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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
50
Three out of town men passed bad checks on local merchants in Ellwood City on Wednesday. Each swindled for $25 using checks drawn on a Pittsburgh bank. Police are investigating, and other cities have been warned. The suspects were described as tall short and good looking.
Ellwood City residents begin building a municipal hospital under Borough Engineer Alex Main. The cellar is excavated and a stone wall rises. Two stories high, modeled after the existing local hospital, with contracts awarded to local workers and rapid progress planned.
A fast Townsend Colored team from New Brighton visits Ewing Park for a 3 15 PM game with Shelby. The Shelby squad hopes for a win in what locals expect to be a hard fought contest with public admission.
A reception will be held this evening for Rev. A. M. Schaffner and his wife as they arrive to lead the Immanuel Reformed Church. Local members are invited to attend.
The seller lists seven vintage vehicles including a Sterns Knight 1917 a Dodge touring 1918 Overland touring 1916 Studebaker touring 1916 a Ford touring 1914 a Ford speedster a Winton truck and two trucks Maxwell. Bids must be written sealed and left with William Allison at 9th Street Garage Ellwood City Pa on Saturday June 19. Action by bidder required.
James Wozzle announces a new bus line linking this city with New Castle. The vehicle is a modern twenty passenger cab. A full schedule is forthcoming and stops along the route will be announced. This marks the first effort to create a cab transfer between the two cities.
Delegates elected from the local Post to attend the American Legion convention at Allentown left yesterday morning. The chosen delegates are Alvin D., Thomas, Howell J. Jenkins and Thomas Roys. Alternates are L. L. Shaner, Mauric Resnick and Myron Gelbach.
Mrs C C Davidson entertained friends at her home on Wayne avenue yesterday afternoon. Guests came from Zelienople and 24 covers were laid. Pink and yellow roses and marguerites complemented the decorations. The afternoon was spent playing 500.
Otto and Mrs. Otto of Ellwood City bought a 150 acre Ohio farm near Loudonville and Ashland. They plan to return in the fall to tend gardening small fruits and fish. The property includes three large fish ponds stocked with perch and bass.
Ellwood City resident Robert McMunn and his nephew John spent the weekend in Pittsburgh and Verona. McMunn bought four teams of draft horses and will enter the contracting business with a farm to be known as Dicks and McMunn Contractors.
Ellwood City reports Miss Mary Sherlock has accepted a position as bookkeeper at the A. W. Richards plumbing shop. She began her duties yesterday.
Residents and visitors list include Mr and Mrs Louie Wainstein in New Castle yesterday. J W Knox from this city visiting friends in Akron Ohio. Clair Keith returns to Franklin after a week with friends and soon moves to Denver Colorado. F O Shaner calls at Beaver Falls Wednesday night. Mrs Howard Rankin of Youngstown Ohio guests of C J Clarke Franklin Avenue. Mrs M Moore of Summit Avenue calls in Youngstown today. J Jones of Bradford returns to his parish after a few days with friends.
Elwood City report of Mrs Caroline Rice age 69 widow of Samuel Rice of Wurtemburg dying at her daughter Mrs John Duncan's home. She had lived in the area twenty years and is survived by two sons Edward Rice Evans City and Amos Rice Renfrew Pa and two daughters Mrs Duncan and Mrs John McCarthy. She belonged to the Methodist church at Wurtemburg and may have services Sunday afternoon at Zelienople Reformed church with interment in Zelienople cemetery.
A wedding serenade was given last evening by local residents in honor of Mr and Mrs Wayne Cole of Wayne township. The couple were married Wednesday at New Castle and are well known in the city. An enjoyable evening was reported.
A large gathering of Wilson and Wright relatives met yesterday at Scott Wright’s Camp Run home. Officers for the coming year were elected at the business meeting. A noon dinner was prepared by several ladies and enjoyed by all.
Young ladies of St. Agatha’s Roman Catholic church plan a lawn fete on the church lawn tomorrow for the benefit of the church. Parish members and friends are invited to attend.
The notice thanks friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and floral tributes during the illness and death of Irene Wehman and for auto use donations. It is signed by Mr and Mrs Chas Wehman II. Charles Rocco bought a new truck for his Lawrence avenue store. Ellwood City, June 18 K Luchensky received a license via R E Butler agency to deliver ice cream by wagon through the city streets.
Ellwood City resident Charles Cox departed yesterday for Worcester Massachusetts where he has secured a new position.
A fragmentary puzzle note explains summing fractional parts of objects drawn on a fence yields bird names. It lists a decoding scheme using consecutive letters from each object and gives example answers Se S E, Are R, Gear ear G, Dot do T, Eye I, and TIGER. It mentions a social tendency about usurers in poor London districts being mostly women.
Miss Jane Milligan of Frisco is confined to her home with illness and plans to return to her position at the Butler offices tomorrow.
The Allied statesmen at Bologna next week will discuss German indemnity and trade with Russia as the two major questions. The group includes Premier Lloyd George of Britain, Premier Millerand of France, Count Sforza, Paul Hymans, and Dr Matsui. The conference opens Monday and is expected to last two days.
The Baraca Cadets of the First Baptist Church held a meeting at 8:00 P.M. at Russell Hill Wallace Avenue with delegates reporting on the National Baraca Alfa convention in Cleveland. They plan an August 4 reunion and an NC H S alumni picnic at the park on June 25 with commercials eating together in one grove section.
Government statistics indicate the lowest livable wage for a woman increased from 9 dollars 50 cents in 1915 to 16 dollars 13 cents in 1919.
Graduates from the New Castle High School Commercial Department spanning 1904 to 1920 are requested to attend the M M A this evening.
The Evening Standard reported June 18 that Allies consider negotiating with Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Turkish nationalists, and drafting a new Turkish treaty to be signed.
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