Loan to Pennsy Means Business Pick Up
Western Pennsylvania business leaders welcomed a U S loan of 135 million dollars to railroads for purchases and construction. The move is expected to lift steel demand as mills receive orders and may accelerate electrification of Pittsburgh lines. Pennsylvania Railroad will allocate 84 million to line improvements while 51 million funds rail and tonnage purchases.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Washington
Joseph F. Guffey
Guffey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Needlework Guild to Hold Garment In gathering
The Needlework Guild will host a two day ingathering of new garments for the needy in the Castleton Hotel ballroom on November 9 and 10. New members will present two new garments as the membership price. Garments will be distributed to city organizations for use.
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Castleton Hotel
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am show a maximum temperature of 80 and a minimum of 49 with 0.5 inches of precipitation. Compared with the same date a year ago, there was a maximum of 50, a minimum of 30 and 0.01 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Big Rail Job To Begin On Erie and Ashtabula Divisions
Superintendent C W Van Nort announced plans to lay about 2300 tons of new and reconditioned steel rails along the Erie and Ashtabula divisions during the late November period. The work, replacing old track, uses part of the central region's rail supply tied to an $84 million Public Works Administration loan. Regular Pennsylvania crews will perform the job with special machinery, extending over a five mile stretch.
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Erie and
Ashtabula
Pennsylvania Railroad
C. W. van Nort
van Nort
Public Works Administration
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Mystery Garl Case Deepens Over Sewer Worker Victim
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a dispute over the identity of a sewer victim labeled as a mystery girl. Investigators pursue Catherine Brown as the best candidate, while police and coroner clash over the reconstruction, as a bloodstained shirt from a key witness’s friend weakens a leading clue.
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Cinternational News Service
Pittsburgh
Catherine Brown
Best Liberty
John P. Black
New Kensington
Miss Brown
Checks For Reward Are Being Mailed
Prothonotary R M Campbell mails checks to the captors of Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague, murderers of Corporal Brady Paul. Rewards total 3209 dollars. one third to Crawford captors, rest to Schroeder and Dague captors. Case called sensational in Lawrence county annals.
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R. M. Campbell
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Brady Paul
Thomas Crawford
Irene
Dague
iLawrence County
Start Work On Track Changes At Pymatuning
Preparations for relocating miles of the Pennsylvania railroad New Castle to Erie right of way near Pymatuning dam have begun with removal of part of the telegraph and telephone line. Superintendent C W Van Nort said time will pass before rails are moved. The new right of way will sit about 200 feet back from present locations and the track now runs along the proposed reservoir floor which engineers say will be submerged once the project is finished.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New Castle-to-Erie
Pymatuning Dam
C. W. van Nort
Pennsylvania
Stockholders meet accept charter for Peoples Bank of New Castle
At a Thursday stockholders meeting 86 percent of all stock owners were represented as the Peoples Savings & Trust Company accepted the new charter for the Peoples Bank of New Castle and the legal steps toward opening begin. The process will take time, but the bank is expected to open once cleared.
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Peoples Savings& Trust Company
Peoples Bank of New Castle
Plans Under Way For New County Court House
County Commissioners set December 1 as deadline to finish plans for a stone court house. The project will seek federal funds via Harrisburg after the Thayer Company completes preliminary drawings. Groundwork and residence and jail facilities will be outlined, with construction likely not starting before next spring.
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Harrisburg
Iff
Court House
Thayer Company
Motorist Hurt As Auto Skids Near Har lansburg Road
George Desko aged 18 of Polk is hospitalized with injuries after the auto he rode in skidded on wet pavement along the Har l ansburg road shortly after 8 o’clock. The car driven by James Orr of Franklin left the road when attempting a curve and struck a fence post.
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George Desko
Polk
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Harlansburg
Desko
James Orr
Franklin
Roosevelt weighs federal liquor policy after repeal
President Roosevelt studies how to set tax and tariff rates and regulate imports as the 18th amendment ends December 5. He considers using emergency powers to extend embargoes or set quotas to protect home industry and curb flood of foreign liquor and related goods.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
AAA
Silence on Gold Purchases by U S Government
The United States plans to keep quiet about daily foreign gold purchases to avoid unsettling European markets. The New York Federal Reserve Bank will oversee all foreign gold purchases for the government.
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International News Service
Washington
RFC
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Probe coroner inquest to fix crash responsibility
Bradford Pa November 3 1932 a coroner's inquest opens into the death of Dana Littlefield 64 and his grandchildren Millicent 5 and Gertrude 2 after their sedan was hit by a Pittsburgh Buffalo train at Bingham near Bradford the inquest seeks to determine fault. Lindbergh conferring with Royal Dutch Air Company directors Holland November 3 Col. Lindbergh who flew in from France was to meet directors as part of a European visit following a private dinner for Martha Cooper missing since August 16.
