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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1926
Page
10
Mrs Brown roped her husband into gardening but the plot refused to thrive. He swore off work yet a sprig of green grew boundlessly until a weed proved the couple’s stubborn tale.
Millburn residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Earl Rudolph and son Robert along with Myrtle Rudolph of Stoneboro visited William Rudolph. George Flickinger and daughter Rachel visited Eugene Blake. Ellwood City visitors included Mrs. Elrev Amalong and Dolores Marie Koch plus others. The Milburn Grange youth met Friday with a lunch and plan a July 9 gathering.
Mrs. Harry Dearolph and son Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill Kirk and daughter of Sharon visited Sunday at Mrs. Andy Bowers home. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. White and daughter Olive of Bessemer also spent time there.
A severe wind and electrical storm swept Lancaster County unfolding as two men died. Rev. Sanford Landis and William Eckman perished in a barn under construction, eight workers uninjured. A large Hoffman farm tobacco shed and nearby barns were struck by lightning or damaged, with multiple structures burned or wrecked in Bainbridge and vicinity.
Radio schedules for KDEA E Pittsburgh EWT 1926 show dinner concerts farm programs and weather forecasts. WR New England notes market reports baseball results and concerts. The Oregon primary yields a three way tie for constable with one vote each.
A tested method for making strawberry jam using Certo. Halve and weigh berries, mix with sugar, boil briefly, fold in Certo, skim cool, and seal with hot paraffin. Includes product details for Certo and a trial offer from Douglas Pectin Corporation in Rochester, New York.
Funds totaling 642 dollars were raised by New Castle News readers to rebuild a barn for W. Pinkerton on Pulaski road after a fire destroyed the previous structure. John Neal collected 270 dollars, W. E. Ferrer 184 dollars, and other readers contributed 188 dollars. Construction is advancing quickly and is expected to finish soon.
The air mail service headquarters will relocate from Omaha to Washington on July 1 under post office department orders. Stephen A. Sisler remains superintendent of the service.
The Pennsylvania State College awarded diplomas to 577 graduates in an open air commencement in State College. Marsh White received the first PhD ever awarded by the college for work with X-rays. Raymond Walters of Swarthmore College gave the address. Twenty-eight graduates became United States Army Reserve officers. Diplomas were presented by Judge H Walton Mitchell, president of the board of trustees.
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