This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1931
Page
8
Mildred Stinaff, 19, Akron's noted aviatrix and holder of the women's outside loop record, died when her Akron Air Services Corporation plane spun and crashed near the airport as her parents watched. The mother fainted.
The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held a regular meeting last evening at the Sons of Union Veterans hall City Building with President Mrs Mande isher presiding Two applications for new members were received Mrs Jessie Crooks newly elected department president for Pennsylvania and Mrs Pearl Cook department secretary were escorted in by the guide and the colors and presented to Tent No 20 The report of the department convention held at Lancaster Pa the week of June 7 was given Plans were made to hold a reception Tuesday July 28 for the department president.
Mrs Jessie Crooks and secretary Mrs Pearl Cook with Miss Anna Patterson and Mrs Nell Knox in charge. Surrounding tents will be invited. A card party is set for Tuesday evening June 30 at the Sons of Union Veterans hall in the city building. Five Hundred Euchre and Bingo will be played. Mrs Emma McKissick leads Five Hundred and Mrs Minnie Mayers Euchre. Lunch by Mrs Kurtz Pettitt and Mayne. Bingo overseen by Mrs Cook.
Uniontown Pennsylvania June 24. Sentence of L F Ruth convicted of misapplying 60000 from Connellsville Title and Trust Company will be deferred at least 15 days to allow action on his motion for a new trial. District Attorney J B Adams plans bringing Ruth to trial on misapplying 50000 more of the bank funds.
The committee schedules a two hour prayer session starting at 1 p m Friday at the Wesleyan Methodist church on Lyndal street. Delegations from several churches will attend and a large crowd is expected. The event is un denominational with Rev E C Anderson of the Alliance Gospel Tabernacle guiding.
Lord Mayor Ludwig Sahm of Berlin proposed President Hoover for the next Nobel peace prize because of his plan to suspend war debt and reparations. The piece also notes John Quincy Adams once was called Old Man Eloquent.
The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus comes to New Castle on Tuesday July 7 with the Famous Hanneford Family performing bareback riding and tricks on resin backs. Girls will handle most horses in the menage and high school numbers, with bands of trained equines, ponies, dances from quadrille to one-step, and jumping displays alongside wild and domestic animals.
Mrs. John Reed hosted a 6 o clock birthday dinner with Dr. and Mrs. Jay Reed and others visiting from Vandergrift Aliquippa Blairsville Slippery Rock and Wellsville. Several families spent weekends in Eau Claire Hubbard Ohio and Butler while Miss Dorothy Pitzer and Miss Regina Marlay returned home from Blairsville and Mammoth. The column closes with a moral verse about the busy bee and the exhausted soul after 35 days.
Mr. and Mrs. J A Altman hosted a party at Mrs. Edd Frisbee's home as a farewell shower for Corporal H W Harper who leaves for Fort Hancock New York after six years of service. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harper newlyweds E L Harper and others. A lunch followed a evening of dancing and music with gifts for the honoree.
Teachers and officers met in the church basement to plan the Sunday school picnic set for July. Preparatory services are scheduled for Wednesday evening with Rev. Bingham of Wampum in charge. Communion services will be held this Sunday at the church.
Misses Marjorie Dorothy Dodds of Conneaut spent Sunday with Grace Lawrence. Richard Burns of Hiram is spending the week with his cousin Walter Zeigler. Mrs Hannah Carnes spent Thursday at Mt. Jackson with Mr. and MrsRoy Long. Mr and Mrs Mell Johnson of Butler spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson. Mr and Mrs Lee McNeish spent
Pulaski and Wampum areas list service stations including Donzey on Perry Highway at Harlansburg and Bill Puff on Butler Road at Princeton. Ridgewood on Butler Road at Portersville is noted with additional stations at New Castle and in Perry Highway corridors.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on June 24 Sara Margaret Ridgeway 14 months old drank what she believed was water and died soon after. The child’s grandfather W W Marstellar an optician used cyanide solution to clean spectacles at his home workshop.
After a wedding trip to Keene New Hampshire and travels through Canada and Boston, a fire in the East Avenue area caused about $50 in damage last evening. Firemen report the blaze started from a gas flame left to heat a soldering furnace.
Word arrives that Ralph Marshall former supervisor of writing in the schools of this city and Altoona has wed. He and his bride are on a wedding trip en route home to Altoona.
A small fire in the frame tin shop of Charles Bernine at 426 Northview Avenue was extinguished with a garden hose. No injuries or further damage reported and investigators to determine cause.
Connelsville Pennsylvania June 24 One man operation began on the line of the West Penn Railways Company between here and Uniontown to reduce expenses. The change affects service on the route as the company seeks cost savings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.