Bomb In Mail Explodes Injuring Two At Post Office
Two men were injured today when a mail bomb exploded in the main post office. A clerk, Myrton Genung, lost his hand. his condition is critical. The device came in a volume titled Life Among the Lowly and addressed improperly. The sender was said to be New York. addressee unclear. The blast shattered plate glass and rattled the building. Genung was hospitalized after a tourniquet was applied. The investigation moved to the dead letter division as inspectors sought the correct destination.
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International News Service
Washington
Myrton Genung
New York
Genung
Police Chronicle Reports 48 Hours of Activity
A police chronology for the 48 hours ending May 20 lists 21 arrests for drunkenness six and parking violations fourteen plus one suspicion. A report notes youths attempted to rob an intoxicated man near Rosena plot on South Mill Street but fled. A separate incident describes a prior attack and robbery by the same group. Also mentions Memorial Day on May 30 and Camp East Brook hosting girls, with Boy Scouts at Camp John M. Phillips.
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Rosena
South Mill Street
Camp
East Brook
John M. Phillips
Boy Scouts
Daily Weather Report U. S. Weather Statistics Summary
Daily weather report shows 24 hour period ending 9 am with max 92 and min 60, no precipitation, river stage 3.6 feet. Sunday morning 24 hour period records max 6a, no precipitation, providing a concise climate snapshot.
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U. 8
Big Sister Beth Wood Is 14, Artist Declares
Cartoonist Leslie Forgrave ends the age controversy over Beth Wood, the heroine of the News strip Big Sister, by stating she is definitively 14 years old. He explains the character for harmless fun and home duties, noting 14 fits between 12 and 16.
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Leslie Forgrave
Big Sister
Beth Wood
Beth
Forgrave
RWD Men Donate Two Extra Park Workdays
RWD workers at Cascade park will donate two extra days of service today and Tuesday to speed park improvements. Major Guy Wad linger, Cascade park commission chair, said the voluntary effort shows civic patriotism and aims to complete work by Saturday with trucks also donated.
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Cwa-Rwd
Cascade Park
RWD
Guy Wadlinger
Cascade Park Commission
Commission
Alexander
Physical Education Instructor Resigns at Lincoln-Garfield
Charles Christopher, longtime physical education instructor at Lincoln-Garfield School, resigns and plans to move to California this summer. He aims to study law later and is a New Castle native and Penn State graduate.
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Charles Christopher
Lincoln-Garfield School
Christopher
California
New Castle
New Castle High School
Penn State
Death Notices Gather Local Residents Names and Ages
A list of obituary notices includes Mrs. Drusilla McIntyre 79 of Hannah Street Mrs. Mary Davik 42 of 1113 Sciota Street Mrs. Mary Monaco 67 of 211 North Lee Avenue Mrs. Mary Barkley 82 of New Castle Road Mrs. Robert Graham Hengst 325 East Wallace Avenue Mrs. Lawrence Markle 47 of Zelienople Thomas McIntyre 82 of Youngstown Ohio Rose Passafiume 13 rear 662 Fearson Street Mrs. Elizabeth Teresa Kiaber 56 of 21 North Lee Avenue Mrs. Mahala Hill Bruce 84 Edenburg R D 1 Mrs. Mary A. Guy 78 409 Eighth Avenue Seventh Ward.
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Drusilla McIntyre
Hannah Street
Mary Davik
Sciota Street
Mary Monaco
North Lee Avenue
Mary Barkley
New Castle RD
Robert Graham Hengst
Wallace Avenue
Lawrence Markle
Zelienople
Thomas McIntyre
Youngstown
Ohio
Rose Passafiume
Fearson Street
Elizabeth Teresa Kiaber
Mahala Hill Bruce
Edenburg
R. D
Mary A. Guy
Eighth Avenue
Seventh Ward
Five Killed As Truck Plunges In Tyler Crash
Five people were killed and two others gravely injured when a truck plunged 30 feet from a narrow Tyler bridge into a gulch. The dead include Troy Pool, 21, Lloyd Dowell, 22, and three Black men.
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Tyler
Tex
Troy Pool
Lloyd Dowell
Fall Is Fatal To South Side Woman
Mrs. Mary Ouvik, 43, of 1113 Sciota street, died at New Castle hospital from a fractured skull after falling on cellar stairs during a Saturday evening visit. Neighbor Steve Hesuilak carried her upstairs. a physician took her to the hospital after findings of a stupor. She was survived by husband Roman Duvik. funeral arrangements pending.
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Mary Ouvik
Sciota Street
New Castle Hospital
Orville Potter
Ouvik
Arrest Violators of Motor Laws Reported
State Highway patrolmen of the New Castle station attempted to apprehend violators of state motor laws and on the Volant East Brook highway they placed several motorists under arrest on various charges this morning.
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New Castle
Volant
East Brook
Motorcyclists killed in crash near Cresson Pa
In Cresson Pa on May 21 Karl Ferrier 24 of Commodore died and Elmer Lewis 32 of Commodore was injured when their motorcycles collided on a highway near here. Ferrier died at Spangler hospital. The coroner departed today.
