19 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1928
Page
1
Special to The News from New York on December 79 describes Rogers proposing promoter Tex Rickard stage a Bolivian fight. The letter likens boxing events to a hockey game, imagines grandstands, admission, and concessions, and suggests a winner face Peru in a semi final and Dempsey in the finals.
The item admires Lawrence County residents for tax plan support and notes juvenile astronomers at George Washington Junior High seeing Marster and Vernus. It also mentions North Mercer street decorations, Union township’s Christmas banquet at the new school gym, and local birthdays on December 25. Pa News invites more city and county notices.
Washington December 1 Senate battle echoes League of Nations era as irreconcilables back a resolution explaining Americas terms of adherence to the Kellogg Pact. Borah to report the proposal Moses to file a resolution of explanation amid fight to block unconditional ratification. Administration eyes rushing the big navy bill for fifteen cruisers and an aircraft carrier before treaty action.
Mrs Jane Mc Cutcheon Blair 95 widow of James Blair and longtime New Castle resident died Wednesday at 2 am at her daughter Mrs R E Powers home 107 Milton St Born in Ireland February 22 1888 she came to the U S at age ten and lived in New Castle for thirty years She attended First United Presbyterian Church and Old Timers Day reunions at Cascade Park since 1909 Survived by daughter son John J Blair Yukon Oklahoma ten grandchildren two sisters and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 30 pm at the home
Governor John Fisher donated choice evergreens including Colorado Spruce Norway Spruce and Hemlock to Commander William H. Dunlap for the Scottish Rite Cathedral grounds on Lincoln avenue. Harry Lash and assistants planted them, with plans for future beauty as the trees grow.
Bolivia states Paraguay responsible for recent Gran Chaco clashes and seeks Pan American mediation. Bolivian foreign minister Elio confirms Paraguay aggressions and denies Bolivian troop mobilization. Bolivia asks mediation commission to investigate the December 5 Fort Vanguardia attack after Bolivian garrison was driven out with heavy losses.
London reports another favorable bulletin on King George's condition showing a restful night and continued slight improvement. The note, signed by Sir Stanley Hewett Sir Hugh Fighy and Lord Dawson of Penn, bolsters belief that the king is past the worst and on the road to recovery.
The Eleanor Bolling, flagship of Commander Richard Byrd’s South Pole expedition, was nearing Dunedin, New Zealand for supplies. Radio operators at MIT reported the ship would stay at Dunedin until January 3 before returning to the ice barrier.
New York authorities expand a federal probe into a white slave ring. The inquiry links Broadway employment agencies and a Glenham Roadhouse known as Bradford House to alleged trafficking of girls lured by night club hostesses ads. Major Robert C Kent and two to four companions face conspiracy and extortion accusations in a widening case.
International News Service reports three killed and three missing in two tenement blazes in New York City. A five story fire on St Nicholls avenue trapped families, while another on East Houston street claimed a six year old girl named Dorothy Shapiro. Firemen rescued ten residents as a child and a woman succumbed to injuries.
President elect Hoover and the Good Will party on the battleship Utah relax for three days before reaching Rio De Janeiro Friday. After ten days of travel since Valparaiso, fatigue is easing and rest will help, with Christmas ashore likely in Rio if the visit extends.
About 130 residents and students attended the Union township banquet honoring the Union High School football team. Judge James A. Chambers praised the team and noted educational progress, with remarks by toastmaster Chasley Bentley and speeches highlighting the season’s Class B county crown and forthcoming basketball season.
William H. Dunlap announces a huge Christmas tree will be erected on the south side of the Cathedral grounds in New Castle. It will be wired with lights and visible for miles, aiming to be one of the prettiest holiday displays the city has ever seen.
Captain Ronad Smith, a well known aviator, flew the Skylark from McMillen field to the New Castle Aircraft hangar on Tuesday afternoon. He will return to New York to resume service with Air Associates at Curtiss Field and plans to come back in spring to continue freelancing for Robert C. Love.
A Tuesday farewell at Everybody's Tabernacle on South Mill Street marked the culmination of 13 weeks of evangelistic effort by Evangelist C W Erickson and party. About 2,000 people gathered despite flu and cold weather to express gratitude, shake hands, and present a generous love offering as Erickson urged continued faith and promised a return.
A six man armed gang robbed the Riegelsville National Bank yesterday, forcing cashier William Leatter and assistant Claude Wolfinger into the vault and compelling Dorothy Fore to enter the vault as well when she could not walk. Authorities launched a regional search for the suspects, fleeing in a New Jersey license car with $5,000 to $7,000 taken. Police obtained a clear description of the robbers.
A fragmentary death notice lists multiple individuals with ages and addresses. Mes. Jane VL Ble, 95, of 107 Milton Street. Mrs. Alice E. Sharp, 67, of 1422 Thorpe Street. Herbert Ellsworth Houk, 7 months, of 15 South Mill Street.
Pan American conference mediation committee moves toward plenary session to conciliate Bolivia and Paraguay. Troop withdrawals near, as both sides expected to withdraw units to avoid clashes during border talks. Washington conference focus remains on border incidents and earlier Fort Vanguardia attacks.
Denver reports a second degree earthquake recorded on a seismograph at Regis College today. Father Forestall said the quake struck at 6:52 am with its strongest wave at 6:42 am and ended around 6:53 am. He could not determine the quake’s direction, but estimated its distance at about 3,000 miles from Denver, likely outside America.
A garbled reminiscence notes a dense grocer’s shelf of tonics and pills. It mentions conga syrup, powders, pills, and capsules stored in a boxy medicine cabinet. The piece observes doctors’ queasy tasting concoctions and the urge to take remedies for various pains and ailments.
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