Tunneyizing Andy Payne Readies Shakespeare Training
A San Monica wire reports Ter Rickard booked the Olympian marathoner cow to race in Claremore. Andy Payne, from Claremore Oklahoma, won the Beverly to Claremore foot race. The note says Payne trains by long daily runs and reading Shakespeare to grow as a Tunney style champion, avoiding inferior rivals.
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Cal
Ter Rickard
Ter
Payne Claremore
Okla
America
Andy
Beverly
Claremore
Tex
New Castle Hosts Third Class City Delegation
PA Newc Observes. Local clubs send telegrams to the Tin City Rock et along the derby route to show New Castle backs their teams. Golf remains year round as other sports come and go. Hi Y camping party heads to Eldwood for a weekend. Westminster Geneva Slippery Rock Grove City colleges open soon. County Agent McGuirech promotes scientific farming with free farmer services. Lawrence County grand jury again urges a new county courthouse and jail and a new Mahoning River bridge at Willow Grove is urged. New Castle prepares to host third class city representatives for their annual gathering this month, showcasing its convention facilities.
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Tin City Rocket
Pa Newc
Flleys
New Castle
Westminster
Geneva
Slippery Rock
Grove City
New Castle Plane Sets Notable First-Lap Record in Derby
New Castle's entry in class B of the transcontinental air derby, the silver Ryan monoplane nicknamed Tin City Rocket and piloted by R. J. Merritt, led the field in the first leg from Roosevelt Field to Bettis Field. Despite fog over the Alleghenies, the craft arrived at Bettis at 11 03 a.m., finishing the leg among early arrivals. Spectators celebrated the home town entry as Merritt and Bradford landed shortly after, with the plane’s time recorded at 11 03 15 a.m. The crowd’s cheers signaled a notable achievement amid challenging conditions.
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Regis Curranternational
Newn Sorrice Statt
Bettis Field
Mckeesport
Tin City
R. J. “Duke
Merritt
Roosevelt Field
New York
Allegheny Mountains
Fiers
Plana
Bradford
Charles A. Lindbergh
Patterson Declares He Will Not Resign As County Chairman
Lawrence County Democratic Chairman Clarence A. Patterson refuses to resign or yield to state party pressure led by John R. Collins. Patterson, in a formal statement to The News, vows to remain at the helm and denounces tampering by the state committee while noting Lawrence County voters can select their own officers.
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John R. Collins
Clarence A. Patterson
Collins
Lawrence County
Democratic Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Chairrean Collins
Cambridge Springs
Pennsylvania
Checkman Collins
Tammany Hall
Lawrence
Collings
State Committee
Party For
Scott Township to Vote on School Bond for Har l ansburg
Scott township citizens will vote this fall on a proposed bond issue to erect a new school building at Har l ansburg. The old brick building with two rooms has been condemned as unfit for school purposes and current classes use an adjoining frame building. The amount is believed to be around 35000 dollars and plans aim to allow future consolidation.
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Scott Township
Harlansburg
Harlensburg
Tee State Department
Pope Pius XI Ill. Papal Audiences Suspended
Rome reports Pope Pius XI has fallen ill with arteriosclerosis and papal audiences are suspended. International News Service cited Vatican sources noting the pope’s condition in early September.
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Rome
Pius XI
Vatican
Pastors Leave Next Tuesday For Conference
Methodist ministers in the city will depart next Tuesday for the Erie Conference. The thirty third annual session opens Wednesday morning September 12 in Erie and continues through Sunday. Due to large attendance meetings will be held in two churches Cascade Methodist hosting business sessions and other features.
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Erie
Cascade Methodist Church
Burton Wins Signal Honor for Rotary Essay
Prof. F L Burton of New Castle Rotary wins first prize of 50 dollars in the international essay contest held among delegates at the recent rotary convention. His convention account and reaction appear in the National Rotary Magazine, highlighting the New Castle Rotary Club’s pride in his achievement.
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National
Rotary Magazine
F L. Burton
New Castle
Tennessee Town Honored by Hoover Speech Invite
Herbert Hoover will speak in Elizabeth Tennessee on October 6 in his only stop in the solid South. The Republican National Committee invites Henry Ford Henry Firestone and Thomas Edison to attend, aiming to boost America First in a village cradle of liberty where frontier settlers drafted self government in 1772.
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William K. Hutchinson
Wewa-Mariice
Washington
Elizabeth
Tennessee
Herbert Hoover
Solid South
Republican National Committee
Henry
Ford
Firestone
Thomas
A. Edison
Ruth
Lyle Womack
Miss Elder
Balbo
Catial
Lyls
United States
Third Class City Convention Arrangements Planned
Plans advance for the annual convention of third class cities to be held in New Castle September 18 to 20 with delegates from 42 cities. Mayor Gillespie, Fred Gates, and Solicitor White lead arrangements. sessions open September 14 with a prayer, welcome, and business meetings. The program features a New Castle Night mock council, a tax and revenue discussion, and a Cathedral banquet at the end of the event.
