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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
8
A drug clerk answering a request for a 2-cent stamp remarks politely that the purchase implies letter writing and offers a fountain pen to the customer. The exchange shows courteous salesmanship in a brief, everyday interaction.
Westminster College awarded sixty seven graduates their sheepskins at the Presbyterian church. A Wednesday morning student recital featured pieces by Margaret Glen Eugene Carr Isabel McConagha Dorothy Kirkbride and others with pianists accompanying. Following exercises about three hundred fifty students departed with relatives while alumni bid farewell for another year.
A short comic exchange shows Willie lamenting the circus spoiling Sunday school, with his mother asking for his opinion and Willie sighing that the outing has practically ruined the faith context.
Day enforcement agents to figure in big shakeup as federal officials disclose a major reorganization. Reuben B. Sams, eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey chief, will be transferred on July 1. Frederick Hazeltine, former district chief now in Seattle, expected to assume his post.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on June 12 Edward Durkin begins a cross country journey to view his uncle's body before burial. The voyage starts after news of the uncle's death prompts the stunt to reach the grave site. Durkin travels by train to multiple states to attend the funeral.
Geles California to this county. His uncle died at Camden yesterday and will be buried here in a few days. The nephew is chauffeur for Cornelius Vanderbilt and is so highly esteemed by his employer that unlimited funds were placed at his disposal to get here in time, and a special train was chartered which is now speeding east as fast as steam will bring it. The Durkin family is well known in this county. A speed of 6000 an hour is possible with a new electrically operated machine for sealing stamping and counting letters.
Grove City College Student Volunteer Council representatives Norman Wingart Harry Rook and George McClelland accompany Rev C H Williamson to Silver Bay New York for a ten day conference of eastern college volunteer groups. Rev Jesse Baird will fill the pulpit June 15 and Dr. Charles Scanlon June 22 during Williamson's absence.
A special sermon planned for Sunday evening with choir practice at the church Friday at 7 30. Mrs Lewis Pearshall hosts the Silver Tea club Friday afternoon. Funeral services for Calvin Mc Cracken of Volant were attended by Leesburg residents. Andrew Brophy reports a recovered stolen car in Pittsburgh.
Realty transfers list multiple parcels and buyers across wards including Fourth Ward and Union. Transactions show prices from $1 to $6,000 involving Mary Paglia Joseph Manforte Josephine Candioto Cartwright Realty Co Eliza beth Rearke J eight Cornelius Fayetteville John E. Wright Wm. M. Nunn McCain Realty Co Edward Woods Mary L. Cook Howard A. Reynolds Thomas Deep Edith L. Snyder Pulaski James A. Stevenson Abraham Fisher and others.
Rev. Booker of New Wilmington preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Rev. Stevenson is scheduled to preach there next.
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