Fifth Avenue theatre to sale in old New York scene
A column reviews the long history and decline of New York’s Fifth Avenue Theatre, once a landmark opened in 1873 with stars like Edwin Booth and Maurice Barrymore. now a For Sale sign looms as vaudeville and television plans reshape Broadway’s streetscape.
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Fifth Avenue Theatre
Augustine Daly
Fannie Davenport
Arthur Sullivan
John Drew
Maurice Barrymore
Edwin Booth
Louis James
Clara Morris
Modjeska
Fifth Avenue
Columbia Beach
Broadway
Forty-seventh Street
Columbia Theatre
Prayer In Congress by Rev ZeBarney Phillips
The chaplain offered a solemn in congress prayer praising light and day and asking guidance for lawmakers. He urged purity of heart, clear thinking, and humility to discern good and duty on the path toward celestial worth. The Indianapolis News notes the seasonal shift from fountain pen to summer weight.
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ZeBarney T. Phillips
Jesus Christ Our Lord
Indianapolis News
Local Students Earn Honors at Geneva College Commencement
Three New Castle students received prizes for scholastic excellence at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. Esther Fishkin won cash prize for top English Bible work by a sophomore. Mildred Zahniser earned the Wendt Greek prize for Greek studies. William Cox won the second year engineering prize for top campus survey map. Ellwood City blind student H Loy Sumner received the John Lincoln Downie prize for intercollegiate oratory and the Raymond Wallace prize for best English history paper.
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Esther Fishkin
Mildred Zahniser
Edwin F. Wendt
Washington, D. C
William Cox
H. Loy Sumner
Ellwood City
John Lincoln Downie
Geneva College
Raymond Wallace
Geneva Graduates In Annual Reunion at Beaver Falls
Dr. John S. Duncan of Mercer Pa was principal speaker at Geneva College alumni reunion dinner at General Brodhead hotel. He contrasted small colleges with large urban universities noting close student bonds and direct faculty guidance. Duncan was introduced by Alfred E. Martin Buffalo N Y as toastmaster.
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Beaver Falls
John S. Duncan
Mercer
Geneva College
Geneva
Duncan
Alfred E. Martin
Buffalo
N. Y
Local Social Notes Preserve Memorial Day Visits and Visits
Princeton area residents share meals and attend services on Memorial Day weekend. Allen Delaney and Jean Murdock join Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Weisz for dinner while accompanying a funeral for Mrs. Mabel Deemer Smith of Wertheim burg in the afternoon. Families from Eastbrook New Castle Ellwood City and Camden New Jersey visit local households and relatives over the holiday.
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Allen Delaney
John Francis
Jean Murdock
Glassport
Grant Francis
Butler Road
Norman Zeigler
Kenneth
F. R. Weisz
Weisz
Mabel Deemer Smith
Wurteimburg
Sam Linton
Eastbrook
Ivan Taylor
Joe Frew
New Castle
Celesta Stickle
Merle Boyd
Don Cameron
Gues
J. H Boyd
Harry Pape
Camden
N. J
Pape
George Thornman
William Thornman
John Bowers
Margaret
Ellwood City
Riley Weller
Andy Bowers
Ross Shatter
Wilber Hughes
David and
Marian
New Castie
Weekend visits and church notes from Princeton Township
Residents visited relatives across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky while others gathered at Princeton Church. Elders Scott Kildoo and Ross Shaffer were reelected for three years. The Princeton School seniors plan a trip to Washington DC and a Christian Endeavor Union officer will speak at Central Presbyterian on Tuesday at 8 PM.
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Eva Turner
Thomas Wardley
Alice
New Castle
Eli Jordan
Henry Kline
Florida
Harriet Stickle
Norman Zeigler
Kenneth Wayne
F. R. Weisz
P. W. Blair
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Gus Caravassos
Youngstown
Sophia Catavasios
Scott Kildoo
Ross Shaffer
Princeton
Alice Gettings
McCaslin
Rosabelle Shaffer
Mabel Bowers
Ellwood
Clarence Nelson
Helen Weisz
Former Supervisor Sues For Slander
Beaver Pa June 3 R E Milford former Franklin township supervisor filed suit against Elwin S Hazen for 10000 damages alleging May 26 1939 statements harmed his reputation and caused friends to suspect him of theft and embezzlement He is a salesman and says some friends have refused business dealings since the remarks Attorney Sam B Wilson represents Milford.
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Beaver
R. E. Milford
Franklin Township
Elwin S. Hazen
Milford
Hazen
Dies Five Days After His Wife Dies in Pittsburgh Tragedy
Andrew Danko aged 56 of 1825 Fourth Avenue New Kensington died on the way to Citizens General Hospital after a fall in his home. He suffered a fractured skull from a stair fall and died five days after his wife Mary, 54, died in St. Francis Hospital Pittsburgh.
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New Kensington
Andrew Danko
Fourth Avenue
Citizens’ General Hospital
Mary
St. Francis Hospital
Pittsburgh
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