
Beaver-Lawrence-Butler
Chicago
Ill
Fred Rentz
New Castle News Co
Rentz
George Gaw
Stevens Hotel
Congress Hotel
Hungerford
Pittsburgh Pastor And Wife Injured In Rose Point Crash
Rev. Kinley McMillan pastor of Herron Avenue Presbyterian Church and his wife Mrs. Lillian McMillan were severely injured when their car crashed into a utility pole on the Butler road near Rose Point. Daughters Mary and Marjorie Cribbs escaped serious injury. The couple’s condition improved by day’s end.
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Kinley McMillan
Herron Avenue Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
Lillian McMillan
Francisco Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Butler Road
Rosé Point
McMillan
Mary
Marjorie Cribbs
Charles C. Cribbs
Ingram Presbyterian Church
Rev. McMillan
David Victor
Victor Theatre
New Castle
Youngstown
Mary Patrick
Wick Avenue
Victor
McMillans
Cribbs
New Wilmington
Robert Galbreath
Westminster College
Bellevue Presbyterian Church
Westminster
Young Steve Victro Gruca Nets Winged Insect
Har lansburg boy Steve Victro Gruca captured a winged insect of a mysterious species in South New Castle Boro and brought it to The News for display. The weekend saw Boy Scouts camping at Camp John M. Phillips amid wet weather and dips in Slippery Rock creek. Kiwanis International President W. O. Harris praised clubs for service despite conditions during his Detroit visit. Rotary and Lions clubs marked transitions in leadership as old regimes ended and new officers began.
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Steve Victro Gruca
Harlansburg
South New Castle
John M. Phillips
Pa Newe
Kiwanis
W. O. Harris
Kiwanis International Today
Detroit
Kiwanis Night
Ellwood City
Heard
Harris
Rotarians
Lions
Rotary
Lions Club
Ntinu
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning report a maximum of 76 and a minimum of 60 with 1.05 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 4.3 feet. The same date last year showed a maximum of 87, a minimum of 62, and no precipitation.
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U. S
German Chancellor Drops Plan for Franco German Pact
Lausanne report says Chancellor Franz Von Papen scrapped a Franco German alliance idea, bowing to Prussian pride. The move widens rift between French and German delegations at the Lausanne talks, with Britain’s Prime Minister MacDonald mediating to keep discussions alive. Edouard Herriot learned of the decision on his Paris arrival. Von Papen could offer only general cooperation without a reparations quid pro quo.
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Arno Dosch
Berlin
von Papen
J. Ramsey MacDonald
Britain
Edouard Herriot
France
Germany
Paris
von Pa
Mrs McCreary Unable to Join France Trip This Year
Mrs. A. E. McCreary of Neshannock Falls road cannot accompany a Gold Star Mothers group to France this year. She had planned to sail with the Leviathan group today but conditions prevented her from going. Her son Lieutenant Norman J. McCreary fell in World War I and is buried in the Aisne-Marne cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. McCreary
Neshannock Falls Road
France
McCreary
Norman J. McCreary
Aisne-Marne
Green roadways eyed by eye expert at convention
Dr. William Arthur Mendelsohn chief of the staff at the Post-Graduate Eye Institute Chicago advised sidewalks and highways of green and windowless office buildings as eye friendly innovations during his interview at the American Optometric Association convention in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William Arthur Mendelsohn
Post-Graduate Eye Institute
Chicago
American Optometric Association
Hotel Statler
Democrats Disgusted by Chicago Convention Opening
Special to The News reports the June 28 session in Chicago where the Democratic convention opened with disorder and disengagement. Delegates traveled long distances and paid high fees yet appeared unenthusiastic as the event failed to produce action or cohesion, prompting strong words from observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Conventio
MacDonald Tries to Break Reparations Conference Deadlock
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Britain enters efforts to avert a collapse at the Paris reparations conference. After a four hour session County Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk urged cancellation, while Edward Herriot pressed for continuation.
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International News Service
Lausanne
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk
Edouard Herriot
France
Herriott
MacDonald
Visiting in Capital Miss Sarah Boyles on vacation in Washington
Miss Sarah Boyles stenographer to City Solicitor Robert White is spending a few days of her vacation at Washington D C.
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Capital
Sarah Boyles
Robert White
Washington, D. C
Trevor West Returns From Vacation Trip
Trevor West of the mailing department for Pennsylvania Power System has returned from a week long vacation to Louisville and other points.
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Trevor West
Pennsylvania Power System
Louisville
Bear Market in Legislature Sees Salary Cuts Debated
Harrisburg reports two House members push for a bear market theme as Rep. Bart Richards proposes a 500 dollar annual cut per member while Rep. Fred Patterson offers a 1000 dollar reduction, highlighting salary dispute amid prewar law debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Bart Richards
Lawrence
Fred Patterson
Beaver
Officers View Suspects Held In Cleveland
FH County Detective H M Lee Assistant County Detective Bernard Rocks and two state policemen with a Mahoning Trust Co employee traveled to Cleveland Monday to inspect a bandit gang arrested by Cleveland police. Some members may be linked to last month’s bank robbery that killed Officer Clarence Campbell. Nine gang members were rounded up after an attempted escape and are held as suspects in Cleveland area robberies.
