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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1931
Page
12
Harrisburg June 6 Five hundred four bills passed by the recent legislature await action by Gov. Pinchot when he returns. The tally sets a new record for bills sent to the governor since 1905 and 1929 precedents.
Cascade Park formally opened late last month and runs with morning breakfast parties and evening family dinners. New hot plates were installed, gardeners laid out flowers, and lawns are pristine. Springs overflow, the lake hosts boats. Mussolini not hurt much when thrown from his horse, but what will happen to the poor horse.
Retail ad offering First Quality plumbing and heating materials direct to customers with money saving prices. Visit showroom for time payment convenience and request for a complete catalog.
Seventeen Shenango high school graduates who received their diplomas last night leave in five automobiles early today for a week tour of national points of interest in Washington D C. Prof. Clare B. Book supervising principal and Miss Margaret Cowmeadow accompany the group along with fifteen other named seniors. The trip marks the first time a Shenango senior class travels to the capital as a group and they will visit Mt Vernon Gettysburg and other en route stops.
On Monday June 8 1931 at The Castleton 12 15 to 1 30 p m Rotarians hear City Solicitor Robert McKinney White describe how tree care enhances a city and how neglect erodes beauty A guest trio Bolsinger Leavy and Winter attended Rotary in Ellwood City Carl E Paisley Secy describes the event and message origin.
The article advises nicotine sulfate to control chicken lice and suggests creosote on roosts for mites. It covers body lice treatment with sodium fluoride or mercurial ointment and notes annual creosote applications. It discusses 1932 black raspberry pruning, pinch back tips when shoots reach 24 to 36 inches, and favors strong canes for higher yields. It also covers glove use, pruning frequency, and caution about red raspberry pruning causing stunting.
The article advises frequent shallow cultivation to control weeds and prevent them from competing with vegetables. Cultivate as soon as the soil dries after rain to stop large root weeds from establishing and to aid early thinning for proper growth using a hand cultivator or wheel hoe.
Entomologist H N Worthley notes Brood V cicadas emerge after 17 years underground. In eastern Pennsylvania they appear in Schuylkill, Carbon and Berks counties, and in western counties including Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene and Fayette. Adults damage young fruit trees and eggs are laid on small limbs, suggesting netting protection.
Garden snails invade shoots and young plants at night or on dull days. Snails leave slime trails, lay many eggs, live up to two years, and bite into stored celery and root crops. Control methods include salt, dust mixes, hydrated lime, and a bran arsenic molasses bait mixture.
The American Library Association and George Washington Bicentennial Commission help libraries select material for the 1932 Washington Bicentennial celebration. The local library has begun receiving items and seeks more, with projects to start soon. A bibliography of over 100 Washingtoniana items is being assembled and many are already in house. The nine month observance runs from February 22 to November 24, 1932.
Colored Elks from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio will picnic at Cascade Park on June 23 with park control through 7 p m Manager Carl Shaner announced Thousands are expected to attend this large community outing Methuselah reportedly achieved age 750 without exercise.
Miss Emma Magee of New Castle visited Mrs. John Magee over the week end. Charles Phillips of Jenkins Mo is visiting his cousin Lloyd Kildoo this week. Miss Ida Crocker of New Castle stayed with Mr and Mrs I S Stevenson last week. Howard Munnell of Akron and Rev and Mrs Marks visited their father James Munnell on Memorial Day. Professor S A Eakin and Miss Esther Heberling of Portersville visited the Stevenson family. There will be morning service at Herman next Sunday at 10 36 with Sunday school and Christian Endeavor at 7 30 led by Rev L W Greenlee. A list of local names attended Pomona at Plain trove Wednesday.
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