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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
11
The River Voyagers faced disaster as their boat sank during a voyage. The crew, including several boys, abandoned the wreck and returned home by automobile after the fishing trip was ruined.
D M Hughes of 648 Liberty street died in his sleep Monday at his son C A Hughes of Victory. He complained of feeling ill Monday and a physician was called. later he passed away in his sleep. Mrs Hughes, 80, was visiting in Detroit when notified. Born June 1, 1843, the long time resident was known locally as a cooper and family man.
Retirement resident Hughes survived by wife and many children with relatives across Fort Sam S. AL and El Paso. Viola Swanson hosts miscellaneous shower with guests from Bessemer, Poland and Pearsburg. Local notes include visitors, summer vacations, and Milton Swanson’s convalescence after an accident at Meropolitan Brick Company plant.
Disjointed hospital notes list multiple patients and addresses across Warren Wammu, Searh Jefferson, Wampum, and Slippery Rock regions. Names include Mary Alice Kennedy Miguel Luiz James M Gipson Nethe Michke Latien Laniewski Homer Lo Glenn Teele and Robert Ambrids with various street addresses and discharge notes for Ann Kolesar and Mary Byun slau Argino.
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. tonic as a simple internal remedy to rebuild red blood cells, restore energy, strengthen nerves, and improve skin. Claiming generations of testing, it urges spring use and consumption via drug stores. The copy emphasizes vitality and improved appearance.
A Millburn gathering heard a Pennsylvania Power company demonstration at Millburn Grange Hall on Monday evening with Doris Jean Mayne winning a door prize. June meetings of several groups, including the Ladies Friendship Club and 4-H Sewing Club, plan June activities. Local families attend funerals, visits, and hospital news, with residents from Sharon, Mercer, Ellwood City, and nearby towns mentioned along with travel to Cleveland and Chautauqua for events.
A 67 year old man named Baron stopped his car to watch a freight train pass. He began to cross the tracks as an unseen passenger train struck, tearing off the car’s front end and causing fatal injuries. Police and witnesses reported the chaotic scene and ongoing investigations.
The page lists property transfers in Union and Perry townships with sums from 30 to 5000 dollars and details of names. It shifts to a chaotic note about marriage licenses and a Prothonotary office scene, quoting nervous applicants and a doorway sign painter, then records divorce decrees and a car collision suit, followed by a dry over suit and a commentary on road safety and modern trends.
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