Smith Leaves 10 Blast Prosperity In Deluxe Train
Special To The News. New York September 17. Smith rejects prosperity as myth and departs west in a private car to prove it. Hoovet arrives in New Jersey as part of a brave experiment while polo matches are delayed for committee recovery. Paul Black’s fifteen year old son donates 1500 dollars to a campaign fund. Education should be compulsory in this country.
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New York
Smith
Cpa
West
Hoovet
New Jersey
United States Selection Committee
Paul Black
Will Rogers
Pa Newc Observes Road to Volant and Local Happenings
Community notes detail a new improved road from East Brook toward Volant with curbs removed and a planned further extension. Voters face a second registration day in New Castle. Reports cover straw hat season, YMCA activities, fair preparations, cattle displays, and a decline in area robberies amid improving conditions.
Relief Agencies Hasten Supplies To Porto Ricans
Government agencies and the American Red Cross mobilize a vast relief plan for hurricane survivors in the West Indies and Florida. A destroyer Gilmer and a naval transport will ship 375 tons of food and clothing to Porto Rico. Red Cross leaders coordinate Florida relief with nationwide fundraising ongoing. Governor Towner cables the extent of devastation in Puerto Rico, noting half the towns destroyed.
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Cole E. Morgan
International News Service
Washington
American Red Cross
West Indies
Florida Peninsula
Gilmer
Navy Department
Coolidge
San Juan
Porto Rico
Henry ©. Baker
Red Cross
New York
Admiral Hughes
Naval Operations
Metzinger
Florida
Jacksonville
National Red Cross
United States
Hemlet
Governor Towner
War Department
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Taveres
Fla
New Orleans
Horace Towner
Navy
Porto
Rico
Sanford
Palaski
C. A. Freitag
Ama Gontinuse
Tuesday Second Day to Register
New Castle voters are reminded that Tuesday is the second registration day this Fall for the upcoming presidential election. All eligible residents must register to vote. those who did not enroll on the first date should go to their polling place and register. A large crowd attended the first day, and a heavier rush is anticipated on the last date.
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New Castle
Bert Stevenson Safe Crops Are Total Loss
A cablegram from Bert Stevenson, former local man residing in Porto Rico, reports a terrible hurricane. He and his family are safe but the plantation he headed and funded suffered total crop loss, a tremendous setback for the project and for Stevenson’s large holdings in the area.
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Bert Stevenson
New Castle
Porto Rico
Fred] L. Rentz
Bert
Hoover Begins New Jersey Tour Speaks Tonight
Herbert Hoover starts a three day push in the industrial East with a New Jersey tour. He will speak tonight in Newark as his campaign aims for broad contact with roughly 500000 to 1,000600 residents, marking his first foray into the state where Alfred E. Smith is strong.
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Hoover
New Jersey
William K. Hutchinson
Red Cross Appeals To New Castle To Aid Stricken Porto Ricans
A telegram from Fatima headquarters urged New Castle residents to donate money and essential goods to aid the Porto Rican disaster area after the hurricane. National Commander John Barron Payne ordered immediate local collection for direct send to Washington headquarters for disaster relief.
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Red Cross
New Castle
Island
American Red Cross
Fatimal
John Barron Payne
Washington
Sudden Death of RK Aiken Ends Local Leader’s Career
Robert Kennedy Aiken a prominent Lawrence county lawyer and trustee of First Presbyterian Church died suddenly at his home 329 Highland avenue at 4 40 Sunday morning after a year of ill health. He recently returned from Cambridge Springs where bar members golfed and faced heart trouble thought to improve with rest. Continued on page two.
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Robert Kennedy Aiken
Lawrence County
Highland Avenue
Aiken
Aiken and Branam
Cambridge Springs
Lawrence
Mercer County
Car Owners Asked To Help During State Convention
New Castle car owners are urged to donate vehicles for a two day state convention. About 40 cars are needed to shuttle delegates to three sites including a pottery factory and Oak Park cemetery. Call J B Foster at 150 to offer a car and specify available times Tuesday or Wednesday.
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New Castle
J. B. Foster
Shenango Pottery
Oak Park Cemetery
Half Million Now Homeless In Porto Rico
Porto Rico faced massive losses after a hurricane with about 200 deaths and 300000 to 500000 homeless. An estimated $50 million in property was destroyed as roads remained impassable and crops were wiped out across many towns.
