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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1925
Page
7
A Long Island or English correspondent recounts a tour through tribes in the South American region, detailing bride capture rites, staged ceremonies, and the transition rites for girls. The narrator Mitchell notes the elaborate pagan practices, including a girl buried for hours, and tribes where marriage hinges on capture or dominance within custom laws.
Charles Martin reports on a busy Seventh Ward schedule of Christmas events. Three school entertainments are planned for December 28 in Mahoning school with intermediate and junior pupils performing at separate times. other church programs include a December 20 Mahoning Methodist entertainment and December 22 Christmas Pageant at Mahoning Presbyterian Church with committee chairmen listed.
Dr W Charles Wallace of Siminster College preached at Mahoning Presbyterian Church on Leart of Me. Rev D C Schnebly preached at Central Church. J N Croxall absent. J Neigh spoke at Mahoning Methodist. HL Headland preached at Slippery Rock State Normal. Christian Church Ladies events noted. Return home notices for Wallace Evans family and others.
Wednesday evening meeting of the Sunday school board reports and elects a new superintendent. Thursday features a bazaar in the church basement with choir and orchestra practice. Friday hosts the Women’s Foreign Missionary society in the church parlor. Next Sunday Rev Irs Scott preaches at Slippery Rock morning and evening services. Rev Croxall expected home around the 19th. Also chicken supper and bazaar at Mt. Jackson U P church Friday Nov 11 5 30 to 8 30 p m K of P hall band concert 8 p m high school auditorium oyster supper after. Grand International Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers lodge meeting at Clendenin hall Thursday with annual officer election. Jessie Calvert of Cherry Street improving after appendicitis operation at New Castle hospital two weeks ago.
The Pennsylvania National Guard re elected the incumbents to all offices for 1928 at the closing session of its annual convention in Washington. Major General B C Shannon was named commander in chief and president. Lt Col O C Finley of Philadelphia as vice president. Colonel Ing Smatuera of Grove City as vice president. Brigadier Guy Jad ward Martin of Washington as treasurer. Major Paul R Umberger of Columbia as secretary. Philadelphia named the 1926 convention site.
Butler county officials rejected state welfare claims of intolerable jail conditions and a need for a new prison. They insisted current jail is not a disgrace and pledged only to repaint and repair walls in 1926, stressing they are not obliged to provide feather beds for prisoners.
Advert explains Rheuma a remedy for rheumatism neuritis lumbago and neuralgia claiming quick pain relief restored mobility and sleep. It asserts rapid effect and a money back guarantee from McKee’s Drug Store and apothecaries.
Commissioner W Z McKee stated the board’s opinion suggests inland authorities feel the state is butting in on matters the commissioners can handle. The welfare department letter implies knowledge of prison needs and how to provide them, more so than Harrisburg officials.
Report from Paris by International News Service states officers and soldiers were arrested at Rareny Italy after an attempted mutiny. The invasion of the twenty-eighth Infantry headquarters triggered rumors of wider plans in cities including Milan and Belesia. Soldiers reportedly planned to surrender to anti fascist forces as unrest grew.
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