National Commander Heads Big Legion Banquet
Ralph T. O Neil national commander was guest of honor at the Twenty Sixth Congressional District banquet held at the Cathedral. Nearly seventeen hundred Legionnaires and guests attended despite the commander’s health limiting his enjoyment of the festivities. The event reflected credit on Legionnaires across Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio with strong support from district members and families. Continued on page sixteen.
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Twenty-Sixth
Congressional District
Cathedral
Ralph T. O'Neil
Congressional
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Police hunt expands for killer of Virginia Brooks
Indications point to an alternate Hickman case as San Diego and Los Angeles police concentrate in a man hunt for the slayer of 10 year old Virginia Brooks. Her decapitated body was found in a burlap bag on Camp Kearny Mesa in California.
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Hickman
San Diego
Los Angeles
Virginia Brooks
Camp Kearny Mesa
Cal
ONeil Reaffirms Legion Stand On Disabled Clare
National Commander Ralph T. O Neil outlined the American Legion position on care for disabled veterans at a banquet in the Cathedral. Illness forced a shortened speech but he credited Congress for recent veterans measures and pledged continued advocacy. He spoke from a sick bed at Castleton after a train incident and hoped to resume travel today.
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Ralph T. O'Neil
the American Legion
Congress
American Legion
O'Neil
Castleton
Daily Weather Report from U S Weather Bureau
Statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine this morning show a maximum temperature of 29, a minimum of 24, precipitation five tenths inches, and five inches of snowfall. Tiver stage reads 44 feet.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Residents Protest Plans For Closing Lawrence School
A group of Seventh ward residents from North Liberty street protested the New Castle board of education plan to close Lawrence Elementary School. About a dozen delegation members presented a petition signed by nearly 180 taxpayers calling for reversal of the action. John Bevan acted as chief spokesman and outlined reasons for the reversal before the board. The notice continues on page ten.
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New Castle
John Bevan
Board of Education
Hair Evidence Drives Murder Probe in San Diego Case
Police and criminologists rely on two strands of hair found in Virginia Brooks's hand as key evidence in the brutal San Diego murder. Two suspects are grilled, one released after hair tests diverged, the other, D. J. Bryan, held for microscopic hair comparison. Deputies identify a retreaded tire as a further clue, with John Shelly, owner of the tire shop, aiding the inquiry.
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International News Service
San Diego
Cal
Virginia Brooks
Camp Kearney Mesa
D. J. Bryan
John Shelly
New Castle Plant Honored for Safety Record
The New Castle plant of Lehigh Portland Cement Company received national recognition for a flawless safety record with no lost time accidents in the past year. Two representatives, Charles H. Schlicher and E. Davy, were invited to attend the Portland Cement Association convention in Washington, D C, May 11 through 13. Nearby, Mrs. Eugenia Pritchard is visiting Pittsburgh with her daughter Mrs. Mont Emerick.
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New Castle
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Portland Cement Association
Washington
D. C
Charles H. Schlicher
Ere Davy
Eugenia Pritchard
Pittsburgh
Mrs
Mont Emerick
Senator Watson Challengers Progressives On Key Issues
Special to The News from Beverly Hills reports Jim Watson of Indiana challenged the Washington progressives to define their positions on prohibition farm relief tariff and ten other major questions. The senator mocked their evasiveness and asked for clear stances as a Republican leader.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Jim Watson
Indiana
Washington
Undegraff Elevated to New Elks Ruler in New Castle
Roy H. Updegraff was chosen exalted ruler of New Castle Lodge No. 69 of the Elks with installation set for April 8. Other officers include John D. Hite as esteemed leading knight Edward J. Ryan as esteemed loyal knight C Le Roy Hughes as esteemed lecturing knight Jacob Cosel as secretary George W. Thomas as treasurer W J McNeill as Tyler and W W Pattison trustee one year A C Hyde trustee two years Edward F. Ryan representative to grand lodge C H Buell alternate past exalted ruler and R H Updegraff John D Alternate P E R W C DeArment retiring ruler presided. social period followed.
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Roy H. Undegraff
New Castle Lodge of Elks
John D. Hite
Edward J. Ryan
C. LeRoy Hughes
Jacob Cosel
George W. Thomas
Tyler
W. J
E. F. Ryan
One Baby Arrives on Rentz Birthday
A baby born in New Castle hospital to Mr and Mrs Harry M Long at 4 this morning marks Rentz birthday events in Lawrence County. Fred Rentz and wife, touring Florida, pays five dollars for each baby born on his birthday March 12.
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Harry M. Long
Emerson Avenue
New Castle Hospital
Fred Rentz
Florida
Lawrence County
Nurse Delegate Heads to State Convention
Mrs. John Haley Jr of Meyer Avenue departs Friday for Harrisburg Pa to attend the State Nurses Association convention on Saturday. She travels as the delegate of the Shenango Valley Hospital Nurses Association.
