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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1922
Page
7
The Pan Sophic Banquet is canceled in Grave City after the death of Edwin Leslie, sophomore class president, whose injury shocked the college. The fraternity attended his funeral in Sharon, with many faculty and students present.
Beaver Falls, Pa June 13 George Burke convicted of first degree murder in a Beaver Falls bank robbery was sentenced to death by electrocution by Judge Frank Reader in criminal court. Attorneys Moorhead and Rankin argued for a new trial while Burke proclaimed his innocence and said he had never been in Beaver Falls.
Sharpsville Furnace company, owned by Allen 8 Davidson of Pittsburgh, began rebuilding and modernizing the Sharpsville plant. The stack will be enlarged to double capacity, a skip hoist added, converting from hand to mechanical charging. New ore bins and a casthouse will be built. completion and readiness by October 1 are expected.
The article advocates using Malsified coconut shampoo as a pure grease free option. It warns against common soaps and shampoos containing alkali that dry the scalp and brittle hair. Directions: mix two or three teaspoons of Malsified in warm water, moisten hair, rub in, rinse, and enjoy soft, glossy, easy to handle hair. It notes the product is cheap and available at drug stores.
A 1922 reminiscence narrates a rural party and a town radio craze. The narrator recalls buying a wireless set, attending a dance, and hosting a lively night as wireless sound fills the hall, ending with the party’s success and a copyright notice from Westinghouse.
Ralph T. Trotter a 27 year old former Truscon Steel bookkeeper from Youngstown is under arrest in Los Angeles for forging Truscon pay checks totaling 25000. He used the alias Howard C. Williams and vanished from Youngstown on July 1 1921 while engaged to a woman in Ashtabula. Police traced him through cashed checks and he had been in social circles regarded as exemplary.
John R. Terrell an Oakland attorney proposed a Conference Club to support "Duck Egg" in his declining years. He started the fund with a $1 subscription paying 50 cents for rocks he threw at the old Chinese. Membership is growing and Duck Eggs eyes a more comfortable future.
Paris reports say a grand international police force may be formed to pursue criminals worldwide during Richard Enright's European visit. Officials in Paris and Enright declined to confirm the plan.
Sacramento June 13 The Duck Egg club formed to help an aged Chinese man in Grass Valley after a livery man. A 50 cent assessment will grant him membership in the Duck Bes Confcience club designed to keep the old man from starving. The club arose amid past anti Chinese sentiment in California.
COUDERSPORT PA June 13 John F Stove a local lawyer farmer notable for sheep husbandry in Potter county announces retirement from the sheep venture after a bear attack killed about 30 sheep at his flock. He has long been active in the industry.
Last legislature proposed strict measures against bears in Potter County, vetoed by the governor at the urging of the state game commission. Last week Mr. Stona reported 30 of his cattle and stock were destroyed by bears, prompting his decision to retire from that branch of husbandry forever.
London reports twelve British soldiers captured by Kemalists in the Dardanelles and massacred according to a patch received today. The Venice Academy museum, closed six years due to Italy’s war entry, has reopened and Titian’s famous painting Assension has been moved to the Frari church.
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