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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1939
Page
19
Mr and Mrs Roger Updegraff announce the engagement of their daughter Mildred E to John Degelman II of Ben Avon Pittsburgh The engagement will end in an early fall wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. James Plum entertained a group of girls, the Western Star ettes, at a Sunday dinner on East Washington street. Fourteen covers were laid with the hostess assisted by her sister Mrs. S. H. Reed. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nichols and son C E from Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Voland of West Pittsburg.
Marl ane club members met in a downtown tea room Monday for the last gathering of the season. After a tempting dinner the group formed a theatre party to close the year.
The Sweesy Forbes family reunion will be held on Wednesday June 14 1939 at the New Wilmington Community Park.
Plans are completed for the Jewish Junior League Spring dance to be held at the Field Club house on Wednesday evening June 7. Committees report a large attendance from the area with an enjoyable program by a popular local orchestra. Esther Grossman chairs, Dora Winick co chairs.
Rev and Mrs H G Woodrow of the Wilmington road will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Monday June 12 with an open house reception from 7 to 10 in the evening. An informal program will be featured and friends are invited to call.
M. S. S. club members will meet tonight at the home of Angelyn Conglose on Home Street to discuss club activities.
The D A R chapter gathered at Mrs J F Rentz Winter Avenue for the season finale with about fifty guests enjoying a flag day program and music. Plans were shared for Erie conference October 17 18 19 and funds were secured for planting a tree acreage in Warren State Park.
The 50th annual Pisor and Emery families reunion will be held Thursday June 15 at Community Park New Wilmington. Bow man Pisor of Slippery Rock serves as group president and charter member. Dinner starts at 12 noon EST.
Mrs Charles V Dean of East Washington Street will entertain Section E of the Y L B class of Third U P church on Thursday June 8 at noon at the Deanhurst cottage Lakewood Beach headlines the gathering with a noon event at the Dean residence.
William W. Long son of Mr and Mrs David H Long will be in Cincinnati over the weekend On Monday June 12 he serves as best man at the wedding of his Amherst College roommate Joseph D Messler The bride Miss Elizabeth Gamble of Cincinnati daughter of the founder and president of Proctor and Gamble Messler a Cincinnati Medical School graduate plans three years at the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn
Members gathered at Miss Evelyn Lockard’s home to map summer plans. A June 10 wiener roast moved to June 17 at Helen McCollum’s cottage with Gerry Hadsell handling reservations. The group marks its first anniversary June 19 with a tureen dinner hosted by Mrs Travis French. Plans include a summer dance with Gerry Flick as general chairman.
Mrs Joseph Ciotto Mrs John De Santi Mrs Charles Mancine and Mrs Anthony Crouch hosted the Tigers Auxiliary Monday evening at the Tigers hall on Home street. Prizes went to Mrs Anthony Cioffi Mrs Anthony Fuleno and Mrs Betty Gurnell the club token to Mrs Anthony Recupio. A dainty lunch followed. Next meeting June 20 at the hall with hostesses Mrs James Fuleno Mrs Anthony Fuleno Mrs Annie Guido and Mrs Mary Panella.
Laura M Stevenson and associates of Central Presbyterian Church plan a tureen outing at Cascade Park on July 11. The close of a Monday evening session saw Alma Robinson in charge with Roberta Fredrick Elizabeth Wallace and Edith Claypool named to the committee.
New Castle Hospital Emergency club members will meet in the hospital Social rooms on Wednesday afternoon for their regular session. This will mark their last assembly until September with hostesses Mrs. Peter Capitola and Mrs. Roy Campbell.
Unit 3 of the Croton M E church met at Mrs. Foster McEwen’s home on North Bay street Monday to plan a June 15 breakfast outing at Cascade Park. A social hour followed with a lunch by co hosts Mrs. Homer Thompson Mrs. Gladys Sizer and Mrs. James Snow. W B A Review 98 to hold a three course dinner Wednesday at Malta Hall East Washington Street at 6 30. Guests from Warren Ohio expected. Mrs Florence Miller is chairman.
A Fullerton-Sharp reunion is scheduled for Friday June 9 at the Westfield Grange hall with a picnic dinner at noon.
The M. M. Club has been postponed until a later date because a member is ill.
Highland U P church Jean Hill Williamson Missionary Society enjoyed a Monday evening at Mrs J L Reed on North Mercer Street with music including Dorothy Gormley Smith singing Spirit Flower and Danny Boy. Joe Wogan and Mrs Reed performed piano duets and Mrs Smith offered Care Salve and Second Minuet. The program featured a talk on educational features in Egypt by J Harold Vance. Refreshments were served by Helen Johnson and committee. Associates plan June 19 outing at Mrs Lloyd Nixon’s Wilmington Road home.
E J Wiggins spoke before the Lawrence County Garden Forum at the Y W C A auditorium on Monday evening. He is the Future Farmers of America director for Lawrence Beaver and Butler counties. His illustrated talk featured sites in the county and yards of New Castle homes. The group will cooperate with the Greater New Castle Association and sponsor a junior garden club in the city. A summer meeting is planned and a committee led by J W Anderson was appointed to organize.
Members of the Maitland P.M. church Mothers class held their first tureen affair of the season at Cascade Park. Mrs Henry Gibson and Mrs E E Hoyland led the committee with informal social time. A second tureen event is planned for July 10 with Mrs Jennie Morgan and Mrs I W Tate in charge.
The last Hadassah New Castle Chapter board meeting is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Henry Cohen on Moody Avenue.
Trevor E. Richards of 3448 Helen Road Shaker Heights Cleveland Ohio will marry Miss Leona Kehref daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Kehref of Shaker Heights Cleveland Ohio. The announcement was made public in Ohio City. Richards is the son of Mr and
Mrs. Thomas E. Richards hosts guests from Mary land avenue and Mrs. Paul Kline leads a luncheon service with Mrs. Marie Ryhal and Miss Vera Bartberger. The group on West Washington street will hold one meeting a month in summer and the next gathering with Eleanor McCune as hostess is set for June 27.
Members of the Spoon club will meet Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the home of Mrs. E. W. Beadel Rhodes Place for a luncheon party. The time that follows will be spent in the usual informal manner.
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