Advertising Shows Gain For Year 1926
American newspapers carried 412,944,090 lines of advertising in the first four months of 1926, up nearly three percent from 1925. The Commerce Department reported 8,915,000 lines of national advertising, nine percent ahead. Toilet articles and medicinal preparations led with 27,551,000 lines, followed by automobile ads at 25,410,000 lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Thornburgh
International News Service
Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Commissioners Request Early Tax Reports for School Districts
County collectors must report valuation versus true value, total levied taxes, amount collected before October 1, and delinquent taxes after October 1 with a five percent penalty. Exonerations must be exact, per capita tax separated, and totals balanced per duplicates. Collectors should submit all taxes and receive warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Syling
Commission Distribution After October 1 Delinquent Tax Note
The commission payments must be recorded in two separate entries: one for amounts paid up to October 1 and another for commissions paid on the portion collected after October 1 or the delinquent tax. This separation ensures accurate accounting and clear audit trails.
Factory Shoe Store Opens in New Castle
New Castle opens the Factory Shoe Store at 112 East Washington Street. The cut rate shop is part of a ten-store chain and offers shoes for men women and children. The renovated space will house a large stock and promotional advertising appears in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Factory Shoe
East Washington Street
New Castle News
Normal Schools Graduate Throng Of New Teachers
Harrisburg June 18 3100 trained teachers have been graduated from the state normal schools in Harrisburg according to International News Service data. The graduates join the teaching ranks across Pennsylvania as the annual program concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoos
International News Service
Harrisburg
H. L. White
Graduation totals mark record year for state normals
The state reports a historic commencement season with 14 Normal schools and one each in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. West Chester leads with 472 graduates, followed by Indiana 334 and East Stroudsburg 690 under new four year high school entry requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
West Chester
Indiana
East Stroudsburg
Children’s Day at Oak Grove Church Sunday
The annual Children’s Day program will be presented Sunday afternoon at 3 15 eastern standard time at Oak Grove Christian Church on Frew Mill road. It features the Oak Grove and Madison Avenue Christian church children in Bible school with numerous recitations songs and a dialogue including works by Thelma Bumbaugh Evelyn Dibbley and others plus talks by W W Sniff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Frew Mill Road
Madison Avenue Christian Church of
New Castle
Bible School
Dorothy Riskel
Caroline Hunt
John Dibbley
Doris Bevan
Children’s Chorus
Glenard Hunt
Eileen Mullen
Beula Boak
Arthur Hunt
Thelma Bumbaugh
Bernice Boak
Bobby Park
Thelma and
Evelyn Dibbley
Elizabeth Nemeth
W. W. Sniff
Offering
Wayne Bevan
Pearl Stickle
Frances Amon
Y M C A Camp Opens July 6 With First New Castle Quota
Twenty YMCA members join the initial quota for the New Castle camp to run two weeks starting July 6. Physical Director Harry Day announced the plan noting the camp will operate for about one month this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Harry Day
Day
Former Local Man Injured in Tin Mill Accident
John D. Williams formerly of this city and now of Follansbee West Virginia was seriously injured in a tin mill accident in Fol llansbee. The injury is such that he likely cannot resume duties though doctors hold hope for recovery. Williams was once foreman at the Shenango Tin Plate works while in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Williams
Follansbee
W. Va
Follansebee
Williams
Shenango
Tin Plate Works
VORITES LODGE MEETS SATURDAY
Regular meeting of Star of Wales lodge No 60 at Emmanuel Baptist church at 7 30 pm Saturday. True Ivorites of America will conduct the session with important business including officer nominations dues payments and the St David banquet report. The note on home carelessness adds a proverb to the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Wales Lodge No. 60
True Ivorites of America
Emmanuel Baptist Church
St. David's
Annual Reunion Of H S Alumni At Cascade Park
The New Castle High School Alumni Association holds its annual reunion at Cascade park this afternoon and evening. Graduates gather for class dinners and the grove is set for class organizations and officer elections. A competition for the silver loving cup honors attendance, with dancing, a grand march, and square dances planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
County League Umpires Saturday Assignments
County League umpires named for Saturday. Parks and Evans work Brent, Patterson and Ryan at Ellwood, McCormick and McCann at Energy, Kroesen and Hudson at Wampum, Jones listed in reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks
Retail food costs rise for average family since 1926
Washington notes the Department of Labor reports the retail cost of food for the average family jumped over 6 11-4 percent since May 1926 and 662-3 percent since May 1918. A small May drop of three-fourths of 1 percent is recorded. The Senate has shelved prohibition modification measures, returning them to the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Department of Labor
Senate
Special Wedding Gifts and Reading Library Highlights
Special wedding gifts feature metal book ends in bright new designs priced from 1.50 to 4.00. The Reading Library offers magazines for 10 to 50 cents per copy with novels available at 10 cents each. Children’s books and adult selections are mixed for vacation entertainment. Bathing suits and accessories are promoted for the weekend on the mezzanine.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bureau of the Census
Owens
E. Washington
Davis Shoe Co
Davis Shoe Coo
Keystone Grocery and Tea Co. Fresh Vegetables and Fruit Department
North Mill St
California
Keystone Grocery & Tea CO
North Mills
Vorites Lodge
Wright
Te W
Devil Food
Feranklin Sugar
APPLE
Nucoa Ip
Quart Basket
Bermudas
H. S
Grove
Cas
Cade Park
Metzler
K. Washington Street
Palais Royale
M. J. Hogue
P. L. Hogue
Milleman’s
Ohio Music Co
Washington Street
Ewing’s
Wallace J. Ewing Johnson
Bldg
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