16 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
1
Ten Midwestern states faced severe floods as storms unleashed torrential rains. property losses top fifteen million dollars with widespread inundation from one to twenty feet. deaths number about twenty as volunteers and relief crews rush to aid stranded residents.
A severe electrical storm hit Newry Castle and vicinity injuring two locations. Prof. Hoy G. Leslie’s barn behind 505 Moore Avenue burned, hay and farm goods lost, and a horse perished. The fire struck about 7:85 p. m., spreading rapidly and leaving only smouldering ruins. continued on page two.
Charles Smith of South Mill street was injured when a second floor porch floor gave way during a tea and coffee delivery in the Mahoning avenue district. His left shoulder and arm were broken and other possible injuries sustained. He was taken to his home and his condition improved slightly.
The piece notes rising auto ownership, no parking signs, and crowded streets with flivvers clogging alleys. It laments parking choices, the lack of spaces, and hints at a future clash of drivers resorting to random spots as rain dampens traffic.
Captain Rene Fouck's Sikorsky biplane flight from New York to Paris was postponed indefinitely at 7 am due to a leak in the main gasoline tank. A rivet failure allowed gasoline to pour from a small hole, delaying the attempt and disappointing hundreds awaiting the longest nonstop flight. Weather and repairs could push the attempt to tomorrow morning if feasible.
Dauphin county court rules the Sesqui Centennial exhibition cannot be open on Sundays if admission is charged. The state sought the quo warranto, backed by Sunday observance groups. The court voided the association’s authority to operate on the Lord's Day and ordered it to pay costs. Attorneys for Sesqui indicated plans to appeal.
Witnesses are summoned for an inquest into Joseph Richeal s death on East Brook Station Road as murder charges loom against Clifford Johnson Gilbert Blackford and Mrs Minnie Clements. Local farmers sheriff and deputies called to testify while disputes over private lane access for parked cars and farm house ingress dominate community concerns. Continuous coverage indicates ongoing legal actions and regional tensions over rights to park and drive through private entrances.
George H. Manning reports that New York City residents paid 27.20 more in city taxes in 1925 than New Castle residents. The Commerce Department notes New York’s costs come from harbor, subways, parks, and politics, with higher debt than similar cities. continued on Page Two.
Two people die and three are injured in a severe storm near Clevisland as torrential rains hit overnight. Mrs Lucy Kept, 31, was struck by a bolt of lightning while hanging clothes, and Ernest Waith, 20, of Ravenna, died from crash injuries after his car skidded.
An unidentified man leaped from the Philadelphia Camden Delaware River Bridge today and died, with authorities searching the river for his body. He is the first to commit self harm by jumping from the bridge since its completion.
Annual convention of the National Blackbird Association gathers in Park Avenue trees with nearly one million attendees. Delegates span from Atlantic to Pacific and gulf regions as debates touch on nesting, home life, and tail styles. Attorneys note factions over decades old customs and parking needs.
Five members of the Kurtan tay fly family from 504 West Pend Street Butler Pa were injured when their large sedan skidded on a slippery road at Stavenson's Corners on the Youngstown New Cantra road. Two Burton family members Jean and Olla were hospitalized with facial cuts and bruises. Elmer Burton driver suffered a torn ear and possible chest injuries. another sister sprained ankle. All were taken to Shenango Valley hospital or home for treatment.
Contingent of convictions eyed as Special Prosecutor Simpson aims to fit the Hall family case and related defendants. Henry Stevens fourth partner in the Stevens Carpethe case was jailed after arrest for the murder charges and faces forthcoming hearings.
Two former superintendents of de iris and Ashtabuly Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, J. Th. Redding and GC. M Whitlock, are promoted. J. Hy Addding becomes general superintendent of the Westant Pennsylvania Grand Division. CG. BE. Whitlock moves to head the Pittsburg division, while M ln. Claman becomes general manager of the Hastern Legion and MP. Aterbury advances to president.
Louis Mazer was arraigned in the Tailge AS WL Agier court and indicted for first degree murder in the death of Don Ro Meter, publisher of duly it. Attar and elapse of 24 Gansheed Mager and Ben f Hirdner to enter pleas. Mager claimed he was broke and asked the court to appoint counsel.
Walter Crown and Louise Aleshae of Youngstown appear in the 2002 marriage license notices alongside Barnaryt M from Lakewood. TaVerne Haltiwell of Cleveland and Theodore Sedwy of Cleveland are named with Allee M Saintood of Cleveland. Lanater WW of Methirdy and Wilda Ruth of Portersy ile are also listed amid the miscellaneous entries.
Obituary brief reports the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Cornelius aged 61 of 619 Nina Street and mentions surviving relatives and location in the Condor Street area. The scant OCR reads as a local death notice with minimal details and a likely misread address line.
The New Castle High School football team kicks off the 1928 season Saturday September 18 at 2 30 p m against Mare High School in Benjamin Franklin Stadium The stadium will be crowded with ticket holders and fans As Mrs Thomas Grey and Mr Blythe Blewin return Sunday from a visit in England and Dublin the event promises strong local support with the new season beginning under Coach Put.
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