Minstrel Show Staged Second Time at Y MCA
The Y M C A hosted a second minstrel show and one act playlet with a good crowd. Featured players included Francis Sage Robert McBurney Earl Goodwin Bill Mc Laughlin Jack Stevenson Dick Thomas John Stone Henry Lightner Paul Mc Williams Billy Ward Rodger Meermans Robert Jamison and the playlet cast. The chorus listed Ed Rum laugh Emerson Davies Joe Wilson Clare Wilson Robert Emery Merwin Johns Jack Porte Kenneth Myers Junior Brown David Harris Billy Offutt James Weatherby George Jones John Rudolph Robert Loy Harry Ward. End men were Al Jones John Hodge Jack Lewellyn Godfrey Moore Phil Chambers and Sherwood Johns. Mrs Freda Rodgers accompanied the piano while H David and Joe Patterson played cello and violin. Houdini the second staged tricks that pleased the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Sage
Robert McBurney
Earl Goodwin
Bill McLaughlin
Jack Stevenson
Dick Thomas
John Stone
Henry Lightner
Paul McWillams
Billy Ward
Pittsburgh Woman Dies From Burns
Eight children, youngest 4, were left motherless when Mrs. John Malone, 48, died from burns after her clothing caught fire from a gas stove. The father is ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
John Malone
First Christian Troop Session Off
First Christian Boy Scout troop 15 will not meet Friday evening due to New Year’s Day. The next meeting will be held Friday, January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fhrat Christian Boy Scout Troop
Great Increase in Graham Brothers Trucks
Graham Brothers Shipments, now part of Dodge Brothers, rose to 21 415 trucks in the 11 months ending November 30 1925 from 9 484 in the prior year period a gain over 125 percent Exports in the period totaled 3 975 trucks versus 1 325 in 1924 and overall motor truck production surged across the country by 23 percent through eight months 1925 Graham Brothers production jumped 105 percent for the same period with exports and bus output driving much of the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Brothers
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Two grads demonstrate bucking the line at alma mater
A reading room demonstration shows two old grads teaching a varsity football player how to buck a line. The scene unfolds amid displaced furniture in a club reading room, while a hardware store advertises ice skates in its window. A New Castle college boy wears a coonskin coat with Harold Teen style flair as a crowd of youths pause after a dance for a hot dog.
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Coonskin
Harold Teen
New Castle College
Andrews Reaches Havana to Study Liquor Smuggling
Gen. Andrews arrives in Havana to observe smuggling conditions firsthand and to discuss a potential anti smuggling treaty with Cuban authorities. He plans a meeting with Cuba’s president at the palace and to assess notification provisions for U S authorities on vessels with clearance in Havana. Americans dominate the smuggling network from New York New Orleans and Florida amid New Year celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Ambassadr Crowder
Cuba
United States
Havana
Prohibition
New York
New Orleans
Florida
Prohibition Officers Prepare for Big New Year Celebrations
New York dispatch notes a heavy Coast Guard presence off New York as bootleggers work busy to meet demand. Prohibition agents will circulate in hotels and dance halls, arrest for open drinking, while table reservations in restaurants climb to 35 to 50 dollars amid a wet and costly New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
New York
White Light District
Broadway
City clubs plan lively preopening night events
Proceedings note councils have 20 days to close as several groups prepare to “open up” with a bustling evening. Expect merrymaking in Broadway and other streets, dances of various kinds, and special church services tonight.
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Ceedings
Broadway
Chicago New Year Eve Prohibition Crackdown Quietly Looms
Chicago bid farewell to 1925 without revelry as hotels and cabarets prep signs to bar alcohol. Prohibition director B C Yellowley plans a dress suit brigade to monitor tables and eject violators, with arrests for even a single drink, affecting patrons including Miss Chicago with her sugar papa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B.C. Yellowley
Sahara
Yellowley
Frozen Body Found After Staircase Fall In Debelak Case
A man discovered the frozen body of Debelak at the foot of a dark second story stairway after entering through a window. Police, coroner, and investigators noted a likely fall, moonshine bottles, hidden cash, a bank book showing 386 at Union National Bank, and the body sent to Offutt Morgue. Debelak, about 65, may have been stunned by the fall and then froze to death. his wife’s whereabouts were unclear.
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Debelak
Police Department
Young, Hoon and Reynolds
J. P. Caldwell
West Virginia
Cleveland
Caldwell
Anthony Debelak
Young
Union National Bank
Relief Association
Shenango Tin Mill
Offutt
Vacation extended as Education Hall burns in Shippensburg
Shippensburg Pa. eight hundred youngsters face longer holiday as Education Hall burns at 2 am. Loss estimated at 60 000 with only partial insurance. The hall housed about 500 pupils from the first five grades and supplied heat for the Junior high school. If other arrangements aren’t found, vacation may extend for them as well.
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Shippensburg
Marriage Licenses in Youngstown Led to New Castle Records
Local clerks issued marriage licenses across Youngstown New Castle and Sharon with notices showing couples seeking nuptials. Officials recorded names and dates as part of municipal filings and statewide vital records.
