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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
11
Police probe the murder of 32 year old fiction writer known as the poet of Paladra Parkwa. A card bearing a verse and a threatening note found near the body links a mystery about a woman named Sally and an ominous message. Investigators decode the word minatory from a dictionary clue and note the writer’s birthday May 24 as possible context.
The city council approved paying Pearson Brick $17.50 per thousand for 7000 bricks used in the North Mercer street man hole project. Streets Director W. H. Dunlap offered the motion.
Council minutes show J D Alexander seconding a motion to approve a brick requisition. Dunlap and Pearson discussed obtaining brick for city work at 14.8 per thousand before a contract was confirmed. Alexander refused signing the requisition without a formal contract, and Dunlap later changed the price to 17.50 per thousand as the firm’s ordinary charge.
Descendants of Moravia and West Pittsburg settlers plan a basket picnic style reunion at Moravia Presbyterian Church on Thursday June 16. The event aims to be the largest in years with a prepared program and invitations extended to all locals and descendants of the area dating back to 1796.
Lists of attendees for a reception including Mr and Mrs Charles Leslie Mr and Mrs Charles Dungan and others with coffee and fable committees named. Mentions Abs Ward Anderson and neighborhood families Ailsworth Beacon Bruce Brothers Brown Barge Hames from 1796 to 1896.
Chewton Christian Sunday school Class No 5 will hold its regular monthly business meeting at Mrs Glenn Hennons home on Friday evening June 10 The Goodtimes club met at Mrs Erma Houks home for its regular monthly meeting After the business meeting the group enjoyed social chat and shared refreshments with Mrs Anni Higgins and Mrs Blanche Badger.
Luncheon hosted by Mrs. Laura Mills with sixteen members present and guests Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Evans. Meetings planned at Mrs. Anna Higgins home. Visitors from Beaver Falls Youngstown Monaca Ellwood City and Wheeling shared weekend visits. clergy and parish activities noted.
May arrests totaled 279 with receipts of 8530.05 as reported to council by Mayor Charles FE McGrath. Main offenses included possession of marijuana, interfering with an officer, and drunken driving.
East Brook Grange will host its regular meeting with an opening song Teaching the Children to Eat Vegetables led by Mrs. Glenn Patterson. A debate on sewing vs buying ready made clothing features Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Sickafuse, plus an exhibition of wedding dresses and pictures.
The Women's Missionary society of Edenburg's Christian church will host a regular meeting and a terreen dinner at Mrs. Harry Filby's house on Thursday June 9. Children’s Day is set for Sunday morning June 12. The Women’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold its monthly meeting at Mrs. Cant Rodgers on Wednesday afternoon June 8. The Christian church Bible school will be represented at the county Bible school convention by Misses Edis Cameron and Dorothy Hofmeister and Mrs. Fred Coates and Mrs. Frank Hofmeister. Randall Park was in New Castle for Sunday morning. Mrs. George Nicholls and daughter Florence were New Castle shoppers on Saturday. Mrs. Charles Hoover visited in St. Francis hospital with Mr. Hoover. Mrs. Messerly visited from Girard, Ohio, on Sunday. Mrs. Francis Coates and children from Ohio attended services at the Christian church Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe MacNicol of Elizabeth were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Nicholls over the weekend. James Fohrman and Miss Virginia Hoover of Masury visited Mrs. Harry Pars and Mrs. L. D. Hoover Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Huston MacNoll and daughter Margaret of Wilson, Pa, visited over the weekend with the Nicholses.
Final plans are set by the PC U of Beaver Valley Presbytery for the annual spring convention at Highland UP Church on Saturday June 18. The theme is On the March With Christ with two afternoon sessions starting at two o clock featuring group discussions and temperance talks led by Mrs. J J Metlvaine and Mr Pen af Piieburkh. Rev Orville Rubin will be the song leader and Rev Clifford T Strangeway of Pittsburgh will address the gathering.
Mary Elizabeth Gaston of New Castle will lead in Romeo and Juliet presented by the Kirachtynny Players of Wilson College during spring dramatics. The event, part of the college’s commencement week, marks a second-time appearance in this tradition.
Miss Gallon, a senior, has been in the Players since her junior year and is cast as Peter and the servant in a production of Rome n and Juliet within the last twenty years. Cromwell ds Company of Boston notified police they were seeking Anna Coggswell or her relatives over a $25 000 estate. Anna Coggswell, born here in 1875, daughter of Theodore and Christine Coggswell, is mentioned by researchers. City council memorials and police tenure updates dominate the local brief.
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