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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1925
Page
5
Eastbrook High School schedules baccalaureate services for Sunday evening with Dr J Linwood Eisenberg delivering the sermon Class night exercises are set for Tuesday evening May 19 and commencement will be held Thursday The notice mentions Eastbrook and dates in May with the speaker named.
Rev George M Landis of the First Baptist church of New Castle will deliver the commencement address at the United Presbyterian church ceremony.
New Castle Homing Pigeon Club conducted the season opener from Querville Ohio on Saturday May 9 covering 75 miles. Birds reached goal with timing logged to the left of TH. Littlewood. Next race scheduled from Loudonville Ohio on Saturday May 16.
A Monday crash near the old race track blocked Willow Grove road for about ninety minutes. Two large Kerr Storage Company trucks from Sharon Pennsylvania collided while a Dodge car attempted to pass. One driver was seriously injured as a truck rolled off a bank, with traffic trapped and vehicles rerouted for hours.
The International convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the largest train service org, opens its fourth biennial meeting at Grays Armory in Cleveland Ohio. Delegate J. Thompson from New Castle lodge 953 attends. The convention lasts about ten days, with Ladies Auxiliaries meeting at the Statler Hotel. Elsie Swadener and Orpha Morse are delegates from local lodges to the Ladies Auxiliary and Grand Auxiliary respectively.
The Westminster Guild of the Mahoning Presbyterian church will meet this evening at Miss Elizabeth Fisher's home on Newell Avenue instead of in the church parlor. Members are asked to note the change in meeting place. The S.C.W. Bible Class will hold its monthly meeting at Mrs. W. Patterson's home on North Cedar Street Thursday evening with hostesses.
For the evening are Mig W. J. Leight, Mrs. WP. Laskey and Mrs. Patterson, noted attendees among the area's social circle.
New Castle post master J C Norris, operated on in Cleveland two weeks ago for stomach trouble, is recovering rapidly. His son Joseph Norris visited and found him improved, allowed a substantial diet and able to spend time in the sun parlor of the institution.
Church groups schedule evening services and gatherings at Mahoning Presbyterian and Methodist churches with announcements of Brotherhood, Watch Class, and Loyal Worker events. Ruth Shaw hosts Lookout Class at Mahoning Methodist. Rev C W Miner visits Meadville. Mrs Harry Boyd hosts Loyal Worker Class. Ladies Aid meets at Madison Avenue Christian Church. Internal Revenue deputy Mr McCune visits New Castle for routine duties.
Council took no action on C. Williams damage request beyond discussion and sending it back to committee. Williams says his auto was damaged when it struck a plank buried in mud at Mercer Street and Moady Avenue.
Oliver Smith of Scotland Lane, a well known young man, enlisted to the Marines at Youngstown Ohio. In the past few days he was sent to Paris Inland North Carolina where he will train for service in the Marines.
The notice advertises a May sale with special values on sheets pillow cases table linen undergarments of silk and cotton yard goods and curtains. Shoppers are urged to make a list and fill it at once, suggesting a timely purchase to secure a good supply.
Bert Dinsmore announces his candidacy for sheriff of Lawrence County in the upcoming fall election. A lifelong resident born in Eastbrook, he has run businesses in town and served in the rural delivery service and local livery firm before purchasing the Opera House Transfer Company. He pledges law enforcement, courteous service, and nonpartisan administration if elected, and asks voters in the Republican primary to consider him. A political advertisement notes a local council discussion on street corner rounding at the Highwood and Lincoln intersection.
Miss Jeat Hamilton secretary of While avenue branch will be the speaker of the evening at the Mothers and Daughters banquet at the Elm Street Association rooms this evening. All those who have not yet made reservations for the banquet please be at Elm street branch at 6 o clock for tickets. Mrs Raymond Williams, chair of the Girl Re serves er committee, will be the guest in the city.
Rav Farver will hold meetings at the City Rogent Mingion and speak again on a theme titled Cruel ing Christ Afresh in New Cast My. Farver is described as a humorous speaker who will deliver a hopeful message. Last evening one man accepted Christ as his savior at the close of the sermon. Special music will feature this evening's service.
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