Old Timer's Day Crowd At Park Big Attendance
Thousands gathered for Old Timer's Day at the park with a grand march as the chief feature. Attendance surpassed several years past, drawing a large crowd and heavy public interest.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
1
Old Timers Day draws largest crowd in years at Cascade park
About 12 000 people attended Old Timers Day on Wednesday at Cascade park in a day of rejoicing and rekindled friendships. The Rainbow Terrace dancing floor hosted the grand march and old time dances with park staff and city police ensuring orderly enjoyment. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Park
Rainbow Terrace
C. C
New Castle Rejoices Over Pleasantville Enterprise Road
A New Castle motorist praises the new Pleasantville to Enterprise road shortening a Warren trip by about 25 miles though some sections remain obstructed with berm work in progress. Weeds along West Clayton and other seventh ward streets prompt a mowing attachment suggestion for the city sweeper. Crowds fill East Washington street as shoppers head home, signaling hoped for good times ahead with recent corn arrivals boosting business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Pleasantville
Enterprise
Warren
West Clayton
Seventh Ward
East Washington Street
Daily Weather Report Summary of 9 O clock readings
Weather data shows an 84 degree current temperature with a 52 degree minimum and a maximum of 87. No precipitation recorded. River stage 3.5 feet. Statistics repeat with a 58 degree minimum for the same date.
Dollar Day Draws Throngs To Stores
Crowds packed New Castle and Lawrence County shops for a Dollar Day Sale of a Century. Buyers fought to reach bargain counters as prices soared and shoppers carried away bundles, while sales staff and owners faced long hours and tired feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollar Day
Judy O'Grady
New Castle
Lawrence County
Police arrest man posing as power company inspector
Harry E. Gross, 28, of 29 Dean Block South Croton Avenue was arrested at his home after posing as a Pennsylvania Power Company inspector. He confessed to entering A E Hess at 222 Pearson Street and Mrs Forquer at 411 Bartram Avenue, stealing a pocketbook money and a key. He faces larceny and other charges and will be tried before Alderman O H Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Gross
Dean Block
South
Croton Avenue
John Young
Harry Flinner
Pennsylvania Power Company
Jennie Forquer
Bartram Avenue
Power Company
A. E. Hess
Pearson Street
F Forquer
Forquer
O. H.P. Green
Gross
Hess
Pythians Name State Officers At Joint Pennsylvania Convention
At the annual election by the Knights of Pythias of Pennsylvania and the Grand Emple Pythian Sisterhood, held with the twin convention in Johnstown, Mrs. Jennie K. Reark e was named Mistress of Finance. O. G. Brenneman of Harrisburg became Grand Chancellor and Rose Kyler of Johnstown was elected Grand Chief of the Sisterhood. The session featured a mammoth pageant and tributes to the late John H. Waters who died after a stroke in Washington last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Pennsylvania
Emple
Pythian Sisterhood
Johnstown
Jennie K. Rearke
O. G. Brenneman
Harrisburg
Rose Kyler
John H. Waters
Washington
Schools to Start On Daylight Time in New Castle
New Castle school board voted five to two to keep daylight saving time for the new school term. Officials expect daylight time to continue until industries and businesses return to eastern standard time, likely late September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
New Castle Names NRA Committee for Lawence County
Fred L. Rentz announces New Castle Chamber of Commerce panel to implement NRA in the county. The group includes Marcus Feuchtwanger as chairman, Attorney Thomas W. Dickey as speakers chair, Bart Richards on publicity, and an advisory roster with bank, steel, and civic leaders including Mayor Charles B. Mayne and Mrs. S. D. Pearson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Rentz
New Castle
Rentz
Marcus Feuchtwanger
Laurel Boulevard
Thomas W. Dickey
Bart Richards
G. R. Ralph
Citizens National Bank
J. N. Crombie
Shenango Works
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Norman Freeborn
Trades Assembly
C. L. Hughes
Carnegie Steel Company
L. W. McClung
T. F. Morehead
Shenango Development Company
Charles B. Mayne
8. D. Pearson
Federation of Women’s Clubs
James M. Smith
Troop F 103rd Cavalry Prepares for Mt Gretna Camp
Final orders outline Friday assembly as Captain Bintrim leads Troop F at the Amory. The unit packs at 1 PM then boards the 7 03 PM train to Mt Gretna for two weeks of National Guard drill with a full roster of veterans and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey G. Bintrim
103Rdd Cavalry
Amory
West Side
Pennsylvania R. A
Mt. Gretna
National Guard
Speeding Car Sought in Keystone Kidnapping Case
State and city police across Pennsylvania are alerted to find two gang members fleeing from a Chicago trap. They are in a 16 cylinder car believed to be heavily armed with a machine gun. The suspects are George Kelley and George Batts. No trace of the vehicle has been found near Girard. Mrs. Amelia Wilson of Mercer is visiting Mrs. Geo Rigby on Lincoln Avenue en route to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Erie
Pennsylvania
Girard
Chicago
George Kelley
George Batts
Amelia Wilson
Mercer
Geo. Rigby
Lincoln Avenue
Gandhi Ends Uncertain Fast Shift in Untouchable Uplift Work
In Poona Gandhi extends his fast as India’s government presses him to limit his uplift efforts to social and religious issues among the untouchables. In Pittsburgh Luigi Carricato, 34, is detained on a suspicious persons charge as police probe the death of his sweetheart Anna Irbrand from shock and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Pittsburgh
Luigi Carricato
Anna Irbrand
Andrews probes conditions in Fayette coal fields
Elmer F. Andrews of the New York Industrial Commission arrived in Uniontown to investigate alleged violations of the mine strike peace settlement amid charges raised by mine operators and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Elmer F. Andrews
New York Industrial Commission
Fayette County
Rnment
Inquest Set on Ada Rearie Death at Margaret Settlement
