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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1924

Page

2

Ten Thousand School Children End Term 1923 24

Ten thousand or more pupils will finish the 1923 24 term with 320 teachers also ending classes. Many educators will attend summer schools at Columbia Harvard Pitt Penn State University of Chicago and Snow Froelich art school. All next year teaching positions have been filled with 320 contracts signed though some may not return as contracts are provisional.

Columbia Harvard Pitt Penn State University of Chicago Snow-Froelich School of Art Chicago Mississippi Ben G. Graham Cleveland Republican Party John T. Adams Federal Reserve Bank National Committee Georgia Calvin Coolidge South Carolina Tennessee Arkansas Statler Federation of Women’s Clubs Fidelity Mortgage Republican Women's Congressional District Coolidge For President National Coolidge Women’s Committee

Hundreds of Newcastle Boys to Enter YMCA Swimming Campaign

Indications point to several hundred boys in Newcastle enrolling in free swimming classes at the YMCA starting Wednesday at 2 PM. Applications are rising, and this year’s turnout is expected higher than last due to bad weather. Classes run ten days.

New Castle

Realty Transfers Listed for 4th and 5th Wards

Transfers show George W Nick to O J Serach in the 4th ward for 1 dollar J A Jackson to Ralph V Dart in the Union area for 1 dollar Margaret Wogan to William M Carpenter in the 5th ward for 1 dollar Lena Green to Ivor Davids in the 5th ward for 1 dollar Martha P Zeigler to Vincent Gallagher in the 5th ward for 1 dollar George T Weingartner to Clarence E Bell in the 4th ward for 1 dollar Edwin C McClelland to Grasselli Powder Co in N Bessemer for 769 dollars J Earl Brooks to Foster M McEwen in the 3rd ward for 1 dollar. Memory is the cabinet of imagination the treasury of reason the registry of conscience and the council chamber of thought.

George W. Nick O. J. Serach J. A. Jackson Ralph V. Dart Union Margaret Wogan Wm. M. Carpenter Edwin C. McClelland Grasselli Powder Co N. Bessemer George T. Weingartner Clarence E. Bell Lena Green Ivor Davids Martha P. Zeig Cabinet of Imagination Treasury of Reason Registry of Conscience Council Chamber of Thought

Where To Go Tonight at Regent and More

The page lists several films showing tonight across multiple theaters. Penn features Harold Lloyd in Girl Shy and Felix Makes Good. Regent presents The Hoosier Schoolmasters plus Mothers Joy and The Love Trap. Dome offers The Love Trap with Bryant Washburn and Mabel. Nixon shows Borrowed Husbands with Florence Vidor and Spies and Spills. Star presents William S. Hart in Wild Bill Hickok and One Cylinder Love comedy.

Nixon Florence Vidor Larry Lemon William S. Hart Wild Bill Hickok Mack Sennett

May Day Pageant at Westminster Celebrates Spring

Thousands witness Westminster May Day pageant with Proserpina crowned May Queen. Cast includes Proserpina Dorothy Clifton Juno Leila Anderson Mercury Harry Offutt Jupiter George Maxwell Neptune Frederick McMillan and many others. Credits to Mrs. McConaghn and Mrs. Neale noted for directing and designing.

Clotho Lachesus Atropus Ceres Proserpina Venus Cupid Pluto Underworld Jupiter Minerva Mars Vestus Juno Vulcan M. C. McConaghn J. Ralph Neale Alex McCready Gods Dorothy Clifton Leila Anderson Mercury Harry Offutt George Maxwell Neptune Frederick McMillan Mary McLaughry Mary Beth McLaughry Les Logan Beth White Apollo Lyle Guthrie Diana Naomi Kopanski Florence Pollard Bacchus William Cleary Mars—Earl McKissock Wayland Lennox Dan Fegert Three Fates Luc

Wabash Crash Injures Dozens En Route to Detroit

A Wabash railroad wreck near Williamsport tears open passenger cars. at least several injured seriously as train 50 collides with an unlocked switch. Victims including J C Wilmut and George Cosmo are hospitalized. officials blame brakeman Davis Torrence and a misaligned siding for the disaster.

