William E Tyrrell Dies On Duty At 63
William E Tyrrell 63 of 9 Atlantic avenue, a traffic policeman, died of heart failure while on duty at East Washington and Mill street. He expired at 10:35 a.m. after being taken to New Castle hospital. Tyrrell, born January 21 1876 in Mineral Ridge Ohio, served since 1903 with a break 1911 1913, rising to sergeant and later traffic division fore. He was a trustee of the state Fraternal Order of Police and beloved by citizens and school children. He married Rose OBrien 38 years ago. (Continued on Page Two)
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Atlantic Avenue
East Washington
Neas Mill Street
East Washington Street
People's Rug
W. L. Campbell
Centennial Building
New Castle Hospital
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Mr. Tyrrell
Fraternal Order of Police
Tyrrell
Mineral Ridge
New Castle
Rose O'Brien
Weather, traffic loom as May week end nears
Indications point to pleasant weather for Sun May and a traffic uptick through this section over the weekend. Safety remains the prime aim for motorists as work continued on surfacing paving along Highland Avenue on Friday. A crow was seen pilfering a robin nest this morning while birds of many species were noted. Mother's Day falls on Sunday May 14 and several readers asked if the event was tomorrow. George II Ward of Dewes Avenue, a city fireman, reported his first turtle of the season weighing eight pounds and predicted turtle soup at the Park Avenue Fire Department for the rest of the week. An automobile in town Friday bore a regular Pennsylvanian license for 1908, with another car of contrasting color noted.
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Highland Avenue
Pa Newe
George II, Ward
Dewes Avenue
Park Avenue
Daily Weather Report for United States v4 Hour Period
Weather report notes a maximum temperature of 77 and a minimum of 2 with no precipitation. River stage 5.5 feet. Statistics for the same city and year show a maximum temperature of 36, a minimum of 2, and trace precipitation.
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United States
Ciie
To Wed Putnam June wedding for Earhart kin and society figure
June has been set as the wedding month for George Palmer Putnam, husband of the believed dead Amelia Earhart, and Mrs. Jean Marie Consigny James of Beverley Hills, Calif. Earhart, the famed flyer, vanished in the Pacific during a world flight.
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George Palmer Putnam
Ametia Earhart
Jean Marie Consigny James
Bever Hills
Cal
Miss Earhart
Pacific
Pope Pius Pleads With Hitler For Peace In Danzig
Pope Pius XI sent a mediation offer to Adolf Hitler through Mgr Cesare Orsenigo urging a satisfactory settlement of German Polish differences. The papal emissary spent over an hour with Hitler at Berchtesgaden signaling possible Vatican involvement. Details of the Pope’s terms were not disclosed and Orsenigo’s return to Berlin was anticipated pending Hitler’s reply.
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Pius XI
Danzig
Hitler
Mgr
Cesare Orsenigo
Muntio
Berlin
Mer
Orsenigo
Berchtesgaden
Vatican
Mar. Orsenigo
Berchtesgader
Parking Meters Pinch Pittsburgh Police Scrutiny
Pittsburgh police faced a pounding metered headache as 18 meters were rammed for slug theft across East Liberty and the Northside. Plainclothesmen and traffic planners guarded districts while the meters were repaired and officials sought to prevent further damage.
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Pittsburgh
International News Service
Safety Department
Traffic Planning Bureau
East Liberty
Rotary District 175 Conference Opens in New Castle
The second annual conference of Rotary International district 175 convenes in New Castle from Tuesday March 9 to Thursday May 11. Hundreds of Rotarians and wives from Northwestern Pennsylvania are expected. downtown street decorations will rise this weekend as committees under General Chairman J Lee McPate and club president Dr C Green finalize greetings and arrangements.
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Rotary International
New Castle
Pennsylvania
J. Lee McPate
Green Lotal Club
Tarorn
Kin of Governor James Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
John J. Roberts, first cousin of Gov. Arthur H. James, died today in Jefferson hospital from an abdominal disorder. He served as borough controller at Plymouth, the governor’s home community, and was a familiar figure in the region.
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Cinternational News Service
Philadelphia
John J. Roberts
Arther H. James
Jefferson Hospital
Plymouth
Junior First Aid Class Meeting Announced
Members of the Junior First Aid class of the American Red Cross will meet for instruction at the Chapter House on North Beaver Street Monday evening at seven o clock.
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North Beavee Super
Oelock JL
Clintonville Bank Robbery loot recovered near Enon Valley
The FBI announced recovery of 111,733.32 of 117,590 stolen from the Clintonville Pa National Bank robbed October 14, 1938. Securities were found in a Lawrence County cache near Enon Valley. James Murray and George Linde, Chicago, await trial in Allegheny County jail. Continued on page two.
