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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1929
Page
5
Perigord society notes a surge of matrimonial ads printed across four columns. Men seek hardworking wives, some offering a farm in exchange for a spouse. Parents promote farm terms while others hint at blunt arrangements, reflecting rural views on marriage and labor.
Paris June 5 Hemen has become a hub for matrimonial agencies in France where wartime upheaval boosted a market for wives. Advertisements flood bureaus as 2 million more women than men of marriageable age exist. agencies report many seeking 35 to 45 year old war widows or divorcees for marriage prospects.
A historical note reveres King George on his birthday and reports on his health. It praises royal power to elevate commoners to nobility, cites Bacon’s Ireland governance advice, and reflects on human vanity and secrecy in societies. The Dayton Daily News mentions a neutral crime commission stance on prohibition.
Jamies Davis and John Fratz were held by Alderman J. Lee Cooper for the September term on a charge of assault and battery with intent to commit a sex crime. Bail was set at 560 dollars each and furnished for appearance in court.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports on June 3 that F Wilson, ex director of prohibition enforcement in Massachusetts, assumed duties as assistant and prohibition administrator for the Western Pennsylvania West Virginia district. He succeeds Joseph A. Frayne and will head the enforcement unit under Commander Joan D. Pennington.
In Castle Temple Sastic Temple Mo 37 Pythian Sisters plan regular meeting at K of P hall Friday evening June 7 at 8 o'clock with initiation of candidates. Captain Sawash of the degree asks all members to wear white. Martha Washington Orange Lodge No 24 to meet Thursday evening in Clendenin hall at 8 o'clock. Bingo party postponed to a later date. Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars to meet Thursday.
The first of the new two cent stamps commemorating Edison’s electric lamp was sold at eight o’clock in the Menlo Park post office where Edison developed the carbon filament. Several hundred gathered in line before the door of Postmaster James F. Shepard’s cream white bungalow post office.
Multiple society gatherings outline plans for evenings and Friday meetings. Spiritual Circle at Mrs. Price's home 10 East North Street. Berean Bible Class at Mrs. Lee Lanpington's 714 Carlisle Street. Mary Elder hosts Berean Bible class at 212 Richelieu Avenue at 2 30. Macedonian Circle of Second United Presbyterian met to discuss Friends in Africa and race topics. L B class of Third U P F church convenes Friday at Mrs William Plum's Winslow Avenue.
The Lawrence County American Red Cross first aid school holds its second instructional class at the Bell Telephone plant on South Mercer street tonight at 7 30 o clock. Dr E M Parlett will teach, with many Bell Telephone employees seeking firsthand first aid information.
Officer Wallace on rounds about 1 am found the rear door of the former New Castle Lunch at 126 West Washington street broken. The restaurant has not operated for several months. Owner’s representative notified and door closed. Furniture remains inside.
Louis Phillips and his brothers were indicted in Beaver Falls on charges arising from the March 8 bombing of the home of William Davidson, the police chief. The action includes attempted murder and malicious mischief related to the assault on the police chief’s residence.
A broken flywheel at the American Sheet and Vin Plate company caused 1,600 employees to be sent idle. The wheel burst yesterday with no reported injuries, and the plant remained shut until a replacement is installed.
Rev J B Porter of Friendship Street pastor of Central Christian church learns his brother Leon B Porter aged 41 drowned Sunday afternoon at Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin. Body found yesterday after four hours in water. Suspected cramp during bathing. Porter a machine mechanic formerly at Hudson Essex factory. Survived by wife two sisters and one brother. Funeral Thursday afternoon at two thirty in Wisconsin Rapids.
Waynesburg June 5 Carl L King 25 of Dawson Pa is dead in an apparent accident authorities said tonight King worked at a local mine and is survived by his mother and a sister no further details were released by the coroner's office or police investigation ongoing in the small county town
East Brook High School seniors plan a four part trip to Washington with a mountain outing. The group, accompanied by chaperones, enjoys sunny weather and looks forward to a closing school program.
Shipping on the Monongahela River shows a 280 ton drop from April totals with coal shipments down to 1 380275 tons. Reports note a general downturn in river traffic as activity fades from early spring levels. A separate item mentions a fatal asphyxiation during gas tank installation at a J C Chalant garage, involving American Oil Company workers.
A major explosion at the Cities Service Refining plant in Braintree Massachusetts left two men missing as fire crews from four communities battled a S500 000 blast. The search of the wreckage continued for hours with many employees injured and the area shaken for miles.
Widespread fear follows claims that eight youths assaulted six girls after forcing them from a car in a rural district. Three victims later gave statements after leaving the scene and seeking help near a nearby residence. Police indicated cooperation with county authorities as the investigation proceeds.
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