21 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1928
Page
1
Special to the Newa in Key West reports Will Rogers commenting on the visit of the President of Ireland. Rogers highlights cordial welcomes and mutual friendship between Ireland and the United States as the Irish leader prepares for a four mill ve trium phal tour.
Advance guard of Pennsylvania Out-of-doors convention to visit New Castle while city shows progress under new government forms. Cold wave and dust storms sweep streets, with Frasher Flaherty praised for leading Johnson Bronze plant growth. baccalaureate set for senior high with Rev Jimmson. local ads and Chamber of Commerce efforts highlighted.
State troopers and dogs scoured a 20 mile area near Northampton for Frances St. John Smith a 20 year old Smith College freshman heiress suspected dead by detective Joseph Daly. Washington clues and ransom demands pushed investigators toward the capital as family offered rewards and conferred with convents.
Harrisburg reports 1927 county vehicle registrations with Lawrence County recording 19,278 Class A and 40,903 Class B registrations. Total highway receipts reach $26,017,498. Lawrence totals in combined registrations and fees amount to $298,464.04. Mercer and Beaver counties follow with similar figures.
Members of the Holy Name Society from Western Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio will join a rally at the Penn Theatre on Sunday evening January 22 at 8 o clock. The program features The Right Reverend Hugh C Boyle bishop of Pittsburgh as the first speaker and Joseph A Beck former University of Pittsburgh law professor will deliver the principal address. Father James M Delaney diocesan director will give a short message.
The first mid year baccalaureate service for the senior high will be held Sunday at 8 pm in the high school. The high school choir will perform featuring soprano Blodwen Davis Grace Tyr ell Gertrude McGivern Mary Sharpe Ruth Stanley Clare Allee Mitchell Isabelle Thomas Eloise Berquest and tenor Arthur Meek Jack Bollard Harry Wyman Karl Schmidt bass Werbert Smith DeWayne Cooper Willard McCowan Chester Rees and Rev C J Williamson will preach the sermon with Rev Samuel L Maxwell also taking part.
In Montreal on January 21 Bernadette Theberge aged 28 from Northampton Mass and Alfred Duchesneau aged 38 from Montreal died in a shared room by turning on gas jets. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by own action in a moment of low mood.
The list records marriages between Wee et Anton Perucheviirries Clara Prohart and John H. Bell Naomi D. Lewis, with entries including Bessemer Force Pa Sharon Pa and Harry R. Kenwbon New Castle Elma Madison New Castle.
Reports say a submarine accident may have occurred during fleet maneuvers off the coast near San Pedro California with a hospital ship departing suddenly and officials denying confirmation. The Navy reported no official accident. a sham battle saw vessels involved as inquiries continued for details.
Mrs Harry Urstad, 65, wife of a Baltimore drug salesman, burned to death in her wheelchair in Pittsburgh. She was left alone by her husband 15 minutes earlier as he returned from trips and attended to his wife constantly when home.
Debarred senator elect Frank Smith of Illinois vows a national campaign to overturn the Senate ruling. He plans to broadcast Governor Small’s manifesto in every state and to send copies to senators, congressmen, legislators, and political leaders as he uses his six-year term to press his claim. The Illinois governor denounces the Senate action as an overstep and says it violates voters rights.
State Outdoor Advertising association delegates gather Monday at 9 oclock in New Castle for a convention with Ohio and West Virginia visitors. The event runs through Tuesday evening with a steel carved poster board display, toastmaster H Y W O Melia directs remarks at a Scottish Rite cathedral banquet Monday.
Western Pennsylvania expected gradual relief from a brutal gale and frigid temperatures, with two deaths attributed to the cold wave in Pittsburgh. Forecasters predicted a rise from near zero to the upper twenties by tomorrow as high pressure veered south, sending colder air to adjacent states.
A four hour blaze in Hillsboro Ohio, aided by departments from Chillicothe and Washington, destroyed the post office and three other structures with losses estimated around 250000 dollars. Volunteers saved sacks of mail and valuable records but much material was lost.
Havana reports say tensions between the Americas and Western Hemisphere nations are easing under Charles E. Hughes US delegation restraint. Lindbergh expected to attend Pan American Conference soon as committees meet, officials say reforms proceed with a low profile. work focuses on organizing the conference apparatus and securing cautious diplomacy.
Ben Carangi and family fled a West Pittsburg home as flames trapped them on the second floor around midnight. Joseph Camerot and Mrs Philomena Camerot were hospitalized in New Castle with severe burns, believed to have started in the cellar. Firefighters battled the blaze with several residents escaping through a ground floor window.
A list of the first mid year graduating class at the Senior High School is issued by Principal Lb. Orth. The academic course includes 24 graduates led by Nedya Baker and others like Beals and Bittner A. Louise Davies. The commercial, generic, and technical courses follow with numerous names listed.
A garbled account hints at a man named Arthur Mometer Heso JOO facing a harsh winter and a dangerous routine. The text references danger, a vow, a demanding job, and a tense night scene with implied violence, suggesting an internal or external conflict shaping a grim tableau.
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