Special Election Result In Favor Of Bond Issue
Shenango township approved a $100000 bond for a centralized school by a narrow 54 vote margin. Total 572 voters cast from about 1800 registered as East New Castle district led support with 208 for and 15 against. Clifton Flat district opposed heavily with 27 for and 127 against citing transportation concerns. Meeting called next Friday to plan steps.
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Shenango Township
East New Castle
Clifton Flat
Moravia
Cascade Park
Oil City Flood Recedes as Gorge Moves Out and River Falls
Oil City Pa March 24 residents breathe easier as ice gorges backwater move downstream. Allegheny River and Oil Creek drop eight feet, streets clear of standing water though cellars in low areas remain flooded. Reporter details pumps at Seneca Street and continued flood conditions for those below hills.
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Bart Richards
Oil City
Aga
Allegheny River
Oil Creek
Seneca Street
Franklin
Reno
Quil City
Joe Graham
Charles Wirsing
Prohibition Here to Stay Declares Dr John Snape
Dr John Snape of Cleveland told a crowd at the First Baptist church that prohibition must endure and argued America would return to a wet era depending on presidential choices. He recalled his New Castle pastorate and urged church influence as a moral anchor.
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John Snape
Cleveland
First Baptist Church
New Castle
Snape
Murder Case Solved Says Official
District Attorney Asa Keyes of Los Angeles announces the Taylor murder is solved and names two Chicago men as persons of interest. Keyes and Harold L. Davis say the killer’s identity is known but not publishable until arrest. He plans to question three women in Los Angeles.
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Chicago
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Taylor
Hollywood
Keyes
Harold L. Davis
John Keyes
New York
Washington
Detroit
Charlotte Shelby
Mary Miles Minter
Miss Minter
Mabel Normand
Miss Normand
Crowe
Marshall Jury Returns Verdict In Early Morning
David L. Marshall, chiropractor, was found guilty by a jury of second degree murder in the murder and dismemberment of Anna May Dietrich. Jurors deliberated a little more than two hours. Continued on page two.
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Ers Serv Philadel
Atell
David L. Marshall
Anna May Dietrich
Two Die After Visit To King Tut's Tomb
International News Service reports two Egyptologists died within hours of each other after visiting the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Georges Benedice, Louvre Egyptian curator, died in Luxor while Paul Casanova, College of France professor, died in Cairo. The deaths fuel speculation about the tomb’s curse and poison rumors surrounding the sarcophagus.
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London
Egypt
King Tutankhamen
Georges Benedice
Louvre
Luxor
Paul Casanova
College of France
Cairo
King Tut
Return To Normal At Franklin
Franklin reports the 18 mile gorge flood easing as the Allegheny River falls below flood level. Railroads Erie New York Central and Pennsylvania restore service while Erie plans late today motorbus supplement. Corry staff fix telecom lines after 5 inch snow cuts power and damages tension lines.
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Ternational
Franklin
Mar
Allegheny
Erie
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Erie Railroad
International News Service
Corry
Telegraph and Telephone Company
Here
Deaths in small town record list
Death notices list several individuals with ages and towns including Robert S. Mayberry 79 She nango township Wilma Grace Frisco 4 El wood City Amalia Tomaselti 1 week El- J. Vv. Johnson 71 Willsville. The fragmentary OCR entry records multiple unnamed relatives and locations.
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Robert S. Mayberry
Shenango Township
Wilma Grace Frisco
Elwood City
Amalia Tomaselti
el- Wood City
J. Vv. Johnson
Willsville
Science Wins Victory Over Allegheny Gorge
Oil City and Franklin in Pennsylvania breathed easier as ice gorges in the Allegheny river broke free after thermite charges. The Kinzua gorge moved but remained jammed. cities faced hundreds of thousands in damage and weeks of recovery, with authorities praising the explosive action and river rebound.
