Maine swing toward Republicans surprises polls
Alice Longworth reports Maine returned to GOP preference despite Governor Brann and federal spending. Unofficial straw polls misread the outcome, as voters remain uncertain until the November 3 count.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1936
Page
1
Bandit Robbery Ties Up Ohio Bank in Volant
Police across Western Pennsylvania and Ohio chase three youths linked to a Volant bank holdup that netted 5846. Eyewitnesses identify two suspects as Byde and Kolb while Gigantelle is also under scrutiny. Bank staff describe the tense moments during the robbery as they faced a gunman and a forced cash drawer opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ohio
First National Bank of Volant
Mahoning County
Youngstown
Frank Byde
Edward Kolb
Campbell
Claude Gigantelle
Lowellville
Ralph Elser
Volant
P. M. Cox
Miss Simpson
Daily weather report statistics for the period
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 94 and minimum 67 for the 24 hours ending nine this morning with 0.01 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 4.7 feet. A year ago the same date recorded minimums of 76 and 49 with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Girl Injured As Autos Collide Near Parksmon Corners
Miss Katherine Kutsch of McGranth, Pa. is hospitalized at Jameson Memorial with a possible fracture of the right arm after a collision between the car she rode in, driven by Kenneth H. Smith of Kittanning, Pa., and a machine driven by Miss Ruth Osborne of Girard, Pa., near Parksmon Corners at about 2 this morning. Other passengers escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Kutsch
McGranh, Pa
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Kenneth H. Smith
Kittanning
Ruth Osborne
Girard, C
Parksmon Corners
Soviet Official Answers Hitler at Kiev
War Commissar Klementi Voroshilov told the Red army in Kiev that Russia is fully prepared to repulse aggression. He declared the valorous Red army is ready at any moment to deter anyone who would violate the peaceful labors of the U. S. S. R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Moscow
Hitler
Nuremburg
Klementi Voroshilov
Red Army
Kiev
Russia
Uz. S
A REQUEST For Economize Sake Read the Want Ads
Classified notice asks readers to peruse the want ads on page 14 for economical shopping options and opportunities.
Scores Injured In Paris Strike Battle
Paris reports list injuries as Rightists and Leftists clash with Mobile guards rushed to restore order. In Lyons, 30 treated after Communists attacked a meeting of Col Francois De La Rocque's social party. Guards used clubs as order broke up the disturbance and workers in a laundry were driven from threatened job lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
France
Lyons
Col
Francois de la Rocque
Social Party
Fiery Cross
Than
Stopp
Body Of Long Missing Woman Found Buried At Home
In Trenton New Jersey on September 16 authorities unearthed the body of Mrs Emily Cota 50 six feet below the cellar of her home. Prosecutor Erwin Marshall said she was murdered and questioned her husband Ramon Cota. Stocks and securities valued around 10000 were disposed of after her disappearance last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Trenton
N. J
Edgar Allen Poe
Emily Cota
Erwin E. Marshall
Cota
Marshall
Cotas
Doylestown
Library Campaign lunch outlines plan for new quarters
The advance gift committee met at The Castleton for a noon luncheon called by Chairman W. W. Duff. Wylie McCaslin, library board president, described crowded conditions and the need for new quarters, outlining a plan requiring at least 50 000 dollars while asking the public to subscribe 30 000 as a down payment and for alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Duff
Castleton
Wylie McCaslin
Library Board of Trustees
McCaslin
Duff Select
Martin Street Sewer Finished After Ten Months Work
City Engineer Glenn R. Throop reports the Martin Street storm sewer, 500 feet of 36 inch line from Martin Street to the coke ovens and then to the Neshannock creek, is finished. He notes paving on Chartes Street and bids for amiesite on Rural Avenue to open next week. Stone walls rise along the avenue as Englewood and Leasure avenues also progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Street
Glenn R. Throop
Neshannock Creek
Throop
Chartes Street
Rural Avenue
Englewood Avenue
Leasure Avenue
Rebels Tighten Grip As Madrid Drive Advances
Rebel forces shell cities and blockade harbors along the Bay of Biscay to seal Loyalist troops and flood Madrid with reinforcements. Franco reportedly offers 25 000 troops to Lieut Col Yague as Talavera De La Reina to Madrid route sees reverses and Mola resumes operations on the Guadarrama front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Bay of Biscay
Francisco Franco
Yague
Talavera de la Reina
Toledo
Emilio Mola
Guadarrama
Hurricane Lashes Atlantic Ocean Near Bermuda
A hurricane lashed the Atlantic near Bermuda about 350 miles south-southwest, moving northwest at eight mph. Gales and squalls covered a large area with hurricane force winds near the center reported. Caution was advised to all vessels in the storm's path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Jacksonville
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
U. S. Weather Bureau
Free Methodists Arrive For Opening Session In New Castle
Free Methodist clergymen gathered in New Castle for the opening session of the Old City conference at the Arlington Avenue Free Methodist church. The gathering begins a week of meetings and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Avenue Free
Free Methodists
New Castle
Old City
