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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
12
City religious organizations are urged to prepare Sunday June 28 services to open the Centennial and to join a parade on Wednesday July 1 at 5 30 pm. The parade features flags banners bands and many children and adults. Each congregation should lead its own contingent. Herbert A Ellis is the parade chairman.
Elks and their families will depart at 1 15 p m Saturday for the Northwest Pennsylvania outing at Conneaut Lake with flag day exercises at 11 a m Sunday in the park. Former Pennsylvania governor John K Tenet will give the principal address as Meadville Elks lodge leads the ceremonies. Local lodge No 69 arranged for the New Castle Elks Band to accompany travels.
At 1 15 p m a stream of Elks, families and friends will follow in automobiles. Elks who cannot attend Saturday evening will motor to Conneaut Saturday night and Sunday morning. The event is described as one of the largest Elk gatherings in years expected.
John McCoy appeared before the city council in session to request passage of an ordinance to establish a grade for Elizabeth street so sidewalks can be laid. He claimed property owners east of Highland to Delaware favor the improvement, though some landowners not residing on the street oppose it.
McCey urges making the present sidewalk grade legal by ordinance while Cannell tasks City Solicitor Robert White with preparing an ordinance that mirrors the existing grade, holding the city lots for investment and favoring improved sidewalks.
Dwight F. Davie, acting War Secretary, told the United States Military Academy graduates that aviation would be a major offensive and defensive unit. He urged officers to invest more time in theoretical and practical aeronautics training as aviation grows in importance for the army.
Honolulu June 12 A new record sugar crop is predicted for Hawaii in 1925 with estimates from Sugar Factors. The total output is expected at 726000 tons, including 696000 tons raw shipped, 19060 tons refined locally, and additional brown sugar used locally. This marks the first time the crop surpasses 700000 tons.
Tokyo news reports Shinto group members to contribute 4,500,000 yen for rebuilding 253 shrines destroyed by the 1923 quake and fire. Shinto Shrine Reconstruction Commission orders fire proof materials for all rebuilt shrines. Goodwin arrived home Friday by car from Chester, Pa., where he had visited friends.
A bottle found on the shore carried a Danish inscription and a garbled English translation suggesting a sea mystery. The note mentions German spirit bought in Drammen on 21 April 1925 and events ending with a cryptic line about being thrown into the sea. The fragment hints at a maritime tragedy without clear detail.
William T. Kerr, president of the American Flag Day Association of Western Pennsylvania and national leader of the All-American Alliance, asks citizens to display the national flag for Flag Day on June 14 1925 and again on June 19. The appeal stresses unity loyalty to the Constitution and active patriotic duty at the ballot box to improve America for Americans and Americana.
By motion of Councilman Bas Lusk the council approved two contracts. One with J B Thorson for paving Spruce street. The second with M J Seamon for filling and repaving West Washington street between the river bridges. Authorities were directed to sign the contracts bonds submitted.
In Bucyrus Ohio on June 12 a setting hen on W. P. Bakers Normal Hill barn sheltered a litter of kittens beneath its wings. The strange tableau began when a mother cat carried a kitten to the nest and the hen spread its wings to cover the brood.
Building permits issued for J. P. Rice at 3 Schiey Street residence L. T. Strehler at 900 Emery Street sleeping room Q. L. Roberts 115 Park Avenue garage J. Miller 809 State Street garage A. Griffin 1109 West Washington Street garage E. Gusky 1702 Huron Avenue chicken coop EM Joki Taylor Street garage C. W. Dutt 409 Summer Avenue.
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