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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1925
Page
5
Due to crowding at the zoning meeting held Thursday night at Highland school, a larger venue may host a second session. Possibilities include Highland High School or the U P church basement. Many residents want to see the zoning map and hear plan details, so a North Hill area meeting next week is possible.
Rev. F. E. Stough and wife will join the seventh annual convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the Pittsburgh Synod at Butler churches October 6 7 8. Delegates include Mrs C W Hess Mrs F E Gibson Miss Marguerite Kleckner and Mrs Oscar Dale with program talks and greetings from church leaders. A Young Women’s banquet starts Tuesday at 6 PM.
The Frizzleburg School report for September summarizes enrollment, attendance, and instructional activities. It notes staffing updates, student progress indicators, and upcoming events for the month.
Pupils listed as punctual or present include Elizabeth Bell, Betty Boyd, Ma bel Kegarise, Florence, Mary and Ina Neely, James and Frank Bell, Ralph Dick, Jack Boyd, Harold Gettings, Ralph Gilliland, William, Robert, John and Homer Hoye, John and Alfred Kegarise, Glenn Wallace. Teacher Angie Atkinson from Pulaski Pa R Dak.
A six week missions school began at 8 15 p m in the Grove City First Presbyterian Church with 112 attending the first night. Seven classes cover all ages and sexes with varied texts by mission leaders including The Expectation of Siam and Looking Ahead with Latin America. The program leads to November evangelistic meetings conducted by the pastor.
New Castle organizes its Community Chest campaign with an Employer Section led by four division commanders James M. Smith H Lee Marvin Major William H. Dunlap and L B Round They will direct teams in mills and factories to secure financial and moral support Jacob Rentz Ira M Ramsey captains compete to recruit top teams with Rentz naming Earl Ramsey C W Crafton Fred C. Walford Robert Mackie Jess H. Gibson Ramsey naming J Lee Calahan and teammates Frank Fischer B K Thacker J C Miner J A Weinschenk Sol S. Davis
In the Westminster College tennis tournament two matches were played Thursday. McQuiston of Cochranton defeated John Boyd of New Wilmington 6-4 6-4, and R Bucher of New Wilmington beat Joe Dennison of Jamestown 6-2 6-3. Semifinals pairings include McQuiston vs Berry, Hays vs Mansell, Robinson vs Reidle, and Colman vs Bucher.
Fred Thompson was held for court by Alderman Mantz this morning on a larceny charge from Edith Howard. It was claimed Thompson stole diamond rings. The parties are colored.
Eastern football opens with Harvard Yale and Princeton in action on a busy day. Yale plays Middlebury in the bowl, Harvard faces Renselaer at Cambridge, and Princeton meets Amherst. Other major games include Cornell vs Niagara and Syracuse vs Vermont as a heavy weekend unfolds. A separate accident near Sharon involved Leland Cooper and John Lytle with minor injuries.
Westminster College held its first pep meeting of the year in the college chapel. Cheerleader Arthur French of Sharpsburg and assistants Brown Bricker and Jesse Cogley of North Braddock led cheers with coach KE Dwight Dyer and team members speaking. The Freshman class rendered the Westminster Hymn, and Pres. W C Wallace, though absent, voiced views on the Westminster Geneva game at Beaver Falls.
Bert Shannon and Harry Anderson, former Sharpsville High School stars, enrolled as students at Westminster College Friday and joined the football squad. Shannon, a four year letterman in football and basketball, is a quick, small in stature back, while Anderson weighs 205 pounds and plays tackle.
A Chevrolet sedan driven by a Sharon man collided with the rear of a Ford touring car driven by Ted Anderson of New Wilmington on the New Castle New Wilmington road about one mile from town.
R Fridtjof Nansen, famed explorer and League of Nations official, attended a banquet for Armenian orphans in Alexandropol. The meal, prepared by physicians and dietitians, cost about four cents per plate and supported by the American Near East Relief. Nansen praised Golden Rule Sunday activities, urging weekly observances to reduce deaths from over eating and malnutrition worldwide.
Fifty non-union miners at the Warden tipple west of Pittsburgh were attacked by a crowd of union sympathizers as they rode to the Warden mine. George Haggarty was struck in the face by a assailant. he suffered no serious injuries. Production has not yet started, with reconditioning underway prior to reopening.
Sheriff William G. Andrews took Louis Talas and Herman Zigge low to the Allegheny county workhouse this morning. Zig gelow and Talas were sentenced for liquor related offenses including manufacturing liquor and possessing liquor with corrupt solicitation.
Realty transfers listed show multiple property moves including Roy C Crump to John Cassanta for 6500 in seventh ward and Phoebe E Baker to Charles A Baker for 350 in second ward. Other transfers include George Lapin to Sara E Wayne 1 in Mahoning and several 1 dollar deeds in various wards.
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