Supreme Court To Hear Appeal For New Trial
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will review the murder case of Corporal Brady Paul on October 6, seeking a possible new trial for Irene Schroeder and W. Glenn Dague. The hearing will focus on alleged legal errors, not facts, with about 1100 pages of testimony to be examined. Attorneys Dickey Jarrett and Rose lead the appeal with local support from Mrs. Ella Mountz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Irene Schroeder
W. Glenn Dague
Supreme Court of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Brady Paul
Thomas W. Dickey
New Castle
Benjamin Jarrett
Farrell, Pa
Percy Allen Rose
Johnstown
Ella Mountz
Smith Hill
Clearfield
Wets and Dries Boost Prohibition Issue Across Primaries
Voters in Washington Michigan Maryland Colorado New Hampshire Delaware Vermont and Texas produced wet and dry wins as the prohibition issue surged again. Wets highlighted victories including John Philip Hill James Couzens and Louis C Cranton while dry gains included Vermont Delaware and a New Hampshire governor renomination.
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Washington
Weis
Michigan
Maryland
Colorado
Drys
New Hampshire
Delaware
Vermont
Texas
John Philip Hill
Baltimore
James Couzens
Grant M Hudson
Louis C. Cramton
John F. Miller
Uncle Bim to Wed as Readers Hope
Pa Newc notes Uncle Bim of the Gumps is set to marry on October 1 amid readers hoping the rich character will tie the knot. The column also urges readers to collect papers and bags for charity, while warning about traffic signal boxes and noting The News’ fiftieth anniversary celebrations.
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Bim
Dan Cupid
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am show a maximum temperature of 83 and a minimum of 43 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 4.1 feet.
Community pledges aid for VFW encampment in Altoona
About 100 people meet at the Legion home to plan the 1931 state encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary. The group aims to raise six to seven thousand dollars with expected returns circulating locally. An estimated 8000 visitors are anticipated for a three day event in June.
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Legion Home
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James A. Bell
Harry L. McBride
James A. van Zandt
Altoona
Council of Administration
Seventeen Killed In Polish Riots
Seventeen people are reported dead in riots in Poland amid escalating protests. Police confirm casualties and seek to restore order as regional authorities assess damage and potential triggers of the unrest.
Will Rogers notes Reno divorcees flood Lake Tahoe area
Will Rogers reports in Camp Richardson Cal that Reno divorcees flock to the lake area while a film crew shoots Lightnin. He jokes about women missing from their communities appearing locally and cites snoring and late night golf as common divorce grounds.
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Camp Richardson
Cal
Lightnin
Reno
Trosseau
Girls Junior High Sports Discontinued After Health Review
Dr Mary J Baker New Castle Schools health director urged the school board to end inter school athletic competition for junior high girls. The board approved the recommendation citing insufficient maturation to handle the physical strains of competition.
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Mary J. Baker
New Castle
Baker
Martial law threat looms after Polish political arrests
In Warsaw and other Polish cities violence erupts after Premier Pilsudski orders arrest of seventy opposition leaders. Fifteen demonstrators and two policemen die, over 100 injured as police clash with rioters. Heavy troops deployed. General Skla dowski named interior minister and special commissioner to restore order. Martial law likely if riots continue.
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International News Service
Warsaw
Poland
Josef Pilsudski
Pilsudski
Gracow
Tarnow
Skladowski
Flower Show Draws Crowds at Lawrence County Garden Club
Crowds filled the Carnegie Auditorium for the Lawrence County Garden Club tenth annual Flower Show on Wednesday. President Mrs. David Ritchie said the event was very successful, with crowds on the second day growing and high praise from visitors for the displays.
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Carnegie Auditorium
Lawrence County Garden Club
David Ritchie
Remove Cast From Policeman's Leg
Mayor William H. Gillespie announced the cast has been removed from City Motorcycle Policeman Ray Richards who was injured when struck by Dale Wright on East Washington street. Policeman Michael Ritty remains in poor condition after a hit and run in the public square. both officers receive city compensation.
