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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
9
An article explains balloon tires as large cross sectional diameter tires with thin flexible side walls for low air pressure to cushion ride. It notes some tires labeled Balloon fail to meet this ideal, and praises the U S Royal Balloon built of Latex treated Web Cord for strength and flexibility and a low pressure tread for even wear.
Edenburg William Landis and numerous residents visited New Castle Tuesday while others spent Tuesday afternoon or evening there. Residents including Misses Gessie Hotmeister and Olive Hotmeister, William Staines, Harold Park, Mrs. Mary Morrow, and Mr. and Mrs. Frances Coates with baby were noted as visitors or guests. A note mentions American-made chocolates gaining favor in Japan potentially overtaking native confections.
San Francisco reports three brothers in San Quentin for distinct offenses. The youngest, 14 at crime time, faces July 10 gallows. Lewis Perry, 19, awaits death for killing Policeman Glenn Bond in Los Angeles on February 20, 1924. Robert, 21, 1–5 year term after auto theft. Oscar, 24, 5 years to life for bank robbery. Their mother Jennie Ferry travels from Carrollton, Texas, to plead for clemency as she seeks birth records to contest Lewis’s age at crime.
International News Service reports Raphael Bend forecasts twelve earthquakes worldwide in July. Violent events expected on July 5 7 and 15 with a climax on the second Forte night. Predicted areas include Central Asia Western Pacific and Central America and a California quake noted in a June 26 statement.
Greensburg Pennsylvania July 2 Betty Jane Huffman one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Huffman Unity township was smothered yesterday in an abandoned cistern filled with water and ashes The child returning from an errand ran into the yard and fell through a loose board on the cistern cover plunging into eighteen feet of water The body was recovered an hour later by Charley Hugus a neighbor
The Svar of Wales Lodge and the Martha Lodge of True Ivorites of America will assemble at Emmanuel Baptist church East Reynolds Street and Jefferson Street Saturday morning at 9 a.m. They will march in the parade, with Martha Lodge officers requested to dress in white. The lodges depart the church at 9 15.
A poem recounts personal dignity and changing times in jaunty verse. The speaker celebrates heritage and a Highland dance mood while recalling youth, pioneering labor, and progress from canal to steel rails with humor and bold self reference. The speaker reflects on life story, fame, and a resilient, defiant pride.
Bethel United Presbyterian held weekend services for comput union prep with Rev Hamill Mt Jackson U P church preaching Friday Rev Randies Second U P church New Castle assisting Sunday pastor Rev Montgomery led 14 day sme and 18 new members received Young people meeting led by Miss Sylvia Douglass Also notes on local residents and moves in North Beaver including Battery A reunion and looming Battery B highway naming.
The J. T. Club enjoyed a delightful gathering at Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson home in Pulaski with a noon picnic for about 25 attendees. Guests included Mrs. Kiblet, Mrs. Merschiner, Mrs. Moerachimer, and many others from New Castle, Youngstown, New Wilmington, and nearby towns. The July meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Riblet in New Castle. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church was also present.
An advertisement promises freckles will fade with Othine double strength. Apply nightly and morning with an ounce often enough to clear the skin, leaving lighter spots disappearing. Money back guarantee offered if it fails to remove freckles.
A stern warning against careless spending aimed at young men, declaring the message an absolute truth. The National Bank of Lawrence County advertises its substantial capital, surplus and profit of 21,650,000.00 in Mew Castle, Penna.
International News Service reports Col John C Coolidge father of the president and Col Coolidge’s son John with his grandfather at the Maine residence. Work on the old Coolidge farmhouse proceeds as the family faith in divine guidance is referenced with the motto In God We Trust.
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