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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1927
Page
10
A notice identifies the director of education at First Christian Church as well as a candidate from nearby college, noting a three year Milligan College background and duties resembling an assistant pastor. The individual is married with a wife and children.
Mercer Padane Orman reports Tuss McLaughry, noted Brown University coach, will lead as instructor at the summer school of coaches and directors. Sessions set for Springfield Mass at the Y. Course ends with talks at McLaughry home in Mercer with Judge J A McLaughry presiding.
A luncheon meeting of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce directors is set for Thursday at noon at the Elk’s Club. Reports from the Finance Committee and Quarter Committee will be received. The meeting is described as highly important.
Four Kane residents are in hospitals after a series of metering accidents reported by WANE Pennsylvania on June 1. The incidents involve multiple vehicles and authorities are investigating the causes.
An old advertisement touts Orchard White lotion claiming to clear freckles tan and discoloration by massaging the juice of lemons into skin. It promises easy results, low cost, and a fragrant feel with the two lemons and Orchard White product.
A vehicle collision on the Roosevelt highway near Jamestown hospitalizes Alberdersona Anderson 48 with a fractured skull and injuries, Florence Stites 87 with a fractured arm and bruises, and an infant injured but stable. Oscar driver and Michael Baucho 21 suffer related injuries as trucks overturn and cars collide, all treated at Kane Summit and Jamestown hospitals.
Wampum brief social column lists visits and travels among residents. Names include Isa Bowen, the McAntis, Campbell, Chatterton, Veon, Erma Blythe, George Herbert, H J McCready, H R McKim, Ian Clyde, WW F Dindinger, Evelyn, J L Petvin, Robert Alex, Paul, L Yoho, Greet Bingham, W C McPherson, BE G Cooner, and Rev J L Peetrie. Community events note K of P 440 meeting, MFE church service, Newport service, and official board meeting after Thursday services.
Kenneth Glitch of Walnut street, who suffered serious burns when clothing caught on fire from burning papers in the rear yard, was reported today by New Castle Hospital to be much improved. Recovery expected to quicken.
John A. Bell, 72, bankrupt financier, mails his petition for a pardon to the State Pardon Board hoping to escape a six and a half year sentence and a 109000 dollar fine for embezzlement. The filing advances to Harrisburg for final review.
Session begins June 14 as Bell It serves his term in 8 local hospitals. He was removed due to his physical condition after spending only a few hours in jail.
The Beaver Valley presbyterial marks its fiftieth anniversary with a Golden Jubilee program at the United Presbyterian Church. Delegates from nearby towns attend as Rev A J Ramles presides. The day includes reports, memorial service, histories by Miss Rebekah Browne and Miss Lyala Mitchell, a principal address by Mrs Mary Samuels, and music with a jubilee offering. Wallace B. Donham notes a call for business leaders to adopt social responsibility.
Coal operators push for a freight rate cut ahead of a forthcoming Interstate Commerce Commission meeting. They seek about 14 cents to ease discrimination against northern coal regions and restore competitiveness at fields south of the Ohio River while some oppose change.
A partial OCR reads that by August 1 the original plan showed increased demand. It suggests a suspected fuel effect and warnings that sales would have been affected by supply constraints.
A chaotic incident at a road house near Kane led to the venue being closed and its owners being arrested. Witnesses described disorder and conflicting statements as officers conducted a preliminary check. Police cited disturbances and unusual traffic patterns around the establishment before detaining the proprietors.
Pittsburgh June 1 An estimate for 2041.50 dollars was filed by Police Captain Anthony Block seeking damages after he was accidentally shot by a patrolman during an attempt to dispatch a vicious dog. Block says he lost eight months of work due to the patrolman’s misfire.
Hundreds of union bricklayers walked off the job in Pittsburgh as talks with the Building Trades Employers Association failed. They demand a five day week at 1.70 dollars per hour, replacing the current five and a half day schedule at 1.6246. The number of workers affected is unclear due to non affiliated contractors and separate agreements.
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