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Bradford
Dana Littlefield
Millicent Littlefield
Gertrude
Bingham
Lindbergh
Holland
Charles A. Lindbergh
France
Spinster Missing as Police Probe Abduction Risk
Denville New Jersey on November 3 reports say feared absence of a spinster may indicate kidnapping or foul play. State and county police broadcast warnings as investigators search for clues.
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Denville
N. J
Hope Davis Weds in Secret Port Chester Wedding
Hope Harding Davis, 18, daughter of the late Richard Harding Davis, secretly wed Tuesday in Port Chester New York. She now honeymooning with Jean Louis Frank Kehrig of St Jean De Luz France. announcement came last night surprising friends.
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Hope Davis
New York
Port Chester
N. Y
Hope Harding Davis
Richard Harding Davis
Jean Louis Frank Kehrig
St. Jean de Luz
France
Desperado Verne C Miller Sought After Airport Shootout and Escape
Federal authorities and Chicago police pursued Verne C Miller, noted desperado linked to the Harvey Bailey kidnapping, after he allegedly shot his way free during a confrontation. No trace of Miller was found as the manhunt continued across the area.
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Chicago
Verne C. Miller
Desperado
Harvey Bailey
Local Saturday football matchups set by area teams
New Castle high school travels to New Kensington for its key game of the year while Westminster meets Grove City college at Taggart stadium. Large crowds expected as The News provides score service by phone and in print with specified call times Saturday.
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New Castle
Westminster College
Grove City College
Taggart Stadium
New Castle High School
Westminster
New Kensington
Taggart
Governor Urges Passage of $25 Million Bond Issue
Governor Gifford Pinchot urges western Pennsylvania voters to back a $25,000,000 bond issue next Tuesday. He rejects liquor revenue or transferring road funds as insufficient, arguing a loan now is prudent and repayable at $2.5 million yearly over ten years to aid the unemployed and keep hospitals open.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Gifford Pinchot
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Price Fixing Urged by Governors in Farm Relief Plan
Washington, Nov. 3. Five western governors and Secretary Wallace worked with President Roosevelt to craft a temporary revision of farm relief aimed at quickly raising crop prices. The plan, still needing hurdles cleared, seeks swift approval or disapproval from the President.
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Washington
West
Roosevelt
Wallace
Herring
Iowa
Hunting Licenses Reach 6000 Mark
County treasurer William O. Pitts reports about 6,000 hunting licenses issued this year. Each license costs two dollars, totaling roughly $12,000 in revenue. the county retains ten cents per license, about $600, with the remainder sent to the state department.
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William O. Pitts
State Department
Jesse Jones Seeks Gold in Open Market
Beverly Hills dated note reports Jesse Jones of Buffalo Bayou intends to buy gold in a wide open market with no price limit. The writer jokes about needing paper money to acquire even a thimble of gold before Congress meets for the big argument.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Buffalo Bayou
Tex
Jesse Jones
Jesse
Swope Plan Fails to Gain Support for Self Regulating Plan
Washington November 3 NRA officials said the Swope plan for industry self regulation will die early. They argue trade groups are job rich and oppose a master merger that would cut salaries and power. Associations are seen as lobbying bodies and fear NRA observers at policy meetings. The plan would curb paid directors across minor and major groups.
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International News Service
Washington
NRA
Deaths of Martha Boyd Holmes Strazze and Hudspath
Obituary notices report the deaths of Martha J. Boyd 91 of Scott township John R. Holmes 61 of Seattle Washington Biagio Strazze 79 of Ellwood City and McClelland Hudspath 71 of Ellwood City.
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Martha J. Boyd
Scott Township
John R. Holmes
Seattle
Wash
Biagio Strazze
Ellwood City
McClelland Hudspath
Railroad Loans Expand To Aid Nation's Recovery
Public Works Administration plans to extend railroad loan programs to smaller lines after approving 135 million dollars for major rail outfits to buy steel. The aim is quick wage spending, more widespread material purchases, and rapid job recall in steel rail fabrication and related industries nationwide.
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International News Service
Washington
Public Works Administration
Interior
Ickes
Col. H. M. Waite
Water Company Plans Rebuild of Lawrence Street Line
New Castle Water Company will build a two inch water line on Lawrence Street starting at Shenango Street and extending 256 feet east. Council approved the project at the city hall meeting. The existing line is one inch and a city inspector will be paid four dollars daily by the company.
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New Castle Water Company
Lawrence Street
Shenango Street
City Hall
Football Fever Returns to Field as Fans Rally
Fans pour in from near and far as teams prepare to play this season amid chilly and warm weather. The article notes the push to support the grid regardless of field conditions or opponents, with a general tone of community enthusiasm and seasonal kickoff energy.
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A. Division
Garl
Tom Crawford
Pymatuning
Venango County
George R. Holmes
Martha Jane Cooper
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William S. Neal
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