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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1925

Page

24

Jury Indicts Colonel Miller Over War Metals Recovery

Federal grand jury is said to have been hoodwinked into indicting Colonel Thomas W. Miller former alien property custodian in a case involving 7090 dollars in metals seized during the war. Miller and others allegedly conspired with foreign bankers to defraud the government. His counsel says witnesses misled the jury and calls for full investigation while the court martial of Mitchell proceeds and army forecasts split on Mitchell’s fate.

International News Service New York Federal Grand Thomas W. Miller Robert Ss. Johnstone Miller Col. Miller John T. King Richard Merton Metallegesellschaft Alfred Merton Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany Fitz-Zahn Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs de Metaux Basel Lepold DuBois Roxy Stinson Elmer Jarnecke Grand Jury Johnstone Office of Alien Property Reid Mitchell War Department Robert L. Howze San Antonio

New Defense for Mitchell Planned to Challenge Accusers

A continued prom page notes a new defense strategy for Mitchell to face accusers in court. The defense weighs subpoenas for the president and a cabinet member or testing testimony when the trial resumes to show presidential influence in ordering actions.

Unselfishness of Mothers a Complex Moral Issue

Anne Parish argues that excessive maternal self sacrifice can harm daughters by stunting their future prospects. She notes gentle, unassertive people often exert strong, unseen influence and share how a mild figure shaped her own life. Parish, identified as Mrs. Charles Corliss, resides on Park Avenue and in Englewood New Jersey.

Anne Parish Miss Parish Charles Corliss Park Avenue Englewood, N. J

Masquerade Party Hosted by Misses Stickle and Friends

Miss Mary and Effie Stickle entertained many friends at a masquerade party at their Ashland avenue home. Friday evening featured effective decorations, games as the main pastime, and dainty refreshments served by Mrs. R. M. Stickle, Mrs. James Edgington, and Mrs. J. C. Coulter.

Mary Effie Stickle Ashland Avenue R. M. Stickle James Edgington J.C. Coulter

Woman and Club Listings at Highland Church Circles

Names and addresses of multiple clubs and members associated with Highland church and local venues including Reading Circle Cheri Ami Club M N O Club Yucatan Club and D D G Club with listed members and streets such as Laurel Hillcrest Blaine Wallace and Ye Ola Kirk Inn mentioned for events and dinners.

Woman's Club Highland Church John Leonardson Laurel Avenue Reading Circle Cheroke Hillcrest Avenue D. D. G. Club Thomas Edmunds Blaine Street Yucatan Club H. R. Gregory Wallace Avenue

Hallowe'en Masquerade Party At McClafferty Home

Friends and neighbors attended a Hallowe'en masquerade at Mr. and Mrs. C. S. McClafferty on Boston avenue. Seventy five guests enjoyed music games and refreshments with Mrs. White Mrs. Hunter Mrs. Hockenberry and Miss Ruth McClafferty aiding the hostess.

C. S. McClafferty Boston Avenue White Hunter Hockenberry Ruth McClafferty

Past Chiefs group hosts Halloween party in hall

The Past Chiefs association of the Pythian Sisters held a Halloween party Friday evening in their hall. Black and yellow decor set the theme as guests played games. Committee members were Mrs. Stern, Mrs. Kyser, Mrs. Swadner, and Miss Ethel Douglass.

Past Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters Hallowe’en Stern Kyser Swadner Ethel Douglass

Mrs Mumbaugh to Spend Winter in Shreveport

Mrs. Mary Mumbaugh, visiting local friends this summer, will depart next week for Shreveport Louisiana to spend the winter with her brother W. J. Skiles and sister Mrs. Catherine Cline Felter.

Mary Mumbaugh Shrievesport W. J. Skiles Catherine Clinefelter

Hindus Lectures on Adventuring In The New World

Maurice G. Hindus will lecture on Adventuring In The New World under the Wo man’s Club on Monday at 3 PM in Highland U. Pp. Federation of Women's Clubs members will be guests of the day.

Woman's Club Maurice G. Hindus New World Highland U. Pp Federation of Women’s Clubs

Reading Circle Guests At Highland Church Lecture

The Reading Circle will be guests of the Woman's club at Highland Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock to hear the lecture by Maurice Hindus.

