Primary Election Brings Busy Vote Counting Night
New Castle voters filled precincts as ballots were tallied after a long counting night. Reports show many lights on in homes as residents awaited results. The surge of candidates for county surveyor drew attention with seven contenders in one ward. A Falls City resident requested genealogical data on William A. Steele born in New Castle in 1849.
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Seventh Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Lewis R. Leafty
Morton Street
Falls City
Nebraska
William A. Steele
New Castle
British Navy Sailors Gain Glimmer of Pay Relief
London dispatch reports partial victory for striking sailors over a proposed 25 percent pay cut. Sir Austen Chamberlain announced the Admiralty can alleviate hardships once facts are ascertained, drawing cheers from labor benches as debate continued in the House of Commons.
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London
Invergordon
Austen Chamberlain
Admiralty
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Sea Lord
A. V. Alexander
MacDonald
Westminster College Freshman Class Sets Registration Record
Westminster College in New Wilmington Pennsylvania reports a new freshman intake record with 186 registrants by midday and more expected to enroll, surpassing the previous 180 from 1927. Upperclass registration is scheduled, and convocation speaker Acting President Charles Freeman will address students Thursday morning.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Charles Freeman
Dr. Freeman
E. B. Russell
J. A. Swindler
Missing yachtsman found murdered near Lloyd's Neck
The body of yachtsman Collings was found on the beach at Caumsett near Lloyd's Neck with hands and feet tied and a fractured skull. Identified by Herbert Collings, autopsy to be performed in Huntington. Police, including Inspector Harold R. King, investigate the case as a major murder inquiry.
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Lloyd’s Neck
Collings
Andrew Price
Harold R. King
Nassau County
Lloyd
Edwards
Lillian Collings
Caumsett
Marshall Field II
Connell
Huntington
Otto Schultz
Denver
Sobel Ordered Into Police Court On Speeding Charge
A. J. Sobel appeared in police court and was fined ten dollars for speeding.
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A. J. Sobel
Excuse It Please Marriage Finishing School Hockey Phrase
A fragmented line references a finishing school named Excuse It Please and suggests thousands of bachelors play hockey there. The readable text is unclear on exact context, dates, or proper names.
Mayne Wins Nomination For City Mayor In Primary
Late returns from the second ward give Hoyland a narrow mayoral nomination by 133 votes over John M. Gardner. Republicans field strong showings for council and school board with McClung reelected treasurer and McIlvenny edging Martin for a council seat. The primary produced about 12 000 Republican votes marking a banner local contest.
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Mr. Hoyland
John M. Gardner
D. O. Davies
Albert A. Hoyland
P. K. Fike
W. T. Burns
Charles A. McKeever
Clayton H. Reeves
Frank A. Hover
Charles E. Patterson
Thomas Elliott
Harry Steen
Joseph Hahn
Lewis W. McClung
C. C. “Rube” McKibben
Ivor V. Davis
Ralph Snyder
C. G C
Rube” McKibben
A. C. Hyde
Daniel B. Woolcock
J. Herbert McIilvenny
Charles G. Martin
McIlvenny
Martin
George L. Smith
George A. Morrow
A. M. Perisano
A. W. Shewman
Trans Pacific flyers safe after uninhabited island landing
Don Moyle and C. A. Allen, trans Pacific flyers missing for eight days since leaving Japan for Seattle, were reported safe in radio messages intercepted by the St. Paul Alaska station. The stormed steamer Buriat relay indicated the pair landed on an uninhabited island near Kamchatka with no details given.
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Naval
Seattle
Navy Department
Campbell
Francis Bresson
Arlington
Calif
Frank
Love
Don
Allen
Moyle
Frances Bresson
Brenerton
Wash
Don Moyle
C. A Allen
Trans- Pacific
Japan
St. Paul
Alaska
United States Naval Radio Station
Buriat
Charles A Lindbergh
Orient
Deaths of the Day Names in Pittsburgh Area Obituaries
Florence King dies at his daughter’s home in Pittsburgh. Virginia Lois Kirkwood dies after appendicitis. J Frank Andrews passes away in Utica. Obituaries of John Harvard Warren Ohio son. John Wilbert McLaughlin Big Beaver Twp. James W Stokes and Mary H Stokes of Aliquippa. Funeral notices issued for multiple families with local interments.
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Florence King
Mary Ward King
Charles McGonigal
East Gen. Robinson Street
North Side
Pittsburgh
King
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
Virginia Lois Kirkwood
Roy Kirkwood
Wilson Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Raymond J
Mary S
Kenneth R
Maxine M
Betty J
Savannah
J. Frank Andrews
Utica
Sarah Jones
Aliquippa
Frank Wiggins
Coraopolis
Herbert N. Armstrong
New York City
Mary and
Elizabeth Harvard
New Castle
Loyal Order of Moose
Euclid Avenue
John Wilbert McLaughlin
Bigaver Township
Alice McLaughlin
Harold L
Struthers
John Mills
Youngstown
Edna Golden
Helen
Cleveland
Viola
Akron
William
Big Beaver Township
Clinton Cemetery
James William Stokes
Hamilton Street
Mr. Stokes
Salem
Mass
Richard Stokes
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Central Presbyterian Church
Protected Home Circle
Modern Woodmen
Mary Horner Stokes
Richard H
Canton
Anna McCloud
James W., Jr
Emma Withers
O. David G
Adelaide Drake
West Pittsburg
Clara Smith
Elizabeth Frazier
Kenneth Stokes
Thomas Green
Chicago
CB Wingerd
Greenwood Cemetery
New Castle Fair Opens Gates Today Operates Opener
The New Castle fair begins today with races scheduled as usual but no racing will occur on the opening day. Officials remind attendees of the program and events planned for Thursday.
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New Castle Fair
Lawrence County Fair Opens with Harness Races and Mule Contest
Thursday through Friday feature fast harness trotting and pacing plus a mule race as part of the Lawrence County fair. Friday is Children’s Day with free admission for all school children and free car parking daily. Troop F 103rd Cavalry will present a rodeo and wild west show in the evenings. The fair includes animals, crafts, foods, palm readers and needlework outlets alongside continued entertainment. National news notes fashion shifts with Swiss mountain fourteens becoming popular and English shorts gaining appeal among women.
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Lawrence County
Zerxatt
Switzerland
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