04 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1928
Page
1
New York dispatch reports Congress opened its lame duck session on December 4 1920. The writer jokes about Washington’s expected shock when Boulder Dam debate rises highlighting a power lobby and national pride. reflects tone of speculative political commentary.
The 6 o clock sighting over New Castle's north hill district involved a low passing aeroplane with a loud roar. Harold J. Ingham notes a new winter safe shortcut via Butler to Birdsville and Greensburg routes, while Constable James Ellison predicts a short winter and early spring based on farm sightings. Large Christmas saving funds totaling about 950000 are expected to boost local spending, and a planned East Side branch of the New Castle public library aims to improve access.
London reports a state council has been appointed to manage crown duties due to King George's protracted illness. Prime Minister Baldwin announced the appointment in the Commons after a Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace. The council includes Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, and Baldwin. The king was reported well enough to attend a Privy Council meeting earlier that day.
The New Castle School Board met December 3 to organize for the coming year under Pennsylvania School Code. Charles H. Young was re-elected president and Joseph E. Ligo vice president. William J. Moffatt and S. G. Ingo were re-elected solicitor and superintendent of buildings respectively. Roy W. Hazen joined the sinking fund committee. A. C. Hyde to the athletic council. Additional seats for Franklin Field were considered and $14,000 insured for the Franklin Shop Building.
Death report lists Mrs Richard E Johns, 39, of 432 Park Avenue, and Joana Jean Brown, 3, residing at Kuse Point. No further details provided in the readable text.
A December New York blaze killed Betty Colinven 21, her fiance William Andre 30, and Mary Beseda 21 in a fourthteen street tenement. Emile Hubert and a two year old child escaped with minor burns as the fire, starting on the first floor, cut a path through the building. a dresser barred the door.
Principal Frank L. Orth of Senior high school stated that New Castle high school will not play any post season games this year. Coach Philip H. Bridenbaugh and players oppose extra games, and rumors of a match with Rayon of Youngstown Martins Ferry or Tarentum are unfounded.
A universal airline plane en route to Chicago crashed during a heavy rain and snow storm near Goshen Indiana. Three passengers escaped serious injuries. they were H Reelock of New York and Mr and Mrs F Van Buren of Toledo Ohio. The pilot and mechanic also escaped serious injury.
Senator McNary of Oregon introduced a new 500 million dollar agricultural stabilization bill in congress. It would create a federal farm board led by the secretary of agriculture and fund aid with a government financed outright appropriation. The plan faces a doubtful path amid Republican and Democratic opposition and possible presidential veto.
President elect Herbert Hoover travels toward Callao Peru aboard the cruiser Maryland. He will meet Peruvian officials in Callao and Lima, attend a luncheon, and participate in receptions and a state banquet. The voyage includes shore arrangements and a Humboldt current cooled day aboard ship.
The Times of One New Castle chapter of the Pennsylvania State Educational Association held its annual meeting Monday December 3 at the Senior High school. Officers elected include President R G Leslie, Vice President Flora McDill, Secretary Bernice Bartlett, Treasurer John Magee, and Auditors Harry Boak and Jessie Wilson. Delegates chosen from Lawrence and Lincolns Garfield for the elementary group, Benjamin Franklin for junior and senior high, and from the administration group with alternates listed.
Gordon Stewart Northcott, 21, confessed to Riverside officers that nine youths were slain at his Wineville ranch, with five victims personally killed by him. Sanford Clark, his 15-year-old nephew, described abuses prompting Northcott’s arrest.
House speaker Nicholas Longworth of Ohio stated that revising the Fordney McCumber tariff should be narrow in scope and limited to newer industries and schedules. He said present law has worked well and urged no investor uneasiness as hearings begin January 7.
Frances Reed of Veedersburg Indiana and Edgar Grimes of Harrisburg Gre were chosen as 1928 4 H club champions at the club congress in Chicago. These two young leaders represent boys and girls 4 H club work across America.
A severe snow storm from the northwest blankets the Great Lakes region including Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Michigan and parts of Ohio. Colder weather and more snow follow with rain changing to snow in southern middle west as the storm moves east toward the Atlantic seaboard. Originating in the Canadian Pacific mountains, it brings widespread precipitation and extreme cold in places like Havre Montana.
Coolidge envisions progress as he urges constructive economy and tax restraint. He notes a 50 percent rise in national income and a projected 9.09 billion plus revenue while praising arbitration treaties and improving U S relations with Mexico. He calls for road development, cautious subsidies, and opposition to expansive government, warning against Ossippi floodway costs and endorsing the Eighteenth Amendment.
Congress hears an optimistic annual message from President Coolidge noting no new recommendations and praising progress. The address highlights favorable economic trends and a bright outlook for the nation, with enthusiasm about the year ahead.
Complete text of President Coolidge's final message to Congress is presented on pages 14 and 15, outlining his closing remarks and policy reflections as his administration concludes. The article pulls quotes and summarizes the key points addressed to lawmakers.
The president, in an account of half a year’s stewardship, cites prosperity, reduced debt, and world peace as proof that Times Never Better. He warns that only strict government restraint and prudent budget control can sustain gains, telling Congress to watch spending and avoid deficit and unbalanced budgets during the lame duck session.
The speaker muses on preferred Christmas gifts from jewelry to silk, noting clothes and slippers misfit many. A card is deemed the best gift, seen as thoughtful and affordable, with a playful contrast to extravagant presents. The message emphasizes a simple gesture over lavish spending this season.
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