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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1916

Page

5

Three Dead In Harmony Line Wreck In Ellwood City

Ellwood City reports a late yesterday wreck on the Harmony trolley line near town leaves three dead with about twenty injured. Notable victims include Frank Daufin John Collins Frank Dawson Richard Hall and C J Haswell. Coroners Norris and Jackson plan inquests early next week as fog high speed and wet rails are blamed. Funeral plans for Samuel Adams Joseph Runyon and Frank Dausin await arrangement.

Ellwood City Frank Daufin North Sewickley Harmony Daufin John Collins Frank Dawson Richard Hall Celia Cc. J. Haswell Norris Lawrence County Jackson Beaver County Eidenau

Foot Crushed at Crescent Portland Cement Works

Roy McKim, a Crescent Portland cement worker at Wampum, Pa, was injured when a large cement mixer toppled and fell onto his foot. The foot is badly swollen and doctors have not yet decided on the course of treatment, with amputation not currently expected.

New Castle Bell J. Wampum Roy McKim Crescent Portland Cement Works

Church Services and Schedules This Sunday

Presbyterian church holds Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p m with an 8 p m sermon by Rev J B Humphrey. M E church offers Sunday school at 10 a m and 11 a m service with 8 p m topic The Divinity of Labor. New Port M E church has Sunday school at 1 36 p m and preaching at 2 30 p m led by Rev W R Buzza. Christian church news lists 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m preaching with 8 p m service led by Rev Lutton.

Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor J. B. Humphrey M. E. Church W. R. Buzza New Port M. E Christian Church Lutton

Campfire Girls Visit At Miss Solsbergs Home

Miss Agnes Solsberg entertained the Chewton Campfire girls yesterday afternoon at her home. Ken Sington Work provided the diversion and plans were set for a picnic next Wednesday along the river bank. Attending were Miss Laura MacConahay Bertha Kurtz Blanche Kurtz Thelma Allen Myrtle Ritchie Dorothy Higgin s Thelma Dindinger Lillian Guy Wilma Guy and special guest Miss Lois Patterson of Eastbrook.

Agnes Solsberg Chewton Kensington Laura MacConahay Bertha Blanche Kurtz Thelma Allen Myrtle Ritchie Dorothy Higgins Thelma Dindinger Lillian Wilma Guy Lois Patterson Eastbrook

Social and sales notes from the J H D club and local events

Mrs Oscar Smith hosted the J H D club with Kingston work and refreshments. In two weeks Miss Effie Abernathy will host the club. Stiglitz Bros. & Al Harris advertise big sales on men’s clothing shoes furnishings and ladies’ goods. Various locals are visiting or returning from trips, including Miss Emma Freed ill at home and others visiting Beaver Falls Ellwood City New Castle and Peoria Ill.

Oscar Smith J. H. D. Club Kensington Effie Abernathy Stiglitz Bros al Harris

City Sued Over Child Death At Garbage Furnace

Carmine Scialdone and Mary Scialdone sue the city of New Castle for 20000 dollars claiming negligence in not guarding the furnace hopper where their 3 year old son Jas Scialdone fell and died while playing near the garbage furnace on May 17. Attorneys C W Fenton and Blase A Buonpane represent the plaintiffs.

Carmine Scialdone Mary Scialdone New Castle Jas. Scialdone C. W. Fenton Blase A. Buonpane Youngstown

Knights of Pythias Lodge To Elect Officers

Robert Blum lodge 466 Knights of Pythias will hold a session next Monday night to elect officers for six months and conduct initiation Two candidates will be made pages and other matters of interest to Pythians will be acted upon.

Robert Blum Lodge 466 Knights of Pythias

Son Must Support His Aged Mother

Mercer June 24 Anton Fife was tried on a charge of refusing to support his 68 year old mother. He claimed to have provided a good home near Kinsman Ohio but said she left it. The court ordered him to pay $5.50 per week for her support and to furnish bonds at $200 for faithful performance of this order.

Mercer Anton Fife Kinsman Anne Kate Fife

Nomination of Attorney General Gregory for Supreme Court

Washington reports Thomas Watt Gregory of Austin Texas will be sent to the senate soon to fill the Supreme Court seat. Gregory, 55 in November, was named attorney general by President Wilson on August 19 1914 to replace James C McReynolds who moved to the high court. He was born in Crawfordsville Mississippi and earned a UT law degree after study at Southwestern Presbyterian University and the University of Virginia.

