Centen nial Booster Caravan Heads Over Local Route
Automobile owners signaled to join the Centennial Booster Caravan Friday afternoon June 26. The trip covers New Wilmington Mercer Sharon Warren Girard Niles and Youngstown. The Legion Home on North Jefferson Street will host a 4:90 PM start with return to New Castle around 9:00 to 9:30 PM. A band will accompany the caravan to spur county interest. Call 4417 to enter.
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New Wilmington
Nercer
Sharon
Warren
Girard
Niles
Youngstown
Legion
Jefferson Street
New Castle
Trade Convention Opens In Seattle
In Seattle the twelfth annual Foreign Trade Convention opens with a cosmopolitan atmosphere as steel industry leaders, including representatives from Steel Corporation, gather to discuss international commerce and measure the event against the League of Nations spirit.
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Seattle
International News Service
Wash
League of Nations
Trade Council convention opens at Olympic Hotel with 1600 delegates
The Trade Council opened a three day session at the Olympic Hotel with nearly 1600 delegates from around the world. James A. Farrell of United States Steel led with a keynote on foreign trade, noting growth that may surpass last year's $8.2 billion record as twenty railways are represented.
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Trade Council
Olympic Hotel
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Dirt Street Improvement Moves Through Rose Avenue Area
Road scrapers from the New Castle street department clear dirt streets around Rose avenue and toward the Ben Franklin school. Workers prepare to level Mahoning town roads then return to New Castle. A road scraper and large tractor are used with four men trimming rough spots.
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New Castle Street
Rose Avenue
Ben Franklin School
Mahoningtown
New Castle
Stadium progress speeds toward one quarter finished
Ben Franklin Stadium construction shows one quarter completion by week end as favorable weather accelerates concrete work. Project planners target August 15 for concrete completion with steady progress expected.
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Ben Franklin Stadium
Sailor’s Wife Doubles His Rank in Punny Dialogue
A sailor explains his wife is “double what I am” and jokes she is a tar tar while he is only a tar, turning a simple question about his better half into a playful pun about tar and tar tar.
Controversy over Arctic radio gear sparks Navy dispute
The text notes Secretary Curtis Wilbur’s challenge to Donald B. MacMillan using gear from the decommissioned USS Florida on his Arctic expedition. It argues a scientist of MacMillan’s stature and radio experts should outweigh a cabinet official’s view, while also reporting on radio reception reports and an upcoming July 4 Defense Day broadcast involving 30 stations.
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Curtis Wilbur
Donald B. MacMillan
Arctic
MacMillan
U. S. S. Florida
Secretary of the Navy
War Department
Washington, D.C
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
In Lowell Massachusetts Mrs Olive Avurger describes recovery after hospitalization using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She says it helped her regain energy perform housework and feel well again The ad cites over 200000 respondents with 98 of 100 saying Yes to benefit questions and urges others to try the remedy.
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Lowell
Massachusetts
Lydia E. Pinkham
Olive Avuger
Howard Street
Weather signals and baseball scores in late evening schedule
The page lists a sequence of time signals Teaberry time at 8 45 p m Arlington time at 9 55 p m and notes a weather forecast and baseball scores for the night.
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Arlington
Radio Features Today Broadcast Schedule Details
Radio schedule lists stations WBZ WRC WIZ WGY and others for a 7 30 p m United States Marine Band broadcast from Springfield to Washington New York and more. At 9 p m Atwater Kent Radio Artists and Silvertown Cord Orchestra program broadcasts across stations including WCTS Worcester.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Company
WBZ
WRC
WIZ
WGY- Springfield
Washington
New York
Schenectady
United States Marine Band
WCAZ
WEAF
WEEI
WSAI
WWJ
WEAR
WJAR
WCCO
WOC
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Providence
Minneapolis
Davenport
Atwater Kent
WCTS
Worcester
Silvertown Cord
Unidentified Man Struck and Killed Near Greensburg
An unidentified white man about 54 died when he stepped into the road between Latrobe and Derry. Andrew Siko of Snydertown, driver for a Latrobe ice cream company, swerved to avoid him and ditched the car after the collision.
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Greensburg
Latrobe
Derry
Andrew Siko
Snydertown
Siko
White Sewing Machine Co cautions on misrepresentation
The White Sewing Machine Co. warns patrons that J H Hendrix, at the old White Sewing Machine Co. site in New Castle, is not connected or authorized. The firm states it is represented by Milleman & Co. at 369 East Washington Street and urges customers to obtain genuine machines and parts through authorized Milleman representatives.
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J. H. Hendrix
White Sewing Machine Co
New Castle
Milleman & Co
East Washington Street
Milleman Co
Kirby Jury Stands 11 To 1 Acquittal Reported
After 20 hours of deliberation one juror reportedly holds out for conviction of Josiah Kirby founder and former president of the Cleveland Discount company on a charge of larceny of 42 shares of preferred stock trade for common stock. The rest of the panel leaning toward acquittal.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Josiah Kirby
Cleveland Discount Company
Auto Victim's Widow Saves Ohio Driver From Murder Trial
In Lisbon Ohio Judge Moore dismissed a manslaughter indictment against 27 year old Charles Vanmeter at the request of the victim’s widow Mrs Harold Purdy. Purdy was killed May 23 when Vanmeter’s car struck him. Vanmeter had pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 100 dollars with license revocation for six months.
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East Liverpool
Body Of Man Found In Post Near Titusville
Franklin Pa June 25 The body of Clayton Barth 22 was found in a six foot pool of water near Torpedo 14 miles north of Titusville Suspicions of foul play prompted an investigation Barth had gone to wash in the creek with soap and towel and did not return His clothing was found during the search
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Franklin
Clayton Barth
Torpedo
Titusville
Missing watch tied to lifelong deafness
A man reports his watch went missing while he carried it, noting he has been deaf since childhood. The detail suggests a potential link to the loss and emphasizes his long-standing hearing condition.
Ford Delivers Cars on Very Small Down Payments
Ford offers new cars with extremely low down payments. Drive away in a Ford for $12.49 with information available at Penna Motor & Imp. Co. Mahoningtown. Phone 1764. Local 41. A bachelor is funnier than any other single thing.
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Ford
Penna Motor & Imp. Co
Mahoningtown
Franklin Mayor Bans Fire Works
Franklin Pa June 25 Fireworks sale in city limits banned by Mayor Frank Breakirow until three days before July 4 Firecrackers and fireworks can be discharged only on celebrants premises All firecrackers over two inches in length skyrockets and cap pistols banned by edict The article then notes June as a month for marriage with origins in Greek and Roman traditions tied to Juno.
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International News Service
Franklin Pa
Frank Breakirow
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