Day In Fund Drive Tonight Hits Ten Thousand Goal
A strong community push aims to raise ten thousand dollars in a single day. Organizers urge residents to contribute and boost the total through donations, pledges, and events planned across the town.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
2
Campaign for Relief of Jewish War Sufferers Ends Today
Lawrence County Committee for Relief appeals to Americans to donate for starving women and starving children in war zones. The drive urges subscribers to aid now, listing Jacob Cosel as treasurer and M. L. Rabinovitz as secretary at 328 Mercantile Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Campaign Seeks Final War Sufferers Fund
With today as the last day, the Lawrence County committee reports $8181 raised toward a $10000 goal for the Jewish War Sufferers Fund. An executive meeting at 328 Mercantile Building planned an ice drive and urged late subscriptions to aid starving war zones. Mail donations to Jacob Cosel, Treasurer, Room 328 Mercantile Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Mittee
Mercantile Build
Aed
Wartment
State
Ient Business and Professional of
New York
Lawrence County
Jacob Cosel
Mercantile Milding
Rotary club of New Castle condemns questionable entertainments
The New Castle Rotary Club adopts a resolution opposing entertainments touted for local charity unless approved by a Board of Trade committee. It calls for a review of profits, expenses, and contracts before tickets are sold, urging merchants not to support unverified events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnterant
New Castle
Rotary Club of
Board of Trade
American Aviator Downed In Austria
Paris reports Lieut Clar Jounge an American aviator with the Italians is a prisoner of the Austrians after his plane was forced down. Advices from the front indicate capture by enemy forces and confinement in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Paris
Clar Jounge
Hehtine
Miss Decker Charged With Perjury in Hatchet Incident
County Detective John B. Trusel filed an information before Alderman Green charging Nellie Decker with perjury. The case stems from an arrestee Jake Smith Jr and a quarrel in which Decker claimed he struck her with a hatchet. Decker testified before Alderman Cooper and later before the grand jury she refused to repeat the story, leading to the perjury charge and her jail commitment in default of $1,000 bail. She has been held as a witness and seeks about $100 in owed time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Trusel
Alderman Green
Nellie Decker
Jake Smith, Jr
Miss Decker
Smith
Alderman Cooper
Nurses Will Speak Here on Red Cross War Nursing
Miss Martha Russell a Red Cross nurse from Philadelphia will speak Friday in the county city to explain the need for nurses and pupil nurses for war work. She will answer questions for those entering nursing and those already trained. Dr Allan W Urmson chairs the Lawrence county committee and the meeting invites all girls and trained nurses in the county. Pupils for army school must be 21 to 35 with high school education. civilian hospital entrants may be 18 to 35. The event aims to help Lawrence county fill its nurse quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Russell
Red Cross
Philadelphia
Miss Russell
Allan W. Urmson
Lawrence County
Army School For
Germany silent on Belgium as von Kuehlmann speaks
German foreign secretary Dr. Von Kuehlmann said Germany would not bind itself to pledges on Belgium and opposed permanent separation of Courland Livonia and Esthonia. He called for a broader Central Powers alliance and highlighted the Polish question as key to Austro German relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Kuehlmann
Germany
Belgium
Courland
Livonia
Esthonia
Ball to Attend National Education Association Meeting
County Superintendent C. F. Ball has received an invitation to attend the National Education Association conference in Pittsburg beginning June 29. Prof. Ball expects to attend and take part in the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Ball
National Educational Association
Pittsburg
Prof. Ball
McDaniels Held for September Court on Escape Charge
Oscar McDanels was held for the September term by Alderman Mantz on a charge of attempting to escape from an officer. He broke away from Constable R. B. Morrow en route from the alderman’s office to the county jail and was recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar McDanels
Mantz
McDaniels
R. B. Morrow
Shenango Valley Hospital Admissions and Discharge
Arthur Wilson of Ellwood City and Mary Fullerton of Enon Valley were admitted. Mrs Stella Stiritz of Garfield Avenue was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wilson
Ellwood City
Mary Fullerton
Enon Valley
Stella Stiritz
Garfield Avenue
Comfort Packet letters praise New Castle Red Cross work
Letters from soldiers at Chickamauga Park, Camp Greenleaf and Paris Island thank the Comfort Packet committee of New Castle for kits and sweaters. They note usefulness in drills and daily life, speed toward France, and appreciation for the caring volunteers who provide necessities during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort Packet
Comfort Packet Committee
New Castle
