Special Session Seeks Reductions in State Finances
Harrisburg debate centers on a 27 million dollar relief economy plan led by the Talbot Turner bloc. A three year moratorium on teachers retirement fund payments would save six million, with further cuts via unspent 1929 appropriations and staff dismissals. A resolution seeks bank closure details from the banking department.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Talbot-Turner House
Senate
Finance Committee
Talbot-Turner
House
Clarence L. Ederer
Montgomery
State Banking Department
Banking Department
Westinghouse Omits Dividend Announcement
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. directors voted to omit the $1 dividend on the common stock while the regular preferred dividend was paid. A statement cited earnings constraints and cash preservation, noting no outstanding bonds or bank loans and strong cash and quick assets.
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International News Service
New York
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Rochester West Bridge water span effort gains headway
The paper notes progress on the Rochester West Bridge replacement following a fire. It also highlights summer travel plans for readers taking The News along and mentions Fourth of July reunions and other local happenings.
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Rochester-West Bridgewater
Bridges Get Fresh Coats Near Here This Week
Two bridges are being repainted this week. One spans the Neshannock River at the Narrows from Neshannock Avenue to Castle Beach, the other crosses a small stream on the East Brook to Lakewood Beach road. The Shenango is muddy while the Mahoning runs clear.
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Neshannock
Neshannock Avenue
Castle Beach
East Brook
Lakewood Beach
Jacobs Reaches Wimbledon Final in Woman's Singles
Helen Jacobs of Berkeley California defeated Rene Mathieu of France 7 5 6 1 to reach the Wimbledon women's singles final. The report notes Jacobs' brilliant stroke variety and decisive win in straight sets.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Cal
Rene Mathieu
France
Sez You Quiz Answers About Birds and History
The page provides answers to a Sez You quiz. It notes Father Damien, the missionary to lepers at Molokai, and defines a young pigeon as a cub and preserved fodder as ensilage.
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Damien
Molokai
Washington Trip To Be Revamped At Grove City Banquet
The Grove City Congress of Clubs and local civic groups host a July 15 banquet at the Penn Grove Hotel for the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society and Mercer County Historical Society to relive George Washingtons 1753 Fort LeBoeuf journey. A 150-member caravan departs Pittsburgh at 1 30 p m and aims for 250 banquet guests with talks by Dr Homer Anderson Franklin F Holbrook and Albert Hart among others. The event includes a Mercer overnight stop and a Washington trail itinerary from Waterford to Fort LeBoeuf.
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Grove City
George Washington
Fort LeBeouf
Penn Grove
Grove City Congress of Clubs
Western Pennsylvania Historical Society of Pittsburgh
Mercer County Historical Society
L. H. Beeler
Grove City College
Pittsburgh
Homer Anderson
United Presbyterian
Grove City Congress Club
Franklin F. Holbrook
Western Pennsylvania Society
R. H. Johnston
Thiel College
Western Pennsylvania
Albert Hart
Harvard University
Washington
Fort le Beouf
Poor Director To Oust Non-Residents
Lawrence county Poor Director M. B. Hogue moved to prevent a Warren Ohio family from becoming a county charge. Investigations show the family, moved with funds and rent paid by Ohio authorities, had not yet established residence. Youngstown officials will accept them. Kentucky return of a colored woman and child noted.
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M. B. Hogue
Beaver Township
Lawrence County
Hogue
Warren
Ohio
New Bedford
Poor Department
Youngstown
Kentucky
Battery B Day Observed at Mount Jackson
Battery B Day at Mount Jackson featured Rev. Harrison Davidson, Rev. George Neil, and C. L. Lago with a firing volley over graves. 350 diners at noon, a 2:30 program in Mount Jackson high school with parade, music by Bessemer and Mt Jackson bands, and speaker Rev. Charles Warren Johnstone urged memory of Battery B. Civil War veterans attended. dignitaries from Niles, Ohio joined locals in the observance.
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American Legion
Harrison Davidson
George Neil
Bethel Church
C. L. Lago
Watt
F. D. Campbell
Battery B
Mount Jackson High School
Bessemer
Mt. Jackson
Earl J. Watt
Mr. Jackson High School
W. H. McCuillough
Johnstone
Charles Warren Johnstone
Central Christian Church of
New Castle
Lou Gwin
D. M. Clark
G. A. R. Post
Clark B. Hamilton
A. R. Kerr
R. H. Wilson
Thomas Wilson
John Patterson
Edwin L. Ayers
Ted Ferguson
Niles
Detroit motorist is conscientious charge dismissed
Paul F. Oswald, 25, from Warhead Kentucky, drove 650 miles to Detroit for a traffic court after forgetting a parking tag. He explained he found the tag in his pocket and rushed back, and Judge John Maher dismissed the charge as an act of conscientiousness. Oswald then headed back to Kentucky.
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International News Service
Detroit
Paul F. Aswald
Warhead
John Maher
Oswald
Kentucky
Realty Transfers Across Wilmington and Surrounding Areas
Realty transfers show Moses K. Byler estate to Anne K. Yoder in Wilmington for 1500 dollars. Catherine W. Schelein to Wm. D. Williams Sr in 6th ward for 1 dollar. Charles F. Simpeon to G R Los tetter in Pulaski for 435 dollars. Weingartner Realty Co to Charlotte B. Emery in 4th ward for 1 dollar. Edward Lenz to Herman H. Lenz in Neshannock for 1 dollar. Mormon M. Lenz to Edward Lenz in listed transfers.