Kittanning Pa Aug 17 The coroner announced an inquest into the death of Ada May Rearie a 20 year old resident of Margaret coal mining settlement. Authorities probe rumors of murder as the inquiry is scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Ada May Rearie
Margaret
Here
Torrential rains hit Turtle Creek valley causing heavy damage
Residents moved furniture to dry out and patched battered homes after last night’s torrential rains. Mud filled streets and yards as authorities estimated damages in the several thousand dollar range. Local residents assisted by shoveling mud and drying interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Turtle Creek Valley
Gunmen kill youth in Chicago shooting
Wal ter Gayle, 19, was killed and Edward Jaros, 21, seriously wounded when gunmen in an automobile opened fire on them while seated on a curb. Police said the shooting grew out of a love affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter Gayle
Edward Jaros
Gayle
Jaros
Gotham Contest Seeks Champion Kissing Pair
New York August 17 Central Press Coney Island hosts a kissing marathon to promote oscalation with two person teams allowed six kisses per duo. Longest continuous kiss wins. judges receive no samples. News of the stunt spurs other cities to consider similar events as crowds flock to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Press
Coney Island
Coney
Veterans Revisit Civil War Days at Studebaker Farm Reunion
A 150 person gathering of descendants and friends of Company B, 134th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, met at J. Bert Studebaker's farm near Camp Yohe Campbell on the Slippery Rock to recall Fredericksburg and other skirmishes with a noon dinner and long memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Company B
134Th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
J. Bert Studebaker
Camp
County Farmers Tour Dairy Farms Visit
Lawrence County farmers traveled this morning to Beaver and Allegheny counties to view prize winning dairy herds and learn cattle raising tips from outstanding local farms. The trip aims to benefit participants through practical pointers and exposure to top dairy operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Allegheny County
Lawrence County
Eastern Farmers Visit City For Chicago Trip
About 100 Schuylkill County farmers ride to Chicago as guests of the Century of Progress trip. They arrive at the Castleton Hotel this evening for a 6 PM dinner and stay overnight after breakfast tomorrow. The journey began this morning in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill County Agricultural Extension Association
Castleton
Delaware River
Century of Progress
Chicago
Thomas M. Boyle
Pottsville
New York Strike Pickets Clash with Police in Midtown
In midtown Manhattan police clashed with roving pickets during a dress industry strike. Fifteen arrests followed as Grover A. Whalen presided for an immediate truce. At the Baum Kravat and Baum Co a group of 40 dragged girl operators from machines, power was cut, and nine intruders were cornered, two of them women, all charged with disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Manhattan
Grover A. Whalen
City Nra
Baum, Kravat and Baum Co
Local Option Issue Shapes Ballot Contests in County
Citizens in Enonborough and North Beaver township circulate petitions to add a wet or dry beer license vote to the coming election ballot. County commissioners must designate ballot locations so electors can cast their sentiment. Petitions require signatures of 10 percent of district voters, with four districts holding local option as an election issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enonborough
North Beaver Township
Tourists Injured En Route to Chicago World Fair
Two Newark visitors traveling to the Chicago World’s Fair were injured when their car left the Butler Road six miles from the city and crashed into a ditch. George McKenna, 19, suffered forehead lacerations, and his mother Ellen McKenna had forehead and left arm cuts. both were treated at Jameson Memorial hospital. A family friend and the 12 year old son James sustained minor bruises and were treated after admission at 12 15 P.M. Mrs. McKenna remained for further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Ellen McKenna
George
James
Butler Road
George McKenna
Near Agreement On New Oil Code
President Roosevelt approved a fair competition code for the oil industry. Recovery administrator Hugh S. Johnson and Interior Secretary Ickes announced progress and said details would likely be revealed tomorrow. They did not confirm price fixing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Death Notices for Ford McClymonds and McFarland
Howard W. Ford age 50 of Koppel John W McClymonds aged 3 of Rose Point and Mrs Alice Stoops McFarland of Mc Farland Manor Lawrence county listed in death notices with brief identifiers and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Ford
Koppel John
W. McClymonds
Rose Point
Alice Stoops McFarland
McFarland Manor
Lawrence County
Death Penalty Sought In Poison Case In Arkansas
Mark H. Shank an Akron attorney who confessed to poisoning four members of the Colley family was moved under heavy guard to the state penitentiary after waiving preliminary hearing in Hot Springs. District Attorney Millar Halbert said he would seek the death penalty, arguing the victims knew too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Little Rock
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Shank
Hot Springs
Benton
Saline County
Millar Halbert
Halbert
Alvin Colley
Ethel
Clarence
Clement
Colley
Wooster, O
Bargain Day Draws Crowd As Dollar Stretch Surprises City
Arthur Mometer describes a bustling sale day where shoppers flock to buy a wide range of goods. The piece notes deep discounts, including shoes, shirts, coats, pans, mugs, and canned spinach, with the dollar appearing king amid a cheerful, busy scene.
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R. G. Roscamp
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Pythians
National
West Side Depot
Creditable Rating
Bintrim
George F. Mitchell
George F. Seyffert
Gandhi
Gotham Contest
Jack Keene
Studebaker Farm
Deties
Lake Forest
Iil
Rube Williams
Eric Pedley
Ueir Royer
Arthur Mometer
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