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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
1
Lieut. Governor arrives to address crowds as aerial bombs boom at noon and a tall American flag rises on the Legion lawn. Centennial events shift to 2 pm due to rain, with Legion Home Association backing the celebration amid gloomy skies and a delayed inaugural service.
Canton sees a tense crisis as British and French consuls order foreigners to depart Shameen concession. Fear mounts over a potential flare of the prior week armed conflict after Chinese students fired on Shameen and foreign marines replied. In Peking, Feng Yu-Hsiang supports the government's push for revision of unsettled terms.
Arthur Mometer reports a damp morning as a rain shower falls during a day of expected action. The soldier presses on through the wet conditions despite the rain and the thrill of upcoming sport.
The program for Tuesday lists multiple free acts at corners N Jefferson and Grant and at Diamond Park, plus a band concert, senior track and field events at Ben Franklin field, police and firemen events, tennis at Carnegie playgrounds, tug of war on the Diamond, archery at Cascade Park, and various activities at the Y M C A and American Legion home. Local sports include handball doubles and billiards with crowds expected.
Washington correspondent reports patent grants to residents of New Castle Butler and Beaver Falls. Elmer Pool of New Castle gains a scale mechanism patent assigned to Toledo Scale. John Campbell and Ferdinand Spang of Butler receive a wire clamp patent claiming non shear action. Charles Heeter of Butler patents a stronger derrick design with greater rigidity. Charles C Thomson and James Craig of Butler patent a bolt and nut assembly matcher. Robert Rex Downie of Beaver Falls receives two excavating machinery patents assigned to Keystore Driller Co. Beaver Falls, George W. McKenzie of Beaver, three liquid dispensing device patents, one assigned to Guarantee Liquid Measure Co. Contingent continuation noted on page two.
Mr and Mrs Robert Small of 65 Rathburn Detroit were injured about noon Sunday when their car overturned on Harbor Road Hill. They were taken to Shenango Valley hospital. Mr Small suffered several fractured ribs and other injuries not yet serious unless complications arise. His injuries will confine him to the hospital for a time. Mrs Small escaped with minor bruises.
William J. Busang 39, father of nurse in training Eleanor Busang, died Sunday near June 28 in Bellevue hospital Cleveland from injuries after an elevator dropped 75 feet at Royal Furniture annex site. He leaves a son George of Monaca, sisters and brothers, funeral set in Pittsburgh.
Nineteen persons lost their lives in weekend motor accidents across the Midwest. Six deaths reported in Chicago area. Bloomington residents L M Seaver and family perished when an interurban collided with their car. A premature baby died from the crash. Other fatalities include JC Woodring family in Ashtabula Ohio, Mrs Burns in Anderson Indiana, and Jacob Buth in Grand Rapids Michigan. many others injured.
Short death notices list Charles E. Kelso 44 of Mahoning township Laura Allen Aiken 88 of Chewton Edi Prewett 85 of Moravia Hirman Francis Biddle 62 of Conn or avenue Alfred Wall 78 of 118 South Beary street all noted with ages and hometowns.
Fear gripped Montana residents after a series of earthquakes began Saturday night and continued through Sunday. Three Forks and Manhattan bore the worst damage with many homes and business blocks destroyed. a Manhattan school collapsed. Trains were halted by landslides, yet no lives were reported lost.
The Battery B reunion for Cooper's Battery of Mt Jackson occurred Saturday June 27. About 100 veterans from New Castle joined the Mt Jackson unit, led by the band, to the new high school. Five members were present on stage including John Craig and Joseph Hed. Officers were re-elected: President Joseph Read, Vice President D P Needler, and Leora Hanna as secretary treasurer. After adjournment the group marched to the K of P hall where a dinner was served by local ladies. Continued on Sage Two.
Edd Prewett, 30, leaped between moving Pennsy freight cars near Moravia, his head severed and right arm lost. His mother Samantha Prewett witnessed the act as a nervous breakdown culminated last week. Eye witnesses Merman Medard and Robert Brest confirmed the tragedy near Mr. and Mrs. Brest’s home where Prewett had worked as a coach cleaner.
Colonel John Coolidge eight years old, son of the president, has rallied from the emergency operation for prostatic illness and doctors express hope for full recovery. Physicians caution the crisis is not passed due to age and seriousness, with possible relapse. The medical team including Dr Arthur L Chure and Maj J F Coupal left Plymouth after treating and diagnosing the illness.
Churches staged special programs with historic sketches and pastors messages drawing large crowds. At First Presbyterian, photos of twelve pastors since 1811 were shown, including a member who attended in 1801 with Rev. Grimes. The largest pledge noted was two dollars in 1814. First Baptist reviewed church history from its 1842 organization as part of the day’s events.
During Centennial Week New Castle expects many former residents and visitors. The News asks those entertaining guests to send their names and addresses to this office along with any information of interest concerning them.
A Sunday service at Kins's Chapel Methodist Episcopal church marked the unveiling of a marker for Rev. William Richards. The event, led by the Lawrence chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, highlighted Richards role as a Revolutionary war figure, first Methodist exhorter in the district, and founder of King's Chapel Edenburg and First Methodist Episcopal churches. The program drew on data compiled by Mrs. F. G. Simonton and her husband, a Richards descendant, noting generations of Richards in Pennsylvania and Lawrence County. Richards is recorded as a 19 year old standard bearer in the Second battalion in June 1775.
Mrs. Mary Body, recently divorced in Mexican courts, faced a stark choice between marrying a Mexican general or watching him kill himself. She avoided the issue by exercising a woman's right to "think It over" and remains in the United States still pondering the decision.
Nine survivors of the fishing schooner Rex, which carried fifteen persons to death when it was struck in two by the Cunard liner Tuscania, were aboard the liner en route to New York. The dead, all from Gloucester, include Captain Thomas Downey and several crew members. foggy seas and a deadly collision marked the disaster.
Irene McFarland a Chicago aviatrix described a near death experience at Grisard Field. She fell from 4500 feet when her parachute failed to deploy. a government parachute attached to her waist opened and she landed safely.
A violent earthquake partially destroyed Santa Barbara this morning causing 27 fatalities. The Arlington and California Hotels were reported in ruins, State street businesses demolished, Goleta station wrecked, Naples tracks twisted, and oil tanks wrecked in Summerland. Roads north of Carpinteria blocked by landslides as relief trains and Red Cross nurses head to the city. Los Angeles prepared to aid the stricken area.
Earth shocks rocked Los Angeles at 6 44 this morning. People were thrown from beds and dishes broke as buildings swayed during two violent tremor bursts. No property damage reported, residents rushed outside fearing structures would collapse. Shocks reportedly moved inland from the sea toward the southwest.
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