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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
5
Fragmented readable text indicates a planned premiere date of July 13 for a production or event involving Orangemen. Not enough context for full details or entities.
A damaged clipping notes rising arrests of intoxicated men in the morning. Police report shows older habitual drinkers, remnants of pre Prohibition, with fines and forfeitures recorded. three jailed, one for $3, others pending.
Police dispersed approximately two barrels of wine through city raids. The wine and other liquors were destroyed as evidence no longer needed. Chief of Police C. C. Horner oversaw the dumping procedure.
J C Johnston chief clerk to the superintendent of the Erie and Ash reads as a brief note about his relocation and duties at the local office.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Pennsylvania residence and a cited neighborhood scene. Details are unreadable, with garbled names and events, leaving the core incident and entities indiscernible.
Reber W. Macee of Sprineave ity enlisted here at the station and is accepted for service to Fort Slocum. He sails as part of army transport along the western coast to Pamamacana. Corporal Thompson and others offer to aid those interested with information.
A Lackawanna bound freight train derailed east of town tying up traffic for five hours. Two cars and two cabooses left the rails but no injuries occurred. Damage ran into thousands. over 100 feet of crack corn spilled. A broken flange on a flat car caused the accident.
The Ben Franklin junior high school printing department works this summer on pamphlets for the curriculum study. Jacob Cox, instructor in printing, oversees the preparation of the pamphlets titled Minimum Essentials and Immediate and Ultimate Objectives.
Councilman Walter V. Tyler cited W. J. Offutt, head of the golf committee, attributing a $2000 valuation to rain. Offutt said the rain helped the newly planted grass begin to grow, a claim echoed by Tyler today.
Firework factories in White City, West Union, and nearby areas race to complete contracts for July Fourth celebrations. About 40 to 150 orders are prepared daily with dozens of skilled workers preparing displays for cities from Ephrata to Washington D C and numerous state and county fairs after the holiday.
March to Monument led by Builders band of New Castle opens ceremonies at Mt Jackson with Civil War veterans and descendants invited. At 2 PM procession to Mt Jackson High School for program including music readings and an address. W Caskey chairman with E F Reed as vice chair and Leora Hanna as secretary treasurer.
Mrs Cecilia Rogers celebrated her 93rd birthday with an airplane ride over Philadelphia on June 28. Relatives watched anxiously as the elderly flyer enjoyed the flight while the pilot circled for a landing. She later told the pilot that the ride was fine and she would go higher.
Joe Hawkes plans a 4 am takeoff from Roosevelt Field to Los Angeles then return to New York, aiming for a 36 hour round trip. He just set a west to east record of six and a half hours for a regional leg, with mechanic Peter Clausen aboard. He will follow the great circle both ways in the Texaco No. 5.
Couninga Trier announced concrete is being poured along West Washington street for the Pensylvania Otin rail wing roadbed foundation. The concrete section will run between Sankey street and the cane.
Round Table groups under the Chamber of Commerce will hold their weekly meeting Thursday afternoon in the rooms of the Associated Charities on East Street. Agenda items include problems of interest to the different organizations to be dismissed.
Delegates hear that U S lawmakers will headline the upcoming convention with Tra A. Ringer as chair. Committee members include Richard Steen Hugh Rocks Syeinbrink and Edward Bollard. Clyde I Stevens leads planning as general chairman with many districts promising large delegations and Pittsburgh organizing a special bus to attend.
The New Castle Afro-Americans group conducted a devotional led by chaplain Mrs. Ethel Brown. President Alys Ayndara Hayes presided as members and guests, including Mrs. Ola Miller and others, enjoyed refreshments after the business session.
In religious and fraternal circles Mable livan class at Mabbe Ryan Bibie near Bacing mechils holds a meeting. Home Watchinery Port jEome Watch ng hosts a novel event. Section 6i Section 6 of the Yt Gow the Third U Poyburei will be Thursday evening at the frame of Stes Lyda Henna oof the Quad Fish Road. Friday afternoon meets at the home of Mr Waraserth Greenwood wyenue.
A New Castle girl plans to study law. A spiritual meeting at Mrs. Price's home on East Nor ia Street is announced for Thursday at 8 o clock. The Dorcas class of the Coubysr Christian church will hold a tureen lunch at Cascade Park Thursday at 12 50 p.m.
A roadside brake test was conducted on Youngstown Road as authorities evaluated vehicle safety. Officials from the transit department supervised the procedure with technicians recording stopping distances and performance metrics. No injuries were reported.
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