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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
36
The Big Ren dam failed in the center early yesterday, with about thirty feet of the structure gone. Water backed up 250 feet along the spillway area near Jefferson Street bridge, frightening residents on the South End as hopes rise for rebuilding after storms.
The article advises visitors to San Francisco for a June convention to pack light overcoats and straw hats. It notes San Francisco summers are cool due to fog and winds, with few straw hats worn by locals and no outdoor nightlife or amusement parks. It suggests travelers bring a light overcoat and avoid Palm Beach attire.
Mercer County Commissioners appointed assessors in Sharon on Tuesday. First Ward First Precinct Edward McCue and Patrick J were named to the post, part of the county wide assessor appointments announced in Mercer.
We received a large shipment of 9x12 and 11.3x12 and 11.3x15 foot Axminster and Velvet rugs. Special prices offered on all rugs with new quality colors touted as best available. Sale prices range from 13.50 to 153 for 9x12 size. Also special prices on grass porch rugs of GE. iv ickiokns 6x9 size.
Buckley First Ward Second Precinct William Kearns William W Cliff Second Ward First Precinct J B Stetson George W Manning Second Ward Second Precinct Thomas Lloyd Martin Hughes Third Ward Third Precinct F B Brainard Jacob Crone Third Ward First Precinct C E Dunham B O Byrne Third Ward Second Precinct Edward D Higgs Richard F Fitzgerald Fourth Ward First Precinct W G James Matt Kahl Fourth Ward Second Precinct W J Grove Charles Sneiderwin The assessors are appointed to take a poll of the vote for the November election at dates to be determined later by the commissioners Their duties will consist of sitting at the polls for three days previous to the election and registering the voters Each voter in a third class city such as Sharon is must be registered to vote At a meeting of the Alumni of Grove City College held at Grove City on Wednesday E B Reed of this place cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank was elected vice president of the organization The sale of the remaining unseated lands in the County Treasurer s office took place at 10 A M Thursday The most of the tracts were in Sharon and Sharpsville and had been settled before the sale took place The electric storm which passed over Mercer County at noon on Wednesday wrought havoc with the electric and telephone wires of towns in the eastern part of the county Both Mercer and Grove City were without telephone connection with the outside world for several hours after the storm Trees were uprooted and bowled over considerable damage to fruit trees is reported The rain which accompanied the storm will benefit the growing crops.
Alice M. Robertson of Muskogee enters the race for the Republican nomination in Oklahoma's Second Congressional District. She competes for the party nomination against other candidates. Robertson emphasizes her conservative platform and public service background.
CADIZ June 18 Prohibition reduces milk supply as wine dumped into a sewer reaches pastures. Cattle refuse the spiked water causing drying up while Chas E Hughes seeks a court stay preventing Lever Act prosecutions. The stay would halt all Lever Act actions until Supreme Court rules on constitutionality.
Arnim W. Riley special assistant to the U S attorney general will leave for Canton Ohio today to offer vigorous resistance to an effort to stay the Lever Act amid ongoing international news coverage.
Dan O Leary, a veteran long distance walker, plans to mark his 79th birthday on June 29 by walking 100 miles in Cincinnati. The 50 year plus career underscores his claim that walking is the best exercise.
A man visited J. A. Jackson’s drug store to buy a fountain pen. He filled the pen with the druggist ink and paid with a $20 check. The pen cost $6 and the change was $14 but the check proved cold and the druggist nearly fainted before reviving.
Reports from semi official circles indicate Italy and Spain have formally recognized the Provisional President Venustiano Huerta administration in Mexico City with Great Britain expected to follow suit. The development signals international acceptance of the new regime and could influence diplomacy and aid.
Fragmentary text notes China was the first power to recognize the Huerta regime with reference to relations involving Britain and Japan soon after. The brief hints at the international stance during the Mexican situation.
Mrs Ernest Runk and her son Billy left Wednesday for Kansas after a telegram notified them of her mother’s critical illness. Agent Fred Hess remains unimproved. Hazel McClelland suffers an appendicitis attack. William Cameron had tonsils and adenoids removed and is recovering at home. The Galbreath Brothers entertained at Grange Hall Monday. Anniversaries prompt a motor trip to the Beight home by several relatives. Donald Hoffmaster remains ill with whooping cough. A cyclonic storm Wednesday damaged trees on North Side, including a peach tree at the Colburn property. Bernice and Paul MacWilliams visited their grandparents, the John MacWilliams, in New Castle.
A flaming-haired Hungarian dancer headlines the reopening of the Forty Club above Maxim's in Paris marking a first since the war. Her performance drew attention from the fashionable set, including international observers.
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