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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
39
For sale on Winter Avenue three level building lots in the first block off each avenue. Choose forty fifty or sixty foot frontage. Call Grinans wares. 13. 1-5.
Real estate notice listing houses lots and farms for sale or exchange. Contact E J OBrien at 333 East Washington Street with details and inquiries.
Matilda Miller administratrix in the estate of Melvin J Miller deceased seeks leave to sell two lots in the North Highland Plan of Lots New Castle Lawrence County Pennsylvania to pay debts The purchaser is Jean McMillen offering 7600 dollars The Orphans Court of Lawrence County fixed February 9 1925 at 6 00 a m for the hearing Interested parties may appear The solicitor is Co Whenton attorney in estate Legal News Jan 15 22 29 1225
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture proclaims a general quarantine on cattle in Washington Plaingrove Scott Wilmington Hickory and Slippery Rock Townships Lawrence County. Effective November 5 1924 rules restrict importation. tuberculin tested cattle may enter. healthy cattle may enter for slaughter within ten days. beef breed steers and females branded F may enter under special quarantine. other cattle must be tuberculin tested before entry. Official notices dated November 10 1924 and January 29 1925.
Equitable Building and Loan Association officers report seven months of work since organization. Financials for period ending December 31, 1924 show assets liabilities and profits including mortgage loans 79,600.00. Liberty bonds. membership fees. annual dues. and undivided profits 9,400.16 with total reported $380,931.77.
County Commissioners of Lawrence County Pennsylvania invite sealed bids for reinforced concrete paving and wire cable fencing on the New Castle Mahoning River bridge approaches. Bid deadline is February 2 1925 at 11 a.m. Plans available at the Court House and County Engineer. Bid bond required. Right to reject any bids reserved. James R. Lamoree Chief Clerk. Co H Milholland County Engineer. Legal News January 8 15 22 29 1925.
Application will be made by A I Donnan Bethia A Donnan Agnes DD Donnan and others to the Governor of Pennsylvania on February 18 1925 at 10 am for a charter of Donnan Printing Company Incorporated a commercial and job printing business to buy and sell office supplies and equipment under the Act of 1874 and supplements. Joseph S W Smith, Solicitor. Legal News Jan 22 29 Feb 5 1925.
A proverb style note urges keeping steady when risks exist and slowing running costs to a prudent pace. It adds that finding humor in daily life can obscure the full scope of troubles, encouraging caution and balance.
Public sale of a parcel in Fifth Ward New Castle Lawrence County Pennsylvania on February 21 1925 at 10 a m. The lot fronts Frank Avenue and extends to two 20 foot alleys with improvements a five room frame dwelling. Terms: one third price on court confirmation, balance in two equal annual installments with interest or purchaser may pay all cash on confirmation. Trustee Ellsworth J McMurray. attorney Clyde V Riley. Legal notices January 29 February 5 12 1925.
Letters of Administration granted by the Register of Wills for the estate of John M. Patterson late of Beaver Township Lawrence County Pa deceased. Lawrence Savings & Trust Company administrator requests debts and claims be presented and all persons indebted make payment. Charles H Young attorney 412 L 3 T Bldg New Castle Pa Legal News Jan 15 22 29 Feb 5 12 19 1925.
Neeson Woods, 29, of Phillips West Virginia, shot 23 year old widow Georgia Warder at her brother’s home after repeated marriage refusals, then killed himself with the remaining bullets. Woods, a Yale University student and son of a late prominent attorney, had been infatuated with Warder but faced parental opposition to the match.
McCaslin school schedules a Friday afternoon program January 30 with songs and recitations. Performers include Mildred McCracken, West Kerr, Ethel McCracken, Alice Gettings, Reid Forbes, Kenneth Double, Herscheal Ritenour, Everette McCracken, Thos West, and others. Items feature Old Glory, Getting Office Help dialogue, Stolen Sweets pantomime, Waiting for the Doctor dialogue, Just Follow Through song.
Albert Cozy Dolan debarred coach of the New York Giants appeared for questioning before Assistant District Attorney George Brothers in the baseball scandal probe. He was accompanied by Jimmy O Connell Giants outfielder and was declared ineligible by Baseball Commissioner Landis after O Connell allegedly offered a bribe to Heine Sand of the Philadelphia club to influence a game last September.
New York trading opened with oil stocks rising sharply as Independent and Standard Oil shares gain on lower crude output and higher prices. Industry rumors of a large merger buoyed majors while rails and solvency plays also advanced. call money hits 3 1/2 percent.
New York stock market sees 8 8 Kresge common stock rise to 619 after directors declare a 50 percent stock dividend and cash dividends of 2 dollars per share for common and 1.75 for preferred, payable April 1 to holders of record March 19.
Prices paid here for hay and grain furnished by New Caste Feed and Coal Company located at 1126-28 Moravis Street. The notice lists current rates and terms of purchase for farmers and dealers in the area.
