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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
15
A bull in Lawrence County stalls admits to a milk and ice fund plan to ease summer heat. He proposes selling five thousand chances at one dollar, then suggests a publicity stunt using twenty five New Castle men in red shirts to start a race as he runs to glory.
A spectator muses on paying others to call off a race, imagining bids from ten men at a thousand dollars each and more, as the Milk and Ice Fund could rise for years. He anticipates the bull’s speed and strength, suggesting a possible ten thousand dollar price to avoid a showdown in a large pasture.
Warden Matt Fleas of Erie County Jail announces a radiophone system for inmates. On Sundays prisoners will hear sermons and church recitals, and during the week they may listen to baseball scores and concerts if they have not broken jail rules.
The degree team of New Castle Circle No. 5 Protected Home Circle staged a drill at the state convention in Harrisburg this week and won first honors. Mrs Henry Badger of Lyndal Street aided the local dragons team with key plays helping secure top award.
The Lawrence county American Red Cross report by Miss Olive Reed covers fall 1921 to mid 1922. It details 561 total enrollments across county high schools and city grades seven and eight, with 536 completing. New Wilmington led in attendance. 354 city pupils enrolled, 324 finished final exams.
The market opened steady with Mexican Petroleum up to 179 1-2 before easing to 174 and Standard Oil of California gain ing to 601 1-2. New Haven rose to 29 1-4, Union Pacific fell to 139, Brooklyn Rapid Transit moved to 27 1-2, Studebaker to 127 1-3, and American Inter to 42 1-2. The railway labor situation outlook strengthened railroad shares and New York Central recovered its 11-4 per cent dividend.
Advertisement notes reduced selection of brass steel and iron beds with low prices. claims log stock offers pleasing options and urges customers to choose today.
A local sale promises to close out all summer items including refrigerators porch furniture porch rugs street doors and window screens. Prices are cut tomorrow only as a loss for sellers and a gain for buyers.
Washington June 29 cabinet members spent more than an hour on the coal conference and plans to end the present intolerable situation. The discussion included a possible strike by shop craftsmen tomorrow but no definite policy was decided. It was believed the railway labor board in Chicago should pursue citation proceedings before any Washington action.
The quarterly conference at King's Chapel Methodist church Pulangki road will be held after the Sunday evening service on July 2 instead of July 1. The church reopens with three dedicatory services after six weeks of improvements and will feature speaker Dr C W Miner district superintendent at the evening service.
Rev Thompson the dwarf evangelist will speak at Union Baptist church Saturday evening at o'clock and again Sunday afternoon at 2 40 at Mc Carters hall between Mill and East streets.
Dublin dispatch reports Free State troops in armored cars attacking irregular outposts across the city. The story notes the ongoing action and mentions export diamond cutters earning between $50 and $175 weekly.
British troops entered the Dublin battle for the first time this afternoon when irregulars fired on a detachment passing Republican positions in Talbot Street. The British returned fire with machine guns as the clash developed.
Edwin G. Dexter of Calaja Maine was chosen by Director Forbes of the veterans bureau to head the government vocational school for war veterans at Chillicothe Ohio. He succeeds J N Pritchard who recently resigned.
City Council opened bids for city advertising with Werald Go at six cents per line and News Company at ten cents per line. Bids sent to committee for sewer extension to a plot purchased in the Seventh ward. Bell Telephone granted permission to place two cables under West Washington Street. Winds and fish stories noted as curiosities amidst a busy municipal agenda.
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