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H. M. Lee
Bernard Rocks
Mahoning Trust Company
Cleveland
Clarence Campbell
Seek Probe Of State Finances
Rep Grover C Talbot leads a house move for a thorough Pennsylvania finances probe. A sub committee will summon fiscal officers and department heads for data by July 5. Reps Blumberg Stadtlander McKay and Brown join Talbot with powers to demand financial information. An additional measure would require quarterly budget finances pamphlets.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Grover C. Talbot
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Talbot
Appropriations Committee
Blumberg
Philadelphia
Stadtlander
Allegheny
McKay
Mercer
Brown
Susquehanna
Ellwood Turner
Mothers Lose State Funds As County Aid Is Cut
Twenty four mothers on the Lawrence County Mothers Assistance Fund were dropped from the rolls after a state budget ruling. All aid was cut 50 percent for remaining recipients due to Talbot bill constraints reducing hospital and other charitable funds.
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Mothers Assistance Fund
Lawrence County Board
Charles H. Young
Mary Wolcott
Supreme Court
Mothers Assistance Board
Democratic national convention second session agenda
The Chicago program for the second session begins at noon with Temporary Chairman Senator Alben W. Barkley. Activities include invocation by Monsignor Francis Ostrowski, credentials report, permanent organization, election of a permanent chairman, address by the permanent committee, and rules report.
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International News Service
Stadium
Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Francis G. Ostwoski
St. Josaphat’s Church
Sues Killer In Wife's Death
Pete Siciliano files a $10,000 damages suit in Mercer County against Marko Demofanti and Grove City National Bank as guardian. He says Demofanti killed five people at No 2 Mine near the Lawrence county line including his wife Catherine, leaving Siciliano with six children and substantial expenses.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Pete Siciliano
Marko Demofanti
Grove City National Bank
No. 2
Lawrence County
Demofanti
Catherine Siciliano
Piling Unearthed From 75-Year-Old Volant Bridge Site
During excavations for the Volant bridge abutments over Neshannock creek, workers found old piling from the first covered wooden bridge in perfect preservation. The timber had been driven about 75 years ago at this location.
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Volant
Neshannock Creek
Neshannock
Death record for Mrs J C Uber 85 Indiana Pa
Mrs J C Uber, 85, of Indiana Pennsylvania, dies. Funeral plans and further details unavailable in the fragment.
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J. C. Uber
Indiana, Pa
Missing Man Found Dead At Portersville
John Eicholtz 55 was found dead with a shotgun near Portersville Butler County after leaving home last Thursday promising his wife she would not see him again A search by volunteers and Boy Scouts followed his despondent departure before the body was recovered.
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International News Service
Butler
John Eicholtz
Portersville
Eicholtz
Democratic Platform Draws Wet Plank For Convention
Chicago June 28 A new Democratic platform is complete except for prohibition with writers drafting a wet plank. Delegates split into two camps over repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment or submission of repeal. The convention will decide the final stance during sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchinson
Senator Long Wins Fight On Right Of Seats
In Chicago on June 28 the credentials committee voted 34 to 17 to seat the Huey P. Long delegation at the national Democratic convention after a lengthy session that ended in the early hours. A rival delegation led by former Gov Jared Y. Sanders had pressed its claim to the seats.
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International News Service
Chicago
Sesson
Huey P. Long
Jared Y. Sanders
Butler County Boy Is Electrocuted While Playing
Butler Pa June 28 An eight year old Harold K Saylor Jr was electrocuted in a school yard at Bruin 22 miles north of Butler His body was found last night with the cause undetermined One theory cites high tension wires entering the building through a conduit may have short circuited
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International News Service
Butler
Bruin
Here
Harold K. Saylor Jr
Roosevelt Seeks Conciliatory Path for Nomination Bid
New York Governor pursues a conciliatory strategy aiming to win party support under the two thirds rule. He weighs reaching broad consensus, hoping to advance toward the presidential nomination amid intra party divisions.
Roosevelt Backs Two-Thirds Rule For Nomination Fight
Gov Franklin D Roosevelt decides to pursue the two-thirds rule for the presidential nomination. James Farley declares strong support for the rule and rejects a majority-after-six-ballots plan. The move signals internal tension with Roosevelt backers and Albany leadership.
Slayer Of Mayor Beal Still Not Identified
Lake Wales Florida June 28 police still had no clues to the killer of Mayor Joseph Beal who was shot on his porch Saturday night His alibi was given by Russell Johns who was questioned Footprints from the porch led to a waiting automobile and remain under investigation
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International News Service
Lake Wales
Fla
Joseph Beal
Russell Johns
Beal
Hole in One Dreams and Everyday Golf
A speaker notes golfers chase rare holes in one while he struggles with consistency. He observes that those who succeed quickly lose focus on the game, urging that his own score of 82 reflects a steadier, slower rhythm.
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McNought Syndicate
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Democratic Party
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Butler County
New York
George R. Holmes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
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Daniel F. Cohalan
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