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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1922
Page
1
Paris June 19 The French dancing masters at their annual convention approve several new ballroom themes to pep up old dances. The Paserto a variant of the valse espagasle. The Quadrille Nouveau blends old figures with one step fox trot and shimmy. The Hour features hesitations and balances creating a wave effect.
A pedigreed bull calf donor, shipped from Dryden New York, en route to New Castle News for the Milk and Ice Fund. Fred L Rentz prepares reception and sale plans. the donor Harry Jeffery explains shipment in letters. The animal, described as far from ordinary, is to be given royal treatment on arrival.
The piece argues that self esteem and pride in work surpass wealth and want material gain. It calls individuals to strive for honorable effort, accepting personal battle and responsibility, with a timeless warning that true reward lies in internal honor not external riches. It notes today’s weather and marks June as the season.
Pittsburgh June 13 The jury selection to hear evidence in the James J Flannery first degree murder case is in progress The estate plans to prove the shooting of Mrs Flannery was premeditated while Flannery says he shot by accident mistaking her for a burglar A major legal battle is anticipated as court adjourns for the day
L Frederick Vaughn purchases 460 West Washington and plans a three story brick block with business rooms on the first floor and apartments above. Estimated cost 30 000 to 40 000 dollars. Vaughn, a Moore and Lamb foreman from Youngstown, recently moved there and will run his own business from the corner property once built.
Former State Treasurer Mormon M. Kephart testified in Harrisburg on June 1 amid a probe by Attorney General Lewis into treasury operations 1917 to 1921. He admitted issuing end of month transfer orders to bond clerk Oscar Klopp but denied knowledge of book transfers, claiming drafts were properly made. A small shed near South Street and Lawrence Automobile Co. caught fire Saturday. firefighters contained the blaze with minor losses.
Senators Kellogg of Minnesota and Hale of Maine, loyal to Harding policies, face primary tests that will decide if they gain renomination. Hale battles Frank E. Guernsey, eastern Maine candidate arguing for eastern and western balance in Maine's Senate representation. Guernsey emphasizes experience and regional duty ahead of the fall election.
Plans for a four room brick school with two basement rooms in the Oakland district, designed by W G Ecktes, include a heating system and modern equipment. An addition to Scot land Lane school by C C and A L Thayer contemplates eight rooms, with four finished now. bids are to be opened July 7.
Government plans burglar proof warehouses to cut liquor costs for consumers. Four warehouses will hold the remaining forty million gallons of bonded whiskey in the United States, with stocks concentrated in Maryland and Kentucky, per Commissioner Haines.
Pottsville officials debate if 24 hours suffices to prepare for death after Henry Leskowski of Schuylkill County is executed at Rockview Penitentiary. He had little time to talk with his seven children and wife about his fate after being moved from Beechview. The sheriff issued no earlier death warrant notice, shortening the traditional 20 day lead time.
Large crowd attends Cascade Park services as New Castle ministers debate Sunday amusements. Rev W T Reynolds supports keeping amusements open while most ministers urge park closures. Graham of Pennsylvania-Ohio Electric visits with family. crowd estimates reach 2500 for services and a bandstand concert draws about 500. ministerial action deferred over the weekend.
The missing alligator at The News office reappears on June 18, with Colonel Thompson as its former protector. Fred L. Bents, manager, donates it to the Legion Home, where visitors at the soldiers home on North Jefferson Street may see the reptile.
The American Federation of Labor enters its final week as coal miners strike and railroad craft unions threaten a coordinated walkout. Radicals urge government recognition of Soviet Russia, while Morrison battles reformists. Ohio official Thomas J. Dutry spoke as Cincinnati nostalgia swirled over leadership.
Philadelphia report states Allie Marion 40 of Ambler Pennsylvania fell five floors from an air shaft in city hall after a struggle on a window ledge while officers questioned him about murder plans. Rescue efforts failed as he shouted for help and leaped away. A fountain on Baal Street was found out of service following a police incident.
Death records list Miss Opal Clarke aged 19 of 628 South Tay Street Paul E Shatter aged 36 of 15 Homestead Street Miss Maria Trash aged 350 Harbor Judd Infant Cole Elwood City and Mrs Henry H Hamilton aged 66 of Youngstown among others. Other details are sparse in the clippings.
The clash near the city center sees Sun Yat Sen forces and Chen Ming loyalists fighting three miles north of Canton. Reports say 1,000 killed in the first day as refugees flood toward Hong Kong. Mrs. Samuel Wong, an American, aided in recounting Dr Sun’s dramatic escape to Shameen Island.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen cites a 10,000-strong counter-revolutionary force seizing Biturkiney in Veronmesch province, with claims of Soviet government instability and a likely counterrevolutionary gain. The Copenhagen source notes broad territorial control and uncertainty about future developments.
Snapshots report 12 year old from Moundsville W Virginia drowned yesterday while bathing in the Ohio River. The item notes a local drowning tragedy with minimal detail.
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