06 May 1930
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1930
Page
1
In Ambridge Pennsylvania on May 6 a man was killed when two explosions and a fire wrecked one building and damaged two others. Joseph Musilino of Ambridge died instantly while an unidentified man was initially reported dead but later ruled not to be.
Four hundred delegates at the eighth annual convention of the Fourteenth District Lions International in Meadville work through agenda items for the two day session. The main business includes electing a district governor and selecting the 1951 convention site. The meeting opened officially at 2:30 yesterday afternoon with ongoing sessions since Monday.
Special to The News from Beverly Hills argues Gandhi could not roam freely today. It satirizes the idea of holy men opposing violence praising truth and poverty while noting modern civilization would jail such figures. The piece suggests Jesus would not last long in today’s world.
The Rock Springs detour near Kennedy's Mills is nearly impassable with Rose Point advised for Boy Scout travel. Walmo detour preferred for now while Ellwood road past Cascade Park reopens. Six locals swam at Kennedy's Mills signaling bathing season start amid talks of ocean voyages. Forty two residents will attend the Passion Show in Europe as sun glare complicates sunset driving. Citizens await renewed litigation over Grant street Butler avenue and Croton avenue repaving while New Castle Lions gain credit for convention efforts.
Delegates praise New Castle as the convention city of western Pennsylvania citing facilities and arrangements. A severe thunderstorm swept the city last night with near continuous thunder from midnight to morning and multiple storms circling the area.
Weather statistics show maximum 79 and minimum 58 with 0.27 inches of precipitation. River stage at 5.2 feet and falling.
Unconfirmed reports indicate a death toll potentially exceeding six thousand after a powerful earthquake near Rangoon and Pegu triggers a fire and a following tidal wave. Destruction and desolation spread as homes collapse and cities suffer extensive damage.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona charges a senator was offered a federal judgeship to vote for Judge John J. Parker's confirmation. The Senate lobby committee may pursue the claim as the Parker controversy deepens, with administration officials on the defensive amid expectations of Parker's possible rejection.
Obituaries list Nicholas Ritter 71 of 423 East Reynolds Street Martha Hunt 64 of Hubbard Ohio Thomas W Marsden 75 of 495 Neshannock Avenue Margaret L Gilkey 83 of 450 County Line Street infant Weyrick 807 Wilmington Avenue.
The Supreme Court unanimously holds that apparatus used to manufacture home brew may be seized by enforcement agents. Analysts call the decision carefully worded with broad implications yet restrained in its phrasing, focusing on interpreting the term manufacture.
Eighty cans of brook trout hatched at the Corry hatchery and supplied by Matthew A. Riley of Ellwood City were distributed across Lawrence County streams by the Lawrence County Sportsmen's Association. Fish averaged six to eight inches and were placed in Little Neshannock and Big Run branches with no delay.
A sequence of tornadoes struck random areas in Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska killing Mrs C T Bush and a farmhand and injuring others. Western Oklahoma saw wrecked dwellings as several twisters touched down. In Illinois a mild tornado hit Maywood tearing houses apart uprooting trees and breaking heat.
Gold star mothers and widows from across the nation prepare to sail from Hoboken New Jersey tomorrow on a pilgrimage to French WWI graves. City ceremonies at New York City Hall honor the travelers with a program led by Acting Mayor Joseph V McKee and hospitality from the New York Gold Star organization.
Wilbur McCullough was elected president of the New Castle Rotary Club at the annual election held Monday at noon in Castleton. Other officers include Vice President William J. Caldwell Treasurer F L Orth Secretary Carl E Paisley and directors Dr S E Irvine DeLuce Cole and T A Gilkey. Installations will occur at the next meeting.
Continuance granted after part of testimony in the dispute over the Margaret C. White estate. The case of Kathryn Fetter and Kathryn Fetter White against Frank S. and Bessie Nessle was continued following an amended statement of claim.
A fear mad bull escaped from a North River slaughter house and charged along Broadway causing mass panic near Times Square. Police pursued on foot and by horse but feared stray bullets. the animal broke through a plate glass window before a blue coat fired, ending the chase in a tailoring shop.
Edward B. Lockett reports from Washington on a theory by Colonel L Vernon Briggs that noise from radios trains horns and machinery drives marital strife. He argues fast paced civilization over stresses families, causes accidents, insomnia, and mental strain, urging America to slow down.
Representatives from all Lawrence County parishes of the Holy Name Society meet to organize a monster rally at the Capitol Theatre New Castle Sunday evening May 1 at eight o clock. Rev Father J Dudley Nee District Director presides with a large general committee including Jas Higgins Jas Carey Leo Moosman John Seger J J McLaughlin N J Bower Frank Golba Adam Pszennv Frank Ludwiczak Stanley Dlugokencki Dr W V Massaro A DeFonso J L Agan Eugene Scanlon and George Holiman. Dr Jd A
Police fired into a mob of about three thousand attempting to derail a train at Howrah, a Calcutta suburb. A British police sergeant was seriously injured in the fighting as authorities struggled to control the crowd.
The Harry L. McBride Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars plans its annual Mothers banquet at the Legion Home Association building on Wednesday at 6 45 p m The event honors war mothers and pays tribute to those who served at home during the war with about 200 post members and guests expected including Gold Star mothers and wives sweethearts and mothers.
The playful verse assigns bluster and whimsy to March and April, welcoming gentle Miss May. It describes her as modest yet inviting, garbed in green and red, sometimes damp, sometimes dry, signaling summer promises and blue skies with flowers. It ends by noting she is eighty-two.
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