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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
20
A patriotic meeting and flag raising with speakers from several places is planned for Princeton next Tuesday evening. An ice cream festival will follow to benefit the Red Cross. Women are invited to organize an interdenominational auxiliary at Mrs. J. A. Sechlar's home this Monday evening.
The Oak Grove Red Cross auxiliary invites all interested women to a meeting at the United Presbyterian church next Thursday at 2 p m Mrs Maxwell of New Castle will demonstrate supply making and provide work instructions Plans for future meetings will be decided at this gathering
Preparatory services will be held Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at Oak Grove United Presbyterian church. The pastor Rev Thomas McKee assisted by Rev Randles of New Castle and Rev Clark of Portersville. Communion on Sabbath at 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM. all are welcome.
A state department of agriculture agent tours the area instructing farmers on proper potato and vegetable spraying. The demonstration emphasizes correct methods and shows how effective spraying can raise production and profits.
A most pleasing Children Day program was held at the Presbyterian church last Sabbath evening to a well filled church. The program included songs scripture lessons recitations duets solos drills and a rose drill with remarks by the pastor and a benediction by Rev. Robert Of fut.
The Presbyterian church women held a monthly meeting at Mrs. Albert Trusel home with Miss Harriet Stickle presiding. The program included devotional exercises a reading on Oriental conversion The Story of An Old Hat a duet by Sara and Margaret Cotton and a missionary study class Red Cross plans were discussed for a Princeton auxiliary.
The Tionesta oil well, once blazing wildly, is capped and showing a steady gas flow through the casing valve. Visitors noted only an irregular oil discharge with widening intervals, signaling a return to tamer activity after yesterday’s surge.
The blaze yesterday burned through a derelict, scorching the area as steam and a valve cap finally halted gas flow though pressure remained high. Charred derick remains and scorched trees testified to the heat. Driller Copeland sustained burns but was up today in bandages.
A six year old boy collapsed under anesthesia during tonsil and adenoid removal. Dr W N Mollison described massaging the heart and pituitary injections to restart circulation. After about thirty five minutes total, the heart regained strong beat and the boy recovered after two weeks.
The article offers step by step tips for packing jars with vegetables or fruits, sealing lids, and sterilizing in a home setup. It stresses using new rubbers, testing seals, and proper water levels, then storing away from light. It ends with a call to citizens to can surplus with neighbors and fill shelves for the nation.
Private Charles Leach of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania infantry was found not guilty of murdering Elizabeth Cook, 15, after a 43 hour deliberation. The trial followed her May 11 disappearance near the Rochester bridge and the canoe wreckage found nearby.
Miss Blanche Allen the principal of the West Pittsburg school hosted seventh and eighth graders at her Wampum home for a 6 o'clock dinner and games until train time. Mrs. Newman assisted. Attendees included Wenona Lowers Mildred Lowers Dorothy Pitzer Alice Gibbons Dorothy Anderson Marguerite Sonneborn Kate Gentille Lizzie Harris Glen Bannon May Newswonder Erma Mildred Blythe Thelma John Allen.
S. G. Carson is making a few necessary repairs to his property recently purchased in Moravia.
C Whitesides Mr and Mrs Fred Anderson Dorothy and Dale Anderson and Miss Agnes Howell motored to Beaver Falls Thursday evening.
Miss Louise Allebrand of Berkley Springs visits her grandmother Mrs. Mary Hamilton. Mr and Mrs Allebrand plan to move to New Castle and expect to arrive soon to establish their future home.
Boys playing near the pool room broke an expensive plate glass valued at 33 dollars. They will recompense the amount.
William Roy Mott of the National Carbon Company in Cleveland reports a flaming arc lamp producing daylight like illumination. The light aims to aid arts and sciences and color work in studios and laboratories, with potential use in clothing salesrooms and an alternative to mercury vapor lights. Mott also claims a chromium electroplating advance.
Misses Minnie and Beryl Snyder are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ward. John Kyle and family called on West Pittsburg friends recently.
London reports a boom in clairvoyants with crystal balls ouija boards and planchettes thriving inNotting Hill saloons crowded by soldiers sailors and women. Fortunes cost 50 cents to 5 dollars and readings promise reassurance about wounded or missing loved ones amid wartime fears. Yukon fish output rose to 363200 pounds valued at 63730 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Carl Mitcheltree and Mrs Elizabeth Mitcheltree attended the New Castle high school commencement Wednesday evening. The Mitcheltree’s niece Miss Jessie Robinson was among the graduates.
Lyman Wurtz of Cleveland was a guest of A. C. Robinson on Wednesday night. New Castle shoppers including Mrs. Todd Hofmeister Mrs. Blaine McCullough and Mrs. E. F. Ashton visited Thursday. R. H. McCullough visited Lowellville on Thursday. West Middlesex resident Mrs. Charlie Mitchel was a guest of Mrs. James Leeper Thursday. Elizabeth Miller stayed with Olive Raub Thursday night. John Rodgers of Conneautville visited his daughter Mrs. Carl Mitcheltree and is in poor health. Mrs. William Bunting and daughter Geraldine were in New Castle Thursday.
Mrs E N Taylor of 18 Robison Avenue New Castle reports relief from back pain and kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says the remedy corrected the issue and her back has remained strong for over a year. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Props Buffalo NY.
Special Notice to Taxpayers announces that 1917 county and state taxes are due in June and July with a 5 percent discount at the county treasurer’s office. August pays at face value, September 1 adds a 5 percent penalty. statements available on request with property location by wards and townships.
Youngstown Ohio reports barber shops will raise prices starting July 1. Haircuts go to 50 cents from 35. shaves rise to 25 cents from 15 due to rising living costs.
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