Jail Doors Yawn For Beauty Held In French Murder
Mrs. Nixon Nirdlinger, widow of St. Louis theatre magnate Fred G. Nixon Nirdlinger, faces a jury trial next August under French law for the slaying of her husband in a Nice villa. Magistrate Vachier said bail may follow once public opinion settles as police complete their report.
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International
Nice
France
Fred G. Nixon- Nirdlinger
St. Louis
Vachier
Philadelphia
Nixon-Nirdlinger
Vahier
Nixon-Nirdlinger questioned over villa murder in Nice
In Nice France on March 14 police and attorneys questioned Mrs. Fred G Nixon-Nirdlinger about her husband’s slaying at their villa the previous night. She maintained she attempted to save her life from his jealous rage as investigators continued to gather evidence.
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Nice
France
Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger
St. Louis
Quen
Post Office Project Seen Fast-Tracked in New Castle
Government plans speed up a new post office in New Castle with sites being sought and funding in place. Local observers note work could begin this early summer as the town adjusts mail routes and operations. Also, double parking troubles downtown, snow benefit to farmers, and postmen ending Saturday mail deliveries with a 44 hour week.
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New Castle
Daily Weather Report from the U S Weather Bureau
The 24 hour period ending at 9 am shows maximum 41 and minimum 27. No precipitation recorded. River stage at 4.4 feet remains stationary.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Engineers battle sliding mountain near Chambéry France
Army engineers confront a massive landslide threatening Granges and surrounding villages in Savoy. Diverting the mass by tearing bridges and creating a mountain torrent, they aim to halt a 300 foot per hour descent that has already swallowed four villages and forced evacuations. Alpine guards supervise residents fleeing with livestock and belongings.
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International News Service
Chambery
France
French
Savoy
Granges
Progressives Conference Tied to 1932 Election Outcomes
Report from Washington explains Republicans and Democrats interpret the progressive conference as aiding or hindering Hoover's bid for re election. Republicans say it shores up Hoover by preventing a third party challenge, while Democrats claim it signals a liberal victory that could win progressive voters and erode GOP support. Both sides note uncertain short term impact.
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William K. Hutchinson
Hoover
White House
Seas Claim Mother and Two Children in Wave Tragedy
State troopers recovered the bodies of Mrs Adeline Allinson and her two children after they reportedly leaped from a wharf in Mattapoisett Mass The 11 year old son Wayne swam to shore and told police his mother Hope 6 and Dewight 3 were pushed into the sea A bleachery owner said his wife had been despondent but never threatened self harm
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Internation News Service
Mattapoisett
Mass
Adeline Allinson
Weathly Society
Saylesville
R. I
Hope
Dewight
Sites Considered for New Post Office Here
Postmaster Edwin S. Crawford says proposals are being solicited for a site for a new post office building. Five locations are offered including the present post office and sites at Martin Gantz school, Public Library, Falls and Jefferson, and East and North streets to Falls Street. Key issue is disposing of the current building and potential municipal use of the property. proposals close April 21 with a required 47 500 square feet and 220 foot frontage.
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Edwin S. Crawford
Post Office Department
Martin Gantz
Public Library
Falls and
Jefferson Street
Dana
Falls Street
U. S. Treasury Department
Treasury Department
Death notices for Paisley Rice Arrow Yoho and Davis
Miss Lydia E. Paisley aged 77 of 19 East Falls street Elmer E. Rice aged 69 of 18 East Wallace avenue Nancy Elaine Arrow three months of 1250 Huron avenue Roy A. Yoho aged 39 of Big Beaver township died recent records indicate a series of local obituaries.
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Lydia E. Paisley
East Falls Street
Elmer E. Rice
East Wallace Avenue
Nancy Elaine Arrow
Huron Avenue
Roy A. Yoho
Big Beaver Township
Desmond Denies He Had Part In Store Robbery
In Youngstown court Francis Desmond testifies he was at the Haymaker home and then at the Rodgers residence on December 13 the robbery date, claiming he never visited the Roux store or New Wilmington, while prosecutors seek an alibi for the defendants in the J. B. Roux store robbery case.
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Desmond
Roux
New Wilmington
Haymaker and Rodgers
Youngstown
Chambers
Samuel Raniolo
John Sankert
Francis Desmond
J. B. Roux
Klump
Margaret Haymaker
Haymaker
Rodgers
Einstein Arrives Back In Germany From U S Trip
Professor Albert Einstein returned to Berlin aboard the liner Deutschland, disembarking at Hamburg and riding to the capital by train. He wore travel fatigue and, when pressed by reporters, tersely said, Go away.
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International News Service
Berlin
Albert Einstein
United States
Deutschland
Hamburg
Engineers begin aerial survey for Beaver Mahon ing Shenango rivers
U S Army Engineers start an aerial survey of the Beaver Mahoning and Shenango rivers as part of Western Pennsylvania projects funded by a 96000 grant from Secretary of War Hurley. Survey aims to inform Congress before possible construction decisions.
