Railroads Should Not Be Hampered at Convention
Alfred P. Thom of the Association of Railway Executives urged at the Railway Accounting Officers' Association that U S railroads deserve protection from unfriendly legislation. He cited millions saved by shippers and noted no car shortage since early 1923 despite high rates. Mellon attended and applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Alfred P. Thom
Association of
Railway Executives
Railway Accounting Officers’ Association
Thom
Idaho
Montana
Cornerstone Day Parade Praised in New Castle Ceremony
The New Castle event showcased wide cooperation among residents police state troopers and volunteers. Mayor William H. Dunlap praised fraternal unity while Walter S. Reynolds lauded the effort and thanked the police. About 129 cars ferried 250 visiting women around town to sites including Shenango Pottery and Cascade Park, leaving a favorable impression for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn
Pennsylvania
Marshall
Walter S. Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
New Castle
William H. Dunlap
Henry Dysart
J. Ed. Elder
Fred I. Rentz
Rebecca Bowden
Wimdausis
Masonic Temple
North Street
Shenango Pottery
New Castle Field Club
Winston Urges Tax System Revision
Winston calls for repeal of federal inheritance tax and criticizes tax-exempt securities as abusing wealth. He cites 13 to 15 billion in tax exempt securities and argues that constitutional change would be slow and state-level actions would choke business. He faults dual government and high income tax rates for unproductive enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Mellon
America
Congress
Shepherd defense opens in trial over foster son death
In a high profile case the Shepherd trial begins with the defense arguing the foster son Billy McClintock died after a typhoid battle and that the indictment rests on circumstantial evidence. The state contends Shepherd poisoned Billy to gain a fortune from a $1,000,000 estate. State's Attorney Crowe will open for the prosecution against defense plans to introduce the poison finding in Emma McClintock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
Billy
McClintock
Crowe
William Scott Stewart
Emma McClintock
Steamer picks up lost balloonist near Vigo
Pilot Veenstra of the lone remaining balloon racer Prince Leopold in the Gordon Bennett race was picked up in the final stages of exhaustion by a Spanish steamer off Vigo, according to dispatches from Madrid dated June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Newa Service
Paris
Veenstra
Prince Leopold
Gordon Bennet
Vigo
Madrid
Two Bandits Rob Indianapolis Bank
Two armed men entered a Fletcher Savings & Trust branch in Indianapolis shortly after opening, held several employees at bay and fled with an unknown amount of loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Fletcher Savings & Trust Company
Dr Ketler Delivers Commencement Addresses at Two High Schools
Grove City college president D. Y. W. C. Ketler spoke at Clearfield high school's graduation on Wednesday and was the orator at Connellsville high school's commencement Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove City
D*y. W. C. Ketler
Grove City College
Clearfield High School
Connellsville High School
Turbulence Looms Over Ruhr Industry Threatens German Economy
Berlin June 11 The Ruhr region faced growing economic and industrial disruption as 165 000 workers and miners and 400 office employees of a major Ruhr concern were announced to be dismissed on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Weyer
International News Service
Berlin
Ruhr
Germany
Pottery Plant Opens Doors for Visiting Ladies
James M. Smith and associates opened Shenango Pottery for a day to welcome about 300 visiting ladies. They observed chinaware production and were promised a mailed souvenir as a thank you for their visit tied to the cornerstone laying of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Smith
Rebekah Crawford Invited to Audition by Metropolitan Opera
New Wilmington soprano Miss Rebekah Crawford earns recognition from the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. She was invited to sing at a hearing with date to be settled. An audition was scheduled for May 13 but the letter arrived after she had returned home.
