McNary Haugen Farm Bill Defeat Drops Adjourning Hope
Congress heads home next week fearing political punishment in November after the McNary Haugen farm relief bill failed. With few major measures left, leaders plan to push adjournment around June 30 or July 3 despite ongoing fights on radio control and rivers and harbors. The corn belt bitterly criticizes the loss as party lines fracture in the defeat.
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George R. Holmes
News Service
Washington
Congress
City awards Winslow Avenue paving and Vogan Street sewer contracts
The city council let three improvement contracts including Winslow Avenue paving with concrete between East Washington and Stanton by Woods & Golder at 13 608 50. Elder & Ferry secured the Vogan Street sanitary sewer at 1 609 46. Grading for Vogan Street went to Woods & Golder at 1 925 00, with other bids from Elder & Ferry 2 681 50 Smith & McQuiston 2 230 50 and Charles Staph 3 827 50.
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Winslow Avenue
Vogan Street
East Washington Street
Stanton Avenue
Woods & Golder
Elder & Ferry
Smith & McQuiston
Wogan Street
Charles Staph
Westminster College supporters praise The News for campaign help
A Westminster College appreciation letter thanks The News Company of New Castle Pennsylvania for extensive support during the Westminster College fundraising drive. The signatories credit editor George W. Conway and the paper’s coverage with aiding public generosity for the Robert Audley Browne Hall fund and reaffirm the paper’s city and county advancement policy.
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Westminster College
New Castle
Lawrence County
Fred L. Rentz
the News Company
Rentz
Westminster
New Castle News
George W. Conway
Robert Audley Browne Hall
Friends of
George T. Weingartner
J. Roy Mercer
Thomas A. Gilkey
F. A. Hover
Ira M. Ramsey
Homer C. Drake
J. Clyde Gilfillan
Jas. A. Chambers
John P. Lockhart
Frank L. Burton
R. C. McKinley
W. D. Cleland
J. L. McFate
Louis B. Round
Charles H. Young
H. M. Goldberg
W. Walter Braham
DeLuce Cole
Clyde Gibson
Robt. K. Aiken
Prospective Year for Local Building Trades
McMichael, business agent of the Building Trades council, says a prosperous year awaits city workmen due to peaceful conditions and large projects under way. Most wage scales expire July 1 and settlements near, with local rates slightly below larger markets but expected to rise to parity without increasing overall building costs.
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T. J. McMichael
Building Trades Council
McMichael
Jazz King Davis Charged With Manslaughter In Crash
Warrants charging Meyer Davis known as the jazz king and prominent orchestra leader with manslaughter and reckless driving were sent to Maryland constables for service after a fatal Baltimore Washington Pike crash that killed Bernard Booker, assistant general counsel for Philadelphia Traction. Witnesses said Davis’ car traveled at about 60 mph and side-swiped another vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Meyer Davis
Maryland
Hyattsville
Baltimore-Washington Pike
Bernard Booker
Philadelphia Traction Company
Booker
Davis
Marriage Licenses from New Castle and McKeesport
William Hartzell Kina Woodrow and Joseph S Eve Hermina Sara Binder issued licenses in New Castle. Wm KF Hampe and Alice May Hagerty listed in McKeesport. Francis Mazui and Goldie Young noted in New Castle. Tony Elisso and Nellie Pasquarriello also listed in New Castle.
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Wm. Hartzell
New Castle
Kina Woodrow
Joseph S. Eve
Hermina Sara Binder
Wm. KF
Hampe
McKeesport
Alice May Hagerty
Francis Mazui
Goldie Young
Tony Elisso
Nellie Pasquarriello
Miss Jessie Mockel Named Chautauqua Accompanist
Miss Jessie Mockel, a noted local musician, is selected as second accompanist and assistant organ professor for Chautauqua Lake this season. She departs July 4 for engagements through September 1, joining H Augustine Smith and Hugh Porter in a competitive field that included New York City pianists and organists.
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Jessie Mockel
Chautauqua Lake
Miss Mockel
Chautauqua
New York City
H. Augustine Smith
Boston University
Hugh Porter
Calvary Episcopal Church
Harold Ritchie
Oberlin College
Paris
Dragging Allegheny River for Drowned Man and Campers
Police dragged the Allegheny river for the body of Joseph Bott 33 who drowned when a canoe overturned at Glenover. The Faust boy also died, a second victim was recovered, and two campers narrowly escaped drowning. Rescuers pulled John Zyhters 22 and Jack Wills 21 from the water after their canoe capsized.
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International News Service
Pittseurch
Allegheny
Joseph P. Bot
Glenover
Carl Aust
Bott
Faust Boy
John Zyhters
Jack Wills
Wilson Creates Sensation In Senate Probe
A Senate probe session sparks a sensational development as questions mount over actions by Wilson. The committee presses for details while officials refuse to disclose certain records.
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Wilson
Senate
Wilson says offer to join railroad mediation board arose after senate nomination
Former labor secretary and Pennsylvania Senate nominee William B. Wilson testified before the Reed committee that he was offered a place on the railroad mediation board confidentially after securing the party nomination. He said he rejected the offer and would not name the offeror.
