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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1925
Page
5
A dense list of club events for the final week of July notes Tuesday through Friday gatherings. Activities include picnics at Cascade Park, luncheons, breakfasts, and outings organized by O. M. E. club, Y. C. A. Girls, Jolly Twelve, Gales Dix, and others. Also mentions a picnic by the Spanish War Veterans and family auto arrivals for an Ideal Park gathering on July 23.
Mrs Frank Doerr hosted Gibson Doerrs fourth birthday party on Croton avenue Saturday from 2 to 5 pm. Guests enjoyed lawn games a pink and white themed lunch and a central birthday cake with lit candles. Gifts poured in for the honoree with several family members and friends attending.
About 200 members of the Sunday school and congregation of Central Christian church gathered for the annual picnic at Gaston Park on Saturday. The event featured baseball and other outdoor sports arranged by the program committee, with an elaborate picnic dinner. Committees included General: George Phelps, Lawson Downs, William Barber, Earl Riley. Menu: Mrs C. W. Phelps, Mrs. Walter Gibson, Mrs. I. D. Cole, Mrs. Frank Kiyker.
Miss Margaret McPate entertained ten guests on Delaware avenue Saturday afternoon to honor Mrs. Fred Lee a recent bride and Miss Katherine McMillin on her birthday. Gay colored garden flowers adorned rooms as bridge and music filled the hours. Honor guests received dainty gifts and refreshments were served by the hostess and Miss Betty Rodenbaugh.
Mr and Mrs Philip Levine of 430 Witter avenue host an open informal at home on Thursday evening July 30 to honor their son and daughter in law Abe H Levine and his bride. Descendants of Henry and Suganna Kennedy held their fifth annual reunion at Cascade Park on Saturday July 35 with officers elected at dinner including President W Boyer and Secretary Jennie Eckles and treasurer J AL Moser.
Mrs C W Boyer and Mrs Andrey Gunningham host amusements as L Moser lists events. The Mick family reunion occurs at New Wilmington with 48 relatives and a noon dinner. Next Mick reunion set for July 31 1926 in New Wilmington. Engagement announced for Harvetta Romaine Gerlach to John Hart Black with wedding planned for early fall. Mrs F A Montgomery to entertain U M S T club on July 23 at Robinsons crossing.
Multiple community notices from the West Side area include a benefit social at West Side school grounds, Butler Girls club picnic at Rock Springs, weekly Euchre at St Joseph's hall, Daugherty family reunion at Gaston Park on August 15, Wednesday Quilting Club picnic at the park, N B Kennington Kensington picnic dinner at Cascade Park, Cheri Ami club entertainment by Mrs Walter Smith, O M K club picnic at Cascade Park, and Yes Gales Dixon club gathering hosted by Mrs J M Carpenter on Friday.
Miss Cassandra Aiken, financial secretary of the YWCA, resumes duties after a two week vacation with visits to Harrisburg Gettysburg Franklin and other places with her sisters.
Bids for erecting a portable school building at Scotland school to Union township to handle overcrowding at Scotland and White schools are with the directors and will be opened this evening at a board meeting, where the contract is expected to be awarded.
Constable Fred Schmidt of Baldwin Township faces felonious shooting charges after a July 27 picnic incident in Pittsburgh. Dominic Nobis, 30, and Toney Beck, 25, were injured. Nobis with a chest wound and Beck in the leg. Witnesses say Schmidt fired during a fight before spectators disarmed him and he fled.
City council adopted H G Millers motion offering a compromise to the Post Office company which filled in approaches to the FP Or R bridge during winter. The city will pay half the labor cost of 240.60 dollars to fix the poor approaches and thawed water condition.
Croton Boy Scout Troop No 5 met at the Croton school Monday morning to be taken to the Kennedy Memorial Evangelical Church camp. Troop No 10 also sent a group to camp Monday. The camping season is split into two week periods and, since there was space at camp, the boys will stay until the middle of the Attic period, still receiving two weeks at camp and making it possible to skip camp one week sooner.
Religious groups in the Sunshine Kensington area plan various events. Mrs Adeline Jackson will entertain the Sunshine Kensington club this evening. First Baptist members and Temple Bible clans schedule an annual picnic Thursday at Mrs J C Fralick’s Norwood Ave home with a six o’clock green dinner. Committee includes Mrs J D Warnock Mrs C M Bannon Mrs Dave Smith and Mrs McCune. Woman’s Missionary Society sections meet for sewing on Wednesday at Zion Lutheran church and Tuesday evening at Mrs Bishop home. Youth groups plan outings to Cascade Park and a Sabbath School picnic at Gaston Park August 14. A midweek prayer service is led by Mr H F Thompson due to the pastor’s absence. no Sunday services for three weeks. Laura Young Bible Class meets Tuesday at 2:30 at Mrs J F Carpenter’s 815 Winslow Ave. Mrs R H Elmore and Miss McKee teach at St John’s Lutheran. Ladies’ Aid to hold a Cascade Park tureen dinner Wednesday at 12:30.
The council today authorized Councilman Hiram G. Miller to offer Mr. and Mrs. John Sanford $300 for land taken and a shade tree removed for rounding East Main street and Crawford avenue. Councilman Lusk abstained, noting another party was paid $250 and the Sanford lot is assessed at $715. Other councilmen deem $300 fair, though the Sanfords reportedly asked $600.
Ulysis Walker and Clara Bell Smitch, both colored, secured a license on Saturday but returned it to the prothonotary’s office this morning indicating they had decided to remain single for a while. Walker was accompanied by Smitch’s mother but appeared indifferent about the license.
John Layton pleaded nolle contendere to passing Worthleas checks and was sentenced this morning by Judge Emery to six months in the county jail. The case arose from alleged check improprieties involving Worthleas.
The report notes that fewer checks were passed by Larton on several merchants and lists multiple charges. Sentences for those charged were ordered to run concurrently.
William Williams Sr director of the poor seeks to contact relatives of William T Gee marble cutter who died here recently His body lies at the Offutt morgue.
Councilman Bes Lusk told colleagues that a local contractor had not laid sidewalks on Norwood Avenue as per the city engineer grade. The city engineer was instructed to order the contractor to relay the sidewalks to the correct grade.
A local notice outlines multiple building permits including Anza at 401 Laurel Boulevard for a barase dwelling, Paoli Nicolletti at 1202 Butler Avenue for a dwelling, Real Company at SN3 Sutton Street for a dwelling, William at 910 West Washington Street for a garage, Annabelle at 329 Norwood Avenue for a garage, George Gronan at Fountain Son for repairs, Standard Wire Company at 51L Sampson Street for a storeroom, Jacob Safier at 229 Meyer Avenue for a garage, Jacob Safier at 1016 Summit Street for a dwelling, James P. Sherbine at 923 Franklin Avenue for a shop, and Joseph Sacco at 592 Friendship Street for a garage.
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