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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
43
Cattle supplies light and market steady with varied class prices. Hogs receipts 31900 with fair market and steady to higher demand on heavy grades. prime heavy hogs fetch 13.40 to 13.50, sows and other categories noted, veal calves at 11.50, lambs and sheep steady to higher with spring lambs at 16.00 and lambs at 12.00.
Market prices listed for Rye wheat oats corn and various hays and straws. The figures show per bushel or ton values with a cryptic note about Aero and ton per ctw. The entry is a fragmented price sheet section from a Rye market page.
Notice is given that on July 17 1925 an application will be made to the Governor of Pennsylvania by Tony Vitale Joseph Vitale and J C Compton of New Castle for a charter of Vitale Compton Fireworks Manufacturing Company to sell manufacture exhibit and book fireworks productions and spectacles under the 1874 act and supplements Gilfillan Patterson solicitors News June 11 issue July 24 16 1925
Wheat, corn and oats opened with mixed bids and higher provisions in Chicago trading. Countess Dunbar, formerly Millicent Burch, is noted as the mother of a healthy daughter Beverly in a New York hospital, a development that may influence reconciliation with her husband the Earl of Dunbar, who was previously jailed in New Jersey on abandonment charges.
Speculative trading in Pierce Arrow Motor and select utilities spurred early gains as rumors of MacRacks negotiating for the firm and favorable preferred adjustments lifted interest. Oil shares led with Standard Oil of New Jersey among leaders, while some copper and nickel stocks lagged. overall market showed mixed hours with profit taking but limited selling.
Congressman Thomas W. Phillips Jr. of Butler Pa arrives in the city with Mrs Phillips after a tour of France Spain Italy Tangiers Morocco and Tunis. He notes Europe faces grave problems with money to pay debts and comments on France and Germany before stating no comment on state politics or the senatorial race. He is accompanied by his brother Ben D Phillips and hosted by their mother.
Weather lore from farmers links animal behavior and natural signs to rain forecasts. Cattle scratching or tails to the wind signal rain, wet-morning fowls foretell poor clearing, and unusual toad frog worm activity or blackbird songs imply showers or fine weather. Northwest or southwest storms are brief. northeast storms tend to be long and severe. A veering wind portends fair weather while a backing wind signals rain.
A witty exchange features a widow asking a youth to guess her age. He considers two options then replies he would rate her ten years younger by looks or ten years older by brains, demonstrating restraint and humor.
His Excellence Kadour Bem Ghabat was named new minister plenipotentiary from Morocco to France. He hoped to influence cessation of hostilities between Riffs and French Uplifters and believed he could do good work in jail, with others offering reasons for confinement.
In Calcutta June 19, Governor Sir Harcourt Butler warns the Naga tribesmen to abandon human sacrifices or face suppression by British forces. Kachin chiefs disapprove yet cannot stop the practice, while promises to curb Kachin involvement are pledged. Nagas resist, fearing spirits’ wrath, but authorities insist on ending the custom with stern measures if needed. Also noted is a separate item about Leo Walker, injured in an automobile accident near Battle Creek, Michigan.
Johnny Black, composer of Dardanella, becomes studio director at Chicago station WHT. His breakthrough song faced a long legal battle before royalties. he settled for 15,000 dollars. Dardanella reportedly generated over ten million dollars for the music industry.
Ralph Walker, 81, of Mount Pleasant, has traveled coast to coast across the United States using rides from motorists at no cost to himself. He says he has developed rules for traveling on other people’s gas and that he never pays for rides.
Professor H. F. Moore of the University of Illinois defines motion-mindedness as the driver’s habit of thinking ahead to what will follow in a few seconds. He says automobiles cultivate progress and urges people to consider future outcomes to avoid dangerous collisions.
In Orangeburg South Carolina on June 18 Commissioner Albert C Watson rejects superstition about the number 13. He cites his phone number automobile license and PO box all being 13 and notes there are 13 letters in his name. His breezy reply to a friend contrasts with his calm stance. The Louisville Courier Journal reports the anecdote.
Walter Hamill of New Wilmington and Charles Gorley of this city were sentenced after a Woodlawn holdup. Hamill drew three to five years in the Western Penitentiary, Gorley an indeterminate term at Huntingdon Reformatory. Miss Helen Flannigan, 17, of Beaver Falls, sought court consent to marry Hamill before his transfer, but consent was denied. Hamill confessed to two city robberies and a recent release from Ohio State Penitentiary. probation officer Amanda Holt urged the girl to drop the plan.
G A Cooper head of the farm loan board reports plentiful capital and low costs for farmers through year end. Direct loans and rediscounts total about 59.9 million with advances 125 to 130 million. rates run 4 to 4 1/2 percent, about a half point below last year. Conditions improve though southwest droughts and Kansas dry spell noted. northwest reports good crops. bank lending rising in the Midwest.
James B. Topham, 43, alleged former Zelienople professor, was arraigned in the Tombs for extradition on a Zelienople embezzlement charge. Detective Vandergrift said Zelienople Chief Quigley requested his arrest. Topham, a Featherated Rubber salesman in New York, formerly worked for Universal Lumber in Zelienople.
Meadville Pa June 18 C Cunningham secretary of the Meadville branch of the Wild Life league reports the state game commission approval for a two year closed season in Crawford county on ringneck pheasants and Bob White quail. Protests may be filed in two county papers. If no protests the county will be closed to killing these birds.
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