Williamsport Danville J.C. Wilmut St. Louis Charles A. Hill Wabash Railroad George Cosmo Walter Rycki Detroit Thelma Burke M Twenty-Fifth Street L. E. Toellgen Chicago and Alton Otto Hein Fremont Ohio National Carbon Works Tony Desonie W. H. Eckhart Wabash Davis E. Torrence Eckhart

Cleveland preps for G. O. P. convention

New Castle organizer seeks hotel rooms for himself Judge Emery and colleagues while Mt Royal hotel opens to host Michigan Pennsylvania delegates. Pennsylvania party reservations spread across Cleveland hotels with Harry Baker coordinating. Notables include Princess David Kawanaokoa and Princess Liliauokalani of Honolulu.

New Castle Plummer Emery Robert L. Wallace William Walton John T. Brinton Brinton Pennsylvania Mt. Royal 43Rd Prospect Streets Winton Cleveland Alcazar Statler Harry Baker David Kawanaokoa Liliauoakalani Honolulu Hawaii Islands

Baccalaureate Sermon Fires Up New Castle Seniors

Senior class members heard Rev. Williamson preach a message from Esther urging graduates to seize their divine mission. The crowded auditorium overflowed, with chairs in the corridor as plans for college, work, and life after high school formed the backdrop to the commencement season.

Moses Esther New Castle High School Williamson Homer B. Davis Thoreau B. C Egypt God

State marshals push to prosecute Leopold and Loeb case

The article details Leopold and Loeb confessing to a planned extortion and murder of 14 year old Bobby Franks. It notes the authorship of the extortion letter, the confession sequence, the burial and disposal of evidence, and the involvement of family and corporate figures. Alienists assess sanity as trials loom and the judge orders custody with the sheriff for due process before habeas corpus hearings.

Robert Franks Leopold Jacob Franks Loeb Harvard Hessville Ind Hammond Nathan E. Leopold Albert H. Loeb Sear Roebuck and Company Crowe William O. Krohn Hugh T. Patrick Archibald Church Ludwig Hecktoen University of Chicago Krohn Calverly Hughes Franks

Deaths Of The Day The McCracken Davidson Tanner Joseph

Death notices for J Calvin McCracken of Volant aged 56 after pneumonia. Funeral Tuesday at Volant Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Also Charlotte H Davidson of Pittsburgh born Cornwall England 1856, funeral Tuesday in East North Street chapel. Infant Tanner Shenango township burial in Savannah cemetery. Mrs Mary Joseph funeral at Greek Orthodox church with pallbearers. burial Greenwood Cemetery.

Charlotte H. Davidson S. M. Davidson George Wolf Langley Avenue Pittsburgh Jos Rice & Co East North Street Greenwood Cemetery

Sheriff Sells Two Local Properties At Auction

The sheriff sold Minnie and Jesse Harper property in Union township this morning to Attorney Clyde Gibson for 2205 dollars, subject to a mortgage of 2800 dollars. John Alexander Badger’s Ellwood City property sold to C. A. Martin of Ellwood City for 2200 dollars.

Minnie Jesse Harper Union Township Andrews Clyde Gibson John Alexander Badger Ellwood City C. A. Martin

Woods Funeral Services Held for William John Woods

Funeral services for William John Woods were held Saturday at his residence 666144 East Washington Street. Rev. Homer B. Davis of Epworth Methodist Church led the services with solo performances by Rev. Davis and Miss Lucile Davis. Interment followed at Oak Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Alice A. Lowry Laid To Rest In Brookville

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice A. Lowry were held Friday evening at her daughter's home, 326 East Wallace Avenue, with Rev. H. A. Ellis and Dr. F. S. Neigh officiating. The family planned burial in Brookville, Pennsylvania, with pallbearers drawn from relatives.

