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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
24
Workmen were to complete the demolition of the landmark at North Liberty Street and Madison Avenue today. The 40 plus year old building once housed Mahoningtown's first pool room with a downstairs pool table and upstairs living quarters. It has stood empty as various businesses came and went, most recently a shoe repair shop.
The first in the Mahoning summer union church series hosted by Mahoning Methodist Church drew sizable crowds from all three ward congregations. Rev. John E. Myers Jr. preached, with Rev. D J Blasdell welcoming attendees and the church choir supplying music.
The annual Sunday school picnic for Madison Avenue Christian Church was set for Tuesday July 29 at Community Park New Wilmington. Robert Park Sunday school superintendent appointed committees with the Berean class in charge of tables and coffee the Crusaders class handling transportation and the Loyal Workers class organizing sports.
The Mahoningtown Presbyterian church congregation will hold a corporation meeting Wednesday after prayer to consider a new bylaws set drawn up by the April committee. E C Hulber will preside over the meeting.
Harry L Rozeski of Wampum is in Ellwood City hospital with head and body contusions after his car ran off the Ellwood Wampum road on Saturday night, state motor police report.
Representatives from the Madison Avenue Christian church attend the Cleveland Homecoming program today. Led by Rev. James E. Smith the group left the church at 3 30 this morning and will remain in Cleveland all day for the event.
Roger Pecano of Wayne Street, member of Tommy Reynolds popular orchestra in New York City, performs at the Knickerbocker Hotel. He plays clarinet, saxophone, and flute and has notable arranging experience.
Members of the K I A class of Mahoningtown Presbyterian church will hold a breakfast at Cascade Park at 8 59 Tuesday morning. A committee including Mrs Paul Bender Mrs Victor Huff Mrs Manley Broaddus and Mrs G O Scheidemantle was appointed to arrange the event. The Tuesday evening Discussion club meeting is postponed to July 1 at 7 30 in St Margaret's rectory. Mr and Mrs Leslie McCracken of Harlensburg road will host Local Workers class from Madison Avenue Christian church Friday evening.
Members of the Green Light class church plan a Friday evening picnic at Cascade Park starting at 5 30 oclock.
C H Thompson of Madison Avenue is able to be out following an illness. Betty Sullivan and Helen Daly have returned from a vacation to Geneva on the Lake Ohio. Mrs Frank Wallace of West Madison Avenue is recuperating in Jameson Memorial Hospital after a major operation performed some time ago.
Funeral services are planned for Paul Block 63 publisher of Paul Block and Associates and chief executive of several newspapers including the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Toledo Blade and Toledo Times. He died yesterday at his New York home after months of illness.
Epworth Methodist church marks its tenth anniversary with an 11 o'clock Sunday service led by Rev. William A. Thornton on What Mean Ye by These Stones. Rev. Thornton assisted by Rev. Robert G. Thomas, with choir selections, and a fellowship meeting planned for Wednesday. The observance runs through June 29.
On June 23 in Youngstown William McKelvey 23 son of a department store president was injured and Hobart H. Mullock 22 Des Moines Iowa was killed in a two car crash that injured five others. McKelvey was in fair condition at North Side hospital with possible skull fracture and facial lacerations. Lawrence Shapiro 27 East Liverpool Ohio driver of the other car was seriously injured along with Sylvia Bahn 23 Niles Ohio who had internal injuries. The Mullock boy was a college chum of McKelvey visiting Youngstown.
Columbus real estate dealer John W. Galbreath bought the city of McDonald Ohio from Carnegie-Securities, including 262 homes, four two family dwellings, four story brick buildings, a three story hotel, a store, an office and maintenance building, 1000 vacant lots, and the water and power systems. He plans to build 250 new homes in the Mahoning Valley suburb near Youngstown.
Paul W. Keely head of Valley Motor Freight was elected second vice president of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association at the Wernersville convention on June 21. S.F. Niness Drexel Hill was president Edward Gogolin Harrisburg first vice president George Dietrich Allentown secretary and Frank Salvator Pittsburgh treasurer. Keely active in Lawrence County PMTA chapter and finishing his second term as president.
The Daily Vacation Bible School opened at 9 30 this morning at the Hungarian Baptist Church on Cunningham Avenue with about forty attendees. It will run for about two weeks, offering New Testament lessons, discussions, nature study, songs, and games under the direction of the pastor's wife Mrs Paul Tarcy with aides Mrs Balint Kish Mrs Mike Kocacs Jr and Mrs Peter Balog.
Volant plans a Wednesday reunion with dinner at 11 30 at the church. Dr Robert F Galbreath president of Westminster College will deliver the principal address at the program in the village.
On Wednesday evening the Pan thers club will meet in the Unione Calabro hall at 8 o'clock. They will discuss plans for a picnic on August 3 at El Rio beach.
Incendiary bombs hurled at garages of the Western Pennsylvania Labor Relations Association as a strike enters its fourth week. A bomb at Joseph Kenny’s garage caused a close call. another was extinguished before major damage. Federal and state conciliators gathered to end the dispute affecting 178 union members.
The report lists E Lackawannock Ellis Alice Dodds and Lucy Douds at an Epworth League party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Guy. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ward and Mr. Knight of Highland Heights were at Mrs. J. W. Humphrey’s on Sunday. Annzi Reynolds funeral attended by DD L Heckathorne family at New Wilmington Methodist church. Roy Moose and wife mentioned with a local mail service by Four dollars.
The article lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and attending reunions in Mill Creek Park Youngstown and nearby towns. A separate brief notes Mrs. Virginia Capitola of 741 Croton avenue injured when a car she rode in overturned on East Brook Station road near Lakewood. she received treatment at Jameson Memorial hospital.
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