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Wiliam H. Gillespie
Fred H. Gates
Wilkes-Barre
R. M. White
Castleton
East Lodge
O. J. Wiliamson
Highland United Presbyterian Church
Gilesple
Walter
Craig
Parks
Chester
William T. Burns
New Castle
Murray Wells
League
The
American wife of former Maharajah ill in Lucerne
Mystery swirls around Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle wife of the former Maharajah of Indore. The ex ruler and his retinue arrived near Lucerne seeking health for the American woman described as far from good. Attempts to obtain details continued as the party moved toward the prince’s castle with a list of health directions from the attending specialists.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Wash
Indore
India
Tharanee
At. Morita
Abbe E Kuengle
Prince's Castle
Plane Crash in Melrose Park Claims Fireman
Chicago Sept. ? William Swinfin 25 fireman died from injuries after a plane crashed into a cornfield in Melrose Park. The other victim, River Forest police officer William Schroeder, died instantly when the craft nosedived. Carl Soderlin, 27, River Forest police sergeant and owner-pilot, was badly hurt and may die. Witnesses heard the motor sputter and go dead as the plane sought an emergency landing.
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Soderlin
Dry Up Philadelphia Orders Clamp Down On Saloons
Philadelphia authorities led by Mayor Harry A. Mackay ordered a city wide dry up drive to close saloons clubs and speakeasies amid a racketeering probe. The push targets suspected violations under Snyder law with a flying squadron joining the crackdown and Captain Charles Beckman’s suspension in the unfolding case.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Edwin C. Lewis
Joan Monaghan
Charles Beckman
Harry A. Mackay
Hughie McLean
Daniel O'Leary
Lewis
Chicago
Robert. Brunker
Two Erie Workers Killed In Crash
An Erie County Electric Company truck collided with a car at twenty second and French streets around 5 p m. Two electricians, David Johnson and Charles B Knox, both of Erie, were killed. Several other workers in the truck were injured as they were returning home from work. An investigation by authorities was opened.
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Erie. Ps
Toroneri
Erie County Electric Company
David Johnson
Charles B. Knox
Erie
French Streets
Bradford's Plane Leads In Aerial Derby At Columbus
John Livingston flying a Waco biplane lands at Norton Field Columbus leading the trans continental air derby from New York to Los Angeles. Other finishers and times follow as Pittsburgh pilots in Cessna monoplanes rejoin the race. McKeesport hosts the first plane arrival with Livingston arriving at 10 13 a m and officials expressing relief over safe progress amid fog.
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International News Services
Columbus
John Livingston
Norton Field
New York
Los Angeles
J. Warren Smith
Pittsburgh
Ed. G. Schultz
Livingston
Terre Beure
Ind
Smith
Schultz
New Castle
Lee Shoeherr
Detroit
Buhl Ali Sedan
Leo Nomin
Hollywood
Travelair
McKeesport
Troy
Wasco
M. Allen Miller
Alleghenies
New Castle Woman Jumps Under Tram
In Moline Illinois on September 8, Mrs. Theodore Roman, 26, of New Castle Pennsylvania, climbed from a bedroom window and ran toward railroad tracks to throw herself under a train. She fled a sister’s home and acted after reaching the tracks.
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New Castle
Moline. IN
Theodore Roman
Legion State Convention May Come Here in 1929
Perry S. Gaston Post No 343 of the American Legion formed a committee to secure the 1929 state convention. They indicated strong chances the event could be hosted locally, with New Castle noted as a potential site. Commander A Edward Fussell named Phil G C Greer chairman Major Guy Wadlinger and others to pursue the matter.
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Perry S. Gaston
American Legion
State Legion
Uniontown
New Castle
A. Edward Fussell
Phil GC. Greer
Chhairman
Guy J. Wadlinger
Fara Ewo
Bachelor ends as wedding vows seal his fate
A playful verse proclaims Arthur Mometer's wedding day as he moves from bachelor life to married status. Cupid's dart, the preacher's map, and the shift from solitary bliss to shared life all mark a comic, sentimental moment.
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Dan Cupid
Death Record Otto Schweikert and Antti Lepisto
Death notices list Otto Schweikert aged 43 of New Castle and Antti Lepisto aged 19 from Shenango Township. No further details available in readable text.
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New Castle
R.ee
Antti
Lepisto
Shenango! Township
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