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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
12
Six bushels of potato salad are being prepared today for the City Rescue Mission picnic at Cascade Park. Women gather at the homes of Mrs. T. M. Shaffer and Mrs. F. E. Burquist to make batches, with other provisions handled at the park tomorrow morning.
John Montague, 72, once a Cresco farmer with $20 000 in holdings, hid in a dark basement for nine years after fading fortunes and family troubles. He was found by a neighbor while a trunk was stored there and moved to a hospital for treatment, where doctors say he will recover.
President Coolidge signed the Federal Good Roads bill directing a $75,000,000 federal appropriation to aid state highway construction over the next three years.
The Calles administration moves to beautify the national palace and nearby cathedral in Mexico City. Plans include razing two story colonial structures around the Zocalo, creating expansive lawns with shrubbery and flowers, and redesigning the palace facade under architect Augusto Petricioli. A two ton Aztec carved granite block was found during foundation work. The liberty bell will be prominently displayed in the palace front. A special government holiday will mark the completion.
Frontier Asthma Co offers a free trial of a breathing relief method for asthma and hay fever. Applies to long standing or recent cases, chronic asthma, and hay fever regardless of climate age or occupation. No payment or postage required. mail coupon to Room 241-D Niagara and Hudson Sts Buffalo NY.
Lawrence Porter, son of Mr and Mrs John Porter of Edenburg, was struck by a pony ridden by Shine Mateo while playing near his home on Jackson and West streets. He fell and cut a deep gash on his forehead after the impact with a stone.
James Reeble Albert Wigton and Jess Toy spent a weekend fishing at Milten dam and reported catching many fish across Saturday and Sunday.
A group of local residents visited the Boy Scout camp near Princeton on Sunday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. William Wigton Dr and Mrs J W Fox Mr and Mrs Clyde Rodgers and baby Mr and Mrs Frank Louden and sons William and Carl Mrs Eleanor Kelso Mrs Sallie Glass Mrs Alice Lamb Wayne Lamb Mr and Mrs Homer Myers and daughters Bertha and Lela Mr and Mrs Alex Deprano and family Mr and Mrs Roy Kelso and children Mrs Will Wallace and son Joe and daughter Dorothy and Mr and Mrs Walter Rodgers.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine McCullough spent Sunday at Conneaut Lake. Mrs. Sallie Glass of Pittsburgh visits niece Eleanor Kelso. Miss Violet McCullough of New Castle spent time with her father Fayette McCullough. Mrs. Tucker Phillips and baby of Youngstown visited her mother. Ray Biddle returned home from Sinnamahoning Powder works. Katharine Wadlinger visited sister Albert Wigton. Roy Raub and family visited friends in New Springfield Ohio. Wilber McGraw did a Pittsburgh business visit. Ida Wadlinger of New Castle visits daughter Albert Wigton. Irene Park visits sister Clare Hoover in Masury Ohio. L. D. Hoover and children visit parents. Samuel Lindsay of Masury visits town. Bald Head Club of America held a convention in Bridgeport Conn with hair raising stories.
Leesburg residents attended a Mercer garden party Friday. Rosebud class led by Mrs H C Hunter held a Cascade park picnic last Thursday. The infant of Mr and Mrs Wzra Spiker is seriously ill. Numerous local visits, callers, and family gatherings noted with schools, churches, and social events across Leesburg and nearby towns.
Paris authorities hunt a Belgian woman named Amanda Godart accused of running a pickpocket school at Bicetre. Two young women caught in the busy Rte Mouffetard confessed to being her pupils and said she instructed them in regular heists and surveillance.
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