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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
10
The ad promotes Kellogg's Pep Bran Flakes as a healthful high fiber cereal with whole wheat flakes. Describes double goodness flavor and wholesome serving options for every meal and children, urging shoppers to look for the red and green package at their grocer.
Mercer county officials announced state approval for plans to build a county home hospital. Bids will be sought within 15 days, with an estimated cost of 120000 dollars.
A stationary engine exploded in the boiler room of Cambria Works No. 2, Harrison Brick Co., in Altoona Pennsylvania. Joseph Menn, 55, was found dead with a fractured skull and injuries from scalding. The blast wrecked the plant section and the building’s interior.
Police fear a revived gang war after the early morning assassination of James Regete, an alleged Mike Carroxze ally, in Little Italy. Two other racketeers Joseph Salamone and John Oliveri were slain yesterday at Death Corner, intensifying a nationwide underworld link and prompting authorities to deploy heavily armed bureau squads to capture known gangsters.
An early 20th century feature extols New York as the world’s most expensive yet livable city offering free park concerts by the Goldman band drawing crowds. It describes encounters with celebrities like Henry Louis Mencken, noting his unglamorous appearance and bachelor lifestyle, and ends mid-thought on his daily routine.
Idah McGlone Gibson writes on William Jennings Bryan during his 1896 free silver campaign. The piece recounts Mrs Bryan receiving flowers and ribbons at a reception in an Ohio town, noting her poised charm and the era's bouquet tradition. It reflects on Bryan's public appeal and later political unfulfillment.
Snippets reveal wit against exclusive agents like George Bye and the New York social scene. Quotes lampoon mothers' fears for daughters entering theatre. A Broadway youth notes tiny allowances at a speakeasy as Walter Winchell’s table becomes a gossip hub. Readers are urged to write to the Times building for replies.
The Young Women’s Christian Association board met Tuesday at the YWCA building. Annual officer elections were held with new terms lasting one year: President Mrs. C. H. Johnson. First VP Mrs. W. G. Eckles. Second VP Mrs. J. J. Stratton. Third VP Mrs. H. M. Kirk. Fourth VP Mrs. J. M. Blackwood. Treasurer Mrs. H. C. Robinson. Secretary Miss Mabel Hutchison. Current trustees named are Eckles, Gillian, McCaslin, Morehead, Nothdurst, Offutt, Stitzinger, Pyle and Dr. James Crawford.
Mercer county bar association members attended a memorial service at the courthouse in Mercer Pennsylvania to pay tribute to the late attorney J W Baker, dean of the bar association, whose death occurred on Sunday.
Ohio poultrymen invite Pennsylvania visitors to a two day conference at the Wooster experiment station Ohio June 28 29 B E Kauffman from Pennsylvania State College will host and guide attendees from Sharon Mercer Greenville area The Hickory school near Sharon is gathering point for a 1 PM departure Wednesday June 28 and the group will stay in Wooster Thursday night returning Friday Notify Mr McCulloch by June 24 to secure Wooster reservations.
International News Service reports Miss Ame Barnhart the first woman to conquer the Atlantic by air may join the Ziegfeld Follies. Florence Ziegfeld negotiates with the aviatrix known as Lindy on prior terms, word of her Wales landing reaching him during a fishing trip in New Brunswick. Barnhart is noted as an accomplished singer and skilled performer.
International News Service reports New York June 20 five runners named to represent the United States in the Olympic marathon by coach Jewson Robertson. Named are Jose Ray Clarence De Mar Albert Whitey Michelson Willard Agee and Harvey Frick. One more spot remains to be filled by the next American Olympic committee executive session in its city. Ray won the Long Beach marathon.
De Mar clinched the Boston marathon while Agee and Frick finished first and second in the Baltimore to Laurel race on the stiffest course in the United States. Michelson took second place in the Long Beach marathon.
Assistant U S District Attorney Charles S Denby Jr nephew of Edwin Denby and son in law of David A Reed assumed his official duties Tuesday in Philadelphia at age 37.
The youngest member of the local prosecutor's office was sworn in yesterday, marking a notable milestone for the department. The ceremony highlighted the new appointee's credentials and the office's ongoing efforts to strengthen legal services in the community.
Victor Carben, 69, of Hast Butler, the oldest arrested for bootlegging in Butler county, was sentenced by Judge John R. Henninger to pay costs and a $200 fine. Carben said he could not work but admitted that most of his family of six boys and a three guns were employed to produce and sell wine at $12 per quart.
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