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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
39
A rural property listing describes a country home with a house and barn, electric service, and a fine setting. The item notes a price of 3977 and references a location near oc ity with yard features and utility access.
Legal notice for the city of New Castle Pa detailing an ordinance to widen Falls Street between Mill and Jefferson Streets to 34 feet with 17 feet on each side of the center line. It covers paving the revised cartway sections, apportioning unpaved costs to abutting properties, fund provisioning, repeal of inconsistent ordinances, and certification by City Clerk Cordelia Zeigler Jones dated June 15 1927.
City of New Castle Pennsylvania council introduces a measure to widen Mercer Street from Falls to Lawrence, pave the cartway, assess costs against adjacent properties, and resurfaced sections between Falls and North Streets. It outlines curb line changes, approved pavements, and funding from assessments, with ordinance repeal notes and clerk certification.
City ordinance proposes widening North Street between East and Jefferson to 20 feet with 15 feet each side of the center line. It details assessment of unpaved portions to abutting properties and funding from city and property owners. The notice cites legal actions and dates in June 1927.
New York June 22 stock prices opened higher but gains were limited as profit taking and selling by speculators restrained leaders. Unfavorable reports and rumors shifted demand to other groups while crude oil prospects repeated tight supply concerns. Oil shares traded slowly with subdued volume.
The page lists numerous stock prices at 12:30 pm furnished by a market data service. It shows figures for American Can, Chicago Chicago Western Indiana, Gen Electric, Gen Motors, Union Pacific and many others, with several shares trading in the 60s to over 100s percent ranges. Names of companies, exchanges, and price levels are scattered throughout the fragment.
The City of New Castle invites sealed proposals for Beckford Street Maryland Avenue and Winslow Avenue paving from Stanton Avenue to Butler Street and Franklin Avenue. Bids due 9:00 a.m. EST June 27 1927. Bidders may bid all or some sections under one or separate contracts. Council may reject bids or award contracts as needed. Certified checks required: combined bid 1600.00 Beckford 500.00 Maryland 60.90 Winslow 60.00.
Letters testamentary granted by the Register of Wills for North Beaver Township Lawrence County Pennsylvania to J Harlan Wilson of North Beaver Township. Debts owed should be paid promptly and claims or demands filed promptly with William E Porter attorney New Castle PA. Legal notices appear June 15 22 29 and July 6 13 20 1927.
The Joint Wage Scale Committee of coal operators and union miners in central Pennsylvania met in Philadelphia to draft a wage scale replacing the Jacksonville agreement set in 1924. Operators push a modification due to nonunion competition in West Virginia and Kentucky while miners insist on maintaining the Jacksonville scale adopted three years earlier, arguing the living standards require its continuation. West Virginia fields dominate New England coal sales, leaving a small share of the New York market for Pennsylvania.
First National Bank of Lawrence county will relocate into temporary quarters in the Henderson building east of the current bank during the Fourth of July vacation. The move begins after Saturday noon July 2 and banks open in the temporary quarters on Tuesday July 5. The old building will be torn down as the bank uses all three floors for banking, bookkeeping, and storage during construction.
Cattle supply light and market steady with ranges for prime and good cattle and calves. Sheep and lambs show steady demand with prices for good and spring lambs. Hogs receipts heavy and market steady with price ranges for prime heavy hogs to light workers.
Letters testamentary issued for Margaret Pyle estate in Seventh Ward New Castle Lawrence County Pa Executrix Florenc Fischer Mahoningtown Pa requests creditors to present claims promptly and all indebted to the estate to be paid at once Local notice dates May 18 25 June 18 15
The court appoints an auditor to restate and distribute the estate funds. The auditor fixed July 14, 1927 at 10:00 AM EST at 332 Union Trust Building, New Castle Pennsylvania to attend to duties. Interested parties may appear and be heard at that time.ROY M. Auditor.
The city invites sealed proposals to construct a sanitary sewer from North Mercer Street to Wallace Avenue with plans on file in the City Engineer's office. Each bid must include a certified check of 546.06 payable to New Castle and marked Mercer Street Sewer. Council may reject any or all bids.
Furnished by New Castle Feed and Coal Company at 1126 28 Moravia Street the notice lists local prices paid for hay and grain for producers and buyers within the region. The item appears as a market summary brief within a local business advertisement page.
