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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
5
Police report a leaking gas main weakened by blasting caused an explosion and fire three blocks from the scene. Investigators say gas seeped into cellars as buildings burned. crews worked through the afternoon to secure the area and extinguish the blaze.
In a murder trial, the defendant asserts he could whip any man in Republic action. Testimony describes a confrontation with Sammel Craig when Craig was knocked down, struck a head stone, and sustained fatal injuries. Mack MeaAndrew testified to Craig's prowess and the alleged challenge before the fatal blow.
Atlanta police pursued clues to identify a 28 year old man who walked into the station asking "Who am I." He has a brown hat and eyes, a dark complexion, weighs about 124 pounds, and wore a suit bought in Knoxville. A pencil note with the name "Harry Gamage" was found on him.
The People's National Bank of Zelienople will proceed with a new banking house. Contract awarded to Harry Vimer of Bartine. Present structure at the corner of Maly and New Castle streets will be dismantled. A temporary park will house operations during construction. The two story building will feature Indiana Minestone on both streets.
Ray Street now usable to and from Croton avenue as public by the city engineering department. Brick laid to 2 point in Croton avenue near Crawford avenue where works by the P O company paving Moody avenue reach Blaine street. Repose of West Washington Street between the river and Front street with the Centennial Celebration concluded.
Cheyenne reports a rocky slide on Gros Ventre River in Teron National Forest created a dam, forming a new lake. J B Jones of Jackson exchanged lines notes the event as a massive mountain block fell, smashing forest, destroying buildings, and flooding cattle ranges.
Fragmentary report notes water rose twenty feet and a rapid flood risk. A correspondent mentions a horse mat and Mr Tones receiving a warning as a river swelled, threatening a stream turning into a lake several miles long and wide.
Pauline Prankiun Voorhins, wife of Sheriff Voorhins, will not seek nomination or election to the sheriff’s office. Despite public urging, he stated she will not be a candidate to succeed him. Officials note 18 declared candidates already, with 8 or 9 more possible in coming weeks.
Niagara Falls plans nightly colored lighting starting tonight announced after a falls illumination event. Niagara Falls Power Company staff will operate the search lights, loaned from the plant’s control board by general superintendent Ross R. Goodington. A preview display was held for the Electrical and Utilities Engineers’ Association in session on the Canadian side.
In Carlisle Pennsylvania on June 27 Ella and Rhoda Rotz were released after their husbands paid $8 in taxes. The wives resisted payment citing lack of income while the men agreed with authorities. The incident notes the wives' indignation and the husbands’ relief at release.
NEW YORK June 27 A William sixty nine a customs inspector of Jamaica Avenue Long Island City met his brother John sixty six for the first time in fifty years. They parted in 1875 when William was nineteen and John sixteen Born in Weir Scotland both went to sea William settled in Long Island City and John joined the US Geodetic Survey. William learned of Johns name in a newspaper and John traveled to reunite. They plan to call together July 4 for Wick the family seat in a house said to have been built in 1474.
Building permits listed for multiple properties in Arlington Avenue and Sheridan Avenue with mentions of Elmer & Walsh and others. includes addresses 7279 Pinch Street 754 Sheridan Avenue 21 Sheridan 299 Sheridan and 227 Penn Street among notes on dwelling and garage work. Meadville district references appear in a separate line. A death notice from Meadville Pa reports a 71 year old chief of the Meadville tire department dying at Spencer today after illness. survived by widow and three children. member of various organizations.
Don McKibben, Cascade Park manager, handles a jack of all trades role. He oversees maintenance, weather planning, excursions, finances, concessions, and crowd control during peak seasons, coordinating repairs, safety, and public relations for a busy park.
Halifax reports indicate about 800 workers will be thrown out of work as wire mills in the Sydney district shut down. The closure follows a lack of available positions to absorb the laid off workforce.
The Navy orders an investigation by the judge advocate general into the court martial of Ratherfoe Glines and Ruth Anderson. The probe will cover recent naval mutiny charges and the alleged confession by one accused, while questioning why Lieut. Andrew Gordon did not introduce the claim.
A long forecast from June 27 outlines a wet spell with heavy local showers, possible storms near July 1 and 2, and strong cooling trends in the Great Lakes and Great Plains region. It notes above normal temperatures in southern Canada and the northern US, with variable precipitation and a few very heavy showers later in the month.
Ninety five percent of households in New Castle have garbage cans according to Anward Phillips, superintendent of the garbage bureau. The remaining five percent dispose of refuse in other containers or places, causing disposal concerns. In Kittanning, Pa., June 27, William Schrecengost is recovering from a tarantula bite on the left hand suffered in a cafe. Doctors say his condition is serious but hopeful for recovery.
Conneaut Lake hosts one of Pennsylvania’s premier outdoor musical festivals under Lee Hess Traines direction. The program features a diverse lineup from the Pittsburgh Apollo group to soloists Arthur Krefc and Eric, with noted contralto and tenor appearances, signaling a major regional cultural event.
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