Four Houses Under Construction in Local Areas
Four new residences are being built. One on Waugh avenue and one on South Market street. Builders include W W Campbell on Neshannock, Mr Campbell and Mr McElwee on Waugh avenue, the local building company on Lincoln, and Mrs Downey of Beaver Falls on Market Street near W A Hutchison's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waugh Avenue
South Market Street
W. W. Campbell
Neshannock
Mr. Campbell
Mr. McElwee
Lincoln
Mrs. Downey
Beaver Falls
Market Street
W. A. Hutchison
Swimming Association Meeting on Lease and Tag Day
A meeting of the Swimming Association will be held at Dr. H. E. Barr's residence on Saturday June 13 at 8 p.m. The purpose is to discuss obtaining a lease from the current owners of the swimming grove and setting a date for a tag day. No improvements to the swimming place can occur until the lease is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swimming Association
H. E. Barr
Garden Club Meeting Set At Overlook With Memphis Gardener
A garden club will meet Thursday at 7 p m at the Overlook to hear Mr. Highberger a Memphis landscape gardener overseeing work at the Patterson place south of town. If rain interrupts the meeting will be moved to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William McLaughrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Overlook
Highberger
Memphis, Tenn
Patterson Place
William McLaughrey
Reverend L. Carmen Bell Visiting Friends in Mercer County
Rev L Carmen Bell of Huron Dakota is a house guest at the Overlook and visiting friends in Mercer county. He plans to attend his class reunion at the college in Wooster Ohio and is well known in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Carmen Bell
Huron
Dakota
Overlook
Mercer County
Bell
Wooster
Local team beats Pulaski in two games
A recently organized baseball team here won two games against Pulaski scoring 12 runs in total. The club is poorly equipped and asks for donations to buy equipment and improve the field so an attractive program can be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Radio sets offered in daily Classified Columns
Wonderful bargains in radio sets are advertised daily in the Classified Columns. Look them up now for current deals and selections.
Deaths Of The Day Mrs Reeher Buried
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A Reeher of Arlington Avenue were held Wednesday June 10 at 1 PM from the Futt Funeral Home 211 North Mercer Street led by Rev S B Copeland pastor of the Third U P church. Burial in Unity cemetery Mercer County. Pall bearers were friends of the deceased. Also Mrs Hannah F McAnlis aged 82 of Harlansburg Road Hickory Township died shortly before 1 PM after a brief illness due to aging. Funeral announcement to be made later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Reeher
Arlington Avenue
Offutt Funeral Home
North
Mercer Street
S. B. Copeland
Third U. P. Church
Unity
Mercer County
Hannah F. McAnlis
J. Y. McAnlis
Harlansburg Road
Hickory Township
Aged City Resident Esthers Rogan 93
Mrs Esther Rogan aged 93 of 407 Blaine Street is named the most aged lady in the city. Cortelyou Glass swam Conneaut Lake with two companions in a rowboat but no time was kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Rogan
Blaine Street
Conneaut Lake
Timeline questions on local quarrying and town structures
This prompt requests dates for three local historical events: the cessation of limestone quarrying by Green Marquis & Johnson on the Fast Side, the construction of the grove tabernacle near Epworth M. E. church, and the removal of the trestle over the hollow below Florence avenue. It requires exact dates from the source article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green, Marquis & Johnson
Tabernacle
Epworth M. E
Florence Avenue
Resurfacing Job Near Completion On Neshannock Avenue
City Engineer Franklin Miller announced the State Construction Company would finish Neshannock Avenue resurfacing by noon Saturday. The thoroughfare will reopen as soon as the work is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Miller
State
Neshannock Avenue
Contests Open to All Prompting Forwarded Reply
The notice says the contest welcomes universal participation and requests that answers be forwarded with the respondent's name and address to Inquiry Editor at the New Castle News in New Castle Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle News
New Castle, Pa
Convention program highlights in Bessemer event