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John Haley Jr
Meyer Avenue
Harrisburg Pa
State Nurses Association
Haley
Shenango Valley Hospital Nurses Association
Jealous Husband Sparks Fatal Shooting in Nice
In Nice France a New York Philadelphia theater magnate Frederick G Nixon-Nirdlinger was shot dead in his villa after a violent quarrel with his wife Charlotte Nash Nixon-Nirdlinger. Police report the wife claimed self defense saying the 54 year old husband was jealous and accused her of infidelity.
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International News Service
Nice
France
Mar
Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger
New York
Philadelphia
Nixon- Nirdlinger
Nixon-Nirdlinger
Promenade Des Anglais
Charlotte Isabel Nash
Atlantic City
Pantages Denies Charges In Hollywood Love Bazaar Case
Alexander Pantages, awaiting arraignment on a criminal offense charge, posted $25,000 bonds and called the case a frame-up. John P. Mills and Jesse Shreve also faced similar charges as part of the Pantages-Mills-Shreve syndicate. Complainants include Alice Blake and Helen Livingstone, with alleged organizers Olive Clark Day and William Jobelmann implicated.
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International News Service
San Diego
Cal
Alexander Pantages
Liberty
Pantages
Agua Caliente
Mex
John P. Mills
Pantages and
Mills
Jesse Shreve
Pantages-Mills- Shreve Company
Alice Blake
Lydia Nitto
Helen Livingstone
Blake
Hoover Leaders Brace for Progressive Conference Fallout
Administration leaders remain confident about Hoover re nomination as progressives gather here. They insist no third party is forming, noting Dewey was excluded and most progressives stay with their parties. Senator Borah attacks Hoover yet maintains party regularity, with speculation he will campaign for Hoover again.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Mar
Hoover
National Conference of Progressives
John Dewey
Columbia University
Norris
Nebraska
Smith
Borah
Idaho
Mr Hoover
Greater Pittsburgh Steamboat Destroyed by Major River Blaze
Officials report the river excursion steamer Greater Pittsburgh once the Homer Smith burned to wreckage on the Ohio River. Flames leapfrogged five decks as spectators watched from the northside docks. two towboats and 45 barges nearby were saved, with losses estimated above 250000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
International News Service
Swift River
Greater Pittsburgh
Ohio
Homer Smith
Chinese Steamer Pachi Explodes Killing 200 at Yangtze Mouth
In Shanghai on March 12 a steamer named Pachi exploded and sank at the Yangtze river mouth killing about 200 Chinese and saving 120 others. Rescue efforts ongoing.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Mar
Yangtze River
Death Record for Carmine Landolfi and Others
Carmine Landolfi aged 35 of Brooklyn New York is listed in a death record. Also recorded are Matilda Hartsell aged 76 of New York and Clara C Robison aged 67 residing at 105 Atlantic Avenue.
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Carmine Landolfi
Brooklyn
Matilda FE. Hartsell
R. YD
Clara C. Robison
Atlantic Avenue
Negro Confesses Selling Liquor To School Boys
Uniontown March 12 Pete Carter a negro under suspicion since several high school students were found intoxicated today confessed to selling liquor to school children ages 12 to 15. He said he charged two cents a drink of moonshine with sales to both grade and high school pupils. He cited a student who bought a drink before an exam and will be arraigned next week.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Mar
Pete Carter
Carter
City Wide Probe Also Demanded
Mayor James J. Walker faces a city wide inquiry as charges will be filed with Governor Roosevelt within two to three days. The City Affairs Committee chaired by John Haynes Holmes will pursue an inquiry similar to the Crain case with charges drafted by Holmes and Rabbi Stephen S Wise. The action signals mounting calls for a broad investigation of New York City government.
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James
National Commander O Neill Leaves After Banquet
National Commander Ralph T O Neill of the American Legion checked out of The Castleton after attending the annual national commanders banquet in the city. He traveled to Indianapolis Indiana and may proceed to Duluth Minnesota for a Friday banquet while under physician care for a recent pneumonia attack. He appeared briefly at the banquet but remained largely unable to participate due to illness.
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American Legion
Ralph T. O'Neil
Cathedral
Castleton
Indianapolis
Indiana
Duluth
Minn
O'Neal
New York City
Into the Woods A memory of a quiet retreat
Arthur Memeter recalls a favored woodland spot where maples, hills, and night sounds create a peaceful escape. He describes the scent of the forest and a velvet night, noting the calm away from worries, as if the woods hold serenity today.
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Ban
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Daily Weather Report
Lawrence
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Lehigh Cement Company
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McNaught Syndicate
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Elks
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Rentz
Nurses
Nixon-Nidlinger
Doris Wrenn Dowling
Otto
Dorothy Wrenn Dowling
Arthur
Hartington
Neb
Hoover Band
Blaze
City Affairs Committee
Mayor Walker
California
Ask City
National Legion Head
City
Arthur Memeter
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