Extra Hour Debate Splits City Over Daylight Saving
Residents, farmers, and business leaders debate the daylight saving plan with petitions from Plaingrove township urging a return to standard time. Officials quote mixed views noting wasted morning hours and late bedtimes, while athletes praise extended evening leisure. Citizens are invited to share their ideas in The News.
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Plaingrove Township
Congress
J. W. Kenney
Board of Trade
Bes L. Lusk
Widows' appraisements confirmed by Prothonotary Crawford
Court confirms widow appraisements for multiple estates including Liebendorfer Warner Mazzarellie Rhodes Gardner Zitello Norris Gaston Sadler Serjak Quimby Miller Wright Heller, listing retained personal property values and real estate stakes for each widow ledgers show varying amounts from 50 to 600 dollars.
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S. Elmer Crawford
Thusanelda Liebendorfer
David Liebendorfer
John Warner
Mariah Warner
Carrie Mazzarellie
Pasqualino
Margaret Rhodes
Elmer E. Rhodes
Laura B. Gardner
James A. Gardner
Mary Zitiello
Peter Zitiello
Carrie May Norris
Elmer P. Norris
Elizabeth M. Gaston
Perry S. Gaston
Rose Sadler
James Sadler
Anna Serjak
Martin Serjak
Anna L. Quimby
Arthur F. Quimby
Trade Board Drive Makes Good Progress
Excellent progress is reported in the campaign for new Board of Trade members. Old members renewals are strong and plural memberships have increased, including two new plural memberships from the National Bank of Lawrence Co. and Lawrence Savings and Trust Co. New team members were named and the drive will intensify. A membership committee meeting occurred at the YMCA, with luncheon served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
E. W. Beadel
National Bank of Lawrence Co
Lawrence Savings and Trust Co
Howard Kirk
Charles L. Cripps
Sam McGoun
Charles T. Metzler
Robert Mackie
D. C. Cole
C. Ed. Smith, Jr
Charles Nolan
J. K. Love
J. J. Billingsly
M. J. Donnelly
W. J. Hugus
T. V. A. Malloy
R. T. Jones
L. A. Pearsall
J. W. Pattison
D. S. Preston
E. E. McGill
B. F. Langdon
E. E. Leavy
H. E. Golder
Board of Directors
Elks’ Club
Suprenas Awarded In Divorce Cases
Pluries subpoenas were awarded by Judge Emery today in the divorce case of Robert McElevey against Nettie Mc Elevey and Hattie S. Ellis against William J. Ellis. The Safe Deposit and Trust company was appointed guardian of Frank A. Kindella, minor son of the late Ruth Kindella. In the estate of Andrew Pelezar the report of Auditor Charles Matthews was confirmed. Petition of Charlotte Skidmore for an allowance from the Lawrence Savings and Trust company, guardian, was granted. Answer to petition was filed in the case of Abraham Ally against Abraham Assad.
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Emery
Robert McElevey
Nettie McElevey
Hattie S. Ellis
William J. Ellis
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Frank A. Kindella
Ruth Kindella
Andrew Pelezar
Charles Matthews
Charlotte Skidmore
Lawrence Savings and ‘Trust Company
Guardian
Abraham Ally
Abraham Assad
Tacks Sprinkled Along Highway
G C Brand of Highland Avenue found 18 bright new nails in his tires between Siegs store in East New Castle and Cascade Park. Nine nails in one tire, five in another, and two in each of the remaining two. Holes formed a straight, regular row suggesting malice aforethought.
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G. C. Brand
Highland Avenue
Siegs
East New Castle
Cascade Park
Not Taking Chances and the Thirteen Superstition
A New York dinner for 18 guests reveals the twelve maybe superstition about thirteen. The host, disturbed by the coincidence, notes Turks avoid the number thirteen, Italians omit it from lotteries, and a game card bears a death symbol. He asks why take chances.
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New York
Mrs Bopp Visiting in New Jersey Home of Williams
Mrs T H Bopp of New Jersey is now visiting in the home of Mrs C W Williams at 708 Highland avenue.
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T. H. Bopp
New Jersey
C. W. Williams
Highland Avenue
Boys Swim Under Bridge Draw Mayor’s Warning
Residents report crowds gathering as boys swim in streams near Washington Street and under the East Washington street bridge. Mayor Newel summoned about 20 youths, ordering bath suits, no swimming under the bridge, and to curb profanity and rough talk.
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Croton Avenue
Posersby
East Washington Street
New Castle
Newel
East Washington Street Bridge
Bill Passed To License Barbers Headed By Harrisburg
Harrisburg June 5 Bills passed finally include the Palmer bill requiring examination and licensing of barbers the Bollard bill enabling boroughs to grade streets to be improved by the state highway department the MecVicar bill for lien collection as taxes the DeWitt bill relieving banks from depositors liability for non payment of a check due to error and a Sales bill regulating caps on bottles of non alcoholic beverages.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Palmer
DeWitt
A Worthy Elder’s Quiet Magnanimity
A minister recalls a good elder in town, a quiet, kind man who never sought praise. When harmed or slighted, he chose to do unobtrusive favors, turning anger into inner strength and moral victory over meanness. The Westminster Teacher prompts readers to honor such restraint.
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Westminster
Origin of Alphabet Writing Direction Shifts in Ancient Times
The earliest Phoenician alphabet had 16 letters, but when adapted by the Greeks it grew to 21. Phoenician writing ran right to left, and early Greek usage mirrored this briefly. A system alternating directions emerged before the left-to-right convention finally prevailed across the West.
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Greece
Mrs Durant and daughter Lois visit relatives in city
Mrs. Charles Durant and her daughter Lois of Pittsburgh have returned home after a short visit with relatives in the city.
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Charles Durant
Lois
Pittsburgh
Messages Conveyed by Flags on War Ships
The New York Tribune explains naval flag signals indicating ship status such as a yellow disk flag meaning special dispatch duty, a red pennant for meals, a blue cross flag for boat return, and a white blue cross church flag hoisted above the national ensign.
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New York Tribune
Sailor Banter From Old-Timer Tales in Tit-Bits
A fragment recalls a harsh voyage where the crew ran out of port amid a bale of wind. The humor turns on the sailor’s remark about drink, with the Amateur noting sailors always drank rum.
Rheumatism Conquered in Twenty Four Hours Claim
Advertises Allenrhu as the sure cure for rheumatism dissolving uric acid deposits within twenty four hours. Claims immediate relief and full recovery in severe cases, with a money back guarantee if no decisive conquest, and notes instruction to stores to promote the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenrhu
James H. Allen
I can’t make it out Willie mutters about bouncing baby
A young boy Willie contemplates why everyone calls his little brother a bouncing baby. He recalls dropping him this morning and notes the brother didn’t bounce. The mother smiles as she listens to the puzzled child’s remark.
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Willie
Little
Brother
AHEAD OF FATHER QUOTE ATTRIBUTED IN RECORD
A fragmented quote appears in the Philadelphia Record reflecting a paradox about maturity and knowledge. The line invokes aged wisdom that the child becomes the father of the man while contrasting a youth’s confidence with a father’s consent.
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Philadelphia Record
Mrs Nancy A Bird Returns Home After Visit
Mrs Nancy A Bird of 189 Rura Lane East Liverpool has returned home after a brief stay with her mother Mrs Mary J Elliott on John Street.
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Nancy A. Bird
Rura Lane
East Liverpool
Mary J. Elliott
O John Street
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