Camp Greenleaf Annex
Chickamauga Park
Lester E. Stoner
Carl J. Flynn
Y. M. C. A. Anphitheater
Red Cross
William Dampier
Comfort Packet Committee to Quit Comfort Packets
National headquarters orders all local Comfort Packet committees to stop making kits after July 1. Remaining kits will be sent to soldiers, with new kits filled at division warehouses to cut transport weight and breakage. New Castle delegates handover to Red Cross. embarkation point will supply kits henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Comfort Packet Committees
New Castle
Red Cross
Local Names Listing for Bessemer and New Castle Residents
A concise roster lists Wilbert M. Summers and Helen E. Brown from Bessemer, A. L. Hoffman from Pittsburg, Alla M. Bright from Pittsburg, Nicola Renna from New Castle, and Mercz Colucci from New Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert M. Summers
Bessemer
Helen E. Brown
A. L. Hoffman
Pittsburg
Alla M. Bright
Nicola Renna
New Castle
Mercz Colucci
Card Of Thanks For Julius King
We thank relatives friends and neighbors for kindness during our father Julius King's sickness and death and for the lovely flowers. Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius King
Famd.y
Calf named Alexander raffled off at YMCA circus
The Red Cross calf Alexander will be sold Thursday evening at the YMCA circus to raise funds for charity. Over $1,200 in tickets already sold. Tickets are placed in a box and a number drawn that night. C F Perschke donor and Attorney Thomas W Dickey supervise the sale. Details of the raffle method to be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Red Cross
C. F. Perschke
Thomas W. Dickey
Youngstown Seeks Removal Of Shops From New Castle Junction
Youngstown officials oppose moving the Balti more and Ohio division engine house and car shops from New Castle Junction to Youngstown. They say the order from the federal railroad administration is unlikely to prompt a rapid removal, since New Castle location is superior in every way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Baltimore and Ohio Division
New Castle Junction
Federal Railroad Administration
Meeting of Farm Loan Associations in Lawrence County
A Lawrence County Federal Farm Loan Association meeting is set for Thursday evening June 27 at 8 o'clock. The venue is attorney W. W. Stevenson’s office in the Mercantile building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Federal Farm Loan Association
W. W. Stevenson
Mercantile Building
Swiss to intern POWs in neutral country
The Swiss government agreed to intern U S and German prisoners of war within Switzerland if eligible, a decision announced by the state department. A commission of neutrals will determine eligibility and have full access to the camps of both belligerents to assess suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
United States
State Department
Eroe Made Top Sergeant at Douglas Cavalry Unit
William Eroe of Troop A 302 Cavalry Douglas Arizona is promoted to Top Sergeant. He trained his troop for a regimental field meet where they won most events and Eroe won the 50 yard dash. He also led off the relay as his division secured a clear victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eroe
Douglas
Arizona
302 Cavalry
Eroe
West Side Car Leaves Rails After Uneven Track
A trolley car derailed on West Washington street near Smithfield street due to uneven rails Sunday night. The car crossed the street but no injuries were reported and traffic was delayed briefly. Mrs. Curley of Youngstown visited her daughter, Mrs. Francis Perkins, Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington Street
Smithfield Street
Wooley Letters From the Front Report on War Pushes
Canadian Army private Fred Wooley writes from the front on May 25 1918 to a friend at home. He describes battles over the Huns retreating and losses on both sides, mentions wounded girl soldiers and long communications gaps, and notes rain, time differences, and plans to send trophies later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wooley
England
Kaiser
Berlin
Haig
Cleveland
Youngstown
New Castle
Italians Seize Big Guns as War Front Shifts
The article notes Italian forces taking numerous heavy artillery pieces amid a broader view of the war. It discusses Austria-Hungary's collapse in morale, food shortages in Germany, and unrest in Bulgaria and Turkey, framing the broader strategic and political turmoil across the German alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
France
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Germany
Reichstag
Berlin
Richard von Kuehlmann
Austria- Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Bulgary
Radoslavoff
Balkan States
Deaths of the Day and Local Obituaries
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Perry were held Monday at 2 30 PM from 717 Carlisle Street with Rev. Robert Little presiding. Pallbearers included Dr. S W Perry H O McBride Charles Bratchie Thomas Stevenson William G Dunn and Frank G Heasley. Burial followed at Oak Park Cemetery. A brief service was held yesterday at 3 PM in Graceland Cemetery for David Powell with relatives as pallbearers and burial at Graceland Cemetery. King Crowder, a Black man from Atlantic Georgia, died yesterday at 5 PM at his boardinghouse 128 South Bridge Street. He had been ill about a week and the city took charge of the body, turning it over to Charles R Kelley Undertaking Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Perry
