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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1922
Page
18
In the New Castle Country Club Saturday Sweepstakes on June 3, full handicap allowed, Cliff G. Chambers won first with a net 61, H A Wilkinson second with 62, and E J Connery with E D Gray tied for third at 66. Future Saturdays will offer prize money returned as balls. top ten finishers receive golf balls.
R. C. Scheidemantle of 606 West Madison avenue reported to police that while driving east on East Washington near Allen street a stone was hurled through his windshield, likely thrown by a sling shot, Sunday evening.
The page lists showings at several theaters including Nixon with The Three Buckaroos and Sol id Concrete, Liberty featuring The Sheik, and A Case of Blackmail. Dome offers Alias Lady Fingers, Regent shows Step on It and a comedy, Star screens The Cave Girl, and Penn presents Woman Wake Up with a color reel and Pathe News.
Investigators plan to question Mrs Ward wife of the confessed slayer while she may refuse to divulge information from her role as his spouse. Household servants have shown firm refusals and two maids Lulu Burros and Amy Childs were subpoenaed as witnesses. George S Ward father of the defendant is also slated for examination today. Detectives pursue further grilling of John Cienzo or Cuizo suspect in the Ward murder case who is hospitalized with a bullet wound and blood poisoning. Florence Cuizo wife of the suspect inquires about his condition as authorities compare bullets to evidence. The case dates to May 15 and authorities seek to link the suspect to Ward through forensic comparison.
A mysterious woman who viewed the morgue scene yesterday near the body of Frank Anderson withheld her identity. Police suspect she may be the woman known as "B" believed to be Anderson’s wife who had threatened him in a letter dated May 20, 1922. A photo found with Miss Beal’s belongings shows a child named Louis Beal, aged two, fueling rumors Peggy could be married with a four year old child. The child reportedly lives with Paul Langdon of Columbus, Ohio.
The stage at the rear set a beautiful scene as boys in blue and girls in white performed the confirmants program led by Miss Anna H. Kent and Mrs. H. L. Gordon. Rabbi Samuel H. Goldenson of Pittsburgh delivered a blessing and praised the trainees for their polished work.
Dr B M Rogers osteopath relocates from 23 to 24 E North Street second floor Kissinger building. Move weeks include Monday Wednesday Friday for three times.
A Sunday service at Cascade Park drew a large crowd. Rev Ernest Reveal of Evansville Indiana participated with pianist Miss Helen Hart providing notable accompaniment. Rev Reynolds and Rev Golding led evening prayer with the Trinity choir, and prayers were offered for Mayor Barnes and Rev McAllister. The program featured choir work, a Howard Wylie solo, and a William Beinecke violin piece.
David John of 908 Oak Street complains pigeons owned by foreigners are eating garden plants. Police are looking after the complaint.
One of Keystone Transfer company’s big mules collapsed and died in harness on the Wilmington macadam road about a mile north of the city while heading to the New Castle Field club property for grading work. The mule fell to the left side and expired in the ditch as the dump wagon team pulled away.
City council approved payments of 20 to Roy C. Miller E W Beadell J P Caldwell J Clyde Gilfillan and George Sherman for services as appraisers on the condemned Pennsylvania Railroad property selected as a prospective sewage disposal plant site in New Castle An extra 25 was ordered for Miller for appraising the Fisher and Feuchtwanger property in Taylor township taken for the same purpose.
An observer arriving Sunday would think a large picnic was underway at Cascade. Manager McKibben said about five thousand people visited the park during the day. Many Youngstown motorists traveled to New Castle to see the rejuvenated Cascade. A band concert was the main attraction.
A Westminster Baccalaureate sermon urged learning to do well through virtues like contentment sincerity veracity good temper kindness and morals. The speaker emphasized discipline, authentic action over mere reception of truth, and following Jesus Christ with choral music by Per Nielsen concluding the service.
B F Moorhead of J J Dean company and D Parker of H G Preston company leave New Castle as delegates of the New Castle Credit Men's association to attend the twenty seventh annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men in Indianapolis Indiana.