Reading Circle Woman’s Club Highland Presbyterian Church Maurice Hindus

Miss Eleanor Anderson Hosts A B D Girls Dance

Miss Eleanor Anderson of East Lincoln Avenue will entertain the A B D Girls at her home Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock in a social gathering honoring the group.

Eleanor Anderson Lincoln Avenue

Mrs Barnsley Hosts Cosy 1923 Club Meeting

Mrs Arthur Barnsley of Smithfield Street will entertain Cosy 1923 club associates at her home on Thursday evening November 5.

Arthur Barnsley Smithfield Street

Mrs. Seroka hosts Cheri Ami club gathering

Mrs. Fred Seroka of Hillcrest Avenue will entertain members of the Cheri Ami club on Monday evening.

Fred Seroka Hillcrest Avenue Cheri Ami Club

Trinity Church Woman's Auxiliary Plans Wednesday Meeting

The Woman's Auxiliary of Trinity Church will hold its regular meeting Wednesday at 2:30 PM in the Guild room Mission. Tea will follow with Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Fowler as hostesses. The note mentions the Katé A. Hill Missionary Society at Second U. P. Church.

Trinity Church Guild Room Mission Davis Fowler Second U. P. Church The Katé A. Hill Missionary Society of the

Republican ticket named for county and city posts in 1925

The recent party primary announced candidates for the November 3 1925 general election. For Register and Recorder Jeannette W Hutton for District Attorney J Elder Bryan. For School Board six years R T Withers Dr W L Campbell J H McIlvenny.

Republican Party R. T. Withers Dr. W. L. Campbell J. H. McIlvenny

Regular meeting at Mrs Charles Book home

A group will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs Charles Book on Brooklyn Avenue Monday evening at 7 30 o’clock.

Charles Book Brooklyn Avenue

Martha Lodge Meeting Rescheduled to November 17

Martha Lodge No 10 True Ivorites of America postpones the November meeting from the 3rd to November 17 in the usual meeting place.

Martha Lodge

Community club and society meetings announced

The Gleaners set a 6 30 dinner Monday with a regular meeting to follow. The Kate Hill Girls meet Monday night at the church. Macedonian Circle plans a Tuesday th reen dinner and monthly meeting. Mrs J B McClaren's Section leads the program. Women's Missionary Society gathers Wednesday at 2 30 at the church.

Gleaners Kate Hill Macedonian Circle J. B. McClaren Women's Missionary Society

Rachael Rebekah Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting

The Rachael Rebekah Lodge schedules its regular meeting for Monday at 8 o'clock in the I O O F Hall. The degree team will meet for practice at this time.

Rachael Rebekah Lodge

Phillips circle meeting at Leasure avenue home

The Phillips circle of the First Christian church will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. R. C. Gilmore on Leasure avenue with Mrs. Ernest Smith as associate hostess.

Phillips The First Christian Church R. C. Gilmore Leasure Avenue Ernest Smith

Local People News Highlight Weekend Moves and Illnesses

Mrs W W Gordon of Shaw street improves after illness. Miss May Jenkins moved from New Castle hospital to Leasure avenue home. Mrs Charles McCague of Brad dock visits Crawford avenue. Mrs Frank Doerr and son Gibson visit Cleveland. Miss Irene Meermans Carnegie Tech visits R L Meermans Winter avenue. Mrs W J Chapman Brooklyn avenue announces birth Eleanor Louise at New Castle hospital. Mrs James Fishburn East Washington street called to Elizabeth New Jersey by granddaughter Katherine Fishburn’s death. Miss Helen White Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh spends weekend with parents W M White Centen nial street. Mabel Allen 216 Leasure avenue formerly Walnut street, recovering after Mercy hospital operation.

