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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
15
Ellwood City residents urge a larger on duty fire force after Sundays Krauss block blaze killed seven. The accident highlighted difficulties securing volunteers at night and the need for trained, experienced firefighters to respond quickly when alarms ring.
Ellwood City Pa June 28 Another kindergarten class opened today in the basement of the Presbyterian church The first class at United Presbyterian church was too large and had to be divided More pupils are entering daily and the second class is expected to be a large one Miss Dorothy McKim will be the instructor.
An ad touts Dr Leonhardi’s HEM-ROID as a new internal remedy for piles. It claims to identify the cause and offers a money back guarantee through Mc Keen Kul Rate Drug Store and other outlets, urging sufferers to try the product without delay.
Thousands use this at home to ease catarrh and colds. Ask your druggist for three quarters of an ounce of Mentholated Aricle and fill a pint bottle with boiled water. Gargle the throat as directed and snuff or spray the liquid into the nostrils twice daily. Keeps nasal passage and throat clean and healthy to resist germs.
Joseph E. Webb of Muncie Indiana credits Bio-feren Tablets with full restoration from nervous, run down condition. The ad claims the remedy is the grandest quickest for weak enervated men and women and assures a money back offer if health does not improve.
Ellwood City and surrounding lodges plan annual outing at Idora Park Youngstown on Saturday July 10 A special Elwood City to Youngstown train will run with stops at West Wilwood Junction Wampum and New Castle Junction A short parade is planned in Youngstown led by Youngstown Lodge WO1ia and the Bagpipe band of Youngstown
Ellwood City platoon will drill at the Shelby auditorium tonight. Equipment for the unit, including machine guns Dodge trucks uniforms and canteens has been ordered and should arrive soon. The platoon and company bound for Beaver Falls will join the Pennsylvania National Guard Tuesday evening in Beaver Falls with several army officers in charge.
In Ellwood City Pa on Saturday evening the second Islwood Rifle Club slow fire squatting position match produced lead changes as Anderson and Richardson moved ahead of Hinir. Totals to date list notable scores: Anderson 34 Richardson 262 Blair 350 Main 336 Pisodes 311 McGlhattan 239 Melzer 271 Hazen 269 MecMunn 268 Fotterman 202 Third match set for Thursday night July 1.
Evans City reporting two injured when a car driven by J B Fehl of Evans City collided with a Harmony dine car. Mrs Eva Pehl 36 hospitalized with injuries, and Catherine Iffp 19 from Evans City had minor cuts. Fehl uninjured.
Ellwood City residents hold animated discussion after Sunday disaster. Citizens question early fire discovery, police response, and crowd control. Calls grow for better training and a formal system to prevent future calamities.
In Ellwood City Padimgg a fire raged Sunday morning at the Raus building when thieves entered J Wileott’s Wilcott Fashion Shop and stole valuable jewels. Police fought crowds at the blaze with no clues to the thief’s identity.
Ellwood City June 26 The Ellwood City Ladies Loyal Grange will hold a meeting in the hall of the First National Bank Building on Wednesday evening June 30. Both degrees of the order will be conferred with about thirty candidates. Visitors expected from Pittsburgh, Tatler, New Castle and other places. Arrangements made for attending the annual plente at Tor a Park Youngstown on July 1. Freachments will be served at the close of the initiatory rites.
The Protestant Boys L C L No 148 will hold their regular weekly meeting on Thursday in the hall in the Bann Building. A class of candidates will be initiated in the First Degree. The arrangements committee for the annual picnic will report on progress.
Ellwood City June 26 Miss Kathaleen Boyle daughter of Mr and Mrs P J Boyle has been taken on the force of the Ellwood Hotel as one of the nurses. Boyle graduated from Providence Hospital at Genser Falls and will assist with the work here.
Washington reports the Bureau of Standards describes new radio telegraphy methods for submerged submarines. A single coil attached outside the vessel lets signals be received underwater as well as on the surface. Submerged transmission has a twelve mile range enabling ship submarine recognition signals and long distance communication. A coil aerial aids direction finding and works across thousands of miles. larger submarines are now equipped with the apparatus.
Readers seek the hidden name in Saturday’s puzzle. Circleville and Tranton appear in the scrambled clue while references to an animal and a person hint at the solution. The fragmentary text invites solvers to unscramble the phrase to reveal the intended name.
New York June 28 organized labor across the United States supports Near East Relief. Buffalo and New Orleans reports show local unions contributing generously with some unions levying assessments of one dollar per member. Colored organizations joined early and large contributions surpassed other sources. Labor leaders in industrial centers say they will coordinate with national and state headquarters for further aid. A Scottish wedding custom marks December as a favored day for couples to begin life anew.
A damaged Oregon wire service style report notes grasshoppers strip twenty acres of grain in Cove and nearby wheat fields. Farmers, county agent Paton Gaunt, and M. Mitchell join efforts to halt the invasion as officials warn of continued damage and control measures.
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