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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1936
Page
9
Forty five little girls arrived by car to Camp East Brook for the 1936 season at the Y W C A retreat. They were weighed and placed in beginner, intermediate and advanced swimming classes, and assigned bunk names such as Peter Pan's Den and The Jungle.
Little Frances La Vaughaun Fleming hosted a ninth birthday party at her West Pittsburg road home on Saturday. Friends enjoyed games and a pink and white party table with a large cake and nine candles. Out of town guests included Shirley and Norma Gilkey of Beaver Falls and Master Billy Miller of Huntington WV.
Members of the Christian church Sunday school will hold their annual picnic tomorrow at Cascade Park. Final preparations have been made for a day of activities and fun with dinner served in the grove at 6 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dungan return to Barberton Ohio from a stay with Mrs. W H Mauermann on East Clayton. They will depart Wednesday for California to visit Mrs E F Rhodes in Los Angeles.
Mr and Mrs Russel Stewart and daughter Katheryn and sons Paul and Warren visited Mr and Mrs M R Olmstead on Fifth Street along with Mr and Mrs James Oliver of Barberton Ohio during the weekend.
Notice says Schiedemantile’s will close Thursday at noon and relocate to Car Madison and Liberty Streets with reopening Friday morning.
Beatrice Davy Circle of the Ma honing M. E. church hosted a tureen dinner for 15 guests at Mrs. Q. E. Davy’s North Cedar street home. President Maxine Gillespie led the business meeting, devotionals were by Mr. John Phillips, and Mrs. Berkley Dillon attended as a special guest. The next gathering is scheduled July 27 at Mrs. Thomas’s North Lafayette street residence.
The Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Local Edges will hold a meeting Thursday at the Legion Hall on North Jefferson Street.
The Girl Scouts of Troop 16 plan a Campfire meeting tonight at Walnut Glen at 7:30. They will outline a hike and related activities.
Howard Frew of Pittsburgh spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frew on North Cedar. Mrs. Lester Duvall of Portsmouth returned home after a week with her father George Hettenbaugh on West Madison. Kenneth Gibson and Bobby Olmstead visited in Painesville with aunt Mrs. O. M. Tozer. Mrs. William Leicht returned home from Cleveland after a death in the family. Theodor Allen hosted Beaver Falls visitors Mary Nelson and Shirley Smith on North Liberty. Harold Brooks Ida Washington and Harry Mathews of Steubenville saw Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Suttliffe and children, and Prim Pitzer from Willard. The Suttliffe party visited Mrs. Mayme Harris on West Madison. Mrs. Roy Thornberg and son Jack of Steubenville returned home after a visit with her parents J. H. Hossler on West Cherry. Mrs. Lewis McFarland and child returned from Portsmouth after a week with Mr. and Mrs. William Osborn on West Madison and relatives in New Castle.
Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce played in their first summer golf tournament at Castle Hills. Arthur Alexander organized the event with help from Alfred H Owens. The outing starts a series of social affairs planned for vacation months, with a regular business meeting set for Monday July 13.
The East Brook U P Sabbath school presented a Sunday morning program featuring choirs, recitations, dialogues, and songs. Officers for the next year were named: President R A Patterson, Vice President Ernest Patterson, Secretary Dorothy Ramsey, and Treasurer Maxwell Billig, with several out of town guests listed.
The Mercer Presbytery Young Peoples held a two session convention at East Brook U P church on Thursday June 11 with an afternoon and evening program. A Lebanon Trophy Cup picnic award went to East Brook society for most points. Charles Cornman was named secretary for the James McKnight fund for the new year.
The Wilmington District Sabbath School convention will be held at New Wilmington U P church on Sabbath June 28 with afternoon and evening sessions.
The annual Patterson reunion was held Saturday June 20 at East Brook U P church. Dinner was served at noon at tables arranged for 50 guests. A business meeting followed.
About thirty young people gathered Wednesday evening June 17 at the John Robinson home for a Y P C U sponsored event. Alice Bowden led games with her social committee while Nancy Robinson Ethel Munnell and George Young served lunch at a late hour.
Attendees at the Mercer Presbytery Women’s Missionary convention held at the First U P Church Mercer Pa on Friday June 19 included Mrs Florence McCreary Mrs Margaret Houston Mrs J A Stankard Mrs James Burton and Miss Margaret Jameson. Mrs George W Patterson of the East Brook church was chosen as second vice president for the coming year.
The East Brook Grange will hold a Thursday evening meeting with Plain Grove Grange presenting the Traveling Altar Scarf program at the local grange.
The East Brook high school alumni association will meet at the high school Thursday evening for a chicken dinner and program. Dancing is planned for later in the evening.
Mrs. Margaret Houston visited Mrs. Rebecca McDowell in Neshannock Falls on Friday night. James Jameson and family visited in Butler county recently. Thomas Helle and family from West Pittsburg spent Sunday with Nannie Shellenberger, and Christian Hallman of Dormont stayed at Jameson’s home. J A Young and daughter Ruth are on a motor trip through Indiana. L W Bowden, visiting his son E C Bowden, has shown improvement after illness. Julia Hackitt of Chicago arrived in New Castle for a two week stay with her parents. George W Patterson and family along with Harold Mayberry and family toured Paynesville Ohio. Mrs Kiskaden, living with the Pettits, had the …
A woman suffered a head cut in a mishap on Saturday and was taken to Jameson Memorial Hospital for treatment. She is expected to return home in a few days. The piece reflects on changing times with a note on bank finances and evolving American attitudes toward education and luxuries.
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