Washtauton Thomas Watt Gregory Austin Tex Supreme Court Justice Hughes Senate Gregory Wilson James C. McReynolds Crawfordsville Miss Southwestern Presbyterian University Clarksville Tenn University of Virginia University of Texas

Escheat Act Upheld as Constitutional in Pa

The 1872 escheat act declaring unclaimed savings deposits over 30 years must go to the state was ruled constitutional by President Judge Kunkel. Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburg challenged the act over roughly $2,700 in 30 year unclaimed deposits.

Harrisburg Kunkel Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburg

Local Families See Moves and Visits Around Sharon

Edenburg Russell Hoover plans to move his family to Sharon. Mrs Frank Louden spent Thursday in New Castle. Claire Hoover of Sharon visited his mother here on Thursday. F H Stanley of Mahoningtown visited friends in town Friday. Miss Olive Raub visits her aunt in Youngstown for a few days. Mrs A C Robinson visited her sister in New Castle Friday afternoon. Mrs A C Robinson and Mrs Will Knapper attended their aunt's funeral at Beaver on Thursday. Mrs I M Hofmeister and children Oliver and Bessie and Francis Coates went to Youngstown Friday. The boys will spend a few days with their aunts.

Russell Hoover Sharon Frank Louden New Castle Claire Hoover F. H. Stanley Mahoningtown Olive Raub Youngstown A. C. Robinson Will Knapper Beaver I. M. Hofmeister Oliver Bessie Francis Coates

Militia Starts For Border From Missouri Kansas Wisconsin

Brig. Gen. Mills said the National Guard forces of Missouri Kansas and Wisconsin fully equipped and recruited began marching to the border today. He noted other states were coming along well and that the exodus to join Funston would be general by Monday morning.

International News Service Washington Mills Division of Militia Affairs National Guard Missouri Kansas Wisconsin Funston

Arrested on Warrant in City Court Case

Ed Emery, sought by Alder man J. H. Gross, was arrested by police last night and handed to an alder man court officer this morning. A large flag was stolen from Dr. Jesse D. Moore on North Jefferson Street, with other losses reported to police.

Ed Emery J. H. Gross Jesse D. Moore North Jefferson Street

Local Laundrymen Attend Convention

E. A. Free, manager of the Lawrence laundry, and J. F. Rowland, superintendent, attended the annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Launderers Association at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburg. The event drew several hundred laundry representatives and closed with a banquet at 6:30 p m.

E. A. Free Lawrence Laundry J. F. Rowland Pennsylvania State Launders Association Hotel Schenley Pittsburg Pennsylvania Schenley

Sons Of Veterans To Parade Tonight

Camp orders issued by M. S. Phillips of Oscar L. Jackson Camp No. 249 call on members to join a parade tonight at 7 o clock in civilian dress from city hall. The event honors the departure of Troop F and Hospital Troop N G P for duty in Mexican trouble per President Wilson's call.

M. S. Phillips Oscar L. Jackson Camp No Sons of Veterans City Hall Wilson

Electric drawbridge led by electricity in Scotland

Popular Mechanics notes a Scottish drawbridge as the first in the world to have all opening and closing operations and traffic guarding performed entirely by electricity.

Scotland

Bungalow figures in a farm deal

The Penn Real Estate company closed a deal transferring the W E Challis farm in Slipperyrock township to Herman A Woodworth of Wilson avenue. In exchange Challis receives a 120 by 1 lot and a five room bungalow on Wilson avenue in this city.

Penn Real Estate Company Herman A. Woodworth Wilson Avenue W. E. Challis Slipperyrock Township Exchan Challis

Fair Childs Perfect Flour Ad Promises Results

An advertisement claims Fair Childs Perfect Flour delivers good results and guarantees success with use. It touts a silver spoon in every quarter sack and lists H. L. Allen's seven stores as places of sale.

Fairchild H. L. Allen

Eighteen Thousand Bricks Made in Ten Hours by Steam Process

A steam process enables the production of eighteen thousand bricks within ten hours. The statement highlights efficient brick manufacture using steam power and time efficiency.

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