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Enon Valley
Cinternational News Service
Pittsburgh
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Bank
Lawrence County
James Murray
Chicago
George Linde
Allegheny County
Murray
Logansport Distillery Fire Causes Million Dollar Loss
Fire at Logansport Pennsylvania Distilling Company warehouse destroys the bonded warehouse and distillery facilities. Authorities estimate losses up to a million dollars with barrels of whiskey ignited and exploding, sending a flaming flow into a railroad siding. Firefighters battled the blaze overnight as the three story brick building collapsed by midnight and smoldered into the morning.
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International News Service
Logansport
Pennsylvania Distilling Company
Allegheny Valley
Maine
Joseph FR. Steinman
Fremen
Allegheny
Charles Dinder
Death of Two Phoenix Salesmen Leads to Hunt for Suspect
Arizona desert searchers hunted for Robert Burgunder a 22 year old State college student in connection with the slayings of two Phoenix car salesmen Jack Peterson 34 and Ellis M Koury 26. The men were found shot to death in Sandy Wash southeastern desert after missing five days. They were found by a farmer who reported the bodies tied with belts and neckties.
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Conternational News Service
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Lesert
Robert Burgunder
State College
Jack Peterson
Ellis M. Koury
Sandy Wash
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Weekly weather outlook notes showers in the North and middle Atlantic states on Monday and Tuesday, fair middle of the week, then showers again Friday with above normal Monday temps, cooler Tuesday, warmer Thursday, then cooler Saturday. Ohio valley and Tennessee expect showers Monday into Monday night, fair midweek, showers Thursday or Friday, cooler Monday, warmer Wednesday, cooler Friday, with general cooling trends noted. In New York, Mrs. James A. Farley underwent a minor operation today at Medical Center and is expected to leave the hospital in about ten days. condition described as good.
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Conternational News Service
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cer Henn Mwa
New York
James A. Farley
Medical Center
Farley
King And Queen Sail For Canada
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth departed Portsmouth aboard the Empress of Australia for Canada and the United States. The 25 year old liner, once the Tirpitz of German merchant service, carried 73 royal entourage members as crowds cheered the royal couple aboard at 3 PM EDT, with the ship converted into a royal yacht for the voyage.
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Portsmouth
Eng
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Australia
Unification of Methodism Set for Next Wednesday Night
In Kansas City after a century split, the Methodist Episcopal branches announce unity services next Wednesday night. Delegates from Episcopal and Protestant branches advance the unification plan smoothly with few disputes remaining.
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Unification of Methodism
International News Service
Kansas City
Methodism
Church of Unity
Methodist Episcopal
South
Methodist Protestant
Five thousand killed or injured in Japanese raid on Chungking
London dispatch from May 6 reports five thousand people killed or injured by Japanese air raids on Chungking. Fires sparked by Thursday raids continue to rage in the devastated Chinese capital this morning per the Reuters message.
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International News Service
London
Chungking
Reuter
May Queen Dorothy K Fromm Crowned at Georgian Court
Dorothy K Fromm of New Jersey crowned May queen of Georgian Court college at Lakewood. She is 21 years old and clad in regal robes as Elizabeth for the ceremony.
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Dorothy K. Fromm
Elizabeth
N. J
Georgian Court College
Lakewood, N. J
Miss Fromm
Gov James signs emergency tax levies for state
Harrisburg May 6 Gov Arthur H James signed eight bills re-enacting Earle era levies on gasoline liquor cigarettes money and business transactions The measures authorize up to 175 million dollars in tax anticipation notes to speed revenues before funds flow into the state journal notes the LAN program totals 163 million dollars and becomes a reality with the action
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International News Service
Harrisburg
James
Arthur H. James
Earle
Pressary
Confessed Negro Slayer Held In Secret Arkansas Jail
Sylvester Williams, 20, confessed to murdering Irene Taylor, 19, near her farm home in Altheimer Arkansas. He is held in a secret jail location as Sheriff Garland Brewster announced the alleged confession. The Taylor girl’s body was found weighted and tied with wire near her home yesterday.
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Altheimer
Ark
Sylvester Williams
Rod
Irene ‘Taylor
Mear Hee Farm
Garland Brewster
Lee Taylor
Five More Held in Philadelphia Poison Ring Case
Five more suspects three women and two men were held without bail in Philadelphia on charges tied to a murder-for-insurance conspiracy. The International News Service report notes ongoing arrests as the probe widens.
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Philadelphia
International Nava Service
Await Next Move In Danzig Controversy
Berlin May 6 Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hiller stands ready to hear any concrete proposal from Poland on Danzig and the Polish corridor. Press and informed sources indicate Germany plans to precipitate action while seeking realistic suggestions. Poland mobilizes military forces to defend its frontier against any sudden attempt.
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Berlin
Poland
Warsaw
Nazi Germany
Berlin Tokyo Rome Axis Begins To Crack
Reports to Washington indicate the Berlin Rome Tokyo axis is cracking as Italy hesitates to join a broader war. Premier Mussolini urges caution toward any firm commitments while Germany seeks Italian backing for future moves in central Europe. Officials in the United States Britain and France still hope Japan may desert the axis again.