Sanitary officers L S Hoon and Nathaniel Williams summoned 98 Riverview avenue resident Miss Hattie Fowler before Mayor William H Dunlap this morning. They allege she keeps two dogs causing neighborly nuisance and that her home is unsanitary due to the animals. She is due to appear this afternoon.
In New Castle the approach to Valentine’s Day shifts from comic and grand gestures to corsage bouquets and flowers. Florists report rising demand for roses and heart shaped boxes, while candy remains acceptable. Smaller exchanges among children dominate, as large, ornate affairs fade from stores and hearts remain the modern message.
Allegheny County outlines a 1925 road program totaling 2,344,920 dollars for new concrete roads, resurfacing, and street rebuilding. The plan includes 13 miles of new concrete road, five miles of rebuilt old roads, 214 miles of streets in four boroughs, two miles of curve eliminations, and 24 miles of fence barriers at dangerous curves.
Twenty four squad leaders under Miss Julia Gilbert presented a vaudeville style demonstration of physical work in the Senior High chapel hour. Dumbbell drills pyramid building wand drills and other school programs were shown in a polished performance praised as outstanding.
Officers searching Henrietta Marshall's home on Cochran Way encountered George Mason waiting at the backdoor. Mason wore two hot water bottles hanging from a rope under his coat containing liquor. A small quantity of liquor was also found in the Marshall residence and she was arrested as keeper. Mason was charged with possession. Cases set for this afternoon.
Gary, head of United States Steel, said Pittsburgh’s supremacy in the steel industry would continue despite abolition of the Pittsburgh plus practice. He spoke at a University of Pittsburgh dinner and praised President Coolidge’s effort to gauge national sentiment before foreign relations.
His Excellency Mo Emile Daeschner, new French ambassador to the United States, arrived in New York en route to Washington to assume duties as successor to Jules Jusserand. Daeschner has served in diplomacy since 1887, including posts as minister to Lisbon and Bucharest.
Hundreds of travelers on the Brownsville to Pittsburgh train were frightened when an axle snapped in a coach at the McKeesport interlocking yards. The car was removed and service resumed after a short delay. Lake Erie officials denied any danger of death, noting the coach was not near the Youghiogheny river and stayed on track.
Senate administration forces defeated the George amendment to the Moses postal rate and salary bill. The amendment would restore 1920 postal rates on newspapers and magazines, cutting the Moses bill rates roughly in half. The vote stood 36 to 43, with the Moses bill setting average second class rates at five and a half cents per pound.
Harrisburg Pa Jan 29 Payment of state aid to county fairs approved for this season despite inspection findings that gambling devices are still run in many fairs. Questionable shows have been eliminated. next year inspectors will be at all fairs and those permitting illegal games will not receive state aid.
Winter snows in northwestern Pennsylvania threaten higher Shenango and Beaver River water levels later in the season if a steady thaw occurs. Past 1913 floods followed heavy snows and prolonged rain. Current reports indicate substantial snow persists, and spring melt could determine possible flood risks in the Shenango Valley.
STATE COLLEGE Pa Jan 29 Thirty young men from across the state enrolled in a two week short course in ice cream making at Pennsylvania State College. Eleven of the butter and cheese students from last week remained for the ice cream course as officials expect additional entrants. The college notes Penn State leads the nation in ice cream manufacture and consumption and the program has grown to be the most popular short course, with this year’s schedule split into butter and cheese, ice cream making, and market milk and milk condensing sessions.
The Weather Bureau reports snow tonight in the Middle Atlantic states with flurries also expected tonight and Friday in the Northern Atlantic states and the eastern lower lake region. Moderate to heavy snow is forecast for Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.
Lewisburg Pa January 29 The town plans extensive building programs this year signaling prosperity The board of education authorized bidding for new senior and junior high schools aided by a 117000 bond issue Banks will build a new bank on their site and Union National Bank will remodel their building Contracts are underway for 50 new homes.
Harrisburg reports that Dr John Martin Thomas of Pennsylvania State College will present a plan to the Senate education committee to unify state higher education into an absolute State University. The group reviews current funding for State College Penn and other institutions and discusses constitutional amendments and bond measures for campus construction.
Private George C. Cordy of Headquarters Company Fort Adams has confessed to murdering Miss Mary Gleason whose body was found in a moat near the fortification. Chief Inspector Ahearn of Providence announced the admission.
State College Pa January 29 Preparations for the alumni mid year graduation exercises are under way at the Pennsylvania State College About 45 bachelor degrees will be awarded by President John M Thomas on the evening of February 10 Registration for the second semester starts this week and final examinations for all classes will be held next week The second half year work starts Monday February Prospective members of a limited group to be admitted as freshmen at the beginning of the second semester will register on Friday February 6 according to an announcement today by Registrar William S Hoffman About 100 additional students can be admitted at this time to take the places of graduates and others who have dropped out of college since September
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