Frank Rodgers Promoted to Assistant Day Yardmaster
Frank Rodgers, night yardmaster on the Pennsylvania lines at Mahoningtown, is promoted to assistant day yardmaster at Ashtabula Harbor yards. He succeeds Johnston, who was killed on duty. Rodgers plans to move his family to Ashtabula soon. John Skinner may be elevated to the vacant Seventh ward post.
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Frank Rodgers
Pennsylvania Lines
Mahoningtown
Ashtabula Harbor
Pennsy
Mr. Johnston
Ashtabula
John Skinner
Rodgers
Seventh Ward
Seventh
Merrill to Begin New Series of Excursion Sermons
Two weeks from last Sunday evening Rev. R. N. Merrill will start another series of excursion sermons. He conducted a similar series last year and they were of the greatest interest, so this year's sermons are anticipated by the members of the onia with particular enthusiasm.
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R. N. Merrill
Races Fetch Attention in Seventh Ward Afternoon
Races at Seventh ward driving park draw several hundred visitors this afternoon surpassing even Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in town as the main topic of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Ward
Miss Hattie Welsh Elected Instructor in Cross Roads School
Madison Avenue resident Miss Hattie Welsh a New Castle High School 1910 graduate has been elected an instructor in Cross Roads school North Beaver township near the Seventh ward.
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Hattie Welsh
Madison Avenue
New Castle High School
Cross Roads
Beaver Township
Seventh Ward
Sixth annual Order of Railway Conductors outing set in Pittsburg
The sixth annual outing of the Order of Railway Conductors will be held on Friday July 22 at West View Park Pittsburg. A sizeable crowd from this section is expected to attend.
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the Order of Railway Conductors
West View Park
Pittsburg
Ward News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Adjustments
Ed Porter of North Beaver spent Monday in the ward. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Wattress of Wayne Street. George Douglass of Beaver Falls visited recently. Kenneth Jones takes a clerical post at St Charles. F R Ferguson of Sharon visited Seventh Ward. Miss Ruby Clark leaves for Pittsburg for teaching methods. Harry Sontag of Seventh Ward returns from Pittsburg. Walter Kimmich of Ellwood returns home. Grace McIlhenny returns from Greenville. Eva Hamilton of Madison Avenue visits Erie for the week. Ethel Pitts of Wampum visits Seventh Ward friends. Pennsylvania station improvements near completion. J L Gilmore goes to Erie for a convention. Charles Wallace of North Beaver township visits Seventh Ward. Mrs F R Wilson of North Cedar Street spends week with Sebring friends. O George A Brown’s finger injured at work. he’s a B and O brakeman. Rev R N Merrill travels to Fredonia NY for Fourth visits. PA shop team plans two Fourth of July baseball games. Patrolman Davidson on vacation. Shuler stationed there. Seventh Ward merchants decorate for Fourth. Tony Ezzo out due to finger severing accident. Ed Abrams Findlay. John White Philadelphia. C W Shank Lisbon. Walter Ten Eyck Bloomsburg. J E Donley Morgantown. S K Reed Point Marion among visiting racehorse owners in Seventh Ward yesterday.
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Ed. Porter
North Beaver
Ed. Wattress
Wayne Street
George Douglass
Beaver Falls
Kenneth Jones
St. Charles
F. R. Ferguson
Sharon
Ruby Clark
Pittsburg
School of Methods
Harry Sontag
Seventh Ward
Eva Hamilton
Madison Avenue
Erie
Ethel Pitts
Wampum
Pennsylvania Station
J. L. Gilmore
Charles Wallace
North Beaver Township
F. R. Wilson
North Cedar Street
Sebring
O. George A. Brown
R. N. Merrill
Fredonia
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Davidson
Mahoning Avenue
Shuler
Tony Ezzo
Pennsy
Ed. Abrams
Findlay
John White
Philadelphia
C. W. Shank
Lisbon
Walter Ten Eyck
Bloomsburg
J. E. Donley
Morgantown
S. K. Reed
Point Marion
Leather Yields From Hides Vary By Animal Size
The hide of an average size steer yields 35 pounds of leather while a horse hide yields a little over half as much.
Marvelous Cure for Rheumatism at Local Drugstore
On sale now at the drugstore named in the act is Dean's Sure Safe and Speedy Cure. The remedy claims to cure liver kidney and stomach diseases and rheumatism, a condition doctors reportedly struggle with. The regular bottle is offered for ten cents while supplies last.
Ellwood City Men Arrested After Ball Grounds Fight
William Watt and John King of Ellwood City were arrested by Chief Reilley after a fight on the Shelby ball grounds yesterday afternoon. They faced a hearing before the burgess, with witnesses noting an argument that escalated into a public brawl. King was knocked down twice and suffered a black eye.
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Ellwood City
William Watt
John King
Reilley
Shelby
King
Fach
Big Fourth At Ellwood Park
Ellwood City on July Fourth will feature a balloon ascension at Rock Point park in the afternoon with special railroad rates to handle large crowds. Many locals will travel to New Castle for a separate celebration, as Ellwood plans no fireworks.
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Ellwood City
Rock Point Park
Pittsburg
Rock Point
New Castle
Harmony
Ellwood
Railroad Officials Inspect Ellwood City Depot Site Possibility
Officials from the Pittsburg and Lake Erie visited Ellwood City to survey potential sites for a new passenger depot on the Ellwood branch recently purchased by the Little Giant. The plan to merge with the Baltimore and Ohio for construction remains undecided.
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Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Ellwood City
Ellwood
Little Giant
Pittsburg Company
L. E
Fight at noon ends with fines for two men
A midday quarrel led to a fight between Frank Vionis and John Appella. Police stopped the fracas, both men were found guilty by the burgess, and each was fined five dollars plus costs totaling eight dollars.
