Will Rogers Letter on Paint an Arrow and Rail Depot
In Beverly Hills May message Will Rogers imagines a playful plea to paint an arrow on the Barna to guide travelers, jokes about Cleveland and Akron, and mentions Jim Wilson Peckinpaugh and Charlie Otis. He muses on railroad access to a new depot and weighs nomination prospects in a lighthearted note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Cal
Clepeland
Akron
Jim Wilson
Flelin
Peckinpaugh
Charlie-Otis
Jim Vigmo
New Castle Notes On Spring Changes And Local Happenings
Local city residents discuss spring progress with budding trees and new bus routes. North Street pupils prepare for George Washington Junior High as district facilities improve after years of limitations. City council debates fire department equipment purchase to ready the new station. Summer signs appear with lemonade stands and lawn mowing season starts, while fairground renovations and event dates are announced for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willyen
George Washington
Newe Castler
Senator Watson Leads Hoover In Indiana Primary
In Indiana Hoosier voting saw Senator Watson gain on Hoover in the Republican primary as Hoover swept northern Indiana while Central and southern regions trended toward a split field. Early returns show Watson leading Hoover in the race for the Senate nomination as multiple candidates pursue the governor slot, with party conventions likely to decide both gubernatorial contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Watson
Hoover
Indiana
Sapolg Alay
Abeatworthwids
Albert Slump
Walter Myers
Mpagenty
Mage
State Patrolmen Lead New Castle Band Caravan
A 40-vehicle caravan will transport the New Castle senior high school band to Harrisburg. The route will be piloted by two state highway patrolmen from patrol headquarters this morning. Captain Price and Sergeant Weingartner oversee a long trek over the mountains with the fleet bearing 60 decals to advertise New Castle across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgey Til Weingartnet
Harrisburg
New Castle
Qestle
Barrisburg
Marriage Licenses Read From Clarksburg Registry
Fragmented OCR lists names and places for marriage licenses including Ellwood Olga Rigger, William fore Wampum Ethel Cooke, Christine Krestel New Castle, and other partly legible entries. The text cites cities like Clarksburg and Wampum with scattered surnames and spouses in a brief licensing notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheton
Clarksburg
Rigg
William
Ethel Cooke
Oongstown
Seven Year Old Boy Fatally Hurt by Auto
A seven year old boy, Marold Fortney, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fortney, died after being struck by a car driven by Charles Isaac near the Fisher apartments on South Jefferson Street in New Castle. The accident occurred Tuesday evening as the boy ran out in front of the vehicle near his home. Isaac reported he had stopped briefly near the Fortney residence before continuing south. The boy died at New Castle Hospital around midnight from injuries sustained earlier in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marold
Fisher
Charles
Isaac
Ten Planes To Arrive Thursday at Pittsburgh Airport
Ten planes are slated to reach Jackson Field near Wilmington Road by Thursday evening at four o clock. The Army Navy and commercial planes will land as Pittsburgh Aero Club members and official guests attend the event. Captain Thomas Voss in charge expects the Pottsburgh port to be designated as a class A airport due to its location and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson’ Field
Kogatse “Airs Transport" Company
Wilmington
Thomas “Voss
Pottsburgh
Has-Staet
Pennsylvania
Army
Pittsburgh
Ind
Aero
Jackson -Neld
Altoona Lions Vote at Pennsylvania Lions Session
Norristown May 3 4 Despite efforts of the Castle Lions club Altoona was elected to represent the 1929 convention as the Pennsylvania Lions International state association closes its 1928 session in Norristown. A S Haines Wilkinsburg surgeon was elected president of the state association The Panes pledged to continue work among blind children in state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown Fa
Castle Lions Club
Altoona
Pennsylvania
den of Lions International
A. S. Haines
Wilkinsburg
gur_geon
Jurors Disagree in Knapp Trial New Trial Set
In Albany, a supreme court jury, after eight hours of deliberation, reported disagreement in the Knapp trial. Judge Callaghan immediately set May 21 for a second trial as Mrs Knapp faced serious charges and an expected acquittal proved elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Dilks Enroute Home Set Record Distance
Dilks drives 2430.7 miles en route home, losing time to Britisher Peter Gavit who finished 2,637.9 miles away in Los Angeles. Crowd cheers as Umek, the Italian, showcases a winning drive with precise wheels.
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Dilks
Leland C.lewis
caeron _Shemmerondene
Bunieneers
Susana Beast
Butler
Gavit-y
Thatocky
Los ‘Angeles
Shi
Andrew
Pryne
Mishawaka
Drowned Fliers and Plane Recovered From Lake Erie
Two bodies recovered after a plane plunged into Lake Erie near Buffalo on Friday. Identified as James M Lupey of Buffalo and John Rose of Milwaukee Harvard University student. Both were found strapped to the plane recovered from the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verraisen
Buffalo
N- x
Lake Erie
Myers
James, M
Lupey
John Rose
Wilwaukee
Harvard
University
Electric Trains Collision Kills Engineman at Hazleton
Hazleton Pa May officials investigate a derailment of two Wilkes Barre Hazleton Railway electric trains near St Johns that killed the engineman Cunus and injured over twenty passengers, five seriously. The crash caused high tension wires to ignite the wreckage as trains locked and the third rail sparked, with trapped Cunus begging to be killed to end the agony and his body later recovered. Passengers injured include William H. Weintraub Herman Bernstein Ernest Behmitt Geranton HF Schmid Nodi Ben McKinney Ruth Knoth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
seorTan Lanal Mews Bar Vicay Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway ‘Company
Ina
Cunius
Bt. Johns
Traine
Cuntus
Acawitch
St. Johns
Oantus
Wiliam
H. Weintraub
Anadelphia
Herman’ Bernstein
New Yorks
Ernest Behmitt
Geranton
Schmid
Delmar
Nodi Ben’ McKinney
Welington
Ruth Knoth
Lieut Thomas Killed in Bellanca Crash at Teterboro
Report states Lieut Thomas flying a Bellanca monoplane named Helance crashed at the Teterboro Golf Club near the airport. A second man also died. fire and crash teams worked to recover the bodies as officials investigate the unusual accident.
