Italian Armies Resume March Toward Makale
Italian forces press both northern and eastern fronts in Ethiopia with a government backed southward advance toward Makale. Cavalry from Mount Massa Air base reportedly moves toward the Djibouti Addis Ababa railway while Ethiopian troops mass near Amba Alagi south of Makale.
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Makale
Rome
Ethiopia
Assab
Eritrea
Lavora Fascista
Mount Massa
Djibouti
Addis Ababa
Amba Alagi
Adigrat
Coyne Named Possible Successor To Malone
Pittsburgh November 17 State Senator James J Coyne may become Allegheny county commissioner after the death of James F Malone elected commissioner Tuesday. The 13 common pleas court judges will select the successor by majority vote and Coyne who ran fourth must have voted for Malone and be of the same party under Pennsylvania law.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
James J. Coyne
Allegheny County
James F. Malone
Common Pleas Court
Malone
Coyne
Pennsylvania
Pa Newc Seeks System for Election Vote Counting
Experience with recent elections prompts Pa Newc to consider a standardized method for county officials and election boards to count votes. Variability in precinct procedures delays results, with some precincts showing figures by late morning while others finish by midnight. A uniform system could provide at least partial results faster and help determine outcomes.
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Pa Newe
New Castle
Pottery Tank Fire Ends Without Damage
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at an abandoned oil storage tank at the Shenango Pottery plant shortly after 8 am. Oil sludge in the 30 foot high tank caught fire when an acetylene torch used to wreck it ignited the oil. The fire damaged no buildings as crews cut down the sides while hoses protected a nearby brick structure.
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Shenango Pottery
Hyman Aronson
Daily Weather Report Summary for 24-Hour Period
U.S. weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 50 and a minimum of 26 with precipitation heavy frost. River stage listed at 41 feet. Data mirrors figures from the same date last year with a minimum of 42 and precipitation of 0.02 inches.
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U. S
Malone, James F dies after election win in Allegheny County
James F. Malone, 57, dies from pneumonia hours after being elected a county commissioner of Allegheny County. He had led the Republican minority ticket despite illness that first appeared as grippe, bedridden on election day. His death occurred at 5 37 a m with wife, daughter, and son present.
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Pittsburgh
James F. Malone
Allegheny County
Grippe
Malone
British trade keeps in touch on oil embargo options
London officials see the United States as pivotal to any embargo against Italy. A formal cut would likely rely on a voluntary halt by major oil firms rather than a government move. Britain’s Board of Trade remains in close contact with oil interests, while officials discount talks among Anglo Iranian Royal Dutch and Standard Oil to cut Italy’s supplies.
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London
United States
Italy
British Board of Trade
Anglo-Iranian
Royal Dutch
Standard Oil
Deaths of Henry Shakely, Butler and Grafton, Beaver County
Henry Gerald Shakely aged 26 of Butler R D Grafton Mrs William A 68 Steubenville Ohio William James McGeorge 89 Beaver County listed in area death notices.
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Henry Gerald Shakely
Butler
William A. Grafton
Steubenville, O
William James McGeorge
Beaver County
Two on Truck Burn to Death in Ohio Crash
Ravenna Ohio November 7 Two men working as testers for the White Motor Co of Cleveland were burned to death when their truck ran out of control, overturned a ditch and burst into flames near Deerfield south of Ravenna. The dead were James J McCabe Jr 32 driver and Malcolm F Leopke 36 helper both of Cleveland.
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International News Service
Ravenna, O
White Motor Co
Cleveland
Deerfield
Here
James J. McCabe, Jr
Malcolm F. Leopke
Roosevelt Speech on Farm Program Sparks Political Buzz
Washington recalls the president plans a December 9 speech at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago while the Supreme Court hears arguments on the Hoosac Mills processing tax. Speculation swirls whether the AAA program will be discussed and potential alternatives if found unconstitutional. Maj. George L. Berry convenes a NRA revival meeting for December 9, keeping Roosevelt away from Washington's business delegation.
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International News Service
Washington
President Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Hoosac Mills
AAA
Maj
George L. Berry
NRA
Johnstown Rejects Sunday Movies In Referendum Vote
Johnstown Pennsylvania, Nov 7 unofficial returns show the city rejected Sunday movies in a referendum. Despite blue laws, most theatres have run Sunday programs while officials issued warnings and minor fines for violations.
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Johnstown
International News Service
Billy Sunday dies quietly in Chicago at 72
Evangelist Billy Sunday, famed for his sawdust trail, died of a heart attack in Chicago at the home of his brother in law William J Thompson. He would have turned 73 on November 19 after years of illness beginning in February 1933 while preaching in Des Moines. He had remained active until last Tuesday night.
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William L. Collins
International News Service
Chicago
Billy” Sunday
William Ashley Sunday
William J. Thompson
Des Moines
Bradford Man Confesses Theft of Embezzled Funds
Archie Joseph Morgan Jr., 25, a former Bradford chamber of commerce clerk, confessed embezzling $2,000 and said he was beaten by the horses. He surrendered at a San Diego police station after fleeing Bradford when officials questioned his accounts. He claimed race losses led to the theft and planned to confess.
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San Diego
Bradford
Chamber of Commerce
Archie Joseph Morgan, Jr
Chamber
Morgan
San Francisco
Berwick Man Kills Wife Fires at Son Then Ends Life
Torrance Ernest Brittian of Berwick shot his wife as she slept, tried to kill his 26 year old son Joseph, and then slashed his throat to take his own life. Joseph escaped through a window after his mother was killed.
