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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1929
Page
1
Special to the Vows reports Rogers leaving the Beverly Hills premiere and dining in Wichita as Beverly Hills crowds paid five dollars to see a talking picture. He declares the show brigandage and refuses to be part of it, criticizing audience etiquette and starry display.
Neighbors report loud blasts yesterday during work on a new retail store at North Jefferson street. Two sticks of dynamite shattered a cement structure after workers left. Planks and trestles were used to shield the area, and the dynamite was placed in drilled holes and detonated.
William R. Hanna won the Democratic nomination for sheriff, defeating Horace P. Stone. Precincts incomplete but Hanna led countywide by about two to one. city results were tight. Newswander carried county for jury commissioner. Sohn won in city. Patterson secured the Democratic district attorney nomination with no opposition. numerous stray Democratic ballots appeared. Republicans in York, Pennsylvania organization faced defeats in scattered returns.
Mrs Ana I Allen aged 54 is recorded at 228 Leasure in a death notice. The brief entry notes the date and place of death with standard obituary details and next of kin not listed.
In Tuesday's primary September 17, W Stanley O Treser and Louis G Genkinger led the Republican slate for city council with 4380 and a strong showing by Treger. John M Gardner 2600 votes and D O Davies 2281 followed as other council candidates. Greer easily tops City Controller race with 4341 votes to Rice 3749 and Melder 1137.
In Pittsburgh on September 14 a blaze engulfed the St Clair Country Club on Washington Road near Clifton. The estimated loss exceeds 200000, covering the clubhouse equipment and members personal effects. Fire crews from Dormont and Mt Lebanon could not save the building as water supply ran low.
Washington dispatch reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald keeps no servants at Lossiemouth home and his 23 year old daughter Ishbel does her own work. Official source confirms the claim and notes Washington hostesses find her charming.
The G O P organization led by Senator-elect William S Ware swept Philadelphia's city primary winning all nominees by large majorities. Forty of 48 wards reported pluralities for the Vare followers amid Republican league opposition. About 370000 of 500000 voters turned out, with few irregularities and one arrest in the 28th ward division.
Three bombs exploded within moments in East Side Cleveland. Ten people slept in their homes as windows and plastering suffered damage. The blasts, linked to a neighborhood quarrel, forced residents like John Gnider and others to flee their homes and all occupants were questioned at police headquarters.
Sacramento reports indicate William Gibbs McAdoo son in law of Woodrow Wilson and former Treasury secretary may run for California governor next year. If he enters the race he would align with the Bourbon faction to restore prestige and power to the Democratic party in state politics.
Pittsburgh voters react to the Republican mayoral primary results as reports of fraud claims surface after Mayor Charles H. Joline leads with a large plurality. Unofficial tallies show Joline ahead, while disputes erupt at polling sites amid widespread investigations and calls for review.
Results of the bitter Republican primary in Pittsburgh show Charles H. Kline as Mayor incumbent, Daniel Winters for County Controller, Captain Rover S. Cain for Sheriff, Thomas D. Jones for County Judge, and the entire Kline slate for council and city offices was nominated according to unofficial returns.
Court voids tax receipts tied to allegedly fraudulent assessments as voters press to cast ballots. Returns show many boards ignored orders to challenge rosters listing phantom voters in 26 assessment books amid fraud charges. Commissioner C C McGovern, with Allegheny county sections association, seeks photostated return sheets to prevent forgeries.
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and wife Anne Morrow depart Roosevelt Field at 9 00 am on a 9000 mile Central and South American flight. Lindbergh will continue to Bolling Field then toward a Pan American route, while a separate report notes his arrival at Bollingfield at 10 15 am for the first leg, then plans a further southward leg toward North Carolina.
Fires across Southern California intensify as three people remain missing and 500 homeless. Dry weather and a heat wave hinder firefighting in Ventura and Orange counties, threatening oil fields, citrus groves, and towns including Santa Paula and Goose Valley. Several blazes move toward Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, with crews exhausted by heat.
London reports indicate that any disarmament accord between Britain and the United States hinges on France Italy and Japan. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald invited the three governments to a London naval disarmament conference planned for late January, with US envoys to follow. The pact’s success depends on full cooperation from France Italy and Japan, particularly on destroyer and submarine tonnage limits.
Washington, Sept 1 Republicans claim a clean first test of the tariff bill's administrative provisions. The Senate faced clashes on banning convict goods and farm products with pests. Progress was slow due to absence of senators and speeches. A test vote approved marking imported articles with origin, but debates over enforcement and cost persisted.
Jurors hear that Doroth y Peacox was killed with premeditation on her first wedding anniversary. Prosecutor Frank H. Coyne reads indictment and argues the wife was suffocated and killed by Peacox. The crowded Wisconsin courtroom listens as the state outlines its theory.
London officials say final invitations to France Italy and Japan to a five power naval limitation conference will follow a Hoover MacDonald meeting in Washington. Ambassadors to Rome Paris and Tokyo told to inform these governments of progress and await formal invitations. Officials note routine timing and non decisive expected changes.
In the county primary vote, Attorney John Powers led in New Castle with 5900 city votes and 178 county votes, while Riley totaled 3698 city and 36 county votes. Frank J. Stout won the sheriff contest with 5109 to Edward D. Pritchard's 3953. Jack M. Dunlap placed third with 3679. Jeannette Hutson led for county register and recorder with 993 votes, beating three opponents.
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a sporting event with blurred names and notes of wins losses and a possible encore. Details and participants are unreadable, preventing a clear summary.
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