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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1928
Page
2
A Warren and vicinity country club New Year party drew hundreds, surpassing prior holiday events with a pirate ship theme, varied ports, and a full ballroom of music and novelties. Club officers and crew were listed, with other social notes including church council plans, junior Philomel Club, hospital musical visits, and local auxiliary、temperance union events.
The article lists Pennsylvania State College students returning today or tonight after two weeks with family. Names include Robert Ayers Kenneth Barrett Calvin Barwis Leon Connely Ralph C. Davis Don Chester Davis Willard Ham t Gordon Kline Gerould Ostergard Richard Khinack Chester Thayer Overfish Walsh Gail Wheelock Edwin Werle Richard Wilkins and others from North Warren East Street Union Street and Parker Street districts.
Warren public and high schools resume classes Monday after a two week vacation. Many teachers spent time visiting relatives or friends in various towns. Several out-of-town teachers are listed with names and hometowns across Pennsylvania and nearby states.
Warren Tonight lists theatre shows at the Library theatre Richard Dix in Shanghai Bound and four vaudeville acts at Columbia Theatre The Rough Riders program at Columbia Theatre and multiple church activities including American Legion auxiliary meeting Expending supper at Y M C A Gatherings at First Lutheran First United Brethren Salem Evangelical Swedish Lutheran and oil Creek Association meetings plus junior Philomel Club events
Secretary and Mrs. A F Kottkamp hosted the Y M C A staff and their families for a noon dinner in the dining hall. The event followed a tradition of New Year meals, with a turkey centerpiece and a menu praised for its epicurean appeal.
The North Warren Presbyterian church prayer group meets at 7 30 Wednesday evening with a cordial welcome extended to all. Also noted are social events: Mr and Mrs Hugh Siggers hosted a New Year s Eve party with buffet and music, Mrs Charles G C Burch hosted a Tuesday bridge luncheon for two tables, and the Tuesday bridge club of three cables gathered at the Women s Club with a light luncheon and bridge. New Year s Dinner at 205 Central Avenue hosted by Mr and Mrs August Johnson for ten relatives and the Reverend and Mrs Carl Jacobsen.
Warren Grange No. 1025 will meet in the P. H. D. Ian Library Theatre building on Saturday in January for an oyster dinner. The meal, followed by a business meeting and officer installation, will begin at noon with activities starting promptly at 12 30. All members urged to attend.
John Delbert Arndoff, 48, former cashier at Citizens Bank and ex cashier of First National Bank and Trust Co building office, was found fatally shot. County officials say he likely killed himself Sunday night, possibly driven by worry over the bank’s its August 16 closure and financial troubles. He had worked as banker from 1911 to 1923 and recently dealt in real estate.
The Woman's Club hosted a New Year's Eve party Saturday night ushering in 1928 with a Culver-Jordan orchestra performing from eight to midnight. Attendees included many Masons and their guests, and the ballroom glowed with Christmas greens and lights as Bert Marrer and Otto Peterson led the organizing committee.
The Life Study Club at the Y M C A resumes tonight with a discussion on whether War S Ware may occupy a seat in the United States Senate as Pennsylvania's representative. The forum will cover constitutional and state rights aspects, with R Pierson Eaton leading. Supper at 6 30 and discussion ends at 7 50.
Mrs. Margaret Button of Kansas City shares how she overcame nervousness and infertility to become a joyful mother of a daughter. She offers to reveal her secret to any married woman who writes, with confidential advice from Margaret Burton at 8258 Missouri City, Mo.
Attenton American Legion requests attendance at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in post rooms for the funeral of Col. D. F. A. Wheelock. Commander Ben Kinnear. 13-16.
A sweep of social travel notes shows Mr. and Mrs. Abe Morris of Erie hosting guests and relatives from Bradford Warren and Gowanda. Numerous students and visitors return to Upsala College Wesleyan University Pratt Institute Baldwin Wallace College and Corry High School after holiday visits, with several families hosting relatives from Kane Georgia Florida and Ohio.
Dozens of young women and men return to Lock Haven Normal School and Swarthmore Mary Lyon School, with many heading to Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania. Several travelers depart for Philadelphia and Atlanta, while others resume studies at Bryn Mawr Strato and Eastman School of Music as holidays end.
Gust Pappas and Joseph DeFrees along with Richard Evang headed back to Cornell University Ithaca N Y. Others like Charles DeFrees 2nd William E Rice and Williamown Massreturned to Williams College and the Ohio Western College after holiday visits.
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