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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1938
Page
7
Bethlehem Steel Corp releases a new price list effective Sept 30 for steel products in the United States. The schedule, covering delivery and consumption within the U.S., eliminates prior pricing structures and adjusts various product ranges.
The Wampum Theatre presents Gene Autry in The Bie! Show tonight with two short subjects and a newsreel. Local crowds expected as Western film star headlines a varied program in the evening show.
In a brief item the article notes a drop in production expenses tied to a specific period, highlighting cost efficiency gains by a local plant and referencing the impact on shipments and pricing.
Thomas B. Williams a 20 year old Steubenville negro was electrocuted in the Ohio Penitentiary after professing innocence and reciting Bible verses during a prolonged death sentence. Prison officials reported the execution as the first to use automatic voltage control in the death house.
Mrs Lanza Roach aged and her son Joseph Roady were injured when their car hit a telephone pole on the New Wilmington road north of the city. They are in Jameson Memorial hospital with scalp wounds and knee injuries. The driver Mr Roach escaped with minor bruises.
The first court of honor will be held in Bedford by the Lawrence County Came. The session is set for June 30 in Unity Hall with Boy Scouts and local dignitaries attending. Pulaski Irwitt Roop chairs the counties committee and will oversee the event which begins at 8 o clock.
Nomination and election of delegates to the annual state American Legion convention will occur at the Perry S. Gaston Post semi monthly meeting in the Legion Home. Commander NP Nelson announced the convention will be held in Scranton Pennsylvania in August 1880. The post will be represented by selected delegates.
The Provincial Players staged The Night of January and despite a mixed audience reaction the verdict was unanimous that the group did a fine job. Karen Andre, accused of Bjorn Faulkner’s murder, remains in suspect status as the jury debates her guilt in a drama of deception and murder.
Civic members at the Little Beaver Birthday Club gathered Friday for a social at Mr and Mrs Spearhas home. Twenty three members attended with games and prizes going to Mrs Laura Young. A delirious late supper was served by the committee and gifts for the honoree poured in from many attendees.
Thomas M. Boyle resigns as manager of The Castleton Hotel in New Castle effective July 4 after six years in charge. Board plans to announce his successor in a few days. Boyle, who came from Sharon in June 1992, led the hotel to a wide reputation as a good place to live. future plans are not yet known.
Nine people escaped a flood danger on a Sauwrdey night near Neshannock and Lakewood after alighting from a vehicle near a bridge over Rtork Creek. The group, including Mr and Mrs d Nit family and others, fled as water rose and the car teetered on the edge, with high water threatening homes and roads.
A Mercer veteran travels to Gettysburg amid a misted, fragmented note that references family sorrow and a somber journey. The text hints at personal loss and a ceremonial visit, with unclear details and a focus on remembrance.
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