02 Mar 1938
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1938
Page
1
G men participate in the missing child affair as authorities search Rochelle New York for young Peter Levine son of Manhattan lawyer. A ransom note reportedly found and a suspect car spotted near the Levine residence with a woman’s frightened cry as officers arrive.
Readers in New Castle react to a winter day on March 1 1934 with a bitter low of seven degrees below zero and freezing thaw damage on highways The season opens with talk of spring sports as local venues review court facilities and paving works on Rural Avenue and Harlansburg Hill.
Weather notes show 48 degree temperature with 27 percent precipitation, river stage TS feet. Year ago statistics record Manrakur temperature 34 and minimal 25 with no precipitation.
Hollywood report says Kay Francis announced plans to wed Raven Evik Barnekow within a few months. The couple began their romance after meeting at a Beverly Hills social event hosted by Countess Di Frasso. Barnekow is described as a younger nobleman with aviation business interests and has been in Hollywood about a year.
Cora Lillian Burnham, a New York divorcee, sues Rev. Harold Zeis for breach of promise after a ten year acquaintance. She testified Zeis urged vows and common law marriage while she sat by his bed, sobbing, as she described their relation at St Pauls Church in Steubenville. The case hinges on his alleged commitment and ultimate breakup.
Weatherman B. F. Johnson reports February 1937 ran warmer than normal with a 3.4 degree excess in temperature and 3.01 inches of precipitation. The highest reading reached 69 degrees and the lowest 1 degree, with a 32 degree daily range on the 4th and 2.8 inches of snowfall for the month.
The New Castle school board tentatively approves an 1938-39 budget of 1 077 394 dollars with 18 mills, keeping the millage level while cutting back on nonessential items. Budget display set for March 11 for twenty days, after which formal adoption follows.
President Roosevelt seeks no new experiments and will not propose major changes to anti trust laws this session. White House aides await business reaction to his stated intent and continue private conferences with industry leaders to maintain a cooperative environment.
Vienna dispatch reports Graz bans on Nazi displays as threats of political violence intensify. Socialists, Labor, Heimwehr and Mon atelist parties vow to reorganize their forces if Nazi demonstrations resume. Dr Alfred Seyss-Inquart met Nazi leaders and secured a promise to discontinue torchlight marches.
Shanghai March 2 A swift Japanese army thrust south and west from the Tientsin Nanking line captures Kiatsing and threatens Kweiteh, aiming at the Lunghai railroad and the interior China lifeline. The move could give Nipponese their first foothold on the Lunghai line, a vital strategic objective.
General John J. Pershing, in a critical condition from a heart ailment and uremic poisoning, showed improvement today in Tucson Arizona. Attending physician Dr Ranald Davison said the danger point had not passed, but the general reportedly spent a comfortable night as commander of over four million American soldiers in World War I.
Greta Garbo and Leopold Stokowski hide from reporters in Ravello on the Bay of Naples. An International News Service exclusive says the pair, with a chaperone, are staying in a villa while photographers swarm the village.
Gasoline truck from Titusville spilled 4000 gallons on Main Street McKees Rocks causing streets to be flushed overnight. Firefighters police and volunteers sealed a six block area near Linden and WOUSts as Burton C Fisher halted the leak and warned residents. Traffic and pedestrians were halted while crews washed the gas from the area.
In Moscow on March 2, twenty of twenty one defendants in a treason hearing admitted guilt, signaling the same pattern of admissions seen in prior trials. Only Nikolai Krestinsky refused to plead.
Betty Collison Crabb a 19 year old bride was found dead in her husband James Crabb's home in Tazewell County Illinois. A Frontier model pistol lay beside her body and authorities say the death is probably self inflicted. A prior dispute with her father in law named Wills Crabb sparked police interest as officers reported a prowler may have been involved before a fatal shot was fired.
The Ways and Means Committee Democrats back drastic revisions to the undistributed profits tax and the capital gains tax while Republican critics urge repeal. Two Democrats fault the proposed family and closely held corporation penalties, as debate begins on the 319 page tax bill.
Death notices list Henry Trask 73 of Mahoning township Mrs James Hunt Shenango John Berested 65 Moravia street extension Youn PD Norward 79 North Beaver township and Mary Hannibal 141 Preston avenue with lines cut off on the page
Reported by palace sources the Zog princesses travel across the United States to seek suitable husbands. They speak with royal courtiers while awaiting parental permissions and discuss potential matches, including alliances with European royalty.
Dingledy named chief engineer of a bridge building drive by the New Castle YMCA campaign to end the annual membership drive opening in March. Robert L. Meermans serves as general secretary with Dingledy coordinating construction efforts for the campaign. Alexander Kerensky era exile Berensky forecasts Russia's overthrow of Stalin and the establishment of a democracy, warning America remains the best bulwark against tyranny.
Princesses Myzejon Rule and Maxtude of Albania turned down more than fifty offers to dine and dance in New York while visiting the American Girl Scouts. They faced intense photo attention from photographers and crowds, despite denials by King Zag’s family that they sought husbands.
Madrid endured one of the heaviest bombardments as insurgents fired large shells from hill emplacements west of the city. Loyalist forces reported wiping out Fascist positions at Casa De LasCogua on the Estremadura front as Leftists disrupted traffic and wrecked convoyed trucks. Barcelona President Lacs Comys appealed for greater war materiel to sustain the fight against fascism.
Rescue crews continue a coast to coast search for a Transcontinental Airlines plane reported down near Tehachapi California. The craft carried nine people including two women aboard when last heard at 6 30 p m local time. Adverse weather and mountain terrain hinder the search as authorities urge caution while crews in Fresno Bakersfield and nearby counties widen the investigation.
A cockpit figure known as Mercy Man is identified among the missing aircraft crew after a flight disappeared over Mexico. Navy records credit Graves with observing life signs aboard the ill fated vessel under adverse conditions.
A garbled OCR passage mentions weather, names, and dates in a fragmented way. It references care and change, with scattered phrases about snow, tones, and personal observations. The text reads as garbled notes rather than a clear story or report.
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