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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
2
New Castle News published by The News Company, New Castle Pa, lists telephone numbers, advertising rates, and subscription options. It notes miscellaneous notices from county readers and directs correspondence to The News Co, New Castle, Pa. Special notice requests all payments, orders, and communications addressed to the News Co rather than individuals.
A new traffic school scheme targets offenders in cities where speeding and violations are common. Guilty drivers must attend the sessions, study the rules, and face swift punishment if they reoffend. The program uses practical education over fines to deter repeated infractions and suspend driving privileges until attitudes improve.
City and county call for recruits for Troop F now to reach about thirty men. The unit seeks high standard personnel and notes its border service and World War II era ties. Captain Morner spearheads effort to form a distinguished company amid historic ties to New Dante.
A St. Joseph banker plans new houses rented only to families with children or newlyweds. Newlyweds must vacate within a year if no child is born. If a child is born, rent for the birth month is refunded. The scheme argues for population upbuilding amid a housing shortage.
A snapshot of notable dates includes 1549 Lucrezia Borgia’s death in Ferrara. 1797 Congress authorizing 80 000 militia for three months. 1813 Laura Secord and Beaver Dams. 1870 consecration of ossuaries at Solferino. 1895 Winfield Hancock nomination. 1914 dissolution of The Corn Products Refining Company as a restraint of trade. plus births of Rebecca Harding Davis and S31 note.
The Day’s News notes Governor Smith of New York, in his second year of a two year term, could secure Tammany Hall support for the presidential nomination vote at the San Francisco convention. Smith’s career began in municipal government, rising through Tammany ranks to Speaker of the Assembly and sheriff before becoming governor.
Today marks the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist and the twelfth anniversary of Grover Cleveland’s deal. Gen Henry R Jackson’s centenary is noted, along with William Ford Nichols’ anniversary as bishop of San Francisco. The Nose Carnival begins in Portland, and Harvard celebrates Memorial Day with ceremonies. In Montreal Lafontaine Park unveils a monument to Dallard des Ormeaux for his band’s defense of the city.
A female elevator operator in Calo tackled headquarters was discharged after wearing a silk waist to work. The incident prompted appeals to Mayor Ra Sadth, who reviewed the case and issued a ruling. The event sparked debate on dress codes and worker rights at the facility.
A crowded, garbled column blends jokes about June brides and Coolidge with political chatter from Chicago and Frisco. It mentions Senator Harding, a Democratic pow-wow, liquor talk, and various odd anecdotes about weddings, markets, and a farmer goat tale. The piece reads like a late night tastemaker spoof.
In New York a 14 year old Antoinette Misso shook a rug from a window and a metal box containing $5000 was spilled on the street. Her father Goetaing Musso offered a $1000 reward for its return as authorities feared the act violated the local ordinance. The box had been wrapped in the rug and the girl avoided the scene.
Middletown New York June 24 A twelve year old girl Hugel Lawrence daughter of Mr and Mrs B H Lawrence WhiteSulphur Springs New York was strangled when a car driven by her father wrecked near Strongtown The car flipped end over end trapping them both The girl was unable to escape and died at the scene while her father was freed and died soon after at the farmhouse with the alarm raised.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology sets a rule fining students five dollars for each failure or deficiency in a course. The policy triggers protests from undergraduates and some faculty members who argue it harms shared responsibility for learning. Professor Lennard M. Daskano advocates executive committee reconsideration, saying both professors and students are jointly involved in the failures.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a riot or disturbance and vague references to persons and places. Several legible terms appear broken, including possible names and locations, but no coherent event or outcome emerges.
Cunard Steamship Company filed plans with the state board to build the world’s largest steamship terminal on the Hudson at Weehawken. Eight 1000-foot piers, each 160 to 170 feet wide, would host double decks and a five-story warehouse. The project costs range from 35 to 44 million dollars, with construction to begin after approval.
Portland Maine reports a surge of long haired cats along the coast. Old residents benefit financially from raising the unusual animals. An Arab origin lineage links from Persian and African ports via Mediterranean trade routes to Maine. Angora breeders in Penobscot Bay ship cats nationwide.
Chicago June 24 City street laborers may receive 4.50 a day or weekly pay if the council accepts the arbitration commission’s recommendation. Automobile truck drivers would get 20.50 a week for one ton and 40.50 for six ton capacity. The plan covers about 300000 in added wages and follows 2200 in prior council raises.
Bhattleboro Vermont on June 4 Fred H Harris a former army aviator and noted tennis player escorted his 87 year old grandmother Mrs F H Harris aboard an airplane title flight for her birthday They climbed to about 4000 feet and the elderly woman called it wonderful likening the ride to sitting in her rocking chair
An undercurrent of tariff and tax policy affects households as renters face higher costs in a period of rising prices. Officials warn the impact will hit many families, with local agencies outlining relief options and timelines for assistance.
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