Phantom Citizen's League Seeks Control of New Castle Schools
In a recent Republican primary three candidates aligned with the Citizen's League, a phantom group, sought control of the New Castle Board of Education. The letter urges voters to back three league-free candidates to prevent outside influences and harmful courtship of school supplies interests.
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Citizen’s League
Board of Education
W. L. Campbell
Jas. K. Love
Citizen’s
New Castle
Carnegie Hero Fund Awards Thirty Two At Pittsburgh Meeting
The Carnegie hero fund commission sent medals and cash awards to thirty-two heroes and dependents across the United States and Canada. Four silver and 28 bronze medals were distributed along with $7,620 yearly for dependents of deceased heroes. Rhode Island led with seven awards, followed by Texas with five and Pennsylvania with four. Pennsylvania honorees included Robert L. Flynn and Edward Mitchell both deceased for bridge rescues. Flynn’s widow received a bronze medal and a monthly death benefit.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
United States
Canada
Hero Fund Commission
Rhode Island
Texas
Pennsylvania
Maine
Utah
Indiana
Kentucky
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Colorado
Flynn
Student saves woman from oncoming train at Montandon
Lippincott, a student, carried Mrs. Ella Goho from a train path as a train sped within 30 feet near Montandon Pennsylvania on January 31. The rescuer earned a bronze medal and the widow of Beam will receive bronze and a $50 monthly death benefit after Beam died saving three girls.
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Lippincott
Ella Goho
Montandon
Beam
Halloween Masquerade At Y W C A A Glowing Event
Last night at 8 o'clock the Y W C A gym classes held a Halloween masquerade. Prizes were awarded for best costume with Mrs Ben J Museman winning for a clever imitation of a negro mammy. A ghost walk through the cellars prompted screams and laughter as guests met hobgoblins. Miss Vera Boyd won a bean contest and Miss Nellie Brady danced charmingly. Refreshments rounded out the evening with season color decor.
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Ben J. Museman
Y. W
Vera Boyd
Nellie Brady
Dee Rec
Verna Boyd
Mary Pandovana
Mary Tewell
Florence Waddington
Mrs. Davis
Auto-Ciro Plane Crash Delivers Uninjured Pilot at Farnborough
An autogiro aircraft, a French invention tested at Farnborough England, crashed during a trial flight. The pilot escaped injury, with tests noted for helicopter-like performance.
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Farnborough
Eng
Rumor of Divorcee Marrying McCormick Heir
Newspaper rumor says Anne A. Stillman seeks a divorce from James A. Stillman to wed Harold Fowler McCormick Jr., heir to the McCormick fortune. The tale links past court actions and hints at a romance begun when he worked at the International Harvester Milwaukee plant.
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International News Service
New York
Harold Fowler McCormick, Jr
McCormick
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
Young McCormick
Mrs. Stillman
Anne
Henry P. Davidson, Jr
Blame Blamed on Bulgarian Comitadji for Front Trouble
Athens reports Greek bishop of Semirka pou blames Bulgarian Comitadji for recent frontier clashes. He calls for an end to Comitadji activity along the Bulgarian frontier as League of Nations inquiry proceeds near Petrich. Also noted is a Vermont post office held by women for 54 years with Miss Fannie S Hall serving 27 years and her mother prior with 27 years.
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International
Athens
Grafton
Fannie S. Hall
Quiet Halloween Observed Across New Castle
Hallowe'en in New Castle passes with few tricks and much quiet. Youths favor costumes over risky stunts as parades and street celebrations fade, while police activity rises and old vandalism wanes. The season appears subdued nationwide, with reporting noting similar shifts in other cities.
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You
Maggie
New Castle
Ben Franklin Team Cruises to 64-0 Victory
In the preliminary game at Franklin field Ben Franklin high overwhelmed Salem high reserves 64 to 0. The locals led 45 to 0 at halftime and controlled every phase of play as the junior high grid ders dominated throughout.
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Junior High School
Salem
New Castle-Sharon High
Franklin Field
Ben Franklin High
Salem, O., High
Ben Franklin
Jewel Thieves Risk Lives In Daring Robbery
Jewel thieves descended from an adjoining building to raid the palatial apartment of W. J. Robider at 108 East Eighty first street in New York and made off with jewelry and silver plate valued between 50000 and 75000 dollars. The Irish Free State reportedly maintains about 1000 officers and 16000 men.
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International News Service
New York
W. J. Robider
East Eighty-first Street
Irish Free State
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Erie
Campbell
Brown
Carnegie Hero Fund Board
Hero Fund Board
Bower
Mitchell
J. H. Waters
Smithfield Street
Harold F
Comitadji
Bulgar Front
Pyyer
Mississippi
Exiptess
Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
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