St Marys parish church at North and Beaver streets
An ornate new church for St Marys parish near North and Beaver streets is nearing completion in a Gothic French style inspired by Notre Dame. Planned by Harry M Wirsing, with support from Rev Fr F O Shea and parish members, it will be dedicated on Labor Day under Bishop Bugh C Boyle.
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St. Mary's
North
Beaver Streets
Notre Dame
Rhiems
Bugh C. Boyle
Diocese of
Pittsburgh
Pees
Oll
Harry M. Wirsing
St. Marty's
Cathedral Hke
France
F. ¥. O'Shea
Bar Dempsey In Soldiers Field Controversy Sparks Veterans Demand
Veterans demand honoring Dempsey at Soldiers Field grows as Indiana and national figures discuss a memorial and the use of his wartime record. The American Legion session voices opposition while Congressman Lands promotes a memorial idea tied to the war dead.
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Bar Dempsey
Soldiers’ Field
Seterastenel South Ak
Indiana
Departie-American Legion
Pri
Frederick Lands
Logansport
Demnsey
Flanders
Tuyover
Plan To Secure Traffic Engineer For Survey Here
An important meeting of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce board with Lawrence county and New Castle officials discussed adding bridges and securing a traffic engineer to study congestion in the business district. County and city leaders backed hiring an expert to analyze the traffic and recommend relief steps, with support from the city council and county commissioners.
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New Castle
Pyle
Wate
Tyler
T'. Burns
Q. Davies
Charles Mat Mb Ramsey
Chamber of Commerce,all
New -Gastie
Lockhart
Courtty
Secur‘ng
Conference Not Likely To Reach Agreement At Geneva
British delegates delay return to parleys as Geneva talks stall amid protest to Washington. Admiralty drafts tentative statement should talks fail. Report from London by H K Reynolds notes criticism of British power and pursuit of direct talks with President Coolidge.
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H. K. Reynolds
London
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Admiralty
Washington
Coolidge
Hollyhocks Height Race Between Towns in Erie County
New Wilmington enters the race for the tallest hollyhocks to beat Erie county in a friendly contest. A letter from July 26 reports hollyhocks reaching 11 feet 1.5 inches in a New Wilmington garden with several branches, alongside 12 foot and taller specimens and a blooming dahlia. Mrs W A Thompson signs the note.
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New Wilmington
Lawrence County
Erie
Herater
College Town
New Castle News Tg
New Castle
Governors Urge Extra Congress Session For Relief
Governors at the Nineteenth annual conference urge President Coolidge to call an extra session this fall to tackle flood and central farm relief and tax issues. Most see it as necessary. some favor action by the President, while others hold varying views. Names tied to reports include Beaver Falls and Ellwood City officials.
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George Re ‘Holmes
Mackinag
Coolidge
Congress
Rome
Tha
Fae
Winston
New Wilmington Missionary Conference Preparations
The annual New Wilmington Missionary Conference will be held August 8 to 12. About 60 delegates from the Pittsburgh district are expected to attend. John Smith of Wurttemburg, Pa., will head the department and work with Donald McClure in management. The improved New Wilmington recreation center is to be placed at the conference lads disposal.
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Semington
Wilmingson
Pittsburgh
Atte Pittebuesh Donalds McClure
John Smith
Wurttemburg
Wilmington
Start of Transatlantic Weather Trip Delayed
Southampton reports weather permitting a new transatlantic voyage by Captain Frank Courtney aboard the Calahot. Naval depot expected to begin operations tomorrow morning as stormy conditions persist over the Atlantic.
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Cintarnationads
Aetvige
Southampton
England
Frank
Courtney
Biridah
Alr
Aco
New-York
Ned
Mystery Trial Sees Mrs Le Boeuf Calm in Court
Franklin La July 26 One of the leading figures in the murder trial of James Lehoon Mary parish court Mrs Thomas Drel sits calm behind her husband the physician accused by the states of murder for love District Attorney Emile Jemont questions jurors about death penalty objections Dr Dishes mops his brow as Mrs Laboeur keeps focus amid the strain continuing on...
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Cuaucernationiays
Franklin
James le
Hoon
Ander Wa
Mary
Thomas
Mayor offers to marry Bud to Lenia in Beverly
Fragmented text portrays a dramatic scene with a mayor figure offering marriage to Bud and Lenia in Beverly. The passage references family opinions, caution, and social expectations, hinting at interference and underlying tension as characters discuss marriage prospects and intentions amidst unclear details.
