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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1925
Page
32
S D Girls present December 3 at Central Presbyterian a drama The Conversion of the Honorable Mrs Ling portrays a daughter's escape from oppression to missionary teaching and a mother in law's conversion through faith The production features Chinese costumes vocal solos and a school reading with a large local cast.
Judge Emery appointed a full Chewton ISD board after the resignations of J. C. Yoho Charles Guy and O V Douthett. Directors named Terry Davidson William McMillin six year terms James Hennon four years and Joseph Kelly Sherman Fosner two years.
The schedule lists performances from The Air Tonight and stations in Boston Chicago Cincinnati Jefferson City and New York. Olga Von Rohn sings opera songs while Alexander Brachacki performs piano pieces. The programs include a male quartet presenting Songs of the World War and various musical offerings across the listed stations and times.
The League of Women Voters appoints Mrs Maud Wood Park of Boston as chair of a committee to attend world court discussions during the current Congress session. Park, Radcliffe 1898, has led suffrage efforts and served as LWV president, Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government secretary, and National American Woman Suffrage congressional chair. In 1920 she toured the country giving suffrage speeches.
The Foods Club at Plain Grove postpones its first demonstrations from Friday December 4 to Tuesday December. An all day meeting with a 10 o clock meat substitutes demonstration and a 2 o clock continuation focusing on cheese and nuts. At Mrs Flora Armstrong home with 30 members signed up for the course led by Miss Doddridge.
Koudret Hanoum aged over sixty who cannot read or write has been elected mayor of Ger mat village in Turkey, marking a notable leadership milestone amid local politics.
The New Castle school board received no bids for $100000 in bonds intended for building and repair payments. The motion was changed to raise interest to 4 percent, with bonds to be re advertised in January. Only bid attempt came from Freeman Company of Erie, Pennsylvania, contingent on conditions the board rejected. Investors seek higher yields due to surtax cuts, so higher rate may attract buyers.
In a sermon Bishop William T. Manning argues that prejudice in religious life is waning and World Court sentiment is rising. He praises growing desire for justice and peace among nations and urges the United States to lead in adopting lawful dispute resolution. He notes less intolerance and a strengthened fellowship in spiritual matters.
City fire departments answered seventeen alarms in November an unusually low total for the month. Several were false alarms and the only blaze of major size occurred at Henry Mills home on Boyles Avenue causing about twelve thousand dollars in damages.
On the regular meeting date Thanksgiving caused a postponement. Significant routine business remains for discussion, and officials are expected to present several projects to the directorate for consideration.
A. C. Shoaf, noted owner of fine bred race horses, has purchased three year old gelding Ohio Todd from F. W. Gamble of Midland Pa. Ohio Todd, by Todd Mace with a 207 3 4 mark, is described as well sized and expected to be a strong trotter. Shoaf plans to enter the gelding in Colt classes next summer.
Property records list numerous transfers with nominal consideration. Transactions include Emery to Miller in Seventh ward, Rabinovitz to others, and several church, ward, and townhouse exchanges, each priced at $1 except a $6 500 deed in Seventh ward and a $250 transfer in Ellwood.
The Armstrong family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of their husband and father. They also thank for floral tributes and car donations.
Pittsburgh Coal Company announced a new working record under the 1917 wage scale with more than 1,000 miners employed across its five open mines. Banning No 2 reported 261 workers, Midland Mine 260, Banning No 1 244, Montour No 10 Library 203, and Mansfield Carnegie 38. total output reached 2,206 tons of coal yesterday.
Buckets on a hot plate burned dry on the floor of Charlies J. Harrison at 925 Moravia street, starting a fire that caused $10 loss. Firemen answered from box 53. A second alarm from box 17 at 6 25 p m sent responders to Tony Valley's home at 206 South Cochran Way, where a smoking stove was found with no loss.
Grove City Pa December 2 cashiers and officials of the Grove City State Bank express relief after a week ago fire. The bank itself escaped damage though the building may have suffered slight effects, while the bank grows its financial standing under capable leadership.
The regular weekly meeting of the New Castle Board of Trade directors will be held Tuesday at noon at the Elks Club. No meeting was held last week.
Two auto accidents in West Virginia left two dead and three injured. Talmadge Hodgle, 17, of Oak Hill, died when his car was struck by a New York Central train east of Charleston. Thomas Humphrey of Mount Hope and Ezra Hodge of Fayetteville were injured. Hugh C. High of Charleston died and his brother Howard suffered serious injuries after their car collided with a train at West Charleston.
Mrs Ellenise Grooms, convicted of manslaughter in the Crescentdale shooting, was not paroled. Ill health led to her transfer from the Allegheny county workhouse to the county jail for medical treatment, where she will serve a four to eight year sentence given on May 18, 1925.
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