New Castle Herald Reports City Busy During Tax Season and Aid Calls
New Castle observes a busy Sunday with visitors at the state advisers convention and relief promised by weather. The town reports a 38 to 40 degree thaw, strong winds knocking over boards, and multiple services and meetings including a cathedral rally and a high school baccalaureate. Westminster College memorial Old Main rises as construction nears completion. The annual income tax report process begins, with promotion week for New Castle School children and mid year class reassignments. A fire engine from New Castle assists Epery Rock after a Saturday call, highlighting regional cooperation among ster n Pennsylvania towns.
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Westminster College
Fire at Slippery Rock gym ruins floor and triggers inquiry
A fire in the basement lumber area of Slippery Rock State Teachers College gymnasium caused about $1,000 damage and a flooded floor. Fire crews from Slippery Rock Butler and Grove City responded. investigators probe possible incendiary cause.
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Slippery Rock State Teachers’ College
Slipply Rock
New Castle
Butler
Grove City
College Town
Charles H. Lynn
H. Clare Stockman
Mcllwaith, Rohrer, Robinson
McFarland
Irvine Zorb
Slippery Rock
Lynn
Advertising Men In Convention Here
Approximately two hundred outdoor advertising men from Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and West Virginia gather for the Pennsylvania State Outdoor Advertising association convention at Castleton. President Al Norrington opens the first session as speakers and notable figures in the field attend the event billed as a big little convention for its influence over outdoor advertising in the state.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Pennsylvania State Outdoor Advertising Association
Castleton
al Norrington
National Outdoor Advertising Association
Convention Opens With Welcoming Addresses In New Castle
Songstress weds immediately after President Norrington opens the convention. Hughes Bartlett of Max Ludwig Co introduces Rep Bart Richards who gives a brief welcome. Mayor Gillespie greets delegates and Judge Allen Frost replies. Delegates speak briefly before the business session begins. Afternoon focuses on advertising sales. Officer elections set for Tuesday. The event draws state representatives to New Castle.
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Norrington
Hughes Bartlett
Max Ludwig Company
Bart Richards
William H. Gillespie
Allen Frost
New Castle
Youthful Slayer Faces Electric Chair At Rockview
Leon Scovern known as the Shamokin "Sheik" was executed in the electric chair at Rockview Penitentiary Bellefonte Pa after being sentenced for the murder of Joseph Baranoskie. The condemned man, who claimed to be 17 though listed as 20, faced his final hours with prayer and coffee before the dawn procedure.
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International News Service
Rockview Penitentiary
Bellefonte
Leon Scovern
Scovern
Joseph Baranoskie
Prohibition Talk Draws 1800 Citizens in New Castle
Australian minister Rev. Gifford Gordon urged strict enforcement and defended the 18th Amendment before about 1,800 New Castle residents in the Scottish Rite Cathedral. He praised the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and contrasted conditions in Australia with America’s prohibition era, citing historical states with bans and the need for deliberation.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United States
Gifford Gordon
New Castle
Gordon
Wingerd
C. B. Wingerd
Central Presbyterian Church
Australia
Dr. Wingerd
Missing Smith College student Frances St John Smith
Intense nationwide search for Frances St John Smith a Smith College freshman heiress widens around Northampton Massachusetts. State police and college staff comb buildings and grounds and question teachers as investigators pursue leads including a sighting in Worcester and a possible Paris location. French detective Leon Leoni reports a woman matching Smith's description registered at Hotel Astor in Paris, though relatives note Frances was in Paris last year and deny knowledge of a Miss Glick.
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National News Service
Northampton
Mass
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Miss Smith
Edward J. McCarthy
Worcester
Joseph V. Daly
Mary Bouquec
Spencer
Back Bay
Boston
Beatrice Fuller
Hotel Astor
Paris
France
Leoni
New York
Leon Leoni
Frances -St. John Smith
Frances
Miss Glick
Annie Smith
Mexican President’s Daughter Aims Flight to Havana
Senorita Alicia Calles daughter of President Plutarco Calles of Mexico attempts a New York to Havana flight in the Pan-America amphibian. She travels with her sister and brother in law Mrs Frances Robinson and Mr Thomas A Robinson of New York City.
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Senorita Alicia Calles
Plutarco Calles
Mexico
New York
Havana
Cuba
Pan-America
Frances Grayson
Thomas A. Robinson
New York City
Secretary's Address Pleases Havana Pan American Delegates
In Havana the sixth Pan American conference opened real work as Charles Evans Hughes spoke on U S policy and delegates debated commissions. Hughes words carried weight and shaped views across Latin America while the commission on codification of public international law began examining draft projects.
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Havana
International News Ser. Ce
Charles Evan Hughes
United States
New World
Hughes
Latin America
Coolidge
Mid-Year Class Baccalaureate Service At High School
Over 500 attendees, including parents and friends, heard Rev. C J Williamson deliver a forceful address at the mid-year baccalaureate for the first class at the senior high school. The Highland U P church pastor spoke on IT Timothy 2 15 from the auditorium event Sunday night.
