Nazarene Leader Dr J B Chapman to Speak Tonight
Dr J B Chapman a Nazarene leader is scheduled to speak tonight as the 16th annual Pittsburgh District Woman's Missionary Society meeting continues at the Cathedral. Officers will be elected at 2 PM and the Pittsburgh District Assembly is set to begin afterward with sessions continuing through the week ending Sunday.
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J.B. Chapman
Nazarene
Pittsburgh District Woman’s Missionary Society of the Nazarene Church
Pittsburgh
Nazarene leaders gather for Eastern Ohio Western Pa conclave
Dr J B Chapman general superintendent of the Nazarene denomination arrives this afternoon to speak at a 730 pm welcome service opening a conclave of ministers Sunday school workers and evangelists from Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The platform includes New Castle mayor Charles E McGrath and local Nazarene church figures. Reverend C Warren Jones also appears as a retiring district officer.
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Dr. Chapman
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Chapman
New Castle
Charles E. McGrath
Vivid spring bloom as May starts. drivers warned on Neshannock
PA Newc notes unusually far advanced vegetation for early May. Early blossoms and leafy trees frame a countryside scene. Neshannock Avenue traffic proves hazardous as many bicycle riders lack lights, prompting caution from residents and motorists. Gardening interest surges with warm weather, a continuation hinted.
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Neshannock Avenue
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
U S weather reports for the 24 hour period ending at 9 o clock this morning show a maximum temperature of 76 and a minimum of 44 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 6 feet. For the same date last year, the maximum was 64 and the minimum 42 with 0.01 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Court plan challenged anew by Senator Hatch
Senator Hatch argues Roosevelt court bill is anti constitutional alleging it uses power to shift court decisions and expand the bench. He contends Congress lacks authority to appoint new justices to alter the court size for political ends. The attack adds to earlier criticism from Rep Pettengill.
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William K. Hutchinson
Hatch
Rep. Pettengill
Indiana
High Court
Inspectors check Pennsylvania schools for fire drill compliance
A H Lepper and Fire Chief A P McKIl wain arrived to inspect local schools unannounced and test fire alarm response. State law requires monthly drills and records available for state inspectors, following tightened safety rules after a Texas school disaster. Periodic inspections will increase.
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A. H. Lepper
Department of Labor and Industry
A. P. McKilwain
Texas
Pennsylvania
Lepper
Local District to Take Charge of Pymatuning Dam Project
Instructions from Harrisburg direct J Vale Downie to shift supervision of the Pymatuning Dam from the Erie district to District 14. Captain F M Butler and Lloyd M McCormick inspect the site as old buildings are removed a boat house planned and the area prepared for cleanup.
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Pymatuning
Harrisburg
J. Vale Downie
Works Progress Administration
Pymatuning Dam
Erie Dis
District 14
F. M. Butler
Lloyd M. McCormick
School Children to See Circus Parade Friday May 7
New Castle public school students will be dismissed Friday morning for the circus parade. Only pupils with written parental permission may be excused in the afternoon for the show, according to Superintendent C. C. Green.
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New Castle
C. C. Green
Scholarship Exams Set Friday at Senior High Library
County Superintendent John C. Syling announced arrangements for the annual state scholarship examinations Friday at 8:45 in the Senior High library. Fifty-five students from New Castle and county schools are certified eligible. each pupil must complete all subjects within the allotted forty minutes. The $100 yearly four year scholarship covers study in any state college or university.
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John C. Syling
New Castle
Syling
Coronation Rehearsal At Westminster Abbey
London May 4 400 peers peeresses and dignitaries took part in an elaborate coronation rehearsal at Westminster Abbey while the Duke of Windsor sped through France to renew his romance with Mrs Wallis Simpson. The scene previewed the ceremony that placed George VI on the throne.
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International
London
Duke of Windsor
France
Wallis Simpson
Westminster Abbey
George VI
Butler School Head To Retire After 45 Years Service
Butler public schools head John A. Gibson announced retirement after 45 years in education. He plans to leave July 1, setting a long tenure record for cities over 10,000. Roy W. Wiley will succeed him, returning to Butler from New Brighton where he served 11 years as principal.
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International News Service
Butler
John A. Gibson
Butler Public Schools
Gibson
Roy W. Wiley
New Brighton
Seek To Adjourn State Legislature On May 21
Harrisburg May 4 The 132nd legislature faces adjournment by May 21 as the Earle administration presses for a quick end. The House adopted a Democratic crafted resolution to end by that date and sent it to the Senate, with Gov Earle and aides optimistic but privately wary of the broad agenda. A special session remains possible to finish remaining issues.
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Frederick N. Polangin
Harrisburg
Earle
Sinc
House of Representatives
Democratic High Command
Senate
Secretary of the Commonwealth
David L. Lawrence
George H. Earle
Earth Slides Injure Fifteen at Lehigh Reservoir
Fifteen workmen, all local residents, were hurt when a concrete section covering a new reservoir at the PWA project on Lehigh Mountain collapsed and dumped them into the basin. Four are in serious condition, 11 treated for cuts and bruises, authorities said.
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Allentown
New Reservoir
PWA
Lehigh Mountain
Scared Heart
Hunt Motorist In Pittsburgh District Today
May 4 report from Rankin suburb describes a motorist ramming a traffic light before fleeing past Rankin police station. Patrolmen fired when the car aimed at them, then the vehicle sped toward Swissvale, where officers could not obtain the license number.
