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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
12
Pity the motorist for a new three cent gasoline tax in Pennsylvania to begin Friday. The revenue goes to the state highway department for road maintenance and winter travel safeguards as nearby states also levy fuel taxes.
Mrs Dora Mars receives word that her daughter Mrs W M Cameron plans a swift journey west with her husband and sons Clyde and Charles also Charles Cameron Sr. The report hints at family movement and extended kin accompanying the Cameron party in a developing travel note from Cameron.
A traveler left on a journey toward Martinez arriving in Overlan es Colorado on Saturday. The party continued toward Martinez and an arrival is expected soon. The timing is uncertain but the leg to the destination is progressing.
Work on the new college dormitory is hampered by springs and water in the excavation. Cave-ins force ditch shoring with boards as drainage progress continues. A concert program by Elks Lodge No. 18 at the Elks Hall in Neshannock Avenue is planned for Friday July 1, featuring multiple musical and literary acts and speakers.
Complete plans for the Picnic At Rose Point at the Rose Point camp grounds of the Reformed Church of Pittsburgh Synod in western Pennsylvania. The July event will see several hundred people attend with swimming and outdoor amusements planned by the Reformed churches.
An old medical advertisement describes Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe liquid laxative for women children and the elderly. It claims it became the world’s largest selling laxative after its 1892 invention and invites readers to request a free sample by mail.
Raymond Winter and another man face the electric chair for a double murder. Gardne stated the defendant was “convinced mentally” and possibly deranged with no clear motive. The case hinges on whether May is sane enough to stand trial.
In the final days a late penalty was added on taxes starting July 1. The text references a 1 percent automatic penalty and mentions historical royal ties to the Prince of Wales and George II with notes on sovereign links.
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