W. W. Gordon Shaw Street May Jenkins New Castle Hospital Leasure Avenue Charles McCague Braddock Fors Fulkerson Crawford Avenue Frank Doerr Gibson Croton Avenue Cleveland Irene Meermans Carnegie Tech R. L. Meermans Winter Avenue W. J. Chapman Brooklyn Avenue Eleanor Louise James Fishburn East Washington Street Elizabeth, N. J Katherine Fishburn Helen White Pittsburgh Mrs. W. M. White Centennial Street Mabel Allen Walnut Street Mercy Hospital

Double Funeral For Mr and Mrs Robison

Impressive double funeral for Elder S Robinson and Elizabeth Clark Robinson held at their home 101 Madison Avenue Friday at 2 pm. Services at Westfield Presbyterian Church followed by burial in Westfield Cemetery with multiple clergy and pallbearers named.

S. Robinson Elizabeth Clark Robinson Madison Avenue Daniel ©. Schnebly Mahoning Presbyterian Church Robert Hamill Mt. Jackson United Presbyterian Church Robison Westfield Presbyterian Church Schnebly Ross M. Harverfield Hamill John and Dale Robison David Hamilton David Patterson William Clark Burleigh Clark C. W. Davis F. W. Guy John Spurrier M. L. Raney Mr. Rayburn W. D. Meyers Westfield Cemetery

Final Service In Enon Valley Church Sunday November 1

ENON VALLEY Pa Oct 31 There will be no meeting in the Enon Valley Presbyterian church this evening A special men's meeting is set for 2 30 Sunday afternoon with William Butler an assistant of the First Presbyterian church of New Castle as speaker In the evening Rev John A King of Bell Memorial church Ellwood City will preach the final sermon on The Prodigal Son Communion will be observed in the morning Homer Welsh of Grove City led the choir during the meetings and will now lead the Unity church singing near Greenfield starting Monday night

Enon Valley Homer Welsh Grove City Unity Greenfield

Donnelly Honored At Big Banquet

M. J. Donnelly and family attended a banquet at the William Penn hotel in Pittsburgh for the 45th anniversary of the Edward A. Woods company, a general agency of the Equitable Life. Frank H. Davis and Thomas I. Perkinson were guests of honor. A. M. Embry represented Kansas City. The agency presented Woods with 4500 applications written in 45 days, and Woods paid tribute to early associates as Donnelly highlighted the growth of life insurance and thrift.

M. J. Donnelly William Pen Hotel Pittsburgh Edward A. Woods Donnelly Woods America

Deaths Of The Day: Miss Mary Roach and Three Others

Miss Mary Eleanor Roach of Pittsburgh, a teacher and longtime guest of the Foulke family, died after a year of illness at 9:30 this morning. Stanley Rutka, 12, died at his home on Rigby Street after a two week pneumonia. funeral Monday at St James and St Phillips church. Mrs Nettie Leese, 65, widow of Oliver E Leese, died Saturday at her daughter’s Wilkinsburg home after a lingering illness. funeral Monday at 2 pm from D W Leese’s home and burial at Greenwood cemetery.

C. W. Foulke Boyles Avenue Mary Eleanor Roach Pittsburgh Foulke Miss Roach Katheryn Foulke Stanley Rutka Rigby Street Adam Rutka St. James and St. Phillips Church Madonna Cemetery Nettie Leese Oliver E. Leese L. R. Wilson Wilkinsburg Leese New Castle D. W. Leese John Kennedy Hammond Ind Epworth Street Greenwood Cemetery

Child Earline Smith Dies After Brief Illness

Earline Smith six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander Smith of 511 John Street died Friday evening at Shenango Valley hospital after a brief illness. Besides her parents she leaves two brothers. Funeral services were held at 1 o clock this afternoon at Kelleys chapel East Washington Street with Rev C D Henderson of Union Baptist church officiating. Interment followed at Graceland.

Earline Smith Alexander Smith John Street Shenango Valley Hospital Kelley

Death of Frank Ravnjak in Bessemer

Frank Ravnjak aged 49 died this morning at 3 o'clock at his home in Bessemer after an illness due to tuberculosis. He was a resident of Bessemer for some time and a member of the Austrian lodge. He leaves his wife Mary Ravynijak. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 PM at St Anthony's church Bessemer with interment in St Anthony's cemetery.

