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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1940
Page
10
Next Sunday, Ma honingtown Presbyterian Mahoning Methodist and Madison Avenue Christian churches plan special morning programs for Children’s Day. Children from all three congregations have practiced faithfully for weeks, and a fine program is expected from each group.
Merchants in the Seventh Ward set up relief fund boxes in their shops for general war relief. A container was left at the Mahoning Methodist church auditorium Sunday morning as residents join the Red Cross drive.
Boy Scouts of Troop 4 will resume meetings this week, announced by assistant scout master James Emerick. The gathering is set for Thursday at 7 15 p m at the ball park near the end of East Clayton street. Willing Workers of Mahoningtown Presbyterian church plan a meeting Wednesday evening after prayer service in the church.
Rev John E Myers Jr announced the annual Sunday school outing for Mahoningtown Presbyterian church. The picnic will be Wednesday June 12 at New Wilmington Community park with Scheldemantle as general chairman. He is selecting committee members this week to arrange the outing.
Rev D J Blasdell announced Joash Sunday will be observed on June 9 at the Mahoning Methodist Church with a special Joash chest. The event will be hosted at the home of Mrs B C Hulbert on West Madison Avenue with Mrs Rhodes as co host.
Edith Cavell Post No 2 and British War Veterans Association of Beaver Valley organize in New Castle to knit supplies for armed troops. Mrs. B S Marsh chairs distribution, funds sourced by British War Relief Society. church groups assist with formation and hospital bandages planned. District office listed in Pittsburgh with Dr. Preston as chairman.
Dane Kornrumpf of Pine Street reported his sister involved in a bicycle collision with a truck on Richelieu Avenue. She sustained minor scratches. Police notified Sunday of a tree sliding into The Narrows. the tree was removed. Police vacations began today.
Shenango High School graduate Rev ar Collins of Ross Corners Community Church Vestal N Y delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Shenango High School Sunday evening The address titled The Success covered themes of divine approval over self and others urging a life of faith service and moral integrity.
The baccalaureate service at Central Christian church featured Rev Shearer giving the benediction and scripture after a service of choral numbers. Dr Ferguson preached on God Approved Lives from Second Timothy.
Slippery Rock district children’s division held a Sunday conference at Princeton Presbyterian Church themed Increase. Mrs H Shaw presided. Mary Ramsey led devotions. sessions covered teacher’s use of experiences, cultivating reverence, and temperance instruction with contributions from Margaret Byrd Shaw Pearly Hackenberry Ashley Stevenson Rose Pott Wilson Mamaret Wilson. Closing prayers followed remarks by Br M Strickler.
Six Knoxville residents testified before the Dice committee in a closed session in Washington as part of executive hearings into alleged subversive TVA activities. Subpoenas cited possible communist and other un-American literature in the government’s vital power program. Names include Menneth B Tallent, Mrs George Parrish, Frank C White, W B Green, Charles Wayman, and Edward C Holbert.
Princeton Station Mrs Rose Dick and daughter moved from Portersville to Butler. Mr and Mrs Robert Myera and Mrs D F Henry motored to Butler. Homer Boyd of Slippery Rock spent Memorial Day with Newton Young. Fred Pryor and son of Rose Point and George Young motored to rere Sunday. Earl Henry and son James of Pittsburgh visited D Henry and daughter Jennie on Memorial Day. Martha Stoner and daughter of Rose Point dined with G R Stutler. Paul McDowell and family of Ellwood City visited James Wimmer family. William Gillespie and daughter Joyce of New Wilmington spent Memorial Day at Kennedy's Mill. Curtis Mechling George Huff and family and KX Steiner of Pittsburgh spent Memorial Day at Kennedy's Mill summer home. Betty Lou Stutler Ruth Forbes and Donald Ray attended Homer and Ethel Mane Black birthday party at Castlewood Wednesday evening. D F Henry and daughter Jennie of near Zion and Robert Myers of Rose Point and Howard Forbes and children held a burgary at Camp Phillips on Memorial Day.
E Lackawannock Paul Hoagland of Niles spent the weekend at home. John Heckathorne and children of Hubbard visited the D L Heckathorne residence. Mr and Mrs James Osborne attended the D O S A annual meeting in Youngstown on Friday. Mr and Mrs J B Shaw of Volant spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs F M Anderson. Mr and Mrs Floyd Robinson of the Catterson farm hosted a family dinner Sunday.
International News Services reports Detroit pioneered radio cruising cars twelve years ago and now 900 U S municipalities use radio car protection. California leads with 90 police radio stations. New York 64. Massachusetts 56. Pennsylvania 43. Michigan 37. Costs fall via consolidation. Chicago dispatch is linked to over 50 jurisdictions across three counties.
North Beaver High School held a year end class party bringing freshmen through seniors together in the building with dancing games and a served supper. The event marked the seniors last gathering with their classmates and local notes mention several visits and familiar hometown names around New Castle and Grove City.
Two British hospital ships were bombed and machine gunned off the French coast with no casualties aboard. The Paris was abandoned by its crew while the Worthing returned to port. A Lawrence County Boy Scout Executive Board meeting is scheduled for 3 PM tonight at the Greer building.
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