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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
7
New London Conn October 2 Amid hopeful statements about the fate of the S 51 crew the Navy expanded rescue funds and three divers were to enter the hull today to search the engine room and adjacent compartments for survivors or bodies.
Deputy Sheriff Frank W. Johnston sold several seized automobiles at two garages. A Studebaker bought by Thomas F. Thorton for $45, a Maxwell coupe bought by Mark L. Rabinovitz for $175, a Chandler car seized from William Benjaman bought by W. W. Parsons for $70, and an Overland sedan seized from J. W. Smock bought by R. T. Withers for $180.
Miss Amy Wink and May Richards co hosted the Cen tral Christian Sunday school Dorcas class meeting in the church parlors with 21 members present. They planned a bake sale and nearly arranged a Hallowe en party for October 27, followed by refreshments. Farther Lights Society of the First Baptist Church will meet October 5 at Mrs William Wilsons home with Mrs Ralph Pattison as associate hostess.
Featuring fall merchandise at cash prices. Cotton blankets offered at 4.49 per pair and 2.34 for double bed size. Regular value of 7.75 to 10.00. Promotional signs urge optimism with a sports cheer in the note.
A local sale offers 300 pairs of women's pure thread silk and Italian silk hose. Kayser Heavy Italian silks with fancy tops and self colored stripe patterns in black white and gray, plus Van Raalte glove silks and other thread silks in black white brown and gray, Saturday price 1.59.
A heavy downpour today drenched New Castle causing downtown streets to flood from curb to curb. Traffic nearly halted while passengers failed to reach street cars and pedestrians sought shelter in doorways as lightning flashed and thunder rolled. Weather experts forecast continued warm conditions.
Louis Chiappetta, 23, formerly of Rochester, N Y, died at Bradford Hospital from injuries after his car blinded by headlights on a Bradford Lewis interurban line crashed into the vehicle. He is survived by his parents and four sisters in Rochester and Bradford.
Following the football game at Franklin Field last Saturday the worst congestion for autos was seen on East Washington Street from the field to town. A local traffic man suggests some drivers use Sutton Street to Mill and Long avenues then Moravia and Jefferson streets to ease congestion.
The proposal suggests routes to cut congestion along East Washington street. If not rushed, travel could continue over the Mahoning avenue viaduct to Atlantic avenue and up Atlantic. Detours via Sutton and Mill streets also help but traffic bottlenecks persist at Mill and Washington.
John Sapoka an 11 year old of Degolia Pa hovered between life and death in Bradford Hospital after a bullet wound from an accidental shooting by Edward Pendleton a colored boy Sapoka was playing with Pendleton children when the accident occurred a bullet passed through his body
James H. Ellison, longtime First Ward resident and former constable, opens the National restaurant at 126 West Washington Street. The business began operations on Thursday October 1.
Mrs Lulu Jarvis hosted members of the Better Words club at her Morton street home Thursday afternoon. A dainty lunch was served. The next meeting will be at Mrs D Kidd 331 Green street on Thursday October 16.
Harrisburg dispatch states the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will mail renewal application blanks to Pennsylvania car owners starting Monday October 5. Sign, remit, and return. no notary required. Address changes must be reported to keep records accurate. thousands may be returned due to misaddress. No extension for 1925 tags. last-minute renewals risk missing plates. Pirates and Crusoe hotel notes appear in the same text.
A seaside feature explores a planned retreat on Robinson Crusoe’s Island promising safety and romance for modern explorers. The concept centers on a themed hotel experience that recreates island isolation with controlled risk and curated activities.
The First Baptist church hosts Rev George M Landis Sunday evening to preach on Modern Misuse of the Bible. He will view Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick's Modern Use of the Bible and examine whether Fosdick uses or misuses scripture.
A grafted apple tree at the Samuel Hunt farm in Scott township shows two states half in full blossom and half bearing fruit. Clarence Reiber, rural mail carrier, brought a limb with pink blossoms to The News office. Ants were seen migrating after a dry spell, then flooding two days later.
A remark compares generosity in paying carfare between women to men paying each other coal bills, suggesting similar cheerful willingness across genders.
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