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Bud
Lenia
Beverly
Start Work On New Junior High This Wednesday
Surveyors begin work on a new junior high building this week with wall stakes set and site surveying underway. Contractors and trucks scheduled to mobilize Wednesday for the erection phase.
Subway Strike Looms as 26000 Prepare to Walkout
International News Service reports a pending strike by 26 000 workers of the Interborough Rapid Transit Brooklyn Manhattan Transit and Brooklyn Railroad companies. Peace talks failed and midnight marks zero hour with workers seeking formal union recognition and contracts. Strikebreakers massed to keep elevated, surface and subway lines running. Boston reports 700 breakers dispatched toward New York. Public transit preparations escalate as buses and contingents assemble.
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Bothr
Interborough “Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn:Manhattan” ‘Transit Company
Brooklyn ‘Railroad Company
Boston
Alligator Found In Court Street Home Cellar
Mrs. Cecil Potter of 508 Court street was startled while cleaning her cellar when a fourteen inch alligator latched onto her ankle. Investigation showed the reptile had escaped from next door at the Hanlon residence and wandered into Mrs. Potter’s home before being penned up again to prevent a repeat incident.
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Cecil Potter
Court Street
Hanlon
Mrs. Potter
Bud Stillman Marries Young Canadian Girl
James A. Stillman Jr and Lena Viola Wilson wed at Woodland lodge in Randanse Quebec in a lavish ceremony blending peasant and aristocratic guests. The bride, once employed in Stillman’s mother’s home, joins a family estate heir in a ceremony described as the most elaborate ever seen in the region.
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International
Randanse
Que
Joly
North Country
James A
Bud") Stillman, Jr
Lena Viola Wilson
Siery
Stillman Lodge
Carignan
Batiscan
St. Paurice
Grand Ansa
Ephrem L’amil
Man Drowns After Jump From Warren Bridge
In Warren Pennsylvania police recovered the body of Payson Sykes a 67 year old Jamestown resident who leaped into the Allegheny River from a downtown bridge. Sykes had telephoned his family saying he would return but vanished and mailed a letter with a gold ring to his wife before entering the river. Authorities deem the death a self inflicted act after he left his clothing and watch at home.
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Internacional News Service
Arren
Allegheny
Payson Sykes
Jjamestown
Jamestown
Sykes
Warren
Solemn High Mass Planned at St Josephs Next Sunday
The Rev Earl Holsinger will celebrate his first Solemn High Mass at St Joseph church on South Jefferson Street at 9 30 a m next Sunday. He will be assisted by Rev A J Wessenberger pastor as high priest and other clergy from Braddock Covington and Indianapolis. A dinner and reception follow at the Holsingers home on Hartor road. Holsinger, born in New Castle, studied at local schools, St Joseph college Rensselaer, and North American college Rome, and was ordained March 12 1927. He is assigned as assistant pastor at St Patrick Fort Wayne.
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Earl Holsinger
D. D
St. Joseph Church
Jefferson ‘Street
A.J. Wessenberger
C. Hensler
Braddock
J. Lubrecht
Covington
B. Scheidler
Indianapolis
Ind
Holsinger
Hartor Road
New Castle
St. Joseph College
Rensselaer
North American College
Rome
Italy
Fort Wayne
St. Patrick's Church
Fort Warne
Wonders of Pennsylvania Nature Tour Promised at Home
An ornate invitation extols Pennsylvania as a travel paradise with Europe and Spain-like splendor found locally. It promises scenic beauty from sunrise to sunset, urging readers to forego distant trips for grand landscapes within the state and to enjoy weather notes of today.
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Europe
Spain
Riviera
Alps
Pyrenees
India
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Breauty
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Indiana Legion
Dempsey
Chicago
Battle
Chamber of Commerce
Courcil
County Commisssigners
U. S
Mrs, W. A. Thompso
ST. Mary's Church
Arkansas
Price Beaver Falls
Mildred
Koppel, Pa
William
Ps Wimner
Ellwood
Helen Stansfield
U.S
Manis
Bud Ind
Stillman
Leming
Tomarro
Bud’ Stillman
Canadian Forest
St Joseph’s Church
Arthur Mometer
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