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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
4
New Castle News states ownership by The News Company with officers listed including president and secretary. The paper notes telephone numbers for editorial rooms and business office, subscription rates, distribution through newsstands, and solicits correspondents from county regions. It is entered in New Castle Pennsylvania as Second Class Matter and carries international news service access.
All checks money orders drafts and communications should be addressed to THE NEWS COMPANY New Castile Pa and not to any individual.
Ames A. Gardner urges a one day volunteer drive to repair Atlantic avenue with fifty to one hundred workers. He cites past May 26 success, praises Jack Lynch's efforts, and asks Mayor Tyler to declare a city Good Roads Day to guarantee mayoral participation.
L K Hewitt advocates securing land around Zimmer man Springs near Eastbrook as a city park. He notes the Boyles Field plot, close to downtown, offers a ready breathing space and would be a lasting benefit. The landowners are nonwealthy locals aiming to bless future generations.
A civic meeting in New Castle heard a council discussion on taxation viewed as unfair to local movie men. Elders voiced indignation and urged reform as Genkinger presented his appeal to the assembly.
Gibbons argues against punitive taxes on moving picture theatres. He says council’s plan to raise funds by a luxury tax would burden the middle class, as larger theatres with higher prices would face steeper levies. He calls theater attendance a simple, harmless amusement of working people.
Weekly letter invites members to a 6 30 p m supper and business meeting at the Y M C A with annual officer elections. The president must lead as servant, not seek the office, and nominations are to be turned in before a post supper ballot count by designated tellers.
In a nostalgic collage of verse and snippets a reader recalls mother as a bride, then contrasts the aging figure with a saintlike, peaceful widow. Short humor and civic notes follow, from park naming to war talk and local anecdotes about schools, roads, and politics.
New York June 5 steamers sailing today include Sant Anna for Naples Genoa Espange for Bordeaux Philadelphia for Liverpool Dli Abruzzi for Naples Genoa. Ships due to arrive Scheria Palermo La Sicilia Palermo Largo Law London Navigator Genoa Carolyn Liverpool L Di Messina Palermo Hermion Marseilles Luz Blanca London.
Due to the pastor's absence Dr J H Miller attending a Pittsburg synod meeting at Ridgeway there will be no services at St John s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday.
The undersigned will sell at public auction at the Richardson block 103 West Washington street New Castle Pennsylvania on Tuesday June 8 1915 at 2 p m a large stock of furniture gas ranges stoves hot plates bakers baby go carts mirrors and all articles of goods and merchandise at the store lately conducted by Alexander Richardson deceased Lula J Richardson Administratrix.
A string of wry observations covers marriage pride suffrage and thrift while noting a local woman claiming to cure smoking with clothes spending lighted lanterns as deterrents and a peek at early law education for women. It also jokes about base ball schedules in 1916 and civic citizenship rites.
A family quarrel unfolds over a neighbor upstairs playing piano all night. The mother scolds the father for disturbing their peace while praising his duties, and plans to confront the young pianist tomorrow.
Officer Fisher investigated a complaint of break in at the Finnish church on Morton street with articles stolen but no clues. A dog owned by Thomas Mann of 911 Adams street that bit Bernice Weigle on May 24 was again at large and officers were asked to keep it tied. A premature Fourth celebration was reported near 627 East Washington street with boys shooting fire crackers. police stopped the activity.
Last night police received a report from Crawford Avenue about boys breaking windows at a bakery behind 210 Crawford. Names of the boys were secured and informations will be filed. Also a man named Dave Edminson of 619 Union Street was taken ill on East Washington Street bridge and returned home. Reported suspicious characters at Grant and Shenango streets were not found by officers.
Police officers visited the new Keystone garage on Croton Avenue last night to remove boys playing inside the structure. The contractor feared injuries if they remained.
Police report says new officer Hery Dysart assisted by Officer Isabella made their first arrest last night on Division Street, detaining a foreign national.
Diphtheria and scarlet fever were reported to the city health department this morning. Paul Koch of 1513 Morris Street is ill with diphtheria and Mrs. Jean Kauff man Donnely of North Mercer Street has scarlet fever.
City Engineer Mil holland reported there was no quicksand in the ditch dug for sewer work in O'Brien alley. The material seen after recent rains was sand and water mixed with clay, not quicksand.
Bids for the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles were opened with fifteen submissions. The architect’s estimate is 300 000 dollars and completion awaits bid tabulation in ten to fourteen days. Initiator Joseph G Butler Jr of Youngstown guides the project with Congressional help secured.
Richard Thomas, a colored laborer, was arrested on suspicion in the death of his wife Minnie Thompson at 919 West Federal Street Youngstown. Police say she told Captain Albert Jenkins he struck her with a gas pipe. officers found a blood smeared iron poker and gas pipe in the room. She bled for several hours before police were notified.
Drilling and oil operations in Evans City surge as demand for leases rises. The McClay Brothers' well shows strong production, signaling a likely substantial pool in the town lot district, prompting operators nationwide to seek leases and a share of the potential wealth.
Partial May report shows 650 calls across New Castle and Shenango Valley hospitals and multiple parishes. 141 papers and tracts distributed, 21 bouquets given, 119 prayer opportunities, 19 meetings held, and 127 religious meetings attended. Junior leagues grow with 65 average attendance from a 75 member Wesley M E group. Italian Junior league formed at Mahoning M E church with 400 children. Sunday school 147 taught. Junior league 303. sewing classes 183. Exhibits sent to Volant district meeting. E MAE COMFORT superintendent.
In a California town an undertakers’ feud drove funeral costs to a cent. The Houston Post mocks that if such a stunt happened there, one might be told you were eligible for twenty year life insurance.
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