Pageant Tonight at Ben Franklin High School Arrives
Benjamin Franklin Junior High hosts the Centennial Blethric pageant of New Castle under Federated Women's guidance. About two thousand students perform ten tableaux on local city history from early settlers to industry and labor, with preparation weeks complete and tickets selling fast. The show repeats Friday evening and tickets are available at the doors.
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Benjamin Franklin Junior High
New Castle
Cuatin Pyhie Xehoolk
Federated Women's Cht
Planes Will Not Make Landing Here Saturday Flight Planned
A plane piloted by R B Lea of Pittsburgh flew over New Castle on Tuesday seeking a landing flash for planes due from Pittsburgh on Saturday. Captain Arthur Foster of East Washington street confirmed no landing would occur. planes would fly over the city between 10 and 11 a m. The remaining text mentions a daft note about the kitchen for the honeymoon.
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R. BR. Lea
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Arthur BR. Foster
East Washington Street
Lea
Air freight by plane marks CTA centennial event
The centennial celebration features a historic air shipment from Chicago. Alton M. Parker, located in Youngstown, will pilot the aeroplane bringing a full load of candy and other merchandise, possibly the first freight airlift to the city.
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Chicago
Cta
Alton M. Parker
Youngstown
Pioneer transport exhibit to tour by Brack company duo
E. J. Brach & Son of Chicago will tour with Lieut. Earl P. Reebel son of Mr and Mrs J Daniel Reebel of Fairmont Avenue connected with the Bracl company Those seeking souvenirs may secure souvenir plac es at the event highlighting early commercial transport exhibits.
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E. J. Brach & Son
Chicago
Clutton Drug Company
Earl P. Reebel
J. Daniel Reebel
Fairmont Avenue
Bracl Company
Four Year Old Lad Walks Home After Parade Disappearance
Little Earl Burke, four, of Warren, wandered from a First Methodist church float during a parade. While police and onlookers searched, he calmly walked to his uncle and aunt’s home on Park Avenue. He had only recently learned the route and remained unaware of the alarm he caused.
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Earl Burke
Warren
B. Hawkinson
Jefferson Street
Park Aroune
Viaduct Plan Would Have Eased Parade Traffic
Tourists and motorists faced hour long delays as a planned viaduct from Wallace avenue to Croton avenue was not in use. If completed last night it would have let travelers pass New Castle more quickly and avoided detours via Atlantic avenue and other routes.
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Wallace Avenue
Croton Avenue
New Castle
Atlantic Avenue
Croton Scouts Parade Saturday Led by Troop 10
Croton Boy Scout Troop No 10 will meet Saturday at 9 AM at Croton school to form for a parade. They will march to the corner of Grans and Mercer streets to join the last of the scouts. Assistant Scoutmaster Ward and Troop Committee man Tony Colaluca lead, flags to be brought.
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Croton
Croton School
Baltimore Meb Menaces Agents
A crowd of about 500 surrounded Baltimore police and threatened dry agents as they detained F. H. Smith and J. H. Arnold after seizing a beer laden truck near the southern police station. The disturbance escalated with jeers as agents took custody.
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International News Service
Baltimore
Agenta
F. H.smith
J. H. Arnold
Scouts to March in Lawrence Parade Saturday Morning
All Boy Scouts of Lawrence county, Scoutmasters, troop committeemen, board members and council members are told to assemble at the corner of Grant and Merver streets at 9 20 oclock Saturday morning to take part in the parade.
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Boy Scouts
Lawrence
Count Iy
Arbsrlans Scouts
Grant and
Merver Streets
Coon Hunt Set Friday On Jefferson Street
A community event on Friday July 3 at 4 PM along South Jefferson Street from Carnegie playground to the historic Sycamore tree. The Lawrence Coury Coon Blunter's Association hosts the hunt with E W Anderson as starter and judges Tom McNeice F B Mayne and Scott McCaslin. Traffic will be stopped on side streets for the event expected to draw large crowds.
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Folke
South Jefferson Street
Carnegie Playground
Diamond
Lawrence Coury Coon Blunter’s Association
Charles W. Martiano
Carnegia
South
Jefferson Street
Sycamore
Public Square
E.W. Anderson
Tom McNeice
F. B. Mayne
Scott McCaslin
House Of Savoy Added To Parade Roster
The House of Savoy joined the parade lineup this morning expanding the participant list. Grand Marshal Ivor Davis added aides to the marshals, with George Weddell Charles W. Fleming F J Thompson W H Yeager J H Carroll P W A Stone and C A named in Marshal Knoxs division as aides.
Freight Rate Hearing Set for July 29
Charleston W Va July 2 Hearing on the petition of the Mononghela Valley Association for revision of freight rates was set for July 29 by the state public service commission. The case has been before the commission for three years. In April 1923 an order fixed certain freight rates and the request covers the Baltimore and Ohio Virginian Chesapeake and Ohio New York Central Norfolk and Western Western Pennsylvania and Maryland railroads.
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International News Service
Charleston
W. Va
Monongatela Valley Association
State Publicc Service Commission
Romania Union
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginian
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Norfolk and
Home Nursing Class Parade Request From Olive Reed
Miss Olive Reed of the Red Cross asks all women who completed the Home Nursing course in the last five years to join the Red Cross section of the parade Saturday July 4. Participants should assemble at the corner of Jefferson and Grant streets and wear middles, skirts, and Red Cross capes.
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Olive Reed
The
Red Cross
Thea
Jefferson and
Grant
Ten Cent Matinee Correction At Capitol Theatre
A printing error in the News composing room led to a Wednesday date for a ten cent matinee at the Capitol Theatre. The correction notes the matinee is actually on Friday to avoid embarrassment.
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News Composing Room
Capitol Theatre
Park Police to deal drastically with offenders
Park Police under Chief Miller vow strict action at Cascade Park for any thefts or car tampering. A Youngstown man arrested by Chint Miller for petty larceny paid fines after a jail remand. friends posted the bond to cover fines when he could not.
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Cascade Park
Miller
Kuhl
Youngstown
Ohio
Chint Miller
Wes
Walter JT. Hamilton
Nobile
Lack Of Funds Hampers Work Of Keeping P. D. Clean
Despite strenuous efforts, the New Castle Post Office cannot keep the handsome lobby in its best appearance due to funds shortages. The Washington general department has no funds to finance the needed improvements, hindering maintenance and cleaning.
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P. D
danfLor
New Castle
Tech
Interior repainting urged for post office building
Postmaster J G Norris received a directive from the supervising architect to repaint and clean interior woodwork and perform exterior work. Budget constraints only allowed exterior repairs, leaving the interior dingy at times while janitors continue regular cleanings and local residents endure the waiting period for full maintenance.
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Nance
Maren
J. G. Norris
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