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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
7
County commissioners recorded the purchase of about 23 acres on New Castlewood City road for a county home. Land conveyed by Tivan Mr. Emerick for $0,925.26 equals roughly 300 dollars per acre.
Norman Dale who has led the Lawrence County Farm Bureau for five years will stay at the bureau until May 1 before handing the entire business over. The note outlines a planned transition of duties and leadership within the organization.
The article notes Mr. H. K. Mc Culloch succeeding an office holder. Mc Culloch was in Newcas Ur last week and has returned to Middlebucr to finish business there. He plans to return to New Castle to remain permanently Wednesday.
The Croton School band under Prof Hoffmaster and master Hoffmaster will present a concert Friday evening March 1 at the auditorium of Benjamin Franklin Junior High. The program includes drills and physical culture demonstrations by students and teachers. Proceeds fund the band, with strong ticket sales and community support expected for this patriotic community event.
Quinine is obtained from the powdered bark of the cinchon tree. In the early 17th century the Countess of Cinchona and her husband lived in Lima Peru where a bark from a local tree was said to cure fever. The governor sent her bark. she recovered and took quantities to Spain. Despite prejudice, its use spread. In 1880 Sir Clement Markham organized an expedition to Peru to obtain plants to cultivate in India. Seeds survived and cultivation spread to Burma Cayton Jamaica and South Africa.
Roy M Turner thirty two of Kansas City Missouri faced first degree murder charges in the death of Mrs Dora Gage found in her apartment as attendants heard groans. Doctors reported traces of strychnine in her system and Turner is suspected to be chief beneficiary of a five thousand dollar life policy. Investigators note Turner's wife drowned while canoeing with him two years earlier and he collected seventeen thousand dollars in her policies.
Prank H. Johnster and residents report trucks invading the Wilson Avenue sidewalk for about eight hundred feet, using it as a drive way due to a blocked cartway. A truck with license R T0 600 reportedly stalled on the sidewalk by the city park and the driver refused to present a license. The issue is under investigation.
The United States Treasury Department seeks ten million dollars in back taxes from Michigan Senator James Couzens related to his 1919 Ford Motor Company holdings sale. The senator says the demand is partly retaliation for an Internal Revenue investigation and partly harsh treatment in eradicating graft across administrations.
Rieck McJunkin announces home delivery of Butter Eggs Cheese and Cottage Cheese across city areas at no extra charge. Deliveries will visit various sections weekly ensuring every home receives products. For details call Ball 2232, distributors of Rieck McJunkin products.
The ad touts Bulgarian Herb Tea and Bulgarian Herb Tablets as a pure remedy for constipation stomach liver kidney and rheumatic troubles especially for women. Marketed by H. H. Von Schlick a Bulgarian specialist who introduced the product in America about 25 years ago. Trial sizes and regular sizes priced to fit family use.
The Internal Revenue Office in New Castle closed late on Monday with only one late taxpayer, a Washington Street businessman named Bo, presenting a return near midnight. Most residents filed earlier, and collectors reported more taxes paid this year than before, with two hours the longest for a single client and many returns finished in minutes.
Amateur horticulturists in New Castle observe St Patrick Day by planting sweet peas per Thomas Whitten of New Castle Hardware Company. He notes this date historically favors sweet pea growth and claims a thriving seed harvest this year.
Tickets sales for Benjamin Franklin Junior High football games progress toward eleven hundred, with buyers urged to tear off stubs and mail checks to ensure accurate accounting. Money arrivals are improving, and most payments are hoped to arrive by May 1.
Police report an abandoned vehicle found Monday morning near a schoolhouse in Coftsville by the janitor. Alleged burglars used the car in an attempted robbery from Alliance, Ohio, with a gun battle against officers. One local motorist, Charles Whetherson, reported minor rear-end damage on Butter Avenue.
The board of directors met Monday evening at the Board of Trade offices to authorize current disbursements to eleven participating institutions. Treasurer H J Richards will prepare the checks. The session also covered routine business related to ongoing organization matters.
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