County Projects To Provide Work Outlined In C W A Plan
Lawrence county officials and school districts met with Administrator L B Round to outline a civil works plan. They proposed hand labor driven improvements and pledged to fund tools where possible. New Wilmington sketch envisions a park area with picnic tables playgrounds and athletic fields adjacent to Westminster College. Union Township to add an athletic field for the high school.
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Lawrence County
L. B. Round
New Wilmington
Burgess Fillmore Campbell
New Castile
Westminster College
Union Township
Governor Pinchot Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Hope Returns
Gov Gifford Pinchot declares November 30 as Thanksgiving Day noting recent recovery from hardship. He cites millions of families finding work and light after darkness, with many homes brighter and mothers and children happier. The proclamation emphasizes continued hope and gratitude.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Murder Mystery In Chicago Near Solution
Chicago police said the case against Rheta Wynekoop's death involved her mother in law Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop and her husband Earle Wynekoop. Detectives announced a possible household involvement as the search for the missing husband intensified.
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Chicago
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
International News Service
Earle Wynekoop
Young Wynekoop
Filmore
Wynekoop
Rheta Wynekoop
William Scoemaker
Shoemaker
Kansas City
Stanley Young
Young
Thanksgiving Day shift and air mail push in New Castle
Thanksgiving Day was observed on November 24 last year, with PA Newc noting the rise in New Castle outbound air mail volume over recent months. Acting Postmaster Richard A. Steen says the air mail unit is receiving more emphasis and patrons can read full service details in the post office lobby. Young Pa Newc reports workmen repainting Mill Street bridge as Christmas nears and local merchants begin decorating shops. A blue jay description notes its timid winter behavior and bold foraging when snow and cold reduce food.
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Richard A. Steen
New Castle
Daily Weather Report 24 Hour Temperatures and Precipitation
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 43 and a minimum of 35 with 0.01 inches of precipitation. For the same date last year the maximum was 27 and the minimum 23 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Father Of Slain Youth Seeks Prosecution Of Widow
Sheldon Clark, Chicago sportsman and oil magnate, urges dropping charges against Audrey Smith Clark for the fatal shooting of his son Sheldon A. Clark Jr. Acting Prosecutor Lynwood Lord plans to present evidence to the Gloucester county grand jury. If indicted, the widow faces trial likely in December.
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International News Service
Paulsboro
N. J
Sheldon Clark
Chicago
Audrey Smith Clark
Sheldon A. Clark, Jr
Lynwood Lord
Gloucester County
Lord
Clark
Young Clark
Clarksboro
Loudenslager
Harry A. Clark
California Towns In Path Of Fire
Hundreds flee from Tujunga as a hillside forest fire rages into a suburban area near La Crescenta Montrose and La Canada. The blaze, burning since Tuesday night, has forced back more than two thousand firefighters while threatening homes and prompting evacuations in the LA area.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Tujunga
la Crescenta
Montrose
la Canada
Pasadena
County Teachers Form Subject Groups at Shenango Township High
Nearly 30 Lawrence County principals and teachers plan regular meetings in two groups English and history as well as mathematics and science after a meeting at Shenango Township High School. R F Conway led math and science with McCalmont guiding English and history. Westminster College guests spoke. Math and science meet January 10. English and history meet February 14.
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Lawrence County High School
Shenango Township
R. F. Conway
Union Township
McCalmont
Enon Valley
Westminster College
State Police Stop Liquor Removal Ahead of New Tax
State troopers arrested Emiico Vecchione and Joe Quarata of Campbell at Parkstown Corners for transporting liquor before tax payment. Seventy five gallons were found in their car. The new law imposes a two dollar per gallon tax on stored intoxicants, signed by Governor Pinchot. Major Adams pledged to enforce the act, with troopers dispatched to Lawrence county.
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Jones
James and
Gibbons
Emiico Vecchione
Joe Quarata
Campbell
Parkstown Corners
L. C. Mantz
Pinchot
Major Adams
Lawrence County
Woman Recovering After Home Heater Explosion
Mrs. Elmer Stickle of the old Pittsburgh road is recovering from burns suffered Monday when a heater exploded in her home. She was taken to New Castle hospital after first aid and is expected to leave soon. Mrs. Stickle is a widow with six children.
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Elmer Stickle
Pittsburgh Road
New Castle Hospital
Stickle
Seek Flood Prevention In South Side
The South Side Board of Trade passes a resolution to petition the city council to dredge Big Run creek to prevent flooding. A committee including Maurice Markley Alec Samuels John Watert and George Smith will present the resolutions to council. The creek floods when heavy rains wash sand and gravel into it, endangering Long Avenue and nearby areas.
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South Side Board of Trade
J. Lee Cooper
East Long Avenue
City Council
Big Run Creek
Maurice Markley
Alec Samuels
John Watert
George Smith
Sheep Hill
South Side
Big Run
Long Avenue
South Side Organization
Young Bandits Held By Police At Hamilton
Two Indiana youths Howard Brown 20 Elwood and Lloyd Leever 27 Anderson robbed two chain stores in Hamilton Ohio then fled in a stolen car. Police shot the tire ending the chase and captured Brown hiding in a basement and Leever nearby. both admitted planning a career of crime for easy money. The car had been stolen recently from Newcastle.
