Gas Controversy on Maryland Ave Prompting City Stand
Maryland Avenue faces a dispute over gas service with Moffatt company wanting to extend lines from the main to the curb. City officials refuse adjacent-property service and blocking paving disruption while Solicitor White relays the issue to President Gregory and considers public service commission involvement. The council conditions favors on the company’s willingness to cooperate and uphold prior rate-rise promises.
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R. M. White
Gregory
M. L. & H. Company
Moffatt Gas Service
Moffatt
Maryland Avenue
White
Public Service Commission
Council
Poplar Trees Debate Spurs City Council Clash
Councilman Bes Lusk backs removing poplar trees on New Castle streets claiming they ruin sewers. Today a plumbing representative urged the council to take action amid the controversy.
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Bes Lusk
New Castle
City Grants Excavation On High Land Avenue For Sewer
Council granted permission to excavate on High Land Avenue to lay a cast iron pipe sewer, prompted by poplar tree roots intruding into the sewer system. A councilman urged removing poplar trees or killing roots with acid to stop further damage.
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Highland Avenue
Lusk
Sentence Court Set For Thursday By Judge Emery
Defendants convicted or pleading at the term will be sentenced by Judge Emery on Thursday morning. Among those to be sentenced is Justin Graniel who during his trial for the murder of Adolph Uravich entered a plea of murder in the second degree.
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Emery
Justin Graniel
Adolph Uravich
Shenango Valley Hospital Notes
Admissions include Ernest Dambaugh from Princeton Florence Iitsil from New Castle Jeanette Bricker from West Pittsburgh Miss Jennie Reep from New Castle Margaret Vaughan from East Washington Street Margaret Eckert from Beckford Street and James Foster from Lowery Street. Discharges include Willis Clyde Smith from R. D. No. 1 Mrs Daisy Levine and baby from Quest Street Ernest D Joseph from Croton Avenue and Mrs Martha Barnett from Walnut Street.
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Ernest Dambaugh
Princeton
Florence Iitsil
New Castle
Jeanette Bricker
West Pittsburgh
Jennie Reep
Margaret Vaughan
East Washington Street
Margaret Eckert
Beckford Street
James Foster
Lowery Street
Willis Clyde Smith
Daisy Levine
Baby
Quest Street
Ernest D. Joseph
Croton Avenue
Martha Barnett
Walnut Street
Picnic Committee Plans Annual Event For City Youth
About sixty young people attended the New Castle Inter-Sunday School Council meeting at the Y M C A. Reports on the Altoona convention were given by Evelyn Winger and Perry Schuler. A July 4 picnic at Wilmington Junction was announced and a follow up meeting set for June 26 at 7 30 PM with listed attendees.
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New Castle
Altoona
Evelyn Winger
Church School
Perry Schuler
W. D. McKnight
John Eagleson
Herman Patton
Wilson
Thelma Roberts
Florence Thomas
Ruth Kennedy
C. W. Miner
Mahoning M. E
Wilmington Junction
Pierce Craft
H. B. Withers
Nancy Taylor
Andy McCoy
Cecil Morgan
Fred Etter
Harry Day
Mary Loudon
Sara Loudon
John Welch
Jack Frazer
New Castle Delegation Attends Bradford Pennsylvan ia Meeting
Delegates from New Castle attend the Fifteenth Biennial Session of the Grand Circle of Pennsylvania of the Protected Home Circle in Bradford. Bradford Circle No. 68 hosts with entertaining features as business to be enacted. New Castle aims to secure the 1926 convention. A large statewide delegation is present.
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New Castle
Grand Circle of
Pennsylvania
Protected Home Circle
Bradford
Council Seeks New Bids for Meyer Avenue Sidewalks
City officials report no bids received for sidewalk work. Councilman Norris and colleagues vote to re advertise. Properties affected on Meyer avenue include Katherine Hart Clarence E B Short Anna B Allen and F J Merrill.
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Brown
Council
Norris
Meyer Avenue
Katherine Hart
Clarence EB. Short
Anna B. Allen
F. J. Merrill
Purvis Resigns as Grove City Pastor to Lead College
Dr. W F Purvis resigns as pastor of United Presbyterian church Grove City after 23 years, effective August 24 at end of Bible school. He will become Grove City College college pastor at fall term start in September. The church plans to seek a successor.
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Grove City Presbyterian Church
Grove City
W. F. Purvis
United Presbyterian Church of
College Bible School
Purvis
Grove City College
Pennsylvania
Six Colored Men Fined After Park Outing Incident
Six colored gentlemen from Pittsburgh who attended a Terry Brothers outing at Cascade Park were detained by Cascade Park police and fined plus costs at the office of Alderman J. C. Hart.
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Pittsburgh
Terry Brothers
Cascade Park
J. C. Hart
Legion Auxiliary Plans Lawn Fete for Relief Work
The Women's auxiliary of the American Legion announces a lawn fete on July 9 at the Legion home lawn to raise funds for relief work aiding incapacitated ex servicemen. The auxiliary reports monthly aid and says further details will follow.
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Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
Legion
Toren Fined for Dis Orderly Conduct and Shooting
George Toren faced charges of dis orderly conduct and shooting a gun in city limits. The mayor fined him $15 this morning as the penalty.
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George Toren
Parell Sasm
Nick Onnibitch
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