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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
33
London reporters detail how Queen Mary received thoughtful gifts from family. The Prince of Wales sent ostrich feathers from South Africa, while King George chose a platinum emerald in a unique setting. Princess Mary gave lace and Prince George offered modern American items.
The piece notes Queen Elizabeth II era gifts to the Queen including gramophone records and glassware from friends as well as artistic sketches. It questions whether Grosvenor House will pass to an American buyer after long ownership by the Dukes of Westminster and later Lord Leverhulme, detailing its grandeur and once valued art collection now spread to American institutions.
Executors of Lord Leverhulme face options for the mansion with a long term rental unlikely to attract English tenants. Duke of Westminster stays at the Savoy awaiting events as London’s social season shifts later into August and September with heavy hotel reservations. Queen Mary and King George plan separate vacations, with the King visiting Scotland and the Queen in Gloucestershire. A Wembley Exhibition pageant and a grand costume ball on September 3 will draw society notables to town.
Harrisville 65 year old John Wesley Taylor was found dead in bed at his Harrisville residence after dying overnight. Heart trouble is cited as the cause. Coroner notified and investigation underway. Survived by one sister Elizabeth Taylor. he was not married.
Claiming to drive out impurities and banish blood disorders Evans' Triple Phosphates is promoted as restoring health and appetite for anaemia chlorosis prostration and convalescence. Advertises direct bottle sales at McKee's Rut Rate Store McKinley and Frantz with money back satisfaction.
Mercer county commissioners review bids totaling about 70000 for repairs to the courthouse and the new county home laundry. McIntyre Co. of Sharon low on brick laundry at 15980 and Carlisle bid 41890 for courthouse repairs. Other bids: Hollock 47509. Swartz 9883. Maneville 5235. Andrews 5200. Andrews decorating 12000. Electric Service 4650 plus 2295. McKim 395 for exterior painting.
Erie, June 25. Kendal R. Morrison an Erie alderman known for clamping down on violators is sued for 5000 damages by Maurice Davis who says he was struck by Morrison in an auto collision. Davis seeks compensation for injuries. Mrs. Lawrence Skiffy demands 25000 from E H Scott Transportation for her husband’s death in a truck accident, alleging driver negligence.
Funeral services were held for Levi Sterner 22 and his wife and 11 months old baby in West Newton Pennsylvania. Sterner killed his wife and child and then died by his own hand after a quarrel and a jobless spell. He had been injured in an automobile accident last summer and stayed home for weeks.
Erie PA June 25 Clyde Ray 148 East Twenty second street caused a disturbance when he wrecked furniture during a heated dispute. Police found him at the scene as Mrs Ray was not home and was said to be in Buffalo. He blamed her bobbed hair for his anger.
Glen Lyons 32 of Greenville and Wesley Hill 20 son of Rev A J Hill of Sharon were taken to Pittsburgh to be arraigned on a mail fraud complaint. Deputies say they ran a fake matrimonial bureau posing as eligible brides and accepted rings and gifts from clients. When a suitor pressed, one man would claim the other had died.
Provisions bar those who transport sell or consume liquor illegally as part of a constitutional update by the Modern Woodmen of America at their twentieth quinquennial head encampment held in Chicago yesterday. The new rule states that no person shall become a social or lodge member while violating liquor laws.
The passage argues that recognition comes only after decisive action and true ability. It warns against mere conformity and hollow talk and notes that loudness without substance leads to an empty epitaph. Based on this, emphasis is placed on effort, aspiration, and genuine achievement over reputation.
A flirtatious exchange shows a shy wish to marry, with a witty reply about travel as the proposed solution. The fragment hints at romantic negotiation and future plans between two unnamed individuals. The text reflects casual dialogue and social concerns about money and marriage.
An amendment disqualifies any member currently involved in manufacturing selling or transporting intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes and automatically expels such members.
Boston June 25 Thomas W. Lawson once reputed to have a $20,000,000 fortune died without a 5 cent piece. In Suffolk probate court counsel for Arnold and Douglas Lawson asked to be administrators, noting the bank held $49,000 in Trinity Copper Co. notes endorsed by Lawson.
The death of Consul Henry Wilcox of Vineland New Jersey, was confirmed by the American embassy in Madrid after his death at Vigo Spain last Sunday. Also noted is a feature on the growing popularity of electric washing machines in American homes with Good Hardware reporting over 150 million dollars worth sold in the last two years.
A brief exchange hints at mutual attraction with playful banter about potential future talk and social plans between two students or teammates. The scene centers on a campus setting with youthful dialogue.
Bruce R. Campbell, 48, former Struthers banker, left Ohio penitentiary after five years. On parole, he boarded a train to Struthers to reunite with his wife and two daughters. He received 30 years plus a $10,000 fine and costs for making false reports to the banking department.
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