Lowry Alice A. Lowry Richard Bard East Wallace Avenue H. A. Ellis First Methodist Church F. S. Neigh Brookville

Mrs Florence Bath Reese Buried in Woodlawn

Funeral services for Mrs Florence Edna Bath Reese wife of Garfield Reese were held Saturday afternoon at the Bath family home in Woodlawn. Rev. Ford of the Baptist church conducted the service and interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Reese Florence Edna Bath Reese Garfield Reese J. H. Bath Woodlawn Ford The Baptist Church of

Obituaries: Louise Del Rosso and Arthur E Bartlett

Mrs Louise Del Rosso aged 64 died at 27 Front street Sunday following an illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 from the residence and burial in Oak Park cemetery. Arthur E Bartlett aged 75 of 14 Sankey street died Sunday in Warren Ohio after a brief illness while visiting relatives. He was born October 1851 in Richard Valley Pa and leaves several children and siblings.

J. Calvin McCracken Volant McCracken Volant Methodist Church Samuel L A. McCracken M. L Lester McCracken Youngstown, CO Meade McCracken Springfield Township Mercer County Julia Lusk Shenango Township Lydia Hutchison New Castle Frances Walker San Diego Calif Church Louise del Rosso Giovanni del Rosso Front Street William Julia Pauline Oak Park Cemetery Arthur E. Bartlett Sankey Street Warren Ohio Mr. Bartlett Richard Valley L. E. Bartlett Sarah A. Morehead Bartlett First Methodist Church Maccabees Lodge B. Bartlett Everet D City William E. Bartlett Meadville E. E Ronald A. Bartlett Warren, O James Snyder Brookville Robert Louden Ed. J. Bartlett R. P. Bartlett Kansas B. L. Bartlett Los Angeles Cal

Funeral services set for Bartlett at Greenwood

Taken to the home of his son E. B. Bartlett at 14 Sankey Street, funeral services to be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in charge of Rev. H. A. Ellis. Burial will be made in Greenwood.

E. B. Bartlett Sankey Street H. A. Ellis Greenwood Cemetery

Infant Giuseppe Palmire Dies. Rites Held

Giuseppe Palmire aged one year son of Mr and Mrs Vincenzo Palmire died Saturday afternoon at 107 Friendship Street. Funeral services were conducted this morning from the home. Burial occurred in St Vitus Cemetery.

Guiseppe Palmire Vincenzo Palmire Friendship Street Hore St. Vitus

Funeral services for David S. Musser held in Darlington

Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon from the Musser residence in Darlington Beaver County with Rev. T A Houston of Darlington in charge. Interment followed at Seceder Cemetery with pallbearers John Nicely Thomas Kinney John Louthen Andy Hartford Joseph Gilland and Charles Wilson.

Officer Hiller Tumbles from City Motorcycle on Washington

Officer Pete Hillers fell from a city motorcycle while seated on the rear seat on East Washington street but escaped injury. Meanwhile, Youngstown motorists traveling to New Castle via New Wilmington yesterday due to a detour near Coitsville drew large crowds as pedestrians watched a group of workmen set up near the roadway.

Pete Hillers East Washington Street Youngstown New Castle New Wilmington Coitsville

Telegraph Pole Erected on Water Street

Two girls powder their faces without mirrors as one ponders the other's visage and the other returns the gaze, a quiet moment captured beside the new ground stake on Water Street.

Water Street

Local Elks To Seek Most Popular Girl

Dr. W Fulton Jackson exalted ruler of Elks No 69 and brother Elks plan a circus in New Castle during the week of June 16 21. They will name the county s most popular girl queen of the charity circus and exposition with proceeds going to the Margaret Henry home and free admission for crippled children orphans and newsboys.

W. Fulton Jackson Benevolent Order of Elks No. 69 Brother Elks The Elks Pollies New Castle Lawrence County Margaret Henry

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