New Castle Men Promote Town Auto Tags in Montreal
New Castle motorists vacationing in Montreal advertise New Castle by displaying local auto tags. Willam Gigley and Carl E Reeble run a Dominion park concession and report many visitors from New Castle. The Dominion park season ends around September 15 as Ree ble and Figley return home after May 1 arrivals.
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New Castle
Pane Town
Montreal
Canada
Willam Gigley
Carl E. Reeble
Bigley
Reeble
Dominion Park
Mont
Wil “Billy" Els
Figley
Ruppert Backs Huggins Over Ruth Suspension
New York August 31 Col Jacob Ruppert owner of the Yankees said he will back Manager Miller Huggins to the limit in the latter's action suspending and fining Babe Ruth. He noted he has not heard from Huggins but added he is boss of the club and will support any action he deems fit.
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New York
Jacob Ruppert
Yankees
Miller Huggins
Babe Ruth
Kinca
Ruppert
Awnings Reappear Around City in Weathery Update
Officer Pete Hilliers reports numerous low awnings spotted across the city in recent months. It is unclear if these are lingering or newly installed as measurements and exact dates remain unavailable.
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Pete Hilliers
Tuesday Second Registration Day in New Castle
On Tuesday September 1, New Castle holds the second registration day for voters. Despite heavy turnout last Thursday, hundreds remain unregistered and urged to register now rather than waiting for the third day next week. Registration officers will be at polling places tomorrow to handle renewals.
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New Castle
Seven Years of Intimidation Ends With Arrest in New York
International News Service reports James Shewan, widow of a shipyard magnate in Garrison New York, believes a seven year intimidation campaign may be solved with the arrest of George Alcorn 22 for questioning over a cottage fire on the Shewan grounds. He admitted sending threatening posters while in Mrs Shewan's employ but denied other communications. A May burglary at Mrs Shewan’s home yielded a 2700 dollar diamond bar pin and a month later her son’s Southampton home saw a pearl necklace worth 165000 stolen. Fire damaged Shewan shipyards in Brooklyn in 1920 with undetermined origin. an earlier 1918 1000 worker strike was blamed on an old grudge.
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International News
Servis
New York
James Shewan
Ridgefield, Sonn
George Alcorn
Shewan
Garrison
N. Y
Alcorn
Brooklyn
Shewan Yards
John Bell Faces Grand Jury For Embezzlement
Pittsburgh report says bankrupt financier John A Bell will be brought before the county grand jury around September 20 on charges identical to those in an information filed by the State Banking Department alleging embezzlement of 800000 from Carnegie Trust Company. Bell lies in a hospital recovering from a mild paralytic stroke with release not expected for at least two weeks.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
John A. Bell
State Banking Department
Carnegie Trust Company
Harry A. Estep
Bell
Patrick Cawley
Ederle Plans Channel Swim Again This Week
Cape Gris Nez France August 31 Miss Gertrude Ederle the American swimming marvel likely will attempt the English channel swim again Wednesday or Thursday depending on channel weather. She had planned a Tuesday start but postponed earlier. Wheat crop prospects look uncertain as wild oats increase per police reports.
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International News Service
Cape Gris Nhez
France
Gertrude. Ederle
Marvel
Makes Telephone Call From Hollywood Cal
A long distance telephone call from Hollywood Calif touched New Castle last Friday morning. Miss Marion Falls former News staff member called a friend near the News office. She, her mother and sister Sarah now reside in the west. The three minute talk bridged hundreds of miles and impressed local listeners.
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New Castle
Hollywood
Cal
Marion Falls
Miss Falls
Sarah
West
Here
Kennel Club Hosts Big Corn Roast and Coons Hunt
About 50 attendees watched Boll the black and tan coon hound owned by Jack Harris of Mahloningtown win the coon hunt at the Lawrence County Kennel club event held at the C. R. Sherer farm Mt. Jackson. Les Shira's Lead second and Rube Miller's Boston third followed by a rabbit beagle event won by Rex owned by Dan Baker. Judges and hospitality by Mr and Mrs Sherer and Mr and Mrs C M Jordan. aromas of corn ears and ice cream capped the afternoon.
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Boll
Jack Harris
Mahoningtown
Lawrence County Kennel Club
C. R
Wilbur Anderson
Jordan, Porter
McCartney
Wil
Anderson
Sherer Barn
Rex
Dan Baker
Jones
de Lux
Baker
Uute
Tinlary
Bird Dogs
West Side
Sam
Roderick Davis
Joe Williams
Brockenstraw Bob
Pp. K. Stevenson
Chamber of Commerce
Stevenson
Chauncey Davis
Mr. Stevenson
London Doctor Begins English Channel Swim
Dr. G. B. Brewster of London started his solo attempt to swim the English Channel from Folkestone at 11 45 this morning. The London physician, one of the few modern swimmers to begin from the English side, kept the plan quiet and entered the water without fanfare.
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G. B. Brewster
Folkstone
Eng
London
Brewster
Hig
Ada
Appeal From County Auditors Report By Sheriff Andrews
Sheriff William G. Andrews appeals the auditors report of Lawrence county claiming 139 itemized fees were underpaid by 3 each amounting to 417 dollars. Councilman Burns was absent during the session and the council contemplates actions at the upcoming League of Third Class Cities convention in Sunbury. Construction crews dismantle a wooden building at the car barns to replace it with a brick storeroom estimated at 1500 dollars.
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William G. Andrews
Lawrernes County
Andrews
Burns
Sunbury
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