William Redmon and Mrs James Cable died at their West Bridgewater home after long illness. Redmon, 85, Civil War veteran, lived in Lawrence then Beaver counties. Survived by wife, 16 children, 35 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren. Mrs Cable survived by husband, three sons, one daughter and two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 pm from Cable residence.
The funeral for Mrs Elizabeth Shaw took place Saturday at 2 30 PM from her son John Shaw’s residence in Washington township. Rev Hilliard of the Volant Methodist church led the services. Pallbearers were Charles Drake Joe Brown S A Allen N O Allen Joe Graham and A N Patton. Burial followed at Leesburgh cemetery.
Funeral services for Louis Bryan were held Saturday morning at 8 30 at Campbell's chapel on East North street and later at 9 o clock in the St. Vitus church. Members of the Bessemer lodge of which the deceased was a member were pallbearers. Burial was made in the St. Vitus cemetery.
Mrs Lulu May Knight wife of John Knight of 822 Chestnut street died Sunday morning June 4 at 6 o’clock after an extended illness at Shenango Valley hospital. Survived by husband two children three sisters and three brothers. Funeral Tuesday June 6 at 2:30 from Chestnut street residence with interment in Greenwood.
Gilbert H. Weisbrod aged 28 of Fenton Iowa died Saturday evening June 3 at 7 o'clock in Shenango Valley hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his parents and one brother E C Weisbrod. The remains were shipped Sunday morning at 4 4 over the B and O lines to Fenton Iowa where burial will be made.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace Johnston of Franklin Avenue died Friday June 2 Funeral services were held Saturday at 6 p m Burial was in Neshannock Township.
Robert Rowland Marchand aged nine weeks son of Mr and Mrs Charles Marchand Jr of 631 East Washington street died Sunday evening. Besides his parents he leaves one brother Clyde and two sisters Ida and Gladys. Residence Tuesday at two p m. Interment in Savannah cemetery.
Shortly after midnight officers raided a gambling house at 106 East Washington Street and arrested six men on gambling charges. Police crawled through a second floor window while a game was suspected to be ongoing. Arrested men were D. Bart, Frank Thomas, Jak Palulo, Frank John, Joe DiBasio, and Joe Collelbo, fined $25 plus costs by Acting Mayor Burns.
Miss Hazel Wolford of North Mill Street is spending a week at Eastbrook Camp. She joins other campers for a brief respite and recreational activities across the camp grounds.
A police officer on South Jefferson directs one man from a group to step to the curb while the rest are left alone. B. P., a noted traveling shoe salesman, leads a cheering section at the Imperial ball game Saturday afternoon. A couple pulls weeds in their garden amid morning showers.
Sergeant Harvey Bintrim of Troop A, 104th Cavalry, promoted to provisional lieutenant in a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, ceremony announced today by Adjutant-General Beary of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.
At the Martin Gantz building the first day of summer school 450 children enrolled under principal B. K. Thacker and 19 teachers. Breakdown by grade shows 19 in Grade One and 75 in High School among the numbered groups. Teachers listed include Margaret Shoaff and Keller Shelar among elementary and high school staff.
McKinley Hoey was arrested Sunday afternoon by Officer H. M. Reynolds on a charge of driving with the cutout open. He posted a $10 forfeit for his appearance before the mayor.
East Brook Y M C A opens its summer camp with thirty to forty high school girls arriving for two weeks of activities under Miss Ruth Worrall and aides Leone Cannon Marian Stevenson. Nurses and volunteers offer services and pool, tennis and other sports await as groups form for scoring and discipline.
Unusually fine response greeted the joint sacred concert by the New Castle Glee Society and New Castle Choral Society at First M. E. church Sunday afternoon. Directed by David West, with Mrs. Winifred Lewis Scott and Edwin Lewis on piano. The male chorus selections, winner of a $500 Akron eisteddfod prize, drew special interest.
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