New Years 1926 Mail Delivery Office Hours
Post office announces no mail deliveries Friday for New Years 1926. City and Rural Carriers will not operate, windows closed all day. Special Delivery mail will be delivered. Regular dispatch continues as scheduled. Street box collections in downtown at 7 45 a m and 3 00 p m. Signed Judson C Norris Postmaster.
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Judson
C. Norris
Early agreement in coal strike seen in sight
The piece reports on progress in the coal strike talks with operators and miners pressing arbitration positions and a possible trade on arbitration and check-off. A peace plan by Alvan Markle is debated by miners, while William Green predicts a settlement within ten days amid a changing negotiation mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvan Markle
Markle
President Coolidge
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
Roosevelt Commission
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Coshocton
Liberty Bell Toll Broadcast Marks 150th Independence Year
Radio fans nationwide will hear the Liberty Bell toll from Independence Hall at midnight as Mrs. W Freeland Kendrick taps the bell with a gold hammer. WIP will transmit at full power amid ceremonies recreating 1776 scenes including the Continental Army marching through Independence Square and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Philadelphia
United States
Independence Hall
W. Freeland Kendrick
WIP
Independence Square
Holy Communion Service At Trinity Church
Holy Communion will be observed at Trinity Church on New Year’s Day at 9 30 a m with a morning service. The event marks a religious observance at the church.
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Trinity Church
Bernice Carter Hosts Afternoon Party for Local Children
Miss Bernice Carter entertained a group of young friends at her Cascade street home on Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4 with holiday decor, games, and contests. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Carter. Attendees included Viola Allen, Pauline Holland, Jewel Guhn, Catherine Fitzhugh, Genevieve Yates, Ivory May Mitchell, Virginia Wilkes, Nellie Ross, Abry Taylor, and Mrs. Wilkes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Carter
Cascade Street
Carter
Viola Allen
Pauline Holland
Jewel Guhn
Catherine Fitzhugh
Genevieve Yates
Ivory May Mitchell
Virginia Wilkes
Nellie Ross
Abry Taylor
Wilkes
Costs Placed On Prosecutors Ordered Stricken Off Record
In the commonwealth vs John Smalinicky the jury found the defendant not guilty of driving while intoxicated and the court granted half the costs levied on prosecutor Charles E. Nelson to be remitted. In the Moffatt case the not guilty verdict led to three quarters of costs on prosecutrix Frances Miller being stricken. one fourth remained. Adoption hearing set for Jan. 14. multiple guardians and administratrices granted leave to sell or join in property deeds and sales.
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the Commonwealth
John Smalinicky
R. L. Hildebrand
Charles E. Nelson
Emery
Frances A. Miller
Moffatt
O. H. Brandon
Shenango Township
Hugus and Caldwell
David Miller
Joseph
May Miller
Jesse D. Moore
Jeannette I. Moore
Sleave
Samuel C. Leonard
Robert E. Sickafuse
William Bishton
Dorothy E. McKee
James M. McKee
Court decision upholds arrest in several cases across docket
A court grants a rule absolute to show cause in J. W. Jackman & Co. vs Universal Sanitary and C. J. Kirk. Pl aintiff given 306 days to file anew. Objections to James Blackwood estate petition overruled with auditor to partition. Startagan vs Graziani, new trial denied. Listenwalter & Gough vs Patterson demurrerstricken. Built Rite Realty Co. v Kline new trial denied. Houk v Van Gorder new trials denied. Dugan v Smith verdict set not notwithstanding denied. Truby v Nolan grants a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene E. Houk
Jacob E. van Gorder
Frank M. Houk
Mary E. Dugan
George L. Smith
Deaths Of The Day Henry Druschel Funeral Details
Funeral services for Henry C W Druschel were held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at his parents home 410 North Beaver Street Savannah M E church pastor Rev Claude Downs led the service and William D Williams Jr sang two solos Pallbearers included Druschel brothers and Floyd Critchlow Burial was in Graceland cemetery Also noted is the death of Alex Snyder at Shenango Valley Hospital pneumonia aged 49 survivor details and service at St Pauls Lutheran church with Oak Park burial and other obituaries including John C Beighley and Mrs Susan Phylis Nickles with Volant interment specifics.
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Henry Druschel
Henry C. W. Druschel
F. C. Druschel
North
Beaver Street
Claude Downs
Savannah M. E
William D. Williams, Jr
George
Frank
Fred
Wilbert
Harry Druschel
Floyd Critchlow
Graceland Cemetery
Alex Snyder
Uber Street
Shenango Valley Hospital
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Verhobay Aid Association
Workingman's Benefit Union
Eintracht Singing Society
Sarah Snyder
Martha
Rose
Ludwig
Michael
Henry
William
Transylvania
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Oak Park Cemetery
John C. Beighley
Line Avenue
Ellwood City
Beighley
Reformed Church
Middle Lancaster
Ellwod City
Mary Matilda Erholtz Beighley
Roy McElwaine
Earl McElwaine
Earl Beighley
Harry
L. D. Shaner
Harmony
Co. M. Shaner
Prospect
A. C. Beighley
J. O. O. F. Lodge
H. M. Leidy
Harmony Lutheran Church
Lancaster
Susan Phylis Nickles
Volant
Washington Township
Nickles
B. F
Hettie Drake Sholler
Christ Nickles
Ellis
Billie
Elmer Kurtz
Clara Sholler
George Shenker
New Castle
Hettie
Alvin
Mildred
Mellon predicts 1926 brings national prosperity
Mellon sees steady improvement in general economic conditions with a comfortable treasury surplus enabling tax reductions and a sound tax system. He notes Europe’s funding agreement as a key development and foresees ongoing world stabilization and improved conditions abroad in 1926.
