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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
5
English hotels lag in modernization says W Buchanan Taylor, hotel expert, at British Advertising convention in Harrowgate England August. He urges full modernization including bathrooms to match American standards as a growing need for energy efficient guest facilities.
The report quotes Taylor noting that arriving visitors from the demerenn demand bathrooms attached to bedrooms, a convenience common in their own hotels but not yet established in England, leading to disappointment with local accommodations.
Mrs. Freder ick Tower of Philadelphia was granted a divorce from her husband on the grounds of desertion. She was Flora Whitney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and married to Tower in New York on April 8, 1920.
An advertisement from OWL CHEMICAL COMPANY Terre Haute Indiana promotes P. D. Q a liquid and dry bug killer claimed to destroy bed bugs fleas moths and roaches. The pitch stresses safety for fabrics and interiors and offers 6 30 cent and 86 cent packages with a quart of mixture per bottle plus postage options.
Community notes from Cascade Park cover Grand International Auxiliary 463 picnic with members husbands and families, dinner at 1 pm, park amusements, and a future August 13 meeting at Woodman hall. Also lodge events for Mabel Wilson Lodge B of R T and upcoming August 26 picnic. Nearby residents visit and relocate noted.
Mercer Pa Aug 6 foundations for the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank building were completed today. They are concrete with floors to be laid starting at once. Wall construction will use Indiana limestone. Stone shipments have arrived in preparation for the walls.
Three features this week point to improving steel trade with better railroad buying a fair rise in orders from manufacturers and some cost relief for labor and a net gain amid ongoing market shifts.
A brisk drama travels from Paris to the Alps and culminates in London ballrooms. The novel by Clive Arden promises a thrilling pace and a dramatic finale with a strong sense of intrigue. Next week scenes shift to a sea enticement at the Penon venue on Monday and Tuesday.
Iron Age reports imactive blast furnace activity in July after four months of losses totaling high. Last month's pit production marked the smallest loss in Ng months, with July output at 2,664,024 tons or 85,938 tons daily, down slightly from June’s 2,673,467 tons. Merchant furnaces rose about 1,600 tons daily while steel companies fell 4,700 tons daily from June, hinting at a potential uptick but a still muted pace for the coming ingot. Seven furnaces shut in July. eight were blown in August. Capacity stood at 86,420 tons daily on Aug 1 versus 36,250 on July 1. Two steel corporation furnaces began operation since Aug 1, one at Lorain and one in the Pittsburgh district.
Athens reports Graeco Bulgarian friction over a murder case eased after Bulgaria pledged full reparations and promised to arrest and punish those responsible for the Greek citizen's death. The Greek government welcomed the formal undertaking as a step toward resolving the dispute.
Kiwanis clubs from West Virginia towns Marietta and Atlans Ohio gathered for the annual intercity meeting in the city. About 600 people were expected to participate in baseball racing and dancing with Lieut. Kiwanis Gov L Rey Charters Jr and Pass Kiwanis Gov Walter Sugden from Sisterville as guests of honor. Speakers were scheduled for the evening.
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