Arlington Avenue
Free Methodist Church
Knickerbocker May Be Held By Spanish Rebels
War correspondent H R Knickerbocker was reportedly detained by Spanish rebels at Caceres while covering the civil war. International News Service sought confirmation and urged U S government help, with ambassador Bowers and the State Department notified of the possible arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
H. R. Knickerbocker
Caceres
Spain
United States
Knickerbocker
Burgos
Toledo Battlefront
Lee Dickson
Paris
San Sebastian
Couzens Admits He Is Defeated in Michigan Primary
In Detroit on September 16, U S Senator James Couzens acknowledging defeat after endorsing Roosevelt conceded renomination loss to former Governor Wilber M Brucker. Returns at noon showed Brucker leading by more than 100000 votes. Couzens said he was pleased to be relieved of further responsibility after over 20 years in public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Detroit
Michigan
Roosevelt
U. S
James Couzens
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Sen. Couzens
Landon says eastern trip fuels belief in November victory
Kansas Governor Alfred M. Landon reported strong receptions on his Maine New England and Midwest trip. He said the show of support proves Americans will repudiate waste and incompetence and restore self government, signaling momentum toward a Republican win in November. He planned to resume campaigning Friday with a speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
State House
Kansas
Alfred M. Landon
Maine
Landon
New England
East
Middle West
America
Washington
Charges Vested After Inquest In Fatal Street altercation
After a coroner jury found Clement Abramski died from head injuries in New Castle hospital, District Attorney Mont Riley charged Antoni Yarosz with involuntary manslaughter. Yarosz was jailed to await Alderman Biondi’s hearing following a Polish club dispute on South Jefferson street. The autopsy noted brain hemorrhage and multiple bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Potter
Clement Abramski
Hanna Street
New Castle Hospital
Antoni Yarosz
South Jefferson Street
Yarosz
Mont Riley
B. J. Biondi
Alderman Biondi
Long Avenue
Abramski
Owoc
Z. N. Stutz
Walter Owee
East Ralph Avenue
Bail Set At 1500 For Suspect Involuntary Manslaughter
Antoni Yarosz of 1707 South Jefferson Street was admitted to bail of 1500 by Judge James A. Chambers this morning on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Clemens Abramski. The bail is to cover the period before a hearing, linked to events that began at a Polish club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoni Yarosz
South
Jefferson Street
Clemens Abramski
James A. Chambers
City Workers Begin Sanitary By Pass Sewer Project
City Engineer Glenn R. Throop announced the sewer brigade started a sanitary by pass sewer to prevent cellars flooding north of Northview Avenue. He noted sewers west of Highland Avenue drain west while those east of Highland Avenue drain through Gun ton Park sewers eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn R. Throop
City Sewer Brigade
Northview Avenue
Highland Avenue
Gunton Park
Maine Victory Signals GOP Path to November Triumph
Chicago leaders hailed Maine’s Republican win as a sign of momentum for November. National Chairman John Hamilton called the Maine results splendid and said the three GOP candidates for Congress carried the New Deal issue, showing a combined 50,000 vote majority. He spoke from his Mississippi farm near Ogle, Illinois, while drafting a Waterloo, Indiana address for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Maine
Mane
John Hamilton
East
Congress
Hamilton
Mississippi
Ogle
Ill
Waterloo
Death Record for Anna M. Eagleson Sankey at 68
Mrs Anna M Eagleson Sankey aged 68 of 928 Warren Avenue is listed with Thomas J Gilboy of 211 West Grant Street in this death record entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Eagleson Sankey
Warren Avenue
Thomas J. Gilboy
West
Grant Street
State Primary Results Tuesday New Deal Blow
Republicans are encouraged by five state primary results showing a retreat of New Deal popularity. Maine provided a strong tonic, while Michigan reported a large Republican vote ahead of Democratic. Senator James Couzens recently endorsed Roosevelt for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal
Washington
Maine
Warren G. Harding
Michigan
James Couzens
Roosevelt
Despondent youth commits death by own action
Pittsburgh dated report states 21 year old William J. Bole shot and killed himself at home after the death of friend Sidney R. Messner 28, the pilot killed in a monoplane crash during a teaching flight. The plane nosedived near Rochester, Pa, and the student pilot also died from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Sidney R. Messner
William J. Bole
Messner
Rochester
Canning Time Fills Home With Fragrant Odors
A local note describes the kitchen aroma during canning season with jars of corn beets tomatoes and pickles. The writer notes a busy household preserving goods for winter as warm weather lingers at eighty eight degrees.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice Longworth
Cincinnati
Brann
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Panewc
State Highway Patrol
Volant Bank
Pa Newe
J. A. Morgan
Federal
Mr. Cox
L. P. Hansfield
Daily Weather Report
Parkstown Corners
Rebels
Biscay
Thomas A. Loayza
I. N
Couzens
William K. Hutchinson
Bernice Claire
Irma Rishka
Dick Merrill
Harry Richman
Musgrave
Newfoundland
London
Miss Claire
Merrill
Miss Rishka
Richman
Central Press
National Republican
George R. Holmes
Arthur Mometer
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