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Frank Vionis
John Appella
Squire Butler Fist Fight Leads to Assault Charge
Bruno Cala bretta charges Dominic Pirezzi with assault and battery after a fist fight between the two men. The incident ended with both men involved in a clash.
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Squire Butler
Bruno Calabretta
Dominic Pirezzi
Toots Schultz Attracts Pittsburg Team In Ellwood City
Ellwood City awaits a strong Pittsburg lineup led by Toots Schultz as they face Shelby on the Shelby grounds Saturday afternoon. Schultz, a top local pitcher, has beaten several strong clubs, while Ellwood aims to measure him. Fourth of July plans send Ellwood to Beaver Falls for two games, morning and afternoon.
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Ellwood City
Pittsburg
Toots Schultz
Shelby
Shelby Grounds
Wilson
Schultz
Ellwood
Beaver Falls
Twenty Teachers Seek Three Rooms at Hazel Dell
Hazel Dell directors face a surplus of applicants as twenty teachers apply for four rooms. Nineteen seek three rooms while one wants the first room, a rare situation in Hazel Dell where teaching staff is usually hard to secure.
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Ellwood City
Hazel Dell
Amor Club Sets Out for Edenburg High Rivalry
The Amor club travels Saturday to Edenburg to face the husky locals in a key league clash. Amor has lost only once this season and aims to maintain the unbeaten pace after a 6 to 3 win by Ellwood at Callery last Saturday. On July Fourth Amor faces Evans City in a twin bill with Roxbury and Patterson handling pitching duties and Harold Seddell returning behind the plate. Roxbury starts the morning game and Patterson the afternoon.
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Amor
Edenburg
Husky
Ellwood
Callery
Evans City
Roxbury
Patterson
Harold Seldell
New Castle and Harmony Schedule Update Soon
The revised schedule for New Castle and Harmony will be released shortly. Changes were made a week ago but no official announcement has been issued yet.
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New Castle and
Harmony
Local residents visit New Castle amid social calls
Mr Shooff of New Castle bought a team of loans from J N Kirker of Wurtemburg yesterday. Wes Seidel spends the day in New Castle. F C Dukes of Meadville visits town. Town Clerk William McElroy was in town yesterday. Thomas McNeil returns to New Castle after a visit. Miss Anna Chambers of Perryopolis visits for a few days. Charles McWilliams of New Castle is a business caller. Mr and Mrs Caldwell of Altoona visit Mr and Mrs Geo Dambach of Sixth street.
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Wes Seidel
New Castle
F. C. Dukes of Meadville
William McElroy
Thomas McNeil
Anna Chambers
Perryopolis
Charles McWilliams
Caldwell
Altoona
Geo
W. Dambach
Sixth Street
Woodpecker Chosen as Washington State Seal Emblem
In Seattle on June 28 it is announced that the woodpecker will replace the bald eagle as Washington state’s emblem. Officials cite the woodpecker’s forest and orchard defense against borers, its year round presence, and its pest control skills as the reason for the substitute. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Webber of Slippery Rock visit the city today.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
State of Washington
Washington
Northwest
W. C. Webber
Slippery Rock
City
Harlansburg Social Notes Report Local Visits
Samuel Kneram nears completion of his new house. Anna Kerr visits with sister Mrs Burns of New Castle. Mrs Chales McCune of New Castle visits here. Pittsburg couple Mr and Mrs Kerr visit parents over Sunday. Ralph Jordan visits Grove City. Large turnout attends Baptist exposition at Conneaut Lake. Tom Brown and son Delos return from New Castle tin mill. Bertha Walters and Sara Scott home from Slippery Rock normal. Local youths attend Children's Day at Hermon. Mrs Jake Emery returns from Brush Run visit. Mrs Garfield Daugherty returns from Sippery Rock.
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Chales McCune
New Castle
Samuel Kerr
Pittsburg
Ralph Jordan
Alvin Richael
Grove City
Conneaut Lake
Tom Brown
Son Delos
Bertha Walters
Sara Scott
Slippery Rock State Normal
Hermon
Jake Emery
Arnam Emery
Brush Run
James Wright
Dale
Henry Macomn
McCaslin
Blackberries Near Record Crop Forecast Across Regions
With favorable weather, wild blackberries are expected to yield an enormous crop this year. Raspberries and elderberries are also predicted to crop well. A national physical laboratory in Englave tests ship propulsion thrust using a whirling table with a 60-foot arm.
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National Physical Laboratory
Englave
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Walter Kimmich
Grace McIlhenny
Greenville
H Marvelous Cure
Kkee’s
KUT Rate Medicine Store
N. Mill Street
Watt
Shelby Ball Field
Ellwood Park
Pittsburg Collegians
Hazel Dell Public School
Mr. Shooff
J. N. Kirker
Wurtemburg
Big Bird
the Atlantic Refining Company (Incorporated
Citizens National Bank
Washington Str
The
Citizens National
New Castle Loan
Wallace Bldg
Washington and
Jefferson Sts
Whitman
Love
Megowa
Miller Cottage
Atlantic City
N. Georgia Avenue
Sen
Jenny Lind
Harlansburg
Samuel Kneram
Anna Kerr
Ralph Burns
Garfield Daugherty
Mrs. Charles Book
This Place
Richmond
John Electric Co
North Mercer Street
Bell Phone
Popham
Williams Mfg, CO
Cleveland
Ohio
G. W. Clutton
Caco
Story & Clark Piano Co
North Mill Street
New Castle, Pa
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