Frank Ravnjak Bessemer Mary Ravynijak St. Anthony’s Church St. Anthony's Cemetery

Ducks Seen in V Formation Near Creighton Logan Display

About 7 30 this morning a flock of nearly 50 wild ducks flew northeast and another group of seven flew south. The scene accompanied a display featuring Creighton G Logan in youthful, handsome form.

Creighton G. Logan

Coal Train Derailment Halts Main Line Traffic

Pennsylvanie Railroad main line traffic halted as a coal train derailed near Lewiston PA leaving ten cars off track. Four tracks cluttered with coal disrupted New York Washington Philadelphia routes to St Louis Chicago with four to six hour delays. Detours arranged via Lewistown eastbound and Harrisburg westbound as officials aimed to restore service by noon.

International News Service Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Railroad Lewiston New York Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Lewistown Harrisburg

Materials Here For Red Cross Sweaters

A number of people who intend to knit sweaters for the Lawrence county Red Cross have not yet called at the association office for yarn and directions. Knitters are urged to call for materials on Monday. Beginning Monday the Red Cross Office in the Safe Deposit and Trust building on North Mercer street will be open all day.

Lawrence County Red Cross Association Red Cross Safe Deposit and Trust North Mercer Street

Gasoline Fire During Excavation Near Gas Tanks

A service station fire during excavation 20 by 45 feet with a steam shovel was quickly controlled and caused minor damage. Heat baked the earth and several areas caved in while gasoline fumes prompted authorities to inspect leaks from a nearby line. A pump was installed and safety ordered as crews bury six three thousand gallon tanks for N. L. Gardner & Son.

N. L. Gardner & Son

Marriage Licenses In Chicago L Robert Beeghly Nellie Disworth

Marriage licenses recorded for L Robert Beeghly and Nellie Disworth in Chicago with the couple identified. Also includes stray quoted humor about a dentist and a fairy story fragment.

Robert Beeghly Chicago Nellie Disworth

Philadelphia Gun Battle Fatal to Youthful Bandit

Young thief Frank Fisher, 17, linked to a milk wagon heist spree, dies after a gunfight with detectives. Police say Fisher named gang hangout, leading officers to confront four youths on a stairway. as surrendered, they opened fire and the clash ended with Green and O'Rourke among the wounded.

Philadelphia Frank Fisher Fisher Green O'Rourke

Colman in The Dark Angel at Penn with Budapest beauty

Ronald Colman stars as Hilary Trent opposite Wilma Banky in The Dark Angel directed by George Fitzmaurice. The Penn theatre runs the film this Monday to Wednesday with Miss Banky praised as one of cinema’s most beautiful blondes. Doris Kenyon and Lloyd Hughes headline The Half Way Girl tonight.

Ronald Colman George Fitzmaurice Penn Theatre Colman Hilary Trent Miss Banky Kitty Vane

Special Speaker At Union Baptist Church

Madame Davie W. Booker of Indianapolis Indiana will speak at 11 am Sunday November 1 at Union Baptist Church Grant Street. She spoke Friday evening at the YWCA auditorium on the Diamond before a good sized audience on the subject As A Man Thinketh So Is He. The article notes Minnesota's name derives from an Indian word meaning cloudy water.

Davie W. Booker Indianapolis Ind Union Baptist Church Grant Street Minnesota

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Federal Grand Jury Life Insurance St. Louis, Mo West F. W. Cameron Dad Mother Croton Ave Rosenthal Rosenthals Hallowe'en Party the Reading Circle Cosy Sanford Carter Stafford’s Waterman M. C. Limber CO Office Outfitters & Stationers Greer Bldg Mercer St Wright’s Market S. Plummer Emery H. M Buck) Reynolds Register Jeannette W. Hutton J. Elder Bryan M. C. Kennedy Walter V. Tyler D. O. Davies Louis G. Genkinger Andrew Dietterle James K. Love Second United Presbyterian Mrs. Robison Mary Roach Berline Smith P.R. R Budapest Ronald Colman In “the Dark ‘Angel THE _. WINTER CO Askington Ictdict Republican Lawrence County Buck Buck” Reynolds Judge Emery Emery Publicity Committee
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