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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1930
Page
9
Census supervisor Orville Brown and staff review county radio ownership counts before sending final totals to the federal Census Bureau in Washington. Some residents fear undercounting and may still be enumerated by calling 926. completion and release of figures are expected in a few days.
Rev G M Landis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, continues a series on the Book of Revelations and the Seven Churches in Asia with a Sunday evening sermon scheduled to present a new subject.
Sermons outline the church history from its start through its earthly career with a focus on the Protestant formation period for the Sunday evening sermon.
Mrs. Harry A. Jones will entertain Walmo Kensington members at her home Wednesday afternoon June 18. Mrs. Minnie Nesbit hosted the Valley Road Ladies Missionary Society of Shenango Valley P church for an all day meeting with a noon lunch and a missionary program followed by sewing.
The Shenango U P Church holds worship at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 30 a m standard time A youth prayer meeting follows at 7 30 led by Pastor Rev J M McMains.
Sabbath school begins at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. A Children's Day program is set for the 7:30 p.m. evening service. Cottage prayer Tue evening and mid week prayer Thu at the church. Rev. B J Halil is pastor.
Rev Mrs Margaret Joshua wife of Rev Clifford S Joshua pastor of Croton Methodist Episcopal church will preach at Emmanuel Baptist church Sunday at 7 30 pm. Her visit recalls the Joshua family earlier years in the city and the pulpits connection. Mrs R T Morris and Mrs William P Vogan will sing two selections with choir music led by David E Hopkins.
Walmo notes report a group including Mr. and Mrs. G F Moser Miss Margaret Moser and Mrs G V Campbell enjoying a mountain camping trip in Pennsylvania Rev and Mrs B J Hall traveled to Oil City for business Miss Ruth Ella May Hall of Ashtabula Ohio visits her grandparents Rev and Mrs B J Hall Mrs George Ball and son Alfred Reed visited Mrs Laura Keith of Coraopolis The Duchess of Bedford traveled by airplane from Cairnsmore Scotland to Bedfordshire while her husband rode by train
Miss Dorothy Stewart Miss Pauline Gilkey Mrs R J Walter and Mrs L R Kirk prospects for Camp East Brook will attend a week long conference at Camp Carondauonna Spruce Hill Pittsburgh. They will study practical work and program building tied to the newer educational theory.
The chaplain Rev ZeBarney T Phillips offered a congressional prayer asking divine guidance for national leaders. He prayed for clear mindedness, steadfast purpose, and a passion for righteousness, ending with a benediction through Jesus Christ.
New Castle prompts lead the 1930 Jameson Memorial hospital school of nursing class with nine New Castle graduates Nellie Brothers Clara Miller Marietta Dickson Blanche Brown Ruth Elizabeth Dean Alyce Peterman Evelyn Hope George Alice Marie Braatz Erma L Reed and out of town graduates Virginia Lee Miller Prospect Pa and Dorothy Agnes Stevenson Butler Pa. Commencement exercises are set for Friday evening June 20 at 8 15 in Highland U P church followed by a reception at the hospital nurses home on Wilmington avenue.
Mrs Rhoda Book hosted an all day quilting session at Mt Hermon for Mrs Harry Christwell whose home burned in spring. Guests included Rev Granlee and many local residents. a noon lunch was served by Miss Cora Mershimer and others.
The new Chevrolet features a 50 horsepower valve in head six cylinder engine praised for exceptional smoothness. In both low and high gears the six delivers power with notable quietness compared to four or fewer cylinders.
Radio schedule listings cover multiple stations with programs from 8:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Programs include Del Monte, Dixie Echoes, Spiritual Singers, Show Boat Drama The Rustlers of Q I, Electric Concert, Arthur Pryor Band, Dutch Master Minstrels, Broadway Revels, Miniature Theater Confessional, Rory Symphony Orchestra, Collier's Hour Chic Sale Majestic Hour Atwater Kent Sigmund Romberg Concert Canadian Ballad Opera Will Rogers Studebaker Champions and Seth Parker's on various stations.
Mr and Mrs J A Boak and daughter Martha plus neighbors called on Scott Munner family. Jean and Marjorie Myers visit cousin Juanita Blair. Stoner Blair McCracken Dean and Stevenson families host guests. Delegates to County S S convention June 19 named, Thelma Dean stays with Aunt Mrs Burnides in Harlansburg.
The Princeton Sabbath School classes led by Mrs. Florilla Weisz and Mrs. Anna Boyd held their annual picnic at Elihurst with a noon picnic dinner for twenty seven. Games followed a baseball victory by Anna Boyd's team. The Hermon and Princeton missionary societies hosted a sewing meeting for a fire loss family, with twenty five ladies finishing three quilts and other garments. the event called a success.
Jerusalem Lutheran holds Sabbath school at 1 p.m. and church service at 2 p.m. Rev. Oscar Woods of Princeton presides. In a separate entry, another service on June 15 includes Communion at 10:30 a.m., no Sabbath school, Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m., and church service at 8 p.m.
The brief notes several local events and visits. Gren’s Day exercises are planned for the morning service on June 22. Various residents attended the Young People's conference, church presbytery meetings, and weekend visits across New Castle, Bridgeville, and Cleveland.
New Castle school children sent 32 treasure chests to the Philippines as a peace project. Some chests contained toy weapons which were removed before shipping. Letters from local students describe the chest contents and request replies from recipients. The U S will send about 30 000 chests in total.
Rev S B Copeland of the Third United Presbyterian church continues his Sunday evening lectures with a fourth sermon titled The Rogues of the Bible. The series has drawn sharp interest as he highlights various biblical figures. This Sunday he discusses Saul the Pioneer King and argues Saul's role as a triter.
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