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Mahoning
Shenango
U.S. Army Engineers
U. S. Engineer's Office
Pennsylvania
Hurley
Congress
Daylight Savings To Be Discussed By Local Group
Members of the Better Business Bureau of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce plan a dinner meeting Tuesday evening March 24 in the Green Room of the YWCA. The discussion will cover observance of Daylight Savings and possible Saturday evening closing for merchants, with representatives from industries and agricultural groups in attendance.
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Better Business Bureau
New Castle Chamber of Commerce
New Castle Postmen Begin Saturday Half Day Delivery
New Castle letter carriers inaugurated a Saturday half day delivery under the Kendall 44 hour week law signed by President Hoover. They completed one round in both business and residential districts and urged patrons to mail the night before for Saturday service. Mail received by 7 am Saturday goes out in that day’s mail. carriers finished work by 11 am.
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New Castle
Crawford
Kendall
Hoover
Progressive movement jaws at Washington in Mar 14 dispatch
Beverly Hills California dispatch reports Will Rogers noting progressives gaining influence as potential future rulers. He mocks parties for fearing the reform group and predicts future dealings with leader La Follette as the movement grows despite limited past success.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Washington
Experts Seek Fingerprints in Slaying of Virginia Brooks
Police and criminologists examine bloodstained newspaper fragments near Camp Kearney mesa to identify a killer of 10 year old Virginia Brooks. Fingerprint tests and blood analysis are planned as clues from scraps tied to a San Francisco realty development emerge.
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Virginia Brooks
San Diego
Cal
Camp Kearny
Mesa
International News Service
Calif
Camp Kearney Mesa
Ldy
San Francisco
Walter Macy
Brooks
McGeorge Appointed as Investigator in Revenue Dept
Harrisburg announces 12 appointments to state positions and five dismissals. Among those named are Alonzo Delahunt of Pittsburgh as an accountant in the revenue department with a 5000 dollar salary and Robert R. McGeorge of New Castle as an investigator in the revenue department.
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Harrisburg
Alonzo Delahunt
Pittsburgh
Revenue Department
Robert R. McGeorge
New Castle
Navy orders set Chicago shakedown cruise to South Seas
Vallejo March 14 The navy department issued orders for the U S S Chicago shakedown cruise, likely leaving in April for a two month voyage to the South Seas and return to Mare Island around June 8. Official orders are expected shortly.
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International News Service
Vallejo
Mar
Navy Department
Chicago
South Seas
Mare Island
Two Businesses Report Robberies Today
A suspect, likely in a Ford coupe, stole a box of 25 loaves from the A and P store on West Grant Street. Detectives Logan and Lynch investigated. Earlier, the Bailey Service station at Butler and Maryland avenues was entered by forcing a side window. cigars candy cigarets and pop were stolen.
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West Grant Street
C. G. Logan
Thomas Lynch
Bailey
Butler
Maryland Avenues
Logan
Lynch
New Castle High and Duquesne High Face Semifinal at Pitt
The News reports tonight's WP I A semifinal between New Castle High and Duquesne High at Pitt Stadium. Scores will be posted after the game around 8:30 PM, with quarter scores shown in The News office windows on North Mercer Street.
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New Castle High
Duquesne
Pitt Stadium
Mercer Street
Hoover Plans Eight Talks Between April and June
President Hoover mapped an eight speech schedule from April to June to defend policies amid Democratic criticism and progressive pressures. Apr 13 Red Cross convention in Washington and Apr 14 Pan American Union in Washington lead the list with four Washington stops and two outside dates.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
White House
American Red Cross Convention
Pan-American Union
International Chamber of Commerce
American Red Cross
Valley Forge
Republican State Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Columbus
Greenwood Delaware Fire Destroys Local Businesses
A major Greenwood blaze damaged the village with losses around $60,000. The fire started near the town center and wiped out W. S. Cooks ice cream plant, L Gorsetman store, the Hank home and store, a garage and Ella Webb dwelling. Water supply was limited. railroad tank cars from Harrington brought water to control the fire.
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International News Service
Greenwood
del. Mar
W. S. Cook
Lewis Gorsetman
George Hank
Ella Webb
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrington
Forty Eight Today In Quiet Garden Ramble
A reflective note on garden catalogs misrepresenting plants with oversized images. The speaker, Arthur Mometer, recalls how spuds look thick in ads but are small in reality and laments catalog exaggerations each spring as frost recedes.
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C. J. Klump
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Miss Day
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William H. Jobelmann
Lydia Nitto
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Helen Livingston
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Jesse Shreve
John P. Mills
Camille Clark
Jobelmann
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Porwer
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McNeught Syndicate
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George R. Holmes
Starf
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Arthur Mometer
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