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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1941
Page
33
Ellwood High School football plans seven Friday night games in 1941 as new lighting system enables most home contests at the athletic field. The schedule includes Union Township, Munhall, Rochester, Butler, Monaca, Aliquippa, New Brighton, and Beaver Falls appearances with several home dates listed.
In Ellwood City on June 4 two United Presbyterian groups met. The A W Class held a church gathering with a business session led by Mrs Grace McKeough, followed by Red Cross sewing and refreshments provided by Mrs Mable Sloss Mrs Lavern Bauder and Mrs Lola Bauer. Plans were made for a July breakfast at Ewing Park. The Francis Kline Circle met at Miss Grace Harbison’s Crescent avenue home with Evelyn Herring leading the business meeting and plans for a July 1 picnic in Ewing Park. Harbison spoke on C T Studd and a luncheon followed.
ELLWOOD CITY June 4 Wayne township school board plans an added room at the Consolidated school at Duck Run to replace two one room buildings on jointly owned land with Slippery Rock Presbyterian church. Bids for the addition and a partition will be opened June 24. The church agreed to buy the property for a mausoleum, paying $2,000 for land and buildings. Construction aims for summer completion and fall occupancy.
Ellwood City June 4 The Modern Bridge club held a dinner party at Mrs James Hodges Zelienople with 12 attendees including guests Mrs Paul Flantz Mrs James Fitzgerald Jr and Mrs Edward Hedberg. High score winner was Mrs Don Northrup while Mrs Hedberg was low. The club plans a June 17 meeting at Mrs Northrups Petain Street home.
Ellwood City Automobile Dealers Association will hold a 9 o clock meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with President Joe Summers presiding. The session will discuss future automobile production and its impact on retail selling.
Members of the Ellwood District Boy Scout Committee met to plan the summer camping program. Ten patrols are registered for the Jamboree on June 6 and 7 at Camp Thompson. Advance camp registration has reached seventy five days. A work day June 14 will recondition the camp with a dinner for workers. Board of review is set for June 16 and again during Camp to qualify boys for the Court of Honor. Investiture ceremonies for Ellwood Troop No. 14 will occur soon.
The Willing Workers class of the First Christian church met with Mrs Minnie Hardy in Knox after a chicken dinner at her home. A brief business meeting followed by entertainment was held.
The McQuiston Reunion will be held this year on June 14 at Ewing Park with elaborate plans for the fiftieth annual gathering. Mr and Mrs H W Crushel of Fombell recently returned from Dearborn Michigan after visiting their daughter Florence Bartle. During the trip Mr Crushel celebrated his 70th birthday.
During Mrs Fay Cowans temporary absence Ellwood City reporter news items for the Ellwood section will be taken by Jack Hough. News items may also be left at Ellwood City News company Lawrence avenue.
Ellwood City unions unite under the S W O C to sponsor three youth bands for residents over age 12. Rehearsals begin Thursday at 7 00 pm in Union Headquarters 724 Lawrence Avenue under supervision of John Vogler to foster local musical talent.
Two Ellwood City women, Ruth Croft and Katherine Lauder baugh, were feted at a shower hosted by Billie Kerr on Ellwood New Castle road. Two bridge tables were played with Peggy Knight taking first prize and Mrs. Stanley Smith finishing second.
Ellwood City June 4 The Tuesday club was entertained at luncheon in Zelienople by Mrs J J Dunn. Bridge was played in the afternoon with prizes going to Mrs Byers and Mrs Parthemore. Mrs Dr Hayes will entertain at the next meeting on July 1.
Franklin Township Firemen's Auxiliary held a short meeting at the fire hall in Frisco with President Mrs Edith Gordon presiding. There was no social period or luncheon. The group will meet again on June 17.
Ellwood City civic and fraternal groups call a mass meeting for Tuesday evening at 8 in American Legion rooms to outline a free will gift campaign for the United Service Organization. The drive aims to fund wholesome recreation for boys in camps and will allocate part of funds to cigarettes and tobacco for local service members. Representatives from all organizations are urged to attend.