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Treasury
Mellon
Europe
D A R Meeting in Lawrence Chapter Saturday
Lawrence chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a Saturday afternoon meeting with Mrs J H Frew of Moody Avenue.
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Lawrence
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. H. Frew
Moody Avenue
Two Injured as Cars Skid Off Swissvale Embankment
In Swissvale near the station a taxicab driven by Marek Richman and a truck driven by Peter Locar slid on icy pavement and plunged 10 feet down an embankment. Both drivers suffered minor injuries.
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Swissvale
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Swissvale Station
Marek Richman
Peter Locar
Sentences Passed by Judge Emery in Liquor Cases
Judge Emery sentenced five defendants on liquor charges this morning. Joe Paglia received 200 dollars fines and nine months in the workhouse. Ike Biondi was fined 200 dollars and three months in the court jail. Rosie Petruce was fined 100 dollars and three months in county jail. Charles Hannon was fined 200 dollars and two years probation. William Friday was fined 100 dollars and two years parole.
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Joe Paglia
Emery
Ike Biondi
Rosie Petruce
Charles Hannon
William Friday
Fiddlers Finals At Penn Tonight
The final contest of the old time fiddlers takes place at 8 15 in the Penn theatre with Emmett Long of New Castle, and W J McAnlis and G C McBride of New Galilee among the three finalists. Winners receive 20, 15 and 10 dollar gold prizes. Audience judges who plays best and decides the outcome.
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Penn Theatre
New Galilee
W. J. McAnlis
Emmett Long
New Castle
G. C. McBride
W. J. McAnia
Petitors
Extradition Papers Sent for Cook Return to Louisiana
Harrisburg Pa December 31 extradition papers for Walter Cook from Shreveport La to Washington Pa. where he is wanted for defalcations in a trust company accounts were transmitted to the governor of Louisiana today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
Walter Cook
Shreveport
Washington
Louisiana
Police Crack Down On New Year Liquor Sources
Local police charged Mrs. Andy Krupa and Jack Degmaro with disorderly conduct after raiding residences and a rear-store area for booze. Arrests followed officers observing a bag of bottles, while another suspect, Stanley Copas, faced investigation for an unowned revolver and liquor influence. Military officials consider reducing Col. Mitchell’s suspended pay as precedent concerns rise.
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Andy Krupa
North Cedar Street
Jack Degmaro
Joe Cabella
South Mill Street
Joe Cabelia
Thomas Jones
Stanley Copas
James Wrganer
Speed Up Mitchell Case Cooling To Have Final Say So
President Coolidge seeks a quick resolution of the Col. William Mitchell court martial. The War Department plans to accelerate the report on the five year suspension sentence, with completion expected within ten days. The outcome will rest with Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Case
Coolidge
International News Service
Washington
President Coolidge
Col
William Mitchell
War Department
Realty Transfers and Small Sums Across City Wards
Realty transfers shown include George F. Moser to Lucien M. Downing in Neshannock for 1 dollar and multiple transfers in second, fourth, and fifth wards with 1 dollar each. The list also notes a larger 950 dollar deal for Frank S. Moran to D. Peter Olocz in the fourth ward. A closing line remark mentions impending bathing girl covers on magazine pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Moser
Lucien M. Downing
Neshannock
John H. Marshall
George Solomon
Weingartner Realty Co
George Groucutt
Fourth Ward
William W. Glosser
Andrew McElwain
Slippery Rock
Frank S. Moran
D. Peter Olocz
Nofro Masone
Rose Masone Temperato
Fifth Ward
Harry G. Euwer
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Y. MC. A
Harry $. Day
Houdini
Clark & Mackie Co
China and Glass
Knights of Malta Hall
Berny Mack
Jolly Ten Club
Carl Temperate
Rose Monsin
Wm. Roberts, Jr
Millie Adams
Walter Salkofsky
Frances Melby
George E. Smith
Virginia L. Botham Joseph Lees
Evelyn Swagger
Youngstown
Sharon
the Frew Co
Mill Streets
Northland
H. R. Ar
Henry L. Truby
Florence E. Truby
Chas. W. Nolan
Penn Tonight
Cook
the Winter CO
Mitchell
Col. Mitchell
Humber
Uncle Heck
Dan V. Cunningham
Croton Avenue
Bell
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