This Was Newtown: 1933

From the Newtown Enterprise, Week of Oct. 5 to 11, 1933

Newtown authors write books

Several books just published or in progress have been written by authors from Newtown.

The most recent of the local authors is Walter H. Mohr, instructor in history at George School, whose reputation as an authority in this particular branch of study has reached far beyond the confines of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mohr has just had issued from the University of Pennsylvania Press a volume entitled "Federal Indian Relations, 1774-1778." It is the first of a series of five volumes to be written by different historians.

Mr. Mohr is now collating material for another book which he plans to publish soon, upon "The Quaker Westward Movement."

Newtown High School is this year using as one of its textbooks "Fundamentals of Bookkeeping and Business," of which one of the authors is Atlee Lane Percy, an instructor at Boston University for many years and a graduate of Newtown High School, class of 1897. His collaborator in the preparation of the book is Charles E. Bowman, of Girard College and Temple University. The book was published this year by the American Book Co., of Chicago and New York.

Commercial students at Newtown High School take a one-year course in etymology to give them a practical working idea of word construction and origin. Miss Dorothy Sickle, instructor in English at Newtown High School, was unable to find a textbook that covers the ground fully and yet concisely. She has undertaken to write one of her own to fill the need. It is being compiled from the actual work of the classroom, and therefore should be entirely practical. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. are to be the publishers.

Newtown Council to fix poor paving job 

Newtown Council held a short session on Monday evening. Attention was directed to the haphazard manner in which the State Highway Department resurfaced State street this summer. It was decided to fill up some holes that they apparently overlooked.

The only other business was an application for a gutter in front of Newtown Hall. This was granted and placed upon the list for construction when funds permit.

Council ordered payment of the following bills: Street lights, $196.75; Rent of fire plugs, $157.50; Ice & Trading Co., supplies, $37.20; Watson Co., lumber, $14.28; G.F. Walton, garbage collection, $40.50; D.C. Voorhees, health officer, salary, $15.00; R.M. Croasdale, Secretary, salary, $25.00; Joseph A. Hennessy, street hauling, $62.00.

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Farm Show seeking exhibitors 

Plans for the fourth annual Home Products and Farm Show, under the leadership of the Newtown Chamber of Commerce, are rapidly shaping up.

The show will be held in the same location as last year in the former Janney building on East Centre avenue. The time has been set for the week of October 30 to November 4, inclusive.

Considerable interest is manifest among those seeking booths. About 20 have already signified their intention of displaying their goods. The booth committee composed of Frank Fabian, John B. Wright and David l. Watson would be glad to receive a phone call from anyone who desires space.

The farm exhibit, which last year was the best of the three exhibits, will be under the care of Roland Porter, who will be assisted by R. Walker Jackson and others. Farmers are invited to make exhibits of appleas, corn, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, squash, pumpkins, cabbage and eggs.

A card addressed to the Agricultural Committee, Box 771, Newtown, will insure space. There will be cash awards as well as ribbons in the farm exhibit section this year.

Newtown women's club opens season

A covered luncheon Wednesday afternoon opened the season for the Newtown New Century Club.

Mrs. Robert Cooke, the retiring president of the club, was in the chair at the opening of the business session. She thanked the members for the support given her and then turned the meeting over to Mrs. R.P. Kester, who succeeds her. Mrs. Cooke becomes first vice president.

The club appointed as delegates to the Bucks County Federation of Women's Clubs meeting at Southampton on Oct. 27: Mrs. John Goodnoe, Mrs. George Walton, Mrs. William Loughrey, Mrs. Robert Cooke and Mrs. Mary Ridge.

Mrs. Raymond P. Miller rendered a piano solo, Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." Mrs. Walter H. Mohr gave several delightful readings from Paul Laurence Dunbar's poems.

The club adjourned to meet on Tuesday evening, October 17, with the Parent-Teachers Association in the school auditorium, at which time Mr. Hubbard will speak on Infantile Paralysis and Music. Mrs. William Lawson is in charge of the program.

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Newtown Notes

Mrs. Rebecca Scott reports she is annoyed by an insolent 14-year-old boy, who destroys her flowers and acts in a disorderly manner. She hesitates to ask his arrest, but will unless the annoyance stops.

A bunch of six keys on a home-made key holder were found on Saturday along the creek by Jean Cole. The owner may recover same at the Enterprise office.

Donald DeCoursey and Ned Mather have returned from a trip to the Chicago World's Fair.

John P. Gaine, manager of the Albert Balderston garage, is confined to bed with the grippe [flu].

Firemen were called to the home of William Wood on Penn street at 3:30 Friday afternoon, where a chicken house was afire. The firemen promptly extinguished the fire. The building was badly damaged. There was no insurance. The cause of the blaze was not determined.

Edward Pullen has moved from Yardley to Sterling Street.

The boys of the Senior Class of Newtown High School visited the coal mines at Coaldale [Schuylkill County] on Wednesday and were shown through the underground workings as well as the breakers above ground.

MIss Lovett White has been confined to her home the past week by illness.

The annual "Harvest Home" service will be held Sunday at the Methodist Church, when donations of fruit, vegetables, canned goods, etc. will be brought and sent to the Methodist Home for the Aged.

Mrs. Joseph Rich left a very pretty dahlia, measuring eight inches across, at the Enterprise office this week.

Rev. Charles G. Ellis, of Margaretville, N.Y., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield S. Ellis.

The Girl Scouts, under the leadership of the Misses Esther H. Morris and A. Laura Riddle, will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Century Club rooms. A campfire supper will be served to all members present. It is requested that all girls come in uniform.