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William BR. Wilson
Wilson
Senate
Pennsylvania
Reed Committee
New Railroad Mediation Board
Coolidge
Wisconsin
Senator Lafollette
Outdated Fountain May Be Removed From Public Square
The News asks readers if the Fountain Inn iron drinking fountain for horses on the public square is still needed. If unused, it should be removed to reduce traffic obstruction. Share facts with The News editor to decide its fate.
Judge Henninger Sustains Lytle Damages Award
Judge John Henninger of Butler sustains the verdict for W A Lytle against New Castle Agricultural Association and denies motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a new trial. The jury previously awarded Lytle 2458.33 for expulsion from the Union Trotting Association at the 1923 New Castle Fair races, after claims the expulsion barred him from races and forced sale of his trotting horse Ben Vole. The judge finds the verdict fully warranted by the evidence. Continued on page twelve.
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John Henninger
Butler
W. A. Lytle
New Castle Agricultural Association
Lytle
Union Trotting Association
New Castle
Ben Vole
The
Fair Association
Henderson
Thirty-Three Hundred Children Attend City Mission Picnic
FE J Berquist reports 3300 children at Cascade Park for City Rescue Mission picnic, nearly a thousand more than last year and the largest turnout in fifteen years. Rain held off after dinner, no major incidents occurred, two children were reported lost, and Berquist praised organizers and volunteers.
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Cascade Park
FE. J. Berquist
Mr. Berquist
Berquist
Shenango Pottery Expands Output and Employment
Shenango Pottery announces higher grade chinaware and a new product line, increasing employment for older women under Mr De Lan. Trainees over 18 will be trained for permanent work as output rises, a move seen as encouraging for New Castle residents.
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de Lan
Shenango Pottery
New Castle
First Fireworks Injury Reported In City
George Jim aged 6 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Jim of 109 East Long Avenue is the first fireworks victim of the year. He reportedly lost parts of three fingers from one hand when a firework called Lizards exploded. Police investigate if the child bought the device, violating city sale ordinances. Doctors treated him for multiple finger losses.
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George Jim
Charles Jim
East Long Avenue
Death toll climbs in Leon flood in Guanajuato
The Mexican flood in Leon, Guanajuato, leaves forty bodies recovered and at least a hundred missing. Thousands are homeless as waters recede, and looting is to be suppressed with martial law and federal troops.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Leon
Guanajuato
Death Records List with Ages and Addresses
Frank W. Chambers aged 60 of 1315 Huron avenue is listed in the death records along with Thomas W. Plant aged 62 of East North street Dorothy BE Boyles aged 42 of 1025 West North street Thomas Davis of New Castle Mrs Hila Stewart Gray aged 62 of Lawrence street and Mrs Mary Felt aged 65 of 301 South Ray street appear in the same notice.
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Frank W. Chambers
Huron Avenue
Thomas W. Plant
Odo
East North Street
Dorothy BE. Boyles
West North Street
Thomas Davis
New Castle
Hila Stewart Gray
Lawrence Street
Mary Felt
South Ray Street
Swedish Crown Prince Visit Outlined In Chicago Program
Chicago lays out a busy schedule for Gustavus Adolphus crown prince of Sweden and Crown Princess Louise. They tour stockyards visit the University of Chicago where he will receive an honorary LL D degree and dine with Max Mason. Princess Louise attends a Swedish Club reception after her husband spoke at Augustana hospital ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Gustavus Adolphus
Augustana Hospital
Princess Louise
Evangeline McPherson Leads Search for Kidnap Shack
Douglas Arizona June 25 a party headed by the evangelist along with police and newspaper men crossed into Mexico about 18 miles from Douglas seeking the shack where Aimée Sample McPherson said she was held for a 500000 ransom. The expedition into the region around Nig gerhead Mountain found no trace of the cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Douglas
Ariz
Aimee Sample McPherson
Pennsylvania Primary War Chests Questioned by Senate Panel
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, returns to testify before the senate slush fund committee. He confronts cross examination over the total money spent by the league in the $3,000,000 Pennsylvania primary and in other states, backed by documents aimed at proving brewers in Pennsylvania funded the campaign.
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William Kd. Hutchinson
Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Pennsylvania
Brewers of
Open Road Urge Drives Wandering Spirit
A narrator laments restless travel craving and a travel bug that won’t quit. He longs for the open road, mountains at dawn, and cooler weather as he dreams of leaving town and work behind for a vacation.
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Wash
Ington
Miss Mackel
First Methodist Church
Conservatory of Music
Ction Board
WM. K. Hutchinson
Reed
Missouri
King
Utah
Wayne B. Wheeler
Henninger
George W. Fisher
Theodore G. Talla
City Mission
London
Mathilda "Houghton
Ambassador Houghton
Shenango Pottery Company
Shack
Hunt
Mrs. McPherson
Recall Wheeler
Cambria County
Arthur Mometer
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