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Porto Rico
International News Service
San Juan
New Pastor Appointments In Erie Conference
At the closing session of the Erie conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Erie this morning yearlong appointments were announced. Rev C Monney was named pastor of Croton Methodist Episcopal church, filling a vacancy caused by the death of the former pastor. Rev J R Rich, long serving in New Wilmington, was transferred to Ripley New York, and Rev W L Bloomquist was assigned to the church in the college town. No other changes were reported.
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Erie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Newcastle
Monney
Croton
College Town
Third Class City Delegates Begin To Assemble Here
Delegates from 42 Pennsylvania cities arrive for the annual Cities of the Third Class league convention in New Castle. The opening Tuesday morning session includes a welcoming address by Mayor William H. Gillespie and a prayer by Rev. Philip C. Dearson, followed by committee appointments and reports on city income other than taxes.
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Third Class League of
Pennsylvania
William H. . Gillespie
Leity
Fred H. Gates
Wilkes-Barre
League
Transportation Committee
Castleton End
Pee Alleguies
America
Philip C. Dearson
Willian H. Gillespie
New Castle
Wiliam H. Gillespie
Pittston
James A. Gardner
W. D. Kinney
Eris
Walter 4
Aged Man Celebrates 80th Birthday in Airplane
Harry V. Pearsall of Hast Brook Road marked his 80th birthday with a 15 minute flight over New Castle. Pilot Herbert Sherman piloted the ride for Pearsall and some relatives joined but declined to fly. Pearsall found the trip smooth and plans another ride soon.
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Beiog
Harry V. Pearsall
Hast Brook Road
Harry T. Pearsall
Kegarise Air Transport Company
Herbert Sherman
New Castle
Mr. Pearsall
Tales of Returning Auto Tourists at the Statue of Liberty
New Castle and Lawrence County tourists visit the Statue of Liberty during summer tours. Custodian explains visitors never reach beyond the forehead and must use stairs from the base to view New York Harbor. Visitors write their names in the statue book daily, with preservation uncertain.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
New York Harbor
New York
Atlantic hurricane lashes Florida coast with uncertain damage
Reports show a powerful hurricane sweeping the east Florida coast from the Palm Beaches toward Jupiter and the Gulf. Fort Pierce, heavy winds, and possible loss of life feared in the region while Miami sees strong winds but no serious damage. Communications severed, trains halted, and widespread destruction reported along the lower state. Weather officials warn the storm may linger another day before subsiding.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Jupiter
Orth
Fife
Tia
Miami
Wea
Sion
Anther
Young Girl Hopes For Speedy Trial In Death Of Man
Loreda Boyle, 38, in Venango County jail awaiting extradition to Ohio on a second degree murder charge after claiming self defense when she shot Robert McCormick, 31, of Akron. She says she was attacked while hitch-hiking with S. A. Ritchie, fired a revolver, and believed she hit him in the leg. The case moves toward a speedy trial. News from Florida hurricane reports follows on the same page.
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Suunsingtenn
Franklin
Loreda Boyle
Robert WcCormick
Akron
Ohio
Vernango County
McCormick
S. A. Ritchie
Faye Two
Death Record Notices For Robert Kennedy Aileen and Others
Death notices list Robert Kennedy Aileen aged 67 of 338 Highland Avenues Albert Gilespie aged 62 of Lawrence County Home and Theodore W Eckert aged 74 of 930 East Morton Street. Records indicate these individuals are memorialized in local obituaries.
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Robert Kennedy Aileen
Highland Avenues
Albert Gilespie
Lawrence County
Theodore W. Eckert
East Morton Street
Fragmented OCR item hints at student life and winter forecast
The text mentions students returning home and planning activities. It notes frats and houses buzzing with people, trips and seasonal events. A weather note references sixty-something temperature and winter start, with college events and high school work beginning.
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Frenehk
College
Weathier
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Volant
Volad
Renny
Jamieson Memorial Hospital
Pa Nene
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Mahoning
Severth
Mt. Jackson
Leonard
William Thomas
Stevenson
Newark
Thos. A. Edison
RK. Aiken
Lawrence’ County
First Presbyterian Church
CG. C. Mohney
Croton Church
New Wilmington
Cathedral
Loveda Boyle
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Arthur Mometer
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