Russell Scott again dodged the noose as the state supreme court granted his plea for reversal of the Cook county criminal court verdict that held him sane and sentenced him to hang for the killing of Joseph Maurer a Chicago drug clerk in Illinois.
One of the entries at the third annual rose show in Carnegie auditorium by the New Castle Garden club is little Miss Anna Paolise. She has guarded her rose trees at the Carnegie playgrounds for weeks to prepare her entry and is the youngest exhibitor, drawing favorable comment on her roses.
Listing of grain and forage prices including No 1 wheat 24.00 per bushel No 2 wheat 19.00 per bushel No 1 timothy hay 14.00 per ton and ear corn 24.00 per bushel with related figures and a negative value noted.
The piece notes bright warm days of summer and busy buying and selling periods. It highlights daily visits to the New Castle News and its classified pages as the key to spotting opportunities and making money through commerce.
The 43rd annual convention of the Eastern District Evangelical Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) opened in York, Pennsylvania, with Rev. F. J. Lankenau of Napoleon, Ohio, delivering the welcoming address. Expected attendees include Dr. F. F. Ottenhauer of Chicago as president and several pastors serving as top officers.
Howard Phillips, superintendent of garbage collection, says the garbage is heavy at the present time. Four trucks are kept in operation, with one truck hauling tin cans from residential yards.
The remark notes that even strict controls on reckless driving could be used to praise fascism, implying difficulty in criticizing the regime if such measures are framed as positive actions.
Ellwood City boxer Emmett Rocco knocked out Mike Oran of Cleveland in six rounds at Youngstown last night. Moran proved no match for the Ellwood light heavyweight.
Police report a surge of porch milk thefts in the North Hill district during early morning hours after deliveries. A special investigation has been opened to pursue the thefts and identify those responsible.
The New Castle O. & P. team teeters financially after a poor season. A Thursday benefit game at Centennial Field against Canton, Ohio aims to raise funds via box office receipts. Civic groups and sports fans urged to attend to help keep the team in town.
Albert Moors aged 47 died in Mercer hospital from injuries after rock collapse in Sharon Coal and Limestone Company mine No 2 in Springfield township. He was born in England and survived by wife and six children. funeral Friday at 2 p.m. from family home, Leesburg cemetery interment.
Springfield report states Charles Duchowski Roberto Torres and Walter Staleski killers of Deputy Warden Peter Klein at Stateville were sentenced by the state supreme court to the gallows with execution set for July 15 after three escape attempts. A traffic line painting machine was found useless and a second machine was acquired for trial to meet local needs.
In Nelsonville Ohio on June 22, the second effort to organize unemployed Hocking Valley miners into a non-union body failed. A mass meeting at Brush Fork Junction was canceled after most attendees balked at breaking from the United Mine Workers. Emmett Searles had touted forming an independent group to negotiate with operators for operations at the Jacksonville wage of 7.50 dollars per day.
Washington reports that the Geneva conference naval reduction program is the minimum for U S security and the administration rejects any vital changes. The official spokesman said Britain and Japan proposals were forecast to be rejected and communications to Geneva delegates may already be sent.
County Detective William G Fleming State Trooper Muncy and Constable A Sharp Leslie seized a car on the Wilmington road at 630 PM Tuesday uncovering 108 half pints of liquor in the back. Hockenberry escaped upstairs via a back stairway while officers held the car and continued search for him as the haul and the sedan were seized as evidence.
Tri partite naval experts fail to agree as Britain US and Japan hold firm positions at the disarmament conference. Admiral Jones calls naval strength relative while Gibson confirms US acceptance of a 5-5-3 ratio for auxiliaries and Saito signals willingness to concede beyond that.
The Victor Olsen Company advances paving on Delaware Avenue between Park and Laurel today as a steam shovel operates near Winter Avenue. Storm sewer work on Lut ton Street proceeds, with base laying planned for South Mercer Phillips and Lutton streets. paving on South Side streets expected to begin next week.
Ridgway Pa June 22 William K Alsop Jr a Haverford college student claimed the Pennsylvania marathon golf title after playing 144 holes at Elk County Country Club from 4 15 am to 7 15 pm totaling 609 strokes He walked 40 miles during the endurance test breaking prior records and marking a historic feat for the sport.
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