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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
5
Firemen announce the annual ball will be held at the Scottish Rite cathedral due to unfinished new central fire station on South Jefferson. About a thousand tickets have sold, roughly half the expected amount, as proceeds go to the firemen relief fund. Tickets remain on sale from all firemen.
On the eve of the six Pennsylvania delegates' departure for the Democratic national convention in Houston, Joseph F. Guffe l of Pittsburgh claimed most of the delegation backs Gov. Alfred Smith of New York. He said 30 delegates are pledged to Smith, with the remainder favoring the New Yorker. John A. McSparran of Lancaster leads the opposing faction.
Media June 20 The trial of Mrs Vivian McDowell Page Miss Mobile in the 1926 Atlantic City beauty pageant goes to the jury on arson charges in the Nor ma apartment house fire that endangered families. Page denied causing the fire and admitted being in Media with Frank Morganthan New York the night of the blaze. Defense counsel William Taylor said he would close his case today.
Washington advice prompts local post office to impose fines on underpaid first class mail after July 1. Underpayment beyond one rate leads to postage due collected from the recipient, with 1c per extra ounce or fraction. If amount is short by more than one rate, the deficient postage plus a per-ounce fine is charged.
International News Service reports Pittsburgh dancers halted after 303 hours and 2 minutes on June 7 8:30 p m. by Dr Daniel E Sable due to exhaustion. The trio Mr and Mrs Joseph Prose Buck Weaver Sonia Stevis and Jim mie Ross Isabelle Spaide surpassed Chicago’s 260 hour record before being stopped.
Joseph Teycer, 39, ex police officer now at the federal building, was shot fatally or near fatally at a south side cabaret. The shooting occurred close to where gangland figure James Regei was killed earlier. Anthony Carle was arrested as Teycer's alleged assailant. Dominick Devito, cabaret manager, also detained.
Tampico Mexico portrait Sutton was unanimously named president of Rotary International for the 1999 year at the convention in Minneapolis. The announce follows the Tampico Rotarian’s selection by international attendees.
The University of Pennsylvania holds the close of its academic year with 1680 graduates receiving degrees in the palestra on campus. Students come from many states and nations including Australia Japan Scotland Spain Peru Jamaica Cuba China Poland Italy Mexico Brazil and the Philippines Honorary degrees go to six local leaders and Frederic L Ballard delivers the address while Dr Josiah H Pennington presides.
The piece argues that environment cannot fully mold a person and that people are not victims of fate. It cites examples like flight and speaking as acquired abilities and notes there is no fixed limit to life extension via scientific control. It ends by questioning our obsession with insisting on OUR way over others.
Mercer Pa June 20 The will of Mrs Elizabeth Haywood of Sharon remained intact after Grover Powell nephew failed to overturn it in Mercer county court Judge J A McIl Langary dismissed the petition The will had provided 300000 to establish a home in Sharon for aged Presbyterian ministers
The text reflects on enduring principles beyond battles and money’s value, noting that true speech comes from science, arguing can cost all, rightness makes resistance futile, cynicism lacks glorious achievement, and laughter may erode reverence. It cites Roy D. Smith and a D. O. figure, urging reflection on conduct and wisdom.
International Illustrated profiles Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, a Republican running mate to Herbert Hoover. The piece emphasizes Curtis as the first major American political figure with extensive Native American lineage, tracing his ancestry to Indian chiefs and noting his Kansas roots and Senate leadership role.
A terse statement argues the so called efficient sex is not the act of lifting three ounces of fabric aloft nor letting gravity dress it, implying a critique of superficial efficiency and physical demonstration.
Steubenville report notes 98 year old Richard Evans, a bachelor who has avoided wine, women and tobacco but enjoys song and poetry. For his 99th birthday he hosted an open house, reading his own verse for friends. He has never married and hopes to reach 100. People rarely live past a century.
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