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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1927
Page
1
The American Can Company plant in New Castle ships 28 railloads in a day and expects output to exceed two hundred million cans this year. The Shenango Mill furnishes all raw material used, with shipments by trailers. May and June mark the busy season as production ramps up.
President Coolidge travels a special train through Pittsburgh as part of a Midwest journey. The pared text notes a four minute step and onboard updates, reflecting a quiet city sleep during the transit.
Clarence C. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine, fresh from a New York to Germany nonstop flight, receive official invitations across Europe, with Moscow the most interesting. They rest at Baden Baden enjoying honors and plan to stay another day before Bremen departure to meet their wives aboard the Huer Berlin. The pair dined with Count Von Bornstorff, ex German ambassador, as Baden Baden showers them with receptions.
Vague OCR list shows names Lester Truby Mabelle Reno Jane Joseph KE Hitchin and many scattered places like New Castle Pennsylvan ia and Pittsburgh. Entries include Fisherman and others with unclear roles. The readable items suggest a directory fragment or legal notice index rather than a coherent event.
New York awaits Lindbergh as 100000 school children gather in Central Park for a tribute and a city luncheon honors the famed flyer at the Commodore Motel. Lindbergh plans private talks with business associates about future ventures while crowds swell past records from Battery to Central Park.
Flag Day activities marked nationwide with meetings and parades. Foreign born residents gathered as they anticipate becoming U.S. citizens. The day also commemorates the 15th anniversary of Congress adopting the flag.
Charles Shader, awaiting execution for Deputy Warden Peter Kline’s murder, remains at large after Joliet jail escape. A posse and guards hunt two miles east of Joliet following reports of sightings amid a breakout that left Gregorio Rizzo Wan dead and Robberto Torrez, Walter Staleaki recaptured after a gun battle.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh made an impromptu visit to Mitchell Field in Garden City on June 14. He toured the observation offices with weather maps and noted the poor conditions that prevented a flight to Washington. Accompanied by test pilot Casey Jones, Lindbergh observed the rain and left the field without public details of any secret flight plan.
Mount Wilson Observatory will attempt to determine how much heat the moon loses during an eclipse. Observers will start at 10 43 p m Pacific Standard Time and continue until the moon returns to normal temperature, weather permitting. Also noted is a total solar eclipse in Europe and Asia on June 29 and thePons Winnecke comet, approaching Earth to 8 5 million miles, making its closest pass in history.
A car owned by Hay Leathers of 717 Croton Avenue was stolen from Shenango factory grounds between seven and 12. Leathers and friend D. Rowland pursued the thief. Rowland spotted the car at the cement plant near town, halted the driver with a wrench, and brought him to Leathers’ office. Sheriff Reynolds arrested Franc Dirucet of Edenburg, R D 1, who claimed to have taken the car at 2:30. The license was 693897 with the six erased. The district attorney’s office will file information.
Fragmentary obituary notes multiple names and ages across locations including Cleveland and Rochester. The readable bits list Gharies F Salder 9, Mélvin Pearce 0, Ming Auman Leslie 68, Ridge Avarivanis, Miyw V bers, Peter Oskur olreat, mat Wieezont Si Me i 2 Se Blatt.
Coroner jury verdicts last night in the cases of Mrs Elizabeth J Bryan M Melrot and Isaac Anderson identified a fatal shooting on the Savannah road near Mast New Castle on June 7 1927. Mrs Bryan died from a gunshot wound to the head in a Chevrolet on a public road. Melrot died from a gunshot wound to the heart allegedly fired by Mrs Bryan in the same auto. The inquest was held at the sheriff's office with jurors W B Stevenson W W Cage DO Long W S Culbertson M C Kennedy and J H Amberson. Anderson testified of finding the car after driving to his brother Henry Anderson's home. Continued on page seven.
Captain Pede tler Doisy and Captain Gonin survived a four minute flight near Le Bourget Aerodrome when their plane with heavy gasoline load crashed after motor failure. They escaped as observers saw them jump clear before the craft burst into flames, later reported at the airfield.
President Calvin Coolidge and his party rode a six coach Baltimore and Ohio special through New Castle at 7 10 Daylight Saving Time. The latest equipment in comfort and style accompanied the president as the train passed the Seventh ward station under the charge of terminal train master John B Fireman. Safety precautions ensured an unmarred passage.
Primaries distribute 900 ballots to 909 members of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce for the 19 percent election of directors. John A. Butler chairs the section committee with John M. Bevan DeLace Cole E W Crawford and A G C McCoy. Twelve directors to be elected. twenty four votes needed on the primary ballot. Open until noon Monday June 20.
President Calvin Coolidge spoke in Hammond Indiana dedicating Wicker Memorial Park and urged higher wages for unskilled workers, broader voting rights, curb on crime, stronger religious devotion, and greater attention to education as he outlined a program for economic and moral advancement during a brief stop en route to the Black Hills.
A military board will probe a fatal air crash in which Lieut BF B McConnell of Na Vile Tennessee and Lieut Cornelius Anderson of Lancaster Kentucky died. Their plane plunged about 200 feet and burst upon impact during a practice flight, with officers of the Tennessee National Guard present to explain the crash.
In a historic move the old jail cells in the basement of City Hall are being removed to make space for a heating system upgrade. The long neglected dungeon, once a feared part of the building, is being dismantled as the city moves to modernize.
Quoted fragment celebrates American flags with garbled phrases on stripes and stars. Mentions valor loyalty courage and peace, but text is distorted and hard to parse for clear facts or events.
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