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Williamson
C J Williamson
Highland U. P
Florida in Need of No Sympathy Says Will Rogers
Special from Jacksonville Florida Jan 23 1928 Will Rogers says Florida needs no sympathy or jokes despite its hardships. He notes the state’s climate and population and remarks Floridians are game when they have the goods. He references a mayor who "sold Coolidge a lot" while showing him the city.
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Florida
Will Rogers
Jacksonville
Fla
Coolidge
Irish President Cosgrave Arrives in Washington for Four Day Visit
Irish Free State president William T Cosgrave arrived in Washington from Chicago to begin a four day stay. He was welcomed by Assistant Secretary of State William R Castle Jr and Irish minister Timothy A Smiddy. Frederick Sterling and William J B McAuley also greeted him as cavalry escorted him to the hotel.
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International
Washington
William T. Cosgrave
Free State
Legation
Coolidge
Cosgrave
Death notices list multiple local residents
Benson Vaughn age 78 of 77 Boston Avenue. Ernest Keeling 63 of 302 Hillcrest Avenue. Mrs Araminta Falls 70 of Toronto Quarter. Mrs Rebecca French 93 of Harbor Bridge. Mrs C Frank Thomas of Youngstown Ohio. Miss Minerva J Stewart 85 of Mercer County. Thomas Smith 66 of St Cloud Building. May Fiore 6 weeks of Shenango Township. Mrs Joanna Shoaff 78 of Neshannock Township.
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Benson Vaughn
Boston Avenue
Ernest Keeling
Hillcrest Avenue
Araminta Falls
Toronto
Rebecca French
Harbor Bridge
C. Frank Thomas
Youngstown
Ohio
Minerva J. Stewart
Mercer County
Thomas Smith
St. Cloud Building
May Fiore
Shenango Township
Joanna Shoaff
Neshannock Township
New Castle Honors Alec Foy With Traveling Bag
A large tribute gathering at The Castleton honors Alec Foy, star football prospect for the University of Pittsburgh. The crowd of about 175 included diverse professions, celebrating his bulldog tenacity from New Castle high school to Pitt. The feature continues on page two.
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New Castle
Pitt
Castleton
University of Pittsburgh
Alec Foy
Alec Fox
Holy Name Rally Draws Big Crowd at New Castle Theatre
About fifteen hundred Catholic communicants from New Castle area parishes filled the Penn Theatre Sunday evening for the Holy Name Society rally. Attendees heard speakers led by Rev. Dudley Nee and saw Dr. John A. Meehan and John M Higgins praise the event and its aims to affirm faith, patriotism, and the principles of freedom and happiness.
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New Castle
Holy Name Society
Penn Theatre
Jesus Christ
John A. Meehan
John M Higgins
Higgins
Dudley Nee
F. F. O'Shea
St. Mary's Church
Joseph A. Beck
Lnocesan
Syria Potentate's Lunch And Smoker
The Lawrence Shrine Club hosts a lunch and smoker at the New Castle Scottish Rite Cathedral on Wednesday February 1 1928 at 8 pm. The Potentate of Syria Temple and Divan will greet local Nobles and Shrine members, followed by a smoker and lunch with no fees. Leaders Fred L Rentz president and Walter C Dearment secretary urge wearing fezes and inviting Nobles from other shrines.
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Lawrence Shrine Club
New Castle
Syria
Nicaragua Under Microscope Today Committe Meets
International News Service reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee debated investigating US activities in Nicaragua. Two inquiry options were considered while a plan of its own was favored by many, with Sen Wheeler pushing to probe all aspects of the relationship between Nicaragua and US interests.
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Mauritz A. Hallgren
International News Service
Washington
Nicaragua
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central American Republic
Senate
Wheeler D
Montana
Wheeler
United States
Lindbergh Reveals Planned Flight Schedule
Col Charles A Lindbergh announced a definite itinerary for his round trip starting January 27 with a takeoff to Bogota Colombia. He will fly to Caracas Venezuela then stop at St Thomas Porto Rico Havana and Santo Domingo en route to Cuba. He also planned a test flight of the Spirit of St Louis ahead of the journey.
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Pheto Neus
Balboa
Cansi Zone
Havana
Charles A. Lindbergh
The
Tiver
Bogota
Colombia
Caracas
Venezuela
St Thomas
Virgin Islands
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Poster Board Men at Convention Parade
Arthur Mometer notes a convention featuring advertising poster artists from many towns including forty seven today. The posters promote goods such as autos chewing gum collars and cigarettes as tourists ride by.
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Pennylvania
Caedral
Ly Name Society
Theigh School
Yew Castle
Epery Rock
Stern Pennsylvania
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Harlans Road
City
Songstress
Robert Elliott
Henry Haven Windsor, Jr
Evanston, Ill
Louise Hunter
Cordon
U. S
America
Frances Smith
Pan
Yours
Irish Free State
Fox
New Castle Boy
Holy Name Rally
Beck
J. Dudley Nee
Fred L. Rentz
Nicara
Arthur Mometer
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