Elks Dance Aids Christmas Baskets For Needy
Elks staged a charity dance at the Elks ballroom to raise funds for Christmas baskets of ham potatoes corn bread and foods for the needy. Miss Jeane Fletcher retained the Charleston title with Miss Gladys Burnside as challenger and Harry Ross with Burnside won the doubles prize. Velma Sontag received candy and a turkey went to a Nixon Theatre family. John Newman aided by turning over the Nixon Theatre to the Christmas committee and the group plans a 9 30 Christmas morning gathering and a fire picture at the Nixon before the annual Elks treat.
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Jeane Fletcher
Charleston
Elks Ballroom
Gladys Burnside
Elks
Harry Ross
Miss Burnside
Ross
Togs
Velma Sontag
William P. Mitchell
The
John Newman
Nixon
Elke Club
Elks Club
Million Endowment Boosts Princeton Increases
A one million dollar grant from the General Education Board to Princeton University for equipment and facilities upgrades was announced by President John Grier Hibben. The endowment is conditional on Princeton raising an additional two million dollars.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
General Education Board
John Grier Hibben
Baltimore drug raids net twenty five arrests
Twenty five arrests were made and five thousand dollars worth of narcotics seized in Baltimore during raids on drug peddlers and speakeasies. Federal agents reported minor girls ages fifteen and seventeen pledging clothing and jewelry for drugs. Edward W. Schmidt led the operation to infiltrate the local ring.
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International News Service
Baltimore
Edward W. Schmidt
Philadelphia
Poison Booze Toll Reaches 130 In Pittsburgh deaths
Pittsburgh report notes 130 alcohol related deaths for the year as of December 21 with victims including John Bartley and Michael Szilagyi. The article criticizes analysts and includes harsh weather remarks from a meteorologist.
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Pittsburgh
International News Service
John Bartley
Michael Szilagyi
New Castle Night Is Great Success
New Castle’s Sta tion WCAB Pittsburgh Pa program on December 19 drew wide praise from listeners and station staff. Ham monds orchestra and artists including Lawrence Lb Thompson Helen Urmson Felch and Harry Hammond performed with solid reception and the High Noon Club appearance delighted dancers. Telegrams and calls from local residents poured in as New Castle TV radio fans celebrated the broadcast.
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New Castle
WCAB
Pittsburgh
WCAR
WCAE
Hammond
Lawrence Lb. Thompson
Helen Urmson Felch
Harry Hammond
Arch Cubbinson
Henry Bryson
Hal Davis
Ben Kennedy
Edith Earp Muller
Terry W. Carson
Eleanor B. Harper
Paul A. Walsh
Anna Moore Pyle
Paul A. Welsh
Mra
Iele
Newcastle
Fang
The
Studio
Bryson
Mr. Davis
Radio Association of
William Tr. Lewis
Dorothy Felch
Henry Urmson
Clifford James
Brysons
Davenports
Wealey Davy
Charley Jenkins
J. Howard Kimmel
Clayton Carrahar
Min
A. B. Genkinger
Hiram G. Miller
A. G. Harbert
J. H. Gilfillan
W. E. Harris
Arthur CG. Morne
Brie
Earl Thompson
New Kensington
Japanese Press Hopes For US At Disarmament Conference
The Japanese Press united today in expressing hope that the United States would accept the League of Nations invitation to attend the disarmament conference. It also urged that if the US declines it send the highest type of observer and stressed the importance of Germany and Russia attending.
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Cinternational News Service
Tokio
United Today
United States
League of Nations
Germany
Russia
Fire destroys Mahaffey business block in $110000 loss
A fire yesterday in Mahaffey Pa overwhelmed two men and destroyed the James Mahaffey business block housing Sabato store A P Tea store Jinks Jewelry White s restaurant and Bells confectionery. Losses were placed at 110000. The James and Frank Mahaffey and Dr E M Burd residences were also destroyed and nearby New York Central station Aldine Hotel and Frank Shaw residence damaged. Firemen will recover.
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Mahanffey
Deco
Ralph Mott
Grover Ball
James Mahaffey
Sabato
A. and P. Tea
Jinks
White's
Bell
James
Frank Mahaffey
Dr. E. M. Burd
New York Central Station
Aldine
Hunter Bags Wildcat Cumberland Mount Scene
Hunter bags a four foot long wildcat weighing 22 pounds on Wills Mountain near Bedford Pennsylvania. Report mentions aviation sending rain and a note about French rapids. text includes stray references to radio programs and a dated scene but the readable fact centers on the wildcat capture near Bedford.
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Hunter
Cumberland
Ross
Baylor
Kiwanis Club Christmas Cheer and Plans for 1926
Dec 21 1925 letter from Elsie to Kiwanis members outlines Christmas goodwill to needy youths with two boys needing clothes and care. Mentions Santa Claus visit and a future four page weekly letter with prize for naming the new form. Also notes upcoming meetings, movie-letter rebirth, and a Santa event at Margaret Henrys Home with Kiwanis members on December 8 1935.
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Bob White
Ela
Pather Aleat
Meller
Margaret Henrys
Kiwanis Club
Santa Claus
Elsie
Hazelton youths held for robbery in Pa
International News Service reports Hazelton Pennsylvania youths Dee John Deering and John Virgins both 18 are held in the detention home connected with a cigar store robbery and theft of Salvation Army pear boxes. Authorities say the youths confessed to the crimes.
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Morris Rosenwaaiser
Edward F. Keller
Corn Exchange National Bank
James J. Walker
Sol Bloom
William Mitchell
United States Army
Air Services
Police
Jersey City
Donato Procopio
Daniel A. Poling
United Society of Christian Endeavor
J. C. Penney Foundation
Engineering Foundation Committee
Charles Davis Marx
Leland Stanford University
Orange
Nua
Antonio Morano
Morano
Chicago
Elizabeth Sechricar
Charles Dawes
Charles E. Yerkes
Tyson Yerkes
Mr. Yerkes
CREEL
Edison Phonographs
Washington Street
Mahaffey
NEW Castle Dry Goods CO
NEW Castle Dry Goods CO. M
Batiste
Rerrergal
Sally
Ayaa
Manyayaaway
Frolrolral
Jackie Coogan
Priscilla
Axminster
Toyland
Santa
Agarthe
Sistant
Olernations! News Service
Ww4j
Betrow
EDICA
Happy Home Hour
Rand Opera
WRNY
O—Wgy
Schnectady
France
Wolford
Fred
Hazelton
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