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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1933
Page
1
President Roosevelt weighs plans for London talks amid economic conference efforts. White House officials say he is not committing yet while a strong U S delegation sails to Britain. Comments come during MacDonlad visit as officials discuss conference fate and possible agenda.
A weekend of golf events drew crowds as courses hosted visitors and locals alike while nearby forests faced several serious fires. Officials plan forest army work and recruit efforts to bolster protections and reforestation in response to the urgent blaze activity.
Seventy nine farmers were held as suspects after mortgage foreclosure violence in Iowa. National Guardsmen continued roundups as a potential military trial loomed for the prisoners. An order from Gov Clyde Herring authorized a military commission to maintain public safety, indicating possible proceedings tied to the abduction and assault of District Judge Charles C Bradely.
Harrisburg May 2 A $25 000 state contribution to a work relief compensation fund was proposed to prevent complete abandonment of relief projects. House amendments aim to create a state fund with the emergency relief board allocating $25 000 and municipalities paying 25 cents per worker weekly. The plan trims previous rates and excludes the first 36 weeks of disability, while insurance carriers would receive 17 percent of paid out amounts from the fund.
Openly defying the treasury to enforce its gold call, lawyers for holders of several million dollars in gold say “try and get it.” They challenge the March 9 act as unconstitutional and report about 450000 in gold coins in a New York bank safety deposit box. One attorney declines to identify clients, says no plans to return gold to the Federal Reserve Bank. The case awaits treasury action and Justice Department steps.
Weather report notes a high around 62 degrees and a low near 60 with no precipitation. Forecast details include misty conditions and moderate humidity, with no rainfall recorded.
Special to The News notes a buoyant mood in New York as the market rises, with chatter tying the nation’s fortunes to stock fluctuations. The piece argues every individual operates a personal racket and urges balanced judgment of others, highlighting farmers as essential yet undervalued amid profit pressures.
Three Creorge Junior Republic youths, John Dukavitch, John Bindis, and Floyd Truxall, aged 17 to 19, were overcome by smoke after a basement fire started by a boy who explored beneath an altar chamber. They were rescued from the basement and are recovering in hospital.
Death records report Alexander Beliab aged 67 of Bessemer Pennsylvania and Mary A Spangler of Pleasantville along with Mrs Charinkie McWilliams aged 8 in Cleveland Ohio. The brief notices list survivors and locations as read from the damaged obituary fragment.
Washington reports Italian finance minister Guido Jung arrives as Roosevelt and advisers outline persuading Mussolini to back an immediate international tariff truce through the world economic conference. Officials hope British French and German accord will follow, though they have shown reluctance.
Harrisburg may see final action in the House on the McClure beer control measure as it clears second reading with minor amendments. The related beer taxation bill stands at 1.24 dollars per barrel and a half cent per bottle, after a delayed house session.
Howard McCormick of Volant Florida aged 23 suffered burns to the face and upper body Monday while operating a tractor that overheated. A cloud of boiling water sprayed up when he attempted to remove the radiator cap. He was taken to Jameson Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Councilmen greeted a written proposal from Pennsylvania Power to let the city run Cascade Park for a $1 annual rental. A supervising commission would oversee operations, with an appraisers’ board to value the property for potential future sale. The plan, discussed informally, appears favorable to the city and will be submitted in writing at a future session.
Berlin reports say police and Nazi storm troopers arrested 50 socialist labor leaders nationwide in coordinated raids timed to May Day. Among the detainees are Theodore Leipart, president, and Peter Grassmann, vice-president of the Socialist Federation of Labor, with Rudolph Wissel also held. Union funds amounting to several million marks were confiscated.
Opening session of the Women's Missionary Convention of the Church of the Nazarene drew about four hundred delegates and members to the Falls and Beaver streets church. The Pittsburgh District Assembly will convene at 7 30 this evening at First Presbyterian with an expected eight to nine hundred delegates from sixty six churches across Ot City to Newell W Va and to Cleveland Ohio. Dr and Mrs Jenkins of South Africa spoke about twelve years of gospel work.
Hollywood circles await a forthcoming public statement from Sally Blane regarding an engagement to a nobleman. insiders predict an official confirmation soon as industry writers note heightened attention and speculative coverage across entertainment pages.
John Leslie Bartz a 24 year old from Hadley visited a girl in New Castle Sunday then shot himself twice in his brother in law Ralph Oble's home. He died Monday night in Greenville hospital after being employed at the state highway department in Franklin until six months ago. A letter to the Wew Castle girl was found in his car, but coroner W A Applegate did not release its contents or the girl's name.
George F. Anthony was reelected worthy president and Harry Evans named worthy vice president at the New Castle Aerie 455 Fraternal Order of Eagles annual meeting. C S McCaskey chosen secretary and David Morgen named treasurer. other officers to take office June 5 include John J. Brogan as chaplain Charles Siegfried conductor Frank Peterson and Joseph Wikkins Jeughens Claude Snyder and Harry A McCormick as interior posts.
In western Pennsylvania 43 deputy collectors under the Internal Revenue Bureau sweep counties to find retailers and wholesalers who dodged the 3.2 beer tax. Chief Field Deputy W R Stevenson leads the effort, with possible criminal prosecution for evasion plus the tax, plus a 25 percent penalty. Fines range from 5 to 500 dollars.
Explosion rocked a Chicago suburb at the Lake Forest home of W. A. Metzger, international Brotherhood of Teamsters agent, amid expanding gang warfare. A porch was ripped away, injuring Metzger's wife and two daughters as gunmen tied to the Capone syndicate warned him to cooperate.
A lone holdup man robbed Sam Levin’s store at 1330 Moravia Street, forcing clerk Sanh Margolis age 28 to open the safe and register. He stole about 253 dollars, warned Margolis to stay put for ten minutes, then fled toward Gardner Avenue and the PF and L. E. tracks. Police traced the suspect to the Franklin railroad bridge over the Shenango but he escaped.
Seventeen combatants were killed and many wounded in a clash between rebels and Federal troops at Jiguani near San Luis. The fighting resumes hostilities after a brief lull following uprisings. Rebels fled to the mountains after about an hour of skirmish.
In a rambling verse fragment a gardener imagines cross breeding plants with wild weeds and blooms, joking on poetic mischief. The piece ends noting calm weather with a seventy two degree forecast and a lone call to keep digging one day at a time.
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