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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1922
Page
23
In Brooklyn, parents via the Parents League launch blue laws to curb flapper behavior with a curfew at midnight and rules for girls aged 15 to 18. Parties only on Friday and Saturday, simple dress, chaperones at events, censorship of plays and movies, bans on improper dancing and post dance refreshments.
Federal aid road finished just before the Mississippi overflow threatened Old Town levee near Helena Arkansas. A mobile force of 600 workers and equipped vehicles rushed along the new road to reinforce the levee, damming back floodwaters in time and saving thousands of acres from inundation.
New York reports a homicide described as one of the most peculiar murders ever perpetrated. A person died while detained in a police cell, with investigators focusing on a companion as a possible actor in the crime. authorities are reviewing evidence and questioning witnesses as they pursue a clear account of events leading to the death.
In Sheepshead Bay police station a prisoner was beaten after causing a disturbance. The victim, William Owens, a house painter arrested at Coney Island for intoxication, died. Fellow inmate John Licato, a fish dealer jailed for trespassing on B. R. T. property, is charged with homicide.
Lawrence County Pomona grange No 65 held an all day session in Mahoning Valley Grange hall on June 1 with reports from numerous granges, a memorial service for deceased members, and a fifth degree exemplified for a class of 53. A picnic was planned for summer and Liberty grange extended an invitation for September events.
New Bedford area social note covers Esther Bradley hosting a Monday afternoon party in honor of Mildred Allison who sails to Egypt in July as a mission teacher. Guests include Effie Cooper Claire Robinson Alice White Verna Allison Beulah Kemm and others. afternoon featured fancywork visiting and refreshments served by the hostess and mother. Additional district notes list visits and social calls among local families with names and towns such as South New Castle Petersburg Edenburg Beaver Falls Youngstown and Mahoning United Presbyterian church events.
In Hawaii, researchers reveal a new method using sugar mill refuse to produce fireproof barrels. The innovation aims to provide durable, affordable storage and shipping containers leveraging waste materials.
Dr James Van Orsdell of New Wilmington aged 70 died at his home on Saturday after a long dental career. Born in Allegheny City he studied at Westminster College and Baltimore Dental College graduating in 1914. He practiced in Plattsburgh before moving to New Wilmington where he built a large practice. Survived by two sisters Mollie Var Orsdell and Mrs W D Irons. The article notes an unrelated ancient Greek reference about anchors.
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