Crowded Junior Highs Spur New School Needs in New Castle
As the new semester begins New Castle faces overcrowding in three junior highs Franklin North Street and Mahoning. Franklin built for 1600 now houses about 1900 students forcing classes in cafetaria and kitchen areas with only 62 classrooms and eight shop rooms. Two portable rooms and extra lunch shifts illustrate strain while Mahoning and North Street reach capacity with 575 and 600 pupils respectively and about 150 more in nearby schools. School board eyes expansion ahead of June promotions.
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New Castle
Benjamin Franklin
Cunningham Avenue
North Street
Mahoning
Seventh Ward
Franklin
Frank L. Burton
Highland
Aiken
Oak Street
Man claims strange animal shot near Wampum a badger
B Vaughn Boston of R D No 2 concludes the animal Hoyt Noggle and hunters shot on the McCready farm near Wampum is a badger. He has not seen the pelt but cites the News description and notes badgers are plantigrade carnivorous nocturnal animals native to Germany and suggests the specimen may have escaped from a traveling show cages.
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B. Vaughn Boston
Hoyt Noggle
McCready
Wampum
Boston
Germany
Noggle
Minister Reports Car Collision in New Castle
Rev. George A. McCleary of New Castle R. D. No. 3 said police a southbound car on Jefferson street struck his vehicle at Washington and Jefferson. The other driver with license 354-312 promised to pay for the damage after McCleary left to obtain repairs.
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George A. McCleary
New Castle
R. D
Jefferson Street
Washington and
Jefferson Streets
McCleary
Rev. McCleary
Pie and Candy Social at Walter School
A pie and candy social is planned at Walter School near Edenburg on Friday evening January 30 at 7 30 o clock. The event invites residents to join for desserts and fellowship in the school hall.
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Walter School
Edenburg
Radio Church Service Disrupts With Deacon Brown Snore
In a radio church service, the broadcast notes a rare moment as listeners miss Deacon Brown's snore. The quiet lapse interrupts the routine sermon and briefly shifts focus to the unintended soundscape of the live program.
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Deacon Brown
Fill Washes Out Near New Bridge
A washout on West Washington street arises from street fill near the grade of a new overhead bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Weather and thaws repeatedly wash the fill, creating dangerous conditions for motorists. Police referred the report to the street department and city engineer F. F. Miller, who instructed the contractor on remedies.
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West Washington Street
F. F. Miller
Blaze destroys garage and near hundred cars in Philadelphia
A garage owned by Bernard Miller and about 100 automobiles on Vine Street were destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. Fire forced nearby residents to flee in night attire as smoke filled homes, with total losses pegged around 100000.
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Philadelphia
Bernard Miller
Vine Street
Joint-Ease hailed by druggist for joint relief
A druggist praises Joint-Ease, noting easy access for sore throat and cold in chest while stressing its primary use for stiff swollen joints. The vendor emphasizes the remedy delivers the most satisfying results for rheumatic and non rheumatic joint pain due to its high sales.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
Norwich
Hobson's
White Pine
McKee
VIL Sit.verman IF
ER. L. Young Over Davis Shoe Store
Washington St
Speaking
Seavys Studio
Ouch
New Castle Drug Corporation
Highland Ave
New Brougham
F. O. B. Cleveland
Hoye Motor Co
Highland Av
Jutland
Reginald Bacon
Admiral Beatty
Admiralty
New Bridge
McKee’s
Eckerd’s
New Castle, Inc
New Castle Drug Corp
Jon
Oric
Atkinson Paint & Glass Company
North Mill Street
Bell Phone
Oro
Denman Tire Shop
North Jefferson St
Goodyear and
Denman Cord
Axminsters
Wilton
Taupe
Harmony Street
Tore
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