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International News Service
Oil City
Science Today
Allegheny River
Franklin
Here
Brandon
H. T. Barnes
Montreal
Qil Creek
Kinzua Flood Threatens Pa Town Near Church
Kinzua Pennsylvania faces a flood with high water within a hundred feet of the Methodist church. A third of the Kinzua gorge has moved out creating a new river channel. Ice blockage runs two miles along the river as residents take refuge in the Corn Planter Indian reservation. Water laps against houses on the north side of the tracks. railroad supervisor C. G. Grove notes the railroad is not yet damaged despite more ice flowing through.
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International News Service
Kinzua
Kinzui
GaWango Village
C. G. Grove
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carter to Die on July 9 for Omaha Murders
Omaha, Neb March 24 Frank Carter the Omaha sniper was denied a new trial by Judge Goss and his July ninth execution date was set He was convicted of first degree murder for shooting Dr Austin L Searles February 17 and killing William McDevitt in a robbery attempt
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International News Service
Omaha
Neb
Frank Carter
Goss
Carter
Austin L. Searles
William McDevitt
Marriage Licenses for Le Lottie Knott and Wheatland
The notice records marriage licenses issued to Christopher W. Le Lottie and Knott Wheatland, listing the names and locations connected to the filings.
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Chistopher W. le Lottie
Knott
Four Die In Ohio Grade Crossing Crash
Kenton Ohio March 24 Four people were killed and another seriously injured when a Big Four freight train struck a crowded automobile at the North street crossing. Victims named include John Sherman 75 Irwin Sherman 40 Regina Sherman 16 and Mrs David Temple 40. Mrs Irwin Sherman 40 survived with fractures and internal injuries.
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Kenton.o
Cee
Glenn T. Hanson
North Street
John Sherman
Irwin Sherman
Regina Sherman
David Temple
Sidelights On Last Night Of Memorable Oil City Flood
Oil City faced a second flood night with cellars, streets, and theaters flooded while pumps ran to no avail. Merchants sold rubber boots to relief volunteers as reporters and police manned flood zones and newsboys rode out the crisis amid blocked roads and frigid hotels.
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Oil City
Bathing Made Compulsory in Mexico City
March 24 Mexico City reports mandatory bathing ordered by the police and health department. Officers arrest on sight anyone in clear need of a bath, public bath-houses see rushes, a man fled but was restrained by a police revolver and sent to wash.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Police and Health Department
Fisher files papers as candidate for governor
John S. Fisher, an Indiana County banker, filed nominating petitions for governor on the Republican ticket in Harrisburg. He is the second candidate to file, following former governor John K. Tener. James F. Woodward, Secretary of Internal Affairs, also filed today seeking the Republican nomination for a third term.
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International News Service
Marrisburg
John S. Fisher
Indiana
John KX. Tener
James F. Woodward
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Hita
Kirby ex-head of Cleveland Discount Company gets seven and a half year federal sentence
Marty Josiah M. Kirby, former head of the Cleveland Discount Company, was sentenced by Judge John M. Willits to seven and a half years in the Atlanta Federal Prison and fines totaling 7,900 dollars. He was convicted January on fourteen counts of using the mails to defraud after four trials in Cuyahoga County.
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Adignns
Cleveland
Marty Josiah M. Kirby
Cleveland Discount Company
Atlanta
John M. Willits
Kirby
Cuyahoga County
Inwood Woods Recalled For Spring Wildflowers
The piece recalls a long absence from the woods while describing spring blooms. Arbutus buds appear as violets and forget me nots emerge, signaling the season to search for nature's gems in a familiar meadow and the green grass that reappears each year.
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C. W. Fenton
Shenango Township School Board
Gorge
America
Baptist Church
Marshall
Anna Dietrich
Philadelphia
David. Marshad
Science
Allegheny Gorge
Kinzua Gorge James
Kinzua Gorge
Oil
Crewn
Dr. Barnes
Ohio
JOM Graham News
Onl City
Arlington Hotel
Oijl City
Redfield
Citizens’ Transit Co
Transit Company
Wate
Arthur Mometer
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