Fund to build Browne Hall grows toward goal
A fund drive at the YMCA noon meeting in New Castle reported the Browne hall project total increased to 85 456 with 763 raised that day. Subscriptions listed include Mercer 325 Goldberg 200 Gibson 50 Burton 30 Ramsey 358 Hover 2166 as the drive aims for 100 000 to award the contract soon and push toward 160 000. Senator Weingartner praised the volunteers and noted broad support from United Presbyterian churches and local industries. Team captains and members across Lawrence county pledged continued help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Audrecy Browne
J. Roy Mercer
H. M. Goldberg
Clyde Gibson
F.L. Burton
Ira M. Ramsey
F. A. Hover
Lawrence County
New Castle
United Presbyterian
Robert Audley Browne
George T. Weingartner
Weinéartner
Westminster
New Pasty Invitations and Birth Announcements Arrive
A fresh shipment of pasty invitations and birth announcements has just arrived. The items are described as original and likely to meet customer approval.
Rothchild Sees U. S. Fortunes Cut
Baron Henri de Rothschild says large American fortunes will dwindle due to lack of centralized control after the family head’s death. He explains the crest with five arrows and a closed hand symbolizing unity and notes a family council governs decisions across members in Paris Frankfurt London and beyond. The Rothschild fortune, built post Napoleonic Wars, is now in the sixth generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Paris
Henri de Rothschild
Henri
France
Germany
England
Frankfurt
London
Local Court Grants Thirty Days In Traffic Offense Case
In a terse exchange, the judge questions the prisoner about his stance. The prisoner expresses a desire to be free of traffic police. The judge sentences him to thirty days in confinement.
Inventors Battle Over Patent Claim in Federal Court
ST. PAUL Minn June 22 A federal suit pits David Crowther a University of Minnesota mechanic against Dr Winford P Larson bacteriologist over who originated a vaccine development process and a chrome steel device used to crush bacteria Crowther contends he conceived the apparatus in 1918 and obtained a patent while Larson claims priority and the right to the invention in a ruling aligning with a similar District of Columbia decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
ST. Paul
Minn
David Crowther
University of Minnesota Mechanic
Winford P. Larson
University
Crowther
Sanborn
Dr. Larson
Larson
District of Columbia
U S Travel Surges to New Record Across Oceans
Officials expect over 200000 Americans to obtain passports and travel abroad this year despite European turmoil. Most travelers head to Paris or Britain as overseas routes rebound from wartime declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partment
America
Paris
England
France
Italy
Williams
Neal Pees
Wwashington
Atlantic
Pacific
Barrett swims 11 miles across Long Island Sound
Miss Clarebelle Barrett of New Rochelle completes an 11 mile swim across Long Island Sound in 10 hours 29 minutes amid 60 degree water head winds and choppy seas. She begins at Hudson Park at 8 20 am and ends with a sprint at 6 49 30 pm near Hempstead Bay Sea Cliff. Walter Patterson calls her performance excellent for a channel swim.
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New York
Clarebelle Barrett
New Rochelle
Europe
Long Island Sound
Hudson Park
Larchmount
Miss Barrett
Hempstead Bay
Sea Cliff
Walter Patterson
Bridgeport
Getting Older Hardware Man
Summers stood as a trusted friend lending support when danger loomed, offering shelter and timely aid as clouds gathered.
Veteran fighter and son depart paths after war
A veteran fighter remarks that his son works for Smith the hardware dealer and should fare well after serving in World War I. He notes a rigid but loyal wartime bond, saying soldiers are like lower animals who still rarely shake hands with an enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Plans for Army Camp at Camp Meade Spark Cadet Attention
Captain Craig from Camp Meade outlines Citizens Army training camp plans for July in Pennsylvania. About 2200 youths aged 17 to 24 will receive khaki and join the Citizens Military Training Camp through August. Facilities include a 65 by 110 foot pool, 16 tennis courts, 17 volleyball courts, 10 baseball diamonds and a 1200 seat theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin L. Craig
Field Artillery
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Citizens
Captain Craig
Camp Meade
Citizens Army
Roy 8. Upton
U. S. Army
New Castle
Bread poultice request after kangaroo kicks elephant
A man in a grocery walks in asking for two dozen loaves to make a bread poultice after a kangaroo kicks an elephant at the zoo. The grocer asks if he has dinner on, but the man says no, explaining his work at the zoo.
Ruth’s Sunday school chocolate buys reveal minister’s kindness
A child Ruth tells her mother she bought a chocolate bar with a nickel given for Sunday school. She adds the minister met her at the door and let her in for free, prompting a note on generous church assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
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Scotch Home Joke Draws Visitor’s Curiosity
A Scotchman explains his wall paper is actually nailed boards as he shows a friend his new home. He jokes that they may not live there forever, hinting at portable walls and plans for possible relocation.
Do You Play Golf She Says She Cannot Hold The Caddy
A humorous exchange in Good Hardware where a man asks about golf and a woman replies she cannot even hold the caddy, implying ignorance about the game.
His SPECIALTY Bookkeeper Quips About Music Duty
Billing Clerk replies he plays no instrument beyond being second fiddle at home as a humorous line from The Progressive Grocer.
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Tory
Dormi
H. C. Drake
John B. Haley
George Muse
C. H. Young
George W. Weddell
Roy Conway
Clarence Patterson
Orville Brown
James A. Chambers
F. L. Burton
Thomas A. Gilkey
R. €. Patterson
Louis B. Tound
John E. Dye
John M. Wallace
William H. Dunlap, Jr
Karl Book
John Roy Preston
J. Lee McFate
Roy Jamison
O. P. Brown
Wylie McCaslin
James M. Smith
Roy E. Graham
J. C. Lechner
Carl Kuechler
M. C. Limber
Greer Building
North
Mercer Street
Emery Studio
North Mill S
Equitable
M. J. Donnelly
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the
United States
North Mercer Street
Penna
Bell
Nessle
Rothchild
U. S
Bsuy
Try
Yorr
Washington St
McKee’s
Kut Rate Store
N. Mill Street
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore&Ohio
Jersey City
U.S
Summers
John D. Rockefeller
Dr. MacKenzie
N. Jefferson 8
New Castle, Pa
Sample’s Super Service
Lawrence and
4Th Streets
Ellwood City
Rweri
Guarantee Distributing Corp
Diamond St
Pittsburgh, Pa
John M. Rick
E. Washington Street
The
Washington Dry Cleaning Co
Washington Street
Cripps Hardware Co
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