09 Sep 1933
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1933
Page
1
Mrs Louise Dunbar niece of former President Hoover testifies for the defense in the first degree murder trial of David Lamson in San Jose California. The case concerns the death of his wife Allene Thorpe Lamson with the defense presenting witnesses in court.
The Cuban revolutionary administration keeps order while forming a new governing board of five, working across all departments. Two blows challenge its hold: 200 former military officers pledge loyalty to De Cespedes and the ABC instructs resignations from the temporary government. Francisco Guardiola named sub secretary of the treasury amid rumors of resignations.
Howard Kimmell brings a two in one Rhode Island Red egg to The News office. Randall Park reports record peppers from Edenburg. New Castle schools hold annual flower and vegetable exhibitions drawing parents. Arthur McGill school plans a show. Lawrence County scouts prepare a Camp Phillips picnic with Weatherman to help. Mrs Magill finds double plums on a Sheep Hill plum tree.
A cooperative effort by Federation of Women's Clubs affiliates and other volunteers completes surveys of homes in Lawrence County. The project, led by Mrs. S. D. Pearson, faces delays due to pledge card shortages but restocked supplies allow continued work. Cards and stickers available at the Chamber of Commerce offices in the Greer building.
The report records a maximum of 96 and a minimum of 62 with no precipitation. For the same date last year, the maximum was 75 and the minimum 48.
Court heard arguments on whether Lawrence County commissioners may also receive 600 dollars for serving as poor directors in addition to their 3000 dollar county salary. The case, County of Lawrence v Boyd et al., arises from 1931 auditors report disputes and seeks surcharges if improper payments occurred.
The sleeping sickness epidemic in St. Louis has reached 99 deaths with 635 reported cases. Eleven deaths occurred in the last 24 hours as researchers pursue how the disease transmits among humans. Monkeys inoculated with the encephalitis germ were reported, and further tests aim to confirm the transmission mode in humans.
Reports from Quebec and Sudbury indicate four missing James Gordon Bennett balloon race participants may have landed safely in Canadian forests. Officials search in Laurentian mountain areas after two observers sighted a balloon. The Goodyear IX and Polish entry are also unaccounted for amid searches across Ontario and Michigan.
Michael Mulcahey of 314 North View Avenue was injured when his car left the road and struck a culvert by the Mahoning River bridge on the Mt. Jackson New Castle highway. The road contractor was rushed to New Castle Hospital with facial lacerations and loss of sight in one eye.
Chicago crime spree ends with the deaths of James Tribble, 40, a Touhy gang member, gunned down during a raid on the outlaw Chicago Teamsters' union HQ. Hours later Nick Muscato, 29, a 42 gang leader, was abducted and his body dumped at Cook County Hospital steps as police raid racketeers intensify.
A Pittsburgh man working to tear down the old Knox bridge on the Harmony line fell to his death at 2 30 this afternoon outside Ellwood City.
About 300 rural teachers gathered at Union High School for a substitute-institute session organized by County Superintendent John C. Syling. Visiting educators Dr. M S Bentz and Dr. F H Gage spoke through the day on elementary and high school work, with sessions led by local officials and teachers.
John Mann, fourteen, vanished August 31 after leaving home to deliver his father's lunch downtown. He carried money to pay a gas bill, which remained unpaid as the search extended statewide. A separate obituary notes a 66 year old man’s death from a heart attack today. Capt Koenig earns praise for eluding Allied naval blockade tactics.
Comptroller J F T OConnor approves a plan to reorganize the First National Bank of Braddock. Sponsors withhold details but say the plan provides for release of a major portion of deposits.
Berlin reports Captain Paul Koenig commander of the U-boat Deutschland breached the Allied blockade and reached a German port after navigating through tightened naval controls. The development underscores continued German naval activity in the Atlantic theater.
In St Clairsville Ohio on September 9 Mrs Mildred Patterson cites Archie Patterson of Bellaire in a divorce petition. She alleges her husband fed her meals to their dog and even took food from her plate to feed the pet.
Fred St. Robie, 47, of 532 West Kings Highway San Antonio Texas, leaped to his death from the fifth floor of Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh today. He had been a patient there since Thursday.
Six U.S. naval seaplanes under Lieut. Commander D. M. Carpenter formed a nonstop flight from Norfolk to Coco Solo, covering 1,788 nautical miles in 24 hours 52 minutes. They shone a new record, with possible plans toward the California coast and Hawaii.
The American Railway Association reported that revenue freight loaded for the week ended Sept 2 totaled 666 652 cars, the year’s highest weekly total. This marked a gain of 34 654 cars from the prior week and 105 327 more than the same week in 1932. All districts except Central Western showed gains versus 1932, while all districts except Pocahontas showed declines versus 1931.
United States Steel Corp unfilled tonnage for August totaled 1,890,444 tons, down 129,681 from July 31. The month's decline matched Wall Street expectations, with prior backlogs of 2,020,125 on July 31 and 2,106,671 on June 30.
In Beverly Hills on September 8, a speaker likens U S naval deployment to old Republican days as troops anticipate involvement in Cuba. The secretary of the navy travels abroad to review the fleet while Cuba eagerly awaits its next president and the departure of the current one.
Edward Kellner and George Boyles of Ellwood City were injured when Kellner's auto left the road and struck a culvert on the Ellwood City New Castle road near Energy. Kellner had a nose laceration and was treated at New Castle hospital. Boyles suffered severe facial and head injuries and remained hospitalized after the late yesterday crash.
NRA head Hugh S. Johnson pressed bituminous coal operators to accept a federal code of fair competition. After tense talks he signaled possible revisions while warning the industry and weighing a presidential imposition if obstacles persist.
Cambridge reports the murder of 10 year old Margaret McCarthy who vanished while running an errand. Police say signs of strangulation, an empty pint bottle wrapped in brown paper found nearby, and believe the death was an assault. The body lay in a residential area about a mile from her home.
Arthur Mometer sits on the beach with hands on his knees as he contemplates winter ahead. He gazes at whitecaps and distant city noise fades while his mind wanders to a sunny south land with no snow. Weather reads eighty eight today.
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