American Capital Invested Abroad Near Ten Billion Dollars
The Department of Commerce reports American capital abroad near ten billion dollars, with official estimates around 4.4 billion in direct investments. Europe leads as borrower. loans totaled 237 million to Europe in six months of 1925, while Canada and Japan also received substantial sums. New York is noted as the world money center replacing London.
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Robben
Thorne
Stallae
Walming Lon
Cap Hive
United
Department of Commerce
Amerea’s
Uta
Ramen
Canal
America
Uva
Europe
Latha Amey
Canada
Japan
Lents raises questions on prewar international payments shift
Lents cites Department of Commerce noting a clear change in international payments and investment. He points to the United States remaining a creditor nation with significant government and allied loans, while domestic balances widen due to interest on foreign capital and prewar merchandise trade. He emphasizes a higher mercantile balance abroad as American stores and ships expand.
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Department of Commerce
Second Baptist Drive for Funds Final Planning Meeting
AMD members and friends are called to a final Wednesday evening meeting at 7 p.m. to perfect arrangements for a July 24 and 25 building fund drive led by fifty women and Suis. Authentic badges and a note from Mayor W H Dunlap are ready for workers. Names and amounts given for checks will be published in The New Castle News.
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AMD
Cascade park tourist camp cited as example for Butler
In a symposium on improving Butler for auto tourists, Cascade park tourist camp at New Castle is highlighted as the model. New Castle’s camp is gaining wide national notice for its accommodations and notably the tree gas cooking facilities.
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Butler
Cascade Park
New Castle
Shenango Pottery Picnic Friday At Cascade Park
Shenango Pottery announces a company picnic for Friday July 24 at Cascade Park. James Smith, superintendent, says about 740 workers will attend along with New Castle citizens as guests. Events include dancing 2 to 6 PM and free coffee, with several races and games listed in the program.
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Shenango Pottery
Cascade Park
James Smith
Smith
New Castle
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Offered to Stop Baldness
A tonic promises to stop falling hair and melt ing scalps with Parisian Sage. It claims to banish dandruff and regrow hair with a money back guarantee. Marketed by McKee's Kut Rata Store and druggists, the ad urges remembering the name Parisian Sagebest for halt and scalp care.
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McKee
Standins and Games At County Fair Elimination Contest
A 20 year old class conducts a series of events including standing long jump for men over 20, ring the bell, peanut relay for ladies, fat men race, ball throwing for ladies, three legged race, horseshoe pitching for men open. Two teams per class compete in a laborers and kilndrawers group with elimination rounds and two prizes per team. Tug of war commanded by Elmer Robinson. Fancy diving for both sexes and a four person boat race.
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Elmer Robinson
Boy Scouts Set School Camp Records in Weeklong Event
Elmar J. Jama s reports the final day of troop thirteen and fifteen at the Boy Scout camp. Contests wrapped, Carrs baseball team took the league series 20 to 3 over Wochners, and Kings fell to Carrs in volleyball 15-9 and 15-5. Grittle and Work ner won the horseshoe race 25 to 42, with Ontell and Grittle taking top honors in knot tying and string burning respectively.
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Elmar WI Jalams
Carrs
Wochners
Kings
Workner
William King
John Henry Wigwarg
George Anderson
George McCracken
Henry Grittie
William Hammond
Toe Lackley
Archia McClintock
Robert Wallace
Charles Huckles
Miss Minnie Schuller Loses Money at Comfort Station
Miss Minnie Schuller of Bartbrook reported to police Saturday that she left money on a washstand at the Comfort Station on Water Street and it disappeared by the time she returned. Police are investigating. Father reports 17 year old Andy Bont missing from home, last seen wearing a blue suit and checkered sweater, possibly headed to Ellwood City or Youngstown. Adelaide Cox, longtime Salvation Army member and UK chief of women’s work, named Companion of the British Empire in King’s birthday honors.
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Minnie Schuller
Bartbrook
Comfort Staton
Water Street
Frank Bonti
South
Jefferson Street
Andy Bont
Ellwood City
Youngstown
Adelaide Cox
Salvation Army
United Kingdom
Mmntpire
North Pole Postcard Traces Roald Amundsen Flight Attempt
The News received a tiny postcard from Spitzbergen’s King’s Bay tied to Roald Amundsen’s North Pole expedition. Postmarked Madison Square May 20, 1924 and Spitzbergen June 18, it may have traveled with the failed polar flight or at least marked a distinguished journey to the far north.
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Tat North Pole
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Madison Square
N. Y
New York
Amundson
North Pole
Tam
Amundsen
Pennsylvania Man Gets Postal Job
Washington July 20 announces appointment of Robert S Regar of Pennsylvania as third assistant postmaster general He succeeds W T Glover who was named second assistant after Paul Kederson’s resignation.
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Washington
Robert S. Regar
Pennsylvania
W. T. Glover
Paul Kederson
Chamberlains family medicines offer quick relief
A printed offer asks readers to send name and address with 10 cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Town for a trial supply of Chamberlain tablets for indigestion stomach pains and constipation plus Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for intestinal cramps and diarrhoea and Chamberlains Salve for burns wounds and skin affections.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Town
Chamberlain
Promaca
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