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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
12
An advertisement touts S.S.S. as a blood tonic that boosts energy and health. It claims rich blood prevents morning fatigue, improves appetite, clears skin, and treats pimples and boils. It cites long experience and customer letters, urging readers to buy S.S.S. at drug stores in larger sizes for economy.
International News Service reports in Kansas City that Herbert Hoover gained a sweeping win as the Republican national committee voted to seat his delegation-at-large. The move signals the likely seating of 22 Hoover district delegates from Texas on Wednesday, and the piece likens Hoover to the elephant emblem of the party.
More than 200 attended the Westminster alumni dinner at the United Presbyterian church dining rooms in Wilmington. Roy Mercer presided as president and talks were given by Dr. Lowry of Cleveland and Dr. C Wallace. Officers were retained: Mercer president, James A Tranahan vice president, Miss Mae McKelvy recording secretary, Miss Ina M Hanna corresponding secretary, Howell T Pretty treasurer. Jeannette Shaeffer and W D Gamble kept as directors. Alumni athletic committee remained intact. Afterward guests toured Audley Brown Hall, the new men's dormitory opened for commencement visitors.
Preparations are in progress for the seventh anniversary of the Wampum Temple No. 113 Iren Eisters, with all members urged to attend and bring their turgen for a June celebration. Also notes illness in the McGrath family and a church farewell for the McGeorge family moving to New Castle. Friday practice will precede Sunday Children’s Day program at the Presbyterian church.
Houston Texas was chosen as the 1831 convention site of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen after a close vote. Houston received 461 votes, beating Cleveland which won 451. The announcement came from Convernational News Service in Cleveland.
International News Service reports in Fortland Oregon that evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson escaped injury when her car traveling from Yakima Washington to Portland plunged off the road into a ditch and stopped against a tree trunk.
IED authorities note about half of the total population require eye service with five in ten deficient visually enough to seek an optometrist. Many affected are older, yet younger individuals suffer from defective vision, often unaware of their condition. To be continued.
A Central Press Dispatch wrap lists famed visitors and locals spotted around New York on June 7, from Gene Tunney and Babe Ruth to Erich von Stroheim and Paul Whiteman. It notes encounters in Broadway openings, charity events, subways, and Central Park, with mentions of Ochs, Schwab, and Byrd among others.
The passage notes bored listeners amid Prohibition discourse and hints at farmer reactions to Mr. Lowden’s possible presidency. It contrasts busy talk with idle chatter, referencing a stamped self addressed envelope and dry verses as it ponders seven years in office and ensuing inaction.
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