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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1925
Page
1
Heavy primary voting floods Lawrence County with a record turnout. By 1 pm the city reported about 4 500 votes cast, with Second Ward leading at nearly 1 500. Fourth Ward around 300 and Third Ward about 725. Polls stayed busy through the afternoon as residents from mills and shops joined the rush. Continued on two.
Weinschenck a well known county vegetable grower and national president of the Vegetable Growers of America travels to Providence Rhode Island for the annual convention. The Louisville Kentucky meeting last year drew 24 states and parts of Canada. This year officials hope for many more representatives.
A weathered civic plea urges voters to go to the polls on primary day. It emphasizes turnout, the weight of ballots, and the aim to support the right candidate. The text notes rain in the forecast and the public gathering at polling places from home and factory to mark ballots.
The News will bulletin primary election returns from the building on North Mercer street tonight. Returns will be slow and late, but flashed on Mercer Street screens as available. An enormous crowd is expected. no autos should park near The News building to allow room for attendees. Polls close at 7, with returns likely hours later. The News radio will operate and relay national results as broadcast. Election boards are asked to call 4000, then 22 or 150 after midnight, to report totals.
Washington Sep 15 Bids will be opened this afternoon for contracts on eight feeder lines to the transcontinental air mail route marking the greatest extension yet in air mail service. Contractors may carry passengers and express in addition to mail. speed target about 90 mph. Routes include Boston New York via Hartford Chicago Birmingham via Indianapolis Louisville Nashville Chicago Minneapolis via Lacrosse St Paul Chicago St Louis via Springfield Elko Nevada to Pasco Wash via Boise Salt Lake City to Los Angeles via Portland Medford Sacramento San Francisco Fresno Bakersfield.
Police intervened early in Greensburg Pennsylvania when a clash between rival mayoral factions broke out after anonymous literature was distributed on Frederick street. The confrontation centered on supporters of Robert J Feightner and W Micewonger, raising fears of broader violence as election day approached.
The notice references marriage licenses including Juris Wilkin and Matilda Rhodes with other names obscured. It cites Jacob B and Anna GalsOM amid garbled text, suggesting a brief public marriage record entry with partial names and unclear details.
Paris dispatch reports France cannot pay more to the United States toward German reparations than it receives as the reparations, shaping Caillaux and the debt commission’s proposal. The cabinet approved the plan and gave Caillaux full negotiating power, with France to inform Washington but no guarantees from Britain or the U.S. on German settlements.
Airs Mary A Sebennecker 64 of 100 Milton Street Julia G Anderson 53 of 824 Ich est Washington Street William A Minteer 55 of New Castle Par d Amos H Bower 79 of Grove City Eleanor Elsie Haiser 8 months of 203 Holton Street Wittanm W Shaffer 71 of 307 North Diamond Way
At Amsterdam conference US and German dirigible builders, led by Dr Hugo Eckener, reject claims blaming a German crew for the Shenandoah disaster. They attribute the tragedy to helium and discuss building larger airships amid mourning in America.
Police linked a pyromaniac to five nearby fires in Harlem within minutes injuring residents. A pile of rubbish in cellars or hallways of five story buildings was set aflame but caused no damage. Detectives searched the area for a culprit, noting the incendiary may be a crazed youth who could have fled over back fences as police taunted him.
A countywide traffic summary notes multiple incidents with injuries and fatalities. It covers September and January collisions both on county roads outside the city and streets inside New Castle, detailing persons hit and injured and overall fatalities.
An official opening of five and one quarter miles of concrete highway on Route 265 between Der ringer's blacksmith shop and Enon Valley is set for September 26 with a parade from Enon to New Castle and back. The event will include moving pictures, addresses, and a chicken supper at the T. O. O. F. hall. Public participation is invited.
A New Britain couple, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walton, were seriously injured in a car wreck on a wet grade near the harbor when their vehicle skidded and rolled over. Mrs. Walton suffered a fractured wrist and deep cuts, while Mr. Walton sustained back injuries with condition not yet known. The car was wrecked and they were en route to Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Wheeling dispatch reports United Mine Workers of America in West Virginia under Van A. Bittner calling all North West Virginia miners to join a large demonstration in Fairmont on September 26. The event marks the start of a vigorous campaign to strengthen the union in the state.
Margery Pickard reports the United Parents Association issued a code of fourteen points to help mothers and fathers cooperate with teachers. It urges punctual breakfast routines, simple neat clothing, adequate sleep for under fourteen, and monitoring home study with a quiet workspace, aiming to improve children’s schooling.
Secretary Hoover announced that broadcasting stations may be barred if they do not offer real public service. He said the key issue is usefulness to listeners and that the requirement will be a major topic at the National Radio Conference to be convened soon.
Montreal September reports the Prince of Wales will visit the United States and Canada next summer after a South American tour. He plans to spend weeks at a High River ranch, then visit American friends in New York and the Boston area before possibly returning to England from New York.
Preliminary work has begun on the central pier for a new Erie Railroad bridge over the Neshantock river at the junction of the Sheatage. Built by the Erie railroad, the project received Public Service Commission permission and will be an enlargement over the present structure enabling more trackage once completed.
Thomas Lynch of Wilkes-Barre is in Sayre hospital with a fractured skull after a bull charged his car on the state highway. Mrs. E Kenrich and Miss Julia O Donovan of Sayre were also badly hurt as several cars passed the bull being fed by Frances Rudd. The crash followed Lynch failing to control the car when the bull struck head on, sending the vehicle into a concrete wall and causing further injuries.
A Mt. Vernon blaze following a gasoline tank explosion kills two, injures nine, and causes about 50 000 dollars in damage. Fireman Ralph Simpson dies, Ted Squire 16 is found burned in the Kokising river, while guards reinforce crews and tanks explode along the Koskising river corridor.
Albany dispatch reports a Schenectady police officer Frank Quinlivan and one of four bandits were killed in a roadhouse holdup near Schenectady. Quinlivan was shot twice in the chest, the bandit Ralph Averhang died of a heart wound. Investigators noted the shooting followed the earlier robbery at the Colonial Inn on the Albany Schenectady road.
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