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William H. Gillespie
Ray Richards
Dale Wright
East Washington Street
Michael Ritty
Ritty
Forty Cans Of Sunfish Placed In Lawrence County Streams
Forty cans of sunfish were placed in streams across Lawrence County today per Lawrence County Sportsmen's Association president Charles Withers. Aiding were George R. Brown Carl Knerman and Tom Wogan. Carnegie Steel Co lent a truck to the fish promoters.
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Lawrence County
Charles Withers
Withers
George R. Brown
Carl Knerman
Tom Wogan
Carnegie Steel Co
Dope Runners Sought in Ruth Radler Murder Case
Philadelphia detectives pursue a group of dope runners and a spurned suitor in the Ruth Radler case. The 27 year old nurse and divorcee was found dying near Montgomery County after using aliases and prior arrests. Police also seek another woman and her former husband amid theories the gang silenced her talks.
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Philadelphia
International News Service
Ruth Anna Radler
Montgomery County
Here
Barbara Price
Rose Dane
Rose Jordan
Youthful Bandits Kill Man in Store Hold-up
Chicago police blamed two young bandits for the fatal shooting of druggist W. B. Fiddelke during a store robbery. They forced three inside to lie down, rifled the cash drawer, and after a whispered plan, one shot Fiddelke in the back, killing him instantly.
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Chicago
International News Service
W. B. Fiddelke
Fiddelke
Y.M.C.A. Director Opens Boys Physical Examinations
Y M C A boys in the physical department begin examinations this week ahead of the new season. Every participant must report for testing before class begins. Boys should see Physical Director Henry MacNichols as soon as possible.
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Y. MC A
Henry MacNichols
Denver Mother Kills Daughter Then Takes Own Life
A Denver mother, Helen Ross, 35, killed her daughter Joyce, 15, and wounded daughter Wilma, 10, after firing on her son Gordon who escaped. She then shot herself, ending the tragedy at their home while husband Eugene Ross, 41, a tramway employee, awoke to the sounds.
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International News Service
Denver
Eugene Ross
Helen Ross
Joyce
Wilma
Gordon
Ross
First Warders Urge New School Facility in New Castle
A committee of First Ward residents led by William Gilboy and Lawrence Conti urged the New Castle school board to improve facilities for local children. They cited dangerous street crossings and long walks to North Street School and proposed options including a four room building on the old Martin Gantz property or using the old hospital. The board heard the complaint and planned next steps.
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First Ward
William Gilboy
Lawrence Conti
John Fair
John de Lillo
New Castle
Gilboy
Mr. Conti
North Street
Martin Gantz
News editions of fifty years ago reveal daily life in New Castle
The old weeklies and The City News show how families lived in Lawrence County a half century ago. Ads reveal fashion and tastes as New Castle women chose enamelware tea sets and china pitchers, with editorials and notices shaping daily life.
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City News
News of Today
New Castle
City
Lawrence County
Enam
City Golf Course Closure Expected November First
City Controller Phil Greer speculated the municipal golf course would shut its doors on November 1. No official statement has been issued regarding the closure.
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Phil Greer
Euclid Avenue paving move launched at school board meeting
A three member New Castle School Board committee will ask City Council to pave Euclid Avenue. Albert W. Bauman urged action, arguing the street’s condition harms the George Washington building. Discussion noted that districts may cooperate on paving costs, and residents have long complained of delays.
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Euclid Avenue
New Castle
Albert W. Bauman
George Washington
Mr. Bauman
Duff
Dr. Duff
Swindle on Division Street Costs Man $144
John Vito of 118 Division Street was approached by two strangers in White Street district. One claimed knowledge of a man sought and lured Vito into an alley where he left $144 as collateral while the pair feigned illness and fled with the cash. Vito reported the theft to police.
