Sermon Set for New Wilmington Graduation Week
NEW WILMINGTON Pa June 1 The baccalaureate sermon for the New Wilmington high school class was given at Second United Presbyterian Church by Dr R G Ferguson former Westminster College president. Class officers and many seniors attended in full. Tuesday night class night features were announced with a large crowd expected. The commencement program promises new features with historians, poets, orators and valedictorian Harriet Graham.
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New Wilmington
Toge
New Wilmington High School
Second United Presbyterian Church
In &O
R. G. Ferguson
Westminster College
Hugh Hart
Edmund Shott
Eleanor Braham
Clair Vancet
Pearl Hayes
Florence Kite
Roy Conway
Minteer
A. Kirkbride
Elizabeth Crawford
S. H. Miller
Mercer
Harriet Graham
Eckles
Roy F. Conway
Richard Brandon
Secre
Elizabeth E. Crawford
George K. Falkman
Marion Agnes’ Boyd
Josephine Braham
James Richard Brandon
Ray Kenneth Biddie
Edwin Cleveland Bryan
Elizabeth Evangeline Crawford
James Beveridge Cummings
Roy Fowler Conway
George Kelso Falkman
Dorcas Gordon
Harriet Lillian Graham
Pearla Hayes
Hugh McCullough
Laura Crawford Johnston
Sara Anna Ligo
Harry Warner McCreary
Victor Clark Minteer
Edith Elizabeth Porterfield
Willard Samuel Porterfield
Hazel Marie Ramsey
Ruth Edna Seley
John Edmund Shott
John Clair Vance
Florence Lillian White
Plan for Cascade Park Railroad Picnic
Plans mature for a large Cascade Park picnic by city railroad men. The event aims to unite all railroad orders, with July or August as the target, and could become an annual community gathering inviting families and the public.
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Cascade Rk
Westminster Commencement at Westminster College
Westminster outlines an open air commencement with tent shelter and graduates led by F. E. Milligan and Marie Stewart. The list includes graduates from New Wilmington, Canonsburg, Pittsburgh, and others and covers June 5 to June 16 events with baseball games, recitals, and a Messiah concert. An unusual number of class reunions are planned with Hillside banquet reservations.
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Westminster
Department of Public Speaking
the Ulster
Christian Associations
W. B. Anderson
Reunion of Christian Associations
College Chapel
Pres. Russell
Department of Art
Hillside
Waynesburg
Board of Trustees
Department of Music
Petition Seeks Pension Increase for Civil War Vet Boyd
A widely signed petition in New Wilmington asks the government to raise the pension of Alexander Boyd a Civil War veteran who recently endured two leg amputations and now receives a much smaller pension.
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New Wilmington
Alexander Boyd
Apollo Glee Club Appears at Central Presbyterian Church
A large audience welcomed the Apollo Glee Club at Central Presbyterian Church in a concert organized by St John s and St Paul s Lutheran churches. The program was entirely new and pleased attendees. The club will discontinue concert work for the summer.
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Apollo Glee Club
Central Presbyterian Church
St. John’s
St. Paul's
Westminster College Hosts Westminster Assembly Delegation Day
Westminster College in New Wilmington hosted the United Presbyterian general assembly delegation for a field and track meet attended by about 3 500 spectators and hundreds of athletes. A banquet at a tent dining hall followed Memorial Day services led by Rev W J Gillespie with Dr Russell presiding and music by an orchestra. May queen Mary Long was crowned and May day exercises by college co eds concluded the day before the return by crowded special trains and autos.
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United Presbyterian General Assembly
New Wilmington
Westminster College
Westminster
W. J. Gil
Lespie
Dr. Russell
Mary Long
Jane Russell
New Castle
Local Player Severely Injured Sliding Home
John Gross Jr of South Mill Street sustained a deep gash and strained ligaments in his left leg Saturday while sliding home for National A C. The catcher rushed to tag him out and caused the injury. He will be out of play for an extended period.
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John Gross, Jr
South Mill Street
National A.C
Mr. Gross
Western Allegheny Reports Slow Business This Time
Business is slow on the Western Allegheny but expected to pick up soon. Currently one passenger and local freight crew are working on the road according to reports.
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Allegheny
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