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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1924
Page
8
Fire Chief Lynn cautions residents to celebrate Independence Day without dangerous fireworks or noise makers. He cites property damage and injuries from past Fourth of July celebrations and urges use only at safe, guarded public events to protect lives and property.
Old home week will be celebrated at Valley View starting August 3 with committees arranging events. Dr Grant C Tuller of Tuller and Meredith publishing house will lead a choir of 100 voices for the opening day concert.
New York June 23 Fire losses in the United States last year totaled 508 million dollars the highest since the 1906 San Francisco quake as per the National Board of Fire Underwriters annual meeting President A Smith reported that average rates fell from 1.03 to 0.90 dollars per 100 while three quarters of fires were caused by preventable factors.
London plans a major modernization of its telephone network. Officials expect several million dollars to be spent on a virtual rebuild to bring the system up to date.
U S needs about 38 million additional acres of crop land to support a population of 150 million. By 1950 natural increase will reach that level without immigration. Experts project total land required around 403 million acres with export land kept for that purpose. An annual addition of just over a million acres through 1955 would reach this target. Only about 600 million acres are suitable for cropping, most of it of poor quality.
In Nashville Tennessee a copy of Coke's Commentaries on Littleton dating from 1592, once owned by Thomas Jefferson, was found in the state library after being lost for fifty years. The volume was donated in 1871 by former congressman J M Quarles and was bought in London by Jefferson, as noted in the fly leaf penned by Quarles.
New York June 23 The market opened firm with many stocks fractionally higher but soon trended downward as selling pressure hit leaders like American Can Baldwin U S Steel and Atlantic Refining. Atlantic Refining fell to 87 1 2 while Cast Iron Pipe and American Can slid. The day closed steadier after brief rallies and an official denial on financing.
Mrs. E N Baer's Sunday school class of the First Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a six o'clock dinner at Cascade Park Thursday evening.
Atlanta reports a curious alert during a raid on William Garrett’s house. A fox alarm sprang to life, prompting Policemen George Ohnimus and Patrick Walsh to enter as the fox attacked and shaved the seat from Ohnimus’s trousers while Gar rett’s alleged moonshine operation was uncovered.
The Paterson Malting and Brewing Company of Paterson filed a suit in Newark to cancel $795,000 in government taxes on 132000 barrels of beer. The claim stems from a New York seizure of ninety barrels by Prohibition Agent Saul Grill and subsequent investigations. Company president Major H L Katz and J Harry Foley, former secretary to Senator Edwards, were involved. Katz was acquitted in New York on bribery charges.
Two young English yachtswomen completed a 1,000 mile cruise of France’s rivers and canals in a motor boat, navigated entirely by themselves without assistance from others. They hand led the vessel through locks and channels, showcasing skill and independence.
New York June 21. Prof Lucius C Porter head of Columbia University Chinese department urges students to study Chinese language, saying it offers good living and business opportunity in China. He will return to China to resume duties as dean at National University Peking next year. Thomas F Carter will succeed him at Columbia.
In Christiana a home for inebriates tries overdosing patients with alcohol rather than withdrawal. Food and bread are flavored with wine to induce aversion. After several days drinkers reportedly develop repulsion to alcohol and a few weeks may cure.
London June 23 Sir Oliver Lodge the English scientist said the solution to harnessing the atom is not more than fifty years away He told scientists at Wembley he could imagine aircraft steamships and locomotives propelled by rear ejecta from a small amount of material at immense speed.
Hazleton Pa June 23 city folks who crave blueberry pie face disappointment as the first carload arrives with a tale of short supply and pending cooks may cancel plans.
A section of the mountains normally yields berries around July 1 for Cleveland Buffalo Philadelphia Chicago and New York with Boston picking mid July. This year late spring pushes harvest back and experts fear none will ripen properly.
In Chicago on June 23 fraternal benevolent benefit societies reported a surge in members and insurance. W R Shirley president of the National Fraternal Congress announced 1,206,000 new members and 1,254,000,000 new insurance, with total assets rising to 581,119,000 and membership reaching 10,195,017.
Miss Mae Cummings of East Washington street has returned from a motor trip visiting Punxsutawney and Brookville. In Punxsutawney she attended the S. S. C. D. graduation exercises and alumni banquet and dance. Accompanying her home were Mr. and Mrs. Dent Sheilds Miss Menta McCartney and Miss Sara Brown of Punxsutawney.
Peoria city council moves to amend ordinances to establish an official pigeon catcher along with a dog catcher. The resolution was passed in Phorta Illinois where the initiative aims to regulate urban pest management.
Public order amendment bans domestic animals roaming freely, expressly including pigeons, within city limits. The measure aims to curb disturbances and protect residents, with enforcement by local authorities and penalties for violations.
In Louderdale Florida a Reverend from McClusky North Dakota sent a $1 conscience fund payment to the city council with an explanation. He says he broke an electric streetlamp in 1916 after a baseball game and, after a recent sermon on honesty, felt compelled by the Lord to make restitution. Davis is a Louderdale High School alumnus.
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