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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1933
Page
12
College football favors two rule changes to next season, restoring run with the fumble by the defense and run with the fumbled punt on the same basis. The questionnaire showed near universal support except in the Midwest which was tepid or negative.
Cleveland veteran Erwin Rudolph defeated William Mosconi 125 to 124 in the opening round at Chicago. Andy Ponzi downed George Kelly 125 to 47. Helen Waring of New York won at Pinehurst with a 4 and 2 victory over Helen Morrison of Pittsburgh.
New Wilmington basketball prepares for Franklin high school game after a Thanksgiving layoff. Coach Whitman lists a 20 player squad with Ferris Borowicz Eagleson and Minner as standout prospects and outlines the December February slate across Franklin Mt Jackson Shenango Union Oil City Wampum East Brook and Bessemer locations.
Union high school coach David Morgan Boyd has passed the crisis after surgery at Johnstown Memorial hospital. Mrs Boyd reports he will likely recover and be confined for two weeks or more, after fears of pneumonia during recovery.
First Baptist B beat First Christian B 31 20 while Wesley M E A fell to Finnish Lutheran A 15 11 and Mahoning Presbyterian B defeated Highland U P B 22 10 at the Y. Keane led First Baptist A with seven field goals and was named star of the night.
Negotiations with Williamsport High School in Pennsylvania for a post season game against New Castle High's Red Hurricane are definitively canceled. Williamsport resurfaces its field and cannot host at home, while bringing Williamsport to Taggart Field in this city could not be arranged, per Ralph H. Gardner.
Pennsylvania announces an expanded 8 game 1947 football schedule adding Rutgers Yale and Columbia alongside Ursinus Navy Lafayette Penn State and Cornell. The move shifts away from the Gates plan as the department confirms the lineup.
Epworth M. E. faces First M. E. in the first game Greek Orthodox meets St Johns Lutherans and Sacred Hearts plays Finnish Lutherans in a church league bill at the Y M C A The Finnish team upset Wesley M E 15 to 11 last night aiming to topple Sacred Hearts tonight The report also notes a university graduate alleged as the gang leader in a kidnapping case.
New Wilmington Pa December 6 Westminster College Titans past seven seasons produced many players who become coaches and officials across the region. Notable names include Hugh Gamble John Connors Tudor Lewis Charles Ayers William Crowell Kenneth Delahunty Babe O Donovan Phil Rice Harry Brownlee Michael Kocheran Gerald Newton and Marno Sillander among others who helped Westminster win five tri state titles and four district championships while pursuing coaching and officiating roles.
Shenango High School starts its basketball season on Saturday night December 9 in the Shenango gym. Centerville, coached by Paul Hoskins, comes to town as Ed Raney’s Shenango squad works to iron out defects. The varsity game follows a fast alumni girls contest at 7 30.
Recent visitors include Curtis Shawkey in Sharon and Richard Klumph in Jackson Center. Local residents report various illnesses and recoveries from pneumonia appendicitis and a broken ankle. Deer hunters report first day success with several bucks bagged in Clearfield and nearby counties.
The Spectator at Columbia University condemns the football Rose Bowl invitation as a money making proposition. In a leading editorial Arnold M Beichman denounces the university for betraying trust and repudiating standards, sparking campus fury.
County Sealer of Weights and Measures L. W. Houk reports November results. Wagon scales eight correct three incorrect three adjusted. Platform scales fifteen correct two adjusted. Country scales seventeen correct. Spring balances eleven correct three adjusted three beam scales correct. Computing scales sixty nine correct two incorrect two adjusted. Mine scales five correct. Liquid measures eight correct. Oil pumps fifteen correct. Overdupois weights one hundred three correct five incorrect five adjusted. Package goods line weighed 1040 packages with 80 incorrectly marked.
A force of nearly 25 CWA workers started work on Union Township High School’s athletic field project yesterday. The school board and township road supervisors met this week to discuss other township projects.
Elmer Layden and Howard Harpster endorsed Columbia University as the eastern representative for the Tournament of Roses on New Year’s Day. Layden praised Lou Little and suggested Columbia could perform well if their team reaches top form. Harpster called Columbia a logical choice as Stanford’s opponent after Princeton declined.
New Wilmington involves a 10 to 12 man Titan squad traveling December 14 to Scranton to face St Thomas College. They meet Nat Holman’s City College in New York December 16 and John Marshall College in Jersey City December 18.
New Wilmington High School beat Plaingrove 20 to 17 on the boys floor with late baskets by Axe and Minner. Ferris Axe and Minner led for New Wilmington while Cunningham and Miles starred for Plaingrove. In the opener the Wilmington girls won 31 to 26 as Byers scored 22 and Otremba 24 for Plaingrove.
East Brook Road resident East Brook Road Gaylord Emery returns from deer hunting. Mrs. Rachael Woods confined to home with illness. Mrs. Myrtle Stratinger of New Castle visited Mrs. Charles Emery. Mrs. A E Double near Har lansburg visited Mrs. Rachael Woods and family. William Alexander of New Wilmington called on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emery. Clarence and Alvin McFarlan returned home after deer hunting. Mrs U S Dean spent a Sunday with her son and family of East Brook. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emery, Mrs Paris Richael and daughter Marjorie visited Thomas McCune of Plaingrove. Mr. and Mrs. C J Fisher and Mrs Harriet Maconn of New Castle visited Ada Gillspie. Master Charles Emery of New Castle spent Thanksgiving vacation with grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Emery.
New's office offers US mail delivery until April 1 for $1.25 with cash in advance. Orders may be placed through News agencies and agents. The notice suggests it as a Christmas gift and mentions Jacob F. Rentz as manager.
Miss Esther Johnson visited Miss Elizabeth Dickson in Edenburg on Friday and Saturday. Scott J. Irwin bagged a 12 point duck, the third reported to Bessemer. Several families and individuals, including the Browns, Johnsons, and Griffins, hosted or visited relatives in Warren Ohio, Warren and Pittsburgh areas during holidays and weekends.
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