Plane Crash Kills Man Near Fairgrounds Farm
Kenneth E Staith, 82, of Smith Bauman, dies when a passenger plane in a tight spiral crashes into a corn field near W. E. Patton’s farm just before 5 40 pm. Clarence R Martin, 22, badly burned and hurt, is treated at New Castle hospital. Pilot William Castle and partner L B Hendricks are also injured.
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New Castle Hospital
W. E. Patton
Fair Grounds
Kenneth E. Staith
Smith & Bauman, Contractors
Maryland Avenue
Clarence R. Martin
Electric Street
William Castle
Watson Field
Youngstown
L. BR. Hendricks
Hulman Street
Castle
Island Provinces Hit By Typhoon
Manila reports 23 drowned and 13 missing in Nueva Ecija towns Carranglan and Panta Bangan from typhoons on Sept 17 18. Seven more deaths in Central Luzon. Baler spared casualties but 400 families homeless and $300000 property damage. Red Cross steamer sent with food.
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International News Service
Manila
Carranglan
Panta
Bangan
Nueva Ecija
Luzon
Baler
Tayahis
Red Cross
Dempsey and Tunney Fight Pictures Stir Beverly Hills Crowd
In Beverly Hills on September 20 the writer previews a Dempsey versus Tunney showdown, noting Dempsey’s pace toward a possible knockout, Tunney aging, and the audience’s enthusiastic verdict favoring Dempsey. The author signs as Will.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Dempsey
Tunney
Convention Preparations Underway In New Castle
A Thursday meeting of YWCA committees reviewed plans for the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association convention to be held October 12 13 and 14 at the Cathedral. State President Percy L Craig predicted the gathering would be the largest ever. McGarvey promised assistance during convention week while committees outlined visitor welcome plans courtesy cards car service and an information booth as accommodations remain a concern.
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Y. W
B. A. McGarvey
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
Percy L .Craig
McGarvey
Fred L. Rentz
A.C. McCoy
Automobile Committee
Carr Ritchie
Fire destroys Dayton Country Club stables
A blaze at the Dayton Country Club near Dayton on September 30 killed fifty-five polo ponies and saddle horses. Only 15 animals survived as the fire destroyed stables, buildings, and equipment, with losses expected around 300000. Officials suspect an electric wiring short circuit caused the fire.
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International Mews Service
Dayton
Dayton Country Club
German Flier Smashes Plane in Basra Hop Attempt
BAGDAD Sept 30 International News Service reports German ace Otte Koennecke and two companions survived a crash when their Cologne to San Franceis co plane Germania failed to take off for Basra. The machine was damaged but all aboard were uninjured. Dispatches indicate Koennecke hopped off yesterday.
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Bagdad
Iraq
Otte Hoennecke
Basra
Koennecke
New Castle Fair Sets Attendance Record At Two Days
New Castle fair achieved near twenty two thousand attendees over two days with a total of 21 209, surpassing prior years. Judges awarded dairy cattle and swine prizes as crowds massed Midway and grandstand, while a nearby plane crash drew onlookers and prompted security measures.
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New Castle
Kathryn L. Klee
Lawrence County Fair Association
Aviator Castle Leaves Hospital After Wreck
Aviator Castle, the pilot of the plane wrecked yesterday at the New Castle Fair Grounds, has recovered sufficiently to leave New Castle Hospital and return to his home in Youngstown. His injuries were minor, mainly bruises and contusions to the shoulders and arm.
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Willam Castle
New Castle Fair Grounds
New Castle Hospital
Youngstown
Brukes
Court Session Monday Morning to Begin Oct Week Schedule
Judge Hildebrand will hold session on Monday morning to review trial cases with attorneys and designate matters to be moved to common pleas court for the week beginning October 10.
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Hildebrand
Damage estimates soar after yesterday storm in St Louis
Insurance men in St. Louis peg total damage from yesterday's tornado and rain at about 100 million dollars, with building contents losses around 65 million. Estimates vary from 50 to 100 million, with conservative figure near 50 million per Standard Underwriters Agency VP Charles M. Tatheri.
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International Wewa
ST. Louis
Tormada
Charles M. Tatheri
Standard Underwriters’ Agency
Two Candidates File Expense Accounts
At the prothonotary's office this morning, expense accounts for the recent primary were filed. James L. Hocks for city council spent 102.17 dollars and John Kaufman for county commissioner spent 94.46 dollars.
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James L.hocks
John Kaufman
City Council Sets Monday 9 A.M. Meeting Time
City council adjourned today to reconvene at 9 A.M. Monday following an ordinance already adopted. Proceedings will begin with the council following the ordinance provisions, with attendees listed from New Castle and surrounding areas.
Beach at Capital sought in New Jersey murder case
Washington dispatch reports police vigilant for Willis Beach, poultry farmer, linked to the Dr. William Uihendahl murder. Several sightings of a Beach lookalike occur citywide, including a naval air station visit by a man mistaken for Beach and a barber shop tip leading to an employee of a department store.
