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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1925
Page
3
The New Castle Field Club hosted a Christmas night dance with 110 couples attending. A decorated tree with holly and poinsettias served as the backdrop while E. A. Fenton in a Santa Claus outfit handed out gifts. Dancing ran from 9 to 1 with fine music and refreshments. Hi Lampe chaired the committee.
The 14th Annual General Reunion of the Fitz Randolph connection in America will be held December 20 1925 at the Community Hall New Waterford Ohio. Descendants across Ohio Pennsylvania and New England are urged to attend with any family records they can bring. Program begins at two PM with assembly at 1 PM and attendees from New Castle Pa and nearby areas expected.
Mr and Mrs Abe Kildoo hosted a Christmas day dinner at their Maryland Avenue home for their silver wedding anniversary. The table featured Christmas tones with 12 covers, about 100 friends and relatives attended an informal reception, and gifts were presented to the couple. Assistants Miss Bell and Miss Lillian Manning helped serve.
Miss Hazel Margaret Hanna, daughter of Mrs. Arthur N. Hanna of Park Avenue, married Robert Loy Boyd, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Boyd, at 11 30 this morning in the First Christian church parsonage with Rev F B McAllister officiating. Mrs Boyd is deputy county treasurer. Mr Boyd is manager of White Undertaking Co. They will reside at 337 Neshannock Avenue.
Mrs. Wilbur Wymer hosted a dinner at her Eastbrook home on Friday night for the 14th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Davis. Seventeen guests attended with family members Gladys Sullivan and Mrs. George Druschel assisting. Out of town visitors included George Druschel and daughter Emma Jane of Warren, Ontario.
Members of the Tsuga club attended a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Ray Conner on East Washington Street Thursday evening. Guests exchanged gifts and enjoyed needlework followed by refreshments. The next gathering is planned with Mrs. S. W. McKee on Jackson Avenue.
Miss Alice M. Coates and Joseph Park of Edenburg wed on Thursday December 24 at the Central Christian church parsonage. Rev. George M. Owen officiated the ceremony.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen Crosby of Cuyahoga Falls to Thomas R. Williams son of Mr and Mrs Fred Williams of Clenmore Boulevard The ceremony was held Saturday December 19 at the Parsonage of the First Methodist church in Cuyahoga Falls Rev J C Smith officiating The couple took a wedding trip to Baltimore Maryland and New York and will reside in Cuyahoga Falls Mr Williams works for the B and Q railroad in Akron Ohio
Eastern Star Chapter No 105 New Castle will host a Christmas card party Monday evening December 28 at the I O O F hall for members and Masonic friends. Prizes for bridge and five hundred along with other games for non players. Committee led by Mrs Clarence Davis with members listed.
Miss Ruth E Baldwin and Clif ford T Douthitt both of Enon Valley were married at the Bethany Lutheran church parsonage on Thursday December 24 with Rev Charles C Frank officiating.
Mrs. Ben Jones of Temple Avenue will entertain members of the Alianza Kensington on Tuesday December 29 instead of the previously planned Thursday event.
The marriage of Miss Eva Mc Kinley and Albert Hines, both of this city, was held at the Central Christian Church Friday morning, December 25, with Rev. M. Owen officiating.
Friday morning December 25 Miss Hazel Smoot and Esau Aley Hasson both of this city were married by Rev George M Owen at Tian Church.
Monday's clubs include the Emanon 500 club led by Miss Catherine Newman on Shaw street No-Kingo club led by Mrs. Charles Morgan on S Ray street Ministers Wives club led by Mrs. George M. Landis on Garfield avenue.
Catholic Daughters of America will hold a Christmas party Monday evening December 27 at the Knights of Columbus home. A special feature of the evening will be Santa Claus and gifts for the guests.
Mrs Frank Nolan will entertain the L A B club members in her home on Edgewood avenue Wednesday evening instead of Thursday.
Members of the Midnight Star club will be entertained this evening at the home of Mrs. Carl Mc Cracken on Chestnut Street.
Mrs Klingensmith of Cedar Street will host the Cheri Ami Club members Monday evening, inviting them to gather at her residence for a social event.
Mrs George M. Landis of 222 Garfield avenue will entertain members of the Ministers Wives club on Monday evening December 28.
Rigle Court No 9, Tribe of Ben Hur, holds regular meeting Monday evening December 28 in the City Building with W J Evans district deputy of New Kensington in attendance. Union Baptist Church on Grant Street lists services with Rev D Henderson pastor and W R Davis superintendent. Election of officers for the year, 9:30 Sunday school, 10:45 sermon on The End of a Perfect Day, 6:30 B Y P A Callie Wil Bt president, 7:45 The Funeral.
Italian M E Church on South Mill and Phillips hosts morning and evening services with Rev Charbonnier and Rev Fiala. Sunday school at 9:45 led by Miss Agnes Mooney. Bible class by Rev Fiala. Sermons titled Am I and Clepsydra. Parents invited to catechism meeting after the service.
Mayor William H. Dunlap and the city police paraded as Santa Claus, visiting the poor on Christmas Eve and Day. Officer Charles Longstreth and later Officer Joby David J. Thomas led gift deliveries from police cars, with officers and a policewoman assisting. They distributed candy and trinkets, while 13 city guests at the bunkroom received meals pipes and tobacco.
Suydam Cutting of New York is the first Roosevelt expedition member to return home from the Himalayan wilds of India. He arrived bearing news and a report on the Himalayan trek and expedition progress.
In Fairmont West Virginia on December 26, John W. D. Ammons of Fairview and companions hunted for Christmas dinner. The six year old nephew Earl Jones found rifles by the door and pulled the trigger, fatally wounding Ammons.
Personal mentions from Arlington and nearby towns record Christmas and holiday visits. Notable entries include births, guests from Warren Ohio Detroit and Youngstown, and relatives visiting relatives across Cleveland Euclid and West Penn Hospital with several ministers noted including Rev John C Hanley president of Bayre College in Lexington Ky.
Harry McVicker alias Watkins, 36, arrested at the Hotel Statler in Detroit, confessed to escaping from Larton penitentiary in Virginia on Thanksgiving Day and robbing Akron hotels. He said he once owned a leather business in Jonestown Pennsylvania and became a burglar after losing $40,000 gambling. He served five months of a four year burglary sentence in Washington.
Rochester investigators traced Herbert Michaelson 24 to his home after he confessed driving a fast car through downtown at fifty miles an hour killing a man and endangering pedestrians before wrecking the vehicle and fleeing. He is charged with manslaughter second degree while a companion in the car faces intoxication charges.
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