Sligo News 1930's

Sligo News 1930’s

Area news clippings transcribed by Pamela Myers-Grewell

Oil City Derrick - Jan 21, 1930—SLIGO NEWS by Don Mahle (view image)

Friday evening January 10, the patrons of Sligo Milk plant and Sligo business men who assisted in accuring the milk plant were guests of the Otto Milk Co. at the milk plant at an oyster supper. The company gave away many prizes.

Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Allis of Tylersburg were Sunday guests of their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. William Smathers.

Burton Slater of Kittanning spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slater.

J.J. Nail and D.E. Lowe were in Oil City last Tuesday.

Dolly Brinker and Charlotte Brown of Franklin attended the basket ball game in Sligo Tuesday evening.

Miss O'Neil spent the weekend at her home in Baden.

Mrs. Charles Weeter, who has been quite ill, is better.

P.O. Wyman, Floyd Greenawalt and Virginia McKee motored to Pittsburgh Saturday and visited the Presbyterian hospital where Virginia takes an X-ray treatment.

Mrs. W.M. Heeter visited her mother at Tyrone Monday. Mrs. Oliver is not so well.

Mrs. Mary Stewart of Rimersburg, visited her mother, Mrs. Weeter, Monday.

Leo All** and Lloyd McCloskey of Tylersburg visited the former's sister, Mrs. William Smathers Saturday evening.

The Ladies' Missionary society at the Presbyterian church had its annual opening of mite boxes just Friday evening. A play entitled "Clubing a Husband" was given by home **. Refreshments were served. More than 100 attended.

The Builders' class of the M.E. Sunday school met with Mrs. R.A. Callen last Wednesday evening. Eight members were present. Officers were elected for the ensuing year. Refreshments were served.

Mr. and Mrs. William Wensel, Mrs. Kennemuth and Mrs. Keefer of Clarion spent Friday evening with Mrs. Wensel's sister, Mrs. J.B. Henry.

Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Chick of Pittsburgh spent a few days recently with Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Callen.

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Bashline spent Tuesday at Oil City with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Silves.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald, Mrs. Thomas Courson and Betty spent the week end at Kittanning as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart.

Sligo basketeers won both games Tuesday evening from Strattanville. They are doing well as last Tuesday evening they won three games. One was when the youngsters played Clarion and the regulars Foxburg and the boys' team made Union work for their game last Friday evening.

Mrs. J.H. McKinney spent several days last week at Reynoldsville.

Mrs. Ira Snow of Curllsville visited Mrs. John Hartle Saturday.

Mrs. Ed Myers from near town has spent the past two weeks with her sister, Mrs. George Jones, who has been ill.

Mrs. Rose Callen is visiting her brother, A.J. Mooney, at Warren.

Mr. and Mrs. West Whitten of Franklin and Ralph McKinney of Kensington were Sunday guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKinney.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kline of Rimersburg were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett.

Mrs. Orville Myers is seriously ill at her home with pneumonia.

Betty Burns who is employed at the Pittsburgh was here over the week end.

Miss Eva Johnston from Clarion spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Charles Slater.

Miss Margaret Berrean returned home Friday after a four weeks stay at Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Gertrude Bishop of Pittsburgh visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.K. McKinney Wednesday night.

Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Silves and son, Hunter, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Bashline.

30 Mar 1939 Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, MN — AROUND THE TOWN— Jim Davis came into the office the other day to show us a couple of old YMCA membership cards. One was issued to Harry C. Craig, now a resident of Curllsville, Pa., issued March 16, 1889. The other is the property of H.H. Mandell, now of Cleveland, Ohio, and is dated March, 1891. In a letter written to Mr. Davis, Mr. Mandell says that in looking over his diary he notices an entry for the year 1888 which mentions purchase of a membership in the Brainerd organization, but he was unable to find the card. Mr. Mandell left Brainerd 47 years ago and was back here for the first visit in 45 years two years ago. Mr. Craig, in his letter to Mr. Davis, includes with his membership card a time-yellowed, dog-eared program of a musical presentation given by the YMCA Glee club, known in the slang of that day as the "Razzle Dazzle." Both of the cards are signed by A.C. Van Campen as secretary. Van Campen was the second secretary of the YMCA here. The first secretary was a man by the name of Allen.