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Berwick
Torrance
Ernest Brittian
Joseph
Stratosphere War Too High For Him Says Floyd Gibbons
Cairo dispatch by Floyd Gibbons recalls six weeks of field fighting with Mussolini's troops in Ethiopia at extreme altitudes. He describes severe fatigue and oxygen shortage while covering the war from 7000 to 8000 feet, noting he has descended to regain breath and will await American clippings.
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Floyd
Floyd Gibbons
America
Landon and Hoffman Visit Cleveland At Chamber Meeting
At a non political Ohio Chamber of Commerce gathering in Cleveland Governor Da via welcomed Republican possible 1936 presidential candidates Alf Landon of Kansas and Harold Hoffman of New Jersey. Landon attacked theory driven governance while Hoffman stressed constitutional practicality.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Martin L. Davey
Roosevelt
Fort Pickens Evacuated as Gulf Disturbance Approaches
Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island was evacuated early today after weather bureau reports warned a tropical disturbance could strike Pensacola. About 100 enlisted men, officers, and their families relocated to the aid station area with army and navy tugs, while small craft find shelter and planes at the naval air station are stored in hangars.
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International News Service
Pensacola
Fla
Fort Pickens
Santa Rosa Island
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Army
Navy
Aid Station
Fort Barrancas
Naval Air Station
940 Men To Be Called For WPA Jobs By November
J Vale Downie district 14 director announces 940 men will be called by the Works Progress Administration before November 13. Of these 700 will work on highway projects and 240 on city projects. Transportation issues are not yet resolved but efforts are underway to fix them.
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Works Progress Administration
J. Vale Downie
District 14
Hepburn Avoids Marriage Rumor Question in Flight Out
Katherine Hepburn refuses to discuss rumors of marriage to Leland Hayward as the star and her manager evade reporters after a plane accident near Pittsburgh. Hayward dodges inquiry, saying little while Hepburn and the crew shelter briefly before continuing to New York.
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Katherine Hepburn
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Screen Star
New York
Leland Hayward
Hayward
Joe Plosser
Miss Hepburn
Constables Elected In Various City Wards
Election results show ward by ward picks for constables. Wallace Wysner in the first ward Frank Conners in the second Jesse Kennedy in the third R B Morrow in the fourth Joseph Dukes in the fifth Eugene Mullen in the sixth Joseph Russo in the seventh and Joseph Steinbrink in the eighth.
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Wallace Wysner
Frank Conners
Jesse Kennedy
R. B. Morrow
Joseph Dukes
Eugene Mullen
Joseph Russo
Joseph Steinbrink
Billy Sunday dies after illness in Chicago home
Billy Sunday, famed evangelist, died last evening at relatives' home in Chicago after a heart illness. His 1910 New Castle visit drew a large wooden tabernacle at Shady Side and White streets, now the site of Citizens Lumber. The elder generation will remember his impact from that era.
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Billy Sunday
Chicago
New Castle
Shady Side
White Streets
Citizens Lumber Company
Official Count Of Ballots Is Started
The official vote count began at noon under Judge R L Hildebrand. Lloyd M Mitchellree Lloyd S McKinnon Clifford Grandy and Samuel W McGary were appointed to count. Envelopes return the official tallies to the prothonotary with a public duplicate. results read aloud after verification. Counting may take a week or more, with the Sunday motion picture issue the only close race.
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R. L. Hildebrand
Lloyd M. Mitcheltree
Pulaski
Lloyd S. McKinnon
Second Ward
Clifford Grandy
Ellwood City
Samuel W. McGary
Washington Township
Prothonotary
Germany to Stay Neutral on League Sanctions
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler rejected as unofficial the League of Nations request for Germany to join sanctions against Italy. Germany maintains a strict neutrality policy and will continue an embargo on war materials while declining active participation.
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Berlin
Adolph Hitler
League of Nations
Germany
Italy
League
Geneva
United States
High Quarters
International
First Ward Voting Place To Be Changed
Electors in the second precinct of the first ward voted 299 for a change and 158 against to move the voting place from Jack Fee's building on West Washington Street. Objections cited stairs to reach the venue. Fee, who equipped the room at cost, opposes the move to the central fire station on South Jefferson Street.
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First Ward
Jack Fee
West
Washington Street
Fee
Central Fire Station
South
Jefferson Street
Needlework Guild Ingathering Sponsored by New Castle Branch
The Needlework Guild of America New Castle branch hosts its annual ingathering in the Castleton ballroom. About 3400 pieces are expected by evening, with 3200 on display at noon, including sweaters underwear children’s wear and gloves. Mrs C C Sankey 86 is noted for knitting two paired woolen hose.
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Castleton
New Castle
Needlework Guild of America
C. C. Sankey
Wallace Avenue
Aftermath of Elections Sparks Talk of Future Debates
Arthur Mometer muses on what to debate after the recent election. He notes politics as lively amusement, with football and honing not as exciting, and mentions more elections and debates coming soon while enjoying a mild seventy degree day.
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Leas
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Wrecker
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H. K. Reynolds International News Service
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Sawdust Trail
Rev. Sunday
Cal
William A. Sunday
G.O.P
Cleveland, Ohio
Landon Speaks
Landon
Hoffman
Fort
Florida
West Coast
Hitler
Pierre J. Huss
Needlework Guild
Arthur Mometer
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