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Moses K. Byler
Anne K. Yoder
Wilmington
Catherine W. Schelein
Wm. D. Williams, Sr
6Th Ward
Charles F. Simpeon
G. R. Lostetter
Pulaski
Weingartner Realty Company
Charlotte B. Emery
4Th Ward
Edward Lenz
Herman H. Lenz
Neshannock
Mormon M. Lenz
Deaths of the Day Jessie Maycroft Berquist
Jessie Maycroft Berquist aged 46 wife of Rev. Edward J. Berquist and mother of Eloyse Arnold Esther Rose and Earl died June 19 1932 at Pinckney Michigan after a week of illness. She previously worked in rescue missions with her husband in Sharon New Castle and Pinckney and was active in church and youth groups. She is survived by her husband two parents four children two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held in Pinckney and Coopersville with multiple pastors officiating followed by burial in Coopersville Cemetery.
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Jessie Maycroft Berquist
Edward J. Berquist
William H
Mary L. Maycroft
Conklin
Mich
Heavenly Mansions
Pinckney
Grand Rapids
Eloyse
Arnold
Esther Rose
Earl
A. G. Carson
Green Bay
Wisc
R. B. Franks
Earl B. Maycroft
Coopersville
H. E. Maycroft
Lakeview
Floyd L. May
Berquist
Community Congregational Church
King’s Daughters
Missionary and Christian Endeavor Societies
Philathea
Homer Mitchell Noble
Howell
Horace E. Maycroft
Lloyd
Lansing
C. E. Davis
Coopersville M. E
Frances Irene Powell
Shenango Township
Buhl Hospital
Sharon
William
Luella Likens Powell
William Kloss
New Wilmington
Roy Reed
Katherine
Madison Gill
West Middlesex
William Flickinger
Harry Thompson
Greenfield
Albert
William, Jr
John
Herbert
Bethel Cemetery
Funeral services for Fred Gallo in Hillsville
Funeral services for Fred Gallo of Hillsville were held Tuesday at St Lawrence church with Rev Fr Pirulli officiating. Interment followed in St Lawrence cemetery.
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Fred Gallo
Hillsville
St. Lawrence Church
Pirulli
St. Lawrence Cemetery
Citizens Lumber Plant Nears Readiness After Fire
Work to rebuild the Citizens Lumber Co. plant, damaged by a April fire, is nearly finished. Windows are being installed and machinery is being set up. Operation should resume within a few days.
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Citizens Lumber Co
Bill on Edmonds Act Presented in Senate Proceedings
A bill affecting the Edmonds Act is presented as part of the continued Capitol session. A Talbot resolution seeking detailed information from the budget secretary on state funds moves to committee. A Parkinson sponsored measure for highways expenditure and future construction passes committee and awaits action. F bills advance on second reading, including expanded banking powers for closed banks and municipal loan provisions. Senate adjourns until Tuesday night.
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Talbot
C. W. Parkinson
Greene
Department of Highways
Fred T. Gelder
Susquehanna
Secretary of Banking
Senate
Hickman Charges Formalized After Philadelphia Discussion
Hickman conferred with Schnader in Philadelphia on Saturday. Schnader advised filing the charges in writing under oath, followed by formal statement. Philadelphia reporters say the Hickman charges have circulated there for over a year. News about radio salaries notes many have been cut yet performances remain strained.
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Florence
Ala
Herald
Two Young Men Accepted For Naval Service
Two young men on the list of Chief Boatswain's Mate F. R. Allison have been accepted for service in the navy. They are C. E. Higbee of Stoneboro, Pa., and W. C. Galvin of 133 Orchard avenue, Ellwood City. They will be sent into Pittsburgh on July 5.
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F. R. Allison
Navy
Allison
C. E. Higbee
Stoneboro
W. C. Galvin
Orchard Avenue
Ellwood City
Pittsburgh
California Boy Kills Brother in Los Angeles
Bruce Varnes, 12, pointed an empty gun at his 5 year old brother George Ryer. Edward Ryer, 10, picked up a loaded revolver and shot Bruce dead. Police record confirms the incident in Los Angeles.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Bruce Varnes
George Ryer
Bruce
George
Edward Ryer
Edward
Dellaverson Funeral Services Held at St. Vitus Church
The funeral for James Dellaverson of 820 South Jefferson street was conducted Tuesday at 9:20 o clock in St. Vitus church. High clerical rites marked the service.
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Mr. Dellaverson
James Dellaverson
Jefferson Street
St. Vitus Church
Girl Scouts Seek Camp Registrations at Portersville August
Girl Scouts of New Castle prepare for two weeks of camp at Portersville in August with registrations received at the headquarters. The pace is slow but steady as organizers await more applicants. A police official said no one will be framed to secure a conviction, regardless of public pressure.
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Girl Scouts of
New Castle
Portersville
Training Class Enrollees at New Castle Library
Enrolled in the six weeks training class in library work at the New Castle free public library are Miss Florence Golder Grace Thompson and Jane Leicht.
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New Castle Free Public Library
Florence Golder
Grace Thompson
Jane Leicht
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