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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1935
Page
13
Six young women aged up to 23 set a world altitude parachute record by leaping from a plane near Moscow at nearly seven miles up. Despite freezing temperatures and no oxygen, all landed safely miles apart after a 60 minute descent. Each received 1,500 hubies in prizes from the Experimental Institute for Heavy Industry.
The Young Women's Missionary Society of the M. E. church met at Mrs. Bertha Bennett's home for their monthly gathering. New officers were elected: Ida Hammers president, Marie Biddle vice president, Mary Louden recording secretary, Opal Nelson corresponding secretary and treasurer, Olive Book assistant. Lunch was served by the hostess and Dorothy Bennett. The next meeting is set for July at Mrs. Bessie Willey’s home. A Children's Day program at the Christian church featured class-led music and festive rose and peony decorations.
Mr and Mrs Roy Raub and daughter Frieda and Mr and Mrs Verden Mitchell and son Jimmie spent the week end at Cook's Forest lodge.
Mr and Mrs George Kuhn and children Marian Frank Paul and Emma Grace joined Mr and Mrs Roy Anangst with children Jane and Bob and Mr and Mrs Ford Book with son Jimmie for a day outing at Pymatun ing dam Sunday.
Mrs. McCullough returns home to New Castle after a week with Mrs. Lena List. Numerous visits and calls mark a busy social week in surrounding towns with families including Schook Derr Arnold McCandless and others. A Seb
Greenwood avenue and New Castle residents called on Mrs. Sara McIntosh of Crawford avenue Edenburg. Mr and Mrs Harold Willey and son Paul Willey of Cardington Ohio visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Carl Rodgers on New Castle road and were dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Wigton on Crawford avenue.
Attorney Leo McKay of Sharon filled the local church pulpit on Sunday morning and spoke on the Christian church. Next Sunday evening the young people will lead the service. The Dorcas Society will meet at Mrs. Clyde Grunday’s home for an all day gathering on Wednesday. Wanda Donley will host the Westminster Circle Friday evening with Grace Margaret Cunningham as leader.
Robert Rice has been released from Mercer Hospital after an appendicitis operation and is progressing as well as expected at home.
Betty Collins was a patient at Mercer hospital in the first part of the week where her tonsils were removed.
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