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Pittsburgh
Rankin
Swissvale
Senate Approves Remarriage Bill
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a remarriage bill requiring divorced persons to wait six months before remarrying. Introduced by Sen. George W. Woodward of Philadelphia, the measure was sent to the House where its fate remained doubtful.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
George W. Woodward
Philadelphia
Senate
House
Death Record Martin C. Ritty 78
Martin C. Ritty aged 78 is recorded as deceased. He resided at 905 Porter Street.
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Martin C. Ritty
Porter Street
Plan to Try Reilly Next in Third Degree Case
Pittsburgh May 4 District Attorney James A Reilly of Fayette county will be tried next Monday in Allegheny county court on third degree charges arising from the death of Frank C Monaghan 64 The prosecution and defense agreed Reilly will be tried alone and not with the other murder defendants Duggan chief defense counsel stated Reilly wished to tell his side and preferred a separate trial
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James A. Reilly
Fayette County
Allegheny
Reilly
Chief Defense Council
John J. Duggan, Jr
Frank C. Monaghan
Duggan
Lawrence County Bar Association elects officers
At the annual meeting held Monday afternoon May 3 ex-Judge J Norman Martin was elected president for the coming year. Other officers named include Vice President Roy M Jamison Secretary James E Chambers Treasurer Clarence A Patterson and trustees ex-Judge R Lawrence Hildebrand Robert L Wallace and Rufus C McKinley. Committees will be named soon by President Martin.
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Lawrence County Bar Association
J. Norman Martin
Martin
Roy M. Jamison
James E. Chambers
Clarence A. Patterson
R. Lawrence Hildebrand
Robert L. Wallace
Rufus C. McKinley
Powerful Radio Set For Windsor
A powerful radio set has been installed in the Chateau de Cande in Monts France so the Duke of Windsor and his fiancée can listen to the coronation of his brother King George VI. Films of the ceremony will be rushed to the Chateau for viewing within hours after the coronation.
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Monts
France
Cheteau de Cande
Duke of Windsor
George VI
England
George
Roberts Becomes State Auditor
In Harrisburg on May 4 Warren R. Roberts of Bethlehem was sworn in as Pennsylvania state auditor general, the first Democrat in the role since the Civil War.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Warren R. Roberts
Bethlehem
Emlenton Boy Killed in Saxonburg Road Crash
Lester Wade 18 of Emlenton R D die d instantly when the car he rode in overturned on the Saxonburg Butler highway a mile north of Saxonburg. Coroner ruled it an unavoidable accident. Two others Vivian Selbaugh and George Wood of Eau Claire were bruised and cut.
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International News Service
Butler
Lester Wade
Emlenton
R. D
Saxonburg
M. E. Headland
Wade
Vivian Selbaugh
George Wood
Eau Claire
Loyalist planes bomb four insurgent trains in Guadalajara area
Loyalist war planes bombed four insurgent military trains at Siguenza while 43 bombers and 20 pursuit planes harassed Rebel positions at Jadraque Villanueva Deargecilla and Almadrones dropping 500 bombs. Basque troops trap an insurgent column near Bermeo as government shells key targets in Oviedo and along the north railway.
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Thomas A. Loayza
Madrid
Guadalajara
Biscay
Bermeo
Siguenza
John K Tener Reports Improvement After Pneumonia
Former Pennsylvania governor John K Tener, stricken with pneumonia several days earlier, was reported improved today at his New York hotel.
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International News Service
New York
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Milk Wagon Drivers Threaten Strike Over Price War
In New York on May 4 the milk wagon drivers union votes to reconvene Friday to decide on a possible strike amid a price war after the milk control act became inoperative last month.
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New York
Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Denharat Case Nears End Amid Rainstorm Crowds
In New Castle Kentucky on May 4 a pouring rain day drew a record crowd for Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt’s trial over the alleged murder of socialite fiancee Verna Garr Taylor. Sheriff Evan Harrod opened courthouse doors at 5 am as farmers and townspeople queued for seats. Prosecutor J. Wirt Turner pressed for the death penalty during final summations.
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International News Service
New Castle
Henry H. Denhardt
Evan Harrod
Verna Garr Taylor
J. Wirt Turner
Denharat
Turner
Baby Jo Ann Lantz Killed When Struck By Car
The 20 month old Jo Ann Lantz daughter of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Lantz Detroit was struck by a Portsmouth driver Robert Lucas while visiting her grandparents east of the city. The child died of injuries at the scene prompting a police investigation.
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International News Service
Portsmouth
Jo Ann Lantz
Roscoe Lantz
Detroit
Robert Lucas
B. F. Lantz
Here
Forty Harvard Students Disciplined After Spring Fever Riot
Forty Harvard students faced probation after a riotous outbreak in Harvard Square and near Radcliffe College. About 1,000 students participated. Frank D. Lawrence faces a charge of disturbing the peace with case postponed to May 12.
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Harvard
International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Square
Radcliffe College
Frank D. Lawrence
Spring Lake
N. J
Plympton Street
Lawrence
Duke of Windsor Reunites With Wallis Simpson at Chateau De Candé
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson meet at the Chateau De Candé in France after six months apart. A security cordon of six officers and detectives guards the site as the couple arrives in a convoy of cars for a reunion described with restrained emotion.
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Chateau
Mrs. Simpson
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Derby Day Dreams in Old Kentucky
A nostalgic note describes Derby season in Kentucky with Louisville as the hub. It evokes warm weather, the famed race, and juleps while hoping to attend and witness the famous track’s spectacle. It recalls floods and seasonal memories tied to May racing traditions.
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Old Kentucky
Old Louisville
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