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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows a New Castle Pennsylvania newspaper page with garbled masthead and office lineups. It lists editors, secretary, and telephones, plus notices about delivery, service offerings, and mailing details. It references Telegraphic News Service, foreign advertising reps, and a general notice to address payments and communications to The News Company in New Castle.
A column lauds officers in training at Fort Niagara and Fort Myer as poised for Washington. It argues for disciplined preparation and rapid French-style officer production, praising initiative, bandage making, and Liberty Bond purchases. It cautions against wartime pork-barrel spending while urging prudent public building investments.
Fragmented wartime editorial notes discuss the middle class, patriotism, and bond drives in Cleveland and New Castle. It laments the complacent wealthy while urging working people to rally for liberty bonds and national unity during the war.
Fragmented notice lists moving pictures at Vernon Castle and Nixon Theatre in Connellsville Pa. Dorothy is featured in a film presented with locals working as offers on a railway farm and a $6 annual holiday appears noted.
Fragmented pasted column notes mix poetry jokes and civic interjections. It mentions a cat at the chamber door, war bond appeals, Liberty Bonds, Red Cross drives, and humorous observations on registration day. It cites President Wilson, Secretary Daniels, and a New York woman’s view on women's enlistment, with regional notes from New Castle and Steubenville.
Braver Falls Pennsylvania June 8 first arrest for fake to register made here when Police Chief M. C. Dunlap of College Hill arrested Labella Hudacka 26 of New Castle. He admitted he had not registered and had left New Castle four weeks ago to evade registration. The statement that meat cutters would close at 9 o clock this Saturday night June 3th was reauthorized by the Meat Cutters Union as no agreement has been made between union and master butchers.
The News presents political notices authorized for primaries to be held in September. The announcements emphasize candidate qualifications and compliance with local election rules. Public records indicate intent to participate and dates for upcoming filings and voter information.
Survivors from two ships report a German submarine torpedoed an American vessel in the English Channel. French sailors in small boats witnessed the torpedoing and later sank, noting they could not identify the American ship’s name despite enduring great hardships.
Twenty registration cards received by the city registration board add to New Castle’s quota. About 3 men in the city are in the age class, with roughly 45 to 50 percent married or with dependents or exempt for other reasons. Few are slackers. many who claimed exemptions cited disability. Clerk Ed Fritz and volunteers sort cards at city hall for forwarding to Harrisburg as summaries are prepared.
The old idea of good business was to be the other fellow. The modern idea is to do for the other fellow to make the transaction as profitable for him as for yourself. Modern business is built up by giving him more than he expected and by daily delivering real values. The store’s strong guarantee is customer satisfaction, guiding policy, staff effort, and merchandise choice. Growth comes from satisfied customers and steady duty.
A garbled notice explains the police station is not the garbage department headquarters. Sergeant Tyrrell fields many calls meant for the sanitation department and notes the correct number for the garbage division.
Senate finance committee approved a provision taxing checks and drafts over five dollars in the war tax bill. The plan would require affixing two cent stamps on such financial instruments similar to measures from the Spanish American War. News text notes large sums and tax implications but details are unclear.
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