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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
1
A packed high school auditorium witnessed the class of 1922 receive 189 four year diplomas and 26 two year commercial certificates. O P Bown, president of the school board, awarded the diplomas and certificates at the program's close. The six top students in four years were honored for high averages, led by Ennor McKee.
Joseph McPate appeared as class orator at New Castle High School class night. He delivered The Practical Application of the Golden Rule in an oration that earned high praise for its clear delivery and strong message.
Marion Reeder Doris Franklin Alice Nelson Miriam Harper and Samuel Frank led the Cap and Gown ceremony as Prof F L Orth presided. Rev A J Randles opened the program. Doris Frankun spoke on Good Roads praising state progress and Lawrence county highways. Miriam Harper spoke on As the Twig is Bent with guidance for handling youth. continued on page twelve.
A limerick style verse laments June weddings as bachelors flee brides seeking marriage. It playful laments suitors hiding from would be brides while brides to be prepare trousseaus amid a festive June mood.
Observers on Grandview avenue can glimpse a monumental ship outline against the city horizon. The massive silhouette resembles a grand steamer, with funnels, cabins, and windows, formed by the No. 3 mill of Lehigh Portland Cement seen from miles away on the West Side.
William B Donovan died in the electric chair at Indiana state prison after his 17 year old daughter Mabel urged forgiveness and urged him to seek solace in prayer. He maintained his innocence as the plea from his daughter came before the execution.
Extensive preparations are under way for the B nai B rith Religious school confirmation at the Opera House Sunday June 4 at 2 30 pm. Rabbi Samuel H Goldenson will lead with Judge Josiah Cohen delivering an address. Paul A Walsh will sing with Miss Anna Kent at the piano and Mrs H L Gordon on violin. The event marks an epoch for Newcastle Jewry as fifth in ten years with one hundred confirmations to date.
Louis Bryan, 21, Austrian worker at Liberty Clay Products Volant, fell into a shale crusher hopper around 4 PM Wednesday. He was crushed instantly. companions failed to save him before the machine could be stopped. Bryan, single, survived by three brothers in Bellaire Ohio, Koppel, and Volant. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Expense accounts from the recent primary show Thomas W. Phillips Jr. spent 488.35, mostly on newspaper advertising in Lawrence Butler and Beaver counties and mailing circulars. Attorney Walter Reynolds used 3527.24 for announcements and ads, HH. M. Rea 136.50, John G. Cobbler 0.25. In New Canada district assembly W L Zedaker 204, Barton E. Richards 69.46, William J. Moffatt 280,977. In second district David J. Jones 312.07, Harry L. Clark 558.20. Last day for filing approaches and other candidates are expected to file tonight.
Continued talks between Pennsylvania Ohio Electric officials and their workers faltered over wage cuts. The union backs no reduction while management sticks to demands, with retroactive scale to June 3 and a session set for today. The local 8% union passed a strike motion, but few expect disorder as talks resume.
Miss Frances Ritter of Ellwood City drowned while wading with her sister Alice at the old Koppel Reservoir near Koppel in Beaver County. The rescue attempt failed and the body was recovered about an hour later in water 1 to 60 feet deep. Coroner notified. funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm with burial in Clinton Cemetery.
Line workers of the Pennsylvania Ohio Electric company struck at midnight after rejecting a 10 percent wage cut proposal. The cut would have reduced pay from £2 to 75e an hour. About 25 New Castle linemen were affected by the strike order.
D Floyd Book of 1102 East Washington Street has drilled over 4,000 water wells in Western Pennsylvania, averaging about 40 feet deep for a total of roughly 160,000 feet. He began on a rig as a young man and now operates two rigs, one tractor mounted and one on a fast truck chassis, drilling about a well a day amid rising demand as homes expand in suburbs. The deepest hole he drilled for oil reached 2,700 feet, but most wells are water yields from 20 to 50 feet, sometimes 100 feet in tough spots. He mentions big changes in rig transport from horse-drawn to motorized, and he notes his deep knowledge of local rock formations after 49 years in the field.
In Ellwood City Pa on June 1 Mr and Mrs James Jeffries Dominick and daughter Lucille narrowly escaped a fatal blast when their home on Line Avenue and Bridge Street was utterly destroyed by an explosion and ensuing fire. Mrs Jeffries awoke sensing gas and the family escaped just as the house collapsed. the house owned by Mrs John Zlrock of Rustle Park had stood for only a month after moving from Division Avenue.
Victor M. Carter, described as educated and refined, was arrested by Brooklyn police after a midnight holdup at a Brooklyn cigar store. The trio fled in a car and on foot, with $76 seized. Carter, an assistant receiving teller at the Bowery branch of the Chatham and Phoenix National Bank, was identified by the cigar shop proprietor as the pistol-wielding leader.
Teresa Babisso a five year old girl was struck by a truck on Moravin street Memorial Day. Authorities report she remains in serious condition at New Castle hospital where she was treated after the accident.
New Castle Ad Club elected officers after a close vote at a Fountain Inn dinner. President Guy W. Battles, vice president Carl Paisley, secretary Robert Strickler, treasurer H N Driot, and an executive board chosen. Battles to delegate to the Associated Advertising Clubs world convention in Milwaukee May 11 to 15. Regular work to begin once committees are named.
Citizens Telephone company directors meet this afternoon to finalize the optional purchase of the independent Mines lines through the Beaver Valley connecting to Youngstown. The closing follows last week's takeover of the New Bedford lines. Ted Marlin, of Marlin's orchestra, is a Detroit performer visiting New Castle. Mr and Mrs Harry Byler announce the birth of a daughter.
Fragmentary death notice lists Mrs Walter Wigte of Mercer and Mrs Mary Haith with addresses and names including George Harris and Janey Andrews. Additional names Lonix Bryan Frances Ritter Koppel and OM Cy AVLZOO appear but context is unclear.
Superintendent Ben G. Graham and officials outline a shift from the 8 4 plan to a 6 3 3 structure in New Castle schools. The move accompanies the opening of Benjamin Franklin Junior High in fall, aiming for better pupil placement and smoother transitions across elementary junior high and senior high. Brown praises the changes, predicting substantial scholastic improvements for the city.
Mrs. H. W. Hoagland of 45 East Washington Street reported two diamond rings stolen from her home around April 22. One ring is a 53 point Tiffany set with a mounted underside. The other ring features a small diamond about one-eighth carat. Investigators have a clue on disposal of the rings, a month after the theft was reported.
Arthur Sisson, 32, machinist, arrested at Youngstown and retorted to Marietta on no charge of murder. Mrs. Peter Ammond, 68, Rural Valley, mistook cellar door for outside door, causing a fall. aml killed. Paul Fox, 10, drowned after cramps while swimming near Shon. Monticello high school girls, led by their teacher, skate two miles to a neighboring village. Hazelion children warned to avoid streets after 8:45 curfew. New York boy pricks Clinger on right hand with a pin, later dies after Kent poison claim. Ingre Marcina Tierney, Detroit, spends money per court ruling.
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