Ellwood City Garden Club heard an illustrated lecture on Prize Winning Flower Arrangements by Mrs Stubblefield of Poland Ohio at First Presbyterian Church. The program moved to the home of Mrs W L Dean at Connellsville Terrace with poetry, garden chatter and tea. The next meeting will be with the Garden Guild at Mrs William H Goehring’s Marion Farms.
In Elwood City two Baptist Missionary Society groups met Tuesday evening. Group One at Connoquenessing Terrace and Group Two at Haig Street discussed pledging 50 dollars to the Baptist Home and Orphanage Pittsburgh and 25 dollars toward the missionary quota. July and August picnics were planned in place of regular meetings.
Officers and teachers met Tuesday evening with C. E. Powell presiding. They planned a children's day service for next Sunday and the Sunday School picnic on June 14. Two youths will be sent to Camp Shadyside with applications due by June 15. A special meeting on June 15 will decide campers, then the next regular session resumes the first Tuesday in September.
The P H C Lodge gathered Tuesday evening at the First National Bank Building rooms. Supervising deputy Ivan Ishman of Sharon, his wife and daughter attended as guests. After business, a social hour followed and Mrs. Ishman won the bingo award. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Anna Morris and Mrs. Leona Yeager.
Ellwood City youths 11 to 15 sign up on opening day at Economy Chevrolet Garage for the All American Soap Box Derby. Tommy Kissick earns car number one. 13 racers listed with prizes for heat winners and design categories. Age rules allow late entrants if turning 16, 11 within period. Participants urged to build strong streamlined racers.
Ellwood City hospital reported seven admissions and six discharges for June 4. One birth occurred to Mr. and Mrs. George Granville, a daughter. Admitted were Mrs. George Granville, Mrs. Harold H Reid, Mrs. Florence Reynolds, Mrs. John Mayer, George Myres, George Brandt, and Mrs. Pascuina Sandore. Discharged were Mrs. Earl Cavallaro and infant, Raymond Frazier, William Mosley, Louis Moore, Carmen Costa Jr., and Grace Goehring.
Junior Guild of the First Baptist church met at Mrs J D Sartwell s home on Fourth street with Mrs William Brandon hosting devotions and leading the business session. They decided to name the group the Elsie Kappen Chapter of the Junior W Y W G. A light luncheon followed and the group closed with the Guild Covenant. The next meeting is set for Tuesday July 1 at Miss Rose Mary Burns home Burnstown.
The Bell Memorial church board met Tuesday evening and chose four delegates for the Young Peoples Conference at the church camp near Franklin Pennsylvania. They also selected delegates for the Lawrence County Sunday School Convention at First U P Church New Castle. Plans for a Fathers and Sons Banquet were made with a June 14 date, and the Sunday school picnic was set for June 28 at Ewing Park.
D Wylie Fulton of Harmony and Bob Jones College graduating class received a bachelor of arts at commencement in Cleveland Tennessee. He served as vice president of the Ministerial Association and sergeant at arms of the William Jennings Bryan Literary Society, with religion his major and history his minor, and he played on the basketball team for four years.
Mitchell school's Troop 18 on New Wilmington road completed second class rank activities in health and safety. The girls made stuffed toys for Jameson Memorial Hospital children's ward as Mrs Carl Mason leads the program. Red Cross first aid study will be conducted for six weeks by the American Red Cross with scribe Lillian Reynolds.
Philadelphia reports that ard E. Kershner and his wife Gertrude, heads of Quaker relief in Europe, have arrived home to eat after a diet in occupied France scarce in meat and food. Kershner says he lost 20 pounds while overseeing relief for the continent. They flew from Lisbon to report to the American Friends service committee.
First Class Seaman Richard W Buchanan, attached to the Flagship U S Cruiser Minneapolis, is home on fifteen days leave after sixteen months in Hawaii visiting his mother Mrs Fred Conzett of 412 West Washington Street. He will report to Mare Island after leave. A New Castle High School 1939 graduate, he sang in the acapella choir.
Nicholas Roberts Hamilton aged 68 former safety director of Youngstown died at home after 14 months of heart illness. He spent his life in Youngstown and was brother to Scott B. Hamilton. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 30 PM at Shriver Allison South Side funeral home with friends to meet Thursday evening.
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