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International News Service
Washington
Willis Beach
New Jersey
William UiHendahl
Beach
C. M. Berger
Naval Air Station
Judge Shot by Woman in Utah Court Room
Federal Judge Iman D. Johnson was shot in a Utah courtroom as he rose to begin the session. The assailant, Mrs. Helen Simmons, is under arrest and Johnson’s injuries are described as serious.
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Utah
International News Service
East Lake City
Iman D. Johnson
Federal District Court
Helen Simmons
Judee Johnson
Death Record for Kenneth B Smith and Mary Wilms Yones
Kenneth B. Smith, 52, and Mary Wilms Yones are listed in a death notice with scant fragment details. The record mentions ages and names but lacks clear death dates, locations, or funeral information. Further readable text would clarify the exact dates and places.
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Kenneth B. Smith
Maryland Avenue
Wilms, Yones
Cunton, Q
Tornado Devastates St Louis as Hundreds Die and Are Injured
The St Louis disaster left 74 dead, hundreds more injured at homes and hospitals, and property damage over 20 million dollars. Mayor Miller called for urgent Red Cross relief and patriot support, with 800 soldiers deployed from Jefferson Barracks to secure devastated districts.
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Wes “James KR. Connor JR
Jin. S. Stott
St, Louis
Spirit of
St. Louis
Victor J. Miller
Jefferson Barracks
Red Cross
Stuolis
St. Lowis
West Side
Secretary of War
Jefferson ‘Barracks
Fire Department
American Red Cross
National Guard
American Legion
American Red Crogs
Pred Oltman
Mercantile Trust Co
Death List In St Louis Tornado Deadly Toll
International News Services reports a long casualty list from the St Louis tornado area. Among the named dead are workers from Polar Wave plant and National Ammonia, students from Central High, residents from homes crushed, and numerous others including both white and Black victims. Authorities note extensive destruction across nearby Illinois towns and a large number of unidentified fatalities.
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International News Services
St, Louis
St. Louis
Anderson
Alva
Andre
Julius
Barker
William
Bruening
Ralph
Barry
Joseph
Blancet
Rebs
Bos
Gostello
Crawford
Cornelus
National Ammonia Company
Donnelly
Mary
Donovan
Mollie
Dorsey
Catherine
Doyle
Rose
Dunn
Edward A. Fischer
Belle
Fischer
Henry
Hargraves
Farrison
James
Irwin
Millie
Jones
Kidney
Alice
Mathews
Bridges
Matson
Michalske
Ave
Central High
Miller Nunnally
O'Leary
Owsley
William Parkman
Abe
Pates
Prost
Nicholls
Reichmann
Hulda
Russell
Vincent Schaal
Edward
Sergeant
Slattery
George A. Straumann
Mays
Agnes
Saxton
Louise
Simon
St Everett
Surthe
Herbert
Taussig
Harold M. Toll
Joe
Uriate
Elizabeth
Vernon
Dyereth
Volker
Elgie
Zepl
Gertrude
Clinois
Clifford Litel
Venice
Cotter
Roy
Granite Ve Nick
Oaultieg
Central High School
Weather Drives Men To Work In Harsh Conditions
Indescribable longing for travel and open spaces clashes with duty as workers endure foul weather. The speaker laments endless indoor labor while imagining roads, fairways, and vast mountains. Despite desire to roam, obligations keep men indoors, muddled by rain and wind.
Miners Balked by Federal Court Ruling in Pittsburgh Strike
United Mine Workers suffer a major defeat as Judge Schoonmaker issues a temporary injunction halting picketing at Pittsburgh Terminal Coal mines. Court rules interference with interstate commerce gives federal jurisdiction, signaling a win for non union operation seeking to run mines with non union labor since April. The miners vow to review the injunction before commenting further.
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International News Service
Pyttsburgh
United Mine Workers of America
F. P. Schoomminker
Nuon
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Pittsburgh Terminal Coses Corporation
Terminal Corporation
Jacksonville
Play
International
Murray
Schoonmaker
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T. A. Gilkey
Reg
Otto Koennecke
Berlin
Hylimede Ferm
Beaver
John Porter
Sandy Lake
Homer B. Siegel
Poland
Jersey
Charles Brenneman
Plaingrove
Guernsey Bulls
J. W. Moser
Chicora
W. R. Fox
Enon Valley
Guernsey
Berkshires
J. W. Tait
Bons
Mercer
A. ¥. McConaghy
F. Tait
Chester
Aviator Castle
Hungary
Praulein Susanne, David
Budapest
Europe
Pittsburgh
Elgame
Joseph J. Quinn Lois Regan
Michael Brenner
Mow Castle
D. A
Anna M. Shaffer
Athe Etwas
New ‘Castle
Clarence’ M. ‘Terrell
West Middlesex
Anna’ Powell
Arthur Johnson
Addick, King
Ae Nor
SEEK
B. R. Logan
D. L. Shields
Point, Place
Herbert Weide
New York City
Mix
Z. E. Weide
South Mill Street
Arthur Mometer
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