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Robert G. Ninon
International News Service
Washington
Sreret
Germantaly
Japan
Germany
Europe
Massstint
Italy
Fatler
Bohand
Reich
Danzig
Tay
Two Killed In North Carolina Train Crash
In Fayetteville North Carolina a northbound Atlantic Coast Line freight train collided with a gasoline trailer loaded with 4000 tons of RAS. The fatalities were A F Buchanan 51 engineer of Rocky Mount and George W Barbee 35 driver of the gas trailer. Injured were H D Faw 32 brakeman and Earle Powell 48 a fireman both at Fillman hospital with severe burns.
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Cbternational News Service
Fayetteville
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Atlantic Coast Line
A. F. Buchanan
Rocky Mount
George W. Barbee
Fayettevie
H. D. Faw
N.C
Earle Powell
Allacies
Fillman Hospital
Will Wed Son of Former Princess Will Wed Son of Former Princess
Will Wed Son of Former Princess ftymn Darblay of Mid Valley Cal will wed Paul W K Crowley 31 son of former Russian Princess Thais Viedimir It has been announced Crowley a former presidio soldier recently risked court martial for desertion in quest of his mother Mrs Henry Rosenfeld Jr whom he had not seen since childhood
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Ftymn Darblay
Mid Valley
Cal
Paul W. K. Crowley
Thais Viedimir
Crawley
Presidio
Henry Rosenfeld, Jr
Mussolini Seeks Peace In German Polish Crisis Talks
In Milan on May 6 Premier Mussolini urged a peaceful settlement of the German Polish dispute over Danzig and the corridor. Italian Foreign Minister Ciano and German Joachim von Ribbentrop held two days of talks as press attaches noted secrecy. The aim was to curb Hitler from rash action while Beck's parliamentary speech echoed calls for diplomatic paths.
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Reichsfwehrer
Adolf Witler
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Ageravria
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Xlan
Halt Turbine At Power Plant Near West Pittsboro
Officials of Pennsuiv Power report a turbine shutdown at the $3,000,000 West Pittsboro plant after two days of operation and a planned restart at 7 a.m. Monday. Engineers noted the start up as a rarely smooth process, with all components performing well, reflecting on the installation quality.
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Pennsuiv Power Company
West Pittsboro
Martha Bigley Named Registrar for New Castle Area
Miss Martha Bigley of Milton Street is appointed registrar of vital statistics for New Castle and nearby townships. She succeeds Mrs. Chas Long, who held the post for four years. The registrar oversees all births and deaths within the city and surrounding townships.
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Martha Bigley
Milton St
New Castle
Miss Bigley
Chas, Long
Alhee
Death Notice Listing Several Residents in Florida and Pennsylvania
Miss Sara HE Williams of 585 Base Pack avenue and Mr Lydia thex Hennessy aged 54 of Miami Florida are listed among deceased individuals. William BE Tyrrel, 69 of Atlantic Avenue, and Mrs C OW Nlinereller, 63, plus Bert Gules, 62, of Ellwood City are also noted in the death listing.
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Sara HE
Willams
Base Pack Avenue
Lydia Thex Hennessy
Miami
Fla
William BE. Tyrrel
Atlantic
President Roosevelt Intervenes in Coal Labor Deadlock
President Roosevelt directly intervenes in the national coal mining deadlock, urging a prompt and fair settlement as fuel supplies dwindle. The move follows appeals from citizens and leaders amid a nationwide production stoppage and rising transit concerns in New York.
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International News Service
New York
Mew
Roosevats
James Kieran
Fioretta E. Lasardia
Washington
Roosevelt
Judge Orders Quiz In Numbers Suit In Youngstown
In Youngstown Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maiden ordered eight defendants in the Bodine numbers case to answer a 40 question interrogatory. The private investigator seeks 400000 claimed lost by residents to the House numbers operation. The probe covers business extent, property, receipts, expenditures, and deposits over a six month period last year.
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Youngstown
Common Pleas
Rscine Maiden, Jr
Fricar
Birzes Lowery “Bank
Envi
Herbert F. Bodine
Bodine
SLI
Wea
Sucre Miiien
Sis
Reeceiais
Bip House
Jones Nominated for U.S. Court Judge Post
Pittsburgh March 6 Charles vin Jones, unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor last fall, was recommended for appointment as judge of the U.S. District Court in the third judicial district by the Allegheny County Bar Association.
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Tinternational News
Pittsburgh
Charles Vin Jones
U.S. Crew Court
Thellegheny County Bar Association
Unclear fragment hints at midday activity and rest
Fragmentary diary style text describes a person named Arthur Mometer during a sunny noon. He removes shoes, picks branches for shade, lies down to sleep, and later snoozes again. The passage reads as a drifting, unstructured observation with no clear event or outcome.
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