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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
29
William K Hutchinson profiles notable figures and their leisure pursuits. The piece surveys private amusements of prominent people, highlighting how pastime choices reflect character and lifestyle, with anecdotes and context.
Kansas Senator Charles Curtis, Republican whip, is praised for slashing 30000 from the Senate restaurant’s operating cost, moving it toward profitability. His hobbies include film and Western plays, a habit of walking two miles nightly, and interviews gained by walking with reporters. His career blends governance with practical economy and a famed appetite for service meals at cost.
The article notes Senator James Couzens is not old enough for golf and prefers radio, owning a large set in Washington. He spends hours reading and knows Senate rules and precedents exceptionally well, using them to shape how rules are applied. Tomorrow Senator James Couzens.
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania Ferry Paine 40 of Greensboro was shot and killed at 3 am. William Gaskill 37 of Carmichaell admitted an altercation and was jailed on an open charge pending further questioning. Paine leaves a widow and two children. Also included is a July 27, 1925, note from Clarence A. Patterson about a Lions Club Good Fellowship meeting and lunch at the Elks club.
The World Magazine next Sunday will feature Beatrice Grimshaw's story The Tale of Guna Guna about Malay secret love philare. The piece explains it enthralls from start to finish. Also notes a joke about fashion waistlines for next season.
Unofficial reports say negotiations on France debt to Britain again delay with Caillaux unlikely to visit London until September or October. Circles question progress after French delegates left, and Britain may demand firmer terms than Churchill.
Saturday morning the scouts prepared their own breakfast in the woods after a revellue. French toast was served as staff teams showcased cooking skills. Awards went to First class cooks Jess Cataluca, Arthur Sillman, Robert Griffiths, Charles McConnell, William Finefrock, Herbert Hallman, Mike Deprano, Robert Clemens, Orlun Hartman, Thomas Riney, George Kline, Melvin Morehouse. Second class cooks Andy Mick, Woodrow Sickafuse, Herbert Boyd, Clem Parkison, Raymond King, Charles Waylam, Robert House, Theodore Ropp. Fire lighting honors to Jack Griffiths, Thomas Riney, Charles Waylam, Robert Hoose. Hut Goehring topped inspections with ninety seven points. Cubs scored zero due to a smallpox sign blocking entry. Hut leaders Rob ert Hoose, Hugh Graham, Ben Nessle. Several boys earned passes in manual training, first aid, compass, knife and axe. Arthur Sillman of Rotary Troop Two won twenty stamps with four firsts and two seconds. Croton troop dominated the half mile relay. Knot Tying and Semaphore led by Arthur Sillman. Water Boiling and Wig-wag also scored for Sillman.
Relay race results list First Sillman with Lemar Bailey Kwait Fideric. second Cox Switzer William Wallace and Sill man. third Maloney Riney Hart man and Abrahams. Friction fire study note from Montefort to receiver Maloney.
The text argues that ease is rare for a strong man and a lazy boy will not thrive in such a place. Escape from work seems hard, with drawbacks unseen by outsiders. It notes it is not a good aim for a spirited youth, blending softness with a lack of judgment. It claims it never yields true consciousness of great achievement.
Annual church picnic at the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Hunt drew about 160 guests. Tables were set in the garage due to threatening rain and the event was organized by the Ladies Missionary Society with committees including Mrs Albert Double Mrs Robert Brown and Mrs Sam Hunt.
The Ladies Missionary society hosted about 100 attendees on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Lulu Hittenbaugh guiding Cradle Roll. Speakers and performers included Billy Ewing, Blanche Brown, Gladys Patterson, Lois Eakin, Irene Eakin, Evelyn Cunningham and others, followed by an address by Mrs. William Wilson.
The Willing Workers Bible class gathered at Orville Macom's home Friday evening with Mrs. Laura Burnside leading and giving devotionals. The program featured a recitation by Thelma McFarland a solo by Helen Macom and instrumental pieces by Clyde and Helen Shu maker Thelma Patterson and Margaret Ethel Kerr. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Shumaker Mr. and Mrs. Albert Double and Dallas their son Mr. and Mrs. George Double and family Mr. and Mrs. Ben McFarland and family Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burnside Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunt and family Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richael Mrs. Joe McFarland Mrs. Earl McFarland Mrs. Nettie Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Patterson Miss Belle Brant Mr. and Mrs. Kerr and family Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and family Mr. Ada Gillespie Mrs. Mary Jordan Mrs. George Kneram Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ewing Helen Shumaker Ruth Burnside Mary Margaret Turner
Readers note today’s anniversaries and upcoming meeting details at Mrs Frank Patterson’s home. Mentions of historical figures and dates include Richard Caswell, Columbus sailing, Benedict Arnold, Nicholas Wiseman, Eugene Sue, Charles Halpine, Kilian Flasch, Calvin Coolidge and a humorous line about marriage and song.
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