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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1935
Page
8
In Pittsburgh on June 8 a 55 year old woman, Bridget Bessie Hikenboth, was found slain beside her houseboat where she lived with her disabled husband. Police arrested her husband James Hickenboth and houseboat resident Charles Borden. no charges were filed.
Lawrence County Garden Club sponsors a two part flower show at the Cathedral lobby on Tuesday June 11. Mrs Allan Ingall president and Mrs S DeGraff Pearson director say preparations are complete. Judging by experienced judges from other cities. exhibits due by 11 at entry desk with classification card. All entries must be grown by exhibitor.
The Castle Temple No. 37 Pythian Sisters held their memorial for deceased members Friday evening with Mrs. Jennie Rearic in charge. Soloists and quartets performed as Mrs. Pearl Cook and others sang The Old Rugged Cross and Rock of Ages. The program included ritual services, speeches by Mrs. Jane Preston and Mrs. Bertha Miliken, and a gift presented to Mrs. Dorothy Maxwell for recruiting new members. Plans for June 21 were announced with the Past Chiefs Club in charge.
The Y. P. B. picnic sponsored by Mrs. W. G. Wilkins was postponed from June 10 to June 18. The event will be held at Mrs. Wilkins's home on Oakwood Avenue.
Report from Indiana Pa details Sheep injuries from dogs in Shenango township and personnel shifts in the Bureau of Animal Industry Howard Jones's dismissal. Also notes trout daily limit 15 and license replacement rules, road vacating near East Brook Harlandsburg, divorce and alimony actions, and local war veteran genealogies.
A roundup of local hospitality and visits lists Ina Porter, Mrs. Howard Pyle, Bert Humphrey, Arden Atwell, Clair Heckathorne, Fred Forsythe, John St Clair, Hazel Hall, Margaret Quest, Robert Jones, Mary Clingan and many others visiting relatives in New Castle, Brookville, Greenville, North Liberty, Beaver Falls and Leesburg. Memorial Day activities included a Cascade Park outing and a circus trip to New Castle. William Speer, former resident, died at the county home after heart trouble. funeral services were held in Mercer and burial at Mount Pleasant cemetery Hoagland Corners.
The piece argues that those who seek vanity and surface charm extend sorrow to attract notice. It suggests such behavior prioritizes appearance over genuine mourning and harms sincere expressions of loss.
Readers are urged to sign letters with full name and address. The column welcomes community commentary and offers space for residents to express views on local affairs via signed correspondence.
Local Kiwanis club asks school directors to permit use of Benjamin Franklin Junior High School stadium for a Donkey baseball series. They offer damages repair, $200 toward the high school band trip, and split proceeds with the school for Under Privilege Children. They compare to refused American Legion requests and urge community cooperation.
The Rural Water District will start roofing Hillsville School on Monday. Director W. Leslie Wilson said about six men will be employed. A small crew has resumed work on the Cunningham Park project with plans to expand as new authorizations are issued.
A Children’s Day program by United Presbyterian Sunday schoolchildren is set for Sunday at 10 30 a m. Hazel Butler Dolly Bair and Mabel Reeder lead the organizing committee. The Women’s Missionary Society met June 6 to sew garments and discuss evangelistic work in foreign fields with speakers including Jennie Lusk Isa Dixon and Mary Kennedy.
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