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John Vito
Division Street
White Street
Ron
Vito
Forty Temporary Hospitals Set Up In Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo operates at least 40 temporary hospitals amid hurricane ruins as relief ships deliver doctors and medical supplies. A Red Cross effort has tents sheltering about 30 000 homeless, boosting morale while food lines and depots are guarded by U.S. sailors from the Grebe.
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International News Service
Santo Domingo
Red Cross
United States
Grebe
Excavating for Sanitary Sewer Near East Street
Municipal Engineer F E Miller says Woods & Golder are digging North Street for a sanitary sewer near East Street to connect with Norrisway per Fuller & McClintock plans from a prior survey. A storm sewer will run east from Quest Street to Neshannock Avenue draining into Neshannock Creek.
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F E. Miller
Woods & Golder
North Street
East Street
Norrisway
Fuller & McClintock
Quest Street
Neshannock Avenue
Neshannock Creek
W A Brown Tests Scales in New Castle
W A Brown the city and county official tester of weights and measures is in New Castle today testing scales. His city building office is on the second floor and he oversees the local and county weighing regulations.
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W. A. Brown
New Castle
Flowers mark The News fiftieth anniversary in New Castle
The News office in New Castle glowed with floral tributes from friends and local firms as the paper celebrated its 50th year. Gifts came from firms and individuals including Butz Brothers Fischer and McGrath Lawrence Savings and Trust Company Bell Telephone William R Bingham etc reflecting broad community support.
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Butz
Brothers
Fischer
McGrath
Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
William R. Bingham
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
L. W. McClung
Louis B. Round
Pennsylvania Power Company
Weingartner Gardens
New Cast Motor Club
W. J. Offutt Company
Sharon Herald
Bunch
M. J. Donnelly
New Castle Chamber
European Visitors From New Castle To Return On Vulcania
Mrs Marie Stoyanoff and her children Stephen and Robert of New Castle plan to rejoin husband Samuel on the S S Vulcania after an extended European trip. They visited Sofia Bulgaria and other cities, staying two months at a Vienna area resort before departing Sofia October 25 for Trieste and then New York.
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Vienna
Marie Stoyanoff
Stephen
Robert
New Castle
Samuel Stoyanoff
Hamilton Street
Stoyanoffs
Europe
Sofia
Bulgaria
Trieste
New York
S. S. Vulcania
Death notices list several local residents and ages
Death records report June Delores Schrantz aged 10 months of 155 Elm Street. Earl Scott Aiken an infant of 209 Pair field Avenue. Genevieve Annabelle Plickner aged 27 from KR Mrs. John Gregg at 59 Stoneboro Pa.
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June Delores Schrantz
Elm Street
Earl Scott Aiken
Nfant
Pairfield Avenue
Genevieve Annabelle Plickner
John Gregg
Stoneboro
Harris Dominates Georgia Democratic Primary
United States Senator William J. Harris maintains a substantial lead as ballots are tabulated in Georgia. Across 125 counties Harris leads Governor John M. Slaton in all but Evans, with Harris reaching 335 of 414 unit votes at midnight. Carswell leads the gubernatorial race with 79 unit votes, followed by Holder with 57.
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International News Service
Atlanta
United States
William J. Harris
Harris
John M. Slaton
Evans
George H. Carswell
Carswell
John N. Holder
Spicy aroma fills flat as jam jars wait
Arthur Mometer notes a busy scene of a kitchen table stacked with glasses and jams. He lists grapes berries apples and jelly jars awaiting placement as the women prepare lunches and a weather note ends with eighty one degrees.
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Irene
Dague
Moritz
William K. Hutchinson
PA Newc
Jefferson
Washington Streets
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report
Joseph Pilsudski
Mies
Will Rogers
Yours
Gere Rap
Weauck! Syndicate
Cal Director
Marshall
Hunt
North Street School
ST. Man
New Castle News
Bower OF Beauty
Vulcania
Senator Harris
Georgia
Arthur Mometer
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