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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1930
Page
1
Chaos followed a near bloodless coup as General Jose Uriburu swore in ministers. Troops fired on celebrants on holiday boulevards, leaving many dead and scores wounded amid panicked crowds and renewed unrest.
In Santo Domingo President Trujillo orders strict guards for Red Cross canteens following a deadly hurricane disaster. A hungry mob surged food lines, trampling women and children as relief workers struggled to dispense meals from rescued shipments.
Special to The News notes foreign upheavals in Argentina Peru Brazil as a reminder of self reliance. The writer credits Hoover for keeping the army and navy at home amid domestic concerns and muses on peaceful national sovereignty and avoiding foreign intervention.
Pa Newc notes completion plans for the First Christian church and renovations to the old auditorium. Constitution Day events and state car inspections are slated for September 15. A proposed bridge over the Mahoning river prompts discussion as a 50 bank officials tour farms with a grange dinner. J J Boyle recalls Navy days and Armistice memorabilia amid street improvement chatter.
Weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 9am show a maximum 77 degrees and minimum 42 with no precipitation. River stage is 4.0 feet CET.
Mrs Eva Turner of Princeton and her mother in law Mrs Flora Turner of Jackson Center Mercer county traveled to France to see Carl Sherman Turner buried in Meuse-Argonne cemetery. Turner served as an electrician with Youngstown hospital unit Base hospital 31 and died of pneumonia. They sailed from New York on the S S America as part of Group O with 178 Gold Star mothers and 14 000 other American fallen.
Augusta report notes Republicans claim victory with a subdued national theme while Democrats, lacking national org support, tally a heavy vote. Wallace White leads U S Senate race with 78,860 to Frank Haskell's 49,463 as returns near completion.
Phillip Cox of First National Bank Volant and Captain Jacob Mauk of State Police plus Butler, Pa, officials, traveled from Lorain to Elyria O to probe ties to the Volant bank robbery and the Lorain arrests. Cox and A Sharp Leslie then went to Youngstown to view Fred von Klenner, arrested on weapons charges, and did not identify him.
The annual Lawrence County Garden Club flower show will open Wednesday September 10 in the Carnegie Auditorium. Entries are arriving now and will be in place by noon tomorrow, with public hours through Thursday until 10 p.m. The event showcases civic efforts to beautify the community, despite a seven to eight week drought.
Two armed bandits kidnapped the cashier at the Telling Belle Vernon Company in Cleveland and forced him to drive to the factory. They looted the cashier’s office, taking $500 in silver, $5,000 in bills and $6,088 in checks, totaling $11,588. The cashier Edward Kells was coerced at a traffic light and escorted to the factory by an accomplice’s vehicle.
Detroit voters faced eleventh hour changes as primary battles conclude for state national and county offices. The city eyes a new mayor after Charles Bowles was recalled, with bets on turnout over 300,000 in Detroit and similar figures in surrounding counties. Senator James Couzins battles former Governor Chase Osborn for the seat, while Thomas A. E. Weacock has no opposition for the Democratic nomination.
Philadelphia Republican leaders face a Pinchot dilemma as Tall Pike forester Henry Forrester urges either support or rejection of Gifford Pinchot. James M. Hazlett, recorder of deeds and city party chair, must decide how to respond amid calls for funds and the threat of a four year war with the state administration.
The New Castle Fire Department logged 58 alarms in August, a record for the month. Property losses totaled about 19 500 with 11 180 in building damage and 8 350 in household goods, amid ongoing dry weather prompting many grass and brush fires.
A Raleigh society pageant plan aims to pick one hundred debutantes to make their public bow. The event highlights youth engagement, Newport style gala attendance, and local clubs coordinating the ceremony with set invitations.
Eight states vote on party candidates with Senate races in Colorado Louisiana Michigan and South Carolina. Governors and House members are on the ballot in New Hampshire Vermont Arizona and Washington. The Georgia primary follows tomorrow. Delaware Republicans select a senator and state slate. Most incumbents favored for renomination but Ransdell Harris and Blease face strong challenges.
Mrs. Jennie Boyd Foster, age 49, of Plain Grove Township, died. Funeral and survivor details are not provided in the text.
MONTEVIDEO Uruguay Sept 9 The Uruguayan government sent detachments to its northern border on reports of revolt in Dio Grande southern Brazil Refugees poured into Uruguay from across the border as clashes were feared troops rushed to the affected area Similar revolt notes came from Rio Grande an important agricultural industrial district
Capt Dieudonne Coste and Lieut Maurice Bellonte arrived in Washington to tour the United States after a Paris to New York nonstop flight. They were honored by President Hoover and hosted at a Board of Trade dinner, with a spontaneous reception from capital residents. They plan a goodwill tour with invitations from across the country and may visit Mexico City after the U S trip.
A locomotive freshly inspected in the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad roundhouse exploded in the yard, killing five men and injuring eleven others. Victims from Philadelphia include foreman John Bimiller, engineer Fred Spangler, inspector John Kelly, assistant foreman Crawford Dunseath, and car shopman James P. Smith. Injured were taken to Samaritan and Episcopal hospitals with metal fragments causing the wounds.
Dr Charles G Jordan Pennsylvania secretary of agriculture has consented to serve as general chairman of the fourteenth annual Red Cross Roll Call in Lawrence county announced by Red Cross executive chairman Clarence A Patterson. Sub committees will be appointed to assist in the county drive scheduled from November 11 through November.
A speaker urges readers to swap dark lenses for rose colored glasses to see troubles in a gentler light. The message emphasizes silver linings, optimistic thinking, and a brighter mood, noting the weather as mild and pleasant at eighty two.
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