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van Tron
Cresson
3Arl Ferrier
Elmer Lewis
Commodore
Ferrier
Spangler Hospital
Darrow Report Calls for Abolishing NRA Recovery Board
President Roosevelt faces calls to scrap his recovery program and the National Industrial Recovery Act review board. Clarence Darrow on the NRA board urges abolition and substitution of socialism, while Hugh Johnson seeks dissolution. The board recommends restoring competition by returning to anti trust laws.
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Edward D. Mays
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
National Recovery Review Board
NRA
Clarence Darrow
Hugh 8. Johnson
Darrow
William C. Thompson
America
Johnson
Bank Robbery Strikes Avonmore First National Bank
Avomore Pa May 21 three bandits entered the First National Bank at Avonmore and escaped with an estimated 8 000 to 10 000. Two white men and a negro used smoked glasses and fled in a small sedan with the negro driving the getaway car. Police statewide alerted for the trio.
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International News Service
Avonmore
First National Bank
Muse Prepares for United States Naval Academy
George R. Muse son of Attorney and Mrs George W Muse of this city prepares to enter the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in July after passing entrance examinations with an especially high rating and appointment by Congressman Dr Howard Swick.
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George R. Muse
George W. Muse
United ‘State Naval Academy
Annapolis
Howard Swick
Syling Seeks State Aid For Lawrence County Schools
County Superintendent John C. Syling travels to Harrisburg to press state officials for funds to help financially strapped districts. A $40,000 allocation for Lawrence County is noted, with continuation on page two.
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John C. Syling
Harrisburg
Lawrence County
Car Kills Motorist Filling Own Tank
Raymond Harvey of West Sunbury, 30, died when his car struck him as he stood beside his own vehicle parked on Slippery Rock road. Police identify the driver as William Brain of Prospect R. D. 2 and say Harvey was filling the tank when the accident occurred.
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Slippery Rock Road
Raymond Harvey
West Sunbury
Harvey
Postice
William Brain
R. D
State Experiences Mid-Summer Heat
Pennsylvania endures a scorching day as temperatures top ninety in many areas. One death is attributed to the heat with Mrs. Marie Heisner collapsing in Philadelphia. Officials warned no relief ahead and expect storms in Pittsburgh, followed by cooler air from the northwest.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Philadelphia
Marie Heisner
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
North
Boy Scout First Aid Team On Wreck Scene In Pittsburgh
Lawrence county's Boy Scout First Aid team from Troop 12 assisted victims after a crash near Zelienople on the way home from the Western Pennsylvania First Aid meet at Carnegie Tech. Scouts helped treat lacerations and organized care, earning respect though not first place. Library, Pa. won.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
Troop 12
Zelienople
W. G. Boyd
Sid
George Miller
William Raney
Donald Wimner
Western Pennsylvania
Library
U. P. Church
Dr W E McClure To Accept Call At First Presbyterian Church
Dr Walter Emerson McClure tendered his resignation as pastor after ten years, effective August 31, to accept a call from the Church of the Covenant in Detroit Michigan. His duties there begin September 3, and the congregation expresses regret at his departure noting progress during his pastorate.
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First Presbyterian Church
Walter Emerson McClure
McClure
Church of the Covenant
Detroit
Mich
MccClure
Start Rebuilding In Chicago Fire Swept Districts
Fire swept through Chicago stockyards causing nearly 10 million dollars in losses as officials warned the blaze could spread. An army of laborers worked to establish facilities to handle about 50,000 head of livestock, the normal Monday receipts, amid the destruction.
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Chicago
Army of Laborers
International News Service
Charred body found in Union Stock Yards ruins
In Chicago on May 21 a charred body believed to be an unidentified man was recovered from the Union Stock Yards ruin in the mouthwest corner near the area where flames erupted Saturday afternoon. Fire department officials said the search depended on missing persons reports, but the exact identity remained unknown as investigators combed the scene.
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Chicago
Union
Major buildings gutted in blaze halting world livestock market
Firefighters halted a blaze that threatened the city as water was poured on smouldering rains to prevent a resumption. The disaster, which had already caused ten to fifteen million dollars in property loss, left thirteen major buildings ruined, the nerve center of the world’s central livestock market gutted. Packers began taking inventory after heroic firemen halted the flames.
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Los
Onemy
Ure City
Erentaal Livestock Market
Comte
Eight Killed in Clash at Mexican Sugar Plantation
Eight people were killed and 20 wounded when farmers and sugar plantation workers clashed at Ameca near Guadalajara. The fighting began during a rodeo, with five women among the wounded, reports from Mexico City indicate.
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Mexico City
Ameca
Guadalajara
Rain Famine Grips Rural Community and Mills
Local residents plead for relief as drought tightens its grip on fields and wells. Farmers forecast failed crops and rising prices while officials work to secure rain and aid. Neighbors share scarce water and hope for a timely storm to save livelihoods and livestock.
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