Spurned Play Becomes Success in New York Scene
John C Wilson, once a Wall Street fashion plate and Coward's trusted adviser, produced the play Excursion after others passed it. The piece became a major success, as did Wilson's shift from socialite to producer amid a broader portrait of New York cultural life. The essay also notes prominent figures in literature, theater, and society, along with reflections on prominent socialites and recent deaths on Observation Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. McIntyre
New York
John C Wilson
Wall Street
Noel Coward
Wilson
Coward
C. O. McIntyre
Jack
Observation Hill
East 93Rd Street
Park and
Madison Avenues
Long Island
London
France
George F. Baker
Graham Fair Vanderbilt
Clowning In Big Show Becomes Serious Stage Craft
The Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus arrives in New Castle on Wednesday July 7 with 150 clowns delivering 1500 gags. Veterans mentor newcomers in a seven ring arena as gates open at 1 and 7 pm ahead of the new spectacle India and the world’s largest traveling menagerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
New Castle
America
Joey Wengel
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
India
Two Cars Meet In Narrow Street Standoff
In Franklin Pennsylvania a businesswoman and a young man meet in a narrow street and refuse to back up. Police are puzzled as they try to resolve the standoff. The man eventually agrees to explain the situation at the city building while the woman moves her car into a driveway and garages it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Franklin
Convention of Cities of the Third Class Set for Washington
The council was informed that the Convention of Cities of the Third Class will be held in Washington Pennsylvania this year. Sessions start August 25 and run for three days ending with a banquet on August 27 increasing officials to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public to Visit Camp Fred Rentz
Camp Fred L. Rentz of the New Castle Y M C A on Slippery Rock Creek opens for pre camp inspection on Friday evening July 2 from 6 o clock. The season starts Tuesday morning July 6 for younger boys with improved grounds and new buildings on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Rentz
New Castle Y. M
Robi
JL. Meermans
MacNicholas
Camp Rentz
Local Librarian Returns From Library Association Meeting
Miss Alice M Sterling librarian of the free public library returned from New York City where she attended the annual American Library Association conference as a delegate. A record 5126 attended sessions while Ruth Sawyer received the Newbery Prize at a dinner attended by Miss Joyce and Mrs F D Roosevelt spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Sterling
Free Public Library
New York City
American Library Association
Alice Joyce
New Castle
Nova Scotia
Miss Sterling
Miss Joyce
Newbery Prize
Ruth Sawyer
F. D Roosevelt
Christopher Morley
John H. Finley
The
New York Times
Tennessee Contractors Accused of Buying Democratic Handbooks
Rep. Taylor of Tennessee charged in a House speech that federal contractors in Tennessee were being black jacked into buying Democratic handbooks at 250 dollars each. He claimed Col. Kimbrell urged business men in Knoxville Nashville and Memphis with WPA contracts to purchase autographed books by President Roosevelt, listing bulk orders from two to eight copies costing 500 to 2900 dollars based on government business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International New Service
Washington
Tennessee
Rep
Taylor
House
Department of Justice
Tavior
Roosevelt
Col
Kimbrell
Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
French Woman Adjudged Sane in De Chambrun Shooting
Mme Magda de Fontanges, who shot Count Charles De Chambrun at Gare du Nord, was found sane by a committee of three alienists. She faces trial for assault with attempt to kill and illegal carrying of a gun. De Chambrun, former French ambassador to Rome, was about to board a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mme Magda de Fontanges
Count Charles de Chambrun
Mussolini
Mme. de Fontances
de Chambrun
Rome
Gare du Nord
Minesweeper Sandlerling Sunk in Pacific tow
The 950 ton minesweeper Sandlerling sank in the mid Pacific while being towed from Honolulu to the mainland by the navy tug Cuyama. No lives were lost. A board of inquiry is expected. Built in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
San Pedro
Cal
Navy
Sanderling
Mid- Pacific
Naval
Honolulu
Cuyama
Naval Headquarters
Rev John R Vance Visits Old Friends On Route Home
Rev John R Vance of Macomb Illinois visiting old friends in Mahoningtown and Mt Jackson road en route from Princeton New Jersey after attending the 50th anniversary of Princeton University class of 87. He traveled to New Wilmington then Princeton before returning west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Vance
MacComb, Il
Mahoningtown
Chicago
Charles Wallace
John Brewster
Mt. Jackson Road
Vance
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Rev. Vance
New Wilmington
Canadohta Lake Vacation Center Details
Canadohta Lake in Crawford county is a popular vacation center located between Union City and Riceville along Route 8. The lake measures about one mile in length and half a mile in width with an average depth noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadohta Lake
Crawford County
Union City
Riceville
China Discovers Gunpowder but Lets Idea Go Patented
A historical note recounts China discovering gun powder yet failing to patent the concept, highlighting early failed commercialization of a transformative military technology. The remark frames curiosity about intellectual property in ancient innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
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Idwal Jones
San Francisco
Hollywood
Smith
Walt Mason
Emporia
Kansas
la Jolla
Mason
Rupert Hughes
Clare Booth
Lillian Hellman
Elizabeth Arden
Dorothy Gray
Theresa Worthington Grant
Alice Foote MacDougal
Elizabeth Reynolds
Vienna
T. Hay
Alfonso
Il Duce
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Jimmy Walker
Ray Long
Harry Silvey
Silver
Paint & Glass CO
South Mercer
Storage Battery & Electric Service Co
N. Mercer St
Braatz
Goodyear
Creten Ave
Verrtich
Jennie Rooney
Joey Wenzel
Ringling Bros. and
East Washington St
Dean Phipps Auto Stores
East Washington
Studebaker
Barnes -Snyder
North
Mercer St
Fred Rentz
Meet In
Democratic Handbook
Sane
Pacific
Ron
Pennsylvania Power Company
Camp Marcresan
Pennsylvania
Cohen
East Long Ave
Uy E. E
Plymouth
DE Soto
Morgan-Burrows Motor CO
N. Jefferson St
DeSoto and Plymouth Distributors
Lindsey Auto Electric Shop
W. North St
Jefferson ST
New Castle, PA
Corner Mill and
Washington Sts
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