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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1927
Page
18
A satirical column by John F. Dille reflects on wealth and prominence. It rails against the perils and pretensions of the rich while praising plain living. The narrator, a self described plain mortal, muses on security, ambition, and society’s obsession with status.
State health bureau reports a surge in homicides and alcohol related deaths for March. Eight homicides and four others were noted in Pittburgh with a total of 410 deaths statewide. Diphtheria deaths dropped sharply due to immunization. Tuberculosis declined to a low March rate, while motor vehicle accidents set a new record with 124 fatalities.
Captain Calvin W. Surarue 65 died after the Eleanor Taylor sailed from Boston for Charleston. First mate Novak 40 said the captain died 36 hours after departure from Heston of pleurisy. The drifting schooner was found near Delaware breakwater and towed to New York as the crew navigated the storm.
A battered sea tale describes a ship with a dead man onboard stirring debate among the crew who argue over who should steer. Rats swarm the decks and sharks shadow the wake as the vessel nears danger under a vast, stormy sky.
Manville Pennsylvania reports Bertaud, once slated as co pilot with Clarence Chamberlin in the Bellanca Columbia, has resumed regular air mail service after a dispute with Charles Levine. He carried Lindbergh arrival pictures and films, drawing irony from his earlier plan to accompany Chamberlin on a trans Atlantic flight.
The Seventh Ward district Epworth League convention met at Mahoning Methodist Church with delegates from New Wilmington Grove City West Middlesex Volant Shuren and other towns. Morning to evening sessions featured addresses election of officers led by President Charles Mathews New Castle and a pageant by the Junior Queen Mother Society. A missionary talk by Theodore Wimner was included.
International president John L. Lewis spoke to more than 8,000 striking miners in the Pittsburgh district at Bridgeville urging cooperation among operators to end overproduction. He blamed price-cutting by operators for harming the bituminous coal industry, citing Alabama fields paying $1.90 per day for a 10-hour shift. Also spoke were International VP Phillip Murray and others from District No. 6.
Disjointed text describes stubborn pride and self righteousness, mentioning sermons, strong minded individuals, and a garbled line about a Maine dealer and Americans. The passage lacks coherent events or clear entities to anchor a factual summary.
Entries pour in for the fourth annual Rose show to be held Wednesday and Thursday June 22 at the Carnegie auditorium. Marcua Fenchtwanger, president of the Garden Club, says optimism runs high despite a cool season. Prizes include the Hoyt Silver Vase for best arrangement, a book end prize, and a special ten dollar prize for a new flower origin.
Geneva June 8 Japan's Admiral Kobayashi head of the technical delegation said there is no concrete plan on naval limitation. Admiral Nabayashi noted there are many ideas but no firm stance, demanding sufficient small ships for defense and a minimum below which Japan will not go. Hugh Gibson announced all plenary sessions will be public.
International News Services reports Beverly Hills June 13 Mary Pickford claims she is not afraid of kidnapping as an armed guard continues patrol of Pickfair, home of Miss Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, amid details of an erroneous plot. The notice also thanks neighbors for flowers and donations after a sister's death.
Miners at Brush Fork Junction near Sonville Ohio gathered 590 unemployed men and 25 operators as a mass meeting failed to yield a wage settlement. More than sixty percent of miners reportedly stayed with United Mine Workers and rejected forming an independent group to negotiate separately. Workers refused to return to mines under the April 1 scale after operators refused renewal.
Jacksonville agreement of seven dollars an eight hour day to have the miners return to work was pushed. Following floods that damaged gardens and fields near Morray City, many miners have relied on Red Cross and relief groups for basic needs.
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