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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
15
London reports Damascus faced heavy bombardment by French forces targeting Druse tribes. Casualties were feared to reach about 2,000 with many buried in ruins. Britain planned to file a formal demand for damages to property in Syria.
Early reports mention no Americans among the injured as the London Press notes a grave situation from French bombardment. The Daily News cites misbehavior of 500 bandits provoking shelling and desertion of the European population amid destruction of a historic city. The Chronicle warns of a high dangerous situation and tells of European shock at French reprisals.
Lester Atwell, once a Grove City resident now living in West Florida, is back for a visit. He is remembered locally as a contracting plumber and this marks his first Grove City stop in five years, renewing old friendships.
Frieda Weingartner a four year old of 16 Freeport Street Etna died from burns suffered when her clothing ignited on an open grate while visiting a neighbor with her mother. The child screamed, flames were quickly extinguished, and she died at St Margaret's Hospital shortly after arrival.
Members of Harry L. Mc Bride Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will attend the opening of the new home of Joseph T. Black Post in Butler Thursday evening. All intending to go should meet at the Legion Home at 6 30 and travel as a group. Cars needed should be arranged early.
Chestnuts are selling at 15 cents per quart in Franklin curb market the lowest price of the season. The nuts are not as large as prior years but mainly of good grade while outside the curb market other places quote 20 cents.
An assortment of claims praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Text highlights relief after operations especially for young girls entering womanhood and postpartum weakness. Endorsements stress restoration of health and vigor through its tonic influence aimed at women's ailments.
Westminster College now hosts three national fraternities with the installation of Delta Tau Sorority at the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Besides Alpha Gamma Delta, Theta Upsilon Omega and Chi Omega have chapters here. Alpha Gamma Delta, founded in Syracuse, has the Westminster chapter as its 37th. Nationally, chapters span the United States and one in Toronto. The fraternities support a summer camp for undernourished girls in Jackson, Michigan.
It was learned Tuesday that a Hallowe en party will be held at Westminster College Friday night.
Public health note explains anemia as loss of strength and energy. It promotes BOVININE as a tonic to restore natural blood elements and strength.
A pep meeting will be held in the college gym ahead of the Grove City Westminster football game at New Wilmington Saturday afternoon. Prizes await the best dressed pair and a suitable program will be carried out. Each fraternity will perform a stunt during the event.
Rev Gorrell reports from the state convention at Norristown and outlines church events. Regular quarterly business meeting Friday October 36 at 8 p m. The W W G Girls present a play Friday November 6 at 8 p m followed by a bazaar. Ladies urged to donate saleable items. An accomplished violinist will headline. The W M S November meeting at Mrs Florence Humphrey’s. Dues due by November 1. Senior and Intermediate classes host a masquerade October 31 at Ralph Humphrey’s. Adult classes held a joint business and social meeting at Mr and Mrs Andrew Pounds. Mrs Mabel Vogan stood in for president. Frank Vogan improving after illness. Mrs Margaret Wimner not improving. Andrew Allison recovering from a fall injury.
Plain Grove W C T U met at Mrs Elizabeth Wilson's home with Mrs Agnes McCune leading. The program covered Citizenship and a paper on Good Citizenship by Mrs Ada Offutt. Miss Margaret Peebles spoke on Bible Reading In The Public Schools An Aid To Good Citizenship. Fifty three attended and refreshments were served. Next meeting will be November 11 at 1 30 with Mrs Vida McNulty leading.
Leesburg events include visits by Abe Straub family and Archie Palmer partygoers, a Mercer visitor, and a gas well being drilled on Dave Bakers Farm. A 15th birthday party at Earla Bingham’s draws 75 guests with music and dancing. Illness and hospital updates touch Sharon hospital and North Legsburg school closing.
Mrs Blinks proposes inviting the neighbor family to Sunday dinner after a butcher misdelivered meat. The husband questions the plan, while she argues fairness motivates the invitation. The snippet captures a quaint domestic moment from Tit Bits.
The largest wool pool in Pennsylvania totaling 65 000 pounds from Mercer and Crawford county sheep owners will be bid on Saturday Oct 31. It was gathered in June by 361 contributors and kept in the old Academy building awaiting a favorable market. Most of the pool comes from the Mercer County Sheep Growers association and the industry recently won a January Harrisburg cup for wool grades.
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