New Castle News lobby and office marked by a century of history
The building’s 1923 business office remains a preserved jewel with Italian marble, vaulted arches, and a brass chandelier while the press room and mechanical dept are gone. Murals by Oskar Gross recount print history and the lobby’s evolution, with former staff recalling a layout altered around 1960 as the newsroom moved upward.
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News
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc
New Castle News
Donna Barrett
New Castle
Bill Ketter
CNHI
Charles T. Metzler Fine Art Department
A.L. Pierce
Jim Brooks
Darrell Hege
the News
Brooks
Dick Rentz
Rentz
Richard L. Rentz Sr
Beryl Hall
Current
Sharon Sarg
LAN Irwin News
Museum displays New Castle News printing history and memories
A 1923 building's relics reveal a hand assembled ad table, Ludlow and linotype machines, a Photon photo type setter, a cassette recorder used by John K. Manna to interview George McGovern, and retired workers Jim Brooks and Darrell Hege recount their days. The tour also notes Christmas Sing traditions, vintage wall hangings, pneumatic tubes, and an art deco restroom.
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New Castle News
Jim Brooks
John K. Manna
George McGovern
New Castile
Darrell Hege
Hege
Photon
Brooks
J. Fred Rentz
Rentz
Ray Mercer
Mercer Street
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