Mercer Pa. June 10 anticipates August 14 re examination in all Mercer county high schools for rural eighth graders seeking entry. Delegates gathered at Bessemer High School with Rev William McClure and Robert Strickler presiding. Dr Carl Sunberg to address closing session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Strickler, Jr
County Association
C. J Williamson
Highland United Presbyterian Church
W. E. McClure
First Presbyterian Church
New Castle
Elizabeth Obenchain
Greenville
J. L Stratton
Homer B. Davis
Epworth M. E. Church
John W. Owens
First Baptist Church
I. O. O. F. Hall
Presbyterian Church
Besseme
C. A. Martin
L. L Tait
Bessemer
George M. Landis
First Baptist Church of
W. C. Macgeorge
Ellwood City
Haynes Reichell
First Presbyterian Church of
Youngstown
Haynes Reichel
W. E. Myers
Young People's
Bessemer High School
Joseph Martin
Ry. S. E. Irvine
First United Presbyterian Church
State Association
Robert A. McKinney
Carl A. Sunberg
Thiel College
R. M. Haverfield
Westfeld Presbyterian Church
Mercer
Mercer County
Archery Lessons For Y M C A Boys
The Y M C A camping committee owns an archery outfit and will give summer lessons to camp boys. Highland W C T U met at Mrs Kyle’s home on Clenmore boulevard with strong attendance. Mrs S S Sampson and Mrs J E Drake read prayers and discussed Soldiers and Sailors work. Flower Mission Day is set for June 10. A program featured piano pieces, vocal numbers, and readings. The group plans to cooperate with the centennial committee. next meeting is June 17 at Mrs J E Wright’s home to finish afghans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Manker
Jean Snyder
Margaret Worner
Daisy
Tiptoe
Mre Gilliland
Frances Willard
Howard Beck
Jennie Cassidy
J. E Wright
Winter Avenue
Cheese sellers in Croton cited for licenseless sale
Tony Porto and Santo Russo were arrested by Officer Richards for selling cheese in the Croton district without a license. They paid $10 fines each and were ordered out of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Porto
Santo Russo
Croton
Richards
If You Saw It on Leasure Avenue
A narrated street scene lists a delivery truck passing cars on Leasure avenue and a detour sign at Beaver and West Washington streets during a street closure. The passage mentions a moving picture operator, a hat blown by wind, and townsfolk at the Y M A lobby and Pennsylvanian station. It notes funeral attendance in Martins Ferry for Mrs Frank Williams and residents on Fast Reynolds Long Waldo streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
West Washington Streets
West Washington Street
William Phillips
Fast Reynolds Street
Samuel Jones
Long Avenue
Ernest Treharne
Waldo Street
William Merriman
Martins Ferry
Frank Williams
National Strike Looms In China
Shanghai mass meeting of 50,000 students and workers threatens a nationwide strike in all industries shops and schools unless the killing of student demonstrators is settled by the Shanghai Municipal Council by June 14. The rally was orderly but featured violent anti British speeches and widespread anti foreign literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Shanghai
Municipal Council of
Playground openings Monday under Federation supervision
Joseph Lerew assumes direction of the playgrounds with instructors listed for Gaston Park Croton Avenue West Side and McCleary Avenue. The usual equipment is installed and McCleary Avenue bathing beach will be used by all pupils across the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation
Joseph Lerew
Gaston Park
Ethel Ward
Croton Avenue
Mia Phyllis Beal
West Side
An Smith
McCleary Avenue
Harriet Kearns
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R. R
Cascade Park
John P. Cope
J. E. Elliott
Jess H. Gibson
Charles Miller
Boyles Field
Harry Marshall
C. C. Cooper
William Hodgkinson
Kittle
C. Ed Brown
Archie W. Gordon
Euwer’s
Metzler
H. R. Huston
N. Mercer St. Penn Theatre
Belgium
Indianapolis Bank
Dr. Ketler
JR. Hodge
The
White Undertaking Co
Neshannock Ave
Valley
Throng
New Wilmington
Presbyterian Church of
Y.M.C.A
Judg Robert
Wallace Second Ward
John PY. Lockmart
Second Ward
PLU
James
McClelland
Beaver Township
Republican
M. C
Clint) Kennedy
Edw. O'Brien
Union ‘Township
L M. Zouk
Wayne Township
J. “Connie
Waruoman Fllwoeed City, Pa
Leslie
Frank J. Waddington
Eastbrook
Republican Ticket
W. KR. McKee
H. M. “Suck” Reynolds
Frank WN. Johnston
Jack M. Dunlap
New Castle, Fa
A. M
Bert) Dunsmorse
John EB. Fee
Burgess
Ben G. Swick
First Ward
the Winter CO
East Washington
Leasure Avenue
Apple Alley
Old Country
Pennsylvania Station
dJanitress
Y. M
Aghland Avenue
China
New Castle Mutual Building and Loan Association
Washington Street
New Castile
Gregg’s Inn
Butler
Wery
Paul E. Gregg, Mer
Ralph Gregg
David H. Long
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