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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1925
Page
2
New Castle plants of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company report prosperity with all hot mills operating. J S Pyle, general manager, says 47 turns weekly per mill with Saturday hours until 4 PM. Demand from orders keeps plants at capacity. duration unclear.
President Coolidge and top officials discussed Belgian war debt terms with Mellon and Smoot present. Britain and other allies offered funding options, and a possible lighter repayment plan than other powers. The Washington conference aims for a final agreement by Tuesday with a full public statement afterward.
A garbled scene set shows people at work and travel near New Castle and Youngstown with sketches of everyday tasks. The narrative shifts to a crime plot in Muncie Indiana where George Dutch Anderson, linked to the Hance killings, appears to be fleeing toward Florida while police chase leads and speculate ties to Gerald Chapman’s case and a Connecticut death sentence.
Police tied three men to a farmstead double slaying near Muncie after evidence from the Hance children. The gang includes a man called The Big Turk who once lived with Anderson and Chapman at the Hance farmhouse. Wolfe is identified as a slayer in the case.
About 175000 American tourists took European trips in 1925, up from 160496 in 1920, driven by average travelers with moderate means. Short trips by college students and professors rise in refurbished third class, while many spend heavily in France and Britain. Passports issued show monthly totals from January to July.
Ten colored men were playing poker at the Mahoning Garage on Mahoning avenue when officers interrupted. Four paid ten dollars, four paid five dollars, and two will pay. Hale, proprietor, and Frank Pike faced penalties. Pike also broke a traffic sign and was later arrested and fined 25 dollars. Clarence Dick was fined 20 dollars for speeding. Joe Gogh, found with liquor as keeper of a disorderly house, paid 50 dollars. Other items mention a Needlecraft hostess and Cosy 1923 Club dinner at Cascade Park in Utica.
Police probe a fatal shooting described as near Pisane’s murder scene. Witnesses say a man fell after a shot was fired and another man fled. suspects Pete Ross and Pasquale Mingiona were detained then later admitted being with Pisane. Coroner ruled death instant from a bullet to the chest area. Funeral plans set. multiple local names appear in ensuing notices and obituaries.
Death notices report Mrs. Mary F A Artherholt aged 32 of 401 West Cherry Street after a lingering illness. Also Agnes Frances Park funeral held at 23 Cherry Street. Merle D Michael 20 son of Mr and Mrs Carl Michael of Neshannock died after illness. burial planned. James H Kemp 74 died at 909 Dewey Avenue.
A new five span bridge across the Mahoning River near Mahoningtown nears opening. North side poured today, south approach finished last Saturday. Milholland expects traffic by September 1. Bridge replaces obsolete wooden crossing about 400 feet upriver, detour used during four months of construction. It connects Mahoningtown with Enon Valley Mt Jackson and Bessemer.
Dr W Charles Wallace of Westminster College and Dr J Knox Montgomery of Muskingum College will headline the Pittsburgh district United Presbyterians annual picnic at Canenuet Lake. The gathering unites churches across Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia with about seventy two thousand members. A postwar revival is expected drawing a large local and regional delegation. Trains leave at 8:12 a.m. and return at 12:20 a.m.
Johnson of the Missionary Training Institute Nyack New York spoke at the Sampson Street Christian and Missionary Alliance church revival. The service opened a series of meetings with a large crowd. Johnson’s topic was Lep rosy and he plans to work in French West Africa. His parents are missionaries in Durban South Africa. He came to the United States two years ago to preach at the People’s Mission on Sampson Street. The Sunday program featured a song service led by W R Owrey and a duet by Mr and Mrs J Jen king.
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