Carlisle Street
Robert Little
S. W. Perry
H. O. McBride
Charles Bratchie
Thomas Stevenson
William G. Dunn
Frank G. Heasley
Oak Park Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery
David Powell
King Crowder
Atlantic
South Bridge Street
Charles R. Kelley
Bombs Fall on Metz Sablons Station In RAF Raid
London reports four Allied air raids on Monday targeting the Metz Sablons railway station described as the fortress hub in Lorraine. Sixteen tons of bombs were dropped. Additional factories and sidings at Saarbrucken and Dillingen were hit. One German aircraft was shot down in flames and another went down out of control. All British planes returned safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Metz- Sablons
Metz
Lorraine
Saarbrucken
Dillingen
Metz- Sablens
Farm Teams Are Doing Good Work at Local Farms
Plumbers farm team led by L. R. Bryan is at the Fombell farm in New Wilmington today. John Taylor of Slippery Rock reports Sheriff Boyd and his family of boarders did successful work at his farm yesterday. The sheriff and his family are at the Sam Stickle farm near Slippery Rock working today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbers
L. R. Bryan
Fombell
New Wilmington
John Taylor
Slippery Rock
Sheriff Boyd
Sam Stickle
General Strike in Hungary Spreads Across Services
London June 25 international dispatch reports railway postal and telephone workers joining a general strike in Hungary. The move coincides with a suffrage bill presented to parliament and a five day stoppage has been ordered, signaling political significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Hungary
Geneva
Daily News Today
Harmed Neweswiner Journal
Deaconess Boards Schedule Joint Meeting
A joint meeting of the Deaconess Home Board and the Deaconess guild will be held Friday afternoon June 28 at 3 o'clock in the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The large membership requires the charged meeting place for this month. Mrs. C W Foulke is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaconess Home Board
Deaconess’ Guild
First Methodist Episcopal Church
C. W. Foulke
Cable error over prisoner's count in Italian report
Rome June 25 cable from Rome to Washington failed to verify figures on 45,000 Austro Hungarian prisoners captured by Italian forces. Central News stated the report was incorrect and offered no clarification on the correct total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Piave
Ariago
Monte Bello
Monte Asolona
Washington
Central News
New Castle Visitor Jacob Saul Travels to Town
Jacob Saul of New Castle arrived Monday for business in town during a brief professional visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Saul
New Castle
Donations Fill Stritmater's D A R Melting Pot Display
Readers donate rare and historic items to the D A R Melting Pot at Stritmater's. Highlights include a Johnstown flood silver caster donated by Mrs W J Thomas, century old gold earrings from Mrs M A Right, and silver pieces from Mrs J B Griffiths Mrs Geo Treadwell and Mrs James T Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stritmater’s
Johnstown
W. J. Thomas
M. A. Right
J. B. Griffiths
Geo. Treadwell
James T. Ray
L. E. Yard
Geo. Woods
Ruth George
Flag Raising On Canyon Street by Italian Community
Members of Canyon street Italian community back of Shenandoah Valley hospital raised a six star service flag with Stars and Stripes and Italian flag. Committee: James Ellison Frank Paglia Mrs Fenara. District Attorney George Muse gave the speech as the crowd of nearly all the community listened. Over $70 was raised by subscription for the flags with donors including Black and German families. The Italian orchestra supplied music and bombs ended the canyon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon Street
Shenanzo Valley Hospital
James Ellison
Frank Paglia
Fenara
George Muse
City Printing Contract Let to Miller Pyle and Graham
City council awarded the printing contract for ordinances and stationery to Miller Pyle and Graham as the lowest bidder. Rise Printing was the sole other bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller, Pyle & Graham Company
Rise Printing Company
Notice of K of P election and officers
Notice announces a Thursday 27th 8 p.m. election of grand lodge and subordinate officers of the Knights of Pythias. All past chancellors are asked to attend and a surprise is promised for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jewish War Relief Fund
Jake Smith Jr
Aldreman
Shenango Valley Hospital
Camp Greenleaf
Columbus, O
Dan Lewis
Paris Island
Pvt
Lyle C, Hughes
Georgia
Thomas J. Rowland
Ssescoeee
Iscel
Arms For Liberty
The
B. & C. Road
of Farm Loan Associations
Switzerland
Wooley
No Man’s Land
Mrs. Perry
Mr. Powell
Canyon St
First Ward
City Printing Contract
P. O
M. E. Hawkins
Bell 12
C. A. Dimling Company
Pittsburg, Pa
Just
W.F. Dufford & CO
East Washington St
CNION
BELL
E. North
Chas. R. Kelley
Sutton
Aioe
T. Bell Izion
Washington St
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