New Castle Plans Grand Centennial Street Decorations
Decorators led by Thomas Dillon of the Trahan Company outline Centennial Week decorations from June 29 to July 4. Washington street will glow with banners and a white way. the public square will host a court of honor, a dome inspired by Grand Central, and illuminated war memorials. Placards will adorn railroad stations from Philadelphia to Chicago, the Pennsylvania railroad band will lead the parade, and merchants can obtain free float plans. Booster buttons are being distributed with a call for 55 900 yeses.
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Pennsylvania Station
Court House
Washington Street
Thomas Dillon
The
Trahan Company
City
New Castle
Mr. Dillon
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dillon
William H. Dunlap
Legion Home
Santa Fe Flier Derailed Near Oklahoma City
A Santa Fe passenger train No. 406 on the northbound Texas Kansas City flier derailed about a mile north of Oklahoma City early today. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Santa Fe
Oklahoma City
International News Service
Okla
Dead Miner Body Brought To Surface At Hazelton Colliery
Rescuers reached the body of John Kanyak a miner at the Dlifton colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company near Hazelton Pa and brought it to the surface. Kanyak was killed when more than 50 tons of coal fell on him yesterday leaving a wife and four teen children.
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International News Service
Hazelton
John Kanyak
Dlifton
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Kanyak
Brown Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Death Of Nephew
John Brown of Lickingville Pa was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his nephew Patrick McVay age 13 on February 9 at the Brown farm. The coroners jury named Patrick’s brother Charles McVay 12 as responsible. Jean Brown his sister faces trial for the same offense.
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International News Service
Clarion
John Brown
Lickingville
Patrick McVay
Charles McVay
Brown
Jean Brown
Denver Dairy Messenger Robbed by Three Bandits
Three armed men stopped the Windsor Dairy messenger in Denver Colorado seizing a bag containing about 15000 in cash and fled by automobile.
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Denver Company
International News Service
Denver
Colo
Windsor Dairy Company
Local Police Officers Begin Annual Vacation
Officers Frank M. Jones Grover C Svling and Walls of the city police force start a two week annual vacation as the first group to depart. Day Sergeant Jones is absent and Officer Peter Hillers acts as sergeant while Motorcycle Officer H M Reynolds fills in as acting second turn sergeant.
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Frank M. Jones
Grover C. Svling
Walls
Jones
Peter Hillers
H. M. Reynolds
Syling
Will Dedicate New Church At West Pittsburg
Dedication of the new Holy Cross Catholic church in West Pittsburg is set for Sunday at 10 30 am. Rev Fr F F O Shea will officiate with Rev Fr John Graney delivering the sermon. A Benedictine from St Vincent Abbey will sing the mass and a select choir from New Castle and Lawrence County will participate. A spaghetti dinner follows in the church basement at 1 pm.
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West Pittsburg
Holy Cross
F. F. O'Shea
St. Mary's Catholic Church
New Castle
Hugh C. Boyle
Diocese
Two Naval Planes To Seek Amundsen
London dispatches report the Norwegian government will send two naval airplanes to search for the Amundsen polar expedition. The craft will depart Horton near Oslo by boat for Spitzbergen to start the aerial search for the missing fliers. Authorities suspect the party may have traveled by foot toward Port Columbia and that plane damage occurred on rough ice.
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International News Service
London
Amundsen
Oslo
Norway
Horton
Spitzbergen
Port Columbia
Greenland
Local OOF Delegates Attend Erie Grand Lodge Session
Mr and Mrs L A Campbell register as official delegates from Lawrence Encampment No 195 1 O O F at Erie for the thirty sixth annual Rebekah Assembly session. The Grand Lodge meeting lasts until Thursday with a reception for past grands and visiting officials followed by a Mason Temple ball.
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LL. A. Campbell
Lawrence
Erie
L. A Campbell
Rebekah Lodge
Grand Lodge of the Order
Rebekah Assembly
Order
Masonis Temple
Building Permits Issued for Homes and Garages
A list of building permits approved for multiple properties including garages, dwellings, a fence, remodeling, and a coop. Notable applicants include Alice C. Morgan at 1114 West Grant Street and Paul Balogea at 601 East Long Avenue, among others, with addresses across Butler Avenue to Maryland Avenue.
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Justice Shosh
Butler Avenue
Alice C. Morgan
Grant Street
Paul Balogea
Long Avenue
W. H. Hilton
Washington Street
W. T. Maloney
Federal Street
William Withrow
Wabash Avenue
John Gromes
Lathrop Street
Lusk Calls for Fence and Light on Front Street
Councilman Bes Lusk urged the city to erect a fence and install a safety light on Front Street describing the area as a jumping off place. He warned that somebody will be killed there and urged action to prevent tragedy.
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Bes Lusk
South Front Street
Lusk
Superintendent of Public Safety
Miller
Fence Proposed Over Light in City Safety Debate
Council members clash over safety lighting versus fencing at a contentious meeting. A motion wins to erect a fence first, delaying a streetlight installation as Burns and Miller spar over priority and sequencing for city improvements.
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