Friend Of Slain New York Woman Linked To Erie Case
Cassie Clayton of Erie Pennsylvania, once a confidante of Vivian Gordon the murdered Broadway figure, was located in Erie and sent to New York under guard. Gordon's last letter to Clayton claimed she would be vindicated against framing by police. Clayton will testify for Referee Seabury’s vice inquiry as Irving Ben Cooper’s assistant interviews her in Erie.
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New York
Cassie Clayton
Erie
Vivian Gordon
van Cortland Park
Miss Clayton
Miss Gordon
Vivian
Cassie
Samuel Seabury
Irving Ben Cooper
Cooper
Edward G. Perry
van Cortlandt Park
N. Y
Seabury
Liceman
Governor Pinchot to Testify Before Pa Senate Panel
Governor Gifford Pinchot is set to appear before the Senate committee investigating Pennsylvania's Public Service Commission in Harrisburg this afternoon. He will submit a written statement rather than answering questions, likely adding to the testimony already before the committee.
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Pinchot
William B. Brown
International News Service
Harrisburg
Senate
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
Capitol Hill
Gifford Pinchot
C. J. Hepburn
Debates and Droughts Stir New Castle News
March begins with lamb or lion debate as residents contend with delayed new driver licenses and streams running low after a rainy spell. The Shenango River fell two feet in ten days, and several country fires threaten homes due to water shortages. Presley N. Jones reports a robin arriving signaling spring.
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Shenango
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary for Local Station
U S weather bureau reports for the 24 hour period ending 9 this morning show a maximum of 41 and a minimum of 27 with no precipitation and a river stage of 5 feet and falling. For the prior 24 hours ending Sunday morning the maximum was 6 and the minimum 23 with 0.6 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5.2 feet.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Plan to Issue 100000 Bond for City Improvements
City councilors indicated they will bond the city for an additional 100000 this spring to fund paving repaving resurfacing street widening and sewer projects. The city already has about 960000 bonded and the solicitor was asked to prepare the ordinance for consideration at the next council session.
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Genkinger
Burns
City Hall
Water Company Starts Building New Mains In Sheep Hill
The Water Company begins laying about one and a half miles of pipes in the Sheep Hill district to supply roughly 80 families on Northview Southview Moravia Martha and Byers avenues and parts of Good and Beaver streets. The project costs about 12000 dollars and should take six weeks to complete with many local workers. High pressure mains will be extended from the Morris street district due to elevation.
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Water Company
Sheep Hill District
Northview Avenue
Southview Avenue
Moravia Street
Martha Street
Byers Avenue
Good and
Beaver Streets
Sheep Hill
Morris Street
Gas Gusher Is Finally Tamed by Spider Method
Meeker Well near Tioga, the East of the Mississippi’s largest natural gas gusher, has been tamed using the spider device. Kane Supply officials report 4,900 feet of casing to be installed and cementing to begin, with capping to follow the routine use of the Christmas tree device to stem the flow.
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International News Service
Kane
H. G. Bentley
Girl Injured In Auto Crash Near New Castle
Miss Margaret Di Thomas 17 is in serious condition at New Castle hospital after a crash that killed the roadster they rode in. Dion Bongivengo 23 and Pauline DiThomas 15 escaped injury as the group traveled from Slippery Rock College. A truck without lights blocked the road forcing evasive action and a collision with a parked truck.
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New Castle
Slippery Rock Road
Margaret di Thomas
Jos. DiThomas
Center Street
New Castle Hospital
Louis Bongivengo
Pauline DiThomas
Margaret DiThomas
Slippery Rock College
Croton Avenue
Bongivengo
Slippery Rock
John R. Sickafuse
Sickafuse
Corporal Sarko
Highway Patrol
Davis Appointed Grand Jury Foreman
Ivor V. Davis was named foreman of the grand jury when it convened this morning to hear cases presented by District Attorney John Powers. No murder cases were on the list. most proceedings concern robbery and liquor-law violations.
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Ivor V. Davis
John Powers
Heavy Calendars For Legislators In State Session
The Pennsylvania General Assembly reconvenes amid Senate probes of the Public Service Commission as Governor Pinchot prepares an investigation. House committees meet to organize with Rep D Glenn Moore named chairman and three observers to join Wednesday hearings on the Scranton Springbrook water case.
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Robert Gorman
International News Service
Harrisburg
Mar
Public Service Commission
Public Utilities
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Senate
Pinchot
House
D. Glenn Moore
Washington
Grovernor Wit
Scranton- Springbrook
Adams
Turner
Peru Navy Forces Resignation of President Sanchez
In Lima on March 2 a naval-led coup ousted Provisional President Luis M. Sanchez to avert civil war. A three-man junta including Chief Justice Ricardo Leoncio Elias, Naval Chief A. G. Vinces, and Colonel Ruiz Bravo now governs as Arequipa rebels seek settlement.
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International News Service
Lima Peru
Peru
Luis M. Sanchez
Ricardo Leoncio Elias
A. G. Vinces
Ruiz Bravo
Arequipa
Agreement Reached Between Irwin and Gandhi in India
Bombay March 2 Lord Irwin and Mahatma Gandhi reached a man to man agreement on all points of the Indian dispute in New Delhi conferences. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru announced that a final peace statement would be issued tomorrow night, signaling the end of the civil disobedience campaign.