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International News Service
Hamilton
Indiana
Howard Brown
Elwood
Ind
Lloyd Leever
Anderson
Brown
Leever
Newcastle
Fatal motorcycle crash rocks Beaver Falls area
In Beaver Falls Fred Welsh is dead and his brother Walter Welsh is in serious condition after a motorcycle collided with a car nearby. The incident occurred November 23 and authorities report injuries and fatalities.
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Beaver Falls
Fred Welsh
Beaver
Walter Welsh
Italy invites Litvinov for Rome conference
London November 23 Premier Beni to Mussolini of Italy invites Soviet foreign minister Maxim Litvinov to travel to Rome for a conference. The invitation signals a possible thaw in relations as talks are planned amid European tensions.
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Italy
Litvinoff
London
Benito Mussolini
Maxim Litvinov
Rome
Pittsburgh Girl Sues for 50000 Over Golf Ball Accident
Pittsburgh November 22. A father sues for 50000 claiming his daughter Madeline aged 7 suffered permanent disfigurement when a golf ball shattered the windshield of the car they were riding in. The incident alleges negligence by the golf course or party responsible for the ball.
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Pittsburgh
Madeline
Pinchot Signs Cordier Liquor Tax Bill After Senate Passes
Private clubs created a delay for the McClure liquor control bill as the Cordier tax bill on all alcohol in the state became law. Governor Pinchot praised teamwork after the senate approved and the house concurred with amendments exempting denatured alcohol in a special session milestone.
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G. Everett Doying
International News Service
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
House
McClure
U M W Wins In Miner Vote At Leesburg District
At No 2 and No 5 Sharon Coal and Limestone mines near Leesburg the United Mine Workers won the representation vote under the recent strike adjustment. No 2 mine 221 to 37 and No 5 mine 170 to 68 favored UMW. The slate includes John L. Lewis Philip Murray Thomas Kennedy P J Fagan William Patton and William Hargest. Elections overseen by National Labor Board reps.
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Sharon Coal and Limestone Company
Leesburg
United Mine Workers
No. 5
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Thos. Kennedy
P. J. Fagan
William Patton
William Hargest
National Labor Board
12 Miles of New Roads Planned in County
The county highway department will start about 12 miles of new road under program D. H W Lightner reports the expanded system includes multiple small segments across Plain Grove Perry Slippery Rock Wilmington and Rockville townships with a two mile Plain Grove stretch and other pieces near the Butler county line. Weather will affect timing but crews are expected to be active this winter.
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Highway Department
H. W. Lightner
Plaingrove
Perry Highway
Butler County
Rockville
Frew Mill Road
Perry Township
Beaver County
Slippery Rock Township
Center Church
Frews Corners
Volant
Rich Hill Church
Neshannock Creek
Wilmington Township
Quirky Beverly Hills Letter Ridicules Pole Researchers
A playful, anonymous note jeers at scientists who risk their lives chasing air and poles claiming they see little to nothing worthwhile in their high altitude flights. The writer mocks the dangers and lack of pay while praising air as fine when not leaking from a speaker.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Liquor Tax Sweep Under Pinchot Backed Cordier Bill
State policemen and revenue agents began a statewide liquor check as Governor Pinchot endorses the Cordier bill. The measure imposes a two dollar per gallon tax on all liquor stored or described, excluding denatured alcohol, as agents enforce compliance.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Department of Revenue
Phillips Refuses Place On State Liquor Board
A. Marshall Thompson of the University of Pittsburgh law school accepts a state liquor board appointment while Thomas W. Phillips of Butler rejects it citing business commitments. Governor Pinchot also names former Judge Robert Gawthrop of Westchester as a third board member. Henry Rodgers of Leasure Avenue has recovered from illness.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
A. Marshall Thompson
University of Pittsburgh Law School
State Liquor Board
Thomas W. Phillips
Butler
Dean Thompson
Phillip
Liquor Control Board
Robert Gawthrop
Westchester
Pinchot
Deaths of Delmer V Green and Chester Daubenspeck
Obituary notices report the deaths of Delmer V. Green aged 65 of Harbor Road and Chester L. Daubenspeck aged 69 of Ellwood City. Funeral details are not provided in the fragment.
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Delmer V. Green
Harbor Road
Chester L. Daubenspeck
Ellwood City
Nimrod Arthur Mometer Seeks Game in Season Forty One
The mighty Nimrod goes forth to hunt birds rabbits squirrels through swamp and dale and copse. After tiring game his blunderbuss fires and costs mount for gun gear coats caps and shells. He boasted of a bird shot but could have bought one in a store. Nomoas enjoy the sport paying season fees.
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Nimrod
Nomoas
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Claim
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Russia
Germany
Litvinov
Boy
Thomas Padden, Jr
Gratztown
Albert Padden
McKeesport Hospital
McNaught Syndicate
Ine
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Leasure Avenue
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