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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1925
Page
2
City officials refuse permission to solicit funds or sell goods door to door by Out of Town groups and ex service men citing taxpaying residents deserve protection from nonresidents. Mayor William H. Dunlap notes Community Chest handles local charity and merchants operate locally.
Matthew Gunton and Albert P. Yreser were reappointed by council to the city planning and zoning commission. Mayor Dunlan supported the action. Other members are Attorney Charles Davis, J. A. Altgehuler, and Paul Butz. After the session Davis, Gaeton, and Altschuler met with council and indicated a consulting engineer will be hired to assist with zoning.
Architect A. T. Tharer conferred with county commissioners this morning as revised county home plans were reviewed and changes voted. A copy reflecting State Welfare Commission suggestions was sent to the commissioner for approval, with bids for the new building to be solicited once plans are received.
Frank P. Andrews and George H. Andrews trading as P. P. Andrews and son, by attorney Charles Mattews, sue Agnes M. Rhodes for 4859.36 owed on plumbing of two houses. The claim seeks payment for work completed under the contract.
A compact guide lists Tonight’s offerings across theaters and film houses. Acts include Penn-Millen Lille and Ruth Toland in As Man Desires with Hawaiian songs, CAPITOL presenting The Golden Ted with Rod LaRocque and Vera Reynolds, plus News Reel and other features. The lineup features comedies headlined by Lloyd Hamilton and Bennie Leonard, dramas from Red Mack Company and Jack Hoxie, and a crossword puzzle feature in the Dome pages.
The state names its first four witnesses for the indictment, led by Dr C Farman and John P Marchand, detailing alleged efforts to destroy bacteriological evidence and the missing university letter. Additional corroborators and Dr Eugene A O Connor are described as key witnesses in the probe.
Officer James Steiner on his beat after seeing a white tomcat struck near Wright's Market. He struck the injured animal with a police club thirteen times before it died, later recalling the unlucky date and considering luck.
About 160 members of the New Castle Girl Reserves, led by Miss Ruth Donaldson and Miss Truth Lewis, attended an evening service at Highland United Presbyterian Church. The group sat in a reserved section, sang selections, and heard Dr. C. J. Williamson’s sermon emphasizing reverence, unselfishness, tactfulness, and honor with the Ruth acronym guiding the talk.
George Houston was elected president of the newly organized checker club at the YMCA Saturday evening. Twelve charter members attended the session and announced plans for the coming season. Walter F. Kirker was named corresponding secretary and will arrange meets with neighboring cities. It is planned to hold annual checker tournaments and strong interest is shown in the new organization.
The assembly moves toward a test vote on the dry measure as supporters expect its passage while opponents warn of federal statute gaps and duplicate laws. With prohibition questions looming, lawmakers focus on hospital appropriation bills already advanced in both houses ahead of a likely governor’s action this week.
Shenango Valley Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Tyoralla McCormink and Mrs Marie Lenbert along with others and discharges such as Frederick Wimner and Frances Board. The fragmentary record includes addresses in Butler and New Castle and mentions several street names and a general remark.
Mrs. ids dorf seeks divorce from Tra Nixdorf charging cruelty and habitual abuse. She states they married in February 19 and have lived together since, alleging frequent beating and mistreatment by her husband.
County Commissioners Davis McCullough and Matthews plan a site visit to Enon Valley tomorrow to interview farmers whose land borders the New Castle Enon road. They seek releases of damages or agreed payments before approving the road, warning that bids may be delayed until all agreements are secured.
Standing of teams to date shows Matt with 2435 and Blatt with 291. The text notes that considerable action is needed before either team secures a win and mentions only three more meetings to "Land Your Man." The writer, Clarence A Patterson, Secretary, hints at Tuesday’s concealed program and promises something unusual and attractive.
A police account describes a morning scene with a patrol car tying grocery store doors at Dale and Ray streets. It notes a freight train set including a hip hook caboose flatcar and bank cars at the PD and L X station and a coal-loader truck in a south side yard.
The New Castle public library plans a story hour in the Y M C A reading room Tuesday at 4 pm featuring Clever Alice and The World Swans. Miss Leckie will supervise with visual aids and a large attendance is urged as records from February are hoped to be broken again this month.
Shippery Rock Normal School celebrated a double victory as both boys and girls teams defeated Edinboro Normal. The boys edged Edinboro 30 to 25 in a close home game led by Lawrence Couchlans, while the girls won 40 to 13 in the preliminary feature.
Hundreds of pupils are out with the grip and influenza like illness as the present month’s attendance at New Castle schools shrinks. Classes are crippled and some programs are skipped while the report is prepared, reflecting a ragged overall appearance.
Obituaries note Miss Orpha Hartsell of Hickory township near Easubroas dying after a long illness, Miss Mary Moon of Butler and Opal Hendrix of East Washington street, plus Mrs Ida Stewart of Cameron Texas and Dr Mitchell Hunter of Belfast Ireland. Funeral details, surviving relatives, and burial sites listed.
Several obituaries list deaths from Sunday and Monday brief illnesses. Paeu Monia, infant Giugio Ferrari, Calvin P Fleeger, and Wayne Andrew Fisher are reported with funeral dates at St Vitus and Greenwood or Savannah cemeteries. Families include Pleeger, Ferrarri, and Fisher, with parental and sibling names.
Realty transfers list entries include Harry C. Dinsmore to Gears? Oriver in 3th Ward for 33 West Pittsburgh Land Co. in John Rapone Taylor and Alfred B. Sullivan to Harry E. Tilia Warce for 1 dollar, reflecting property conveyances and nominal payments.
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