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International News Service
Bombay
Mar
Lord Irwin
Viceroy
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
New Delhi
Tej Bahadur Sapru
India
Death notices of six local residents announced
W B Rodgers aged 65 of 109 North Crawford Avenue Oscar F Brashear aged 49 of Pittsburgh Mrs Sally Price NacNab aged 219 East Wallace Avenue Adam Flinner aged 79 of Shenango Stop Edward O Hartfield aged 1309 Wilmington Avenue Miss Dama M Kirk aged 85 of New Wilmington Ia
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W. B. Rodgers
Crawford Avenue
Oscar F. Brashear
Pittsburgh
Sally Price NacNab
Wallace Avenue
Adam Flinner
Shenango
Edward O. Hartfield
Wilmington Avenue
Dama M. Kirk
New Wilmington
Soldiers line up for overdue money in tough economy
In Santa Monica March 2 a letter writer critiques wartime bonuses amid a weak economy. The author argues debt burdens governments like individuals and calls borrowing a constant necessity, noting Hog Island costs and wartime spending as poor financial choices.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hog Island
Fire destroys The Mayfair roadside eatery near fairgrounds
The two story The Mayfair roadside barbeque and tea room on Harlandsburg road burned Saturday afternoon. A. J. Crawford and family were in Struthers Ohio when central station firefighters arrived three miles from city line. Building valued at 10 000 with contents 5 000 destroyed. Neighbors said smoke appeared shortly before 3 p m. Crawford and family left Ohio to visit W Carney in Struthers. Fire continued to devastate the property as neighbors aided the Crawfords and the story continues on page two.
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Harlandsurg Road
Fairgrounds
A. J. Crawford
Struthers
O. Central Station
Crawford
Harlansburg Road
Crawfords
Harlansburg
Fireman Injured As Church Burns in Rochester Pa
A Rochester fire on March 2 damaged the United Presbyterian church with about $5 000 loss. Volunteer fireman Joseph Geelman aged 50 was cut on the head by falling slate as flames gutted the interior. origin of the blaze was undetermined.
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Rochester
International News Service
United Presbyterian Church
Joseph Geelman
Speculation on Cameron successor as banking secretary
Rumor drives Capitol Hill chatter as Peter G. Cameron resigns over policy clashes. Names floated include James A. Walker of Philadelphia, former secretary of the commonwealth and ex legislative banking committee chair, with Beamish noted in governance roles.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Mar
Capitol Hill
Peter G. Cameron
Banking
Cameron
James A. Walker
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
John S. Fisher
Walker
Richard J. Beamish
House
Great Religious Fervor Shown At Festival Of Song
Crowds from Aliquippa Pittsburgh Beaver Valley Ellwood City Youngstown Warren Niles Sharon and other areas attended a two hour mass sing at the First Congregational church East Reynolds street. The event featured old Welsh hymns that inspired strong religious feeling and lively requests for favorites from the audience.
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First Congregational Church
East Reynolds Street
Aliquippa Pittsburgh
Beaver Valley
Ellwood City
Youngstown
Warren Niles
Sharon
Hoover Sends Condolences To Cooper's Widow
President Hoover mourns Rep. Henry A. Cooper of Wisconsin and offers deepest sympathy to his widow. Cooper died at his Washington home, remembered for courage and high ideals as a valuable public servant. Senate recesses from 11 to noon in respect.
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International News Service
Washington
Mar
Hoover
Rep
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
Cooper
Congressman Cooper
Senate
Governor's Wife Visits New Castle For Luncheon and Talk
Mrs. Gifford Pinchot wife of the Pennsylvania governor and noted clubwoman arrived in New Castle and stayed at The Castleton. She attended a noon luncheon hosted by the Woman's club executive board, then visited Highland United Presbyterian Church where about 60 Girl Scouts saluted her. She spoke to club members in the afternoon and described travel through the South Sea Islands with a moving picture projector.
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Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Castleton
Woman's Club
Mrs. Pinchot
Holdup Slayer Is Executed Today At Rockview Prison
BELLEFONTE PA March 2 Convicted of killing Cameron Cook a Philadelphia bank messenger during a 30000 payroll robbery a year ago Thomas Martin of Philadelphia was executed at Rockview prison at 701 am One electric shock of 2000 volts was used and he was pronounced dead at 705 am The plea for commutation was denied by the State Pardon Board noting two other suspects had received prison terms.
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International News Service
Bellefonte
Cameron Cook
Philadelphia
Thoma Martin
Rockew
Martin
State Pardon Board
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Cook
Hotel Auditor Visits City to Audit Castleten
L. L. Benway, auditor for the American Hotels corporation, spends the week in New Castle examining the books of The Castleten hotel as part of routine verification.
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L. L. Benway
American Hotels Corporation
New Castle
Herman L Richards Elected Police Officer
Herman L Richards of East Long avenue was elected by the city council as a policeman to fill a vacancy from Fred Schuller’s death. Mayor Gillespie presented the recommendation, Councilman Burns moved to concur, and the vote was unanimous from the eligible list including Wallace Richards and Smith. Richards to report for duty as soon as possible.
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Herman L. Richards
East Long Avenue
Gillespie
Burns
Fred Wallace
Herman Richards
Joseph W. Smith
Richards
Fred Schuller
Winter Comes Early A Warning From A Cold Lad
The verse warns about catching a cold in mild weather and urges keeping woolens ready. It describes a friend with runny eyes and nasal talk, who forgot to wear a coat as day temperatures rise. It notes warm nights but warns that winter is near and germs thrive as temps sit at forty.
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James L. Kilgallen
P.S.C
Greenfield
PA Newc
March
Presley N. Jones
Lincoln Avenue
Daily Weather Report
Newey
Girl
Davis
Sanchez
van Lear
Tadon Errs
Mayor's Fund
Rockview
Arthur Mometer
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