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Vanes Dauonus
Hasbrouck Heights
Bellanca
Teterboro Golf Club
Vaughn
Ght Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson-Nils
Treuts
Thomas Jin
Algo
Reliance
Teterboro- Golf -Club
Tela Ab
Employes
Teverboro 12
Bed Ridden Man Seeks Justice After Self Inflicted Death
Fragmentary notice reports a bed ridden man in West Springfield near the Ohio Penn line who died by his own action. Names appear garbled including Jamieson and Geers Eleen with references to confinement since last October and potential suspects or associated persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Springfield
Eaes Lawrence
Shoott
Jamieson
Hiness
Girls Win Top Honors in Union High 1928 Class
Miss Evelyn Graham is valedictorian and Agnes Schutler salutatorian at Union High School. Commencement exercises are scheduled for May 29 at Union High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High
Evelyn Graham
Agnes Schutler
Tuysesdar
Hoax Hints In Wine Bottle Message From Lost Fliers
A reportedly found wine bottle message linked to lost fliers Captain Leslie Hamilton Lieutenant Frederick Minchin and an elderly writer appears dubious Authorities say the note from a British field service despatch book may be a practical joke The handwriting suggests an older writer but the signature is incomplete and the origin remains uncertain
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Westerly
Great Britain
Frederick 2. Minchin
Leslie Hamilton
Thiafreau
Hamilton
Minchen
Lowenstein
Wertheim
Tin Plate Co Officials to Visit New Castle Works
Tin Plate Co officials headed by B W Pareny president of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co, arrive in New Castle for an inspection tour of the New Castle works. Other executives include CW Sennen vice president Wi C Tam yp lin assistant to presidents, G C Kimball and Ren Hadly among a long list covering purchasing safety and order departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B W.pareny
American Sheet
Castle
CW Sennen
Irvi la J
Lothe
G. C. Kimball
Ronghiger
Ren Hadly
Dennis
Chevy Jenks
Arid
Dogan
War Clouds Gather Over China In Tense Crisis
A tense crisis deepens as Chinese Nationalist and Japanese forces threaten open clash near Tsinan. About 70,000 troops are in transit, with 16 000 Japanese troops advancing from Nagoya toward Tsingtau. Shek’s Nationalists refuse further negotiations as clashes loom between army commanders and local forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Tsingtau
Shanshung
Nippon
Spon
Death notices for several individuals in Cleveland area
Obituaries list Elizabeth Redisille aged 74 of 131 Avenue Seaumons Bull Mian McGintey aged 63 and Aman Zonas C 62 among others in Cleveland. Memorial details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zonas C! Aman
Cleveland
Elizabeth JL Redisille
Avenue
Seaumons
Mian McGintey
Japan Plans To Mobilize 50,000 Shock Troops
Reports from Tokyo indicate Japan intends to mobilize 50 000 shock troops amid rising tensions with Nationalist Chinese forces led by General Chiang Kai Shek. A Japanese ultimatum demanded evacuation of the Tsinan area as fighting rages near Tsinan with new divisions poised and propaganda seeking northern unity against Japan. The London government denied troop dispatches to Shantung, claiming protection of Japanese interests.
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Japan
Janeanese War Office
Sodar
China
Chieng
Kat Shek
Lavemberk
A. Sangu
Tsinam
London
PSI
Toman
Fom Toma
Chat
Arthur Mometer repairs and worn wagon hinge notes
A garbled diary style report lists pistons loose hinges rusty and worn parts of a wagon or cart. It mentions screws, bolts, and tires in poor condition with repeated references to fading paint and general decay, suggesting imminent maintenance or replacement needs.
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Rand
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PA Newc
Ohio
Tome
Conteiburrs
Tarlatisburg
Watson
Stump
Indianapolis
United States
James’ Bween
Vos
Herbert Hoover
Mike Savonick Ellwood
Olga Rigger
Christine Krestel
Harold Fortney
South Wjefferson
Jackson Field
Wilmington Road
R. R. Kegarise
LIONS
Knapp
Callaghan
Thomas
Kelley
Bast “Washi i
Owhoshas been’,Aamed Geers Eleen
Agnes" Schuller
Tin Plate Co
E.w-Pareny
Eawrexnge
Sullivan
Taiternational
Shingto
To-Phe
Tsinan
Zenne
Arthur Mometer
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